Fakemon
Fakemon, also called Fakémon, are fan-designed fictional creatures based on the ''Pokémon'' franchise of monster-taming games. While many such designs have been created purely as fan art, others are made specifically as hoaxes to fool fans into believing they will appear in future series titles, or as unique creatures added to Video game modding, game mods. History Etymology The word Fakemon is a portmanteau of the words ''fake'' and ''Pokémon.'' In Japanese, they are known as . Origin According to ''GameRant'', Fakemon have existed "for almost as long as Pokémon itself", but began to proliferate with the advent of Fan game, fan-made video games as well as the advent of the internet. Founded in 1998, "Mewthree and Frogglet's Pokémon Factory" (later called Pokémon Factory) became the first website to formalize the creation of Fakemon. A public forum, it required members to post their creation to other members, who would provide critique until its revisions deemed it ...
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