Ok apparently I've had a history of misperceiving Water/Rock types.
First of all, I've had SO much trouble determining where the hell Kabuto's eyes are. Are they the measly dots on top of its shell, or the bright red eyes searching directly into my soul? I still cannot accept the truth(especially after seeing Kabutops' eyes).
Different Pokemon, same predicament. I thought that Relicanth was secretely plotting my death with those staring red eyes... Isn't wasn't until I saw his back sprite that he changed from a creepy demon to a grandfather-faced fish.
...Pathetic. His eyes look
just like Brock's.
Finally, there's Corsola's Gold sprite. Being the first time I saw Corsola, I thought it was just a pink ball with spikes coming out. I didn't notice
ANY moveable arms and legs on it until later sprites came out.