Finally finished my Arkoos-forsaken Purore region fossils
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So in terms of lore...In Italy, two of the most noteworthy fossils found include the Tethyshadros, a hadrosaurid, and the Eudimorphodon, a pterosaur. So naturally I decided to use them as basis for my own fossil mons.
First up, lemme explain Hodrosoarus cuz it's the design I'm most proud of (this is part two of the Pokemon I'd have on my ingame team thus far, part one being my grass starter). Why is it bug type if it lacks many insectoid features? Well, think about Lokix - beyond being based on grasshoppers, it also has large basis in Japanese tokusatsu media like Kamen Rider, which feature superhero costumes that resemble insects in appearance. This is theorized to be why Bug is super-effective on what is known as the Evil type in Japan. I took a LOT of inspiration from tokusatsu megazords for Hodrosoarus. So if a group of Lokix went around fighting crime, they'd definitely ride on the back of a Hodrosoarus. And yes, that's my attempt at an arm cannon...and its name is meant to sound like 'hotrod' in addition to 'soar' and 'hadrosaur'. And I gave it the Steelworker ability due to how megazords usually have metal coating.
As for the Eudimorphodon-inspired Diemorphite...well, say it slowly.
You-die-morph-odon. Doesn't that SOUND like a ghost type? And we've ALL been waiting for a Rock/Ghost type in real Pokemon. So I made a scared little pterosaur into a tormented soul who lives in perpetual agony and is not allowed to pass onto the next life after the extinction event that killed other fossils due to all the unfinished business it has no idea how to complete. Fun right? Also I discovered a mineral called Hemi
morphite, a type of mineral sometimes seen in Italy and occasionally known to have blue vug-filling. Kinda like the blue 'blood' scars shown here!
Seriously I'm a bit too excited about these. I need a Hodrosoarus NOW. Let's hear it folks! Which fossil would you pick? The Helm Fossil or the Beak Fossil?