>>27551811>I just don't get why people would think those starters are real, even with the girl being in itYou just answered your own question. It's not "le generic hawaiian girl". She has the literal same flower with the same number of petals and the same hair with the same bang and number of tails and the same hairband and the same cooking theme. Just stop.
>Every one of them completely abandons every single design element from the first stageRowlet is described as being a silent hunter and shown throwing leaves. The evolution is a hunter that shoots leaf/feather-arrows.
Popplio is a circus seal (NOT A CLOWN) who does acrobatic tricks and evolves into a performer/singer. The text next to it in the leak says it's very playful. Like Popplio.
Litten is very different yes, but still spits fire in the same way and "complete opposite" evolutions are common in Pokémon (see Bagon/Salamence).
