Pokemon GO released way back in 2016, but fans of the mobile AR game continue to discover hidden details. One fan recently shared his take on a hidden background detail in Pokemon GO that seemingly references Star Wars.
A Pokemon GO fan known on Reddit as Snoochie_Bootchies recently posted their take on a subtle background detail. The background detail in question is during a Pokemon encounter and it's an apparent reference to the AT-AT vehicle in Star Wars. A cluster of what looks like bare trees growing from a flower bush is next to a large shrub in the background and they're positioned in a way that resembles AT-ATs.
The initial image from Pokemon GO that Snoochie_Bootchies has a ghostly figure of what could be an AT-AT, but the Redditor also included an edit. This edit next to the original showed what an actual AT-AT would look like in the background of a Pokemon encounter in Pokemon GO. After including the actual likeness of an AT-AT, it's easy to see where Snoochie_Bootchies is coming from.
The colors used in the Pokemon GO background art build out the rest of the AT-AT from the bare trees that Snoochie_Bootchies' screenshot focuses on. The way the colors are used towards the top of these trees makes them resemble the AT-AT as most of the background and nearby trees are green.
Fans of Pokemon GO who wish to see this subtle background art detail will have to disable the AR functionality in the mobile game. This will allow Pokemon to enter a static background when encountered rather than the surrounding real-world area. The hidden detail may be hard to spot at first, but if Pokemon GO fans squint, they may see the small AT-AT just beneath the camera symbol.
This new perspective on Pokemon GO encounters may make the mobile game more appealing to Star Wars fans who happen to also like Pokemon. Fans of Star Wars joined the comments of Snoochie_Bootchies' post to make jokes about a wild AT-AT appearing and using maximum firepower that winds up being super effective.
After seeing Snoochie_Bootchies' Reddit post, many Pokemon GO fans can't unsee the AT-AT in the background of Pokemon encounters. One fan speculated what kind of Pokemon an AT-AT would be, calling it a pure Steel-type Pokemon with high special defense and special attack. Although fans of both Pokemon GO and Star Wars may wish that this was a Pokemon that could be captured in the mobile game, they can enjoy the subtle background detail anytime they play it.
Pokemon GO is available now for mobile devices.