>le extinct species memeFUCKING HALF OF POKEMON ARE BASED ON EXTINCT SPECIES, THIS IS NOT A JUSTIFICATION. OWLS IN GENERAL AREN'T EVEN EXTINCT.
>le other ghost typesREAD THREAD. GHOST TYPES SOMEHOW EVOKE SPIRITS, I.E. NON-SOLID BODIES, HAUNTED OBJECTS, OR SOMEHOW CONVEYING DEATH LIKE A-MAROWAK AND ITS BONES.
THE BARE FUCKING MINIMUM IS HAVING YOUR TYPE'S COLOR IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER FEATURES FROM IT, LIKE ORICORIO
OWL HAS NONE OF THESE, IT'S AN ORDINARY ANIMAL WITH SOME PLANT PARTS
>le culture>>29473726>TONS OF ANIMALS ARE ARBITRARILY ASSOCIATED WITH DEATH AND A MILLION OTHER THINGS BUT AS A POKEMON THEIR DESIGN NEEDS TO CONVEY IT SOMEHOW 