It’s always great to receive more items in our mailbag and it’s always a pleasure to feature all kinds of submissions, including your questions, stories, and artwork. For this issue, mailbag regular Corylus has sent over another awesome piece of Pokémon artwork I am sure you’re going to love!

Bulbasaur, in the style of Ken Sugimori’s original watercolour art, by Corylus

Bulbasaur is directly based on the Sugimori artwork from Aka & Midori [Red & Green]. It was a bit sturdier back then and slimmed down over the years, but [the change is] not as drastic as Pikachu though. My reference of course was a toad, as they are one of the inspirations for our lovely grass starter. [Out of] just the starters alone, without any evolutions, I think Bulbasaur is the best one from Kanto. What do you think?

Corylus, Germany

Greetings once again, Corylus! Thank you for sharing this amazing artwork of Bulbasaur with us! While I have always been a huge fan of Charmander, I accept that Bulbasaur deserves much more love. As I have said previously, you capture Ken Sugimori’s watercolour art style beautifully. I am happy to see that you have kept working hard on your art, and I hope you’ll consider sending more of it across in the future!

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