Character Sheet: The Helioptile Line

HELIOPTILE/HELIOLISK

And now for one of my personal favorites of the Gen (not for any real good reason, I just think they're a fun concept). Helioptile and Heliolisk are based on the concept of lizards basking in the sun, combining that with solar panels and solar energy to make our very first Normal/Electric combo. They're also probably based on the basilisk lizard, the one that runs across water.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Thunder Shock > Thunderbolt

Side B: Quick Attack > Breaking Swipe

Up B: Volt Switch

Down B: Parabolic Charge > Morning Sun

Final Smash: Sun Blast

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Basking in the sun, doing the little basilisk run, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The tops of their heads and their frills

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Morning Sun

Spirit Battle: On Lumiose City, stuck at the top of Lumiose Tower.

Victory Screen: Laid flat out on a rock and enjoying the sun.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Tyrunt throws a tantrum!

Character Sheet: The Clauncher Line

CLAUNCHER/CLAWITZER

Next up, we have Clauncher and Clawitzer, based on pistol shrimp, maybe with a little bit of the mantis shrimp (you know, the one with the super punch), mixed with an actual pistol and later bazooka. Not much else to say about them. They're kinda the new Corphish and Crawdaunt.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Water Gun > Dragon Pulse

Side B: Aqua Jet > Crabhammmer

Up B: Smack Down

Down B: Vise Grip

Final Smash: Hydro Pump

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Recharging its big claw gun, jetting backwards a bit, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The big claw gun.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Water Gun

Spirit Battle: On Geosenge Town

Victory Screen: Firing off several blasts then jetting away.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Helioptile gets its day in the sun!

Character Sheet: The Skrelp Line

 SKRELP/DRAGALGE

Next up, we have Skrelp and Dragalge, based, just like Horsea and Seadra, on sea horses and sea dragons, but this time mixed with kelp, like the kind you always see sea horses clinging onto and blending in with. They also recently became infamous with their Mega form that apparently literally gives its enemies cancer.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Water Gun > Dragon Pulse

Side B: Poison Tail

Up B: Smokescreen > Outrage

Down B: Acid > Sludge Bomb

Final Smash: Hydro Pump > Mega Dragalge

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Drifting around like seaweed, jetting backwards for a second, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The kelp part of their head

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Poison Tail

Spirit Battle: On Kalos Pokemon League, the water version

Victory Screen: Disappearing into a kelp forest (or a possible messed-up option in them looking through a window at their opponent in a hospital bed).

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Clauncher takes aim and prepares to fire!

Character Sheet: The Binacle Line

BINACLE/BARBARACLE

Next up, we have Binacle and Barbaracle, a pair of noticeably ugly Pokemon based primarily on goose-necked barnacles, complete with the long hand-looking growth things. There may be some connection to the Hamsa Hand symbol of Middle Eastern culture as well, especially when we get to Mega Barbaracle.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Rock Throw > Stone Edge

Side B: Bubble Beam

Up B: Infestation > Liquidation

Down B: Iron Defense

Final Smash: Stone Edge > Mega Barbaracle

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: The different hands looking at each other, picking a spot and nestling themselves down, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Like the Bunny Hood, but with two hands on it.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Stone Edge

Spirit Battle: On Neos City

Victory Screen: Stepping out onto a rock as a ship sinks behind it.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Skrelp gives its opponents cancer!

Character Sheet: The Inkay Line

INKAY/MALAMAR

Next up, let's cover Inkay and Malamar, primarily based on squids and cuttlefish, but also on Lovecraftian and Eldritch lore, such as the elder god Cthulhu, their Dark/Psychic typing heavily based on this. They have a general malicious mind-control vibe going on, which you may have noticed heavily emphasized in the build-up to the reveal of their Mega form.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Psybeam > Superpower

Side B: Night Slash > Psycho Cut

Up B: Hypnosis

Down B: Payback

Final Smash: Topsy-Turvy > Mega Malamar

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Swirling its tentacles and making eye contacts, jetting around like squids do, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their hat/squid body thing and two tentacles

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Hypnosis

Spirit Battle: On Kalos Pokemon League

Victory Screen: Their opponents dancing around, Inkay or Malamar making eye contact with the player and starting their hypnosis.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Binacle clings to victory!

Character Sheet: The Swirlix Line

SWIRLIX/SLURPUFF

Next up, we have the second of our two new Fairy lines who mostly exist to fill out the new Fairy typing. Swirlix is based on cotton candy, or fairy floss as it is sometimes called, while Slurpuff is based on a meringue and other tasty sugary pastries like cream puffs and such. In general, sugar.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Draining Kiss > Play Rough

Side B: String Shot > Sticky Web

Up B: Fairy Wind

Down B: Cotton Guard > Wish

Final Smash: Sugary Dream

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Licking at itself a la Cinnamon Toast Crunch style, grabbing a chunk of itself and eating it, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The dessert on a plate on top of his head.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Cotton Guard

Spirit Battle: On Lively Town

Victory Screen: Dancing around in a pile of sugary treats

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors you might find on a pastry.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Inkay and Malamar are the greatest Smash fighters to ever join the game. Everyone should play only Inkay and Malamar.

Character Sheet: The Spritzee Line

SPRITZEE/AROMATISSE

And now we come to a pair of lines who mostly just exist to fill out the newly established Fairy type. Spritzee and Aromatisse specifically are based on perfume dispensers, mixed a bit with plague doctors (known for having strong aromatics in that beak thing), as well as can-can dancers and birds. They're interesting little creations at any rate.

Here's the moveset I came up with (Strangely, despite the obvious concept, not a lot of scent-based moves for some reason):

Standard B: Draining Kiss

Side B: Disarming Voice > Psychic

Up B: Fairy Wind

Down B: Charm > Heal Block

Final Smash: Moonblast

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Doing the can-can dance, flitting around spraying some perfume mist, preening itself, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The plague doctor mask

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Fairy Wind

Spirit Battle: On Lively Town

Victory Screen: The final steps of the can-can dance leading into a bow.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Swirlix claims its sweet victory!