>>51450987It doesn't have a big change between its initial and final stage, yeah, it does grow and become more threatening, but it's just a crocodilian hatchling to adult, take for example the infamous Charizard, it starts out as a salamander-lizard and ends up as a European Dragon, with wings and horns, Feraligtr is just Totodile with his exaggerated attributes.
Now let's talk about its middle stage, they given it the caveman theme, but they don't work with this in the last stage, they could easily give Feraligtr a more Dinosaur aspect to connect both and even give it the Rock secondary type and an ability based on the hard skin of the crocodilians, taking advantage of those osteoderms on its skin that already look like rocks, or simply give it the Dragon or Dark type, and take advantage of those giant scales on its back to homage the kaijus, that these will light up before it performs an attack.
In general, the line seems good to me, but it lacks memorable elements, the Johto starters, regardless of personal tastes, are those with the most blandest designs in the series, it shows that they were not so planned and only half ideas were taken up.