While it has been widely criticized by many fans, it seems as though Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Dudunsparce design may be a bit more interesting than one may realize at first glance. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet added over 100 new Pokemon to the franchise, ranging from entirely new species to new evolutions for existing Pokemon. One such Pokemon that received a new evolution in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet was Normal-type Pokemon Dunsparce.
Dunsparce was first introduced in the Generation 2 Pokemon games, and has often been cited as a Pokemon in desperate need of an evolution. Game Freak finally created its own evolution for Dunsparce with Dudunsparce in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, but many fans weren't happy about the design. Dudunsparce is essentially a bigger version of Dunsparce with more segments to its body, but it's been discovered that there is a bit more to its design.
As pointed out by Reddit user SmolivYeah, the segments of Dudunsparce's body are numbered by the stripes on them as well as the wings that are attached to them. The segment closest to Dudunsparce's head has three lines on its back and three feathers on its wings, whereas the second segment has two lines and two feathers, and the smallest segment has one line and one feather. Judging by the comments on the possible, this particular detail went unnoticed by many Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players.
This interesting detail may make Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players more appreciative of Dudunsparce's design. It's worth pointing out, though, that not all Dudunsparce have three segments to their bodies. The more common Dudunsparces are the two-segment ones, whereas the three segment Dudunsparce is extremely rare since they can't be found in the wild and are only obtainable by evolving a Dunsparce.
Whenever a Pokemon Scarlet and Violet player evolves Dunsparce, they have an extremely slim chance of getting a three segment Dudunsparce. For those curious on how to evolve Dunsparce into Dudunsparce in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, they need to level up Dunsparce while it knows the move Hyper Drill. Dunsparce is capable of learning the move Hyper Drill at level 32, but as usual, players have the option of making it so their Dunsparce never learns it.
The three segment Dudunsparce is rare enough, but shiny hunters have an even greater challenge ahead of them. The shiny three segment Dudunsparce is one of the rarest shiny Pokemon in series history, and so players shouldn't hold their breath that they will have the chance to catch one.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
