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844. Sandaconda
First off: love Sandacondas name. Very fun, tells you lots about the Pokemon right out the gate. Design-wise, Im not super sold on this one. The big sticking point for me is Sandacondas...big donut ring around its face. I honestly didnt even see the face at first most of it is obscured by the ring.

Then I looked at it a bunch more and I started actually kind of digging it. Theres something charming and a little cute about this snake being swallwoed up by its donut body. I found some fanart (while I was trying to process the design) of someone hanging a wreath on Sandacondas neck ring, which is super cute. So yeah, not my favorite design in this topic, but I appreciate it in an off-beat, creative way. C

430. Honchkrow
Speaking of off-beat, I wouldnt have thought mafia bird Pokemon would be a thing, but I guess when you have 900 designs, some of them just have to be weird! Honchkrow just oozes personality. This Big Boss Pokemon (lmao) is a blue bird with red feathers and heres the kicker what appears to be a matching blue fedora. Do all Honchkrow come with this hat? Is this an inherent part of their species? Dire linked me to some footage of Honchkrow tipping its hat on a defeat animation, and thats so much fun. In terms of actual design, Honchkrow has the hat and also a white crest that looks vaguely like a suit and tie, and thats honestly enough to propel it high on the list. A

001. Bulbasaur
Hey, a Pokemon I sort of know! What a cutie. Talk about leading with your best foot forward the Gen 1 starters are all super adorbs. Bulbasaur looks so playful and mischievous. I love its cute proportions, with tiny paws, a gigantic face, and baby fangs. Bulbasaur was clearly designed to be one of the first Pokemon young players would encounter, and it shows in how appealing it is. The bulb on its back is curious its probably meant to be very eye-catching, but I didnt know what it was meant to be at first. It looks like garlic to me, or possibly like a dollop of green whipped cream (maybe Im just hungry lol). The bulb is an especially important of Bulbasaurs design, but I feel like if you took it out youd still have that innate cuteness thats so appealing. A low A.

463. Lickilicky
Oh my god I love this design. Its so goofy. The gargantuan tongue is so over the top, but thats not the only fun thing about Lickilicky. It has these stubby, fingerless hands that conjure up images of scooping food into its mouth. Its round (which makes sense that it would learn Rollout), and it has an ice cream swirl at the top of its head, and it even has a little bib design below its neck. They really went all in on the theming here. The one curious thing is the wi-fi symbols on its lower stomach, sort of like what Wooper has. I dont understand them on Wooper and I dont understand them here, but given that Wooper is ranked number 1 so far, I think I can let them slide with Lickilicky too. (Also, as an aside: what kind of name is that?) A

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096. Drowzee
Huh, a Gen1 Pokemon I dont think Ive ever seen before. Drowzee has the Charlie Brown coloring scheme, except instead of a separate swirly bar in the middle, Drowzees swirly bar separates the yellow and black halves. The end result is a Pokemon that looks a bit like a shortbread cookie, or at the very least makes me want a shortbread cookie (I told you I was hungry!). I originally thought Drowzees face resembled a tiny elephant, but Bulbapedia directed me to the Wiki page for a tapir, another thing Ive never encountered before. Im learning so much today! Drowzee has a relatively straightforward design. Im not too enthralled by anything in it it feels a bit plain, with little to distinguish itself from other Pokemon designs. Its not bad by any means. Not every design can be Banette in terms of complexity and component parts working together. Sometimes you just want a Charlie Brown tapir shortbread cookie. Nothing simpler than that. C

578. Dousian
What a strange little creature. This Pokemon is like a stubby little fetus, with a red diamond in the middle of its face that I cant identify as a mouth or a nose, two black cartoony eyes, and stubby arms. But what makes Dousian so interesting is that its encased in some sort of ectoplasm, further giving it fetus-y vibes. I like all of these things. Theyre not top tier or anything, but theyre certainly interesting. I cant tell if I like Dousian better if the red diamond is a mouth or a nose. Its an optical illusion. Like, see the people arguing or see the hourglass, but never both at once. Clearly Dousian has Schrodingers face. C

555. Darmanitan
This is a fun design. It very clearly gets across a state of manic, destructive energy, with intense eyes, a scary, face-hogging grin, and fiery red eyebrows that scorch up from its head like lightning bolts. This is a Pokemon that means business. Its an elegant design in that way I like, where everything seems to flow together and every part serves a purpose. Darmanitan is an especially cartoony Pokemon, even more than most of whats been nominated so far; its face is full of rage but also quite goofy, so it isnt especially threatening, which is an interesting juxtaposition. A

813. Scorbunny
I always thought Scorbunny looked like another Pokemon from a different gen a grass starter, maybe? Something with the same floppy pose and buck teeth. Anyway, Scorbunny is cute in that way that all starters are cute (or at least seem to be based on my limited exposure). I like its little bowtie marking around its neck, and its red-orange-white color scheme. Its a pretty simple design, but its very effective. Im not super into the rectangular patch between its eyes is that meant to be a bandage? It does serve the purpose of making its face more exciting, so theres that, I guess. B

322. Numel
Its always a good sign when I open a Pokemons Bulbapedia page and my first instinct is to laugh at the image. Dull-witted camel Pokemon was my first guess from the design, and lo and behold I was right! That says a lot about the design (and also the name). What Numel really looks like is one of those wobbly things you see on playgrounds that kids can climb on. Numel actually looks like it could be a real animal, which is impressive given all the wacky nonsense Ive seen so far. Its markings and color scheme are relatively normal, with brown circles around its eyes and mossy coloring on its hump. Pretty neat! B

387. Turtwig
Another starter! Turtwig has always made me uncomfortable because its jaw looks like its unnaturally attached to its face, like it needs hinges or something. Kind of spoils the effect for me. Otherwise its super cute I especially love the little plant growing out of the top of its head (which Id somehow never noticed before), as well as its tiny turtle shell and big, expressive eyes. Turtwig is another Pokemon I could see owning as a pet. Shame about the jaw though. B