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Description This is my first Pokémon related artwork in a while.
I feel all fuzzy inside because I used to be a hardcore Pokémaniac back in the era of Red-Blue-Yellow-Gold on GB.

Back then, I tried doing a Pokémon fan comic, but stopped after 20 pages or so because I lacked motivation and was too busy with high school.

The premise is a world where Pokémons and humans live side to side, no longer as masters and pocket monsters. They can also have normal jobs and work alongside humans, with wages.
In a distant past, Pokémons all united and waged war against humans for their own independence and place in society. The war ended in a tie, but all Pokéballs were destroyed in the process and their technology was forever lost.
In the present, there are Pokémon supremacists as well as human supremacists. Because of those two groups, there is constantly tension between humans and Pokémons in several locations of the Kanto region.

The story starts in Pallet Town (where else!), one of the few towns where Pokémons and humans live in perfect harmony.
A young boy and his Machop pal save what seems to be a baby Mew from wild Pokémons and decide to travel to Celadon City to have it checked by professionals.
Along the way, they meet friends and foes, notably a Team Rocket made only of evil Pokémons. They also learn that the technology of Pokéballs is not completely lost...

The characters are:
-Josh (human boy) : Energetic, sporty and prankster. He's the worst student in his class, but he makes up for that with his sense of justice and adventurous spirit. Typical anime main character.
-Mach (Machop) : Normally, machops are passionate about learning martial arts. Mach redirects all that passion towards knowledge instead. He's the best student in his class. He has a lot of self-confidence, but has a phobia for evolution: he's afraid that evolving into a Machoke will turn him into a brainless jock.
-Mew (Mew): This mysterious baby Mew was saved by Josh and Mach in the outskirts of Pallet Town. Unlike all other Pokémons of this era, it cannot say anything but its name. However, it's as intelligent as everyone else. It quickly takes a liking to Josh and Mach and follows them everywhere. It loves eating sweet things.
-Joy (human girl): Joy is from the lineage of nurse Joy's. However, at some point, the tradition of the famous Joy family was not longer carried over to the next generation and the descendants of the Joy family branched out in other fields of work. Joy might seem spoiled and rebellious (to Josh's dismay), but deep inside her is a caring young girl who will never think twice to help the wounded. She's a typical tsundere.
-Chokey (Machoke): a professional wrestler. He is everything Mach doesn't want to be: brawn over brains, chain-smoking, sellout, a perfect fit for the stereotype of a Machoke. He's rude and picks on Mach all the time, but at the same time, he wants to act like a big bro to everyone in the group as it fills a void in his heart.
-Richar (Charmander): an engineer and part-time researcher about the technology of Pokéballs. Richar is constantly on coffee and is stressed out all the time. He lacks self-confidence in almost everything except his skills as an engineer.
-Pikau (Pikachu): a Pikachu barman who drinks almost as much liquor as he sells. He acts as his own bouncer in his bar and has scars to show it. He loves partying, loves pretty much everybody and loves them even more when he's drunk.
-Wortello (Wortortle) : A Wortortle who trains in martial arts to become a ninja. He uses a bo and wears a purple bandana. He never talks much because when he does, he always says extremely dorky lines. Apparently, his master is an old ratata.

Song of inspiration: "OK" (from Pokemon anime, 3rd season)
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Comments: 206

cheerara In reply to ??? [2011-09-08 23:06:16 +0000 UTC]

O.... thanks for telling me

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destroy02 [2011-08-22 21:26:44 +0000 UTC]

GOOOOODD!!

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LadyBeelze [2011-08-22 17:18:44 +0000 UTC]

xDDDDDDDD machoke looks so like raphael!!! 8DDD
awesome drawing mew and warturtle look adorable <3

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krane21 In reply to ??? [2011-08-22 16:59:29 +0000 UTC]

I would love reading this. It's got all the reasons and more why I love MNT Gaiden and it could even revitalize my interest in pokemon.

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Shadowlord90 In reply to ??? [2011-08-22 16:17:50 +0000 UTC]

Neat. I always thought the idea of Pokemon evolving more like humans and earning the ability to speak and stuff would have made the Pokemon series more impressive.

I like the concept behind the team, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Wartortle for the win XD

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Tigerfog In reply to Shadowlord90 [2011-08-22 16:32:12 +0000 UTC]

Except I don't think Nintendo would dare to make a Pokémon game or story targeted to an older audience at all. Kids are a very lucrative market that Nintendo keeps targeting with their Pokémon products.
And yeah, I tend to plug TMNT references sometimes!

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Shadowlord90 In reply to Tigerfog [2011-08-22 17:05:19 +0000 UTC]

The irony behind it all, is that Black and White removed a lot of appeals that went to younger audiences and added more appeals for older gamers.

The Heroes are now Teens, the story is darker and edgier with a plot similar to final fantasy from what I've seen, and even the Pokemon themselves are getting a lot darker (Genesect has a gun).

Besides, the mystery dungeon series itself has already jumped to the darker and edgier bandwagon. Especially the second one.

So really, I don't think Nintendo is afraid of jumping to Darker and Edgier, I think they are worried about how fans would respond to it, which is totally understandable.

But that's just my opinion.

TMNT references for the win, I also like the way your team looks and is thought out ^^

Drunk Pikachu for the win XD

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Tigerfog In reply to Shadowlord90 [2011-10-28 20:15:19 +0000 UTC]

Msytery Dungeon was awesome. I'm a sucker for dungeon crawlers.
Nintendo tried to make a version of Zelda with Twilight Princess and they didn't do as well as they predicted... I don't think they're gonna take any more risks in the future. :\

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Rakeesh [2011-08-22 16:08:12 +0000 UTC]

I do so love how you draw big huge tough guys. <3

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Tigerfog In reply to Rakeesh [2011-08-22 16:30:26 +0000 UTC]

And notice how they all look the same too. XD

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Rakeesh In reply to Tigerfog [2011-08-22 17:15:28 +0000 UTC]

Big huge buff tough guys tend to do that. ;3

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RobotMaster3 [2011-08-22 15:25:51 +0000 UTC]

I kinda saw the TMNT influence on Wortortle a mile away, but it's all good.

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Tigerfog In reply to RobotMaster3 [2011-08-22 16:30:10 +0000 UTC]

It's a given! If there is a turtle, I'll turn it into a TMNT.

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RobotMaster3 In reply to Tigerfog [2011-08-22 16:55:40 +0000 UTC]

There needs to be a TMNS. Teenage Mutant Ninja Squirtle.

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Candy-Gal75 [2011-08-22 15:22:10 +0000 UTC]

I love the story concept!!!! You said there was 20 pages already, can you post them here for us to see whether or not you continue it?!

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Tigerfog In reply to Candy-Gal75 [2011-08-22 16:29:42 +0000 UTC]

They were done 10 years ago. My style was sooooo ugly back then.
I can't even bare looking those pages, if I ever FOUND them that is.

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LeoFan85 [2011-08-22 15:20:38 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome.^_^ This would make a great fanfic.^_^

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PaperMatt202 [2011-08-22 15:12:44 +0000 UTC]

Fun times!

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spek09309 [2011-08-22 15:06:10 +0000 UTC]

I see your TMNT light shining through Wortello
I really still do love Pokemon, its nice to see a piece from you. Hands down, Wartortle and Vaporeon have to be my favorite water type Pk despite those other PkGens.

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ManicSam [2011-08-22 14:37:58 +0000 UTC]

WICKED!! Good job!

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Fushidane [2011-08-22 14:08:30 +0000 UTC]

pokemon...gotta love em XD

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Terrve In reply to ??? [2011-08-22 13:53:19 +0000 UTC]

Aw, now I wanna reeeeeaaaaaaad iiiiitttttttttt...

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Tigerfog In reply to Terrve [2011-08-22 16:28:09 +0000 UTC]

But there's nothing to reeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaddd. Too bad, huh?

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Terrve In reply to Tigerfog [2011-08-22 20:10:29 +0000 UTC]

Wah, you're so mean!

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youngerthanthesoul [2011-08-22 13:53:12 +0000 UTC]

"he always says extremely dorky lines. Apparently, his master is an old ratata."
...I see what you did there

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Sir-Tristan [2011-08-22 13:28:16 +0000 UTC]

I would read this comic.

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TaintedTamer In reply to ??? [2011-08-22 13:25:42 +0000 UTC]

The Wartortle made me lol. XD

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Fushi-Chou [2011-08-22 13:24:05 +0000 UTC]

This is just AWESOME. XD

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ShiningEnjeru [2011-08-22 13:11:00 +0000 UTC]

awesome...

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SketcH-RusH [2011-08-22 12:44:55 +0000 UTC]

hah i love this <3 its sounds kinda like the stories me and my friend used to make about the sonic universe.. except this one is wayyy better

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seashellby [2011-08-22 12:42:26 +0000 UTC]

So, you are planning to do the comic? Or no?
Because it seems pretty awesome.

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Tigerfog In reply to seashellby [2011-08-22 16:27:35 +0000 UTC]

Nope, it would KILL me if I started another fancomic!
This is really just a concept, something I had in mind a long time ago.

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seashellby In reply to Tigerfog [2011-08-23 05:18:36 +0000 UTC]

Aw! Sad now, lol
Anyway, it's a really cool idea and great art as usual. (:

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kirby62626 [2011-08-22 11:03:18 +0000 UTC]

lol wortortle is a reference to tmnt

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KirbyChan234 In reply to ??? [2011-08-22 10:59:38 +0000 UTC]

The way you drew Mew is absolutely adorable. I want one xD Great job!

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Kila-T-E [2011-08-22 10:42:04 +0000 UTC]

I love how Chokey reminds me of Raphael from your TMNT comic. And ofcourse Wortello who is the pokemon version of my favorite ninja XD

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Tigerfog In reply to Kila-T-E [2011-08-22 16:26:48 +0000 UTC]

Guilty as charged! Both are reptilian-like and chain smoke.
However, only the barman Pikachu drinks.

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Kustin [2011-08-22 10:31:23 +0000 UTC]

I like where the story's situated in, and the characters are even more interesting than the most of fan Pokémons I've ever heard. If you carried on, things could have been different (in a good way!).

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Tigerfog In reply to Kustin [2011-08-22 16:25:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, but it might be too dark for what Pokémon's supposed to be.
I mean, the concept of Pokémon sounds an awful lot like a more regulated version of dog fights, but the creator made it look somehow alright. It's pretty easy to imagine a more twisted version of the Pokémon universe.

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Kustin In reply to Tigerfog [2011-08-22 17:22:47 +0000 UTC]

I could imagine as well, though I'd be happy to see more hints of your vision of this story. Though you haven't decided to upload the comics, more pics like this would be more intriguing.

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Tigerfog In reply to Kustin [2011-10-28 20:13:42 +0000 UTC]

I'm working on it.

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ShadnicFusion In reply to ??? [2011-08-22 09:37:04 +0000 UTC]

omg, you should've had a Bulbasaur that smokes weed or something. Or a Pidgeotto who's afraid of heights. But this looks very interesting, something I'd definitely invest time into reading

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Tigerfog In reply to ShadnicFusion [2011-08-22 16:22:44 +0000 UTC]

I didn't think of that... it would be awesome to have a Bulbasaur grow his own weed or something.

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ShadnicFusion In reply to Tigerfog [2011-08-24 06:12:05 +0000 UTC]

Dude I got a whole bunch of ideas like that, lol.

A Snorlax who's a weight-loss instructor, A Pidgeot who's afraid of heights, etc.

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crinos43 [2011-08-22 09:13:22 +0000 UTC]

I must say I do like the concept of the story.

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Muzickjunki91 [2011-08-22 08:29:36 +0000 UTC]

Hahahahahaha Classic!!!

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Muzickjunki91 In reply to Muzickjunki91 [2011-08-22 10:57:57 +0000 UTC]

Also Chokey's grin....spine chilling lol

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Mucrush [2011-08-22 07:54:56 +0000 UTC]

You know you want to, Tigerfog... you need to... just do it in your spare time, other than MNT

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Tigerfog In reply to Mucrush [2011-08-22 16:22:14 +0000 UTC]

I was thinking about using another approach to tell this story.
Not a comic - it would be too time consuming. Maybe something along the lines of one colored pic per chapter with a caption - and let people imagine what happens in it themselves.

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Mucrush In reply to Tigerfog [2011-08-22 16:35:22 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, like these [link] where I made a picture of something that happened during an event in a RP, instead of making a whole comic about it! Great idea! And I really wanna see more of Chokey... he's so badass! XD

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