Character Sheet: The Meditite Line

MEDITITE/MEDICHAM

Next up, we come to what is probably the most obvious and natural basis for a Fighting/Psychic type combo, we have Meditite and Medicham, based on various types of Eastern monk, including Buddhist and Shaolin, as well as general yoga practitioners.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Psybeam

Side B: Force Palm > Zen Headbutt

Up B: High Jump Kick

Down B: Calm Mind > Counter

Final Smash: One with the Universe > Mega Medicham

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Various yoga poses, practicing its forms, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their head things.

Kart: The Poke Ball Car

Special Move: Calm Mind

Spirit Battle: On Fiore Temple

Victory Screen: Taking up a pose and bowing to its opponent.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Electrike storms the battlefield.

Character Sheet: The Aron Line

ARON/LAIRON/AGGRON

Next up, we come to Pseudo-Legendary vibes in a non-Pseudo-Legendary package. Aron, Lairon, and Aggron are based on kaiju, none specifically in particular that I'm aware of, covered in metal armor that they produce from their own bodies.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Iron Head

Side B: Metal Claw > Iron Tail (II)

Up B: Rock Slide > Heavy Slam (III)

Down B: Protect > Iron Defense (III)

Final Smash: Metal Burst > Mega Aggron (III)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Munching on rocks, digging around, tucking into its iron shell, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their metallic helmets.

Kart: The Poke Ball Car

Special Move: Iron Head

Spirit Battle: On Mt. Chimney

Victory Screen: Letting out a mighty roar.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Meditite clears its mind.

Character Sheet: The Skitty Line

SKITTY/DELCATTY

Skipping over our very first standalone of the generation, plus one of our two new evos, we come to Skitty and Delcatty, a line based on cats, specifically of the spoiled rich housecat variety, complete with common cat toys as their tail and neck ruffle respectively. Outside of the main games, they are best known for being one of your few non-starter options in the first Mystery Dungeon games, and for a certain "hot Wailord action" meme spawning from them being one of the more unusual compatible pairs for breeding.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Tail Whip > Charm

Side B: Fury Swipes

Up B: Sing

Down B: Payback > Fake Out

Final Smash: Play Rough

The idea here is that they would grow to gigantic size and then start to play with their opponent as if they were toys.

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Lots of cute kitty things, like the whole "licking the paw to wash the face" thing, and kneading biscuits, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their ears.

Kart: The Poke Ball Car

Special Move: Charm

Spirit Battle: On Rescue Team Base

Victory Screen: Running around while chasing a toy.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Aron steels itself for battle.

Character Sheet: The Makuhita Line

MAKUHITA/HARIYAMA

Next up, we have the Makuhita and Hariyama line, our go-to basic Fighting types of the generation, very much based on sumo wrestlers, just cartoonified to look less human. They've only had one add-on to their line over the years, a Future Paradox Pokemon with defibrillators for hands, but we'll cover that later.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Force Palm > Focus Punch

Side B: Arm Thrust

Up B: Whirlwind > Seismic Toss

Down B: Fake Out > Reversal

Final Smash: Headlong Rush

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Doing the whole foot-slam pose thing, taking up various sumo poses, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Makuhita's bow, and Hariyama's . . . head thing.

Kart: The Poke Ball Car

Special Move: Arm Thrust

Spirit Battle: On Mt. Battle

Victory Screen: Doing a standard sumo victory pose.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

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

Character Sheet: The Whismur Line

WHISMUR/LOUDRED/EXPLOUD

And now for, really, the main Pokemon line most people think of when they say there should be a Sound type. Whismur, Loudred, and Exploud are mostly non-descript monsters that don't quite really resemble any kind of specific animal, with body parts resembling microphones, boom boxes, and pipe organs respectively.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Echoed Voice > Roar (II) > Uproar (III)

Side B: Pound > Stomp (II)

Up B: Howl

Down B: Rest > Boomburst (III)

Final Smash: Cacophony Orchestra

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Playing music, dancing around, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their ears and pipes.

Kart: The Poke Ball Car

Special Move: Uproar

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Channel

Victory Screen: Dancing around and making music.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Makuhita takes up its stance!

Character Sheet: The Nincada Line

NINCADA/NINJASK/SHEDINJA

Next up, we have one of the . . . conceptually coolest Pokemon out there, in terms of the general idea of it, regardless of overall reception. First, we have a line where all members have a different secondary typing, then we also have a line where, if you have an empty space in your party, you get two Pokemon for the price of one when it evolves. Like, that's just a fun concept, you know. They are based on cicadas specifically, with Nincada being the little nymph that hibernates underground for a couple of years, then Ninjask being the fully grown adult, and Shedinja being the shedded shell left behind that came to life on its own. They also have some ninja elements in there.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Scratch > Fury Cutter | Shadow Claw

Side B: Dig > Screech | Confuse Ray

Up B: Sand Attack > Aerial Ace | Snadow Sneak

Down B: Harden > Swords Dance | Harden

Final Smash: Cicada Season

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Making that standard cicada buzzing sound, latching onto the ground, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their faces as masks.

Kart: The Poke Ball Car

Special Move: Screech

Spirit Battle: On Fiore Temple

Victory Screen: A whole bunch on a tree, making their screeches.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Whismur makes some noise!

Character Sheet: The Slakoth Line

SLAKOTH/VIGOROTH/SLAKING

You know, blog, when it's my birthday, you're supposed to land on my favorite Pokemon, not the Pokemon that looks the most like me. Sheesh. Anyway, Slakoth, Vigoroth, and Slaking are mostly based on sloths, with a bit of wild ape and gorilla thrown in there, their whole gimmick being that they are slow but powerful.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Scratch > Slash (II) > Hammer Arm (III)

Side B: Yawn > Throat Chop (II)

Up B: Headbutt > Mega Kick (III)

Down B: Amnesia > Counter (III)

Final Smash: Slow Down

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Laying down and yawning, snoring a bit, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their fur as a suit like Donkey Kong's.

Kart: The Poke Ball Car

Special Move: Yawn

Spirit Battle: On Mt. Battle

Victory Screen: Rolling over and going back to sleep.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Nincada is ready to emerge.

Character Sheet: The Shroomish Line

SHROOMISH/BRELOOM

Next up is Shroomish and Breloom, a line based on mushrooms that, for some reason, turn into weird boxing kangaroo things. Not sure why, but most fans seem to like the line anyway, so . . .

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Headbutt > Mach Punch

Side B: Stun Spore > Seed Bomb

Up B: Growth

Down B: Mega Drain > Giga Drain

Final Smash: Fungal Forest

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Shaking around to release spores, hopping back and forth like a boxer, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their mushroom heads.

Kart: The Poke Ball Car

Special Move: Mach Punch

Spirit Battle: On Pyrite Colosseum

Victory Screen: Posing like it just won a bout.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Slakoth may take a day or two to show up.

Character Sheet: The Surskit Line

SURSKIT/MASQUERAIN

Next up, we have Surskit and Masquerain. Surskit is based on a water skeeter, and Masquerain is . . . a moth? Specifically the moths and butterflies with the whole "eye mimicry" thing going on. Why it evolves from a water skeeter? I'm not entirely certain.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bubble Beam > Water Gun

Side B: Quick Attack > Bug Buzz

Up B: Agility > Air Slash

Down B: Soak

Final Smash: Tsunami Surf

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Skating around, flashing its eyeball wings, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The pointy head thing for Surskit, and the wings for Masquerain.

Kart: The Poke Ball Car

Special Move: Agility

Spirit Battle: On Secret Storage

Victory Screen: Doing a little performance across a lake's surface.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Shroomish sets off a mushroom cloud.

Character Sheet: The Ralts Line

RALTS/KIRLIA/GARDEVOIR

And now, everyone's favorite line for surely completely wholesome reasons, we have Ralts, Kirlia, and Gardevoir, Psychic types based on elegant dancers and nobility, with strong connections to emotion and empathy. As of Gen IV, the males of the line could also evolve into a swordsman called Gallade, and later we got a future paradox non-binary fusion between the two final forms in Iron Valiant, but we'll get to them later.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Disarming Voice > Psybeam (II) > Moonblast (III)

Side B: Draining Kiss > Heal Pulse (III)

Up B: Teleport

Down B: Confusion > Calm Mind (II)

Final Smash: Dream Eater > Mega Gardevoir (III)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Doing little pirouettes and other dance moves, posing like you'd do in a mirror, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their green head stuff.

Kart: The Poke Ball Car

Special Move: Heal Pulse

Spirit Battle: On Sky Pillar

Victory Screen: Posing dramatically and turning back.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Surskit skates into the arena.

Character Sheet: The Wingull Line

WINGULL/PELIPPER

And now, instead of a "nice" and "mean" regional bird, we have a normal and oceanic? regional bird. That's what it always felt like to me, anyway. Wingull and Pelipper are based on seabirds, sea gulls and pelicans specifically, with Wingull also having maybe some little kite inspiration? Like those paper things that attack Haku in Spirited Away? Do you know what I'm talking about? Anyone else see it or just me?

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Water Gun > Water Pulse

Side B: Quick Attack > Swallow

Up B: Wing Attack

Down B: Supersonic > Roost

Final Smash: Hurricane

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Sailing on the wind currents, pecking at garbage, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their beaks and white feathers

Kart: Just flying.

Special Move: Roost.

Spirit Battle: On Battle Frontier

Victory Screen: Flying away over the ocean.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Ralts dances onto the stage.

Character Sheet: The Taillow Line

TAILLOW/SWELLOW

And now, we come to this generation's regional bird line, Taillow and Swellow, based very clearly on swallows, as denoted by the whole twin-tail thing. Other than them being a little later into the dex than you'd normally expect, I don't really have much else to say about them.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Peck

Side B: Quick Attack > Air Slash

Up B: Wing Attack > Aerial Ace

Down B: Double Team

Final Smash: Brave Bird

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Fluttering around, pecking at the ground, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their head plumage and beaks.

Kart: Just flying.

Special Move: Aerial Ace.

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Dash.

Victory Screen: Fluttering into the trees and starting to sing.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Wingull is ready for a brawl on the beach!

Character Sheet: The Seedot Line

SEEDOT/NUZLEAF/SHIFTRY

Next up, we have the Seedot line, the "meaner" counterpart to the Lotad line, comprised of Seedot, Nuzleaf, and Shiftry. Nuzleaf and Shiftry are mainly based on the Tengu of Japanese mythology, whereas Seedot seems to be pulling from the same inspiration pool as Goombas and Kuriboh from Yu-Gi-Oh, except an acorn, not a chestnut. It just feels like the same vibes going on, anyway.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Absorb > Razor Leaf (II) > Leaf Blade (III)

Side B: Rollout > Sucker Punch (III)

Up B: Growth

Down B: Harden > Payback (II)

Final Smash: Forest Ambush

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Doing a traditional Japanese dance, flaring its leaves, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The acorn top, the leaf and mask, and the fur with the nose.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Sucker Punch

Spirit Battle: On Fiore Temple.

Victory Screen: Slashing with its leaves and disappearing into the trees.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Taillow takes to the skies!

Character Sheet: The Lotad Line

LOTAD/LOMBRE/LUDICOLO

Next up, we have a pair of Grass type three-stagers based on Japanese Yokai. First is the Lotad line, based on Kappas mixed with lily pads and other forms of pond flora, with a little bit of sombrero-wearing, samba-dancing Mexican stereotype.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Water Gun > Hydro Pump (III)

Side B: Grassy Glide > Fury Swipes (II)

Up B: Mist > Rain Dance (III)

Down B: Absorb > Mega Drain (II)

Final Smash: Dance Party

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Doing a little dance, tipping its leaf, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their lily pads

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Rain Dance

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Channel

Victory Screen: Doing a samba dance.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Seedot lurks, awaiting its prey.

Character Sheet: The Wurmple Line

WURMPLE/SILCOON/BEAUTIFLY/CASCOON/DUSTOX

Next up, our "nice" and "mean" regional bugs have been fused into one, as our new caterpillar Wurmple has the chance of evolving either into a butterfly or a moth, depending on personality values that the player can neither see nor influence, because . . . Well, luckily for Wurmple, it does have at least four moves I can work with, as do Beautifly and Dustox. Silcoon and Cascoon, however, will have to settle for being throwable Poke Ball Pokemon.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bug Bite

Side B: Tackle > Whirlwind (B) | Psybeam (D)

Up B: String Shot > Air Cutter (B) | Bug Buzz (D)

Down B: Poison Sting > Leech Life (B) | Poison Powder (D)

Final Smash: Bug Swarm

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Crawling around, chewing on a leaf, fluttering, so on.

Kirby Hat: Wurmple's horns, Beautifly's wings and proboscis, Dustox's wings and eyes.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Bug Buzz

Spirit Battle: On Battle Frontier

Victory Screen: Crawling up a tree and chewing on some leaves.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Lotad lurks beneath the surface.

Character Sheet: The Zigzagoon Line

 ZIGZAGOON/LINOONE

And now, for the more proper regional critter of the generation, Zigzagoon and Linoone are based on raccoons and badgers, with very simple basic designs to them. In Gen VIII, they'd become big fans of the band Kiss, but that's something we'll go into a bit more later.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Headbutt

Side B: Pin Missile > Fury Swipes

Up B: Tackle > Take Down

Down B: Tail Whip > Flail

Final Smash: Furry Swarm

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Frolicking around, that whole cute "washing their food" thing raccoons do, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their facial markings.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Headbutt

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Dash

Victory Screen: Bouncing happily around its trainer.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Beautifly flutters into combat.

Character Sheet: The Poochyena Line

POOCHYENA/MIGHTYENA

Next up is Poochyena and Mightyena, a pair of . . . not quite regional critters. Zigzagoon would be the "critters," but Poochyena could be a rare instance of a "mean critter" like we sometimes get with the bugs and birds. I don't know. They're mostly based on wild dogs and wolves, and hyenas at least in name. Funny story, for the longest time, I swear I had learned that "yena" was the word for wolf in some language and that's where the name came from (and where hyenas got their names), but I can't seem to find any basis for that anywhere online, so I think that was a Mandela Effect or something.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bite > Crunch

Side B: Tackle > Take Down

Up B: Howl

Down B: Sand Attack > Sucker Punch

Final Smash: Dog Pack > Wolf Pack

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Howling at the moon, doing that "let's play" pose dogs do, rolling over, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their heads as skinned caps like ancient warriors used to do.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Howl

Spirit Battle: On Pyrite Colosseum

Victory Screen: Howling in silhouette against the moon.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Zigzagoon scampers into battle.

Character Sheet: The Mudkip Line

MUDKIP/MARSHTOMP/SWAMPERT

Next we have the Mudkip line, our water starter based on axolotls and other types of mudfish and amphibians. The line was originally kind of the outlier in terms of popularity, but then counter-culture worked its magic as it always does and the derpy little guy came to be beloved too.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Water Gun > Hydro Pump (III)

Side B: Rock Throw > Mud Shot (II)

Up B: Supersonic > Surf (III)

Down B: Protect > Amnesia (II) > Earthquake (III)

Final Smash: Hydro Pump > Mega Swampert (III)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Playing in some mud, flopping around, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their head fins and the whiskers coming out the side.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Mud Shot

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Dash

Victory Screen: Rolling around happily in some mud.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Poochyena stalks its prey!

Character Sheet: The Torchic Line

TORCHIC/COMBUSKEN/BLAZIKEN

Next up is our Gen III fire starters, Torchic, Combusken, and Blaziken, based on chickens and more specifically, the concept of cockfighting, as seen by its partial Fighting typing. This one was also quite popular at the time, as were its companion lines.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Ember > Flamethrower (II) > Fire Punch (III)

Side B: Scratch > Double Kick (II) > Blaze Kick (III)

Up B: Flame Charge

Down B: Sand Attack > Reversal (III)

Final Smash: Flare Blitz > Mega Blaziken (III)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Pecking around on the ground, performing some practice kicks, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their head feathers and beaks.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Blaze Kick

Spirit Battle: On Mt. Chimney

Victory Screen: Performing some high kicks.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Mudkip makes a splash.

Smash Character Sheet: The Treecko Line

TREECKO/GROVYLE/SCEPTILE

And now, we begin our Gen III Pokemon dex, starting with our Grass starter, Treecko, Grovyle, and Sceptile. They are based primarily on the leaf-tailed gecko, but also on geckoes and anole-type lizards in general. This is also one of the rare occasions the Grass starter tends to be the favorite of the gen, though this time around, it does have some stiff competition.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Leafage > Leaf Blade (III)

Side B: Quick Attack > Fury Cutter (II)

Up B: Mega Drain > Giga Drain (III)

Down B: Quick Guard > X-Scissor (II)

Final Smash: Leaf Storm > Mega Sceptile (III)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Slashing around, putting the little twig in its mouth, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The tops of their heads and their leaf tails.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Leaf Blade

Spirit Battle: On Rescue Team Base

Victory Screen: Landing with a slashing pose.

Losing Screen: Knocked out with the dizzy eyes.

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Torchic kicks the competition up a notch.

Character Sheet: Baron Phobos

BARON PHOBOS

And now, we come to our new batch of non-Pokemon characters for that roster, coming mostly from the spinoff games. They include:

1. Wes and Rui

2. Michael

3. Pokemon Ranger

4. Lucy Fleetfoot

5. Baron Phobos

As the main villain, Baron Phobos has a natural place as an echo fighter for Lucy Fleetfoot, being the next major character in the Pokemon Trozei game. He will function mostly the same, but he will be a bit more agressive with his attacks, let's say.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Trozei Beamer

Side B: Trozei Shift

Up B: Phobos Lift

Down B: Jammer Ball

Final Smash: Light's Out

He will turn the entire stage dark, making things confusing for all players on the stage, while the members of the Phobos Battalion attack.

Entrance: Descending on his chair.

Taunts: Up, an evil laugh. Side, extending his mechanical arms and swiveling them around. Down, he will open a Poke Ball to find it surprisingly empty.

Kirby Hat: His hair.

Kart: Based on the Phobos Train

Special Move: Lights Out

Spirit Battle: On Secret Storage.

Victory Screen: Flying off to his base with all the Poke Balls.

Losing Screen: Finding his entire supply stolen.

Color Swaps: Baron Phobos, a costume based on each member of the Battalion, one based on Lucy, and one based on Lucy's boss.

Thanks for reading! Next up, we start with Gen III's Pokemon. First, Treecko slashes through the competition.

Character Sheet: Lucy Fleetfoot

LUCY FLEETFOOT

And now, we come to our new batch of non-Pokemon characters for that roster, coming mostly from the spinoff games. They include:

1. Wes and Rui

2. Michael

3. Pokemon Ranger

4. Lucy Fleetfoot

5. Baron Phobos

Next up is Lucy Fleetfoot, a secret agent and the protagonist of Pokemon Trozei. She is equipped with the Trozei beamer which will teleport Pokemon will still inside their Poke Balls, so as not to alert the members of Phobos that stole the Pokemon. Her moveset is entirely built around the mechanics of Trozei.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Trozei Beamer

She will fire her beamer at an opponent, and, when hit, the opponent will be instantly transported a few feet bechind Lucy.

Side B: Trozei Shift

She will project a small highlighter square a few feet in front of her, and anything on the same lateral plane as that square can be moved up, down, left, or right as the player sees fit.

Up B: Fleet of Foot

She will jump into a revolving door and fling herself up into the air, like she does in her intro.

Down B: Jammer Ball

She will toss out a jammer ball, that will serve as a projectile then as an immovable obstacle on the stage that her opponents will have to work around.

Final Smash: Trozei Satellite Beamer

Her agency's satellite will fire a beamer from above, instantly teleporting all players on the stage beyond the stage boundary.

Entrance: Jumping into a revolving door and coming out in her costume.

Taunts: Up, her standard hero pose. Side, a bunch of Pokemon heads appear and swirl around her. Down, she will perform a hero landing.

Kirby Hat: Her beret.

Kart: Based on the Phobos Train

Special Move: Trozei Beamer

Spirit Battle: On Secret Storage.

Victory Screen: The victory screen from the game.

Losing Screen: Phobos flying off with the Poke Balls.

Color Swaps: Her secret agent uniform, her civilian clothes, a Phobos uniform, a grass, fire, water, electric, and Aipom themed outfit.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Baron Phobos knocks out the lights.

Character Sheet: Pokemon Ranger

POKEMON RANGER

And now, we come to our new batch of non-Pokemon characters for that roster, coming mostly from the spinoff games. They include:

1. Wes and Rui

2. Michael

3. Pokemon Ranger

4. Lucy Fleetfoot

5. Baron Phobos

Next up, we have the Pokemon Rangers, the protagonists of the Pokemon Ranger series. Be they Lunick and Solana of the first game, Kellyn and Kate of the second, Ben and Summer of the third, or any of the minor supporting characters from all three, they all have a basic set of moves, including lassoing Pokemon with the ranger styler, using a special top to add a partner Pokemon's power to the battle, the ability to send a partner Pokemon to perform a task in the overworld, and so on.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Ranger Styler

A circle will be drawn around an opposing player with the styler, damaging them any time they touch the sides.

Side B: Partner Pokemon

The ranger will send forward a Pokemon, probably Plusle, Minun, Pachirisu, or Ukulele Pichu, to perform an attack.

Up B: Staraptor

Since Staraptor regularly acts as an easy transportation system for the Rangers in the games, it will do so here as well.

Down B: Partner Power Top

The ranger will spin the top and send it flying out, causing a field of elemental effect around it.

Final Smash: Super Styler

The Ranger will be able to draw a circle around all players on the stage, and then take full control of all players for a short time.

Entrance: Arriving on Staraptor.

Taunts: Up, posing with the ranger styler. Side, they'll create a circle around themselves. Down, Pichu appearing and performing its ukulele riff.

Kirby Hat: Lunick's hair and bandana

Kart: Based on the rideable Raikou.

Special Move: Ranger Styler

Spirit Battle: On Fiore Temple, with up to eight Pokemon fighting alongside them.

Victory Screen: Their victory poses.

Losing Screen: Their styler's breaking and their Pokemon running off.

Color Swaps: Lunick, Solana, Kellyn, Kate, Ben, Summer, all major supporting rangers.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Lucy Fleetfoot flies into action!

Character Sheet: Michael

MICHAEL

And now, we come to our new batch of non-Pokemon characters for that roster, coming mostly from the spinoff games. They include:

1. Wes and Rui

2. Michael

3. Pokemon Ranger

4. Lucy Fleetfoot

5. Baron Phobos

Next up, we have Michael, the protagonist of Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness, the son of a scientist working at a lab dedicated to purifying Shadow Pokemon from their darkness. As a result, he is equipped with a snagging machine and a special device that alerts him to the presence of a Shadow Pokemon, making a companion like Rui non-essential, which is the main reason Michael would be an echo of them.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Snagem

Side B: Desert Rider

With Michael's smaller vehicle instead.

Up B: Cipher Lift

Down B: Eevee

Same, but just the one and weaker.

Final Smash: Purification

Same, but with the purification machine instead of the ritual.

Entrance: Arriving on his vehicle.

Taunts: Up, raising a Poke Ball into the air. Side, performing a pose. Down, petting his Eevee.

Kirby Hat: Wes's hair and bandana.

Kart: His vehicle

Special Move: Purification

Spirit Battle: On Mt. Battle, with two Pokemon joining the player.

Victory Screen: His battle victory animation.

Losing Screen: His lost battle animation.

Color Swaps: His normal outfit, an outfit based on Jovi, his mom, Wes, Rui, Ardos, Eldes, and Shadow Lugia.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Pokemon Ranger wrangles the competition!

Character Sheet: Wes and Rui

WES AND RUI

And now, we come to our new batch of non-Pokemon characters for that roster, coming mostly from the spinoff games. They include:

1. Wes and Rui

2. Michael

3. Pokemon Ranger

4. Lucy Fleetfoot

5. Baron Phobos

First up are Wes and Rui, the protagonists of Pokemon Colosseum. Wes is similar in nature to a Pokemon Trainer, with a lot of the same mechanics, except that he can steal Pokemon from other people, rides a big Mad Max-style hover vehicle, and he can purify Shadow Pokemon. Rui acts as his companion, able to identify Shadow Pokemon with her special eyes.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Snagem

Wes will power up his snagging device and throw a Poke Ball, capturing a player inside it. This won't be as easy to break out of.

Side B: Desert Rider

Wes will barrel across the stage on his vehicle, kicking up dust behind him.

Up B: Cipher Lift

A lift will appear under Wes and Rui, carrying them upward.

Down B: Espeon and Umbreon

Wes will send his two main faithful Pokemon forward, who will strike the opponent twice.

Final Smash: Purification

Rui will identify an opponent as corrupted, Wes will capture them, and then the opponent will find themselves in the purification cutscene, being freed of their evil essence.

Entrance: Wes and Rui will arrive on Wes's vehicle.

Taunts: Up, Wes will raise his Snagem machine in the air. Side, Wes will scratch his head as Rui bounces around merrily. Down, the pair will play with Espeon and Umbreon.

Kirby Hat: Wes's hair and facepaint

Kart: Wes's vehicle

Special Move: Snagem

Spirit Battle: On Pyrite Colosseum, with two Pokemon joining the player.

Victory Screen: Their battle victory animation

Losing Screen: Their lost battle animation.

Color Swaps: Wes's blue coat, Michael's orange, a pink based on Rui, costumes based on Gonzap, Duking, Willie, Eagun, and Miror B. Rui has costumes matching each in some way.

Thanks for reading! Next up, Michael battles through the darkness.