>>44091052It was stated by the designer of the monkeys that a different designer made their evolutions, and it shows:
>Unno: “I came up with the designs for Pansage, Pansear, and Panpour. I was told that the Stration City gym was going to have three gym leaders — one would specialize in Grass, another with Fire, and the last one with Water. So I was the team member tasked with designing these gym leaders’ Pokémon. I was also told that the gym was going to be a restaurant, and that the gym leaders were going to be waiters. So I thought it might be interesting if their signature Pokémon can cook.”>“First, I decided on a Pokémon responsible for carrying vegetables and herbs, then another one will be responsible for the delicious water used in cooking, and the last one will be responsible for monitoring the strength of the cooking flame. Since they were going to have to carry around hot stuff, I made their hands resemble mittens — then I realized that if they’re going to be carrying things, dexterous monkeys would make for a good motif. This line of thinking is how I came up with Pansage, Pansear, and Panpour. Their designs were shaped by what their environment was going to be.”>“By the way, I gave them all distinct personalities — just like the three starter Pokémon. It was another designer that created their evolved forms, and that designer worked to further emphasize their personality differences. Pansage is kind of a punk, Pansear is carefree, and Panpour is gentle, or some might say smug. Their personalities aren’t as overtly noticeable as the three starter Pokémon, but I did my best to design them so that even before they evolved, you could distinguish their personalities — for example, by the difference in their eyes.”The base forms and the evolutions were made by two different people with different thought processes.
