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>Ohmura: “Since Elesa’s a model, we wanted to give her these long legs in order to set her apart from all the other characters[...]”
Figures. She's probably one of the tallest characters in the series.
>"[...]When you see a fashion show, the models often walk with a lack of any expression, and the way they turn back around when they walk makes them look kind of like robots. We designed Elesa with that in mind, thinking she should have a mechanical look. Ultimately, she ended up with a slightly android kind of design. She’s the gym leader that uses Electric types after all, so that seemed to mesh well with her android appearance.[...]"
Damn, that's deep. Too bad the whole android stigma starts and ends on that, 'cause she's got quite the personality in all adaptations.