>>718334539
See on the trivia section of this page:
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Minccino_(Pok%C3%A9mon)
>Minccino and its evolved form were designed by Atsuko Nishida, and almost no changes were made to her original designs. They were intended to be parallels of Kanto's Clefairy and Clefable; Pokémon that everyone would think was cute. Nishida was hired specifically for her reputation in Game Freak for her skill in designing cute characters.
>>718334771
Also this.