I tend to be a face-centric (or chibi if you will but generally not so extreme) artist and I want to make sure I got the full effect of the body in my squishes as well. The tail trailing is totally necessary as that is always real cute.
"But I love sports! Oh, yeah. Dodgeball was the best. I was the fastest one out there! 'Course, I was the ball. pause, nervous chuckle Was - was the BALL, see-*" (Words from Mike Wasowski in Monsters Inc."
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Lucario makes a good ball, and Im sure Mewtwo would as well