>>50153747Yeah, age has made me a bit cynical, but in my defense i do think there's still some good designs in all gens despite how long its been and i am willing to change my mind on designs if they withstand the scrutiny. I'm 31 and lived the Pokemania head on, yet most of my faves are from more recent gens. Swampert is a definite fave as mentioned and probably my favorite overall starter and one of my Top 10 of all time. I DO appreciate oddity too. I actually think the Tongue Scarf on Greninja my favorite design choice in any pokemon ever. I love how they managed to make something so unabashedly weird and gross into an actual iconic, fitting and instantly recognizable trait. It's what i feel Pokemon should always be about. I just don't think they nail it all the time. A bad side effect of design becoming more busy and "ambitious" is that if you flub, it becomes an actual shit design instead of just a mediocre one. I understand the risk is worth the reward, but it also makes modern pokemon much easier to hate at times. But you know what? I guess i kinda do like Inteleon anyways, so i'll just deal with it.