Fakemon I

I've had hundreds of Pokémon ideas since the franchise first debuted, but only now feel like I have the know-how to illustrate them in an even remotely appropriate style. There are only a couple I think are really interesting enough to draw, too; this is the first of what will probably only be three images.

These are, of course, based on my favorite fish, the hagfish or "slime hag." Like lampreys, they are "jawless" fish or Agnathans, a group that once comprised thousands of species and dominated the world's oceans.

The gelatinous outer body also harkens to Larvaceans, incredibly amazing creatures related to sea-squirts.