No. 179: Mareep

Do robots dream of electric sheep?

Mareep is a great Pokemon. It makes sense, looks great, has a great name, and is quite useful. But first, let's take a look at that tried-and-true formula for making a Pokemon, that we've not brought up in a while:

Step 1. Take a recognizable animal (in this case a sheep)
Step 2. Tweak it a bit (stripedy ear-horns and tail, blue skin)
Step 3. Add something crazy (electric ball)

It totally works, because sheep are made of wool, right? and wool makes static electricity! So an electric typing makes a ton of sense, unlike some other Pokemon where they just decided "pigs are psychic, right?" and moved on.

and the name! Mary, as in "Mary had a little lamb", plus sheep, and it all sounds like the kind of noise a cute little sheep-like animal might actually make!

The shiny form is also amazing, it looks the the same, put with pink wool. that is adorable.

Overall: 10/10