This is my entry for this awesome contest^^
Well, they are obviously inspired on the ugly duckling… but it doesn't became a swam, as you can see xD It's a mandarin duck, I was really amazed when I saw it, and then I simply matched the two ideas.

WHIMPLET (Whimper-incomplete)
Type: Normal/Flying
Height: 30cm
Weight: 4kg
Ability: Defeatlist/-
Dex entry: They spend their time crying constantly and admiring adults of Augush; it doesn't seem that they know that it's their evolutions.

AUGUSH (August-plush)
Type: Water/Flying
Height: 1.10m
Weight: 14kg
Ability: Serene Grace/ Big Pecks/ H.A: Cute Charm
Dex entry: The feathers of Augush are highly valued by collectors because considered strikingly beautiful. After having hatched the egg for many months, Augush fly off to feed on, but do not return from their chick that's already independent after the hatching.