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Masterge77 October 12th, 2010 12:43 PM

I still think that the Pokemon are creative, half of the 5th Gen Pokemon are pretty good, the other half is utter crap (the garbage bag being the most literal example of "utter crap"), and then there are the clones, oh god, Emonga has to be the most unoriginal Pokemon to date, it's just Pachirisu with wings, nothing else, and it's as unoriginal as unoriginal can be, they could have given it a pre-evolution and evolution, but NO, they had to make it standalone just like Pachirisu, making it a worthless "novelty" Pokemon that just simply was made to take up space in your PC and not for anything else, if I had to take away two utterly terrible Pokemon (in creativity) from 5th Gen and replace them with a pre-evolution and evolution for Emonga, those two Pokemon would be Yoteri (because it looks too much like Growlithe) and Gigigear (it's just Gear with more gears)

outside of Emonga, we have Gear, which is..... let's just say that it could have been done a lot better, and given a better name than just "Gear", because it's two gears, not one, then we have Baniricchi and Banibaila (did I spell that right?), which are uncreative as sin, seriously, how do those things even stand with that super small tip on the bottom, let alone even WALK!? Then there is Baoppu, or should I say..... CHIMCHAR!!!!!! Seriously Nintendo, you already did a Fire Monkey the previous generation.....

Finally, we have the roaming trio, it's fairly obvious where THESE guys came from, especially with the previous games being remakes of the Johto games of all things, I will always prefer the Ecruteak beasts over these pathetic imatators.....

Kirbychu October 12th, 2010 8:29 PM

http://static.marriland.com/images/bw/sprites/front/norm/645_randorosu_front_norm.pnghttp://static.marriland.com/images/bw/sprites/front/norm/641_torunerosu_front_norm.pnghttp://static.marriland.com/images/bw/sprites/front/norm/642_borutorosu_front_norm.png

These three seriously annoy me... It's just lazy... Not only are they awful designs, but they're literally the same sprite just recolored with a few minor details editted. This has been a problem since the fairy trio.

GF Employee #1: Anyone have any good ideas for Pokemon?

GF Employee #2: I know, let's make a genie Pokemon!

GF Employee #3: We've said it a million times, that would just look ridiculous.

GF Employee #2: It might fit in now, look at all the other Pokemon in this game!

GF Employee #1: He's right.. Get on it!

*Artwork is made, sprite is finished*

GF Employee #1: Okay, next on the list is the second legendary trio...

GF Employee #2:
How about we make more genies!?

GF Employee #3: Do I have to make separate sprites?

GF Employee #1: Just go ahead and recolor the first one twice.

ngik... October 13th, 2010 6:54 AM

many 5th gen pokemon are weird and ugly...
i think nintendo is out of ideas... for example, an ice cream pokemon?? nintendo is really out of ideas...

AshPikastar October 13th, 2010 7:05 AM

Some of the Pokemon look alright to me but the others do look weird. Although Emonga is a clone of Pachirisu, it would have been great if they made it the second evolution form(Although I love Emonga) but some of them also look like Digimon as well.

alisaie October 13th, 2010 7:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluerang1 (Post 6214106)
Object Pokemon annoy me! Like the ice-cream and candle etc. So basically, inventors got the ideas from the Pokemon? Or the Pokemon came out of the objects? o_O

Would this mean that you dislike Geodude (who is a rock), Voltorb (Pokeball?), and so on? It's not like object Pokemon have just now been introduced; they were all the way back in First Gen. I don't see why people are complaining so much about them. The Ice Cream one in particular. While us, who have been with Pokemon for the beginning, or at least one Generation or so, may think it's 'stupid' or 'unoriginal' must indeed think about the Generation of today (which has been mentioned before). Younger kids like Ice Cream, and since Pokemon's audience is guided towards those of a younger age, rather than saying 'it's unoriginal' they're simply going to say 'COOL AN ICE CREAM POKEMON' if Black/White is their first Pokemon Game.

I personally like the Ice Cream Pokemon. It's cute. Maybe it's because I'm on the same level as the little six and seven year olds in which are just going to start their first Pokemon Journey, or would it be because I realize just that? I won't deny that I don't like some of the Pokemons' designs, such as the bag of trash, but I'm sure there will be some kids who like the design, because it is a bag of trash, just like with the Ice Cream. It's Ice Cream. They're six and seven year old. They're gonna like the idea of an Ice Cream Pokemon.

Like several others have said 'it's because of the audience for today'. Pokemon isn't guided for us "nostalgia freaks" (and if it was, they would have quit, because we're just so damn picky, aren't we). It's the kids. I won't deny that I don't like some of the Pokemon myself, like the Genies, but let's look at it another way: a small little six year old may go 'OH HEY GENIES. :D' because have the other trios existed for him? Nope. The same goes for the Alien, the Megaman Looking one, the Robot, and so on.

( And just on a side note: Hitomoshi is my personal favorite. Yes, the one that was called 'the Candle'. )

Apostrophe October 13th, 2010 8:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ngik... (Post 6220854)
many 5th gen pokemon are weird and ugly...
i think nintendo is out of ideas... for example, an ice cream pokemon?? nintendo is really out of ideas...

Nintendo doesn't make Pokemon. Besides, what's wrong with Ice Cream pokemon? Gives me fond memories of this:

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5368/d2fc856da38cad26aab779bie6.gif

BlueShadow V 2.0 October 13th, 2010 2:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirbychu (Post 6220456)
http://static.marriland.com/images/bw/sprites/front/norm/645_randorosu_front_norm.pnghttp://static.marriland.com/images/bw/sprites/front/norm/641_torunerosu_front_norm.pnghttp://static.marriland.com/images/bw/sprites/front/norm/642_borutorosu_front_norm.png

These three seriously annoy me... It's just lazy... Not only are they awful designs, but they're literally the same sprite just recolored with a few minor details editted. This has been a problem since the fairy trio.

GF Employee #1: Anyone have any good ideas for Pokemon?

GF Employee #2: I know, let's make a genie Pokemon!

GF Employee #3: We've said it a million times, that would just look ridiculous.

GF Employee #2: It might fit in now, look at all the other Pokemon in this game!

GF Employee #1: He's right.. Get on it!

*Artwork is made, sprite is finished*

GF Employee #1: Okay, next on the list is the second legendary trio...

GF Employee #2:
How about we make more genies!

GF Employee #3: Do I have to make separate sprites?

GF Employee #1: Just go ahead and recolor the first one twice.


Hilarious. I totally laugh when I read this lol!!! Those are the worst legendary ever!

GaXeL October 13th, 2010 2:22 PM

ya, the ice cream ones, sarcophagus, chandelier and junk monster made me lol

ManhattanTheStarr October 13th, 2010 2:56 PM

Lulz, I know I already posted here, but I just have one last thing to say...x3
Y'know, in the beginning, Pokemon were extremely UNcreative.
Look at some of these 1st generation Pokemon!

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/89.pngLook at it! It's a pile of goo! And it's name is Muk. Just "muck" without the c. Yeah, that's really creative.
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/122.pngNothing really uncreative about the design, but the name... Mr. Mime.
All they did was add Mr. to mime! That's not so creative either. T_T
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/100.pnghttp://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/101.pngOh, C'MON. It's just a Pokeball with eyes!

Seeeee? Look at the old "original" Pokemon. They weren't creative at all!
Geodude was just a rock with arms, and Squirtle looked like a regular turtle with a curly tail. xD Pokemon are becoming MORE creative now.

They're almost always some type of reasoning for their design, and they're usually based off of Japanese folklores n' shizz. Of course, some 5th generation Pokemon are kinda uncreative. Like the trash bag...ice cream cones...the Pokeball mushroom...
But most of the more uncreative Pokemon are just remakes of older ones. :3

Maruno October 13th, 2010 3:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManhattanTheStarr (Post 6221496)
But most of the more uncreative Pokemon are just remakes of older ones. :3

That's another factor here. One or two remakes in a Gen are fine enough (i.e. there's always a local Rattata/Pidgey/Caterpie), but Gen 5 has tons of them! Glameow, Chimchar (three versions of), Zubat, Diglett, Chansey, Jumpluff, Roselia/Bellossom, Cacnea, Muk, Lucario, Jynx, Farfetch'd, Stantler, Pachirisu, Luvdisc, Magnemite and Tauros all have Gen 5 counterparts, and that's a lot. Some of them are replacements (i.e. using the same concept), while others look like they could be related.

We can only hope that at least some of these will eventually be found to be related to the old versions (i.e. via evolution/breeding, not just because the Pokédex says so). Then they would be more acceptable.

Sydian October 13th, 2010 4:12 PM

Quote:

I still think that the Pokemon are creative, half of the 5th Gen Pokemon are pretty good, the other half is utter crap (the garbage bag being the most literal example of "utter crap"), and then there are the clones, oh god, Emonga has to be the most unoriginal Pokemon to date, it's just Pachirisu with wings, nothing else, and it's as unoriginal as unoriginal can be, they could have given it a pre-evolution and evolution, but NO, they had to make it standalone just like Pachirisu, making it a worthless "novelty" Pokemon that just simply was made to take up space in your PC and not for anything else, if I had to take away two utterly terrible Pokemon (in creativity) from 5th Gen and replace them with a pre-evolution and evolution for Emonga, those two Pokemon would be Yoteri (because it looks too much like Growlithe) and Gigigear (it's just Gear with more gears)
It's like you're implying all standalone Pokemon are just "novelty" and don't deserve any attention. I think it's cute, as do many people. A lot of people have adopted that as their favorite Pokemon. Always remember that even though you hate a Pokemon, there is someone out there who love it and it's probably their favorite, or one of there favorites. I also like the Gear line and can't wait til post game to raise mine. Simple concept, but I really, really like it.

As for what's been said about the genies, or diseased weathermen with tentacles coming out of their clouds, it's too true. This is my least favorite trio. Ever. I think that with the Lake Trio, the close similarities worked well with them. But with these guys, it's just too obvious that it was effortless. We could have had the electric one as the roamer and done away with the other two and just had the Musketeer trio remain. That would have been fine with me, and hell, maybe I would actually like it then. But no, there are three of them.

Kirbychu October 14th, 2010 7:45 PM

I actually like the junk monster, the concept of it is kind of funny. I'm almost positive that Japan is making fun of how much garbage the US produces, with Isshu being based on New York and all.

o0PinkSquid0o October 14th, 2010 8:28 PM

I think this generation the pokemon are the most creative.
eh each gen is different.

Timbjerr October 14th, 2010 9:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masterge77 (Post 6219496)
I still think that the Pokemon are creative, half of the 5th Gen Pokemon are pretty good, the other half is utter crap (the garbage bag being the most literal example of "utter crap"), and then there are the clones, oh god, Emonga has to be the most unoriginal Pokemon to date, it's just Pachirisu with wings, nothing else, and it's as unoriginal as unoriginal can be, they could have given it a pre-evolution and evolution, but NO, they had to make it standalone just like Pachirisu, making it a worthless "novelty" Pokemon that just simply was made to take up space in your PC and not for anything else, if I had to take away two utterly terrible Pokemon (in creativity) from 5th Gen and replace them with a pre-evolution and evolution for Emonga, those two Pokemon would be Yoteri (because it looks too much like Growlithe) and Gigigear (it's just Gear with more gears)

outside of Emonga, we have Gear, which is..... let's just say that it could have been done a lot better, and given a better name than just "Gear", because it's two gears, not one, then we have Baniricchi and Banibaila (did I spell that right?), which are uncreative as sin, seriously, how do those things even stand with that super small tip on the bottom, let alone even WALK!? Then there is Baoppu, or should I say..... CHIMCHAR!!!!!! Seriously Nintendo, you already did a Fire Monkey the previous generation.....

Finally, we have the roaming trio, it's fairly obvious where THESE guys came from, especially with the previous games being remakes of the Johto games of all things, I will always prefer the Ecruteak beasts over these pathetic imatators.....



Let's see, the ears and tail are completely differently shaped, and the coloration is completely different. Even the hands and feet are noticeably different from eachother.




Only similarity I see is that they're both dogs and they have similar coloration. Growlithe is obviously bigger with more muscle to him. :/



While these are the closest match of the pairs you mentioned, it's still easy to tell them apart because they have a completely different aesthetic to them. Baoppu is much more stylized and cartoonish than Chimchar and this is even reinforced further in their respective evolved forms.

I'll concede to the Genie trio being conceptual ripoffs of the legendary beasts (Torneros = Suicune, Voltros = Raikou, and Landros = Entei), but at least you can tell them apart from eachother easy by their coloration and their respective typings, which is more than anyone can say about the Lake Trio. :/

King Gumball October 14th, 2010 9:43 PM

The Ice Cream pokemon required some thinking to come up with and a bit of creativity so I do not think they are rtunning out of ideas. The Ice Cream pokemon was just a very odd choice to base a pokemon on.

Palantides October 14th, 2010 11:51 PM

I'll say this from the start, I like some designs from each generation and I dislike some from each generation. There are also designs that I think are absolutely awesome (Gen IV starters) that I've seen lots of people dislike. The opposite is also true, where some designs a lot of people think are awesome, but I don't like it. I won't hold it against those people, and I would hope they don't hold the pokemon I like against me.

I also don't see the new pokemon as uncreative, because clearly there is creativity in the artwork itself. But I think the thing that really gets me with the new pokemon is the feelings they evoke. I've noticed that people get certain feelings when they see pokemon, and these feelings typically are not brought forth in the new designs (some of them are though).

It does seem like many of them are over-drawn though, where they become almost confusing. Whereas something that is ugly to me (Munna) at least evokes the feeling of "Yeah, that's a pokemon."

I also don't enjoy seeing so many pokemon that aren't exactly organic. This is partly to due with finding pokemon in the wild, or pokemon wearing clothes. It just feels off.

Amore October 15th, 2010 10:58 AM

Non-organic I can deal with....I love Metagross, and Aggron (which sounds like a train), and Rotom.....but which pokemon wears clothes? show me the sprite.

I do like the idea that gamefreak are having a laugh at the western world with the rubbish and ice cream....shame they didn't make a pokemon called "Big Mac(weird little "r" sign)".

The only argument I can't personally understand is the "uncreative" part. Look at what happens all the time:

Ostrich/Emu --add head-- Doduo --add head-- Dodrio
Magnemite --add heads-- Magneton --morph slightly-- Magnezone
Diglett --add heads-- Dugtrio
Exeggcute --add body-- Exeggutor
Dratini --gets bigger-- Dragonair
Charmander/Squirtle/Bulbasaur --gets bigger-- Charmeleon/Wartortle/Ivysaur --gets bigger-- Blastoise/Venusaur
Horsea --gets aggressive-- Seadra --gets bigger-- Kingdra
Omanyte --gets bigger-- Omastar
Slowpoke --gets eaten-- Slowbro/king
Paras --gets eaten-- Parasect
Weedle/Caterpie/Wurmple --copies real creatures-- their respective evolutions.
Buizel --gets bigger-- Floatzel
Riolu --gets bigger-- Lucario
Mudkip/Treecko --gets bigger-- Marshtomp/Grovlye --gets bigger-- Swampert/Sceptile
Seel/Spheal --gets bigger-- Dewgong/Sealeo --gets bigger-- Walrein
Electrike --gets bigger-- Manectric
Luxio --gets bigger-- Luxray (Shinx excluded as it has more colour variation between it and Luxio than Luxio to Luxray)
Kricketot --gets bigger (and awesomelly weird cry)-- Kricketune
Lotad --gets bigger-- Lombre --gets bigger/mexican/pineappley-- Ludicolo
Seedot --turns into a tree-- Shiftry (Even sounds like "tree")
Grimer --apears bigger (has the same weight)-- Muk



I know a lot of those are Gen I, but that's because my brain generally thinks about them more as I'm playing Hg/Ss. Also, most of the pokemon I listed, I personally like, so I'm not having a dig at those pokemon....but seriously, un-imaginativeness is actually incredibly imaginative by not making preposterous evolutions too common...

And I could go on...just there's a huge list....for example, all baby pokemon!

Superjub October 15th, 2010 2:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManhattanTheStarr (Post 6221496)
Lulz, I know I already posted here, but I just have one last thing to say...x3
Y'know, in the beginning, Pokemon were extremely UNcreative.
Look at some of these 1st generation Pokemon!

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/89.pngLook at it! It's a pile of goo! And it's name is Muk. Just "muck" without the c. Yeah, that's really creative.
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/122.pngNothing really uncreative about the design, but the name... Mr. Mime.
All they did was add Mr. to mime! That's not so creative either. T_T
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/100.pnghttp://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/101.pngOh, C'MON. It's just a Pokeball with eyes!

Seeeee? Look at the old "original" Pokemon. They weren't creative at all!
Geodude was just a rock with arms, and Squirtle looked like a regular turtle with a curly tail. xD Pokemon are becoming MORE creative now.

They're almost always some type of reasoning for their design, and they're usually based off of Japanese folklores n' shizz. Of course, some 5th generation Pokemon are kinda uncreative. Like the trash bag...ice cream cones...the Pokeball mushroom...
But most of the more uncreative Pokemon are just remakes of older ones. :3

But hey, I'd much rather have a Muk than... this thing... http://pokejungle.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/569.png

SandslashFTW October 15th, 2010 3:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManhattanTheStarr (Post 6221496)
Lulz, I know I already posted here, but I just have one last thing to say...x3
Y'know, in the beginning, Pokemon were extremely UNcreative.
Look at some of these 1st generation Pokemon!

http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/89.pngLook at it! It's a pile of goo! And it's name is Muk. Just "muck" without the c. Yeah, that's really creative.
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/122.pngNothing really uncreative about the design, but the name... Mr. Mime.
All they did was add Mr. to mime! That's not so creative either. T_T
http://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/100.pnghttp://floatzel.net/pokemon/black-white/sprites/images/101.pngOh, C'MON. It's just a Pokeball with eyes!

Seeeee? Look at the old "original" Pokemon. They weren't creative at all!
Geodude was just a rock with arms, and Squirtle looked like a regular turtle with a curly tail. xD Pokemon are becoming MORE creative now.

They're almost always some type of reasoning for their design, and they're usually based off of Japanese folklores n' shizz. Of course, some 5th generation Pokemon are kinda uncreative. Like the trash bag...ice cream cones...the Pokeball mushroom...
But most of the more uncreative Pokemon are just remakes of older ones. :3

DON'T TALK S*** ABOUT 1ST GEN.

I personally think Muk is badass, I mean just look at him. And they wanted a Pokemon to represent the main piece of technology in the Poke-world, aka Voltorb.

Quote:

Originally Posted by La Denryu (Post 6210817)
This has been said before, but 1st generation didn't have a lot of thought put into them either.

O hai, ditto.

Pokemon aren't getting uglier/less original. You're just getting older.

Ditto was meant to be simple, idiot. It's the "transformation" Pokemon for a reason.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akirα (Post 6209924)
I am probably weird here, but I find that this generation's Pokémon has one of the better concepts and designs than the previous ones. Every generation has its 'Rattata', and this generation is not an exception. However, the ideas, mostly, the art, the concepts of most of the current Pokémon are exceptional. I like almost 3/4 of the new Pokémon, and the rest are all terrible.

Honestly, whats wrong with Rattata? It was the first Pokemon you would encounter along with Pidgey, they are meant to be simple. And they evolve into creative Pokemon IMO.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isasapiens (Post 6205407)
Every generation had weird, or out of ideas, or less creative pokemon:
Gen I: Rattata and raticate, Pidgey and its family, Zubat, Geodude, Voltorb, Ditto, and Various others (Including Mew and Mewtwo).
Gen II: Corsola, Furret, Togepi and family, Wobuffet, Unown, Quagsire, Pineco and Forretress, Dunsparce.
Gen III: Nosepass, Torchic, Zigzagoon, Seedot, Taillow, Shroomish, Slakoth, Whismur family, Gulpin family, Lunatone and Solrock, Wynaut, Shelgon.
Gen IV: Bidoof, Probopass, Pachirisu, Cherubi, Bronzor family, Lickilicky, Tangrowth, Togekiss, the Lake Trio.
Gen V: #511 to #516, Mamepato, Kokoromori, Tabunne, Dokkora family, Hoyga, Yabukron family, Baniputchi family, Tesheed Family, Bururil family, Sazandra.
My review.
Gen I: They were way too rushed on ideas. (Seriously, Copycatting a bird and putting it onto a game?)
Gen II: Well, started to get better.
Gen III: Ok, some weird pokemon. (Aka Whismur)
Gen IV: Fewer weird pokemon. (Most commonly referred as to some evolutions of old, almost forgotten pokemon, or Bidoof)
Gen V: Well, returning to the basics, that is. (Means, some weird and object-based pokemon).
And I liked about 80% of this gen.

Why do people get angry at Rattata, Pidgey, Geodude, and Zubat? They're some of the first Pokemon you'll encounter, they're SUPPOSED to be simple, and they evolve into very creative creatures. Raticate, Pidgeot, Golem, and Crobat are awesome! I can see why people say Voltorb is stupid, though, but Ditto is MEANT to be simple, it's a freaking transformation Pokemon for a reason. Also, Mew and Mewtwo were epic, I don't know what you're talking about. Certainly better than the new Digimon-Transformers legendaries.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retribution (Post 6224881)
But hey, I'd much rather have a Muk than... this thing... http://pokejungle.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/569.png

I lol'd. Like, really hard, LMAO, nice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retribution (Post 6224881)
But hey, I'd much rather have a Muk than... this thing... http://pokejungle.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/569.png

I lol'd. Like, really hard, LMAO, nice.

Sydian October 15th, 2010 6:06 PM

SandslashFTW, you need to tone it down. The thread isn't for flaming other people's opinions, and if you continue on this way, you'll be infracted for such. And please edit your post. I should already go ahead and infract you for censor bypass, but I'm feeling generous tonight.

ngik... October 15th, 2010 6:56 PM

i guess 5th gen isn't that bad...
i'm starting to get used to seeing the pokemons...

Pokémandias October 16th, 2010 2:08 AM

at first I thought Icecreamconemon was really lame, but you know I actually think he's pretty cute. also Plankmon, Girdermon, and Concreteblockmon I thought were weak sauce on Wednesday, but now I think they're pretty neat. Trashmon is my fav though. Sorry I totally don't keep track of the Japanese names.

The legendary dog trio though I feel is not so hot.

Amore October 16th, 2010 2:32 AM

Oohh....so now weearing clothes is wrong, is it?

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5f/Spr_4h_107.png
So obviously not wearing clothes....

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/64/Spr_4d_297.png
not wearing clothes, is it.....

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/02/Spr_4h_124.png
That's not a dress...


c'mon, there're always pokemon that appear to wear clothes.....those're just 3 I can think of off the top of my head....


http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/59/Spr_4h_018.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/2c/Spr_4d_277.png

C'mon, in Hg/Ss they even have the same pose......Staraptor and Fearow are slightly more different, so they weren't posted here. I personally love both of them, they're never available in the same mainstream game, either......so it's fine.

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a2/Spr_4h_016.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6a/Spr_4h_021.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/14/Spr_4h_177.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/8e/Spr_4d_276.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/4a/Spr_4p_396_m.png
The first three even have the same species name....the first two are both Gen I, yet still look astonishingly similar!


http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/2/2f/Spr_4h_025_m.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/f/f6/Spr_4h_183.png
Marill was called "Pikablu"......

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/9/97/Spr_4h_112_m.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/5b/Spr_4h_034.png
They're quite similar, aren't they? I know Nidoking/Queen are, but they're supposed to be related....

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/8/8b/Spr_4h_111_m.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/56/Spr_4h_033.png
Their pre-evos are still similar, aren't they?

http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/7f/Spr_4h_014.pnghttp://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/48/Spr_4h_011.png

So, in conclusion, even between Gen I/II, although less common than later generations, due to the way they were connected, there were pokemon that were startlingly similar/"remade". It even happened within Gen I......

And, aside from a few pokemon, Gen III/IV had a great pokemon diversity.....and once you got further along, Gen I/II did too!

I'm not directly comparing Gen V pokemon, as I wish to remain spoiler-free....

Ninja Caterpie October 16th, 2010 2:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amore (Post 6225999)

Mind = blown

Tauros <-> Afrobull or Luvdisc <-> Heartfish aren't nearly as similar as Rhydon <-> Nidoking

S h o n October 16th, 2010 4:26 AM

I agree this,i love the 1st generation ;D


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