Look at the fin on his head, part of it goes down as he evos and becomes clear, consistent with sobbles ability. The line between his eye straightens out and his eyes get a mysterious look that appears spy like, hinting towards next final stage which was confirmed by Affleck. Lastly the detail on the tail is consistent but a bit longer which would make sense from a design perspective.

100% it's real, get btfo waifu monkey fags

Apologies for the crude circling, on mobile.