Pokemon Fan Has Unique Evolution Idea For Sprigatito

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The Pokemon Company and Nintendo recently revealed the next generation of Pokemon with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, which release later this year. Since the teaser trailer, Pokemon fans have taken to the new starter Pokemon and have speculated on what their evolutions may look like, including a unique bandit look for Sprigatito.

Reddit user Bunnybiene recently posted their idea for a final evolution for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Grass-type starter Pokemon Sprigatito. Fan art from another user was included with several points illustrating the thought process of making a larger Grass-type cat that's inspired by bandits from the region Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is based on, the Spain and Portugal portion of the Mediterranean. According to Bunnybiene, bandits are a common theme in Spain, and part of Sprigatito's design may hint that its evolutions are inspired by the dastardly type of character.

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Pointing out that felines have the ideal physique for being bandits because of their sneaking and stealth prowess, Bunnybiene also suggested that the darker green pattern around Sprigatito's eyes may be a leafy version of the traditional bandit mask. This mask extends beyond both of the Grass-type starter's purple eyes and reaches almost as high as its cat ears and as low as its open mouth. Because of this design choice for the starter Pokemon, Bunnybiene theorizes that one of Sprigatito's evolutions will be a leopard similar to Litten, which was introduced during Pokemon's seventh generation.

Most starter Pokemon have evolved to have dual-typing since the initial games released way back in 1996, with some such as Blastoise and Typhlosion remaining dedicated