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Quanyails · May 13th, 2012, 6:28:25 PM

Final Submission:

Oil snake main design:

Supplementary sketches 1: Ouroboros transportation, using Sludge Bomb, roasting a Delibird, lurking in waters, some tail-attack (Power Whip?), and sneaking up on a Gastrodon.

Supplementary sketches 2: Sludge Bombing/Inferno-ing a Celebi, Intimidating a Dugtrio, sleeping (Rest, if as a move), some fanged attack on a Stunfisk, Wild Charge, Coil, and a sequence of igniting its trail of oil with a FWOOSH.

Supplementary art 2.5: Pixel art version of the first two drawings from sketches #2.

Supplementary sketches 3: Two-piece set of a coiling oil snake springing up and down for an Earthquake or something, Sludge Wave, Overheat (or Outrage), an affirmation of Dry Skin, preparing a Gunk Shot, Shed Skin as a flavor ability, and a tail-oil-boosted Quick Attack.

Supplementary doodles 4: Doodles of some of the lesser-lauded concepts that I like--paintseagull's, KoA's, thornchild's, and RotationalBasis's--and the oil snake in more scenarios: some fridge-logic-like thingymabob on how it absorbs Toxic Spikes (looks like it's taking an Ice Shard :/), using Hypnosis on a Politoed (I do keep pokemon to scale, hence it needing to stick the tail in the ground to reach up), and (like Yilx's design) sticking its pump-tail into the ground to use Sludge Wave/Lava Plume/Eruption.

Comments:

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May 13th, 2012, 6:28:25 PM	#502
Quanyails Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 354	Final Submission: Oil snake main design: Supplementary sketches 1: Ouroboros transportation, using Sludge Bomb, roasting a Delibird, lurking in waters, some tail-attack (Power Whip?), and sneaking up on a Gastrodon. Supplementary sketches 2: Sludge Bombing/Inferno-ing a Celebi, Intimidating a Dugtrio, sleeping (Rest, if as a move), some fanged attack on a Stunfisk, Wild Charge, Coil, and a sequence of igniting its trail of oil with a FWOOSH. Supplementary art 2.5: Pixel art version of the first two drawings from sketches #2. Supplementary sketches 3: Two-piece set of a coiling oil snake springing up and down for an Earthquake or something, Sludge Wave, Overheat (or Outrage), an affirmation of Dry Skin, preparing a Gunk Shot, Shed Skin as a flavor ability, and a tail-oil-boosted Quick Attack. Supplementary doodles 4: Doodles of some of the lesser-lauded concepts that I like--paintseagull's, KoA's, thornchild's, and RotationalBasis's--and the oil snake in more scenarios: some fridge-logic-like thingymabob on how it absorbs Toxic Spikes (looks like it's taking an Ice Shard :/), using Hypnosis on a Politoed (I do keep pokemon to scale, hence it needing to stick the tail in the ground to reach up), and (like Yilx's design) sticking its pump-tail into the ground to use Sludge Wave/Lava Plume/Eruption. Comments: ... Stagnant: You know, that design works quite well, though I'm not sure why! That means I can't give much commentary on the design part of it. D: SoIheardyoulikeSENTRET: Nice shading. :P But yeah, those fires look much better integrated into the design. I do wonder if there's been enough of a lull between CAPs to acknowledge another tribal-design-oriented pokemon--not that I'm against yours, mind you. LouisCyphre: The first and third alternate palettes work nicely for shinies. I lean more toward the first. Wish it got Poison Point or something, as this CAP's abilities are working against you flavor-wise. bugmaniacbob: Again, less Quilava-like will help you. MLaRF: Well, I must say that your design hits all the points competitive-wise and flavor-wise. Or maybe your design is broad enough to encompass any possible abilities that'll be given to the CAP. DrOfla: Great to see another individual who uses oil as poison. Right now, I think the design is too plain. There'd need more fiery and poisonous and aesthetic elements to give it that pokemon-like quirk, rather than have it just be an edited Stegosaurus. Ahem: Sphyxius? Does that mean mine gains your approval? ;D __________________ . Last edited by Quanyails; May 15th, 2012 at 6:18:57 PM. Reason: Making sure of one thingymabob.