ing ▁it ▁has ▁changed ▁little ▁in ▁either ▁aspect ▁throughout ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise . ▁I GN ▁described ▁the ▁character ▁as ▁a ▁" c ult ▁favorite " ▁amongst ▁fans , ▁att rib uting ▁the ▁reaction ▁to ▁its ▁" b izar re , ▁bew ilder ed ▁appearance ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cit ing ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁favorite ▁character ▁around ▁their ▁offices . ▁Games Rad ar ▁also ▁called ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁popular ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁games , ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁fun ▁to ▁use ▁" if ▁only ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁reaction ▁of ▁other ▁players ". ▁The ▁Cov entry ▁Even ing ▁Te legraph ▁also ▁pra ised ▁its ▁design , ▁stating ▁the ▁character ▁was ▁" more ▁interesting " ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁more ▁commonly ▁seen ▁Pok ém on ▁such ▁as ▁S qu irt le . ▁Author ▁L ored ana ▁Li pper ini ▁described ▁Ps y du ck ▁as ▁the ▁" com ic ▁tal ents " ▁of ▁N intendo . ▁Kot aku ' s ▁Pat ric ia ▁Hern ande z ▁c ited ▁Ps y du ck ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁better - quality ▁Pok ém on ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁generation ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁" ende aring ▁do pe yn ess ." ▁Author ▁C ind y ▁Jacob s ▁suggested ▁that ▁Ps y du ck ' s ▁powers ▁were ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁occ ult . ▁She ▁claimed ▁that ▁these ▁tele path ic ▁powers ▁were ▁" act ually ▁dem ons ▁that ▁emp ower ▁him ." ▁Past or ▁Phil ▁Ar ms ▁states , ▁" P s y du ck ▁defe