Clefable is the latest Pokemon to get a Paradox-form reimagining from a fan-artist. Paradox forms, as introduced in Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, have opened up a vein of Pokemon creativity within the game franchise's community. Pokemon fans clearly love seeing what their favorite Pokemon might look like if they were from the far future or ancient past. Clefable's new fan-design is just one example of the inspired art fans have made.
Paradox forms, for those unfamiliar, are exclusive to both Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. In the two latest main-series Pokemon games, time travel takes on a major role in the story. This has allowed Pokemon from both the future and past to travel into the game's world, where they can be collected and trained like any other Pokemon. However, there are only 16 Paradox-form Pokemon initially available, 8 in Pokemon Scarlet and 8 in Pokemon Violet, so fans are creating more on their own.
As posted on the Pokemon subreddit, artist HertzBurst has made a new Paradox form for the Pokemon Clefable. Their original design is named the Iron Astronaut and, like many future-inspired Paradox-form Pokemon, the Clefable has been fully transformed into a robot. Its body is in the shape of a capsule, reminiscent of an Among Us crewmate. Their face is now a pixelated computer monitor, they have a panel of glowing buttons on their front, and their ears and wings have become glowing bright pink appendages.
HertzBurst went the extra mile and also created a custom Pokedex profile for the Iron Astronaut, providing some extra information about their custom Clefable. A Clefable is typically Fairy-type, but the Iron Astronaut becomes a Fairy/Flying-type Pokemon. As for why it's Flying and not Steel, like its name would imply, the Iron Astronaut is said to resemble a "space exploration device." The nickname for the Iron Astronaut, curiously, is the Paradox Pokemon.
This isn't the first Paradox-form Pokemon that HertzBurst has created. They've made a number of previous Paradox form concepts. They've made Paradox forms of Sudowoodo, Qwilfish, Lotad, Magikarp, Skorupi, and many more. They're all future-inspired Paradox forms and HertzBurst says they make them in Blender.
Paradox-form Pokemon may be a rarity at the moment, but Game Freak is already working on new ones. They'll be released in future Pokemon Scarlet and Violet content. Given their popularity, Game Freak may even continue to add Paradox forms in future Pokemon game releases, too. The studio certainly has a lot of fanart if it needs inspiration.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are available now on Nintendo Switch.
Source: Reddit
