Sorry about the wait, but here’s the next Near Pokédex M entry! Raichu won the poll and I think he turned out pretty cute. I always liked Raichu, though I can’t quite pin down why. I guess it’s ’cause he’s such a thicc boi.
So here’s the thing about Near Pokédex. It’s probably obvious, but it doesn’t take place in the main Pokémon continuity. I don’t just mean because of the whole “Pokémon are anthro” angle to the series, but also the fact that I’ve never directly used any of the characters from the anime or games. Sure, I borrow elements from them, specifically in clothing, but if you look at a guy in that series who seems to be dressed like Ash, he’s very clearly drawn with a much different body type than when I usually draw Ash. This had led to some confusion in that series, like when I used Gary Oak’s hairstyle for the Eevee trainer and people thought he was just a buff Gary (which is understandable, I guess changing the clothes really isn’t enough to establish it’s a different character), or when Ms. Mime’s trainer had James-esque hair despite it being a different color.
Anyway, my point here is that the Near Pokédex series is not meant to be mixed with the main series in any capacity, but with Character Asks we can kinda dodge these rules. Earlier I did one where the NPM version of Sylveon was paired with Trainer Anya (a character who kinda exists in her own continuity, but is definitely closer to the original show than she is to the Near Pokédex), and now we get to see NPM Pikachu with main series Ash. I know a lot of people have mixed feelings about my Pokédex designs, and honestly Pikachu’s one of the ones I most understand people finding creepy, but hopefully even those people can still enjoy Ash in this response. 😛
I’m trying my very best to keep up a decent pace with these Pokédex now that I’m back in the swing with them. No idea how long that drive will last, but hopefully we can bust through a few more ‘mons before I start forgetting about it again.
Anyway, Mew just barely won the last poll, and since she’s so special I tried to do something different with her entry’s setting. Instead of the normal trees or whatever the majority of the entries have been in, Mew and her trainer (or partner, anyway, I kinda doubt this guy actually caught her) are floating around in the night sky. I think it’s kinda pretty looking!
Also here’s episode seven of my video series looking through the superhero drawings I did in my school years:
So the last Near Pokédex poll was really close! Machop won out in the end, though. I’ve been wanting to try and get a few more of these Pokédex entries out, so I didn’t waste any time starting this one. Looking at the basic Machop design, I thought it’d be cute to show the little guy’s phat booty. I think the final result turned out pretty cute!
As selected by my supporters at the time I finished the last Near Pokédex entry, here’s a Vulpix for the NPF. I wanted this one to be a cute entry, hopefully I succeeded.
So some of you who don’t follow my work very closely may not be familiar with Trainer Anya. She’s a Pokémon trainer based on my friend Anya Lykke (https://twitter.com/AnyaLykke) that I’ve drawn a couple times. Now, Anya wasn’t fishing for a drawing of this character with this Ask (if that’s what she wanted, she could’ve just asked Trainer Anya a question, since I view her as one of my OCs), but when I was thinking about how to answer it I decided it’d be cute to draw the Near Pokédex Sylveon with Anya.
Just a note, this Ask is actually being posted way earlier than it should be so it’ll land on Valentine’s Day. The publicly-released Asks are currently still in the January batch, but this one came out of the February batch. I think it’s worth it, though, to get it out in time for the holiday.
It’s been a while since the last Pokédex entry, but here’s Sylveon! Sylveon was selected by my supporters back when I wrapped up the last entry, and they’ve already picked who the next entry will be for NPF (when I get the chance to do the next entry, of course).
I had a lot of fun with this one. All of the Eeveelutions are going to make great entries in both NPM and NPF, but Sylveon has an especially cute design that I enjoyed working with. I hope you like this little guy, too.
