I start my new job today, but I still have enough time to comment on (i.e. make fun of) these new Pokemon real quickly.
Chiramii - If this is the "Bidoof" of this generation, then it's the best darn standard beginner's normal-type since...well,
Bidoof. I loved Bidoof. I don't care what anyone says. Bidoof was way cooler than Rattata, Sentret, or Zigzagoon. I'm almost willing to say this thing is better than Bidoof, but I need to wait and see how many completely useless HM's I can tack onto it.
Hihidaruma - I'd probably be a bit more receptive to this thing if we didn't just have flaming apes one generation ago, but I don't dislike it. In fact, I freaking
love its menacing-yet-totally-goofy smile. It should totally shoot flames from it's giant eyebrows. How awesome would that be?
Shimama - Oh finally, an electric type that isn't yellow! We've had electric sheep, dogs, lions, and now zebras. I can't wait for Gen 6's electric gazelle at this rate. Actually reminds me of Horstachio from Viva Pinata.
Meguroko - This thing's eyes look like a pair of headlights. Which, as you know, is totally useful for crossing swamps in the dark. This is one of the more generic-looking ones revealed today, which should (but still won't) appease old-school Pokemon fans since it looks like an actual animal.
Mamepato - You know, if only this Pokemon's name were "Memepotato", that might have saved it from being my least favorite Gen 5 Pokemon revealed thus far. There is absolutely nothing - NOTHING - that makes this Pokemon stand out from the likes of Pidgey, Taillow, and Starly. Still, given how I like everything else, I'll let this one slide. Who knows, maybe it'll become something awesome like Staraptor.
Munna - It's like Shaymin and Chansey got a little drunk one night and...you know the rest of the story. I'm not the
biggest fan of this thing, but as others have said, it's pure pinkness is almost such an eyesore that it's
good.
Gear - Ah, back to the days of totally original Japanese names like Showers and Thunder and Ghost, are we? I'd actually hate this thing if it weren't for the existence of Magneton, but since Magneton sucks so very, very much, I instead love this thing. It just had better not evolve into four or five cogs. The faces are brilliant because they're so dang simple.
I'll update the sig later, don't worry.