>>44640863Making a fakemon is really tough because making a truly competent pokemon design requires multiple proficiencies. Any asshole can make a garbage fakemon, but making a good fakemon requires the following:
>a novel theme or idea on which the design is centered>artistic talent or skill not only to draw the creature, but to come up with a creative and interesting appearance through abstraction of something real>a rather thorough understanding of Japanese culture, from art, to cultural ideas about animals/themes, to the inspirations behind Pokemon>dedication to refine the design, and distill it from being a copy of something elseNow obviously, even real Pokemon don't always have all these, but this is the essence of a good pokemon design in my opinion. That's why it's really tough, because you need to be creative, good at art, dedicated, and educated in a very specific field. Attached is a pic of Wartortle, who I think is a really solid Pokemon design on mutiple levels.
