Ancient-power evos were a neat concept, but haven’t revisited after Gen 4.
Share some ideas of mons evolving into a stronger “prehistoric” version of their species.

>>58005391 (OP)
These designs are bland they just made tangela but with arms and a less detailed body

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>>58005412
Why would a zebra become a rhino?

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>>58005419
It's a unicorn of some kind cause Zebrstrika already has horns.

>>58005419
Why would a boar become a mamuth?

It's Pokemon, don't look for too much logic, but equines are distant relatives of the extinct Elasmotherium

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>>58005419
If this seems strange to you, you should see the elephant's cousins.

Tyrantrumtwo or Paradox Tyrantrum

>>58005437
It's funny as a child I thought that the elephant, the rhinoceros, and the hippopotamus were related because of the similarity of their skin and color and because they lived in Africa.

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>>58005431
Pretty much the only mon like this (if you ignore the Pikipek line, which nobody seems to discuss for some reason). Also, it makes more sense when looking at them as a gun and a turret.

>>58005443
almost

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>>58005452
also seals are related to bears

>>58005456
and Piloswine and Mamoswine?

and Infernape line? ape>>monkey>>monkey

and Rillaboom line? monkey>>monkey>>ape

and Grafaiai line? shrew>>lemur

and Inteleon line? chameleon>>chameleon>>Basilisk/Draco volans

Just to mention a few, I'm sure we can find more.

>>58005471
They lacked dominating the sky to reach perfection

>>58005478
Seel a sea lion pup (Carnivora) becomes a Dugong (Sirenia) specifically an extinct genus with tusks

>>58005391 (OP)
Carnivine would be cool with an Evo Ancient.
Maybe even Fearow

>>58005541
correction a harp seal pup, both pinnipeds, but one is an otariid and the other a phocidae

>>58005544
>An Argentavis Fearrow mix with a Roc
Imagine

>>58005555
Not this design as such, but I like the reference of that bird hunting elephants like in the voyages of Sinbad

>>58005391 (OP)
Yanma needs a water/bug prevolution

>>58005391 (OP)
A Musharna evolving into a sleepwalking Paraceratherium, with gems like a caliph or vizier, something out of the Arabian Nights

>>58005608
And its counterpart, a Hypno evolving into a Chalicotherium with hints of a 16th-century English aristocrat with a giant ruff

>>58005391 (OP)
Not necessarily an ancient evo, but a Cyclizar evolving into an Iguanadon or a Parasaurulophus, we have no representative of the hadrasaurus,....maybe Golduck if we force it a little

>>58005642

Krokorok alt evolution via Ancient Power

>>58005391 (OP)
There are a lot of unused prehistoric amphibians, yes, pic related is not a crocodile but a distant cousin of salamanders, newts, and frogs

For example, a male Salandit, tired of the abuse of the female, could become wild and return to his primall state.

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>>58005652
Golduck is such a lowkey cool Pokémon and it's sad that it has gotten absolutely nothing since its inception. Hope the design philosophy changes soon so that we can get fun stuff like this.

>>58005722
But muh untouchables 151

Wait a minute, many have gained pre-evolutions, evolutions, regional forms, Mega forms, Gigantamax forms, and paradox forms. There's no excuse not to touch Golduck, Hypno, Arbok, Fearrow

>>58005736
I fear that at some point, the gimmick train will eventually leave the station and any remaining Kanto mons that weren't able to get any new toys to play with will just have to go fuck themselves because giving nearly every one of the original 151 mons something new would be too on the nose in terms of pandering.

Personally, I think that's bullshit because at this point, I think an alternate timeline Kanto where all the mons are different in some way would be more interesting than another region of new, western cartoon-looking shitmons with smooth textures that make them easy to churn out 3D models of.

The sooner you guys learn to separate real animals from pokemon the better.

>>58005391 (OP)
Isn't this just past Paradox forms now?

>>58005762
We already had something like this with ORAS, an alternate reality where Megas are a daily occurrence and there's a bullet train between Japan and France.

I've never played PLGPE, so I don't know how they modified the lore of current Kanto. I only remember that the Alolan girl vacationed there when she was young.

>>58005786
Yes, but it is unlikely that they will create more since they are a type of legendary, both for their stats and their lore, it is more feasible that they will give an old Pokemon a new evolution.

The same thing happened with the UBs, I still hope for a little love for them.

Donphan Ancient Power evolution

>>58005391 (OP)
The Official Pokemon Museum agrees

>>58005396
>these designs are bland
>nitpicks the one bad design
Just say the one is bad, don’t pretend the other two are.

>>58005419
It’s a Pokémon. Why would a pinecone become whatever forretress is?

>>58006460
Those are both just bagworms.

>>58005391 (OP)
This is my personal favorite evolution gimmick in the series alongside Shedinja, wish it was used again. A perfect candidate is Centiscorch. Fits the ancient world theme as centipedes are over 400 million years old, Centiscorch has always felt like a weak conclusion to the line to me.
>>58006315
>no Tangrowth

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>>58006510
Still, it's curious how it looks more like a giant clam, even its cannons look like siphons.

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>>58006786
Apparently I'm not the only one who noticed this.

>>58006579
>no Tangrowth
They probably didn't want to confuse children by using a monster plant as a caveman's representative. The game is one thing, and this exhibition, which was a bit more serious, was another. They showcased both Pokémon and real-life inspirations.

Although if that were the case, they could use Primeape as an Australopithecus equivalent.

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>>58005699
>Crocomimics
Excellent example of convergence

1. It's a temnospondyl, a giant amphibian
2. It's a choristoder, an extinct relative of turtles
3. It's a phytosaur, an aquatic reptile, but not a true crocodile

>>58005391 (OP)
Normal/Ground Vigoroth split evo that retains Vital Spirit
It’s downside? The stats are just Vigoroths but +10

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>>58005443
> Thread about cool fakemon based on ancient animals
> Vomits out this ugly fucking thing

Dodrio could get an evo based on the moa

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>>58005616
I like these ideas! Why the historical inspirations? Is it just another way to make them look old, or does musharna have something connecting it to the arabian nights theme?

>>58005806
Lets Go is pretty neat. The only real difference story wise is that the player and rival are sperate characters from Red and Blue, meaning the person who took down Team Rocket is different. And Megas and Alolan pokemon are used by the the Elite 4 in rematches to flesh out their team variety (Agatha gets Marowak, Lance gets Eggsecutor, Bruno gets I think Golem, and Lorelie gets I think Sandslash). You can find tourists around the region who are willing to trade you their alolan pokemon, and you can get your own megastones from a mega fanboy who sells them to you.

>>58005786
Paradoxes for the most part weren't really based on anything specific, just existing mons with extra spikes, teeth and the occasional tail. The legendary beasts being based on dinosaurs is the obly clear inspiration.

>>58005391 (OP)
Wait, Tangela is supposed to a caveman?

>>58007366
Look that chad energy!

>>58007396
My original idea was the crusades representing Christians and Muslims, but in a subtle way.

>>58007487
A shaggy caveman would have been more obvious with a club, but they sacrificed that to keep its hands free so it could move like Tarzan using its vine-arms.

>>58007392
My heart is with a Kiwi pre-evolution, but I understand that mechanically an evolution is more important for Dodrio

>>58005391 (OP)
Glameow alternative evolution

Ghost/Ice with ice fangs that remain stabbed into the opponent while they form new ones

>>58005396
OP's image conveys the conceptual intent, and the feet are plant pots
Also, it evolves from a tumbleweed into a shrub; when you consider that, you recall the notion of people hiding in shrubs and bushes and peeping out of them, which makes even more sense than Tangela's

>>58007902
Dodrio doesn't need an evolution at all; it needs ability buffs and movepool expansions.

Run Away should have always granted an immunity to trapping of every sort, for example.

It should have had Jump Kick as early as Gen III. Even Drill Run's prior existence would have served it well. It suffers from the typical Normal/Flying problem of being too easily stopped.

>>58007711
what are its arms based off though, exactly?
they seem random

>>58008082
They are literally vines with colored tips that simulate a hairy hominid limb, but the fingers are bare, like Monferno hand.

Tangrowth only simulates being a caveman, but its nature is closer to a swamp monster. Its Shiny version resembles older versions of Gorgons or Typhon, with snake-like arms and hair.

>>58008195
>simulate a hairy hominid limb
that's what I was looking for

>>58005456
What about treeko? He goes from a leaf tailed gecko to something more like a velociraptor. Slakoth goes from a sloth to a sloth baboon to a ground sloth silverback gorilla. Plenty of pokemon or evolution lines take inspiration from more than one animal why do autistic people find that so hard to accept.

>>58005412
What kind of ancient octopus is this octillery based on?

>>58007711
if I had the skill with sound software, I'd warp Tangelas cry into Tarzans' iconic shout, cause THAT should've been Tangrowth's cry