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Pyukumuku was a big one. I wasn't expecting a whole lot, but I was stunned to learn that Pyukumuku doesn't learn any offensive-based moves. All the moves it learns are status moves (like Soak and Taunt) and moves like Counter. I mean, even just giving it Water Gun would've given it SOMETHING, but GF pretty much turned Pyukumuku into nothing more than a damage-absorbing sponge with about just as much variety as a common kitchen sponge. Again, I wasn't expecting much out of it, but it was surprising to learn it only had non-offensive and counteractive moves at its disposal.
As others have stated, Toucannon was a letdown. I was hoping for a regional bird that could match wits with Talonflame, like the Steel/Flying musketeer idea that was floating around. Instead... we get Toucan Sam. Now, mind you, I don't hate Toucannon, as I will admit they gave it pretty decent coverage in moves and its abilities aren't total wastes of space, but we're back to the Normal/Flying bit and a very bland design. So I'm on the fence about it. Not a good successor to the god-bird of battles: Talonflame, if you ask me. Plus it always seems to have this grumpy expression, like it's always angry. Heh, a Pokemon-version of Angry Birds. But seriously, its expression is very off-putting, as it never seems happy. Even in the recent anime episode it just sat there with a constantly grouchy look, even after hatching several eggs into newborn Pokemon, which would make even the grumpiest of beings crack a smile or look proud. It just always seems like it's in a bad mood 24/7. Even real life birds show more emotion than that (I should know, I've owned several small parrots, with my cockatiel, Zeru, being my current bird). Are toucans always that grumpy-looking? Either way, Toucannon was a letdown. They could've kept it as its own evolutionary chain as a second regional bird (a la Pidgey and Spearow), while still making Pikipek the Steel/Flying musketeer that people like me hoped for. I ditched mine in Moon right after it evolved, as I was very disappointed in it, but I'm giving it another chance in Sun, but I'm still disappointed that GF didn't make this regional bird be able to match wits with the king of competitive birds: Talonflame. At least use a more original or rarely used type combo would've been nice. The same thing happened with the transition between Diggersby and Gumshoos, where the successor failed to live up to the predecessor (though in that case didn't really bother me, as I rarely use early-route Normal-types for long).
As others have stated, Toucannon was a letdown. I was hoping for a regional bird that could match wits with Talonflame, like the Steel/Flying musketeer idea that was floating around. Instead... we get Toucan Sam. Now, mind you, I don't hate Toucannon, as I will admit they gave it pretty decent coverage in moves and its abilities aren't total wastes of space, but we're back to the Normal/Flying bit and a very bland design. So I'm on the fence about it. Not a good successor to the god-bird of battles: Talonflame, if you ask me. Plus it always seems to have this grumpy expression, like it's always angry. Heh, a Pokemon-version of Angry Birds. But seriously, its expression is very off-putting, as it never seems happy. Even in the recent anime episode it just sat there with a constantly grouchy look, even after hatching several eggs into newborn Pokemon, which would make even the grumpiest of beings crack a smile or look proud. It just always seems like it's in a bad mood 24/7. Even real life birds show more emotion than that (I should know, I've owned several small parrots, with my cockatiel, Zeru, being my current bird). Are toucans always that grumpy-looking? Either way, Toucannon was a letdown. They could've kept it as its own evolutionary chain as a second regional bird (a la Pidgey and Spearow), while still making Pikipek the Steel/Flying musketeer that people like me hoped for. I ditched mine in Moon right after it evolved, as I was very disappointed in it, but I'm giving it another chance in Sun, but I'm still disappointed that GF didn't make this regional bird be able to match wits with the king of competitive birds: Talonflame. At least use a more original or rarely used type combo would've been nice. The same thing happened with the transition between Diggersby and Gumshoos, where the successor failed to live up to the predecessor (though in that case didn't really bother me, as I rarely use early-route Normal-types for long).