Character Sheet: The Klink Line

KLINK/KLANG/KLINKLANG

Hey, everybody, I'm back! Next up, we have the Klink line, based on gears and getting progressively more complex with each level. Not really much else to say there. A lot of people don't like them but I'm fine with them.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Gear Grind

Side B: Charge Beam > Zap Cannon (II)

Up B: Autotomize > Shift Gear (II)

Down B: Metal Sound > Magnetic Flux (III)

Final Smash: Machine Madness

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Grinding back and forth, stopping and creaking for a second, things like that.

Kirby Hat: One gear with Kirby's hands and feet

Kart: The Poke Ball car, and they're part of it

Special Move: Gear Grind

Spirit Battle: On Glacier Palace

Victory Screen: Sliding into place inside a machine and getting to grinding.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Tynamo charges up!

Character Sheet: The Ferroseed Line

FERROSEED/FERROTHORN

Next up, we have an original line with a fully unique type combo in Grass and Steel. Ferroseed and Ferrothorn are based on durians, those fruit with the spiky tough peels and the really stinky insides. Not much else to say about them. They're just there.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Metal Claw > Iron Head

Side B: Pin Missile > Power Whip

Up B: Flash Cannon > Gyro Ball

Down B: Iron Defense

Final Smash: Self-Destruct

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Shaking around a bit, sticking out its thorns, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The metal shell and spikes

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Moves: Iron Defense

Spirit Battle: On Black City/White Forest, the White Forest version

Victory Screen: Wobbling back and forth happily.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Klink gears up for battle!

Character Sheet: The Joltik Line

JOLTIK/GALVANTULA

Next up, skipping over Alomomola for now, we come to another fairly original line, Joltik and Galvantula, based on a tick and spider respectively, who feed on electricity instead of blood. They're fun. I don't know if they're one of my favorites of the generation, but they're up there.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bug Bite > Bug Buzz

Side B: Electro Ball

Up B: Electroweb

Down B: Absorb > Discharge

Final Smash: Web of Cables

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Making some staticky noises, crawling around, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their fuzz as a suit

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Electroweb

Spirit Battle: On Castelia City

Victory Screen: Spinning a web and nestling onto it

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Ferroseed will en-durian!

Character Sheet: The Frillish Line

FRILLISH/JELLICENT

Next up, we have the brand new Tentacool and Tentacruel of the generation, Frillish and Jellicent, also based on jellyfish, but with a Ghost-typing, and based on the more bioluminescent and beautiful types of jellyfish, with some elements of royalty mixed in, and a noted gender variance.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Water Pulse > Hydro Pump

Side B: Poison Sting > Shadow Ball

Up B: Rain Dance > Whirlpool

Down B: Hex

Final Smash: Hydro Pump > Destiny Bond

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Spinning around gracefully, doing the little jellyfish/octopus thrust swim thing, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their ruffles and crowns

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Whirlpool

Spirit Battle: On Wish Park

Victory Screen: Bobbing up and down and looking over its subjects.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main and shiny for both male and female variants, then other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Joltik is energized for battle!

Character Sheet: The Foongus Line

FOONGUS/AMOONGUSS

Next up, we have Foongus and Amoonguss, a pair of mushrooms with Poke Ball patterns on their tops, fooling trainers by pretending to be Poke Balls. So, technically they're the new Voltorb, at least in "outside battle" mechanics. Completely different typings and concepts, so not in terms of battle though.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Stun Spore > Spore

Side B: Mega Drain > Giga Drain

Up B: Clear Smog

Down B: Toxic > Rage Powder

Final Smash: Solar Beam

Entrance: Poke Ball, or pretending to be one

Taunts: Pretending to be a Poke Ball, shaking out some spores, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The mushroom head

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Stun Spore

Spirit Battle: On Black City/White Forest, the Forest version

Victory Screen: Sending spores into the air in celebration, then tucking back down as a Poke Ball.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (preferably different Poke Balls)

Thanks for reading! Next up, Frillish floats to the top!

Character Sheet: The Karrablast and Shelmet Lines

KARRABLAST/ESCAVALIER//SHELMET/ACCELGOR

Next up, skipping over our Pikachu clone for now, we come to a pair of rather uniquely connected Pokemon lines that, for some strange reason, were not placed side by side, as you'd assume they'd be, considering their connection. Karrablast is a beetle, and Shelmet is a snail. When they are traded with each other, Karrablast steals Shelmet's shell, repurposing it into armor and becoming a knight armed with a lance. Shelmet, deprived of its shell, becomes driven by revenge and trains as a ninja. It's pretty fun and unique.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Headbutt > Iron Head | Acid > Water Shuriken

Side B: Fury Cutter | Mega Drain > Giga Drain

Up B: Flail > Swords Dance | Struggle Bug

Down B: Acid Spray > Iron Defense | Acid Armor > Toxic

Final Smash: Cavalry Charge | Ninja Attack

Entrance: Poke Balls

Taunts: Scuttling around, challenging like a knight, holding up its lance, things like that | Closing its shell, looking all broody, taking up a ninja stance, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The pincers, the armor | the shell, the hood

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Fury Cutter, Acid

Spirit Battle: On Infinite Tower, one helping you against the other

Victory Screen: Parading around like a night, doing a ninja pose and leaping out of sight.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, there's a Foongus among us!

Character Sheet: The Deerling Line

DEERLING/SAWSBUCK

Next up, we have Deerling and Sawsbuck, a line based on deer with the gimmick that they change from season to season, with Sawsbuck having branches instead of antlers that grow flowers and leaves in spring and summer, that then wilt in autumn and and fall out in the winter.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bullet Seed > Solar Beam

Side B: Take Down > Megahorn

Up B: Charm

Down B: Double Kick

Final Smash: Four Seasons

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Grazing, freezing and staring around, shaking out their antlers, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their ears and antlers.

Kart: Just running

Special Move: Megahorn

Spirit Battle: On Black City/White Forest, the forest version

Victory Screen: Loping off into the trees

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: All four seasonal variants, and their shinies

Thanks for reading! Next up, Karrablast and Shelmet armor up!

Character Sheet: The Vanillite Line

VANILLITE/VANILLISH/VANILLUXE

Next up, we have what is probably my personal least favorite line of all time, the Vanillite line. Vanillite, Vanillish, and Vanilluxe are based on icicles with snow on top, shaped like ice cream, starting from a small soft serve cone all the way up to a big deluxe sundae.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Icicle Crash

Side B: Mist > Ice Beam (II)

Up B: Icy Wind > Blizzard (III)

Down B: Harden > Self Destruct (II)

Final Smash: Blizzard > Deep Freeze (III)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Doing the little wiggle-drop you see happen with icicles in video games, licking itself, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their snow plopped on Kirby's head instead.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Icicle Crash

Spirit Battle: On Glacier Palace

Victory Screen: Doing a spin and swirl like you might see in an ice cream commercial.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (Possibly different ice cream flavors)

Thanks for reading! Next up, Deerling prepares for hunting season!

Character Sheet: The Ducklett Line

DUCKLETT/SWANNA

Next up, we have what I suppose qualifies as the new Psyduck line, Water types based on ducks that become something else in the second stage. This time, the line is heavily based on the story of "The Ugly Duckling," with the duck becoming a swan in the second stage.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bubble Beam > Water Gun

Side B: Air Slash > Brave Bird

Up B: Wing Attack

Down B: Roost > Aqua Ring

Final Smash: Hurricane

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Doing some Swan Lake ballerina moves, preening its feathers, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their wings and heads as hats

Kart: The Poke Ball car (or a mini Skyla's plane)

Special Move: Brave Bird

Spirit Battle: On Glacier Palace

Victory Screen: Doing a grand Swan Lake finale move

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Vanillite serves its vengeance cold!

Character Sheet: The Solosis Line

SOLOSIS/DUOSION/REUNICLUS

Next up, we have another full original in the Solosis line, based on cells and various microscopic and single-celled organisms, as well as the processes cellular fission and fusion and regeneration. Generally speaking its fun. Also, I haven't looked into it, but I do hope a jello mold of this line is somewhere on the menu at those Pokemon cafes they have. That just seems like an obvious option.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Psyshock > Psychic (II)

Side B: Confusion > Hammer Arm (III)

Up B: Light Screen > Future Sight (III)

Down B: Protect > Pain Split (II) > Skill Swap (III)

Final Smash: Wonder Room

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Splitting into two briefly, wiggling like jello, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The green outer layer

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Pain Split

Spirit Battle: On Glacier Palace

Victory Screen: Splitting, then splitting again, then more and more and more and more!

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Ducklett makes this battle get ugly!

Character Sheet: The Gothita Line

GOTHITA/GOTHORITA/GOTHITELLE

Next up, we have . . . well, not a stand-in for a Gen I line, per se (unless they might be the Alakazam line, but I don't think so), but sort of a new goth version of the Gardevoir line, all pulling more from the classic gothic style you might find in the world of fashion, or old horror classics like Edgar Allen Poe's works or Dracula, rather than the modern description of goth style, with a lot of elegant dancer elements thrown in.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Psybeam > Psyshock (III)

Side B: Charm

Up B: Psych Up > Future Sight (II)

Down B: Confusion > Hypnosis (II)

Final Smash: Magic Room

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Swishing back their hair, turning up their nose and turning away from the opponent, doing a pirouette, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their hair

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Magic Room

Spirit Battle: On Black City/White Forest, the Black City version

Victory Screen: Spreading their arms and curtsying to the player

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Solosis prepares to divide and conquer!

Character Sheet: The Minccino Line

MINCCINO/CINCCINO

Next up, we have Minccino and Cinccino, based on chinchillas and also high fashion, known for frequently using chinchilla fur. I've seen people say these are Gen V's version of Clefairy or Jigglypuff, but . . . I don't see it.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Charm > Hyper Voice

Side B: Pound > Tail Slap

Up B: Sing

Down B: Helping Hand (okay, I might be starting to see it with these moves)

Final Smash: Beauty Contest

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Preening its fur, sniffing around for some food, doing a model walk, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their ears as a hat

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Charm

Spirit Battle: On Black City/White Forest, the Black City version

Victory Screen: Posing for the cameras

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Gothita predicts your future!

Character Sheet: The Zorua Line

ZORUA/ZOROARK

Next up, we have less of a Gen I stand-in, and more like Gen V's attempt at a new Lucario. That said, one could argue that they are the new Vulpix line. Zorua and Zoroark are based on shapeshifting fox spirits common to multiple East Asian mythologies, and have a distinct gimmick of disguising themselves as humans and other Pokemon.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Fury Swipes > Night Slash

Side B: Agility

Up B: Knock Off

Down B: Scary Face > Night Daze

Final Smash: Nasty Plot

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Sniffing around, yapping like a fox, crouching, things like that. Maybe a secret taunt where they turn into an opponent (only visibly).

Kirby Hat: Their hair

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Night Slash

Spirit Battle: On N's Castle, possibly with N

Victory Screen: Slashing, then disappearing into shadow

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors. An N-based color.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Minccino is ready for its closeup!

Character Sheet: The Trubbish Line

TRUBBISH/GARBODOR

Next up, we have Gen V's brand new Grimer line, based on realistic bags of trash come to life, rather than generic purple blobs of 90s cartoon pollution. I suppose you could say they're the new Weezing line too, but I think they're closer to Muk personally.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Sludge Bomb > Gunk Shot

Side B: Poison Jab > Metal Claw

Up B: Smokescreen

Down B: Toxic Spikes > Sludge Wave

Final Smash: Self-Destruct > Gigantamax Garbodor

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Belching up some green gas, sorting through its trash, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The bag

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Gunk Shot

Spirit Battle: On Castelia City

Victory Screen: Tipping over a dumpster and diving in.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (maybe common trashbag colors)

Thanks for reading! Next up, Zorua outfoxes its opponent.

Character Sheet: The Unova Fossils

TIRTOUGA/CARRACOSTA//ARCHEN/ARCHEOPS

As always, we'll be covering our Unova fossils together. This time, we have the Tirtouga line, based on the archelon, a giant prehistoric sea turtle, and the Archen line, based on the archeopteryx or sorta kinda the first bird. Not much to say about them otherwise. Just your standard fossils.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Aqua Jet | Dragon Breath

Side B: Rock Slide > Aqua Tail | Rock Throw > Dragon Claw

Up B: Smack Down > Ancient Power | Wing Attack > Ancient Power

Down B: Withdraw > Iron Defense | Pluck

Final Smash: Hydro Pump | Dive Bomb

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Swimming around, tucking into its shell, things like that. Preening its feathers, flapping about, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their shell, and their feathers.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Aqua Tail | Wing Attack

Spirit Battle: On N's Castle

Victory Screen: Swimming away through the sea, dancing about happily before launching into the trees.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Trubbish takes out the trash!

Character Sheet: The Yamask Line

YAMASK/COFAGRIGUS

Skipping over Sigilyph for now, let's cover the first main Ghost-type of the generation, based on ancient Egyptian burial practices, with Yamask based mainly on the ba, a section of the Egyptian concept of the soul, carrying around a death mask, and Cofagrigus being a straight up Egyptian sarcophagus. 

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Hex

Side B: Will-O-Wisp > Shadow Claw

Up B: Night Shade

Down B: Protect > Dark Pulse

Final Smash: Destiny Bond

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Acting like a regular mask or casket, waving around its arms and going "Ooooo!", things like that.

Kirby Hat: The mask and casket face respectively

Kart: The Poke Ball car (or a hearse)

Special Move: Destiny Bond

Spirit Battle: On N's Castle

Victory Screen: Returning to their eternal slumber.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Tirtouga rises from the deep!

Character Sheet: The Scraggy Line

SCRAGGY/SCRAFTY

Next up, we have the Scraggy and Scrafty line, a pair of lizards designed to look like teenage punks who'd rough you up in a back alley, complete with shedded skin acting as sagging pants. They just recently got some love in the form of a Mega Evolution in Z-A.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Headbutt > Focus Punch

Side B: Low Kick

Up B: Beat Up > High Jump Kick

Down B: Payback

Final Smash: Gang Violence > Mega Scrafty

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Looking broody, synching up their drawers, punching their fist into their palm threateningly, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Probably the mohawk and whatever Scraggy has, but it would be more fun if Kirby gained the saggy pants.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Beat Up

Spirit Battle: In Black City/White Forest, the Black City version

Victory Screen: Sticking out their tongue and rushing off back to their hideout.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Yamask rises from the dead!

Character Sheet: The Dwebble Line

DWEBBLE/CRUSTLE

Skipping over Maractus for now, we then come to either Krabby or Paras's spiritual successor, the Dwebble line. Not quite a straight lift, mostly due to their typings being quite different. Dwebble and Crustle are based on Hermit Crab, except instead of snail shells, they use rocks as their dwellings, with Crustle having full sediment layers in its block.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Rock Blast

Side B: Fury Cutter > X-Scissor

Up B: Smack Down > Rock Slide

Down B: Stealth Rock

Final Smash: Rock Wrecker

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Tucking into its shell, snapping at things, wobbling slightly with the weight, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their rocks

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Stealth Rock

Spirit Battle: On N's Castle

Victory Screen: Digging down and then tucking into its rock.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Scraggy looks to pick a fight.

Character Sheet: The Darumaka Line

DARUMAKA/DARMANITAN

Next up, we have possibly the most original line of the generation, the Darumaka line. Darumaka and Darmanitan are based primarily on daruma dolls, as well as ancient stone statues, and the concepts of meditation to achieve zen from multiple Eastern cultures. They also pull a bit from orangutans and other apes. Darmanitan is notable for its zen mode, where it becomes a statue.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Fire Punch

Side B: Headbutt > Hammer Arm

Up B: Work Up > Thrash

Down B: Incinerate > Zen Mode

Final Smash: Flare Blitz

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Entering zen mode for a second, dancing around, beating its chest, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their eyebrows

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Zen Mode

Spirit Battle: On Infinite Tower

Victory Screen: Pounding its chest, then going into meditation.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Dwebble rocks you to shell!

Character Sheet: The Sandile Line

SANDILE/KROKOROK/KROOKODILE

Skipping over Basculin for now, we now come to another mostly original line, the Sandile line, based on crocodiles, except they move through sand instead of swamps. So, I guess, a little similar in general concept to Hippopotas and Hippowdon. They also have a bit of the old "masked bandit wearing prison stripes" vibe to their design, feeding into their Dark typing.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bite > Crunch (II)

Side B: Sand Attack > Outrage (III)

Up B: Scary Face > Sandstorm (II)

Down B: Dig > Sand Tomb (III)

Final Smash: Earthquake

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Snapping around, digging down until only its eyes are sticking up, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The top of their heads

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Sand Attack

Spirit Battle: On N's Castle

Victory Screen: Clamping onto its opponent and dragging them beneath the sand

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Darumaka awaits your arrival!

Character Sheet: The Petilil Line

PETILIL/LILLIGANT

Next up, we have Petilil and Lilligant, another dual Grass line, this time based on lilies, tulips, carnations, and other flowers known for being pretty and aromatic. They also have a strong graceful dancer vibe, a vibe only expanded on when we get to their later Hisuian form.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Magical Leaf

Side B: Stun Spore > Teeter Dance

Up B: Growth > Petal Blizzard

Down B: Mega Drain > Giga Drain

Final Smash: Leaf Storm

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Dancing around and performing various iconic dance forms, stretching as if to take in more sun, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their flowers

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Magical Leaf

Spirit Battle: On Wish Park

Victory Screen: Taking a final bow for the audience

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (probably common colors for that type of flower)

Thanks for reading! Next up, Sandile stalks its prey through the desert sands!

Character Sheet: The Cottonee Line

COTTONEE/WHIMSICOTT

And now, we come to the first of the generation that I can truly call original and not an obvious new version of a Gen I, or just one of the standard Gen tropes like the starters and regional birds. (Maybe the monkeys, but calling them original feels a little . . . ) Cottonee and Whimsicott are based on cotton plants. Not much more to them beyond that, but it was neat when they gained the Fairy typing in the next generation.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Cotton Spore

Side B: Razor Leaf > Moonblast

Up B: Fairy Wind

Down B: Mega Drain > Giga Drain

Final Smash: Solar Beam

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Remember when it took off its cotton and hung it up to dry in the anime?

Kirby Hat: A cotton onesie

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Cotton Spore

Spirit Battle: On White Forest/Black City, the White Forest version

Victory Screen: Dancing around, spreading cotton fluff everywhere

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (probably common dyed cotton colors)

Thanks for reading! Next up, Petilil dances for the crowd!

Character Sheet: The Venipede Line

VENIPEDE/WHIRLIPEDE/SCOLIPEDE

And now, we come to the "mean" set of regional bugs for the generation, the Venipede lines. They are primarily based on millipedes, with maybe a bit of centipede in there, and maybe something centaurish for Scolipede. They are Poison type, despite millipedes not being particularly known for poison. That said, neither are moths, and Pokemon does love to make Poison-type moths.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bug Bite > Venoshock (II)

Side B: Rollout > Mega Horn (III)

Up B: Poison Tail > Venom Drench (III)

Down B: Defense Curl > Iron Defense (II)

Final Smash: Venom Drench > Mega Scolipede (III)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Scuttling around, rolling up into a ball, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their heads and feelers

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Rollout

Spirit Battle: On Infinite Tower

Victory Screen: Curling up and rolling around for a second, revving too.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Cottonee drifts into battle!

Character Sheet: The Sewaddle Line

SEWADDLE/SWADLOON/LEAVANNY

And now we come to the regional bug lines, strangely late in the generation comparatively, but whatever. The "nice" line this time is the Sewaddle line, pulling from mantises and grasshoppers and katydids, and other such bugs that camouflage themselves as leaves, with the unique feature of actually using leaves as clothing and coverings for themselves. There's also a whole "baby being swaddled by a nanny" theme going on too.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bug Bite > Leaf Blade (III)

Side B: Razor Leaf > X-Scissor (III)

Up B: Tackle > Sticky Web (II)

Down B: String Shot > Protect (II)

Final Smash: Leaf Cocoon (sorta based on Burgh's whole web gym) > Leaf Storm (III)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Sewing their leaves together, chomping on their leaves a bit, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their respective leaf coverings

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Sticky Web

Spirit Battle: On Castelia City

Victory Screen: Leavanny bundling up the smaller one and rocking it.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Venipede rolls into battle!

Character Sheet: Throh and Sawk

THROH/SAWK

Next up, we come to the generation's new Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan, a pair of counterparts that don't evolve into each other (and don't even retroactively become related like the Hitmons did), both Fighting types based on some form of ring-fighting martial arts, Throh being judo and Sawk being karate. They're also muppets, and if I ever played a game where I caught a pair, I'd name them Bert and Ernie.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Storm Throw | Brick Break

Side B: Reversal

Up B: Seismic Toss | Double Kick

Down B: Wide Guard | Low Sweep

Final Smash: Championship Throwdown

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Flexing and performing showman's taunts, stretching for the match, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their fishnet faces

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Reversal

Spirit Battle: On Infinite Tower

Victory Screen: Standing tall and holding up the championship belt

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Sewaddle leaves you in the dust!

Character Sheet: The Tympole Line

TYMPOLE/PALPITOAD/SEISMITOAD

Next up, we have the generation's new Poliwag line, a set of three, based on tadpoles up to frogs, except that this time, they have a whole musical instrument/boom box thing going on with the sound pad things all over them. They're also Ground type, because . . . something something loud noises causing earthquakes.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bubble Beam > Drain Punch (III)

Side B: Supersonic

Up B: Flail > Uproar (II)

Down B: Mud Shot > Muddy Water (III)

Final Smash: Seismic Concert

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Making music from its pads, hopping around, things like that

Kirby Hat: Their respective pads

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Supersonic

Spirit Battle: On Wish Park

Victory Screen: Rocking out as their pads play the victory theme.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Throh braces itself for combat.

Character Sheet: The Timburr Line

TIMBURR/GURDURR/CONKELDURR

Skipping over the new Chansey for now, we then come to the new Machop line, with a three-stage line of Fighting types, known for being muscular and heavy-lifting. These specifically are more based on construction workers, carrying around different building materials, from a two-by-four of lumber, a steel girder, and a pair of large concrete pillars respectively. They also have bulging veins instead of bulging muscles this time.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Pound > Dynamic Punch (II) > Focus Punch (III)

Side B: Rock Throw > Hammer Arm (II)

Up B: Slam > Superpower (III)

Down B: Low Kick > Stone Edge (III)

Final Smash: Ultimate Smackdown

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Hefting their load to show off, setting it down and resting for a second, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their weird head things and veins

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Slam

Spirit Battle: On Glacier Palace

Victory Screen: Building a house and then looking proud.

Losing Screen: Fainted (with a bump as if they got beaned by their own load).

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Tympole's ready to rumble!

Character Sheet: The Drilbur Line

DRILBUR/EXCADRILL

Next up, we have . . . well, I always called it the new Diglett line, being moles and all, but then I watched a video talking about all the counterparts, and they listed them as the Sandshrew counterparts, given the Ground type and slashy bits. I think both make sense. They're the new Ground slashy moles either way, with claws that form a drill shape.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Metal Claw

Side B: Rapid Spin > Drill Run

Up B: Sandstorm

Down B: Rock Slide > Dig

Final Smash: Earthquake > Mega Excadrill

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Sticking their claws together and then spinning the drill a bit (like a person might do with their own drill's trigger when picking one up), shifting dirt around, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their nose and claws

Kart: Just burrowing

Special Move: Drill Run

Spirit Battle: On N's Castle

Victory Screen: Jumping up and then burrowing back into the ground.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swap: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Timburr carries the battle!

Character Sheet: The Woobat Line

WOOBAT/SWOOBAT

Next up, we have the new region's Zubat stand-in, Woobat and Swoobat. They are vampire bat-esque, just like Zubat and Golbat, except that these are Psychic type and feed on emotion rather than blood.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Attract

Side B: Gust > Psychic

Up B: Air Cutter > Air Slash

Down B: Confusion > Future Sight

Final Smash: Burst of Love (like Attract but more powerful and puts all opponents in a temporary daze)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Winking and making a heart from its nose, flapping around happily, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The heart nose and wings

Kart: Just flying

Special Move: Attract

Spirit Battle: On Wish Park

Victory Screen: Planting a heart shape on the camera and flying off.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Drilbur digs deep!

Character Sheet: The Roggenrola Line

ROGGENROLA/BOLDORE/GIGALITH

And now, we come to the new Geodude line, made up of Roggenrola, Boldore, and Gigalith. Rather than being boulders come to life, these are now the types of structures you might find deep in caves, like stalagmites and geodes. They're also pure Rock type now.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Headbutt > Rock Blast (III)

Side B: Sand Attack > Power Gem (II)

Up B: Smack Down > Rock Slide (II) > Sandstorm (III)

Down B: Iron Defense

Final Smash: Explosion

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Dancing around while tilting, growling and looking fierce, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their gemstone growths

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Rock Blast

Spirit Battle: On Infinite Tower

Victory Screen: Stomping and roaring, its gems glistening

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Woobat swoops into battle!

Character Sheet: The Blitzle Line

BLITZLE/ZEBSTRIKA

Next up, we have basically our new Ponyta and Rapidash in Blitzle and Zebstrika. Instead of horses with fire manes and tails, we now have zebras with lightning stripes. Not much else to say on them, really. They're just cool.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Spark

Side B: Quick Attack > Wild Charge

Up B: Thunder Wave

Down B: Charge > Discharge

Final Smash: Storm Stampede

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Rearing and whinnying, shooting off sparks, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their lightning stripes

Kart: Just running

Special Move: Wild Charge

Spirit Battle: On Infinite Tower

Victory Screen: Rearing as lightning strikes behind them.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Roggenrola rocks the competition!

Character Sheet: The Pidove Line

PIDOVE/TRANQUILL/UNFEZANT

Next, we come to the regional bird line of the generation, that start with Pidove, clearly based on a dove or pigeon (columbiform either way), and then inexplicably evolve up into pheasants for some reason, with a notable gender difference as many birds are fairly well known for.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Gust

Side B: Quick Attack > Sky Attack (III)

Up B: Air Cutter > Air Slash (II)

Down B: Roost

Final Smash: Flock Attack

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Preening their feathers, strutting their stuff, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their respective facial feathers and beaks.

Kart: Just flying

Special Move: Roost

Spirit Battle: On Castelia City

Victory Screen: Nestling into a nest and cooing

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors. Plus the gender variance for Unfezant.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Blitzle appears in a flash!

Character Sheet: The Munna Line

MUNNA/MUSHARNA

Next, we have a two-line of tapirs based on the dream-eating Baku. I wonder which Gen II line this is a rework of. To be fair, I do think this is the superior of the two designs, as Munna and Musharna work in a lot of whimsical "dreamy" elements to their design, whereas Drowzee and Hypno are just kinda . . . yellow tapirs, with a clown ruff on Hypno.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Psybeam > Moonblast

Side B: Zen Headbutt

Up B: Moonlight

Down B: Hypnosis > Dream Eater

Final Smash: Dream World

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Snoring a bit in their sleep, various things appearing in the dream cloud, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The flower patterns and dream cloud

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Moonlight

Spirit Battle: On Wish Park

Victory Screen: The Pokemon waking up from its nap in surprise

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

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

Character Sheet: The Monkeys

PANSAGE/SIMISAGE//PANSEAR/SIMISEAR//PANPOUR/SIMIPOUR

And now, we come to the elemental monkeys of Gen V, pretty universally derided as the biggest wastes of space in the PokeDex, at least as far as I've ever heard. They are a Grass/Fire/Water combo, just like the starters, and they pull most of their inspiration from the "Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil" monkeys.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Vine Whip > Seed Bomb | Incinerate > Flame Burst | Water Gun > Brine

Side B: Fury Swipes | Fury Swipes | Fury Swipes

Up B: Acrobatics | Acrobatics | Acrobatics

Down B: Leech Seed | Amnesia | Water Sport

Final Smash: Monkey Business

Entrance: Poke Balls

Taunts: Doing their respective facial covering move, holding up their hands like waiters, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Like Donkey Kong, but with their heads.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Fury Swipes

Spirit Battle: On Castelia City

Victory Screen: Hopping around happily then climbing a tree.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Munna dreams of victory!

Character Sheet: The Purrloin Line

PURRLOIN/LIEPARD

So, Gen V is rather well known for being a soft reboot of sorts for the Pokemon franchise. One of the most visible aspects of this is that there are SO many new Pokemon that are basically a reinvented Gen I Pokemon, that basically fills the role of the original and has more or less the same basic concept. Purrloin and Liepard would be the first of that, being very much the new Meowth and Persian. There's also a whole dog and cat thing going on with their placement next to Lillipup's line, but that's about it.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Scratch > Night Slash

Side B: Fury Swipes

Up B: Sand Attack > Sucker Punch

Down B: Fake Out

Final Smash: Predator in the Night

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Licking themselves, purring and playing with a ball, being naughty, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their heads as "Catwoman" masks

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Night Slash

Spirit Battle: On Wish Park

Victory Screen: Looking prissy and licking themselves

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Pansage speaks no evil!

Character Sheet: The Lillipup Line

LILLIPUP/HERDIER/STOUTLAND

Next up, we come to the Lillipup line, in a sorta regional critter role, at least, in a similar way to something like Poochyena and Mightyena. The line is based on Scottish terriers, Yorkshire terriers, and other herding dogs common to the British isles. I always wanted to catch one and name it Greyfriar's Bobby myself, but I never owned a game were I had the opportunity to catch one.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bite > Crunch (III)

Side B: Tackle > Take Down (II)

Up B: Work Up

Down B: Retaliate > Play Rough (II)

Final Smash: Giga Impact

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Yapping, chasing its tail, other dog things.

Kirby Hat: Their facial fur

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Take Down

Spirit Battle: On Castelia City

Victory Screen: Running around happily, yapping, and sitting for a treat.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Purrloin makes the purrfect getaway!

Character Sheet: The Patrat Line

PATRAT/WATCHOG

Next up, we have our regional critters for the Generation, Patrat and Watchog. These two are based primarily on groundhogs, or prairie dogs, leaning heavily into their whole sentinel instinct thing by basing them as well on hall monitors/crossing guards/other general officials who keep lookout and wear bright orange vests.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bite > Hyper Fang

Side B: Hypnosis

Up B: Sand Attack > Slam

Down B: Detect

Final Smash: Maze of Tunnels

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Standing up straight and looking around, diving for cover, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their big red eyes

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Detect

Spirit Battle: On N's Castle

Victory Screen: Sounding an all-clear and joining their fellows.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Lillipup hounds its opponents.

Character Sheet: The Oshawott Line

OSHAWOTT/DEWOTT/SAMUROTT

Next up, we have our Water starters of Gen V, the Oshawott line. They are mostly based on sea otters (river otters in Samurott's case), mixed a bit with samurai warriors, scallop shells acting as their swords. Overall, at least Oshawott seems to be the main standout starter in terms of popularity, though the later evolutions not so much.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Razor Shell > Fury Cutter (II) > Megahorn (III)

Side B: Water Gun > Hydro Pump (III)

Up B: Soak > Aerial Ace (II)

Down B: Focus Energy > Aqua Tail (III)

Final Smash: Samurai of the Water

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Kneeling and posing like a samurai, doing tricks with the scallop, floating on their backs, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their heads as hats, then Samurott's head shell thing.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Razor Shell

Spirit Battle: On Wish Park

Victory Screen: Posing victoriously like a samurai.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Patrat watches for a challenger!

Character Sheet: The Tepig Line

TEPIG/PIGNITE/EMBOAR

And now, we come to the Fire starters of Gen IV, and the third that would end up as Fire/Fighting. They are based primarily on pigs, with a little bit of wrestler, and Emboar specifically pulls from Zhu Bajie, the shapeshifting pig demon from Journey to the West and companion of Sun Wukong. Also, they might be the pig from the Chinese Zodiac, but Fuecoco probably officially debunked that whole Fire Starter theory (unless its the snake, and the Pokemon Company made the biggest reach they've ever done. Like, fox for dog and hedgehog for mouse are at least pretty close ballpark. Snake to crocodile is nosebleed section level).

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Ember > Arm Thrust (II)

Side B: Flame Charge > Rollout (III)

Up B: Smog > Heat Crash (II)

Down B: Defense Curl

Final Smash: Flare Blitz > Mega Emboar (it's not "officially" confirmed yet, but . . . come on).

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Some wrestler poses, rooting around on the ground, hopping around and saying "oink," things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their noses and ears

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Flame Charge

Spirit Battle: On Infinity Tower

Victory Screen: A wrestler's victory pose.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors. (Definitely want a Ganondorf one)

Thanks for reading! Next up, Oshawott otter do well in this match.

Character Sheet: The Snivy Line

SNIVY/SERVINE/SERPERIOR

I have decided to save Victini for the standalone Legendaries post, so for now, let's cover the Snivy line. Snivy, Servine, and Serperior are the Grass starters of Gen V, based on snakes with ivy wrapped around their bodies, and a general sense of regal snootiness. Not much else to say about them, really.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Vine Whip > Gastro Acid (III)

Side B: Magical Leaf > Leaf Blade (II)

Up B: Growth > Mega Drain (II) > Giga Drain (III)

Down B: Wrap

Final Smash: Leaf Storm

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Slithering, sticking their nose in the air and turning away from their opponents, other things like that.

Kirby Hat: The tops of their heads

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Wrap

Spirit Battle: On White Forest/Black City, specifically stuck on the White Forest version.

Victory Screen: Standing and looking around proudly with a sense of superiority.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Tepig brings home the bacon!

Miscellaneous Gen V Games

MISCELLANEOUS GEN V GAMES

And now, let's go over all the little games here and there that came out during Gen V. First, we have a couple of basic educational games, as always. Specifically, they are Pokémon Best Wishes: Intelligence Training Pokémon Big Sports Meet! and Learn with Pokemon: Typing Adventure. Then we have a pretty basic free mobile game with Pokemon Say Tap?, then a little electronic guide for how to play the card game. Then we have the Pokemon Dream Radar, which is a very early progenitor of Pokemon Go! that let you find Pokemon in augmented reality. It also introduced Professor Burnet, so that's neat. I also should have mentioned that there was also a Pokedex app for iOS back in the Pokedex 3D post, but I missed it. And then we have Pokemon TV, a video service for iOS that let you watch episodes of the anime, and still kinda exists as a YouTube channel. It is currently very handy for watching the anime for my research. And that's pretty much it.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

All Unova Pokemon

Bittercold: winds

Trainer System:

Hilbert

Hilda

Cheren

Bianca

Professor Juniper

Cedric Juniper

Emmet

Ingo

Cilan

Chili

Cress

Lenora

Burgh

Elesa

Clay

Skyla

Bricen

Iris

Drayden

Marshal

Shauntal

Grimsley

Caitlin

Alder

N

Ghetsis

Seven Sages

Shadow Triad

Hero

Heroine

Oichi

Aya

Ginchiyo

Gracia

Hanbei

Hanzo

Hideyoshi

Ieyasu

Ina

Kai

Kanbei

Kanetsugu

Keiji

Kenshin

Kiyomasa

Kotaro

Kunoichi

Magoichi

Masamune

Masanori

Mitsuhide

Mitsunari

Motochika

Motonari

Muneshige

Nene

No

Okuni

Ranmaru

Shingen

Tadakatsu

Ujiyasu

Yoshihiro

Yoshimoto

Yukimura

Nobunaga

Nate

Rosa

Hugh

Benga

Colress

Zinzolin

Roxie

Marlon

Stages:

Nuvema

Accumula

Striaton

Nacrene

Castelia

Nimbasa

Driftveil

Mistralton

Icirrus

Opelucid

Lacunosa

Undella

Anville

Black City/White Forest

Dreamyard

Pinwheel Forest

Desert Resort

Relic Castle

Battle Subway

Chargestone Cave

Celestial Tower

Twist Mountain

Dragonspiral Tower

Pokemon League

N's Castle

Abyssal Ruins

Unity Tower

Bridges

Toy Town

Easterly Town

Westerly Town

Northerly Town

Axle Town

Wish Park

Cove Area

Arbor Area

Crag Area

Tech Area

Wish Palace

Aurora

Ignis

Fontaine

Violight

Greenleaf

Nixtorm

Pugilis

Viperia

Terrera

Avia

Illusio

Chrysalia

Cragspur

Spectra

Dragnor

Yaksha

Valora

Infinite Tower

Aspertia

Floccesy

Virbank

Lentimas

Humilau

PokeStar Studios

Pokemon World Tournament

Reversal Mountain

Plasma Frigate

Relic Passage

Gates to Infinity Stages

Thanks for reading! Next, since there's really no non-Dexers to cover this time, I'm a little uncertain on whether to just do Victini now, or to save it to go with the other standalone Legendaries and skip ahead to the Snivy line. Since we have until Monday, let me know in the comments below which one I should do.

Pokemon Rumble U

POKEMON RUMBLE U

And now we come to the last major game I'll be covering on its own for this generation. Pokemon Rumble U was the next in the Rumble series, released for the Wii U's eShop, and still mostly functioned about the same as the other rumble games, with the little chibi pokemon that roll around in little arenas and bump into each other with basic attacks. Not much else to say really.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

All Unova Pokemon

Bittercold: winds

Trainer System:

Hilbert

Hilda

Cheren

Bianca

Professor Juniper

Cedric Juniper

Emmet

Ingo

Cilan

Chili

Cress

Lenora

Burgh

Elesa

Clay

Skyla

Bricen

Iris

Drayden

Marshal

Shauntal

Grimsley

Caitlin

Alder

N

Ghetsis

Seven Sages

Shadow Triad

Hero

Heroine

Oichi

Aya

Ginchiyo

Gracia

Hanbei

Hanzo

Hideyoshi

Ieyasu

Ina

Kai

Kanbei

Kanetsugu

Keiji

Kenshin

Kiyomasa

Kotaro

Kunoichi

Magoichi

Masamune

Masanori

Mitsuhide

Mitsunari

Motochika

Motonari

Muneshige

Nene

No

Okuni

Ranmaru

Shingen

Tadakatsu

Ujiyasu

Yoshihiro

Yoshimoto

Yukimura

Nobunaga

Nate

Rosa

Hugh

Benga

Colress

Zinzolin

Roxie

Marlon

Stages:

Nuvema

Accumula

Striaton

Nacrene

Castelia

Nimbasa

Driftveil

Mistralton

Icirrus

Opelucid

Lacunosa

Undella

Anville

Black City/White Forest

Dreamyard

Pinwheel Forest

Desert Resort

Relic Castle

Battle Subway

Chargestone Cave

Celestial Tower

Twist Mountain

Dragonspiral Tower

Pokemon League

N's Castle

Abyssal Ruins

Unity Tower

Bridges

Toy Town

Easterly Town

Westerly Town

Northerly Town

Axle Town

Wish Park

Cove Area

Arbor Area

Crag Area

Tech Area

Wish Palace

Aurora

Ignis

Fontaine

Violight

Greenleaf

Nixtorm

Pugilis

Viperia

Terrera

Avia

Illusio

Chrysalia

Cragspur

Spectra

Dragnor

Yaksha

Valora

Infinite Tower

Aspertia

Floccesy

Virbank

Lentimas

Humilau

PokeStar Studios

Pokemon World Tournament

Reversal Mountain

Plasma Frigate

Relic Passage

Gates to Infinity Stages

Thanks for reading! Next up, let's go over the little games that came out during this time period too.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity

POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: GATES TO INFINITY

Next up, we have Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, the . . . third story of the Mystery Dungeon series, though it's kinda the fourth/fifth/sixth game to be released. It's also generally considered the worst, which I think is a little unfair. I enjoyed it. That said, I watched it, not played it, so it could be the gameplay was garbage.

Once again, you play as a human transformed into a Pokemon and transported to a world of only Pokemon, with your options being only Pikachu, the three Unova starters, and Axew. You are joined by a Partner Pokemon, from the same five options (okay, maybe I'm starting to see it now). Right off the bat, your Partner purchases a huge swath of barren land that they dream of turning into a paradise.

Along the way, you meet other characters, including your core teammates Virizion, Dunsparce, and Emolga, as well as your landlord Quagsire, a bunch of townsfolk living nearby, Virizion's former partner Keldeo, and Hydreigon, the being who summoned you to this world. Kyurem acts as your main antagonist for most of the game, with Munna being a major ally to Kyurem, though you believe it to be an ally at first. This game also features a unique non-Pokemon final boss in Bittercold, a giant otherworldly ice crystal thing that feeds on negative emotions and attacks the player with icy winds.

As for stages, you have Ragged Mountain, Stony Cave, Hazy Pass, Stompstump Peak, Desolate Canyon, Forest Grotto, Mountain Pass, Inflora Forest, Breezy Meadow, Tempting Path, Crags of Lament, Telluric Path, Great Glacier, Glacial Underpass, Glacier Palace, Redland Reaches, Eastern Savanna, Kilionea Road, Forest of Shadows, Daybreak Ridge, Ochre Quarry, Withered Savanna, Holehills, Scorching Desert, and Tyrian Maze, with a few DLC dungeons added on later.

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

Characters:

All Unova Pokemon

Bittercold: winds

Trainer System:

Hilbert

Hilda

Cheren

Bianca

Professor Juniper

Cedric Juniper

Emmet

Ingo

Cilan

Chili

Cress

Lenora

Burgh

Elesa

Clay

Skyla

Bricen

Iris

Drayden

Marshal

Shauntal

Grimsley

Caitlin

Alder

N

Ghetsis

Seven Sages

Shadow Triad

Hero

Heroine

Oichi

Aya

Ginchiyo

Gracia

Hanbei

Hanzo

Hideyoshi

Ieyasu

Ina

Kai

Kanbei

Kanetsugu

Keiji

Kenshin

Kiyomasa

Kotaro

Kunoichi

Magoichi

Masamune

Masanori

Mitsuhide

Mitsunari

Motochika

Motonari

Muneshige

Nene

No

Okuni

Ranmaru

Shingen

Tadakatsu

Ujiyasu

Yoshihiro

Yoshimoto

Yukimura

Nobunaga

Nate

Rosa

Hugh

Benga

Colress

Zinzolin

Roxie

Marlon

Stages:

Nuvema

Accumula

Striaton

Nacrene

Castelia

Nimbasa

Driftveil

Mistralton

Icirrus

Opelucid

Lacunosa

Undella

Anville

Black City/White Forest

Dreamyard

Pinwheel Forest

Desert Resort

Relic Castle

Battle Subway

Chargestone Cave

Celestial Tower

Twist Mountain

Dragonspiral Tower

Pokemon League

N's Castle

Abyssal Ruins

Unity Tower

Bridges

Toy Town

Easterly Town

Westerly Town

Northerly Town

Axle Town

Wish Park

Cove Area

Arbor Area

Crag Area

Tech Area

Wish Palace

Aurora

Ignis

Fontaine

Violight

Greenleaf

Nixtorm

Pugilis

Viperia

Terrera

Avia

Illusio

Chrysalia

Cragspur

Spectra

Dragnor

Yaksha

Valora

Infinite Tower

Aspertia

Floccesy

Virbank

Lentimas

Humilau

PokeStar Studios

Pokemon World Tournament

Reversal Mountain

Plasma Frigate

Relic Passage

Gates to Infinity Stages (Glacier Palace the probable one I'm going with)

Thanks for reading! Next up, we will, we will Rumble U! Wait, that's not how it goes.

Pokemon Tretta

POKEMON TRETTA

I considered just tossing this in the extras post, but since it did have a later add-on called Pokemon Tretta Lab, it deserved at least an extra mention. Pokemon Tretta was an arcade game developed by the same developers as the Battrio arcade game, that distributed small puck-shaped cards that you could use to assemble a Pokemon team, and then compete in 3-on-3 battles. And then the Lab add-on let you train up your collected cards so that you could compete in battles with advantage. Not really much else to say there.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

All Unova Pokemon

Trainer System:

Hilbert

Hilda

Cheren

Bianca

Professor Juniper

Cedric Juniper

Emmet

Ingo

Cilan

Chili

Cress

Lenora

Burgh

Elesa

Clay

Skyla

Bricen

Iris

Drayden

Marshal

Shauntal

Grimsley

Caitlin

Alder

N

Ghetsis

Seven Sages

Shadow Triad

Hero

Heroine

Oichi

Aya

Ginchiyo

Gracia

Hanbei

Hanzo

Hideyoshi

Ieyasu

Ina

Kai

Kanbei

Kanetsugu

Keiji

Kenshin

Kiyomasa

Kotaro

Kunoichi

Magoichi

Masamune

Masanori

Mitsuhide

Mitsunari

Motochika

Motonari

Muneshige

Nene

No

Okuni

Ranmaru

Shingen

Tadakatsu

Ujiyasu

Yoshihiro

Yoshimoto

Yukimura

Nobunaga

Nate

Rosa

Hugh

Benga

Colress

Zinzolin

Roxie

Marlon

Stages:

Nuvema

Accumula

Striaton

Nacrene

Castelia

Nimbasa

Driftveil

Mistralton

Icirrus

Opelucid

Lacunosa

Undella

Anville

Black City/White Forest

Dreamyard

Pinwheel Forest

Desert Resort

Relic Castle

Battle Subway

Chargestone Cave

Celestial Tower

Twist Mountain

Dragonspiral Tower

Pokemon League

N's Castle

Abyssal Ruins

Unity Tower

Bridges

Toy Town

Easterly Town

Westerly Town

Northerly Town

Axle Town

Wish Park

Cove Area

Arbor Area

Crag Area

Tech Area

Wish Palace

Aurora

Ignis

Fontaine

Violight

Greenleaf

Nixtorm

Pugilis

Viperia

Terrera

Avia

Illusio

Chrysalia

Cragspur

Spectra

Dragnor

Yaksha

Valora

Infinite Tower

Aspertia

Floccesy

Virbank

Lentimas

Humilau

PokeStar Studios

Pokemon World Tournament

Reversal Mountain

Plasma Frigate

Relic Passage

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