Why should fans stop making fan-made Pokemon? Well, that's what I'll be talking about in today's blog post! All fandoms have fan-made characters, and Pokemon is no different. However, unlike other series that have limited characters, Pokemon is always making a lot of new Pokemon. Because of this, the odds of an official design overlapping with a fan-made design are much higher. Official series usually avoid adding fan-made characters to their media for a few reasons. First of all, they can only add it with permission from the artist. Secondly, adding a fan-made design just encourages other fans. Although it isn't entirely bad to add a fan-made character, Pokemon is a big company. Because of this, artists always expect money. Even the Pokemon company can't afford to pay every single artist that doesn't already work for them. So, they just avoid fan-made designs altogether. Because of this, making and posting a fan-made Pokemon means that Pokemon will never be official. Along with this, it lowers the possibilities for other designs, and it erases any similar designs as well. This is why I think there shouldn't be so many fan-made Pokemon, since it's lowering the possibilities for any Pokemon that may be similar to the fan-made ones. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Of course, I know people will never stop making fan-made Pokemon, so it doesn't really matter what other fans say anyways. Regardless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!