Pokemon: Win or Fail? 15-39

• Name: Choroneko
• Number: 015
• Type: Dark
• Species: Ill-natured Pokemon
• Looks like: a pretty decent cat Pokemon
• Awesome factor: 6/10
• Trivia: n/a

It seems like every generation we end up with a new cat Pokemon. I happen to like this design better than skitty and about 100x more than glameow. Choroneko has kind of an oldschool feel to it that reminds me of the original 151. 

WIN

• Name: Lepardas
• Number: 016
• Type: Dark
• Species: Ruthless Pokemon
• Looks like: a cooler version of persian
• Awesome factor: 6/10
• Trivia: It's name comes from "leopard" but also sounds Roman and reminds me of lapras. 

Speaking of oldschool designs, this one reminds me a lot of persian, but a hell of a lot more interesting looking. It's also a dark type, making it comparable to another dark cat, umbreon. The cats win out over the dogs this gen. 

WIN

• Name: Yanappu
• Number: 017
• Type: Grass
• Species: Grass Monkey Pokemon (no way!)
• Looks like: a monkey with broccoli on its head
• Awesome factor: 1/10
• Trivia: This Pokemon evolves using a leaf stone.

Here we have a monkey with broccoli on its head. Why? It looks extremely stupid. And on top of it, there's those useless looking sesame seeds on top of the broccoli. Besides that, he's got a tail with leaves (how original), giant ears, a dot for a nose, and giant oven mit hands. This guy gives other monkey Pokemon a bad name. 

FAIL  

• Name: Yanakkie
• Number: 018
• Type: Grass
• Species: Thorn Monkey Pokemon
• Looks like: a monkey with a decorative shrub on his head
• Awesome factor: 2/10
• Trivia: It apparently has thorns on its body.

So now the broccoli head has become a decorative shrub head. The ears are still big, but have a different shape so they actually look more prominent. All over its body are weird jagged looking patches of who knows what. The tail is no longer leafy and now it's just a vague shape. Doesn't look very thorny to me, actually. I love how he somehow grew angry eyebrows and is giving a thumbs up as if to say "I'm cool!" with his other arm tossed out randomly to be epic. You sir, and not epic.

FAIL

• Name: Baoppu
• Number: 019
• Type: Fire
• Species: High Temperature Pokemon (what, no monkey?)
• Looks like: a monkey with a giant dollop of who knows what on his head
• Awesome factor: 1/10
• Trivia: He evolves using a fire stone.

I fail to understand why the last guy is classified as a monkey Pokemon, but this one is not. I guess they didn't want to admit that they went and made another freaking fire monkey! And this one's lamer, too, with the questionable dollop on his head and his spade-for-a-tail. 

FAIL

• Name: Baokkie
• Number: 020
• Type: Fire
• Species: Sparks Pokemon (that's one way of putting it)
• Looks like: a flaming homosexual monkey (see what I did there?)
• Awesome factor: -1/10
• Trivia: This Pokemon is a gay but won't admit it. 

Let me just say this straight-out: this is the most flamboyant Pokemon there has ever been. I mean, I love that Nintendo is trying to reach out to the gay community, but did you have to make him a fire type? I think that's a bit insulting. I feel bad for poor Bauppu who will, unknown to him, grow up to become a flamer. Still, this is one of my favorite designs this gen simply because it's so ridiculous. 

MEGA FAIL

• Name: Hiyappu
• Number: 021
• Type: Water
• Species: Water Splash Pokemon
• Looks like: another one of these damn monkeys! 
• Awesome factor: 1/10
• Trivia: It evolves using a water stone

Yeah, they really should have realized by now that nobody wants these damn monkeys.

FAIL

• Name: Hiyakkie
• Number: 022
• Type: Water
• Species: High Water Pokemon
• Looks like: a girl monkey
• Awesome factor: 1/10
• Trivia: This is the last of these fucking monkeys! 

Hooray, no more of them!

FAIL

• Name: Munna
• Number: 023
• Type: Psychic
• Species: Dream Eater Pokemon
• Looks like: some sort of bizarre piggy bank
• Awesome factor: 1/10
• Trivia: It's based off a Japanese incense burner. 

This thing is weird to me. It looks like some sort of an elephant piggybank with flowers on it. It kind of creeps me out with its dead eyes.

FAIL

• Name: Musharna
• Number: 024
• Type: Psychic
• Species: Trance Pokemon
• Looks like: a tapir fetus and umbilical cord
• Awesome factor: 1/10
• Trivia: It's the only Pokemon with a base stat total of 487.

What the hell is spilling out if its head? I can't look away and it's creeping me out!

FAIL

• Name: Mamepato
• Number: 025
• Species: Baby Pigeon Pokemon
• Looks like: a pigeon
• Awesome factor: 0/10
• Trivia: n/a

Say hello to the new irritating bird Pokemon! It looks exactly like a pigeon!

FAIL 

• Name: Hatooboo (wtf)
• Number: 026
• Species: Pigeon Pokemon
• Looks like: a pigeon with a mullet doing a Nazi salute
• Awesome factor: 0/10
• Trivia: n/a

Seriously, this is probably the lamest line of starting bird Pokemon there has ever been. And didn't they somebody find that that pose offensive? 

FAIL

• Name: Kenhorou
• Number: 027
• Species: Pride Pokemon
• Looks like: a bored pheasant
• Awesome factor: 0/10
• Trivia: The male and female look different. The female looks like she's wearing a mask. 

First of all, yes that is the biggest picture I could find. But you're not missing much. This guy looks like a bird you would find while wandering in the woods.

FAIL

• Name: Shimama
• Number: 028
• Type: Electric
• Species: Electrification Pokemon
• Looks like: a zebra with a growth on its head
• Awesome factor: 1/10
• Trivia: n/a

I swear the designs get better eventually! This guy, however, is just blah. His nose is way too big and his eye color looks out of place. Who ever thought to make a zebra electric? 

FAIL

• Name: Zeburaika
• Number: 029
• Type: Electric
• Species: Thunder and Lighting Pokemon
• Looks like: and angry, spiny zebra
• Awesome factor: 7/10
• Trivia: He may be based on one of the horses Thunder and Lighting, who pulled Helio's charriot.

This guy is much better. He's got a much more horse-like appearance and uniform coloring with spines that look like they can kill. I find it curious, though, that his tail is not directly connected to his body, but it is neat how it looks like an electrical zap just hanging off like that, while the spines up top look like lightning bolt horns. Although, I think you'd get impaled trying to ride this guy...

WIN


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