Summary
A talentedPokemonfan has created sprites for the starter Pokemon of the nine generations.Pokemonhas become a franchise known for exciting stories where players travel the game’s world, battle, and meet different characters. But nearly everyPokemonadventure begins in the same way: with the hard quest of choosing a starter Pokemon.
The starter Pokemon is usually gifted to the player by the Pokemon Professor at the beginning of the game. There are exceptions, however, includingPokemon YellowandPokemon: Let’s Go. While the first trio introduced to fans was Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander, over the years thePokemon starter trioshave changed their appearances significantly. Despite this, they have an unusual trait, which is to always have the same types - fire, water, and grass. The reason for this is to illustrate the effectiveness of one type over the other, easily demonstrating the rock, paper, and scissors relationship between Pokemon types that is a crucial part of gameplay.
Reddit user Feekera created adorable sprites of Pokemon starters from all generations, sharing the result online. The fan art shows the starters organized by type, with one line for the Grass-type Pokemon, and another two for the Fire-type and Water-type Pokemon. As they are side by side, fans can see the differences in the designs used by Game Freak over the years. The end of each line shows Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly, thePokemon Scarlet and Violetstarters, and the most recent ones introduced toPokemonfans.
Pokemon Fan Creates Adorable Sprites of Starters from All Generations
As well as praising the OP’s work, Redditors noted curious details such as the Fire-type starters being inspired by animals from the Chinese zodiac. A second comment recalled the theory that Grass-type starters are based on extinct animals. A third Redditor also recalled thePokemon Mystery Dungeongames. Developed by Spike Chunsoft, thePokemon Mystery Dungeonseries is a spin-off from the main line ofPokemongames whose first title was released in 2005, and the most recent,Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, was released in 2020.
The sprites created by Feekera attract attention by uniting the trio of starters from all generations in the same fan art, giving them an adorable makeover in pixel art. The artist places creatures such as Bulbasaur and Rowlet, Charmander and Fuecoco, and Totodile and Froakie, who have become fan favorites, side by side. In addition, the fan art makes fans think about how the Pokemon starters have received such diverse designs, and what theGen 10 starter Pokemonwill be like.
