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Hello! This is the anon that made that Crabrawler V. Kingler (or Sandwich V. Burger) poll several weeks ago. And yes, in light of Alolan Raticate, it is time for me to extend on the same topic.
This is pretty obvious at this point, but generation 7 seems to be a big turning point for Pokemon. Trial Captains instead of gym leaders, Z-Moves, Hyper Training, etc. But what I want to focus on today (and what is probably the most important) are the Pokemon themselves.
You know those threads with the "gen 1 Crabrawler" and "gen 7 Krabby" pic? It's quite obvious that designs have changed. But what is fascinating to see is the fact that the inspiration and creation of these gen 7 Pokemon are so CREATIVE. Think about it. You all remember how the poll I made said that earlier generation Pokemon are simple, yet realistic, whereas recent Pokemon are not quite realistic, but creative and personality-filled.
See, any other person would make a regular old matamata turtle, coconut crab, or stag beetle line. But Gamefreak chose to make a SULFURIC LAND MINE matamata turtle, a BOXING coconut crab, and an ELECTRICAL stag beetle. And now, they've taken the relationship of the invasive rats and imported mongoose of Hawaii and taken it a step further as well, by making them a robber and detective respectively. Basically, Gamefreak is taking the ordinary and going that extra step further to make creative and personality-filled new Pokemon. And honestly, I kinda like that a little bit more.
