Hmm. I hadn't really thought about it.
All of them are most certainly real. They were found in the data of the actual games. Or the demo rather, but more or less the games.
I'll spoiler tag them so my post isn't a giant wall of text for those who want to scroll past.
I already had a hard time getting a team of 6 together and now it's even harder cause I'm disappointed by the evos of mons I was maybe going to choose. Pikipek's evos is one, I do like Toucanmon, but not as an evo of Pikipek, I really wanted it to stay a woodpecker And its middle evo is extremely awkward. And Salandit just looks like it became bipedal and more sassy and that's it, I'd hoped it would be a bit more than that. I liked the sea anemone/urchin thingy, but it evolves into a spiky tent or something, also not a fan of that one. And all the UB's are just...weird. And I've disliked the starter evos ever since they were first leaked and that hasn't changed.
You all know I like to post tl;dr stuff so here ya go have my thoughts
1) Morelull's evolution.
Easily this one is my #1. It's absolute perfection and second only to Pyukumuku in the best of this generation. It's a zombie-alien bioluminescent mushroom with a horrifyingly blank face. And something about it reminds me of like a nature druid/monk slightly too, I just see it hanging out in the fairytale woods worshipping nature and practicing healing methodsand getting high. I can't state enough how much I like it.
2) Yeti crab.
Fantastic concept that continues the comical look of Crabrawler and something I think no one predicted. Who saw Crabrawler evolving into a Fighting/Ice* yeti crab? (*It's not confirmed, but come on, it's a white yeti.) I also think it's possible its fists/claws can double up as a way for it to move faster (think like a running primate using its knuckles). Mostly because its fists/claws have a footprint design to them and so leaving mysterious yeti-style footprints in the snow seems another fun nod to what its based on.
3) Wimpod evolution.
We knew this was gonna be a wimp to tough evolution, but I didn't expect it to look so monstrous and terrifying. It also seems partially based on a samurai with the armour which is even more awesome. I'm hoping it's not Bug/Steel like I've seen suggested since we have enough of those (Scizor and its Mega, Durant, Forretress, Escavalier, Genesect, Wormadam). I would prefer it to stay Bug/Water, but Bug/Dark or Bug/Dragon would be fine I guess (I've seen both them suggested too).
4) Diving bell spider.
I thought this was a UB at first just because it has such an alien quality to it. I'm super interested in its types and abilities and will probably use it on my Sun team (I just can't add it to my sig yet because both stages in the line are spoilers). I also think there's the possibility that it's an aquatic creature using a bubble to surface and survive on land, and not an actual diving spider using an airbubble to submerge... if that makes sense. (Think how Lurantis is a flipped concept of the orchid mantis.)
5) Toucan.
Lots of people seem to hate it but I like it a lot. The beak reminds me of those fruit pastille lollies we had as kids.
6) Archer owl.
This one is probably only lower down the list because it's less "new" than the others, having known about it for months, but it's still great to finally see its in-game model and it's such an amazing concept that I liked since it first leaked. It's also nice to not feel underwhelmed at Rowlet's evolution, since Rowlet is one of my favourite Pokemon. Now I need the animatiions!
I also kinda like the urchin/crown of thorns seastar, but it didn't jump out at me like the rest and will need to see it in action.
I read someone saying that it could be based on the Japanese tale called "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter". The UB does look like a person in a Japanese robe/kimono, except it also has a bamboo shoot for its neck (the long white thing from the body) and bamboo arms/weapons. In the tale the woman turns out to be from the Moon people too.
