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I believe this to be one of the older internet memes. What do you think? Does it qualify? There are several sprites that people have made of fake Pokemon, and even more drawings. Heck, some people make entire regions for their Fakemon.

So what do you think? It'll be a huge pain in the arse to research, but I think it's well worth documenting.

I made some awesome ones a year or two ago. My best was a black and yellow mew with wings, a raichu's tail and a crobat's legs. Too bad I lost those files.

And I think you may have something here. I remember something about a mew3 hoax with fake sprites, and i've seen many youtube videos on custom sprites.

I was just thinking that it would be a pain in the ass to research, so I'm wondering who else would be interested in making an article?

I would actually like to try to make an article, but i'd need to gather my research first. I may start later tonight.

Go on www.4chan.org/vp/

It's the Pokemon board. You'll get all the information you need, and then some.

'friad I'd be grounded for the rest of my life if I go anywhere near 4chan.

Also, someone else seems to have made an article. They haven't done a good job (no offense to them) and I've requested editorship.

Actually, that article that you have found was more about custom pokemon sprites where two or more pokemon have been fused together. I'm talking more along the lines of original Pokemon that have been sprited and drawn.

Maybe we couldcombine them, after all, they are very similar

If anything, Fakemon would have to be the parent entry, with the articles for PokeGods, Custom Pokemon Sprites, and Tentaquil as submemes.

But is it important enough for it's own parent entry? Or should we just combine it into one to show several versions/derivatives. If we separate them, most of them would be deadpooled for lack of notability.

Yeah, combining them might be better. However, considering that Tentaquil has a different origin and usage than PokeGods and Custom Pokemon sprites, it's probably notable enough for its own entry. Fakemon is still the "big meme", outnumbering the others in terms of searches, even though the term "PokeGods" came first.

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Looking at this, I'm starting to wonder if we can even consider Custom Pokemon Sprites notable enough for its own entry. The other Pokemon searches show more results and also show more spikes in search volume.

I actually collected a fairly good amount of research on custom sprites (inluding completely new sprites and edits of older ones.) I think it's enough to make a half decent article on them. That means we might get far far more for fakemon research.

Awesome. I'll go ahead and do a basic write up of an article and add you as an editor. I'll start on some more research as well.

I've added quite a bit. I have some more, but i need a break, I'll add it later. Also, I think I could do with some help getting images of hand drawn pokemon, and on pokemon contests.

I've added more, including a link to Serebii's article, deviant pics and a link to an image of an enitre games-worth of fakemon.

Theses so many fakemon pictures I don't think we'll be able to catalogue them all…

Yes, but Tentaquil is a standalone meme because of its notability.