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I personally find Shroodle to be an unnecessary pre-evolution. Grafaiai as a standalone pokémon would have been perfectly fine.

Palpitoad’s “half-evolved-ness” might actually be intentional, cause it reminds me of those tadpoles which have sprouted legs but not arms and just look kind of awkward

I like the interpretation that Jynx is a floating ice ball with a face and the rest is just a product of its psychic powers

"Crabby is just a Crab!" Yeah, reminds me that Crabby's Japanese name is in fact"Crab". I don't think Sugimori was subtle he was just drawing a normal Crab.

24:16 I think Enamorus' lipstick marking is also based on the mouth tattoos of Ainu women (a practice which was done to repel demons of disease), which is why it points out at the sides. It would be nice if the modelers kept the lip marking as a flat texture instead of puffing them out, but they probably did that to make it a bit closer to the other Forces of Nature's "facial hair"

I think the worst of 4th gen is Lickilicky. I don't get what they were thinking making that the evolution to Likitung, how? It basically went from elephant/rhino featured humanoid thing with a stupidly long toungue that looked as formidable as it does goofy and endearing and they basically de-evolved it wall-e style, making it's features much softer and stumpier. I get that it's rotund from overeating I guess, but that's a concept that could be better explored in better ways I feel, like maybe let it retain some definition in it's legs at least instead of making them look like they'll buckle the second they hop off a mobility scooter.

imma be real Eternatus is sick yes, it doesn't look like a pokemon, but just think for a sec. Eternatus is the skeleton of a 3000 year old calamity dragon, who in the world would think that concept would end up looking natural in anyway shape or form.

I remember hearing this quote from one of the higher ups at GF when they hired a bunch of new artists during the Let's go Pikachu/Eevee era They basically said "Don't design a Pokémon, but rather, design something that would FIT into the world of Pokémon''

While I have no interest in using Sawk and Throh, I actually like their goofy Muppet vibe. Considering the Muppets originate from America, it kinda works. The positive feelings I get when looking at the Muppets transfers to these two. I actually like most of the Unova Pokémon. Gurdurr is awkward and the Pidove line other than Pidove doesn’t do much for me. With the starters I liked them, then didn’t like them, and recently came to love them again.

The reason golem looks so different is because it was intended to be traded for machamp that’s why his final evolution looks so different if you put both evolutionary lines side by side you can see they switched parts machamp got 2 of gravelers arms and golem got machokes lizard face

I think some of your criticisms like ‘lack of pattern’ is less intense than you make it out to be. I’ve noticed you add a lot of unnecessary patterns to convey a type just to fill up a blank space. Pawmot and Sneasler do not need added patterns. That would not change any of the other complaints you had about them, and might even make them too cluttered to be creature designs.

I think Pawmot is fine design, it' just looks more like mid-evo. Pawmo is what's wrong with that line. If Pawmi evolved straight into Pawmot or it got evo afterwards, then it would be better

Regarding Eternatus, here is its Shield Pokedex description: "It was inside a meteorite that fell 20,000 years ago. There seems to be a connection between this Pokémon and the Dynamax phenomenon." So yeah, it's not a ton of backstory but I think alien biology gives us a pass on the non-standard design, especially considering it's entirely responsible for gen 8's gimmick. This thing needed to look both otherworldly and powerful and *boy* did they achieve that with Eternatus in my opinion.

“I’d be okay with a sexy sneasel if it looked good” -Ron 2023

Really wish there was some lore that Eternatus is an Ultra Beast. Would have 100% made its design and G-max form make more sense for its odd and yet badass appearance. Like it wrecked havoc on another world and got beaten and banished into the SwSh world. Then when it reawakened it brought about the first Darkest Day, and really hammers home why G-max/D-max is incredibly foreign to just Galar as it’s origins of power are from another dimension! :D

The thing about the Krabby/Crabrawler comparison wasn't that Krabby was a better design, but that the technical skill and the flavor put into the older concept art made these creatures look like _living creatures_ while all the rounder shapes lacking roughness in newer versions of what should be anatomically similar creatures make them look more like plastic toys.

That “$5 haircut” was personal.😂😂 Good one Ron!

Finally a list about the worst Pokémon designs that isn't just, "oh, I hate this design so it goes on the list." You really nailed this video. Many of these Pokémon I actually really like and I still agree with you.

Fun fact: Sea barnacles have an average genatalia being 3-8 times its body size. Also, those aren't Barbaracle's arms...

I am the BIGGEST Slurpuff defender out there. It's a silly little dog thing made out of desserts, which I think isn't even CLOSE to a bad concept. It's not exactly intimidating and it's not the cutest thing in the dex, but i feel like so many people hate on it purely because it has to be associated with Aromatisse. Slurpuff also has one of my favorite color schemes out of all the pokemon. Pink, white and red is a great color combo and i wish that people could appreciate this silly little pokemon with the respect it deserves.

I love Herdier so much. You said it doesn't have expression, but look at its stern and protective face. You said it's just a Yorkshire terrier, but look at that cool cape made from its own fur. Plus, it's just appealing all around!

As I did during the stream, I'd like to defend Herdier. It looks like a policeman due to the colour scheme, which is logical as it is used by the police in the Unova region. Its Pokédex entry refers to the fur on its back as impervious to damage. It is clearly based on a bullet-proof vest. It could also be a reference to a superhero's cape, which also makes sense since the US is known for its superhero comics. A lot of those heroes are depicted as living in New York (which is what Unova is based on) or a city that has clear inspiration from New York. Police are a form of heroes, so there's a connection there as well. The moustache and eyebrows may be based on a terrier, but they also allude to a stern human man who's giving you a look of disapproval, sort of like a disapproving father. 👨 Its entry mentions that it can help its trainer raise their other Pokémon, which is probably a reference to that. This also ties in with it being a herding dog as they help their owners with taking care of farm animals. As for not being as interesting as it potentially could be, that's the case for a lot of Normal-type Pokémon. I would, in fact, say that it's a standard trait for a lot of them. The Meowth line (literally just cats with forehead decor), the Litleo line (although it ties in fire, it still looks like a relatively normal lion), etc. Also, most birds who are part Normal are very simple and similar to their real-life counterparts. Pidgie is the most obvious example. Then again, what makes sense to me doesn't make sense to everyone, so there's that.

I still want to see you draw furniture as Pokemon: Lava Lamp as an Electric/Fire type Grandfather clock or Cuckoo Cuckoo Clock Baby crib that evolves into a regular bed and then evolves into a King Size Bed

I just don't understand the aromatisse design issues. Like do people hate it and have a bias so strong against it just because it didn't become a plague doctor? I'm not an aromatisse stan either, but I just can't comprehend how the round puffball cancan perfume with a beak is so offensive to the community.

I feel like I’m the only one who really loves Pawmot. I think it’s fine to have simple evolutions (look back at Gen 1 stuff like the Cleffa line) even this late in the series. It can be both cute and tough, as seen in its official art. It looks very friendly, but can beat you up. Its hands being like those electrical pads doctors use is very clever given it learns Revival Blessing

I know I am in the minority, but I always disagree when people place Delphox in a bad design list. I personally like it a lot and it is my favorite of the Kalos starters final evolutions

couldnt disagree more on eternatus, it’s one of my favourite pokemon designs and i think its concept is executed exceptionally well. it’s an otherworldly, skeletal dragon, built of shapes unfamiliar to the life on our world, yet still having the motif of a grasping skeletal hand. the whole point is that it’s unsettling and doesn’t feel like it should exist, it’s a terror from beyond the stars. if you can defend pokemon by saying “that’s the concept it was going for”, then im doing that for my boy eternatus.

I personally think that Pawmot gets too much hate. I never thought that evolutions had to change a lot when they evolve. I mean heck look at Kadabra and Alakazam, hardly anything changes aside from an extra spoon and no tail, so this isn't their first time doing a minimal change evolution. I think it's cute and I want it to be my friend.

i swear they only made Milcery to make use of the spinning mechanic, Alcremie would have been just fine on its own as a customisable, decoratable Pokémon

Am I the only one who loved Bruxish from the start? I myself have some bruxism and loved it, the colors add to the tropical feeling of it and the expression is full of personality.

Serperior living up to its name by not being on this list

Im going to argue that Pidgy as a pokemon is basically fine. It serves as just one of the pokemon you meet that's just... an animal but more but where usually Pokemon picks Just an Animal but Cartoony Pidgy is Just an Animal, but it fights it looks like just a bird but it looks scrappy and like this is a creature where its ok to right it cause... that's a Fight Club Bird

The Krabby thing highlighted an issue I have with art discourse The mindset that rounded design are inherently bad and angular designs are inherently good

Gonna go to bat for the Paldea-mons here: - Bramblin I don't think is any more basic than like a Morelull or Bounsweet. All are simple plantlike creatues who are small and cute. - Squawkabilly's whole thing is that they form large gangs, so I can't really imagine what a huge flock of them would look like if they all had these intricate patterns. Would probably look way too busy is what I'm thinking. - Bellibolt's mascot-like appearance is kinda the point. It's the signature Pokemon of the egirl. Think of all the cute animal emotes on livestreaming platforms, they don't all have the most realistic animal proportions. Bellibolt also takes inspiration from the famous Pacman frog, a round little blob of an animal with stubby little limbs, and this connection with Pacman further ties back into the mascot aesthetic. - I've heard a theory that the Pawmi line is based on a shonen anime character arc. Pawmi is when the protagonist is at their youngest and weakest, no training whatsoever. Think Child Goku. As Pawmi trains, it evolves into Pawmo. Since training, its gotten a lot stronger, actually developing something of a fighting style, hence gaining the Fighting-type. It's the same Pawmi we all know and love, just a little more mature and capable. Upon finishing its training, Pawmo evolves into Pawmot. Its golden hair now spikes upward akin to a Super Saiyan, and its larger muscles allude to its higher power level. Despite all the increases in power and combat ability though, it's still the same Goku / Pawmi / other protagonist we know and love. I mean they did make this line the signature Pokemon of Nemona, who has all the energy of a Goku-type character. I love the designs from Scarlet and Violet all around. They weren't afraid to push the envelope.

I agree with sneasler not looking very cool, but I feel it's because it's face looks like it ate something so messily that all the food just splashed across the face.

I want to see you draw Sawk and Throh now with the crystallized pattern. That would be awesome!

I never had an issue with Jynxs "dress" as it to me is believably part of it, just the boob part takes me out of it. And why not make it more white or light blue?

Lumineon isn’t even boring at least by the standards of fish Pokémon. It incorporates the concepts of both deep sea and reef fish and is also a pun on “butterflyfish” having fins that are actually butterfly like (as opposed to real butterflyfish, which look more like angelfish or similar reef fish.) It has a mix of concepts and is actually pretty interesting, apart from its typing. That’s its one flaw, they should’ve given it fairy type in gen 6. Would’ve fit well since it’s bioluminescence would be fitting of moves like moonlight, moonblast, and dazzling gleam. Also fairies are depicted often with butterfly wings so that ties the connection together. Would’ve made this Pokémon stand out more like it deserves to, because it is interesting. But with VERY bad stats, a mono type of the most common type in the game, and stuck at the end of the gen 4 dex, I see why people overlook it so much. It deserves so much better.

Eternatus looks like an Ultra Beast, and IM SURE thats intentional. Bramblin should have some "ghostly gas" like Gastly in the interior to make it more like a creature rather than some dried weed or something

You should really make a 'How to draw Fakemons' please, I admire your work sm

How dare you attack my son Pawmot like this he is precious and so happy, like a little electric Darmanitan

My poor backwards snake and goofy crab getting the short end of the stick

As a Gen 7 fan, Ultra-Beast Lives Matter is the best thing I've heard all day. Edit: When will people realise that Coalossal was intended to represent a furnace? Which makes perfect sense? A steam train Pokémon probably would've been difficult to pull off, so having a kaiju furnace instead works well. Besides, now we have Gen 9, I think a train would work best as an evolution for Revavroom.

I never ever knew why golem look so different until you look into the evolution method and then makes sense: Graveler 4 arms, machoke reptile like; transfer them machamp gets the second set of arms and Gollem becomes more reptile like, "gene splicing" anyone? Thanks to Lockstin & Gnoggin for the explanation.

Not everything has to be fantastical. Krabby just looks better than crabrawler to most people. Its like clothes. The best design people like is not always the crazy wild green and pink bubble wrap dress at an experimental fashion show

I know you've already done some of them, but I'd love to see you take a crack at redesigning these not that you've identified what doesn't work for you. Your opinions are very well-formulated and I would find it interesting to see them applied practically in this way

This is gonna be really controversial but Aromatisse is a Pokémon i like i think it looks cute and honestly ive started to like it more and more over the years

Eternatus defender here. It's meant to look like it came from outer space, completely otherworldly!

i have a new respect for aromatisse after getting a shiny one, and while sunflora is just a sunflower the face reminds me of clay garden stakes! great video as always man

Usually, when I a Pokémon desgin is really uninspiring to me, or even ugly, I like to give them a chance in fight to redeem themselves. Using a Pokémon you don't normally use on your team can dramatically alter your perception of them, and that's what happened to me with the likes of Klinklang and Venomoth. I really love both of those Pokémon nowadays, which kid me would be shocked to know! Sooooo... I decided to be really bold, and gave a shot to Pawmot by using it on my first main team in Pokémon Scarlet. And it quite displeases me to say that it is the first instance of me ever using a Pokémon "that I don't like" that actively lead to me disliking it more!

Someone honestly explain to me please why Delphox gets this much hate. One of my favorite starters and I absolutely love the design. What exactly did people expect here that they are so disappointed in this Pokemon?

Flamigo is not just a cartoon flamingo. Its body is literally a boxing glove.

I still vehemently disagree about Crabominable for 2 reasons. First, gorillas do not have hair between their pecs and their gut area. Since Crabominable does, it looks like a bra. Second the blonde hair sticks out like a sore thumb from the rest of the design. Feels like a weird hybrid between Owen from Total Drama and Tweedle Dee (or Tweedle Dum).

Aromatisse should have been a mix of a flamingo and a plague doctor, also Jynx should get another form to end all the controversy, i like all pokemon but also think some of the design had potential that wasn't explored to it's max.

“I’ve never seen a Pokémon with a receding hairline” That got my dieing 😂😂

I will be the Pawmot defender. Pawmi is super adorable and Pawmot is a perfect evolution to it, I think that if Pawmo was removed people would have way less of a problem with it. To me Pawmot is not only really cute and well proportioned, but it's definitely leagues better than a lot of the mid we got in gen 9. I will die on that hill.

Another thing I'd add about Enamorus is the lips being the same color as the hair made me think for awhile that it had a moustache and not lips, i feel like they should have maybe used the darker pink color of the design for the lips instead.

I agree that pawmi line doesn't change much but pawmot is one of my favourite gen 9 mons fr and favourite pika clone,great shiny too

Mr. Mime isn't a pokemon, he's a neighbor

As a Gen 5 starter enjoyer, I’m so glad to see you defend them. Especially Emboar, since I feel like it would get less hate if it wasn’t the third Fire/Fighting starter.

I think some people forget that they're MONSTERS. Not animals. Monsters can be anything.

Sunflora gets so much hate and I love it. I get its not the most creative, but how can you see a happy sunflower and not have feelings other than peace and joy?

remember that a unreleased Pokémon could be the worst Pokémon if anything they could make something ugly called corbastrick

14:51 Pidgey looks nearly exactly like a House Sparrow - it looks just like a female with an added black mask. House Sparrows are one of the most common bird species on Earth.

Ambipom being considered "creepy" is complete news to me, it's one of my favourite pokemon! If anything, i think Aipom has creepier souless eyes while Ambipom's are focused and full of mishief, but even that is a reach

Bro Pawmot is the goat gen 9 pokemon he is so fuzzy and cute while also being strong and powerful as well as having a defibrillator theme with its hands. It is super underrated.

My personal opinions on why certain choices aren't that good: -Krabby's design takes the general crab as we know it and puts cute eyes on top, while using the bi-color shell as a line for the mouth. It resembles a crab superficially for a reason. -Sunflora exemplifies the 'happy sunflower' trope as a character. The design is fine for what they were going for: It's simple and cute. Too much more would ruin it. -Oh come on, Herdier is fine. Again, it's simple and cute. -Palpitoad looks like it's between two evolutions? I wonder why? Sounds like the design is perfect and this is just being nitpicky. -Crabominable looks terrible and absolutely horrible. I hate it. It should be #1 for that gen. -Sneasler looks fine imo. It's made to climb mountains and gives the look of a punk assassin, which fits its personality. -Tandemous are supposed to look simple because their entire theme and their UNIQUE MOVE is based on multitudes. They're all supposed to look extremely similar to each other. They are legion. -The Pawmi line keep a consistent theme and get fluffier and taller as they evolve. Each one looks more and more like a dumb fluffy friend and I contest that it fits them perfectly.

In retrospect I can not believe they took a poke ball, turned it upside down and drew a different face on it and called it an evolution

I'm a big fan of Mr. Mime as well as Jynx and will alway be defending them! I just love how they make people uncomfortable. Go you little creepy weird happy confusing clown thing. And you Jynx... I don't even know what to say about you really and I love it. I just love your confusing weirdness. Also I just loved Mr. Mime in the Detective Pikachu movie. It had so much personality! Really hoped it would grow on people more after that. But I'm sure it has it's fans.

Pawmot is one of my favourite gen 9 Pokémon, I still sometimes confuse it with the sprites or powmo :')

"it looks like a gremlin Neopet" Me, checking my Neopets with this video playing in the background:

I just now realized Cryogonal has two blue eyes and not one black one in the middle. I always thought it was intimidating now I’m like @_@

The squaqwabily redesign is so clever I love that poketuber

Love the Way you talk about Gen 7! So cool when people dont hate

23:54 "I'd be ok with a sexy Sneasel if it looked good." Now THAT'S a out of context sentence.

"Sonic is a good design, but it would look terrible as a Pokémon." *Ian Brandon Anderson wants to know your location*

I like Rhyperior because I think that Rhydon is almost just a Rhyhorn but standing up. Rhyperior actually looks different and I think it looks cool. I don't think that Ambipom looks creepy. I think it's overhated and that it just became a trend hating on it. Saw and Throw are are also onis and they even reference the japanese tale of the red and blue oni. And they also have some war propaganda references (japan used onis of those colors to represent USA during the war). And sesame street was made in the same city that inspired the games. Not to mention that two presidents were the ones that pretty much introduced Karate and Judo as a sport in the US. I like how the gears move in the klingklang line. It makes sense for the gear mechanism go get more complex as it evolves since that's exactly what happens with machines the more complex they are. I like Crabominable, it reminds me of the ice king from adventure time. I think the gen 8 pokemon mentioned have interesting designs and way more personality than many other pokemon and represent very well ehat they're supposed to be. I literally have no problem with their designs. The same goes with Eternatus.Eternatus looks menacing and dangerous. It nails being looking like a pokemon that could cause a world ending cataclism. By the way, Coalossal was NEVER meant to be a train. It's concept is thigns related to coal. That's why the first stage is a piece of coal with a miner cap, the second stage is a cart full of coal, the third stage is a literal coal monster that carries coal like a miner and the gmax form is the entire coal mine with a giant furnace for the case. Heck, even its pokedex entry is a reference to a very harsh winter were coal was extremely need in UK. And the shiny version is a reference to the color of certain kind of high quality coal.

12:44 Ambipom is one of my favorite gen 4 pokemon because of its design 🥲

23:49 that "sexy" came out of nowhere lmaooo

I think Pawmi should've just evolved straight into Pawmot, personally. Or just have Pawmot be a standalone without any pre-evolutions and put three times as much time into its design.

5:45 Id want Banette to be real, its my favourite pokemon

I think the Kling line partially exists just to show off gen 5’s new graphics. As Kling the gears spin at a steady pace, but Klang’s larger gear slows them down. The new gear added to Klingklang speeds them back up to regular speed. Still don’t think it justifies the design. If you wanna show off your graphics, make a good design to show them off with instead of a tech demo with eyes.

I would probably have 1000 dollars for everytime truegreen insults sunflora lol

I enjoy crabominable, yeti crabs are pretty cool. its bowl cut is kinda weird tho. Also, Im surprised that toucannon isnt a fire type. Its a litteral cannon. That FIRES.

I mostly agree with the earlier ones. A lot of your picks for gen 3 and 4, I actually like, especially the bugs, though I guess a lot of what I like about them is situational more than anything I objectively admire about their designs. As for ambipom, I was going to say that the nose may be a reference to a snub-nosed monkey, but considering the main concept of aipom is to be an exaggeration of a prehensile tail, it doesn't even make that much sense to add old-world monkey design elements. And I'd actually say taillow looks even more like just a cartoon bird than pidgey, which, as you mentioned, doesn't look exactly like any specific bird, while taillow's pretty much a one-to-one with an actual swallow. I actually like enamorus, and am to this day pretty strongly convinced that people are biased against it due to its being shown as a 3d model first rather than as a drawing, as just about any other pokémon is. I see the seemingly incongruous design elements as suitable for it as the Love Hate Pokémon, hence its combining pretty characteristics with unappealing ones. I guess bruxish is also kind of meant to have that flashy-yet-unappealing look to it, so I'd say it's debatable that it qualifies due to its arguably hitting the mark it was going for by not looking particularly attractive, even if a lot of its features are traditionally used as pretty signifiers. I'd say a comparable pokémon that probably does fail design-wise is jynx, considering its origin of a mountain hag means its design elements evoking seductiveness don't really suit that origin, though I actually kind of like jynx too, albeit mostly in a so-bad-it's-good sort of way. And while I mostly can agree regarding gen 9, I don't think shroodle can be called poorly designed, considering it's a pretty clever idea to make the unevolved form of the graffiti-artist pokémon look just like Kilroy (a classic graffiti drawing), plus, being a poison type, it can pull off not being all that cute, and its clipping teeth is less a problem with its design than it is with the cheap, rushed graphics of the game it's in. Pretty good video, I definitely enjoy all the thought put into it.

... Aren't Kyurems Black and White forms both literally 2/3's of the Pokemon that SPLIT TO MAKE Kyurem, Reshiram, AND Zekrom? Because if so, then it would make sense that they're Asymmetrical.

Speaking of design, could you make a video on how to draw in the Sugimori style?

I thought Bramblin’s eyes were seeds.

Didn't realize that people didn't like the design of the Kyurem forms lol, I've always thought they looked awesome

I started out absolutely, violently hating klefki, but after having dove into fae lore for a few years, I actually love it. I'll never use one on my team, but I respect and really like the lore.

Look, here's something. If you trade Machoke and Graveler, the evolutions make more sense. Machamp gains Graveler's four arms, and Golem gains Machoke's kind of lizard-like face. Also Ledyba is one of my favorite Pokémon, you offended me so hard.

i kinda forgot that rats irl are not purple. 💀

Pawmot is a good design. People are just hating. I rather it exist and instead of the reality where we could have ANOTHER two stage or worse one stage Pika clone.

Regarding Eternatus, I think Young Yong Tales put it best when he said "WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?! No no no no no, that's a Yu-Gi-Oh monster, not a Pokemon! What kind of Pokemon looks like that?"

Krabby is even less creative when you realize its Japanese name is just "Crab".

YOU DID NOT JUST SLANDER MY PAWMOT THIS WAY! no sir, not my baby

I don’t care what people say but Inteleon and Samurott are AWESOME and I will defend them with my life!!! Inteleon is literally a spy that uses finger gun has actual pistols and when it gigantamax it turns into a freakin sniper! Samurott is even cooler since it freakin has dual wielding shell katanas and Hisuian forms is even more badass since not only a evil samurai but the blade on its shell can be broken off and embedded into its opponents body which mean it can takes forever to heal.

I actually really like ambipom, not sure why. I think it’s simply because I used it in a play through and got attached to it.

If you look at it... The second gear on Klang still has a face. And that face is retained on Klingklang