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OAK'S FOSSORIAL RATTATA FAMILY
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Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Acudenta
Species: A. eradicus
Subspecies: A. eradicus subterranus
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[Notes: Let's just say a Fossorial Rattata was the best thing I could do with this Pokémon. While doing my research for inspiration, I found that most of the Rattata variations on the internet are either the cross-breed variants or just plain fur and colour variants. With my agenda to change the types of my variants as realistically as possible, this seemed like the best option to base my Rattata subspecies on. Also, a reference to Blue Oak's Dead Raticate creepypasta. Please review…]
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Named after the famous Pokémon scientist Gary Oak who first discovered the subspecies, the Fossorial Rattata are pretty common around any rocky terrain in Alneo Region. The reason why this branch of Rattata family tree has adapted to a fossorial life despite the abundance of forests in Alneo is still unknown.
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Needless to say, this family has adapted itself completely for underground life. Major distinctive features include sharp claws, stronger teeth and heavy bulk with dense, rough fur that help in burrowing under the hard rocky ground.
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The Fossorial Raticate are comparatively smaller in size than their common or Alolan brethren, but are far more agile. Also, the small pieces of rocks get trapped in their wirebrush-esque fur, thus enhancing the endurance. A fossorial Raticate is capable of making a burrow of several 100 feet depth in a single day.
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These Rattata and their evolved forms are generally more shy and docile than their other relatives. Whether this change of nature is due to their chosen habitat, or the other way round, is debatable. These Pokémon live in large colonies of around fifty individuals. The male Raticate are tasked with caring the young ones while the larger and more competitive females search for food. Unlike their relatives that are either entirely diurnal or entirely nocturnal, this subspecies is metaturnal, active during both day and night at random intervals of time.
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Comments: 14
ajkent14z is it okay if I just use the raticate design but not the rattata? the reason I ask is because the design for oak's fossorial raticate will fit nicely in my improved pokedex project as the new design for the main breed of raticate, while the oak's fossorial rattata honestly does not fit in with where I plan to go with the rattata line
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You can use it however you see fit, mate…
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cool, do you have a version of the oak's fossorial raticate that could serve as the back sprite?
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I don't yet… I can do one if you want.
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it would be very much appreciated. if you have the time at some point would you be willing to do a design for a fusions of official rattata & pichu, oak's fossorial raticate & pikachu, and oak's fossorial raticate & raichu. the fusions would have the large buck teeth of the rattata & oak's fossorial raticate substituted for a pair of fangs, all three fusions are quadrupedal by the way. the reasons I am asking this is because it would be a great boon to my improved pokedex project to have said fusions
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Um, I'd sure try to… but I can't promise. I got several of my own works too. I'm currently doing the hitmons, so maybe after that
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that would be awesome, though to be honest I don't need the designs immediately plus I don't want to rush you as well so take your time
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That, exactly, was my point...
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Wanted it to look closer to the common Raticate.
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