Pokémon GO players in Japan discover strange new hybrid species of monsters in the game

Come with us as we introduce you to ten weird and wonderful mixed-breed Pokémon making trainers laugh around the country.

While Pokémon Go trainers continue to search for legendary monsters and rare finds within the augmented reality mobile game, some lucky players in Japan have been coming across never-before-seen hybrid creatures, created when two Pokémon accidentally morph into one. While some are surprisingly well-suited to the transformation, looking like they’ve been designed especially for the game, others are a little less convincing, revealing them for the glitches they really are, as the game accidentally picks up two nearby monsters and confusedly mashes them up together in the frame. The results are hilarious, with players sharing screen grabs of their finds on Twitter, and we’ve got some of the best below.

▼ Here, the two-headed Doduo teams up with Krabby, adding four extra feet and two snappy arms to its body.

ポケモンも合体するんだ… https://t.co/vDVKitfdCS

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アメメ天@あぜ道 (@shikajikaAmeme) July 25, 2016

And here it gets a pair of muscular arms and five-fingered hands, thanks to Geodude, the grey boulder Pokémon.

ドードーみつけたーー……… (；ﾟдﾟ)！？ https://t.co/nBoKxsssbL

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VJ いか@08/27銚子フェスティバル (@ikacr4u) July 26, 2016

▼ This trainer stumbled on the bird during a “precious egg-laying scene”.

ドードーの貴重な産卵シーンを見つけてしまった https://t.co/gs9WyBa6qQ

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にとりん/神酒 (@Nitorinns2) July 26, 2016

▼ While this one was spotted weirdly “evolving” into the vine Pokémon Tangela.

ドードーって三段進化するんだ… #PokemonGO https://t.co/hQPjH8S43r

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Dan Kogai (@dankogai) July 27, 2016

Doduo isn’t the only Pokémon to change its shape in the game, with Rattata getting two heads…

キメラポケモンがラインニュースで流れてきたので私の携帯に出現したやつ置いときますね https://t.co/GQzn55WEr1

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おがてぃ (@milc3693) July 29, 2016

▼ …And some greenery on his back, thanks to Oddish.

キメラポケモン発見 やばいことしてるようにしか思えない笑 https://t.co/FUCyWdZfns

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ゆうき (@baseball222666) July 31, 2016

This trainer gets four for the price of two, with a Krabby/Bulbasaur hybrid and a Pinsir/Staryu combination.

僕んとこにも、合成獣(キメラ)ポケモンが出た（＾∇＾） https://t.co/Uor2f1jE4e

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ペレペレ君 (@pereperekun) July 30, 2016

Some amalgamations look more like a scene from a nature documentary, like these images of Ekans appearing to devour Pidgey.

u kno he ded https://t.co/D7o1VS9WE5

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ybba (@elactobuddy) July 25, 2016

ポッポがアーボに捕食されてる https://t.co/BjE3IudUYS

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杉山健太 (@KentaEveryday) July 26, 2016

While not a mixed breed, this one is shocking all on its own, as Caterpie appears to have split himself open, waiting to terrify this unsuspecting trainer.

メッチャきもいキメラポケモン出てきたwww #ポケモンGO #pokemongo https://t.co/PyD4M9xjxj

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ポテビヨ(リ) (@potebiyo) July 30, 2016

Despite meeting these weird and wonderful hybrid Pokémon, they’ve been impossible to catch, with trainers ending up with just the ordinary creatures instead. While not technically part of the game, they’re still fun to look for when out and about on Pokémon-hunting adventures! Have you spotted any hybrid creatures lately? Let us know in the comments section below!

Source: Togech
Top Image: Twitter/@ikacr4u

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