So... I have mentioned in another thread on Pokemon merchandises how messed Vaporeon life-sized plush looks like. I have another complaint I just realise....
This seems to be complaint to the Pokedex entries, actually.... Easy references in pic.
I'll go straight into their
size, specifically their height. According to the Pokedex:
Vaporeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, and Sylveon is 1 meter tall.
Flareon and Espeon is 0.9 meter tall.
Jolteon and Glaceon is 0.8 meter tall.
I can understand their different sizes when they account different features such as Vaporeon's upward head fin compared to Espeon's bare head, but that they are sized differently in random manner (when their unique features are excluded to compare each other) annoys me more than it should have. It came to me as... species-ist, that Jolteon and Glaceon is shorter for no reason. The size differences of 10-20 cm is too noticeable (especially there in the pic).
How should I justify this in biology? Maybe Vaporeon is water itself and we know how abundant water compared to lands on Earth is, Leafeon has significant growth as biologically part plant with photosynthesis, and.... how else?
At least Pokemon GO has XS and XL tag to justify that, and this is a reason for me not to ever support NinGure (Sylveon x Glaceon) ship....
That they measure height from foot to head instead of back like standard dog size measuring, I can at least understand, since children probably don't know that.