>>37452107>your distinctions are completely arbitrary.no they are not, are you being stupid on purpose?
just because there's a few bears with slightly more angular ears doesnt change the fact that cartoon bears need a bear typical face which snorlax clearly lacks. Pangoro would be a monster if it was missing the core elements that define cartoon bears.
here's how the design process for these pokemon went like:
ursaring: "lets make a pokemon version of a grizzly bear!" and then they added to it (bipedism, the ring, etc)
beartic: "lets make a pokemon version of a polar bear!" and then they added to it
pangoro: "lets make a pokemon version of a panda bear!" and then they added to it
bewear: "lets make a pokemon version of a teddy bear!"(granted bewear's design is a bit more complex and nuanced then the others) and then they added to it
snorlax: "let's make a pokemon that acts as a roadblock! To block the path it should be fat, since its stationary it could be sleeping, let's rip off totoro!"
