Exactly, and everyone has different philosophies when it comes to how the members of an evolutionary line should connect to each other aesthetically. Do Shinx’s differences from Luxio and Luxray distract from the overall theme of the line, with a contrived attempt at cuteness sacrificing the coolness of the concept, or do they reinforce the theme by having Shinx ‘grow up’ into the fearsome lion?That's why everyone has a different opinion, because to you it looks like a battery but to me it looks like it's wearing pants. Nothing wrong with that, just a matter of taste.
If I’m being honest though, the idea that Shinx looks like it’s wearing pants just makes it even cuter to me.