qbertp is a nerd

only thoroughly researched, but hastily written, rabbit holes about PKMN, SU, AT, UY, RPDR... well any letter goes, really...

[strawhatcrt-deactivated20200701]

Mato Pokespe art scanned by me.

[cow-legs]

masakidon fan account

[onyomugan3]

うる星やつら

[passionpeachy-deactivated202312]

I saw that new steven has a pink letterman jacket now and I had the uncontrollable urge to draw him in mine

[qbertp]

Some warm-up enhancements from the “Case Files” book, I’m just waiting for WB to release better versions of these renders and then I’ll proceed to archive/post them on hirespokemon.tumblr.com ù.u7

[louminosus]

Scrapped buddies :D

the MissingNo. are out! (Kinda…) Full story on https://helixchamber.com/2019/02/16/what-dreams-may-come/

[hirespokemon]

2001, Kagemaru Himeno 姫野かげまる , illustration from the manga  ポケモンカードになったワケ vol. 5 (How I became a Pokémon card).

This team of Rocket Grunts disguised themselves as the Kimono girls to kidnap an Eevee. If you look closer they look like eeveelutions of course… perhaps they’re a bit too fond of Eevee. Scanned and enhanced.

[roxannarambles]

Gen 1 Cut Beta Pokemon Compilation

Introduction

2018 has been an amazing year with regards to uncovering content on the development of Pokemon’s gens 1 and 2. After such a dearth of information, this sudden groundswell has been incredible, and the fanbase is still working to digest it all and glean all they can from it. 

This post will focus on reviewing lost beta pokemon from gen 1. Most of the reveals come from the biographical manga released this year titled “Satoshi Tajiri: The Man Who Made Pokémon.” 

It can be hard to imagine the concepts behind many of these beta sprites– often all we have are blurry, very tiny images of the sprites, cleaned up by dedicated fans, and some of these are only a partial sprite, at that. In addition, as they are very early designs, it’s also understandable the art is sometiimes rough. 

That’s why I also suggest checking out the links to fanart I’ve included as well– as they also help interpret the sprites and realize the potential of these designs.

We’ll start with a list of sources for information and the cleaned-up sprites, then jump into the pokemon themselves!

Sources

Bulbapedia - Unused Pokemon and character designs (great quick overview) 

Hi-Res Sprites of Capsule Monsters (one of the sprite sheets revealed by the  Satoshi Tajiri manga)

Satoshi Tajiri Manga Thread by ERAsaur (amazing work reconstructing and enhancing the Satoshi Tajiri manga sprites)

Helix Chamber - Capsule Monsters (intensely detailed investigation and speculation)

First Batch of Sprite Recreations by @louminosus

Second Batch of Sprite Recreations by @louminosus

Keep reading

[qbertp]

so... this female trainer used to be a thing in CAPUMON... and ... also this guy previously seen on Tajiri’s "Game Design” cover along with other cool lost characters. 

as you can see from this Beta sprites remake by Gira-tan

Full breakdown on helixchamber.com

[hirespokemon]

Capumon update! You saw that coming! We enhanced the new Sprite Sheet from the 1990 Capsule Monsters カプセルモンスター pitch recently revealed on NHK, showing some proto Pokémon like Scyther and Gyarados and … a little treat for you, we also tried to restore the barely visible pages underneath the ones they’ve shown, and we found a character sprite sheet and a new piece of concept art! Full breakdown on helixchamber.com, don’t forget to check out the whole dossier, we’ll update it soon!

Final NPC sprites used for the mockup sheet came from The Spriter’s Resource, ripped by Polar Koala.

[hirespokemon]

Happy Holidays! 

2000, Christmas themed wallpaper starring Delibird and Stantler as Santa Claus and his Reindeers, from the original Game Freak website (unknown author, unfortunately…) original 1024x768 version and a new updated 1920x1024 version made by us especially for you :D, stay tuned we’ll treat you with some more papers tomorrow! Click here to download them (1.31 Mb) if tumblr doesn’t allow you to get the full resolution!

[louminosus]

what a year for Pokémon historians XD ! New early Pokémon sprites restorations, follow the analysis on www.twitter.com/helixchamber

[roxannarambles]

べにすん🤔やなぎなぎライブ参戦します on Twitter

“初公開ポケモン資料 #nhk”

BETA POKEMON DESIGNS

We got a new reveal of never-before seen beta designs from gen 1 again

Quoting Helix Chamber, which Provided a guide:

Cubone, Pinsir, Scyther, Lapras, Tentacool (Ambler instead of Menokurage) Gastly, Rhyhorn, Arcanine (Wing instead of Windie), Gyarados, “Shellder” Omega (The Mystery O), Blastoise (Caravaggio instead of Kamex), Staryu (Mimii instead of Hitodemon) Tangela

Holy shit guys

[hirespokemon]

Pippi (Red’s Clefairy from the manga) would like to wish you happy Holidays in his festive new boots, by Kosaku Anakubo  穴久保幸作  , published in Coro Coro Comic December 1997 issue. Scanned and enhanced.

[strawhatcrt-deactivated20200701]

Mato Pokespe art scanned by me.

[z-nogyrop-draws]

Pinguin- Needle Pokémon

Type- Ice/Steel

Ability- Fluffy/Snow Warning/Iron Barbs (Hidden)

Pinguin’s body is covered in thick, insulating feathers to keep it warm in the freezing temperatures where it lives. This makes them extremely soft and cuddly, but it also means that they overheat very quickly in non-polar temperatures, so trainers must be wary. They’re naturally curious and will follow around Snoway that enter their territory.

Pingushion- Stitched Pokémon

Type- Ice/Steel

Ability- Fluffy/Snow Warning/Iron Barbs (Hidden)

Evolves from Pinguin at level 31.

Pingushion are covered in metal spines, but the pointy tips of these spines are usually covered up. If they feel threatened, the orbs that surround the tip migrate to the base of the spine, exposing the sharp points. In the wild, they travel in large groups to conserve heat and keep Pinguin safe. Jackets made out of their feathers keep the wearer warm even in a blizzard.

[gafreitasart]

Welcome to the family, Meltan!