>>56450309While I hate Gen 7 I unironically believe pokemon would’ve been a much bigger success if these were the Gen 1 starters at the time.
Each one fits in perfectly with that era’s pop culture and would have given the franchise tremendous crossover appeal.
>DecidueyeHarry Potter + rise of the turn of century geek chic/nerd culture.
>IncineroarTies perfectly with WWF in that era. If it becomes an asshole like Ash’s Charizard in this timeline, it adds to how much of a heel it’s supposed to be.
>PrimarinaTies in perfectly with the pop princess era and gives girls a starter for them instead of overloading gen 2 with cute to try appealing to them too late. Could’ve easily been Misty’s for the whole mermaid gimmick. This thing would’ve been Charizard for girls if it existed.
These designs would’ve fit right in with the zeitgeist of that era. It’s odd how well they do.
