Hey guys, HDvee here.
Now as we all know, Pokemon evolve.
Some Pokemon evolve a lot, some Pokemon only
evolve once, and of course, some Pokemon don’t
evolve at all.
Have you ever looked at two Pokemon though
and thought, hey, you guys look pretty similar
to me.
Well I certainly have, and so in today’s
video we’ll be taking a look at a few Pokemon
who have a bunch of similarities.
With that being said, today’s video takes
a look at the Top 5 Pokemon That Should Be
Related.
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Starting things off and taking the number
five spot in today’s top five video is Tauros,
and it being related to Bouffalant.
Both based on members of the bovine family,
when Bouffalant was revealed in generation
5, everybody assumed it was a Tauros evolution.
Looking at their designs, Bouffalant is essentially
a beefed-up Tauros with an afro.
Tauros is a quadruped, bovine Pokémon.
It is covered in light brown fur with a thick,
darker brown mane around the neck.
It has a rounded muzzle with a dark brown
nose, and three gray bumps running vertically
down its forehead.
Whilst Bouffalant is a bovine Pokémon with
a large, dark afro on its head.
Two large, curving horns, each with two golden
growths resembling rings, protrude from the
afro They even share the same brown and grey
color scheme.
When you look at their stat distribution things
get even weirder, Bouffalant’s defense,
19.4%, and special attack, 8.2%, are exactly
the same as Tauros’.
All of its other stats are higher, except
for speed; which would make sense considering
it weighs 13.4 lbs more than its generation
1 look-a-like.
Coming in at the number four spot in today’s
top five video is Venonat, and it being related
to Butterfree.
Long rumored to have been a mix up of names
in the Game Freak offices, it’s easy to
see why people think that Butterfree was originally
supposed to be Venomoth.
In fact, pretty much every single aspect of
its design matches up with Venonat; purple
coloration, bulging red eyes, 2 antenna, small
mouthpiece with 2 pincers, inward pointing
hands with 3 fingers and large feet.
Likewise, the Pokemon now known as Venomoth
shares several features with Butterfree’s
evolutionary relatives; Caterpie’s bulging
eyes and pointed head piece, Metapod’s patterned
lower-body.
Could such a big mistake have really been
made?
Or is it all just coincidence?
It’s definitely possible, and so for all
of these reasons, Venonat and it’s very
strong resemblance to Butterfree takes the
number four spot in today’s top five video.
Coming in at the halfway point in today’s
top five video is Luvdisc, and it being related
to Alomomola.
Alomomola is another Generation 5 creature
suspiciously comparable to a Pokemon from
a previous game.
Basically a Luvdisc with extra frills, the
real kicker here is that both appear to be
based on the relatively unknown discus fish.
At least Bouffalant and Tauros are based on
easily identifiable real-world animals.
Coming up with two designs centered around
an uncommon fish, and even then failing to
create some kind of link between them just
seems baffling.
On the other hand, unlike the bulls, their
stats are a bit of a mismatch.
Luvdisc’s speed and special defense are
its highest ranked stats, whereas, Alomomola’s
are HP and physical defense.
However, just for the obvious reasons of how
much these two Pokemon look like each other
is enough for you to think that they should
at least be in the same evolution line, you’d
really be helping Luvdisc out too gamefreak,
it’s just terrible right now.
For all of these reasons though, Luvdisc and
it’s very strong resemblance to Alomomola
takes the number three spot in today’s top
five video.
Coming in at the number two spot in today’s
top five video is Pinsir, and it being related
to generation two’s Heracross.
Heracross was introduced in generation 2,
as a counterpart to Pinsir.
Both of them have the same base-stat-total
of 500, are the same height at 4’11”,
and have a mega-evolution.
Yes there are other Pokemon counterparts throughout
the universe – Zangoose and Seviper, for
example – but this one is interesting as
both creatures are based on types of beetle.
Upon generation two’s reveal, when Scyther
was revealed to evolve into Scizor, it was
assumed Pinsir would in turn evolve into Heracross.
Whilst I’m not suggesting that that should
be the case, I think this is a perfect opportunity
for Game Freak to release a baby Pokemon which
can evolve into either one of the two.
Perhaps – working similarly to the mechanic
which sees Wurmple evolve into Silcoon or
Cascoon – this Pokemon’s evolution could
be predetermined by personality value and
only discovered by the player once it had
reached the correct level.
Also, with Pokemon Ultra sun and Pokemon Ultra
Moon just around the corner, could we see
a pre-evolution soon?
It would definitely be an awesome thing to
see, and so, Pinsir and Heracross having some
huge factors in common, takes the number two
spot in today’s top five video.
Finishing things off though, and claiming
the number one spot in today’s top five
video is Cubone and Marowak, and being related
to Kangaskhan.
Cubone is the orphaned child of a dead Kangaskhan,
or at least it was originally.
According to the theory, when a mother Kangaskhan
passes away, its child uses its skull for
protection, over time this skull fuses to
its head and becomes part of it, thus creating
a Marowak.
From here a female Marowak would potentially
be able to further evolve into a Kangaskhan.
Okay, so it’s one of the more morbid theories
of the Pokemon universe, but there is some
evidence supporting the idea that all 3 were
intended relations.
First of all, Cubone’s name in the Beta
Versions of Red and Blue was, quite heartbreakingly,
‘Orphon’.
Secondly, the glitch Pokemon ‘M’ – which
has the same color palette as Marowak – can
evolve into Kangaskhan.
And, finally, the appearance of Cubone in
earlier depictions is alarmingly similar to
that of a baby Kangaskhan outside of its pouch.
Of course, for whatever reason, the idea was
never included in the game.
Perhaps because it seemed a little too dark
for the intended audience or perhaps just
because of a change of heart.
Since then, Kangaskhan has received a mega-evolution
which features the Joey taking on a new form;
therefore dispelling any hopes of the idea
being rekindled.
Even so, it’s still a very interesting little
mystery.
For all of these reasons though, Cubone and
Marowak being related to Kangaskhan takes
the number one spot in today’s top five
video.
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