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Fakemon

April 05, 2024

Fakemon, also called Fakémon, are fan-designed fictional creatures based on the Pokémon franchise of monster-taming games.

Example of a Fakemon, titled Parroot

While many such designs have been created purely as fan art, others are made specifically as hoaxes to fool fans into believing they will appear in future series titles.

History edit

Etymology edit

The word Fakemon is a portmanteau of the words fake and Pokemon.[1] In Japanese, they are known as Oripoké (オリポケ, from "original Pokemon").[2]

Origin edit

According to GameRant, Fakemon have existed "for almost as long as Pokémon itself", but began to proliferate with the advent of fan-made video games[3] as well as the advent of the internet.

Founded in 1998, "Mewthree and Frogglet's Pokémon Factory" (later called Pokémon Factory) became the first website to formalize the creation of Fakemon.[4] A public forum, it required members to post their creation to other members, who would provide critique until its revisions deemed it "presentable for review by Pokémon Factory staff." The intent of the website was to create "an outlet for fan innovations in pokémon [sic] ."[5]

 
Image generated by the Text-to-Pokémon Stable Diffusion model with the prompt: Yoda

The popularity of the creatures has led to the creation of various online Fakemon image generators. For example, in 2022, Lambda Labs researcher Justin Pinkney created Text-to-Pokémon, which utilizes Stable Diffusion to create creatures based on a user's written prompt.[6][7][8] The model was trained on "BLIP captioned Pokémon images with two NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPUs on the Lambda GPU Cloud for around 15,000 steps."[8]

As of 2022, Fakemon are popular on websites such as DeviantArt, Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit,[9][10] as well as YouTube.[10] Some Fakemon designers are professional artists in the video game industry.[11] Fakemon design has been described as "a way for fans to express their individuality while honoring the franchise they love."[12]

Design edit

Fakemon are designed by fans of the Pokémon franchise using design principles from the Pokémon video games and anime, such as color, level of detail, anatomy, and relatability.[13][14][11] Fakemon designers have employed the use of Microsoft Paint and Photoshop to mimic the pixel art of the Pokémon video games.[9] Fans design Fakemon based on real-world concepts such as culture, architecture, animals, plants,[10] and mythology.[15]

Fakemon are often created to accompany fan-made Pokémon regions or games;[1][16] the fan game Pokémon Uranium has over 150 Fakemon featured in it,[17] while Pokémon Clover has over 300.[18]

Controversy edit

Fakemon designs have occasionally been so similar to the visual language of Pokémon that they have been confused for real leaks.[14][19]

For example, a set of three fake fire, water, and grass starter Pokémon were created by Leopoldo Spagna as a hoax in 2018, prior to the announcement of Pokémon Sword and Shield. Spagna's designs were featured on multiple websites as a legitimate rumor, leading fans to create fan art and memes of the supposed Pokémon.[19] While he later apologized for the hoax, PokéNinja, a Twitch streamer, backed a special tier of the Kickstarter for Temtem, a game resembling Pokémon, putting forth one of the fake Pokémon, Platypet, as a monster design. Platypet was first included within the game when it released early access through Steam on January 21, 2020.[19][20] In the game's universe, Platypet stars in a cartoon about Toxic-elemental Temtem.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Vu, Mai (2022-04-17). "Pokémon: Why Fakemon Are So Popular". ScreenRant. from the original on 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ "『ポケモン剣盾』公式サイトがバグった!? ネットでは謎のポケモン予測祭り". KAI-YOU.net. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ Galekovic, Filip (2022-06-05). "Artist is Designing Starter Pokemon for Every US State". Game Rant. from the original on 2022-06-05. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  4. ^ "Pokémon: The Unique Experience of Fan-Made Games". the-artifice.com. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  5. ^ "The Pokémon Factory: It Starts With An Idea". pokefactory.pokemology.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  6. ^ Silberling, Amanda (2022-09-28). "Make your very own AI-generated Pokémon-like creature". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  7. ^ "Turn Anything into Pokémon with This New AI Program". Nerdist. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  8. ^ a b Foley, Joseph (2022-09-27). "This spot-on AI Pokémon generator has me hooked". Creative Bloq. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  9. ^ a b Shotwell, Alyssa (2023-04-12). "Artist Creates Alarmingly Accurate Starter Pokémon for Each State". The Mary Sue. from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  10. ^ a b c Grosso, Robert (2022-10-14). "Exploring the World of Fakemon". TechRaptor. from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  11. ^ a b Michael, Cale (2022-11-17). "Can an official Pokémon not look like a Pokémon? Expert artist analysis details how it can happen". Dot Esports. from the original on 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  12. ^ Caballero, David (2021-08-25). "10 Fakemon That Look Like Real Pokémon". ScreenRant. from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  13. ^ Gray, Kate (2022-11-17). "Random: Fakemon Artist Details The Recipe For What Pokémon Should Look Like". Nintendo Life. from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  14. ^ a b Valentine, Rebekah (2023-01-02). "'Fakemon' Designer Explains What Makes a Pokémon a Pokémon". IGN. from the original on 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  15. ^ De Pacina, Michelle (2021-12-14). "Tikbalang, parols and carabao: Digital artist creates Filipino-inspired Pokémon that look as official as the real thing". NextShark. from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2023-10-25 – via Yahoo News.
  16. ^ Warren, Martyn (2022-05-16). "Pokémon: 10 Interesting Fakemon Projects". ScreenRant. from the original on 2022-12-17. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  17. ^ Van Boom, Daniel (August 11, 2016). "Fan-made Pokemon Uranium launches after 9 years of development". CNET. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  18. ^ Baker, Ben (2020-01-16). "The 15 Most Powerful Pokemon In The Clover Pokedex". TheGamer. from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  19. ^ a b c d Hernandez, Patricia (2020-01-31). "The Pokémon hoax that found its way into Temtem". Polygon. from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  20. ^ Gerblick, Jordan (2019-12-06). "TemTem is a Pokemon-like MMO coming to Steam next month". gamesradar. Retrieved 2023-11-09.


April 05, 2024
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Fakemon also called Fakemon are fan designed fictional creatures based on the Pokemon franchise of monster taming games Example of a Fakemon titled ParrootWhile many such designs have been created purely as fan art others are made specifically as hoaxes to fool fans into believing they will appear in future series titles Contents 1 History 1 1 Etymology 1 2 Origin 2 Design 3 Controversy 4 ReferencesHistory editEtymology edit The word Fakemon is a portmanteau of the words fake and Pokemon 1 In Japanese they are known as Oripoke オリポケ from original Pokemon 2 Origin edit According to GameRant Fakemon have existed for almost as long as Pokemon itself but began to proliferate with the advent of fan made video games 3 as well as the advent of the internet Founded in 1998 Mewthree and Frogglet s Pokemon Factory later called Pokemon Factory became the first website to formalize the creation of Fakemon 4 A public forum it required members to post their creation to other members who would provide critique until its revisions deemed it presentable for review by Pokemon Factory staff The intent of the website was to create an outlet for fan innovations in pokemon sic 5 nbsp Image generated by the Text to Pokemon Stable Diffusion model with the prompt YodaThe popularity of the creatures has led to the creation of various online Fakemon image generators For example in 2022 Lambda Labs researcher Justin Pinkney created Text to Pokemon which utilizes Stable Diffusion to create creatures based on a user s written prompt 6 7 8 The model was trained on BLIP captioned Pokemon images with two NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPUs on the Lambda GPU Cloud for around 15 000 steps 8 As of 2022 Fakemon are popular on websites such as DeviantArt Instagram TikTok and Reddit 9 10 as well as YouTube 10 Some Fakemon designers are professional artists in the video game industry 11 Fakemon design has been described as a way for fans to express their individuality while honoring the franchise they love 12 Design editFakemon are designed by fans of the Pokemon franchise using design principles from the Pokemon video games and anime such as color level of detail anatomy and relatability 13 14 11 Fakemon designers have employed the use of Microsoft Paint and Photoshop to mimic the pixel art of the Pokemon video games 9 Fans design Fakemon based on real world concepts such as culture architecture animals plants 10 and mythology 15 Fakemon are often created to accompany fan made Pokemon regions or games 1 16 the fan game Pokemon Uranium has over 150 Fakemon featured in it 17 while Pokemon Clover has over 300 18 Controversy editFakemon designs have occasionally been so similar to the visual language of Pokemon that they have been confused for real leaks 14 19 For example a set of three fake fire water and grass starter Pokemon were created by Leopoldo Spagna as a hoax in 2018 prior to the announcement of Pokemon Sword and Shield Spagna s designs were featured on multiple websites as a legitimate rumor leading fans to create fan art and memes of the supposed Pokemon 19 While he later apologized for the hoax PokeNinja a Twitch streamer backed a special tier of the Kickstarter for Temtem a game resembling Pokemon putting forth one of the fake Pokemon Platypet as a monster design Platypet was first included within the game when it released early access through Steam on January 21 2020 19 20 In the game s universe Platypet stars in a cartoon about Toxic elemental Temtem 19 References edit a b Vu Mai 2022 04 17 Pokemon Why Fakemon Are So Popular ScreenRant Archived from the original on 2022 12 14 Retrieved 2023 10 24 ポケモン剣盾 公式サイトがバグった ネットでは謎のポケモン予測祭り KAI YOU net 13 September 2019 Retrieved 9 November 2023 Galekovic Filip 2022 06 05 Artist is Designing Starter Pokemon for Every US State Game Rant Archived from the original on 2022 06 05 Retrieved 2023 10 24 Pokemon The Unique Experience of Fan Made Games the artifice com 2015 10 16 Retrieved 2023 11 09 The Pokemon Factory It Starts With An Idea pokefactory pokemology com Retrieved 2023 11 09 Silberling Amanda 2022 09 28 Make your very own AI generated Pokemon like creature TechCrunch Retrieved 2023 11 09 Turn Anything into Pokemon with This New AI Program Nerdist Retrieved 2023 11 09 a b Foley Joseph 2022 09 27 This spot on AI Pokemon generator has me hooked Creative Bloq Retrieved 2023 11 09 a b Shotwell Alyssa 2023 04 12 Artist Creates Alarmingly Accurate Starter Pokemon for Each State The Mary Sue Archived from the original on 2023 06 06 Retrieved 2023 10 24 a b c Grosso Robert 2022 10 14 Exploring the World of Fakemon TechRaptor Archived from the original on 2022 11 30 Retrieved 2023 10 24 a b Michael Cale 2022 11 17 Can an official Pokemon not look like a Pokemon Expert artist analysis details how it can happen Dot Esports Archived from the original on 2022 11 17 Retrieved 2023 10 24 Caballero David 2021 08 25 10 Fakemon That Look Like Real Pokemon ScreenRant Archived from the original on 2023 03 20 Retrieved 2023 10 25 Gray Kate 2022 11 17 Random Fakemon Artist Details The Recipe For What Pokemon Should Look Like Nintendo Life Archived from the original on 2023 01 30 Retrieved 2023 10 25 a b Valentine Rebekah 2023 01 02 Fakemon Designer Explains What Makes a Pokemon a Pokemon IGN Archived from the original on 2023 10 30 Retrieved 2023 10 24 De Pacina Michelle 2021 12 14 Tikbalang parols and carabao Digital artist creates Filipino inspired Pokemon that look as official as the real thing NextShark Archived from the original on 2021 12 15 Retrieved 2023 10 25 via Yahoo News Warren Martyn 2022 05 16 Pokemon 10 Interesting Fakemon Projects ScreenRant Archived from the original on 2022 12 17 Retrieved 2023 10 25 Van Boom Daniel August 11 2016 Fan made Pokemon Uranium launches after 9 years of development CNET CBS Interactive Archived from the original on August 12 2016 Retrieved November 9 2023 Baker Ben 2020 01 16 The 15 Most Powerful Pokemon In The Clover Pokedex TheGamer Archived from the original on 2023 06 03 Retrieved 2023 10 25 a b c d Hernandez Patricia 2020 01 31 The Pokemon hoax that found its way into Temtem Polygon Archived from the original on 2023 03 25 Retrieved 2023 10 25 Gerblick Jordan 2019 12 06 TemTem is a Pokemon like MMO coming to Steam next month gamesradar Retrieved 2023 11 09 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fakemon amp oldid 1211676110, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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