>>23033324>>23033730>pidgey is a bird>rattata is a rat>dragonite is a dragon>rapidash is a flame horse>geodude is a rock with arms>farfetch'd is a duck with a stick>tauros is a bull>miltank is a purple cow>kecleon is a chameleon>etc etc. etc.>"shitty designs, gen 1/2/3/4/5/6 sucked"I hear this shit all the time.
Just because a Pokemon is similar to an actual animal/object doesn't mean its design is inherently bad. Gyarados is pretty much just a classical Chinese dragon, and most of us will agree that it's not a bad design.
But it doesn't mean it's good, either. Like Klefki. Klefki sucks.