Character Sheet: The Salandit Line

SALANDIT/SALAZZLE

Next up, let's cover Salandit and Salazzle, our first ever combo Fire/Poison types, based on both fire salamanders of myth as well as the mo'o of Hawaiian myth (the thing the Jangmo-o line takes their name from). They also have the vibe of artistic gecko designs you often see connected to Hawaii and other Pacific Islands. They have a distinct gender thing going on, where only the females can evolve into Salazzle, mostly tied in with the mo'o myth.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Ember > Fire Lash

Side B: Poison Fang

Up B: Smog

Down B: Sweet Scent > Venoshock

Final Smash: Acid Downpour

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Skittering around like lizards would, doing some sexy poses for Salazzle specifically, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their heads as hats

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Poison Fang

Spirit Battle: On Pasio Hotel

Victory Screen: A Salazzle surrounded by Salandits, as a purplish haze fills the screen and it looks at the player seductively.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Stufful doesn't know its own strength!

Character Sheet: The Morelull Line

MORELULL/SHIINOTIC

Next up, we have Morelull and Shiinotic, a line of Grass/Fairy types based on bioluminescent mushrooms in general, and more specifically on the types of glowing mushrooms you might find in a fairy tale, and those that make up fairy rings and such. They're relatively forgotten in the grand scheme of things, but I think they're cool.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Mega Drain > Giga Drain

Side B: Confuse Ray > Moonblast

Up B: Moonlight > Sparkling Gleam

Down B: Sleep Powder

Final Smash: Twinkle Tackle

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Dancing and spreading spores, glowing and flickering with an eerie glow, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their mushroom caps

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Sleep Powder

Spirit Battle: On Aether Paradise

Victory Screen: Forming a ring around their opponent and putting them to sleep.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Salandit seduces their opponent!

Character Sheet: The Fomantis Line

FOMANTIS/LURANTIS

Next up, we have Fomantis and Lurantis, a line based on orchid mantises and other flowered mantises, those mantis species that look just like plants. In this version, however, it's flipped, with them being actually plants that just look like mantises instead.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Razor Leaf > Night Slash

Side B: X-Scissor

Up B: Growth > Petal Blizzard

Down B: Leafage > Synthesis

Final Smash: Bloom Doom

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Posing like you see those mantises doing, lashing out with its claws, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their leaves

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: X-Scissor

Spirit Battle: On Aether Paradise

Victory Screen: Snagging its opponent and fleeing away with it.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (probably based on all those different types of mantises).

Thanks for reading! Next up, Morelull don't take no shiitake!

Character Sheet: The Dewpider Line

DEWPIDER/ARAQUANID

Next up, we have Dewpider and Araquanid, a line based on the diving bell spider, a species of spider known for making air bubbles around their heads so that they can breathe and move around underwater, except that in this case, it's flipped, with it being a bubble of water around their heads instead of air.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bubble Beam

Side B: Bug Bite > Leech Life

Up B: Aqua Ring > Lunge

Down B: Infestation > Liquidation

Final Smash: Hydro Vortex

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Having the bubble pop, creating a new bubble around its head, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The bubble

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Bubble Beam

Spirit Battle: On S.S. Prime Treasure

Victory Screen: Forming a nest out of bubbles with all its opponents trapped inside.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Fomantis lures you in!

Character Sheet: The Mudbray Line

MUDBRAY/MUDSDALE

Next up, we have Mudbray and Mudsdale, a line based on donkeys and clydesdale horses, covered in mud from tromping through marshlands and such. Not much else to say about them. Just a good Ground-type inclusion.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Stomp > Mega Kick

Side B: Bulldoze > High Horsepower

Up B: Double Kick

Down B: Mud-Slap > Earthquake

Final Smash: Tectonic Rage

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Pawing at the mud, rearing back and braying, kicking with its hind legs, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their manes and ears

Kart: Just running

Special Move: Mud-Slap

Spirit Battle: On Altar of the Sunne/Moone

Victory Screen: Rearing back and braying, maybe with Hapu standing close by.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Dewpider bursts your bubble!

Character Sheet: The Mareanie Line

MAREANIE/TOXAPEX

Skipping over Wishiwashi for now, we come to Mareanie and Toxapex, a Water/Poison line based on the crown-of-thorns starfish and other related spiky echinoderms. Not much else to say about them really. James had one in the anime.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Venoshock > Acid Spray

Side B: Poison Sting

Up B: Recover > Liquidation

Down B: Toxic Spikes > Baneful Bunker

Final Smash: Acid Downpour

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Flapping around its spikes, closing itself up, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The spiny hair flaps

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Toxic Spikes

Spirit Battle: On S.S. Prime Treasure

Victory Screen: Latching onto James's head? Probably more like just flapping around in the water happily.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Mudbray horses around!

Character Sheet: The Rockruff Line

ROCKRUFF/LYCANROC

Next up, we have one of the more iconic lines of this generation, Rockruff and Lycanroc, based primarily on the extinct Hawaiian Poi dog and the Japanese wolf, as well as the concept of werewolves in general, with Lycanroc having three forms depending on whether it evolves during day or night or right at twilight. They're also Rock type because . . . reasons.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bite > Sucker Punch

Side B: Rock Throw > Accelerock

Up B: Howl > Rock Slide

Down B: Sand Attack > Rock Tomb

Final Smash: Continental Crush > Splintered Stormshards

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Chasing its tail and yipping, howling at the moon, lashing with its claws, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their ears and noses

Kart: Just running

Special Move: Accelerock

Spirit Battle: On Altar of the Sunne/Moone

Victory Screen: Howling at the moon

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors, and all three forms for Lycanroc.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Mareanie takes the crown(-of-thorns)!