"Unpopular opinion: Typhlosion's 3D model is fine."

I see a lot of people saying how Typhlosion and its evolutionary line were ruined in the shift to 3D because "they removed the flames." But the thing about Typhlosion and its line is that it's not like Charizard or Ponyta or any other number of fire-types whose fire burns automatically. By default, Typhlosion's flames are "off," and it has to consciously activate them. I'm not sure if this is something relatively unknown or if it's something everyone knows about and just doesn't consider, but they've always been like this, as shown in their Pokedex entries, anime appearances, and even the way the flames are drawn on the 2D sprites:Cyndaquil, Silver: "It usually stays hunched over. If it is angry or surprised, it shoots flames out of its back."Quilava, Gold: "Be careful if it turns its back during battle. It means that it will attack with the fire on its back." (why would it need to warn you about this if the flames are always lit?)Both the anime and how the 2D flames are drawn also support this. Additionally, the 3D models do show Typhlosion activating its flames when it attacks.In the 2D sprites, Game Freak only had 1 image to get the point of these Pokemon across, so of course they included the flames, because otherwise people seeing Typhlosion and its line for the first time might not know the flames existed at all. When designing the idle animations for the 3D models, Typhlosion and its line have their flames off because, well, they're idle. Take a Pokemon like Machamp, for example. Its whole deal is that it's really muscular, so most of its 2D sprites show it flexing. But imagine if Gen 6 rolls around and Machamp's idle animation just has it constantly flexing at you. No, instead, it's in more of this "battle-ready" position, then it flexes for its special attack animation. Typhlosion is the same way.Having grown up with the Johto anime in particular, it seemed natural to me when I saw the 3D models and their flames were off by default. But then I turn around and everyone else is screaming about it and hating on them. I just want people to leave my little fire echidnas alone :( via /r/pokemon https://ift.tt/3ahbcCx