>>31002962This. Really, the only "reboot" pokemon that wasn't an obvious clone of its predecessor is Roggenrolla. Yeah, it's basically Geodude, but it's different enough in looks, etc. that it doesn't matter.
the problem was most of the replacements were EXACTLY the same. like Woobat was still an irritating bat that was fast, oddly bulky, and did most of its damage through confusion and attraction
Basically, Unova did for its entire dex what most gens do just for its route 1. Which is odd because Unova's early route mons were mostly really good. Patrat and Lillipup are good Rattata equivalents, Pidove isn't particularly special but I actually like the design. And Venipede and Sewaddle are fucking awesome first-bug lines. The problem is when you go beyond there.
The idea of "no previous gen pokemon" is great but when a lot of pokemon seem like the same thing but different (Munna and Drowzee, Woobat and Zubat, Drilbur and Sandshrew, etc.) it was kind of weird. That said, there were also a lot of fucking awesome designs in Gen 5 that completely redeem it from the rehashmons. Sure we have Throh and Sawk or the Timbur line, but we also got awesome lines like Darumaka, Pawniard, Golett, Sandile, Litwick, and Scraggy.
