there aren't a lot of pokemon done in side-view. and yes pokemon does use sel-out (sometimes they just due proper outline shading though). the legs look like they stick into his sides like a cootie, and so look disconnected from the torso.
what type of pokemon is it, and what sort of things is it based on?

well the new generation is based off of stupid stuff, like an ice cream cone or a chandelier. old generation was based on cool stuff, like an existing animal or a legendary creature. some new generation stuff suffers from the same thing this suffers from, which is digimon-syndrome, where it's just a generic type of cute japanese creature. for instance, this looks kinda like an anteater, so you could always play up those characteristics, or add some sort of elemental effect according to its type.

or if you really don't want to base it off anything, just abstract the formal qualities, because right now it just seems kinda plain. elongat the snout, make the feet bigger or give it hooves, give it a long, fat tail. eyes on stalks. big floppy ears. two tails.
you get the idea


Edited by cure - 08 August 2011 at 12:53pm