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  "path": "/2026/05/18/what-happens-when-an-artist-draws-pokemon-without-ever-seeing-them.html",
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  "textContent": "An artist and mom has found the funniest possible way to engage with Pokémon: by drawing them without ever seeing them. PokéMum creates her own versions of Pokémon based only on written descriptions, turning familiar mascots into fantastical sketches. Some come out surprisingly accurate; others look like cryptids from a lost medieval bestiary. — Read the rest \n\nThe post What happens when an artist draws Pokémon without ever seeing them appeared first on Boing Boing.",
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