Character Sheet: The Nickit Line

NICKIT/THIEVUL

And now we come to Nickit and Thievul, a line based on red foxes, but this time mixed with gentleman thieves and bandits, more in line with Western notions about foxes instead of the mythological kitsune-type inspirations that most fox Pokemon have been based on so far.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Knock Off > Dark Pulse

 

Side B: Quick Attack > Night Slash

 

Up B: Roar > Nasty Plot

 

Down B: Tail Whip

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Wiping away its tracks with its tail, twirling its mustache, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their ears and mustache

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Tail Whip

 

Spirit Battle: On Motostoke City

 

Victory Screen: Making a clean getaway with its loot.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Gossifleur does a little dance!

Character Sheet: The Blipbug Line

BLIPBUG/DOTTLER/ORBEETLE

Then we come to our regional bugs, Blipbug, Dottler, and Orbeetle, which combine ladybugs with concepts like radar, mad scientists, and alien UFOS. They’re fun. Sadly, Blipbug can only learn Struggle Bug, so that will be relegated to a Poke Ball Pokemon.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Struggle Bug > Psybeam

 

Side B: Confusion

 

Up B: Light Screen > Bug Buzz

 

Down B: Reflect > Mirror Coat

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Orbeetle

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Making radar noises, buzzing around for a second, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their shells

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Confusion

 

Spirit Battle: On Lental Island Tour

 

Victory Screen: Rubbing its hands together and acting like a mad scientist whose experiment was successful.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Nickit breaks and enters the competition!

Character Sheet: The Rookidee Line

ROOKIDEE/CORVISQUIRE/CORVIKNIGHT

Next up, we have Rookidee, Corvisquire, and Corviknight, our regional birds and our first ever Pure Flying types since Tornadus (not including Corviknight, of course). They are based on various types of corvids, including crows, ravens, magpies, and rooks, as well as the rank progressions of medieval knights.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Peck > Drill Peck (II)

 

Side B: Fury Attack > Steel Wing (III)

 

Up B: Power Trip > Brave Bird (III)

 

Down B: Pluck > Iron Defense (III)

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Corviknight (III)

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Pecking around on the ground, cawing, posing like a knight standing at attention, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their beaks and armor

 

Kart: Just flying

Special Move: Drill Peck

 

Spirit Battle: On Motostoke City

 

Victory Screen: Swooping in and landing before bowing nobly.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Blipbug detects an enemy approaching!

Character Sheet: The Skwovet Line

SKWOVET/GREEDENT

After that, we have Skwovet and Greedent, this generation’s regional critters, this time based on squirrels, gray and red, tying in a bit of gluttony to go along with squirrels’ tendency to store lots of food in their cheeks.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bite > Super Fang

 

Side B: Tail Whip > Bullet Seed

 

Up B: Body Slam

 

Down B: Stuff Cheeks

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Wiggling its tail at the camera, stuffing a bunch of food in its mouth, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their tails

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Stuff Cheeks

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Café

 

Victory Screen: Stuffing its cheeks then racing up a tree

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, Chef Dente, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Rookidee pledges its fealty.

Character Sheet: The Sobble Line

SOBBLE/DRIZZILE/INTELEON

Now, we come to the generation’s Water Starters, Sobble, Drizzile, and Inteleon. These are based primarily on chameleons, starting out as sad little crybabies but growing up into a secret agent sniper based partially on James Bond.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Water Gun > Snipe Shot (III)

 

Side B: Bind > Sucker Punch (II)

 

Up B: Pound > Acrobatics (III)

 

Down B: Water Pulse > Tearful Look (II)

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Inteleon (III)

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Wiping its eyes, looking moody and serious, doing the James Bond gunshot-at-the-camera thing, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their head fin

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Sniper Shot

 

Spirit Battle: On Mer Stadium

 

Victory Screen: The James Bond gunshot thing.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Skwovet steals the victory!

Character Sheet: The Scorbunny Line

SCORBUNNY/RABOOT/CINDERACE

Next up, let’s cover the Fire Starters for Gen VIII: Scorbunny, Raboot, and Cinderace. These are based primarily on rabbits, mixed with soccer/football players, as football is a rather big deal in England, where Galar is based.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Ember > Pyro Ball (III)

 

Side B: Flame Charge

 

Up B: Quick Attack > Double Kick (II)

 

Down B: Double Kick > Counter (II)

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Cinderace (III)

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Kicking the ball like a hacky-sack, bouncing on its feet like getting ready to play, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their ears

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car, or just a giant fiery ball.

Special Move: Pyro Ball

 

Spirit Battle: On Dynamax Stadium

 

Victory Screen: Doing a soccer victory dance.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, colors reminiscent of notable British soccer teams.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Sobble takes aim!

Character Sheet: The Grookey Line

GROOKEY/THWACKEY/RILLABOOM

And now, let us begin our Gen VIII Pokedex. First up, we have the Grass starters of the generation, Grookey, Thwackey, and Rillaboom, based on gorillas and given sticks that they use to beat on things with, building up to them being full-on drummers.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Branch Poke > Double Hit (II) > Drum Beating (III)

Side B: Razor Leaf > Wood Hammer (III)

Up B: Screech > Uproar (II)

Down B: Scratch > Slam (II)

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Rillaboom (III)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Mostly a lot of drumming around on things. Also, if you've ever seen that video of the gorilla doing that really smooth slide and turn around, that could be fun too.

Kirby Hat: Their leaf hair and drumsticks

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Drum Beating

Spirit Battle: On Lental Islands Tour

Victory Screen: Rocking out with an awesome drum solo.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Scorbunny aims for the goal!