#sunkern

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February 26, 2023 Illustrator: Uninori

[kynimdraws]

Some bsky shenanigans bc of this post

[taplaos]

🌻🌱☀️

[bimstown]

:3 🌻

[pokemonshelterstories]

the thing about sunkern is they are the exact perfect size to use a fuzzy slipper as a little bed

[mewymarsher]

This Pokémon can be found racing through fields, charring blades of grass with its dorsal flames. The upward drafts caused by the blazes are ridden by wild Hoppip and Skiploom.

[poketcg-art]

Sunkern -- Naoyo Kimura

[french-teapot]

I've been REALLY thinking about making an Irish inspired pokemon dex. Have no idea what story it would have but I just want to design fakemon and characters.

Anyway. Here's a convergent Sunkern line. First time experimenting with the Sugimori watercolour look, but I really would love to get it down. I think it's gorgeous.

So obviously this line is based on dandelions.

Papkern is from 'pappus', which I don't remember the specifics of but it has to do with the seed. I also discovered that a 'kern' happens to have been what some medieval Irish foot soldiers were called. SO the rest of the line kind of takes from this. Papkern are the little foot soldiers who float around and invade the territories of other pokemon, since dandelions are also an invasive plant species.

Dandelora are the aggressive evolution that deal the damage once the Papkern have taken over an area.

Dandianna comes from 'Fianna', which was what groups of medieval Irish warriors were collectively called. They grow more Papkern and then 'blow' them away from themselves to invade more.

I dunno. Even though they're still obviously grass types, I really love them a lot, and am super chuffed that the concept behind them worked out the way it did.

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Other fakemon:

Muphimus/Murdarrig

Wobbin/Quillen

Snagpie