Was browsing Civitai and decided to try out PokeTrained XL/Anima. It’s a fine-tune based on RouWei, specifically aimed at that official Pokémon anime art style. The author says it’s still in beta and welcomes solid feedback—they’ve also released the dataset, and the model is open-source, so anyone can mess around with it.
I ran a few generations myself, and it really nails that anime linework and coloring vibe. Drawing Pokémon themselves is way smoother than using a general model—no need to cram a bunch of style keywords into the prompt to force it. The downside is it’s beta, so stability’s so-so; complex scenes or multiple characters can occasionally mess up. Perfect for students or hobbyists doing fan art practice—since it’s open-source, if you’re not happy, you can just tweak it further. The author’s pretty chill too, so if you’ve got questions, just ask directly.
