>>44620189morpeko is the one of the least pika-clonish, and fits with emolga and pachirisu.
Anything that resembles a mouse is cringe. dedenne, togedemaru, pichu suck for purely existing as copies of pikachu . plusle and minun get credit for having a gimmick.
emolga, pachirisu, togedemaru and morpeko get credit for being different furry critters of, and having a personality outside being pikachus close relatives.
emolga is a flying squirrel, and is one of the interesting designs and ideas.
pachirisu is a squirrel. A squirrel being the next pikaclone is already novel, and really is far throw of being a pikachu clone, and feels more like its own pokemon. Like they were trying to recreate pikachu in the way created pikachu back then, but one for sinnoh. it has a lot of soul that way.
Also its a world champion.
Morpeko is a hamster. I'll admit its very close to pikachu, but its Marnie's pokemon. Its the one i like the least of the good ones.
Togedemaru is a porcupine, and its colour is quite far from pikachu.
