Summary
- A talented Pokemon fan has created custom Tera forms for the Unova Starter trio, introducing new transformation mechanics.
- These Tera forms are rumored to give Pokemon powerful new bodies and abilities for battles, similar to Mega Evolutions.
An artistically skilled Pokemon fan is continuing their line of impressive custom Tera forms with the Unova Starter trio of Serperior, Emboar, and Samurott. While the base Pokemon Scarlet and Violet already introduced a new transformation mechanic with its crystal-like Terastallization forms, rumor has it that the forthcoming Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC will add another evolution type more in-line with previous ones like Mega Evolutions. These Tera forms will supposedly give certain Pokemon powerful new bodies and abilities to help them in battle.
Naturally, some fans have started to wonder what these rumored Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Tera forms will look like, and a Reddit user by the handle of Colmlukas has been drawing inspired prototype versions of the third-stage evolutions for every Starter Pokemon. They have been releasing these drawings in batches based on each Pokemon generation, starting with the original line-up of Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise and working their way up to Generation 4’s Torterra, Infernape, and Empoleon.
Comlukas has now made their way to the Generation 5 Starter trio of Pokemon Black and White, posting their hypothetical Tera forms for Serperior, Emboar, and Samurott on r/pokemon earlier this week. Just like the rest of Comlukas’s Tera Pokemon designs, the appearances of these Pokemon are changed in various ways: Grass-type Serperior now has larger leaves on its back and tail, the fiery Emboar is slimmer and sports a more subdued color scheme, and the water-dwelling Samurott now stands upright and wields a sword-like point on its right arm.
Every mainline Pokemon game gives players the option of selecting a Grass, Fire, or Water Starter Pokemon as their first creature, and 2010’s Pokemon Black and White are no different. Serperior, Emboar, and Samurott serve as the final evolutionary stages of Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott respectively. All three have made appearances in the Pokemon generations after their debut games, with Samurott even getting a Water/Dark Hisui region variant in last year’s Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Samurott was also the subject of a Tera Raid event in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet back in March.
The alternate Tera evolutions mentioned in the recent Pokemon DLC rumors haven’t been officially confirmed yet, but they have certainly sparked the imaginations of fans like Comlukas. Their line-up of custom Starter Tera forms has been met with high praise so far, and they do a phenomenal job of honoring the original designs of the featured Starter evolutions while putting a new spin on them. If Comlukas keeps things up, it likely won’t be long before fans see their take on the Starters of the Kalos, Alola, Galar, and Paldea Pokemon regions.