Pokemon Fan Creates Impressive Paradox Forms for Kanto Starters

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One Pokemon Scarlet and Violet fan has taken Paradox Pokemon to the next level with creative new forms for Charmander, Bulbasaur, and Squirtle. While many fans have been enjoying creating Paradox variants for their favorite critters, such as Pokemon X and Y's Noivern, these new forms don't exactly focus on futuristic technologies or previous ancestors. Instead, one fan decided it would be much more interesting to create special creatures based on what could have been, using the concepts of how the past hoped the future would look.

As a result, the idea behind these new Paradox Kanto starters is that they come from a parallel timeline alongside the main Pokemon games. These three would be the starters available in the Pallet Town found in that timeline, and they resemble fantastical concepts that have faded into fiction or became outdated once science provided any alternatives. These Paradox forms are named after classic locations from Pokemon Red and Blue, namely the cities.

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The artist, miscfionn on Twitter, explains in the comments on Reddit as to what each one represents. The Bulbasaur, known as Vermillion Bulb, was designed after solarpunk and steampunk ideas; meant to be a Bulbasaur that creates light rather than surviving off of photosynthesis. Vermilion Tail, the Charmander, was inspired by outdated ideas of aliens looking more like fairies. While fitting, the type change for Vermillion Tail is rather interesting as the Fairy-Type wasn't inPokemon until Generation 6. Lastly, Paradox Squirtle was named Cerulean Shell, and was designed to represent the Space Age.

Fans are loving the concepts and the ideas of Paradox Pokemon from parallel timelines