A creative Pokemon fan showed off their designs for a trio of new Paradox forms, giving classic starter Pokemon Bulbasaur a new makeover. The massively popular monster-catching franchise's expansive lineup of more than 1,000 creatures includes no shortage of unique Pokemon, from simple, elegant concepts to grandiose and fantastical designs. Each generation has typically introduced at least 100 new creatures for fans to collect and trade, with some also adding multiple regional forms and Mega Evolutions. Pokemon's variety of creatures has often served to inspire stunning designs from the franchise's legions of fans as well.
Pokemon fan creations span a wide variety of unique and impressive genres, including many inspired by the games themselves. The regional variants first introduced in Pokemon's seventh generation have often been a source of inspiration for fans, with artists iterating on classic creatures. The franchise also introduced Paradox forms in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, bringing both prehistoric and futuristic variants of multiple popular Pokemon from throughout the franchise's history. Now, one Pokemon fan's gorgeous artwork imagines Paradox forms for one of the franchise's first starter Pokemon, Bulbasaur.
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Pokemon Fan Creates Paradox Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venusaur
Reddit user SelenoFil shared their impressive concepts for Paradox forms of Bulbasaur and its evolutions. The artwork showed each stage of the evolutionary line, with Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venusaur all standing upright with longer tails. The re-design shifted Bulbasaur's flower to resemble a bowtie, while Ivysaur's Paradox form wears its flower over its shoulder like a cowl. Venusaur is designed as a Convergent form combining elements of futuristic and ancient forms, with its head extending from the end of its flower's trunk and boasting a pair of prongs for ears. The Reddit user also revealed the purpose behind their design, creating the stunning Bulbasaur variants as a Grass starter Pokemon for a fan region inspired by the Jurassic franchise.
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The comments are filled with plenty of impressed fans and some in-depth details about the Bulbasaur line's designs. The Bulbasaur was a particular favorite among other users in the comments, both remarking on its adorable design and sharing advice to give it a more dinosaur-like feel. The original poster shared a link to their YouTube channel in the comments of the post, showing off the design process for each member of the Bulbasaur evolutionary line and even including stats, Abilities, and bios. The user's YouTube channel also featured newly-created designs for the Charmander line in a separate video.
Paradox forms have been a popular outlet for fan creations since Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's release, inspiring plenty of impressive creations. The use of both Future and Ancient forms opens up a wide design space for Pokemon artists to re-design their favorites, including Legendary Pokemon like Ho-Oh receiving fan-designed Paradox forms. The Pokemon Company added even more Paradox Pokemon after Scarlet and Violet's initial release, adding multiple Paradox Legendaries with the release of the Indigo Disk DLC. Many Paradox forms have also been seen as some of the strongest competitive options in Scarlet and Violet, including Pokemon like Flutter Mane, Iron Bundle, and Roaring Moon.
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