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blackstarr on 08 January 2013

Pokemonbrawlvg said:

Wait. This looks fantastic. Where'd you get this from?

Can't wait to see the evolutions...

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Pokemonbrawlvg on 08 January 2013

blackstarr said:

Pokemonbrawlvg said:

Wait. This looks fantastic. Where'd you get this from?

Can't wait to see the evolutions...

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zarx on 08 January 2013

Aielyn said:
On a related note, we don't technically have confirmation that the starters are Fire/Water/Grass. We're basing it on assumptions because we see them using those type attacks and they're coloured to suit (and because the "Water" type is a frog), but strictly speaking, it hasn't yet been confirmed. Actually, they're not even confirmed to be the starters - it's all assumption at this point.

If they are, indeed, the starters, and the standard type set, then there's still some interesting observations.

This is the first grass starter that isn't a reptile or amphibian, and the first grass starter that doesn't appear to be made of grass (it's the first one that isn't predominantly green, in fact). The fire starter is the first one to not really have any significant amount of red, unless you count Cyndaquil without its fire quills. The water starter is the first one that is based on an animal that isn't completely associated with water (many frogs live on land, and only reproduce in water).

They do seem to be making an effort to mix things up, at least a LITTLE bit.

Is there any doubt really? It's pretty clear just looking at them what types they are, why would they go to the effort to make them look like the traditional triad if they weren't.

Fire starters are mostly orange not red, and an orange/yellow pokemon is not a huge departure in terms of colouration from the others. And is Chikorita meant to be an amphibian? I always thought they were meant to be reminiscent of herbivore dinosaurs. And saying frogs aren't asociated with water is a bit of a stretch, ask most people on the street where they think frogs live and they will probably say pond or something similar, and as you say even the land dwelling species go to water to spawn hence an association.