

This could be a rat, seal, or chicken if you’re picking an animal. Stick with simple choices for your first design to keep things simple. To start your design, pick an animal that you find fascinating or an object that you think would make a good foundation for your creation. Most Pokémon are based on an animal or object that already exists in the real world. Pick a creature or object as the base of your design. This article has been viewed 433,725 times. This article received 44 testimonials and 80% of readers who voted found it helpful, earning it our reader-approved status. WikiHow marks an article as reader-approved once it receives enough positive feedback. There are 11 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. Eric holds a BA in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and an MEd in secondary education from DePaul University. He was the winner of the Paul Carroll award for outstanding achievement in creative writing in 2014, and he was a featured reader at the Poetry Foundation’s Open Door Reading Series in 2015. His digital chapbook, The Internet, was also published in TL DR Magazine. A former educator and poet, his work has appeared in Carcinogenic Poetry, Shot Glass Journal, Prairie Margins, and The Rusty Nail. Eric McClure is an editing fellow at wikiHow where he has been editing, researching, and creating content since 2019.

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