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These two are based on the Apennine or Marcian Brown Bear, strawberries and arbutus berries, as well as the goddess Diana who had an important cult center at lake Nemi, just south of Rome. I like the Ursaring and Bewear lines (except for Ursaluna that guy is cool as hell) but they were never really all that cool or cute to me. I wanted a bear pokémon that captures the general cuteness as well as the ferocity of the bear,

(Sorry for the lack of uploads, I was on a 10 week scholarship in Rome baby! I hope to upload more frequently now, and try to actually finish this project)

Since you all liked them so much, here is more Bandicat!

This design came to me so quickly I literally had to stop what I was doing to draw it. They can also come in a variety of colours, with the gold being the shiny variant

This line has some both very obvious witches and witchcraft inspiration as well as less obvious inspirations from the Benandanti. Witches have a long history in Italy, especially in relation to the malocchio, or evil eye. The two split evolutions are based on the Benandanti myth, which is a fascinating concept. Good witches/werewolves fighting witches by astral projecting? I am surprised that there isn’t a young-adult fantasy novel a lá Percy Jackson about them…

The tarantella is such an iconic part of Italian culture I felt like I had to base at least one design off of it.

I have never been a big fan of the regional fish lines, so I wanted to put my own spin on it. Mainly by making it a 3 stage line, and giving the first evolution more personality than just “fish”. I am especially a fan of the lighting on Requiwreck. I also wanted to design a shark Pokémon as the two that we have, Sharpedo and Garchomp, are both very angry and threatening. This line focusses more on the speed and agility of sharks, but does lean into some tropes, specifically the sharks and shipwrecks trope.

This was a lot of fun to work on, and a fun design challenge!

Design notes! I based these three on the rivals from Gen 5, 6, and 9. Viola is related to Lenora, the second gym leader in Black and White. Fabio’s ace is Hoothoot so I gave him glasses shaped like it! Caio is based on a famous Roman Emperor (if you can guess who, I will reveal Team Forza’s design and story)

I have never been a fan of regional rock lines, but the Garganacl line has really become a favourite since Scarlet and Violet came out. I designed this line with the concept of manmade structures in mind, which is something we haven’t really seen in Pokemon yet. I imagine that this line can also learn a bunch of fairy and grass type moves.

After some serious design reworks, I can finally introduce Denkinumi, the (first) regional Pika-clone! Denkimuni is based on the Etruscan Vole and integrated technology like microchips and RFID. I wanted to incorporate the vole into at least one design since it is endemic to the Italian peninsula.

Lots of Pokémon fans kind of dislike this line, which I find strange since I think they’re actually quite cute! But I wanted to give Aromatisse the evolution it always deserved and an ability to match. For Miasmorata’s design, I actually took some inspiration from vultures, especially the Lammergeier, which can be found in the Italian Alps. The long neck gives her a unique silhouette I think.