Pokemon fans often attempt to change Game Freak’s original designs. These can result in neat alternate versions of popular ‘mons, but Bulbasaur? Well, it’s best for everyone that his namesake stays exactly where it is.
Christening the creation onX/Twitter, user Pokemon Gems gifts Saur to their followers, prompting one response to point out that the bulbless starter looks like a “cute frog”. Considering Ken Sugimori based the designs of Bulbasaur and its evolutions on real-life frogs, the likeness is expected.
As one would expect, Saur’s grand entrance opened the floodgates for other “naked” members of the Pokedex to strut their stuff, including the Charmander line.
Been therepic.twitter.com/zhM9ZpzW44
Charizard isn’t the only poor soul stripped of its wings. Another user gave Volcarona the same treatment, dubbing their creation “Rona”. Not much of an upgrade over Larvesta. The latter shouldn’t have bothered dealing with all that evolution malarkey.
Bruh just noticed the poor detouring
Surprisingly, the well of creativity displayed above dried up swiftly. The common riff on Gen 1 Equidae Ponyta stripped of its regal flames and renamed “Pony” was present and accounted for.
As for our boy Bulbasaur, the little green guy became the butt of the joke. User Hungryfox offered an edit of what the bulbless pre-evolution of Venusaur could look like in a classic Pokemon title, sporting a negative level to reflect the absence of body parts.
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The moral of the story? Don’t mess with nature or, in this case, Game Freak’s designs. The official designs fans see in-game might not be to everyone’s tastes (Vanillish deserves to be singled out), but they’re complete.
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Joe Pring is a Weekend Editor on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in Gaming. His coverage areas include Destiny, Pokemon, Fortnite, Apex Legends, and other first-person shooter games. He also has bylines at WhatCulture and We Got This Covered. You can contact him at: joe.pring@dexerto.com
