Hey /vp/ artfag here. How any of you can actually believe Ballio & co. are real is beyond me. At first glance you should be able to tell by the art style that it is done by your generic fakemon deviantautist.

I get it, you guys all qualify as designers by liking edgy fakemon designs and trashing any official ones. Let's not forget wottergate how you guys would pick apart Samurott for not making any sense design-wise. Yet some of you legitimately think Ballio's design is acceptable.

It's amazing how this board rips to shreds the recent leaks that are the only ones that would actually pass as Sugimori & Ohmura's styles. You guys go through the most ridiculous reasonings to debunk a fake. Comparing body shape in wottergate or failing to count feathers with 3D perspective are NOT reasons to debunk a fake

You guys are still gullible on gen3-tier art styles. It's not that hard to spot poor artwork. And yes, I did believe in the Unova starters, Hawlucha, and Greninja. It’s as easy as simply looking at the art and design. Grab Sugimori’s artbook and educate yourselves on how the Japanese draw their cartoon animals.

TL;DR Ballio only exists as a meme.