>>27482906It kinda hurts seeing fan art of the female sea lion and Popplio together only because they barely have any resemblance. I guess I should be used to it because of Oshawott and Samurott, but just the difference between these two make me think she never gave birth to it in the first place. It's like the design was specifically made to forget everything that made Popplio and just make it as elegant as possible. Where did Popplio's whisker even went off to?
Was it really that hard to keep the same idea, but making it look like they actually belong in the same family or was the shock value really that necessary?