>>58265627Psyduck was designed way way earlier than Golduck before evolutions werent even a thing. There's no reality you can in good faith say Psyduck was (just) a Kappa pokemon. Kappas traits are not centered on psychic-like paranormal powers and there's zero evidence of the psychic headache ability which is very much at the core of Psyduck's concept. You have Sugimori talk about how he specifically designed it to look like it's head is always hurting, it's in it's very first red and green pokedex entry, its talked about in the encyclopedia written by Tajiri...
Sorry but pic related is not what would come out of the same process as "let's design a kitsune(ninetales), baku(drowzee), maneki neko(meowth)...". Ninetales is indeed a magic fox that lays curses. Drowzee is indeed a dream eating tapir. Meowth indeed brings money to those that have one. Psyduck is not a violent/mischievous goblin, no water dish, no turtle shell, nothing about cucumbers or sumo wrestling...
