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    disclaimer: Togekiss is my favorite Fairy type, but i already drew her for day 5, so i drew my second favorite instead.
     
    i liked Spritzee when i first saw her, she was undeniably cute, but i didn’t think of her as anything too special. until, that is, i read about how people thought she was inspired by plague doctors. plague doctors would keep perfumes in their masks to help keep the smell of dead bodies out, and Spritzee is tied to perfume, as well as her face resembling one of their masks greatly. this made me appreciate Spritzee more, because while she was a very cute Pokemon, she had an origin rooted in rather creepy things, and that was interesting to me. plus she looked a bit like a flamingo, and flamingos are really cool. it made me very excited to see what she would evolve into with all that potential, and what do we get?…
     
    one of the most hideous, uninspired Pokemon designs ever, at least in my book. i was so sad that they just threw away all the great potential with plague doctors and whatnot and gave us some abomination that didn’t even remotely resemble a bird anymore. i might go as far as to say that Aromatisse might be my very least favorite Pokemon ever, because even though there might be some designs i like less, they just tossed anything that made Spritzee remotely interesting out the window. but i guess that’s neither here nor there.
     
    and with that, this little series is over. so i ask, did you guys enjoy this? would you be interested in seeing something similar in the future? what was your favorite drawing of mine?
     
    random statistics:
    no. of Poekmon from gen 1: 0
    no. of Pokemon from gen 2: 0
    no. of Pokemon from gen 3: 4
    no. of Pokemon from gen 4: 3
    no. of Pokemon from gen 5: 6
    no. of Pokemon from gen 6: 5
    favorite drawing result: Snorunt and Cofagrigus(tied)
    least favorite drawing result: Crawdaunt
    favorite Pokemon to draw: Zygarde
    least favorite Pokemon to draw: Deoxys
     
    just realized that none of my favorites come from gen 1 or 2, which is strange because i do like a lot of gen 1 and 2 Pokemon. oh well(inb4 “the original Pokemon were the best though”).
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    yes, i said that Sawk was my favorite Fighting type. yes, i said that this series was over. yes, i said that i was starting to like Hitmonlee less and less.
     
    but i was thinking about how unsatisfied i was with choosing Sawk. every other Pokemon on the list i was entirely happy with, but not Sawk. something just didn’t feel right about it. i have no real connection to him, considering i bought White and White 2, where he is virtually unavailable, and in reality he’s just kind of… boring.
     
    Hitmonlee, on the other hand, was the MVP on my most successful RU team(which was still not very successful). he could singlehandedly sweep teams with his Normal Gem+Unburden+Fake Out set. and come on, he’s just too weird to not love with his glaring eyes, stretchy legs and lack of a mouth.
     
    so while this pretty much invalidates everything i did before, i honestly don’t care because this was something that had to be done, and i’ll be able to sleep better tonight knowing that you all know that i know that we know that i do, indeed, like Hitmonlee better than Sawk.
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    UGH CHANDELURE IS A PAIN TO DRAW. it took my like five tries to get something i was pleased with and even then i’m not crazy how this came out but w/e
     
    i’ve always liked Chandelure, even from the moment i saw him. he’s suitably creepy, but also manages to be very cute. i also really like the progression from candle > lamp > chandelier. really i just seem to end up liking a lot of the “inanimate object” Pokemon that people love to hate, like Klefki, the Drifloon line and heck, even the oft-dreaded ice-cream Pokemon.
     
    honorable mentions: Blaziken, Darmanitan, Heatmor, Litwick
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    i’ll be honest, Sawk probably isn’t one of my top ten favorite Pokemon or anything. he’s cool and all, and i like his design, but it’s difficult for me to feel like he’s all that special or interesting. when it comes to Fighting types it’s hard for me to find ones that i really like. there are some i like more than others, sure, but on the whole they’re just kind of “eh” to me. three of the only ones that stand out are Hitmonlee, Blaziken, and Sawk here. it’s fluctuated in the past as to which one of those three is my favorite, but recently Sawk has been growing on me more and more, while the others i’ve begun to like less and less. it’s too bad his X and Y model is so derpy though. =/
     
    also hands are the worst thing to draw ever
     
    honorable mentions: Hitmonlee, Blaziken, Throh
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    i used to not like Togekiss at all. i thought it was dumb looking and when i started to play UU on Pokemon Showdown i realized that its paraflinch set was the worst thing ever and i hated it even more.
     
    then, one day, i was creating a new UU team but i couldn’t decide on a last member. i looked and looked until finally, i settled on Togekiss. specifically, its bulky Nasty Plot set. it only took a few battles until i realized how incredible this thing was. i honestly can’t tell you how many times Togekiss saved me when the odds were stacked in my opponent’s favor.
     
    guess that, somehow, when i saw her competitive worth, her design started to grow on me as well. and now she’s my favorite Flying type and Fairy type, too.
     
    also i know i said hands were the worst thing to draw but i lied; wings are the worst thing to draw
     
    honorable mentions: Drifblim, Archeops(very close second), Yveltal
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    Ghost/Grass is a really interesting typing matchup-wise, and there’s a whole lot you can do with it design-wise, too. so before X and Y were announced, i was really hoping that Game Freak would give us a Ghost/Grass type Pokemon. lo and behold, we were given not one, not two, but four Ghost/Grass type Pokemon!
     
    while i’m not a big Pumpkaboo or Gourgeist fan, i think they hit the nail on the head with Trevenant. his spider-like root legs, his menacing red eye, his giant hands and, of course, his tight afro made of foliage. it all comes together to create a very cool and unique Pokemon, at least in my opinion.
     
    honorable mentions: Victreebel, Snivy, Serperior
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    oh, Scolipede. i used to completely look over your design, as if you were nothing special. that is, until my second White run, where i trained a Venipede for the first time. he was kind of weak, but i kept on training him.
     
    when he finally evolved into a Scolipede, he instantly became one of the best members on my team. extremely fast and good attack with Swords Dance to boost it. sort of like Togekiss, but a non-competitive example, when he became so useful his design started to grow on me more and more. and now, as you can see, he is one of my very favorite Pokemon.
     
    honorable mentions: Victreebel, Haunter, Ariados, Dragalge
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    lampreys have the creepiest mouths in the world, which makes them both extremely awesome and extremely scary. while Eelektrik and Eelektross(both of which are also awesome) are more straight-up lampreys, Tynamo manages to have the mouth, while also being RIDICULOUSLY ADORABLE. seriously he’s so cute and i don’t normally say that about anything fish-like.
     
    sorry about the relatively boring drawing today, but there’s only so many things you can do with Tynamo to make him interesting.
     
    (btw if you haven’t noticed i’ve been drawing the types in the order they’re listed on Bulbapedia. so if you really care that much you can see what order i’ll be drawing the types in ahead of time I KNOW EXCITING RIGHT)
     
    honorable mentions: Pikachu, Magnezone, Eelektross
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    we’re halfway through! also a bit of trivia: this is the first Legendary to appear on this list.
     
    today, i bring you Zygarde, a new legendary Pokemon from X and Y. thus far, Xerneas, Yveltal and Zygarde are my favorite legendary trio to date. all of their designs are really cool, and i love how they’re based on the Nordic myth of Yggdrasil, while also incorporating the X, Y and Z axes, which fit their respective habitats(it’s also extremely fitting because these are the first Pokemon games in full 3D). it’s all really clever and all i wish is that the mythology behind these three is fleshed out a little bit more in the inevitable Z version.
     
    more on Zygarde itself, the main reason i like it is just how alien it is. the sporadically flashing lights, the weird tombstone-things on its back, the utter lack of any relatable face or even eyes… it just feels very distant and inhuman unlike other Pokemon who lack human qualities or features. and something about that makes it really cool to me.
     
    honorable mentions: Nincada, Garchomp, Golurk
  12. Squishyfrog

    My Frog Collection

    By Squishyfrog,

    So, in the past I've alluded to a frog collection, and I believe I've stated that it's rather large. But the thing is, I've never had the pictures to show it off(mainly because they're all in my closet most of the time).
     
    But now I do.
     
    http://www.majhost.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=255161
     
    what is this "obsession" you speak of I have no clue what you're talking about
  14. Squishyfrog
    I feel like I need to say this.
     
    With the recent outbreak of ponies on BZPower and just the web in general, I decided to watch a few episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
     
    And I love it.
     
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    *runs*
    e: holy cheese sumiki just posted about mlp:fim that was unexpected
  15. Squishyfrog

    My New Desktop

    By Squishyfrog,

    http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081217012856/ratchet/images/0/0a/Leviathan.png
    WARNING: EXTREMELY HUMONGO FILESIZE YOU MAY NOT COME BACK ALIVE
     
    Switched it to this in honor of just recently beating Tools of Destruction which we got with our new PS3.
     
    OH YEAH I forgot to tell you guys we got a PS3 and it's cool and awesome and all that beans
  23. Squishyfrog
    so uhuuuuurg
     
    suggestions? i want something with "Squishy" in it again, unless you can come up with a really good not "Squishy" name
     
    AND IF NO SUGGESTIONS COME IN I'M GOING TO CHANGE MY NAME TO Squish E. Frog OKAY
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