A Pokemon fan created mecha forms of the Gen 1 starter evolutions, which were praised by the community. Charizard, Blastoise, and Venusaur were reimagined with mecha elements in unique designs.

However, this was no ordinary recreation of the classic Pokemon, as the artist chose to draw Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip as Gen 1 sprites. I drew the Gen 3 starters as Gen 1 sprites from pokemon ...