Let's fucking finish Gen 3.
Kyogre: Well, its fin fingers are less stupid than Lugia's wing fingers? I actually kinda like Kyogre, honestly. The geometric patterning is pretty mellow and mostly used to nice accent parts of its body. The shape is an excellent fish shape that actually has a lot more orca in it then I realized now that I think about the white spots near its heard. I have no idea how I've never noticed that. It also makes sense with the teeth when it opens its mouth. The fingers really do suck and I wish they weren't there. The tail... flag is also a bit weird. I don't hate it, but I think use the sharp pointed tail with it looks weird and with the main body potion was also flat. That back fins are neat but the red outline creates this issue where it looks like he's wearing a waistcoat. I guess ultimately I think there are just too many little flaws holding it back, so 3/5 for you.
Groudon: You actually look better than I thought. The really awkward hunched back is lame, but the overall coloring and shape is good. The head ridges and tail... claws? Are weird and distinct. I think the amount of spikes on the side are overkill and probably something else to break things up would have been better. How flat his body is in the game is in the official art is kind of interesting, kinda making me think of a worm more than a dinosaur... which works here. To my own surprise, I think the design just comes together a bit better than Kyogre. 4/5
Rayquaza: He looks perpetually surprised. There's a lot I really don't understand in this design. The little fin rings are stupid (especially the two fin one on the shoulder). The lipstick/red teeth. The little stick arms and ball shoulders. The topmost horns that come out of the neck. Even the coloring is just a lot less satisfying than the other two. He isn't... quite pure garbage - I really dig the head shape for examples - but he is cloes. 2/5
Jirachi: Is a pretty good humanoid poke. I like it. It's got the same sorta mystical look that Gardevoir has going for it. The little ear dangles are a bit weird, and the tags maybe look a little too tag-like (for all that I do think they are necessary for breaking up the amount of yellow there), but it all comes together really well. I guess the little teardrops are a bit odd? I have no idea why those exist. They don't look bad though. Its close, but I don't think it quite makes the top for me, so let's go 4/5.
Deoxys (Normal): Of course the last thing I have to review this gen is a four form jackass. Sigh. I don't like Deoxys much, but I don't actually hate it and I'm not sure why. I guess the idea that it is supposed to be an alien pokemon helps it a bit here since it overall shape and ocntent wise still looks "pokemon to me" and I'm willing to give a bit of leeway for the affectations that are a bit weird. Like the head fins or the leg flares. The color is pretty nice. I feel like I should hate this, but I really don't. Whatever. 3/5.
Deoxys (Attack): Basically takes the normal design, but looks sharper. I think the additional black here doesn't work as well, but overall I like this marginally better than normal. Also the tentacles look better hanging loose instead of DNA spiraled. Still, the likes are just barely over Normal, so we'll count it as 3/5 too.
Deoxys (Defense): I think this is my favorite? I think the thicc design best features its... features. It also has the least obnoxious points and other things. The kneepads are a bit weird though. I really love the head/shoulders/arms area though. Just a good hulking monster design. Still not enough to get us out of 3/5.
Deoxys (Speed): This one I hate. I get the idea with it shedding most of its layering, but it just looks so stupid, especially with those massive hip things and the idiot speed skater hat. The reduction to one tentacle on each side also makes it look really... underdone? Lacking? The stupidest things on this design are so prominent though. I think this actually goes down to 1/5 for me.
Am I done? Is Gen 3 over? What year is it. Fuck me.
