The Pokemon franchise has garnered massive critical and commercial success globally after releasing numerous TV shows, movies, video games, and comics, among many others. Consequently, fans show their appreciation via several means, like making artworks, figurines, or sculptures, while others prefer collecting Pokemon items. One out-of-the-box thinking person designed a sculpture of a crystal version of Bulbasaur using 3D printing techniques.
Moreover, as the gaming world anticipates the arrival of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, many spend their days playing Pokemon Legends: Arceus. The latter came out in January this year and occupied the number one spot on the bestselling video games chart in the United States. In addition, it was well received by fans due to a wide variety of legendary and mythical Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, including many prominent names like Heatran, Regigigas, Cresselia, and Darkrai, among others.
Speaking of Darkrai, one Redditor has made a staggering discovery about its beta version and the subsequent movie, Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai. Reddit user cursed_mongus uploaded a photo collage on the social media platform containing three images, two of which are of the movie's theatrical poster, while the third is of Darkrai's beta variant. The pictures seemingly show a striking resemblance between Darkrai's beta design and the symbol on the Pokemon movie poster. However, it should be noted that the aforementioned symbol is only present in the Japanese version of the poster.
The Reddit community positively received the post as it garnered more than 4,000 upvotes and numerous comments, where most users appreciated cursed_mongus's keen eye for detail. One person pointed out that even Darkrai's eye is visible in the poster when zoomed in and inspected closely. Surprisingly, this reference to Darkrai's beta design managed to remain hidden from the world until nearly fifteen years after the movie's release.
For those unaware, Darkrai is a mythical Dark-type Pokemon first introduced in the movie Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai in 2007. Since then, it has appeared in many video games, most recently in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Like other mythical pocket monsters, many fans don't know the lore and backstory of Darkrai, making it a mysterious entity.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus is considered by many to be the best game from the Legends series of Pokemon games, with fans loving the idea of regional historical Pokemon. People are hopeful that the developers will provide an improved user experience in upcoming Pokemon Legends games by building upon the ideas of the previous installments.