Hello friends, it has been a while since I’ve been wanting to engage with you, pets & Pokémon lovers like me! Welcome to the WPC newsletter! Here I will write about my adventures as a Pokémon Trainer, but I would also love to create short stories based on your messages to me, telling all the crazy/funny/weird/awesome things that our beloved pets do - written in Pokémon language, of course, ‘cause we are all Trainers here 😸.
So let’s start! First of all, allow me to introduce myself and my team!
I’m Steph from Belo Horizonte town. I was born in Brazil, but at the age of 10 - just like Ash haha - I started my adventure in the Italian region of Umbria, side by side with Fly, my starter Pokémon 🥰. He was a Volpino mix that I loved to bits, and he’s also the reason I studied to become a veterinarian and to eventually work in a Pokémon Center. After graduation, though, my plans took a twist and I am now a full-time illustrator! I knew animals would always be an important part of my life. I love what I do and wish that I could do this forever!
The years have passed and I am now the Gym Leader of San Pellegrino, Italy. I live with my husband Tom, he’s from the Colorado region. We manage the Gym and help take care of the many local cats that live in the tall grass nearby! If you want to challenge us, these are the Pokémon you will be facing:
Maji, ♀ born in 2016: This Pokémon is still a bit wild, and she probably always will be. She knows how to appreciate a loving home full of lovable pets, that’s for sure, but she also knows the move DRAGON CLAW and will not hesitate to use it, even against her Trainers at times.
Conan ♂ & Turkeybird ♀, born in 2019: Prepare for trouble, and make it double! These feline twins may look alike, but they are opposites in everything. Turkeybird, nicknamed Tuky, is smart and agile. Some people (Tom, for instance) might say she’s the best Pokémon in our team, and they would probably be right: she excels at everything and has shown some formidable psychic powers… I am pretty sure she can read minds. Conan, on the other hand, doesn’t even know how to jump without breaking something in our house 😅 He’s a common, normal type, tabby… who has mastered the BODY SLAM move.
Vixen, ♀ born in 2020: When we caught her on the streets of Catania, Sicily, she was a basic stage Pupperina, and we honestly didn’t know what she would evolve into ‘cause at the time she was just a small ball of fur that conquered us with CUTE CHARM. She was a quarantine puppy, and evolved into a powerful German Shepherd-Border Collie mix. She’s fast and strong, incredibly intelligent and curious, but above all she’s a dark-type couch potato!
Benji, ♂ born in 2021: Our little hurricane of energy. He has recently evolved into his first stage, but he’s still unstoppable. He runs and plays for keeps, and would chase his Poké Ball for hours if only we could keep up with his stamina. He’s an electric Pokémon who’s hell-bent on mastering the AGILITY move, despite his short legs!
Edwin, ♂ born in 2022: We caught this baby cat Pokémon right after he hatched from his egg! We found him alone in the middle of the street: we looked tirelessly for his mom but we couldn’t find her, so we decided to raise him ourselves from level 1. He still has so much to grow and learn, but he’s training hard by chasing the bigger cats and challenging them at every chance. When he’s asleep, he curls up on the couch between our two dogs!
These are the six Pokémon on our team! Every day they do something silly that enlightens my day. And off we go, I will now grab a cat for my lap and illustrate some cards 🤗 Edwin, I choose you!
Thank you for reading! 🎉 I plan to write every 2 weeks posting also some fun illustrations made by me. I would love to start this journey with a gift for you: here is a special 30% discount on my custom Pokémon cards that you can find on my Etsy Store: WildPetsCreations! Use the COUPON CODE: WPCNEWSLETTER on checkout up until the end of 2022. Place your order soon to receive your card by Christmas if you want!
🔥🔥🔥 I am so happy to start this newsletter finally! This was the first post of many! If you liked it, say hi with a comment! I would love to hear from you too! 🔥🔥🔥
Quite a collection - or should i say TEAM - you have there. I will look forward to hearing about the adventures this group has.
Love seeing all your canine and feline Pokemon buddies. The descriptions of their personalities were perfectly on target! Our sweet old Pokemon Weaseldog misses her Tom & Steph & so do we!