There was that one interview with Sugimori saying 7th gen was

He was talking about the design of the pokemon, which is true. ALl the pokemon so far have been very down to earth and simple. For instance, we are not going to have a squid that isn't water and upside down. Instead we have a cat that is a starter and shoots hairballs, or a horse that is in the mud. It is a very important way to make pokemon.

>>27707912
Malamar's design is amazing though

>>27707810
>ALl the pokemon so far have been very down to earth and simple.

maybe because they for the most part just took already existing pokemon and changed their design a little bit to make it a "new pokemon"

>>27707810
Gamefreak is always inconsistent with everything they say

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you call this "simplistic in design"?

It's just what Sugimori wanted. Clearly no one else agreed.

>>27707912
Probably this.
Meanwhile the game mechanics become more complex (especially abilities like schooling).
I wait for the day when smogon dies, because the game is too complex.
>This isn't fair, my Mega Fug got killed by some sea slug!

>>27707810
Cuter pokemon. No Gyms, less new pokemon.

>>27708470
Agree

>>27708470
Yes agree