>>54366902Stat distributions make sense when you look at the lore.
In Mareanie’s case it actively searches for prey but Toxapex no longer needs to as it just pummels anything in its way. Toxapex is a thorn of crown starfish surrounded inside a protective dome. Rather than wrapping its spikes around a Corsola, Toxapex crushes everything aside it.
Charjabug is a battery whereas Vikavolt is a rail gun so it has to be slow yet powerful.
Magikarp is a weak koi fish rising to be a powerful dragon.
Feebas is a subversion of this but instead an ugly fish becomes more beautiful.
Sciozr is just a Scyther wearing a metallic coating on its exoskeleton so it is stronger and bulkier but slower than before. Kleavor is Scizor but with slightly more physical attack and speed but less special attack and bulk.
Hearts don’t mean anything in this context. Alomomola is actually a mambo shaped fish which coincidentally resembles a heart with hand shaped fins for healing.
Luvdisc conversely is a discus fish with a heart motif for obvious reasons.
Alomomola is about being caring in general much like Chansey and Audino before it, whereas Luvdisc has an obvious love motif.
Also Alomomola doesn’t really have disruption movepool. Luvdisc is all about using its speed under rain to stop your opponent from attacking or using their power against them, whereas Alomomola is a wall in Singles and a cleric in Doubles.
Next you will tell me that the heart shaped Tera hat is Psychic because of Heart Stamp and Swoobat.
