I’m A Wheelchair Bound Artist Challenging Myself To Draw The Pokémon Humanized

My name is Chey, or you can call me Endifi/Frosty. I am a freelance artist born with a bone disease called osteogenesis imperfecta, which impairs my bones, so I cannot walk far, jump, or run, and I'm wheelchair-bound. But despite me being impaired, I LOVE to draw. I've been drawing since I was practically a baby.

Do you know what else I really love? Pokémon. This franchise that been with me since I was a child, like most, and I've grown to appreciate its creativity, innovation, and its willingness to give us a friend to travel with us. I remember when I was a kid watching TV and a certain advertisement came on about Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. It was a commercial where they had people cosplaying as the Pokémon that were next to them—one was cosplaying as a Pikachu and one was a Torchic, etc. That commercial really convinced me to buy Pokémon Sapphire. And around 2009, I got more into Pokémon "gijinkas" by an artist (I, unfortunately, don't remember their name). But that "Pokégijinka" artist inspired me to start drawing my own gijinkas. By the way, for those who don't know, gijinka means giving humanizing traits to an animal, planet, item, etc.

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#1 Yuejing The Umbreon

In 2013, I loved Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire so much, I created some gijinkas based upon that generation. I created stories about my characters and my friends really loved it so much. In 2013, I even got a special reward on Deviantart for a Pokémon gijinka I drew.

So that inspired me to do a challenge where I draw every single Pokémon in the National Dex, humanized. Unfortunately, I started college to pursue a degree in Media and Animation. But in 2018, it was time for me to challenge myself in character designing because I personally felt my art needed adjustment. So I started my Pokémon gijinka project.

#2 Eifiryu The Espeon

#3 Sumasa The Yamask

My goals for this project are to be diverse, tell stories with these characters, not to limit myself on ideas, and just have fun. Most of my gijinkas tend to be different people because I want to build and manufacture a creative world for them even if I'm just drawing a character. I even give them personal names just to humanize them more because when I was a kid, I always nicknamed my Pokémon. I've already completed the Kanto Dex and I'm almost done with the Johto Dex. And committing to this has not only improved my character designing skills, but myself as a person. So I would love to present you the starter gijinkas from both gens I've done and some other Poké gijinkas I've worked on.

I don't own Pokémon, obviously, but the fanart is mine.

#4 Gyaralina The Mega Gyarados

#5 Fush The Bulbasaur

This is where it all began.

#6 Woolori The Wooloo

#7 Mother Of The Unown

#8 Chanda The Chandelure

#9 Buffett The Wobbuffet

#10 Corvilea The Corviknight

#11 Shamio The Vaporeon

#12 Coffa The Cofagrigus

#13 Mimiki The Mimikyu

#14 Peeka And Peeko The Pikachu Twins

#15 Dew The Dewgong

#16 Morthra The Venomoth

#17 Obuta The Kabuto

#18 Leemular The Hitmonlee

#19 Adult Megania As The Meganium

#20 Jupithu The Jolteon

#21 Zard The Mega Charizard X

#22 Dua And Doe The Doduo Twins

#23 Torba The Voltorb

#24 Children Of The Unown

#25 Hauna The Haunter

#26 Remie The Alcremie

#27 Onya The Onix

#28 Kecchaba The Gourgeist

#29 Tle The Squirtle

Notice the homage to the Squirtle Squad, hahaha.

#30 Omar The Omanyte

#31 Essence And Messo The Sobble Twins

#32 Nazono The Vileplume

#33 Ivy The Ivysaur

#34 Adult Fush As The Mega Venusaur

#35 Saihano The Bellossom

#36 Merri The Mareep

#37 Casey The Abra

#38 Ringa The Lickitung

#39 Liza The Charizard

#40 Emmewa The Mega Mewtwo Y

#41 Onita The Dragonite

#42 Vee-Jin The Eevee

#43 Rurakhani And Her Daughter Arula As The Kangaskhan

#44 Wishi The Litwick

#45 Ditzy The Ditto

#46 Adult Hito As The Mega Charizard Y

#47 Dashia The Rapidash

#48 The Terrator Sisters As The Exeggutor

#49 Donnasu The Victreebel

#50 Gibana The Venusaur

#51 Natuwa The Xatu

#52 Adult Hino As The Typhlosion

#53 Gepito The Togetic

#54 Koiki The Magikarp

#55 Blasta The Wartortle

#56 Young Hino As The Cyndaquil

#57 Hera The Heracross

#58 Carabi The Shuckle

#59 Lantana The Lanturn

#60 Hydin The Rhydon

#61 Mukka The Grimer

#62 Yuen The Staryu

#63 Garth The Mega Gengar

#64 Megania The Chikorita

#65 Odrigales The Croconaw

Johto was when I wanted to start being more inclusive and representation with my designs.

#66 Ramonko The Slowking

#67 Kamexia The Blastoise

#68 Bayor The Bayleef

#69 Waniko The Totodile

#70 Lonyanette The Golem

#71 Laxxo The Snorlax

#72 Prasilla The Lapras

#73 Yorobon The Poliwrath

#74 Hito The Charmeleon

#75 Young Hito As The Charmander

#76 Hino The Quilava

#77 Yadonko The Mega Slowbro

#78 Gyarados

#79 Adult Waniko As The Feraligatr

#80 Rafael And Riggi As The Girafarig

#81 Adult Tle And The Mega Blastoise