Pokéfusion, also known as Pokémon Fusion, is a fan art format that splices two Pokémon sprites into one hybrid creature with a mashed-up name like 'Venuew' or 'Squirtqueen'.

Where did Pokéfusion come from?

Fan-made Pokémon sprite splices circulated on forums and deviantART for years before Alex Onsager's Pokémon Fusion generator turned the format viral, and a June 2019 Twitter thread revived it.

What does Pokéfusion mean?

It's shorthand for Pokémon Fusion: a hybrid Pokémon made by combining the sprite, colors, and name of two creatures, typically using Alex Onsager's browser generator.

How do you use Pokéfusion?

Load the generator, screenshot the result, and post it with the #PokeFusion tag or the 'government assigned starter' framing that went viral in June 2019.

Is Pokéfusion still popular?

Pokéfusion is a classic Pokémon fandom format; its biggest viral moments were Onsager's 2010 generator launch and the June 2019 Twitter revival covered by the Daily Dot.

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Published September 22, 2026

Pokéfusion, also known as Pokémon Fusion, started in 2008 as a fan art tradition of splicing Pokémon sprites into hybrid creatures. Alex Onsager's 2010 browser generator turned it into a viral toy, and a June 2019 Tumblr post reframed the results as 'government assigned starters,' launching one of that summer's biggest #PokeFusion Twitter threads.

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Overview

The template mixes two sprites: the body and pose come from the first Pokémon, while the head, colors, and second half of the name come from the second, so 'Venusaur' plus 'Mew' becomes 'Venuew' and 'Dragonair' plus 'Ninetales' becomes 'Dragontales'1. Early fusions were hand-drawn sprite edits traded on Pokémon fan forums, but the generator built by Alex Onsager fixed the look most people picture today: two Gen 1 sprites stitched together so cleanly the result reads as a 'real' Pokémon at a glance1.

The joke sits in the name mashup. Fusion smashes 'Squirtle' and 'Nidoqueen' into 'Squirtqueen,' or 'Blastoise' and 'Charmeleon' into 'Blastmeleon,' and users lean hard into the innuendo1. Others treat whatever pops up as fate, sharing it as their 'government assigned starter' and reacting to the awkward pet they're now stuck with2.

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Origin & Background

Platform

Kongregate / deviantART (fan art), Pokémon Fusion Generator (viral spread)

Creator

Alex Onsager

Date

2008

Fan-made Pokémon splices go back to a November 2008 Kongregate contest for the best fused sprite; the winning entry mixed pieces of Infernape, Giratina, Metang, Articuno, and Alakazam, and hand-drawn hybrids kept circulating on Nintendopeeps, Soul Boards, and deviantART over the next two years5. Web developer Alex Onsager launched the Pokémon Fusion generator on August 8, 2010, giving fans a browser tool that combined one Pokémon's body with another's color and face and automatically blended their names into a new word5.

Onsager built the tool; the fan practice around Pokéfusion predates him. What his generator did was turn a manual sprite craft into a one-click meme.

How It Spread

YouTuber VvElectrovertvV uploaded a trailer for a fan-made Pokémon Fusion game on October 5, 2012, an offline build that let players battle fused sprites directly4. The format's biggest breakout came almost a decade later. On June 6, 2019, Tumblr user ijustreallylikeeevee posted 'Whatever pokemon appears when you load Pokéfusion is now your government assigned starter,' pulled a Venusaur-Mew hybrid they called 'Venuew,' and racked up more than 37,000 notes5.

A screenshot of the Tumblr post hit Twitter on June 23, 2019 and kicked off a viral #PokeFusion thread of users posting whatever monstrosity the generator handed them1. Twitter user @kirstonnn's Eevee-Mew fusion called 'Eew' pulled over 210 retweets and 1,300 likes2. @FluffyEgg3 leaned into the wordplay with a 'Dragon Tales' fusion nodding at the old kids' show3. @oblivion_hound joined in with another cursed hybrid post6, and @TasmHyena captioned theirs 'I have made a terrible mistake'7. The Daily Dot covered the weekend surge, noting the site had been around for years before Twitter latched onto it1.

Timeline

2008-11

Kongregate forum runs a contest for the best fused Pokémon sprite; the winning entry combines Infernape, Giratina, Metang, Articuno, and Alakazam.

2010-08-08

Web developer Alex Onsager launches the Pokémon Fusion generator, which combines two Pokémon and blends their names automatically.

2012-10-05

YouTuber VvElectrovertvV uploads a trailer for a fan-made Pokémon Fusion game.

2019-06-06

Tumblr user ijustreallylikeeevee posts the 'government assigned starter' Pokéfusion prompt, pulling 'Venuew' and 37,000+ notes.

2019-06-23

A screenshot of the Tumblr post goes viral on Twitter, launching the #PokeFusion thread with posts from @kirstonnn, @FluffyEgg3, @oblivion_hound, and @TasmHyena.

2019-06-24

The Daily Dot publishes coverage of the #PokeFusion Twitter revival.

How to Use This Meme

Load Onsager's Pokémon Fusion generator, refresh until you get a fusion you want to share, and screenshot the result. Post it with the 'government assigned starter' framing, tag it #PokeFusion, or riff on the mashed-up name for wordplay like 'Blast-Me-Leon' or 'Dragon Tales'1.