The Pokemon franchise is over twelve years old now, with four distinct generations of creatures, more than ten movies, ten seasons of anime with more episodes than any other animated series currently running in the US, hundreds of trading cards, and games for every Nintendo console since the original Game Boy.

It has a huge following on the internet, boosted recently by Diamond and Pearl versions' Wi-Fi capabilities! Here's a look at some of the great Pokemon artwork here on dA. I tried not to use more than three images from each artist, and to vary images between all four generations. And I did sneak a few of my own in... Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! Gotta catch 'em all...!

Humor - because sometimes the jokes write themselves:



Realism - using dramatic lighting and talent to make Pokemon real:



Gijinka/Anthro - turning Pokemon into humans:



BATTLE, it's all about the:



General - warm fuzzies:



All of them:



And thus concludes our tribute to the wonderful world of Pocket Monsters! Whether you hail from Sinnoh, Orre, Hoenn, Kanto, the Orange Islands, or Johto, I hope you found something to your taste!