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Cryptic Signal

Paradox Pokemon

Psychic / Electric type

- "This Pokemon is said to constantly broadcast an indecipherable signal, driving those who listen to it mad. The only sightings were recorded in a paranormal magazine."

Cryptic Machine

Paradox Pokemon

Steel / Fire type

- "A towering machine said to scorch the land with some kind of burning beam, according to a panicked tale written in a paranormal magazine.

Cryptic Phantom

Paradox Pokemon

Poison / Fairy type

- "Stories say this Pokemon haunts the darkened wood, cloaked in a cloud of noxious gas. An article in a certain paranormal magazine is the only written record of this entity."

Cryptic Bloom

Paradox Pokemon

Steel / Electric type

- "An odd machine built to absorb sunlight and turn it into incredible energy. One paranormal magazine debated if such a device was built to help or destroy."

Cryptic Effigy

Paradox Pokemon

Rock type

- "It is said that this Pokemon mimics the form of a human to lure in prey, before taking them away to parts unknown. An article in a paranormal magazine was written by one who claims to have been abducted by one."

Cryptic Omen

Paradox Pokemon

Ghost / Flying type

- "A shadowy creature that is said to appear wherever disaster will strike, with no telling if it only predicts these events or causes them. Eyewitness accounts of this strange entity can be found in a certain paranormal magazine."

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Haven't played a pokemon game since Soulsilver long long ago, but I do always look forward to a new generation to see what designs and beasts they come up with. With the release of Scarlet and Violet, I got talking to my friend @james-silvercat on Tumblr about the new dex, and eventually our conversation wound up on the paradox pokemon. There is certainly a cool concept there, but when looking at the future paradox pokemon, we found them to be quite lacking. Nothing but robot clones with barely any changes to the overall look or design. Blah! Of course, this led to us discussing what we would do with such a concept, which inevitably led to us coming up with our own ideas of what future paradox pokemon could be. The brainstorming was so fun, I couldn't help but draw some up!

What we got here (from top, left to right) is an Eiscue based on the Old Saybrook Blockheads, a Ferrothorn based on the War of the World Tripods, a Gardevoir based on the Flatwoods Monster, a Sunflora that is mainly just a robot but came to be thinking about the Dade City Flowers (which were also robot flowers), a Cacturne being the Pascagoula Alien and a Noctowl based on the Mothman.

Description

Cryptic Signal

Paradox Pokemon

Psychic / Electric type

- "This Pokemon is said to constantly broadcast an indecipherable signal, driving those who listen to it mad. The only sightings were recorded in a paranormal magazine."

Cryptic Machine

Paradox Pokemon

Steel / Fire type

- "A towering machine said to scorch the land with some kind of burning beam, according to a panicked tale written in a paranormal magazine.

Cryptic Phantom

Paradox Pokemon

Poison / Fairy type

- "Stories say this Pokemon haunts the darkened wood, cloaked in a cloud of noxious gas. An article in a certain paranormal magazine is the only written record of this entity."

Cryptic Bloom

Paradox Pokemon

Steel / Electric type

- "An odd machine built to absorb sunlight and turn it into incredible energy. One paranormal magazine debated if such a device was built to help or destroy."

Cryptic Effigy

Paradox Pokemon

Rock type

- "It is said that this Pokemon mimics the form of a human to lure in prey, before taking them away to parts unknown. An article in a paranormal magazine was written by one who claims to have been abducted by one."

Cryptic Omen

Paradox Pokemon

Ghost / Flying type

- "A shadowy creature that is said to appear wherever disaster will strike, with no telling if it only predicts these events or causes them. Eyewitness accounts of this strange entity can be found in a certain paranormal magazine."

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Haven't played a pokemon game since Soulsilver long long ago, but I do always look forward to a new generation to see what designs and beasts they come up with. With the release of Scarlet and Violet, I got talking to my friend @james-silvercat on Tumblr about the new dex, and eventually our conversation wound up on the paradox pokemon. There is certainly a cool concept there, but when looking at the future paradox pokemon, we found them to be quite lacking. Nothing but robot clones with barely any changes to the overall look or design. Blah! Of course, this led to us discussing what we would do with such a concept, which inevitably led to us coming up with our own ideas of what future paradox pokemon could be. The brainstorming was so fun, I couldn't help but draw some up!

What we got here (from top, left to right) is an Eiscue based on the Old Saybrook Blockheads, a Ferrothorn based on the War of the World Tripods, a Gardevoir based on the Flatwoods Monster, a Sunflora that is mainly just a robot but came to be thinking about the Dade City Flowers (which were also robot flowers), a Cacturne being the Pascagoula Alien and a Noctowl based on the Mothman.