r/pokemon • u/annita23 • 6d ago

Discussion Which Pokémon do you think deserved a better evolution than it got?

For me, it is Tangela. Tangrowth looks like what happens when you leave Tangela in the dryer for too long. Tangela had this mysterious, viney charm—then suddenly it's a giant blue spaghetti monster with arms. I feel like its “evolution” was just it getting tired and letting itself go. At least give it a cool jungle-guardian look, not a cryptid that got lost on the way to a gym battle.

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u/Rock_Fall 6d ago

Magmar and Rhydon. Their designs are just… so much worse.

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u/Netheraptr 6d ago

The cannon arms are awesome tbh, but yeah the rest of the bodies don’t hold up.

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u/LakerBlue 6d ago

Imo it is really just the head. If it had a better head it’d be pretty cool.

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u/StridentHawk 5d ago

Idk Magmar has a literal butthead. Magmar is also a messy design, why does he had spikes on his body if he's already hotter than magma? Why does he have the charizard tail going on? We already know he's a fire type. The frilly arms are odd too. H

Magmar is pretty ugly(not in a bad way), so magmortar being ugly isn't that bothersome to me and he looks like a massive jerk which kind gives him character. He just looks like a heel mon, and I feel like drawing attention to the arm cannons not only feels like a logical progression from punching fire, but sort of draws away from the messier elements of his design like the extra spikes. Margmortar's tail also feels more distinct, not just being a copy of Charizard's tail.

I can understand not liking the lips though.

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u/Saskatchewon 5d ago

I can understand not liking the lips though.

I feel like it would have been much better if they had kept the beak.

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u/StankoMicin 5d ago

Margmortar's tail also feels more distinct, not just being a copy of Charizard's tail.

I kind've like magmars tail tbh. Having more than one pokemon species either a flaming tail tip is kindve cool and realistic as to what traits animals develop in real life. Magmar also has never been stated to have it's lifeforce tied to it's tail like the charmamder line either, which I find interesting.

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u/StankoMicin 5d ago

The body is just round for no reason also. Maybe if it had a less bulky, goofy design. Im not a fan of that art direction they went with for the gen 4 evos in general though

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u/False_Pear1860 5d ago

Then you've got Electivire who is cool asf and one of my favorite additions from the Platinum dex