Character Sheet: The Pumpkaboo Line

PUMPKABOO/GOURGEIST

Next up, we have the second line of the Halloween Duo, Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist, this time based on pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns. And gourds, I guess. You get it. Not much to say here, really. They're pretty straightforward. They do come in four different sizes. That's fun.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Trick-or-Treat

Side B: Razor Leaf > Brutal Swing

Up B: Shadow Sneak

Down B: Leech Seed > Power Whip

Final Smash: Mystical Fire

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Waving its leaves and making spooky sounds, dancing along to a halloween-ish tune, things like that.

Kirby Hat: A pumpkin with Kirby arms and feet.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Trick-or-Treat

Spirit Battle: On Lively Town

Victory Screen: Dancing around in a pile of leaves

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (common pumpkin/gourd colors for sure. I'd love a watermelon one).

Thanks for reading! Next up, Bergmite! Dead ahead!

Character Sheet: The Phantump Line

PHANTUMP/TREVENANT

And now, skipping over Klefki, we come to a pair of lines I like to call the Halloween duo. Phantump and Trevenant are the first, a pair of Pokemon based on haunted trees like the kind you'd find in spooky forests and such, complete with Pokedex entries about how they were a little boy lost in the woods, whose soul became attached to a tree stump.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Will O' Wisp > Shadow Claw

Side B: Branch Poke > Wood Hammer

Up B: Growth > Phantom Force

Down B: Hex

Final Smash: Forest's Curse

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Looking like its searching around and crying, creaking spookily in the wind, shuffling sorta like a zombie, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their face as a wood mask

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Forest's Curse

Spirit Battle: On Geosenge Town

Victory Screen: Their opponents becoming lost in a forest full of them.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (maybe specific types of trees?)

Thanks for reading! Next up, it's the great Pumpkaboo, Charlie Brown!

Character Sheet: The Goomy Line

GOOMY/SLIGGOO/GOODRA

Next up, we come to . . . what everyone lists as the Pseudo-Legendary of Gen VI, even though Noibat and Noivern are in the Pseudo place in the roster, but apparently they don't count because they're two-stagers? I don't get it. And maybe there's a stats thing I don't grasp very well. Either way, Goomy, Sliggoo, and Goodra are based on snails/slugs, mixed with dragons, probably hearkening back to old Medieval heraldry where snails were frequently depicted as legendary fantasy creatures alongside dragons. They also pull a bit from slimes being the frequent basic starting enemy in some fantasy RPGs, with dragons being among the more powerful enemies.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Dragon Breath

Side B: Water Pulse > Acid Spray (II) > Power Whip (III)

Up B: Flail > Body Slam (II)

Down B: Protect > Acid Armor (II)

Final Smash: Slime Horde > Dragon Rage (III)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Bobbing up and down for a second, peeling away a bit of slime, enjoying a bit of rain, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Made of their slime

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Acid Armor

Spirit Battle: On Kalos Pokemon League, the dragon version

Victory Screen: Standing on a castle's ledge and enjoying some rain.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Phantump lurks in the woods!

Smash Character Sheet: Carbink and Diancie

CARBINK/DIANCIE

I guess I should cover this now: if a regular Pokemon and a legendary debuting in the same generation have a specific relationship to each other, they will be covered together. At present, I believe that is currently only Carbink and Diancie as well as Cyclizar, Koraidon, and Miraidon, but it will still hold moving forward into new generations. Anyway, skipping over a couple of other standalones for now, Carbink specifically is based on a diamond or other precious jewel as it appears when it is first dug out of a mine, while Diancie is a diamond that has been cut and refined, decked out like a fancy princess.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Power Gem | Moonblast

Side B: Rock Slide

Up B: Ancient Power | Diamond Storm

Down B: Stealth Rock | Light Screen

Final Smash: Moonblast | Mega Diancie

Entrance: Poke Ball, or emerging from a broken rock.

Taunts: Tilting back and forth, dancing around in its dress, glinting in the sunlight, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their gems as a hat.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Power Gem | Diamond Storm

Spirit Battle: Kalos Pokemon League, standard version

Victory Screen: Rising into the air and gleaming with brilliant light.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Goomy slimes the competition!

Character Sheet: The Kalos Fossils

TYRUNT/TYRANTRUM//AMAURA/AURORUS

Next up, we have the new Fossil lines of this generation. First, we have Tyrunt and Tyrantrum, based very specifically on the tyrannosaurus rex, followed by Amaura and Aurorus, based on the amargasaurus, a sauropod species known for its long neckbones, interpreted by many as either spikes or a frill. Clearly, Pokemon chose frill.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bite > Crunch | Ice Beam > Hyper Beam

Side B: Rock Throw > Dragon Claw | Rock Blast > Ice Hammer

Up B: Rock Slide > Giga Impact | Icy Wind

Down B: Roar > Head Smash | Mist > Light Screen

Final Smash: Earthquake | Blizzard

Entrance: Awakened from their fossil (Did I do this for the previous fossils? I should have)

Taunts: Chomping around, trying to do stuff with their little arms, things like that. | Shaking their head so that their frill shimmers, playing in the snow, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their head as a hat | Their frills

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Crunch | Mist

Spirit Battle: On Geosenge Town

Victory Screen: Letting out the iconic T-Rex roar | Shaking their frills to make a rainbow.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Carbink shines bright like a diamond!

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!