Petal Blizzard
Doodled on:
Petal Blizzard? more like 'Petal Barrage'!
yes, this is a touhou reference. It is referencing Sakuya Izayoi's attack from the fighting games: Illusion Sign "Killer Doll".
this idea came about because Chihiro has always been the walking Touhou reference for me. So, i just wanted to draw her doing a spell card bomb. Sakuya's attack was chosen because it's the first one to pop up in my head. i think it's fitting if you see petals as little daggers. The pose is particularly referenced from minusT's video on Yukari over HERE.
i was messing with the cel-shading in this one, where i see how lazy i can get away with it, using white as highlights and black as shade.
In-universe info:
Grass-type mons are capable generating leaves and petals as part of their attacks. Of course, they aren't real and disintegrate shortly after.
Some grass-type mons are innately associated with a particular plant. They can expend very little to generate parts of their associated plant. In exchange, they would find it significantly harder generating parts of any other plants.
Cherrims are associated with the cherry blossom. Their petals are often fast but weak when used as an attack. To compensate for this, cherrims will generate a large amount of them and attempt a barrage on their opponents. The more crafty ones might even shape barrage patterns as a spectacle (or as a form of intimidation).
