Pokemon is a worldwide sensation, while Free! is one of the most popular female-oriented anime. So what happens when you put them together? The Free! swimmers turn into Pokemon trainers of course!

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Twitter user, @usasuke14, is a fan of both Pokemon and Free!, and recently released some crossover fan art featuring both series, and re-imagines the swimmers as trainers. This one gives off a Team Aqua vs. Team Magma vibe, just like the Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/ Omega Ruby/ Alpha Sapphire games.

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This next one meanwhile features them as their younger selves:

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While this next set of images posted by @usasuke14 shows the respective 6-Pokemon rosters of the Free! swimmers as Pokemon trainers, and some are not surprising at all.

Haruka Nanase (of course its mostly water Pokemon!)

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Makoto Tachibana

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Nagisa Hazuki has a bit of a childish vibe in his roster

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And then there’s the “butterfly” himself, Rei Ryuugasaki

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Gou Matsuoka

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Rin Matsuoka has a Sharpedo, who could see that coming?

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Sousuke Yamazaki

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Seijyuurou Mikoshiba

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Momotarou Mikoshiba gets some Pinsir love, I wonder why?

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Aiichirou Nitori

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Kisumi Shigino

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To check out more of this artist’s works, you can check them out via twitter and PIXIV

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Source: Rocket News