>>32597543Serperior is a smug, royal snake. That's clearly the "cool" type. That's how I saw them, and that's how I've seen them depicted time and again. Even the anime made Oshawott the comic relief Pokemon, while Snivy was the "cool" type.
Of course, Samurott ended up being more popular, like how Blaziken is more popular than Sceptile, but this don't have much to do with popularity.
