>>54404640>Since the Legendary birds of Kanto are…legendary, we decided to take inspiration from multiple birds. They are also migratory, so we tried to incorporate elements of migratory birds into their designs.>To make their designs more cohesive as a set, we gave them some consistent designs: they share some colours, they all have something on their heads, and they all have something of their actual element on their body. More subtly, they also all carry seasonal inspirations—winter, summer and spring, respectively.>Specifically, Articuno takes inspiration from arctic terns, puffins and ptarmigans. Its tail references the Northern Lights.It's funny because how design ended up looking even more simplistic than the original
