Summary
- A Pokemon fan artist created a macabre fusion of the Grass-type Pokemon Paras and Chikorita, receiving compliments for their disturbing artwork.
- While Chikorita and its evolutions are weak starters, Paras and Parasect are even worse due to their quadruple weaknesses.
- The fusion artwork depicted Parasect's mushrooms taking over Bayleef and Meganium, transforming it into a zombie-like creature, and the artist was praised by other fans for their creative and creepy depiction.
A Pokemon fan artist pondered what would happen if the Grass-type Pokemon Paras and Chikorita evolved together, and revealed the horrifying results on social media for other trainers to see. For their work, the Pokemon artist received compliments on social media for their depiction of such a macabre merger of the two Pokemon.
Known respectively as the Mushroom and Leaf Pokemon, Paras and Chikorita made their debut in the Kanto and Johto regions. Though Chikorita is a pure Grass-type Pokemon throughout its evolution, Paras and its evolution Parasect are Bug and Grass dual-types. While Chikorita and its evolutions have a charming aesthetic in the eyes of Pokemon trainers, they are among the weakest starters in the Pokemon series as a result of their weaknesses and lack of move diversity. Despite that, both Paras and Parasect are in a worse state thanks to their quadruple weaknesses to Fire and Flying attacks. While Paras and Chikorita are not threatening on their own, one Pokemon fan sought to combine them with a horrific twist.
Inspired by other depictions of Pokemon fusion fan art, a Pokemon fan named PoliMarley42_Art shared their vision on the r/Pokemon subreddit of what would happen if Chikorita and Paras evolved together. Starting with Chikorita and Paras, the latter was shown sitting on the leaf of the former, as both Pokemon smiled together. However, the relationship between these two Pokemon would take a dark turn. Upon evolving to Parasect and Bayleef, Parasect's mushrooms started to take over Bayleef's body, and transformed the Leaf Pokemon into a zombie. Bayleef's neck was covered in fungi to replace its decayed leaves, and its eyes were devoid of expression. As the mushrooms that possessed Parasect spread, the Mushroom Pokemon had a mischievous expression on its face.
When Bayleef evolved into Meganium, a large mushroom covered its entire back, and more mushrooms engulfed its body. Parasect then made Meganium's mouth its perch, and the usually pretty leaves around Meganium's neck were changed into a decayed shade of brown and orange. For their work, the OP was complimented by other Pokemon fans. Similar to past creepy Pokemon fusions, most comments expressed their distaste for imagining such a creative and macabre Pokemon fusion. Other users pointed out how PolyMarley42_Art started their presentation with Meganium rather than Chikorita.
With the upcoming release of the Indigo Disk DLC for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, trainers will soon be able to catch a Chikorita of their own. Only time will tell what Pokemon fans will create after the expansion is released.
- Created by
- Satoshi Tajiri
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