>>27570468As I wrote my arguments I realized this might be too much for a thread full of shitpost on a new mechanic that we still don't fully know.
To extremely summarize things up, let's just say that while I like variations, I fear this makes pokemon less unique between them (since now all have the possibility to adapt and be anything), and I believe this was an important part of designing Pokemon.
Variations of this kind may be great for other universes, but doesn't mean is good for all. And the fact that Pokemon avoided doing things that the other hundreds of franchises do kept them differentiated... until now.
It's actually very conflicting for me to be against these variations because I really love the new designs.I apologize to leave you with such an incomplete answer. Again I just don't think it's the right time to discuss it correctly, as the very few that seem to agree with me tend to use stupid arguments like "SANDslash" or just shitpost, which naturally ends with my side being smothered by more shitposting.
The news are just too recent; I hope we can discuss different opinions about the alola forms when things calm down. For now I'll just wait to see more of them.
Again, I'm sorry.
