Saturday, February 14, 2026

Character Sheet: All Gen VI Standalones

FURFROU/HAWLUCHA/DEDENNE/KLEFKI


Next up, let's cover the four new standalone Pokemon of the generation! First up, we have Furfrou, probably the most distinctly French Pokemon in the bunch, based on a French poodle, complete with a ton of different furstyles you can give it, just like how real French poodles tend to get dolled up by their owners.

Standard B: Bite

Side B: Charm

Up B: Take Down

Down B: Cotton Guard

Final Smash: Dog Show

Next up is Hawlucha, a Pokemon based on a hawk, mixed with a luchador wrestler. This one definitely stands out as one of the most popular of the generation.

Standard B: Wing Attack

Side B: Aerial Ace

Up B: Flying Press

Down B: High Jump Kick

Final Smash: Mega Hawlucha

Then, we have Dedenne, the Pikachu clone of the generation, based on a hamster or gerbil, that was given the Fairy typing, adding one more to the brand new type.

Standard B: Nuzzle

Side B: Charm

Up B: Volt Switch

Down B: Discharge

Final Smash: Thunder

And finally, we have Klefki, a little Fairy pokemon based on a keyring, who likes to steal small metal items, like keys.

Standard B: Draining Kiss

Side B: Metal Sound

Up B: Fairy Wind

Down B: Imprison

Final Smash: Magic Room

And that's that. Their entrances would all be Poke Balls. Taunts would be runway poses for Furfrou, wrestling poses and taunts for Hawlucha, being a cute little rodent for Dedenne, and jangling keys for Klefki. Kirby Hats would be Furfrou's fur, Hawlucha's mask, Dedenne's ears and whiskers, and a keyring held by Kirby. The karts would all be the Poke Ball car, with Charm, Flying Press, Volt Switch, and Imprison as the moves. Furfrou's spirit battle would be on Lumiose City, Hawlucha on Neos City, Dedenne also on Lumiose because of Clemont and Bonnie, and Klefki probably on Lively Town. For the victory screen, Furfrou would strike a final vogue pose, Hawlucha would pull a victory wrestling pose, Dedenne would probably just dance around cutely, and Klefki would fly off with items stolen from the opponents. Losing screens would just be them fainted. All color swaps would include the shiny, while Furfrou would have all the different hairstyles.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Sylveon fights for friendship!

Friday, February 13, 2026

Character Sheet: The Noibat Line

NOIBAT/NOIVERN


Next up, we have . . . what I consider to be a pseudo-legendary line, even though it has only two stages. Noibat and Noivern are based on a bat and a wyvern respectively, wyvern meaning a dragon whose wings are part of the forelegs, for any who don't know. They also have big speakers for ears, playing into the whole bat echolocation thing.

Here's the moveset I came up with:


Standard B: Supersonic > Boom Burst


Side B: Super Fang


Up B: Air Slash > Whirlwind


Down B: Gust > Dragon Pulse


Final Smash: Hurricane


Entrance: Poke Ball


Taunts: Preening at its wing, playing music from its speakers, things like that.


Kirby Hat: The ears


Kart: Just flying

Special Move: Boom Burst


Spirit Battle: On Kalos Pokemon League, the Dragon variant


Victory Screen: Roaring and playing its own fanfare.

Losing Screen: Fainted


Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors


Thanks for reading! Next up, let's go back and cover our handful of standalones. First up, Furfrou arrives in fashion!

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Character Sheet: The Bergmite Line

BERGMITE/AVALUGG


Next up, we come to Bergmite and Avalugg, two Pokemon based on icebergs and glaciers. Not much else to say about them, they're pretty straightforward, but I think they're pretty cool. And we got a fun Hisuian form later, but we'll cover that when we get to it.

Here's the moveset I came up with:


Standard B: Ice Fang > Blizzard


Side B: Avalanche


Up B: Icy Wind > Body Slam


Down B: Iron Defense


Final Smash: Glacial Crush


Entrance: Poke Ball


Taunts: Making that cracking sound you hear icebergs make, shuffling along slowly, things like that.


Kirby Hat: Ice crystals as a hat


Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Avalanche


Spirit Battle: On Go Stadium, Team Mystic colors


Victory Screen: Stomping and making an avalanche happen in the background.

Losing Screen: Fainted


Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors


Thanks for reading! Noibat makes some noise!

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Character Sheet: The Pumpkaboo Line

PUMPKABOO/GOURGEIST


Next up, we have the second line of the Halloween Duo, Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist, this time based on pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns. And gourds, I guess. You get it. Not much to say here, really. They're pretty straightforward. They do come in four different sizes. That's fun.

Here's the moveset I came up with:


Standard B: Trick-or-Treat


Side B: Razor Leaf > Brutal Swing


Up B: Shadow Sneak


Down B: Leech Seed > Power Whip


Final Smash: Mystical Fire


Entrance: Poke Ball


Taunts: Waving its leaves and making spooky sounds, dancing along to a halloween-ish tune, things like that.


Kirby Hat: A pumpkin with Kirby arms and feet.


Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Trick-or-Treat


Spirit Battle: On Lively Town


Victory Screen: Dancing around in a pile of leaves

Losing Screen: Fainted


Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (common pumpkin/gourd colors for sure. I'd love a watermelon one).


Thanks for reading! Next up, Bergmite! Dead ahead!

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Character Sheet: The Phantump Line

PHANTUMP/TREVENANT


And now, skipping over Klefki, we come to a pair of lines I like to call the Halloween duo. Phantump and Trevenant are the first, a pair of Pokemon based on haunted trees like the kind you'd find in spooky forests and such, complete with Pokedex entries about how they were a little boy lost in the woods, whose soul became attached to a tree stump.

Here's the moveset I came up with:


Standard B: Will O' Wisp > Shadow Claw


Side B: Branch Poke > Wood Hammer


Up B: Growth > Phantom Force


Down B: Hex


Final Smash: Forest's Curse


Entrance: Poke Ball


Taunts: Looking like its searching around and crying, creaking spookily in the wind, shuffling sorta like a zombie, things like that.


Kirby Hat: Their face as a wood mask


Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Forest's Curse


Spirit Battle: On Geosenge Town


Victory Screen: Their opponents becoming lost in a forest full of them.

Losing Screen: Fainted


Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (maybe specific types of trees?)


Thanks for reading! Next up, it's the great Pumpkaboo, Charlie Brown!

Monday, February 9, 2026

Character Sheet: The Goomy Line

GOOMY/SLIGGOO/GOODRA


Next up, we come to . . . what everyone lists as the Pseudo-Legendary of Gen VI, even though Noibat and Noivern are in the Pseudo place in the roster, but apparently they don't count because they're two-stagers? I don't get it. And maybe there's a stats thing I don't grasp very well. Either way, Goomy, Sliggoo, and Goodra are based on snails/slugs, mixed with dragons, probably hearkening back to old Medieval heraldry where snails were frequently depicted as legendary fantasy creatures alongside dragons. They also pull a bit from slimes being the frequent basic starting enemy in some fantasy RPGs, with dragons being among the more powerful enemies.

Here's the moveset I came up with:


Standard B: Dragon Breath


Side B: Water Pulse > Acid Spray (II) > Power Whip (III)


Up B: Flail > Body Slam (II)


Down B: Protect > Acid Armor (II)


Final Smash: Slime Horde > Dragon Rage (III)


Entrance: Poke Ball


Taunts: Bobbing up and down for a second, peeling away a bit of slime, enjoying a bit of rain, things like that.


Kirby Hat: Made of their slime


Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Acid Armor


Spirit Battle: On Kalos Pokemon League, the dragon version


Victory Screen: Standing on a castle's ledge and enjoying some rain.

Losing Screen: Fainted


Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors


Thanks for reading! Next up, Phantump lurks in the woods!

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Smash Character Sheet: Carbink and Diancie

CARBINK/DIANCIE


I guess I should cover this now: if a regular Pokemon and a legendary debuting in the same generation have a specific relationship to each other, they will be covered together. At present, I believe that is currently only Carbink and Diancie as well as Cyclizar, Koraidon, and Miraidon, but it will still hold moving forward into new generations. Anyway, skipping over a couple of other standalones for now, Carbink specifically is based on a diamond or other precious jewel as it appears when it is first dug out of a mine, while Diancie is a diamond that has been cut and refined, decked out like a fancy princess.

Here's the moveset I came up with:


Standard B: Power Gem | Moonblast


Side B: Rock Slide


Up B: Ancient Power | Diamond Storm


Down B: Stealth Rock | Light Screen


Final Smash: Moonblast | Mega Diancie


Entrance: Poke Ball, or emerging from a broken rock.


Taunts: Tilting back and forth, dancing around in its dress, glinting in the sunlight, things like that.


Kirby Hat: Their gems as a hat.


Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Power Gem | Diamond Storm


Spirit Battle: Kalos Pokemon League, standard version


Victory Screen: Rising into the air and gleaming with brilliant light.

Losing Screen: Fainted


Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors


Thanks for reading! Next up, Goomy slimes the competition!