I found out that, as a general rule, most small-sized first stage pokemon fit into a 40x40 pixel canvas (48x48 for medium and middle stages, maximum of 56x56 for final stage, large, & detailed pokemon) in gen 1&2, so I'll be trying to loosely stick to that going forward, unless I need the extra space. Clamperl easily fits with a bit of room to spare.
They might be a forgettable pokemon to most, but I have a good amount of nostalgia for Clamperl, they're the reason the gen 3 contest theme is forever stuck in my head. I don't think I ever beat the master rank with mine though; too young at the time to comprehend how contests worked. I don't think I have that Clamperl anymore, idk where they went; lost to time, I guess.
Might be a hot take, but I like Clamperl better than either of it's evolutions. They're just an adorable, sleepy little guy nestled comfortably on it's little flesh-bed. The evolutions are obscure to obtain and underwhelming, imo. I didn't even know they evolved when I was a kid, had to figure that out from my brother's Diamond/Pearl Prima guide. Kinda has the Remoraid-Octillery problem of evolving into something largely unrelated in design to the previous stage. I know the theme is handgun to cannon w/ Remoraid and Octillery, but no idea what they were getting at with Clamperl to Huntail/Gorebyss. It doesn't seem to be related to, like, obscure Japanese mythology or anything like that either.
