Maybe a branching evolutionary line for the middle form, then? Like Gloom and Poliwhirl have.
Hey, I'm just saying. You're the one who said "Fuck artistic license - this is SCIENCE!". Just trying to stay consistent, is all.
I'm sorry, Denny, but as much as I love and revere the king... He's been dethroned. Three times. It's... It's time to move on.
Arceus is basically the Christian God of Pokemon: Made the Universe, yet has no fossil evidence to support such an age (or anything else about it, for that matter), and is also only believed to be the god of Pokemon in a single region.
I'm talking about a Pokemon version of Grypania. THAT would be something to see if it were ever made.