Design your own Pokemon
Design and draw your own Pokémon character, create its name, type, abilities, and habitat, then explain its behaviors and evolution.
Step-by-step guide to Design your own Pokemon
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Step 1
Think of the big idea for your Pokémon such as an animal plant object or a mix and imagine how it looks.
Step 2
Pick its type or types like Fire Water Grass Electric Psychic or Rock.
Step 3
Make a fun name for your Pokémon by combining sounds or words you like.
Step 4
Decide where your Pokémon lives by choosing a habitat like forest mountain ocean city or cave.
Step 5
Choose two or three abilities or moves your Pokémon can use and give each a short name.
Step 6
Decide how your Pokémon behaves by picking personality traits like shy playful fierce or curious.
Step 7
Plan how your Pokémon evolves by choosing whether it gets bigger stronger or changes form and what makes it evolve.
Step 8
Lightly sketch big simple shapes on your paper to find your Pokémon’s pose.
Step 9
Add features like eyes mouth limbs patterns tails horns or plant parts to your sketch.
Step 10
Trace over your best lines with a black pen or marker to make a clean final outline.
Step 11
Color your Pokémon using your coloring materials and add shading or patterns for fun.
Step 12
Write a short Pokédex style description that says the name type habitat abilities behavior and how it evolves.
Step 13
Share a photo or scan of your finished Pokémon and its description on DIY.org so others can see your creation.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we don't have a black pen, markers, or a scanner/phone to share our design?
If you don't have a black pen to 'trace over your best lines', use a dark pencil, thin-tip crayon, or fine gel pen and simply photograph the paper with any camera or ask to borrow a phone to 'share a photo or scan' on DIY.org.
My sketch looks messy and the pose feels wrong — how can I fix it before inking?
When 'lightly sketching big simple shapes' simplify to three main shapes (head, body, tail), redraw at a larger scale or trace onto a fresh sheet to correct proportions, then erase stray lines before you 'trace over your best lines'.
How can I change the activity for different age groups?
For younger kids limit choices to one type and one ability and use crayons and stickers during 'Add features' and 'Color', while older kids can design two-stage evolutions, name multiple moves, and write a longer Pokédex entry with behavior and evolution triggers.
What are simple ways to extend or personalize our Pokémon project after finishing the drawing?
Turn the finished drawing and 'Pokedex-style description' into a trading card on cardstock, add a colored habitat background when you 'color your Pokémon', create alternate evolution forms on separate sheets, and upload the photos to DIY.org to share and get feedback.
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Facts about character and creature design for kids
⚙️ Abilities are special passive powers Pokémon can have; they were introduced in Generation III and add surprising twists to battles.
🧬 Evolution is a core idea in Pokémon — many species evolve into stronger forms, inspired by real-life growth and adaptation.
🌍 Game habitats (forests, caves, seas, cities) mirror real ecosystems — useful when you pick where your new Pokémon lives.
🎨 Pokémon designers mix animals, plants, myths, and machines to build unique looks and personalities for each creature.
🔢 There are 18 official Pokémon types (like Fire, Water, Psychic) that create strengths and weaknesses in battles.
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