In which Avalugg wears a fake beard as a disguise

Hisuian Avalugg:

Well there's a pleasant surprise, Avalugg got something! Sadly it's... nothing to really get excited about. This Ice/Rock take on Avalugg gives it a dirty underbelly and a snow plow-like pincers around its actual mouth. Its main body is otherwise a bit more slimmed down but that's about it. We don't really like the weird "snow"(?) pattern on those jaws either, looks very painted-on. Yeah, it kinda sucks to see poor ol forgotten Avalugg get something but having it still be so underwhelming, its main claim to fame being having a GIANT Shadow-of-the-Colossus-sized Avalugg for a boss fight in the game itself.

And hilariously an Ice/Rock typing isn't doing it any favors. Avalugg already had problems being a slow, defensive Ice type when Ice is one of the worst types to be slow and defensive with. But then they added Rock to that which just makes you not only weak to so many more types, but also quad-weak to Fighting. Wouldn't Ice/Ground have made more sense anyway?

While a slimmer, more melted-looking Avalugg is an interesting take, it just kinda misses out on the "big, solid ice monster" vibe OG Avalugg had going. Maybe if they had gone with a more soft-shell turtle vibe as opposed to Avalugg's regular turtle shape we would've been more down for it, but it just overall feels a bit like a downgrade. It doesn't completely dunk the appeal like Lilligant did but it's still like... the original is just way cooler.