Week in Gaming: Popplio continues Pokemon’s tradition of the unlucky Number Three

By Kate Gray

Pokémon designs have come a long way in the last 20 years – from the simplistic but cute designs of Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Pikachu to the more complex and occasionally confusing designs of the more recent starters.

Where the first-generation designs relied on word recognition (Water type? TURTLE. Fire type? DRAGON. Grass type? PLANT WITH A FACE.), the later generations have had to pick more and more obscure animals and, increasingly, concepts to design their Pokémon around.

There is a Pokémon that is an iceberg. Another that is a pig on a spring. There’s Aromatisse, the personification of perfume. One is an ice cream that evolves into a double cone that evolves into a triple cone. And, of course, Garbodor – a literal, actual bag of trash. No one wants to capture and train a bag of trash. No one ever set out on a Pokémon journey inspired by Garbodor. No one wants to go to a prestigious Pokemon contest and have to summon a bag of trash to defend their honour. No one wants you, Garbodor.

Now, I’m not saying that the original 150 are without fault. Voltorb and Electrode are just balls with a color swap, Zubat turned …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming