>>58465011Mega Starmie is the embodiment of modern Pokemon.
>Fans dream for over a decade of potential Mega Starmie designs based on things like shooting star or other worldly>This parallels fans dreaming about Pokemon games with the same effort you'd find in GTA or RDR>GameFreak decides to instead make a Mega with the least amount effort they can do while still claiming its different>This parallels GameFreak putting the least amount of effort into their games but just enough to not impact sales>Fans praise design you could make in blender in under 1 minute anyways, having the typical "cope", "it's growing on me", "but it's a reference to thing!", and "you just want edgy shit!" responses>This parallels fans praising the newer games that have lower quality than a gamejam game someone made in a week, having typical "cope", "I'm having fun!", and "you just want the game in UE5!" responsesAs soon as I saw the Mega Starmie leak, I immediately knew retards would defend it for one of 2 purposes. To be blatant contrarians who would say breathing oxygen is [buzzword], and blatant fanboys who can't admit GameFreak is capable of doing any wrong. Both parties having arrested development when a trusted adult molested them, and they serve as a great argument for eugenics.