Character Sheet: All Gen VIII Standalones

CRAMORANT/FALINKS/PINCURCHIN/STONJOURNER/EISCUE/INDEEDEE/MORPEKO/DURALUDON

And now, let’s go back and cover all the standalone Pokemon from this generation. We start with Cramorant, which is mostly just a cartoonified version of a cormorant.

Standard B: Spit Up

Side B: Drill Peck

Up B: Dive

Down B: Swallow

Final Smash: Dynamax (would be fun if Pikachu performed Volt Tackle at the same time)

After that, we have Falinks, a fun little concept for a Fighting Pokemon, based mostly on a Roman Legion or a Greek Phalanx, except if it was little Kirby-looking dudes wearing the helmets and all marching single file in a line.

Standard B: Megahorn

Side B: Close Combat

Up B: First Impression

Down B: No Retreat

Final Smash: Mega Falinks

After that, we have Pincurchin, an Electric-type sea urchin that pulls a little from the little red pin cushions that people who sew often have near them.

Standard B: Spark

Side B: Poison Jab

Up B: Zing Zap

Down B: Electric Terrain

Final Smash: Dynamax

We are in Britain, so naturally we must have Britain’s most famous landmark. Stonjourner is a big walking Stonehenge section and that’s pretty much all there is to it.

Standard B: Rock Tomb

Side B: Rock Slide

Up B: Heavy Slam

Down B: Mega Kick

Final Smash: Dynamax

Next, we have Eiscue, a little Ice-type penguin with an ice cube for a face. Or sometimes not. When not, it’s called the Noice form, which just sounds funny.

Standard B: Headbutt

Side B: Surf

Up B: Blizzard

Down B: Snowscape

Final Smash: Dynamax

Then, we have Indeedee, a Pokemon that looks a bit like a standard cat design, but with a male variant that looks like the typical British butler, and a female variant that looks like a maid.

Standard B: Psybeam

Side B: Helping Hand

Up B: After You/Follow Me

Down B: Healing Wish

Final Smash: Dynamax

Next, we come to our Pikachu clone for the generation, Morpeko, this one based on a Guinea pig and taking inspiration from the tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with a Full-Belly Mode where it is happy and Electric-type, and a Hangry mode where it is angry and Dark-type.

Standard B: Spark

Side B: Crunch

Up B: Agility

Down B: Aura Wheel

Final Smash: Dynamax

And finally, we have Duraludon, a Steel/Dragon Pokemon based on the Shard, a famous skyscraper in London. I also personally think it looks like a lighter but that’s mostly for jokes and such.

Standard B: Hyper Beam

Side B: Metal Claw

Up B: Breaking Swipe

Down B: Dragon Tail

Final Smash: Gigantamax Duraludon

All entrances would be from Poke Balls. Taunts would be based on their general features and theming. Kirby Hats would be Cramorant’s beak, Falinks’s helmet, Pincurchin’s spines, a block-like body for Stonjourner, an ice block body for Eiscue, Indeedee’s horn things, Morpeko’s ears, and made of Duraludon’s metal. Karts would mostly be the Poke Ball car (though, it would be funny if Falinks was just one of them riding the other four), with their most iconic move being the special move. Cramorant would be on Mer Stadium, Falinks and Eiscue would be on Jubilife Village, Pincurchin and Indeedee would be on Pokemon Café, Stonjourner would be on Slumbering Weald, Morpeko would be on Lental Island Tour, and Duraludon would be on Dynamax Stadium. Victory screens would be tied to their theming, while their losing screens would be them fainting. And their color swaps would mostly be their main and shiny colors with a few general others.

Thanks for reading! Now, we have some regional variants to cover. First, Meowth joins the Viking horde!