>>53848763A lot of Gen 4 evos suffer from having a really bizarre and rapid shift in direction, but Togekiss is an odd outlier in that group. It looks quite different from Togetic, even going so far as to lose a pair of limbs.
But here, Togekiss actually looks quite a bit more in line with Togepi. Togepi's round and squat, which made Togetic always feel like a strange evo for it since it just elongates. Togekiss being much more rotund and squat like Togepi, having the same limb count, and being bird-like which ties into Togepi's prominent egg motif. This makes Togekiss' design shift work a great deal more than most Gen 4 evos imo.