QoTD: What is the best designed Pokemon?

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Today’s Question:
QotD: What is the best designed Pokemon?

Helpful Considerations:

Mew? Tyranitar? Eevee? Mega Dragonite?

This qotd is so funny to me. What metric? :joy: the objective best design? Ditto. Amorphous hot pink blob

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Kabutops and Seedot

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It’s actually too bad kabutops has never been good competitively that’s a good mon

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Besides ditto I think there are good choices every gen. Articuno, umbreon, deoxys, garchomp, chandelure, xerneas, solgaleo, dragapult, ogerpon all come to mind also

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I agree. It’s a unique cool pokemon without being over designed or too edgy; it explores a good concept (ancient predator/fossil) without being gimmicky and fits nicely as kabuto evolution.
It feels somewhat believable as a natural inhabitant of the Poke world.

Just an example of course, plenty of other gen1-3 Pokemon check all these boxes

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Johto Times is currently holding a poll asking several Pokémon fans what their favourite is, so that could give an impression which designs are considered the best.

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Do I even have to say it?

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I think Lunala is absolute perfection

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I think Darkrai is a perfectly executed Dark type who looks every bit the part of a nightmare factory. This particular artwork is probably my favorite. And since they were created by the designer who also created Rayquaza, Celebi and Deoxys…well, c’mon…

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Every time i think of pokemon when my brain needs good feelings (in a kid-way like “oh yeah cool!“) it’s always

  • Lugia
  • Giratina
  • Gengar

Just good pokemon overall. Otherwise i wouldn’t be answering this question. Asking such question is like starting a political views conversation.

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Flamigo, 10/10 design looks and even sounds like it could be a real animal with how perfected the design is

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I came here just to say this, but you beat me to it :joy: Thank you!

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@DarthEevee

Its in the prompt.

“The Question of the Day is a way to facilitate community discussion to help members ponder the unanswered questions of the world that are somehow relating to the hobby. Questions are many times open ended and up to interpretation. Feel free to post your thoughts in as much or as little detail as you’d like.“

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To me it comes down to what is the most pokemony pokemon.

I’d have to say picking one is hard. Though probably Clefairy
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I always thought Flygon and Jirachi were just awesome designs.

A more unpopular opinion:

Super underrated, imo.

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