Balloons aren't normally scary, so Gamefreak did their best to make this Ghost/Flying at least a little strange, but someone they also made it look ridiculous instead. The little puff of whipped cream on top is a good example. I know it's supposed to be a cloud, but... no way am I not gonna look at that and not think "that is whipped cream".
then there's a yellow cross on the from, possibly intended to be like a patch? and the hands are little hearts. I don't know you guys, it all seems a little random. Like, they drew a balloon with eyes and little string hands, then realized even they couldn't pass that off as a decent Pokemon, so threw some more things at it and made up some bullshit about how it tricks children into grabbing it's hands and then flies off, abducting them.
I do like how you can only catch them on Fridays, though, as they drift through the area. That's a nice touch. I wish they did more things like that, or made more use of the day/night mechanic.
Overall: 3/10
Did you that the idea of a balloon Pokémon was here since gen 1?
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