>>20147388First he was ignored because meme chespin and furfavorite fennekin won the boards and the fans first, then he was actively hated for being "ugly" (lol I know, but it was part of the agenda), then the new evos started being announced and people started hating the new designs, the first to be shot down was Quilladin (people held fast, tho, some claimed it made sense but the general consensus was instant hate, a stream of cute art tried to redeem him but the damage was done), Braixen was prophetized to become the next furry queen to surpass the likes of Gardevoir but then Delphox appeared. Greninja was hated on sight, tho, people thought his tongue scarf was retarded and people expected that fakemon "Gallantoad" to be real, people warmed to him and even found him cute thanks to amie, then protean came and the rest is history
