How the heck are Lucario, Latios, and Staraptor on here but Carnivine isn't? That thing looks so last-minute and a Cradily clone. And Cradily's already been marked as ugly... :disappoin
I agree, Lucario's spikes heavily detract from the appearance; if they were replaced by a dark red or navy blue insignia/symbol that looked awesome, Lucario would be even more presentable. I mean, dark lupine beasts are awesome!! :D
Next, Staraptor's top feather does look out-of-place, but the Pokemon just feels like it needs something red on it! Maybe a red small red marking of the same hue could've been better...
I absolutely agree with the rationale given for that thing sadly known as Spiritomb (oddly enough, it looks better as an item...with corrected eyes, of course). One of the best names for a Pokemon ever, and it has to be wasted on that thing!! :( Spiritomb seems to fit Heatran better (it looks like it is a tomb. However, Heatran's a nice legendary name, too, so... :\
For the other Top-10 version, appearance-wise, Houndour > Carnivine+Probopass+Spiritomb, no contest! Plus, how the heck does Origin Forme beat Another Forme in design? Another Forme looks like actual thought was put in its design (first six-legged Legendary Pkmn, plus very nice color scheme)! Origin Forme looks like a 1st-grader drew it with the philosophy that snakes and spikes are the solutions to life's problems. I mean, spikes are cool, but to an extent...
Lastly, if Staraptor's on here because of its odd feather, then Rhyperior should be on here because of its tail. Aside from the tail, Rhyperior has one of the best designs and names for a Pkmn Evo, but the tail looks very...it just looks weird, OK? If it were more like a mace and had cool spikes on it, that would help a lot. Better spikes than Gira-Origin, at least.
Anyway, I have to agree, this thread gave me some laughs! :laugh: