Character Sheet: Tim Goodman

TIM GOODMAN

And now, with Gen VII, let's welcome four more newcomers to the non-dex roster of Pokemon:

1. Go Trainer

2. Tim Goodman

3. Detective Pikachu

4. MoBee IV

Next up, let's cover Tim and Detective Pikachu, the protagonists of the Detective Pikachu games. I went back and forth on whether they should be a tag team partnerships, or echoes, or what, but I ultimately decided to go with a semi-echo situation, differentiated by their respective physical differences. Either way, Tim is the human protagonist of Detective Pikachu, the son of Pikachu's previous owner Harry Goodman, who comes to Ryme City to find his father after he goes missing. Finding he can somehow speak to his father's Pikachu, the two team up to become amateur detectives and figure out the mystery.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Clue Find

He will be able to pinpoint a hidden item anywhere he is standing on stage and collect it, giving himself a boost.

Side B: Human Ally

Paired with Pikachu using the Pokemon allies of Detective Pikachu 2, Tim will call in one of his human allies, including Emilia, Rachel, Lucy, and Brad McMaster who will attack in some way.

Up B: Lift

While Pikachu generally gets a lift up from Tim personally, in-game Tim has to run around to a lift activated by Pikachu. This move will reflect that.

Down B: R

Tim will hit his opponent with R, making them lose control for a minute.

Final Smash: Exposing the Thief

Tim will put together all of his clues, pointing out one of his opponents as the villain, and getting them arrested and taken away.

Entrance: He'll come on, flipping through his father's journal, and asking what this place has to do with his disappearance.

Taunts: Up, he'll rub the back of his head bashfully. Side, he'll rub his chin, deep in thought. Down, he'll crouch to investigate a footprint.

Kirby Hat: His game hair

Kart: A taxicab

Special Move: Clue Find

Spirit Battle: On S.S. Prime Treasure

Victory Screen: He and Detective Pikachu will high-five.

Losing Screen: Falling to his knees as the culprit makes their getaway.

Color Swaps: Four for the game version, with his main outfits of both games, and two more representing Emilia and Rachel. Four for the Justice Smith version, with his different outfits from the movie.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Detective Pikachu solves the case!

Character Sheet: Go Trainer

GO TRAINER

And now, with Gen VII, let's welcome four more newcomers to the non-dex roster of Pokemon:

1. Go Trainer

2. Tim Goodman

3. Detective Pikachu

4. MoBee IV

First up, we have our Go Trainer, or Chase/Elaine, representing the Pokemon Go mechanics as they appear across Pokemon Go and the Pokemon Let's Go games, with a much smaller emphasis on Pokemon battling, and much more on catching.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Poke Ball

The player tosses a Poke Ball that traps the opponent inside, much like the Pokemon Trainer's similar move, but requires you to hold the B button to keep them trapped longer.

Side B: Charged Attack

Companion Pikachu/Eevee is sent forward and performs their standard charged attack at the opponent.

Up B: Quick Attack

Companion Pikachu/Eevee performs their quick attack upward into the air, taking the player with them.

Down B: Candy

The player takes some candy from the Go games in order to boost their own stats.

Final Smash: Poke Stop

A horde of random civilians, all staring at their phones, converge on the stage, running around and throwing Poke Balls wherever they can, trapping the players inside and carrying them off the stage.

Entrance: A Poke Stop marker appears and the player enters while staring at their phone.

Taunts: Up, the player messes around with their companion resting on their head. Side, the player waves around a team flag. Down, the player gets a buzz and checks their phone.

Kirby Hat: Chase's hat

Kart: A regular real world car

Special Move: Candy

Spirit Battle: On Go Stadium

Victory Screen: The player cheering as the catch success screen from the game pops up beside them.

Losing Screen: The player tries tapping to catch a Diglett but the Diglett vanishes too quickly.

Color Swaps: Chase and Elaine's main costumes, plus Team Mystic, Instinct, and Valor outfits.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Tim Goodman searches for clues!

Gen VII Miscellaneous Games

GEN VII MISCELLANEOUS GAMES

And now, let's cover all of the smaller games I skipped while running through this generation. First, we have Pokemon Playhouse, a sorta kinda successor to the Hey You, Pikachu! type games in app form, where kids can watch Pokemon run around and play while interacting with them here and there. Then Pokken Tournament got a re-release for the Switch, called Pokken Tournament DX. Pikachu Talk was a feature for smart speakers like Google Home and Amazon Alexa that let you talk to Pikachu and give it commands. TCG players got Pokemon TCG Card Dex, an app that let them manage their card collections. Pokemon Pass was an app that let you scan QR codes at Pokemon stores and such that let you earn rewards points. And finally Pokemon Wave Hello was an app that let you wave at and pet a Pokemon, and it would respond. Basically, this was very much the era of app production.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate came out during this era, bringing back all the playable characters from Pokemon we'd seen before and most of the stages. Incineroar was also added as Gen VIII's rep, with a few new Poke Ball mons as well. Sadly no new stages were included.

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

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Chase/Elaine: Go mechanic reps

Detective Pikachu (or Tim Goodman): Maybe they're echoes? Or a duo?

Magikarp Trainer?

Quest Trainer? MoBee VI, since the protagonist doesn't have a visible form?

Trainer System:

Elio

Selene

Chase

Elaine

Scottie

Bettie

Magikarp Trainer

Hop

Lillie

Gladion

Trace

Professor Kukui

Professor Burnet

Samson Oak

Ilima

Hala

Lana

Kiawe

Mallow

Olivia

Sophocles

Molayne

Acerola

Nanu

Mina

Hapu

Kahili

Ryuki

Guzma

Plumeria

Lusamine

Wicke

Faba

Dulse

Zossie

Phyco

Soliera

Lear

Rachel

Sawyer

Paulo

Tina

Stages:

Melemele Island locations

Akala Island locations

Ula'ula Island locations

Poni Island locations

Aether Paradise

Ultra Dimension

Hoppy Town

Megalo Tower

Festival Plaza

Rainbow Rocket Headquarters

Tahnti Park

Litwick Cave

Pokemon Comprehensive Laboratory

Cappucci Island

Fine Park

GNN Station

Ryme Wharf

S.S. Prime Treasure

Pokemon Carnival

Tumblecube Island

Pasio Hotel

Thanks for reading! Now, let's move on to our non-dex newcomers. First up, Chase and Elaine GO for the win!

Pokemon Masters EX

POKEMON MASTERS EX

Next up, we have Pokemon Masters EX. Pokemon Master Sex is basically a . . . "socializing" sim (I'd call it a dating sim, but not really), that lets you talk to and interact with the human characters from all throughout the Pokemon series, recruiting them to your team and then fighting three-on-three battles with them, each one having a Pokemon they're paired up with, normally their most iconic partner. The whole thing takes place on an island called Pasio, where everyone has come together for a tournament.

You play as Scottie or Bettie, two new player characters, and from there you can recruit practically everyone you can imagine. They include: Red, Leaf, Chase, Elaine, Brock, Misty, Lt. Surge, Erika, Koga, Sabrina, Blaine, Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha, Lance, Blue, Giovanni, Professor Oak, Ethan, Lyra, Kris, Silver, Falkner, Bugsy, Whitney, Morty, Chuck, Jasmine, Pryce, Clair, Janine, Will, Karen, Eusine, Archer, Ariana, Proton, Petrel, Brendan, May, Wally, Roxanne, Brawly, Flannery, Norman, Winona, Tate, Liza, Wallace, Sidney, Phoebe, Glacia, Drake, Steven, Noland, Lucy, Greta, Zinnia, Lisia, Maxie, Courtney, Archie, Lucas, Dawn, Barry, Roark, Gardenia, Maylene, Crasher Wake, Fantina, Candice, Volkner, Aaron, Bertha, Flint, Lucian, Cynthia, Thorton, Dahlia, Darach, Palmer, Argenta, Cheryl, Marley, Riley, Cyrus, Rei, Akari, Adaman, Arezu, Mai, Irida, Volo, Hilbert, Hilda, Cheren, Bianca, Nate, Rosa, Hugh, Cilan, Chili, Cress, Lenora, Burgh, Elesa, Clay, Skyla, Bricen, Iris, Roxie, Marlon, Shauntal, Grimsley, Caitlin, Alder, Ingo, Emmet, Benga, N, Ghetsis, Colress, Calem, Serena, Tierno, Shauna, Trevor, Sina, Dexio, Viola, Grant, Korrina, Ramos, Clemont, Valerie, Olympia, Wulfric, Malva, Siebold, Wikstrom, Drasna, Diantha, Evelyn, Nita, Dana, Morgan, Looker, Emma, Lysandre, Professor Sycamore, Elio, Selene, Hau, Lillie, Gladion, Ilima, Lana, Kiawe, Mallow, Sophocles, Mina, Acerola, Hala, Olivia, Nanu, Hapu, Kahili, Molayne, Anabel, Ryuki, Lusamine, Plumeria, Guzma, Kukui, Samson Oak, Victor, Gloria, Hop, Marnie, Bede, Milo, Nessa, Kabu, Bea, Allister, Gordy, Melony, Piers, Raihan, Klara, Avery, Leon, Ball Guy, Rose, Oleana, Sonia, Juliana, Florian, Nemona, Penny, Arven, Iono, Grusha, Larry, Brassius, Rika, Poppy, Hassel, Geeta, Clavell, Jacq, Miriam, Giacomo, Eri, Mela, Atticus, Ortega, Lacey, Carmine, Kieran, Perrin, Ash, Jesse, and James, with additional new characters in Lear, Rachel, Sawyer, Paulo, and Tina. Not a perfect roster, but they're still adding more, so . . .

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Chase/Elaine: Go mechanic reps

Detective Pikachu (or Tim Goodman): Maybe they're echoes? Or a duo?

Magikarp Trainer?

Quest Trainer? MoBee VI, since the protagonist doesn't have a visible form?

Trainer System:

Elio

Selene

Chase

Elaine

Scottie

Bettie

Magikarp Trainer

Hop

Lillie

Gladion

Trace

Professor Kukui

Professor Burnet

Samson Oak

Ilima

Hala

Lana

Kiawe

Mallow

Olivia

Sophocles

Molayne

Acerola

Nanu

Mina

Hapu

Kahili

Ryuki

Guzma

Plumeria

Lusamine

Wicke

Faba

Dulse

Zossie

Phyco

Soliera

Lear

Rachel

Sawyer

Paulo

Tina

Stages:

Melemele Island locations

Akala Island locations

Ula'ula Island locations

Poni Island locations

Aether Paradise

Ultra Dimension

Hoppy Town

Megalo Tower

Festival Plaza

Rainbow Rocket Headquarters

Tahnti Park

Litwick Cave

Pokemon Comprehensive Laboratory

Cappucci Island

Fine Park

GNN Station

Ryme Wharf

S.S. Prime Treasure

Pokemon Carnival

Tumblecube Island

Pasio Hotel

Thanks for reading! Next up, let's cover all of the smaller games!

Pokemon Rumble Rush

POKEMON RUMBLE RUSH

And now for the most recent entry in the Pokemon Rumble series, this one a mobile game app with the same basic mechanics you might be used to in a Rumble game, playing as little toy versions of Pokemon that run around and fight other Pokemon mostly by bumping into them with a single basic attack each, with you able to catch and recruit new Pokemon after defeating them. That's pretty much it.

Here's everything we've got so far:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Chase/Elaine: Go mechanic reps

Detective Pikachu (or Tim Goodman): Maybe they're echoes? Or a duo?

Magikarp Trainer?

Quest Trainer? MoBee VI, since the protagonist doesn't have a visible form?

Trainer System:

Elio

Selene

Chase

Elaine

Magikarp Trainer

Hop

Lillie

Gladion

Trace

Professor Kukui

Professor Burnet

Samson Oak

Ilima

Hala

Lana

Kiawe

Mallow

Olivia

Sophocles

Molayne

Acerola

Nanu

Mina

Hapu

Kahili

Ryuki

Guzma

Plumeria

Lusamine

Wicke

Faba

Dulse

Zossie

Phyco

Soliera

Stages:

Melemele Island locations

Akala Island locations

Ula'ula Island locations

Poni Island locations

Aether Paradise

Ultra Dimension

Hoppy Town

Megalo Tower

Festival Plaza

Rainbow Rocket Headquarters

Tahnti Park

Litwick Cave

Pokemon Comprehensive Laboratory

Cappucci Island

Fine Park

GNN Station

Ryme Wharf

S.S. Prime Treasure

Pokemon Carnival

Tumblecube Island

Thanks for reading! Next, so you wanna be a Master(s EX) of Pokemon?

Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu and Eevee!

POKEMON: LET'S GO, PIKACHU AND EEVEE!

Next up, we have Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, a sort of tie-in console game with Pokemon Go!, that let's you travel around the world of Kanto in a sort of quasi-remake of the Gen I games with Go mechanics. Most of the core cast of the original games reappear, with the same gym leaders, Elite Four, and Professor Oak in the same roles, and Red and Blue appearing as mentors at certain points in the game. As for your playable characters, you now play as Chase or Elaine, two new kids going on their adventures, with a new rival in Trace, who basically does everything Blue does in the original, including becoming the champion before you. Leaf's original cut Red and Blue design also appears in the game, but is strangely called Green. I . . . don't know if they were trying to make her a different character or not. I'm still going to treat her as Leaf, personally. And as the name might imply, your starters are Pikachu and Eevee, mirroring Red and Blue's starters from Pokemon Yellow.

Here's everything we've got so far:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Chase/Elaine: Go mechanic reps

Detective Pikachu (or Tim Goodman): Maybe they're echoes? Or a duo?

Magikarp Trainer?

Quest Trainer? MoBee VI, since the protagonist doesn't have a visible form?

Trainer System:

Elio

Selene

Chase

Elaine

Magikarp Trainer

Hop

Lillie

Gladion

Trace

Professor Kukui

Professor Burnet

Samson Oak

Ilima

Hala

Lana

Kiawe

Mallow

Olivia

Sophocles

Molayne

Acerola

Nanu

Mina

Hapu

Kahili

Ryuki

Guzma

Plumeria

Lusamine

Wicke

Faba

Dulse

Zossie

Phyco

Soliera

Stages:

Melemele Island locations

Akala Island locations

Ula'ula Island locations

Poni Island locations

Aether Paradise

Ultra Dimension

Hoppy Town

Megalo Tower

Festival Plaza

Rainbow Rocket Headquarters

Tahnti Park

Litwick Cave

Pokemon Comprehensive Laboratory

Cappucci Island

Fine Park

GNN Station

Ryme Wharf

S.S. Prime Treasure

Pokemon Carnival

Tumblecube Island

Thanks for reading! Next up, I'll try not to Rush through the next game too much.

Pokemon Quest

POKEMON QUEST

Next up, we have Pokemon Quest, another mobile game that has more of an adventure format, with all the Pokemon represented in blocky "Minecraft-esque" form. You start out with a starter that mostly wanders on its own, attacking any NPC it encounters, while you can press a button for it to perform an attack. You can recruit more Pokemon after defeating them, and you can perform other actions to build up your Pokemon, like cooking meals for it. You can also set up a home base and decorate it with items you can collect. The whole game takes place on Tumblecube Island.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Detective Pikachu (or Tim Goodman): Maybe they're echoes? Or a duo?

Magikarp Trainer?

Quest Trainer? MoBee VI, since the protagonist doesn't have a visible form?

Trainer System:

Elio

Selene

Magikarp Trainer

Hop

Lillie

Gladion

Professor Kukui

Professor Burnet

Samson Oak

Ilima

Hala

Lana

Kiawe

Mallow

Olivia

Sophocles

Molayne

Acerola

Nanu

Mina

Hapu

Kahili

Ryuki

Guzma

Plumeria

Lusamine

Wicke

Faba

Dulse

Zossie

Phyco

Soliera

Stages:

Melemele Island locations

Akala Island locations

Ula'ula Island locations

Poni Island locations

Aether Paradise

Ultra Dimension

Hoppy Town

Megalo Tower

Festival Plaza

Rainbow Rocket Headquarters

Tahnti Park

Litwick Cave

Pokemon Comprehensive Laboratory

Cappucci Island

Fine Park

GNN Station

Ryme Wharf

S.S. Prime Treasure

Pokemon Carnival

Tumblecube Island

Thanks for reading! Next up, Let's Go cover the next game!