>>42753602Because that's how the real world is, and most of the species that have Pokemon-like abilities are either fancy or grotesque.
Pic related can heat the water up to 5 000K, making the water boil so fast it makes bursts of light, see the world with 12 primary colors and can see polarized light.
The platypus (There are better examples for grotesque animals, but that's the one I know the best) sweats milk, its poison can momentarily paralyze an adult, and its beak is actually two gigantic teeth.