Character Sheet: The Doduo Line

DODUO/DODRIO

Skipping over Farfetch'd for now, we next come to Doduo and Dodrio, a line of two- and three-headed ostriches commonly portrayed as steeds throughout much of the early Pokemon days, but really haven't had much attention given to them since.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Peck > Drill Peck

Side B: Quick Attack > Fury Attack

Up B: Agility

Down B: Double Hit

Final Smash: Doduo Stampede > Dodrio Stampede

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: The different heads pecking at each other and so on.

Kirby Hat: Two or three heads bouncing around on top like those hats with the springs attached.

Kart: Just running.

Special Move: Drill Peck.

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Island.

Victory Screen: A herd of them running together into the sunset.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Seel puts on a show!

Character Sheet: The Magnemite Line

MAGNEMITE/MAGNETON

Next up is the Magnemite line, a race of living magnets that like to feed on electricity. They started as just Electric, but gained Steel when it was introduced in Gen II. They also gained a further evolution in Magnezone in Gen IV, and a Paradox Pokemon in Sandy Shocks in Gen IX, but we'll cover them later.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Thunder Shock > Flash Cannon

Side B: Supersonic > Tri Attack

Up B: Magnet Rise

Down B: Electro Ball

Final Smash: Super Magnet

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Twirling the magnets around, picking up small bits of junk, stuff like that.

Kirby Hat: The magnets and screws.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Magnet Rise

Spirit Battle: On Saffron City

Victory Screen: A whole bunch of them flying together.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! It gets wierd from here. I'm going to be skipping over all the standalones for now, but don't worry. We'll get to them. Instead, Doduo performs a tag team!

Character Sheet: Slowpoke

SLOWPOKE/SLOWBRO

Next up, we have Slowpoke and Slowbro, a line of . . . pink somethings that are extremely slow in mind and body, and like to hang out near water with their tails in the water. When a clam bites the tail, it gives their brain a boost and they become Slowbro. In Gen 2, we got an alternate evolution where the clam bites the head and it becomes Slowking instead, while Gen 8 gave us regional variants where the clams were toxic and made them zombies. The closest thing I can say they're based on is the Sazae-Oni in Japanese mythology. Side note: because of their whole "slow" gimmick, they might be frustrating to downright unplayable in actual gameplay, but that's for the fictional programmers to figure out, not me.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Water Gun > Psychic

Side B: Headbutt > Zen Headbutt

Up B: Surf

Down B: Amnesia

Final Smash: Mass Amnesia > Mega Slowbro

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Very little, thinks like losing the tail and so on.

Kirby Hat: The ears, the tail with the clam on it.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Amnesia

Spirit Battle: On S.S. Anne

Victory Screen: Getting ready to start the match.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Magnemite draws in its opponents.

Character Sheet: The Ponyta Line

PONYTA/RAPIDASH

Ponyta and Rapidash are a line of flaming horses native to Kanto. Around the Galarian era, they gained a regional variant based on unicorns, which may have been their original. Other than that, they haven't really had that much fanfare over the years.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Ember > Megahorn

Side B: Flame Charge > Flare Blitz

Up B: Flame Wheel

Down B: Stomp

Final Smash: Flaming Stampede

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Whinnying and bucking, standard horse things.

Kirby Hat: Their flaming manes.

Kart: Just running.

Special Move: Flame Charge

Spirit Battle: On Pikachu's Bedroom

Victory Screen: Rearing into the air and posing against the sunset.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Slowpoke joins Melee!

Character Sheet: The Geodude Line

GEODUDE/GRAVELER/GOLEM

Next up, we have our first major Rock types in the series, Geodude, Graveler, and Golem, all based on boulders but with extra limbs and such. They are notable for being Brock's starter line in the game and anime, and they gain a magnetic regional variant in Alola.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Rock Throw > Rock Blast (II)

Side B: Rollout > Bulldoze (III)

Up B: Smack Down > Earthquake (III)

Down B: Defense Curl > Self Destruct (II)

Final Smash: Avalanche

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Rolling around, punching in the air, and so on.

Kirby Hat: Their rocky skin.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Rollout

Spirit Battle: On Mt. Moon

Victory Screen: Throwing rocks in the air and pounding the ground.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Ponyta dashes into first place!

Character Sheet: The Tentacool Line

TENTACOOL/TENTACRUEL

Next, we have Tentacool and Tentacruel, Pokemon based on jellyfish with a little bit of the Kraken thrown in there for good measure. They are known within fandom circles as the Zubats of the sea, having a reputation for showing up in water areas about as often as Zubats do in caves.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Water Gun

Side B: Poison Sting > Poison Jab

Up B: Wrap

Down B: Supersonic > Sludge Wave

Final Smash: Giant Tentacruel

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Bobbing upward like a jellyfish, wiggling the tentacles, so on.

Kirby Hat: Their heads as hats with tentacles hanging down.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Wrap

Spirit Battle: On S.S. Anne

Victory Screen: Playing around in the water.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Geodude rocks the stage!

Character Sheet: The Bellsprout Line

BELLSPROUT/WEEPINBELL/VICTREEBEL

Next up, we've got the Bellsprout line, mostly based on pitcher plants, which have bowl-like flowers full of sap that draws in insects, traps them, and then slowly digests them. Pokemon sure does love to teach you about the most messed-up stuff in nature, doesn't it? They've never had anything added, or any regional variants or anything, so it's just them.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Vine Whip > Power Whip (III)

Side B: Wrap > Razor Leaf (II)

Up B: Growth > Leaf Storm (III)

Down B: Acid > Gastro Acid (II)

Final Smash: Giant Trap

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Dancing around, snapping at prey, etc.

Kirby Hat: Their heads as onesies.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Acid

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Island

Victory Screen: Eating their opponent like it used to eat James.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Tentacool surfaces from the deep.