Have you ever wondered what the heck those statues are that are positioned outside of Kanto's gyms? So have the devs who worked on Pokemon Pokopia, apparently. Theories abound, which we'll get into in a sec, but the important part is that Omega Force, and quite possibly even Game Freak themselves, took the opportunity when designing the asset as a usable art piece to ask the same question we've all had for decades.
Pokopia stands tall with an 88 on Metacritic, which is one of the highest achievements the franchise has ever reached. Players love it for its in-depth gameplay systems, its ceaseless sense of whimsy, its bright and poppy aesthetic, and so much more. The occasional sense of irreverence—as demonstrated by lampshading the great gym statue mystery—is just one more perk.
As Twitter user @KirbyCheatFurby (quite the name) points out, examining the statue prompts the following text: "It seems nobody knows exactly what this statue is of..." Yeah, pretty much. Well, theories have run rampant for ages. The statues appear beyond Kanto, too, though they've been far less prevalent in recent generations, doubtless thanks in large part to how much more detailed they'd need to be, and thus,...
