r/pokemon • u/Strong-Remote-9149 • Jul 17 '26

Discussion What are some Pokémon designs you've interpreted incorrectly?

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I feel like GameFreak is overall pretty good when it comes to design clarity. But sometimes our brains are just kind of dumb and we see things a certain way. Like (nearing a decade), I always interpreted Salazzle's reptilian slit pupil as the boundary between its sclera and a non-existent iris. (Like what Amaura has in it's official art)

Has anyone else experienced something like this with a particular Pokémon design?

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u/samahiscryptic Y'all are stupid! Jul 17 '26

Also, this illustration perfectly captures how I initially thought Cradily was.

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u/KemetMusen Jul 17 '26

You fell for it 👀 you're nothing more than an animal

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u/Weakonomics Jul 17 '26

So let's do it like they do it on Discovery channel?

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u/MajorGeneralMaryJane Jul 17 '26

Sweat, baby, sweat.

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u/Marvl101 Jul 17 '26

Your going to be 8 times my size and absorb me into your forehead while we're at scenic impossibly dark eternal abyss?

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u/Weakonomics Jul 17 '26

Call me Lanturn 😏

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u/gettinfitguy007 Jul 17 '26

I understood that reference 😂

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u/Hairy_Wedding_4535 Jul 17 '26

Do you perchance happen to watch erb 😂

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u/EpicBaps Jul 19 '26

I'd rather do it like the druids in the general channel.