Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
He's based on a chestnut, so it goes like "chestnut hat > full body chestnut armour > even bigger full body chestnut armour".
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Pokémon XY Final Starter Evos leak thread. (NO OTHER LEAK DISCUSSION ALLOWED!!!)
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He's based on a chestnut, so it goes like "chestnut hat > full body chestnut armour > even bigger full body chestnut armour".
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Well Quilladin is just partial chestnut armor.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
That final chespin evo is awkwardly posed.
You know someone done goofed when fanart does it better and in hours time not months. :\
You know someone done goofed when fanart does it better and in hours time not months. :\
DIrtyWeasel
Member
For Pokémon Red/Blue, I had trouble deciding my starting Pokémon because I liked all 3...
... and for X/Y I feel like I'm just trying to decide which is the least ugly.
... and for X/Y I feel like I'm just trying to decide which is the least ugly.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
The more chesnaught fanart that isn't in that dumb pose I look at the more I like it. Seems like the best grass starters always have an evo that is burly as hell.
I get the chestnut. Quilladin does a pretty good job of that. But this:
doesn't remind me of this:
It looks like a mech, not a little furry dude in a protective shell.
NOPE. Pose is perfect. Chesnaught is slender under his armor (look at his torso under his shell-cape), so he's leaning over a bit, balancing himself with his lanky arms and legs.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Greninja is totally badicle. I don't like Delphox quite as much as I thought I would be I'm sure it'll grow on me. Pretty indifferent to Chesnaught right now.
Still repping #TeamFennekin
Still repping #TeamFennekin
SatelliteOfLove
Member
It'd look better if he went the lineman stance the fan art went for.
I wonder what their shinies will look like.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
That big honking shell at the back still retains that.
I dunno, I think it's a very fitting design for a chestnut chipmuch knight.
That's funny, before reading your post, I thought you were going to say the pic of the chestnut reminds you of Chesnaught, given the spiny white shell-like exterior -- you know, the one just like Chesnaught's armor!
Chesnaught has really grown on me. I had no allegiance to any given starter, and I like each of the final evos in their own way. But I think Chesnaught is edging them out.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Chestnut shells are either green or brown, but your point still stands.
I think the incorporated the chestnut to the armour design well enough.
Off-Kilter
Banned
Water/Dark and Fire/Psychic huh? those are some badass combinations
This is how I'm going, with Squirtle as my other starter. Time to body people.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Chesnaught is just surprising, is all. His design is really solid.
Strong silhouette. Tremendous physicality. Unique color scheme.
I love the lines, and the way he's slender under the shell.
Very cool. But I want to see the Sugimori art for all three!
Trickster
Member
I find it hilarious how big the contrast is between their starting form, and what they turn into at the end.
All 3 looks like shit in their final evolution imo. Probably gonna be my first pokemon game were I just ditch my starter pokemon completely, as soon as I can get my hand on another decent pokemon.
All 3 looks like shit in their final evolution imo. Probably gonna be my first pokemon game were I just ditch my starter pokemon completely, as soon as I can get my hand on another decent pokemon.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
BTW, a horse chestnut would be closer comparison for chesnaught.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
People also confuse Chesnaught's body as though it's its skin. It's an armor. Like I said, first starter Pokemon wearing clothes.
ditto :/
Clothes or not it still looks bad.
not really, that mummy wrap is consistent all the way to his face. He's just not got fur now, it's like armadillo plate. My main gripe, aside from the pose, is the LACK of armor. Chespin2 is fully encompassed. I was hoping Chespin3 would be fully armored (chest/stomach as well as back) as well as having a spine reminescent of Chespin2 as a lance or spear and maybe a spiky shield (not necessary). I just really wanted that spike lance
Also, the coloring is not doing it favors. should have kept the dark brown and green. White is fine for the back, but making his flesh a white armadillo plating/scale was too much.
I feel like there had to be a way to make him look like a knight that didn't make him look like he's in a giant mechanical power mech suit thing. It doesn't make me think of a knight even for a second.
But the Chestnut shell is a tiny, spiky, greenish thing. Like... Quilladin (looks like just his "ears" are spiky but that seemed like where it was going). Not remotely like a giant beige mech that happens to have a few spikes on it. I just don't think adding a few spikes onto his armor all of a sudden makes it make sense because he's a chestnut.
Also not a fan of how his face is really similar from 1 > 2 then completely different for 3. It doesn't look like the same 'mon in any way really. If the pre-evos were different or it was a standalone guy I'd think "That's kinda cool, kinda silly. Decent pokemon."
peaceiscloser
Member
Am I the only one who likes Chesnaught? He's like a furry mammalian Bowser to me.
In fact that is now my nickname for him. First grass starter since Johto for me! Also Grass/Fighting is great, hope he's just as viable as that mushroom head dinosaur grass/fighting Pokemon I totally forget the name of.
In fact that is now my nickname for him. First grass starter since Johto for me! Also Grass/Fighting is great, hope he's just as viable as that mushroom head dinosaur grass/fighting Pokemon I totally forget the name of.
I love Chesnaught! But I also like the other two, so I'm conflicted.
Currently leaning toward Chesnaught and Bulbasaur. Yep, double Grass. Don't even care!
Trickster
Member
Chessnaught would be A LOT better if it weren't for all the beige color and the moronic pose it has.
Diddy Kong
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I agree, unfortunately. I didn't think the first forms were so bad though... really liked Fennekin.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Not really, the face has a different shade of color. You can even see the chest fur escape from the middle.
just a tuft of fur for the stomach. Gotta have something for those Rule #34 nutjobs to caress.
I wonder if Chesnaught is meant to be a chestnut and ARMADILLO instead of a hedgehog. It would explain the color scheme and style of form-fitting "armor," not to mention that like hedgehogs, armadillos curl up into a protective ball, and are a bit more durable given their thick hides. And thanks to the chestnut connection, he retains the spines.
Huge, lumbering, powerful. Arms spread wide, ready to grapple. "COME ON, BRO!"
And that beige color scheme with red/green accents is amazing. Totally unique among Pokémon, and a blast of fresh air among Grass-type starters.
I dig him.
I don't get this "moronic pose" complaint. He looks like one of these guys from TW101:
Huge, lumbering, powerful. Arms spread wide, ready to grapple. "COME ON, BRO!"
And that beige color scheme with red/green accents is amazing. Totally unique among Pokémon, and a blast of fresh air among Grass-type starters.
I dig him.
peaceiscloser
Member
:c
Fennekin evo is better here, but Chespin evo looks like a Tyranitar clone.
...which is funny because Chesnaught is a natural anti-Tyranitar
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Yeah, the Greninja there is just "gets bigger", Fennekin looks weird with the face, and Chespin follows the "Dark/Grass" leak rather than looking like a knight.
Feels more like expectations not being met due to fanart or having preconceived notions. I have a feeling that regardless of the outcome, people will complain.
Feels more like expectations not being met due to fanart or having preconceived notions. I have a feeling that regardless of the outcome, people will complain.
peaceiscloser
Member
I just remembered we now have a blatantly named samurai and ninja, both water type.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Frog ninja is good.
Grass one would be better if they kept the brown color scheme, rather than switching to white. As it stands, it looks out of place to the others.
Fire fox is awful.
And it's crazy how much better the fanart is from this. Good concepts, poor execution.
Grass one would be better if they kept the brown color scheme, rather than switching to white. As it stands, it looks out of place to the others.
Fire fox is awful.
And it's crazy how much better the fanart is from this. Good concepts, poor execution.