How To Draw Absol: a Pokemon tutorial that scores 95 for Makers by age 6 to 9
A calm, step-by-step Pokemon drawing tutorial that also doubles as a genuine watch-then-do rainy-afternoon activity.
This is one of the strongest Maker-style picks in our library: 95 out of 100 by age 6 to 7, still 95 at 8 to 9, and it isn't flagged as babyish for older children at all. Educational value scores 95, pacing is calm throughout, and unlike most of our drawing content it holds up well right through to age 10 or 11 (yes, even when Pokemon goes out of fashion for everything else, drawing tutorials seem to get a pass).
At a glance
Will it actually calm them down?
Great for a wound-up, wind-milling kind of afternoon.
Good pick when energy's flat and they need a gentle lift.Scores measure how reliably this video moves a child toward a settled, regulated state. In the Piko app, kids tell us their weather and we do the matching automatically.
Which kids will love it?
Why it works
There is a presenter here, warm-voiced with a moderate energy level, walking through the drawing step by step. Shots average 6.5 seconds and pacing scores 85 out of 100, calm and steady rather than rushed, which suits a tutorial a child needs to actually follow.
Regulation scores are solid: yellow-to-green at 95, blue-to-green at 85, both strong for settling a wound-up or flat, tired child. Red-to-green sits lower at 60, so it's more useful for topping up an okay mood than rescuing a full meltdown, understandably, since following a drawing tutorial takes a bit of focus a meltdown won't allow.
Maker is the standout play style here, climbing to 95 by 6 to 7 and holding at 95 through 8 to 9, with Companion and Explorer both strong too. Educational value scores 95, and it isn't flagged as babyish for the over-8s at all, genuinely unusual for content built around a younger-skewing franchise character.
When to reach for it
- Rainy afternoon rescue. A step-by-step drawing tutorial, the classic watch-then-do activity for a stuck-indoors afternoon.
- Twenty minutes to cook dinner. A 12-minute runtime with zero brain-rot markers and a comfort rating of 90 holds attention without needing your input.
- The pre-bed wind-down. Yellow-to-green scores 95 with a calming energy effect, though the focus required makes it better for early evening than right at lights-out.
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Questions parents ask
Is this good for a rainy day at home?
Very much so. It's a step-by-step drawing tutorial, the classic watch-then-do activity, with pacing scored calm and steady at 85 out of 100 so a child can actually keep up while drawing along.
What age is it best for?
Maker scores climb to 95 by 6 to 7 and hold there through 8 to 9, and it isn't flagged as babyish for the over-8s at all. That's unusual for Pokemon-themed content and means it holds up well for a slightly older child too.
Will it calm my child down?
It's rated calming, scoring 95 out of 100 for settling a wound-up child (yellow-to-green). It's less suited to a full meltdown, where it scores a lower 60, likely because following a drawing tutorial takes more focus than a meltdown allows.
Is it educational?
Yes, scoring 95 out of 100 for educational value, teaching drawing technique directly rather than through hidden-learning storytelling. It's aimed at children who want to actually build a skill, not just watch passively.
40+ checks per video, with a final pass from the review desk · Scored 11 July 2026 · We do not host videos; playback is via YouTube's official embed.