Pokemon players have noticed an error in the packaging of a snack featuring iconic Gen 1 ‘mons, as two of the original starters are mislabeled.
TheGen 1 starter Pokemonare based on amphibians and reptiles, and as such, they share many more visual similarities than the starter lineups in future games.
Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle all have different color schemes, so they’re easy to distinguish when you’re looking at their full sprites. But what about if you were just looking at their heads with the colors removed?
These similarities have become extremely obvious in the advertising for Pokemon Graham Snacks: crackers bearing images of Pikachu, a Poke Ball, and the Gen 1 starter trio.
Asdiscussed by Pokemon fansonline, the adverts for Pokemon Graham Snacks mislabelled Charmander and Squirtle, switching their names.
In all fairness, it’s an easy mistake to make. The main distinguishing factors are Charmander having a longer head and bigger pupils filling the eye. Without those details, you might think it’s a repeat of the white/gold dress meme.
Luckily, Bulbasaur was unaffected, thanks to its protruding ears and triangle patterns on its face. And at least its snack appearance is way less terrifying than theofficial Bulbasaur Funko Pop.
It’s a small mistake and one most fans have likely missed. People who havebought these Pokemon snacksare probably too busy devouring them to notice that Charmander and Squirtle have the wrong names.
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Scott Baird is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in Pokemon, Baldur’s Gate, Dungeons & Dragons, Final Fantasy, and Magic The Gathering, and Nintendo games. He also has bylines at Cracked, Dorkly, Topless Robot, Screen Rant, The Gamer, and TopTenz.
