For those who don't know, Shiftry is based on a tengu, a form of forest yokai with long noses and that pull pranks or worse on people in the woods. Shiftry's feet are based on geta, Japanese "flipflops". Just putting that out there for anyone who is convinced Shiftry is a jumble of fugly, he's actually a really cool and inspired Pokemon.
But I have to say I prefer Cacturne, I love cacti and I love the way his hat covers his gleaming eyes. The creepy scarecrow mouth is really neat too.