For Pokemon Day, The Pokemon Company hosted a small Pokemon Presents presentation to reveal news regarding Pokemon Cafe ReMix, Unite, and more. Among them was the reveal for the ninth generation of mainline games, Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. Just like the other announcements before it, fans also got a look at the new starters, and some are concerned about what direction the grass-type Pokemon will take when it evolves.Since the Pokemon series has always featured the evolution of its creatures as a staple of its formula, how the new starters will evolve is always a hot topic. Some fans theorize on the evolutions right away, considering they can be drastically different from how the first form tends to look. It's understandable that some may have reservations regarding the starters in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, as some have felt betrayed by the ending evolution of their partners.The grass-type starter in Pokemon SV is Sprigatito, the Grass Cat Pokemon. Just like the other two starters, Quaxly and Fuecoco, Sprigatito has earned the love of many fans already following its reveal. However, those who have already chosen the cat-based Pokemon have made a request to Game Freak, and that request is that Sprigatito doesn't stand on two legs upon completely evolving.
While it may seem like a strange request to make, starters evolving to stand on their hind legs is actually a more common trait than fire-fighting-types among the creatures, which was another gripe fans had in regard to Litten of Pokemon Sun and Moon. While Litten ended up being fire-dark-type in the end, it evolved into Incineroar, which resulted in the cat standing on two feet at the end of the evolutionary line. Fans are hoping Sprigatito won't have the same result afterward.
Other fans have taken note that the region seen in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet seems to be based on Spain in particular, and some fans who are from Spain may have figured out what Sprigatito is meant to represent. The country of Spain has recently saved one of its native wild cats, a species of lynx, from near extinction. There's a chance that this new grass-type starter is based on that very same lynx, and if that's the case, the cat will most likely remain on all fours upon evolution.
Of course, fans won't know for sure how any of the Scarlet and Violet starters evolve for a rather long time, considering the game was only just revealed. Curious players will need to wait for more updates, and starter evolutions are always some of the last things to be revealed with a Pokemon game, if not left for when the game fully releases. For the fans Sprigatito has already, there may be a long wait until they can see what the cat becomes in the end.
Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet are scheduled to release in late 2022 on Nintendo Switch.
