For those who have been checking out the leaks, who are your favourite or least favourite new Mons so far?
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I've actually done calculations for this and it's safe to say I only really like around 20% to 30% of the new Pokémon. Everything else ranges from "meh" to "atrocious."
As for the ones I like...
-I LOVE the Pawmi line, despite it barely changing with evolution. Remember the cat meme with the stages of a cat - Potat, Long Teen and Big Long/Big Potat? That's what this line feels like, and it reminds me of the Cyndaquil line in the best way possible. They're all so cute.
-I also love Bisharp's new evolution Kingambit! I already kind of liked Bisharp, but this definitely put the line on my map; I'm in love with the robot samurai look. I hope it's not just a regional evolution, so I can use it in a future game that is less awful than S/V.
-Finally, as for regular Mons, Dachsbun is possibly one of the best dog Mons I've seen. It's a lot better-looking than its pre-evolution, and the Shiny form is super adorable as well.
-Honorable mention goes to most of the Violet Paradox Mons, especially to the MechaGodzilla-inspired Iron Thorns/Future Tyranitar, Iron Moth/Future Volcarona, and Iron Valiant/Future... Gallevoir? (Now, the last one made me wonder if we'll get a genderless evolution for Kirlia in a future game. That'd be awesome.) As I said about Iron Treads, I've been wanting proper robot mons for a while, and these three just hit right.
As for least favourites...
-Most Ghost-types in this Generation have left a lot to be desired. Houndstone, Bramblin/Brambleghast and Annihilape are absolutely disgusting, Gholdengo looks like a cheap gold-coated version of the 7UP soda mascot, and Skeledirge is exactly what I dreaded Fuecoco would end up becoming - an eDgY reptile.
-I was also going to mention Flutter Mane/Past Misdreavus, which brings me to my point on the Scarlet Paradox Mons: they all look like zooted versions of the Pokémon they resemble. The only one I really like is Roaring Moon/Past Salamence, and even then looking at its face tanked my initial favourable opinion of it.
-Quaquaval and Meowscarada haven't endeared themselves to me either. The former in particular made my skin crawl seeing how human-like its movements are, and the latter is a Delphox scenario where a more pared-down design would be much better.
-THE CAPSIKID LINE. Pepequeno and Scovile from Xenoverse, if I ever said anything bad about you, I apologize. I started off kinda liking you anyway, but now I realize you would have been the ideal debut Grass/Fire Pokémon, not these... abominations. My goodness, these might be contenders for least favourite Pokémon ever.
-Speaking of contenders for least favourite Pokémon, the Tinkatink line are also close by. Out of the "obligatory girly Mon" lines of each Generation, this is easily the worst. When the leaks mentioned a "hammer fairy Pokémon", I was picturing a 1940s-cartoon fairy with a mallet, not a characterless Play-Doh figurine with a scrap hammer. The fact their Pokédex entries imply that they bully Steel-types just makes it even worse.
As for the ones I like...
-I LOVE the Pawmi line, despite it barely changing with evolution. Remember the cat meme with the stages of a cat - Potat, Long Teen and Big Long/Big Potat? That's what this line feels like, and it reminds me of the Cyndaquil line in the best way possible. They're all so cute.
-I also love Bisharp's new evolution Kingambit! I already kind of liked Bisharp, but this definitely put the line on my map; I'm in love with the robot samurai look. I hope it's not just a regional evolution, so I can use it in a future game that is less awful than S/V.
-Finally, as for regular Mons, Dachsbun is possibly one of the best dog Mons I've seen. It's a lot better-looking than its pre-evolution, and the Shiny form is super adorable as well.
-Honorable mention goes to most of the Violet Paradox Mons, especially to the MechaGodzilla-inspired Iron Thorns/Future Tyranitar, Iron Moth/Future Volcarona, and Iron Valiant/Future... Gallevoir? (Now, the last one made me wonder if we'll get a genderless evolution for Kirlia in a future game. That'd be awesome.) As I said about Iron Treads, I've been wanting proper robot mons for a while, and these three just hit right.
As for least favourites...
-Most Ghost-types in this Generation have left a lot to be desired. Houndstone, Bramblin/Brambleghast and Annihilape are absolutely disgusting, Gholdengo looks like a cheap gold-coated version of the 7UP soda mascot, and Skeledirge is exactly what I dreaded Fuecoco would end up becoming - an eDgY reptile.
-I was also going to mention Flutter Mane/Past Misdreavus, which brings me to my point on the Scarlet Paradox Mons: they all look like zooted versions of the Pokémon they resemble. The only one I really like is Roaring Moon/Past Salamence, and even then looking at its face tanked my initial favourable opinion of it.
-Quaquaval and Meowscarada haven't endeared themselves to me either. The former in particular made my skin crawl seeing how human-like its movements are, and the latter is a Delphox scenario where a more pared-down design would be much better.
-THE CAPSIKID LINE. Pepequeno and Scovile from Xenoverse, if I ever said anything bad about you, I apologize. I started off kinda liking you anyway, but now I realize you would have been the ideal debut Grass/Fire Pokémon, not these... abominations. My goodness, these might be contenders for least favourite Pokémon ever.
-Speaking of contenders for least favourite Pokémon, the Tinkatink line are also close by. Out of the "obligatory girly Mon" lines of each Generation, this is easily the worst. When the leaks mentioned a "hammer fairy Pokémon", I was picturing a 1940s-cartoon fairy with a mallet, not a characterless Play-Doh figurine with a scrap hammer. The fact their Pokédex entries imply that they bully Steel-types just makes it even worse.
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