The Twitch streamer Niekbeats shared a thought with his viewers about Pokémon: 2 sprites of evolutions are said to have been swapped. He believes that the evolution of Bluzuk fits much better with Raupy.
What did the Twitch streamer share with his chat? The Twitch streamer Niekbeats has, like many others on Twitch, started playing the Leaf Green edition for the 30th anniversary of Pokémon. Together with his chat, he embarked on an adventure through Kanto and shared a fun fact with his viewers, which he strongly believes: The evolutions of Raupy and Bluzuk do not fit them at all.
Niekbeats further argued that the eyes and antennae of Bluzuk would fit much better with Smettbo than with Omot, the official evolution of Bluzuk. Furthermore, it makes much more sense that Raupy, a caterpillar, first becomes a cocoon and then transforms into a moth.
The viewers in Niekbeats’ chat seemed not to know this fact yet: Many sent shocked emotes in the chat or simply wrote ???
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The Twitch streamer elaborated: Bluzuk […] should actually evolve into Smettbo in my opinion, and that just makes sense. The teeth, the nose, the eyes, the antennae, the color. So, chat, who do you want to fool? That fits much better. 100%. Something’s not right.
(Source: YouTube from minute 04:59:48).
Community believes in swapped sprites
What is behind this? The suspicion that Bluzuk and Smettbo actually form an evolution line has been around in the Pokémon community for quite some time. In an entry in the Bisafans forum, the fan community has been discussing this thesis since 2012.
However, not only Smettbo and Bluzuk would fit together, but also Omot and Safcon look more similar than Safcon and Smettbo. A rumor within the community suggests that the sprites of Smettbo and Omot have been swapped. However, this has never been officially confirmed.
Not only did the Twitch streamer share this consideration with his viewers, but also the acquisition of a shiny starter Pokémon: After only 184 attempts, Niekbeats managed to secure a shiny Bisaflor.
Extraordinary, considering that the chance of getting a shiny Pokémon in this generation is 1 in 8192. You can read more about Niekbeats here on MeinMMO: Twitch streamer believes to know why some people on the internet dislike him – “There are only extremes”
