If you’re going to be a worthy Pokemon trainer, you need to know about the creatures you’re trying to catch, and thanks to artist Christopher Stoll you now have access to some of that valuable information a uniquely visual way.
ComicBook.com recently spotlighted the first wave of his PokeNatomy series, which breaks down each Pokemon and reveals a number of interesting details. The first wave included Pokemon like Pikachu, Voltorb, and Bulbasaur, and now Stoll has added a few more to the line, including Horsea, Abra, Staryu, Lapras, Oddish, and Scyther.
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Take Abra for example, who’s shoulder joints act as secondary skulls that are tethered to his central nervous system. It allows him expanded access to mental capabilities, since each skull includes dense nodes of neural ganglia, effectively giving him two additional small brains. Another noteworthy fact is that Staryu is one of the oldest Pokemon species, originating almost 500 million years ago, and the little guys actually have 5 hearts within their small bodies.
In addition to all the worthwhile information, Stoll does a lot with the visual side of things. It’s still odd to see a Lapras look as if it belongs in a Junior High science class, but there are more than a few students who would have paid way more attention if this is what they were studying.
You can find several of the series in the gallery, and you can view the entire series of PokeNatomy’s on Stoll’s Deviant Art page. You can also find more of his non-Pokemon related artwork on his official website.
