PXFIRE Sprite Art Competition

[Coru]

I think I got the hang of this now. Really wished I hadn't picked the bulbasaur line. Took forever to scratch back the body of venusaur when I got rid of the flower. haha.
Anyways, here is my line. The Haunted Gargoyle line. I created some backstory to go with the line. I changed my poked details for stage 2 a little to fit better.

Backstory:
There once was a curse put on the town of Erkuruk by a dark and evil creature and once Halloween arrived, ghosts Pokemon would flock and terrorise the town for 3 days and 3 nights. The towns folk, over the years found out that if they create gargoyles, it would trap the spirits and not allow them to wreak havoc among the city. They began to build gargoyles across the city resembling a reptilian creature. Once halloween arrived, the sprits would then be locked into these gargoyles and be trapped forever. The towns folk, however, did not realise that when enough spirits inhabited these gargoyles, they would gain a life of their own, slowly developing and growing until they became huge reptilian monsters with flames powered by all the spirits trapped within. Once halloween arrived, the spirits would be stronger and attempt to flee from their rocky shell. If the gargoyle had been damaged enough, it would shatter, allowing the monsters within to fly freely among the earth.

Here are my entries

Stage 1:
Blaroc
Type: Rock
Sprite:
Pokedex entry: This cute little creature is made from pure rock, brought to life by the essence of the ghost types trapped within it's body. The flames emerging from it's head blaze stronger with every ghost type it encounters.

Stage 2:
Flaregoyle
[Evolves from Blaroc at level 23]
Type: Rock/Fire
Sprite:
Pokedex Entry:
Flaregoyle, evolved from Blaroc, is made from pure stone. Protruding from it's back is a keystone which is said to hold the spirits of many Pokemon. It's flames are kept alight by the flames of the fallen. Something appears to be trying to make an escape from within the Pokemon.

Stage 3:
Stalagflame
[Evolves from Flaregoyle at level 48]
Type: Rock/fire
Sprite:
Pokedex Entry:
Stalagflame, evolved from Flaregoyle, has fully matured and honed it's abilities. This huge beast is a perfect prison for all the souls it contains and has the ability to use them to attack it's foes. It's back has fully hardened to stop any spirits from escaping but it can use the energies seeping out of the cracks to power up it's flames during attacks.

Stage 3 [Alternate]
Garghost
[Evolves from Flaregoyle from level 40. It's health bar must be on red when levelling up.]
Type: Rock/Ghost
Sprite:
Pokedex Entry:
Garghost, evolved from Flaregoyle, is the amalgamation of all the spirits that had become trapped within the gargoyle. It broke free when the vessel had become weak, making it crumble to dust. Due to the amount of time it spent in the vessel, it's biology has become part rock, allowing it to assume a rocky floating body. It is not to be underestimated, as it can use it's abilities to break down entire buildings.

My least favourite is Stalagflame. I really like the others but Stalagflame was a challenge and I don't think I pulled it off as much as the others.