>>35508751I went ahead and checked the most upvoted comments on the final forms reveal trailer to see if it's true that Primarina's reception was negative like you say. I've highlighted all the comments referring to Primarina. These speak on their own.
On top of that, many articles were written apologizing to Popplio because of how it was able to surprise everyone despite the initial disdain it got:
>https://www.polygon.com/2016/10/18/13318228/pokemon-popplio-final-evolution>Remember how much we all hated Popplio when Pokémon Sun and Moon’s starters were announced? Turns out that Game Freak, developer of the franchise, was just trying to teach us all a little lesson about snap judgments. We’ve now seen the stupid-looking, clown-nosed water-type’s full evolutionary line, thanks to last night’s big data dump, and it’s official: Popplio is a precious flower, a gorgeous soul and a true beauty.Isn’t it pretty? It’s like a mermaid had a baby with the most majestic seal in the ocean. We’re jealous of that hair, but we’re more entranced by that coquettish look on its face. How could you not be?
>https://www.polygon.com/2016/11/23/13727620/pokemon-sun-moon-popplio>It seemed for a while like Popplio was the new underdog in Pokémon, even with its dedicated — and very vocal — support group, but then something happened: the final evolved forms of each starter were released. On Oct. 27, The Pokémon Company published a new video for the game that introduced each of the final evolutions, and without question, the most popular belonged to Popplio. >https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2016/10/27/13437178/pokemon-sun-and-moon-popplio-evolution-sorry>This latest trailer proves it: you’re not Popplio anymore. You’re Primarina. You are a majestic and striking water / fairy-type pokémon, confident in your style, with powerful abilities.tl;dr fuck you for wasting 15 minutes of my time and here's your (You)
