>>45430686They're fairly popular but I'd still say these guys
>perfect combination of real-world animal basis and creative "monstrousness">each stage has its own unique appeal, but they're all clearly connected to each other>final stage even incorporates elements of a nonliving thing (lighthouse) in a completely natural and organic manner>high IQ conceptualization based on wordplay, including the name of a sci-fi story and the different readings of Denryu (their names are really just clever all around, from Mareep being an anagram of ampere to Flaaffy containing a sheep's baa and a double a battery to Ampharos having pharos for lighthouse) 