My submission dedicated to Jalonso. I submitted it now because i want to do another challenge aswell. Colours by Jalonso,except the last ones are mine.
First stage looks like a CD, there is no shadings at all Second stage is ok, these contrastant colors looks fine Third stage is second - 2 legs + face + diferent colors
You could try doing the first stage in a shape of a pupa: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Phlogophora.meticulosa.pupa.6969.jpg/800px-Phlogophora.meticulosa.pupa.6969.jpg and third stage like a scarab with wings or maybe spykes... you know, like a real pokemon >_<
I like the preview image, it's simple and interesting. However the submission itself seems a bit rushed, with not enough care taken on each piece. I agree with surt.
The second stage is nice enough though form is quite simplistic. First stage looks like you didn't even try. Third stage colours are horrible (look like you just inverted them) and form is obviously a crude edit of the second form, far to similar for a pokemon evolution. Try picking colours similar to the previous stages and redrawing from scratch.
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