Pokémon fans joke Quaxly is actually Donald Duck

polygon.com:

The Pokémon Company announced a new duck Sunday.

Well, not just a duck. It announced the next generation of Pokémon. The new games will be called Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and the with the news came new information on the three new starters. Among the new Pokémon is a duck named Quaxly. It’s just a duck, but fans online have noticed that Quaxly bears a resemblance to another beloved animated character, Disney’s Donald Duck. Because of this, fans are already posting loads of memes and fan art of the two, to hilarious results.

Quaxly’s design just exudes sass and class. It has one wing on its hip and rocks what appears to be either a voluminous toupée or a stylish beret. (Fans online are torn as to what exactly is on its head.) However, whatever it is, it makes the plucky bird look like Donald Duck, who also dons a blue hat.

Quaxley joins two other cute starters: Fuecoco, a fire-type crocodile and Sprigatito the grass-type cat. However, the resemblance to Donald Duck has appeared to set him apart from the others. Now, people online has posted loads of memes and images making jokes about the uncanny resemblance between the two.

So glad that they added Donald in Pokémon pic.twitter.com/7Ap10IJggq

Can’t believe this old meme is now a reality pic.twitter.com/lMpM7SQOl8

Final form leaked pic.twitter.com/MIUYe8GZW3

that new duck Pokémon has some cool evolutions not gonna lie pic.twitter.com/ohA0lVp9Cq

yeah thanks for the donald duck starter i love it :) pic.twitter.com/ntTyvNdi53

Beyond that, fans are just excited about the duck in general. Quaxly isn’t even the first duck Pokemon. There’s also the water-flying type, Ducklett. However, this is Quaxly’s time to shine.

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