Many of the older mons had such ambiguity to them it was rather strange

>Venusaur
Kaiju, toad?,sauropod?, reptilian-cat?, Hippo?, Rafflesia

>Blastoise
Cannon, turtle, Kappa, Hippo? Cat?

>Nidos
Bagaran,

>Alakazam line
reptilian fox?,
>slowbro
Salamander, Sazae-oni, hippo?,Otter?,

>Electabuzz
oni?i, tiger?,

>Chansey
axotol? kirby?

>Magmar
Salamander, Hadrosaur?, Duck, BOOBY?

>eevee
fox?,dog?

>Vaporeon
Memraid, fox, cat?, dog?

>Kabutops
Mantis, horsehoecrab, Anomalocarid ,roach?

>Foretress
canon, bagworm? mine?
>Gligar
bat, gargoyle, scorpion, face hugger?

>Armaldo
Anomalocarid, Stegosaurus Gigan?

When did they stop being so out there?