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The Normal/Steel line of birds is based on two things.
the long fingery thing bird wings have reminds me of like a hidden blade
and how Parrots and other tropical birds will pluck their own feathers out of stress making them into disgusting little hobgoblins
so the intent for the fakemon was that a breed of parrots lost their flight and adapted by turning their tough quilly skin into armor plating
