Survey: A Fakemon Showcase for a Hack I'm Making

[testtheteam4]

Hello rom hacking community. This is a pretty small thread where I plan to have some Fakemon sprites critiqued for a rom hack I intend to make. So far, I only have a few sprites I have here on my laptop but I hope you enjoy them. If you somehow see this thread, and the Fakemon, feel free to leave comments about their design. Thank you.

P.S: Please keep any comments respectful, and in case of negative feedback, constructive criticism is much more appreciated. Thank you.

11.23.2021:
As per user Corveone's feedback on the design of Draculord, I decided to shrink the bony protrusions on its shoulders to better emphasize its other features and overall to reduce clutter in the design. However, I stuck with the pose because, I kinda like it.

 

[Pyxal]

Hello rom hacking community. This is a pretty small thread where I plan to have some Fakemon sprites critiqued for a rom hack I intend to make. So far, I only have a few sprites I have here on my laptop but I hope you enjoy them. If you somehow see this thread, and the Fakemon, feel free to leave comments about their design. Thank you.

P.S: Please keep any comments respectful, and in case of negative feedback, constructive criticism is much more appreciated. Thank you.

Approved, though I moved it to the correct sub-forum.
I personally like the designs. Decided on names yet?

 

[testtheteam4]

For the bat, I named it Draculord, based on vampire bats and Dracula.
The dragon is my regional variant Gyarados. Leaning more into the oriental dragon mythology.
The mushroom's named Mushroserk, based on berserker vikings and the fly agaric mushroom (which is proposed to be what caused the berserker's trance.)

I am very glad you like it, thank you.

 

[Corveone]

1 looks ok but its design is a bit confusing and it's hard to tell what it is. Maybe a more clean pose would help showing it better.
2 looks fine on its own, but pretty hard to recognize as a Gyarados regional form.
3 looks excelent

 

[testtheteam4]

Thank you, will keep those in mind.

 

[testtheteam4]

I decided to have not only the designs critiqued, but also how balanced they are in terms of stats/movepool/ability

Draculord:
Type: Dark/Ghost
Stats:

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HP: 78
Atk: 120
Def: 82
SpA: 57
SpD: 89
Spe: 130

Abilities:

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Insomnia
Unnerve

Hidden Ability:

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Regenerator

Notable Moves:

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Sucker Punch
Knock Off
Pursuit
Poltergeist
Shadow Claw
Shadow Sneak
Sacred Fire
Fire Punch
Close Combat
Poison Jab
Leech Life
U-Turn

 

[testtheteam4]

Regional Gyarados (Haven't decided on the region name):
Type: Water/Dragon (FINALLY)
Stats:

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HP: 95
Attack: 125
Defense: 79
SpA: 60
SpD: 100
Spe: 81

Ability:

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Intimidate

Hidden Ability:

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Mold Breaker

Notable Moves:

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Waterfall
Liquidation
Dragon Dance
Dragon Claw
Earthquake
Taunt
Substitute
Roar
Dragon Tail

 

[testtheteam4]

Mushroserk
Type: Grass/Fighting
Stats:

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HP: 72
Atk: 122
Def: 78
SpA: 67
SpD: 79
Spe: 82

Abilities:

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Effect Spore
Battle Armor

Hidden Ability:

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Adaptability

Notable Moves:

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Leaf Blade
Seed Bomb
Close Combat
Brick Break
Stone Edge
Sucker Punch
Swords Dance

Also, for Mushroserk and its prevo (might sprite it in a little while) the Big Mushroom doubles Speed.

 

[testtheteam4]

Sure they might seem a little op, but don't worry, I intend to make fakemon that both make sense design and concept wise, and play well in the balancing of the game. And, here's a spoiler alert:

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All official Pokemon are only available in the post game, so for the main game, you get to only utilize my Fakemon.

I intend this hack to be up there with the famous ones, like Unbound, Radical Red, Clover, Vega and others. Wish me luck guys!

 

[.hack]

I like all three sprites but I actually think that regional gyarados would be better as a original mon unrelated to Gyarados, or maybe just a similar mon-line e.g. feebas/karp Tauros/Bouffalant type situation. Just a thought anyway, I can see the Gyarados inspiration but doesn't seem like a regional variant to me personally.

 

[testtheteam4]

Recently, I have been contemplating on doing that, and since you seem to agree, I decide to do that. Thank you. Henceforth, the Pokemon shall now be named "Torretitan". Thank you for the feedback!

 

[testtheteam4]

Greetings again, good people of the community, back here with another fakemon.
Introducing Imperavia!

Spoiler:

Based on the phoenix as well as the Russian Firebird. This is my region's pseudo-legendary!

Typing: Fire/Dragon
Stats:

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HP : 88
Atk : 113
Def : 85
SpA : 132
SpD : 79
Spe : 103

Abilities:

Spoiler:

Insomnia
Drought

Hidden Ability:
Magic Guard

Notable Moves

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Eruption
Heat Wave
Fire Blast
Overheat
Flare Blitz
Dragon Pulse
Draco Meteor
Outrage
Dragon Rush (Which in this rom hack is now a 120 bp move with 33% recoil [credits to an r/stunfisk user])
Dragon Dance
Solar Beam
Earthquake
Earth Power

 

[.hack]

Looking good again! Keep up the great work!

 

[testtheteam4]

Thank you!

 

[testtheteam4]

Say hello to the first stage Grass type starter, Snailgae!
Based on algae, I modeled this Fakemon after snails, since their shapes are (kinda) similar. This Pokemon loves to bask in the sun. The shell on its back fumes out oxygen as a result of this photosynthesis.

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Since it's still just a basic stage, I don't have much of an idea yet how its stat spread should go (sorry Little Cup players!). I will think of it sooner or later though but for now, critique and enjoy the design :).

 

[testtheteam4]

New post:
Hey everybody! Long time after my last post, I decided to post some other sprites I made here, like resprites and stuff. Feel free to critique!

 

[PokefanCOTL]

Greetings again, good people of the community, back here with another fakemon.
Introducing Imperavia!

Spoiler:

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Based on the phoenix as well as the Russian Firebird. This is my region's pseudo-legendary!

Typing: Fire/Dragon
Stats:

Spoiler:

HP : 88
Atk : 113
Def : 85
SpA : 132
SpD : 79
Spe : 103

Abilities:

Spoiler:

Insomnia
Drought

Hidden Ability:
Magic Guard

Notable Moves

Spoiler:

Eruption
Heat Wave
Fire Blast
Overheat
Flare Blitz
Dragon Pulse
Draco Meteor
Outrage
Dragon Rush (Which in this rom hack is now a 120 bp move with 33% recoil [credits to an r/stunfisk user])
Dragon Dance
Solar Beam
Earthquake
Earth Power

I like it! Really amazing!

 

[PokefanCOTL]

For the Torretitan sprite, I think the flippers(what I'm assuming the white things are) should maybe be a little higher up on the body. Other than that, it looks great!