>>49484678I kind of thought this while looking at Hisuian Arcanine's model compared to the concept art, but do you think that, for a while now, designs might've been influenced by the premise that it should be easy to make into a plushie or toy?
Like, when I see a concept design/idea for a pokemon and then the actual models are much simpler, I'm left wondering if someone from the toy division is now hired to stand on the design room floor and go "No, simplify this, it won't work in plushie form if you give it too many tiny bits"