>>32787993It was because it was probably the worst offender of generational "counterparts."
Swoobat, Watchog, Liepard, Amoonguss, Chandelure, Reuniclus/Gothitelle, Gigalith, Jellicent, Hydreigon, Unfezant, Leavanny, Scolipede, Genesect, Victini, Conkeldurr, Musharna, Seismitoad, Garbodor, Klinklang, Excadrill...
While I like a lot of these designs, there's no denying that other gens only had a fraction of these types of generational counterparts, and it comes across like a bunch of bootleg copies of tried and true Gen I formulas.