>>49949339The Chinese zodiac is not just a list of animals. It is a specific cyclic order, with animals representing each part of that pattern. If the animals do not appear in that order, it isn't the Chinese zodiac, it's just a bunch of animals.
Also, they already broke the pattern four times. Japan isn't fucking blind to Chinese culture, they live right next door. A western dragon is not part of the Chinese zodiac. A badger is not 'the same as a rat.' A fox is not 'the same as a dog.' And even blaziken doesn't count. A chicken, from the perspective of such an old and specific tradition, is not a rooster.
Tldr: even if fuecoco is a snake, and we get a horse, goat, and ox next, it still isn't the Chinese zodiac. You've been retarded from the beginning.