>>49279083>>49279146Evolution might be faster depending on the stat allocation, but I can't help but thinking they'll go the Scyther/Scizor (likely Kleavor too) route, where the BST stays the same but utilized more efficiently.
Just hope it's a cool ferocious quadruped bear, because we're seriously lacking one with them all being bipeds. The ground type may mean it'll be one of those massive cave bears with the markings of a short faced bear.