>>32536950>>32537766...and Hypno.
So we have here probably the most changed old -> new gen edit I've made so far.
As most of you probably know, part of the inspiration for this line comes from the baku, a dream eating beast of legend. I googled some images, and one in particular caught my eye -- it was a blu-ish depiction (which I found fitting, as the other tapir/baku inspired line, Munna/Musharna, is pink). It had the typical older depiction of a baku -- with an "bear’s body, an elephant’s nose, a tiger’s feet, an oxen tail, and rhinoceros eyes."
Most depictions I saw had tusks, so those were added. The stripes on Hypno's legs were an homage to the tiger's feet. Oddly enough, many artist renditions also featured odd looking eyebrows, so I added those (I figured those looked good since they make Hypno look more like the child-luring beast it has been said/shown to be).
The red eyes were added because many later-gen Pokemon don't have white sclera -- red was decided on mostly because it looked menacing, and also for a nice contrast with the blue bodies.
