>>56384145>>56384559>>56385943>>56386107There can be a happy medium between perfectly on model and anthropomorphizing Pokemon to the point where they turn into generic furry OCs. Slight adjustments to emphasize certain existing design aspects can make for good PokeOCs and, yes, for good coombait as well.
For instance, my friend has a Braixen OC that we tend to think of as shorter and stockier than a regular Braixen, similar to picrel.