>>27154028>>27154090Voltorb is a sphere because it's supposed to be a pokeball. I don't even particularly think Voltorb is a good pokemon, I'm just using it as an example.
On the other hand, the bear is a mascot, sure. It's a stupid idea for a pokemon, but that's just my opinion. However, you can't say "It's based on a mascot, that means its design can't be too simple!". Just like it's stupid to say "Bruxish is ugly, that means it's a good design!" or "Drampa is cute, that means it's a good design!".
Let's look at an actual japanese bear mascot. It's still far more well designed than the bear pokemon.
>has a mouth>has defined arms/hands/legs/feet, rather than being one fat blob for a body