FARFETCH'D/ONIX/LICKITUNG/CHANSEY/TANGELA/KANGASKHAN/MR. MIME/SCYTHER/JYNX/ELECTABUZZ/MAGMAR/PINSIR/TAUROS/LAPRAS/DITTO/PORYGON/SNORLAX
In order to save myself some time (Even though I'm still working through the Gen III games, so I DEFINITELY still need the time, but I'm good), I will be clumping up the standalones (in their introductory generation) into one single post. In future generations, new evos will also have their own dedicated post as well.
Starting off, we have Farfetch'd, a wild duck carrying around a leek that is based aroud a colloquialism about how a duck's not just going to bring you a leek to season it with, teaching something-something put in the work you need to do to get a thing done. It does get later variants and evolution, but for now, it's alone.
Standard B: Fury Cutter
Side B: Peck
Up B: Aerial Ace
Down B: False Swipe
Final Smash: Brave Bird
Next is Onix, a gigantic snake made out of rocks. In Gen II, it would gain a further evolution in Steelix, but that will be discussed later.
Standard B: Rock Throw
Side B: Bind
Up B: Rock Slide
Down B: Dig
Final Smash: Tectonic Earthquake
Then we have Lickitung, a big old pink frog thing best known for its long tongue and tendency to lick everything. Gen IV did eventually give it an evolution in Lickilicky.
Standard B: Lick
Side B: Wrap
Up B: Slam
Down B: Disable (was about to put Rollout, then checked the evolution requirements for Lickilicky. That would have been a disaster).
Final Smash: Tongue Tornado
Next up is Chansey, the nurse and dedicated healer shaped like an egg. It would someday get both an evo and a preevo.
Standard B: Heal Pulse
Side B: Sweet Kiss
Up B: Sing
Down B: Soft-Boiled
Final Smash: Healing Wish
Then, we have Tangela, a walking jumble of vines and the literal only pure Grass type in the generation. It would gain an evo Tangrowth in Gen IV.
Standard B: Power Whip
Side B: Bind
Up B: Growth
Down B: Mega Drain
Final Smash: Jungle of Vines
Next up is Kangaskhan, one of the only standalones here who has never gotten any kind of evolution or variant (minus Mega), even though you'd think a preevo was obvious. Kangaskhan is based on a kangaroo mixed with a kaiju, with a baby in its pouch.
Standard B: Double Hit
Side B: Headbutt
Up B: Sucker Punch
Down B: Stomp
Final Smash: Mega Kangaskhan
After that, we have Mr. Mime, based on both a clown and a mime. It gains a baby form in Gen IV, and a regional variant with an evolution in Gen VIII. It's also famously known as "Ash's Dad."
Standard B: Reflect
Side B: Confusion
Up B: Light Screen
Down B: Mimic
Final Smash: Invisible Box
Next is Scyther, an awesome praying mantis mixed with a dinosaur. It would gain two evolutions in later generations, Scizor and Kleavor.
Standard B: X-Scissor
Side B: Double Hit
Up B: Air Slash
Down B: Double Team
Final Smash: Multi-Blade Combo
Then, we have a trio that I've always felt were a set, first because their typings matched the legendary birds, second because they were all based on notable Yokai, third because they all got babies together (and probably would have gotten further evolutions too if Jynx wasn't a sore spot). But it didn't feel like they were connected quite enough, so I did them as standalones. First is Jynx, who is mostly based on the Yama-Uba, a witch that lives in the mountains of Japan. The Pokemon is also rather notorious for being a bit . . . controversial.
Standard B: Lovely Kiss
Side B: Ice Punch
Up B: Sing
Down B: Mean Look
Final Smash: Blizzard
Next is Electabuzz, based on an Oni, with heavy electrical theming. Like Jynx, it would gain a baby in Gen II, and then gain an evolution in Electivire in Gen IV.
Standard B: Thunder Punch
Side B: Thunderbolt
Up B: Thunder Wave
Down B: Discharge
Final Smash: Thunder Storm
Then finally, we have Magmar, a Kappa-like creature made out of lava and fire. It gained a baby and an evo at the same time Electabuzz did.
Standard B: Fire Punch
Side B: Flamethrower
Up B: Flame Wheel
Down B: Smokescreen
Final Smash: Volcanic Inferno
Next up is Pinsir, based on a stag beetle, who is sometimes paired up with Scyther, but not enough to count. It joins Kangaskhan in the "never got an evo or variant" club except Mega.
Standard B: X-Scissor
Side B: Vital Throw
Up B: Seismic Toss
Down B: Guillotine
Final Smash: Mega Pinsir
Then, we have Tauros, based on a bull, famous for Ash having an entire herd of them. They finally gained a variant in Gen IX.
Standard B: Horn Attack
Side B: Raging Bull
Up B: Thrash
Down B: Payback
Final Smash: Stampede
Next is Lapras, everyone's favorite ride across the ocean. Lapras is based on the Loch Ness Monster and general plesiosaurs, with a shell on its back for comfortable riding. It has never seen any evolutions either.
Standard B: Ice Beam
Side B: Surf
Up B: Body Slam
Down B: Sing
Final Smash: Gigantamax Lapras
After Lapras, we have Ditto, yet another one of the "one-move wonders" but one of the few I will allow, because it's one move allows it to transform into any opponent, meaning it will gain any moveset of the player it happened to copy, so . . .
Standard B: Transform
Final Smash: Army of Copies
On the other side of the Eeveelutions, we have Porygon, a small paper crane made out of digital polygons. It would gain two evolutions in later generations.
Standard B: Tri-Attack
Side B: Zap Cannon
Up B: Magnet Rise
Down B: Conversion
Final Smash: Digital Takeover
And finally, we have Snorlax, the big lazy oaf best known for falling asleep in the middle of the road, blocking your path forward. It is specifically based on a member of the Game Freak staff back in the day, but also takes reference from big hibernating bears and seems to be reminiscent of Totoro as well. It would gain a baby in Gen IV.
Standard B: Snore
Side B: Belly Drum
Up B: Body Slam
Down B: Amnesia
Final Smash: Gigantamax Snorlax
And that's about it. Entrances would all be Poke Balls (Snorlax might wake up). Taunts would be generally tied to each ones theming. Kirby Hats would be Farfetch'd's head and beak, Onix's horn, Lickitung's head, Chansey's ear things, Tangela's vines, Kangaskhan's headplate thing, Mr. Mime's ears?, Scyther's head, Jynx's hair and lips, Electabuzz's horns, Magmar's headboobs, Pinsir's pincers, Tauros's horns and jewel, Lapras's ears and horn, Ditto's blobby consistency, Porygon's polygonal structure, and Snorlax's blue coloring. Karts would mostly be the Poke Ball car, with each one's most notable move. Spirit Battles would take place on each of the seven Gen I stages I've included before. Victory screens would be tied to their themes, with the losing screens all being fainted. And the color swaps follow the logic of the main color, the shiny color, and other general colors.
Next up, Articuno whips up a blizzard!
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