What causes this?
>>59352000both are dogshit designs
>>593520001. black is a cool color (except when it's the color of someone's skin)2. this meme is intentionally reductive and dense, far more was changed than just the coloration
>>59352000It's like a black luxury car, it just werks
>>59352023it barely changed
>>59352000Why'd they give this thing a beard and built-in swords? I'm sick of all these jobmons...
>dislike samurott for not looking enough like a big dewott>h-samurott is considered better even though it looks even less like dewott
Don't care, buff dommy mommy Hisuian Samurott and cuddly BBW Unovan Samurott.
>>59352045>He plays the magical monster game for realistic fauna rather than magical monsters
>>59352000>top is a ZU shitmon, literally worse than pre Mega Sol Meganium >Bottom rapes OU with its sword splinters Gee I wonder why one is more popular than the other, real mystery
>>59352023It's also navy, not black.
>>59352023>except when it's the color of someone's skinKek based
>>59352064>ZU shitmonSnorlax is too but people are not ready for that conversation yet.
>>59352159Snorlax was a monster in general 1 OU. There’s just been power creep
>>59352023>far moreNot really.
>>59352159>Neckbeards caring about competitive rankings.Snorlax is goated. Screw the rankings.
>>59352064>worse than pre Mega Sol MeganiumMeganium without it's megastone is unranked in ZU. At least vanilla Samurott has a niche therehttps://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/sv-zu-viability-rankings.3747001/
>>59352237>Meganium without it's megastone is unranked in ZUAnd its mega evolution exposed all the posers who claim that they "liked" Meganium the entire time ever since it was revealed.
>>59352022based
>>59352426pretty sure most people mocked Meganium’s mechanical shittiness not its design
>>59352457>not its designI did Shit looks like a dog stuck in a cone covering the entire thing that makes a long neck dinosaur unique
>>59352053In some ways it's more like Dewott though. H-sam even got a dual wield animation.
>>59352000nobody would give a single shit about h.samurott if it didn't have ceaseless edge
someone post the downie redesign yawnfag likes for some indescribable reason
>>59352000>his gaze is better>better colors and red patterns that decorate the seashells>the shape of the seashells is better>slightly thinner body>double type instead of a bland monotypeBase Samurott is very mid; the Hisuian version gives him what he needed to make him cool (without being an exceptional design, let's not exaggerate). Even so, in both cases, he still suffers from being a biped wielding blades.
>>59352000>hated thing>hated thing (hoenn dex)
>>59352000>>59352022>>59352026The original is dogshit. Hisuian looks great.> its not fat like the OG.> the whiskers/beard is so much better and seems less stiff> its helmet is asymmetrical in a cool way> its glaring at you like you have to die> and yes, the colour scheme is vastly better.the original look plain & derpy. new one does not
>>59352935Still quadruped, therefore still a bad design.
>>59352945NTA but his smaller lower body makes it seem more reasonable for him to stand and attack with swords. The thing before is that he had a posture that seemed locked into being a quadrupede.
>>59352945
>>59352961>samurott shill hates pokemonchecks out
>>59352953Even gf seems to think so looking at the difference in their animations
>>59352968What exactly defines a "pokemon"?
>>59352935The hisuian is just the same pokemon with different shell
>>59352000https://youtu.be/DaOgZwk9rN8?si=1wAPN5dZorJJVbqP
>>59352457>mechanical shittinessGame Freak never did pay attention to how their games worked.They're flooded with poor game design.
>>59353268kind of but you left out the most important differences (less fat, looks less stupid in art/movement, dark-type with strong move)
>A regional variant isn't drastically differentYeah, they're not mega evolutions, they're cousins/variations. Why are people surprised lol
>>59353427>>A regional variant isn't drastically differentAlolan raichu has a lot of differences compared to kantonian raichu tho?
>>59353433Its literally just Raichu riding on its tail with psychic powers
>>59353450>Its literally just Raichu riding on its tail with psychic powers With cuter eyes Different ears Paws with actual fingers Different looking tail Smoother body all around
>>59352000Black do be cool tho.
>>59353453>Paws with actual fingersPurely aesthetic, doesn't do anything different from the original >With cuter eyes>Smoother body all aroundEvery regional changes eyes or body mass >Different ears>Different looking tailRegionals have new typings so their most unique features get altered as result. Rapidash having non-fire mane, Sandslash's ice spines, Farfetch’d wielding heavier leeks, etc
>>59353600>Purely aesthetic, doesn't do anything different from the original it's still a difference. Kantonian raichu doesn't have fingers. >Every regional changes eyes or body mass Not all regional forms change this much alolan ninetales is almost a recolor at best >Regionals have new typings so their most unique features get altered as result. Therefore it's a change got it
>>59353610>Therefore it's a change got itChanged to better suit their new typing yes.If Magmar had a rock type form, would its body still be covered in flames or actual rocks?
>>59353651Base magmar wasn't covered in flames to begin with
>>59352000Color is an important part of a designArmarouge for example is way less popular than his counterpart, and I would bet it's in large part because its colors are garish. It's way too bold and plastic looking, especially the yellow.I'm listening to a >Sonic song right now so that makes me think as well, Sonic's arms were made to be skin color to help them stand out from their body on a 2D sprite. An example of color placement being important for definition and balance.There's whole rules around design palettes and color theories and whatnot about appealing colors. Yeah the dark blue with red accents looks a little more cohesive, especially with the red eyes and nose already existing.Posing can also help, since in the official art there, the poor thing looks like it can barely stand. The limbs just look weird. In >>59352023 it has a kind of "prouder" stance which helps with the impression.That said I don't really like samurott anyway lol
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>>59352023Yeah. It also has dark red highlights, the shell armor has pointy edges, and the horn is bent.
>>59352000Orginal samurott was like a beta concept design that snuck into the games and they upgraded it a few gens later
>>59352022better than skibidi desu
>>59356345TRUKE
>>59356380I don't get choosing 2 Johtomons, having asorted starters like LA made more sense.
it's a better design
to be honest the hisuian forms look better as megas than any of the actual megas do evenall 3 would be beloved as mega forms
>>59356399H.Typhlosion doesn't make sense as a mega and even H. Decidueye is a stretch since it throws away the archer thing instead of doubling down on it like a mega would.
>>59356380It’s crazy how hard Emboar and Feraligatr drag this down.
>>59356402Mega Decidueye would just be a first-stage humiliation ritual like Feraligatr
>>59352945>Nooo a regional form is similar to the original!Why are anthrotards so dumb?
>>59352000Samurot is shit not because of coloration, but because the progression is cute otter, otter, unidentifiable seal thing.
>>59356497In terms of timeline Samurott was drawn first.The recurring traits are the samurai elements and using shells as a weapon, so there's that.
>>59356402H ty would make perfect sense, it's literally just making typhlosion a ghost on top of its normal self. And h decid does double down on being an archer wtf are you talking about
>>59356392Woah, she's fierce!
>>59352022Samurot is fine, it just doen't fit in with the rest of its evo line
>>59352022There's only one design in two color palettes
do modern samurott trainers read up on history and see how edgy samurott could be
