Character Sheet: The Pineco Line

PINECO/FORRETRESS

Now skipping over a line of eight standalones and new evos, we come to Pineco and Forretress, based on bagworms, but with Pineco designed to look like a pinecone, and Forretress maybe like a walnut? Pineco is most notable for its role in the anime as one of Brock's Pokemon, with a penchant for exploding in his face.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bug Bite > Spikes

Side B: Protect > Iron Defense

Up B: Rapid Spin > Heavy Slam

Down B: Self-Destruct

Final Smash: Ultimate Self-Destruct

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Wobbling around, tucking into its shell, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The top of each's respective shell.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Iron Defense

Spirit Battle: On Ilex Forest.

Victory Screen: Resting and tucking back into its shell.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Snubbull wants to play!

Character Sheet: The Wooper Line

WOOPER/QUAGSIRE

Skipping over Yanma, we come to Wooper and Quagsire, a Water/Ground combo line based on axolotls and newts in a more general sense. They've always had mild popularity, due to being goofy goobers, but gained it even more so in Gen IX, when Wooper gained a regional variant that evolves into a completely new evolution, but we'll cover those later.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Water Gun

Side B: Mud Shot > Muddy Water

Up B: Rain Dance

Down B: Tail Whip > Aqua Tail

Final Smash: Earthquake

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Dancing around, splashing in mud, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The head-feather-antenna things for Wooper, the head for Quagsire.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Mud Shot

Spirit Battle: On GR Island.

Victory Screen: Dancing around happily.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Pineco bursts with enthusiasm!

Character Sheet: The Sunkern Line

SUNKERN/SUNFLORA

Skipping over Aipom, we come to Sunkern and Sunflora, based on a sunflower seed and a sunflower respectively, and that's really all there is to them. They've really never had anything added on to them either. For what it's worth, at least they were good for representing the new Sun Stone evolution item.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Razor Leaf > Solar Beam

Side B: Mega Drain > Giga Drain

Up B: Growth > Petal Blizzard

Down B: Seed Bomb

Final Smash: Sunshine Burst

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Dancing around, spreading their leaves, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The little leaf sprout, then the ring of petals.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Solar Beam.

Spirit Battle: On Ilex Forest.

Victory Screen: Spreading its leaves and basking in the sunlight.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Wooper plays in the mud!

Character Sheet: The Hoppip Line

HOPPIP/SKIPLOOM/JUMPLUFF

Next, we skip over Sudowoodo as this generation's first standalone, and then Politoed as a new evolution, we come to Hoppip, Skiploom, and Jumpluff, light little balls of dandelion fluff that get blown away in the wind. I thought Hoppip was an apple when I first caught it and named him Applebob. Made it really awkward when I evolved him up into a Jumpluff.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Sleep Powder > Cotton Spore (II)

Side B: Bullet Seed

Up B: Fairy Wind > Acrobatics (III)

Down B: Absorb > Mega Drain (II) > Giga Drain (III)

Final Smash: Cotton Storm

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Floating around happily, waving its fluff around, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The leaves, flower, and cotton fluff respectively.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Cotton Spore.

Spirit Battle: On Poke Floats.

Victory Screen: A swarm of them floating away into the distance.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Sunkern blooms in the sunshine.

Character Sheet: The Marill Line

MARILL/AZUMARILL

Skipping over Bellossom for now, we next come to Marill and Azumarill, a line based on mice and rabbit, but Water type. When it was first revealed, a lot of people thought it was going to be the "new" Pikachu, even gaining a jokey fan-name Pikablu. It is best remembered for its spot on Tracey's team in the anime. It would later gain a baby form in Azurill, but we'll cover that later.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Water Gun > Hydro Pump

Side B: Charm > Play Rough

Up B: Bounce

Down B: Defense Curl > Aqua Tail

Final Smash: Mega Bounce

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Bouncing around on its tail, dancing, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The ears and tail of both.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Bounce

Spirit Battle: On Puzzle League.

Victory Screen: Bouncing on its tail and doing a little dance.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Hoppip blew in with the wind.

Character Sheet: The Mareep Line

MAREEP/FLAAFFY/AMPHAROS

Next up, we have the Mareep line, based on sheep, or more specifically electric sheep, like the title of the book. They evolve up into Ampharos, which is not particularly sheep-like, but whatever it is, it's one of my all-time favorites of Gen II. Ampharos is particularly well-known for its role in the plot where the gym leader Jasmine is spending all her time tending to the one at the top of the lighthouse because it's sick.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Thunder Shock > Thunder Punch (III)

Side B: Tackle > Electro Ball (II)

Up B: Cotton Spore > Thunder Wave (III)

Down B: Charge > Discharge (II)

Final Smash: Flock of Sheep > Mega Ampharos (III)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Baaing, shaking its fluff, making its tail glow, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The funky ears, head gem, and fluff when it has it.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Discharge

Spirit Battle: On Mt. Silver.

Victory Screen: Lighting up its tail and letting it glow for all to see.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Marill appeared out of the blue!

Character Sheet: The Natu Line

NATU/XATU

Next up, we have the Natu line, based on a grape with arts-and-crafts supplies glued to it. I kid, I kid. Actually, they are based on Native American totem poles, like the kind you see with the bird head on top, and are apparently constantly staring into the future.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Peck > Psychic

Side B: Confuse Ray

Up B: Teleport > Air Slash

Down B: Future Sight

Final Smash: Omen of Doom (basically it has a bad prophecy and then an apocalyptic event happens; probably one based on the climax of various games)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Standing and staring into the distance, flaring its wings to look more like a totem pole, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The head feathers and beak.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Future Sight.

Spirit Battle: On Gym Leader Castle.

Victory Screen: Standing on a cliff, staring into the sunrise.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Mareep had a little slam.

Character Sheet: The Togepi Line

TOGEPI/TOGETIC

Next we'll skip over a trio of new baby forms for pre-existing lines, and go straight to the literal poster child for the new egg-hatching and Pokemon breeding concept introduced in this generation as a whole, Togepi. Togepi is most famous for its early appearance in the anime, where it became basically the signature companion of Misty for most of her time on the show. It is a generic baby thing still wearing its egg shell like a onesie, and it then evolves into a strange bird of some kind with the egg's pattern still on its body. It also gains an additional evolution in Gen IV with Togekiss, but we'll get to that later.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Sweet Kiss

Side B: Pound > Ancient Power

Up B: Charm > Fairy Wind

Down B: Metronome

Final Smash: Wish

Entrance: Hatching from its egg > Poke Ball

Taunts: "Toge-PRIII!," waving around its little arms, dancing happily, that sort of thing.

Kirby Hat: The egg shell patterns.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Metronome.

Spirit Battle: On Puzzle League.

Victory Screen: Dancing around and cheering happily.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Natu foresees the coming battle.

Character Sheet: The Chinchou Line

CHINCHOU/LANTURN

Skipping over Crobat for now, Chinchou and Lantern are our next line of Pokemon, based on angler fish, but super cutesy compared to the real life nightmarish monstrosities. They are also notable as the first ever Water/Electric combos in the series.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bubble Beam > Hydro Pump

Side B: Electro Ball

Up B: Charge > Aqua Ring

Down B: Confuse Ray > Discharge

Final Smash: Monster of the Deep

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Waving around its lights, splashing around, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their eyeballs or eyeball markings, and their glowy antennae.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Electro Ball.

Spirit Battle: On Puzzle League.

Victory Screen: Waving its light around then jumping out.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Togepi hatches into a new adventure!

Character Sheet: The Spinarak Line

SPINARAK/ARIADOS

Next is the Spinarak line, the "mean" line of regional bugs. They are based on venomous spiders and are well known for their webs and their poison abilities. Not much really to say about them beyond that. They're just fun.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Poison Sting > Bug Bite

Side B: String Shot

Up B: Shadow Sneak > Infestation

Down B: Scary Face > Pin Missile

Final Smash: Giant Spider

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Crawling around, spinning a web, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their heads as hats.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: String Shot.

Spirit Battle: On GR Island.

Victory Screen: Making a web and climbing into the center of it.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Chinchou shines a light in the darkness.

Character Sheet: The Ledyba Line

LEDYBA/LEDIAN

Next up is the first of our regional bug lines, the "nice" one if you will. Ledyba and Ledian are pretty much just ladybugs, though Ledian does have a big of alien to it. There's not much else to say there. They're pretty basic.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Mach Punch

Side B: Swift > Bug Buzz

Up B: Supersonic > Air Slash

Down B: Light Screen

Final Smash: Ladybug Swarm

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Fluttering their wings, crawling around, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their wing shells.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Bug Buzz

Spirit Battle: On Puzzle League.

Victory Screen: Crawling up a tree, spinning around, and showing off its spots.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Spinarak spins a web.

Character Sheet: The Hoothoot Line

HOOTHOOT/NOCTOWL

Next is our regional bird line for Johto. Hoothoot and Noctowl are both based on generic owls, Hoothoot also having a whole clock motif to it, but Noctowl mostly just being a cartoon owl. Noctowl is also notable as being the first Shiny in the Pokemon anime, and the only one Ash ever owned.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Peck

Side B: Tackle > Moonblast

Up B: Air Slash

Down B: Confusion > Hypnosis

Final Smash: Nocturnal Flock

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Turning their head around, tilting their head back and forth, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their eye feathers and beak.

Kart: Just flying.

Special Move: Confusion.

Spirit Battle: On Ilex Forest.

Victory Screen: Roosting up in a tree and hooting.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Ledyba aims for five stars!

Character Sheet: The Sentret Line

SENTRET/FURRET

Next we have Sentret and Furret, the "regional critter" of Generation II. Sentret is based somewhat on a raccoon or possibly a tanuki (I always saw the tail as a PG representation of the whole "big balls" thing, but I never see anyone else make that connection, so I don't know), while Furret is a really big ferret.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Fury Swipes

Side B: Quick Attack > Hyper Voice

Up B: Helping Hand > Slam

Down B: Defense Curl

Final Smash: Forest Swarm

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Playing around and bouncing happily, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their ears and tails.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Defense Curl

Spirit Battle: On Ilex Forest.

Victory Screen: Spinning around happily then racing up a tree.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, it's Hoothoot's time to smash.

Character Sheet: The Totodile Line

TOTODILE/CROCONAW/FERALIGATR

And now we come to Chompers, my very first starter Pokemon ever. I love my boy. The Totodile line are the water starters of Gen II, pretty much based on crocodilians of all varieties, but mostly crocodiles specifically. They are surely to have a new regional form and/or mega by the time I am finished with this whole series, but we'll cover that later.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bite > Crunch (II)

Side B: Water Gun > Hydro Pump (III if Mega)

Up B: Scary Face > Surf (II)

Down B: Scratch > Slash (II) > Aqua Tail (III)

Final Smash: Hydro Pump > Mega Feraligatr (III if it becomes a thing)

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Chomping, stomping around, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their blue heads and little red spines.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Bite

Spirit Battle: On Gym Leader Castle.

Victory Screen: Letting out a roar and then biting forward.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Sentret keeps a lookout for the next battle.

Character Sheet: The Cyndaquil Line

CYNDAQUIL/QUILAVA/TYPHLOSION

Next up, we have the fire starters for Gen II, Cyndaquil, Quilava, and Typhlosion, based on hedgehogs, stoats, and badgers respectively, all with fire coming out of their backs. In Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Typhlosion also gained a regional variant, but we'll cover that later.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Ember > Lava Plume (III)

Side B: Quick Attack > Flame Charge (II)

Up B: Flame Wheel

Down B: Smoke Screen > Defense Curl (II) > Rollout (III)

Final Smash: Eruption

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Making their fire flare, sniffing around, digging, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their flames and the dark green back fur.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Eruption

Spirit Battle: On Ecruteak Towers, probably. You know, for the fire.

Victory Screen: Shooting off a bunch of fire.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Totodile takes a bite out of the competition.

Character Sheet: The Chikorita Line

CHIKORITA/BAYLEEF/MEGANIUM

Me out here knowing this line's going to have a new form added to it by the time I'm finished with the series. Anyway, Chikorita is your grass starter for Generation 2, or the Johto region. The line are based on generic sauropods like Apatosaurus, with large leaves growing from their heads and later a big flower around Meganium's neck. There also might be some pear in there. I'm not sure.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Razor Leaf > Magical Leaf (III)

Side B: Tackle > Vine Whip (II)

Up B: Synthesis > Giga Drain (III)

Down B: Poison Powder > Sweet Scent (II)

Final Smash: Solar Beam > I assume there will be some form of Mega Meganium revealed soon.

Entrance: Poke Ball.

Taunts: Jumping around and playing, being flirtatious like in the anime.

Kirby Hat: Their head leaves (and later stamen)

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Sweet Scent.

Spirit Battle: On probably Sprout Tower.

Victory Screen: Dancing around playfully while spreading seeds.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Cyndaquil erupts into battle.

Character Sheet: Rival Trainer

RIVAL TRAINER

Since Rivals are a staple of the Pokemon series just as well as the main trainer is, it seems reasonable that they could act as echo fighters of the Pokemon Trainer in their actually playable form, probably with just a bit more "edge" to their moves.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Ultra Ball

Being the competitive little turds many of them are, I figure they would toss out an Ultra Ball that would keep the trapped opponent contained longer.

Side B: Roller Blades

They could use the roller blades instead, showing off a bit as they race across the stage, but doing less damage.

Up B: Fly

Since the player would use a standard Regional Bird, the rival would try to one-up them and use one of the more impressive flying types of their generation. Something like Braviary for the Unova rivals and soon.

Down B: HM

Likewise, they'd use a slightly more impressive Pokemon for each move when compared to the player character, or at least one that competes with it. For instance, Blue would have Pinsir compared to Red's Scyther for Cut.

Final Smash: Team Attack

Pretty much the same.

Entrance: The trainer would rush in, with the challenger approaching musical beat playing.

Taunts: Up, they'll raise a Poke Ball into the air and taunt that they got them first. Side, they will say the famous "smell you later" line. Down, they will hang their head and then pump their fist in determination to get better next time.

Kirby Hat: Blue's famous haircut.

Kart: Their roller blades.

Special Move: Throwing an Ultra Ball and trapping another racer inside it for a longer time.

Spirit Battle: Each one having their core team from their own game fighting alongside them.

Victory Screen: "I told you I was the best."

Losing Screen: The trainer will do a defeated pose and say they'll work harder to get better next time.

Color Swaps: Blue, Silver, Wally, Barry, Cheren, Bianca, Hugh, Shauna, Tierno, Trevor, Hau, Gladion, Ace, Hop, Bede, Marnie, Klara, Avery, Nemona, Arven, Penny, Kieran, Carmine. (Some are up for debate) 

Thanks for reading! Next up, let's get into the Gen II Pokemon. First, Chikorita leafs an impression!

Miscellaneous Gen II Games

MISCELLANEOUS GEN II GAMES

I forgot that Puzzle Collection was just one of the mini games, so we're just going to do a quick run through on all the small ones instead. Starting off we have Dance! Pikachu, Pikachu's Great Surfing Adventure, and Pokemon: Crayon Kids, all arcade games that only released in Japan. Next we have the Pokemon mini, a little handheld console game released by Nintendo that only played a handful of small mini games. These include Pokemon Party mini, Pokemon Zany Cards, Pokemon Pinball mini, Pokemon Puzzle Collection, Pokemon Tetris, Pokemon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2, Pokemon Race mini, Pichu Bros. mini, and Togepi's Great Adventure. The Pokemon Company would also strike a deal with Sega to release a number of educational games on the Sega Pico, but most of those would come in Gen III, with only Pokemon: Catch the Numbers! releasing prior.

Super Smash Bros. Melee would also come out during this time, featuring several Pokemon characters as playable characters. Pikachu and Jigglypuff were joined by Mewtwo and Pichu, with new stages including a Pokemon Stadium, based on the general battle arenas, and Poke Floats, which featured a number of Gen I and II Pokemon as large floats in the sky that acted as platforms. We also had several Pokeball Pokemon featured in the game as well, and even a stage based on Entei's trophy during a challenge.

That's really about it. Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Rival Trainer as an echo?

Mark/Mint/Biruritchi

Trainer System:

Ethan

Kris

Silver

Eusine

Professor Elm

Falkner

Bugsy

Whitney

Morty

Chuck

Jasmine

Pryce

Clair

Will

Karen

Janine

Stages:

New Bark Town

Cherrygrove City

Violet City

Azalea Town

Goldenrod City

Ecruteak City

Olivine City

Cianwood City

Mahogany Town

Blackthorn City

Sprout Tower

Ruins of Alph

Slowpoke Well

Ilex Forest

Tin Tower and Burnt Tower

Radio Tower

Olivine Lighthouse

Whirl Islands

Lake of Rage

Mt. Mortar

Mt. Silver

Magnet Train

Puzzle Challenge/League

Gym Leader Castle

GR Island

Thanks for reading! Next, we'll go over our new Gen II characters. First up, your Rival will smell you later!

Pokemon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!

POKEMON TRADING CARD GAME 2: THE INVASION OF TEAM GR!

Next up, we have the sequel to the Pokemon Trading Card Game, which never released outside of Japan. This game is fairly similar to the first, except now you can play as a female protagonist, Mint, alongside Mark, and besides the normal tournament, you also have a villain team, named Team Great Rocket, causing trouble and stealing cards, led by a man named Biruritchi. The game also has a new island outside of the base game map, where Team GR has their hideout.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Rival Trainer as an echo?

Mark/Mint/Biruritchi

Trainer System:

Ethan

Kris

Silver

Eusine

Professor Elm

Falkner

Bugsy

Whitney

Morty

Chuck

Jasmine

Pryce

Clair

Will

Karen

Janine

Stages:

New Bark Town

Cherrygrove City

Violet City

Azalea Town

Goldenrod City

Ecruteak City

Olivine City

Cianwood City

Mahogany Town

Blackthorn City

Sprout Tower

Ruins of Alph

Slowpoke Well

Ilex Forest

Tin Tower and Burnt Tower

Radio Tower

Olivine Lighthouse

Whirl Islands

Lake of Rage

Mt. Mortar

Mt. Silver

Magnet Train

Puzzle Challenge/League

Gym Leader Castle

GR Island

Thanks for reading! Next up, with all the Puzzles we played, I think we can make a couple Collections.

Pokemon Crystal

POKEMON CRYSTAL

Next is Pokemon Crystal, the third game of Gen II's main games. It is more or less the same as Gold and Silver, except now you can play as a female trainer named Kris, Suicune specifically is a central part of the game's storyline, and a new character named Eusine acts as a sort-of rival to you in trying to catch Suicune.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Rival Trainer as an echo?

Trainer System:

Ethan

Kris

Silver

Eusine

Professor Elm

Falkner

Bugsy

Whitney

Morty

Chuck

Jasmine

Pryce

Clair

Will

Karen

Janine

Stages:

New Bark Town

Cherrygrove City

Violet City

Azalea Town

Goldenrod City

Ecruteak City

Olivine City

Cianwood City

Mahogany Town

Blackthorn City

Sprout Tower

Ruins of Alph

Slowpoke Well

Ilex Forest

Tin Tower and Burnt Tower

Radio Tower

Olivine Lighthouse

Whirl Islands

Lake of Rage

Mt. Mortar

Mt. Silver

Magnet Train

Puzzle Challenge/League

Gym Leader Castle

Thanks for reading! Next up, I feel like playing some trading cards again.

Pokemon Stadium 2

POKEMON STADIUM 2

Next up, we have Pokemon Stadium 2, technically the third entry in the series, a game that let's you just compete in the Pokemon battles, either through rentals you can pick from the game, or by linking up your Game Boy games and transferring over your party from there. On top of the standard battling, you also have the Gym Leader Castle, which lets you take on the Johto and later Kanto gym leaders, and the Elite Four. You also have a Pokemon Academy and a selection of minigames that feature: Golbats flying, Hitmontops acting as Beyblades, Scythers and Pinsirs cutting logs, Furrets bouncing balls at each other, Mr. Mime's playing Pong, Pichus charging electricity, Donphans racing each other, Cleffa and Igglybuff counting Pokemon that go by, Togepis running on treadmills, Delibirds delivering presents, Chanseys catching eggs, and Eevees playing a fun feinting game to try and get a bunch of food.

That's really about it. Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Rival Trainer as an echo?

Trainer System:

Ethan

Silver

Professor Elm

Falkner

Bugsy

Whitney

Morty

Chuck

Jasmine

Pryce

Clair

Will

Karen

Janine

Stages:

New Bark Town

Cherrygrove City

Violet City

Azalea Town

Goldenrod City

Ecruteak City

Olivine City

Cianwood City

Mahogany Town

Blackthorn City

Sprout Tower

Ruins of Alph

Slowpoke Well

Ilex Forest

Tin Tower and Burnt Tower

Radio Tower

Olivine Lighthouse

Whirl Islands

Lake of Rage

Mt. Mortar

Mt. Silver

Magnet Train

Puzzle Challenge/League

Gym Leader Castle

Thanks for reading! Now, the choice for our next game is Crystal clear.

Pokemon Puzzle League

POKEMON PUZZLE LEAGUE

Next up, we have Pokemon Puzzle League, which is also basically a recolored Panel de Pon, but this time for the N64, so a bit more expanded, with better graphics and such. It also features the anime characters, including Ash, Misty, Brock, Gary, Professor Oak, Jessie, James, and the anime versions of the various Kanto gym leaders and elite four.

That's really about it. Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Rival Trainer as an echo?

Trainer System:

Ethan

Silver

Professor Elm

Falkner

Bugsy

Whitney

Morty

Chuck

Jasmine

Pryce

Claire

Will

Karen

Janine

Stages:

New Bark Town

Cherrygrove City

Violet City

Azalea Town

Goldenrod City

Ecruteak City

Olivine City

Cianwood City

Mahogany Town

Blackthorn City

Sprout Tower

Ruins of Alph

Slowpoke Well

Ilex Forest

Tin Tower and Burnt Tower

Radio Tower

Olivine Lighthouse

Whirl Islands

Lake of Rage

Mt. Mortar

Mt. Silver

Magnet Train

Puzzle Challenge/League

Thanks for reading! Next up, the Stadium is calling us back for a second (third?) time.

Pokemon Puzzle Challenge

POKEMON PUZZLE CHALLENGE

Pokemon Puzzle Challenge is our first spinoff of Gen II, a Game Boy Color game that is basically just Panel de Pon, repainted with Pokemon characters. So, like Tetris Attack. There were a lot of these back in the day, apparently. You can "play" as a bunch of different Pokemon, starting with Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile, and you work your way up through the Johto gym leaders and elite four as challengers.

That's really about it. Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Rival Trainer as an echo?

Trainer System:

Ethan

Silver

Professor Elm

Falkner

Bugsy

Whitney

Morty

Chuck

Jasmine

Pryce

Claire

Will

Karen

Janine

Stages:

New Bark Town

Cherrygrove City

Violet City

Azalea Town

Goldenrod City

Ecruteak City

Olivine City

Cianwood City

Mahogany Town

Blackthorn City

Sprout Tower

Ruins of Alph

Slowpoke Well

Ilex Forest

Tin Tower and Burnt Tower

Radio Tower

Olivine Lighthouse

Whirl Islands

Lake of Rage

Mt. Mortar

Mt. Silver

Magnet Train

Puzzle Challenge

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Pokemon Gold and Silver

POKEMON GOLD AND SILVER

And now for the games that I grew up with, Pokemon Gold and Silver are the first games of Generation II, introducing 100 new Pokemon, quite a handful of them being new evolutions or baby forms of existing Pokemon. The generation also introduces two new typings, Dark and Steel, to balance things out.

This game takes place in Johto, Kanto's neighboring region, loosely based on the cities Osaka and Nagoya and their surrounding areas. You play as Ethan, a new protagonist wearing a hoodie and a backwards hat, who is given a starter by his neighbor Professor Elm to start his Pokemon journey. Shortly afterward, Elm's lab is broken into, a starter stolen, by a mysterious redhead named Silver, your rival. He has since been confirmed to be the son of Giovanni, having gone rogue from his father and striving to become a strong trainer so as to dismantle his father's organization and destroy it.

Just like Kanto, Johto has eight gym leaders: Falkner, the Flying type; Bugsy, the Bug type; Whitney, the Demon type, (cough) excuse me, Normal type; Morty, the Ghost type; Chuck, the Fighting type; Jasmine, the Steel type; Pryce, the Ice type; and Claire, the Dragon type. The Elite Four consist of Will, a Psychic type; Bruno returning; Koga with an upgrade; and Karen, a Dark type; with Lance as the new champion. In the post-game, you get the chance to visit Kanto again, and challenge a returning Brock, Misty, Lt. Surge, Erika, Sabrina, and Blaine, with Koga's daughter Janine taking his place, and Blue taking over Giovanni's gym. The game's final battle sees you challenge Red at the top of an icy mountain.

As for notable locations, Johto's cities are all named after types of wood. You have New Bark, Cherrygrove, Violet, Azalea, Goldenrod, Ecruteak, Olivine, Cianwood, Mahogany, and Blackthorn. Other notable locations include Sprout Tower, the Ruins of Alph, the Slowpoke Well, Ilex Forest, the Tin Tower and Burnt Tower, the Radio Tower, the Olivine Lighthouse, the Whirl Islands, the Lake of Rage, Mt. Mortar, and Mt. Silver.

I'd say that about covers everything I need to cover. Here's what we've got:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Rival Trainer as an echo?

Trainer System:

Ethan

Silver

Professor Elm

Falkner

Bugsy

Whitney

Morty

Chuck

Jasmine

Pryce

Claire

Will

Karen

Janine

Stages:

New Bark Town

Cherrygrove City

Violet City

Azalea Town

Goldenrod City

Ecruteak City

Olivine City

Cianwood City

Mahogany Town

Blackthorn City

Sprout Tower

Ruins of Alph

Slowpoke Well

Ilex Forest

Tin Tower and Burnt Tower

Radio Tower

Olivine Lighthouse

Whirl Islands

Lake of Rage

Mt. Mortar

Mt. Silver

Magnet Train

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Smash Universe: The Trainer System

THE TRAINER SYSTEM

For Pokemon (and possibly other collection-based series like it), you will also have the option to select from the Trainer System, which will take you to a list of trainers that you can choose from. That trainer will then run around in the back, like Pokemon Trainer does. Once you select a trainer, the game will auto-generate three Pokemon for their team, all pulled from their canonical teams in-game. You will have the option to reject the trio and pick your own as well. The current trainers in the system are:

Named trainers:

1. Red

2. Blue

3. Professor Oak

4. Brock

5. Misty

6. Lt. Surge

7. Erika

8. Koga

9. Sabrina

10. Blaine

11. Giovanni

12. Lorelei

13. Bruno

14. Agatha

15. Lance

Trainer Classes:

1. Beauty

2. Biker

3. Bird Keeper

4. Black Belt

5. Bug Catcher

6. Burglar

7. Channeler

8. Cool Trainer

9. Cue Ball

10. Engineer

11. Fisherman

12. Gambler

13. Gentleman

14. Hiker

15. Jr. Trainer (M)

16. Jr. Trainer (F)

17. Juggler

18. Lass

19. Poke Maniac

20. Psychic

21. Rocker

22. Team Rocket Grunt

23. Sailor

24. Scientist

25. Super Nerd

26. Swimmer

27. Tamer

28. Youngster

And that's about it for our Gen I characters. Now, let's begin Gen II with Pokemon Gold and Silver!

Character Sheet: Mewtwo and Mew

MEWTWO/MEW

And finally, we reach the end of the Gen I Pokedex with our last legendary Mewtwo and our first mythical Mew. Mew was the originator of all Pokemon, all current species descended from it, believed extinct. A group of scientists found some of its DNA and attempted to clone it, that clone growing to be Mewtwo, who destroyed the lab it was created in and escaped. Both pull heavy design inspirations from cat fetuses, with Mewtwo possibly having a bit of Dragon Ball's Freeza in its design too.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Shadow Ball || Psychic

Side B: Confusion || Amnesia

Up B: Teleport || Ancient Power

Down B: Disable || Transform

Final Smash: Mega Mewtwo X OR Mega Mewtwo Y || Dawn of All Life

Entrance: Bursting from his capsule || Swirling in playfully

Taunts: Mewtwo being all broody and edgy, Mew swirling around and playing.

Kirby Hat: Their ears and tails.

Kart: The Poke Ball car.

Special Move: Teleport.

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Stadium.

Victory Screen: Flying off with all his clones || Giggling and flying away.

Losing Screen: Fainted.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

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