Summary
A talentedPokemonfan has imagined the classic Grass/Poison Starter Bulbasaur as a Steel/Electric type. Bulbasaur is easily one of the most recognizable creatures in the long-runningPokemonfranchise, being one of theoriginal three Starters inPokemon Red and Blueand the first officially numbered Pokemon overall. Trainers who picked Bulbasaur over Squirtle and Charmander also had a much easier time dealing with the game’s first two Gym Leaders, as the fierce little Grass Starter could make short work of Brock’s Rock element creatures and Misty’s Water-type Pokemon.
Bulbasaur has only grown more popular over the years, to the point where skilledPokemonfans have created impressive artwork of the plant/dinosaur hybrid. Many of these pieces feature radicallyaltered takes on Bulbasaurthat are fused with fellow Pokemon like Pikachu and Gengar or made to resemble a cinnamon roll. Other artwork imagines what it would be like if Bulbasaur had a different elemental type, such as Fire or Water.
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The latest of these cute and imaginative Bulbasaur variants seesPokemon’s original starter trade its grassy features for a completely different kind of bulb. Reddit user ProfAlmond posted a drawing of their custom Bulbasaur to thePokemonsubreddit, and it depicts it as a Steel/Electric creature. Bulbasaur’s usual teal skin is now gray, with metallic dark blue scales across thePokemonStarter’s body. The plant bulb on its back is replaced by a glowing round light bulb (leading ProfAlmond to call this new version “Bulb-asuar”), and the vines it uses as limbs are now electrical wires.
In their post, ProfAlmond asks what other Pokemon fans would like to see get a new type in a future project. Some have offered interesting suggestions like a Poison/Ice Pikachu variant, a Fairy-type Charmander, and even a Steel/Fire version of Blastoise. Other fans have compared ProfAlmond’s take on Bulbasaur tothe Paradox Pokemon formsintroduced in the recentPokemon Scarlet and Violet, which also change a given Pokemon’s elemental typing and represent different versions of these creatures from the past or future.
ProfAlmond has stated that they would like to make other Pokemon designs once they are finished with other art projects, and their Steel/Electric version of Bulbasuar is a solid start. It manages to retain the classic design that helped make the original such an iconic staple of thePokemonfranchise while making changes that fit its new abilities - such as the electric lightbulb perched on its back.Pokemon’s ever-growing line-up of collectible monstershas inspired plenty of great artwork already, and seeing what fans come up with next is often exciting.
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