Cinesra said:
You mean like how Charmeleon becomes dark red and then reverts back to orange? You mean like how every member of Chikorita's line is a different color?
Blastoise suddenly gains cannons. That is the definition of out of place. There was nothing remotely hinting at fricking cannons in Squirtle and Wartortle. A frog with a long tongue incorporated in its design is much more believable than fricking shell cannons. Chikorita is a great example of losing a "trademark". Notice how Chikorita and Bayleef prominently have a leaf on their head, only to have it replaced by antennae when it becomes Meganium.
Remember I said Most, not all. There are exceptions. However Chikorita had two trademarks about it. Its seed-like necklace that turn into buds, then blossomed into a flower. The Leaf may had withered away. When it was a Chikorita the leaf upon its head looked green and healthy, upon evolution, it lost its healthy sheen and even seems to be broken. Therefore, it couldn't function as properly as before (photosyntheis, light collection, etc). Upon evolution the flower blossomed and was evolutionary beneficial and lost its leaf. That is my speculation.
I have no sepeculation for Blastoise. I never understood the cannons, at all. Which was why I picked Charizard over Blastoise lol