An interesting thought....

[Deja Vu]

Has anyone else ever thought, considering evolution (as in gene evolution, not Pokemon) is accepted in the Pokemon world, that Scyther may have evolved from Kabutops? They have a few large striking similarities.

• Their heads are simalar, Scyther's being more compact.
• Also the obvious one. They both have blades for arms.

 

[Ayselipera]

Hmm, well I guess they could be related somehow. Kabutops is based off of horseshoe crabs and eurypterids. While Scyther is based off of a praying mantis. I'm pretty sure I once saw a discovery program that explained how arthropods are related to bugs. So they could be of relation.

 

[coolcatkim22]

Yeah, many many many many many many many many people have said that.
The problem is that Kabutops is a Horse Shoe Crab and Scyther is a Preying Mantis.

 

[BHwolfgang]

Well, considering that Kabutops are extinct and had lived many million years ago, maybe somewhere along the line it would've adapted and evolved into what we may now called 'Scyther'.

That's my two cents (theory) into this observation.

 

[Tyrantrum]

That does eem to make sense. It does look like evolution (as you said, gene-wise) could have taken place. I never really paid attention to that. Good observation skills. (b' ')b

 

[RivalGator]

Yeah, I find that possible. It makes a lot of sense! But what do I know about bugs? lol

 

[Serene Grace]

If evolution didn't already exist in the Pokemon world then I would say this theory falls under evolution.

 

[Alais]

It's a cool idea that could possibly be built into canon, but originally when Scyther and Kabutops were designed, I think the scythes and legs were probably used because they looked cool rather than any deliberate similarity. If it was intentional you would have heard something about it by now since those two pokemon are gen 1.

 

[Vendour]

That's a great observation there Deja Vu. I think you're dead on. The bodies of Scyther and Kabutops also look similar.

 

[The Girl Once named Tracie]

if you want to get right down to it, all pokemon are supposidly desendants of each other, starting with Mew. However closely you want to place them is up to you

 

[Niprop]

if you want to get right down to it, all pokemon are supposidly desendants of each other, starting with Mew. However closely you want to place them is up to you

Porygon wants to have a word with you.

Anyways, I always thought they looked very similar, but I thought it was just re-used features. Now that you mention it though, the two look, very, very similar to each-other, to the point where they have the same eyes. Perhaps Aron and Shieldon have a similar situation in relation to each-other...

 

[Crusher]

It does make sense if we take into consideration 'gene-wise' evolution. I mean, they have a lot of similarities! Kabutops can well be Scyther's ancestor. xD;

 

[coolcatkim22]

Can I just say evolution does not work like this.

Creatures with Scythe like appendages do not evolve into other creatures with scythe like appendages. Seriously, a creature evolves for millions of years to look a lot like how it did millions of years ago? That makes no sense.
By this logic Brachiosaurs evolved into Giraffes because they both have long necks.

 

[Dominus Temporis]

Can I just say evolution does not work like this.

Creatures with Scythe like appendages do not evolve into other creatures with scythe like appendages. Seriously, a creature evolves for millions of years to look a lot like how it did millions of years ago? That makes no sense.
By this logic Brachiosaurs evolved into Giraffes because they both have long necks.

Really? Then why do modern-day birds have such similar skeletons to dinosaurs? And there really aren't very many scythe-appendaged creatures in the real world that I can think of, so I'm not sure how you can make the statement in your second sentence. Besides, even creatures that are very distantly related can have similarities, and past the arms they're not too similar.

Anyway, before I go off on a Biology-class tangent, I think that it's possible the two could be related. If we think about Kabutops moving from an amphibious form (or water-dwelling, whichever it is) to a purely land-based form, it's possible it became more insectoid and lost most of its recognizable traits, got wings, etc. etc. And let's face it, big sharp claws would definitely be a favorable trait no matter where you are...

 

[coolcatkim22]

Really? Then why do modern-day birds have such similar skeletons to dinosaurs? And there really aren't very many scythe-appendaged creatures in the real world that I can think of, so I'm not sure how you can make the statement in your second sentence. Besides, even creatures that are very distantly related can have similarities, and past the arms they're not too similar.

Anyway, before I go off on a Biology-class tangent, I think that it's possible the two could be related. If we think about Kabutops moving from an amphibious form (or water-dwelling, whichever it is) to a purely land-based form, it's possible it became more insectoid and lost most of its recognizable traits, got wings, etc. etc. And let's face it, big sharp claws would definitely be a favorable trait no matter where you are...

I'll give you points for the bird comment but this evolution still doen't make sense.

Sure they're both anthopods but on the other hand they're in different classes.

 

[Dominus Temporis]

I'll give you points for the bird comment but this evolution still doen't make sense.

Sure they're both anthopods but on the other hand they're in different classes.

Well now, let's be fair- while they have characteristics of real-life animals, you can't exactly say they really are those animals. Without any knowledge of their biology or genetics- which of course Game Freak will sadly never give us- we can't really compare them directly to those animals.

Plus, in between natural evolution and Pokemon-style evolution, who knows what crazy changes might have occurred. Remoraid goes from a fish to an octopus when it evolves, and lots of Pokemon change types. There could be a Pokemon missing link. Which would be really cool, if you ask me.

 

[iLaxbe!]

I think that it makes sense.
There are other examples, like these:

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[Jemzx]

It's not easy to produce pokemon's body idea...

(More comparison, I didn't made this)