Wailady said:After going through all the pages I missed today...
The Froakie evolution looks possible, but maybe too familiar the second evolution? The same goes for that image of Fennekin's evolution. This is often a problem I've found with fanart evolutions - they're often too similar to the previous evolution, having just grown a bit with a few added extras like claws or more fur and whatnot. I don't believe either are real, but wouldn't be disappointed of they were either. I generally like them both.
The only starters that evolved into a similar looking Pokemon (just a more grown up appearance), in my opinion, has been the Chikorita line. All of the other starters had some pretty big changes made to their designs.
I'm... just gonna stop you from having a four-page debate, because we've been exactly there. The "Bulbasaur and Cyndaquil say hi" bit was also used.
At least the second Froakie evolution looks different enough to be an actual evolution, because it follows Sugimori's art style. Fennekin's second evolution was dubious. They were pretty much both confirmed fake, so they're not real, but they could have been. They grow larger and their base designs change, mostly in the form of their eyes, and this follows previous trends. It's a change in base design like Ivy-Venusaur and Quilava-Cyndaquil, so it could have been, though it was questionable, and now it isn't.