More Pokémon Brand Parodies

During the infancy of this blog, I put up a post with a few images parodying various brands with a Pokémon twist. Since then, I hadn't thought up of other ones until recently, and when I did, I also started the process of image manipulation for the creation of these parodies. Even with a different editing process for them, I'd say that they turned out great. The ones I present below are also a little more international in nature, and that ought to complement the internationally recognized aspect of Pokémon. So, here are a few more of them:

Yanmar feat. Yanma

This one may be admitted to be less of a parody and more of a "return to its roots". The reason is that Yanmar, a Japanese diesel engine company, has a part of its name origins in the Yanma dragonfly... and Yanma the Pokémon species is also a dragonfly, so put two and two together. Still, Yanma has a red body, and the original logo is red, so that matches at the least. Because of the fact above, I also may not be the first to create this parody, but it's still creative nonetheless to realize the creative idea. Also, the company makes diesel engines for purposes of agriculture, and where there's agriculture, Yanma and/or other dragonflies may be found as well, which makes for a good connection.

Wuling feat. Wooloo

Wuling Motors is a Chinese vehicle company that also serves a number of countries, including mine. Its initial "wool" sound might also be construed to lead up to the Pokémon species of Wooloo, and I've filled it in accordingly. Coincidentally, its two ponytails in a way resemble halves of the "five diamonds" logo of the company, so putting them together might make the logo. This might be a novel illustrative exercise for someone to take up and create. Wooloo itself might not have much to do with cars - perhaps its evolved form Dubwool may be closer, and both may be transported in one - but it's still nice for a start.

Royco feat. Raikou

I consider this one to be the most humorous of the three, not the least because it is quite personal. Royco is a brand of seasonings owned by Unilever, although only a few countries (like mine) have this brand; it is known in others as "Knorr". Regardless, a family friend of mine sometimes misspells the brand as something closer to the name of the Pokémon above (Raikou), and that partially inspired me to create the parody above, besides the fact that two words sound similar. I'm not suggesting that the seasonings may have been made with Raikou, but at least Raikou might have lent its "magic" to the seasonings, and so the parody is quite fitting in a way.

Aside from the three parodies above, I also updated one of my older parodies:

Gojek feat. Golett (Updated)

I noted in an old post that the company and the app had adopted a new slogan; what I didn't mention was that at the same time, they essentially also rebranded with a new logo and wordmark, the former of which might look a little similar to Golett's chest. Regardless, the parody still fits, and I've updated the image accordingly to resemble the style. It's still fun to think that something as clunky as a Golett can help out just like the people associated with the company and the app.

International recognition may just be the key concept. Pokémon has such a repute, but so do some of the above brands that were parodied. And with the recognition that they have, it's conceivable that they might merge, as in the case of the above parodies. The results are obviously very funny, perhaps depending on whom one might ask, but those who know Pokémon very well and any of the brands above ought to find them satisfying in humor and Pokémon relations.

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