Project Joseon [Fakemon]
@joseonregion.bsky.social
Archive for the Joseon Region, a Fakemon project based on South Korea!
(run by @jsketch12.bsky.social)
(run by @jsketch12.bsky.social)
Team and key art update for Kyung-ah!
August 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Team and key art update for Kyung-ah!
Your Mother - Ji-eun
The protagonist's mom is a former haenyo (female diver) who now works on a fishing trawler. She may be a little bit overworked, but as long as she can care and provide for her child, she is happy.
The protagonist's mom is a former haenyo (female diver) who now works on a fishing trawler. She may be a little bit overworked, but as long as she can care and provide for her child, she is happy.
April 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Your Mother - Ji-eun
The protagonist's mom is a former haenyo (female diver) who now works on a fishing trawler. She may be a little bit overworked, but as long as she can care and provide for her child, she is happy.
The protagonist's mom is a former haenyo (female diver) who now works on a fishing trawler. She may be a little bit overworked, but as long as she can care and provide for her child, she is happy.
Pokémon Professor - Ginkgo
Prof. Hyeyoung Ginkgo is an outdoorsy researcher who is often seen doing field work to research the way people and Pokémon interact and both the positive and negative impacts on Pokémon that human activity has. The nature of her work has her out of her lab often.
Prof. Hyeyoung Ginkgo is an outdoorsy researcher who is often seen doing field work to research the way people and Pokémon interact and both the positive and negative impacts on Pokémon that human activity has. The nature of her work has her out of her lab often.
April 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Pokémon Professor - Ginkgo
Prof. Hyeyoung Ginkgo is an outdoorsy researcher who is often seen doing field work to research the way people and Pokémon interact and both the positive and negative impacts on Pokémon that human activity has. The nature of her work has her out of her lab often.
Prof. Hyeyoung Ginkgo is an outdoorsy researcher who is often seen doing field work to research the way people and Pokémon interact and both the positive and negative impacts on Pokémon that human activity has. The nature of her work has her out of her lab often.
January 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Gardian - Grass/Fairy
Gogardian - Grass/Fairy
Inspirations - Temple lanterns, temple/palace garden, treehouse, golem, foliage overgrowth on manmade structures
#fakemon
Gogardian - Grass/Fairy
Inspirations - Temple lanterns, temple/palace garden, treehouse, golem, foliage overgrowth on manmade structures
#fakemon
January 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Gardian - Grass/Fairy
Gogardian - Grass/Fairy
Inspirations - Temple lanterns, temple/palace garden, treehouse, golem, foliage overgrowth on manmade structures
#fakemon
Gogardian - Grass/Fairy
Inspirations - Temple lanterns, temple/palace garden, treehouse, golem, foliage overgrowth on manmade structures
#fakemon
Dduck - Fairy
Dduckgoose - Fairy
Inspirations - Tteok (Korean rice cake), specifically songpyeon and mujigae-tteok, ducks, geese
Dduckgoose - Fairy
Inspirations - Tteok (Korean rice cake), specifically songpyeon and mujigae-tteok, ducks, geese
January 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Dduck - Fairy
Dduckgoose - Fairy
Inspirations - Tteok (Korean rice cake), specifically songpyeon and mujigae-tteok, ducks, geese
Dduckgoose - Fairy
Inspirations - Tteok (Korean rice cake), specifically songpyeon and mujigae-tteok, ducks, geese
Misdreavus-Joseon - Ghost/Water
Mismagius-Joseon - Ghost/Water
Inspirations: Mul-gwishin (Korean spirits that drowned in water; typically the vengeful spirits of women)
Mismagius-Joseon - Ghost/Water
Inspirations: Mul-gwishin (Korean spirits that drowned in water; typically the vengeful spirits of women)
January 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Misdreavus-Joseon - Ghost/Water
Mismagius-Joseon - Ghost/Water
Inspirations: Mul-gwishin (Korean spirits that drowned in water; typically the vengeful spirits of women)
Mismagius-Joseon - Ghost/Water
Inspirations: Mul-gwishin (Korean spirits that drowned in water; typically the vengeful spirits of women)
January 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Jowanurn - Water
Jowanhearth - Water/Fire
Inspirations: water pot, teapot, ondol heating system (a heating system invented by the Koreans to heat the floor of an entire house), Jowangshin, the Korean goddess of the hearth
Jowanhearth - Water/Fire
Inspirations: water pot, teapot, ondol heating system (a heating system invented by the Koreans to heat the floor of an entire house), Jowangshin, the Korean goddess of the hearth
October 19, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Jowanurn - Water
Jowanhearth - Water/Fire
Inspirations: water pot, teapot, ondol heating system (a heating system invented by the Koreans to heat the floor of an entire house), Jowangshin, the Korean goddess of the hearth
Jowanhearth - Water/Fire
Inspirations: water pot, teapot, ondol heating system (a heating system invented by the Koreans to heat the floor of an entire house), Jowangshin, the Korean goddess of the hearth
Skimugi - Dragon/Ice
Glaiyong - Dragon/Ice
Inspirations: Korean dragons; the juvenile form of the dragon is called an imugi, and after it lives for a thousand years it matures into a dragon that holds a pearl that contains extraordinary power.
Glaiyong - Dragon/Ice
Inspirations: Korean dragons; the juvenile form of the dragon is called an imugi, and after it lives for a thousand years it matures into a dragon that holds a pearl that contains extraordinary power.
October 19, 2024 at 8:13 AM
Skimugi - Dragon/Ice
Glaiyong - Dragon/Ice
Inspirations: Korean dragons; the juvenile form of the dragon is called an imugi, and after it lives for a thousand years it matures into a dragon that holds a pearl that contains extraordinary power.
Glaiyong - Dragon/Ice
Inspirations: Korean dragons; the juvenile form of the dragon is called an imugi, and after it lives for a thousand years it matures into a dragon that holds a pearl that contains extraordinary power.
Dokkogre - Dragon/Fighting
Inspirations: Dokkaebi. Its arms resemble the studs on clubs, and its face resembles typical depictions of dokkaebi in Korean art.
Inspirations: Dokkaebi. Its arms resemble the studs on clubs, and its face resembles typical depictions of dokkaebi in Korean art.
October 19, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Dokkogre - Dragon/Fighting
Inspirations: Dokkaebi. Its arms resemble the studs on clubs, and its face resembles typical depictions of dokkaebi in Korean art.
Inspirations: Dokkaebi. Its arms resemble the studs on clubs, and its face resembles typical depictions of dokkaebi in Korean art.
Bullgae - Dark/Light
Inspirations: eclipses, bouncer, bulldog, the bulgae, which is a mythical dog that is said to be responsible for eclipses when they bite the sun and moon. The pattern on its belly resembles a faraway mountain with a red sky representing a lunar eclipse.
Inspirations: eclipses, bouncer, bulldog, the bulgae, which is a mythical dog that is said to be responsible for eclipses when they bite the sun and moon. The pattern on its belly resembles a faraway mountain with a red sky representing a lunar eclipse.
October 19, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Bullgae - Dark/Light
Inspirations: eclipses, bouncer, bulldog, the bulgae, which is a mythical dog that is said to be responsible for eclipses when they bite the sun and moon. The pattern on its belly resembles a faraway mountain with a red sky representing a lunar eclipse.
Inspirations: eclipses, bouncer, bulldog, the bulgae, which is a mythical dog that is said to be responsible for eclipses when they bite the sun and moon. The pattern on its belly resembles a faraway mountain with a red sky representing a lunar eclipse.
Urasma - Poison/Light
Jupithaze - Poison/Light
Inspirations: The planets Uranus and Jupiter; their Poison-typing references the methane gas composition of gas giants.
Jupithaze - Poison/Light
Inspirations: The planets Uranus and Jupiter; their Poison-typing references the methane gas composition of gas giants.
October 19, 2024 at 8:05 AM
Urasma - Poison/Light
Jupithaze - Poison/Light
Inspirations: The planets Uranus and Jupiter; their Poison-typing references the methane gas composition of gas giants.
Jupithaze - Poison/Light
Inspirations: The planets Uranus and Jupiter; their Poison-typing references the methane gas composition of gas giants.
Halley - Ice/Light
Tempel - Ice/Light
Inspirations: Comet, squid, angel, shooting star/wishing star
Tempel - Ice/Light
Inspirations: Comet, squid, angel, shooting star/wishing star
October 19, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Halley - Ice/Light
Tempel - Ice/Light
Inspirations: Comet, squid, angel, shooting star/wishing star
Tempel - Ice/Light
Inspirations: Comet, squid, angel, shooting star/wishing star
Clambo - Ground
Grogoral - Ground
Inspirations: the long-tailed goral, which is considered an endangered species in South Korea. A population of long-tailed gorals lives in the demilitarized zone.
Grogoral - Ground
Inspirations: the long-tailed goral, which is considered an endangered species in South Korea. A population of long-tailed gorals lives in the demilitarized zone.
October 19, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Clambo - Ground
Grogoral - Ground
Inspirations: the long-tailed goral, which is considered an endangered species in South Korea. A population of long-tailed gorals lives in the demilitarized zone.
Grogoral - Ground
Inspirations: the long-tailed goral, which is considered an endangered species in South Korea. A population of long-tailed gorals lives in the demilitarized zone.
Zorua-Joseon - Dark/Ice
Zoroark-Joseon - Dark/Ice
Inspirations: Also a kumiho. It also takes elements of Hahoetal masks; Hahoe byeolsingut talnori is traditional masked-drama ritual theater performed at the village of Hahoe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hahoe_b...
Zoroark-Joseon - Dark/Ice
Inspirations: Also a kumiho. It also takes elements of Hahoetal masks; Hahoe byeolsingut talnori is traditional masked-drama ritual theater performed at the village of Hahoe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hahoe_b...
October 19, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Zorua-Joseon - Dark/Ice
Zoroark-Joseon - Dark/Ice
Inspirations: Also a kumiho. It also takes elements of Hahoetal masks; Hahoe byeolsingut talnori is traditional masked-drama ritual theater performed at the village of Hahoe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hahoe_b...
Zoroark-Joseon - Dark/Ice
Inspirations: Also a kumiho. It also takes elements of Hahoetal masks; Hahoe byeolsingut talnori is traditional masked-drama ritual theater performed at the village of Hahoe. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hahoe_b...
Vulpix-Joseon - Fire/Ghost
Ninetales-Joseon - Fire/Ghost
Inspirations: kumiho (Korean nine-tailed fox). The kumiho is a malevolent creature in Korean folklore, disguising itself as a woman to strike unsuspecting victims and eat their livers.
Ninetales-Joseon - Fire/Ghost
Inspirations: kumiho (Korean nine-tailed fox). The kumiho is a malevolent creature in Korean folklore, disguising itself as a woman to strike unsuspecting victims and eat their livers.
October 19, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Vulpix-Joseon - Fire/Ghost
Ninetales-Joseon - Fire/Ghost
Inspirations: kumiho (Korean nine-tailed fox). The kumiho is a malevolent creature in Korean folklore, disguising itself as a woman to strike unsuspecting victims and eat their livers.
Ninetales-Joseon - Fire/Ghost
Inspirations: kumiho (Korean nine-tailed fox). The kumiho is a malevolent creature in Korean folklore, disguising itself as a woman to strike unsuspecting victims and eat their livers.
Swablu-Joseon - Poison/Flying
Altaria-Joseon - Poison/Flying
Inspirations: aerosol beauty products such as hairsprays and perfumes; the beauty industry is prolific in Korea, but also produces a lot of waste and pollution from empty bottles and the chemicals in cosmetics.
Altaria-Joseon - Poison/Flying
Inspirations: aerosol beauty products such as hairsprays and perfumes; the beauty industry is prolific in Korea, but also produces a lot of waste and pollution from empty bottles and the chemicals in cosmetics.
October 19, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Swablu-Joseon - Poison/Flying
Altaria-Joseon - Poison/Flying
Inspirations: aerosol beauty products such as hairsprays and perfumes; the beauty industry is prolific in Korea, but also produces a lot of waste and pollution from empty bottles and the chemicals in cosmetics.
Altaria-Joseon - Poison/Flying
Inspirations: aerosol beauty products such as hairsprays and perfumes; the beauty industry is prolific in Korea, but also produces a lot of waste and pollution from empty bottles and the chemicals in cosmetics.
Falinks-Joseon - Fighting/Flying
Inspirations: Air Force fighter flight formation, KAI KT-1 Woongbi aircraft
Inspirations: Air Force fighter flight formation, KAI KT-1 Woongbi aircraft
October 19, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Falinks-Joseon - Fighting/Flying
Inspirations: Air Force fighter flight formation, KAI KT-1 Woongbi aircraft
Inspirations: Air Force fighter flight formation, KAI KT-1 Woongbi aircraft
Roadle - Ground/Steel
Metroise - Ground/Steel
Inspirations: tortoise, city block, sidewalk, road
Metroise - Ground/Steel
Inspirations: tortoise, city block, sidewalk, road
October 19, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Roadle - Ground/Steel
Metroise - Ground/Steel
Inspirations: tortoise, city block, sidewalk, road
Metroise - Ground/Steel
Inspirations: tortoise, city block, sidewalk, road
Sewwage - Poison/Dark
Sepwitch - Poison/Dark
Inspirations: Cheukshin, the vengeful toilet goddess of Korean myth; she is said to have hair that kills people on contact, which is what inspires Sepwitch's primary mode of attacking with its tendrils of poisoned hair.
Sepwitch - Poison/Dark
Inspirations: Cheukshin, the vengeful toilet goddess of Korean myth; she is said to have hair that kills people on contact, which is what inspires Sepwitch's primary mode of attacking with its tendrils of poisoned hair.
October 19, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Sewwage - Poison/Dark
Sepwitch - Poison/Dark
Inspirations: Cheukshin, the vengeful toilet goddess of Korean myth; she is said to have hair that kills people on contact, which is what inspires Sepwitch's primary mode of attacking with its tendrils of poisoned hair.
Sepwitch - Poison/Dark
Inspirations: Cheukshin, the vengeful toilet goddess of Korean myth; she is said to have hair that kills people on contact, which is what inspires Sepwitch's primary mode of attacking with its tendrils of poisoned hair.
Junkan - Steel/Poison
Garhaul - Steel/Poison
Inspirations: garbage truck, Oscar the Grouch, mimic, monster truck, Frankenstein's Monster
Garhaul - Steel/Poison
Inspirations: garbage truck, Oscar the Grouch, mimic, monster truck, Frankenstein's Monster
October 19, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Junkan - Steel/Poison
Garhaul - Steel/Poison
Inspirations: garbage truck, Oscar the Grouch, mimic, monster truck, Frankenstein's Monster
Garhaul - Steel/Poison
Inspirations: garbage truck, Oscar the Grouch, mimic, monster truck, Frankenstein's Monster