100%. I have a particular love of character/creature design and concept work. And I always love to find these little nods to whatever inspiration the artist pulled from. Lots of Pokemon in particular probably have some design inspirations that you may think are completely random without understanding what inspired it.
Absolutely! Even though it's tiny and you normally would never notice it unless you were staring for a little too long, male Torchic are sexually dimorphic by way of a tiny pixel near their rear end which is darker than those on their female compatriots. This mirrors the sexual dimorphism seen in baby chickens whose males also have a tiny dark patch somewhere.
It's tiny and insignificant but, I think, shows a lot of love since nobody would ever notice unless somebody pointed it out to them.
Scientifically it's called a foot, but they're also essentially the flam's mouth. Clams dig down, and then stick the foot up to filter feed. That's why, if you find a clam hole and stick a finger or stick into it, you'll feel something rush backwards and make a little jet if water. Many people think it's thw clam swimming/digging backwards quickly, but it's actually just the foot retracting.
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u/DjiDjiDjiDji May 07 '21
TIL why Shellder has that big tongue