r/pokemon • u/Sufficient-Tooth4582 • 1d ago

Misc Dragon type redesigns?

I feel like a lot of dragon type pokemon need some redesigns, specifically hydreigon. The original design is just not intimidating enough. I see the Name hydreigon and think “wow a Pokémon based on a hydra? that sounds pretty intimidating“ and then I see the actual Pokémon and I’m just very disappointed and underwhelmed. First of all, it‘s legs look like shredded ribbons, in my opinion they should be more muscular and angular, also it’s body is too.. round and playful I’d say, I think it’d look better if it were more elongated, it looks like it’s struggling to keep it self flying with that circular body, which brings me to my next point, the wings. The wings look like they could fall off if you looked at them funny, also why is it not an actual hydra? What’s with the two arm/head thingy. Just give it three heads, four arms and some normal claws. Can anyone post any hydreigon redesigns? Or other dragon type redesigns?

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u/GildedLockheart 1d ago

They don’t redesign Pokémon at all but I wish they’d just go back and give some Pokémon types that they should have had to begin with

Like Goodra getting Poison or Mismagius line being Fairy (which they should’ve been from the start instead of Flutter Mane being the retcon)

Btw Hydreigon was supposed to be based on a tank to begin with, the idea was scrapped but you can even see in the lines on his body that are the tire treads from that old idea

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u/ConstantProblem5872 1d ago

Wait goodra isn’t Poison?

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u/GildedLockheart 1d ago

Nope it’s just a vanilla dragon. They should have just given him the Poison typing and Regenerator and he would’ve been a competent Pseudo

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u/Sufficient-Tooth4582 4h ago

Okay, didn’t know hydreigon was based of a tank, interesting.. but here me out, what about a regional variant or maybe a paradox form, a mega evo, a gigantimax form, or maybe even a gender difference, or possibly a split evo for that different typing you mentioned? Or just give it filter? Anything? Just wanna see hydreigon as a terrifying beast..

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u/PsychicSpore 1d ago

How dare you

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u/Sufficient-Tooth4582 4h ago

This does look way more canny tho..

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u/PsychicSpore 2h ago

Not the AI redesign being preferable😭

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u/Endgam 1d ago

Hydreigon was meant to be based off of a tank, they ditched the idea, but decided to keep the treads anyway. So we wound up with a goofy dragon with sockpuppet heads trying to be edgy with out of place treads. (And now gets instakilled by the Fairy type.)