>>51129753... but, design-wise, Samurott clearly *is* a samurai who is also a sea lion. and not a demon wielding a sword.
whereas Empoleon is clearly not an emperor. it's just a rather imposing blue emperor penguin with a trident on its forehead, whose name is a pun on "Napoleon" as a nod to the "emperor" in "emperor penguin".
do you see how that's different?