Q&A for How to Create a Pokémon

Think of two animals you like and find a way to combine them.

You can try! They may not do anything with it, but it's a good idea to share anyway.

Sure you can. Just make sure it makes sense and goes along with the Pokemon rules.

Make it based on the type. Most moves are based on a Pokémon's types, so you just need to know some moves or look it up on Google. You can make the evolution any type you want, but keep one type from its prevolve. The evolution has to look similar to the prevolve in some way too.

Think about words relevant to these two species and combine them, for example "Feliagon" is a combination of "feline" and "dragon."

What are your favorite animals? Choose as many as you want and mix them together. That's a good starting point!

You can program "Fan Games" for a computer device or "Rom Hacks" for a Nintendo device.

Maybe something like Flaret, Ferrflame, Firet, or something involving fire and ferrets. You can also look on Google to see if anyone else made one, and name it along the lines of theirs.

Ask a skilled artist for help.

You could try any of these: Drice, Icyon, Dragiceon, Fragon, Dragice, Icaroar, Icad, Icegon, Dragoce, Dragigon, Dricelax, Draglax, Laxadrag, Dragince, Dragoce, or Icydrag.

Yes, you can fuse whichever Pokemon you prefer to create your own.

Yes. The combo of “feline” and “dark” makes for a great name, and it sounds official as well. Great Job!

Sort of: there are fossil Pokemon, like Tyrunt and Omanyte. Don't forget, if you do make a fossil Pokemon, give it 1 evolution and its own unique fossil.

As long as it has a type, a drawing, a name, and a good sense of imagination put into it, your Pokemon is done correctly. Also, think about what your Pokemon IS. Like, is it a legendary, a starter, or just some random Pokemon you encounter in the wild?

Think of existing Pokémon. If you have a basic Pokémon with an evolution it's a good idea to design it cute. Try to abstract your animals or whatever you took as inspiration a bit. Don't keep them too close to the original.

You can but it is hard to do. There are humanoid Pokémon, but they are not humans at all. You could combine yourself with something else. E.g. a humanoid cat, with some details of you. Also think about the correct types: Psychic represents humans (many humanoid Pokémon have this type), or fighting, if you are a fighter. Normal is also an idea.

You could create it as long it is not too scary for little children if you want to send it to the actual Pokémon company. Other than that, it is your creation.

Well, it’s your creation so you can do anything you want to it as long it follows the criteria of the rules of course. There is a Legendary that is that typing but never seen that typing on a regular Pokémon before.

Yes, sure. Mostly this Pokémon are the best ones. But don't overdo it, because you then could get something strange.

There is already a Psychic Flying legendary, but you can make another! Probably Gemavian, as in Gem and Avian, if you want it to be a bird.

These might be good ideas: Zapbat, Shockfang. But be unique and try to come up with your own ideas.

Maybe Normal Dark to signify the night, when you sleep. Or maybe Fairy for the dreams!

Starter pokemon are always based on animals, not objects, so start with that. Try starting with the fire type, since many believe that they are based on the Chinese zodiac. Before you start though, try to come up with a theme that does not negate the types and/or designs themselves. (For example, environmental protection, etc.). Be sure to make (the base forms at least!) look friendly, deserving to be at the side of a trainer for the rest of his/her adventure! Then, make 2 more level-up evolutions that evolve at a decent level. (The most common is 16 and 36). And last but certainly not least, the gender ratio is usually 87.5% male to 12.5% female.

Yes, Tyranitar #248 is a rock/dark type. Its body can’t be harmed by any sort of attack, so it is very eager to make challenges against enemies. Height 6' 07, Weight 445.3 lbs., Category Armor, Ability is Sand Stream.

Voichic, Psyshadow, Mindark, and Ubrica (from "Umbra", Latin for shadow, and "Psychica", Latin for psychic) are good names. Or, maybe you could find different words from different languages instead of just two words from the same language.

Flapike is a good name for a fire-type hedgehog Pokémon. The words you combined to make the name are spike and flame. You should come up with evolutions for the Pokémon and give it more features to make it a really strong Pokémon!

If you want it to look retro you could use Pixilart. But if you want it to look like artwork in a game, then use Coreldraw. They are both free.

Darlectric could be good! But you can also use Eledark or Nightricity. (Darlectric is a combination of dark and electric, Eledark is the same but the other way round, and Nightricity is a combination of night and electricity).

Yes, you could! You could make it like Jynx or Gardevoir, and add some animal-like features.

Well, usually a Pokémon can only have four moves at a time, but there are different moves you can choose from.