Let's not just have the complaining thread about Pokemon design, what are your favorite designs out of the 700+? Absolutely love this bird, there is just something about the eyes and the curl of red on its body that just makes me feel that it's a gorgeous design. What an elegant mofo. Nothing more to say. Super simple, super great. Anyway, what are your favorites?
Simple, elegant Legendary Pokémon. Not too involved, but still has a level of complexity to its body design. It is a creative design which is not obviously based on anything else, and it works. I'm not a massive Rhyhorn fan, but I appreciate its design. It's possibly just the ways its rock plates fold together into a coherent whole.
Some of the pokemon I think are best design-wise: I think they completely hit the nail on the head when they designed Sigilyph. It fits so perfect in the architecture and history of Unova, it has somewhat alien qualities that really make it feel like it was part of an ancient civilization and it has a menacing air that befits something that was a guardian of an ancient city. It's an unusual design that it seems like a lot of people weren't sure about but I think it's perfect. The concept behind Shedinja is really really cool to me and I like how its concept transferred over to the Pokemon world. Nincada is a cicada and the byproduct of it evolving into Ninjask is Shedinja - basically it shedding its outer shell and leaving a husk, which is something cicadas do when they wake up from being underground for years and become the crazy, buzzing things most people know them as. Also I think Shedinja just looks really cool, the design is quirky and well done with just enough details to make it work. Aside from being cute as hell I think Spritzee's design does a lot with very simple elements. Its combination of thurible/incense burner sort of thing with a plague doctor mask adds a layer of depth and story to it that I really really like about it. It's easily one of my favourite designs for a pokemon, period, so I think it was a real shame what it evolved into. There's lots of others but these were the first 3 that came to mind for me.
Zapper is a lord. Cool design, cool stats, cool type, cool name. Idk why but Empoleon just clicks with me. Awesome penguin. Staraptor is a sick bird m8
Milotic design is truly wonderful. It really lives up to the title of most beautiful pokémon. It's a freaking land shark plus my favorite dragon type I love everything about this pokémon. Very awesome design.
I just find it cute, and find the design the best of legendary designs. The best design of the eeveelutions. AMPHABULOUS
Shiny Mega Metagross. Need I say more? Oh yeah, Espeon, Gallade, Sigilyph. There are just so many cool Psychic-types. Mismagius, Mega Gengar, Chandelure too.