Rizhao was an OC I conjured up as a follow-up to the three Pokemon OCs I made earlier, poised to be the next generation of potential dungeon team members. Originally his backstory was that he was adopted by an elderly Mienshao who in her waning years decided to teach this excitable Sneasel the basics of her style.
When the PMD idea fell through, I decided to merge everyone involved into the main Pokemon universe. Among all the OCs, Rizhao was not aged up as much while everyone was pushed forward in age.
Because I had drawn him in lewd situations beforehand, it was actually easier for me to switch back and forth while I remained dubious about doing so for the other characters.