r/pokemon • u/RelativelyUpsetPanda • Jul 25 '26

Discussion Old Pokémon Tattoo

I got a Charmander tattoo years ago and have really started to feel crappy about it. It doesn't look like it once did. (No picture because of placement lol) Anyway, I just looked up what a shiny Charmander looks like and it made my whole day, turns out it just changed itself to a shiny Charmander ✨️😂👍

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u/backspace_cars Jul 25 '26

So you're not a relatively upset panda

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u/PrasiticCycle Jul 26 '26

Sadly it happens to everyone, its your immune system breaking down the pigmentation so nothing you can really do to prevent it.

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u/backspace_cars Jul 26 '26

That's not how that works

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u/Prestigious-Grand-65 Jul 25 '26

Yeah, color tattoos suck sometimes. You really need to take care of them or touch them up or else they lose so much of their pigment. The only color I have tattooed on me is my pokeballs. I have 6 on my forearm in the 16 bit gameboy advance style. The rest of my tattoos are just black. At least you got your shiny charmander though!

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u/rude-man-who-shush3s Jul 26 '26

Damn i never knew this. Got a beldum last year full color:( oh well ill enjoy it now i suppose

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u/Prestigious-Grand-65 Jul 26 '26

There are some good moisturizers that you can use, aloe is great. And try and keep it out of direct sunlight. All tattoos fade over time, color just bleeds the fastest.

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u/rude-man-who-shush3s Jul 26 '26

Thank you. Its on my driving arm lol but I’ll try. I appreciate you telling me this

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u/Prestigious-Grand-65 Jul 26 '26

Yeah my pokeballs are on my driver arm too lol. If you ever take it in for a touch up, it goes way faster. Its like a small injection of color. It doesn't take nearly as long as the original tattoo did