>>54973668Oh cute, thank you!
I came across the Scorbunny plush some time ago but I didn't know there was a whole collection in that style. Love the pastel colors.
Even if GameFreak lowkey hates Gen2 for having followed an artistic direction that had merchandise in mind, I think it did play a big role in setting Pokemon apart from similar franchises when it comes to the range of merch they can afford to aim at different audiences.
They probably weren't much aware of where it'd lead to back then, but this decisive deal was sealed the moment they decided to appeal to anyone and hired Nishida.
Even Gen1 Pokemon like the 5 Base Starters, Jigglypuff, or also other round and simple ones like Poliwag and Psyduck have "food for merch" written all over.
And it's far from being a bad thing, considering how well it played in their favor since Day1.
