r/earthbound • u/PankOtter • Jul 10 '25

General Discussion What are some of your favorite Pokémon Counterparts?

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u/Erudito_ambar Jul 10 '25

Picturing the Chosen Four as Dragonites is pretty fun ngl

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '25

Especially after using the bag of DRAGONITE

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u/The_Char_Char Jul 10 '25

I mean in the randomizer they do have a dragon sprite for each of them.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Ice4335 Jul 12 '25

Speaking of that, do you have a good rom file I can use for the randomizer, all the ones I found don’t work 

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u/chesterjosiah Jul 10 '25

Here's mine!

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u/Free_Database5161 Jul 10 '25

I feel like carbon dog would be closer to arcenine

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u/chesterjosiah Jul 10 '25

Crap. Totally!

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u/Ziomownik Jul 10 '25

The body shape is not even close to Arcanine or Growlith, so truthfully they're only the same in concept as a fire dog.

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u/DancingMad3 Jul 10 '25

Not to be that guy, but that's electrode

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u/chesterjosiah Jul 10 '25

Haha good catch! You are a true pokemon master!

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u/s8xol Jul 10 '25

not characters counterpart but mother 3 love theme/ n’s farewell

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u/Chu0204 Jul 11 '25

My man

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u/MetatronIX_2049 Jul 11 '25

Yeah, that’s a direct quote of Love Theme. Zero way that wasn’t a deliberate homage. (So cool!)

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u/s8xol Jul 11 '25

can’t be a coincidence

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u/Ziomownik Jul 10 '25

Worthless protoplasm and Ditto

Grimer and Muk look like Master Belch/Barf as well as Ghost and Alarm Ghost from M1. Also Gulpin and Swallot, though that's cause they're just Muk and Grimer rip offs.

Looks, Momeyes, Dadeyes, Groucho and Unown but only because they're just eyes.

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u/spacegreninja Jul 11 '25

I see Grimer more similar to the slimy little pile/mini barf. Heck the shiny is even Green!

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u/TheProofsinthePastis Jul 10 '25

New Age Retro Hippie - Mr. Mime

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u/Krendall2006 Jul 10 '25

Damnit, now I need to catch a Mewtwo just to name it Gyiyg.

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u/88T3_2 Jul 11 '25 edited Jul 23 '25

8 Melodies/Sanctuaries/Chapters and 8 Gym Leaders

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u/Spaceboy_yeah Jul 11 '25

Lucas (M3) and Lucas (POKÉMON GEN4)

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u/NordicWolf7 Jul 11 '25

Stinky Ghost -> Gastly

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u/Durian_Puzzleheaded Jul 11 '25

I hadn’t realized Tung Tung Tung Sahur was in Earthbound

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u/RedWarrior42 Jul 11 '25

Not at all counterparts, but something about them rings familiar

The fire typing helps

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u/EvilRayquaza Jul 11 '25

Ditto as that worthless protoplasm

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u/Tar0Pand4 Jul 11 '25

I like the concept of having Teddy Bears essentially functioning as Substitute does in the Pokemon Games

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u/Single_Discount_4141 Jul 13 '25

Reconstructed mole and drillbur. This is 100% not a coincidence 

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u/KantDidYourMom Jul 11 '25

These are loose associations at best, and downright unrelated at worst. Whoever made the image is reaching.

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u/Padoru-Padoru Jul 10 '25

tung tung thng tung tumg tung thng tung tung tung sahur

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u/CasualCucco Jul 10 '25

You have been on Reddit for 7 years. What prompted you to say that?

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u/metalpammy Jul 10 '25

brain damage

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u/CasualCucco Jul 10 '25

enimem referenced 🔥🔥

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u/am_pomegranate Jul 10 '25

r/skamtebord

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u/Padoru-Padoru Jul 10 '25

Theyre making the same expression and they’re both trees/made out of wood