Metalizard said:
I still don't see why you think Rhyperior's design is horrible. To me, it's awesome... I guess it's just different points of view...
What makes a design being horrible? Do you find it ugly? I don't think it is an ugly pokémon, so how can its design be horrible? And don't tell me that being a horrible design and being an ugly pokémon are different things...
It's obviously a matter of preference. I personally find the design to be incredibly awkward and excessively bulky. Its legs don't look like they could support its body and its skinny upper arms don't look like they could support its cannon forearms. The stone plates resemble an orange scarf draped over its head and shoulders, which is more humorous than anything (and I doubt that was the intention).
ogst92 said:
LOL http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=Yanappu&order=9&offset=24&offset=24#/d2wz7ml
All the questions of the universe have now been answered lol.
Lanturnitis said:
I'm not doubting that Yanappu doesn't have a point, nor am I here to say that his design is bad (I love it); all I'm saying is that whether he has a point or he doesn't (the latter most likely not), he still looks like other monkey pokemon.
Exactly. Diversity is better than just having different versions of the same basic thing.
That's a major reason why I don't like munna (apart from not liking its appearance in general). Did we really need another psychic dreaming tapir, the difference between the two being that Drowzee is based solely on the Baku while Munna is based on the Baku AND those Japanese incense burners shaped like pigs?
Lanturnitis said:
I mean we haven't seen koala, capybara, toucans, platypus, polar bears, panthers, tigers, lions, vultures, antelope, etc... (for more)
Just as an fyi:
-Golduck is based partly on the platypus in addition to the Kappa.
-Persian has more in common with panthers than it does with any house cat.
-Raikou is most likely a saber-toothed tiger (which wasn't technically a tiger) but also has characteristics of the Bengal tiger, which makes sense since the Raiju was sometimes depicted as cat-like.
-Luxray is most likely a lion stemming from the constellation Leo.
-Entei and Arcanine seem to be based on Chinese guardian lions, mythical creatures that are similar to lions, tigers, and dogs. Arcanine's fur is also very similar to that of a Bengal tiger.
But I do agree that there are many more animal species that have yet to be used.
Anyway....sorry for getting so off topic