
You’re here to see the new Pokémon starter so I won’t keep you too long with the preamble. Let’s just get to it.
GAMINGbible loves Pokémon and we went along to the World Championships to meet some players.
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Any cutesy animal from Game Freak tends to win the hearts of fans, though this particular design appears to be a mash-up of two existing Pokémon.
There’s a hint ofScorbunnyin there and a dollop ofMudkiptoo.
The top replysays simply, “Bro was discovered four days ago and already became iconic.”
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One comment asks how the rubber ring stays around Warabbit’s waist - asking the important questions - to whichthe response was, “I saw an image that showed it as his tail being wrapped around his body in a circle, but I’ll be honest I don’t know if that was fan-made or part of the leaks.”
A fancysprite versionhas been created which makes it look a little better than the 3D rendering, but something still seems off about this one.
Clearly, this starter was scrapped, which is a shame but we did end up with the delightful Mudkip.
A comment from viridiantreessaid, “Such a shame he was never official… SOME MONS DESERVE TO BE REAL.”
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Oh well, at least we’ve seen some working images from the notoriously private company. And yes, Warabbit is still iconic.
Topics:Pokemon,Nintendo,Nintendo Switch