Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 22hSrry for posting this later than on Twitter, for some reason I couldn’t post it on my computer… 030
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 22hshadowy figure, even though I was really tempted to give it more distinguishable features. Had a personal epiphany coming up with the tentacle tail and the arms making ears! 3/3 010
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 22hanimal. Mimikyu's real appearance remaining a mistery and cursing all who see it to death and insanity may be derived from Lovecraftian horror. It was imperative that the shape of what hides under the rag remained indiscernible and barely more than a- 2/ 110
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 22hMimikyu's disguise is based on Pikachu, and how it has grown to become the mascot and most popular monster of the franchise. The execution of this disguise resemble ghosts portrayed wearing bedsheets as an halloween costume. I also wanted to make it look like a patched up old worn-out stuffed- 1/ 110
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 22hThanks to PartofTheProgram for commissioning this one! I didn't charge them for the additional form, because I'm not (that) evilishly greedy! My Pikachu design for reference: bsky.app/profile/faso... 111
Reposted by FasolSporktown @sporktown.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I have been trying to avoid doing this for a while now but it's come to the point where it's necessary. I dearly appreciate anything given and any shares. Thank you.gofundme.comDonate to Support Needed for Car Repairs and Rental Fees, organized by Crawling CastleHello! I had a car accident and need some money to cover repairs and … Crawling Castle needs your support for Support Needed for Car Repairs and Rental Fees 196135
Reposted by FasolChris! ✨️🐸✨️ [Commissions Open] @plumemothart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hi again, folks! The GFM I made for my good friend Dahlia is almost at its goal! Any and all donations go towards her basic needs and survival, so any and all help is appreciated! Thank you! www.gofundme.com/f/support-da... #gofundme #fundraiser #mutualaidgofundme.comDonate to Help a Black, Disabled Trans Woman Survive, organized by Chris LathamI'm hoping Mutual Aid can help my friend where institutions have failed. D… Chris Latham needs your support for Help a Black, Disabled Trans Woman Survive 0712
Reposted by FasolOdaoda Odogoro COMMS OPEN @odaodaodogoro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hi friends! I started a new webcomic on WEBTOON a bit ago! There's seven episodes now! I will continue to update it semi-frequently. Please read (it's yuri and one of them is star-shaped) if you have time! Really excited for this one! ^-^ www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/eb...webtoons.comEbi FlyTwo girls go on adventures and also one of them looks like a star. 12811
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 29/09/2026calling back to Gothitelle's relationship with space, which I tried to imply with its buns and the locks of hair circling around them, as well as Gothitelle's cleavage ressembling a star. 4/4 000
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 29/09/2026a spiritual concept that makes sense with Gothitelle's themes and typing, may suggests that the ribbons lining up along its dress are meant to ressemble Chakras from Hinduism. However it might also be a mistranslation of its japanese category being closer to "celestial body",- 3/ 120
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 29/09/2026explaining Gothitelle's theme of fortune telling, divination and astrology. This link to outer space might alse take from the Flatwoods monster, an extraterrestrial cryptid from West Virginia which Gothitelle bares ressemblances with. Its English category "Astral Body", a- 2/ 120
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thank you 1%ofGamblers for commissioning this line! The Gothitelle line is based on Gothic-style clothing, specifically Gothic Lolita, which itself takes from UK's Punk, Victorian and Rococo fashion. Gothic style is particularly associated with the occult and witchcraft,- 1/4 110
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 29/09/2026POKEMON REDESIGNS: 574 - Gothita, 575 - Gothorita, 576 - Gothitelle 12710
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Pheromosa is from another world, meaning it is meant to look weird and challenge what can be called a Pokemon. She is uncannily human-looking, but also seems far too slim to make anatomical sense. Her features are insectoid, yet unpractical and never quite accurate. 3/3 020
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 17/09/2026also take from fashion models wearing artful clothes. Cockroaches are pests that are commonly seen as gross and unclean, yet Pheromosa contrasts this idea by making it a lissome, clean and beautiful woman, a paradox seeming almost... otherworldly! Indeed, as an Ultra-Beast,- 2/ 120
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Thank you Lewdo for commissionning this one! Pheromosa is based on cockroaches, which take this white color after molting. I mostly took inspiration from the hissing cockroach, and implemented the molt into its design to ressemble a coat, as it may- 1/ 130
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 17/09/2026POKEMON(?) REDESIGN: 785 - P̵͎̓h̸̖̥̀̌e̷͖͕̕ṙ̸̭̉o̷̝̥͛͠m̴͇̅̏o̶̞͝s̸̠͊̅a̸͌̅ͅ 25119
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 10/09/2026concept. Gyaoon, being used in Substitute, ended up being a sort of incarnation of all pokemon's essence, which I think can be extended to Tyranitar: a creature based on Kaijus and the first pokemon, going through a process that would be the real life equivalent of evolution. 9/9 120
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 10/09/2026fits its Dark type. This is also my first Dark type design, so I wanted to make it look quite dangerous and intimidating. Lastly, Pupitar is also based on a Pupa, something that is more of an insect thing, but I like to think of it as a incarnation of Pokemon's evolution- 8/ 120
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 10/09/2026fact it is the "Armor" pokemon and that its design has holes suggests it might also specifically take from Kaiju suits. Godzilla's original one wheighted 100kg (220lbs) and was dangerous to wear for more than a few minutes. I wanted to make it feel like a empty husk, which- 7/ 120
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 10/09/2026redesigning a monster that took this long for Sugimori to be happy with is quite intimidating! As we established above, Tyranitar is based on Kaijus, specifically Godzilla, so it was important to me that it kept this body shape, unlike what I did with Rhydon for example. The- 6/ 120
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 10/09/2026close but unrelated to Pokemon. Among them, you may recognize what looks like a Tyranitar prototype. In the interview, Sugimori confides that his designs come from a constant revision of his old designs, so it's not unlikely he had Gyaoon in mind. All of which is to say,- 5/ 140
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 10/09/2026to leave space on the cartridges, though it was later featured in the attack Substitute. This, however, was not the end of Gyaoon's legacy. In 1997, Sugimori was interviewed by MicroGroup Game Review for its volume 14. On its cover, Sugimori designed monsters meant to be- 4/ 120
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 10/09/2026first spot of the internal index. Its name is a reference to Godzilla's official iconic roar, cementing Godzilla, and by extension Kaijus, as its main inspirations. Gyaoon would keep its place in the roster for a long time, until it was decided to be scrapped from the game- 3/ 120
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 10/09/2026this document, a prototype for the battle screen could be found, which featured two kaijus: a scrapped King Kong lookalike and, most notably, a Godzilla lookalike named "Gojirante". Throughout Gen 1's development, Gojirante would become Gyaoon, the Pokemon sitting at the- 2 130
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Thank you Mogeki for commissioning this line! Tyranitar takes its origin well before Gen 2, or Pokemon for that matter. Back in 1990, Tajiri and Sugimori first started working on a proof of concept for Gen 1, where players originally would make Kaijus fight each other. In- 1/ 120
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 10/09/2026POKEMON REDESIGN: 246 - Larvitar, 247 - Pupitar, 248 - Tyranitar 210619
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 05/09/2026eye is closed with the second one hidden behind the bigger flower. 000
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 05/09/2026them loosely look like Hibiscuses, flowers commonly found in Hawaii, the yellow one being Hawaii's national flower. Lastly,*Bel*ossom's skirt is meant to have the loose shape of a bell, perhaps as a visual pun on bellflowers. A fun fact for your trouble: Bellossom is, indeed, not found in Alola. 5/5 030
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 05/09/2026for leis in hula, and I took inspiration from Halapepe for the long leaves and Maile for the shorter ones. For the flowers, the Rafflesia still has to be the main inspiration, but I also arranged the petals in a similar way as the plumeria, also often used for leis, and added pistils to make- 4/ 130
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 05/09/2026dramatize or portray the words of religious chants (oli) or songs (mele) in a visual dance form. Plants are important to Hawaiian culture and to hula performances, hula dancers adorning themselves with leis, garlands made of fresh foliage or flowers. A variety of specific plants are usually used- 3/ 130
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 05/09/2026than a parasitic one, evolving through the signature sun stone. Chlorophyll is the green pigment that allows plant to absorb light for energy, as such Bellossom had to be mostly of this color. More importantly, Bellossom's main inspiration is hula, a complexe Hawaiian dance form meant to- 2/ 120
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Bellossom is a split evolution to Gloom, as such it shares some of the same inspirations, such as the Rafflesia flower and the mandrake. It sets itself apart from Vileplume and the rest of the line as it sheds its poison type to become pure grass type, becoming a photosynthetic plant rather- 1/ 120
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Thank you PartOfTheProgram for commissioning this! Vileplume line for ref: bsky.app/profile/faso... 130
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Closing comms for now! A hundred thanks to all who commissioned me! You can expect me to open them again in the foresseable future, tho! so stay tuned!!! 032
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 03/09/2026We reached the 300€ limit I set (thank you!), but I feel like doing more! so expanding it to 400€! 063
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 01/09/2026sorta. they're just my take on the characters, and I take from both the games and the manga. 130
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 01/09/2026head are also meant to look like flower wreaths and a crown, while it takes the form of a medal for Gallade. As Ralts's dex entry suggests, I also imagine the green part of their designs change based on their mood. Had lots of fun working on this one! 6/6 030
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 01/09/2026originally meant "white being", which is why they are mainly of this color. The pointed plates behind their eyes are meant to look both like pointy ears of more contemporary elf representations, makeup and masquerade masks. Kirlia and Gardevoir's petal-like apendages on their- 5/ 130
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 01/09/2026may also serve as a "bishonen prince" counterpart to Gardevoir's "shojo princess" aesthetic, which is why I tried making its ruban body look like a prince's military uniform. The line may also take from elves of germanic folklore, who share Kirlia's fondness for dancing. "Elf"-4/ 120
Fasol @fasol42.bsky.social · 01/09/2026also likely based on knights and chivalry, Kirlia and Gardevoir heads resembling barbuta helmets and Gallade's resembling a Corinthian Hoplite helmet. Gallade is an even more literal take on the knight and chivalry themes, yelding sharp tonfa-like arms in place of a sword. It- 3/ 110