POKEMON GEN 6 ANNOUNCED

[Koh]

Since when do pokemon have to stray dramatically from what influences them? By that logic, Seviper is just a bland unoriginal design because it's *just* a snake...
Or that Noctowl is somehow not that original since it's obviously an owl.
I could go on for hours.
I get the feeling you're not complaining but that post still irks me immensely because of how wrong that statement is.

I'm not complaining, but I have always felt this way, yes. I never said the TRex was the only one either. Although I like how cute Gligar is, it IS just a scorpion with wings, and Ekans and Arbok are really just snakes, etc. Pikachu's original enough, since although it is a mouse, one could also think it was an electric cat at first glance, or a hamster. I'm not saying the direct Pokemon shouldn't exist, but rather could have been taken further in their design to really set them apart, like Chespin or some other Pokemon like Girafarig or Xatu. Since the whole series is about creatures with magical, somehow nonlethal powers, they could at least look more customized, you know?

That said, there are bland designs in every generation, so Gen VI is naturally going to have them too.