QFT.Man, I really hate it when people stay stuff like this. It can't not look like a Pokémon because it is a Pokémon. Sugimori has gotten better at drawing in the last decade, and the series' art direction is taking new turns. The art style evolves just like Pokémon do. (Yes it's cheesy, I know.)
But to each his own, I guess. I honestly don't understand how people say that the generation that contains Pokémon like Diglett/Dugtrio, Magnemite/Magneton, Voltorb, Grimer, etc. is the most clever and original...
Really, I can, who has no artist talent, draw diglett and voltorb. People only say that the first generation is the best because it was the first. Each gen. has well designed pokemon and poorly designed pokemon. It's more opinion then fact in which generation is the best.
Also people have been saying that reshiram has his junk showing in that picture. Well it's not, it's oblivious that it's his cod piece.