There are currently 898 different pocket monsters to capture, train, and befriend across the Pokemon franchise, but many fans are especially attached to the original 151. The original Kanto Pokemon feature some of the most iconic designs in the series as well as some of the creatures with the strongest personalities. One Pokemon fan recently put their four favorite Pokemon, the Kanto starters, together in an incredible artisan spacebar.
The Kanto starter Pokemon are some of the most well-known Pokemon in the history of the franchise, especially if series mascot Pikachu is counted among them. Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Squirtle are all popular in their own right, but Pikachu is on another level. This isn't the first time a Pokemon fan has created a tribute to the Kanto starters, but it may be one of the most impressive.
Reddit user Hirosart showed off a gorgeous image of a highly detailed artisan spacebar that contains all four Kanto starter Pokemon. However, the creator wasn't content just to make incredibly intricate tiny Pokemon sculptures and embed them in transparent resin. The artisan spacebar also contains lush scenery that changes to match each tiny Pokemon. Charmander is shown standing on a volcanic landscape, Pikachu races over a slice of prairie, Bulbasaur crouches near a rainforest waterfall, and Squirtle surfs over a towering ocean wave.
Hirosart runs an Etsy store of the same name where they sell a variety of custom artisan keycaps. One of the services they offer over this shop consists of similar artisan Pokemon keycaps for many different key combinations, including spacebars. The artisan spacebar they showed off on Reddit is currently the preview image that appears when someone is considering purchasing a similar artisan spacebar. Apparently, the tiny Pokemon sculptures are also cast in resin and then covered in several layers of paint. The end result is an incredibly realistic little creature that looks like it was captured in motion.
As of writing, it appears that other fans are very impressed by Hirosart's creation. Several users immediately asked where they could purchase one of their own, though two users backed off upon realizing the price tag was roughly $180 USD. One user reported thinking that it was an intricately modeled Pokemon chocolate bar at first, while a second one stated that Hirosart should make custom Pokemon keycaps for every key on the keyboard. A number of users expressed suspicions that Hirosart's favorite Pokemon were not actually the Kanto starter trio and Pikachu, but the end result is still gorgeous.
Source: Etsy