>>53106936Some of the Scarlet mons are a pretty decent departure, but quite a few of the Violet ones feel like they're just a metallic version of the existing mon. Which isn't necessarily bad, but it is lackluster when put alongside stuff like Iron Valiant being a fusion, or Iron Treads being more thorough about turning into a wheel compared to Donphan.
Iron Jugulis and Iron Thorns in particular really don't feel like they do enough to distinguish themselves from their non-Paradox basis. They didn't necessarily need to draw upon the beta design, but there's a lot more they could have done
