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Torterra

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Finally felt like uploading this. It was lying in my Sta.sh for weeks. Hope you guys like it!
The idea of having a realistically-proportioned Torterra being an ankylosaur of some kind has been passed around for quite a long time now, but I wanted to make my own take on it ever since it popped into my head. Cuz dinosaurs.

Torterra are terrestrial saurian pokemon first discovered in the Sinnoh region. In the wild, they are typically immobile and are easily mistaken as being part of its surrounding vegetation. As no two torterra share the exact same arrangement of parts on their backs, they are difficult to identify and are infrequently found.

Like several other grass-type pokemon, it shares a symbiotic relationship with the plant that is indefinitely attached to its body; if it remains unmoving for a long period of time, the plant photosynthesizes nutrients it can use to feed itself and the torterra, and in return, besides protecting it fiercely, whatever the torterra consumes also provides nourishment for the plant. However, unlike other grass-types, the torterra does not have a neural connection with its plant and thus cannot control it. Furthermore, where the plant grows on its body can influence the development of certain body parts; the specimen illustrated above, for example, has asymmetrical spikes on its armored back, their growth stunted by the plant.
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That looks so cool, cuz dinosaurs, just like you said. Also, the colouring is amazing, especially on the beige parts.