Pokemon Fan 'Fixes' Dragonite With Clever Edit

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There are about 900 different adorable monsters currently available for capture and befriending across thePokemon franchise. Three of the most well-known Pokemon are Dratini, Dragonair, and Dragonite, an evolutionary line introduced in the original Gen 1 games. Now, one Pokemon fan has set out to 'fix' Dragonite through the magic of clever image editing.

Although the Dratini evolution line is beloved by many fans, a number of gamers have pointed out over the years that Dragonite doesn't look much like its predecessors. Both Dratini and Dragonair feature slim, snakelike bodies, wing-like fins on their heads, and a blue and white color scheme. Dragonite, meanwhile, trades in the sleek and streamlined shape for a chubby bipedal body resembling a rounded orange Charizard.

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Outside of thePokemon world, it appears that Dratini and Dragonair were modeled after East Asian dragons while Dragonite was modeled after popular depictions of European dragons. When this information is looked at in the context of thePokemon world, however, the logic of the evolution is hard to grasp. Redditor 5H1N0B1-2O recently shared an image edit of the three Pokemon showcasing their attempt to fix Dragonite--in other words, they tried to make Dragonite look more like it might have evolved from Dragonair instead of looking like a lost Charizard.

5H1N0B1-2O's take on Dragonite tries to keep several important design aspects of Dratini and Dragonair that the original Dragonite design abandons. The most obvious of these is the blue coloring--Dratini is a pale blue, Dragonair is a sea blue, and this version of Dragonite is a bright azure like Marill. It also features white scales on its stomach rather than