(Note* Art done by “An_Artist_Astray” over on Instagram)
G’day again mates! Finally we have my ideas for the Water Starter line for my hypothetical Australian region. These guys are based on Platypus of course, but also surfing, boogie boarding and just Australian beach going in general.
The first form is based on a platypus pup/puggle and the idea of kids learning to swim (baby platypus take months to learn how to swim so I thought it would be interesting for a Water Starter that’s not good at swimming at first).
The second form is based on the idea that it’s overly confident in in its new found ability to swim and is now kinda lazy and a bit of a beach bum.
The final stage shows that it has truly recognized its strength and now is a hero like figure that rushes in to save people and Pokémon who are drowning. It also References Bondi Beach Rescue and life guards in general. “An_Artist_Astray”, the artist I commissioned to develop my starter lines, incorporated the iconic yellow and red/orange of the Aussie surf lifesavers in their designs along with other surfing motifs like the arm floaties and surfboard tails (with the final stage specifically gaining a rescue surfboard tail, which I imagine it could carry people or Pokemon on as it swims). The general vibe of the last starter is that it references “hero” or “guardian” figures in storytelling though nothing specific to Australian folklore as much as I would want.
As always any name suggestions for this line are appreciated. And this will be the last of these high quality posts as I can’t draw Pokémon very well but will try learning how to copy them so I can get the style down myself.
by CamMcLoud