AND Pokemon fan artists shared their reinterpretations of the Kanto starting trio, such as Bulbasaur and its evolved forms, on social media for all to see. The Pokemon The fan artist stated that their versions of the Kanto starter trio were part of an effort to maintain the art of drawing every day.
Known as the Seed Pokémon, Bulbasaur is a Grass-type starter Pokemon red and blue. Bulbasaur is listed as the first Pokémon of the original Pokedex. As a Grass and Poison Pokémon, Bulbasaur is one of the first dual-type creatures that young Pokémon Trainers can catch. As Bulbasaur evolves into Ivysaur and Venusaur, the bulb on its back blossoms into a pink flower capable of storing and releasing solar energy. With high defense and a decent move pool to draw from, Venusaur is considered to be the strongest Grass-type Pokémon native to the Kanto region.
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A Pokemon fan shares awesome new interpretations of Bulbasaur and other Kanto starters
Although Bulbasaur and his evolved forms have undergone some fan adaptations before, one Pokemon the artist gave the Seed Pokémon a new look based on the creature that originally inspired its design. on Pokemon subreddit, a Reddit user named NehGon shared his drawings of Bulbasaur and other Kanto starters. For the Bulbasaur line, NehGon focused on the toad-like appearance that Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Venusaur have. The redesigned Bulbasaur has the body of a bullfrog with a cream-colored belly and a tiny bulb on its back. After evolving into an Ivysaur, its green leaves acquire a pink coating on the edges, similar to poison ivy leaves. As for Venusaur, the fully evolved Seed Pokémon has several barriers on its body, along with a blooming lily plant on its back.
In addition to the Bulbasaur line drawings, NehGon shared his interpretations of the Charmander and Squirtle lines as part of a daily art drawing regimen. NehGon's interpretation of Charmander leaned into the lizard-like design of the Flame Pokémon, as it has a thicker tail and wider eyes than its official design. For Charmeleon, the head fin is dinosaur inspired. NehGon's Charizard design kept the same color palette as the official one Pokemon artwork, though it has a slimmer body and shorter arms compared to The Pokemon Company's design. Additionally, NehGon's interpretation of Squirtle has a larger tail than the official artwork. As for Wartortle and Blastoise, NehGon drew robust designs of the turtle pokemon. NehGoh's Wartortle has red eyes along with a chipped shell covered in spikes. Blastoise's iconic water cannons are made of coral rather than metal, and his arms and shoulders are adorned with various coral patterns.
Fan interest in Kanto Pokemon has increased for one reason
NehGon's artistic redesigns of the Kanto starters came just over a month later Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen were relaunched on Nintendo Switch consoles. As the first remakes Pokemon main game series, Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen combined the Kanto region with Gen 3 gameplay mechanics such as Pokémon abilities and personalities. As games are released to a new audience on the Nintendo Switch, Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen players rediscover tricks that have been in games for over two decades.
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Return from Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen will also help calm the player down to Pokemon winds and waves is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 sometime in 2027. Although some returning Pokemon will appear in the Pokemon winds and wavestime will tell if the Gen 10 roster will feature the Kanto starting trio.
