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Alolan Exeggutor

Alolan Exeggutor is just hilarious. It's a palm tree with 3 talking heads with a long giraffe neck and legs a fifth the length of the neck. It also somehow became a Dragon amidst all the confusion, but that's probably because it's literally dinosaur sized (for reference, it's about 11 meters tall, which is twice the height of an average adult giraffe). That pear thing it seems to carry around its tail looks pretty cool, even though I have no idea what its significance is. Also, how in the world does it manage to hold that giant head of its on that thin, long neck, and how do those stubby feet carry it around? I just have so many questions about Alolan Exeggutor that I don't even think have an answer. Exeggutor is truly an eggnigma.

Alolan Ninetales
With its new Alolan forme, Ninetales can live its dream of being the fashion star it's always wanted to be. And also the Ice-type liability it's never really wanted to be. It's really pretty, though, and looks like a much better Reshiram; I find it really cool too that Ninetales' wisps on fire on its tails become butts, and its eyes also look less vicious. Game Freak didn't disappoint with the design that came with the type change. The change from Fire to Ice / Fairy also makes sense, given that Ninetales is based on a mythological creature; thus, its other forme would also have a sense of the mythical to it in its Fairy typing. It'll be exciting to see how this forme fares competitively—its typing's great offensively, but really poor defensively. I'm really hyped for it, though.

Oricorio

Though the concept of Oricorio is good—a dancing bird, its execution is rather entertaining. Though one would expect something like Oricorio to be almost regal and peacock-like, it instead offers a tiny bird with a face that resembles Aromatisse, which, if you're a dancing bird, is not exactly something you aspire to look like; the odd makeup on its face only contribute to its whimsical state, whether that's intentional or not. In its Baile style, Oricorio manages to look somewhat elegant, with subtle markings on its wings and head; in comparison, the Pom-Pom style is an absolute mockery of itself: pom-poms are thrown randomly onto its limbs, and it's left looking like a half-dead chick. The same goes for the P'au style, where Oricorio looks the most like Aromatisse; Oricorio's face doesn't at all match the elaborate dress or crown that's absolutely hilarious when put on it. The Sensu style is smarter and my favourite of them all. Oricorio actually looks good in its outfit there. It's unfortunate, though, that I can't say the same for the Pom-Pom and P'au styles, which could have been designed much better.

Minior

Minior is probably the most boring Pokemon of all those here. It's literally a starcore covered in rock, which somehow entitles it to be a Flying-type (it also looks like a coconut for some reason). Its design is very unimpressive—it's a worse Roggenrola when comparing a literal piece of rock, and it completely pales in comparison to Lunatone and Solrock, which themselves aren't even the most well-designed Pokemon, which really just goes to show how poor Minior is. Its only niche is also a complete let-down: transforming into some randomly coloured goofy-looking piece of rock, which ends up looking like a kindergarten child's drawing. Also, it's the Meteor Pokemon. Really? Game Freak couldn't even give it some better lore for such a terrible Pokemon? This is probably going to end up as another Unown. I might be being a bit too harsh but yeah, this is probably the worst Pokemon released so far in Alola.

Gumshoos

Lil' Yungoose evolves into the sage Oldmangoose—er, I mean, Gumshoos. Gumshoos is actually quite well thought-out, looking as pensive as a true detective would—for an early-game Normal-type, that isn't half-bad. In fact, this is probably the best-designed one of those; it's not my favourite, but it undeniably has its merits, other than unfortunately having a resemblance to   "I am the least racist person" Donald "Some, I assume, are good people" Trump more uncanny than Yungoos'. Gumshoos also manages to display well a sense of maturity lacking in Yungoos. They share about the same features, but Gumshoos' looks a lot more reflective than Yungoos, especially because of the closed eyes. Competitively, though, Gumshoos may not fare too well, having a good ability in Stakeout but a poor typing to effectively utilize it; I'd love to see   "I am the least racist person" Donald "Some, I assume, are good people" Trump's Pokemon incarnation all over OU battles, though.

Lurantis

Lurantis is a great evolution to Fomantis; it is similar to Mienshao in how its pre-evolution is a tiny Pokemon which evolves into an incredibly graceful, tall Pokemon. Beyond that, however, its concept is extremely interesting: it is the exact opposite to the leaf mantis—a mantis leaf. This is done very well too, with Lurantis looking more like a Bug-type than a Grass-type. Solar Blade, its signature move, also makes sense, given how mantises are usually portrayed in pop culture as strong kungfu masters, or something like that anyway. You get the idea. Something absolutely hysterical about Lurantis, though, is how it supposedly grooms itself. How can it groom itself? It has sticks for hands. Unless you count smashing your face in foundation "grooming," I don't really see it. Other than that really odd thing about it, it's a brilliant Pokemon.

Mudbray

The first thing that strikes about about Mudbray is how it's supposed to be ridden, or at least, should be able to be ridden, given that it's a Donkey Pokemon, and not a "One-of-those-donkeys-you-aren't-supposed-to-ride Pokemon". It also likes to frolic in the mud, which means that you're supposed to ride on a soiled donkey—I mean, the top half of its body is literally mud. Seriously. Take a closer look and behold. Complain, and it'll hit and probably destroy you with its superdonkey strength, but not before throwing a load of mud on you. It even has mud in its name. Mudbray, though, are probably either really tasty or make for really good leather, or are a great source for mud. I choose to believe that it's a really good source of mud. Mudbray loves mud. So do I. Mud.

Mudbray is pretty generic, though, looking just like any other Pokemon; its only really distinct characteristic is that it has an eye that always looks closed (and that it's very muddy), but you better believe that it's not closed. Or you can get rampaged on by an angry donkey. Your choice, not mine.