Character Sheet: The Sinistea Line

SINISTEA/POLTEAGEIST

Well, we know how much the British love their tea, so naturally, we had to have Sinistea and Polteageist, a line of Ghost Pokemon haunting tea sets. They also have a fun little detail of having a little signature on the underside of the pot. That said, as someone who grew up in a house with a grandma who collected hundreds of teapots, I must say, they could have included a lot more distinct designs if they really wanted to.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Mega Drain > Giga Drain

 

Side B: Sucker Punch > Shadow Ball

 

Up B: Aromatic Mist

 

Down B: Withdraw > Teatime

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Pouring a cup, holding itself up with its pinky out, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their cup or teapot upside down on Kirby’s head like a hat.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Teatime

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Café, because obviously.

 

Victory Screen: Pouring out some tea and sitting down at a little table to have some.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Hatenna throws its hat into the ring!

Character Sheet: The Clobbopus Line

CLOBBOPUS/GRAPPLOCT

Next up, we have Clobbopus and Grapploct, a pair of octopi mixed with masked boxers and wrestlers. Also, they seem to be a second entry in a trend of Pokemon that look like they’re Water types but are simply Pure Fighting, just like Crabrawler in the last generation.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Power-Up Punch

 

Side B: Mach Punch > Octolock

 

Up B: Circle Throw > Topsy-Turvy

 

Down B: Rock Smash > Taunt

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Bouncing back and forth like its ready to fight, doing a couple of fighting taunts, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their masks

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Octolock

 

Spirit Battle: On Mer Stadium

 

Victory Screen: Standing in the ring and holding up a championship belt

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Sinistea pours itself a cup of victory!

Character Sheet: The Sizzlipede Line

SIZZLIPEDE/CENTISKORCH

From there, we have Sizzlipede and Centiskorch, a Bug/Fire combo line based on centipedes as well as heat radiators and stove coils, and other spiral-shaped heating things that you see in old-timey houses and such. I’ve always felt like the Gigantamax form was also pulling from tapeworms, but no one else ever seems to mention that as an inspiration, so maybe it’s just me.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bug Bite > Fire Lash

 

Side B: Flame Wheel > Fire Spin

 

Up B: Smokescreen

 

Down B: Wrap

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Centiskorch

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Scampering around, making the little heater formation thing it does, laying out and letting its burners sizzle, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Turned red, with a heating coil on his side

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Fire Lash

 

Spirit Battle: On Motostoke City

 

Victory Screen: Roaring as their coils burn bright before scuttling away

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, it's Clobbopus time!

Character Sheet: The Toxel Line

TOXEL/TOXTRICITY

Next we come to probably one of the most iconic Pokemon of this generation, Toxel and Toxtricity, our first and only Poison/Electric combo at the current time, based on lizards as well as punk rockers with electric guitars.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Acid > Thunder Wave

 

Side B: Nuzzle > Poison Jab

 

Up B: Flail > Boomburst

 

Down B: Belch > Acid Spray

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Toxtricity

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Playing a few different riffs on its guitar.

 

Kirby Hat: Their lightning spikes

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Shockwave

 

Spirit Battle: On Dynamax Stadium

 

Victory Screen: Rocking out on stage in front of a crowd

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Amped, low-key, both shinies, other general colors.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Sizzlipede heats things up!

Character Sheet: The Arrokuda Line

ARROKUDA/BARRASKEWDA

Skipping over Cramorant for now, we come to Cramorant’s food, Arrokuda and Barraskewda, mainly based on barracudas (and maybe pikes too), mixed a bit with arrows or spears.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bite > Crunch

 

Side B: Aqua Jet

 

Up B: Agility > Throat Chop

 

Down B: Dive

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Darting around quickly, leaping out of a puddle of water, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their fins and tails

 

Kart: Just swimming in the air

Special Move: Aqua Jet

 

Spirit Battle: On Mer Stadium

 

Victory Screen: Darting away through the water

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Toxel lights up the stage!

Character Sheet: The Silicobra Line

SILICOBRA/SANDACONDA

Next up, we come to Silicobra and Sandaconda, a pair of snake Pokemon who live in sandy deserts. Sandaconda also has a twisting coily body that makes it resemble a tornado or a dust devil laying on its side.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Sand Attack > Sand Tomb

 

Side B: Bulldoze > Coil

 

Up B: Sandstorm

 

Down B: Dig

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Sandaconda

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Hissing and snapping, rolling around for fun, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their heads as hats.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Sandstorm

 

Spirit Battle: On Lental Island Tour

 

Victory Screen: Hissing and burrowing into the sand

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Arrokuda fires straight and narrow toward the battlefield!

Character Sheet: The Applin Line

APPLIN/FLAPPLE/APPLETUN

And now, we arrive at possibly one of my favorite overall concepts for a Pokemon ever. Applin and its split evolutions Flapple and Appletun are based on the general concept of a worm in an apple, but instead of a worm, it’s a Wyrm, a type of mythical dragon common to British folklore. It’s a pun and I love it so much. Sadly, Applin knows only Withdraw and Astonish naturally, so as a Poke Ball Pokemon, I’ll probably have it Withdraw to begin with, appearing to simply be an apple like those that appear as food, until someone tries to eat it, at which point it will attack.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Dragon Breath | Headbutt

 

Side B: Acid Spray | Apple Acid

 

Up B: Wing Attack | Body Slam

 

Down B: Grav Apple | Stomp

 

Final Smash: Gigantamax Flapple | Gigantamax Appletun

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Trying some of its own apple, tucking into its apple, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their respective apple pieces

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Grav Apple, Apple Acid

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Café

 

Victory Screen: Kids surrounding it and eating off of it.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (Possibly different apple colorations)

Thanks for reading! Next up, Silicobra sands its regards!