Pokémon seems to be doing the rounds in popular TV shows in the US at the moment, starring in its very own episode of Jeopardy! and now appearing on Food Network Challenge. As you might expect, this one has resulted in some excellent images that will never leave the internet. Ever.
The show had its competitors attempting to create cakes based on the catchable characters we all know and love, but the now-iconic monsters weren't always represented with 100% accuracy. If you happen to live in the US you can catch up on the show here, but for everyone else, here are some standout moments (with thanks to Kotaku for the images).
We'll kick things off with a good one: Sobble. The shape is mostly right, you can instantly tell what it is, and the creation even has Sobble's signature sad face. Not a bad effort.
Next up, a different-looking Litten. We're not sure why it's standing on two legs - as we imagine that's why we feel strangely put off when looking at it - but there's something about that body that's giving us the heebie-jeebies.
Next, the most creative of the bunch. Sure, the two-legged nature of thing is just as creepy as Litten before it, but look at that Water Gun. Excellent.
And finally, our pick of the bunch. Remember Chikorita? The cute little grass-type starter introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver? Well, forget it. Because we've no idea what this is.
Sadly, the Chikorita wasn't deemed good enough to make it through to the next round of the competition.
The show also featured a giant Squirtle, a leaf-dispensing Bulbasaur and a sparking Pikachu (seen above). Television at its finest.
[source kotaku.com]
Comments 25
The challenge motif has become very dull.
They chose Sobble as the Sword and Shield cake! G-Max Alcreamie is literally a giant cake. Geez food network
@Gravitron
But can Alcremie spit on people? I thought not
I mean, I'm not a cake decorator and I still think those came out pretty bad.
Then again, they kinda had to do these on the spot so they could have been worse.
That Mudkip doesn't look too bad though.
uhhh I don't know if this was good or not ehh..
The other guys are cake making at a professional level, the Chikorita team has sinned against nature lol.
Mudkip looks fine. Everything else is...well, if you're a professional, you need to be able to tackle a wide range of visual motifs, no excuses.
these cakes are kinda cute! a little wonky, but the bakers did their best and that's OH MY GOD CHIKORITA!! What did they do to you, baby!?
LOL, usually things go better on those cake shows!
I've seen these sorts of shows. I recognize that it's hard to do well in such a limited and timed situation, especially with a theme you aren't super familiar with. And some of them don't look too bad.
But looking at some of these? There's really only one thing I can say: Oof
Well at least someone did remember Chikorita.
Not gonna lie, if I was given a pokemon cake that fired water gun I would have lost it.
@ChibiNinja you mean Bidoof
The mudkip one is pretty cute
@Kalmaro so I heard you liked mudkip
Considering that the contestants only had a few hours to make their cakes, I don't think that they turned out too bad (Except for that ungodly monstrosity that is supposed to be Chikorita).
@BENDsli Nah, but I do liek them!
@PBandSmelly The Sobble doesn't spit either though... The Mudkip does though..
That poor Chikorita ;(
Chikorita, I’m here for you. You deal with things that you don’t have to.
I'm most disturbed by 'The Horrors of War Pikachu'.
I chews you, Pikachu!
Chernobyl-form Chikorita used Attract.
But it failed!
@Silly_G miserably
In fairness, I an unartistic sort, am pretty sure its not that easy to sculpt food, so A for effort and they don't look bad. However, the pear is um, a bit creepy looking.
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