>>18819262I don't know. I'm pretty sure Game Freak made the Gen V starters as underwhelming as possible to encourage players to try out the other new Pokemon Unova introduced instead.
>>18819384Official art keeps Samurott on all fours unless it's attacking with its swords. Pic related came out shortly after the release of BW, and was the first time that an official source showed how Samurott wields its weapon.