10 Pokémon That Looked More Badass Before They Evolved

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10 Pokémon That Looked More Badass Before They Evolved

Most of the time a Pokémon's evolution will make it look more fierce and intimidating, but occasionally former evolved forms looked better. With hundreds of Pokémon released over the years, many of the monsters are made to look cute. Pichu and Jigglypuff, for example, are not designed to inspire fear into the hearts of their foes. Others, such as Charizard and Haunter, may give opponents pause before entering a battle against them. Because so many Pokémon have evolutionary trees and expand their abilities and appearances through these evolutions, many look much more threatening as they evolve. Every once in a while, however, a Pokémon just no longer looks as threatening as it once did. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY

Lombre and Ludicolo

Lombre, a water and grass type Pokémon known for being mischievous, enjoys pranking and scaring people passing by its home. While it may not be the most terrifying opponent during a battle, its evolution is much less startling. Ludicolo, by contrast, is very carefree and loves upbeat music. The Pokémon may love music so much that it makes it more powerful when listening to an upbeat rhythm, but its love for music hardly causes concern in enemies.

Graveler and Golem

via: pokemon.wikia.com The rock Pokémon, Graveler wields four arms and a face that rests on its torso. Known for rolling its body as its primary mode of transportation, Graveler will win no beauty contests. However, its strange appearance could easily scare off competitors who are faint of heart. Its evolution, Golem, appears much less monstrous. With a proper head and only two arms, the body looks stronger and tougher. The loss of extra limbs and the addition of a head do not bode well for intimidation, however.

Tyrogue and Hitmontop

Most baby Pokemon are known for being cute, not for their fighting skill. Tyrogue is one of the few who actually looks prepared to tackle an opponent. While the moves to match the drive may not be present until Tyrogue evolves, it appears ready to fight almost any competitor. While its evolutions Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan have daunting looks, its third possible evolution, Hitmontop, has a much cuter appearance than its counterparts. While its form gives it a balanced offense and defense, its tends to look ridiculous as it spins on its head like a toy spinning top. While it may catch others off guard because of its harmless appearance, Tyrogue looks much more ready to fight.

Slowpoke and Slowbro

via: pokemon.wikia.com Slowpokes are not known for their ferocious nature. In fact, they are known for doing very little and a general attitude of indifference towards almost everything. With low intelligence and lower motivation, waiting for a Slowpoke to move could be like watching a pot until it boils. While a Slowpoke could evolve into a Slowking and its reciprocal regal appearance, a Slowbro is literally a Slowpoke so indifferent or oblivious that it allows a Shellder to clasp onto its tail to feast on the . A Pokemon who cares so little is hardly an obvious threat.

Patrat and Watchog

Patrat, a chipmunk like Pokemon, won't be mistaken by anyone for a top-level fighter. Patrats, however, are reliable lookouts and ready to keep watch. With eyes that make them look like they have consumed about twelve cups of coffee, they look constantly ready to defend their homes. While its evolution, Watchog, may possess better stats, its slimmer appearance does it no favors in deterring potential predators and competitors. In addition to its taller yet slimmer look, its crazy eyes are smaller, giving the normal Pokemon a more mellow aura.

Scyther and Scizor

The first generation bug, Scyther, has sharp blades on its arms for self-defense. The scythes, when combined with the bug’s speed, make it a worthy—and worrying—challenger in many competitions. Scyther is easily one of the coolest looking bug Pokemon. While Scizor is not unfrightening, its claws don’t inspire the same fear as its earlier evolution’s blades. The appearance of faux eyes could fool weaker opponents, but most trainers are probably not using their Scizor against a Bidoof.

Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff

Jigglypuff’s soft, pink body and soothing voice do not lend itself to a foreboding presence, as the anime’s species member notably discovered to its chagrin. However, its evolution might only worsen its frustration. Wigglytuff, lengthens its body and grows its ears from its former Jigglypuff looks. Its rabbit like appearance softens its intimidation factor from its previous evolutions; unfortunately for Wigglytuffs, their previous evolutions were never candidates for being feared in the first place.

Lickitung and Lickilicky

via bulbagarden.net Lickitung, at first glance, appears to be a rather mild opponent. The stout Pokemon’s long tongue has obvious potential as a weapon to any experienced or imaginative trainer, despite the pudgy appearance of the body attached to it. With the tongue presented as its primary weapon, Lickitung could have evolved into a relatively intimidating monster. Instead, it only expands its waistline to a comical degree and appears ready to eat a Vanillux. The name probably would have suited an earlier evolution, considering its name might be the least intimidating name in all of Pokemon.

Porygon Porygon2 and Porygon-Z

Porygon, the star of an infamous anime episode that to the hospital, appears to have a rather jagged body. The artificial Pokemon looks fairly sturdy in its initial form, and its body shape suggests that it could take a few hits in a battle. Porygon’s evolutions, Porygon2 and Porygon-Z, however, look noticeably less like creatures capable of holding their own in battle. Porygon2’s design is reminiscent of a stuffed animal, while Porygon-Z looks like a balloon animal. Unless you have very strange phobias, these are not very frightening shapes.

Haunter and Gengar

Haunter’s appearance is, at worst, a lateral move from its pre-evolution, Ghastly. Its predecessor appears as little more than a floating sphere-shaped head with a gas emitting from itself. Haunter loses the gaseous aura, adding jagged features and disembodied appendances. Gengar, on the other hand, gains stubby arms and legs, making the ghost Pokemon the least ghostlike of any of its forms. Although its Mega Evolution and Gigantamax forms do enhance its appearance to be significantly more intimidating, its base appearance looks and more mischievous.