[alt text: a screenshot of a pair of posts, possibly from tumblr. The first post shows a promotional image of three new Nintendo Amiibos: the Pokemon “SQUIRTLE”, the Pokemon “IVYSAUR”, and “SNAKE” from the Metal Gear series. Below the image is a text caption which says: “Ah yes, the original Pokemon starters. . .” The second post begins with the text caption: “Now hold on JUST one second! That’s not right!”. The image below the text is the same image from the previous post, except Snake has been edited and flipped horizontally, such that his name now reads “EKANS” (like the snake Pokemon).]
In case someone is wondering. Charizard already had a smash amiibo long before the others, because Smash Bros 4 (3DS/Wii U) replaced the pokémon trainer, who had the three of them in the previous game, with only Charizard. Part of the compromises they made for 3DS was removing characters with multiple forms. Since Smash amiibo were created for Smash 4 originally, it had a Charizard amiibo.
In Smash Ultimate, “everyone is here” so they released the other two. And they released Snake too, since he was not in 4 either.
Also works with Arbok -> “Kobra”
Also works with Muk -> “Ku…” actually, nevermind
