ORTSURI

this is one of my favorite designs because of the beautiful colorations. district 4 is known for its access to the coast. it is makes up parts of california, nevada, oregon, washington, and idaho. because of district 4 notoriety for fishing and the water industry, i know i wanted a water dwelling pokémon. and the orca, the state animal of washington, was a perfect fit. for the design i wanted to have the orca pattern shown while also making it look more organic and resemble the shape of broken landmasses surrounded by water. then, i added the rope-like accent to its tail fin to add more to the story while also tying back to the history of fishing. then, i used a trident like accent on the dorsal fin as a slight nod to the trident on empoleon and finnick o'dair's use of a trident during the games. the shiny version resembles more of the murky sandy waters closer to the shore.