>>53803669Clearly not the same logic since Capsule Monsters is Pokemon in its early concept phase with Rhydon clearly designed from the ground up to be a monster in that game franchise. Diglett on the other hand is based on a doodle Matsumoto drew when younger that they reused to make a Pokemon well after they created Rhydon. Otherwise, you could say any random blob with dot eyes he likely drew as a toddler would make Ditto the first Pokemon.
