RuNoMai
runomai.bsky.social
RuNoMai
@runomai.bsky.social
Follow me for daily Pokemon sketches!

He/him or they/them
Ace :)

Please do not send me DMs at this time, I refuse to send any identifying information for age verification and won't see it.

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I'm about to enter my yearly winter layoff from work, and won't have any income for about 3-4 months, so this is my once-yearly link to my Ko-Fi account.

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I won't paywall or restrict anything I draw, this is just for anyone who wants to help out with a dollar or two. :)
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Daily Pokemon art practice #717: Yveltal

If I'm being honest, I always felt like Yveltal's design was a bit busy and tried too awkwardly to fit the Y shape in there. Xerneas is definitely the better Gen 6 cover legend imo, but I have to admit, this was a VERY fun and satisfying draw.
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I think my final judgment on Pokemon Z-A (pre-DLC at least) is that I really enjoy it as a single-player game, but the multiplayer free-for-all in ranked battles isn't fun at all. Probably going to stick with main series titles in general but this was a great little diversion.
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Daily Pokemon art practice #716: Xerneas

I've been waiting for a good Pokemon to try the "color a small part in color" concept again (the last one was Smeargle), and Xerneas with its Christmas-light antlers was the perfect candidate. I might do this again some time if the right Pokemon pops up.
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Daily Pokemon art practice #715: Noivern

Yep, that's me drawing slightly off the paper again because I'm too stubborn to draw in landscape orientation when needed! :D
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Daily Pokemon art practice #714: Noibat

Another of my best friend's favorites, or at least part of the same evolution line.
November 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I'm about to enter my yearly winter layoff from work, and won't have any income for about 3-4 months, so this is my once-yearly link to my Ko-Fi account.

ko-fi.com/runomai

I won't paywall or restrict anything I draw, this is just for anyone who wants to help out with a dollar or two. :)
Support RuNoMai
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November 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
To whoever just sent me a chat request:

Sorry, I live in a state that Bluesky's requiring age verification for, and I will not send a photo of my ID or any other personal information to a third party.

Until they lift this restriction, I can't use the chat feature on this app at all. Sorry. :(
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Daily Pokemon art practice #713: Avalugg

It always throws me off in-game when Avalugg doesn't look nearly as big as I always imagine it should.

I also feel like I drew the perspective/angle really weird on this one, it looks just a liiiiittle off.
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Daily Pokemon art practice #712: Bergmite

This one KIND OF felt a little wrong, lol. Bergmite's official art has light reflecting on the front of its face that washes a lot of the color out of its eyes, so to imitate that I had to erase part of them after I had finished without erasing *too much*.
November 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Reminder!!

Bluesky has a pronoun labeler you should really use!

Only those who subscribe to this will see it so you should do that. Don't worry, that's all it does.
Instructions are in the bio/first post.
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Daily Pokemon art practice #711: Gourgeist

Two thoughts on this one:

1 - Gourgeist has a LOT of Adventure Time energy
2 - It's weird that we got *two* Grass/Ghost-types that evolve via trade in the same generation of games, right?
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Daily Pokemon art practice #710: Pumpkaboo

Don't mind me, just a spooky lil' pumpkin making a cat face.
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It can't even stay stylistically consistent within the same animal species. I saw two or three different styles of rabbit in that commercial.

This is why I drink Pepsi instead.
Coca-Cola's annual Christmas commercial is AI-generated again

The company used even fewer people to make it this year

“We need to keep moving forward and pushing the envelope … The genie is out of the bottle, and you’re not going to put it back in"

(via THR)
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Daily Pokemon art practice #709: Trevenant

Nature-themed spookiness INTENSIFIES

One of my favorite Grass-types *and* one of my favorite Ghost-types. Just an overall cool design, no notes other than I wish it wasn't a trade evolution so it could be easier to add to my teams.
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Daily Pokemon art practice #708: Phantump

Commence the tiny nature-themed spookiness!
November 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Hey.
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Daily Pokemon art practice #707: Klefki

It threw me off SO MUCH when I looked at Klefki's official art and saw that the keyring is not, in fact, a perfect circle. All that practice drawing circles and I have to draw one that's a little squished XD
November 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Day 31 of Inktober - Happy Halloween

My hand was shaking more than usual trying to pen this in and a little with the marker. Arthritis runs in the family and my hands have shakes since I was in high school but I am still happy with how it turned out.
November 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Daily Pokemon art practice #706: Goodra

Here's a simple test to determine if somebody is a liar. Ask them, "Is Goodra a cool and/or cute Pokemon?" If they answer with anything but "Both!", they're a liar.
November 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Calling all dog lovers! Some friends of mine need to get ACL surgery for their pup, and are running a Gofundme to raise the funds for it. If nothing else, please hit the repost button!

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October 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Daily Pokemon art practice #705: Sliggoo

Kind of an awkward mid-stage Pokemon, and another one that looks really haunting when drawn in black-and-white. Less snail dragon, more spooky ghost.

Happy (almost) Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Daily Pokemon art practice #704: Goomy

One does not simply say Goomy's name. One shouts "GOOMY!" in childish glee when they see it.
October 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Daily Pokemon art practice #703: Carbink

I always felt like Carbink needed *something*. An evolution, an alternate form in battle, anything to make it as useful as it is cute. Mega Evolution was kind of a wasted concept in this regard, Carbink should have had a surprisingly powerful Mega imo
October 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Daily Pokemon art practice #702: Dedenne

I didn't get the squished potato shape quite right, but now it just looks like Dedenne is stretching up to look at something, which is kind of adorable. So I accept my mistake.
October 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM