u/Angel_Froggi

This is an alternative universe where the Permian Extinction was relegated to a localized minor extinction event, rather than the Great Dying we know it as. This has lead to major ramifications for the biodiversity of the Mesozoic. This set of organisms are from the Late Triassic, around 210 million years ago.

Synapsids remain as major players in the worlds ecosystems, but they share their rule with reptiles, amphibians, and insects. Insects especially have taken off (literally) as the dominant aerial fauna, due to permian fauna not being fit to fill the flying niches before insects put their foot in the door.

These animals pictured only reflect a small fraction of the biodiversity of this different world. (Credit to Doomyte for the idea of the layout)

So for context this is a timeline where the end-Permian extinction was a minor event, and so most of the lineages from before the extinction survived into the Mesozoic. These animals specifically are from the late Triassic, around 210 million years ago.

I showed these designs to a couple of my friends and they noted that they didn’t look like they had gone through 50 million years of evolution, and pointed out how different Archosaurus is to Coelophysis as an example. Are they right or am I worrying over nothing?

I do not believe this video is ai and has shown no signs of being ai.

My ideas for what its doing are, its looking for ticks to eat or trying to mate. Any ideas?

(So just a preface but this Pokemon is meant to be completely overpowered, since I imagine it would be a final postgame boss of whatever game it’s in, maybe with a seige mechanic having you fight it multiple times to wittle it down)

Type: Normal

Ability: Divine Body (After being hit, the effectiveness of moves across the battlefield are flipped. Changes the Pokémon's type to match the plate it holds)

Height: 41’10” (12.7m)

Weight: 2204.4 lbs (999kg)

HP: 160

Atk: 160

Def: 160

SpAtk: 160

SpDef: 160

Spd: 160

Total: 960

Pokedex Entry: The true form of the legendary Pokemon Arceus. It has gained the power of all of its plates and has returned to its status as the god of Pokemon.

Signature Move: Final Judgment

This move has a 25% chance to one-shot the targeted Pokemon. If this move is super effective, the chance is increased to 50%. This move changes type depending on what plate the user is holding.

For now I just have the side profile that I was using to design but I may make key art for them in the future

I’m not quite set on some of these designs, especially the Shamelops line, but I wanted to get the starters out of the way so I can design some other pokemon. Feel free to give suggestions for their designs or ask about their inspirations

This is Caballina, the third stage of my fire starter line for a New South Wales inspired region. It’s based on a Brumby, and the prevos will be donkeys. It’s influenced by Spanish Conquistadors to fit the unifying theme of colonization, as well as invasive species. It also has a bit of ballerina to give it an “ugly to majestic” arc as it evolves.

Currently I feel like I have a solid idea but I’m not sure how I feel about the execution.

Edit: By the way it’s Fire/Steel type