-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
I love Pokémon and it’s weird designs with all my heart, but...
- Thread starter Zombine
- Start date
I mean, you realize what the gimmick with the fossils this gen is right? They're each the parts of two different animals slapped together
That's fair if you still don't like the end result though
That's fair if you still don't like the end result though
An abomination and an actual affront to nature. It's "revived" by a mad scientist and the Pokedex literally says that its existence is pain.
it's a callback to how old dinosaur fossils used to be haphhazardly thrown together, many of which were displayed in the UK!
If you pay attention, you'll see all the fossil pokemon are just he same 5 parts thrown together incorrectly, and its why all the fossil pokemon look like they're in torment.
If you pay attention, you'll see all the fossil pokemon are just he same 5 parts thrown together incorrectly, and its why all the fossil pokemon look like they're in torment.
OP
OP
I actually haven't read the dex entry. Christ they are so messed up sometimes.
OP
OP
Oh, I didn't say I don't like it. I just don't understand it. It's the first time I've legit been stumped by a Pokémon.
Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Palace_Dinosaurs#In_culture.
I love Dracovish, by the way. He can completely obliterate teams that are not prepared to face him all on his own. Dracozolt is going to be broken as well once his HA gets released.
I love Dracovish, by the way. He can completely obliterate teams that are not prepared to face him all on his own. Dracozolt is going to be broken as well once his HA gets released.
The organs for these swapped mon probably don't even work well for what they actually need.
Ah the British museum. The museum that believes they have rights to take ownership of all the world's artifacts.
Its mighty legs are capable of running at speeds exceeding 40 mph, but this Pokémon can't breathe unless it's underwater.
It's messed up.
OP
OP
OP
OP
What could have been....
These are almost inevitable IMO, either in the expansions or the next game.
Mimikyu
Its actual appearance is unknown. A scholar who saw what was under its rag was overwhelmed by terror and died from the shock.
A gust of wind revealed what hides under this Pokémon's rag to a passing Trainer, who went home and died painfully that very night.
Bewear
This Pokémon has the habit of hugging its companions. Many Trainers have left this world after their spines were squashed by its hug.
Palossand
Buried beneath the castle are masses of dried-up bones from those whose vitality it has drained.
Each of its grains of sand has its own will. Palossand eats small Pokémon and siphons away their vital essence while they're still alive.
Drampa
If a child it has made friends with is bullied, Drampa will find the bully's house and burn it to the ground.
Pokemon is dark 😬
Pokemon Sword and Shield's Worst Pokemon Are a Reference to Actual Prehistoric Mistakes
When Gideon Mantell accidentally mixed up early Iguanodon fossils, at least no living creatures suffered.
www.usgamer.net
this article has some more explanation and links about the real life fossing mix match
This, and in addition to that, the history of British scientists from Darwin's time misleading the world with fake composite fossils knowingly or otherwise. There are quite a few high profile examples of fake missing links and such.
What could have been....
I'm surprised this didn't actually just do this as a post-game fossil fixing side quest.
It would again increase version exclusives too lol.
What could have been....
These four are infinitely better than what we got.
I just like that it has any concept of what a bully is and how to find their house as the main entry in their "encyclopedia" that's totally written by scientists.
Yeah some of the ugliest and most confusing Pokemon designs are actually pretty inspired when the context behind the design is taken into account.
My favorite Pokemon is Barbaracle and the reason he looks like a mishmash of clawed hands is because the species of barnacles that he's based on looks like... a mishmash of clawed hands. Of note is the fact that all of his limbs have minds of their own, so Barbaracle's 'head' is actually just the biggest and ugliest barnacle of the bunch giving orders to the others
They definitely don't.
Take Dracovish, for example. Its strong legs allow it to sprint at high speeds for extended periods on land.
You know what Dracovish can't do on land, though?
it can't breathe
Eating food has to suck for Arctovish, considering that its head was put on upside down. That black area on top of its head is its mouth.
Frankly it's worse than just plain old "dark": the contrast between the Pokemon designs and these entries is some Five Nights at Freddy nightmare fuel. :D
I mean, from your quotes alone, this guy accidentally crushes its trainers to death. This is the face of an accidental serial murderer:
And this guy traps and slowly kills its victims:
I always love when Pokémon is weird + creepy. The Junji Ito collab was really awesome, wish we got more for recent mons.
Frankly it's worse than just plain old "dark": the contrast between the Pokemon designs and these entries is some Five Nights at Freddy nightmare fuel. :D
I mean, from your quotes alone, this guy accidentally crushes its trainers to death. This is the face of an accidental serial murderer:
And this guy traps and slowly kills its victims:
Kids probably think the lore is amazing
In reality it reads like gibberish most of the time and wouldn't make any sense for kids to be fighting for sport with their collection of dangerous monsters.
Perhaps Drampa is dark...comedy?
LMAO I don't know which is better the first panel or Rayquaza's face!
More...
Yamask
Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry.
Of course we have Gengar...
It apparently wishes for a traveling companion. Since it was once human itself, it tries to create one by taking the lives of other humans.
Should you feel yourself attacked by a sudden chill, it is evidence of an approaching Gengar. There is no escaping it. Give up.
Both these seem to tie into People becoming pokemon...
Last gen Pikachu is devoured alive by a sandcastle, this gen Pikachu is devoured(or at least an attempt) alive by Cramorant...
LMAO I don't know which is better the first panel or Rayquaza's face!
More...
Yamask
Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry.
Of course we have Gengar...
It apparently wishes for a traveling companion. Since it was once human itself, it tries to create one by taking the lives of other humans.
Should you feel yourself attacked by a sudden chill, it is evidence of an approaching Gengar. There is no escaping it. Give up.
Both these seem to tie into People becoming pokemon...
Imagine this in an actual encyclopedia about like lions or something. If you see a lion there's no escaping it, just give up!
OP
OP
I always love when Pokémon is weird + creepy. The Junji Ito collab was really awesome, wish we got more for recent mons.
the Ito collaboration was brilliant.
