>>58201710>iconicYeah, because they're gen 1 mons so they were shoved in your face during Pokemania. If any new Pokemon existed in 1996 they'd be just as iconic regardless of quality.
>interestingI can at least see an argument for Magnemite and Jynx but Grimer is literally just a purple sludge with a face, it is not any more interesting than the dozens of other RPG slime monsters. Reuniclus in comparison actually does something novel with the concept.