Some assembly is required for this model, as well as the purchase of a spring and some painting to get it to look its best, but all details, including a Youtube video tutorial for assembly will have you soon resting easy knowing those expensive little game cards won’t get lost so easily. The Pokéball Cartridge Carrier is just like the hinged pokéballs above except it’s designed with slots to store up to eight Nintendo Switch cartridges safely and securely in a cool and hard-to-miss way. While we always promise ourselves we’ll return every game to its box, we have to accept that many of us are guilty of not sticking to that promise for very long. Nintendo Switch game cartridges are notoriously tiny and very easy to misplace if not stored properly. And if you’re a gamer, you may own a Nintendo Switch along with the now two generations of Pokémon games for it (not to mention Legends: Arceus). Hinged PokéballsĬhances are if you’re interested in making your own 3D printable Pokémon, you’re likely something of a gamer. Given the dozens of canonical poké ball designs, ever-expanding with each new game, you’d be forgiven for being a little paralyzed (get it?) over the 3D printable choices available, so here we’ll look at some cool and practical 3D Pokémon storage balls for safe keeping between each battle. While Ash’s Pikachu famously despised being confined to its poké ball, many of the other Pokémon seemed perfectly content with it. Of course, you’ll probably want to display them with pride wherever you can, but that doesn’t mean a pokéball isn’t still a cool thing to 3D print. So now that you’ve got your favorite pocket monsters picked and printed, you’re going to need a poké ball (or pokéball) to store them. You can browse his Thingiverse library following the link above. Many of the free versions of these 3D Pokémon models were designed and uploaded by talented designer Agustin Flowalistik, whose Pokémon libraries can be found wherever good 3D prints are. Not to mention ShadowBons even recreated Ash’s Butterfree, complete with bandana, if you want to relive the famously tear-jerking Bye Bye Butterfree episode from the anime. If you’re in the market for 3D printable Pokémon models that really stand out in both charm and creativity, then ShadowBons collection of files (which only cost around $1 each) is well worth a download. These include Charmander breathing fire and, even more impressive, a Butterfree coming out of its Metapod cocoon, changing into its evolved form. Thinking outside of the box, the designer has also created a collection of prints on his website including Pokémon in many different poses and positions. Naturally, I had to see what other works creator ShadowBons had come up with, and his library page has an impressive array of 3D printable Pokémon from Caterpie to Bulbasaur and both of their respective evolution lines, as well as Ponyta, Slowpoke, Sandslash, and even a little statuette of the three Galar starters to collect amongst many others.

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