Character Sheet: The Glimmet Line

GLIMMET/GLIMMORA

Skipping over Orthworm for now, we come to Glimmet and Glimmora, a pair of odd little Pokemon based on copper sulfate crystals, known for being toxic.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Venoshock > Power Gem

 

Side B: Rock Throw > Rock Slide

 

Up B: Ancient Power > Mortal Spin

 

Down B: Acid Spray

 

Final Smash: Poison Tera-Type Mortal Spin > Mega Glimmora

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Glowing softly in the darkness, fanning their petals, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their flowers

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Mortal Spin

 

Spirit Battle: On Hotel Z

 

Victory Screen: Glowing in the darkness before disappearing altogether.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Greavard would like to play!

Character Sheet: Cyclizar and Its Paradoxes

CYCLIZAR/KORAIDON/MIRAIDON

A couple of generations ago, when I covered Carbink and Diancie, I mentioned that if a regular mon and a legendary in the same generation were distinctly tied together, I would do them together. Today, I will be covering Cyclizar and its legendary Paradox forms, Koraidon and Miraidon. They are based on fan-throated lizards, mixed with motorcycles, with Koraidon having a feathered dinosaur vibe to it and Miraidon being more like a hover cycle you might see in science fiction. They’re also your steed through most of the game, taking the place of your bike.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Dragon Claw | Breaking Swipe | Thunder Shock

 

Side B: Rapid Spin | Collision Course | Parabolic Charge

 

Up B: Dragon Rush | Giga Impact | Electro Drift

 

Down B: Shift Gear | Outrage | Thunder

 

Final Smash: Dragon Tera-Type Outrage

 

Entrance: Screeching in as a bike then standing up.

 

Taunts: Eating a sandwich, revving and zooming around, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their heads and neck tires

 

Kart: Themselves

Special Move: Shift Gear, Collision Course, and Parabolic Charge

 

Spirit Battle: On Area Zero

 

Victory Screen: That opening cinematic from the trailer where Koraidon and Miraidon were standing on rocks and posing dramatically.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Glimmet glows in the darkness!

Character Sheet: The Varoom Line

VAROOM/REVAVROOM

Next up, we have Varoom and Revavroom, a Steel/Poison combo based on a car’s engine, attaching to rocks to make a car body and pumping pollution into the air. They are most famous for their role as the mascots of Team Star.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Iron Head

 

Side B: Gyro Ball > Spin Out

 

Up B: Smog > Magnet Rise

 

Down B: Sludge > Gunk Shot

 

Final Smash: The Starmobiles

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Zooming around in a little circle, flaring its engine as if in challenge, honking, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their engines

 

Kart: Just driving

Special Move: Smog

 

Spirit Battle: On Naranja/Uva Academy

 

Victory Screen: Doing a victory lap

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, colors based on the Starmobiles.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Cyclizar screeches to a halt!

Character Sheet: The Finizen Line

FINIZEN/PALAFIN

Now, we’ll skip over the Wiglett line for now, as well as Bombirdier, and come instead to Finizen and Palafin. Finizen are based on dolphins, a Pokemon concept that has not been done for far too long. Palafin looks like an ordinary Finizen at first, until it ducks into a phone booth—excuse me, back into its PokeBall, and re-emerges as a superhero to take on the attacking evil-doers.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Aqua Jet > Jet Punch

 

Side B: Supersonic > Wave Crash

 

Up B: Acrobatics > Flip Turn

 

Down B: Dive > Aqua Tail

 

Final Smash: Water Tera-Type Jet Punch

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Playing in the surf, posing heroically, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their heads as hats.

 

Kart: Just swimming

Special Move: Jet Punch

 

Spirit Battle: On Blueberry Academy

 

Victory Screen: Finizen just jumping away through the waves, Palafin posing before a cheering crowd.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Varoom is ready to race! Wait, what? What do you mean this isn’t a racing game?

Character Sheet: The Tinkatink Line

TINKATINK/TINKATUFF/TINKATON

Now, we come to what ended up being one of the single most popular lines of the generation: Tinkatink, Tinkatuff, and Tinkaton. They pull mainly from dwarves and other mythological beings known for smithing and crafting weaponry, building giant hammers for themselves that they famously use to knock Corviknight from the sky and strip them of their metals.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Metal Claw > Brutal Swing (II) > Gigaton Hammer (III)

 

Side B: Draining Kiss > Flash Cannon (II)

 

Up B: Fairy Wind

 

Down B: Rock Smash > Slam (III)

 

Final Smash: Steel Tera-Type Gigaton Hammer

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Tinkering with their hammer, spotting a Corviknight high in the sky and striking it out of the air, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their hair and a small hammer.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Gigaton Hammer

 

Spirit Battle: On Champions Arena

 

Victory Screen: Laying its hammer down and hopping up onto it for a nap.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Finizen calls out for a hero to save it!

Character Sheet: The Flittle Line

FLITTLE/ESPATHRA

Next, we have Flittle and Espathra, a line of Pokemon based on Ostriches, with Psychic abilities. They probably also pull a little from the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Either that, or the Pokemon designers are just big fans of Sia.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Psybeam

 

Side B: Quick Attack > Drill Peck

 

Up B: Uproar > Lumina Crash

 

Down B: Baby-Doll Eyes > Dazzling Gleam

 

Final Smash: Psychic Tera-Type Lumina Crash

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Doing that one Ostrich mating dance, putting on a snobby fashionista pose (think Edna Mode), things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their hair

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Lumina Crash

 

Spirit Battle: On Area Zero

 

Victory Screen: Strutting its stuff and striking a pose.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Tinkatink builds its weapon!

Character Sheet: The Rellor Line

RELLOR/RABSCA

Now, we come to Rellor and Rabsca, a pair of Pokemon based on dung beetles, complete with the giant ball of . . . well, Pokemon says it’s a ball of dirt. We’re just going with that. Rabsca also pulls from scarab beetles as well as the Egyptian god Khepri, a giant scarab that rolls the sun across the sky.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Mud Shot > Psybeam

 

Side B: Rollout

 

Up B: Struggle Bug > Revival Blessing

 

Down B: Sand Attack > Confusion

 

Final Smash: Rock Tera-Type Rollout

I’ve mostly been doing this with the type of the move, so they get that extra STAB bonus, but this time I’m really tempted to make it Fire Tera-Type so that it’s literally Khepri’s sun.

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Rolling its ball around, sniffing it and looking grossed out, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Kirby becoming a ball rolled by a Rellor?

 

Kart: Just rolling the ball

Special Move: Mud Shot

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokopia

 

Victory Screen: Rolling the ball up, with all its opponents sticking out, and then sitting on top proudly.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Flittle flutters into battle!