The Newest Legendary Is Actually Five Different Pokémon In One

The Newest Legendary Is Actually Five Different Pokémon In One

It might be in the running for “most ridiculous Pokémon yet.”

If you play Pokémon at all, then you’re probably already familiar with Zygarde. It looks like this:

The Newest Legendary Is Actually Five Different Pokémon In One

Well, as it turns out, that’s actually one of many different forms that this Pokémon can take. First, the Pokemon starts out as a cell. Then it turns into a core — this is the mysterious green blob that The Pokémon Company was teasing for a while. Then it turns into…a dog? And THEN it turns into the Zygarde we’re familiar with. But wait, there’s more! Its final form is something that resembles a transformer.

Here’s The Pokémon Company, describing all the different ways this Pokémon can exist:

The Newest Legendary Is Actually Five Different Pokémon In One
The Newest Legendary Is Actually Five Different Pokémon In One

Individually, some of these Pokémon look pretty good. That dog looks sweet, and of course the complete form looks awesome. But put all together, as a concept, it’s really silly — and perhaps a sign that the concepts behind some Pokémon are becoming a little convoluted. I say this knowing full well that I’m going to try to capture this and see all of its forms in-game if possible. Damn it, Game Freak.

But what I want to know is…does this mean we’re getting a Pokémon Z eventually? Or are we skipping that whole “third version” thing this generation?


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