Pokemon fans were left speechless after one artist showed off a “masterclass” in custom Gameboy SP skins.
The Pokemon community is filled with amazing artists who create some brilliant works of art. Whether it becustom plushiesorintricate 3D sculptures, there are plenty of talented trainers out there.
Now, one fan and artist who works on custom console art and skins has gone viral on social media after they showed off a stunning custom GBA SP featuring theBeldum line of Pokemon.
The hardware customizer in question goes bySyntex Customson X, where they posted an image of their custom Metagross GBA SP.
The post gained over 23,000 likes and over 2,000 retweets in just five days, as hundreds of Pokemon fans praised their artwork.
Today is Metagross evo line turn!I tried same art in a different way on a classic GBA some time ago but honestly on GBA SP is way better!What do you think, do you like it?pic.twitter.com/1jnp40uw73
There are not words to describe how fantastic this looks. 1000/10,”saidone fan, while another simplysaid, “Masterclass.”
When asked how the artist created the skin, they said, “It’s a UV print directly on the shell, it’s a professional method similar to the one used for original Nintendo handheld…”
However, it seems they did not create the original piece of artwork featuring Beldum, Metang, and Metagross. According to fans in thereplies, art came from an artist by the name Pearl Saurus.
In the current console generation, Nintendo has expanded into more frequent custom consoles like the newly announced Legend of Zelda Switch Lite forZelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
However, it’s quite difficult to even find older consoles and handhelds, much less withimpressive custom designs on them.
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This isn’t the first custom GBA SP to wow fans either. One trainer made agorgeous gold Shiny Magikarp GameBoythat gained a ton of attention from the community.
Another trainer createda see-through GBA SP shellcomplete with TCG art featuring Venusaur on the top and bottom of the handheld.
Philip Trahan was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Pokemon, Apex Legends, Call of Duty, RPGs, JRPGs, and Nintendo franchises. He also has bylines at NintendoEverything and GameRant.
