>>44068716On a base level, the Kanto Pokemon were used as inspiration for the Unova Pokemon. things such as 2-stage equine, 3-stage rock monster, or pair of semi-related fighters.
But I don't see the issue here when most of the Unovan Pokemon's themes and design philosophies are completely different from their Kanto "counterparts". Also you can't really complain about design trends such as early-route bugs, bird Pokemon not named the first 3-stage line, and a Dragon-pseudo when almost every gen has them anyway.
You can only compare an electric zebra and a fire unicorn on a base equine level and this goes for basically every Pokemon on that image except the tapirs, the healers, and perhaps the jellyfish if you want to ignore any possible references to Japanese yokai. Parallels don't equate to ripoffs, especially when they are so radically different from each other. I have zero clue why parallels bothers people so much.
