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this is for 's contest [link]

so i already had a few pokemon i wanted to submit, i also went though an old monster book i used to be afraid to read before bed... and almost settled on submitting minotaurs for my mythical/legendary entry... but then i remembered my studies in my "Arts of the Pacific Isles Class" and it all fell into place, as i wanted to pick something more obscure!

KIKIWA-grass-RUN AWAY-

so i physically based it off of a kiwi, because i HAD to base it off of an animal, since the design of the masks already look like pokemon... kinda... so the kiwi turned out amazingly! also his feet are hands ;D

"They appear once a year in small swarms, that have been steadily shrinking. Their movements in the jungles are clearly distinguishable due to their bouncy excited skipping."

TUMBAWARI-grass/dark-REPEL- discourages wild encounters with pokemon (i know there are other abilities that do this)

based on a cassowary [link] [link] (lawlz) a large bird like an emu that was respected and revered for their supposed affect on head hunting (which as i learned isn't simply barbaric but served a purpose to their society)... but um... yea, then it's further based on the appearance of the masks

"They appear once a year and unlike their offspring, can and will avoid contact with most other pokemon. When cornered it attacks with it's quick fists or paralyzing aura."

Duk Duk masks are amazing masks worn by the Duk Duk society in Papua New Guinea [link] [link] and the masks were actually representative of an actual spirit, and during their ceremony they would appear from the forest and would parade around the villages... women and children were prohibited to look at them, supposedly they could die from it! male Duk Duk spirits die after the season is finished, and the female Tubuan spirits who gave birth to them disapear until the next season when they give birth to more male spirits...

i looked back on my notes and stuff, and admite it's been a long time since studied the culture, so it's likely i'm wrong on a lot of this, but i still liked the idea and am happy with the results!

KIKIWA and TUMBAWARI are © to

Description
this is for 's contest [link]

so i already had a few pokemon i wanted to submit, i also went though an old monster book i used to be afraid to read before bed... and almost settled on submitting minotaurs for my mythical/legendary entry... but then i remembered my studies in my "Arts of the Pacific Isles Class" and it all fell into place, as i wanted to pick something more obscure!

KIKIWA-grass-RUN AWAY-

so i physically based it off of a kiwi, because i HAD to base it off of an animal, since the design of the masks already look like pokemon... kinda... so the kiwi turned out amazingly! also his feet are hands ;D

"They appear once a year in small swarms, that have been steadily shrinking. Their movements in the jungles are clearly distinguishable due to their bouncy excited skipping."

TUMBAWARI-grass/dark-REPEL- discourages wild encounters with pokemon (i know there are other abilities that do this)

based on a cassowary [link] [link] (lawlz) a large bird like an emu that was respected and revered for their supposed affect on head hunting (which as i learned isn't simply barbaric but served a purpose to their society)... but um... yea, then it's further based on the appearance of the masks

"They appear once a year and unlike their offspring, can and will avoid contact with most other pokemon. When cornered it attacks with it's quick fists or paralyzing aura."

Duk Duk masks are amazing masks worn by the Duk Duk society in Papua New Guinea [link] [link] and the masks were actually representative of an actual spirit, and during their ceremony they would appear from the forest and would parade around the villages... women and children were prohibited to look at them, supposedly they could die from it! male Duk Duk spirits die after the season is finished, and the female Tubuan spirits who gave birth to them disapear until the next season when they give birth to more male spirits...

i looked back on my notes and stuff, and admite it's been a long time since studied the culture, so it's likely i'm wrong on a lot of this, but i still liked the idea and am happy with the results!

KIKIWA and TUMBAWARI are © to