🎮 AnimWorks Pokémon AnimChallenge | Win Prizes, Badges & More!

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:video_game: AnimWorks Pokémon AnimChallenge :video_game:

Hey everyone! We’re super excited to announce our very first AnimWorks Pokémon AnimChallenge! :fire:

This is your chance to show off your animation skills, have some fun with Pokémon rigs, and win some awesome prizes along the way. Whether you’re a seasoned animator or just getting started, we want to see what you can do!

:clipboard: The Rules

  1. Animate a sequence (max 15 seconds) using the Pokémon rigs available on the AnimWorks website.
  2. Show us personality, combat, or playful interactions inspired by the Pokémon universe. Get creative with it!
  3. You must use at least one Emilio Serrano Pokémon rig from the AnimWorks website.
  4. Post your entry right here in this thread (one entry per person).
  5. Starts: April 21st, 2026
  6. Deadline: May 21st, 2026

:trophy: Prizes

:1st_place_medal: 1st Place

:2nd_place_medal: 2nd Place

  • 50% AnimWorks Discount Code
  • Video Feedback Review
  • Featured on the AnimWorks Website
  • “Finalist” Forum Badge
    Finalist
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:3rd_place_medal: 3rd Place

  • 25% AnimWorks Discount Code
  • Video Feedback Review
  • Featured on the AnimWorks Website
  • “Rising Star” Forum Badge
    Rising Star
    Rising Star200Ă—200 11 KB

:glowing_star: Runner Up

:sports_medal: Exclusive Forum Badges

One of the coolest parts of this challenge? You’ll earn an exclusive forum badge that’ll be displayed on your profile for the whole community to see! Here’s a closer look at what’s up for grabs:

Grand Champion
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Grand Champion · Awarded to the 1st Place Winner

Finalist
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Finalist · Awarded to the 2nd Place Winner

Rising Star
Rising Star200Ă—200 11 KB
Rising Star · Awarded to the 3rd Place Winner

Honorable Mention
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Honorable Mention · Awarded to Outstanding Runner-Up Entries

These badges are exclusive to this challenge and will stay on your profile permanently. Wear them with pride! :flexed_biceps:

:memo: How to Enter

Post your entry as a reply to this thread! Share your animation (YouTube, Vimeo, or any video link works), and tell us a little bit about your process, what rig(s) you used, and what you were going for. We’d love to hear the story behind your animation!

:speech_balloon: Let’s Make This a Community Thing

This isn’t just a competition. It’s a chance for all of us to learn from each other, share feedback, and get inspired. So when you see someone’s entry, don’t just scroll past it!

  • Watch their animation and let them know what you think
  • Ask questions about their workflow, their approach, their rig choices
  • Share tips if you’ve figured out something cool
  • Encourage each other because we’re all here to grow as animators

The more we talk and engage with each other’s work, the better we all get. That’s what this community is all about. :raising_hands:

So grab those Pokémon rigs, fire up your software, and let’s see what you’ve got!

Drop your entries below and let’s get this challenge rolling! :backhand_index_pointing_down::fire:

Good luck everyone!
Harvey

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Hey All, quick reminder, that the competition is ending in a couple of days and we SUPER HYPE to see what you have created for the past month. Speak soon

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Hello!

Hope You are well!! My name is Mara and this is my little entry into Pokemon AnimChallenge - it was truly a fun and refreshing couple of days crafting this one out! Wanted to convey Surskit’s playful and cheeky personality from the anime series and what better way than making it gracefully smash the camera with a Pokeball! Hope You like it!

Posting two videos, one with all the edits and the other raw playblast straight from Maya to see the animation itself a tad better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrX_Bm5sUH8 - final version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XjefD6m7LE - simple playblast

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Hey Mara

This looks fantastic, thanks so much for the submission. Really creative and I also really like the rendering with the broken glass.

Best of Luck

Harvey

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Hello everyone! I’m Diego, and I really enjoyed creating this shot. I’d love to see all the submissions from the other participants.

i worked in a mix work flow, doing the key posses while working in a layered workflow to create the inbetweens. In the end the key posses change a little bit but it help me to feel the flow between the poses. Because the character is floating, I worked in FK for the legs. It was challenging to animate a floating character while avoiding the floating feeling we didn’t like. my intention was convey the magnificent aura and power of mewtwo.

Thanks to AnimWorks for this animation challenge, and to Emiliano Serrano for this great rig.

Here is my entry for the challenge, I hope you like it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a3B8rDP_0c

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Hey Diego, welcome to the Animworks community. Thanks for the submission, mewtwo for the win.

Looking forward to reviewing this

Best of Luck

Harvey

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Hey Mara

Would you mind joining our discord channel here: Animworks Community

I will be posting the reviews there as I will be moving all things animworks community to Discord for everyone’s ease of use.

I will review your animation either today or tomorrow and post it there

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Hey Diego

Would you mind joining our discord channel here: Animworks Community

I will be posting the reviews there as I will be moving all things animworks community to Discord for everyone’s ease of use.

I will review your animation either today or tomorrow and post it there

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thanks, i’m exiting to hearing from you soon.

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Hey Diego can you share with me your handle in our Discord server so I can add you to the competition winners

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Hey Mara

Would you mind sharing your Discord handle when you join so i can find you and add your name to the winner thread there?

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Ok both reviews where posted on the animworks discord server: Discord

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