Lol, I actually kinda like the Klefki design, he just likes to hold onto people's keys. I enjoy quite a few new designs for Pokemon X/Y, surprised me tbh.
We had magnets back then (gen I), that evolved into more magnets glued together, we had toxic waste, how is this any worse? People let nostalgia get in the way when judging stuff. Pokemon was always weird.
On topic though, I'd say you're reaching. Yea, those pokemon have some similarities, but then again, they have similarities to their real world counterparts. The pokemon amie thing, maybe they got inspired by it? Maybe by Nintendogs, who knows.