Summary
- Custom Espeon shoes made by a Pokemon fan feature a detailed purple and white design with Espeon's iconic red jewel on the tongue.
- Other Pokemon fans have created custom sneakers, including designs for Charizard and even Generation 2 creatures like Shuckle and Dunsparce.
- There is a growing trend of Pokemon-themed shoe designs, with suggestions for future designs including Umbreon and other Eevee evolutions.
A creative Pokemon player recently designed a pair of custom shoes patterned after Espeon, one of Eevee's branching evolutions. The cute and charming Eevee stands out from the rest of the original 151 Pokemon due to its ability to take on different elementally empowered evolutions. Espeon was introduced in Pokemon Gold and Silver as a Psychic-type evolution, which Eevee can become if it levels up with a high Friendship during the day in the mainline Pokemon games or if its owner possesses a Sun Shard in the console spin-off Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness.
Like the rest of Eevee’s evolved forms, Espeon is very popular among Pokemon fans, as evidenced by the large amount of fan art devoted to the feline Sun Pokemon. Much of these fan works pair it with its Dark-type counterpart Umbreon, as was the case when a couple designed their daughter’s room in honor of the pair or when Pokemon trainers design Paradox Forms or human versions of them. By itself, Espeon has been the subject of impressive Pokemon stained glass artwork, and Build-A-Bear added an Espeon plush to its growing Pokemon collection back in 2021.
Pokemon Fan Creates Paradox Form for Espeon and Umbreon
A Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet players creates their take of a Paradox Form fusion between the Pokemon Espeon and Umbreon.
Reddit user lakotarobinson took inspiration from Espeon for an impressive pair of custom Pokemon Nike sneakers, which they showed off on r/pokemon. The outside of these shoes are painted white and purple, with red details on the tongues to mimic the red jewel on Espeon’s forehead. The heels of the shoes are marked with Espeon’s face on one side and the number 196 on the other - which is Espeon’s official number in the Pokemon series’ Pokedex.
Custom Espeon Shoes Mystify Pokemon Players
Lakotarobinson asked other Reddit users in the comment section which Pokemon they should make shoes for next, with some of the answers naturally suggesting Umbreon and the rest of the Eevee line. Other recommendations include the Grass/Fighting hybrid Breloom and Pokemon Sun and Moon starter Rowlet due to their color patterns, along with other Generation 2 creatures like Shuckle and Dunsparce.
Other Pokemon fans have made their own custom sneakers, with sources ranging from Generation 1’s classic Charizard to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s cute Grass starter Sprigatito. Lakotarobinson’s Espeon-themed Nikes have their own charm, capturing the colors and mystique of the Psychic evolution while having a somewhat aged, lived-in look. It would be interesting to see what other Pokemon shoe designs they come up with, especially ones for the rest of the Eevee line.
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- Satoshi Tajiri
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