You bet his design is made this way for a gag of when he's introduced in the anime, Ash and co will first see him crouched down behind something, talk to him mistaking he's a small child only to lose it when he stands up and completely towers over them all.
You bet his design is made this way for a gag of when he's introduced in the anime, Ash and co will first see him crouched down behind something, talk to him mistaking he's a small child only to lose it when he stands up and completely towers over them all.