The Electabuzz Family
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I've spoken before of how cool it is when a pokemon looks like nothing other than a bona-fide monster, and few do a better job of it in the first generation than Electabuzz and its upcoming fire-type companion, Magmar. It honestly kind of felt like the two were meant to form a sort of trio with Jynx, each a nondescript "oni" of sorts with a different elemental theme.
Electabuzz is almost a little cat-like, but it's also sort of ape-like, and it has those weird electrode-like antennae on its head. It really is just a hairy, electrical beast-man.
Electabuzz is almost a little cat-like, but it's also sort of ape-like, and it has those weird electrode-like antennae on its head. It really is just a hairy, electrical beast-man.
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Electabuzz's second-gen "baby," Elekid, comes right after Smoochum in the pokedex, a rotten little goblin with headgear adorably modeled after an electrical plug. I always wondered how many kids had an Elekid figure they attempted to actually plug into a wall...or did they make sure to always sculpt the horns too thick for that? It actually looks like the oldest figure has realistically thin ones and all subsequent figures made them a lot blockier, so, my guess is probably correct and somebody probably learned the hard way.
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In Diamond and Pearl, Electabuzz was graced with an evolved form, Electivire, and you're probably not surprised by now that I really like it. I feel this thing really keeps to the spirit of the line and just looks generally cool, with its shaggier, burlier body and its dual power-cable tails. At least, we all hope those are tails, because those knobby, red tips on them feel at least a little suspect. Keep those to yourself, Electivire!
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As a whole, I always thought of this line as pokemon's equivalent to the Ultraman monster, Eleking, and not just because of the color schemes and electrical powers. While Eleking is a much weirder, more alien beast, the principle is basically the same: a monster themed entirely around its electricity-based powers, rather than a case of electricity powers applied to a particular animal.
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They're like, troll men that electrocute you I guess? Pretty neat-o!