Fakemon Central (read the rules in the OP)

Edit: To the guy above me, your concept is solid. I'd just tweak the design to make it more unique. Maybe add some ice crystals on the body?

I'm seeing some nice designs in here! Here's two I've had sitting around for a few years - pictures are by a former friend who worked on them with me.

I've had these sitting around for five years (!!!) and made countless tweaks to the BST in the hopes that they'd come out balanced. I'll expand on the lore if someone asks about it - Pokedex entries are unreliable, after all.

(Note: Pictures are ordered in normal then shiny)

Infernbolt

Corrupted Pokémon
Fire/Electric

Pokedex
Sun: Supposedly a result of an experiment gone wrong. It seems to be bursting with energy.
Moon: An attempt to improve a Jolteon went horribly wrong. It sometimes cries at night because of the pain it endures.

Stats
HP: 130
Attack: 10
Def: 65
Sp. Atk: 160
Sp. Def: 65
Speed: 170

BST: 600

Ability:
Energy Boost: Raises the speed of the user and all allies in battle.
(Speed boosted by 1 stage)

Signature moves:
Element Burst
Special
Fire
Base damage: 150
Accuracy: 90%
Must recharge the next turn. 15% chance of paralysis.

Fire Bolt (Level 90)
Special
Fire/Electric
Base damage: 100
Accuracy: 100%
This move has a 15% chance of paralysis or inflicting a burn.

Level up moves:
Lv.1
-Fire Spin
-Thunder Wave
-Screech

Lv. 15
-Flame Wheel

Lv. 28
-Thundershock

Lv. 39
-Thunderbolt

Lv. 41
-Heat Wave

Lv. 60
-Thunder

Lv. 80
-Blue Flare

Lv. 87
-Fire Blast

Lv. 90
-Fire Bolt

Lv. 100
-Element Burst

TM:
Psyshock
Roar
Toxic
Hidden Power
Sunny Day
Hyper Beam
Light Screen
Protect
Rain Dance
Frustration
Solar Beam
Thunderbolt
Thunder
Return
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Double Team
Reflect
Flamethrower
Fire Blast
Facade
Flame Charge
Overheat
Focus Blast
Charge Beam
Incinerate
Shadow Claw
Volt Switch
Thunder Wave
Psych Up
Substitute
Wild Charge


Zlovein
Zlovein-M



Zlovein-F


Wolf Spirit Pokémon
Ghost/Fighting

Pokedex:
Sun: This Pokemon seeks out those who are suffering to help ease the pain.
Moon: This Pokemon helps those who are suffering by absorbing their pain.

Stats:
HP: 110
Attack: 80
Def: 125
Sp. Atk: 145
Sp. Def: 110
Speed: 75

BST: 565

Ability:
Tourniquet
Cuts damage to the user and allies after two turns in battle.
(Damage cut by 50%)

Consume
Deals damage if an opponent is afflicted with a status problem.
(1/8th HP dealt at the end of each turn if opponent is statused)

Signature Move
Possession
Ghost
Special
Dmg: 100
Acc: 95%
This move may cause paralysis. (15%)

Level 1
-Curse
-Spite
-Confuse Ray
-Hex

Level 7
-Lick

Level 10
-Night Shade

Level 20
-Ominous Wind

Level 27
-Shadow Claw

Level 35
-Shadow Ball

Level 40
-Aura Sphere

Level 61
-Focus Blast

Level 70
-Psychic
-Thunderbolt

Level 80
-Possession

Level 100
-Thunder

TM/HM
Psyshock
Calm Mind
Roar
Toxic
Hail
Venoshock
Hidden Power
Ice Beam
Blizzard
Hyper Beam
Light Screen
Protect
Rain Dance
Safeguard
Frustration
Solar Beam
Thunderbolt
Thunder
Earthquake
Return
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Double Team
Sludge Wave
Flamethrower
Sludge Bomb
Rock Tomb
Torment
Facade
Flame Charge
Rest
Overheat
Focus Blast
Energy Ball
Charge Beam
Payback
Volt Switch
Thunder Wave
Swords Dance
Psych Up
Frost Breath
Rock Slide
Poison Jab
Dream Eater
Grass Knot
U-Turn
Substitute
Flash Cannon
Trick Room
Surf


The reasoning for the name 'Zlovein' has been lost to time unfortunately.
 
Sorry about double-posting. I've just got Blender so I'm going to try and make 3D models of my two fakemon and possibly animate them.

Even though I have absolutely zero experience with this 3d stuff.
 
This is where Fakemon go, right?

A long, long time ago I had an idea to turn that Marowak ghost from Gen 1 into a proper fakemon.

It... wasn't very good.

Now, though, I've gotten better and made this:


Dokuraith - Dark/Ghost
The Lingering Pokemon
"Said to be born from the last wishes of a dying MAROWAK, DOKURAITH inhabits places where the dead lie. It attack intruders without mercy."
Intimidate/Parental Bond
75/103/117/70/100/100

100% custom (though I did use Cubone's skull as a reference.)

It looks simple because I wanted it to look like it was originally designed for Gen 1, and a lot of mons from Gen 1 have simplistic designs.
 


Bummer edit: reuploaded the pic and adjusted its size, original can be found here

Description
It´s a water/ice type pokemon with features of both a husky and a polar fox. It's the third stage of a starter pokemon. I'm not really sure what the first stage would look like, but I am sure that it would be called Flufsky.

Gracolar is a graceful and majestic pokemon, but it can be tricky and deceiving if it needs to. It's streamlined body and thick tail makes it a fast diver and swimmer, although it has some problems speeding up in the water if it doesn't accelerate on land first. It's fur keeps it warm in the cold environment it lives in.

The main problem I have with my own design is that it doesn't really strike as a water and ice type, which is partially because of my lack of drawing skills. I'm not really sure what I can add to the design to make it stand out more, so some feedback is appreciated.

movepool
Gracolar is specifically designed to not suck, so I came up with a movepool and stat distribution that lends it many options. It has a signature move called quench, which works exactly like scald, but instead of possibly burning the target, it freezes it solid. Here is a list of the most notable moves that Gracolar learns.

Main stab moves: quench, surf, hyrdro pump - blizzard, ice beam, freeze-dry, frost breath
Main coverage moves: Moonblast - aura sphere - shadow ball
Boosting moves: calm mind, agility - howl, work up - nasty plot
Main utility moves: baton pass, encore, wish - taunt - aurora veil, hail - aqua ring - trick

Gracolar can run sweeper sets with it's powerful stabs and coverage, along with a boosting move. It can also run different kinds of incredibly annoying serene grace + quench sets to make passing boosts or wishes really easy.
I feel like it looks too much like a wolf and not anything like a pokemon, it could easily pass as a deviantart wolf OC. It doesn't show much husky in it and resembles a fox more. I like your hand writing though if that is anything.
 
This is where Fakemon go, right?

A long, long time ago I had an idea to turn that Marowak ghost from Gen 1 into a proper fakemon.

It... wasn't very good.

Now, though, I've gotten better and made this:


Dokuraith - Dark/Ghost
The Lingering Pokemon
"Said to be born from the last wishes of a dying MAROWAK, DOKURAITH inhabits places where the dead lie. It attack intruders without mercy."
Intimidate/Parental Bond
75/103/117/70/100/100

100% custom (though I did use Cubone's skull as a reference.)

It looks simple because I wanted it to look like it was originally designed for Gen 1, and a lot of mons from Gen 1 have simplistic designs.
If I could just comment on something, Parental Bond is out of place on this design. Is there a way to justify it?
 
I feel like it looks too much like a wolf and not anything like a pokemon, it could easily pass as a deviantart wolf OC. It doesn't show much husky in it and resembles a fox more. I like your hand writing though if that is anything.
The original concept was based on a polar vox. It's just that I cannot draw very well, so he looks like a mishmash of a wolf, husky and a fox all at once while not really having distinct features of either.

Thanks about the hand writing though.
 
Made a few fakemon sprites.



Hoardune

Ability: Cheek Pouch / Sand Rush
Stats: 100 HP / 60 Atk / 100 Def / 60 SpA / 100 SpD / 60 Spe - Total BST: 480

Small fat rodent-like Pokemon living in large colonies in the desert. Groups of them can be seen at night searching for cacti, their source of food and water.

Level up:
L1: Tackle
L1: Baby-Doll Eyes
L1: Defense Curl
L1: Dig
L4: Fairy Wind
L9: Sand Attack
L12: Fury Attack
L17: Play Rough
L20: Beat Up
L25: Sand Tomb
L28: Body Slam
L33: Moonlight
L36: Rapid Spin
L41: Double-Edge
L44: Belly Drum
L49: Earthquake
L52: Earth Power
L57: Moonblast

Technical Machine:
TM01: Work Up
TM06: Toxic
TM10: Hidden Power
TM12: Taunt
TM15: Hyper Beam
TM17: Protect
TM21: Frustration
TM23: Smack Down
TM26: Earthquake
TM27: Return
TM32: Double Team
TM37: Sandstorm
TM39: Rock Tomb
TM42: Facade
TM44: Rest
TM45: Attract
TM46: Thief
TM48: Round
TM56: Fling
TM68: Giga Impact
TM69: Rock Polish
TM71: Stone Edge
TM78: Bulldoze
TM80: Rock Slide
TM86: Grass Knot
TM87: Swagger
TM88: Sleep Talk
TM90: Substitute
TM95: Snarl
TM96: Nature Power
TM99: Dazzling Gleam
TM100: Confide

Breeding:
- Snore
- Wish
- Charm
- Fake Tears



Screap

Ability: Coward* / Tough Claws / Insomnia
Stats: 35 HP / 85 Atk / 60 Def / 30 SpA / 78 SpD / 102 Spe - Total BST: 390

*Every time a Pokemon with the ability Coward switches in, 1/4 its max HP is put in a Substitute. This ability doesn't activate if the Pokemon has less than 25% HP.

Screap are scared of people and they're hiding in dark attics or unoccupied houses all the time. They enjoy playing with abandoned toys.

Level up:
L1: Scratch
L1: Lick
L1: Screech
L1: Metal Claw
L4: Shadow Sneak
L7: Endure
L10: Glare
L14: Quick Attack
L18: Hone Claws
L22: Mean Look
L27: Fake Out
L32: Slash
L37: Night Slash
L42: X-Scissor
L48: Shadow Claw
L54: Knock Off
L60: Double-Edge
L66: Phantom Force

Technical Machine:
TM02: Dragon Claw
TM06: Toxic
TM10: Hidden Power
TM12: Taunt
TM15: Hyper Beam
TM17: Protect
TM21: Frustration
TM27: Return
TM29: Psychic
TM30: Shadow Ball
TM31: Brick Break
TM32: Double Team
TM33: Reflect
TM41: Torment
TM42: Facade
TM44: Rest
TM46: Thief
TM48: Round
TM49: Echoed Voice
TM54: False Swipe
TM61: Will-O-Wisp
TM65: Shadow Claw
TM68: Giga Impact
TM75: Swords Dance
TM87: Swagger
TM88: Sleep Talk
TM90: Substitute
TM100: Confide



Frosterror

Ability: Snow Warning / Illusion / Magician
Stats: 80 HP / 115 Atk / 92 Def / 130 SpA / 86 SpD / 97 Spe - Total BST: 600

Frosterror sleeps 9 months of the year in a cold dark cave. When winter comes, he wakes up and unleashes his frozen magic.

Level up:
L1: Snatch
L1: Pursuit
L1: Mist
L1: Ice Ball
L5: Curse
L9: Punishment
L13: Ice Shard
L17: Hail
L21: Icy Wind
L25: Foul Play
L29: Snore
L33: Nasty Plot
L37: Dark Pulse
L42: Ice Beam
L47: Night Slash
L53: Icicle Crash
L59: Knock Off
L65: Stored Power
L71: Blizzard
L77: Sheer Cold

Technical Machine:
TM04: Calm Mind
TM06: Toxic
TM07: Hail
TM10: Hidden Power
TM12: Taunt
TM13: Ice Beam
TM14: Blizzard
TM15: Hyper Beam
TM16: Light Screen
TM17: Protect
TM21: Frustration
TM26: Earthquake
TM27: Return
TM30: Shadow Ball
TM32: Double Team
TM33: Reflect
TM41: Torment
TM42: Facade
TM44: Rest
TM48: Round
TM49: Echoed Voice
TM52: Focus Blast
TM60: Quash
TM61: Will-O-Wisp
TM63: Embargo
TM66: Payback
TM68: Giga Impact
TM70: Aurora Veil
TM75: Swords Dance
TM77: Psych Up
TM79: Frost Breath
TM85: Dream Eater
TM87: Swagger
TM88: Sleep Talk
TM90: Substitute
TM92: Trick Room
TM96: Nature Power
TM97: Dark Pulse
TM100: Confide

Breeding:
- Sucker Punch
- Freeze Dry
- Avalanche
- Haze



Insecopter

Ability: Fly Away* / Gluttony
Stats: 182 HP / 60 Atk / 74 Def / 75 SpA / 84 SpD / 45 Spe - Total BST: 520

*Pokemon with the ability Fly Away will have their type changed to Flying when at 1/2 max HP or less.

Insecopters are slow, fat and selfish. They eat gross stuff and then they lay eggs into the rest of it. They are able to lift off the ground with their propeller-like wings, but they do so only rarely.

Level up:
L1: Struggle Bug
L1: Fury Cutter
L1: Bide
L1: Gust
L3: Endure
L10: Belch
L12: Air Cutter
L19: Silver Wind
L21: Bug Buzz
L28: Body Slam
L30: Acid Armor
L37: Whirlwind
L39: Signal Beam
L46: Double-Edge
L48: Tailwind
L55: Leech Life
L57: U-Turn
L64: Air Slash

Technical Machine:
TM06: Toxic
TM10: Hidden Power
TM11: Sunny Day
TM15: Hyper Beam
TM17: Protect
TM21: Frustration
TM22: Solar Beam
TM27: Return
TM28: Leech Life
TM32: Double Team
TM34: Sludge Wave
TM40: Aerial Ace
TM42: Facade
TM44: Rest
TM48: Round
TM51: Steel Wing
TM58: Sky Drop
TM62: Acrobatics
TM68: Giga Impact
TM73: Thunder Wave
TM76: Fly
TM83: Infestation
TM84: Poison Jab
TM87: Swagger
TM88: Sleep Talk
TM89: U-Turn
TM90: Substitute
TM93: Wild Charge
TM100: Confide

Breeding:
- Snore
- Stockpile
- Spit Up
- Swallow
- Counter
- Defog
 
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If I could just comment on something, Parental Bond is out of place on this design. Is there a way to justify it?
I just thought it was a fitting ability for a Pokemon related closely to the Marowak line.
Made a few fakemon sprites.



Hoardune

Ability: Cheek Pouch / Sand Rush
Stats: 100 HP / 60 Atk / 100 Def / 60 SpA / 100 SpD / 60 Spe - Total BST: 480

Small fat rodent-like Pokemon living in large colonies in the desert. Groups of them can be seen at night searching for cacti, their source of food and water.

Level up:
L1: Tackle
L1: Baby-Doll Eyes
L1: Defense Curl
L1: Dig
L4: Fairy Wind
L9: Sand Attack
L12: Fury Attack
L17: Play Rough
L20: Beat Up
L25: Sand Tomb
L28: Body Slam
L33: Moonlight
L36: Rapid Spin
L41: Double-Edge
L44: Belly Drum
L49: Earthquake
L52: Earth Power
L57: Moonblast

Technical Machine:
TM01: Work Up
TM06: Toxic
TM10: Hidden Power
TM12: Taunt
TM15: Hyper Beam
TM17: Protect
TM21: Frustration
TM23: Smack Down
TM26: Earthquake
TM27: Return
TM32: Double Team
TM37: Sandstorm
TM39: Rock Tomb
TM42: Facade
TM44: Rest
TM45: Attract
TM46: Thief
TM48: Round
TM56: Fling
TM68: Giga Impact
TM69: Rock Polish
TM71: Stone Edge
TM78: Bulldoze
TM80: Rock Slide
TM86: Grass Knot
TM87: Swagger
TM88: Sleep Talk
TM90: Substitute
TM95: Snarl
TM96: Nature Power
TM99: Dazzling Gleam
TM100: Confide

Breeding:
- Snore
- Wish
- Charm
- Fake Tears



Screap

Ability: Coward* / Tough Claws / Insomnia
Stats: 35 HP / 85 Atk / 60 Def / 30 SpA / 78 SpD / 102 Spe - Total BST: 390

*Every time a Pokemon with the ability Coward switches in, 1/4 its max HP is put in a Substitute. This ability doesn't activate if the Pokemon has less than 25% HP.

Screap are scared of people and they're hiding in dark attics or unoccupied houses all the time. They enjoy playing with abandoned toys.

Level up:
L1: Scratch
L1: Lick
L1: Screech
L1: Metal Claw
L4: Shadow Sneak
L7: Endure
L10: Glare
L14: Quick Attack
L18: Hone Claws
L22: Mean Look
L27: Fake Out
L32: Slash
L37: Night Slash
L42: X-Scissor
L48: Shadow Claw
L54: Knock Off
L60: Double-Edge
L66: Phantom Force

Technical Machine:
TM02: Dragon Claw
TM06: Toxic
TM10: Hidden Power
TM12: Taunt
TM15: Hyper Beam
TM17: Protect
TM21: Frustration
TM27: Return
TM29: Psychic
TM30: Shadow Ball
TM31: Brick Break
TM32: Double Team
TM33: Reflect
TM41: Torment
TM42: Facade
TM44: Rest
TM46: Thief
TM48: Round
TM49: Echoed Voice
TM54: False Swipe
TM61: Will-O-Wisp
TM65: Shadow Claw
TM68: Giga Impact
TM75: Swords Dance
TM87: Swagger
TM88: Sleep Talk
TM90: Substitute
TM100: Confide



Frosterror

Ability: Snow Warning / Illusion / Magician
Stats: 80 HP / 115 Atk / 92 Def / 130 SpA / 86 SpD / 97 Spe - Total BST: 600

Frosterror sleeps 9 months of the year in a cold dark cave. When winter comes, he wakes up and unleashes his frozen magic.

Level up:
L1: Snatch
L1: Pursuit
L1: Mist
L1: Ice Ball
L5: Curse
L9: Punishment
L13: Ice Shard
L17: Hail
L21: Icy Wind
L25: Foul Play
L29: Snore
L33: Nasty Plot
L37: Dark Pulse
L42: Ice Beam
L47: Night Slash
L53: Icicle Crash
L59: Knock Off
L65: Stored Power
L71: Blizzard
L77: Sheer Cold

Technical Machine:
TM04: Calm Mind
TM06: Toxic
TM07: Hail
TM10: Hidden Power
TM12: Taunt
TM13: Ice Beam
TM14: Blizzard
TM15: Hyper Beam
TM16: Light Screen
TM17: Protect
TM21: Frustration
TM26: Earthquake
TM27: Return
TM30: Shadow Ball
TM32: Double Team
TM33: Reflect
TM41: Torment
TM42: Facade
TM44: Rest
TM48: Round
TM49: Echoed Voice
TM52: Focus Blast
TM60: Quash
TM61: Will-O-Wisp
TM63: Embargo
TM66: Payback
TM68: Giga Impact
TM70: Aurora Veil
TM75: Swords Dance
TM77: Psych Up
TM79: Frost Breath
TM85: Dream Eater
TM87: Swagger
TM88: Sleep Talk
TM90: Substitute
TM92: Trick Room
TM96: Nature Power
TM97: Dark Pulse
TM100: Confide

Breeding:
- Sucker Punch
- Freeze Dry
- Avalanche
- Haze



Insecopter

Ability: Fly Away* / Gluttony
Stats: 182 HP / 60 Atk / 74 Def / 75 SpA / 84 SpD / 45 Spe - Total BST: 520

*Pokemon with the ability Fly Away will have their type changed to Flying when at 1/2 max HP or less.

Insecopters are slow, fat and selfish. They eat gross stuff and then they lay eggs into the rest of it. They are able to lift off the ground with their propeller-like wings, but they do so only rarely.

Level up:
L1: Struggle Bug
L1: Fury Cutter
L1: Bide
L1: Gust
L3: Endure
L10: Belch
L12: Air Cutter
L19: Silver Wind
L21: Bug Buzz
L28: Double-Edge
L30: Acid Armor
L37: Whirlwind
L39: Signal Beam
L46: Body Slam
L48: Tailwind
L55: Leech Life
L57: U-Turn
L64: Air Slash

Technical Machine:
TM06: Toxic
TM10: Hidden Power
TM11: Sunny Day
TM15: Hyper Beam
TM17: Protect
TM21: Frustration
TM22: Solar Beam
TM27: Return
TM28: Leech Life
TM32: Double Team
TM34: Sludge Wave
TM40: Aerial Ace
TM42: Facade
TM44: Rest
TM48: Round
TM51: Steel Wing
TM58: Sky Drop
TM62: Acrobatics
TM68: Giga Impact
TM73: Thunder Wave
TM76: Fly
TM83: Infestation
TM84: Poison Jab
TM87: Swagger
TM88: Sleep Talk
TM89: U-Turn
TM90: Substitute
TM93: Wild Charge
TM100: Confide

Breeding:
- Snore
- Stockpile
- Spit Up
- Swallow
- Counter
- Defog
Let's break this down a little.

Hoardune, Screap, and Frosterror all share two big problems: The designs are extremely basic, moreso than any official Pokemon design. They're also pillowshaded and are just one half reflected on the other side, which is bad spriting.

Insecopter is a little more interesting, but the design is still bland and idea has no thread of logic behind it. It makes no sense, even by Pokemon standards. The animation is a nice touch, but the sprite itself is poor in quality.
 
I just thought it was a fitting ability for a Pokemon related closely to the Marowak line.

Let's break this down a little.

Hoardune, Screap, and Frosterror all share two big problems: The designs are extremely basic, moreso than any official Pokemon design. They're also pillowshaded and are just one half reflected on the other side, which is bad spriting.

Insecopter is a little more interesting, but the design is still bland and idea has no thread of logic behind it. It makes no sense, even by Pokemon standards. The animation is a nice touch, but the sprite itself is poor in quality.
I have to second Stellar's sentiment here. The designs are a little too simple...

Maybe I can give it a shot?
 
Hoardune, Screap, and Frosterror all share two big problems: The designs are extremely basic, moreso than any official Pokemon design. They're also pillowshaded and are just one half reflected on the other side, which is bad spriting.

Insecopter is a little more interesting, but the design is still bland and idea has no thread of logic behind it. It makes no sense, even by Pokemon standards. The animation is a nice touch, but the sprite itself is poor in quality.
Actually I have never sprited before, so I wanted to start with something simple. I will probably redo them when I get better at it.
 


Quick concept for a grass/fire-type Pokémon. I haven't really decided on a name yet, but I think something along the lines of Bambroot (Bambus + Shoot/Soot/Root) would do. It's the Coal Burner Pokémon.

Abilities: Own Tempo / Unaware / (HA) Flash Fire
Stats: Good HP, decent defenses. Slighty above average Sp.Atk, below average Atk. Slow.
Some Move Options: Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Grass Knot, Ingrain, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Overheat, Sunny Day, Earth Power, Focus Energy, Morning Sun, Yawn, Amnesia

The design is based on bamboo shoots and bamboo charcoal. Bambroots have relatively short lifespans and grow into regular bamboo eventually, losing their self-awareness / ability to move. Basically, they cease being a Pokémon and become plants as they grow older. They are somewhat rare Pokémon, only found occasionally in relatively cold regions. They create bamboo charcoal from bamboo (essentially their true "adult forms") growing in their respective groves and burn it in order to keep the cold out. In ancient times, they were believed to be forest spirits, and hunters who traversed the mountain forests made sure to not disturb their groves. Bambroots work tirelessly, putting all their energy into making more coal and burning it in order to keep the grove alive/growing.

Regarding Evolutions, in respect to what I wrote above, a second stage is not really an option. A pre-evo would be possible though. The first stage could just be a small bamboo shoot with a split evolution, evolving into another bamboo-like Pokémon through regular level up or into Bambroot if it is holding charcoal when evolving.
 
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I came up with a Fakemon concept that I thought would be interesting a while back. I don't really know how to draw so I don't have an illustration, but I'm hoping to get it commissioned soon. Anyway, here's my Fakemon.

Dendrider - Bug/Psychic

Description: A small bug that resembles a cross between a tick and a sentient neuron. It has a translucent bluish-white body and a purple "nucleus" with pupiless matching purple eyes. Its six legs somewhat resemble the dendrites of a neuron.

Abilities:
  • Synchronize
  • Immunity
  • Merciless (Hidden Ability)
Egg Groups: Amorphous, Bug

BST: 42/15/52/30/76/34

Learnset:
  • Poison Sting (Start)
  • String Shot (Start)
  • Struggle Bug (Start)
  • Infestation (Lv. 7)
  • Confuse Ray (Lv. 11)
  • Thundershock (Lv. 13)
  • Confusion (Lv. 17)
  • Hypnosis (Lv. 20)
  • Signal Beam (Lv. 22)
  • Spider Web (Lv. 27)
  • Extrasensory (Lv. 31)
  • Eerie Impulse (Lv. 34)
  • Parabolic Charge (Lv. 41)
  • Amnesia (Lv. 43)
  • Recover (Lv. 46)
  • Sticky Web (Lv. 53)
TMs:
  • Psyshock
  • Calm Mind
  • Toxic
  • Hidden Power
  • Taunt
  • Hyper Beam
  • Light Screen
  • Protect
  • Thunderbolt
  • Return
  • Leech Life
  • Psychic
  • Double Team
  • Reflect
  • Rest
  • Attract
  • Embargo
  • Giga Impact
  • Thunder Wave
  • X-Scissor
  • Infestation
  • Dream Eater
  • Swagger
  • Substitute
  • Snarl
  • Confide
Egg Moves:
  • Toxic Thread (from Spinarak and Ariados)
  • Memento (from Grimer, Muk, Koffing, Weezing, Spiritomb, Litwick, and Lampent)
  • Stockpile/Spit Up/Swallow (from Gulpin, Swalot, Drifloon, and Drifblim)
  • Electroweb (from Joltik and Galvantula)
Neurachnid - Poison/Psychic

Evolves from Dendrider at Level 25

Description: A larger version of Dendrider, now with visible pedipalps on its face, four smaller eyes in addition to its primary eyes, and a large scorpion tail resembling an axon of a nerve cell, complete with myelin sheaths surrounding the shaft.

Abilities:
  • Synchronize
  • Neurotoxin (all moves used by this pokemon that cause poison cause Toxic poison instead.)
  • Merciless (hidden ability)
BST: 77/25/104/60/121/68

Egg Groups: Amorphous, Bug

Learnset:
  • Synaptic Venom (Evolve - Special psychic-type move with 50 base power and a 50% chance of poisoning the opponent.)
  • Poison Sting (Start)
  • String Shot (Start)
  • Struggle Bug (Start)
  • Venom Drench (Start)
  • Fell Stinger (Start)
  • Poison Gas (Start)
  • Infestation (Lv. 9)
  • Confuse Ray (Lv. 14)
  • Thundershock (Lv. 16)
  • Confusion (Lv. 19)
  • Hypnosis (Lv. 22)
  • Signal Beam (Lv. 24)
  • Spider Web (Lv. 29)
  • Extrasensory (Lv. 34)
  • Eerie Impulse (Lv. 37)
  • Parabolic Charge (Lv. 44)
  • Amnesia (Lv. 47)
  • Recover (Lv. 50)
  • Sticky Web (Lv. 57)
TMs:
  • Psyshock
  • Calm Mind
  • Toxic
  • Venoshock
  • Hidden Power
  • Taunt
  • Hyper Beam
  • Light Screen
  • Protect
  • Thunderbolt
  • Return
  • Leech Life
  • Psychic
  • Double Team
  • Reflect
  • Sludge Wave
  • Sludge Bomb
  • Torment
  • Rest
  • Attract
  • Embargo
  • Giga Impact
  • Thunder Wave
  • X-Scissor
  • Infestation
  • Poison Jab
  • Dream Eater
  • Swagger
  • Substitute
  • Snarl
  • Confide

Commentary: Neurachnid is meant to be a mostly defensive pokemon, with great special defense and good defense and HP, but mediocre special attack and speed and nearly useless attack. Its moveset consists almost entirely of support and status-afflicting moves designed to gradually wear down the opponent rather than attacking them head on. With its signature ability Neurotoxin, Neurachnid has the unique role in doubles of being the only pokemon capable of inflicting Toxic poison on both opponents in a single move using Poison Gas. Alternatively, Neurachnid can also use poison thread to simultaneously inflict toxic poison and lower the speed of a single pokemon. Neurachnid also posesses an excellent defensive typing in Poison/Psychic, giving it a 4x resistance to Fighting, neutral resistances to Bug and Psychic, and 2x resistances to Poison, Grass, and Fairy. It also possesses additional coverage with Thunderbolt, which complements its STAB nicely. Finally, Neurachnid is one of the few pokemon to get access to Sticky Web, capable of further supporting the team.

Unfortunately, Neurachnid is also almost completely shut down by any Taunt user that manages to outspeed it, and is easily checked by bulky steel-types. Ferrothorn in particular manages to wall nearly anything that Neurachnid can throw at it.
 
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if you want I can draw that for you Zennistrad. but you will have to tell me if its a big giant powerful pokemon or a smaller one.
 
if you want I can draw that for you Zennistrad. but you will have to tell me if its a big giant powerful pokemon or a smaller one.
I'd love that! I've gone ahead and renamed Neuropod to "Dendrider" since I feel that's a much better name, so use that if possible.

Dendrider is about the same size as Spinarak, so very small (by Pokemon standards, at least.) Neurachnid, by contrast, is roughly the size of a large dog.
 
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here is dendrider(sorry my lighting is so terrible) because of school I will probably have neurachnid by tomorrow unless these massive snow storms of colorado give me a snow day. By the way I love the idea of giving it electro web with galvantula/joltic
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edit: made the nucleus more thick, the eyes evenly sized, added more hatching, and photo editing. also let me know if you want their to be 6 legs instead of a ticks 8, the eyes to be smaller or any other edits.
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here is the rough draft of neurachnid. And are you a biologist since you know about all these neurons and such.
 
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So I made Yipup a while back, but I haven't had much feedback on it. I've been told that Balancing Act is really OP, but my feelings are
A. It's a hidden ability, so it'll be really hard to get anyway
B. I have no idea what to replace it with.

So suggestions are very much welcome. :)
Sorry if the pictures are massive, I don't know how to resize them.

(Yijao, by the way, doesn't have a picture yet, but it's Dark-Fairy)



Hoardune, Screap, and Frosterror all share two big problems: The designs are extremely basic, moreso than any official Pokemon design. They're also pillowshaded and are just one half reflected on the other side, which is bad spriting.

Insecopter is a little more interesting, but the design is still bland and idea has no thread of logic behind it. It makes no sense, even by Pokemon standards. The animation is a nice touch, but the sprite itself is poor in quality.
I don't see the pillow shading. The shading is very basic and misshapen, but it's not pillow, I don't believe.
Personally, I really like Screap and Frosterror as base or baby forms. I think they need more detailed and intimidating evolutions, but they're no more plain than Jigglypuff or Squirtle.
 
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Zennistrad said:
I came up with a Fakemon concept that I thought would be interesting a while back. I don't really know how to draw so I don't have an illustration, but I'm hoping to get it commissioned soon. Anyway, here's my Fakemon. [...]
Pretty cool concept! I liked it, so I made my own versions of Dendrider and Neurachnid. Here's a quick colored sketch:



I think the two stages look a little too similar, but you did say that Neurachnid is a bigger version of Dendrider, so...
In-game, the models for these two Pokémon would "hang in the air", similar to Burmy/Wormadam or Dhelmise.

Cinnabar_Pokehack said:
So suggestions are very much welcome. :)
I don't mean to be harsh, but I find the design to be pretty boring. There really isn't a need for more Pokémon that are basically "dog/wolf + something" in my opinion. It just seems lazy to draw a generic dog and then add a few details or change a few colors in order to make it fit some theme. Also, in your specific case, there's already a Pokémon with a very similar black-white design (Absol), so it doesn't seem very original.
Apart from the actual design, why is Yipup only dark type? Since Yin and Yang is supposed to represent the balance between light and dark, among other things, I think normal type would be better. The same question could be applied to its first ability - why does it only represent the "dark" side?
I don't know how powerful the hidden ability would be, but saying it's OK the way it is just because it's hard to get doesn't seem right. As long as there is competitive battling, people will always want to use the most powerful ability a Pokémon gets to maximize its potential, so if it's good, everyone is going to use it.
 
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I don't mean to be harsh, but I find the design to be pretty boring. There really isn't a need for more Pokémon that are basically "dog/wolf + something" in my opinion. It just seems lazy to draw a generic dog and then add a few details or change a few colors in order to make it fit some theme. Also, in your specific case, there's already a Pokémon with a very similar black-white design (Absol), so it doesn't seem very original.
Apart from the actual design, why is Yipup only dark type? Since Yin and Yang is supposed to represent the balance between light and dark, among other things, I think normal type would be better. The same question could be applied to its first ability - why does it only represent the "dark" side?
I don't know how powerful the hidden ability would be, but saying it's OK the way it is just because it's hard to get doesn't seem right. As long as there is competitive battling, people will always want to use the most powerful ability a Pokémon gets to maximize its potential, so if it's good, everyone is going to use it.
It's a representation of only 1 of the two, Yipup for yin and I'm guessing a future Yapup for yang.

I definitely agree that there are a lot of dog pokemon out there, but I feel like that shouldn't be a thing that stops him from doing this mon and there's a lot of room for uniqueness in terms of design and flavor as this is only a first stage pokemon so it's evolved form(s) definitely have room to depict the concept more.

Cinnabar_Pokehack I like the design but as Gobogon said it's boring. If you add a tad bit more detail I think your pup will be able to stand out more, but currently it's a dog with a black and white colour scheme. Poochyena is a simple dog pokemon but their wasn't much of a concept rather than "dark dog" whereas your concept is Yin-Yang dog and I feel like just doing a black and white color scheme is a tad lackluster. however if the evolution (which I'd love to see) has more uniqueness too it then it will definitely make up for it.
 
It's a representation of only 1 of the two, Yipup for yin and I'm guessing a future Yapup for yang.

I definitely agree that there are a lot of dog pokemon out there, but I feel like that shouldn't be a thing that stops him from doing this mon and there's a lot of room for uniqueness in terms of design and flavor as this is only a first stage pokemon so it's evolved form(s) definitely have room to depict the concept more.

Cinnabar_Pokehack I like the design but as Gobogon said it's boring. If you add a tad bit more detail I think your pup will be able to stand out more, but currently it's a dog with a black and white colour scheme. Poochyena is a simple dog pokemon but their wasn't much of a concept rather than "dark dog" whereas your concept is Yin-Yang dog and I feel like just doing a black and white color scheme is a tad lackluster. however if the evolution (which I'd love to see) has more uniqueness too it then it will definitely make up for it.
I'm not understanding the "boring design" complaint. If you look at the canonical designs, a good majority of Pokemon are very plain. Eevee, Squirtle, Magikarp, Meowth, Ekans, Psyduck, Rockruff, Litten, Fennekin, Arbok, Butterfree, and many many more pokemon have very simple and generic designs that look exactly like the animals they're based off of, and that's not taking into account pokemon like Jigglypuff, Voltorb, or Ditto that are even more simplistic. I understand it might be that Yipup looks like a normal dog with black and white coloration, but Eevee looks like a normal fox with brown coloration, and Magikarp looks like a normal catfish. Goldeen looks exactly like a fantailed goldfish, with a horn stuck to her face.
Maybe I'm missing something though.
I am currently working on Yipup's evolutions, but in the meantime I would like some help understanding the problem.
 

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I'm not understanding the "boring design" complaint. If you look at the canonical designs, a good majority of Pokemon are very plain. Eevee, Squirtle, Magikarp, Meowth, Ekans, Psyduck, Rockruff, Litten, Fennekin, Arbok, Butterfree, and many many more pokemon have very simple and generic designs that look exactly like the animals they're based off of, and that's not taking into account pokemon like Jigglypuff, Voltorb, or Ditto that are even more simplistic. I understand it might be that Yipup looks like a normal dog with black and white coloration, but Eevee looks like a normal fox with brown coloration, and Magikarp looks like a normal catfish. Goldeen looks exactly like a fantailed goldfish, with a horn stuck to her face.
Maybe I'm missing something though.
I am currently working on Yipup's evolutions, but in the meantime I would like some help understanding the problem.
The idea behind "boring designs" is that they are moreso exactly the animal it is based off of, in terms of its silhouette.

Using the examples you provided, none of them are 100% true to what they are based on, and rely on the small differences that make up the Pokemon in order to set itself differently than their real world counterparts. Using your logic, we can assume:

1. Foxes have super skinny ears and large collar tufts. They also lack snouts and have large eyes.

2. Turtles have long tails that curl at the end.

3. Cats lack whiskers and lack joints in their arms.

4. Ducks a large round creatures with claws for hands.

5. Dogs have prominent collars filled with rocks. They also have large bulbous heads.

6. Cats also seem to have large bulbous heads, and mustaches to boot.

7. Butterflies are demonic creatures where their heads make up almost 30% of their body, and at the same time go against insect biology by having 4 appendages, a set being claws and another being feet.

Do you see what I did here? A good way to tell if a design has interesting features is to be able to describe what makes it __different__ than their real world counterparts. Pokemon are cartoony animals. It's good to exaggerate, twist, and mesh design elements on them to make them special.

Also as a side note, using gen 1 and probably gen 2 as examples is horrible. These generations had almost zero design policies, and using them to back up any fakemon argument puts you in the same boat.
 
The idea behind "boring designs" is that they are moreso exactly the animal it is based off of, in terms of its silhouette.
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Do you see what I did here? A good way to tell if a design has interesting features is to be able to describe what makes it __different__ than their real world counterparts. Pokemon are cartoony animals. It's good to exaggerate, twist, and mesh design elements on them to make them special.

Also as a side note, using gen 1 and probably gen 2 as examples is horrible. These generations had almost zero design policies, and using them to back up any fakemon argument puts you in the same boat.
While I'd like to point out Furfrou, I think I see your point? The silhouette should be changed, is what you guys are saying, right? Maybe instead of a curled fluffy tail, I reshape it like one half of the yinyang symbol?
 

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yeah, that's a good start! Add something people can point out at first glance, so that it sticks with them longer.

Also you got me with furfrou xd
 

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