>>54909520Ditto. The head leaf and eyes are what made the line for me. Simple in design, but expressive where it counted.
Meganium isn't terrible design wise, but it's an undercooked creature that has a few details that keep it from being something more. The leaf helped make the design just that more expressive as far as the chikorita line is concerned, being the characteristic element for the line up until meganium.
Without that, it just feels that much less.
