Introduced in Pokemon Generation 3 as a Flying/Grass type, Tropius is one of the few Pokemon in the franchise that does not have an evolutionary line, meaning that none can evolve into it, and it cannot evolve into anything else. With a large body, leaf wings, and a long neck, it has an intimidating stature while having a design living up to its dual types, and it would be natural to guess something like it would have high stats in areas like attack and special attack.

RELATED: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Player Organizes Team of Pink Pokemon

Reddit user Redd_ddd took note of these stats and made a post taking issue with Tropius’ current numbers, claiming that as it stands now it is one of the worst single-stage Pokemon in the entire series. They compare its attack power to Bellsprout, whose stature is far smaller than Tropius but has a higher stat in this regard. The post opened up a discussion about how to improve Tropius with the user with the top reply wishing for it to get an evolution, but another user disagreed with this and proposed that it get a stat buff and pre-evolution. Proposing an expansion to an evolutionary line is nothing new for Pokemon fans, meaning ideas like this could inspire art in the vein of the theoretical Heracross pre-evolution one fan had drawn recently.

Since Tropius is from Generation 3 and has seen few changes since its introduction, this topic opens up the broader notion of how to make many of the legacy Pokemon feel fresh for newer generations. Stat buffs like the one thought about for Raichu would make older Pokemon feel fresh to series diehards, and giving a single-stage Pokemon an evolution line could also add to that feeling while expanding the Pokedex.

With a fanbase as passionate about meta as Pokemon’s, discoveries are often made about which ones have the best abilities and stats, with some of the latest being about the tanky and powerful Ursaluna in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Whether it is with a simple stat buff, an addition to the evolution line, or both, substantial changes to more Pokemon like Tropius who have been with the Pokemon series for decades would bring more of them back into relevancy beyond nostalgia.

MORE: How Many Pokemon Are There of Each Type