>>37891054Lickitung is obviously a lizard anon, albeit a cartoony one, but a lizard nonetheless and isn't that far removed from the real thing
>>37891021You can call it a "monster" but that doesn't negate it's actual design influence.
And Bulbasuar is its own can of worms that I don't feel like opening.
Point is, pokemon have more thought out designs than just being "monsters" and have always had a basis in real-world animals, with the few that aren't still being based on something. See
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