Fan Reimagines Taylor Swift and Her Albums As Pokemon Trainer Teams

A talented Pokemon fan has reimagined Taylor Swift and her albums as trainer teams, with an impressive result. Pokemon is one of the most famous franchises in the world, with fans showing their love for Pikachu and friends by producing a wide variety of fan art.

Taylor Swift is also incredibly successful as one of the biggest names in the music industry in recent years. With 11 albums out and many broken records, Swift has amassed multiple hits, such as “Shake It Off,” Love Story,” and ”We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” But her popularity goes beyond music, and it’s not uncommon to see gamers making inventive Taylor Swift-related recreations in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, The Sims 4, and even more unlikely titles like Elden Ring and Baldur’s Gate 3.

This time, talented Redditor MPhiArt has reimagined Taylor Swift and her album covers as Pokemon trainers, sharing the results online. The artist portrays the singer in her different eras, starting with Pokemon like Butterfree, Sprigatito, Chatot, Torchic, and Sobble as the team for Taylor Swift, the artist’s debut album. The other albums show similarly clever choices of critters, such as Haunter and Toxtricity for the Speak Now team, and Jirachi and Galarian Rapidash to capture the aura of the Fearless era.

Artist Turns Taylor Swift into a Pokemon Trainer and Fans Love the Result

As well as sharing their work, the OP revealed that they introduced a series of Easter eggs, such as the appearance of Pokemon cats in each fan art, a reminder of the singer’s three felines. They also revealed that they made the parallel of showing Taylor Swift at different stages of her life inspired by the designs of the children’s characters, and others such as Jessie and Cynthia. The comments section, meanwhile, drew attention to the choices of pocket monsters as references to songs, such as Haunter and Sobble for “Haunted” and “Teardrops on My Guitar.” The artwork also stands out for choosing monsters in line with the visual identity of each record, such as Lapras and Wingull in the 1989 fan art, and Misdreavous and Salandit in the Reputation one.

Taylor Swift and Pokemon are two big names in the entertainment industry who have curiously never collaborated officially. Despite this, the franchise has team-ups with other equally famous names such as Ed Sheeran, Post Malone, and Katy Perry. Most recently, in an unexpected crossover, Pokemon joined forces with Dua Lipa in a new trailer to promote Pokemon Sleep.

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