I think people on /vp/ forget the simple fact that Pokemon is A GAME FOR KIDS. Now don't get me wrong, I love Pokemon, I love all the gens and most of the Pokemon.

But when I see people complain about Pokemon being "too cute" or "too overdesigned" , it amazes me that they forget that it's game made for 10-14 year olds. I'm sure Gamefreak knows that it has a lot of older fans, but you're not their core audience. Their core audience is kids. And what do kids like? Cute Pokemon and badass Pokemon.

Think back to gen one. We all loved Charizard and Rhyhorn and Nidoking for being so badass and we all loved Vulpix and Growlithe and several others for being so cute. Kids don't care about "overdesign", they like things big and colorful and covered in spikes

So just remember that when you complain about something looking too cute, or a name or move sounding too silly. You're not the core audience Pokemon is for.