2016 Kotaku
荒诞设计是有意为之
增田顺一与大森滋解释《太阳／月亮》怪物设计为何荒诞。
Haunted sandcastlePokémon. Dugtrio with luscious hair. Garfield’s shitty blue cousin. Maybe you’ve noticed, but Sun and Moon’s creature design is actively absurd, sometimes bordering on troll-like. All of that is intentional, according to the creators.
闹鬼的沙堡宝可梦。长着浓密头发的三地鼠。加菲猫那个糟糕的蓝色表亲。也许你已经注意到了，《太阳／月亮》的怪物设计明显荒诞，有时近乎恶搞。据创作者说，这一切都是有意为之。
Earlier this month I spoke to Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda, producer on Sun and Moon, as well as Shigeru Ohmori, director on Sun and Moon, over the phone. Naturally, I had to ask all about the amazing Pokémon designs they had revealed thus far.
本月早些时候，我在电话中与Game Freak的增田顺一——《太阳／月亮》的制作人——以及大森滋——《太阳／月亮》的总监——进行了交谈。自然，我不得不问及他们迄今为止公布的这些惊人的宝可梦设计。
Fun fact: Jangmo-o, the valiant warrior Pokémon, was the first critter designed for the latest generation:
有趣的事实：心鳞宝，这位勇敢的战士宝可梦，是最新一代中第一只被设计出来的生物：
Jangmo-o was not, however, the most fun animal Game Freak had the pleasure of designing. That honor is reserved for none other than Alolan Exeggutor, with its incredibly long neck and goofy multiple heads.
然而，心鳞宝并不是Game Freak有幸设计的最有趣的动物。那份荣誉只属于阿罗拉椰蛋树，它有着令人难以置信的长脖子和滑稽的多个脑袋。
“When the designers first came up with the idea, the background is that the sun in Alola is so strong, that [Exeggutor] just keeps growing and growing,” Ohmori said.
“当设计师们最初想出这个主意时，背景是阿罗拉的阳光太强烈了，以至于（椰蛋树）不断生长、生长，”大森说。
I asked the developers if they designed creatures like Alolan Exeggutor just to mess or troll with people, and Game Freak collectively laughed. I was told that they felt it was important to have some fun with the designs because it was a special occasion.
我问开发者们，他们设计阿罗拉椰蛋树这样的生物，是不是就为了捉弄或恶搞人们，Game Freak集体笑了起来。我被告知，他们觉得在设计中加入一些趣味很重要，因为这是一个特殊的场合。
“For the 20th anniversary, we wanted to have a lot of special surprises…we wanted a funny element,” Ohmori explained. “At the same time, we had to find a balance of cool ones, serious ones. We looked at the Alola region as a whole and thought about that ecosystem.”
“为了20周年，我们想准备许多特别的惊喜……我们想要一个有趣的元素，”大森解释道。“同时，我们必须在酷炫的、严肃的之间找到平衡。我们着眼于阿罗拉地区整体，思考那个生态系统。”
That weather consideration goes beyond the design of Pokémon themselves. I asked Game Freak if they had noticed the booming fandom surrounding the newest Pokémon professor, Kukui, and whether or not they designed him to basically be a thirst trap.
这种对天气的考量超越了宝可梦本身的设计。我问Game Freak，他们是否注意到围绕最新宝可梦教授库库伊日益高涨的粉丝圈，以及他们是否把他设计成基本上就是个引人垂涎的对象。
“I don’t think we have the intention of making [the professors] cooler or prettier,” Ohmori said.
“我不认为我们有意把（教授们）设计得更酷或更漂亮，”大森说。
What most people notice when they look at Kukui is his shirtlessness—it’s a character trait that seems a little suspect when you’re a man of science. That, coupled with the progressively more attractive professor designs over the years, made it easy for some fans to lust after Kukui.
大多数人看库库伊时注意到的是他不穿上衣——当你是一个科学工作者时，这个角色特征似乎有点可疑。这一点，再加上多年来教授设计越来越有吸引力，让一些粉丝很容易对库库伊产生欲望。
Kukui is not being extra as hell to catch your attention, however. Game Freak swears that there’s a good lore reason as to why Kukui is a little under-dressed.
不过，库库伊穿得这么少并不是为了格外抓人眼球。Game Freak 保证，库库伊衣着略显单薄是有充分的故事设定原因的。
“It’s the temperature,” Masuda said.
“是因为气温，”增田说。
In other words, y’all need Arceus.
换句话说，各位需要阿尔宙斯。