>>31245149the worst pokemon are generally the ones that have conventionally ugly, lack qualities considered cute/cool, or has misunderstood characteristics. This one for example is all of it. A huge part of bonding with things is to do with how well relate and how we associate ourselves with the thing in particular. This is why I can't stand the arguments about what's trash taste. Take this thing for example, it's basically a big stone jew, it has a tumblr nose, fucking pubes, it's honestly just a lump. There will be a few who absolutely love it, and people who don't outright hate it (me, I dont hate any pokemon. But look at the Pokemon loads of people consider their favs, Gardevoir, Lucario, Mawile, Greninja, Lucario, Charizard, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Garchomp, ALL Ultra Beasts. Most of those mon are easily understood and have aspects of conventional attraction in some form etc.
So whether or not Probopass is a good design is up in the air. Literally everyone understands it's a statue of some sort, with a nose and a mustache etc. In terms of design that's where it's successful, especially if it's memorable. However if we were to weigh out the opinions on this thing more people would find it tacky and ugly, be indifferent towards it, or flat out hate it. The point is that someone will love it, just as we all have our specific taste in something off the regular tangent. I say it succeeded, as it gives those people their own little special pokemon, and that itself is a strong design concept itself. Because being popular isn't always the goal.
