In-Progress Pokémon Evolutions Might Be the Best Thing Ever 

OKAY! For the literal dozens of comments; I know what a Glacier is!! What I don't get is the name "Galceer" because I don't buy that it's a simple corruption of the word, so what does "seer" mean? It's good at seeing things...?

Personally, I think Braviary’s in-progress evolution should be a real thing. Rufflet not being able to evolve until level 54 is ridiculous. Thank you for another fun video, Emperor Cubone.

I like how the moment I saw the fan arts, my first thought was "yeah, that looks like an official pokemon" It is just so good!

This is a fun concept but I think part of the magic of Pokemon designs is that the evolutions can be so distinctive. I think this is partially why so many fakemon designs are kind of plain since they tend to have one idea then stick with it through the evolutions. Pokemon on the other hand considers concepts and mental/spiritual growth and not just physical. Magikarp turning into Gyarados is a prime example since it's based on a legend. All the gen 8 starters basically go from innocent child to "rebellious" teen to confident adults. It also just makes evolution more exciting especially if you've never seen what something evolves into before.

I’ve always really thought there are some Pokémon who really need a middle evolution. They go from some tiny cute little creature like cubchoo you and all the sudden there this huge freaking monster beartic. Or Growlithe to Arcanine. I do think the five stage Evolution line is a little much though. I think three should be the max.

Honestly for mons like Noivern and breloom, they are necessary

“teenage T-Rex” Me (‘80s movie voice): Teen-Rex

Mudstang might be a cool name but the artist missed some potential. It’s natural evolution goes from donkey to horse, so if you have a transition stage it has to be a mule which is literally half donkey and half horse.

Back in the days of Red and Blue, I created a 3 stage Water/Ice Peguin line and a 2 stage cactus line... I feel you on the Cofagrigus thing.

Feel like an honorable mention can be given to Venonymph, the in-progress stage for the underrated and overlooked Gen 1 Lepidopteran Bugs, Venonat and Venomoth, it feels so believable as a middle stage and works as that bow to a gift to complete the line altogether Also happy birthday Emperor Cubone! Hope your birthday goes well!

I love the Glaceer one, it does a great job at showing what could have possibly been inbetween the 2 stages and the name being a play on the word glacier is nice too

Honestly this seems like natural animal progression in their lives, from toddler, child, teenager, adolescent, and then adult. And im not saying that as a criticism. I mean that it's awesome.

This kind of fan arts just show me how much creativity pokemon has as a franchise. from designs to clever names, not to mention other aspects like things based on lore and town designs - its more than a regular game or even an RPG, it really is its own kind of endless world

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="474">7:54</a> Glaceer Glacier but also seer (I think)

The guy behind In Progress Pokemon is an awesome guy and I love his art. I’ve even commissioned him to redraw my designs in the Pokémon sugomori art style. I hope this video gives him the recognize he deserves.

I've followed this artist for awhile, their work is pretty great. Obviously some designs are better than others, but thats just how it is when bridging together certain lines. They also have drawn up imaginings of what it would be like for Eevee to evolve into middle grounds between it's different evolutions, and those are also really good.

Firstly, happy birthday! Secondly, these are super cool! I'd seen them around before but I didn't realize there was an entire site for em. I'm definitely going to look up my favorite mons and see what people thought up

That Digimon meme at the start ( <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="15">0:15</a> ) makes me laugh uncontrollably as how true it was

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="477">7:57</a> The name is supposed to represent the word, 'Glacier'.

The spinarak line us one of my favorite pokémon, so seeing an awesome middle form makes me very happy. Also happy birthday!!

I've been a longtime fan of this person's blog, super cool to see you cover them! Edit: Also, happy birthday EC!

A lot of these feel like concept arts for these Pokemon. I think it's delightful that most Pokemon are their own little characters, apart from each other but loosely related.

Happy Birthday Emperor Cubone! Hope your Brilliant Diamond adventure goes good!

the names are absolutely amazing

I think keeping the middle Tyrunt stage and switching the last 2 names would be cool. So it goes: Tyrunt, Tyrantrum and finally Tyrampant. The first stage being a "runt", second being a moody teenager and the final being fierce and rampant is a good progression to me.

I love the name Glaceer and the bones in the legs are a nice touch that I definitely wouldn’t have noticed

“Titanic avalug” That made me chuckle

These are amazing 🤩

That Dragonair to Milotic is soooo smooth! It's so perfect that it kind of sad that it was not cannon.

I'm pretty sure Glaceer is meant to be Glacier + Sheer. It works, because most people pronounce "glacier" with an "sh" sound.

When I was a kid, I created my own starter lines. I don't remember all their names, but I remember them being a Grass-type squirrel, ending in a grass/flying type flying squirrel, a bear line ending in a fire/dark type, and a deer line ending in a water/rock type. I only remember the names of my fire types; Flarecub, Hiburnate (used to be Pyroar until gen 6 used it), and Grizflame

Happy birthday!!

I love seeing Pokemon evolve, it's one of the best parts. Having more stages would be pretty cool to see them progress in more detail

Pokémon like wimpod and golisopod REALLY need a middle evolution

these were all amazing

Happy Birthday, Emperor!

Happy Birthday Emperor Cubone

Could be done in the form of Regional Variants? Scratches that itch without upsetting anyone for changing OG evolutions

Happy birthday Emperor!!!

Happy birthday 🎉

As a logophile and writer that loves making up slant rhymes and combining words this video is a fever dream. 😵 so good

Hear me out- what if we saw Pokémon like this in-game, but only when the Pokémon is evolving? (Like, instead of seeing glimpses of just the first or second stage, we saw the outline of something like these in-between)

Happy bday, dude!

Oh i love these in progress pokemon evolutions!!

I want to see the in-progress stage between Remoraid and Octillery.

Just imagine if Avalugg with that Evo progress. It could have been psudeo legendary.

I’ve thought of this topic many times before , it’s something I think would be cool & seems cool on paper too !

Congrats on 100K man

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="456">7:36</a> is glacier

Pinekapple (between Lombre and Ludicolo) looks like a Family Guy character, or at least has a face in that style.

Just realized it’s your birthday so I hope all your dreams and wishes will come true 🎉🥳

More!!! I love this concept!

I actually liked the idea shown in the Murkrow line best. The name of the 'in-progress' stage is just perfect and should have been used as a middle stage between Murkrow and Honchkrow.

Some of this In-Between-Forms you showed are already outdated and gotten a revamp to make them fit more into the Pokemon-Style :3

Hbd sir hope u have many more

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Interesting idea for the Moltage in-between evolution. Since it molts from its previous evolution, it could produce another Pokémon like shedinja

Banette has become one of my favored ghost mons thanks to RR's alter making his Mega Ghost/Normal (3 immunities and only 1 weakness...) I love the in-between.

Happy Birthday

Great video!👍

Fun fact number two : Gorythmic is the french name of Rillaboom, so gorythm isn't that original but still good

was already enjoying the vid...but the Shawn Spencer pic earned my like and sub!

OMG CORPSOLA THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="205">3:25</a> Just tell me that Pinekapple doesn't look like a Sesame Street character!

When you accidentally hit B

Happy Birthday Emperor Femurek!!!

Your Poke content is always so interesting

i still think it would be awesome if the evolution process looked more like the anime, there the pokemon morphs into its new form( though i understand the technical limitations that prevent this) also mid battle evolution would be epic

I just love to see how Remoraid’s in between would be. From fish to octi.

Someone on that project has a talent for naming, which is kind of rare honestly

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="149">2:29</a> Ok I love the two eyes on the ends looking inward like they're thinking "What have we become?"

Bronzor going from mirror (not a coin/gear) to bell as a Bronzong is a reference to a story where a woman offered up her mirror to be melted into a bell, but her regret over doing so prevented the mirror from melting. That's why the Bronzor line have Heatproof.

Basically puberty

This tumblr truly is great. I remember years ago when I first saw the between eeveelutions and I went wild

The names are by far the best part of these

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="72">1:12</a> I love Lycanroc's middle evolution idea!

I like to imagine that if you stopped a Pokémon’s evolution midway, you’d get one of these Pokémon. Of course this would be useless, but a fun inclusion nonetheless

Happy birthday! I have no idea what else to say so… shuckle is great

im obsessed with these pictures theyre like the first pictures that show up when i look up a pokemon on google

“Even better is the name!” Y’all I think he favors the name of these more then the image for most of these.

I've been playing a rom of Fire Red were we play as a rocket grunt. Difficult but very engaging. You can also catch the marowak. It's the same typing but can. Unfortunately you still have to take it down

I love this idea. Watching your pokemon grow up instead of evolving them would be so cool...

This ended up being way better than I expected

The "Foongus" Middle Stage could be called "Boongus" as in "Boo" and "Boon". (Since they're disguised as Items you'll find on your journey.)

You should have shown the middlestage of Remoraid and Octillery, just to give us something incredible weird as well

I think this is awesome and so is your profile

Yes! Not all of them are absolutely necessary, but all of them are absolutely brilliant!!!

Part 2 please.

I’d love a baby form for tauros/miltank being the same with the gender difference I’d call it Calfos/Calfas

They did excellent, with names and designs.

Ayyye the picture of Shawn from psych when talking about ludicolo lol. Thats like my favorite show!

Magikarp in-between evolution is cursed.

Abra Hocus Kadabra Pokus Alakazam. If it was a separate line that had some connection it would be fine. But it really ruins the flow of the original names.

I'm honestly really impressed with how much they nailed the style of the Pokemon art. It's uncanny!

I absolutely love the names

Honestly, I really like when pokemons change drastically when they evolve but I think it's cool that someone made these look like they could be actual pokemon evolutions

I often prefer the middle stages in real lines. Particularly, Dewott is vastly better than either Oshawott or Samurott and Wartortle already has the best possible mix of cool and cute from Blastoise and Squirtle. A lot of Pokemon with three stages, I wish would only have had two. A lot with two stages, I wish only ever had one. Most commonly, the starters and pseudo-legends, or gen 1 Pokemon to randomly get evolutions in one generation and pre-evolutions in another; Elekid and Electivire, I believe, are the _only cases ever_ of the designs of later additions to its line generations later actually being any good, much less two added evolution stages being good. A lot of these fan designs here I also prefer to the two things they're inbetween.

As someone who has been less and less familiar with pokemon with each generation since Gen 1, a lot of these are done very well. Some of the pokemon lines I don't even recognize and would fully believe existed as shown.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="214">3:34</a>. Got love a psych reference

the only place i think they really messed up was in between forms for pokemon that evolve via a stone. there wouldn't be a in between form because its a sudden and dramatic mutation of the physical form that cannot be achieved without the stone, the growth didnt happen naturally over time but so theres no time for a in between form.