Pokemon Fan Designs Male Version of Kangaskhan

Highlights

• A Pokemon fan artist creates a male version of Kangaskhan, carrying its child on its shoulders instead of in a pouch.
• Fan artists often reimagine familiar Pokemon in new and creative ways, such as designing new evolutions, baby forms, and regional variants.
• JJonnie, the artist behind the male Kangaskhan design, has shared many fan-made Pokemon creations with the community, including a Poison-type Eevee evolution.

One talented Pokemon fan artist designed a paternal version of Kangaskhan. Of course, in Pokemon lore, Kangaskhan is a female-only species. Described as the “parent Pokemon,” Kangaskhan is typically seen with its child inside its pouch, similar to a kangaroo.

As a common practice, Pokemon fan artists generally like to reimagine familiar creatures in unfamiliar ways. For example, one artist designed Pokemon starter evolutions inspired by Legends: Arceus. This is only one type of practice, however. Fan artists also create new evolutions of existing Pokemon, pre-evolutions or baby forms, Paradox forms, Mega evolutions, fusions, and regional variants.

Reddit user JJonnie designed a male Kangaskhan and is sharing their unique creation with the community. Unlike the canonical female Kangaskhan, the male version does not have a pouch. Instead, it carries its child around on its shoulders. JJonnie even adds a bit of backstory to their creation, claiming that the male Kangaskhan is “more playful” than the female version. The father likes to throw his baby up into the air “but sometimes tends to drop it.” The artist even provides an illustration of this in their post.

JJonnie has shared countless Pokemon-inspired, fan-made creations with the community over the years. Just recently, the Pokemon fan artist created a Poison-type Eevee evolution. On top of this, JJonnie has created Pokemon in various unique forms, fused multiple creatures together, and even blended different styles through franchise crossovers.

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