PokéNatomy: Artist Christopher Stoll Reveals the Anatomy of Pokémon Like a Real-Life Professor Oak

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Ely Bulnes • Writer and Editor
Jul 2, 2024 11:30 AM EDT

Do you ever find yourself wondering what exactly Nurse Joy is getting up to when she's restoring your damaged Pokémon back to health? Perhaps she gives massages to muscle groups specific to each creature, performs life-saving surgery, or administers medicine that has particular risk factors depending on the chemical make-up of the particular Pokémon. She would have had to have studied the biology of each Pokémon for years to be able to heal them as well as well as she does-- perhaps that's why she's not actually just one nurse, but several with the same name. 

You could say that I'm overthinking it a little, but I'm not overthinking it as much as artist Christopher Stoll, who has imagined, illustrated, and described in detail what the biology of Pokémon might look like in a world where evolution led us to Ponytas instead of horses. Created partly as a teaching aid to explain some scientific concepts, you can find books of his illustrations, Pokénatomy I and Pokénatomy II, for sale online. Scroll below to see just a small selection of his incredibly detailed work!

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    Zubat

    Cheezburger Image 10368148224
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Hoothoot

    Cheezburger Image 10368147968
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Noctowl

    Cheezburger Image 10368147456
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Wooper

    Cheezburger Image 10368148736
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Quilava

    Cheezburger Image 10368149504
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Typhlosion

    Cheezburger Image 10368147712
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Chikorita

    Cheezburger Image 10368149760
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Bayleef

    Cheezburger Image 10368149248
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Meganium

    Cheezburger Image 10368148480
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Murkrow

    Cheezburger Image 10368150272
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Bellossom

    Cheezburger Image 10368151552
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Steelix

    Cheezburger Image 10368150016
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Diglett

    Cheezburger Image 10368150528
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Donphan

    Cheezburger Image 10368150784
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Umbreon

    Cheezburger Image 10368151808
    via Christopher Stoll
  • 16

    Houndour

    Cheezburger Image 10368152064
    via Christopher Stoll
  • 17

    Blissey

    Cheezburger Image 10368152320
    via Christopher Stoll
  • 18

    Girafarig

    Cheezburger Image 10368153600
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Pichu

    Cheezburger Image 10368153344
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Omanyte

    Cheezburger Image 10368153856
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Omaster

    Cheezburger Image 10368153088
    via Christopher Stoll
  • 22

    Squirtle

    Cheezburger Image 10368154368
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Wartortle

    Cheezburger Image 10368154880
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Blastoise

    Cheezburger Image 10368154112
    via Christopher Stoll
  • 25

    Charmander

    Cheezburger Image 10368155648
    via Christopher Stoll
  • 26

    Charmeleon

    Cheezburger Image 10368154624
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Charizard

    Cheezburger Image 10368155136
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Balbusaur

    Cheezburger Image 10368156160
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Ivysaur

    Cheezburger Image 10368155904
    via Christopher Stoll
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    Venusaur

    Cheezburger Image 10368155392
    via Christopher Stoll

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