Pokémon fans got a major surprise with the announcement of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, the latest installments in the long-running franchise set to hit the Nintendo Switch in late 2022.
The Pokémon Company revealed the first details of Generation 9 on Sunday, featuring a new region — seemingly inspired by Spain — and, of course, three new starters to choose from as you begin your adventure! As always, you’ll be able to pick from one of three starter Pokémon at the start of your journey, with the Grass Cat Sprigatito, the Fire Croc Fuecoco, and the Water Duckling Quaxly joining the long line of starters in this series.
Here are our first looks at this new trio of Pokémon.
Serebii Update: The English names for the new starters are Sprigatito, Fuecoco and Quaxly https://t.co/gDbXkHSvkT pic.twitter.com/WYsb2BGn8G
— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) February 27, 2022
All three have great designs, but Pokémon fans immediately picked up upon a striking similarity between Quaxly and one Donald Duck.
Quaxly Or Donald duck !?#pokemon #ポケモンSV #ポケモンプレゼンツ pic.twitter.com/CWtDWUizDX
— Clara.Mila (@MomomiizDD) February 27, 2022
Quite an uncanny resemblance, honestly! But seriously, how cute does Quaxly look dressed up in Donald Duck’s iconic outfit?
Of course, the Donald Duck comparisons weren’t all Pokémon fans had to offer, as the fandom had some incredible memes and pieces of fanart to share of this new trio.
