Character Sheet: Dondozo and Tatsugiri

DONDOZO/TATSUGIRI

Skipping over Veluza, we now come to the fourth and fifth Titan Pokemon who serve as the bosses of Arven’s storyline. I considered doing the Titans all together in one post later, but I think we have more than enough distinct groups I’ll be covering later, so I think I won’t. Anyway, Dondozo is based on a Wels catfish with a bit of a sushi chef mixed in, while Tatsugiri is a shrimp, as well as sushi and sashimi. Initially, it appears as though Dondozo is the main titan, until you discover that the Tatsugiri it “ate” is controlling it from inside its mouth.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Aqua Tail | Water Gun

 

Side B: Wave Crash | Dragon Pulse

 

Up B: Heavy Slam | Helping Hand

 

Down B: Order Up | Commander

 

Final Smash: Tatsugiri Tag Battle | Mega Tatsugiri

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Splashing around in the water, stretching out on the rice ball, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Dondozo’s sushi chef hat, Tatsugiri’s rice ball

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Order Up, Commander

 

Spirit Battle: On Blueberry Academy

 

Victory Screen: Both spinning around excitedly, Dondozo presenting Tatsugiri on a platter.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (Tatsugiri having the three varieties).

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Frigibax freezes opponents in its tracks!

Character Sheet: The Cetoddle Line

CETODDLE/CETITAN

Next up, skipping over Flamigo, we have Cetoddle and Cetitan, a line of Ice types based on narwhals with big old legs that let them walk around on land.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Ice Shard

 

Side B: Take Down > Ice Spinner

 

Up B: Powder Snow > Slam

 

Down B: Rest > Avalanche

 

Final Smash: Ice Tera-Type Ice Spinner

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Tromping around slowly, letting out a bellow, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their spiky chins

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Ice Spinner

 

Spirit Battle: On Champions Arena

 

Victory Screen: Climbing up a mountain, leaving behind its frozen opponent.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Dondozo and Tatsugiri serve up defeat on a platter!

Character Sheet: The Greavard Line

GREAVARD/HOUNDSTONE

Next, we have our third line of dogs from this generation, Greavard and Houndstone, spooky ghost dogs with candles and headstones on their heads, that drain your life force from you the more you play with them. So, basically, I would die. I probably wouldn’t even hesitate.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Lick

 

Side B: Crunch

 

Up B: Play Rough > Phantom Force

 

Down B: Tail Whip > Charm

 

Final Smash: Ghost Tera-Type Last Respects

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Running around and playing, chewing on a bone, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their candle and headstone

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Lick

 

Spirit Battle: On Area Zero

 

Victory Screen: Playfully licking at their lifeless opponent’s face while wagging their tail.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Cetoddle tromps into battle!

Character Sheet: The Glimmet Line

GLIMMET/GLIMMORA

Skipping over Orthworm for now, we come to Glimmet and Glimmora, a pair of odd little Pokemon based on copper sulfate crystals, known for being toxic.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Venoshock > Power Gem

 

Side B: Rock Throw > Rock Slide

 

Up B: Ancient Power > Mortal Spin

 

Down B: Acid Spray

 

Final Smash: Poison Tera-Type Mortal Spin > Mega Glimmora

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Glowing softly in the darkness, fanning their petals, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their flowers

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Mortal Spin

 

Spirit Battle: On Hotel Z

 

Victory Screen: Glowing in the darkness before disappearing altogether.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Greavard would like to play!

Character Sheet: Cyclizar and Its Paradoxes

CYCLIZAR/KORAIDON/MIRAIDON

A couple of generations ago, when I covered Carbink and Diancie, I mentioned that if a regular mon and a legendary in the same generation were distinctly tied together, I would do them together. Today, I will be covering Cyclizar and its legendary Paradox forms, Koraidon and Miraidon. They are based on fan-throated lizards, mixed with motorcycles, with Koraidon having a feathered dinosaur vibe to it and Miraidon being more like a hover cycle you might see in science fiction. They’re also your steed through most of the game, taking the place of your bike.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Dragon Claw | Breaking Swipe | Thunder Shock

 

Side B: Rapid Spin | Collision Course | Parabolic Charge

 

Up B: Dragon Rush | Giga Impact | Electro Drift

 

Down B: Shift Gear | Outrage | Thunder

 

Final Smash: Dragon Tera-Type Outrage

 

Entrance: Screeching in as a bike then standing up.

 

Taunts: Eating a sandwich, revving and zooming around, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their heads and neck tires

 

Kart: Themselves

Special Move: Shift Gear, Collision Course, and Parabolic Charge

 

Spirit Battle: On Area Zero

 

Victory Screen: That opening cinematic from the trailer where Koraidon and Miraidon were standing on rocks and posing dramatically.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Glimmet glows in the darkness!

Character Sheet: The Varoom Line

VAROOM/REVAVROOM

Next up, we have Varoom and Revavroom, a Steel/Poison combo based on a car’s engine, attaching to rocks to make a car body and pumping pollution into the air. They are most famous for their role as the mascots of Team Star.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Iron Head

 

Side B: Gyro Ball > Spin Out

 

Up B: Smog > Magnet Rise

 

Down B: Sludge > Gunk Shot

 

Final Smash: The Starmobiles

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Zooming around in a little circle, flaring its engine as if in challenge, honking, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their engines

 

Kart: Just driving

Special Move: Smog

 

Spirit Battle: On Naranja/Uva Academy

 

Victory Screen: Doing a victory lap

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, colors based on the Starmobiles.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Cyclizar screeches to a halt!

Character Sheet: The Finizen Line

FINIZEN/PALAFIN

Now, we’ll skip over the Wiglett line for now, as well as Bombirdier, and come instead to Finizen and Palafin. Finizen are based on dolphins, a Pokemon concept that has not been done for far too long. Palafin looks like an ordinary Finizen at first, until it ducks into a phone booth—excuse me, back into its PokeBall, and re-emerges as a superhero to take on the attacking evil-doers.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Aqua Jet > Jet Punch

 

Side B: Supersonic > Wave Crash

 

Up B: Acrobatics > Flip Turn

 

Down B: Dive > Aqua Tail

 

Final Smash: Water Tera-Type Jet Punch

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Playing in the surf, posing heroically, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their heads as hats.

 

Kart: Just swimming

Special Move: Jet Punch

 

Spirit Battle: On Blueberry Academy

 

Victory Screen: Finizen just jumping away through the waves, Palafin posing before a cheering crowd.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Varoom is ready to race! Wait, what? What do you mean this isn’t a racing game?