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Ian
@pickypixelartist.bsky.social
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Hi I'm Ian aka The Picky Pixel Artist (formerly @TrainerCord) (He/Him).
I design and sprite Fakemon! My main project is Umbra, a Pokémon fan-game.
#BLM 🏳️‍🌈
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kyepha.bsky.social
Mega Vivillon! #pokemon #fakemon #pokemonlegendsza
Fakemon Mega Vivillon. Fairy/Flying-type. Mega Stone is called the Vivillonite. Its body is the same and its wings are now larger with more splits in the segments. They are fully black with rainbow accents. Two large, thin wing segments stick up from the top of its back and form a V shape. Its square scales float around its body, each pattern of Vivillon has a unique colour of scales for its Mega Evolution based on the colours of the original Vivillon pattern. This artwork shows Mega Vivillon's Meadow Pattern.
November 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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robumaurice.bsky.social
Jacinthe might be my favourite Pokémon character design ever. And her personality in game is so funny too and she tops it off with a fantastic electro swing battle theme. GG Game Freak you made a 10/10 girly here imo.
October 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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daysneezes.bsky.social
Lady Jacinthe—!!
🎀 #art #pokemon #plza
November 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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winonaparadise.bsky.social
happy pokemon release day gamers :]]]]
October 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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foofarawr.com
Okay #Portfolioday!
I'm a 🇩🇪 Pixel Artist / Game UI-UX Designer / Visual Designer / Illustrator ✨
>> Currently open for freelance / full-time jobs! <<

My heart beats for indie and board/card games 💜🩷
You can see more of my work at foofarawr.com
Pixel Art of Link's Awakening for Koholint Redrawn Pixel Art of the Ghost encounter in the Pokémon Tower in Lavandia City of Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow Pixel Art of a foil Scizor card Pixel Art of Kirby's Adventure
October 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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sapphirephoenix808.bsky.social
Day 6 of #Faketober2025 is Cyberpunk and I had a lot of trouble with this prompt.

Auroracle is a steel/psychic type that was created as an attempt to help scientists predict earthquakes, and the wavy holographic back fins react to seismic activity. It is based on an Oarfish.
Faketober 2025 day 6 is Cyberpunk and the fakemon's name is Auroracle! It is a steel type Oarfish with mechanical segments as its body, and a yellow and red holographic back in that is technical in appearance.
October 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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sapphirephoenix808.bsky.social
Day 9 of #faketober2025 is explosion, and Impoppen is a grass type fakemon based on an impatiens flower, which has swollen seed pods which burst open and send out seeds! It aims these seed pods at foes for long distance attacks.
Day 9 is Explosion, and Impoppen is a grass type fakemon based on an Impatiens plant, which has swollen seed pods that burst open when you squeeze them. This fakemon has several red flowers which it holds above its head with long stalks, and each flower still retains its petals as the seed pod is round and ready to pop open at a foe.
October 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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sapphirephoenix808.bsky.social
Day 10 of #faketober2025 is mimic, and Bottoil is a steel/water type fakemon that mimics a potion bottle. Once it is touched by a Pokemon or trainer, it will break out of its potion pose and use water attacks on its foes.
Day 10 of Faketober2025 is mimic and Bottoil is steel and water type fakemon that mimics a potion. It was originally discovered in a potion factory that was built in an area that was believed to hold mysterious properties similar to the Bermuda Triangle. Once it is touched by a Pokemon or trainer it will break out of its mimicking pose and launch water attacks out of its mouth.
October 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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sapphirephoenix808.bsky.social
Day 3 of #faketober2025 is Virus, and this poison fakemon dwells in polluted water and can poison foes with the black ends of its many antennae. Its tail is like a sticky stretchy hand and it can use it to cling to things.
Faketober day 3: Virus. Name: Infessor! It is a green and purple squid-like fakemon that has protruding antennae that poisons foes that touch it. A wiggly sticky tail allows it to cling to things.
October 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
pickypixelartist.bsky.social
These are actually amazing Psychic/Poison-type Fakemon designed by @darksilvania.bsky.social who gave me permission to make some fan art (and hypothetical shinies) of some of my all time favorite designs 🧡💜
Pixel art of Wiccandy, Lollicrone, and Hecaramelt - Fakemon designed by @darksilvania.bsky.social resembling witches, pink candy, and cauldrons. Pixel art of shiny Wiccandy, Lollicrone, and Hecaramelt - Fakemon designed by @darksilvania.bsky.social resembling witches, orange and purple candy, and cauldrons.
October 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
pickypixelartist.bsky.social
Showcasing my favorite new encounters added to BW2 from the base game! 💗 Who else used one on their first playthrough?

#Faketober2025 @darksilvania.bsky.social
Fake Pokémon Black Version 2 screenshot showcasing a battle between the player's Lollicrone and a wild Hecaramelt. Both Fakemon were designed by @Darksilvania.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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oripoke.bsky.social
Mozz, Mosseer, and Daemoth in the Hollow Knight / Silksong art style 🦋🍃
Artwork of 3 fan-made Pokemon in the style of Hollow Knight. Mozz is a small, grassy green moth flying in midair; Mosseer is a larger green moth with a fluffy mane and wings like a cape; Daemoth is a bipedal moth with numerous red eyes within its wings.
September 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
pickypixelartist.bsky.social
New Pokémon Gender Differences (designed by @redouille.bsky.social)

I think tiny baby boi Lanturn was made for me, I HAD to sprite it💙💛
Sprite edits of Blaziken and Pinsir's Black and White game battle and icon sprites. Blaziken (male) has it's facial spikes elongated into large frilled shapes more resembling the crest of a rooster. Pinsir (female) is now smaller and a dark purple color with less prominent horns and squintier eyes. Sprite edits of Walrein and Lanturn's Black and White game battle and icon sprites. Walrein (female) has a smaller nose and tusks, with a much larger forehead and foamy mane. Lanturn (male) is vastly different from the standard now female design. It has a smaller round body with a similar yellow mask and pale fins, and an additional yellow spot on each of its sides. Its eyes are large black plus signs. Its tail consists of three long oval shaped sections protruding from its back and moving down vertically, the middle of which being the longest with a yellow tip. Male Lanturn's lure extends from its forehead but does not branch out, curling forward only. It has two large yellow spheres stacked at the end with the second lower orb being slightly smaller. Sprite edits of Sawsbuck's Black and White game battle and icon sprites. Each of the now female sprites replaces the antlers with similarly styled neck ruff. Spring form Sawsbuck has a larger tan ruff than the male counterpart with pink flowers wrapping around its neck like a necklace. Summer form Sawsbuck has a large green wreath of leaves around it's entire neck like a spiky collar. Autumn form Sawsbuck has red leaves around its neck and hanging down in the front like a braided or knotted scarf. Winter Sawsbuck has a similar white ruff to her male counterpart, but with the addition of two dangling sections of fluff in the front to imitate the tasseled ends of a looped winter scarf.
September 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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tofupixel.bsky.social
mt. pastel (2021)
September 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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ss1shadow.bsky.social
Just saw someone wrote this article 😆

80.lv/articles/2d-...
#indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #blender
Indie Game Dev Shares Process For Turning 2D Sprites Into 3D Models
Check out how ss1shadow does it.
80.lv
September 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
pickypixelartist.bsky.social
This is what the official end of summer feels like 😭

I love this design by @deimsfakemon.bsky.social though (shiny palette I just made up)
Pixel art of Vanisplish (Fake alternate evolution for Vanillish) designed by @deimsfakemon.bsky.social, pixel art by @pickypixelartist.bsky.social. It is a dropped ice cream cone with brown swirls and a derpy smile. Pixel art of Shiny Vanisplish (Fake alternate evolution for Vanillish) designed by @deimsfakemon.bsky.social, pixel art by @pickypixelartist.bsky.social. It is a dropped ice cream cone with raspberry pink swirls and a derpy smile.
September 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
pickypixelartist.bsky.social
YESSSS I finally got the 1% Vanisplish encounter at the Cold Storage!!!
In-game screenshot of Pokémon Black and White during a battle at the Cold Storage displaying the player's Watchog facing off against a Vanisplish (fake alternate evolution of Vanillish designed by @Deimsfakemon.bsky.com). Text at the bottom reads, "What will Watchog do?"
September 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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sapphirephoenix808.bsky.social
Made a pokemon fangame pixelart battle background of a steep cliff side. I wanted the drop-off to be on the right side so... the opponent might fall off if you hit them too hard, haha. Going to be making different times of day later and animating them.
Pixel art of a pokemon fangame style battle background set against a steep cliff side. The battle takes place along a narrow trail and bent stump fences line the side of the cliff. You may use this battle background for your game projects as long as you credit me! (either princess-phoenix which is my DeviantArt account, or SapphirePhoenix808 which is this bluesky account)
September 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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valemtines.bsky.social
The grass(?) types of gen 2 🌼🌼🌼
September 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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mrkamp.bsky.social
My improved batch of full color 3D printed pokewalker shells turned out great! Looks like a few got scaled up a bit, wonder what's up with that... 👀
May 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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floofhips.bsky.social
And the universe said I love you #art #minecraft
October 17, 2024 at 10:39 PM
pickypixelartist.bsky.social
Welcome home, Buttons.
Edited in-game screenshot of Ethereal Gates showing the Male protagonist standing in Apalis town facing a shiny Bubull overworld sprite which has a small smiling emote above it's head. Text at the bottom of the screen reads, "Buttons is playing with a sunflower petal."
August 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
pickypixelartist.bsky.social
Also the spoils of my week-long shiny hunt for Bubull that I started while making the icons.
Save file of Pokémon Ethereal Gates demo showing a Shiny Bubull in the party after a few thousand soft resets. Yes I changed the date back to 8/20/2015 for this hunt. Screenshot showing the Shiny Bubull's summary page. It is a girl (rare) and her name is Buttons. She is a precious teal baby with purple gloves.
August 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
pickypixelartist.bsky.social
The Ethereal Gates starters in the gen 3-5 style from a few weeks ago which kicked off the whole thing of making all of them.
GIF of Fernling in the style of the Pokemon gen 3-5 party icons. GIF of Kittorch in the style of the Pokemon gen 3-5 party icons. GIF of Bubull in the style of the Pokemon gen 3-5 party icons.
August 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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pickypixelartist.bsky.social
Happy 10th Birthday, Ethereal Gates Demo (Sea & Sky)

I always wished there were party icons, but I guess they were just ahead of the curve on phasing them out. So, I made some of my own. I'll always love this game 💜
Party icons for all ~60 fakemon in the Ethereal Gates Demo 1.0
August 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM