>>53126973Lapras is a perfect example of how Gen I designs hit different. It's vaguely based on a plesiosaur/loch ness monster but it has a weird lumpy shell and a horn on its head. Why? Because it looks cool, no other reason.
If Lapras were designed today then it would have some forced, completely unnatural design element just for the sake of a 'theme'. It's shell would probably be designed as a literal chair and it's fins made of perfect spheres like an inflatable hovercraft. Because it's the 'ride' Pokemon, get it?
