Since the first generation of Pokemon games, bug-types have been a staple of the series. With the caterpillar Pokemon Caterpie and its counterpart Weedle making their way to Pokemon Red and Blue, fans have been introduced to bigger, cuter versions of the insects they can find in real life. Though not everyone is a fan of bug Pokemon, such as Misty in the original Pokemon anime, there are plenty of people who find bug-types to be interesting and strong Pokemon.
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Reddit user ThatOneGuy7832 is pointing out that not all of the bug-type Pokemon are perfect recreations of real-life animals. Arachnids especially seem to be something that the Pokemon franchise just can’t get right, as the Pokemon fan shows in their list of all the Pokemon based on spiders. Surprisingly, none of the “spider” Pokemon featured in the franchise have eight legs, something that is generally associated with spiders.
The closest Pokemon to an actual spider by the terms of the Reddit post is Spinarak with six legs and a clear spider-like design. However, Spinarak is listed as the “string spit” Pokemon. Another two Pokemon from the Gen 7 games that made the list were Araquanid and Dewpider. Despite both of these names being similar to “arachnid” and “spider,” again these Pokemon only have six legs. Galvantula is listed as the “Elespider” Pokemon, and though it has a spider-like design, Galvantula only has four legs.
Pokemon designs have often been a point of discussion for fans. Sometimes, as in the case of the “spider” Pokemon, things just fail to make sense. For years fans have wondered how Pokemon like Charizard do not have the dragon type, even when it looks like a dragon, or how some Pokemon that have been in the series for years have still not yet had an evolution. While there were no new accurate spider Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, fans can still hold out hope for one in the future.
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