It absolutely does.
You're making a lot of weird assumptions. Who said Zacian is incapable of fighting without his sword?
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Why Zacian is a poorly designed Pokémon.
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It absolutely does.
You're making a lot of weird assumptions. Who said Zacian is incapable of fighting without his sword?
I think Zacian looks terrible, but for a different reason: It's a horribly overdesigned and garish mess of a dog with all these different design elements that take attention away from what should be the primary focus (the sword).
That's also why Sif looks so much cooler.
That's also why Sif looks so much cooler.
Marrow +Whack. Also it has exclusive signature moves, bonemerang and bone club.
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The main thing that bothers me is where it got the Sword from. It's not a naturally occurring object like a bone or a leek, maybe its lore will explain it a bit
Also obviously the 2 of them are going to be able to fuse into a knight pokemon to take on the 3rd legendary
Also obviously the 2 of them are going to be able to fuse into a knight pokemon to take on the 3rd legendary
Agreed. Really not feeling the tricolor super sentai dog with shoulder fins.
I get the whole personally not liking the legendaries, but calling them poorly designed makes it sound like you have expertise in the field.
The lore will definitely explain it. Also it's not really an issue so long as Zacian ends up being one of a kind.
'This design mildly offends my aesthetic sensibilities' =~ 'this design is bad'.
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It doesn't. Again, I'm talking about the DESIGN of the Pokemon, and how these objects fit into their designs. Marowak and Cubone are lonely Pokemon that longs for their dead mother. Their head skull is literally main motif -- not the bone they use as a weapon. Losing the bone doesn't kill their design. You guys are saying that the objects are integral to their designs, and I'm disagreeing with that.
I'm not even saying Zacian can't fight without the sword. Saying that the other Pokemon don't need their "weapons" to fight is not the same as saying that Zacian can't fight without a weapon. Like I said, Zacian is the opposite case. Its main motif is the sword itself because that's what it's designed around. Without the sword, it's nothing. It can surely still fight without the sword, but the design itself puts emphasis on the sword more than the Pokemon itself.
I think they're both sad. Either or wouldn't be so bad if they removed elements but its just too much. I was hoping it would be a return to "legendary" legendaries like gen 5 and before but this aint it
It looks fine to me. The shield wolf looks dumb as fuck though. Arguably worse than that Yvettal which is literally just a flying Y.
Its going to be just like so many Pokemon with "bad designs" where people start loving them when they see them in motion.
You're acting like we didn't see them in motion in the trailer.
A brief CG trailer isn't really the same thing. They're likely going to have some interesting unique moves.
And I disagree with your disagreement lol, its an important part of its design
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That's basically another way of saying the "you're not an expert so you can't criticize it" argument. Art is subjective, that much is true. I'm simply laying out why I think it's poorly designed within the world of the Pokemon. You're using the appeal to authority argument.
Then can you explain the fact cubone's and marowak's signature moves involve attacking with the bone club? What about the regional variant of Marowak with the flames on the bone?
Yeah Zamazenta is so much better (i like his Gundam-like name, and even Shield boxart is nicer), but i need to know the exclusive pokémon for each version.
Anyway it's clear that video hinted at a third legendary so hopefully that is the cool one.
Anyway it's clear that video hinted at a third legendary so hopefully that is the cool one.
You can tell someone has taste if they love the god tier Vanillite line.
All Pokemon designs after Ruby and Sapphire just doesn't feel like a Pokemon anymore. The designs are too complex now; I miss the simple designs.
I think the new legendary pokemons are decent but I really dislike the color choices. It looks like I'm looking at an American flag.
I think the new legendary pokemons are decent but I really dislike the color choices. It looks like I'm looking at an American flag.
Sun and Moon only had one that did afaik (naganadel) of its many legendary/mythical
not saying you cant have an opinion, just that the phrasing is shit.
So majestic.
Best inspiration, best legendary.
Tbh, I find it meh. Nothing too bad, not too exciting either.
Are we at the "overcomplex" generalizations again when there's a new Pokémon that is basically just a black raven with a helmet
I don't know why people are surprised, was pretty obvious going off of the logos
I find it interesting that they're doing something different with the duo legendaries this time around.
Just because it's expected doesn't stop it from being disappointing. At the very least the wolves could have had much more distinct color palettes.
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You know what, I'll actually admit I'm wrong on this one. It does seem like Cubone needs it to survive. While the Pokedex entry focuses solely on the head skull (and the clattering sound it makes which explains Cubone and Marowak's Japanese names - the English names focus solely on the bone), the bone is important to it. But it's still not as jarring as a dog holding a man-made weapon in its mouth.
The shield dog looks way stupider. Like they had a difficult time figuring out how to implement a shield into his design and that's the best they could come up with
Zacian looks dope and if I gave my Pokémon nicknames I'd be one of the thousands that name them Sif.
Zacian looks dope and if I gave my Pokémon nicknames I'd be one of the thousands that name them Sif.
This right here. He is a good boy and deserves all the pats. Zama too.Me loving Zacian.
