>>55277198 If you have an idea of how the Japs' sense of '"originality'" works when it comes to designing Pokemons, Absol is probably also a wolf-goat in adittion to being vaguely based around the Bai-ze/Hakutaku with a Sphinx/Lamassu aesthetic for it's Mega-evo.
Or are you one of those gullible dudes who legit believes that Nishida totally didn't rip-off the Nausicaa fox-squirrel when desinging Eevee?