1. Pidgit
First appearing in Super Mario Bros. 2, Pidgit was that annoying flightless bird that soared overhead with the aid of a magic carpet. Luckily for Mario, you could dispatch these little b***trds, jacking their carpet in the process, and soar to victory, laughing at strategically placed platforms as you went.
Pokemon Totally Ripped It Off With:
Pidgey
The Similarities
Okay fair enough, these two maybe don't
look related, but I just can't ignore how similar their names are; Pidgit and Pidgey. I could actually believe that 'Pidgit' was one of the rejected names that Gamefreak came up with before they settled on Pidgey. Again, this isn't to say that they intentionally ripped off Mario, just to point out that Pokemon clearly learned many of its creature creation lessons from Nintendo's favourite plumber and the insane world in which he lived.
If Pokemon Had Got There First:
Potential Evolutions: Pidgit > Pidgitar > Pidginator
Potential Moves: Carpet Burn, Fly, Wing Attack, Whirlwind So there you have it, ten Mario creations that prove that Pokemon was way late to the party creature design wise. Anything you'd like to add? Do let us in on it.