Artist Arvalis has been drawing realistic Pokemon for over 6 years and that work led him to a job as a creature designer on Detective Pikachu. He was hired after the movie’s production designer did a google search for “realistic pokemon” and his page popped up.
I’ve been listening to the Symphony of the Night soundtrack while working lately and man it’s so good - Season 2 definitely reignited my love for Castlevania 🦇