Antennae, Separate hands and feet, Big red eyes, Mouth, Similar color.
That’s when it made me think that Maybe Butterfree and Venonat were designed at the same time and Carterpie, Metapod, and Venomoth came later.So I began decided to check the Similarities between Caterpie, Metapod, and Venomoth:
Metapod and Venomoth’s three-pointed head. Eyes, Caterpie/Metapod’s tail sections look similar to Venomoth’s abdomen, Four exclusive legs on both Caterpie and Venomoth.
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Way too much time on your hands.
Actually, it's just keen observation on my part. If I had more time I could of done a lot more.
I actually noticed the same thing as a result of (as Will said) keen observation. It really required little to no effort.
Sometimes things just click in your head. Don't worry, it'll happen to you one day, too.
The only problem is that Venonat isn't cute enough. And I think a different colored Venemoth would be better, too. Other than that, WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN CANNOT BE UNSEEN.
@slaugher- The real problem is that butterfree is TOO cute. I mean, look at their pre-evolution stages. They're so generic.
Wow that's kind of scary but makes a lot of sense. All, going through 2 evolutions in 4 levels. Those were the days.
Can't wait for SS/HG in two weeks.
Guys, it's all in the fur: Butterfree could not be related to Venonat because it has no fur! Venomoth, on the other hand…
i'd say even if its got some mess ups, its still alot better than diamond pearl and platinum. the truth is, they spent more time designing red/blue/yellow than they did to diamond/pearl/platinum. thats why i would rather have to wait 2 or 3 years for a pokemon game rather than getting one year after year!
There are some other interesting things here too.
The sprites for Venonat in Pokemon R/B/Y share the same pose as the respective sprites for Butterfree in those games.
And, if you look at the original artwork for Caterpie you'll see it has six short legs (the same as Venomoth), all later artwork only shows it having four.
I think this is a mere coincidence, really. The reason why I think this didn't work is quite obvious.
Venomoth is a.. MOTH, and they don't come from caterpillers, such as Caterpie, where it doesn't have fur. Moth worms (or whatever you want to call them) have fur on them.
Wow, this information is melting my brain. It makes too much sense!
Actually, caterpillars can become either a butterfly OR a moth. And as such, moths are closely related to butterflies, so much so that the two come from the same genus. Besides, it's all in the eyes. Venonat has exactly the same style of eyes as Butterfree, Caterpie has exactly the same style of eyes as venomoth. Venonat and Butterfree are similar in loads of other ways, caterpie and venomoth likewise. It's undeniable that the two evolution states are mixed and matched.
Of course, Venomoth doesn't look much like a butterfly, and the comment from Arcane "Caterpillars don't become moths" probably indicates why it was changed.
this was how it was meant to be, the game ppl messed up when they where creating everything. know1 ever sayed anything for fear of getting fired for the mess up
Actually, as an entomologist, I will put the real facts out in the discussion.
"Venomoth is a.. MOTH, and they don’t come from caterpillers, such as Caterpie, where it doesn’t have fur. Moth worms (or whatever you want to call them) have fur on them."
Yes, venomoth is a moth, good observation. You are however wrong in saying that moths don't come from caterpillars. The term "caterpillar' isn't even an official term and it certainly doesn't just need to be applied to butterflies. Secondly, fur does not indicate between moth and butterfly. Both have species with furry larvae, and some species with hairless larvae.
"And as such, moths are closely related to butterflies, so much so that the two come from the same genus."
Moth and butterflies are in the same ORDER. Lepidoptera.
Now for my opinion on the evolution. I think it is extremely clear that butterfree was modeled off of venonat and that venomoth was modeled to match caterpie and metapod. I don't think anyone can argue that. Now whether or not it was a mistake or a planned switch is the real question.
Hi, this weekend is good for me, because this occasion i am reading this wonderful informative article here at my home.
Way too much time on your hands.
Actually, it's just keen observation on my part. If I had more time I could of done a lot more.
I actually noticed the same thing as a result of (as Will said) keen observation. It really required little to no effort.
Sometimes things just click in your head. Don't worry, it'll happen to you one day, too.
The only problem is that Venonat isn't cute enough. And I think a different colored Venemoth would be better, too. Other than that, WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN CANNOT BE UNSEEN.
@slaugher- The real problem is that butterfree is TOO cute. I mean, look at their pre-evolution stages. They're so generic.
Wow that's kind of scary but makes a lot of sense. All, going through 2 evolutions in 4 levels. Those were the days.
Can't wait for SS/HG in two weeks.
Guys, it's all in the fur: Butterfree could not be related to Venonat because it has no fur! Venomoth, on the other hand…
i'd say even if its got some mess ups, its still alot better than diamond pearl and platinum. the truth is, they spent more time designing red/blue/yellow than they did to diamond/pearl/platinum. thats why i would rather have to wait 2 or 3 years for a pokemon game rather than getting one year after year!
There are some other interesting things here too.
The sprites for Venonat in Pokemon R/B/Y share the same pose as the respective sprites for Butterfree in those games.
And, if you look at the original artwork for Caterpie you'll see it has six short legs (the same as Venomoth), all later artwork only shows it having four.
I think this is a mere coincidence, really. The reason why I think this didn't work is quite obvious.
Venomoth is a.. MOTH, and they don't come from caterpillers, such as Caterpie, where it doesn't have fur. Moth worms (or whatever you want to call them) have fur on them.
Wow, this information is melting my brain. It makes too much sense!
Actually, caterpillars can become either a butterfly OR a moth. And as such, moths are closely related to butterflies, so much so that the two come from the same genus. Besides, it's all in the eyes. Venonat has exactly the same style of eyes as Butterfree, Caterpie has exactly the same style of eyes as venomoth. Venonat and Butterfree are similar in loads of other ways, caterpie and venomoth likewise. It's undeniable that the two evolution states are mixed and matched.
Of course, Venomoth doesn't look much like a butterfly, and the comment from Arcane "Caterpillars don't become moths" probably indicates why it was changed.
this was how it was meant to be, the game ppl messed up when they where creating everything. know1 ever sayed anything for fear of getting fired for the mess up
Actually, as an entomologist, I will put the real facts out in the discussion.
"Venomoth is a.. MOTH, and they don’t come from caterpillers, such as Caterpie, where it doesn’t have fur. Moth worms (or whatever you want to call them) have fur on them."
Yes, venomoth is a moth, good observation. You are however wrong in saying that moths don't come from caterpillars. The term "caterpillar' isn't even an official term and it certainly doesn't just need to be applied to butterflies. Secondly, fur does not indicate between moth and butterfly. Both have species with furry larvae, and some species with hairless larvae.
"And as such, moths are closely related to butterflies, so much so that the two come from the same genus."
Moth and butterflies are in the same ORDER. Lepidoptera.
Now for my opinion on the evolution. I think it is extremely clear that butterfree was modeled off of venonat and that venomoth was modeled to match caterpie and metapod. I don't think anyone can argue that. Now whether or not it was a mistake or a planned switch is the real question.
Hi, this weekend is good for me, because this occasion i am reading this wonderful informative article here at my home.