{"id":26544,"date":"2024-02-01T16:01:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T07:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=26544"},"modified":"2024-02-01T16:01:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T07:01:08","slug":"20240201-26544","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240201-26544\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s genius insect design: Scolipede trends as Japanese users analyze everything it gets right\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Bug type is one of the eighteen main <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> types that appear throughout the series, making up about 9% of all Pok\u00e9mon. Recently, Japanese users have been expressing admiration for Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s numerous Bug-type designs, noting how they manage to portray a convincing insect-like nature without being uncomfortable to look at.\u00a0<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240201-26544-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240201-26544-001.jpg 750w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240201-26544-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20240201-26544-001-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unless you\u2019re a hardcore insect-lover, you probably have a hard time understanding the appeal of small crawly beings with way too many legs and eyes. In fact, being disgusted by bugs is theorized to be an evolutionary trait of humans, which makes insects excellent material for horror. Pok\u00e9mon, on the hand, is anything but horror, with even the \u201cscariest\u201d Pok\u00e9mon being creepy more due to setting than design.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon designs are cute, cool and majestic, which is significantly more challenging to accomplish if your source material is a centipede or cockroach, as opposed to bunnies and baby seals. X user @comori_uta recently gave an analysis of the Generation 5 Poison\/Bug-type Pok\u00e9mon Scolipede which resonated with many Pok\u00e9mon lovers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u866b\u304c\u82e6\u624b\u306a\u4eba\u306b\u3082\u523a\u3055\u308a\u3001\u866b\u597d\u304d\u3082\u7d0d\u5f97\u3068\u304b\u3044\u3046<br>\u3053\u306e\u5b50\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u795e\u306e\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u306e\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u3067\u3059\u3088\u2026\u2026\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u304c\u826f\u904e\u304e\u308b\u2026<\/p>&mdash; \u5c0f\u68ee\u96e8\u592a (@comori_uta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/comori_uta\/status\/1750846923169554683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>I can totally get why there are so many Scolipede fans even among people who hate bugs.<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>The design incorporates a portion of the centipede\u2019s numerous legs into the neck\u2019s exoskeleton, effectively making them look less \u201cleggy.\u201d Furthermore, the abdominal portion, that would normally be segmented, is depicted as smooth and bouncy. On the other hand, the jointed back fully conveys an insect-like feeling, making it a design bug lovers will enjoy too.<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>It appeals to people who dislike bugs while still satisfying bug enthusiasts. A god-tier Pok\u00e9mon design&#8230;it\u2019s just too good&#8230;<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Scolipede\u2019s design adjusts the (normally revolting) centipede anatomy to make it look almost quadrupedal, emphasizing the back legs and minimizing the numerous front legs for a centaur-like silhouette that erases any unpleasant associations. On the other hand, the rounded, segmented structure of the back and venomous-looking color scheme keep the Scolipede cool-looking and recognizable enough as a centipede-inspired creature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The abovementioned post highlighting the greatness of the design has received 59k likes and 9.4k reposts at the time of writing, with users joining in to sing the design\u2019s praises, particularly its \u201csleepy eyes\u201d and \u201csquishy and huggable tummy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Users also expressed admiration for Bug-type Pok\u00e9mon in general, giving examples of how Pok\u00e9mon makes even <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Asagao_Cross\/status\/1751071186866618402?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cockroach- and mosquito-inspired creatures<\/a> look appealing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30da\u30f3\u30c9\u30e9\u30fc\u304c\u8a71\u984c\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u308b\u2026\uff01\u6c17\u306b\u5165\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u3066\u308b\u7686\u3055\u3093\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\ud83d\ude0a<\/p>&mdash; \u5317\u98a8\u53cb\u88d5\/Tomohiro Kitakaze (@kitakazeee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kitakazeee\/status\/1750907870798123279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>Scolipede is trending&#8230;! Thank you so much for the love!\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As an aside, the Scolipede was designed by the Japanese freelance illustrator Tomohiro Kitakaze, who is also the creator of the Charcadet Family of Pok\u00e9mon. Incidentally, he happened to notice the love Scolipede has been receiving online, prompting him to express gratitude to fans on his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kitakazeee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">personal X account<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese Pok\u00e9mon community has been expressing admiration for Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s Bug-type designs, especially the centipede-inspired Scolipede.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":26547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[70],"class_list":["post-26544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-pokemon-series"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pok\u00e9mon&#039;s genius insect design: Scolipede trends as Japanese users analyze everything it gets right\u00a0 - 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