Origami: How to fold Pochama (Pokemon)

Pochama is a baby-penguin-shaped Pokemon!★

It’s such a popular Pokemon among children,

with its adorable look such as a little beak,

big round eyes and long fur which prevent it from getting cold!♪

Let’s make Pochama, which has a round face, with origami paper!

Origami 【Pokemon】 How to fold Pochama

【How to fold】

1）Fold it in half twice and open it up all the way.

2）Fold both sides to the middle.

3）Fold both sides along the dotted lines and open it up all the way.

4）Fold both sides to the middle, and open it up all the way.

5）Fold the left side to the line and open it up.

6）Do the same thing for the right side too.

7）Turn it over.

8）Fold the corner so that the ‘①’ side will meet the line, and put it back.

9）Like you did in No.8,

fold the corner so that the side ‘②’ will meet the line, and put it back.

10）Fold the corner so that the side ‘①’ will meet the line.

11）Fold the corner so that the side ‘②’ will meet the line.

12）Fold the corner up along the line.

13）Change the direction, like the picture below.

14）Open the part with ‘〇’ and fold it,

while folding the corner along the dotted line.

15）Open the bag part of the triangle part.

16）Fold the tip down along the dotted line.

17）Change the direction, like the picture below.

18）Fold the bottom corner up along the dotted line.

19）Fold each corner inside along the dotted lines.

20）Turn it over and fold both sides to the middle.

21）Fold it down along the dotted line.

22）Open it up, like the picture below.

23）Fold each corner up along the dotted lines.

24）Insert the part ‘①’ into the part ‘②’, while folding it down along the dotted line.

25）Fold each corner down along the dotted lines.

26）Turn it over, draw a face and it’s done!

Since this needs so many creases, it might be so much work for you.

But it’s unexpectedly easy if you actually fold it!♪

 It might be a good idea to fold it

with your child if he/she is in the senior year of elementary school!

A little beak in the middle of the face is a point of this origami!★

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】