Starter Fire Pokemon Trend

[Furrama]

So has anyone else noticed this?

Charmander- dragon
Cyndaquil- mouse (rat)
Torchick- rooster
Chimchar- monkey
The new fire for B/W (Pokabu)- pig (boar)

All the starter fire types so far have been Chinese zodiac animals. The grass types have been reptiles (I would say dinosaur-ish, but the turtle kind of ruins that... maybe), and the water types have been just... random water animals.

The fire thing is pretty cool though. I wonder if I'm really the first person to notice this, I can't find any other documentation.

I guess if there's ever a Pokemon Octarine version we'll find out if this is really the trend eh?

-JC

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

putting a little too much analysis into this eh?

 

[Armored Prayer]

Whoa, I never noticed that.

It kind of makes sense actually.

 

[Brainst0rm]

Interesting, but it's a little...far-fetched . Cyndaquil is more of an echidna/shrew than a mouse anyway. Could definitely be a trend, though. Guess we'll have to wait for Pokemon Grey and Brown to know for sure.

 

[jibjab963]

Good eye my friend. Good eye.

 

[El Poncho]

Top thinking good sir! Now to tell the world!

 

[Soxafloppin]

I like this.

Also..

Articuno
Zapdos
Moltres

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

But Charmander was more of a Salamander, although Charizard did always seem Dragon-ish...

 

[Lexodus]

Interesting, but it's a little...far-fetched

Moar like Farfetch'd, amirite?

 

[Gigaguy64]

That is interesting.

Cyndaquil is called a Fire Mouse.
Though it evolves into a Badger.

A lot of the pokemon have followed a trend, and some pokemon evolutions are takes on mytholigy.

Froslass for example.

 

[Furrama]

Interesting, but it's a little...far-fetched . Cyndaquil is more of an echidna/shrew than a mouse anyway. Could definitely be a trend, though. Guess we'll have to wait for Pokemon Grey and Brown to know for sure.

I thought so too, but his 'name' in the Pokedex is listed as 'fire mouse'. So, I'm going with that on a technicality.

 

[Azriel Nightshade]

I like this.

Also..

Articuno
Zapdos
Moltres

Bro....you just blew my F@*king mind.Well done.

 

[KimberlyGoreHound]

I like this.

Also..

Articuno
Zapdos
Moltres

I noticed that years ago, and it blew my mind - especially considering I had been playing them for four years before realizing it.

As far as the zodiac animals for fire starters, it's definitely an interesting theory - something I never noticed before. Very cool.

 

[Marter]

I think you are just looking too far into it, but it's an interesting theory.

 

[Nivag the Owl]

I like this.

Also..

Articuno
Zapdos
Moltres

Also, 1st the worst, 2nd the best, 3rd the one with the hairy chest. So it works two ways.

 

[tehweave]

putting a little too much analysis into this eh?

Not really. That one guy who theorized that the pokemon anime series is all just ash's mind in a coma did the over analysis.

 

[LOZFFVII]

This thread is awesome.

Another theory (don't know if it's right)...
Could the zodiac animal be a representation of the year they were released?


EDIT:
No.
No they're not.

 

[Fenreil]

I've actually heard of the Zodiac theory. It was on the pokemon black or white gamefaqs board, I believe. I prefer to think of Typhosion as a bear, however.

 

[Liberaliter]

Actually makes quite a bit of sense

 

[DarkHourPrince]

putting a little too much analysis into this eh?

Not really. That one guy who theorized that the pokemon anime series is all just ash's mind in a coma did the over analysis.

Or the ones who got bored enough to figure out the pokeball catching formula.