>“I think game freak is out of touch, so I made this fakemon starter!”
>it’s practically a fursona
> “game freak did an awful job at making this pokemon, but I can do better!”
>redesign exaggerates the controversial parts of an already controversial pokemon some more, i.e. give a vaguely feminine-looking pokemon some chest tufts that resemble breasts and bigger hips

Let’s face it, this fandom is usually creatively bankrupt and will never, ever do better than Game Freak. There will be very few example that truly address awkward design choices properly, but they’re overshadowed by terrible examples, like assdeer.