>>54149181the point of the picture is showing the differences in anatomy. despite both being the cuddly fat magic rodent pikachu still has detailed well defined shapes, marill is just a bunch of circles
that's what sugimori meant in regards to simplifying singles for merch and the anime
they would never tentacle freaks like tangela and tentacruel that are a nightmare to animate decently, compare it to the "tentacles" of octillery and shuckle