Pokémon fanart which was originally draw for the franchise's 25th anniversary. The artist depicts herself as a Pokemon trainer, both as an adult and herself as a child, when she first discovered the Pokémon series. In the foreground, the child version of the artist, dressed like Red, the protagonist of the first Pokémon games, sits on the ground and holds her hand out to a Pikachu. They are both coloured black and white, just like the original release of the first Pokémon games. Behind them, the current day version of the artist is shown walking away, dressed like Gloria, the protagonist of what was at the time the most recently released Pokémon generation of games, Pokémon Sword and Shield. By her side is a Raichu. Both of them smile as they look back at their past selves. They are walking towards Mount Coronet, from what was then the upcoming Pokémon game, Pokémon Legends Arceus. The sun is rising behind Mount Coronet.
In the foreground, rather than a detailed location, the surroundings are made up of blocky squares in patterns, referencing the pixelated worlds of the old Pokémon games. Additionally, the squares are coloured in a gradient of red, green, blue and yellow, as a reference to the first four released Pokémon games.
At the bottom of the piece, typed in a pixel-esque font, are the words "That's how it all began, that day". This is a reference to the song Acacia by the band Bump of Chicken. The song, when released, was accompanied by a Pokémon anniversary music video, with the lyrics being about friends setting out on a journey together.
"Let's go - a crystal clear light is waiting for us.
That's how it all began, that day...
with a reason so bright,
that it could make us forget."
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