>>45565377Again it doesn't fit the pattern they were clearly going with. Compare that to something like assdeer, the difference is jarring. It's related to design and philosophy consistency, which is probably something you don't understand.
Once you find out the patterns, it's pretty obvious.
>>45565435Gen 5 starters were created to be cool, serious and funny. They had no intention on heavily marketing to girls in Gen 5. This changed in Gen 6 as soon as Braixen was revealed. It even looks feminine, even before TPCi made it female coded in other forms of media, this continued with Popplio. Serperior line never got this treatment.