>>46685540>>46685607I think the hate wouldn't have been as blown out of proportion if it were more clearly feminine in its first form, like Fennekin. Popplio is more of an ambiguous design that doesn't clearly lean one way or the other, and the -o ending of its name probably gives most people the impression of it being male (likewise if its name were Popplia more people would probably read it as a girlmon)
