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Esepibe β€” Aquatro -The lost legendary- by-nc-sa

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Description EDIT:Added a little more color to it.Not too much.
I considered the first version to be too "flat",while the other legendary birds had at least two noticeable tones of color.
I wanted to keep this caracteristic on Aquatro,to stay related to the original trio design.

Also,I accentuated the whole body to a more blue-ish look


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Aquatro,the lost legendary.

It fought against a very strong Lugia,to claim the right to be crowned guardian of water (and therefore of the sea),and emerge as a demigod,together with his brothers.

The three elemental guardians were already chosen.Fire,Thunder and Ice.

Only water was left,and the fourth brother step to the front.
Arceus was ready to crown Aquatro...

But suddenly,the leader of a flock of Lugias interrupted the ceremony,and challenged Aquatro to a battle,to prove himself as the true guardian of the sea,and protector of the kingdom of Kyogre.

Arceus couldn't believe such offense,and requested Lugia and the others to leave inmediately.

Lugia felt,deep inside him,that he was ready to protect the kingdom,and every creature living in it.

Arceus admired such bravery to challenge a god's decision,but he wouldn't allow it to happen.

But Aquatro stopped Arceus,and explained that,if he had to be crowned as a demigod,then he needed to prove he was worthy of such a title.
If he truly was that powerful,then a regular creature wouldn't be a problem to him.

Articuno,Zapdos and Moltres were proud of his brother,and stood there to witness the event.

The struggle between both creatures lasted for 30 days.

But Aquatro was finally defeated.

The brothers couldnt believe this.
That a common creature could do this to a sacred being.

Zapdos was dissapointed of his weak brother.
Moltres stood quiet and calm.A fair result,she tought.
Only Articuno,in silence,felt sad for her brother.

But there was nothing left to do.
Arceus crowned Lugia as the guardian of the sea.

Ashamed of his defeat,Aquatro started to fly far from that place.
Articuno followed him...but Zapdos and Moltres stopped her.

"Let him be...he needs to be alone"

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Eventually,Lugia became the leader and watcher of the Legendary Birds.

And Aquatro dissapeared.No living being,not even his brothers,saw him again.

It is believed that,to stay close to his brothers in a way,Aquatro created a cave right below Moltres Lair,in the deepest part of the sea,and stood in there for thousands of years,alone,as a way to punish himself.

Maybe one day,he would leave his cave,and challenge Lugia to a rematch.
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And that's how there's a Legendary Lugia,but ALSO,several regular Lugias,who breed and everything.

Oh man,just when I thought I would succeed in sugimori style,It ended up looking like "Esemori" Style (A mix of both my shading style and sugi's)

Aw well.

So,as you can see,I didnt want to add many details to it,to stay similar and simple,like the other birds.

The design is a general mix of birds like the cormorant and seagulls,and the Delphinidae family (The group of dolphins).That's why the wings look like fins,aside from other aquatic details.

Aquatro is not exactly a fast swimmer.He can fly fast though.
His specialty is to dive at an incredible speed,and strike an underwater opponent with his harpoon beak.
Thnx to his gills,he can breath underwater.

Aquatro is as powerful as the other birds,and the fastest of the four.

Stats,types,abilities and other stuff will be shown as soon as I finish the sprite.

Programs used:
Lines-Flat shading-Effects= Paint Shop Pro 9.1
Coloring-Watercolors=SAI version 1.1.0
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Comments: 279

NinTOONdoh [2021-02-20 03:21:20 +0000 UTC]

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Kenta147 [2017-06-13 00:48:41 +0000 UTC]

Always nice to meet another fan of Michael Anastas. Keep a firm hold and a clean blade.

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toa-toa [2016-07-31 22:19:04 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing! do you think you could try and make a box art version of this like 'pokemon stunning white' or something? if so that would be incredible.

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The-Art-Rat [2016-07-08 11:39:06 +0000 UTC]

Upon seeing this... Automatic fav XD

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Anertosheem [2016-02-25 03:36:22 +0000 UTC]

ARTICUNO IS A BOY!!!

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MelodiiMilmshake In reply to Anertosheem [2020-10-25 15:44:16 +0000 UTC]

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NeosTH2001 [2015-12-15 14:04:44 +0000 UTC]

Moveset:
Hydro Pump, Aqua Tail, Fly, and Drill Peck.

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Esepibe In reply to NeosTH2001 [2016-02-09 05:47:06 +0000 UTC]

Nice moveset

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CloudWhisp29 [2015-08-05 16:18:18 +0000 UTC]

Poor aquatro

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RainySkyClouds [2015-07-31 02:27:38 +0000 UTC]

This is is not a real pokemon.. right???

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John-Guy [2015-06-15 05:23:27 +0000 UTC]

Cool. I wonder what its pokedex entry would say as far as a description, size, stats, and species name?

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jmparc [2015-05-11 16:16:56 +0000 UTC]

i know where the name come from.Aqua is obviously and atro comes from this:Articuno ends with uno(in Spanish: one),Zapdos ends with dos(In Spanish:two)and Moltres ends with tres(in Spanish three)so Atro comes from cuatro(in Spanish:four).

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MrAltruism [2015-05-09 15:42:05 +0000 UTC]

Y'know, I really like the idea, but it looks too much like swanna, and articuno is almost the same when it comes to move pool.

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awesomestarz [2014-06-09 13:24:05 +0000 UTC]

I would train him and he'll be able to defeat Lugia.

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Coreyinthehouse [2013-11-16 00:15:43 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh this makes a lot of sense they really should have a fourth seeing as how they seem to be having a Season thing going on

So is Missingno what became of this Pokemon? Seeing as he's Bird Type hmm...

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dimakosrou [2013-10-28 18:04:48 +0000 UTC]

How is it that every deviant can create a much more authentic, realistic, beautiful Pokemon than those the Pokemon creators come up with the last three generations?...

Your work is truly awesome!

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Blast766 [2013-04-14 17:43:30 +0000 UTC]

Fun Facts by CV (my initials):
Lugia's working name was actually Aquatro.

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Esepibe In reply to Blast766 [2013-04-14 18:06:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh...And here I thought I came up with the name first

Where did you find this?

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Theimmortalivan [2012-11-22 06:43:00 +0000 UTC]

Dis is truly awesome, If I worked at pokemon co. I would try to make this a legendary for sure [link]

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RoseHudson [2012-11-14 16:14:29 +0000 UTC]

Just perfect and I absolutely love the Fan Fiction that Accompanies it (though gotta say that I hate the idea of pokemon *Ahem* Arceus *Ahem* being gods.

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Blitz3124 [2012-11-06 09:19:39 +0000 UTC]

nice, i like u kept the hidden name traits with it :3

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Plokman6 [2012-09-29 04:12:48 +0000 UTC]

I read a Fan fic once called Auqatro and the hunt for Mew-3. Was a excellent story a bit dark. Wish I could find it since I'd love to read it again.

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Tsuki222 [2012-09-28 14:15:15 +0000 UTC]

Awesome story, and gorgeous pic. I think that Lugia itself was created as a fusion of Aquatro and a legendary pokemon that was degraded to the semi-legendary Dragonite(Both Lugia and Dragonite are called sea guardians and the Cry of the giant Dragonite was re-used for Lugia in Pokemon 2000)

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T-Creature [2012-08-25 22:36:39 +0000 UTC]

You've inspired me to make a fifth one. a ground one named Suelocinco.

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CrazyJae2 [2012-08-16 19:20:18 +0000 UTC]

This thing is great!

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gwenanodite [2012-04-27 22:04:20 +0000 UTC]

you know what? aquatro is fucking awesome dude! i like much really the detail is beauty and i love the short history about him ;D

favs!

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MapleEverything [2012-01-23 13:39:26 +0000 UTC]

waaah.... tat's nice!

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tangerine-Monkey [2011-10-28 01:35:12 +0000 UTC]

Awesome job! Can I use him in a fanfic?

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geogreylord In reply to tangerine-Monkey [2012-07-18 19:41:25 +0000 UTC]

You'll never get an answer here.

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mountaincat5 [2011-10-23 13:38:27 +0000 UTC]

there is only one lugia because it is a legendary

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Rocketai In reply to mountaincat5 [2011-11-23 18:39:51 +0000 UTC]

Being a Legendary PokΓ©mon doesn't means it's a single individual. Lugia is actually a species, as are all the other Legendaries.

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cheeseyperson101 [2011-10-14 05:12:27 +0000 UTC]

May I sugest maybe a longer tail with like a manatee tail......If that makes any sense XD

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meIoetta [2011-09-04 14:40:30 +0000 UTC]

cool

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awesomestarz [2011-07-21 20:38:54 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful.

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323starlight [2011-07-21 12:58:38 +0000 UTC]

this is just beautiful just no words can describe it

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SaturnGrl [2011-07-21 06:53:28 +0000 UTC]

I love this legendary. I actually made a legendary bird of my own named Floracuatro, but since seeing this I am considering renaming my legendary bird to Floracinco just because this is so epic.
You can see my legendary here if you want: [link]

Would you mind if I tried my hand at making a sprite of this birdy? I made one of my legendary, and I'd like to see how I would do spriting this one.

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PatMonahanFangirl [2011-07-19 06:17:24 +0000 UTC]

T_T No one can beat Lugia >.> ;3

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DERPLandrulz [2011-07-13 17:31:31 +0000 UTC]

You made me disapointed of lugia and made me completely love this,THANK YOU

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Derroflcopter [2011-07-13 05:43:32 +0000 UTC]

I like the story!

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SaturnGrl [2011-07-08 22:20:28 +0000 UTC]

Very nice! I like his design. Kind of like a cross between a loon and a penguin.

Very cool idea for a legendary bird!
No pun intended. ^_^

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WolfdragonD [2011-06-28 05:54:01 +0000 UTC]

I would love see that movie!" Battle for the Legendary Title"

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TheEdo63 [2011-06-16 16:39:40 +0000 UTC]

Wow, lo amo β™₯ xD

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obnoxiousdd [2011-06-15 20:19:46 +0000 UTC]

neat.

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Xtreme1992 [2011-06-14 19:37:25 +0000 UTC]

i just noticed it with the names! xD

artic-UNO
zap-DOS
mol-TRES
a-QUATRO

realy nice done...

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5x5shadow5x5 [2011-06-02 14:00:29 +0000 UTC]

If that was a real pokemon i'd stop at nothing to catch it! it's so cool!

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Genwrath [2011-04-14 21:33:53 +0000 UTC]

cool

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WarbucksL [2011-04-07 01:15:19 +0000 UTC]

Very nice. can't wait for the rest.

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Lonewalker789 [2011-03-27 20:14:46 +0000 UTC]

loveing this fakemon loveing the legend

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Yoshi-Yosh [2011-02-27 05:06:45 +0000 UTC]

Design, Story, and Name...

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Lexinoria-Espada7 [2011-02-25 22:42:34 +0000 UTC]

Loved the back story. And I'm sure that, like the Legendary birds, there is more than one. :3

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