Do you like them? Do you think the fact that they came so late creates a dissonance with the overall universe? Do you think the execution ended up being shit?

I fall somewhere in the latter two. I like them in principle, but hate that they have appeared without reason (leaving room for only the meta-reason of being a gimmick), and overall most of the actual regional Pokemon are pretty underwhelming (not least because of the amount).

A-Ninetales is still the best, though.