Kubfu and Urshifu shouldn't be a Legendary Pokemon. They could have treatment like Lucario and Zoroark lines, that would be more accurate for them.

I feel like with Flittle and Espathra what could fix the bizzare evolution route would be a middle evo. That way people aren't completely shocked as to when it evolved into Espathra. Now as for Quilfish and Overquil. I can't see them being separate cause they look way too similar. Alolamola on the other hand looks different enough to be its own thing. Now Drednaw may not have been dirrectly linked to the video but it since it was shown to slightly to mention mons that dont need an evo, I'd say it does. Cause to me it feels so unfinished. It looks like it a middle stage rather than a final stage pokemon like so many others in Galar are like this.

I was thinking Flittle was supposed to be some kind of Dumbo Octopus Pokémon so when it evolved into Espathra I was very confused.

2:34 bellossom is also based on a rafflesia, specifically the smaller species the rafflesia keithii. But yeah I agree that it’s too different from its other forms

Huge shoutout for the shoutout to Chimecho. One of my favorites and it gets overlooked so often. I loved that GF brought cross-Gen evolutions back, but I hate how so many of them have been regional form exclusive. It doesn’t help the original Pokémon at all. I love Galarian Corsola and Cursola, but I wanted a regular Corsola evolution that was still water.

Dundunsparce is Game Freak's version of malicious compliance, and I am all here for it.

I'm so glad quilfish got something beautiful design

Part of me wonders if Bellosom was going to be a split evolution for Sunkern. But GameFreak decided, “Nah, let’s just have it be a split evolution on a line that doesn’t need it.”

Overquill brings up the question that Regional Variants should have either been normal evos of the pkmn of which they're forms or, as you said, have been their own things. Belossom should have been either given the Poison Heal ability or the Fairy type. And it does kinds fit, because it switches the normal coloring with the shiny coloring. And Carnivine should have been Weepinbell's weird branch evo that matches Belossom.

I actually like Flittle line yes one of my favorite gen 9 pokemon

I really love this channel- I usually totally disagree with you on Pokémon choices and I do with this video but it’s still really interesting to hear a different perspective. Shows the strength of Pokémon that there is such a wide variety of opinions on it!

After reading the comments, i feel like for dudunsparce, you either love it or hate it lol

I hate Dudunsparce. Dunsparce is based on a mythical creature that's rare, weak, and boring. Giving it an evolution, ANY evolution, breaks at least one of those.

Severing an evolution line won’t help a line if there’s no compensation given… in fact, it will just make a Pokémon far less valuable. The only exception is Bellossom, even then I’d just give it either Normal or even Water to refer it’s purified nature compared to previously Grass / Poison Gloom.

Imagine being mad the evolution for dunsparce looks like dunsparce. Dunsparce is and always should be a silly little guy, his evolution just makes him a silly little strong guy and thats perfect. As someone whos been a dunsparce fan at least a decade, dudunsparce delivered perfectly.

I remember seeing a trainer have Espathra, thinking it looked cool, then went and caught one for myself. Not to use on the team, just to have. Then later on when I was doing the pokedex, I evolved a Flittle and was genuinely shocked it turned into Lady Gaga. They look nothing alike lmao not that it's a deal breaker, just super unexpected

What they did with urshifu is still 10x better than how they treat legends/mythicals like volcanion and magearna, the theme for the isle of armor was "growth", not battles so even raising kubfu through candies fits that theme.

From a design standpoint, I think Gengar would be better on its own. Ghastly and haunter make sense in their evolution. Gengar just feels like a big jump from what the first two were doing design wise.

Dragonite actually makes some sense when you realize that Dratini and Dragonair are Wyrms, and Dratini constantly sheds its skin as it grows. I like to think that Dragonair does the same thing, albeit only a few times until it's ready to evolve. Dundunsparce makes sense too. It evolved due to learning to use its tail more skillfully, and its body adapts by evolving.

Palafin is fine by itself, its ability already shows the concept superhero & their civilian alter ego by itself, having Finizen who evolve then end up pretty much the same feel redundant if just to be a comparison as civilian

As you said, adding the Flying type to the final evolution was likely done for game balance, so wouldn't a theoretical different evolution of Dragonair that remained pure Dragon type have been too overpowered back in Gen 1 (aside from Mewtwo, who was specifically designed to be super OP)?

I was intentionally not catching evos and evolving from stage 1 for all new mons, but I didn't realize that espartha and flittle were connected until it was too late

Dundunsparce was a big F U by GameFreak and I love them for it

I Truly don’t think that any Pokémon are better off as single stagers. I honestly feel like that all non-legendary Pokémon (Except for Ditto and Rotom) should be able to evolve or have cute Pre-evolutions.

If chimecho got a Evo back in gen 4 along with the baby it wouldn't have been bad and they could have made it be a dusk stone Evo and it could have been a mirror to the roselia line both gen 3 single stage Pokemon that got bot a baby and a new Evo

Yo dude thankyou you always release a video when I need some cheering and you always make laugh

I cannot describe to you the sign of relief I breathed when I realized Flamigo was not going to evolve. He is a perfect boy and I was bracing form him to be absolutely ruined with a stupid evolution.

Pawmi, it should go straight to pawmot instead

I did catch Flittle and evolve it into Espathra for my team.

People that dont like Dundunspace just hate fun. Get over yourselves. Im sorry you didnt get the 99999th edge lord pokemon with black and red fire coming off of it. Dundunsparce is fun, most people like it, deal with it.

I've used a Flittle and it was a major pain to battle with it but the wait really paid off and I really liked it. If Flittle was gone and Espartha was a solo Mon, I'd be OK with that. And with Overqwill, It's a shame that Johtonian Qwilfish didn't get it's own Overqwil because I love Qwilfish and Overqwil didn't disappoint when I first played Legends Arceus.

Yeah... no. The existance of Overquil doesn't mean regular old Johto Quilfish can ever get it's own evolution, or maybe just a regional variant of Overquil. I really don't get complaining about Belossom either. The fact it loses the poison type is what actually makes it a distinct alternative to Vileploom, and its green color is supposed to be reflective of that type change, all of which is reinforced by it evolving with a sunstone making it obviously the daytime counterpart. Dragonite I'll sorta give you, but I don't think it needs to be its own thing either. It just needs some stylistic adjustments to blend in better with the rest of its line. Heck even just making it's shiny blue while making the shinnies for Dratini and Dragonair Orange would be enough.

Pretty much agreed with every decision, especially Bellossom & Urshifu. Others I think should just not evolve are Glameow, Rhydon, and Politoed.

Funny enough in regards to your list, indigo disc has the return of the Oddish line and (assuming the leaks are true) the Hisuian Quilfish line (though if it’s true idk how we are suppose to evolve it. Maybe they change the evolution requirement to just not have style moves?) Also, sorry to jump on this train but… I unironically love Dudunsparce, and was happy he didn’t make the list. I mean I get the joke of Dudunsparce; it’s just more Dunsparce. The Pokémon was always a joke since the beginning and I still loved him for it. And, at least how I see it, it’s one of those “would you still love me even if I was a worm” kind of things, where it’s basically saying “Would you still love this joke Pokémon even if it’s evolution was a joke too.” There’s even a small part of me that thinks that Gamefreak could have gone further beyond, where instead of making the three segment form an alternate form, they should have made Dudunsparce the middle form and made the three segment form ANOTHER evolution (which would have been its final form) named Dundundunsparce. Aside from that being the best troll move ever, I would always envision that name going to either the tune of that three beat drum that plays after a joke (ba-dum tsss) or that one classic song who’s name is escaping me (DUN DUN DUN DUUUUUNNNNN). Your top three I can kind of see, especially the number one. I caught both of its forms in the wild and had no idea the two were related until I checked the Pokédex.

Surskit. It was already hard to find in its debut generation to start with and once it evolves you're left with another boring early bug flying type. It started off with such promise. Even if it wasn't good it could have at least been interesting. But they took that away too. Someone high up at GF seems to like Masquerain though for some reason. They keep buffing it instead actually cool powercrept Pokémon. Or Pokémon that were at least usable to begin with.

overquill should evolve from the original quillfish, just like ursaluna evolves from ursaring in the same game. the same goes for basculegion

Why does Houshold and Palafin exist? Why wasnt Tandmause and Finizen just single stages with gimmicks, such as Wishiwashi

Torkoal shouldn’t evolve He’s perfect as is.

I actually like dudunsparce is so silly

That was disappointing I thought this was going to be a thought experiment on what Pokémon could be best utilised with eviolite instead of evolving. Didnt realise it was just a complaint fest...

I agree flittle is really weird but espathra is nothing like it and adds nothing should’ve been single stage

Yep, I had no idea Espathra was related to that thing. I used one a bit too.

Dunsparce doesn't deserve to be anywhere near this list, anyway. It badly needed an evolution, and unlike Qwilfish, they didn't limit it to a new regional form. You're just salty that the evolution it got doesn't look as cool as you thought it should.

dunsparce deserves a "serious" EVOLUTION.. this guy deserves love... ❤❤❤❤ and need to be taken seriously

Rhydon with eviolite

3:00 I personally think Carnivine could’ve been Bellsprout’s Bellossom.

Lickitung is my favorite gen 1 pokemon and Lickilicky ruined the line in my opinion. Such a disappointing design

great video, welp back to pretending dragonite doesnt exist

Why can't people accept that dunsparce has always been a joke pokemon. It's literally based on something that is considered a joke. It ain't hard to process

I wish that Ursaring stayed as a two stage evolution cuz adding Ursaluna destroyed Ursaring, Pangoro, and Beartic’s We Bare Bears esc triad.

I feel like Trapinch could be its own Pokemon. I think it looks too different from the rest of its line that it should be its own thing.

Dudunsparce is a lovable fella

I really like the dragonite being its own line vs an evolution of dratini/dragonair. Really makes you think.

I want to say i want an Evolution for DuDunsparce.... but i feel like they'll give it more peach bottoms... just make the dang thing dragon... or water... anything than just plain normal, but then again maybe that's it's thing... the plain Pokémon

I thought that cosmog evolving was because it is an ultra beast, and not like the legendary for the world we know.

Dunsparce should have gotten a Paradox form.

The problem with regional form evolutions is that they do nothing for the original Pokemon. What benefit have regular Qwilfish, Corsola, or Farfetch'd actually received?

I think itd be ok if some regional forms replaced the originals. Specifically with quilfish

Bellosom and Roserade should've been a sex split pairing as the final forms of budew

Except the ioa scaled with how many gym badges you have so you could get the Pokémon early and have it on your team throughout the main game and when it gets to the right level then go back and evolve it

You could evolve Kubfu to Urshifu at about level 30

To be honest, I forgot fittle was a pokemon, lol

Dragonite and gyrados shoulda been switched plus Dudunsparce is the the G.O.A.T also awesome content as always

Huh, fair and valid points and opinions, i can fully see what you’re saying and i could agree. However, sadly i don’t think there’s anything that can be much done this, even if they were to agree with you too, since if they were going to make any changes in accordance to this Video, then this would be one heck of a retcon in that case. Though, I could still be wrong, how do you think they could handle changes like these?

After seeing Espathra, I feel like the team behind Pokémon still haven't learned their lesson to stop making Pokémon evolutions look so drastically different from their previous form, a lesson they still haven't learned from ever since Gen 1 with Dragonite.

Didnt have any idea they were related

Flittle dying easily? I'm used to that. Have you heard of Ralts? Didn't know people felt that way about Dragonite. It feels fine to me. Not jarring at all but eh, probably just used to and accept it by this point. Remoraid a gun, evolving into Tank Octillery. Weapons evolving, simple. A shame for Qwilfish tho and by extension Obstagoon I say. I play Sword and Shield often just so I can use it

Spritzee should have been a single staged Pokémon

I think Milotic should be a non-evolved Pokemon. Because it’s baffling that an ugly fish turns into a beautiful sea serpent.

You do know that you can get two different Gloom to get both evolutions, don't you? The Johto games each provide 2 Sun Stones per playthrough (for both Bellossom and Sunflora), and all future generations don't place any in-game limits on the evolution stones. Your other points against Bellossom are good, though.

Mostly im indifferent to these but I 100% agree on dragonite. I like dragonite but it REALLY should have been its own pokemon. because tbh dragonair is just such a good design that its evolution really does put a damper on ever using one

I always think it’s interesting that this community complains so much about the games being too linear and cry for more imaginative ways of handling gameplay, yet when it comes to the actual Pokémon, if cat does it equal bigger cat with same colors, it’s not good or doesn’t make sense. It’s Pokémon, magikarp turns in to gyarados, that’s where the imagination lies. And to think one Pokémon should stay and look the same in every stage of evolution is a completely linear and unimaginative way of thinking.

7:03 Brazil mentioned!?

I question if Scizor should be a Scyther evolution tbh, they don't actually look that similar. Metal coat evolves onyx and Scyther but Steelix actually loojs related to Onyx, where did the clamps come from after having scythes? Itd almost be like if Heracross evolved from Pinsir

You know I always kind of thought that dragon type didn't really need the flying type added anyway most dragons fly and it's just part of their biology I get birds do too but it's kind of the only way they can really get around maybe not every single dragon but there's certain ones that could have been other types instead of flying

Eat me, Dragonite, the four messed up fossils, lucario and cinderace are the worst pokemon ever created

I must assume you left out the obvious #1 to bait a comment like this. But it can't be helped. Rhydon should not evolve further. Not only is it one of the very first Pokemon ever designed, and not only is its design absolutely one of the best in the entire franchise, but its evolution Rhyperior is easily one of the ugliest. Of all the horrendous gen 4 evolutions, it is easily the worst. It honestly baffles me how anyone at GF thought it was a good idea.

If you don’t like Dudunsparce it tells me a lot about your personality

Overqwil really just should’ve been regular Qwilfish’s regular evo

Esparathra looks like early Lady Gaga lol

What about wynaut

I think dudunsparce is one of the best pokemon to be made

You should use espathra before you dump all over it. If you can get a speed boost one for your in game run they are insane and can easily solo the game.

I cannot stand for this dragonight slander. My majestic baby is perfect!

I want to see Drednaw and Luminion get an evo. I never liked Dragonite. It ruins the whole line for me. I always wished Dragonair had a split evo for a female Dragonair where it keeps its elegance and have it becomes dragon/fairy.

Flittle is an egg

bisharp and duraludon were perfect

Totally disagree with you about dragonite.

Espathra could use a Middle stage!!!

No way you called Dragonite yellow. That thing is orange

2:15 Or hear me out, we stop with the regional evolutions and make Overquill to regular Quillfish. We need more cross gen evolutions. 7:05 What would've been interesting is if you take it through both towers it becomes Water/Dark but has an ability that gives it Fighting Stab like how Steelworker does, or the usual Water/Fighting with Dark coverage ability and vice versa. Since Unseen Fist is a bit OP to begin with. 7:40 Just evolve Chimecho, it has poor stats anyways I'd have to go with Milotic, finding a Feebas in gen 3 was a real pain and while evolving it in the contest was fine they then decided to make it a stupid trade evolution.

I understand now that Espathra was supposed to be an ostrich chick, but...everything about its design just makes it look weird and alien. It doesn't look like a _bird,_ and the closest bird it looks like is Tweety from Looney Tunes. It's got a skirt, its got ear-flaps, and it floats through the air. When I first saw it, I thought it was just supposed to be some weird blob Pokemon, which we have gotten quite a fair share of over the years. The only thing that keeps me from forgetting what it is, is Espathra...and even then, _where_ did the Cleopatra inspirations come from? Isn't it an emu? Could those or similar birds even be FOUND in Egypt? Maybe ostriches since I don't know the regional ecosystem too well, but still. Flittle is just weird...and it gets evven weirder since it was so good in competitive little cup it got _banned_

I'd never guess Espathra is based on Cleopatra. To me it's just Lady Gaga.

Bro don't do dragonite like this

Still can’t believe that Dunsparce evolved, it’s atrocious

Rhydon, Bisharp and Ursaring come to mind

Pokemon really fell off with some of their choices in the recent generations

Flittle looks like a cake decoration made out of icing, and Espathra looks more like a TURKEY than an ostrich.

ESPATHRA IS A EVOLUTION POKEMON????????

This felt aggressive. I'm in shock but understand every choice.