>>29169017The tail is the whole fucking concept of the design. It's a buddhist monk. Its scales clang together to warn others of its presence and ward off evil, which was also the purpose of this. It's even said in its pokedex information. It also makes good design sense to have the scales elsewhere on its body to let us know that it IS scales. I guess you can argue how necessary the headdress is but I don't know if it's not also there for a reason.