Here's 21-year-old illustrator Piper Thibodeau's rather cartoony reimagination of the Kanto starter Pokémon. Compared to Charmander in the third picture, Squirtle and Bulbasaur both look so grumpy and bored, you might consider not using them in battle at all.

Squirtle's evolution line is in the top pic, here's Bulbasaur and Charmander. Head over to Cryptid Creations for more:

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Cryptid Creations by Piper Thibodeau [DeviantART]

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