Oftentimes, fans celebrate the announcement of new characters from shows like Pokémon by creating memes and fan art of their characters. This time, a modder has taken his interest one step further by using the three starter Pokémon from the new (and unreleased) Pokemon scarlet and violet into the world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The developer, doom wishShe posted pictures of the mod on March 6th in a videowe can see the three starters from Pokemon scarlet and violet, Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly standing side-by-side in outfits that match their overall looks and type. The Pokémon were announced along with a new generation of games in a Pokémon Gift in February.
However, the mod isn’t just something that every gamer can download onto their Switch. Doom Desire told Polygon via Twitter that they made it happen by taking the in-game villager models and modifying them to look like any Pokémon. From there, they used Blender and Switch Toolbox 3D modeling software to edit the Switch game files. After that, they used a jailbreak switch to patch their custom files into the game.
Doom Desire makes Animal Crossing mods for fun and said they originally planned to do a Pokemon villager mod after playing Pokemon: Legends Arceus. “But when I saw the Generation 9 starters, I thought they would easily fit in with the existing animal species — cat, crocodile, duck — without much change,” they said.
For even more mods, you can check out Doom Desire’s work Twitter account and other social feeds.