Oh, yes! Paldea gave some much-needed love to the oft-overlooked Johto dex, but Sunflora (other than its... _interesting_ role in Artazon) didn't get anything despite being possibly the worst design in Johto. A new form or evolution for Sunflora is so needed!
I don't know if it was on purpose or not, but Mazian Ekans and Elttar resembles a lot a folklore creature here in Brazil, the Boitatá, a giant black snake that eats the eyes of animals and add them alongside it's own body, sometimes engulfing them on red or blue flames. So the fact that it resembles one, even if it was by accident, is rad af! Always thought it would make a super cool pokemon design. (edit): oh yeah, it also only shows up at night, so it really fits with the dark type!
@ the above idea, maybe a signature move that inflicts both the listed type damage + fire type damage would be interesting! like flying press on hawlucha :0
IMO the slight change to mudsmache's head shape (or rather mane shape) is a huge upgrade in terms of its energy and shape language. It feels a lot stronger now.
Also the low contrast which makes the head and the body blend together, drawing your eye to the fake head. At first I thought it was an odd design choice, but it fits the concept perfectly!
The multiple eyes on both ekans and elttar remind me of Boitatá, which is a fiery snake with multiple eyes from tupi and brazilian folklore. It's a type of atmospheric ghost light so it would be cool if they learned will-o'-wisp as a reference to that
Your insights into your design process, passion for it, and ability to question your rework, admit flaws, and improve upon them have inspired me a great deal. I am not a visual artist, but rather want to write my own stories, so not everything applies, still I have learned a lot from you Thank you and you deserve all the success you get
At least Castform finally has a Sandstorm form. Also, I think I liked you switching Mazian Mudbray back to Ground / Fairy, since it's a more interesting type. PS - 3:29 I hope later on they swap out Pacuna with a Ghost, since it just feels out of place there (especially since the region has a Normal Gym anyway)
it's there so the player can't mindlessly spam normal/ghost types and this pacuna is completely different from gym2 lagunas as this pacuna is more on the offensive side instead of the usual tanky fur coat set Laguna will run ~also you cannot convince me that she can't run to route 1~
The devs have said that they want gyms to have themes and not be restricted to one type. Her having a Pacuna is probably supposed to reference her rebellious nature since after you beat her she becomes one of your rivals.
I feel Mudsmaché really fits Mazian Mudbray now that it has been redesigned. The fact that the eyes aren’t as black anymore makes it look so bubbly and friendly which really helps prove the lore attached to it!! I also love how you were able to make it’s pose less stiff. Good work ( I LOVE THE MAZAH REGION
Not even sure if this was on purpose but the final shape of Elttar with the curves of its upper body read the same shape as a cobras hood if in silhouette form, really nice!
With the new ground-type Castform, I have an idea for a gym leader. What if they were a vaquero, and they are based around ground types to take advantage of sandstorms in the deserts! The Pokémon could also be used to protect their Miltank, Tauros, etc from punks that want to steal them!
i simply love this community! The fact fans became so inspired by your work they made a game, and you in turn became inspired by the fans to make new art. You all are so awesome ❤
The ekans on the thumbnail made me immediately think of boitatá, it’s a fire-breathing snake from brazilian folklore that protects forests and that is often depicted as having many eyes along its body, in the same way you laid out the eye-spots. I thought you were going down that route and making it a Fire/Ghost type, but I’m very happy with the actual result nonetheless
The new rendering of Mudsmaché is so much more physically present and 3-D I love it! While I prefer the last version of Mudsbray because of its more rectangular legs, the new version does handle the negative space better and thats what you wanted to fix! I cant wait for another design video :)
Ekans and Arbok have always been a favorite of mine, and it's always sad how weak they are in other games. The fact that you gave ekans a regional form made me so happy!
I really like the new additions and the shape change for Mudsmache makes it fit a lot better imo. In addition, I have a suggestion for another Mazah region pokemon if you feel like you need a ghost/fighting or ghost/dark type in the mid to late game. It's based on an old game created by the Olmec and which was likely passed down to the Mayans and Aztecs via cultural exchange. This game was sort of like a pre soccer, but instead of goals it used stone rings at approximately basketball hoop height. The game was also likely often used to determine if prisoners would be sacrificed according to our current knowledge. Olmaz - this ghost type can often be seen practicing its kicks and picking on others especially the ball like Bowllo. Olkiksi - this vindictive pokemon is known for its extreme kicking strength and has been shown to be able to break though solid steel by kicking small objects ranging from rocks to Bowllo at almost immeasurable speeds. It is also known for absorbing the souls of challengers who lose to it, this mysterious soul absorption is somehow responsible for powering this pokemons extreme physical strength and agility. For moves I was thinking that the line would focus mainly on the Kicks (such as mega kick) as well as the physical draining moves such as drain punch and leech life. For abilities I was thinking that Olmaz could have Inner Focus and Intimidate for its hidden ability, and Olkiksi could have either Moxie or Steadfast with a hidden ability of Intimidate.
I remember finding your channel about 3 or 4 years ago, when you were doing the Pokémon redesigns and from watching a couple videos I knew that this channel was something special. You guys stood out from the crowd and have such an infectious creative attitude. Hope you keep doing amazing things :)
The updates to mudbray and mudsmache are VERY good. I love the new ekans and giving it a separate evolution was a great touch. I've always wanted new castforms, I'd love new weather type for castform to get more forms!
honestly i think Castform's shiny form should be its official color, it makes his face stand out more rather than just kinda blending together like it does on the base color; ITS SO FRIGGIN CUTE OHMYGOD I LOVE CASTFORM
He's back! Mudsmache is back! And I like that you went back to the Fairy/Ground type that it had originally. Mazian Ekans has some nice type synergy with it too! Fairy's good against Dark, while Ground's good against Poison. I also like the new Pokedex format. The previous one looked nice too, but this is still good. Well done!
I'm loving these videos where you're working more closely with the progress of the game's development and making choices with that goal in mind. One thing I'd like to see at some point is an exploration of your process of elimination; How to know which ideas are worth using, and which should stay on the cutting room floor. Now that there's a whole team of people working on the project, knowing when to kill your darlings is much more important, so I'd love to see what you've learned from the experience one day in a more in depth, "classic Subjectively" style video!
I know you needed a ground type in your region, but sandstorm Castform would make a lot more sense as a rock type. Since the move is rock type, rock types get their special defense boosted in it, and most importantly. Sandstorm weather ball is a rock type move as well. No issues with the design, a Castform form is cute no matter what. Excellent stuff tho! I love snakes a whole lot, and Ekans is a secret favorite of mine. So seeing it get some love is always good. And the Mudbray redesign looks cool as well, overall. Excellent video and designs as always!
I have so much love for this project. I feel like I learn a lot about design from your redesign videos especially. And while it would have been easy to say, "hey, the dev team already found a workaround by making Arbok dual dark/poison type", I really appreciate your initiative in wanting to make something new. Mazian Ekans and Elttar are amazing additions to the dex. And the naming consistency couldn't help but make me smile.
Some thoughts that came to mind; adding an early dark type is the perfect solution for balancing the learning curve of confronting a ghost type gym however obtaining a Poison Dark type (a powerful type combination with only 1 weakness) sounds very strong for early game. I realise the low defensive stats may make up for this but it's still something I considered. On a less balance focussed note, I would have assumed that a sandstorm form castform would be rock type due to sandstorm being a rock type move and rock types having the most benefits from the sandstorm weather condition (2x special defense). I'm not sure if changing castform's typing due to those reasons would be a concern for you, but thought I'd mention it incase it was something you'd be interested in. Anyways, LOVE how this project is coming together and these designs are awesome!
Honestly prefer the shape of the hooves and hair on previous Mudbray, and the pink as well. I think the more square look, but not too much like the first, was just perfect for a piñata mon. The eye shape also made him look carefree and child-like and that was adorable.
So, I played the Demo and even made recordings of it here on youtube (I hope that is okay) BUT HOLY CRAP!!! I am so excited for it to be finished! I have been watching and keeping up with this project since its inception. This is going to be an amazing game and a huge hit in the Pokemon community! I am so excited to see more Jack!!!
I really loved the first Elttar pose at 8:50, it really sells that the face is hiding. The updated pose at 9:40 seems more in line with Arbok's behavior.
Over the past few years, I have watched this fan project and your art style improve. The reworking of old designs and themes have been incredible. Keep doing your best. As a side note, I have a concept based Pokemon for you. Bookworm and Ledgerfly. A 2 stage bug type that changes types depending on what book it holds. Looks wise Bookworm has a catterpillar like body with antenna that look like eyeglasses. Ledgerfly looks like a Lunar moth with tatterd paper like wings that have ancient text like squiggles on them. Please use this if you can. Part of the dex entry mentions a belief that learning what is written on the wings could allow a person to understand the Pokemon language and speak to them naturally. Never has been proven... yet!
I think the reason that Castform doesn’t have a sandstorm form is because it’s not just a cloud, but also represents that water cycle… 1.) Castform’s a water molecule 2.) Castform (Sunny Form) is the evaporation of water 3.) Castform (Rainy Form) is the rain that falls from said evaporation 4.) Castform (Snowy Form) is the snow that forms from the same process, but in cold weather
I'm glad you got rid of the circle centerpiece on the Pokedex entries because it allows for the design to be put on at a reasonable size. I remember struggling with that during the contest with my Seviper evolution line. One evolution had the Pokemon "standing" tall while the other was hunched and stretch horizontal, and they had to be shrunken down to fit into the circle properly.
I know that the Ekans/Arbok line's whole nameing scheme is tied to "snake but backwards." However I came up with the name Anarchobra and couldn't help but put it up for grabs if you also happen to like it. (As an alternative to Elttar)
Bangers on bangers in this one, Jack! Elttar came out so amazing! I love their expression(s), utilizing a rattle and combining it with the false eyes of original Arbok and of course, following the naming convention established by Ekans and Arbok. The name even tracks for the region with the "El" prefix! The new Mudbray approach feels way more organic too so it feels more in universe, while still maintaining that boxy element that made it distinct as a Pinata. Finally, I couldn't agree more about that Castform take looking like legit official Pokemon work. Great job mate!!! Also grabbed a brushpack to support you guys and see if I can level up my own Pokemon/Fakemon for my videos. Looking forward to using them today!
Ooo that would be cool! Though it could end up being annoying since evasion can exploited with double team. I’d say it could be an intimidate but for defense
that sounds kinda unbalanced, especially for something you'd come across before the first gym. maybe it could make crits and secondary effects, like burning from flamethrower, less likely, and/or prevent ohko moves, like sheer cold, from working?
@Subjectively, Sandstorm is a Rock-type move and Castform's signature move Weather Ball becomes Rock-type when used in Sandstorm. You're going to have to change Sandy Form's Ground-type to Rock-type otherwise it will lose it's STAB on Weather Ball
man castform is one of my favorite pokemon..and i never realized it didnt have a sandstorm for for a while. love seeing it get some love ..mostly because a lot of people forget castform even exists also, rattle (elttar) reminds me of tree vipers with the little ridged bumps on its head and the face shape, as thats a very tree viper thing. they tend to have ridged bumps that almost resemble horns and a more narrow, flat head. i very much like that design for these reasons
When I saw the regional Ekans on the thumbnail, I almost screamed. Ekans is one of my favorite Pokemons, and I'm a poison-type enjoyer. So needless to say, it made se SO HAPPY. Thank you SO MUCH to give them the appreciation they deserve 🙏😭💙
Yay! i'm glad you're giving the sirens a second look. I did think a couple of them looked a little awkward. hugely looking forward to playing the fully released game.
Damn that ekans remind me of Rango. It'd be cool to see a cowboy pokemon given one of the teams looks like thats what they are, since there's always that one mon to represent evil teams lol.
I love the new Pokemon and the new dex layout. I've missed watching your videos because you give me inspiration on possible ways to make new characters. Granted, I make clay sculptures and I don't make Pokemon but I love the principles you talk about and I want to try and use them more whenever I make my sculptures
I really like all the pokemon. The only change that I would personally make is the new arbok render. I actually liked the original pose and design the most. This one just feels a little disconnected. Even the neck doesn't look like its connected to the head, looking as if its curling around behind. Otherwise, the pokemon look great. It's awesome to see that you're making more pokemon to assist the game devs in balancing the game.
It really is incredible how big of an impact the small changes you did to Mudsmashé. Love the S shape the body is in now. It makes the look much more grand.
I love all of the new designs. Ekans is one of my favorites (and definitely my favorite gen 1) so I'm so happy to see my little guy get some love. I've wanted a sandstorm castform forever and I love that castform gets a sandstorm form in the Mazah region. Just one little thing though, the move Sandstorm is rock type instead of ground (which I think we can all agree is very questionable) so I would recommend either having it be rock type or alternatively for the Mazah region have it be a ground type move instead. Love this region and all of the love and passion that has gone into it!!!
You say that mudsmaché was only minorly changed, but honestly, this new render is LEAGUES above the original design. There's so much personality, and it has so much more movement in its body. Honestly, the original was so rigid looking that it just threw me off, but this design is amazing.
OMG I POST LONG TIME A GO A IDEIA FOR A EKANS REGIONAL VARIANT AS A RATTLESNAKE AND HERE IT ITS!!! THANKS A LOT Now talking about the new dex page, i think it was cooller that the color behind the pokemon name matchs with its types, it will prevent that the viwer have to interpret soomuch, this is omething used on making magazines, instead of making the vewer interpret so much we use colors to minimize the mental work and direk the atention to the main point (since in pokemon a lot of people are acostmed with the color of tipe, it wold be great to help, not excludin the type box of course), and the circle behind the pokemon coud be a little bit more lighter and larger, this wold emoldurate better the central image and direct the eye focus too the meddle, since the colors on the edges are darker, and the pokemon name looks a little bit to threatening, make it a little bit more round and lighter to match the pokemon culture as something nice and cutt.
I'm currently looking for an affordable used iPad to be able to draw digitally. You have inspired me so much over the past two years. I'm very excited to see what your next big project will be.
Like the new page layout, love the inclusion of the evolution method as well as the colored bars for the stats. Speaking of which, personally I'm a big fan of keeping the abbreviation of the stats at 3 characters length with spa, spd, and spe for special attack, special defense, and speed respectively (although I totally understand the ambiguity of spd, as well as both spa and spd being less descriptive for uninitiated). Other than making it more even and better aligning the numbers it would allow for the colored bar to avoid ending before the letters. Or at least it would reduce the likelihood.
I've had this idea for a while, if you want more regional variants my mind immediately went to Diglett but he looks like a mariachi singer, little hat, small moustache, maybe playing the nose like an instrument, all that good stuff. Instead of evolving into a Mazian Dugtrio, it would actually get a new evolution, Duguatro, just a full mariachi, one with a big tuba, a trumpet, a guitar, maybe even an accordion, go nuts
That's amazing, I've seen the demo on HoodlumCallum's channel! It would be awesome if you had some ideas about some human characters like the playable character, members of the gyms and top 4 or evil team grunts etc., I would love to see a new human character!
Due to Rock types gaining a 50% Special Defence boost in sandstorm along with the move being Rock type, it's safe to say that a sandstorm Castform variant should be Rock type rather than ground, however that's just my opinion.
I like how Mazian Ekans and Elttar gets the "rattled" ability, because not only does it work name-wise, but also because it makes this mon even better at it's job of being a ghost slayer.
Kinda miss the little square hooves on Mudbray, but overall a glow-up espeically with the mane. Mudsmache has SO much better a pose and proportions in this new render! And *love* what you did with the head structures for the Ekans line. Though, something about the purple doesn't mesh well w/ the black in Elttar...what if they were reversed?
I’m happy he went with the dominantly purple color across the body as it’s a nod to Arbok. If it were black like the Ekans it would look kind of similar to Seviper. Well done!
My god you do a better job than game freaks. I love the small details that only Pokémon fan would pick up like shaking up gym types but making type advantage pkm available or saying that castform has only been discovered recently. It's all we ask for and you serve it with cool design. Thank you
I quite like how Sandstorm Castform looks quite a bit like Hail/Snow Castform, I would have added maybe some jagged edges here and there alongside the cloudy bits(especially now with Snow rather than Hail) to give off that dangerous weather vibe but it's really neat regardless though.
I can’t wait to get into this been waiting for ages for this and the teaser looks so cool. Also I think that you should make Mega evolutions for the final evolutions for your starters and a couple more Pokemon because I think there's only six new ones and there could at least be some for the starters maybe.
I have yet to watch the stream Highlights. But man I have to say how awesome it is that your art has inspired fans to make their own game. Just everything about that is a thing of beauty. One day we'll actually be able to fully experience the fan world you have created. That's gotta fill you with earned pride.
i love the irony behind Mudsmaché's lore, horses are all about running and all that, but no, Mudsmaché doesn't like running, 'cause he's a clunky bulky clay boi
First off, I love the regional variant of Ekans and how its evolution, Elttar, keeps its rattlesnake design! Perfectly fits in the deserts of the Mazah Region. One thing though, that is completely unrelated to this specific video, is that I'm now dubious over the typing of the Wrenner line. It has to be one of my favorite designs Subjectively has ever made, but now with Wattrel's and Kilowattrel's existence, the Electric-Flying typing makes it feel a little less impactful. My suggestion would be to make Aveor a Ground-Flying type, similar to its previous evolution, and then switch it to Ground-Electric upon evolving into Roadraptor. This would make your "Route 1 Bird" stand out amongst the others, and also make it the only other existing Ground-Electric type besides Stunkfish (and Sandy Shocks). You wouldn't need to change anything of the design, since it already looks like a flightless bird. It would've naturally learned some Flying-types moves thanks to its previous forms, such as Peck or Wing Attack, Pluck, and make Bounce a move learned at a mid-level. (Its Dex entry says Roadraptor glides over the desert and drops like a stone on its prey, so maybe Sky Drop could be its ultimate Flying-type move.) It could learn Bolt Beak upon evolving into Roadraptor, with Wild Charge being one of the stronger Electric-Type moves it learns, and maybe even make a signature move that focuses on its use of kinetic energy. For its Ground-Typing, it could probably learn weaker moves like Sand Attack, Sand Tomb, and Bulldoze as Wrenner or Aveor. With the stronger moves learnt at a higher level, such as Drill Run and High Horsepower, with Headlong Rush being the ultimate move it learns. Special Egg moves could consist of Nuzzle, Roost, Detect, Boomburst, Encore, and Punishment. Edit: In case you couldn't tell, I really, really like Roadraptor.
Love the designs as always, though I feel like I have to point out how Sandy Castform doesn't quite work for the "lack of ground types" issue. For one thing it's a form change dependent on the weather. Unless you build a team around it, you won't always want to put up sand since it might harm you. Second, sandstorm is generally a rock centric weather. Ground types aren't hurt by it sure, but rock types get a Sp. Defense boost in sand, and Weather Ball turns rock in sand (I know, Castform doesn't change in sandstorm but it's move does).
I would love a mazah region Arbok. I had always wanted to use one in a play through but I never could because I already had another poison type Pokémon. You and the team behind this fan game allowed me to finally use one on my team, not only by it having other poison types, but also by making it part dark type. I wish the games made it a dark type much sooner, then I would have had one on my team much sooner.
thank u mr jack subjectively for finally fixing the order of the stats displayed in the pokedex. hp-atk-def-spatk-spdef-spd is the only correct order that registers in my brain
Thank you so much for making sandstorm castform! Only problem with it being ground instead of rock is that it won’t get the special defense boost that rock types get in sandstorm, or the same type attack bonus from its rock type weather ball. It looks great tho.
Hey Jack, a big part of every Pokémon game is absolutely the Pokémon, BUUUT the fun of the games comes from the theme, story, characters and locations….. even items. Would you consider making a video designing or touching on those aspects of the game? I feel you are more of a fan of character design so would you consider interviewing some of the designers of the game?
I love the new Mudbray! A couple things: - I felt Elttar's neck just before the head seemed weirdly thin and it's tail turned too thin too quickly after going around the last turn on the bottom right. - Although I know Mudsmache is blocky since it is meant to be inflexible, it's thighs feel too thin compared to its legs for me - as if they are going to collapse
YEEEEEEESS EKANS! I absolutely love ekans, and am so happy somebody made a regional form for it, and it looks so good too! Keep up the great work, my guy!
I have a feeling that brush set may come in handy, or at least be a lot of fun. I looked forward to trying it out as I've def enjoyed your designing and style.
Love how Elttar turned out, the first sketch made me worry it'd look too much like Serviper, but the colours really heavily differentiated it. I will say, I'd have made the tail look somewhat similar to a weedle (esp with the shape) or kakuna to keep the distracting/luring false head aspect whilst tying it more to the pokemon world and ecosystem
I've never been a big fan of Mazian Mudsbray, as it never looked like Mudsbray to me, but as I looked at its new version, I very happily proclaimed, "Oh, yeah, that's Mudsbray." I'm very glad we're now looking at balancing and the like for the game, because while I enjoy the lore aspect of these Pokémon, some of my favorite Pokémon in the series are the weird, gimmicky ones, which we've been lacking. Every time a new feature is added to a game there's usually a Pokémon to help exemplify that feature (Milotic, Klinklang, Brambleghast), some Pokémon tie into their region (Gastrodon, Sawsbuck, Oricorio) and some Pokémon are just weird in general (Rotom, Cramorant, Tatsugiri), so I hope to see these kinds of things tackled.
Mechanically a sand Castform would be a rock type. Sandstorm is a rock type move, and rock types are the ones that get the defensive boost to sandstorm. They even mirrored this in the recent games, where ice types now get a defensive boost in hail.
I absolutely love Mazian Ekans and Elttar! A spider-tailed viper is an excellent change from a cobra, and I love how loud the design looks. Definitely something I'd wanna steer clear of.
Not gonna lie first pose for mazah Arbok was the best in case of readability. You can see its head and tail clearly and pose is very dynamic. Love the work you do anyway!
I love the new castform, it does genuinely look like an official form. The others are great as well, ekans is really overdue for a regional variant in my opinion, and I love that you kept the naming convention.
The thing I love about Elttar is that its tail reminded me of a decorative maraca, but you didn't mention that in the video so I don't even know if it was intentional!
A Mazian Minior looking like a pinata would look cool. Here in Mexico during the posadas (celebrated during the week previous to Xmas) breaking a round star shapped piñata is a common thing, Miniors "break" for their core to be exposed, so...
I’d love to see a Sunflora evolution given that the demo made it part fire type, and the design itself is pretty lackluster.
Maybe it could be a 'sun' flower, with its face being inspired by mesoamerican sun imagery, like Tonatiuh on the sun stone
Maybe Bellosom can hop on the same wagon, perhaps as a counterpart to Roserade
I find it's sad that it's one of the more forgettable Pokémon
Oh, yes! Paldea gave some much-needed love to the oft-overlooked Johto dex, but Sunflora (other than its... _interesting_ role in Artazon) didn't get anything despite being possibly the worst design in Johto. A new form or evolution for Sunflora is so needed!
I second this
I would love to see Sunflora, and likewise Bellosom, get some much needed love.
I don't know if it was on purpose or not, but Mazian Ekans and Elttar resembles a lot a folklore creature here in Brazil, the Boitatá, a giant black snake that eats the eyes of animals and add them alongside it's own body, sometimes engulfing them on red or blue flames. So the fact that it resembles one, even if it was by accident, is rad af! Always thought it would make a super cool pokemon design.
(edit): oh yeah, it also only shows up at night, so it really fits with the dark type!
just saw this after commenting about the same thing, I’m glad someone else noticed it as well!
You’ve given me an idea for my South American inspired region
a third evo that gains a fire type sig. move that inflicts poison could be cool
@ the above idea, maybe a signature move that inflicts both the listed type damage + fire type damage would be interesting! like flying press on hawlucha :0
Thx! I’m making a Brazil region and this is giving me a good idea! I’ll edit once I make the boitatá pokemon
IMO the slight change to mudsmache's head shape (or rather mane shape) is a huge upgrade in terms of its energy and shape language. It feels a lot stronger now.
I really like how Elttar's silhouette almost mimics Arbok's with how the coiled body makes the shape of a hood! It's a clever shape choice
Also the low contrast which makes the head and the body blend together, drawing your eye to the fake head. At first I thought it was an odd design choice, but it fits the concept perfectly!
9:24 I don't know if this was intended or not, but I like how the way Elttar's neck is posed kind of resembles Arbok's hood!
I caught onto that and liked it too!
There's so many things you can do to a long neck (see sandaconda)
I loved that too, keeping the silhouettes in common!
i also love how it looks similar to a stereotypical genie coming out of a lamp, around the tail
Also the rattle snake tail looks like a pot like is a snake or poisonous fumes where coming out of it
Both RF Mudbray & Mudsmaché feel much more alive.
I love them !
Second edition mudb ray is best
I agree.
Yaaaaaas
They are both such awesome designs
This project has helped me so much in my own designs. Hoping to complete my own fake region and write a story
If you ever would like help with the story… i could give edits with syntax and grammar and punctuation etc. 👀 even some developmental feedback 👀👀
@@ja_cow_ski hell yeah I kinda want to help too
Good luck my good man, hope it turns out well!
Wow, I also have my fakemons too. Good luck on yours! I wanna see those
I’ve got starters, route 1 normals/birbs, and a handful of other mons already (with some regional variants)
I mean… I’m just saying if you ever run out of ideas ultra beasts are always there…
But anyway, as always the art looks sick! Nice job
Hell yea
bro we already have sirens, they already flood the dex with legendary encounters, no need for even more of those
@@nathanblumprazeres3617 its concepts for a passion project and a fan game, not a real game they can do whatever they want.
YES
@@GougouGuille exactly
The multiple eyes on both ekans and elttar remind me of Boitatá, which is a fiery snake with multiple eyes from tupi and brazilian folklore. It's a type of atmospheric ghost light so it would be cool if they learned will-o'-wisp as a reference to that
The fact the arbok line gained eye patterns is great considering Arboks signature move used to be Glare
arnold..
Your insights into your design process, passion for it, and ability to question your rework, admit flaws, and improve upon them have inspired me a great deal. I am not a visual artist, but rather want to write my own stories, so not everything applies, still I have learned a lot from you
Thank you and you deserve all the success you get
i love how elttar is backwards for rattle! just lien ekans and arbok which are snake and kobra
Weather Ball still won't have STAB in a sandstorm, but Castform is too adorable to care 😅
If they can give Ekans the Dark type, they can change Weather Ball's type in Sandstorm.
And having access to a 100bp rock special attack for other sand based special attackers is pretty incredible.
At least Castform finally has a Sandstorm form. Also, I think I liked you switching Mazian Mudbray back to Ground / Fairy, since it's a more interesting type.
PS - 3:29 I hope later on they swap out Pacuna with a Ghost, since it just feels out of place there (especially since the region has a Normal Gym anyway)
True, Duskull is right there...
it's there so the player can't mindlessly spam normal/ghost types and this pacuna is completely different from gym2 lagunas as this pacuna is more on the offensive side instead of the usual tanky fur coat set Laguna will run
~also you cannot convince me that she can't run to route 1~
The devs have said that they want gyms to have themes and not be restricted to one type. Her having a Pacuna is probably supposed to reference her rebellious nature since after you beat her she becomes one of your rivals.
Having tp deal with Miraidon really makes us want to get a ground fairy asap
I feel Mudsmaché really fits Mazian Mudbray now that it has been redesigned. The fact that the eyes aren’t as black anymore makes it look so bubbly and friendly which really helps prove the lore attached to it!! I also love how you were able to make it’s pose less stiff. Good work ( I LOVE THE MAZAH REGION
Not even sure if this was on purpose but the final shape of Elttar with the curves of its upper body read the same shape as a cobras hood if in silhouette form, really nice!
With the new ground-type Castform, I have an idea for a gym leader. What if they were a vaquero, and they are based around ground types to take advantage of sandstorms in the deserts! The Pokémon could also be used to protect their Miltank, Tauros, etc from punks that want to steal them!
Elttar looks sick. Love sticking with the backwards name shtick with Eakins and Arbok. And the anaconda shiny looks great!
i simply love this community! The fact fans became so inspired by your work they made a game, and you in turn became inspired by the fans to make new art. You all are so awesome ❤
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The ekans on the thumbnail made me immediately think of boitatá, it’s a fire-breathing snake from brazilian folklore that protects forests and that is often depicted as having many eyes along its body, in the same way you laid out the eye-spots. I thought you were going down that route and making it a Fire/Ghost type, but I’m very happy with the actual result nonetheless
The new rendering of Mudsmaché is so much more physically present and 3-D I love it! While I prefer the last version of Mudsbray because of its more rectangular legs, the new version does handle the negative space better and thats what you wanted to fix! I cant wait for another design video :)
Loved this project since it first began. Keep up the good work, Jack! You're an inspiration to us all!
Ekans and Arbok have always been a favorite of mine, and it's always sad how weak they are in other games. The fact that you gave ekans a regional form made me so happy!
I really like the new additions and the shape change for Mudsmache makes it fit a lot better imo.
In addition, I have a suggestion for another Mazah region pokemon if you feel like you need a ghost/fighting or ghost/dark type in the mid to late game. It's based on an old game created by the Olmec and which was likely passed down to the Mayans and Aztecs via cultural exchange. This game was sort of like a pre soccer, but instead of goals it used stone rings at approximately basketball hoop height. The game was also likely often used to determine if prisoners would be sacrificed according to our current knowledge.
Olmaz - this ghost type can often be seen practicing its kicks and picking on others especially the ball like Bowllo.
Olkiksi - this vindictive pokemon is known for its extreme kicking strength and has been shown to be able to break though solid steel by kicking small objects ranging from rocks to Bowllo at almost immeasurable speeds. It is also known for absorbing the souls of challengers who lose to it, this mysterious soul absorption is somehow responsible for powering this pokemons extreme physical strength and agility.
For moves I was thinking that the line would focus mainly on the Kicks (such as mega kick) as well as the physical draining moves such as drain punch and leech life.
For abilities I was thinking that Olmaz could have Inner Focus and Intimidate for its hidden ability, and Olkiksi could have either Moxie or Steadfast with a hidden ability of Intimidate.
I remember finding your channel about 3 or 4 years ago, when you were doing the Pokémon redesigns and from watching a couple videos I knew that this channel was something special. You guys stood out from the crowd and have such an infectious creative attitude.
Hope you keep doing amazing things :)
The updates to mudbray and mudsmache are VERY good. I love the new ekans and giving it a separate evolution was a great touch. I've always wanted new castforms, I'd love new weather type for castform to get more forms!
That Castform is adorable and I never noticed it's unnaffected by sandstorms, now I want this in real game
honestly i think Castform's shiny form should be its official color, it makes his face stand out more rather than just kinda blending together like it does on the base color; ITS SO FRIGGIN CUTE OHMYGOD I LOVE CASTFORM
Whenever I’m doing art work, I immediately rewatch videos on your channel!
He's back! Mudsmache is back! And I like that you went back to the Fairy/Ground type that it had originally. Mazian Ekans has some nice type synergy with it too! Fairy's good against Dark, while Ground's good against Poison.
I also like the new Pokedex format. The previous one looked nice too, but this is still good. Well done!
i really love the new mazian mudbray. it didn’t really feel like mudbray at the beginning, and now it totally does. would 100% add to my team!
What are you saying, I mean really, get a grip dude.
I'm loving these videos where you're working more closely with the progress of the game's development and making choices with that goal in mind. One thing I'd like to see at some point is an exploration of your process of elimination; How to know which ideas are worth using, and which should stay on the cutting room floor. Now that there's a whole team of people working on the project, knowing when to kill your darlings is much more important, so I'd love to see what you've learned from the experience one day in a more in depth, "classic Subjectively" style video!
13:54 I love imagining Mudmashé standing completely still in battle, then a big gust of wind blows them over
6:37 in the bottom right corner I was thrown off guard seeing the silhouette of mazian arbok
I know you needed a ground type in your region, but sandstorm Castform would make a lot more sense as a rock type. Since the move is rock type, rock types get their special defense boosted in it, and most importantly. Sandstorm weather ball is a rock type move as well.
No issues with the design, a Castform form is cute no matter what.
Excellent stuff tho! I love snakes a whole lot, and Ekans is a secret favorite of mine. So seeing it get some love is always good. And the Mudbray redesign looks cool as well, overall. Excellent video and designs as always!
I have so much love for this project. I feel like I learn a lot about design from your redesign videos especially. And while it would have been easy to say, "hey, the dev team already found a workaround by making Arbok dual dark/poison type", I really appreciate your initiative in wanting to make something new. Mazian Ekans and Elttar are amazing additions to the dex. And the naming consistency couldn't help but make me smile.
It makes me so happy to see you draw. I still revisit your older content
Some thoughts that came to mind; adding an early dark type is the perfect solution for balancing the learning curve of confronting a ghost type gym however obtaining a Poison Dark type (a powerful type combination with only 1 weakness) sounds very strong for early game. I realise the low defensive stats may make up for this but it's still something I considered. On a less balance focussed note, I would have assumed that a sandstorm form castform would be rock type due to sandstorm being a rock type move and rock types having the most benefits from the sandstorm weather condition (2x special defense). I'm not sure if changing castform's typing due to those reasons would be a concern for you, but thought I'd mention it incase it was something you'd be interested in. Anyways, LOVE how this project is coming together and these designs are awesome!
Honestly prefer the shape of the hooves and hair on previous Mudbray, and the pink as well. I think the more square look, but not too much like the first, was just perfect for a piñata mon. The eye shape also made him look carefree and child-like and that was adorable.
So, I played the Demo and even made recordings of it here on youtube (I hope that is okay) BUT HOLY CRAP!!! I am so excited for it to be finished! I have been watching and keeping up with this project since its inception. This is going to be an amazing game and a huge hit in the Pokemon community! I am so excited to see more Jack!!!
I really loved the first Elttar pose at 8:50, it really sells that the face is hiding. The updated pose at 9:40 seems more in line with Arbok's behavior.
Over the past few years, I have watched this fan project and your art style improve. The reworking of old designs and themes have been incredible. Keep doing your best. As a side note, I have a concept based Pokemon for you. Bookworm and Ledgerfly. A 2 stage bug type that changes types depending on what book it holds. Looks wise Bookworm has a catterpillar like body with antenna that look like eyeglasses. Ledgerfly looks like a Lunar moth with tatterd paper like wings that have ancient text like squiggles on them. Please use this if you can. Part of the dex entry mentions a belief that learning what is written on the wings could allow a person to understand the Pokemon language and speak to them naturally. Never has been proven... yet!
I think the reason that Castform doesn’t have a sandstorm form is because it’s not just a cloud, but also represents that water cycle…
1.) Castform’s a water molecule
2.) Castform (Sunny Form) is the evaporation of water
3.) Castform (Rainy Form) is the rain that falls from said evaporation
4.) Castform (Snowy Form) is the snow that forms from the same process, but in cold weather
I'm glad you got rid of the circle centerpiece on the Pokedex entries because it allows for the design to be put on at a reasonable size. I remember struggling with that during the contest with my Seviper evolution line. One evolution had the Pokemon "standing" tall while the other was hunched and stretch horizontal, and they had to be shrunken down to fit into the circle properly.
The new castform form (lol) is so cute! And I love both of the new evos to old mons as well!
I know that the Ekans/Arbok line's whole nameing scheme is tied to "snake but backwards." However I came up with the name Anarchobra and couldn't help but put it up for grabs if you also happen to like it. (As an alternative to Elttar)
Bangers on bangers in this one, Jack!
Elttar came out so amazing! I love their expression(s), utilizing a rattle and combining it with the false eyes of original Arbok and of course, following the naming convention established by Ekans and Arbok. The name even tracks for the region with the "El" prefix!
The new Mudbray approach feels way more organic too so it feels more in universe, while still maintaining that boxy element that made it distinct as a Pinata.
Finally, I couldn't agree more about that Castform take looking like legit official Pokemon work. Great job mate!!!
Also grabbed a brushpack to support you guys and see if I can level up my own Pokemon/Fakemon for my videos. Looking forward to using them today!
You could give Mazian ekans and arbok a signature ability called False Eyes, which gives it an inate higher evasion at the start of every fight.
Ooo that would be cool! Though it could end up being annoying since evasion can exploited with double team. I’d say it could be an intimidate but for defense
that sounds kinda unbalanced, especially for something you'd come across before the first gym. maybe it could make crits and secondary effects, like burning from flamethrower, less likely, and/or prevent ohko moves, like sheer cold, from working?
@Subjectively, Sandstorm is a Rock-type move and Castform's signature move Weather Ball becomes Rock-type when used in Sandstorm.
You're going to have to change Sandy Form's Ground-type to Rock-type otherwise it will lose it's STAB on Weather Ball
man castform is one of my favorite pokemon..and i never realized it didnt have a sandstorm for for a while. love seeing it get some love ..mostly because a lot of people forget castform even exists
also, rattle (elttar) reminds me of tree vipers with the little ridged bumps on its head and the face shape, as thats a very tree viper thing. they tend to have ridged bumps that almost resemble horns and a more narrow, flat head. i very much like that design for these reasons
When I saw the regional Ekans on the thumbnail, I almost screamed. Ekans is one of my favorite Pokemons, and I'm a poison-type enjoyer. So needless to say, it made se SO HAPPY. Thank you SO MUCH to give them the appreciation they deserve 🙏😭💙
Yay! i'm glad you're giving the sirens a second look. I did think a couple of them looked a little awkward. hugely looking forward to playing the fully released game.
Damn that ekans remind me of Rango. It'd be cool to see a cowboy pokemon given one of the teams looks like thats what they are, since there's always that one mon to represent evil teams lol.
I love the new Pokemon and the new dex layout. I've missed watching your videos because you give me inspiration on possible ways to make new characters. Granted, I make clay sculptures and I don't make Pokemon but I love the principles you talk about and I want to try and use them more whenever I make my sculptures
I really like all the pokemon. The only change that I would personally make is the new arbok render. I actually liked the original pose and design the most. This one just feels a little disconnected. Even the neck doesn't look like its connected to the head, looking as if its curling around behind. Otherwise, the pokemon look great. It's awesome to see that you're making more pokemon to assist the game devs in balancing the game.
It really is incredible how big of an impact the small changes you did to Mudsmashé. Love the S shape the body is in now. It makes the look much more grand.
I love all of the new designs. Ekans is one of my favorites (and definitely my favorite gen 1) so I'm so happy to see my little guy get some love. I've wanted a sandstorm castform forever and I love that castform gets a sandstorm form in the Mazah region. Just one little thing though, the move Sandstorm is rock type instead of ground (which I think we can all agree is very questionable) so I would recommend either having it be rock type or alternatively for the Mazah region have it be a ground type move instead. Love this region and all of the love and passion that has gone into it!!!
You say that mudsmaché was only minorly changed, but honestly, this new render is LEAGUES above the original design. There's so much personality, and it has so much more movement in its body. Honestly, the original was so rigid looking that it just threw me off, but this design is amazing.
OMG I POST LONG TIME A GO A IDEIA FOR A EKANS REGIONAL VARIANT AS A RATTLESNAKE AND HERE IT ITS!!! THANKS A LOT
Now talking about the new dex page, i think it was cooller that the color behind the pokemon name matchs with its types, it will prevent that the viwer have to interpret soomuch, this is omething used on making magazines, instead of making the vewer interpret so much we use colors to minimize the mental work and direk the atention to the main point (since in pokemon a lot of people are acostmed with the color of tipe, it wold be great to help, not excludin the type box of course), and the circle behind the pokemon coud be a little bit more lighter and larger, this wold emoldurate better the central image and direct the eye focus too the meddle, since the colors on the edges are darker, and the pokemon name looks a little bit to threatening, make it a little bit more round and lighter to match the pokemon culture as something nice and cutt.
I'm currently looking for an affordable used iPad to be able to draw digitally. You have inspired me so much over the past two years. I'm very excited to see what your next big project will be.
Like the new page layout, love the inclusion of the evolution method as well as the colored bars for the stats. Speaking of which, personally I'm a big fan of keeping the abbreviation of the stats at 3 characters length with spa, spd, and spe for special attack, special defense, and speed respectively (although I totally understand the ambiguity of spd, as well as both spa and spd being less descriptive for uninitiated). Other than making it more even and better aligning the numbers it would allow for the colored bar to avoid ending before the letters. Or at least it would reduce the likelihood.
I've had this idea for a while, if you want more regional variants my mind immediately went to Diglett but he looks like a mariachi singer, little hat, small moustache, maybe playing the nose like an instrument, all that good stuff.
Instead of evolving into a Mazian Dugtrio, it would actually get a new evolution, Duguatro, just a full mariachi, one with a big tuba, a trumpet, a guitar, maybe even an accordion, go nuts
I love how you explained the sudden appearance of a new castform form.
That's amazing, I've seen the demo on HoodlumCallum's channel! It would be awesome if you had some ideas about some human characters like the playable character, members of the gyms and top 4 or evil team grunts etc., I would love to see a new human character!
I didn't think you could make me love Mazian Mudbray any more than I already did...but alas, I was wrong 😍
Due to Rock types gaining a 50% Special Defence boost in sandstorm along with the move being Rock type, it's safe to say that a sandstorm Castform variant should be Rock type rather than ground, however that's just my opinion.
I like how Mazian Ekans and Elttar gets the "rattled" ability, because not only does it work name-wise, but also because it makes this mon even better at it's job of being a ghost slayer.
I'm not sure it was intentional but i love how Sandy Castform's flowy stuff looks like a Flamenco Dance pose!
Kinda miss the little square hooves on Mudbray, but overall a glow-up espeically with the mane. Mudsmache has SO much better a pose and proportions in this new render! And *love* what you did with the head structures for the Ekans line. Though, something about the purple doesn't mesh well w/ the black in Elttar...what if they were reversed?
I’m happy he went with the dominantly purple color across the body as it’s a nod to Arbok. If it were black like the Ekans it would look kind of similar to Seviper. Well done!
My god you do a better job than game freaks. I love the small details that only Pokémon fan would pick up like shaking up gym types but making type advantage pkm available or saying that castform has only been discovered recently. It's all we ask for and you serve it with cool design. Thank you
I quite like how Sandstorm Castform looks quite a bit like Hail/Snow Castform, I would have added maybe some jagged edges here and there alongside the cloudy bits(especially now with Snow rather than Hail) to give off that dangerous weather vibe but it's really neat regardless though.
I can’t wait to get into this been waiting for ages for this and the teaser looks so cool. Also I think that you should make Mega evolutions for the final evolutions for your starters and a couple more Pokemon because I think there's only six new ones and there could at least be some for the starters maybe.
I have yet to watch the stream Highlights. But man I have to say how awesome it is that your art has inspired fans to make their own game. Just everything about that is a thing of beauty.
One day we'll actually be able to fully experience the fan world you have created. That's gotta fill you with earned pride.
i love the irony behind Mudsmaché's lore, horses are all about running and all that, but no, Mudsmaché doesn't like running, 'cause he's a clunky bulky clay boi
13:34 I just woke up this morning and didn't put my glasses on so I read this name as Mudstaché 😅
Eltar’s pose kinda reads ghost poison type to me. Sorta looks like a snake ghost coming out from an urn rattle which is still awesome.
Loving the new variants, those snakes have such good shapes in their faces!
First off, I love the regional variant of Ekans and how its evolution, Elttar, keeps its rattlesnake design! Perfectly fits in the deserts of the Mazah Region.
One thing though, that is completely unrelated to this specific video, is that I'm now dubious over the typing of the Wrenner line. It has to be one of my favorite designs Subjectively has ever made, but now with Wattrel's and Kilowattrel's existence, the Electric-Flying typing makes it feel a little less impactful.
My suggestion would be to make Aveor a Ground-Flying type, similar to its previous evolution, and then switch it to Ground-Electric upon evolving into Roadraptor. This would make your "Route 1 Bird" stand out amongst the others, and also make it the only other existing Ground-Electric type besides Stunkfish (and Sandy Shocks). You wouldn't need to change anything of the design, since it already looks like a flightless bird. It would've naturally learned some Flying-types moves thanks to its previous forms, such as Peck or Wing Attack, Pluck, and make Bounce a move learned at a mid-level. (Its Dex entry says Roadraptor glides over the desert and drops like a stone on its prey, so maybe Sky Drop could be its ultimate Flying-type move.) It could learn Bolt Beak upon evolving into Roadraptor, with Wild Charge being one of the stronger Electric-Type moves it learns, and maybe even make a signature move that focuses on its use of kinetic energy. For its Ground-Typing, it could probably learn weaker moves like Sand Attack, Sand Tomb, and Bulldoze as Wrenner or Aveor. With the stronger moves learnt at a higher level, such as Drill Run and High Horsepower, with Headlong Rush being the ultimate move it learns.
Special Egg moves could consist of Nuzzle, Roost, Detect, Boomburst, Encore, and Punishment.
Edit: In case you couldn't tell, I really, really like Roadraptor.
I really like the change to the Stats on the Pokedex Entries. It's far easier to read now
Love the designs as always, though I feel like I have to point out how Sandy Castform doesn't quite work for the "lack of ground types" issue. For one thing it's a form change dependent on the weather. Unless you build a team around it, you won't always want to put up sand since it might harm you. Second, sandstorm is generally a rock centric weather. Ground types aren't hurt by it sure, but rock types get a Sp. Defense boost in sand, and Weather Ball turns rock in sand (I know, Castform doesn't change in sandstorm but it's move does).
Can't wait to see this badass snake on my team! Fell in love with it as soon as the video ended!
I would love a mazah region Arbok. I had always wanted to use one in a play through but I never could because I already had another poison type Pokémon. You and the team behind this fan game allowed me to finally use one on my team, not only by it having other poison types, but also by making it part dark type. I wish the games made it a dark type much sooner, then I would have had one on my team much sooner.
thank u mr jack subjectively for finally fixing the order of the stats displayed in the pokedex. hp-atk-def-spatk-spdef-spd is the only correct order that registers in my brain
Thank you so much for making sandstorm castform! Only problem with it being ground instead of rock is that it won’t get the special defense boost that rock types get in sandstorm, or the same type attack bonus from its rock type weather ball. It looks great tho.
Hey Jack, a big part of every Pokémon game is absolutely the Pokémon, BUUUT the fun of the games comes from the theme, story, characters and locations….. even items. Would you consider making a video designing or touching on those aspects of the game? I feel you are more of a fan of character design so would you consider interviewing some of the designers of the game?
I love the new Mudbray! A couple things:
- I felt Elttar's neck just before the head seemed weirdly thin and it's tail turned too thin too quickly after going around the last turn on the bottom right.
- Although I know Mudsmache is blocky since it is meant to be inflexible, it's thighs feel too thin compared to its legs for me - as if they are going to collapse
I love snakes, so it's really cool to see you give Ekins some love with a new regional form
YEEEEEEESS EKANS! I absolutely love ekans, and am so happy somebody made a regional form for it, and it looks so good too! Keep up the great work, my guy!
I have a feeling that brush set may come in handy, or at least be a lot of fun. I looked forward to trying it out as I've def enjoyed your designing and style.
Love how Elttar turned out, the first sketch made me worry it'd look too much like Serviper, but the colours really heavily differentiated it.
I will say, I'd have made the tail look somewhat similar to a weedle (esp with the shape) or kakuna to keep the distracting/luring false head aspect whilst tying it more to the pokemon world and ecosystem
I've never been a big fan of Mazian Mudsbray, as it never looked like Mudsbray to me, but as I looked at its new version, I very happily proclaimed, "Oh, yeah, that's Mudsbray."
I'm very glad we're now looking at balancing and the like for the game, because while I enjoy the lore aspect of these Pokémon, some of my favorite Pokémon in the series are the weird, gimmicky ones, which we've been lacking. Every time a new feature is added to a game there's usually a Pokémon to help exemplify that feature (Milotic, Klinklang, Brambleghast), some Pokémon tie into their region (Gastrodon, Sawsbuck, Oricorio) and some Pokémon are just weird in general (Rotom, Cramorant, Tatsugiri), so I hope to see these kinds of things tackled.
Mechanically a sand Castform would be a rock type. Sandstorm is a rock type move, and rock types are the ones that get the defensive boost to sandstorm. They even mirrored this in the recent games, where ice types now get a defensive boost in hail.
I absolutely love Mazian Ekans and Elttar!
A spider-tailed viper is an excellent change from a cobra, and I love how loud the design looks. Definitely something I'd wanna steer clear of.
Not gonna lie first pose for mazah Arbok was the best in case of readability. You can see its head and tail clearly and pose is very dynamic.
Love the work you do anyway!
I love the new castform, it does genuinely look like an official form. The others are great as well, ekans is really overdue for a regional variant in my opinion, and I love that you kept the naming convention.
The thing I love about Elttar is that its tail reminded me of a decorative maraca, but you didn't mention that in the video so I don't even know if it was intentional!
I like how Elttar's body is wriggled into a shape that kind of takes up the same space as Arbok's hood.
A Mazian Minior looking like a pinata would look cool. Here in Mexico during the posadas (celebrated during the week previous to Xmas) breaking a round star shapped piñata is a common thing, Miniors "break" for their core to be exposed, so...
I love Elttar, but I loved it more with the purple nose. The black incorporating so much of the head makes it look goofy instead of sinister