>>45960540Apparently I was unaware a Moose was related to Deer, I admit I was wrong there, but the nose for Stantler definitely became more like that when they transitioned from 2d to 3d, I highly sought it was intended to be a moose.
In fact the early sprites makes it more obvious it was reference to caribou/reindeer with the nose coloring going red to make it seem like the famous Christmas reindeer Rudolph. (Likely unintentional, due to color restrictions of the time)
It definitely appears to be intended for Reindeer, with GO even going so far as to put sleigh bells on them as a costume mon. Paired with Delibird it should be evident the base.