In the case of the above link, images of the covers of the monthly printing of the "Electric Tale of Pikachu" manga are depicted. I own a few of them, but one of them (Electric Pikachu Boogaloo issue 4) is special in a way that I will explain.
After Ash sets off to earn gym badges before entering the Orange League, he is confronted by three trainers, and each of them has a Pokémon, with all three being depicted in only two panels. One of them is clearly a Beedrill, the second one is fairly recognizable as being a Spearow (even though it looks more like an angry parrot), and the third one is the mystery Pokémon in question.
Now that I think about it, what it could be is a Hitmonchan, but it seems very "off" in its presentation. It has a similar head-shape and body structure to one, but it has strange-looking "plates" on its body, it has detailed muscles, it does not have boxing gloves, its eyes look almost reptilian, and its legs remind me of the legs of a Mewtwo. It also has a distinctive oval-shaped jewel in the middle of its forehead. It almost looks like it was meant to be a depiction of what a Hitmonchan evolution would have looked like. The artist of the series purposely makes his depictions of Pokémon look strangely detailed, but this is definitely a more interesting case.
I have failed to find an image of either panel, and I am not lying about it, but if anyone finds an image, it would be interesting to hear what the people here think about it.
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_Electric_Tale_of_Pikachu_monthly_issues
In the case of the above link, images of the covers of the monthly printing of the "Electric Tale of Pikachu" manga are depicted. I own a few of them, but one of them (Electric Pikachu Boogaloo issue 4) is special in a way that I will explain.
After Ash sets off to earn gym badges before entering the Orange League, he is confronted by three trainers, and each of them has a Pokémon, with all three being depicted in only two panels. One of them is clearly a Beedrill, the second one is fairly recognizable as being a Spearow (even though it looks more like an angry parrot), and the third one is the mystery Pokémon in question.
Now that I think about it, what it could be is a Hitmonchan, but it seems very "off" in its presentation. It has a similar head-shape and body structure to one, but it has strange-looking "plates" on its body, it has detailed muscles, it does not have boxing gloves, its eyes look almost reptilian, and its legs remind me of the legs of a Mewtwo. It also has a distinctive oval-shaped jewel in the middle of its forehead. It almost looks like it was meant to be a depiction of what a Hitmonchan evolution would have looked like. The artist of the series purposely makes his depictions of Pokémon look strangely detailed, but this is definitely a more interesting case.
I have failed to find an image of either panel, and I am not lying about it, but if anyone finds an image, it would be interesting to hear what the people here think about it.
Edited by Varnish