>>55203931NTA but there's a skill in designing something humanoid that still looks like a monster or creature. I think stuff like Blaziken, Machamp, Hariyama, and the Ralts line are successful designs. Pokemon like Cinderace, Inteleon, and Quaquaval are failures in my eyes.
It's the werewolf test where there's a fine line between CRYPTID and FURRY depending on how you design it. We're also well past the point where furries are in the art industry and especially at big positions in major studios (You can see the blatant influence in some recent Disney and Dreamworks movies), so it kind of makes sense that many of these design tendencies are leaning towards "stuff that appeals to a furry artist".
