Character Sheet: The Sobble Line

SOBBLE/DRIZZILE/INTELEON

Now, we come to the generation’s Water Starters, Sobble, Drizzile, and Inteleon. These are based primarily on chameleons, starting out as sad little crybabies but growing up into a secret agent sniper based partially on James Bond.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Water Gun > Snipe Shot (III)

 

Side B: Bind > Sucker Punch (II)

 

Up B: Pound > Acrobatics (III)

 

Down B: Water Pulse > Tearful Look (II)

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Inteleon (III)

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Wiping its eyes, looking moody and serious, doing the James Bond gunshot-at-the-camera thing, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their head fin

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Sniper Shot

 

Spirit Battle: On Mer Stadium

 

Victory Screen: The James Bond gunshot thing.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Skwovet steals the victory!

Character Sheet: The Scorbunny Line

SCORBUNNY/RABOOT/CINDERACE

Next up, let’s cover the Fire Starters for Gen VIII: Scorbunny, Raboot, and Cinderace. These are based primarily on rabbits, mixed with soccer/football players, as football is a rather big deal in England, where Galar is based.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Ember > Pyro Ball (III)

 

Side B: Flame Charge

 

Up B: Quick Attack > Double Kick (II)

 

Down B: Double Kick > Counter (II)

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Cinderace (III)

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Kicking the ball like a hacky-sack, bouncing on its feet like getting ready to play, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their ears

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car, or just a giant fiery ball.

Special Move: Pyro Ball

 

Spirit Battle: On Dynamax Stadium

 

Victory Screen: Doing a soccer victory dance.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, colors reminiscent of notable British soccer teams.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Sobble takes aim!

Character Sheet: The Grookey Line

GROOKEY/THWACKEY/RILLABOOM

And now, let us begin our Gen VIII Pokedex. First up, we have the Grass starters of the generation, Grookey, Thwackey, and Rillaboom, based on gorillas and given sticks that they use to beat on things with, building up to them being full-on drummers.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Branch Poke > Double Hit (II) > Drum Beating (III)

Side B: Razor Leaf > Wood Hammer (III)

Up B: Screech > Uproar (II)

Down B: Scratch > Slam (II)

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Rillaboom (III)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Mostly a lot of drumming around on things. Also, if you've ever seen that video of the gorilla doing that really smooth slide and turn around, that could be fun too.

Kirby Hat: Their leaf hair and drumsticks

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Drum Beating

Spirit Battle: On Lental Islands Tour

Victory Screen: Rocking out with an awesome drum solo.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Scorbunny aims for the goal!

Character Sheet: Leah

LEAH

And now we come to our new playable characters debuting in Generation VIII. We have three that are not part of the PokeDex this time. They are:

1. Akari/Rei

2. Jamie/River

3. Leah

Next, we have Leah, the barista and only real named character in Pokemon Café Remix besides the Pokemon patrons. She will basically be the catch-all character for all the unique mechanics the game provides, and she should be fairly similar in style to Lucy Fleetfoot from Trozei.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Coffee Swirl

Leah will swish with a spoon and a swirl of Pokemon head icons will be created in front of her, bashing anyone it comes in contact with.

Side B: Helping Paw

The helping paw item will appear in front of Leah, smacking another player.

Up B: Megaphone

Leah will blast her megaphone at the ground, throwing herself upward.

Down B: Sugar Cube

Leah will place down a sugar cube as a block in front of her that will shield her from one hit. On occasion, a different obstacle may pop up, requiring a couple more hits.

Final Smash: Order Up

Pokemon icons will fill the screen, damaging all players they touch. Leah’s player will be able to swirl them around, taking players with it.

Entrance: Ringing a leader bell.

Taunts: Up, using her megaphone to shout, “Order up!” Side, ringing the leader bell around. Down, sitting and enjoying a nice cup of coffee.

Kirby Hat: Leah’s hat, ponytail, and glasses.

Kart: A mobile coffee cart.

Special Move: Coffee Swirl.

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Café.

Victory Screen: The level cleared screen from the game.

Losing Screen: Pouring out a cup of coffee and looking disgusted.

Color Swaps: Her main colors, a very noticeably “legally distinct” Starbucks uniform, and different coffee colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, let’s start the PokeDex again. First up, Grookey sounds the drums of war!

Character Sheet: Jamie/River

JAMIE/RIVER

And now we come to our new playable characters debuting in Generation VIII. We have three that are not part of the PokeDex this time. They are:

1. Akari/Rei

2. Jamie/River

3. Leah

Next up, we have our protagonists of New Pokemon Snap, taking over from Todd Snap in the original game. They will be echo fighters of Todd, with most of the exact same moves, except with some adjustments like the Illumina Orb.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Camera Flash

Side B: Pester Ball

Up B: NEO-ONE Lift

Down B: NEO-ONE

Final Smash: Illumina Orb

Entrance: Descending in the NEO-ONE

Taunts: Up, using a pair of binoculars. Side, snapping some pictures of the other players. Down, developing the film.

Kirby Hat: Jamie's hat

Kart: NEO-ONE

Special Move: Illumina Orb

Spirit Battle: On Lental Island Tour, with plenty of Poke Balls appearing throughout.

Victory Screen: Holding up pictures from the battle.

Losing Screen: All of their pictures not coming out.

Color Swaps: Jamie, River, and costumes based on the professor, Todd, rival, and assistant. Maybe a couple more based on someone like Red or Blue.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Leah brews up a strategy.

Character Sheet: Akari/Rei

AKARI/REI

And now we come to our new playable characters debuting in Generation VIII. We have three that are not part of the PokeDex this time. They are:

1. Akari/Rei

2. Jamie/River

3. Leah

Akari and Rei are the protagonists of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, with heavy design inspiration pulled from Lucas and Dawn of Generation IV. One is a modern day kid, isekai'd by Arceus and sent back to the past. The other is a kid living in the past as part of the Galaxy Expedition Team who befriends the other upon their arrival. They may be Lucas and Dawn, they may be the ancestors of Lucas and Dawn. It's complicated. Either way, Legends Arceus had just enough of a distinct playstyle from the core games that I felt giving them their own moveset was warranted.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Old PokeBall

The player will toss an old wooden PokeBall, like those used in the game, to trap an opponent inside. The ball will not hold as well as a modern PokeBall would.

Side B: Wyrdeer

One of the player's mounts will appear and charge forward, attacking with its antlers. Sneasler and Ursaluna might also be part of this attack.

Up B: Hisuian Braviary

Hisuian Braviary will appear, catching the player and carrying them upward over the battlefield.

Down B: Sneak Attack

Works best on enemies facing away. The player will crouch and hide in long grass for a second. Any other attack performed in this state will work slightly better than before.

Final Smash: Alpha Assault

A group of alpha Pokemon will appear and chase after the nearby opponents, attacking them relentlessly until defeated.

Entrance: Dropping out of a hole in the sky.

Taunts: Up, tossing a Pokeball in the air, then jumping when it steams. Side, adjusting their obi and then posing. Down, crouching and rolling.

Kirby Hat: Akari's bandana

Kart: Wyrdeer, or based on it

Special Move: Hisuian Braviary

Spirit Battle: On Jubilife Village, possibly with Trainer System characters like Professor Laventon, Kamado, Cyllene, Adaman, or Irida helping.

Victory Screen: Their pose after they win a battle.

Losing Screen: Their defeated pose.

Color Swaps: Their main blue colors, then the colors of the different corps in the Galaxy team, plus Diamond Clan and Pearl Clan colors, and maybe Ginkgo Guild colors as well.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Jamie and River get the perfect shot!

Gen VIII Miscellaneous Games

GEN VIII MISCELLANEOUS GAMES

And now, let's cover all of the smaller games that came out during this generation that I skipped over. First up, we have Pokemon Medallion Battle, a Facebook game where you can compete against another player with teams of Pokemon collected using digital cards. Then we have Pokemon Tower Battle, another Facebook game that's sort of a Jenga type game where you stack cards with Pokemon on them and you lose when you knock your tower over. After that is Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, a remake of the first two Mystery Dungeon games, with enhanced graphics and some quality of life changes, but that's about it. Pokemon Mezastar is another arcade game made by the same people who made Battrio, Tretta, and Ga-Ole, and so the gameplay is fairly similar. And finally, we have Pokemon Trading Card Game Live, the newest entry for that series, though it would quickly be replaced by Pocket two and a half years later. We'll get to that later.

And that's about it! Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Leah

Jamie/River: clone/semi-clone of Todd, with Illumina Orb in their moveset

Akari/Rei: gimmick rep for Legends: Arceus

Trainer System:

Victor

Gloria

Akari

Rei

Hop

Bede

Marnie

Professor Magnolia

Professor Laventon

Sonia

Ball Guy

Milo

Nessa

Kabu

Bea

Allister

Opal

Melony

Gordie

Piers

Raihan

Leon

Chairman Rose

Oleana

Swordward

Shieldbert

Mustard

Klara

Avery

Peony

Peonia

Kamado

Cyllene

Zisu

Beni

Adaman

Irida

Mai

Arezu

Iscan

Melli

Sabi

Lian

Calaba

Palina

Ingo

Gaeric

Volo

Ginter

Cogita

Charm

Clover

Coin

Stages:

Postwick

Wedgehurst

Motostoke

Turffield

Hulbury

Hammerlocke

Stow-on-Side

Ballonlea

Circhester

Spikemuth

Wyndon

Freezington

Isle of Armor

Slumbering Weald

Wild Zone

Galar Mine

Glimwood Tangle

Rose Tower

Dynamax Stadium

Smile-based stage? I don't know how that would even work really.

Pokemon Cafe

Florio Island

Belusylva Island

Maricopia Islands

Voluca Island

Durice Island

Aurus Island

Remoat Stadium

Auroma Stadium

Shivre City

Mer Stadium

Theia Sky Ruins

Jubilife Village

Diamond Settlement

Pearl Settlement

Ancient Retreat

Obsidian Fieldlands

Crimson Mirelands

Cobalt Coastlands

Coronet Highlands

Alabaster Icelands

Temple of Sinnoh

And that's about it! And now, the characters begin. First up, Akari and Rei return from the past!