Category: Pokémon Reviews – Generation 8
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Pokémon Review: Ponyta and Rapidash

Next up we have another fairly plain design given a second chance through a regional form: the Rapidash family. Ponyta is competently designed, albeit just too plain and uninspired for my liking. The prompt of a flaming horse with fire for a mane isn’t a terrible one by any means, it’s just unfortunate that Ponyta…
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Pokémon Review: Growlithe and Arcanine

Pokemon’s most classic guard dogs are next on the docket, with one of the most iconic Kanto fan favourites alongside the first of the hugely exciting Hisuian Pokemon to cover here. Growlithe is a pretty cute little puppy Pokemon that stands out for its inspiration lying with shisa and komainu statues, as well as similar…
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Pokémon Review: Meowth, Persian, and Perrserker

Meowth holds the distinction of being the only Pokemon to have received regional forms in two separate generations, so as such there’s quite a lot of ground to cover here for something so plain. Meowth is kind of hard to talk about as a Pokemon, in my view. This is largely because its presence in…