>>54296608Jesus christ I need to leave this fucking board.
>its name suggests its just meant to be toxic or grossusing the ameriburger localization...
>your ''precedent'' for it is a loose base on a real kind of plantwhen the real japanese name is literally rafflesia. nearly every fucking jrpg of the era has a rafflesia enemy, it's an asian plant they are quite familiar with and it's widespread in pop culture
BUT YES, IT IS MEANT TO BE TOXIC AND GROSS. THAT'S THE POINT, THE SMILLEY FLOWER IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE, THE DISSONANCE BETWEEN LOOK AND UNDERLYING CONCEPT/BEHAVIOR MAKES IT CREEPY. What's not to get?
gloom jap red and green: Its pistils exude an incredibly foul odor. The horrid stench can cause fainting at a distance of 1.25 miles.
gloom jap blue: The fluid that oozes from its mouth isn't drool. It is a nectar that is used to attract prey.
vileplume jap red and green: Its petals are the largest in the world. It fiendishly scatters allergy-causing pollen from its petals.
vileplume jap blue:The larger its petals, the more toxic pollen it contains. Its big head is heavy and hard to hold up.
Moreover the japanese encyclopedia written by Tajiri states other pokémon can't even get near Vileplume's territory.
>>54296634the paras/parasect episode was also some bullshit about it being a coward and the owner wants to use the mushroom for making medicine, virtually no reference whatsoever to it's zombie parasitic nature, the anime is heavily sanitized and infantilized. are you also gonna say hurr parasect isn't meant to be creepy, look at it smilling in the anime! show me one source proving that parasect is creepy!
I'm so done with /vp/, what a cesspool of stupidity
