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✨Reena✨ professional pokemon enthusiast [gen V specialist] | dog fanatic | magical girl media enjoyer | internet lurker since 20xx | sometimes i even draw

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HAPPY POKEMON DAY - 30TH

Happy 30th Anniversary Pokemon, thank you for being such a huge part of my life. I'm looking forward for what you have in store next! Hard to believe it's already been 30 years - and I was there somewhere for most of it. From games, manga and anime to TCG, art and various other collections. Still here with the same love and same passion for it. Still with commemorative art yearly!

This is my love letter to the franchise ❤️💙💚

I first get to know the franchise like most of my peers - from the anime, with the initial craze at the start of the century. I wasn't there for the very first wave, I've never really had a way to get a Gameboy, so I haven't play Red or Blue back then. Anime was my thing and collecting what merch I could find was a pastime. Later I fell of a bit, as it often happen with fades, but surprisingly it wasn't a fade. And it came back right when Gen V was about to be released. That's why it's so important and special to me, it was my comeback to Pokemon and to stay this time. That's also why I'm a DS and 3DS girlie.

The franchise has it's ups and downs and a fair share of mistakes, I'm not gonna lie, but there's something in it, something compelling. Maybe it's just a perfect blend of things for me - fictional animals with fantastical powers, journeys through imaginary lands, collecting, cataloging, counting. Stories, both canonical and also a very potent ground for original ones. A chest full of inspirational concepts, a ready-made canvas for experimenting, a world you can dive in and take what you like the most.

I've collected some snippets from my years with Pokemon - from games, manga, cards to drawings, crafts and cosplays. Maybe I'm one note - but maybe I'm not. Maybe I just like this universe too much (maybe I'm Unova-focused tho). But this franchise has the weird ability to get me to work, to craft, to sketch, to sew. Funny how things work. I just like my fictional animals a lot.

And what's my favourite Pokemon? It's always hard to tell, hard to pick from literally hundreds and hundreds of Pokemon we have today. You may look at my work and say it's Zorua for sure and while I won't disagree, I think I'll never be sure. I'm very fond of every single one of dog or canine Pokemon, I really like dragons, I love my dark types, I pick my fire starters. Every Pokemon is someone's favourite and everyone has their own Top 100.

So thank you Pokemon, for having this very special place in my heart for all this years, being my hobby in more than one aspect, giving me a source of inspiration, push to fear less to do things and even being my field of expertise in a way. It is my comfort series that's always with me, always there for me. Happy for all those years, let's hope for 30 more in the future!

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weekly zorua special (technically 14 and counting!) - Celebration

HAPPY POKEMON DAY - 30TH!

no way it's been almost this long since i sold my soul to this franchise. cheers to more years with more silly doodles and maybe even something bigger in the near future ❤️💙💚

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donut boy

half fat thursday - half valentines sweet boy

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weekly zorua special

what, a second post?

introducing Cherry, the first OC to hit the blog, a companion to a character i'm working on. have a very very brief reference sheet, full expanded version soon-ish

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weekly zorua 13 - birthday

getting through work slowly, so to crawl back form artblock and commemorate myself a little on my favourite day of the year here's a little creature

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hello 15th anniversary of my favourite games in this whole franchise! 🖤🤍

i have a commemorative artwork in the works, i've just been busier than i thought would be this month. but i'm also making anniversary stickes and whatnot so have some wips and some self-promo (i'm paneling on a con this saturday)

sorry not sorry more hilda content for now but i think i'm justified today. also, hilda is the one character (besides one other) that can consistently take me out of any artblock. i just really like her

of course more zorua still coming your way in the very near future

cheers to the pokemon black & white games!

and i'm sorry, have you SEEN the newest project voltage song???

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yo it's her!

hey there's a presents going

🖤⚡🤍🔥

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Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version  Official art in HD

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weekly zorua 12 - space

i've been stargazing a lot lately

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weekly zorua 11 - slumber

it rained for the entire week

(planned increased posting for the rest of the month)

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yappers

back after a break, meanwhile celebrating national dog day with a little practice doodle

i have a few things planned

(weekly zorua is scheduled to return this week)

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weekly zorua 10 - beach

i'm on a break this weekend

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weekly zorua 9 - sticker

very quick one, I was making some stickers for a friend and managed to snuck in this little guy

should do one more quickie this week and then business as usual

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weekly zorua 8 - egg?

seasonal arts and crafts with a twist

(i sure hope to settle the schedule back to thursday, it's been a very busy week)

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Can u do Zorua and Rowlett together since I LOVE Zorua and my friend's favorite is Rowlett, Please and thank you if you do.

hey, maybe there will be something you'll like in the next post c:

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weekly zorua 7 - guardian

some style and scene experiments

sorry for the delay, one more is coming this week as per my schedule

here's the reference (i love this photo):

the etb is coming

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weekly zorua 6 - gallery wall

poochyena (along with its evo) is a pokemon i'm also very fond of

maybe i just like dark types