Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Pokemon that shouldn't exist or are badly designed, last post: Covering Sinnoh, Unova and Kalos.

Oh yes, here I am rubbing my hands together, because when I saw some of the Unova Pokemon I actually thought they were a hoax.
Quick Summary of Rules: Unless it's rare (i.e. ONE per game only unless an event Pokemon), no Ghost types and no robots or inanimate objects come to life and nothing that looks too human. Or if the design is just stupid! Like Honchkrow's hat.

Anyway, Sinnoh first.
Roserade. Too much like a kid dressing like a superhero. Or something... Goodbye!
Drifloon and Drifblim. Too much like balloons. Get rid of them. Plus they are ridiculously dangerous. To see what I mean, check their Pokedex entries. They are so cute... but goodbye!!!
Mismagius and Honchkrow. Goodbye, weird hat-wearing things! No hats on animals. Or ghosts. I like them both but no, design is dumb.
Goodbye Chingling,
and Bronzor and Bronzong,
and Mime J.r,
and Spiritomb. It was ok when Spiritomb could only be caught through a quest but later on it has become common and easy to catch so it has to go.
I love Riolu and Lucario. But their design is... pushing it. They are slightly human-like... however they still have animal bodies and heads so even if they are standing, its ok. They can stay.
Croagunk and Toxicroak... hmmm.... aw let 'em stay. They don't look human. I hate them though... always have.
Not sure about Lickilicky... well it looks a bit more human-like than Lickitung. It better go. But Lickitung can stay.
Gallade looks like a toy soldier... it should go.
Who actually bothered with Porygon-Z? It can stay because frankly, it's not common so it's within the 'robots should be rare' rules.
Ugh get rid of Probopass.
And Dusknoir. Sorry, Ghost type. You have to go.
Frosslass is creepy and too girl-in-a-kimono looking. Goodbye.
Rotom is rare so it can stay.
All legends and specials can stay, even Regigigas because it's rare.
Ugh I hate Darkrai but it's rare... yuck Darkrai you suck. I hate you the most. You only stay because you are within my rules.
Ok Sinnoh done!

RIGHT!
UNOVA! Hohoho...
Here we go...
I dislike Patrat and Watchog's eyes. But I will ignore my dislike. They have to stay because they fit the rules.
Timburr, Gurdurr and Conkeldurr  HAVE TO GO. Creepy people thingies. Goodbye.
Throh and Sawk, the same. Weird muppet martial artist things. Goodbye.
Darumaka and Darmanitan. If you could only get one of each then they could stay. But they are fairly common so no. Goodbye.
Scraggy and Scrafty...well they look like wannabe people (btw I don't like them) but... somehow they look more like lizardy or birdy things... not sure... maybe let them stay. Mostly because I feel I have to let something fighty stay!
Sigilyph looks too much like an alien totem pole. At least Natu and Xatu look like birds. Goodbye Sigilyph!
Yamask and Cofagrigus have to go. SAD backstories! Too common. Should be one-offs. Goodbye.
Fossil Pokemon can stay.
Trubbish and Garbodor need to go.
Zoroark... does stand on it's hind feet and can imitate anything it sees, but it is essentially like an animal. It looks too fox-like to be eliminated from the lineup. Plus, in Unova, it's fairly rare. Imagine my sorrow upon encountering so many Zoroark in the Pokemon Village in Kalos. Cheapened my love for Zoroark in one easy move. :(
Gothita and co have to go. Creepy people-like things. Plus the males look so female its weird. Goodbye!
Swanna's design is really stupid. So it can go.
Vanilla icecr- I mean Vanillite and co have to GO. Poor design! So poor! :(
Escavalier has to go. Too human-like.
Alomomola has to go. I hate the design. Also it's useless.
Klink and Klang and co have to go. Too common, for robots.
Elgyem and co have to go. Robot or golem, whatever they are they are too common. They should be quest-related and one per game only. Or at least have to be caught under special circumstances.
Even though they are my second fave Ghost types, Litwick and co have to go as well. Too common.
Cubchoo... poor design. But it can stay I guess. Yuck that nose...
Cryogonal has to go. Stupid. Big snowflake! Goodbye.
Shelmet and Accelgor can stay because they still look more Bug-like than human-like.
Mienfoo and Mienshao can stay because even though the designs look a bit like they are imitating human clothing, it still looks like fur. Also animals that stand on their hind legs are not uncommon.
Golett and Golurk have to go, so do Pawniard and Bisharp. I like their designs but they are too much like robots or inanimate objects come to life. They are both too common.
Bouffalant... aka Afro-Tauros! Well it's not unheard of for bison to be amazingly fluffy or shaggy... I guess it can stay.
The Sword legends can stay but not the three deities. They are too human-like in their incarnate formes. Their therian formes are ok... I guess.
Dragons are all fine.
Meloetta needs to go. What is it? Too human-like, that's what. Otherwise because it's rare, it could stay but the design is just too weird.
Genesect can stay. It's rare, even though it's a robot. But that is what should be for robots. They should be rare!
Done. Yikes, I was a bit harsh but frankly, an awful lot of the Unova Pokemon were sloppy in design. More so than some other generations. And yes, I loved B and W and B2 and W2, I bought and played all of them and still have them. I enjoyed both the original and sequel a lot. So it's not just because I hate the games or anything.

Ok, here we go, Kalos!
Now I liked most of the Kalos Pokemon.
Didn't like how Chespin and Fennekin have similar-sounding names. Shouldn't bother me but it does.
Also didn't like Quilladin's design but whatever.
Diggersby is ugly but whatever...
New Fairy types mostly cool.
Florges is pushing it's luck a bit, looking a bit like a woman but I will let it go because it's a fairy.
Honedge and co have to go. Sorry, Ghosts and inanimate objects.
Spritzee and co are odd but they pass. I have never seen anything like those things...
Swirlix is ok but Slurpuff has to go. Sorry, bad design. Cute but bad. At least Swirlix is like a fluffy dog thing if you really use your imagination... but Slurpuff? Nope, too obviously like an icecream sundae.
Binnacle is creepy but ok, it could be coral or something, but Barbaracle has to GO! Go away please! Reminds me of Pan's Labyinth. More importantly, it looks too much like it's trying to be like a human.
Fossils can stay.
What the heck is Sylveon... it creeps me out. It has to go because it looks like it is wearing ribbons. But they aren't ribbons, are they? They all wear those exact ribbons which means it is part of its form. Poor design. At least all the other Eevolutions look more natural.
Hawlucha is pushing its luck a bit. Luchadore much? But it can pass because it's still mainly like a bird.
Klefki, Phantump and Trevenant have to go. Ghostly inanimate things come alive? Goodbye.
Same with Pumpkaboo and co. Darn it they are cute though. Just don't read their dex entries... yeesh...
Legends can stay.
What is Zygarde? Man it's weird. Ground Dragon thing looks more like a weird bug monster like Godzilla crossed with Mothra by the Vorlons from Babylon 5. Just saying.
Ok we are done!

I feel great having gotten rid of all the badly designed or poorly thought-out Pokemon!
:)
I would just like to say that I love Espurr. And it's evolutions.
The end.

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