Is the development form of one of the Pokémon Ruby and SapphireThe starter Pokémon of, Blaziken has become one of the most known creatures since the franchise was founded. Apparently, however, longtime Pokémon artist Ken Sugimori designed Blaziken specifically to push the envelope and test whether the audience would accept a more human-looking Pokémon.
Follow the YouTube channel Do you know how to play games?, Blaziken is the first Pokémon designed for the Hoenn region of Ruby and Sapphire, with Sugimori using its design as a test for players to see if they keep it in their party or simply tuck it in. into the PC box. In a translated interview with Sugimori from the 2003 issue of ‘Nintendo Dream’ magazine, he said:
“I was thinking about how wide the diversity of Pokémon could be and wanted to push the envelope of what would be accepted. So the first product I made was Blaziken. I wondered if people would find it. Looking for an anthropomorphic Pokémon like that, I’ve intentionally experimented with the Seas.For years we’ve been developing an image of what a Pokémon looks like, but this time we decided to push those boundaries. and undermines the idea of what can’t be Pokémon. Ruby and Sapphire are [about] inspired new Pokémon unlike anything we’ve used before. “
Did You Know Gaming goes on to say that Torch’s design was perfected after Blaziken and is indeed based on the phenomenon’painted chicks‘, which is regularly sold to children as a goldfish. Obviously, once the painted chick grows up and loses its colorful feathers or natural cute look, kids will get bored and throw them out (a pretty horrible idea, if you ask). we).
Sugimori says this mentality towards painted chicks is what inspired Torchic and Blaziken, in that Torchic “started cute then evolved into something fierce and unsightly”. In a sense, he’s looking to recreate the feeling the owner of a painted chick will feel when it grows up and is no longer considered cute.
So the question is do you keep the Blaziken in your Pokémon party or do you leave it in the PC box for the rest of the time? Based on Sugimori’s comment on the matter, we imagine some of you might be feeling extremely embarrassed at the moment…
