A Pokemon fan has shared a video showing off an incredible new Pokemon-themed pinball machine made by their dad that includes tons of merchandise from the franchise. The Pokemon Pinball series has fallen by the wayside over the years as other Pokemon titles like Legends: Arceus, Sword and Shield, and more have come out. However, this fan has a pinball machine of their own that wouldn't look out of place in the retro games.
The last Pokemon Pinball game to release was on the Game Boy Advance, and it launched back in 2003 and later received a Virtual Console port on the Wii U in 2014. Reddit user Bosgetti recently shared a brief clip of their Pokemon pinball machine that is covered from bottom to top in Pokemon-themed products, including trading cards, plushes, and Poke Ball replicas. Given that there hasn't been an update to the Pokemon Pinball series in quite some time, Bosgetti may replicate the experience on their new pinball machine, which has mostly unchanged mechanics in order to properly simulate the games.
Bosgetti's clip of their pinball machine begins by circling around it from the front, highlighting the score screen that has impressive fan art of an iconic Ash Ketchum pose behind his most popular Pokemon, Pikachu. Near the front of the case is a Pokedex, and there are 15 different types of Poke Balls inside the pinball machine, with a Love Ball, Mast Ball, Sport Ball, and Park Ball clearly visible inside the case. Underneath the coin slots required to activate a game of pinball are the first glimpses of Pokemon trading cards and a Poke Ball sticker that further limits the available space on the exterior of the machine.
[OC] My dad took an old pinball machine and turned it into the ultimate pokemon themed pinball experience! From pokemon
Panning to the right side of the Pokemon pinball machine, multiple generations of trading cards are represented, from a couple of Pokemon Gen 1 sets to the more recent packs, which are further emphasized by eight Pokemon TCG tins stacked on the top of the unit. Bridging the gap between these two stacks of tins is a Pokemon TCG sign that would look familiar in a hobby or game shop, with Pikachu, Charmander, and Snorlax stuffies filling the empty space underneath it. The rear of the Pokemon pinball machine has the most legible Pokemon trading cards of all the surfaces, with Foongus, Gastly, Wigglytuff, a Rare Candy, and much more clearly on display. The left side of the unit mirrors the other, but it includes Pokemon cards like Caterpie, Magikarp, Kangaskhan, and Seedot, as opposed to Chansey, Voltorb, Tangela, and Weepinbell.
While many Pokemon fans expressed their appreciation for the creativity behind the pinball machine, one particular response celebrated the use of transparent panels to highlight Pokemon trading cards as a "genius idea."