Is Pokemon Getting Weird?

[gliscor&yanmega]

Well, i have to admit that I love pkmn but i don,t know why i believe that unova pokemon are combinations of old generations: example:
Pidove it's a copy of Starly, druddigon reminds me Salamence, and since the hoenn region all regions have the basic pokedex complex:
1.- starters
2.- normal pokemon
3.- three guardian pokemon
4.- a non legendary pokemon
5.- story legendary pokemon
6.- extra unobtainable legendary pokemon

Not "copy", it's basically a counterpart. Each region has it's regional Birds. I don't see any comparisons to be made with Druddigon and Salamence though, they are just Dragon types, both having very different designs and battle styles.

Also, each generation has had similar formats for the Pokemon, not only since Hoenn, it's changed a little since Hoenn but we've always had the starters, regional Rodent, regional Birds, perhaps more.

[Chingchar]

The thing that you have to remember is that this is a game where a tiny little rat can shoot beams of ice, cloak itself in fire, (for those of you that don't know flame wheel is an egg move) create electricity and make an indestructible barrier, but no one has ever questioned that have they? The thing you have to remember is that kyurem was always one pokemon that split into two so in a way black kyurem/white kyurem is just its normal form. For those of you who think pokemon is dying it isn't when BW2 came out how many of you bought it or are going to buy it? Pokemon is likely to go on for many years since it is making a lot of money and I know I will be playing it 'till the bitter end.

[BigBlueNYG]

I still think it's wierd because of the design of 5th gen pokemon.

[Auaria~]

I still think it's wierd because of the design of 5th gen pokemon.

So Pokemon in the 1st-4th gen weren't weird?

[gliscor&yanmega]

I still think it's wierd because of the design of 5th gen pokemon.

Well in the end, in general Pokemon isn't getting any "weirder"(In terms of meaning anything bad). People can still find them weird for whatever reason, so long as they don't try and state it as a fact or anything. Explaining why you think the way you do is always good too.

[randomspot555]

I still think it's wierd because of the design of 5th gen pokemon.

Why is "weird" a bad thing? Also, how is a rock with arms not "weird" but an overstuffed trashbag is "weird"?

[Mitja]

I still think it's wierd because of the design of 5th gen pokemon.

Again,
6 eggs, with faces!
/thread

[Dr. Ciel]

Again,
6 eggs, with faces!
/thread

I see nothing weird about that

[Moonlight Amaryllis]

Pokemon has always been weird. Why mention it now?

Anyways, I think that Pokemon has been getting weirder, worse, and better. I think the imaginations of the producers have to stretch much farther then a dinosaur with a bulb on his back; they're just trying to be more creative, even if it means creating some rather...fusion-ized 'mons. *coughnewKamiTriocough*

[pacman000]

Weirdness is based on a point of reference.

If one's point of reference is the real world, then Pokemon was, is, and will be weird.
If one's point of reference is the old games, the new games are weird.
If one's point of reference is the new games, the old games are weird.

[Elysian]

I will agree that Pokemon is getting Complicated, but not weird

[Auaria~]

Pokemon has always been weird. Why mention it now?

Yeah. This sums it up.

[Janovy]

To be honest, there is no definition or explanation of how a Pokémon should look like, a Pokémon is a Pokémon regardless of how it looks.

Is Pokémon getting weird? No. Pokémon has been weird since day 1 - remember Jynx? What the hell is that supposed to be? What is Muk, living mud? Living Magnets? A turtle with a cannon installed in its shell? What? And Porygon? That thing is an artificial creation. A stone snake? A MIME? What the ****? It really sucks that people are being hypocritical when it comes to designs when it's obvious that some designs have been strange since day 1. People are just willing to look past them for the sake of nostalgia and criticize newer generations for similarly ridiculous designs for God knows what reason.

It's kinda sad.

[DemPokemanz]

Your cousin needs to take off the nostalgia glasses.

[Naamã]

To be honest, there is no definition or explanation of how a Pokémon should look like, a Pokémon is a Pokémon regardless of how it looks.

Is Pokémon getting weird? No. Pokémon has been weird since day 1 - remember Jynx? What the hell is that supposed to be? What is Muk, living mud? Living Magnets? A turtle with a cannon installed in its shell? What? And Porygon? That thing is an artificial creation. A stone snake? A MIME? What the ****? It really sucks that people are being hypocritical when it comes to designs when it's obvious that some designs have been strange since day 1. People are just willing to look past them for the sake of nostalgia and criticize newer generations for similarly ridiculous designs for God knows what reason.

It's kinda sad.

There's nothing more to say

[Snivy Link]

thank you for reading what this thread is REALLY about

[Gary Oak!]

Pokemon has always been weird. Why mention it now?

^What Absol said.

Pokemon was always weird, but the increased complicated-ness in the games actually makes it more fun to play.

[abdulmuhsee]

Well, the Random Matchup is a bit weird since they censor your pokemons' nicknames, but don't censor whatever the trainer has entered as his/her phrases when you meet them afterwards on Join Avenue.

Yesterday, I played a Random Matchup, and when I talked to the guy afterwards, he said "Nutsack!" Obviously, I wasn't going to invite him to open a shop, so I recommended him instead, and while interacting with the shop, he said "TITTIES!" in all caps.

Yes, my pokemon game has officially had a character that has screamed the word titties in the marketplace. I'm trying to imagine if I was a kid playing with his parent(s) watching.