>>50914289Pokemon designs are typically created with their final form first, and then they work backwards from there. This makes sense, because the final form is what you spend the most time with. So why is Typhlosion not a rat at all?
Or shit, look at Delphox. The "foxes are dogs" point would make some sense if it stayed a quadruped like Fennekin, but there's little dog in the final design. Do you genuinely think that anyone looking to communicate the concept of "dog" would draw Delphox? In a series with plenty of fire dogs already?
