If you grew up playing any handheld games, there's a high probability that you have fond memories of the early Pokémon installments. In fact, you might even be able to name quite a few of those iconic characters thanks to a region of your brain that is now devoted to adorable, feisty little pocket monsters.
"I think there's a lot to be said for like, the simplicity of it, allowing for a lot of artistic interpretation. It has just enough detail to really give a game a unique setting and feel, but there's plenty of room to elaborate with redraws."
According to Blake, artists are invited to augment the original art style of those games, which includes the use of their own color palettes and even borrowing more inspiration from the real-life regions of Japan that the Johto region is based on.
This creation by artist, @zaebucca on Twitter embellishes on the original level by adding a small graveyard to this scene outside a Pokémon gym.
To see more of Johto Redrawn, follow #JohtoRedrawn on Twitter or check out the artists who started the project: @foofarawr, @Dewndeym, @zaebucca, @audreys_trick.