A digital drawing of a green pocket, closed with a brown button. The background image is pale yellow, with drawings of curly form Tatsugiri, Gimmighoul, and Sinistea.

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A digital drawing of a green pocket, with an Azurill, Togepi, and Flabébé popping out of it. Text in the pocket reads "POKÉPOCKET The Tiny Zine That Fits in your Pocket!" The word "tiny" is written smaller than everything else.

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A digital drawing of an Azurill, Togepi, and an orange flower Flabébé. Above and below them is text that reads "POKÉ" and "POCKET." Behind them, in faded colours, are a variety of other small pokemon, all 1ft tall and smaller.

poképocket, a pocket-sized zine for pocket-sized 'mons!This is a tiny charity zine that celebrates all the tiny Pokémon that can fit in your pocket! Our project will feature art, fics, and merch based on the concept of tiny Pokémon in small spaces (such as your pocket)!Our definition of "tiny" is any Pokémon 1 foot or smaller, as defined within Bulbapedia (link).Our charity organization is Best Friends Animal Society (link), an organization that works with shelters, rescue groups and members to promote pet adoption, no-kill animal rescue, and spay-and-neuter practices.

FAQ

• What is a zine?
A zine is a self-published collection of works centered around a theme or topic. It can contain art, fanfic, and merchandise.• What is this zine about?
poképocket is a tiny sfw charity zine that celebrates all the tiny Pokémon that can fit in your pocket!Our project will feature art, fics, and merch based on the concept of Pokémon in small spaces (such as your pocket)!Our definition of "tiny" is any Pokémon 1 foot or smaller, as defined within Bulbapedia (link).• What does the project look like?
Details may change after the interest check! We are expecting the zine to be:
- Small & square
- Fully SFW
- Have accompanying mini merch
- Feature tiny Pokémon in small spaces• Why is the definition of tiny limited to 1 foot?
We decided on this number to include the typical "tiny Pokémon" and also to not overwhelm everyone with the choices available. There are about ~100 Pokémon at this size or smaller!• How do I contribute?
We plan to open up applications for this project! We will be looking for page artists, merch artists, and writers.• How are contributors compensated?
We will at least provide everyone with the digital zine and merch. If sales allow, we aim to compensate each contributor with their own zine copy and accompanying merch.Any further proceeds will be donated to our chosen charity organization, Best Friends Animal Society (link).• How many contributors are you looking for?
We are looking for approximately 30-35 artists, 5-7 merch artists, and 6-8 writers.• How old do I need to be to participate?
We require each contributor to be at least 18 years old when applications close.• Will contributors that produce "problematic material" be accepted?
No, for the comfort of everyone taking part in the project, we will not be accepting applications from those that condone material such as incest, pedophilia, beastiality. The mods also do not condone any kind of harassment.• I have more questions!
Please DM us on Twitter, Tumblr, or Retrospring (socials are links)! DM us on Twitter for the fastest replies.

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