Character Sheet: The Lechonk Line

LECHONK/OINKOLOGNE

Now, we come to . . . I guess the regional critter of the generation, Lechonk and Oinkologne. At least, it feels like it’s supposed to be the critter. Normally, the critters are rodents or mustelids, not ungulates? I suppose Tandemaus might be? And Lechonk is this generation’s Wooloo? I don’t know. I’m probably overthinking it. Anyway, they’re based on pigs with some perfume tossed in with Oinkologne’s design.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Mud Shot > Headbutt

 

Side B: Tail Whip

 

Up B: Disarming Voice > Uproar

 

Down B: Dig > Earth Power

 

Final Smash: Normal Tera-Type Tail Whip

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Sniffing around on the ground, rolling around in the mud, swishing its tail around, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their noses and tails

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Tail Whip

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokopia

 

Victory Screen: Hopping around happily and oinking a lot.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main (both male and female), shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Tarountula spins its web!

Character Sheet: The Quaxly Line

QUAXLY/QUAXWELL/QUAQUAVAL

And now, we come to the Water Starters of Paldea: Quaxly, Quaxwell, and Quaquaval. It starts out as a little duck sailor, reminiscent of Donald Duck, and grows up into a flamboyant peacock dancer that pulls heavily from the Brazilian festival Carnivale.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Water Gun > Wave Crash (II)

 

Side B: Aqua Jet > Aqua Cutter (II)

 

Up B: Wing Attack > Air Slash (II) > Aqua Step (III)

 

Down B: Work Up > Low Sweep (II)

 

Final Smash: Water Tera-Type Aqua Step

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Marching around like a sailor on patrol, doing a little Carnivale dance, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their head feathers that look like hats.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Aqua Step

 

Spirit Battle: On Blueberry Academy

 

Victory Screen: Putting on a whole Carnivale dance performance.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Lechonk waddles onto the stage.

Character Sheet: The Fuecoco Line

FUECOCO/CROCALOR/SKELEDIRGE

Next, we come to the Fire Starters of Paldea: Fuecoco, Crocalor, and Skeledirge. They are mainly based on crocodiles, as well as peppers, various forms of stereotypical Mexican imagery, music, and the Day of the Dead. There’s also a little flame bird based on an oxpecker that spawns on its head.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bite > Shadow Ball (III)

 

Side B: Ember > Flamethrower (II) > Fire Blast (III)

 

Up B: Incinerate

 

Down B: Round > Hyper Voice (II) > Torch Song (III)

 

Final Smash: Fire Tera-Type Torch Song

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Chomping around, humming a few bars to itself, tending to its little bird/egg, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: The white part of their faces, plus the egg/bird

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Torch Song

 

Spirit Battle: On Naranja/Uva Academy

 

Victory Screen: Performing its grand finale then bowing as the bird dances around.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Quaxly sets sail for adventure!

Character Sheet: The Sprigatito Line

SPRIGATITO/FLORAGATO/MEOWSCARADA

And now, let’s start up our ninth generation PokeDex with our grass starter for the generation: Sprigatito, Floragato, and Meowscarada. They start out as a cat with the fleur-de-lis (not a marijuana leaf) on its face, developing and gaining aspects of characters like Puss in Boots and Harlequin, as well as Mardi Gras in general, tying it with its fellow starters who all pull from various cultural celebrations throughout the Americas.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Scratch > Slash (II) > Energy Ball (III)

 

Side B: Magical Leaf > Flower Trick (III)

 

Up B: Quick Attack > Leaf Storm (III)

 

Down B: Leafage > Seed Bomb (II)

 

Final Smash: Grass Tera-Type Flower Trick

The basic thought behind this is that I don't want to leave out Terastallization, so I picked a move I would have assigned to them as Final Smash anyway, and then just Terastallized them into the move's typing (same type as them or not), so you get that extra boost to it.

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Doing some cat things like licking itself, performing some tricks with its flower, -looking high-, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their leaf masks

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Flower Trick

 

Spirit Battle: On Hotel Z

 

Victory Screen: Doing a little jester dance with its flower and bowing.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Fuecoco chomps into battle!

Character Sheet: Pokopian Ditto

POKOPIAN DITTO

And now, we come to our small batch of non-Dex newcomers for Gen IX, including:

1. Paxton/Harmony

2. Taunie/Urbain

3. Pokopian Ditto

And finally, we come to the main character of Pokopia, a Ditto left behind on a post-apocalyptic Earth who takes on a facsimile of its old trainer's appearance and starts trying to rebuild the world humans left behind. As it does so, it copies various abilities from other Pokemon and uses them to accomplish various tasks. This is the basis for its moveset here today.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Cut

Side B: Rototiller

Up B: Magnet Rise

Down B: Leafage

Final Smash: Rocket Ship

They basically launch the rocket into space that is lauched during the game, with it making a big mess with its boosters across the stage during launch.

Entrance: Starting as a ditto while looking at the old photo.

Taunts: Up, rocking out with DJ Rotom. Side, tending to some flowers with Water Gun. Down, reverting to its Ditto form for a second.

Kirby Hat: The face

Kart: a car built by Tinkmaster

Special Move: Leafage

Spirit Battle: On Pokopia, with the variant color swaps for Peakychu, Professor Tangrowth, and others possibly helping.

Victory Screen: Finishing a house and showing it off.

Losing Screen: Their house crumbling as they look sad.

Color Swap: Mostly customization options found in the game.

Thanks for reading! Now let's do our final (currently) round of Pokedex. First up, Sprigatito aims for the high score!

Character Sheet: Taunie/Urbain

TAUNIE/URBAIN

And now, we come to our small batch of non-Dex newcomers for Gen IX, including:

1. Paxton/Harmony

2. Taunie/Urbain

3. Pokopian Ditto

Next, we have our rival character from Legends Z-A, Taunie or Urbain, depending on which gender you're playing as they will be the opposite. While they are kind of a palette swap on a base level, there's enough distinction in the design to justify a fully separate character. They will still be an echo though.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Pokemon

Also one of the three. If the two are on stage together, they will always have a different one.

Side B: Dodge

Same

Up B: Lift Pad

Same

Down B: Wild Zone

Same. They might have a red one, while P/H would have a green one.

Final Smash: Mega Eternal Floette

They would have this, then P/H would have Mega Zygarde. That works. And specifically this would be the big tower-sized evil plant, not just the regular form.

Entrance: Stepping through a Wild Zone gate

Taunts: Up, raising a Poke Ball to the sky. Side, posing and flashing the Team MZ logo. Down, eating some croissant curry.

Kirby Hat: Their pinkish white hair

Kart: A Lumiose cab

Special Move: Lift Pad

Spirit Battle: On Hotel Z, with Paxton/Harmony and Eternal Floette.

Victory Screen: Showing the character moving up a letter grade in the tournament.

Losing Screen: Moving down a letter grade.

Color Swap: Taunie, Urbain, then outfits based on Naveen, Tarragon, Gwynn, Philippe, Lebanne, and Griselle, though considering her story, an outfit based on Jett or general Quasartico would also be fitting.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Pokopian Ditto builds a new settlement!

Character Sheet: Paxton/Harmony

PAXTON/HARMONY

And now, we come to our small batch of non-Dex newcomers for Gen IX, including:

1. Paxton/Harmony

2. Taunie/Urbain

3. Pokopian Ditto

First up, we have the main character of Pokemon Legends Z-A, Paxton or Harmony depending on the gender you're playing as. Much like Legends Arceus, the game had several unique playstyle elements that make them unique enough to be their own character, and their rival Taunie or Urbain can easily be an echo fighter.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Pokemon

As always, we'll start with an attack by a Pokemon sent out, this one probably one of the starters of the game, randomly selected at the start of the match.

Side B: Dodge

This game introduced an almost real-time battling aspect to the game where you have to actively move around to avoid attacks. We will insert this into the match.

Up B: Lift Pad

One of the small teleporting lifts from the city will appear under you and teleport you up into the air. Your Rotom Pokedex will then let you float for a second.

Down B: Wild Zone

You will be able to project one of the barriers created around Wild Zones at night, acting as a shield and sometimes trapping someone else in with you.

Final Smash: Mega Triple Finish OR Mega Zygarde OR Mega Eternal Floette

Honestly any of these three would work really well, Mega Triple Finish being Mega Meganium, Mega Emboar, and Mega Feraligatr together. Mega Zygarde is probably the best option though.

Entrance: Stepping through a Wild Zone gate

Taunts: Up, raising a Poke Ball to the sky. Side, taking a selfie. Down, eating a donut.

Kirby Hat: Paxton's fedora

Kart: A Lumiose cab

Special Move: Wild Zone

Spirit Battle: On Hotel Z, with Taunie/Urbain

Victory Screen: Showing the character moving up a letter grade in the tournament.

Losing Screen: Moving down a letter grade.

Color Swap: Paxton, Harmony, various outfits you can wear. (Though I do like the thought of specific outfits based on Lida, Canari, Ivor, Corbeau, Jacinthe, and Grisham, with Taunie/Urbain having outfits based on Naveen and the seconds of everyone else listed)

Thanks for reading! Next up, Taunie and Urbain recruit you to join their team!