Character Sheet: Ethan/Kris/Lyra

ETHAN/KRIS/LYRA

Starting now, we'll be going back through our main protagonists of the Pokemon series and re-evaluating them based on the distinct differences that make their games unique from each other. Our characters will be:

1. Red/Leaf

2. Ethan/Kris/Lyra

3. May/Brendan

4. Dawn/Lucas

5. Hilbert/Hilda

6. Nate/Rosa

7. Serena/Calem

8. Elio/Selene

9. Gloria/Victor

10. Florian/Juliana

11. Solana/Lunick

12. Kellyn/Kate

13. Ben/Summer

Ethan started out as the protagonist of Gold and Silver. By the time of Crystal, the Pokemon Company got their programming figured out, and Kris was introduced as a female alternative. When the games were remade as HeartGold and SoulSilver, Kris was replaced by Lyra, for some reason. I don’t really know why. They do both feature in anime adaptations, so that may end up making one distinct, but for now, I’m just going to make them interchangeable in the color swaps. As for moves, HMs became a much more prominent feature, so I’m going to focus in there.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

 

Standard B: Apricorn Ball

Based on Kurt’s specially-made balls, these will have different effects based on which one is used.

 

Side B: HM

The player will send out different Gen II pokemon to perform specific moves, rotating through Cut, Surf, Strength, and Flash.

 

Up B: Fly

The player's Noctowl will be the one to carry them up.

 

Down B: Repel

Creates a temporary shield around the player, protecting from oncoming attacks.

 

Final Smash: Legends of Johto

Could be a team finish with Meganium, Typhlosion, and Feraligatr again, but I also think it could be fun for each of these to feature the box legendaries, so for this it would have Lugia and Ho-Oh appearing behind the stage and performing attacks, while Suicune jumps around attacking people.

 

Entrance: Stepping out of Elm’s Lab

 

Taunts: Up, tossing a pokeball and getting conked on the head. Side, holding up an egg and looking it over. Down, trying to open the GS ball.

 

Kirby Hat: Ethan’s hat

 

Kart: The bicycle

Special Move: HM

 

Spirit Battle: On Ecruteak Towers

 

Victory Screen: Celebrating with their Pokemon

Losing Screen: "You whited out!"

 

Color Swaps: Ethan’s original look, Kris’s base look, Ethan’s HGSS look, Lyra’s base look, Ethan based on Red, Kris based on Leaf, Ethan based on Ho-Oh, Lyra based on Lugia.

 

Thanks for reading! Next up, May and Brendan cross the earth and sea to make it on time!

Pokemon Gold and Silver

POKEMON GOLD AND SILVER

And now for the games that I grew up with, Pokemon Gold and Silver are the first games of Generation II, introducing 100 new Pokemon, quite a handful of them being new evolutions or baby forms of existing Pokemon. The generation also introduces two new typings, Dark and Steel, to balance things out.

This game takes place in Johto, Kanto's neighboring region, loosely based on the cities Osaka and Nagoya and their surrounding areas. You play as Ethan, a new protagonist wearing a hoodie and a backwards hat, who is given a starter by his neighbor Professor Elm to start his Pokemon journey. Shortly afterward, Elm's lab is broken into, a starter stolen, by a mysterious redhead named Silver, your rival. He has since been confirmed to be the son of Giovanni, having gone rogue from his father and striving to become a strong trainer so as to dismantle his father's organization and destroy it.

Just like Kanto, Johto has eight gym leaders: Falkner, the Flying type; Bugsy, the Bug type; Whitney, the Demon type, (cough) excuse me, Normal type; Morty, the Ghost type; Chuck, the Fighting type; Jasmine, the Steel type; Pryce, the Ice type; and Claire, the Dragon type. The Elite Four consist of Will, a Psychic type; Bruno returning; Koga with an upgrade; and Karen, a Dark type; with Lance as the new champion. In the post-game, you get the chance to visit Kanto again, and challenge a returning Brock, Misty, Lt. Surge, Erika, Sabrina, and Blaine, with Koga's daughter Janine taking his place, and Blue taking over Giovanni's gym. The game's final battle sees you challenge Red at the top of an icy mountain.

As for notable locations, Johto's cities are all named after types of wood. You have New Bark, Cherrygrove, Violet, Azalea, Goldenrod, Ecruteak, Olivine, Cianwood, Mahogany, and Blackthorn. Other notable locations include Sprout Tower, the Ruins of Alph, the Slowpoke Well, Ilex Forest, the Tin Tower and Burnt Tower, the Radio Tower, the Olivine Lighthouse, the Whirl Islands, the Lake of Rage, Mt. Mortar, and Mt. Silver.

I'd say that about covers everything I need to cover. Here's what we've got:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Rival Trainer as an echo?

Trainer System:

Ethan

Silver

Professor Elm

Falkner

Bugsy

Whitney

Morty

Chuck

Jasmine

Pryce

Claire

Will

Karen

Janine

Stages:

New Bark Town

Cherrygrove City

Violet City

Azalea Town

Goldenrod City

Ecruteak City

Olivine City

Cianwood City

Mahogany Town

Blackthorn City

Sprout Tower

Ruins of Alph

Slowpoke Well

Ilex Forest

Tin Tower and Burnt Tower

Radio Tower

Olivine Lighthouse

Whirl Islands

Lake of Rage

Mt. Mortar

Mt. Silver

Magnet Train

Thanks for reading! Next up, let's Challenge ourselves to a Puzzle!