ALOLAN RATTATA/RATICATE/RAICHU/SANDSHREW/SANDSLASH/VULPIX/NINETALES/ DIGLETT/DUGTRIO/MEOWTH/PERSIAN/GEODUDE/GRAVELER/GOLEM/GRIMER/MUK/ EXEGGUTOR/MAROWAK
One of the newest gimmicks of Generation VII was the
introduction of Regional forms, where Pokemon will have adapted in various ways
to different environments in new regions, gaining new typings and changing up
their stats here and there. Most of those in Alola came from Kanto lines. For
our series, I am treating them as functionally Echo Fighters, just with new
type equivalents for attacks where available.
First, we have Rattata and Raticate, who have now added a
Dark typing alongside their normal, having become much fiercer by living in the
cities of Alola and competing more for food. Raticate especially has a mob boss
vibe.
Standard B: Bite > Crunch
Side B: Quick Attack
Up B: Pursuit
Down B: Tail Whip > Sucker Punch
Final Smash: Black Hole Eclipse
After that, we have Alolan Raichu, who has become a chill
surfer bro from . . . eating pancakes? I assume they were laced with THC, but
that’s just me. It also has Psychic powers now and can surf on its tail.
Standard B: Psychic
Side B: Thunder Punch
Up B: Quick Attack
Down B: Light Screen
Final Smash: Stoked Sparksurfer
After that, we have Sandshrew and Sandslash, who are now
well-adapted to living in snowy environments, gaining an Ice type as well as a
Steel type, their claws now resembling ice picks used by mountain climbers.
Standard B: Metal Claw > Icicle Spear
Side B: Rollout
Up B: Rapid Spin > Blizzard
Down B: Powder Snow > Snowscape
Final Smash: Subzero Slammer
Vulpix and Ninetales also gained the Ice typing, this time
now being based on arctic foxes instead of red foxes. Ninetales also gained the
Fairy type.
Standard B: Ice Shard > Aurora Beam
Side B: Quick Attack > Dazzling Gleam
Up B: Powder Snow > Blizzard
Down B: Icy Wind
Final Smash: Subzero Slammer
After that, we have Diglett and Dugtrio, who are now covered
in Pele’s hair, a type of long metal strands found on Hawaii, created by volcanic
activity, giving them a Steel typing and making them look like Hansen.
Standard B: Bulldoze > Earth
Power
Side B: Metal Claw
Up B: Iron Head > Sandstorm
Down B: Dig
Final Smash: Corkscrew Crash
Next up, Meowth and Persian have also become Dark for much
the same reasons as Rattata and Raticate, being based on feral alley cats, and
for some reason, Persian swallowed a watermelon.
Standard B: Pay Day
Side B: Scratch > Night Slash
Up B: Assurance
Down B: Bite > Nasty Plot
Final Smash: Black Hole Eclipse
Next, we have Geodude, Graveler, and Golem, who now have
magnetic materials making up their body, giving them Electric powers as well as
their Rock powers. Golem even resembles a taser or a rail gun.
Standard B: Rock Throw > Thunder Punch (II)
Side B: Rollout > Bulldoze (III)
Up B: Smack Down > Heavy Slam (III)
Down B: Spark > Discharge (II)
Final Smash: Gigavolt Havoc
Grimer and Muk also have a new form, this time based more on
an oil spill, as sometimes tends to happen, gaining a Dark typing probably due
to the devastating environmental effects those typically cause.
Standard B: Poison Fang
Side B: Acid Spray > Poison Gas
Up B: Gunk Shot
Down B: Harden > Acid Armor
Final Smash: Black Hole Eclipse
Next up, we have Exeggutor, now with ridiculously long necks
in order to more resemble the true height of palm trees, especially in sunny
tropical areas. It’s also Dragon-type for some reason.
Standard B: Giga Drain
Side B: Dragon Hammer
Up B: Growth
Down B: Seed Bomb
Final Smash: Devastating Drake
And finally, we have Marowak, who gains both a Ghost and
Fire typing, and becomes more of a fire dancer, commonly seen around Hawaiian
luaus and such, using its bone as the flaming baton.
Standard B: Shadow Bone
Side B: Bonemerang
Up B: Flame Wheel
Down B: Perish Song
Final Smash: Never-Ending
Nightmare
Most of the additional stuff would mirror their base forms,
just updated to match their new theming.
And that’s about it! Next up, the Tapus awaken to protect their islands.
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