Fans ofPokemonhave found countless ways to express their love of the franchise that dates all the way back to 1996. One image circulating the internet right now shows how aPokemonfan shares their love of the series with a custom keyboard.
A Reddit user known as Nuf_123 recently posted their customPokemon-themed keyboard to the website. In the place of regular alphabetical keys are Unown keys which still spell out the alphabet but in a very unique way. Each Unown is shaped like a letter in the alphabet, with how closely they resemble their corresponding letter ranging in accuracy.
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This customPokemonkeyboard is backlit with a purple LED and the theming extends beyond the Unown. The Escape key of thisPokemon-themed keyboard is actually a miniature Gengar, the Ghost-Poison type Pokemon from the first generation ofPokemon. While Entei may have been more appropriate for an Unown keyboard, the irony of Gengar being the escape button is playerscan’t escape Gengar.
The spacebar has a Pokeball at the center of it and the arrow keys have a unique twist. Each arrow is replaced with the main character fromPokemon RedandBluefacing in the corresponding direction. This character is typicallyknown as Red or Bluerespectively, but players can create any name they wish.
The backspace key of Nuf_123’sPokemon-themed keyboard simply says “think different,” while the enter key says “one more thing…” With some of the suggestions from other Reddit users, Nuf_123 still might make slight adjustments to this mechanical keyboard but it’s a complete set of Unown.
Pokemonfans will be familiar with the Unown alphabet, but many people who are unaware may be completely confused by this keyboard. Thankfully, the keys are in the proper places, making memorization of at least a standard keyboard vital to understanding this Unown alphabet. The Unown have most prominently been featured in the thirdPokemonmovieand the second generation ofPokemongames.
According to Nuf_123, the keyboard cost around $200 to piece together, with thePokemonkeys being located on eBay. The manual keyboard was pieced together with the KBD67 lite kit and Nuf_123 utilizing the help of YouTube tutorial videos. The Redditor spoke candidly about not being a mechanical keyboard expert and referenced others in the community that could help other users better.
One Redditor had the idea of replacing the keyboard’s home key with one that includes thePokemon Homelogo and Nuf_123 admitted it would be a nice addition. Several fans in the replies wish that The Pokemon Company made this keyboard as a part of the extensive line ofPokemonmerchandise, but for now it’s exclusive to Nuf_123.
