Character Sheet: The Kitakami Legends

OKIDOGI/MUNKIDORI/FEZANDIPITI/OGERPON/PECHARUNT

Next up, we have a set of five Pokemon based on the Legend of Momotaro, which mostly plays out throughout the Teal Mask DLC and the later final story, but with a twist. First, we have the “Loyal Three,” a trio of Pokemon revered as heroes named Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti, based on the dog, monkey, and pheasant companions of Momotaro respectively. Their enemy was Ogerpon, based on the villainous Oni from the legend, as well as an orange, but with the reveal that Ogerpon is actually a sweetheart unfairly villainized by history and bullied out of the village by the three. And finally, we have Pecharunt, a little ghost living inside a peach, who used its poison bands to control the minds of the loyal three to drive them against Ogerpon. That’s Momotaro himself.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Poison Fang | Psybeam | Moonblast | Ivy Cudgel | Shadow Ball

 

Side B: Force Palm | Poison Jab | Cross Poison | Power Whip | Malignant Chain

 

Up B: Superpower | Clear Smog | Wing Attack | Double Kick | Smog

 

Down B: Low Kick | Nasty Plot | Disarming Voice | Mask Switch | Defense Curl

 

Final Smash: Pecha Possession (OkMFP) | Mask Terastallization (Og)

 

Entrance: Rising from their graves, hanging out in its cave, emerging from a fruit stand.

 

Taunts: That chicken dance, Ogerpon’s little happy dance, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Pecharunt’s chains, Ogerpon’s main mask.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Malignant Chain, Ivy Cudgel

 

Spirit Battle: On Naranja/Uva Academy

 

Victory Screen: Pecharunt and the Loyal Three spreading Pecharunt’s influence through their opponents, Ogerpon dancing and enjoying the festival.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, we have one last Pokemon left to go. Terapagos carries the battle on its back!

Character Sheet: The Treasures of Ruin

WO-CHIEN/CHIEN-PAO/TING-LU/CHI-YU

Now, we come to our minor Legendaries of the generation, the Treasures of Ruin, four ancient Pokemon formed from powerful negative emotions poured into ancient treasures that then spilled out and possessed various materials around it. Wo-Chien is a snail made entirely of dead leaves and moss, brought to life by the grudge written onto ancient tablets. Chien-Pao is a saber-toothed cat made of snow, brought to life by the hatred of those slain by an ancient sword. Ting-Lu is a moose made entirely of earth and clay, brought to life by the fear and despair poured into an ancient vessel. And Chi-Yu is a goldfish made of fire, brought to life by the envy contained inside a pair of jeweled beads. They pull limited inspiration from the Four Perils of Chinese mythology.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Dark Pulse | Ice Shard | Dark Pulse | Dark Pulse

 

Side B: Power Whip | Night Slash | Bulldoze | Flame Wheel

 

Up B: Leaf Storm | Icy Wind | Stomping Tantrum | Will O’ Wisp

 

Down B: Mega Drain | Icicle Crash | Sand Tomb | Lava Plume

 

Final Smash: Grass Tera-Type Giga Drain | Ice Tera-Type Sheer Cold | Ground Tera-Type Earthquake | Fire Tera-Type Inferno

 

Entrance: Emerging from their seals

 

Taunts: Their respective negative emotions emanating around them, making their elements flutter around them, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their respective relics

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Dark Pulse

 

Spirit Battle: On Naranja/Uva Academy, possibly with Raifort involved.

 

Victory Screen: Letting out a roar of emotion as its darkness spreads from it across the land.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, we have a set of five Pokemon all based on the Legend of Momotaro.

Character Sheet: The Future Paradoxes

IRON TREADS/IRON BUNDLE/IRON HANDS/IRON JUGULIS/IRON MOTH/IRON THORNS/IRON VALIANT/IRON LEAVES/IRON BOULDER/IRON CROWN

While the Past Paradoxes all pull heavily from various dinosaurs, cavemen, and other prehistoric concepts, apparently the only future concept Game Freak felt worth exploring was robots, robots, and more robots. Also, Iron was the only naming scheme they needed, even though Neo and Cyber, at least, were both right there. Anyway, Iron Treads is a robot based on Donphan, with a tank tread replacing the tire track Donphan normally has.

Standard B: Iron Head

Side B: Rollout

Up B: Giga Impact

Down B: Defense Curl

Final Smash: Steel Tera-Type Steel Roller

Iron Bundle is a little robot based on Delibird, carrying around a little water pack that it uses to hydrate plants and objects around it.

Standard B: Ice Beam

Side B: Hydro Pump

Up B: Blizzard

Down B: Whirlpool

Final Smash: Ice Tera-Type Blizzard

Iron Hands is a robot patterned after Hariyama, with large floating Rayman-type hands that act as defibrillators.

Standard B: Thunder Punch

Side B: Arm Thrust

Up B: Seismic Toss

Down B: Electric Terrain

Final Smash: Electric Tera-Type Thunder Punch

Iron Jugulis is a robot based on, or . . . apparently descended from, Hydreigon that bred with a robot somehow? Anyway, it’s just a big robot Hydreigon.

Standard B: Hyper Beam

Side B: Dark Pulse

Up B: Air Cutter

Down B: Outrage

Final Smash: Dragon Tera-Type Outrage

Iron Moth is a robot version of Volcarona, with large wings made up of solar panels. It’s also Poison type for . . . some reason.

Standard B: Acid Spray

Side B: Fire Spin

Up B: Fiery Dance

Down B: Sludge Wave

Final Smash: Fire Tera-Type Overheat

Iron Thorns is a robotic version of Tyranitar, with laser spikes sticking out of its body, and pulling more from Mechagodzilla instead of regular Godzilla.

Standard B: Thunder Fang

Side B: Wild Charge

Up B: Giga Impact

Down B: Pin Missile

Final Smash: Normal Tera-Type Giga Impact

Iron Valiant is a future robot version of both Gardevoir and Gallade, becoming the ultimate non-binary icon of the Pokemon series, complete with double-ended lightsaber.

Standard B: Moonblast

Side B: Psycho Cut

Up B: Night Slash

Down B: Double Team

Final Smash: Fairy Tera-Type Spirit Break

And finally, matching up with the Paradox forms of the Legendary Beasts, we have robot versions of the Musketeer Trio: Iron Leaves, Iron Boulder, and Iron Crown.

Standard B: Megahorn | Sacred Sword (IC)

Side B: Leaf Blade | Mighty Cleave | Tachyon Cutter

Up B: Night Slash | Giga Impact | Smart Strike

Down B: Electric Terrain | Rock Tomb | Quick Guard

Final Smash: Grass Tera-Type Solar Blade | Rock Tera-Type Mighty Cleave | Steel Tera-Type Tachyon Cutter

And, like before, all of the bonus stuff will mostly be the same as their original forms, with a little “future” updating. Area Zero for their stages again.

Thanks for reading! And now, let’s get on with those Legendaries. Next up, Wo-Chien bears its grudge.

Character Sheet: The Past Paradoxes

GREAT TUSK/SCREAM TAIL/BRUTE BONNET/FLUTTER MANE/SLITHER WING/SANDY SHOCKS/ROARING MOON/WALKING WAKE/GOUGING FIRE/RAGING BOLT

The Paradox Pokemon are a . . . rather difficult concept to explain. They all mostly originate from Area Zero in the middle of Paldea, a strange zone where time distortions occur. The Paradox Pokemon inside aren’t really so much ancient and future versions of modern Pokemon, but more like . . . how those Pokemon would have developed in a world without humans, and machines that would have been built in a world without Pokemon? Something like that.

We’ll cover just the Past Paradoxes for now, starting with Great Tusk, a giant version of Donphan that pulls heavy inspiration from the mastodon.

Standard B: Megahorn

Side B: Headlong Rush

Up B: Stomping Tantrum

Down B: Earthquake

Final Smash: Ground Tera-Type Headlong Rush

Next, we have Scream Tail, a large version of Jigglypuff with wild hair that screams instead of singing. It seems mostly based on the stereotypical wild caveman archetype.

Standard B: Hyper Voice

Side B: Psychic Fangs

Up B: Play Rough

Down B: Wish

Final Smash: Normal Tera-Type Boomburst

Then, we have Brute Bonnet, a giant version of Amoonguss with hanging vines draping around its mushroom cap, seeming like a monster you might encounter deep in a prehistoric jungle.

Standard B: Sucker Punch

Side B: Giga Drain

Up B: Clear Smog

Down B: Rage Powder

Final Smash: Grass Tera-Type Solar Beam

After that, we have Flutter Mane, an ancient Misdreavus with larger wing flaps along its head that apparently takes some inspiration from various pterosaurs.

Standard B: Moonblast

Side B: Phantom Force

Up B: Astonish

Down B: Mystical Fire

Final Smash: Fairy Tera-Type Moonblast

Then, we have Slither Wing, a giant version of Volcarona with a larger, more reptilian body and wings too small to fly with.

Standard B: Bug Bite

Side B: Lunge

Up B: Whirlwind

Down B: Low Sweep

Final Smash: Fighting Tera-Type Superpower

Next, we have Sandy Shocks, an ancient Magneton with long legs and metal shavings for hair that makes it seem like something out of a Mad Max-style dystopian desert.

Standard B: Zap Cannon

Side B: Bulldoze

Up B: Magnetic Flux

Down B: Electric Terrain

Final Smash: Electric Tera-Type Electric Terrain

Then we have Roaring Moon, a version of Salamence that keeps its crescent-shaped wings normally seen only in its Mega Form, but much more wild and dinosaur-like.

Standard B: Night Slash

Side B: Dragon Rush

Up B: Fly

Down B: Dragon Breath

Final Smash: Dragon Tera-Type Dragon Rush

And finally, we come to Walking Wake, Gouging Fire, and Raging Bolt, Paradox forms of Suicune, Entei, and Raikou, and probably the main reason for the whole “alternate timeline” thing instead of just being ancient ancestors, because, you know, their backstory. Walking Wake is based on a theropod, Gouging Fire is a ceratopsid, and Raging Bolt is a long-necked sauropod respectively.

Standard B: Dragon Breath | Fire Fang | Zap Cannon

Side B: Aqua Jet | Flare Blitz | Dragon Hammer

Up B: Hydro Steam | Morning Sun | Rising Voltage

Down B: Thunder | Outrage | Burning Bulwark | Thunder

Final Smash: Water Tera-Type Hydro Pump | Fire Tera-Type Burning Bulwark | Electric Tera-Type Thunder

Most of the bonus stuff should be relatively ancient equivalents of their counterparts. Given the plot, Area Zero is probably the go-to stage for most of them.

Thanks for reading! Next up, let’s cover the Future Paradox Pokemon now.

Character Sheet: Convergent Evolutions

TOEDSCOOL/TOEDSCRUEL/WIGLETT/WUGTRIO/POLTCHAGEIST/SINISTCHA

Starting in this generation, we introduce the concept of convergent evolution, based on real world convergent evolution, where entirely different animals evolve the same type of body plan and role in the ecosystem entirely separate from each other, i.e. dolphins and sharks. First, we have Toedscool and Toedscruel, a pair of walking mushrooms that happen to have very similar body plans to Tentacool and Tentacruel.

Standard B: Mud Shot > Power Whip

Side B: Poison Powder > Seed Bomb

Up B: Wrap

Down B: Mega Drain > Giga Drain

Final Smash: Grass Tera-Type Power Whip

Next, we have Wiglett and Wugtrio, a line of Pokemon based on garden eels, who bear a distinct resemblance to Diglett and Dugtrio.

Standard B: Water Gun > Aqua Jet

Side B: Wrap > Throat Chop

Up B: Slam > Triple Dive

Down B: Water Pulse

Final Smash: Water Tera-Type Liquidation

And finally, we have Poltchageist and Sinistcha, a pair of ghosts with certain physical similarities to Sinistea and Polteageist, but who are ghost possessing bottles and mortars full of matcha tea.

Standard B: Mega Drain > Giga Drain

Side B: Hex > Matcha Gotcha

Up B: Stun Spore > Leaf Storm

Down B: Withdraw

Final Smash: Grass Tera-Type Matcha Gotcha

Most of their secondary stuff could all easily be slightly altered versions of what was said for their convergent “cousins.” Most of their spirit battles could reasonably be set on Pokopia out of this gen’s stages.

Thanks for reading! Next up, let’s introduce another new concept to the series: Paradox Pokemon!

Character Sheet: Paldean Forms and New Evos

TAUROS/WOOPER/CLODSIRE/ANNIHILAPE/FARIGIRAF/DUDUNSPARCE/KINGAMBIT/DIPPLIN/HYDRAPPLE/ARCHALUDON

Just like the last two generations, we had a few Paldean regional variants, but really only two to speak of, as well as a handful of new evolutions for other pre-existing lines. We’ll just do all of them together. First up, we have Tauros, who gained a new Fighting type variant, which, considering Paldea is based on Spain, is not all that surprising.

Standard B: Headbutt

Side B: Raging Bull/Flame Charge/Aqua Jet

Up B: Thrash

Down B: Close Combat/Flare Blitz/Wave Crash

Final Smash: Normal Tera-Type Raging Bull

Next we have Wooper, who has gained a Ground/Poison type form that lives more outside of water, and has gained a new evolution in Clodsire, based on the Iberian ribbed newt, complete with its ability to jut its bones out of its body.

Standard B: Poison Tail > Megahorn

Side B: Mud Shot > Sludge Wave

Up B: Slam

Down B: Toxic Spikes > Amnesia

Final Smash: Ground Tera-Type Earthquake

Primeape gains a new evolution where it becomes so angry that it literally dies, becoming a wrathful Ghost-type specter.

Standard B: Shadow Punch

Side B: Rage Fist

Up B: Stomping Tantrum

Down B: Outrage

Final Smash: Ghost Tera-Type Rage Fist

Girafarig now evolves into Farigiraf, an even taller giraffe with its tail-head now acting as a space helmet of sorts over the main head.

Standard B: Twin Beam

Side B: Double Hit

Up B: Psychic

Down B: Confusion

Final Smash: Psychic Tera-Type Twin Beam

Dunsparce gained a new evolution as well. To the disappointment of many, and possibly as a full-on troll move by Game Freak, it simply gained one to two extra body segments and that’s pretty much it.

Standard B: Dragon Rush

Side B: Hyper Drill

Up B: Hurricane

Down B: Yawn

Final Smash: Normal Tera-Type Hyper Drill

Bisharp now evolves into Kingambit, based both on the king chess piece as well as the daimyo that serves as warlord over the samurai under its command.

Standard B: Night Slash

Side B: Kowtow Cleave

Up B: Swords Dance

Down B: Iron Defense

Final Smash: Dark Tera-Type Kowtow Cleave

When we head to Kitakami in the DLC, we get a few more new evolutions. First, Applin can now involve into Dipplin, based on candy apples common at Japanese festivals, which can then evolve even further into Hydrapple, with multiple dragon heads coming out of the same apple.

Standard B: Bullet Seed > Fickle Beam

Side B: Dragon Tail > Power Whip

Up B: Growth

Down B: Syrup Bomb

Final Smash: Grass Tera-Type Syrup Bomb

We also get a new evolution for Duraludon, who becomes Archaludon, now based on a large suspension bridge that can raise and lower sections of its length for passing boats.

Standard B: Hyper Beam

Side B: Dragon Claw

Up B: Breaking Swipe

Down B: Metal Burst

Final Smash: Steel Tera-Type Flash Cannon

Most of their bonus stuff will be the same as their previous evolutions, just adjusted for any new themes.

Thanks for reading! Next up, while not exactly new evolutions, we have a new . . . concept of Pokemon to cover.

Character Sheet: All Gen IX Standalones

SQUAWKABILLY/KLAWF/BOMBIRDIER/ORTHWORM/FLAMIGO/VELUZA

Now, let’s cover all the standalone Pokemon that debuted in Generation IX. First up, we have Squawkabilly, based on the Quaker parrot, mixed with greaser punks wearing pompadours.

Standard B: Peck

Side B: Aerial Ace

Up B: Fly

Down B: Roost

Final Smash: Flying Tera-Type Brave Bird

Next, we have the first of our Titan Pokemon that guard the herbs that Arven sends you to collect in his storyline. Klawf is a large rock crab that lives on the side of cliffs and blends in until you disturb it.

Standard B: Rock Throw

Side B: Vise Grip

Up B: Guillotine

Down B: Rock Tomb

Final Smash: Titanic Guillotine

Bombirdier is the second of the Titan Pokemon, based partially on cranes, like the ones that deliver babies, and partially on secretary birds who will drop rocks on their food to crack it open, with Bombirdier carrying rocks from their pouches and dropping them like bombs from above.

Standard B: Rock Slide

Side B: Wing Attack

Up B: Whirlwind

Down B: Rock Tomb

Final Smash: Titanic Rock Tomb

Next, we have the third Titan Pokemon, Orthworm, a giant Steel-type earthworm mixed with an underground subway train.

Standard B: Iron Head

Side B: Iron Tail

Up B: Dig

Down B: Iron Defense

Final Smash: Titanic Earthquake

Flamigo fills the long-desired flamingo-based Pokemon slot, though it was met with mostly disappointment, as it is mostly just a flamingo, with a few little touches like a knot in its neck and its body shaped like a boxing glove.

Standard B: Double Kick

Side B: Wing Attack

Up B: Air Slash

Down B: Low Kick

Final Smash: Flying Tera-Type Brave Bird

Next up, we have Veluza, a fish Pokemon based on the European hake, capable of chopping off parts of its body that can be used as food. It also became rather infamous for being nearly impossible to escape due to its high speed in certain areas of the game.

Standard B: Psycho Cut

Side B: Aqua Jet

Up B: Night Slash

Down B: Fillet Away

Final Smash: Fighting Tera-Type Final Gambit

They’ll probably all enter via Poke Ball, though the Titans could have their game entrances. Taunts will be tied to their various themes. Kirby will have Squawkabilly’s pompadour, Klawf’s claws, Bombirdier’s apron, Orthworm’s subway segment, Flamigo’s beak, and Veluza’s fins. The karts will be Squawkabilly, Bombirdier, and Flamigo just flying, while Orthworm and Veluza would also be just on their own. Klawf would still be in the car. Their moves will be each’s most iconic move. Squawkabilly can be on Naranja/Uva Academy, Klawf, Bombirdier, and Orthworm could be on Area Zero, given their role in Arven’s plot, Flamigo will go to the Champions Arena, and Veluza can be on Blueberry Academy. Their victory screens are tied to their themes, while their losing screens are them fainted. And finally, they’d have their main and shiny colors, Squawkabilly having all four versions.

Thanks for reading! Next up, we have a few regional variants and new evolutions!

Character Sheet: The Gimmighoul Line

GIMMIGHOUL/GHOLDENGO

And now, we come to the 999^th and 1000^th Pokemon in the roster, a pair of Pokemon based on little greedy spirits and mimics, who live in treasure chests and hoard coins, Gimmighoul evolving into Gholdengo once you have collected 999 special coins for it. Gimmighoul is another with a limited movepool, so, as an Assist Trophy, it will just land on the stage and suck up items and coins into it.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Astonish

 

Side B: Metal Sound

 

Up B: Make It Rain

 

Down B: Substitute

 

Final Smash: Steel Tera-Type Make It Rain

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Surfing on a wave of coins, counting a bunch of its coins, looking chill, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Made of gold coins.

 

Kart: Just surfing

Special Move: Make It Rain

 

Spirit Battle: On Champions Arena

 

Victory Screen: Dancing around as coins fall from the sky.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, let’s go back now and cover all of our standalones. First up, Squawkabilly starts a gang war!

Character Sheet: The Frigibax Line

FRIGIBAX/ARCTIBAX/BAXCALIBUR

Now, we’ll skip over a bunch of new evolutions and twelve Paradox Pokemon to come to Frigibax, Arctibax, and Baxcalibur, our Pseudo-Legendaries for the generation. They are a Dragon/Ice combo that pull heavily from the design of Godzilla, as well as the Spinosaur, with a large icy sword growing out of their back.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Ice Fang > Ice Beam (II)

 

Side B: Dragon Claw > Glaive Rush (III)

 

Up B: Icy Wind

 

Down B: Dragon Tail > Icicle Crash (III)

 

Final Smash: Ice Tera-Type Icicle Crash > Mega Baxcalibur

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Roaring, blowing icy breath, tromping around, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their back spikes

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Glaive Rush

 

Spirit Battle: On Area Zero

 

Victory Screen: Standing on an icy mountain and roaring.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Gimmighoul is only in it for the money!

Character Sheet: Dondozo and Tatsugiri

DONDOZO/TATSUGIRI

Skipping over Veluza, we now come to the fourth and fifth Titan Pokemon who serve as the bosses of Arven’s storyline. I considered doing the Titans all together in one post later, but I think we have more than enough distinct groups I’ll be covering later, so I think I won’t. Anyway, Dondozo is based on a Wels catfish with a bit of a sushi chef mixed in, while Tatsugiri is a shrimp, as well as sushi and sashimi. Initially, it appears as though Dondozo is the main titan, until you discover that the Tatsugiri it “ate” is controlling it from inside its mouth.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Aqua Tail | Water Gun

 

Side B: Wave Crash | Dragon Pulse

 

Up B: Heavy Slam | Helping Hand

 

Down B: Order Up | Commander

 

Final Smash: Tatsugiri Tag Battle | Mega Tatsugiri

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Splashing around in the water, stretching out on the rice ball, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Dondozo’s sushi chef hat, Tatsugiri’s rice ball

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Order Up, Commander

 

Spirit Battle: On Blueberry Academy

 

Victory Screen: Both spinning around excitedly, Dondozo presenting Tatsugiri on a platter.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (Tatsugiri having the three varieties).

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Frigibax freezes opponents in its tracks!

Character Sheet: The Cetoddle Line

CETODDLE/CETITAN

Next up, skipping over Flamigo, we have Cetoddle and Cetitan, a line of Ice types based on narwhals with big old legs that let them walk around on land.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Ice Shard

 

Side B: Take Down > Ice Spinner

 

Up B: Powder Snow > Slam

 

Down B: Rest > Avalanche

 

Final Smash: Ice Tera-Type Ice Spinner

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Tromping around slowly, letting out a bellow, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their spiky chins

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Ice Spinner

 

Spirit Battle: On Champions Arena

 

Victory Screen: Climbing up a mountain, leaving behind its frozen opponent.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Dondozo and Tatsugiri serve up defeat on a platter!

Character Sheet: The Greavard Line

GREAVARD/HOUNDSTONE

Next, we have our third line of dogs from this generation, Greavard and Houndstone, spooky ghost dogs with candles and headstones on their heads, that drain your life force from you the more you play with them. So, basically, I would die. I probably wouldn’t even hesitate.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Lick

 

Side B: Crunch

 

Up B: Play Rough > Phantom Force

 

Down B: Tail Whip > Charm

 

Final Smash: Ghost Tera-Type Last Respects

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Running around and playing, chewing on a bone, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their candle and headstone

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Lick

 

Spirit Battle: On Area Zero

 

Victory Screen: Playfully licking at their lifeless opponent’s face while wagging their tail.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Cetoddle tromps into battle!

Character Sheet: The Glimmet Line

GLIMMET/GLIMMORA

Skipping over Orthworm for now, we come to Glimmet and Glimmora, a pair of odd little Pokemon based on copper sulfate crystals, known for being toxic.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Venoshock > Power Gem

 

Side B: Rock Throw > Rock Slide

 

Up B: Ancient Power > Mortal Spin

 

Down B: Acid Spray

 

Final Smash: Poison Tera-Type Mortal Spin > Mega Glimmora

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Glowing softly in the darkness, fanning their petals, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their flowers

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Mortal Spin

 

Spirit Battle: On Hotel Z

 

Victory Screen: Glowing in the darkness before disappearing altogether.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Greavard would like to play!

Character Sheet: Cyclizar and Its Paradoxes

CYCLIZAR/KORAIDON/MIRAIDON

A couple of generations ago, when I covered Carbink and Diancie, I mentioned that if a regular mon and a legendary in the same generation were distinctly tied together, I would do them together. Today, I will be covering Cyclizar and its legendary Paradox forms, Koraidon and Miraidon. They are based on fan-throated lizards, mixed with motorcycles, with Koraidon having a feathered dinosaur vibe to it and Miraidon being more like a hover cycle you might see in science fiction. They’re also your steed through most of the game, taking the place of your bike.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Dragon Claw | Breaking Swipe | Thunder Shock

 

Side B: Rapid Spin | Collision Course | Parabolic Charge

 

Up B: Dragon Rush | Giga Impact | Electro Drift

 

Down B: Shift Gear | Outrage | Thunder

 

Final Smash: Dragon Tera-Type Outrage

 

Entrance: Screeching in as a bike then standing up.

 

Taunts: Eating a sandwich, revving and zooming around, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their heads and neck tires

 

Kart: Themselves

Special Move: Shift Gear, Collision Course, and Parabolic Charge

 

Spirit Battle: On Area Zero

 

Victory Screen: That opening cinematic from the trailer where Koraidon and Miraidon were standing on rocks and posing dramatically.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Glimmet glows in the darkness!

Character Sheet: The Varoom Line

VAROOM/REVAVROOM

Next up, we have Varoom and Revavroom, a Steel/Poison combo based on a car’s engine, attaching to rocks to make a car body and pumping pollution into the air. They are most famous for their role as the mascots of Team Star.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Iron Head

 

Side B: Gyro Ball > Spin Out

 

Up B: Smog > Magnet Rise

 

Down B: Sludge > Gunk Shot

 

Final Smash: The Starmobiles

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Zooming around in a little circle, flaring its engine as if in challenge, honking, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their engines

 

Kart: Just driving

Special Move: Smog

 

Spirit Battle: On Naranja/Uva Academy

 

Victory Screen: Doing a victory lap

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, colors based on the Starmobiles.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Cyclizar screeches to a halt!

Character Sheet: The Finizen Line

FINIZEN/PALAFIN

Now, we’ll skip over the Wiglett line for now, as well as Bombirdier, and come instead to Finizen and Palafin. Finizen are based on dolphins, a Pokemon concept that has not been done for far too long. Palafin looks like an ordinary Finizen at first, until it ducks into a phone booth—excuse me, back into its PokeBall, and re-emerges as a superhero to take on the attacking evil-doers.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Aqua Jet > Jet Punch

 

Side B: Supersonic > Wave Crash

 

Up B: Acrobatics > Flip Turn

 

Down B: Dive > Aqua Tail

 

Final Smash: Water Tera-Type Jet Punch

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Playing in the surf, posing heroically, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their heads as hats.

 

Kart: Just swimming

Special Move: Jet Punch

 

Spirit Battle: On Blueberry Academy

 

Victory Screen: Finizen just jumping away through the waves, Palafin posing before a cheering crowd.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Varoom is ready to race! Wait, what? What do you mean this isn’t a racing game?

Character Sheet: The Tinkatink Line

TINKATINK/TINKATUFF/TINKATON

Now, we come to what ended up being one of the single most popular lines of the generation: Tinkatink, Tinkatuff, and Tinkaton. They pull mainly from dwarves and other mythological beings known for smithing and crafting weaponry, building giant hammers for themselves that they famously use to knock Corviknight from the sky and strip them of their metals.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Metal Claw > Brutal Swing (II) > Gigaton Hammer (III)

 

Side B: Draining Kiss > Flash Cannon (II)

 

Up B: Fairy Wind

 

Down B: Rock Smash > Slam (III)

 

Final Smash: Steel Tera-Type Gigaton Hammer

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Tinkering with their hammer, spotting a Corviknight high in the sky and striking it out of the air, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their hair and a small hammer.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Gigaton Hammer

 

Spirit Battle: On Champions Arena

 

Victory Screen: Laying its hammer down and hopping up onto it for a nap.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Finizen calls out for a hero to save it!

Character Sheet: The Flittle Line

FLITTLE/ESPATHRA

Next, we have Flittle and Espathra, a line of Pokemon based on Ostriches, with Psychic abilities. They probably also pull a little from the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Either that, or the Pokemon designers are just big fans of Sia.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Psybeam

 

Side B: Quick Attack > Drill Peck

 

Up B: Uproar > Lumina Crash

 

Down B: Baby-Doll Eyes > Dazzling Gleam

 

Final Smash: Psychic Tera-Type Lumina Crash

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Doing that one Ostrich mating dance, putting on a snobby fashionista pose (think Edna Mode), things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their hair

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Lumina Crash

 

Spirit Battle: On Area Zero

 

Victory Screen: Strutting its stuff and striking a pose.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Tinkatink builds its weapon!

Character Sheet: The Rellor Line

RELLOR/RABSCA

Now, we come to Rellor and Rabsca, a pair of Pokemon based on dung beetles, complete with the giant ball of . . . well, Pokemon says it’s a ball of dirt. We’re just going with that. Rabsca also pulls from scarab beetles as well as the Egyptian god Khepri, a giant scarab that rolls the sun across the sky.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Mud Shot > Psybeam

 

Side B: Rollout

 

Up B: Struggle Bug > Revival Blessing

 

Down B: Sand Attack > Confusion

 

Final Smash: Rock Tera-Type Rollout

I’ve mostly been doing this with the type of the move, so they get that extra STAB bonus, but this time I’m really tempted to make it Fire Tera-Type so that it’s literally Khepri’s sun.

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Rolling its ball around, sniffing it and looking grossed out, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Kirby becoming a ball rolled by a Rellor?

 

Kart: Just rolling the ball

Special Move: Mud Shot

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokopia

 

Victory Screen: Rolling the ball up, with all its opponents sticking out, and then sitting on top proudly.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

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

Character Sheet: The Capsakid Line

CAPSAKID/SCOVILLAIN

Skipping over the Toedscool line and Klawf for now, we now come to Capsakid and Scovillain. For decades upon decades, one single concept for a Grass/Fire Pokemon has reigned supreme, that being a pepper Pokemon, and now, we finally have it. It’s . . . not the best version of the concept I’ve seen, but I suppose the better concept existing in fanart really couldn’t be used by the official company anymore, so it is what it is. They are based on peppers, primarily Jalapenos and Habaneros, with Scovillain growing a second head, and pulling a bit from Vaudeville villains from old Westerns.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bullet Seed

 

Side B: Razor Leaf > Flamethrower

 

Up B: Sunny Day >  Overheat

 

Down B: Leafage > Spicy Extract

 

Final Smash: Fire Tera-Type Flamethrower > Mega Scovillain

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Walking bowlegged like a Western villain, fanning its mouth like it just ate a spicy pepper, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: The pepper tops on their heads

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Spicy Extract

 

Spirit Battle: On Hotel Z

 

Victory Screen: Standing all cocky, like it just won a duel at high noon.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (probably various pepper colors).

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Rellor has had enough of this crap!

Character Sheet: The Bramblin Line

BRAMBLIN/BRAMBLEGHAST

Our next line is Bramblin and Brambleghast, yet another Ghost/Grass combo based this time on tumbleweeds, like those you see blowing through every Western movie out there.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bullet Seed > Power Whip

 

Side B: Rollout

 

Up B: Rapid Spin > Phantom Force

 

Down B: Hex > Giga Drain

 

Final Smash: Rock Tera-Type Rollout

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Bouncing around as if blowing by the wind, things like that. If we had the rights, I’d totally have a bit of the Rawhide theme play over it.

 

Kirby Hat: He becomes a tumbleweed with arms and feet.

 

Kart: Just rolling

Special Move: Rollout

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokopia

 

Victory Screen: Blowing away across the desert, leaving the opponent’s bones behind.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Capsakid spices up the battle!

Character Sheet: The Shroodle Line

SHROODLE/GRAFAIAI

Next, we have our first ever Normal/Poison combo with Shroodle and Grafaiai. Shroodle is a little shrew with a paint brush for a tongue, that then evolves into Grafaiai, an aye-aye with paint covering its long finger that it uses to finger paint all over every surface it can find.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Poison Fang > Poison Jab

 

Side B: Fury Swipes > Doodle

 

Up B: Switcheroo > Knockoff

 

Down B: Acid Spray

 

Final Smash: Normal Tera-Type Doodle

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Drawing various things, either on the ground or nearby objects and characters.

 

Kirby Hat: Their eyes and finger

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Doodle

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokopia

 

Victory Screen: Drawing a big victory mural for itself.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Bramblin rambles on!

Character Sheet: The Maschiff Line

MASCHIFF/MABOSSTIFF

Now, we come to the second set of dogs introduced in this generation, Maschiff and Mabosstiff. These are based more on pit bulls and mastiffs and other dogs commonly used as guard dogs, with some inspiration pulling from a mafia don and his goons.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bite > Jaw Lock

 

Side B: Headbutt > Outrage

 

Up B: Tackle

 

Down B: Lick > Comeuppance

 

Final Smash: Dark Tera-Type Jaw Lock

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Barking loudly, snarling at an intruder, rolling over for belly rubs, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their head fur and ears.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Jaw Lock

 

Spirit Battle: On Area Zero, with Arven

 

Victory Screen: Running to Arven and getting hugged by him.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Shroodle draws up a victory flag!

Character Sheet: The Wattrel Line

WATTREL/KILOWATTREL

Next, we finally come to the Regional birds of the generation, placed weirdly late into the Dex for some reason. Wattrel is based on a petrel, while Kilowattrel pulls more from a frigatebird, both having Electric powers as well.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Spark > Electro Ball

 

Side B: Peck > Dual Wingbeat

 

Up B: Quick Attack

 

Down B: Discharge

 

Final Smash: Flying Tera-Type Hurricane

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Sailing in the wind, inflating its neck pouch, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their beaks and the neck pouch.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Electro Ball

 

Spirit Battle: On Blueberry Academy

 

Victory Screen: Landing on a pier and pecking at its feathers for a minute.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Maschiff puts on a tough face!

Character Sheet: The Tadbulb Line

TADBULB/BELLIBOLT

Now, we have a fun little line in Tadbulb and Bellibolt, a tadpole mixed with a lightbulb that evolves into a frog with fake eyes on the side of its head and a plasma globe in its belly. It also bears a distinct resemblance to avocadoes, but I . . . think that’s probably a coincidence.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Spark > Zap Cannon

 

Side B: Mud-Slap

 

Up B: Flail > Sucker Punch

 

Down B: Charge > Electric Terrain

 

Final Smash: Electric Tera-Type Zap Cannon

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Dancing around, touching its belly and making the lightning all focus there, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: The belly bulb.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Zap Cannon

 

Spirit Battle: On Champions Arena

 

Victory Screen: Dancing around while Iono appears and does a promo.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Wattrel soars into the storm!

Character Sheet: The Charcadet Line

CHARCADET/ARMAROUGE/CERULEDGE

Next, we have a sort of mascot-type line for this generation, with the unique gimmick of having a split evolution, evolving into one depending on if you’re playing Scarlet or Violet. Charcadet is a young knight-in-training made entirely of fire while wearing armor. In Scarlet, it becomes Armarouge, which has Mega Man cannons built onto its arms, while in Violet, it becomes Ceruledge, with ghostly flaming swords.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Will O’ Wisp > Armor Cannon | Bitter Blade

 

Side B: Flame Charge > Psyshock (A)

 

Up B: Fire Spin > Mystical Fire | Shadow Sneak

 

Down B: Lava Plume > Night Shade (C)

 

Final Smash: Fire Tera-Type Incinerate > Fire Tera-Type Armor Cannon | Fire Tera-Type Bitter Blade

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Training with its weapons, taking up martial arts poses, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their helmets

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Will O’ Wisp > Armor Cannon | Bitter Blade

 

Spirit Battle: On Area Zero

 

Victory Screen: Spinning its weapon and taking up a victory pose.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Tadbulb lights up the stage!

Character Sheet: The Nacli Line

NACLI/NACLSTACK/GARGANACL

Skipping over Squawkabilly for a moment, we come to Nacli, Naclstack, and Garganacl. Every generation’s got to have its big walking rock golems running around. This time around, it’s big walking stacks of salt blocks. They also maybe have some video game references going on, like Nacli resembling one of Mario’s super mushroom, and Naclstack looking like a creature from Minecraft. Something like that.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Rock Throw > Hammer Arm (III)

 

Side B: Headbutt > Rock Slide (II)

 

Up B: Smack Down > Heavy Slam (III)

 

Down B: Harden > Salt Cure (II)

 

Final Smash: Ground Tera-Type Earthquake

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Sprinkling some salt on a meal, shaking itself and salt falling off, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Kirby becoming a block of salt with arms and feet.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Salt Cure

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokopia

 

Victory Screen: Pumping its arms victoriously before sprinkling salt over its beaten opponents.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Charcadet prepares for battle!

Character Sheet: The Smoliv Line

SMOLIV/DOLLIV/ARBOLIVA

Now, we come to Smoliv, Dolliv, and Arboliva, a line of Normal/Grass types based on olives and olive trees, even with the fun feature of their normal form being green olives and their shiny being black olives.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Razor Leaf > Energy Ball (II)

 

Side B: Sweet Scent > Petal Blizzard (III)

 

Up B: Growth > Seed Bomb (II)

 

Down B: Mega Drain > Mirror Coat (III)

 

Final Smash: Grass Tera-Type Energy Ball

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Dancing around happily, pouring out some olive oil, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: A couple olives as a hat.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Sweet Scent

 

Spirit Battle: On Naranja/Uva Academy

 

Victory Screen: Pouring out some oil, putting an olive in it, and drinking it like a martini.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Nacli commits a-salt!

Character Sheet: The Fidough Line

FIDOUGH/DACHSBUN

Next, we have the first of a few dog lines from this generation, Fidough and Dachsbun. They are based primarily on dachshunds AKA wiener dogs, entirely made of dough and later baked bread. There’s also probably a pun about “fairy bread” in there with their typing.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bite > Crunch

 

Side B: Play Rough

 

Up B: Baby-Doll Eyes > Charm

 

Down B: Tail Whip > Baton Pass

 

Final Smash: Fairy Tera-Type Charm

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Rolling over for belly rubs, chasing its tail, taking a little bite of itself, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: One of their buns as a hat

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Charm

 

Spirit Battle: On Hotel Z

 

Victory Screen: An oven dinging, and them popping out excitedly.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Smoliv oils up for the competition!

Character Sheet: The Tandemaus Line

TANDEMAUS/MAUSHOLD

Now, we have a fun little line. Tandemaus are a pair of white little mice holding hands like a cute little couple. And then, if you leave them alone in their PokeBall long enough, they’ll evolve into Maushold, with one or two little mouse children. Nobody knows where those children came from. Oh no. Certainly not in this kid’s game, do we have any idea what happened. No, sir. I suppose it’s also worth noting they probably pull from rat kings where a bunch of rats get stuck together by their tails.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Double Hit > Beat Up

 

Side B: Super Fang

 

Up B: Helping Hand

 

Down B: Encore > Hyper Voice

 

Final Smash: Normal Tera-Type Population Bomb

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Holding hands and doing cute little mouse kisses, holding their kids on their shoulders, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their ears

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car (as a minivan)

Special Move: Population Bomb

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokopia

 

Victory Screen: Hugging each other happily like one big happy family.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Fidough is ready to go into the oven!

Character Sheet: The Pawmi Line

PAWMI/PAWMO/PAWMOT

Next, we have our Pikachu clones of the generation, strangely the first line of them that aren’t standalones since Gen I. Also, the least in need of more evolutions since the differences between the three are negligible at best. They are based on marmots, with little pads on their paws that act as defibrillators.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Thunder Shock > Double Shock (III)

 

Side B: Nuzzle > Arm Thrust (II) > Close Combat (III)

 

Up B: Quick Attack > Slam (II)

 

Down B: Dig > Revival Blessing (III)

 

Final Smash: Electric Tera-Type Double Shock

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Scurrying around, cleaning its face like rodents do, rubbing its defibrillators together, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their ears

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Arm Thrust

 

Spirit Battle: On Naranja/Uva Academy

 

Victory Screen: Rubbing its face and causing a spark in the process.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Tandemaus brings in the whole family!