>In 2013, Masuda took a trip to Spain, and really liked Barcelona apparently >Spain is a nation on the Mediterranean sea, with Barcelona being right on the coast >Horsea is featured in the concept art, both as a fountain
And on a flag
The flag here is important, because
>The flag of the Mediterranean features a Seahorse, because the Mediterranean sea is vaguely shaped like one
So, @pokeeeeeeee just realized that there’s already a canon height comparison pic of all the dexholder’s up to Hoenn in the E arc. So they went and found it, and….
RUBY AND SILVER ARE FREAKING SMALL (Silver is actually the SHORTEST of the Johto trio as of the Emerald arc). SO MUCH SMALLER THAN I HEADCANONED. LIKE, HOLY CROW. AND RED AND GREEN ARE GINORMOUS. AND YELLOW IS SO TINY, I MEAN, LOOK AT HER, HER HEAD IS BARELY ABOVE THE RAILING. AND RUBY’S ONLY JUST TALLER THAN HER. So, by the end of the Emerald arc, the order of tallest to shortest goes like this; Green, Red, Gold, Blue, Crys, Silver, Ruby/Sapphire, Yellow, Emerald. Although, in this picture we can’t tell how tall Sapph and Rald as compared to the others.
For Sapph, the other picture doesn’t count since her feet aren’t touching the ground. So, compare her to Roob. Unsurprisingly, they’re around the same height (If you account for the fact that Ruby’s hat gives him a bit more height, whereas Sapph’s is pretty tight) And now for Rald.
Here he is next to Sapph without his gadgets, but with his hair still in the croissant. MAN IS HE SHORT. Sapph and Roob are already pretty short, and you can see their heights in comparison to Gold and Crys here, and then there’s Rald next to Sapph. Also, his hair is big.
Here he is when his hair is first down. That lump right there is his head. LOOK AT HIM COMPARED TO ROOB AND SAPPH. I MEAN, THOSE TWO ARE SHORT, BUT BRO. HE’S BELOW THEIR SHOULDERS BY A GOOD BIT.
LoOk At ThIS sHoRtY
In conclusion, the Hoenn trio are TEENY! And the Kanto kids are huge! So, this’ll hopefully clear things up, because even if we don’t have official heights, we can still compare them!
Also, by the time we reach HGSS, Silver has caught up to Crys 😀 (Accounting for the marshmallow hat, of coz)
(Gold’s still the tallest in Johto, though)
Sting: All right guys, I have a few things I want us to say in our next big battle. Y’know, for added flavor~
Minerva: Oh God
Orga: This should be good.
Yukino: It…can’t be THAT bad, right?
Sting: Right! Rufus, when you attack, say “I can’t even IMAGINE the pain you’re about to be in.”
Rufus: *chokes on tea*
Sting: Orga, then you be all like “Get ready, cuz this lightning’s gonna strike your face MORE than twice!”
Orga: I’ve used that one before.
Sting: Lady, you’ll say “Watch as I mark my TERRITORY!”
Minerva: …
Yukino: Did…did you think any of these through?!
Sting: *ignores Yukino* Aaaaand, for the grand finale…!
Rogue: Oh please spare me
Sting: “Hope you’re not afraid of the dark!”
Rogue: The hell? That was awful!
Sting: Well excuse me! Do you know how hard it is to make shadow puns??
Rogue: I dunno, why don’t you… *puts on shades* ENLIGHTEN ME?
Yukino: HOT DAMN