7 Crazy Pokemon Origin Theories That'll Blow Your Mind

7. Aerodactyl Are Prehistoric Zubats

Let's kick things off with one a theory whose logic is (sort of) grounded in the real world. Zubat, the pesky bat that will always pop up as you try to work your way through a cave, is an evolution of Aerodactyl, the fossil Pokémon you can get by taking Old Amber all the way from Pewter City to Cinnabar Island. And when we say evolution we don't mean in the normal Pokémon sense; we mean the process taught in schools that takes place of millions of years.

This stems from the fact that, on a basic level they share many aspects. Aerodactyl's colour scheme is a toned down version of Zubat's, they both have pointy ears and their wings have the same basic structure; Zubat's point where Aerodactyl's claws would be.

This theory's given an added sheen of legitimacy when you consider how this would occur in the real world. Animals that exist from the cretaceous period or before tend to be those that live in the sea or deep underground, where major geographical changes have less of an effect. And considering Zubats come from dark caves, where it's likely the Aerodactyl would have slowly become a beast that uses sound over sight (losing eyes and growing ears), the theory really gains weight.