>>45309578Nidoking is literally my favorite mon. I loved how fierce and territorial it looked. I've also always been a sucker for early route mons. I like how Nidoran starts out as a rather unassuming rabbit and turns into this dinosaur kaiju. It's ears are also oddly cute for something as intimidating at it is.
But the new 3d model
>>45310562 is absolutely garbage. They made him look toothless. Fewer spikes, no posturing, they even shortened his tail and made his snout rounded instead of angular. His eyes look irritated, not angry, and overall he feels like the sad middle-aged dad variant of what should be an alpha chad pokemon.