As if snatched straight from the world of Pokémon itself, an inventor has created an actual, working Pokédex using generative AI. YouTuber abe’s projects has made a seeing, talking Pokédex using a 3D printer, ChatGPT, and some electronic components. It’s extremely cool and highly nostalgia-inducing for Pokémon fans of the 90’s. A Pokédex is a device from the Pokémon anime and games that the protagonist uses to scan and identify the Pokémon they encounter. It then provides information about that Pokémon back to the user. Abe recreated the device’s distinctive red case using a 3D printer, switching to beige for the bezels around the screen and buttons. Abe chose to use a black and white screen for his Pokédex despite the anime featuring a color screen because he wanted to call back to a toy from the ’90s which also had a black and white screen. The Pokédex toy Abe replicated. Image credit: Tiger Abe incorporated a small camera in the front of the device for scanning Pokémon. It then connects with ChatGPT and the …