>>20296316Speaking of evolution, the Machop line is a great 'typical' example line.
Starting in the middle, you have Machoke. This is your basic Pokemon. It's a stylised bodybuilder. Nothing too standout but still pretty cool.
Then it evolves into Machamp, gets leaner, even huger, & grows an extra pair of goddamn arms. This guy's crazy strong & he looks it.
Taking a look back at Machop & how little it made sense to be some kind of special 'fighting' type at the time when it looked pretty weedy at first - heck, you can see its ribs - makes it stand out as one of the best examples of one of the meanings of being a first-stage Pokemon; potential. Which is what starting strength training is all about, right? The potential that your body has to become something great.
