Character Sheet: The Galar Fossils

DRACOZOLT/ARCTOZOLT/DRACOVISH/ARCTOVISH

Next up, we have our Fossil mons for the generation, and the primary reason I started out doing all the Fossils together, as I was looking ahead to them and figured it was the best way to approach it when I came to them. Looking back, I was probably overthinking it. These four specifically, Dracozolt, Arctozolt, Dracovish, and Arctovish, are all based on a few real world instances from the early days of paleontology, where paleontologists, seeking the notoriety that came with discovering a new dinosaur species, would put together the bones of different dinosaurs and present them as a new species. In this game, the resurrecting scientist Cara Liss (careless, ha!) puts together two fossils you give her and resurrects them together, creating the unholy abominations that you see before you. The “draco” part seems to be based on a stegosaurus, the “zolt” part is a velociraptor, the “vish” part is a Dunkleosteus, and the “arcto” part is probably something like a plesiosaur.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Thunder Shock (DZ/AZ) | Water Gun (DV/AV)

 

Side B: Dragon Rush (DZ/DV) | Avalanche (AZ/AV)

 

Up B: Bolt Beak (DZ/AZ) | Fishious Rend (DV/AV)

 

Down B: Dragon Tail (DZ/DV) | Icicle Crash (AZ/AV)

 

Final Smash: Dynamax (All 4)

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Various things to highlight the negative effects of their misplacement, like Arctozolt sniffling, Dracovish feeling at the base of its tail, Arctovish’s mouth snapping on the back of its head. Things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: A little piece of both parts, like a Draco spike, a Zolt bolt, an Arcto fin, and a Vish fin.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Bolt Beak or Fishious Rend

 

Spirit Battle: On Mer Stadium

 

Victory Screen: Pulling at its mismatched body parts before noticing the camera and trying to pose.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next, Dreepy flies under the radar!

Character Sheet: The Cufant Line

CUFANT/COPPERAJAH

Now, we skip over a bunch of standalones to come to Cufant and Copperajah, a pair of Indian Elephants made entirely of copper, based heavily on all of Britain’s history with India and their colonial rule over the country for decades.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bulldoze > Iron Head

 

Side B: Rollout

 

Up B: Dig > Heavy Slam

 

Down B: Iron Defense

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Copperajah

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Trumpeting loudly, stomping around, digging up some copper, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their trunk

 

Kart: Just marching

Special Move: Dig

 

Spirit Battle: On Motostoke City

 

Victory Screen: Standing tall and trumpeting loudly.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Dracozolt joi—OH DEAR GOD! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THE POOR THING?!

Character Sheet: The Snom Line

SNOM/FROSMOTH

Skipping over Falinks and Pincurchin for now, we come to Snom and Frosmoth, our first and currently only Bug/Ice types, based on white moths such as the White Satin moth and such. Snom is another that has only historically learned two moves naturally, those being Powder Snow and Struggle Bug. As a Poke Ball Pokemon, it might use Powder Snow. It might also just kinda hang out on stage as a friend.

Here’s the moveset I came up with for Frosmoth:

 

Standard B: Powder Snow

 

Side B: Bug Buzz

 

Up B: Icy Wind

 

Down B: Aurora Veil

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Fluttering around, making snow fall from its wings, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Its wings

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Powder Snow

 

Spirit Battle: On Jubilife Village

 

Victory Screen: Fluttering merrily as snow falls from its wings.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Cufant aims for the copper!

Character Sheet: The Milcery Line

MILCERY/ALCREMIE

Skipping over our list of new Regional evos, we now come to Milcery and Alcremie, a pair of Pokemon based on cream and the sweet whipped cream desserts that can be made from it. They are also based on alchemy, which I suppose makes sense, as baking is probably the closest we come to the concept of alchemy in our daily lives. Also, sugary treats are just all Fairy types, I guess.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Sweet Kiss

 

Side B: Charm > Decorate

 

Up B: Aromatic Mist > Dazzling Gleam

 

Down B: Acid Armor > Recover

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Alcremie

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Tasting a little bit of itself, swirling around for a second, decorating itself, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: A dollop of their cream on his head

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Sweet Kiss

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Café, also for obvious reasons

 

Victory Screen: Plopping down onto a platter and covering itself with a glass dome.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: All the different colors of Alcremie, applied to Milcery as well.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Snom noms the competition!

Character Sheet: The Impidimp Line

IMPIDIMP/MORGREM/GRIMMSNARL

Now, we have the other half of the Grimm Fairy Tale duo. Impidimp, Morgrem, and Grimmsnarl are based on imps, goblins, and trolls, and all the other fairy tale monsters that regularly show up in stories like that. They also do the whole hair-clothes thing.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Sucker Punch > Hammer Arm (III)

 

Side B: Bite > Dark Pulse (II)

 

Up B: Assurance > Spirit Break (III)

 

Down B: Fake Out > False Surrender (II)

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Grimmsnarl (III)

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Snickering and rubbing its hands together, putting on fake tears, roaring like a monster, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their hair and noses

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: False Surrender

 

Spirit Battle: On Slumbering Weald

 

Victory Screen: Looking back one last time before disappearing into a patch of trees

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Milcery doles out just desserts!

Character Sheet: The Hatenna Line

HATENNA/HATTREM/HATTERENE

Next up, we come to a pair of lines I like to consider the Grimm Fairy Tale duo. First, we have Hatenna, Hattrem, and Hatterene, based on the concept of ethereal witches who lurk in dark forests and such. They also have the whole hair-clothing thing like Bayonetta does, so I think that’s just something witches do or whatever.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Psybeam > Psycho Cut (III)

 

Side B: Confusion > Brutal Swing (II)

 

Up B: Aromatic Mist > Dazzling Gleam (II)

 

Down B: Heal Pulse > Healing Wish (III)

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Hatterene (III)

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Singing to itself elegantly, sensing negative emotions around it and getting angry, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their hats

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Psycho Cut

 

Spirit Battle: On Slumbering Weald

 

Victory Screen: Looming over its opponent, beaten senseless, and turning away now that the negative emotions are gone.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Impidimp causes some mischief!

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!