Pokemon Fan Creates Nearly Life-Size Chien-Pao Statue

A talented Pokemon fan has created a nearly life-size Chien-Pao statue. Pokemon has stood the test of time and won over fans from different generations, who use their creativity to show their love for the franchise in many ways. While two-dimensional Pokemon fan art is very popular, another kind of work often attracts the attention of Pokemon fans, namely the statues created by the community.

Previously, a Pokemon fan created statues out of upcycled waste, showing interesting versions of Pokemon such as Lugia, Pansage, and Psyduck. Cynthia is one of Pokemon's best NPCs and one of the most beloved characters by fans and got an incredible 3D statue where she appears with her faithful Garchomp. For fans of two of the first Legendary Pokemon ever presented by Game Freak, there is countless fan art such as an impressive golden Metwo statue and an adorable 3D version of Mew. This time, an inventive Pokemon fan has created a statue that impresses with its size and detail, showing their version of one of the most powerful Gen 9 Pokemon.

Reddit user clawsandtalons has created a nearly life-size statue of Chien-Pao. The incredible reproduction of the Pokemon was made from rigid insulation foam and liquid foam to act as glue, with the outside made up of paper mache and acrylic paint. According to the OP, the Chien-Pao statue took seven weeks to complete, resulting in an incredible rendition worthy of Gen 9's most powerful Ice-type Pokemon.

Chien Pao is a Dark/Ice-type introduced in Gen 9 that, along with Wo-Chien, Chi-Yu, and Ting-Lu, makes up the quartet of Legendary Pokemon known as Treasures of Ruin. Chien-Pao, in particular, is a feline with an elongated body made of snow, and its claws, whiskers, and eyes are made of ice crystals. The detail of its appearance that most catches the eye, however, is its large fangs, which consist of two parts of a broken sword, which are Chien-Pao's true form.

Even without revealing the dimensions of their Chien-Pao statue, clawsandtalons'