>>45544446I wouldn't call that accurate. I feel like pokemon with edgy aspects to their design/dex entries like bisharp will inherently be controversial at least to some degree, with a decent amount of fans and haters.
My bro is rotom. I think he has a degree of popularity but also its share of haters. A lot of people inherently hate objectmons and a lot of people dislike how he is shoehorned into the story. Others like the design and concept of a pokemon with so many distinct forms.