Nidalee has a special place in stupid rito decisions.
"One of our core ideas behind the nidalee rework was the add counterplay to her kit. Instead of just her chucking spears and chunking you for half your health, we want her to be able to finish the job and kill you instantly with no skill involved other than landing one of the fastest, longest ranged, spammable spells in the game, and still be the uncatchable cat that she always was. Except pouncing was too hard, so we made it so that even a caveman could do it. Also, rather than just let her run fast in all directions, we let her run fast in retreat, and even faster when she wants to rip your face off. And we let her stay immovable in lane with a strong heal while increasing her killing potential and wave clear at early levels. We think these changes will make nidalee have meaningful counterplay, and totally won't retain the original toxic nature of nidalee while giving her indirect buffs in the process."
Well planned rito. Well planned.