Summary
- A fan made their own Sprigatito shoes.
- Fans adore Sprigatito and its evolutions, with fan art, plush dolls, and even official merchandise.
- Sprigatito's popularity has increased thanks to its starring role in the Pokemon Horizons anime series.
One Pokemon fan is showing off an impressive pair of hand-painted shoes themed after Scarlet and Violet’s adorable Sprigatito. Fans fell in love with Sprigatito and its later forms even before Pokemon Scarlet and Violet launched on the Nintendo Switch in late 2022. Its fame would only increase with the premiere of Pokemon Horizons: The Series, which sees a Sprigatito take the starring role as main character Liko’s first Pokemon partner.
Meanwhile, Pokemon fans have displayed their affection for Scarlet and Violet’s Grass starter and its later evolutionary stages of Floragato and Meowscarada through drawings and other creative art projects - including cute plush Sprigatito dolls made from recycled materials and charming pictures of Pokemon Horizons’ version of the Grass Cat with Liko as they begin their journey. Meanwhile, Pokemon Company Japan has licensed official cat toys and other merchandise modeled after Sprigatito, including an adorable hat that allows fans to dress their real-world feline to look like the Scarlet and Violet starter.
Reddit user and Pokemon fan LeeshFayee recently created some human apparel centered around Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Sprigatito, which they promptly showed off in a photo shared on r/pokemon. Said apparel is a pair of Sprigatito-themed shoes that LeeshFayee decorated by hand, which have the Grass Cat in different poses on each side. On the outer side, Sprigatito appears to be climbing up from behind the sole of the shoe, while the inner side features the grassy feline posing alongside a green soda can. A few other Reddit users have complemented LeeshFayee for their work, which has earned roughly 60 upvotes as of this writing.
Fanmade Shoes Let Players Step Into the World of Pokemon
These adorable, fan-made Sprigatito shoes are just the latest in an assortment of custom Pokemon footwear over the years, as players have created and shown off similar sneakers patterned after popular Pokemon like Charizard and Togepi. Of course, there have also been official Pokemon shoes released from companies like Converse and Clarks, allowing fans to walk around in footwear marked with the famous Poke Ball and Ash’s team of Gen 1 starters from the Pokemon anime series.
LeeshFayee’s custom-made Sprigatito shoes wouldn’t look out of place among these more official Pokemon sneakers, as they capture the Grass Cat’s cute design and playful personality with an impressive level of detail. Their creator says that they enjoy making custom shoes, so they might post even more colorful Pokemon footwear in the future.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
- Released
- November 18, 2022
WHERE TO PLAY
The school that you’ve enrolled in as you play Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet hosts a special independent study project. The theme of this assignment is "A Treasure Hunt." Explore the world and seek out your very own treasure!
Three stories will be woven into your adventure while traversing the sprawling Paldea region. Along Victory Road, you will go to Gyms in different locations in order to to achieve Champion Rank. On the Path of Legends, you can join Arven in search of rare ingredients. And in ★ Starfall Street ★, you’ll challenge Team Star, a group of delinquents causing trouble for the school.
These stories are set in an open world, so where you go is all up to you. A world teeming with Pokémon and people to meet is waiting for you—traverse the Paldea region wherever you heart desires.
- ESRB
- E For Everyone Due To Mild Fantasy Violence
- Developer(s)
- Game Freak
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo, The Pokemon Company
- Franchise
- Pokemon
- Platform(s)
- Switch
- Genre(s)
- RPG
