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>It has the exact same design as a Diglett and looks and moves like a Diglett. But it's actually not a Diglett at all because it's based on a real life creature that is entirely different and if you look into the science and all the pokedex entries it makes sense that it would not be a Diglett
What happened to the design speaking for itself?
Why is 90% of the idea behind modern Pokemon hidden behind explanations and text?
You can complain about Voltorb all you want, but at least it's extremely well designed in that you immediately comprehend what the Pokemon is trying to be from the first 5 seconds of looking at it. "A Mimic but for Pokeballs", "A turtle with water cannons", "Giant swamp frog", all of these designs are brutally honest, in that they're designed specifically so their themes are immediately understood.
If I see a Pokemon that's literally just a Diglett, but you're dumping on me a book on why it's actually not a Diglett, I'm not going to care. Design-wise, it's a Diglett.
