Guys. Ya’ll are aware that I tried to make Baritorn Ugly YET likable, right? If you like Baritorn, that’s a good thing, not a failure on my part. Glad you enjoyed.
Something i've noticed, is that if an ugly pokemon looks like it wears clothes, people will site the clothes as a reason they think its ugly, but if a pokemon is beautiful they will site the clothes as a reason why it looks good. Almost as if the presence of clothing esc body parts exentuate the preexisting features of the pokemon.
I was coming to the comments section to make a similar remark, the ugly pokemon is ugly cause its wearing cloths, the pretty one is pretty cause its wearing cloths. yep checks out
Honestly, even if I find a pokemon's design good, I still get weirded out by the idea of some Pokemon where their "Clothes" are actually a part of its body. Like Lucario's shorts or Gardevoir's dress. I know there are plenty of creatures where they have long or bushy aspects to their body but, when I see stuff like that on pokemon, I get confused. like.... does Gardevoir feel pain when the dress is harmed? Can Lucario cut the "hair" that is their shorts or is that actually pure muscle and skin? Can those aspects grow back if cut? Like.... how does it work?
I personally find Aromatisse cute. Like a teddy bear that you want to squeeze or a really fluffy cat. I want to shove me face into its fluff whenever I am stressed.
While I agree, I wouldn't really recommend shoving your face into it lol "The scent that constantly emits from its fur is so powerful that this Pokémon's companions will eventually lose their sense of smell" - Sword dex entry
@@syrusorelio2309it evolves from a fish and has characteristics of a fish. Search up oarfish, they’re long and have red fins kind of like milotic. It has a fish’s tail.
Am I only one who didn't think Baritorn was ugly? I really love the design actually, it's very Halloween plus I love bats. And the face reminds me of a dog like the Bull Terrier. He's cool, I'd have him on my team, gladly :3 *(Mission failed successfully)*
Other than the comb over I can't find a single ugly thing about him. Not failed successfully, his entire goal was to make an ugly pokemon and it isn't.
@@joecoral5551 well I say failed successfully bc I can definitely see one ugly thing about it, which is the nose but barely xD It ain't nothing like a drowse nose
I was not expecting Phantom Of The Opera to be referenced even slightly in this video, but I respect and understand it. I swear, Phantom Of The Opera references come up in the most random places lol
The fact that i was sure Tsareena would be on the pretty side of the list says a lot about me as a person and an artist lol. Side note this video made me realize my favorites are objectively pretty/cute or super ugly pokemon, nothing in-between.
Made a cool grass regional Garbodor. It's based on places that dump garbage in the forests, so it collects dead wood etc to make itself bigger, ends up turning into a walking fungus colony. It ended up very friend shaped. :D
i do think it's interesting how weird or scary feminine pokémon are considered ugly AND unlikeable rather than the more masculine ones being revered for being those things. personally, i really like jynx and bruxish. they're fun and camp. the goal wasn't to be beautiful- they take more of a drag approach to femininity and i think that's fun
Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if they originally intended for Jynx to be just as ugly as its former counterparts, Magmar and Electabuzz. It definitely feels that way, anyway. And they pull it off.
I was wondering if jinx's shunning has more to do with its (intentional or unintentional) resemblance to the "tar baby" or "gollywog". Those were really cruel, exaggerated caricatures of black people used in minstrel shows and many early cartoons. In isolation I think Jinx resembles that fun campy femininity you mention, but I can see it being a hated design for looking too close to a really ugly symbol of racism, too. I make no assumptions about the designer's original knowledge or intentions, just saying the resemblance is there.
@@Tine_of_Nice_Dreams I believe that is the reason, yes. Probably mostly because its earlier designs had pitch black skin instead of purple skin. Though that's more of a fault of the hardware than anything.
Between these three, I love the ultra beasts (with the exception of Celesteela) and I think the Galar fossils are kinda neat. Not as fond of the paradoxes, primarily the future ones, but moreso because they feel derivative rather than ugly.
@@scootermcpeanuts6699 Agreed (I do like Celesteela though). I ended up picking Scarlet due to losing a bet (I make a bet with a long time friend before each version of the games if we want the same version), but I’m glad I did. Koraidon grew on me, Sada’s cool, and Past Paradoxes are so much more creative. They could’ve ran with the idea of “traditional” evolution and adaptation rather than all robots. Think regional variant but on a more drastic scale. It’s kinda a shame that a lot of fan art for Future Paradoxes are cooler than most of what we ended up getting.
@@BlastHeart96 Yeah, some of the past paradoxes are pretty neat. I do like Sandy shocks and sliver wing a fair bit. If anything I’m just salty they basically replaced the fossil Pokémon who would have been perfectly fitting additions to the past and future games. I also picked scarlet because I wanted to do a mono-poison playthrough and dragalge and skuntank are both scarlet exclusives. I think my main issue with Celesteela is it’s really overdesigned and basically incapable of emoting. It just looks very stiff in my opinion.
I was actively getting more worked up waiting for Bruxish. The breath of victory I let out when it came in at 1 was like having an out of reach itch scratched. 😂😂
I often question the hate people have for Bruxish. Yeah it's ugly, but have you seen a reef triggerfish? They are pretty ugly too. I can give it a pass for that, but I guess many others don't
@noahberan6498 tbh the color scheme/ design is a big thing for me. Then there's the lips 😣. And the eyes that look like they're trying to lure you in 😫. Now that I think about it, if the colors were different, I think I'd be neutral about it. 🤔
I think Baritorn is pretty fun! I guess yeah not like…super traditionally attractive which was the whole point..you’re going for ugly not bad…but it’s animalistic and kinda dorky cute 😂
I kinda wish we got to see all the data on from the doc, I wanna see some of the oddball picks people had for these pokemon. (As an example, I unironically put male unfezant as my pick for prettiest pokemon)
Unfezant would definitely be seen as pretty by everyone if it was a real life bird. I don't get why people say that it is ugly, it's a pheasant, and pheasants in general are pretty. I'm glad someone thinks like me, I thought I was alone on this one!
Hey now! *Barbaracle* *is* *NOT* *ugly!* That's mammal favouritism talking! Our barnacle friend is a beautiful colonial organism complete with five heads and lovable cheeks! The only ugly thing here is y'alls attitude! (•̀⤙•́)
@@sammy_slammy I thought so too! But the Barbaracle plushy doesn't have faces on its soles so... 5 it is. (Would've loved if the feet were grumpier versions of the head but... eh)
Finally someone who gets it! I love invertebrate Pokémon, and in my opinion they tend to have the cutest and coolest designs of the roster. I think Binacle’s adorable and Barbaracle is awesome.
@@liveinamber1307 Ah- So by plushie, five, but by Dex, seven. From the Sun Dex entries, "When they evolve, two Binacle multiply into seven. They fight with the power of seven Binacle." From Sword, "Seven Binacle come together to form one Barbaracle. The Binacle that serves as the head gives orders to those serving as the limbs. ...And nothing from Gen 9. Which is a little sad.
I've never thought Barbaracle was ugly. I've always seen it as a pretty cool looking mon. I don't personally like it very much but it's never been ugly really
I love Baritorn, I definitely think it's a bit 'ugly' but I love it because of that. I mean, I love bats and my favorite is the ghost-faced bat which I would consider a high contender for 'ugliest looking bat'. XD And of course, Heliallure is gorgeously designed, I can definitely see it being the 'popular girl bully'.
Peramosa should have made the list, it's WAY prettier than Liligant, just a bulbous flower with clown pants. Lopunny also does not belong, aside from being overtly sexual and feminine, there is nothing 'pretty' about it. Also how is Tsarina not on this list? She should have been top three. I'm getting kind of heated over here watching you list the 'pretty' pokemon, I have strong opinions on this subject lol I'm a 35 yo woman and I've played and loved pokemon since childhood, and I sometimes do nuzlocks where I can only use pretty (or as I'll call them, 'girl') pokemon. They're some of my favorite games.
Truegreen did a great job. It’s also cool to see how both feebass and milotic pretty much achieved their goal and we’re both beloved. I do feel like barbaracle kinda just looks messy or confusing rather than explicitly ugly. Even when I knew he was a barnacle I still felt like I didn’t know what I was looking at.
I low-key love Baritorn's snoot - I generally preference Pokémon with longer snouts, and baritorn is actually pretty silly. Wouldn't make it to my Team, but I'd apprechiate it from afar.
I can definitely see these two Pokemon being good in vgc too. Baritorn has one of the best type combinations in the game being ghost fairy, and it's ability allows hyper voice to become like a mini astral barage that can also boost it's special attack with the item throat spray. I could also see it running support moves like tailwind or taunt. However it's viability would probably drop once the power level of the format rises, since it would basically be just a slightly worse flutter mane with access to tailwind. As for Heliallure, it's a fire fairy type with access to drought just like oxinerate, but with better stats. It's unfortunate that it wouldn't be legal as it is a mythical.
I don’t know if it was intentional to make Heliallure look like ballerina Christine, who falls in love with the phantom’s voice, but it is absolutely perfect for the theme ❤
I always love these kinds of videos because the concepts and designs often get my own creative juices flowing. I like both new designs, but Heliallure could fit in perfectly as one of the many Light type Pokémon concepts and designs I’ve thought up over the years. I hadn’t really put too much thought into my own Helios based concept, but the crown and even Heliallure’s simplicity has the gears turning.
I wasn't all that impressed with the pretty Pokemon either... reminded me too much of Meleotta. In general I prefer Pokemon to be animalistic than to be humanoid.
I adore my walking trash bag. Especially when you learn in one of the Japanese magazines trubbish is labeled as a cat pokemon and I can't unsee the resemblance. Very much alley cat or more darkly how people get rid of cats they don't like very much..
I started appreciating Jynx more when I stopped seeing it as an awkward woman in a dress and started seeing it as a sea anemone with a slug-like foot and a vaguely humanoid upper body. But anyway, these are both very well-done designs. Baritorn also looks a lot like it could be a Dracula-inspired Pokémon.
Sea anemones are almost entirely immobile, so it makes sense that Jynx would have an alluring voice and bright colors to attract prey. But I think it would look more animalistic if Jynx had noodly arms or the arm segments looked inhuman.
bruxish and enamorous slay and i love them and theyre the best. i can see why these pokemon would be strange to the average straight male pokemon fan but theyre queens and its the truth.
I think our belief that ugly= bad is really interesting and worth challenging. Many great things in life and many wonderful people that we love a lot are ugly. We're so automatically drawn to Prettiness and praise it so much that we think of ugliness as a failure to be pretty, but aesthetic appeal is totally subjective and morally neutral. Why do we so want everyone and everything to look only a few limited ways instead of appreciating something for its unique and interesting differences? I enjoyed hearing people's thoughts on the topic and your new designs.
Over the last year or two, Bruxish has quickly gone from a Pokémon I can’t stand to one of my favorites and seeing it voted as the ugliest Pokémon makes me very happy. It’s trying to be ugly and it does a damn good job at it, and I can’t help but respect that.
I felt personally attacked by the pretty pokemon that almost made the list. I mean clearly I favor pretty pokemon in general but the top 10 had many that are kinda ok to me. But those runner ups?! I love them all a great great deal
Kinda same tbh. Like I love Gardevoir, Absol and Lilligant and they felt right being on the list but the rest were kinda whatever. I definitely feel that Xerneas, Aurorus and Galarian Ponyta should've 100% made the list. I'd also consider Dragonair prettier than Milotic tbh too. But its clear that this was partly and popularity contest as well. Pokémon like Sylveon, Gardevoir and Milotic are incredibly popular among fans and things like Bruxish and Garbodor have been unpopular among fans since their debut.
I can see this as part of an old styled event where in order to get Helliolure you have to take a Baritorn to a certain altar where Baritorn will sing and call Helliolure down and you can battle and catch it. Maybe they're both introduced in the same DLC.
Heliallure is funnily enough one of my favourite pokemons you made, since I love Meloette and Primarina. It was a great designed pokemon! Also loved the Phantom of the Opera inspiration
seeing the list of the prettiest pokemon and seeing most if not all of my all time favorites on the list/in the honourable mentions (lurantis, alolan ninetales, lunala, gardevoir, mega absol, and not to mention primarina and diancie, who are my second and first favorite pokemon of all time) certainly says something about my taste in fictional monsters
Suddenly, I can't help but imagine a Pokémon retelling of The Phantom of the Opera! 😄🎭 Heliallure is like the Christine to Baritorn's Erik (The Phantom)!
yeah kinda like the troupe of the externally beautiful person accepting the ugly appearance but beautiful heart of another. like in the frightening Disney classic Hunchback of Notre Dom
I didn't get to see the poll, but the prettiest Pokémon in my opinion is Ho-Oh. It is straight up a Chinese fenghuang phoenix drawn in Pokémon style, nothing changed. And the fenghuang itself gets obvious inspiration from many landfowl such as chickens, peacocks, and pheasants, which are beautiful and colourful birds in real life, so of course that would also translate into Ho-Oh's design. I think only a straight up 100% peacock Pokémon would dethrone Ho-Oh in beauty, if one would be made in the future (well, Quaquaval is a peacock+duck, and while it is my favourite starter, it's too humanoid to be prettier than an outright bird with avian anatomy).
personally i would make the clouds a pastel blue. i know it doesnt match the sunset aesthetic but the color blue actually calms people down, so they associate blue with good things. i feel like that would look a little better
i think what we have learned is that people base too much of their opinion of things on the way it looks. "this thing looks ugly or unattractive to me so i hate it" is such a bs and childish mindset
ok but they're Pokemon 💀 people are allowed to dislike a fictional creature that they find ugly, that doesn't mean they're a bad person or shallow or anything. Pokemon are literally meant to be judged on their designs and personal appeal
I think one of the most important features that make Milotic the prettiest pokemon is that it doesn’t have visible lips conveying any expression, so it exudes a very specific form of severity and serenity which makes it extremely compelling.
Helialure is really pretty! I think you nailed it with the pose and color scheme. And in your defense, I don't think you could have made a pokemon uglier than Crabomniable if you were blindfolded...
I actually love bruxish, she's like the drag queen of pokemon and I love it for that. Honestly slaying the whole game and the color scheme is actually satisfying to me.
I like both designs, Baritorn could possibly fit more into goofy as opposed to an ugly design, similar to Probopass. Heliallure also accomplishes her purpose in being alluring, although I do think she should have some simplistic hands akin to Diance or Gardevoir instead of the big powerpuff/Meloetta nubs. Hands can be nearly as expressive as a face, but Meleoetta's nubs work for her since she has the music note theme and imagery as a big part of her design and her hands resemble said notes.
Honestly, I love baritorn more than heliallure. I do love more monstrous and less conventionally attractive Pokémon like Rhydon, Nidoking, haxorus, koraidon, gyarados and garchomp more than humanoid and “pretty” Pokémon like lopunny, gardevoir, milotic and tsareena.
I have an interesting idea for you Ron! Randomize a Pokemon, Typing and maybe other attributes height, weight, stats, etc. Maybe if it goes well it could be a series 🤷🏼 I apologize if you already did something like this I’m relatively new to your art stuff.
Guys. Ya’ll are aware that I tried to make Baritorn Ugly YET likable, right? If you like Baritorn, that’s a good thing, not a failure on my part. Glad you enjoyed.
I really like Baritorn, kinda goofy but likable at the same time. Great job!
The only thing I dislike is the hair lmao. You did great job on both of them!
I think Baritorn successfully pulls off that Ugly yet likable vibe. I'd use him on a team if real. I think you did a great job on it and Heliallure! 👍
Legitimately I'm so confused. That was the entire point xD he's very ugly and still would make my team nonetheless. Both of them would!!
You look like one of the Culkin siblings
Normal Baritorn: Oh good heavens! Put up thy dukes immediately, scoundrel!
Shiny Baritorn: THERE ARE NO LAWS AGAINST THE POKEMON, BATMAN
That's absolutely hilarious
Oh my god...
Personally for me shiny Baritorn is more of a "I'm something of a scientist myself"
It IS the Pokémon
I thought it looked like Daphne’s colour scheme
Something i've noticed, is that if an ugly pokemon looks like it wears clothes, people will site the clothes as a reason they think its ugly, but if a pokemon is beautiful they will site the clothes as a reason why it looks good. Almost as if the presence of clothing esc body parts exentuate the preexisting features of the pokemon.
Execution is everything
I was coming to the comments section to make a similar remark, the ugly pokemon is ugly cause its wearing cloths, the pretty one is pretty cause its wearing cloths. yep checks out
Honestly, even if I find a pokemon's design good, I still get weirded out by the idea of some Pokemon where their "Clothes" are actually a part of its body. Like Lucario's shorts or Gardevoir's dress. I know there are plenty of creatures where they have long or bushy aspects to their body but, when I see stuff like that on pokemon, I get confused. like.... does Gardevoir feel pain when the dress is harmed? Can Lucario cut the "hair" that is their shorts or is that actually pure muscle and skin? Can those aspects grow back if cut? Like.... how does it work?
Almost as if you can't take pokémon fans seriously because they've got no fucking clue what they're talking about 😂
Just like when we wear clothes haha
I personally find Aromatisse cute. Like a teddy bear that you want to squeeze or a really fluffy cat. I want to shove me face into its fluff whenever I am stressed.
I find Aromatisse cute, too. I can understand why people would dislike it, but it doesn't stop me from making an OC off of it.
Agree, Aromatisse is adorable and a clean design.
While I agree, I wouldn't really recommend shoving your face into it lol
"The scent that constantly emits from its fur is so powerful that this Pokémon's companions will eventually lose their sense of smell" - Sword dex entry
@@vlcharlie4884 I'm still taking it.
@@vlcharlie4884 jokes on aromatisse, i have anosmia! you can't lose what you don't have.
Interesting that what people think are the ugliest and prettiest pokemon are both fish
Truly the duality of fish
Sea dragons are not fish wtf you on about? Milotic is clearly a sea dragon like dratini/dragonair and gyrados
I don't think Jinx is a fish
maybe Lovecraft was onto something being afraid of the ocean.
@@syrusorelio2309it evolves from a fish and has characteristics of a fish. Search up oarfish, they’re long and have red fins kind of like milotic. It has a fish’s tail.
2:17 When I was a kid, I used to think Garbodor was a muffin. You can laugh, it’s okay
that would be a cute regional form
@@clover-bb5ps That's a neat idea, too bad I can't draw for shit
I need to nickname my next Garbodor Muffin
That's actually pretty adorable
I'm happy to learn that I wasn't the only one who saw Garbodor as a Smarties-filled muffin !
I was surprised to find Aromatisse on the ugly list, I think its a pretty well made Pokemon. It exudes "Rich Aunt" energy and I respect it
"Sorry to any to any Victorian men watching this" The 150 year old vampires are seething right now
actually, barbaracle's very HANDsome :P
ba dum tshhhhhh
So is Garbordador
Do not call ur drawings ugly, they are beutifull
@@Flapjack3734 got a great personality.
Oh, brother, this guy stinks!
Am I only one who didn't think Baritorn was ugly? I really love the design actually, it's very Halloween plus I love bats. And the face reminds me of a dog like the Bull Terrier. He's cool, I'd have him on my team, gladly :3
*(Mission failed successfully)*
I'd like to have Baritorn on my team, too. I like the Ghost/Fairy combo since Mimikyu.
Other than the comb over I can't find a single ugly thing about him. Not failed successfully, his entire goal was to make an ugly pokemon and it isn't.
@@joecoral5551 well I say failed successfully bc I can definitely see one ugly thing about it, which is the nose but barely xD
It ain't nothing like a drowse nose
He's just a silly guy
I concur... looked more weird than ugly...
Actually I was surprised Ron didn't go for the naked mole-rat as his base/inspiration...
Ima be real, garbodor is ugly, but shouldn’t be hated as much as it is. It is meant to be ugly (plus I feel bad for it)
It looks like a friend. A gross, gross, friend.
I think it is like crabomibable. It's ugly. VERY ugly. But they look like friends
It’s the friendly monster trope, looks creepy and ugly, but they just a soft guy.
It's not gonna fuck you, bro.
I don't even find it that ugly
Would be funny if Baritorn was extremely kind and gentle while Heliallure was a narcissistic, mean and bossy pokemon..
For me, it'll be canon
That's... more or less what he said in the video
@@vegetarianvamp101 Still. I'd like to see an interaction between those twp
well it's literally what the video is about.
Bro said he was going to make the ugliest Pokémon design of all time and instead drops one of the best looking bat Pokémon I've ever seen
I was not expecting Phantom Of The Opera to be referenced even slightly in this video, but I respect and understand it. I swear, Phantom Of The Opera references come up in the most random places lol
I was looking for this comment 🙏
The fact that i was sure Tsareena would be on the pretty side of the list says a lot about me as a person and an artist lol. Side note this video made me realize my favorites are objectively pretty/cute or super ugly pokemon, nothing in-between.
I feel like having Lopunny, Gardevior and Tsareena on the same list would be too much lol
I was waiting for the tsareena mention and unfortunately didn't get it 😔
One of my favorite pretty pokemon
Hollup
Now try a video of drawing turning any beautiful Pokemon ugly and an ugly Pokemon beautiful
Someone turn Garbodor beautiful/handsome? I wanna see that!
I second this!
YEAAA
I don't remember which video exactly it was but he did that with Milotic in one of his regional form designing videos.
@@mariobenedicto3582 you mean turn garbodor ugly
Made a cool grass regional Garbodor. It's based on places that dump garbage in the forests, so it collects dead wood etc to make itself bigger, ends up turning into a walking fungus colony. It ended up very friend shaped. :D
11:22 Lunala had beautiful space textures in Gen 8, idk about gen 9
I love Bruxish. Some people just aren’t ready for such a slay pokemon.
i do think it's interesting how weird or scary feminine pokémon are considered ugly AND unlikeable rather than the more masculine ones being revered for being those things. personally, i really like jynx and bruxish. they're fun and camp. the goal wasn't to be beautiful- they take more of a drag approach to femininity and i think that's fun
Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if they originally intended for Jynx to be just as ugly as its former counterparts, Magmar and Electabuzz. It definitely feels that way, anyway. And they pull it off.
Can I marry you? I love campy designs like Bruxish so much
I was wondering if jinx's shunning has more to do with its (intentional or unintentional) resemblance to the "tar baby" or "gollywog". Those were really cruel, exaggerated caricatures of black people used in minstrel shows and many early cartoons. In isolation I think Jinx resembles that fun campy femininity you mention, but I can see it being a hated design for looking too close to a really ugly symbol of racism, too. I make no assumptions about the designer's original knowledge or intentions, just saying the resemblance is there.
@@Tine_of_Nice_Dreams I believe that is the reason, yes. Probably mostly because its earlier designs had pitch black skin instead of purple skin. Though that's more of a fault of the hardware than anything.
god forbid women (jynx, bruxish, enamorus, aromatisse) do anything 🙄/j
bro tsareena not being in the top prettiest pokemon is actually criminal
Same goes for Roserade
and salazzle imo but tsareena should've been #1 in my book
Because it’s ugly af
Just like Huntail not being on the ugliest is a crime
Pheromosa even more so! She’s literally peak femininity and beauty!
8:52 love it, I could imagine finding these in an old house, basically a larger Zubat
everyday as an Aromatisse fan is a struggle
It truly is. I want to try to understand the haters but I really can't
@@Fetchd-Jr. riteee. she’s cute, she’s pretty, spritzee is adorable, she’s cunty… like that’s MOTHA
right? I can understand thinking the design is a little awkward, but come on it's cute!!
@@Fetchd-Jr.I think she should have been fuckable for pokemon fans tu like her
she's my 3rd favourite pokemon of all time 💔💔
As a collection, I see that the Ultra Breasts, Galar Fossils, and Paradox Pokémon get common flak for being “ugly” or “weird”. It’s kinda the point.
The ultra breasts typo gave me a good laugh, thanks :D
@@lyria261 Wow, I just noticed. Damn autocorrect. I’m leaving it. xD
Between these three, I love the ultra beasts (with the exception of Celesteela) and I think the Galar fossils are kinda neat.
Not as fond of the paradoxes, primarily the future ones, but moreso because they feel derivative rather than ugly.
@@scootermcpeanuts6699 Agreed (I do like Celesteela though). I ended up picking Scarlet due to losing a bet (I make a bet with a long time friend before each version of the games if we want the same version), but I’m glad I did. Koraidon grew on me, Sada’s cool, and Past Paradoxes are so much more creative. They could’ve ran with the idea of “traditional” evolution and adaptation rather than all robots. Think regional variant but on a more drastic scale. It’s kinda a shame that a lot of fan art for Future Paradoxes are cooler than most of what we ended up getting.
@@BlastHeart96 Yeah, some of the past paradoxes are pretty neat. I do like Sandy shocks and sliver wing a fair bit. If anything I’m just salty they basically replaced the fossil Pokémon who would have been perfectly fitting additions to the past and future games. I also picked scarlet because I wanted to do a mono-poison playthrough and dragalge and skuntank are both scarlet exclusives.
I think my main issue with Celesteela is it’s really overdesigned and basically incapable of emoting. It just looks very stiff in my opinion.
These two Pokémon really made me think of Hades and Persephone. Which one of them was inspired by a Greek god, so I guess that makes sense.
i’ll forever love aromatisse. she’s such a fancy sassy little lady
Why does Baritorn look like Aerodactyl's long-lost cousin?😂
Now that you mention it...!
He got a point
Just Aerodactyl with a coat on.
Aerodactyl before dying
The ugly fakemon actually kinda looks like a dimorphodon, a type of pterosaur that has a squished looking beak
I thought it looked like Brooklyn from Disney's Gargoyles.
@@mariobenedicto3582 fair point
Ugly Pokemon: I'M UGLY AND I'M PROUD!!!
Pretty Pokemon: Good to for you
…is THAT what he calls it?
@@D3viant517 It's a references from Spongebob
@@Thedragonlover95 I know I was referencing what squidward says
@@D3viant517 XD
A lot of ‘ugly’ Pokémon are lowkey adorable imo. Garbodor, Barbaracle, and Stunfisk are all Pokémon I’d happily add to a team.
I was actively getting more worked up waiting for Bruxish. The breath of victory I let out when it came in at 1 was like having an out of reach itch scratched. 😂😂
i was like there isnt a chance in hell bruxish isnt #1
I actually raised my hands in the air in triumph when Bruxish was number one. I'm SO glad others find it as hideous as I do.
@NewNotNewbMargieA 😭😭😭 very much hard to look at 😂
I often question the hate people have for Bruxish. Yeah it's ugly, but have you seen a reef triggerfish? They are pretty ugly too. I can give it a pass for that, but I guess many others don't
@noahberan6498 tbh the color scheme/ design is a big thing for me. Then there's the lips 😣. And the eyes that look like they're trying to lure you in 😫. Now that I think about it, if the colors were different, I think I'd be neutral about it. 🤔
I think Baritorn is pretty fun! I guess yeah not like…super traditionally attractive which was the whole point..you’re going for ugly not bad…but it’s animalistic and kinda dorky cute 😂
I kinda wish we got to see all the data on from the doc, I wanna see some of the oddball picks people had for these pokemon. (As an example, I unironically put male unfezant as my pick for prettiest pokemon)
He is pretty
Unfezant would definitely be seen as pretty by everyone if it was a real life bird. I don't get why people say that it is ugly, it's a pheasant, and pheasants in general are pretty. I'm glad someone thinks like me, I thought I was alone on this one!
I put Oricorio as my prettiest pick, but partly because it's my favorite Pokemon. But as a bird lover, I agree with Unfezant being really pretty
Same, because I said Stakataka as the ugliest and Bellossom as the prettiest.
Honestly, I don't really find any Pokémon ugly. Due to the design philosophies of the franchise, none of the Pokémon are really too ugly.
Not ugly in any sort of off-putting way, anyway.
Hey now! *Barbaracle* *is* *NOT* *ugly!* That's mammal favouritism talking! Our barnacle friend is a beautiful colonial organism complete with five heads and lovable cheeks! The only ugly thing here is y'alls attitude! (•̀⤙•́)
I thought Barbaracle was a colony of 7?
@@sammy_slammy I thought so too! But the Barbaracle plushy doesn't have faces on its soles so... 5 it is. (Would've loved if the feet were grumpier versions of the head but... eh)
Finally someone who gets it! I love invertebrate Pokémon, and in my opinion they tend to have the cutest and coolest designs of the roster. I think Binacle’s adorable and Barbaracle is awesome.
@@liveinamber1307 Ah- So by plushie, five, but by Dex, seven.
From the Sun Dex entries,
"When they evolve, two Binacle multiply into seven. They fight with the power of seven Binacle."
From Sword,
"Seven Binacle come together to form one Barbaracle. The Binacle that serves as the head gives orders to those serving as the limbs.
...And nothing from Gen 9. Which is a little sad.
@@sammy_slammy Yup! It might take seven to make a Barbaracle, but I still hesitate to call them heads since they're faceless (even in the anime).
I've never thought Barbaracle was ugly. I've always seen it as a pretty cool looking mon. I don't personally like it very much but it's never been ugly really
It's mad , MAD I tells ya.
I not ironicly think baritorn is fine, the colors rly helped the design
I love Baritorn, I definitely think it's a bit 'ugly' but I love it because of that. I mean, I love bats and my favorite is the ghost-faced bat which I would consider a high contender for 'ugliest looking bat'. XD And of course, Heliallure is gorgeously designed, I can definitely see it being the 'popular girl bully'.
12:00 bro I spit my food out and started rolling on the floor ☠️
I think your explanation of why people dislike Enamorus actually made me like it more
Same
it really isn't any uglier than the rest of the genies, and it has a kickass therian forme
Peramosa should have made the list, it's WAY prettier than Liligant, just a bulbous flower with clown pants. Lopunny also does not belong, aside from being overtly sexual and feminine, there is nothing 'pretty' about it. Also how is Tsarina not on this list? She should have been top three. I'm getting kind of heated over here watching you list the 'pretty' pokemon, I have strong opinions on this subject lol
I'm a 35 yo woman and I've played and loved pokemon since childhood, and I sometimes do nuzlocks where I can only use pretty (or as I'll call them, 'girl') pokemon. They're some of my favorite games.
Truegreen did a great job.
It’s also cool to see how both feebass and milotic pretty much achieved their goal and we’re both beloved.
I do feel like barbaracle kinda just looks messy or confusing rather than explicitly ugly. Even when I knew he was a barnacle I still felt like I didn’t know what I was looking at.
I low-key love Baritorn's snoot - I generally preference Pokémon with longer snouts, and baritorn is actually pretty silly. Wouldn't make it to my Team, but I'd apprechiate it from afar.
found the Borzoi owner
"The three most beautiful things on earth" joke at 11:59 was absolutely incredible. I loved it
I can definitely see these two Pokemon being good in vgc too. Baritorn has one of the best type combinations in the game being ghost fairy, and it's ability allows hyper voice to become like a mini astral barage that can also boost it's special attack with the item throat spray. I could also see it running support moves like tailwind or taunt. However it's viability would probably drop once the power level of the format rises, since it would basically be just a slightly worse flutter mane with access to tailwind. As for Heliallure, it's a fire fairy type with access to drought just like oxinerate, but with better stats. It's unfortunate that it wouldn't be legal as it is a mythical.
I don’t know if it was intentional to make Heliallure look like ballerina Christine, who falls in love with the phantom’s voice, but it is absolutely perfect for the theme ❤
Not all of the pretty pokemon being on the list for a different reason 💀
I always love these kinds of videos because the concepts and designs often get my own creative juices flowing. I like both new designs, but Heliallure could fit in perfectly as one of the many Light type Pokémon concepts and designs I’ve thought up over the years. I hadn’t really put too much thought into my own Helios based concept, but the crown and even Heliallure’s simplicity has the gears turning.
The “Ugly” Pokémon actually looks very cool
But the pretty Pokémon… Disturbs me…
I wasn't all that impressed with the pretty Pokemon either... reminded me too much of Meleotta.
In general I prefer Pokemon to be animalistic than to be humanoid.
I mean, he kinda tried using the data what they prettiest Pokémon to design it
The eyes are a bit off-putting to me. I think it's that they're almost pupiless, which has always wigged me out.
Same 😂
the fact that hypno wasnt on the ugly list baffles me
I despise that THING
The “ugly” Pokemon actually looks really cool
The fact that people said Venusaur is ugly hurts 😭 It's a toad which is why it has bumps
Every single Pokémon is pretty in their own way.
I'm defending every single Pokémon when I'm saying this: THEY ARE GORGEOUS. Especially Garbodor.
Wow...... Baritorn is likely a dungeon boss in Labyrinths and Legendaries. Thanks Truegreen7
That Baritorn reminds me of Brooklyn from Disney's Gargoyles!
I adore my walking trash bag. Especially when you learn in one of the Japanese magazines trubbish is labeled as a cat pokemon and I can't unsee the resemblance. Very much alley cat or more darkly how people get rid of cats they don't like very much..
I started appreciating Jynx more when I stopped seeing it as an awkward woman in a dress and started seeing it as a sea anemone with a slug-like foot and a vaguely humanoid upper body.
But anyway, these are both very well-done designs. Baritorn also looks a lot like it could be a Dracula-inspired Pokémon.
Sea anemones are almost entirely immobile, so it makes sense that Jynx would have an alluring voice and bright colors to attract prey. But I think it would look more animalistic if Jynx had noodly arms or the arm segments looked inhuman.
Who said my baby Garbodor is ugly?! It's super cute and I love it!
bruxish and enamorous slay and i love them and theyre the best. i can see why these pokemon would be strange to the average straight male pokemon fan but theyre queens and its the truth.
straight men when a feminine pokemon isn't conventionally attractive: 😡😡😡😡😡
I think our belief that ugly= bad is really interesting and worth challenging. Many great things in life and many wonderful people that we love a lot are ugly. We're so automatically drawn to Prettiness and praise it so much that we think of ugliness as a failure to be pretty, but aesthetic appeal is totally subjective and morally neutral. Why do we so want everyone and everything to look only a few limited ways instead of appreciating something for its unique and interesting differences?
I enjoyed hearing people's thoughts on the topic and your new designs.
Ron: I'm kidding about making it a out America
Also Ron: gives it a headpiece that makes it's silhouette resemble the statue of liberty
Over the last year or two, Bruxish has quickly gone from a Pokémon I can’t stand to one of my favorites and seeing it voted as the ugliest Pokémon makes me very happy. It’s trying to be ugly and it does a damn good job at it, and I can’t help but respect that.
I felt personally attacked by the pretty pokemon that almost made the list. I mean clearly I favor pretty pokemon in general but the top 10 had many that are kinda ok to me. But those runner ups?! I love them all a great great deal
Kinda same tbh. Like I love Gardevoir, Absol and Lilligant and they felt right being on the list but the rest were kinda whatever. I definitely feel that Xerneas, Aurorus and Galarian Ponyta should've 100% made the list. I'd also consider Dragonair prettier than Milotic tbh too.
But its clear that this was partly and popularity contest as well. Pokémon like Sylveon, Gardevoir and Milotic are incredibly popular among fans and things like Bruxish and Garbodor have been unpopular among fans since their debut.
That bat done got that prehistoric snout, that jurassic sniffer, that dinosaur nose
There is only one Pokemon that I actually hate and gaged when I first caught it. 😂 Drowsie!! It is just terrifying for some reason.
I can see this as part of an old styled event where in order to get Helliolure you have to take a Baritorn to a certain altar where Baritorn will sing and call Helliolure down and you can battle and catch it. Maybe they're both introduced in the same DLC.
12:58 smash next ques- I mean.. GREAT POKEMON DESIGN
Don't hide it brother
Heliallure is funnily enough one of my favourite pokemons you made, since I love Meloette and Primarina. It was a great designed pokemon!
Also loved the Phantom of the Opera inspiration
As an unapologetic fan of Quilladin, Garbodor, Probopass, and Crabominable, I like Baritone quite a lot. Heliallure just looks basic to me.
seeing the list of the prettiest pokemon and seeing most if not all of my all time favorites on the list/in the honourable mentions (lurantis, alolan ninetales, lunala, gardevoir, mega absol, and not to mention primarina and diancie, who are my second and first favorite pokemon of all time) certainly says something about my taste in fictional monsters
Aromatisse is cute, tho. It's a cancan dancing plague doctor bird
Someone call Markiplier. Gotta test these designs.
Call me crazy, but I think that bat (the real bat) is adorable 😅. He looks kind of “fuggly” with his long nose and it makes me want to hug him.
Suddenly, I can't help but imagine a Pokémon retelling of The Phantom of the Opera! 😄🎭
Heliallure is like the Christine to Baritorn's Erik (The Phantom)!
I can’t believe he drew me as a pokemon
Don't put your self down like that, I think you look nice
(Press x to doubt) we don’t know what they look like how can you be sure
this comment is either incredibly self deprecating or incredibly egotistical and i love it for that
yeah kinda like the troupe of the externally beautiful person accepting the ugly appearance but beautiful heart of another. like in the frightening Disney classic Hunchback of Notre Dom
Woah, Baritorn is one of your most convincingly real Pokemon in my opinion.
I didn't get to see the poll, but the prettiest Pokémon in my opinion is Ho-Oh. It is straight up a Chinese fenghuang phoenix drawn in Pokémon style, nothing changed. And the fenghuang itself gets obvious inspiration from many landfowl such as chickens, peacocks, and pheasants, which are beautiful and colourful birds in real life, so of course that would also translate into Ho-Oh's design. I think only a straight up 100% peacock Pokémon would dethrone Ho-Oh in beauty, if one would be made in the future (well, Quaquaval is a peacock+duck, and while it is my favourite starter, it's too humanoid to be prettier than an outright bird with avian anatomy).
personally i would make the clouds a pastel blue. i know it doesnt match the sunset aesthetic but the color blue actually calms people down, so they associate blue with good things. i feel like that would look a little better
Diggersby looks like he would catcall me while the working construction
i think what we have learned is that people base too much of their opinion of things on the way it looks. "this thing looks ugly or unattractive to me so i hate it" is such a bs and childish mindset
^^^ THIIIS
ok but they're Pokemon 💀 people are allowed to dislike a fictional creature that they find ugly, that doesn't mean they're a bad person or shallow or anything. Pokemon are literally meant to be judged on their designs and personal appeal
I think one of the most important features that make Milotic the prettiest pokemon is that it doesn’t have visible lips conveying any expression, so it exudes a very specific form of severity and serenity which makes it extremely compelling.
Helialure is really pretty! I think you nailed it with the pose and color scheme. And in your defense, I don't think you could have made a pokemon uglier than Crabomniable if you were blindfolded...
necromancy? bat?? phantom?? opera???? ugly little guy????? and a beautiful fair lady? is this the phantom of the opera...
That’s what the bat is based on
"Anything that was designed to look feminine or masculine, but doesn't really pull it off"
Yeah. Applies in real life as well.
The way I knew the hammerhead bat inspiration just from the silhouette 😭😭 I think they're the cutest little fellas ever
I actually love bruxish, she's like the drag queen of pokemon and I love it for that. Honestly slaying the whole game and the color scheme is actually satisfying to me.
Bruxish also has a pizza shiny, you can’t go wrong with that.
I like both designs, Baritorn could possibly fit more into goofy as opposed to an ugly design, similar to Probopass. Heliallure also accomplishes her purpose in being alluring, although I do think she should have some simplistic hands akin to Diance or Gardevoir instead of the big powerpuff/Meloetta nubs. Hands can be nearly as expressive as a face, but Meleoetta's nubs work for her since she has the music note theme and imagery as a big part of her design and her hands resemble said notes.
I'm sorry but I disagree whit most of the community's opinion. The big bunny? Really? He is not pretty but he's far from ugly.
Honestly, I love baritorn more than heliallure. I do love more monstrous and less conventionally attractive Pokémon like Rhydon, Nidoking, haxorus, koraidon, gyarados and garchomp more than humanoid and “pretty” Pokémon like lopunny, gardevoir, milotic and tsareena.
3:56 you haven't met most of us, have you?
RON SAYING SUNSETS, WOMEN, AND AMERICA TOOK ME OUT. I LITERALLY screamed 😂😂
10:30 you want a surprise? since it's male to female ratio is 7:1, most of the time you'll find a surprise extra appendage bigger than your own.
I have an interesting idea for you Ron! Randomize a Pokemon, Typing and maybe other attributes height, weight, stats, etc. Maybe if it goes well it could be a series 🤷🏼 I apologize if you already did something like this I’m relatively new to your art stuff.
Can you try drawing occupation people as Pokemon for Labor Day
Examples: Farmer, Mailman, Lawyer, etc.
"Nobody expects a goblin to be attractive."
Oh you sweet summer child... stay away from anime and V-Tubers...
Primarina is my favorite Pokemon so you can imagine how happy I was when it took the #6 spot😀
diancie is my favorite (and primarina's my second favorite) so i also was very happy to see it at number 10 lol
You have excellent taste in Pokemon
@@MuttCrewMarty thank you, and you too
Ah, good old sexism...
Not the video itself, btw! Simply the trend we see reflected in what people view as ugly or pretty.
Those people calling those designs “ugly” are cowards.
Watching for years and seeing how your skills improve as well your designs is satisfying. Great job on these 🧛🏻🧜🏻