Pokemon cross-breed commission set one of two for an anonymous Pokemon enthusiast! I had great fun with this set - it got a little weird and a tad morbid in places, but that’s where the fun is.
For your potential question-answering needs:
Q: How come these “crossbreeds” look almost nothing like the original parents / Pokemon?
A: The reason for this is because these crossbreeds are not made by using either parent as a rigid template. These designs are formulated via the basic (not exact) body-shape of the mother Pokemon, between one and three physical features / attributes of both parents (eg: gaseous flight), between one and two behaviours described in the Pokedexes across versions / the anime, and a shared colour palette. These attributes and descriptors are put together in an interpretive fashion, using the parents as a springboard rather than a rule. The results of this method can vary heavily, and is often dependent on the amount of freedom I’m given by the client. This this case, I was given free-reign over my choices, producing some wilder results.
Much thanks to those who joined me on multiple streams putting this set together! I immensely enjoyed your company and commentary (and your awful puns).
ETA: By request, here are the bullet-pint descriptors for the above crossbreeds!
SLAOS: Shiny Magcargo + Gastrodon.
+ Most be kept moist, but contact with water can be deadly. + Internal organs exposed to allow needed cooling, will burn otherwise. + Owners will be investigated for cruelty, as this crossbreed is considered a result of unethical breeding practices.
HEARTBURN: Gardevoir + Shiny Magcargo
+ Slow moving. + Spine is immobile, uncurling it will kill the Pokemon. +Heart burns at 10,000 deg C.
MARTIAN BRAINS: Gradevoir + Driftblim
+ Prone to explosions, with recorded fatalities. + Illegal in most leagues and cities. + Known in law enforcement and underground rings as “Hindenburg” or “Lead Zeppelin”. + Compulsively grabs at people and objects.
SMOKE STACK: Gardevoir + Weezing
+ Toxic union results in erratic foetal cell duplication. + Surviving eggs bear multiple fused Pokemon. + Acidic gases eat away Pokemon’s brain, nullifying psychic abilities - eventual neurological failure. + Cysts ooze pus until they rupture unto vents. + Toxic, acidic gas produced by oxidising white blood cells.
PUPPETEER: Gardevoir + Reuniclus
+ Illegal, owners will be investigated for cruelty. + Crossbreed never develops beyond foetal or pre-egg-laying stage. + Lives for 21 days in utero. +Foetus gains consciousness within first day gestation with great psychic power. + Foetus(es) will take control of mother and use her as a psychic amplifier. + Mother cannot control body. + Conscious but no intelligence, cannot be controlled. + Difficult to detect, only indicator is erratic movement by the mother.