Animator recreates 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' intro with Pokémon
An animator went viral on Twitter for her reimagining of the “Avatar: The Last Airbender” introduction with Pokémon. Vancouver-based animator Kaitlin Sutherland first had the idea of mashing together “Avatar” and Pokémon over a decade ago. Considering that Pokémon manipulate the elements just like the benders of the Avatar universe do, it seemed like a natural fit. On September 1, Sutherland revealed her “Avatar” x Pokémon video to the world. The video depicts Squirtle, Sandshrew, Charmander and Pidgey taking the place of the unnamed benders in the original “Avatar” intro. While the video only has a runtime of 10 seconds, Sutherland spent years meticulously developing it and catalogued the progress on her YouTube channel. When she tweeted out the finished product, the response was immediate and glowing. Sutherland also linked her personal support page for any fans interested in funding her goal of animating a longer version that includes the entire “Avatar” intro
