There was a new Pokemon Sword and Shield trailer this morning showcasing a few new Gigantamax forms for pokemon like Pikachu, Eevee, Meowth, Butterfree and of course Charizard. Only a matter of time now before this Zard form shows up on card, maybe it will be the next 10,000 dollar modern card… Oh and fat Pikachu is back baby!! Check them out on the pokemon website
I like it -especially the pikachu, could definitely be worse. I wouldn´t need them but I think it´s a good thing for the younger audience to have some new and perhaps cooler versions of original pokemon.
I knew that this Gigantamax form would be a cheap way for them to rework a shit ton of Pokemon into new art just to milk the cow. But, I am disgusted by the how cheap this Charizard looks and how much money cards are gonna fetch with artwork like that.
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I think they look good. Only problem is the whole Gigantamaxing concept is ridiculous. Having a Pokemon that’s 20 times the size of the others is just ridiculous. One hit from a Pokemon of that size should knock out any normal-sized Pokemon. Obviously Pokemon isn’t real, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be bound to some semblance of reality. Just really takes me out of the immersion. Megas were sensible “upgrades”–Gigantamaxing/Dynamaxing is just a lazy, absurd gimmick.
But honestly, I think this is what Pokemon should have been doing for years–in a way. We have over 800 Pokemon now. Even those who are big fans of the franchise can’t keep up. And it’s gotten to the point where half the monsters are forgettable. From the beginning, Pokemon should have been going the way of Gen 2, Gen 4, and Mega/Alolan forms. Lots of pre-evos and evolutions of the Pokemon we’re already familiar with, and lots of focus on new forms. It gives us our old, favorite, familiar Pokemon, but with new twists every few years. I think Pokemon would be a lot better off if were only at 300-400 Pokemon right now with tons of alternate forms–including the Megas and the region-specific ones (Alolan/Galarian) that we’re getting now as well as introducing new concepts, such as maybe creatures that change form during the day/night or other specific conditions–and lots of pre-evos and evolutions. It’d be a lot easier to immerse Pokemon within the minds and souls of the general audience if they stuck with revolutionizing the familiar rather than formulating completely new lines of dozens upon dozens of monsters every few years.
Generation 1 is the main selling point of the entire franchise as it always has been and always will be. Pikachu and Charizard are just as big now as they were back in the late '90s, despite the hundreds of additional Pokémon that now exist. My initial impression was that this was a bit of a rip off, but putting more thought to it I feel it makes a lot of sense for them to have done this. They’re innovating the game in a way that can be both familiar and new at the same time.