Fan-made Pokémon are nothing new, however the group seldom rallies round one like they’ve Regitube (or Regifloat, relying on who you ask). The hypothetical water-type Legendary Big originated in a TikTok shitpost and has since develop into a legend throughout the Pokémon fandom, inspiring fan artwork, memes, and even modded in-game renders.
For consistency’s sake, we’ll name this legendary king Regitube. The faux Pokémon’s origins began innocently sufficient. Again in August, The Tube Shack, a Canadian river tubing firm, posted a TikTok of one in every of its staff creating what can maybe greatest be described as a giant go well with of armor out of blue floating tubes. The video is foolish and cute, however followers shortly identified that in case you put the long-lasting dotted eyes of the Legendary Giants that debuted in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire on it, the cartoonish blue determine appears prefer it could possibly be one as effectively. The Tube Shack ran with the joke.
The video has over 3.6 million views on TikTok, but it surely’s begun spreading to different platforms as effectively, the place fan artists and modders have taken discover. Now, Pokémon followers are collectively constructing out this massive man’s lore, typing, moveset, and even its stats.
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With all this consideration comes fanart, and the Pokémon group works quick and nonetheless manages to return out with some unimaginable work. There are some practical, modern-looking items, however a number of the greatest artwork of Regitube is the stuff that harkens again to the sequence’ roots. The Ruby and Sapphire-style sprite under makes me suppose again to browsing across the Hoenn area, probably discovering this massive man floating on the ocean someplace. I’ve by no means actually had a gentle water-type member for my workforce in Technology III’s video games, so I’d catch Regitube and add him to my workforce, with out query.
Whereas Regitube can solely exist in our hearts and fan artwork, the Regis have develop into so outstanding in Pokémon memes, particularly on TikTok, that it makes excellent sense for one web inside joke to spawn one other one, full with stats and lore. And hey, at the very least nobody’s prompt we nerf the floating king by giving him a rubbish capability just like the one Regigigas is cursed with.