Second Stage Pokémon You Like Better Than Their Final Stage

[SerenaToAlola]

Ivysaur definitely lol.

Gothorita > Gothitelle as well but I like Gothitelle too.

 

[Hojewmire]

A few more I remembered: Buizel looks nicer to me than Floatzel for some reason even though the design changes weren’t as drastic.

I agree, even though I think Floatzel's Hydro Pump in-battle animation on Generation VII is epic.

 

[Lightning Flame Blast]

-Hakamo-o over Kommo-o
-Torracat over incineroar (though I love both)
-Grovyle over Sceptile (barely)
-Pikachu over Raichu (again barely)
-Croagunk over Toxicroak
-Growlithe over Arcanine
-Electabuzz, Magmar and Rhydon over their gen IV evos

All I can think of right now.

 

[prog rocker]

Ivysaur definitely lol.

Gothorita > Gothitelle as well but I like Gothitelle too.

I forgot about Gothorita. I guess I never put attention to Gothitelle because it reminds of those weird enemies from the Subspace Emissary.

 

[IncineROAR]

Rhydon. Rhyperior is not pretty to look at. Same goes for Electabuzz, Electevire won't win any beauty pageants anytime soon.

Magmortar is tolerable in my eyes, so I didn't list Magmar.

 

[Stratelier]

Wow, what is everyone's problem with Dragonite?

The transition is a completely different design from the prior form, as if it were an unrelated Pokemon.

(...ever notice how Butterfree looks kinda like a winged Venonat?)

Rhydon. Rhyperior is not pretty to look at. Same goes for Electabuzz, Electevire won't win any beauty pageants anytime soon.

Oh boy does that open a can of Wurmples. A lot of Sinnoh's cross-gen evolutions just look ... y'know, bad.

 

[prog rocker]

The transition is a completely different design from the prior form, as if it were an unrelated Pokemon.

(...ever notice how Butterfree looks kinda like a winged Venonat?)

There's a theory floating around that Venomoth and Butterfree got switched around, but since no developer has commented on it, there's no way to know if it's true.

 

[colours]

The biggest example I can think of is how much I prefer Quilava to Typhlosion. It's one of the few Fire-types that I like, actually. :x

 

[Camille]

Torracat and Braixen both look sleek and elegant, but Incineroar and Delphox are really disappointing. Although I do like Typhlosion, Quilava is slightly more cool-looking.

 

[techitisJ]

Brionne, Torracat, Steenee, Kirlia, Wartortle, Floette, Trumbeak, and Porygon 2 to name a few.

 

[prog rocker]

Wow, then I'm the minority that actually likes Incineroar, but hates Torracat.

Also, I forgot about Floette.

 

[GhostLucario]

Electabuzz and Magmar- I prefer them over their evolutions, which I hate
Torracat- Incineroar is my most hated mon
Ivysaur- I never liked Venusaur
Vigoroth- Slaking is ok but I prefer Vigoroth's design so much more.

 

[TheHungryBox]

Ivysaur
Charmeleon
Wartortle
Clefairy
Jigglypuff
Rhydon
Chansey
Magmar
Flaaffy
Servine
Dewott
Krokorok
Gothorita
Fraxure
Braixen
Torracat
Steenee
Hakamo-o

that's not to say i dislike or hate any of these (tho i don't care about nethier Serperior nor Delphox)

 

[TheHungryBox]

Electabuzz and Magmar- I prefer them over their evolutions, which I hate
Torracat- Incineroar is my most hated mon
Ivysaur- I never liked Venusaur
Vigoroth- Slaking is ok but I prefer Vigoroth's design so much more.

what about Rhydon, Dewott and Gothorita?

just saying

 

[CynthiaLover]

Even though the line is pretty bad and I'm not fond of it, I do like Bayleef's design better than it's final form. It has a nice design, doesn't look too goofy or out of place in its line, strikes a nice balance between cute and tough, the leaf with a notch on its head is a nice detail, and it has a cute cry. So, while the line as a whole is not a favorite of mine, I do like Bayleef more than the rest of its line.

 

[Angelic Gardevoir]

Dividing this into four categories...

Pokemon that have final stages I like, but are still reluctant to evolve: Dragonair, Pikachu, Bayleef, Dewott, Floette.
Pokemon that have final stages that are just decent/okay and I wish they were a little different: Jigglypuff, Machoke, Rhydon, Prinplup, Braixen.
Pokemon that have final stages that I don't like: Poliwhirl in Gen I (Politoed is what Poliwrath should've been in the first place), Torracat.
Pokemon that have final stages that should go die in a fire: Vanillish. (Okay I don't like Vanillish that much either but if I could pick between a sentient ice cream cone with one face and a sentient ice cream cone with two faces I'd pick the former. And Vanillite beats both of its evolutions in sheer adorableness, so there.)

 

[Lufenium]

Dragonair is the only one that stands out to me, really.

Does Heracross count? Its mega is...very awkward looking.

 

[GhostLucario]

what about Rhydon, Dewott and Gothorita?

just saying

I don't dislike their evolutions. Do you?

 

[Vortigern]

Magmar. Always Magmar. Why did they have to do what they did to you?

 

[Gengarzilla]

Literally none of them because I care far far more about battling capabilities than something so trivial/inconsequential as design. Porygon2 in particular is a no go; that demon wronged me so hard on my favourite PMD game once.