Character Sheet: The Galar Fossils

DRACOZOLT/ARCTOZOLT/DRACOVISH/ARCTOVISH

Next up, we have our Fossil mons for the generation, and the primary reason I started out doing all the Fossils together, as I was looking ahead to them and figured it was the best way to approach it when I came to them. Looking back, I was probably overthinking it. These four specifically, Dracozolt, Arctozolt, Dracovish, and Arctovish, are all based on a few real world instances from the early days of paleontology, where paleontologists, seeking the notoriety that came with discovering a new dinosaur species, would put together the bones of different dinosaurs and present them as a new species. In this game, the resurrecting scientist Cara Liss (careless, ha!) puts together two fossils you give her and resurrects them together, creating the unholy abominations that you see before you. The “draco” part seems to be based on a stegosaurus, the “zolt” part is a velociraptor, the “vish” part is a Dunkleosteus, and the “arcto” part is probably something like a plesiosaur.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Thunder Shock (DZ/AZ) | Water Gun (DV/AV)

 

Side B: Dragon Rush (DZ/DV) | Avalanche (AZ/AV)

 

Up B: Bolt Beak (DZ/AZ) | Fishious Rend (DV/AV)

 

Down B: Dragon Tail (DZ/DV) | Icicle Crash (AZ/AV)

 

Final Smash: Dynamax (All 4)

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Various things to highlight the negative effects of their misplacement, like Arctozolt sniffling, Dracovish feeling at the base of its tail, Arctovish’s mouth snapping on the back of its head. Things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: A little piece of both parts, like a Draco spike, a Zolt bolt, an Arcto fin, and a Vish fin.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Bolt Beak or Fishious Rend

 

Spirit Battle: On Mer Stadium

 

Victory Screen: Pulling at its mismatched body parts before noticing the camera and trying to pose.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next, Dreepy flies under the radar!

Character Sheet: The Cufant Line

CUFANT/COPPERAJAH

Now, we skip over a bunch of standalones to come to Cufant and Copperajah, a pair of Indian Elephants made entirely of copper, based heavily on all of Britain’s history with India and their colonial rule over the country for decades.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bulldoze > Iron Head

 

Side B: Rollout

 

Up B: Dig > Heavy Slam

 

Down B: Iron Defense

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Copperajah

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Trumpeting loudly, stomping around, digging up some copper, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their trunk

 

Kart: Just marching

Special Move: Dig

 

Spirit Battle: On Motostoke City

 

Victory Screen: Standing tall and trumpeting loudly.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Dracozolt joi—OH DEAR GOD! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THE POOR THING?!

Character Sheet: The Snom Line

SNOM/FROSMOTH

Skipping over Falinks and Pincurchin for now, we come to Snom and Frosmoth, our first and currently only Bug/Ice types, based on white moths such as the White Satin moth and such. Snom is another that has only historically learned two moves naturally, those being Powder Snow and Struggle Bug. As a Poke Ball Pokemon, it might use Powder Snow. It might also just kinda hang out on stage as a friend.

Here’s the moveset I came up with for Frosmoth:

 

Standard B: Powder Snow

 

Side B: Bug Buzz

 

Up B: Icy Wind

 

Down B: Aurora Veil

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Fluttering around, making snow fall from its wings, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Its wings

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Powder Snow

 

Spirit Battle: On Jubilife Village

 

Victory Screen: Fluttering merrily as snow falls from its wings.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Cufant aims for the copper!

Character Sheet: The Milcery Line

MILCERY/ALCREMIE

Skipping over our list of new Regional evos, we now come to Milcery and Alcremie, a pair of Pokemon based on cream and the sweet whipped cream desserts that can be made from it. They are also based on alchemy, which I suppose makes sense, as baking is probably the closest we come to the concept of alchemy in our daily lives. Also, sugary treats are just all Fairy types, I guess.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Sweet Kiss

 

Side B: Charm > Decorate

 

Up B: Aromatic Mist > Dazzling Gleam

 

Down B: Acid Armor > Recover

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Alcremie

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Tasting a little bit of itself, swirling around for a second, decorating itself, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: A dollop of their cream on his head

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Sweet Kiss

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Café, also for obvious reasons

 

Victory Screen: Plopping down onto a platter and covering itself with a glass dome.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: All the different colors of Alcremie, applied to Milcery as well.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Snom noms the competition!

Character Sheet: The Impidimp Line

IMPIDIMP/MORGREM/GRIMMSNARL

Now, we have the other half of the Grimm Fairy Tale duo. Impidimp, Morgrem, and Grimmsnarl are based on imps, goblins, and trolls, and all the other fairy tale monsters that regularly show up in stories like that. They also do the whole hair-clothes thing.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Sucker Punch > Hammer Arm (III)

 

Side B: Bite > Dark Pulse (II)

 

Up B: Assurance > Spirit Break (III)

 

Down B: Fake Out > False Surrender (II)

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Grimmsnarl (III)

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Snickering and rubbing its hands together, putting on fake tears, roaring like a monster, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their hair and noses

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: False Surrender

 

Spirit Battle: On Slumbering Weald

 

Victory Screen: Looking back one last time before disappearing into a patch of trees

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Milcery doles out just desserts!

Character Sheet: The Hatenna Line

HATENNA/HATTREM/HATTERENE

Next up, we come to a pair of lines I like to consider the Grimm Fairy Tale duo. First, we have Hatenna, Hattrem, and Hatterene, based on the concept of ethereal witches who lurk in dark forests and such. They also have the whole hair-clothing thing like Bayonetta does, so I think that’s just something witches do or whatever.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Psybeam > Psycho Cut (III)

 

Side B: Confusion > Brutal Swing (II)

 

Up B: Aromatic Mist > Dazzling Gleam (II)

 

Down B: Heal Pulse > Healing Wish (III)

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Hatterene (III)

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Singing to itself elegantly, sensing negative emotions around it and getting angry, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their hats

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Psycho Cut

 

Spirit Battle: On Slumbering Weald

 

Victory Screen: Looming over its opponent, beaten senseless, and turning away now that the negative emotions are gone.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Impidimp causes some mischief!

Character Sheet: The Sinistea Line

SINISTEA/POLTEAGEIST

Well, we know how much the British love their tea, so naturally, we had to have Sinistea and Polteageist, a line of Ghost Pokemon haunting tea sets. They also have a fun little detail of having a little signature on the underside of the pot. That said, as someone who grew up in a house with a grandma who collected hundreds of teapots, I must say, they could have included a lot more distinct designs if they really wanted to.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Mega Drain > Giga Drain

 

Side B: Sucker Punch > Shadow Ball

 

Up B: Aromatic Mist

 

Down B: Withdraw > Teatime

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Pouring a cup, holding itself up with its pinky out, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their cup or teapot upside down on Kirby’s head like a hat.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Teatime

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Café, because obviously.

 

Victory Screen: Pouring out some tea and sitting down at a little table to have some.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Hatenna throws its hat into the ring!

Character Sheet: The Clobbopus Line

CLOBBOPUS/GRAPPLOCT

Next up, we have Clobbopus and Grapploct, a pair of octopi mixed with masked boxers and wrestlers. Also, they seem to be a second entry in a trend of Pokemon that look like they’re Water types but are simply Pure Fighting, just like Crabrawler in the last generation.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Power-Up Punch

 

Side B: Mach Punch > Octolock

 

Up B: Circle Throw > Topsy-Turvy

 

Down B: Rock Smash > Taunt

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Bouncing back and forth like its ready to fight, doing a couple of fighting taunts, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their masks

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Octolock

 

Spirit Battle: On Mer Stadium

 

Victory Screen: Standing in the ring and holding up a championship belt

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Sinistea pours itself a cup of victory!

Character Sheet: The Sizzlipede Line

SIZZLIPEDE/CENTISKORCH

From there, we have Sizzlipede and Centiskorch, a Bug/Fire combo line based on centipedes as well as heat radiators and stove coils, and other spiral-shaped heating things that you see in old-timey houses and such. I’ve always felt like the Gigantamax form was also pulling from tapeworms, but no one else ever seems to mention that as an inspiration, so maybe it’s just me.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bug Bite > Fire Lash

 

Side B: Flame Wheel > Fire Spin

 

Up B: Smokescreen

 

Down B: Wrap

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Centiskorch

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Scampering around, making the little heater formation thing it does, laying out and letting its burners sizzle, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Turned red, with a heating coil on his side

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Fire Lash

 

Spirit Battle: On Motostoke City

 

Victory Screen: Roaring as their coils burn bright before scuttling away

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, it's Clobbopus time!

Character Sheet: The Toxel Line

TOXEL/TOXTRICITY

Next we come to probably one of the most iconic Pokemon of this generation, Toxel and Toxtricity, our first and only Poison/Electric combo at the current time, based on lizards as well as punk rockers with electric guitars.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Acid > Thunder Wave

 

Side B: Nuzzle > Poison Jab

 

Up B: Flail > Boomburst

 

Down B: Belch > Acid Spray

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Toxtricity

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Playing a few different riffs on its guitar.

 

Kirby Hat: Their lightning spikes

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Shockwave

 

Spirit Battle: On Dynamax Stadium

 

Victory Screen: Rocking out on stage in front of a crowd

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Amped, low-key, both shinies, other general colors.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Sizzlipede heats things up!

Character Sheet: The Arrokuda Line

ARROKUDA/BARRASKEWDA

Skipping over Cramorant for now, we come to Cramorant’s food, Arrokuda and Barraskewda, mainly based on barracudas (and maybe pikes too), mixed a bit with arrows or spears.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bite > Crunch

 

Side B: Aqua Jet

 

Up B: Agility > Throat Chop

 

Down B: Dive

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Darting around quickly, leaping out of a puddle of water, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their fins and tails

 

Kart: Just swimming in the air

Special Move: Aqua Jet

 

Spirit Battle: On Mer Stadium

 

Victory Screen: Darting away through the water

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

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

Character Sheet: The Silicobra Line

SILICOBRA/SANDACONDA

Next up, we come to Silicobra and Sandaconda, a pair of snake Pokemon who live in sandy deserts. Sandaconda also has a twisting coily body that makes it resemble a tornado or a dust devil laying on its side.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Sand Attack > Sand Tomb

 

Side B: Bulldoze > Coil

 

Up B: Sandstorm

 

Down B: Dig

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Sandaconda

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Hissing and snapping, rolling around for fun, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their heads as hats.

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Sandstorm

 

Spirit Battle: On Lental Island Tour

 

Victory Screen: Hissing and burrowing into the sand

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Arrokuda fires straight and narrow toward the battlefield!

Character Sheet: The Applin Line

APPLIN/FLAPPLE/APPLETUN

And now, we arrive at possibly one of my favorite overall concepts for a Pokemon ever. Applin and its split evolutions Flapple and Appletun are based on the general concept of a worm in an apple, but instead of a worm, it’s a Wyrm, a type of mythical dragon common to British folklore. It’s a pun and I love it so much. Sadly, Applin knows only Withdraw and Astonish naturally, so as a Poke Ball Pokemon, I’ll probably have it Withdraw to begin with, appearing to simply be an apple like those that appear as food, until someone tries to eat it, at which point it will attack.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Dragon Breath | Headbutt

 

Side B: Acid Spray | Apple Acid

 

Up B: Wing Attack | Body Slam

 

Down B: Grav Apple | Stomp

 

Final Smash: Gigantamax Flapple | Gigantamax Appletun

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Trying some of its own apple, tucking into its apple, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their respective apple pieces

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Grav Apple, Apple Acid

 

Spirit Battle: On Pokemon Café

 

Victory Screen: Kids surrounding it and eating off of it.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (Possibly different apple colorations)

Thanks for reading! Next up, Silicobra sands its regards!

Character Sheet: The Rolycoly Line

ROLYCOLY/CARKOL/COALOSSAL

Next up, we have Rolycoly, Carkol, and Coalossal, a line of Rock/Fire Pokemon based on coal and coal-related items such as minecarts and coal-burning furnaces. It’s a neat concept.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Smack Down > Rock Blast (III)

 

Side B: Rock Polish > Flame Charge (II)

 

Up B: Rapid Spin > Ancient Power (II)

 

Down B: Smokescreen > Stealth Rock (III)

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Coalossal (III)

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Scooping itself into its furnace, rolling around like a minecart, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: A load of coal on his back

 

Kart: A minecart

Special Move: Smokescreen

 

Spirit Battle: On Motostoke City

 

Victory Screen: Burning hot and spewing smoke into the air

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, an Applin a day keeps the challenger away!

Character Sheet: The Yamper Line

YAMPER/BOLTUND

Now, we come to Yamper and Boltund, Electric-type dogs based on corgis and greyhounds, probably the two most iconic breeds of British dogs out there. And that’s basically just what they’re supposed to be.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Spark

 

Side B: Nuzzle > Wild Charge

 

Up B: Charm

 

Down B: Tail Whip > Electric Terrain

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Yapping and hopping around playfully, rolling over for belly rubs, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their ears and muzzles

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Nuzzle

 

Spirit Battle: On Motostoke City

 

Victory Screen: Posing proudly as a very “royal family” sounding theme plays.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Rolycoly presses the competition into a diamond!

Character Sheet: The Chewtle Line

CHEWTLE/DREDNAW

Next up, we have Chewtle and Drednaw, which are primarily based on snapping turtle, with maybe a little bit of vice grip or bear trap thrown in, as is the case with most fantastical depictions of snapping turtles. The Gigantamax form of Drednaw also seems to pull from a battleship.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Bite > Crunch

 

Side B: Water Gun > Rock Tomb

 

Up B: Headbutt > Head Smash

 

Down B: Withdraw

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Drednaw

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Snapping around, withdrawing into its shell, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Its shell

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Crunch

 

Spirit Battle: On Mer Stadium

 

Victory Screen: Chomping fiercely at the screen.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Yamper launches a "corgi"-nated attack!

Character Sheet: The Wooloo Line

WOOLOO/DUBWOOL

After that, we have Wooloo and Dubwool, which are sheep. Pretty much just literally sheep. Dubwool does seem to have some soccer ball markings on it, but that’s about it from there.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Headbutt

 

Side B: Double Kick > Double Edge

 

Up B: Take Down

 

Down B: Defense Curl > Cotton Guard

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Baaing and frolicking, rolling around like a ball, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their wool

 

Kart: Just rolling

Special Move: Headbutt

 

Spirit Battle: On Slumbering Weald

 

Victory Screen: Baaing triumphantly, then going back to grazing.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Chewtle snaps the competition in half!

Character Sheet: The Gossifleur Line

GOSSIFLEUR/ELDEGOSS

Next up, we have Gossifleur and Eldegoss, a pair of Grass Pokemon based on the Gossypium plant AKA the cotton plant. There may also be some fleur-de-lis inspiration in there somewhere.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Razor Leaf

 

Side B: Rapid Spin > Cotton Spore

 

Up B: Sing > Leaf Tornado

 

Down B: Leafage > Aromatherapy

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Twirling and dancing around, spreading cotton everywhere, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their flower/cotton bloom

 

Kart: The Poke Ball

Special Move: Cotton Spore

 

Spirit Battle: On Lental Island Tour

 

Victory Screen: Dancing around and spreading spores.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Wooloo fleeces the competition!

Character Sheet: The Nickit Line

NICKIT/THIEVUL

And now we come to Nickit and Thievul, a line based on red foxes, but this time mixed with gentleman thieves and bandits, more in line with Western notions about foxes instead of the mythological kitsune-type inspirations that most fox Pokemon have been based on so far.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Knock Off > Dark Pulse

 

Side B: Quick Attack > Night Slash

 

Up B: Roar > Nasty Plot

 

Down B: Tail Whip

 

Final Smash: Dynamax

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Wiping away its tracks with its tail, twirling its mustache, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their ears and mustache

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Tail Whip

 

Spirit Battle: On Motostoke City

 

Victory Screen: Making a clean getaway with its loot.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Gossifleur does a little dance!

Character Sheet: The Blipbug Line

BLIPBUG/DOTTLER/ORBEETLE

Then we come to our regional bugs, Blipbug, Dottler, and Orbeetle, which combine ladybugs with concepts like radar, mad scientists, and alien UFOS. They’re fun. Sadly, Blipbug can only learn Struggle Bug, so that will be relegated to a Poke Ball Pokemon.

Here’s the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Struggle Bug > Psybeam

 

Side B: Confusion

 

Up B: Light Screen > Bug Buzz

 

Down B: Reflect > Mirror Coat

 

Final Smash: Dynamax > Gigantamax Orbeetle

 

Entrance: Poke Ball

 

Taunts: Making radar noises, buzzing around for a second, things like that.

 

Kirby Hat: Their shells

 

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Confusion

 

Spirit Battle: On Lental Island Tour

 

Victory Screen: Rubbing its hands together and acting like a mad scientist whose experiment was successful.

Losing Screen: Fainted

 

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, Nickit breaks and enters the competition!