a holly jolly fellow
I liked regular Darumaka. I like Galarian Darumaka. Both are two sides of a coin, chili vs chilly. I like how the artwork depicts them with dancing on the other foot, and how the Galarian version is making the opposite expression. He's less mischievous-grin, more concerned-grimace.
But this design is so good, it looks like it could be the original version of the Pokemon. Some regional forms are clearly playing on your expectations based on the original, but Galarian Darumaka just takes all the same solid design principles and applies them through a lens of ice, rather than fire. Well done.
Overall: 8/10
"chili vs chilly"
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Now all we needis Chilean Darumaka to complete the set.
I really like this take on regional forms as well. I know some of them count as regional evolutions or whatever, but things like Runerigus are cool because they can exist on their own without needing to play with expectations. Bad regional forms like Galarian Weezing or Alolan Exeggutor are only memorable because they took the original and made them jokes. Galarian Darumaka and Darmanitan really work on their own.
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