Step into the Dark.
This is my art blog, It is mostly OC's and Pokemon art, but there are monsters lurking around. Mostly SFW but sometimes something a little bit NSFW may show around, so, be careful.
This two pokemon has made their home in a vast ravine rich in fossils, the constant interaction with the fossilized remains eventually caused some changes in their physical appearence as well as behaviour.
Fossil YAMASK carries the fossilized claw of an ancient raptor like predator.By doing so this pokemon has been able to channel this predators spirit from the afterlife. Thanks to his the pokemon has started to look more like such creature, featuing feather like spikes and claw like fingers. It brandishes the Claw as a weapon and uses it to fight.
Fossil DWEBBLE has made its rocky shell using a piece of bedrock that contains the skull of an ancient ceratopsid. Somehow having such remains constantly on them has affected them on a genetic level, making them tougher and more aggresive, choosing to fight head on instead of hiding inside their shells.
This pokemon evolve by leveling up inside of the ravine into DEINORYGUS (Ghost/Rock) & STYRACRUST (Dragon/Rock)
DEINORYGUS (from Deinonychus) now posseses the fossilized remains of the original predator from wich the original claw came, still embeded in stone. Despite its looks it can move with incredible speed, and having freed the fossil’s sickle like claws from the rock, it uses them to slice its opponets with ferocity.
STYRACRUST (from Styracosaurus) now carries a fully developed ceratopsian skull on top of its rocky shell. Its body now has changed to become as tough as the skull with sets of armored horns that can be used for both defense and attack. It uses the large horns of the skull to fend of predators as well as compete with other members of its species for territory.
Convergent evolutions of PAWNIARD, BISHARP & KINGAMBIT based on “Shrimps” They behave similarly to their land dwelling counterparts, forming gangs with very defined hierarchys.
PRAWNIARD is based on a the Orange eye blue tiger shrimp, its name comes from “Prawn” which is another word for shrimp
EBISHARP is based on the Bullseye pistol shrimp, its name comes from “Ebi” wich means Shrimp in Japanese
KINGAMBA is based on the Peacock mantis shrimp, its name comes from “Gamba” which is a spanish word for shrimp
Both EBISHARP and KINGAMBA are able to launch punches underwater so fast that they can cause shockwaves, and KINGAMBA’s are fast and strong enough to even make the water boil around them
PEEKABLINK [“Peek-A-Boo”- Blink] -Dragon/Grass -The Unblinking Pokemon -Ability: Unnerve/Keen Eye - Third Eye(HA)* -Dex: “This pokemon hides behind trees and rocks to watch other pokemons with its large, unblinking eye. Looking into its eye can be dangerous, as people has said that once eye contact has been made with one, breaking aways from its gaze can be very difficult, as if it has some kind of hypnotic power. Sometimes people that go missing on the woods has later been found trapped in a ‘staring match’ with one of this pokemon, unable to look away.“ -Moveset: -Branch Poke -Glare -Hypnosis -Mean Look
–>Evolves at lvl.35<–
PEEKABURL [“Peek-A-Boo”- Burl] -Dragon/Grass -The Burl Pokemon -Ability: Unnerve/Keen Eye - Third Eye(HA)* -Dex: “It sits next to large trees where it attaches to their roots, feeding from the tree’s nutrients in order to gain enough strenght to evolve, it only moves to search for another tree once it has fed enough from the previous one. Due to its eyes and ears being covered by its wooden shell, this pokemon experiences a form of senssory depravation that its said to help awaken some dormant psychic abilities.“ -Moveset: -Horn Leach -Breaking Swipe -Meditate -Forest’s curse
–>Evolves at lvl.65<–
PEEKABIRCH [“Peek-A-Boo”- Birch] -Dragon/Grass -The Watcher Pokemon -Ability: Unnerve/Keen Eye - Third Eye(HA)* -Dex: “This pokemon hides among the trees completely motionless for hours, watching pokemon and human pass by. They use their heavy tails and short but wide and strong legs to help keep their long necks straight, mimicking tree trunks. By being motionless all day, while watching in a meditative state this pokemon has awakened a certain level of psychic powers in them, they can read the toughts of those who pass near them and what once were mere body markings now can be used to watch and feel their surrounding, this power often shows through a low glow along the markings in its body“ -Moveset: -Wood Hammer -Dragon Hammer -Extrasenssory -Miracle Eye
*Powers up Psychic-type moves
This pokemon are based on Birch trees and their markings that resemble eyes
PEEKABURL is based on a tree burl, a type of wooden growth on the side of trees
After finishing the Pokemon Type Challege I decided to add a third half lion pokemon to my Duo and make them a Trio.
CRYOSFINX [Cryo-Criosphinx] -Ice -The Frozen Horns Pokemon -Ability: Snow Cloack - Refrigerate(HA) -Dex: “It inhabits the very top of Kroel mountains where snow never melts. Its horns and wings are always frozen at sub zero temperatures, getting touched by them can cause instantaneous frostbite..“ -Megahorn -Ice Fang -Avalanche -Noble Roar
MANTIQUORTZ [Manticore-Quartz] -Rock -The Rocky Stinger Pokemon -Ability: Strong Jaw - Rock Head(HA) -Dex: “It inhabits the lower rocky sides of the mountains, living inside the caves and tunnels. A powerful blow from is stinger can incapacitate any prey, but even at a distance it can shoot sharp shards from the tip, as strong and fast as a bullet.“ -Head Smash -Crunch -Rock Blast -Stealth Rock
GAJASILICA [Gajasimha-Silicate] -Ground -The Sandy Tusk Pokemon -Ability: Sand Rush - Sand Force(HA) -Dex: “It inhabits the sandy dunes at the base of the mountain. It’s body is always covered in sand, to the point where one cant tell where the sand ends and the pokemon begins. It has a gentle nature, but can become really violent when provoked. “ -Earth Power -Scorching Sands -Mud Bomb -Sandstorm
This three pokemon are mortal enemies of each other, they keep themselves to their territories to avoid any conflict, but if they cross paths they will figh until only one remains standing.
While CRYOSFINX is based on the egyptian Criosphinx and MANTIQUORTZ is based on the persian Manticore, GJASILICA is based on the indian Gajasimha, a creature with the body of a lion and the head of an elephant
Fakemon Challenge #18 - CHOCOROCO (Fairy/Rock) The Rocky Road pokemon
Based on Rocky Road, both the confection and the ice cream, clowns and rock stacking/balancing
This pokemons body is made from different types of rocks and crystals, with different densities and hardness, but all with sweet flavors and smels, resembling chocolates and nuts.
This pokemon looks to cheer others, performing balancing and acrobatic acts while filling the air with their sweet aroma, even allowing them to lick its rocky yet sweet body.
Fakemon Challenge #17 - PEEKABIRCH (Dragon/Grass) The Watcher pokemon
Based on birch trees and their eye markins
This pokemon hides among the trees completely motionless for hours, watching pokemon and human pass by. They use their heavy tails and short but wide and strong legs to help keep their long necks straight, mimicking tree trunks.
By being motionless all day, while watching in a meditative state this pokemon has awakened a certain level of psychic powers in them, they can read the toughts of those who pass near them and what once were mere body markings now can be used to watch and feel their surrounding, this power often shows through a low glow along the markings in its body.
If you ever walk through the woods and feel yourself watched, you might be close to a PEEKABIRCH, but dont worry, they just like to watch. nothing else.
Fakemon Challenge #16 - MANTIQUORTZ (Rock) The Rocky stinger pokemon
Based on the Manticore, a creature of persian mythology with the head of a man, the body of a lion and the stinger of a scorpion, its mout was filled with 3 rows of sharp teeth, its name means “devourer of men”
Both pokemon inhabit mountainous regions, but one makes it home at the rocky base of the mountian while the other lives on the snowy tops, but sometimes they will meet in the middle, usually while hunting, and will fight one another usually till one can no longer fight.
Fakemon Challenge #15 - CRYOSFINX (Ice) The Frozen Horns pokemon
It is based on the Criosphinx, a creature from Egyptian mythology with the head of a ram and the body of a lion, some modern despiction show them with wings like a regular spinx
Fakemon Challenge #14 - PAINAPPLE (Poison/Grass) The Carnivorous pokemon
This pokemon is based in Pineapples, more specifically the Red Spanish Pineapple, and the enzyme Bromelain pineapples produce. This enzyme is the one responsible for our mouths to feel weird when eating pineapple, as the enzyme “digests” the outer protein layers on the tongue and palate, leaving them vulnerable to the highly acidic juices of the pineapple. This enzyme is often used as a meat tenderizer.
This pokemon, despite is colorful appearence, is a dangerous predator that only eats meat. Their saliva is extremely acidic and allows them to digest their preys whole, bones and all.
They know all the “acid” moves, likes a Acid, Acid Spray and Gastro Acid.
The long white needles in their hands working as claws are a reference to Raphides. Recently people has shared news of scientist finding this needle like structures in pineapples and believing they are the cause of pineapples hurting us when we eat, but this is not true as Raphides can be found in other fruits, like kiwis and grapes, but still I wanted to make the reference.
Fakemon Challenge #12 - KOMOZUNA (Fighting/Poison) The Heavyweight pokemon
It is based on Komodo Dragons and Sumo Wrestlers, because when komodo dragons fight they resemble sumo wrestlers
This pokemon uses is large and heavy tail to act as a counterweight so they can stand on its hind legs, giving its free use of its arms. Before any fight this pokemon licks the palms of its hands, coating them with a powerful neurotoxin, allowing them to paralize its enemies with each blow.
When two KMOZUNAs fight, they start by performing a complex ritual before engaging,.walking in circles, dragging their heavy tails to create a round mark in the ground. similar to a ring
This pokemon signature move is Toxic Thrust, a move that is fighting and poison type at the same time.
Fakemon Challenge #11 - CROPTOGRAF (Psychic/Steel) The Alien Message pokemon
This pokemon is based on Crop Circles and the idea they are messages from aliens
This pokemons are said to come from outer space, their bodies made from a strange metal not found on earth. Their bodies constantly emit a low frequency signal that is said to affect electronic devices and can be felt by people around them, described as similar to be standing too close to a radio tower.
They poses great psychic powers, even tho is hard to determine if they have a brain and where it is in their strangely shaped bodies.
Some theories suggest this pokemon came to earth thousands of years ago, and their strange body shapes is what inspired some of humanity’s first written lenguages.
Its name is based on Cryptography, the studies on how to hide and decipher messages
There is a fun mechanic on my region involving this 2 honey based mons. Depending on which one you have at the front of your party, you can attract certain pokemons to appear in the wild that wont show up normally.
MELIFÉE is based on a Honeypot Ant, they make their honey by eating flowers, herbs and spices, which make a very sweet honey with healing properties. They try to keep their honey as pure as possible, so they carve honey dippers and lids out of wood using their mandibles to handle their honey without touching it.
BEEKREEPER make their honey by consuming meat, usually from corpses, their honey has a very strong taste and strange properties, so it is not safe for human consumption without being properly harvested and purified.
If MELIFÉE is at the front of your party, it will attract JOLIBRI, the hummingbird moth pokemon, but if you have BEEKREEPER at the front it will attract BEEZZARD, the vulture bee pokemon
JOLIBRI have a friendly relationship with MELIFÉE, they often surround them and keep watch in case other pokemons want to attack them and steel their honey, in exchange MELIFÉE gives them free honey
similar to JOLIBRI and MELIFÉE, BEEZZARD has a symbiotic relationship with BEEKREEPER, where they bring them meat and receive the excess honey they produce
And regardless of wich one of the 2 you have on your party, you will attract this 2 randomly: NECTAROBER, the Honey thief pokemon (based on a bee beetle) and BUMBLBOOZ, the Brewer pokemon (based on a drunk bumblebee)
NECTAROBER loves honey but are unable to make any, so they try to steal it. They will mostly target MELIFÉE, but will also mug BEEKREEPER if the opportunity arises. They use the fluff on their bodies to look bulkier and more intimidating that they really are, but are actually pretty weak.
BUMBLEBOOZ doesnt care about where the honey comes from, because they dont eat it directly. They collect the honey, mix it with water and other herbs and store it so it can become mead, which they drink constantly, thats why they are always seen drunk.
