>>33622282>>33622347Well sort of. It isn't too difficult to grasp. Salandit likely could have fit in the first two gens. Perhaps it may have had different eyes or the tail pattern but for the most part I'm pretty sure even as it is it could have fit in the early gens or have been made back then.
Bewear is an example of a "cute" type pokemon that would have never saw the light of day and is purely a gen 3-7 type monster. Probably even later like gen 5-7 only. Dhelmise is an example of a pokemon design that is too complex for the first two gens.