>>59330603
It has metal spikes jutting out of it

>>59330605
Blastoise too

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He has a heart of steel and fists of steel.
Hope this helps.

>>59330603
because Steel is a strong type and they wanted to shill it

>>59330603
Weak to ground, immune to poison, etc

>>59330603
Because everything about this thing was designed by a committee

>>59330603
one of the worst designs of all time
https://bogleech.com/pokemon/p447riolu

>>59330603
Probably Wolverine inspiration, metallic like bones, iron fists, cobalt colored fur.

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>>59330638
Very legitimate criticisms.
>The Hair. Is Lurciaro supposed to have "dreadlocks?" Is that what those are? Because they don't look like them. They look like fat, smooth, solid plastic tear drops nailed to the back of its skull
I get it's an Anubis headdress thing, but I think it could've been done differently. The blobby shapes are very "gen 4", in a bad way IMO.
>The Mouth. Did you ever notice that even though Lucrararnosaurus has a canine muzzle, it doesn't usually have a canine set of jaws? It has the same little anime mouth they use for humans, floating around its chin area as if the entire muzzle is just an oversized nose.
This one's always weirded me out.

I tried to gen this based on the guy's sketch. Mostly looks right except the black is supposed to go all the way up the ears. Couldn't get that to work right and I don't care enough to mess with it more.

>>59330603
Same reason as cobalion. Heart as pure as steel or something like that.

>>59330951
>They look like fat, smooth, solid plastic tear drops nailed to the back of its skull
Is this one of those "muh realism" fags? Most anime simplifies details.

>>59330603
Steel represents the aura lore, it's like an Aura-type.

>>59330631
Just like every pokémon, yes.