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!