so how bout that Scarlet/Violet trailer, huh?
Vanilla Samurott kinda sucked, and Hisui hasn't treated him much better. He's still fundamentally dumb, with a "samurai" theme made incomprehensible due to lack of any iconic samurai motifs, and a "shell sword" gimmick made awkward due to being on all fours.
the new Dark typing gives his armor some extra spikes and flair, but it's too little too late. They had an opportunity to really redeem the design, maybe go Water/Fighting and have him stand upright, but alas. I'm gonna dock this one even lower than the original, too. Just for refusing to make any improvements whatsoever.
Overall: 3/10
Have him stand upright? Please god no. We have quite enough of those.
ReplyDeletePeople always hate on bipedal starters, but wouldn't it be better to do something new with his design rather than just take samurott and make it look slightly edgier.
DeleteDid you know the Hisuian final starter evolution designs are based on the secondary typing’s user in their home regions? So:
ReplyDeleteTyphlosion <-> Morty
Samurott <-> Grimsley
Decidueye <-> Hala
I just thought that was a very neat detail!
Huh? I don't see it at all
DeleteSamurott’s Armor = Grimsley’s Coat
DeleteTyphlosion’s Neck Flame = Morty’s Scarf
Decidueye’s Top = Hala’s Hair Top
It also explains why Typhlosion looks so high all the time lol
Seems like a big stretch
DeleteDefinitely a coincidence.
Delete"have him stand upright" oh no, here comes the fandom. Though whether I like something Is Independent on whether It's bipedal or not
ReplyDeleteEh I like Oshawott's line. Since I'm personally fine with Samurott I don't mind that It doesn't change much In Hisui. I like that the fur Is wavy. But from a conceptual viewpoint more could have been done
Bro majority of fully evolved starter pokemon stand on two feet, we’ve even gotten nothing but humanoid mon since XY. Sorry that you can’t comprehend why they went with a safe redesign
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