>>29346315It really does feel a bit lackluster. There are some real standout designs here, but a lot of missed potential as well.
>Rockruff is the only Pokemon with a divergent day/night or version based evolution.>Komala doesn't evolve into a Normal/Psychic type that sleeps in a bed-shaped stump.>Toucipek not really doing much more than being a toucan.>Drampa doesn't evolve into a friendly Dragon/Ghost guardian angel that watches over and safeguards children.>Bruxish doesn't evolve into something like pic related.>No branching gendered evolution for Salandit where the males keep the Bandit theme and Poison/Fire typing while the females become Poison/Psychic.>No friendship-based evolution for Mimikyu where it stops trying to be something it's not because it knows you love it for what it is.>Tsareena isn't Grass/Fighting type despite having a kicking-based fighting style and safeguarding the weak.>Lurantis just being another mono-grass physical attacker.>Pyukumuku just being a single-staged suicide gimmick.>Crabrawler turning into THAT.>Anchor doesn't evolve into a ghost ship.>Jangmo-o isn't Dragon/Steel despite playing up the jingling armored scales and defensive nature.And the regional dex is just fucking barren. No Solrock and Lunatone (the literal sun and moon Pokemon), no Bellossom hula dancer, no Tropius, not a single Gen 5 bug-type, no Scraggy/Scrafty for Team Skull to use, etcetera.
