Using the usual image search engines, a Spanish version popped up (this post) with an additional name of "Holi PK" that was posted on the 16th of April 2023. This being the oldest version that I could find. This image also pops up here two days later so it did get some traction in the more Spanish corner of the internet.
Initially I thought "Yey, artist name!" but it seems that Holi PK (or HoliPokemon4Ever) is a generic Facebook group page where plenty of Pokémon art from various artists is being reposted (with subpar sourcing), some comics that have been hard-translated into Spanish, and a healthy dose of AI images.
Looking at the Transparency Page there are possibly 9 people that have admin rights on that page and do the posting under the Holi PK name.
Digging through the Media tab, I stumbled on probably one of the admins DawnLaFilosofa (pixiv) which seems to be a person with at least some artistic qualities and has created several images with a reference to Holi PK embedded in the image (pixiv #77305582, pixiv #80156110). Though looking at the wildly different artsyle, this is probably not the artist of this comic.
So my gut feeling is that Holi PK is a group of people that, besides reposting and sharing memes, also occasionally create art that's then posted there as well. But this is based on so much circumstantial evidence that I'm not confident to go all-in on that. And I do not speak Spanish, so reaching out is not an option for me at least.
With that in mind, and with very low expectations: artist request
Also fuck the Facebook endless scrolling and loading media tab. Unusuable trash.
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