Heh I havent done the Ammongus/Furret yet but i've done the other two.
The Sprites
The Houndoom/Ninetales one is a failure (and you thought yours looked too much like houndoom) so I threw in this other one (don't ask me what I used I just did it on the fly)
I have the same story man, only I've been doing it for a year (I'm not any better) and I ask my brother instead of my friend .
Try doing:
Lucario/Scizor
Ammongus/Furret
and
Houndoom/Ninetales