>>34294560>>34294458>>34294458>>34295003>>34296212>>34297168>>34297223We need more fun charts!
Pic related: Pokemon designs and key inspirations.
I think, based on this chart, you can really see that earlier generations really emphasized animals, fish, and dinosaurs as sources of inspiration. I look forward to when someone updates this to include Generations 4 and 5, to see if the whole "just a bunch of inanimate objects" craze really took off.