Holy god jesus whaaaaaat

Logically, Metapod should have evolved into Venomoth. Caterpillars turn into moths, and Venonat has all the same features as Butterfree.




How did I go a decade without noticing this.

That's a good question. I never noticed that either. :(

... Don't caterpillars evolve into butterflies? Either that, or all of kindergarten was a lie.

EDIT: God damn, there is a thread on /v/ right now about this.

Catepillars can become either a cocoon or pupal. Cocoon will bring out a moth and a pupal will bring out a Butterfly.

Saka Yuura said:

Catepillars can become either a cocoon or pupal. Cocoon will bring out a moth and a pupal will bring out a Butterfly.

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Ho ho! So you DO learn something new everyday.

This is peculiar. I mean, I would never have noticed myself.

An old mistake my guess since they brought out Wurmple, Silcoon ,Cascoon, Beautifly and Dustox in the 3rd generation and that fits that fact almost exactly.

I'm not sure how I went so long without noticing the immense similarities in design between Venonat and Butterfree. Possibly this was their original intention and they made a change to it later on?

That's a very good point! I never noticed that until now. :P

Holy crud that is the biggest mistake nintendo ever made. Im going to the pokemon mailbox on the official site to tell them

your theory is wrong, caterpillars turn into cocoons ¬_¬

Caterpillars can either be chrysalis or cocoon. Or dead.

Chrysalis become butterflies, cocoons become moths. Dead caterpillars are food.

What makes me wonder is why Venonat has no pupa form.

airconditioning said:

... Don't caterpillars evolve into butterflies? Either that, or all of kindergarten was a lie.

EDIT: God damn, there is a thread on /v/ right now about this.

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I know this might not be the right time, airconditioning, but you're my favourite posted on this forum.

Oh, and Allstories, aren't we talking about a world of magical monsters where ten year olds are allowed to run around the regions on their own with no supervision? I'm sure Nintendo would be happy to make all logic in Pokemon flawed purposely in order to make a good game, but this evolution line must have been an error on their parts!

Ιt was an error. I mean its ridicoulus enough that those are first gen pokemon but to be revealed after ten years is what bugs me. Imagine nintendo lookin at this and saying um all dear pokemon fans were sorry to say that after 10 years it seems 2 different pokemon were mixed up. Sorry for the inconvenience and we hope that in the 5th gen it clears up! Id be laughng in nintendos face if tat happens.

Ummm...catepillars turn into cocoons and then butterflies.

Gnats and moths are just annoying.

If you think this is crazy...

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You tell me-- is this line weirder than catepillar->cocoon->butterfly?

See, it's normal compared to other things. Like Magikarp->Gyarados, Feebas->Milotic, etc.

I noticed that Venonat looked WAY too much like Buterfree, but I never thought to cross Venomoth into the Metapod line... good thinking, there.

I'm pretty sure this is an error on Nintendo's part, similar to the way you get the MARSH badge from the psychic gym leader, and the SOUL badge from the poison gym leader.

SilverSmeargleSplatter said:

Magikarp->Gyarados

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I believe that's based off an old Japanese/ Chinese legend. From Bulbapedia:

Magikarp's Origin said:

Magikarp is based on a legend about how carp that leapt over the Dragon Gate would become dragons. Several waterfalls and cataracts in China are believed to be the location of the Dragon Gate. This legend is an allegory of the drive and efforts needed to overcome obstacles.

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Gyarados' Origin said:

It appears to be based on a sea dragon or sea serpent. Gyarados is partially based on a legend about how carp that leapt over the Dragon Gate would become dragons. Several waterfalls and cataracts in China are believed to be the location of the Dragon Gate. This legend is an allegory of the drive and efforts needed to overcome obstacles.

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Feebas->Milotic

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While not based on any sort of legend, this evolution is pretty similar to Gyarados. Gyarados can be seen as extreme weakness turning into extreme strength, while Milotic can be seen as extreme ugliness turning into extreme beauty.

Oni Raichu said:

I know this might not be the right time, airconditioning, but you're my favourite posted on this forum.

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It's always the right time to point that out. ;)

While we're on this topic, what exactly is Venonat supposed to be?

Anyway, good point. I doubt it's an error that nintendo made, but maybe they just didn't see the relation between Venonat and Butterfree.

If my 5 year old cousin can see it how the bloody hell nintndo cant?