#temtem

[pokemonbattletournament]

Announcing: the We Have Pokémon at Home battle tournament!

We are proud to present the follow-up to the Pokémon Battle Tournament: the We Have Pokémon at Home Battle Tournament! In this tournament, monsters from the monster taming/battling/collecting genre that are explicitly Not Pokémon will duke it out in a one-on-one battle tournament. This tournament will take on the same format as the Pokémon Battle Tournament, asking “who would win in a battle?”. For this tournament, we are taking submissions for which monsters to include. Monsters from non-pokémon franchises, pokémon parodies, fakémon and beta pokémon are eligible. Your own fakémon creations and unique outside the box suggestions are especially encouraged.

Submissions are closed, thanks everyone for submitting!

Answers to any questions you may have under the cut.

Q&A: Which monsters can I submit as contestants? Monsters eligible to be included in the tournament are:

Monsters from another monster taming franchise. A non-exhaustive list is included below, monsters from other franchises are eligible as well.

In-universe Pokémon parodies (think, for instance, of the Voidcritters from the Sims 4) are allowed and encouraged, provided individual species are documented somewhere online.

Fakémon are allowed and encouraged. Especially your own creations are encouraged as a special treat. Mons from published fangames are allowed. Fakémon variants of existing Pokémon are allowed. Fusion designs are allowed.

In the light of the recent leaks, beta versions of Pokémon are allowed. For leaked pokémon, any link to a post discussing the leak is sufficient as documentation.

Anything else you can think of that fits the criterion of “we have Pokémon at home”. Outside the box suggestions are encouraged.

Monsters ineligible to be included in the tournament are:

Official Pokémon or any of the canon variants thereof.

Monsters that lack an image or online documentation of an individual species.

Monsters not submitted as individual species.

What do I need to submit a monster? To submit a monster, you need an image link and a link to information about the monster, preferably a wiki page or an introduction post by its creator.

How many monsters can I submit? As many as you like. Go nuts.

Which monsters will be included? As many as are needed to round up or down to the nearest power of 2. Preference will be given to a variety of origins, so if a specific franchise or fakémon creator dominates the submissions not all of them will be included.

When are the submissions due? Submissions will run for two weeks, until December 20th. Depending on the rate of submissions, I reserve the right to cut off submissions early if the number of submissions runs in the thousands.

When will I know if my submission made it? When the polls for round 1 go up! A huge part of the fun of the first round is, to me, the element of surprise, so you will find out at the same time as everyone else who is in the tournament.

The pre-approved non-exhaustive list of franchises from which monsters can be submitted is as follows. New franchises may be added to the list as submissions come in:

Digimon

Monster Rancher

Shin Megami Tensei

Spectrobes

Bakugan

Bugsnax

Coromon

Dragon Quest Monsters

Neopets

Robopon

Telefang

Temtem

Yo-Kai Watch

Monster Hunter Stories

Nexomon

Yu-Gi-Oh

Palworld

Slime Rancher

Casette Beasts

Ooblets

Loomian Legacy (Roblox)

SquisherZ (Hypnospace Outlaw)

Fossil Fighters

Voidcritters (The Sims 4)

Beastieball

[digic300]

I cannot find my original poll but I also wanted to make an new one anyways

NOT INCLUDING THESE IN THE POLL:

Pokemon/Digimon: Waaaay to wildly popular. I had them in the last poll and they basically dominated it all, so I wanted to shine the light on these gems!

Palworld: I know its new, that's not why its not included. The company fully supports AI/GPT and I can't in good conscious include it. I'll include a link in the reblog for more info on it, cause I still don't know if they still shadowban posts with links in em initially.

GAMES I WANT TO INCLUDE BUT LITERALLY ONLY HAVE SO MANY OPTIONS:

World of Final Fantasy

Monster Crown

Disc Creatures

Siralim Ultimate

Moonstone Island

Anode Heart

Feel free to reblog/comment with other monster-collector games!! I love playing these type of games and love collecting them!

[ventaverv]

Creature Collectors have a very good selection of Golden Bugs

[letsrevince]

HUMBLE GAMES WAS SHUT DOWN?

THE PUBLISHERS OF SIGNALIS, HAT IN TIME, AND TEMTEM???? WHO ARE OWNED BY IGN????????? HUMBLE GAMES?????????? WHAT THE FUCK?????

[scarab-unmasked]

fell down a rabbithole and found a Temtem monster that looks UNCANNILY like Scarab, only to find out that Gyalis was made for the Temtem kickstarter 6 years ago, long before he was made. it's def just an insane coincidence but it's really funny

nuts...

[kattling]

and they’re accepting new members

[bogleech]

what are your thoughts on the monster designs in TemTem?

They're all designed nicely, but they don't yet have one that's quite my kind of "I need to get this game just to raise one of these" concept & design combo. The closest is the toxic/water squid line, Kalazu and Kalabyss, that also evokes an inky cap mushroom, but I like the aesthetic of its unevolved form slightly more:

Its evolution is cool, but doesn't hit the same:

The main pure toxic type, Goolder, is also pretty good but still kinda missing something for me, I don't know what exactly:

All the other temtem are designs I'm just perfectly neutral on, no criticisms but nothing that strongly stands out that I gush over like the details of various Pokemon and Digimon. Maybe they're all too clean? All their details a little too broadly appealing? They should let me make some. That's what I think. They should hire me to design some goobers that will make half the players say "wtf is this trash are they running out of ideas" and the other half say "my perfect horrible son" like a proper monster game monster

[hauntaku2]

Someone: "Erm... Palworld is so neat! It's way better than.. uh.. Pokemon. Number 1 on the Steam charts! Yeah, Nintendo fans are coping hard! Guh-huh!"

Me: "Remember TemTem? That's right! You don't. It was overhyped and faded into obscurity. At least the monster designs were good."

[calliecho]

Noxolotaur | TF into Noxolotl Centaur

Don't see many Temtem TFs. Even fewer Temtem taurs!

Image Description: The background of both panels of this sequence have a simple teal oval with no further detail. In the first panel, Calli begins their transformation with a look of surprise. Their human features are undergoing significant changes: a second pair of eyes is opening just below their original pair, indicating the beginning of their transition to a Noxolotl. Their glasses are slipping off their face, unable to stay put amid the shifting facial structure. The transformation extends to their body where an additional pair of legs is sprouting from their lower chest, positioning their original legs to become the rear legs of their new centaur form. These changes are tearing through their clothing; what were once full-length jean pants are now shredded around their transforming legs. Calli wears a purple tank top, stretched and adjusting to their changing form. To the left, a Temcard is depicted in mid-fall. By the second panel, Calli's transformation is complete. They now resemble a centaur with the distinctive traits of a Noxolotl, including a robust and colorful mane cascading in blue, pink, and yellow hues. Their purple tank top now fully accommodates their new, larger form. Calli's hair had fully transformed to a thick, colorful mane. On the ground near their feet lie the remnants of the transformation: the broken Temcard and their shattered glasses, symbolizing the irreversible nature of their change.

= == === == = Please fave, comment, and watch -- it's really appreciated! Drawn in Procreate on iPad Pro

[n0rtist]

My next video is here where I talk about the methods Monster Catchers actually "catch" Monsters before I share a design from my personal project.

Check it out!

[sumplysilly]

TEMTEM FULL RELEASE ANNIVERSARY! Grumper is the best one

[pokemonbattletournament]

We have Pokémon at Home!

Round 1 matchup 29

Propaganda for Morgante:

"i just think shes neat :)"

Propaganda for Anatan:

"They evolved through the power of love and they are the indominable backbone of my team :)"

More info under the cut

More information about Morgante:

More information about Anatan:

[art-g0blin-draws]

The new pokemon games were ok, but they didn't come close to grabbing me like they used to. Temtem was an interesting take on the genre for sure, but the system of "buy this neat jacket OR the stuff you need to live" did not vibe with me.

you know what did, though? this neat little indie game that came out recently.

Cassette beasts.

Guys, get this game. if you like pokemon, you will like cassette beasts. the monsters are either really cool or super doofy, and the fusion system is hilarious but also terrifying. the story isn't anything too amazing, but at the same time it's definitely more engaging than pokemon, at least as far as this last iteration is concerned.

The beast pictured here is called mothmanic, and it's a lightning type. I drew this guy because he is the ABSOLUTE MVP of my team. if you want the full strategy i can leave it in the comments, but TLDR is that between the moves "gambit" and "echolocation" pretty immediately turn him into an instant sweeping monster, on top of other stickers (TM's) that make it truly immediate.

guys, play cassette beasts. IT's on steam right now, but will be on the switch by te end of the month. GET IT.

[grinningghoulie]

TemTem art! 💞💖 These were done with copic markers and colored pencils! ^-^ ) Doing these really felt like they were a turning point with how I render traditionally!

[alomaire-art]

My favorite Temtem: Chromeon (fire)!

[rubalotl]

Snail!!!