Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble are the starters for the newly revealed Pokémon Sword And Shield. They look familiar.
Namely, that people think they look like The Powerpuff Girls.
As Twitter user Sazanami Salami points out, Scorbunny looks like Blossom, Sobble look Bubbles and Grookey looks like Buttercup. This image has been liked over 39,000 times.
にてる pic.twitter.com/nXBSw5Am1Y
— サザナミサラミ (@3rami98) February 27, 2019
Sazanami Salami drew these Powerpuff images for comparison’s sake. They’re not exactly the same, but certain traits and colors in each of the Powerpuff characters line up with the new Starters’. An amusing coincidence, no doubt.
Here is how the characters stack up to official art
https://twitter.com/embed/status/1100804322487619587
https://twitter.com/embed/status/1100866650352410625
Gen 8 Pokemon starters . . . or Powerpuff Girls in disguise??? Once you see it, you can't unsee. #pokemon #pokemondirect #sobble #scorbunny #grookey #powerpuffgirls #PokemonSwordShield pic.twitter.com/wfgpQ0yOVn
— Alisa the Coder (@AlisatheCoder) February 27, 2019
Can’t wait to see how these Starters evolve!
Final evos pic.twitter.com/Mfx9kDAadV
— Ryan Lista (@RyanLista) February 27, 2019
For more Powerpuff Girls fan art, check out Sazanami Salami’s Pixiv page
