Hey fellas so I took a real long break from Realistic Pokemon, which some of you sure seemed to notice. I got a job on the upcoming Detective Pikachu film, which meant drawing Pokemon or Pokemon related things every day for 7 months. I honestly felt a little Pokemon burnout and it took me longer to get back into Pokemon stuff than I expected. I am back though, or as back as I can be with a full time concept art day job. I hope you guys dig this kick off to the next series of Realistic Pokemon. I've wanted for years to start doing illustrations featuring my Pokemon designs in environments, doing stuff. More to come, hopefully soonish? Anyways here's the flavor text:

Eevee and Vulpix are superficially very similar Pokemon despite not being especially closely related. Both Eevee and Vulpix are very common in the high end Pokemon Beauty Contest circuit as they are prized for their aesthetics. As a result they are often raised together in captivity and are often very comfortable around each other. Pokemon friendships are be a strong bond that does not break despite when evolution to Vaporeon occurs. A Vaporeon raised in isolation or in the wild is very aggressive and dangerous to Ninetales. Under proper circumstances, their biology may have greatly diverged but their shared past can still bring them together for a peaceful interaction in spite of their type opposition. Don't be a dick to people you grew up with even if they are more successful and have more tails than you.