Summary
APokemonfan and artistically talented woodworker is receiving attention from quite a number of fellowPokemonfans after they posted an impressive wooden carving of the fan-favorite Pokemon Flareon. The visage of the Pokemon, which is fashioned out of different species of wood, appears to be continuously racking up the likes as well as comments.
Flareon has been around since the very first generation of Pokemon, and is one of the first three Eeveelutions along with Jolteon and Vaporeon. While it’s a well-known fact that Fire-types are notoriously weak to water, aPokemon Scarlet and Violetplayer found a Flareon swimming, seemingly defying all sensibility - almost like carving a Fire-type out of a very flammable substance.
The wood carving of Flareon comes from a Reddit user named Exciting-Education16, who posted their handmade creation to one of the site’s mainPokemonpages. The carving excellently captures all the signature features that define Flareon, particularly its fire-like tufts of fur found on its head, neck and tail. The upturned jagged edges of the majority of the piece help to give it a truly accurate feel. While the exact types have yet to be explicitly revealed, the multiple wood types can be seen on full display, with Flareon’s reddish-orange coat smartly portrayed.
Although Flareon’s eyes and ears are almost certainly colored by human hands, the wood tones of the piece - while being natural yet still canonically approximate - is an impressive feat in and of itself. The post is certainly popular with thePokemonfandom, as the post is nearing 200 upvotes at the time of writing. Fans also had plenty of jokes about the Fire-type being ironically made out of wood, including multiple quips involving “firewood” among others. This actually isn’t the first time the woodcarver has made headlines, as they have also recentlymade a woodcarving of fellow Fire-type Arcanine.
With Flareon and the rest of the Eeveelutions being among some of the most popular of Pokemon, it’s no surprise fans have created them from far more materials than just wood. Earlier this year, aPokemonfan crafted all eight Eeveelutions from LEGO. The interlocking brick renditions look like they could be part of a collaboration withMinecraft, although they aren’t as impressively detailed as the examples like the woodcarving.
Pokemonundoubtedly has one of - if not the most - prolific artistic communities of any fandom in pop culture, something consistently proven by the continuous outpouring of fan art like the Flareon above. WhilePokemon’s Gen 9 may unfortunately have not had an Eeveelution, fans will continue churning out artwork of the ones that do exist in the meantime.
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