Character Sheet: The Scraggy Line

SCRAGGY/SCRAFTY

Next up, we have the Scraggy and Scrafty line, a pair of lizards designed to look like teenage punks who'd rough you up in a back alley, complete with shedded skin acting as sagging pants. They just recently got some love in the form of a Mega Evolution in Z-A.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Headbutt > Focus Punch

Side B: Low Kick

Up B: Beat Up > High Jump Kick

Down B: Payback

Final Smash: Gang Violence > Mega Scrafty

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Looking broody, synching up their drawers, punching their fist into their palm threateningly, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Probably the mohawk and whatever Scraggy has, but it would be more fun if Kirby gained the saggy pants.

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Beat Up

Spirit Battle: In Black City/White Forest, the Black City version

Victory Screen: Sticking out their tongue and rushing off back to their hideout.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Yamask rises from the dead!

Character Sheet: The Dwebble Line

DWEBBLE/CRUSTLE

Skipping over Maractus for now, we then come to either Krabby or Paras's spiritual successor, the Dwebble line. Not quite a straight lift, mostly due to their typings being quite different. Dwebble and Crustle are based on Hermit Crab, except instead of snail shells, they use rocks as their dwellings, with Crustle having full sediment layers in its block.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Rock Blast

Side B: Fury Cutter > X-Scissor

Up B: Smack Down > Rock Slide

Down B: Stealth Rock

Final Smash: Rock Wrecker

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Tucking into its shell, snapping at things, wobbling slightly with the weight, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their rocks

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Stealth Rock

Spirit Battle: On N's Castle

Victory Screen: Digging down and then tucking into its rock.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Scraggy looks to pick a fight.

Character Sheet: The Darumaka Line

DARUMAKA/DARMANITAN

Next up, we have possibly the most original line of the generation, the Darumaka line. Darumaka and Darmanitan are based primarily on daruma dolls, as well as ancient stone statues, and the concepts of meditation to achieve zen from multiple Eastern cultures. They also pull a bit from orangutans and other apes. Darmanitan is notable for its zen mode, where it becomes a statue.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Fire Punch

Side B: Headbutt > Hammer Arm

Up B: Work Up > Thrash

Down B: Incinerate > Zen Mode

Final Smash: Flare Blitz

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Entering zen mode for a second, dancing around, beating its chest, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their eyebrows

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Zen Mode

Spirit Battle: On Infinite Tower

Victory Screen: Pounding its chest, then going into meditation.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Dwebble rocks you to shell!

Character Sheet: The Sandile Line

SANDILE/KROKOROK/KROOKODILE

Skipping over Basculin for now, we now come to another mostly original line, the Sandile line, based on crocodiles, except they move through sand instead of swamps. So, I guess, a little similar in general concept to Hippopotas and Hippowdon. They also have a bit of the old "masked bandit wearing prison stripes" vibe to their design, feeding into their Dark typing.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bite > Crunch (II)

Side B: Sand Attack > Outrage (III)

Up B: Scary Face > Sandstorm (II)

Down B: Dig > Sand Tomb (III)

Final Smash: Earthquake

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Snapping around, digging down until only its eyes are sticking up, things like that.

Kirby Hat: The top of their heads

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Sand Attack

Spirit Battle: On N's Castle

Victory Screen: Clamping onto its opponent and dragging them beneath the sand

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Darumaka awaits your arrival!

Character Sheet: The Petilil Line

PETILIL/LILLIGANT

Next up, we have Petilil and Lilligant, another dual Grass line, this time based on lilies, tulips, carnations, and other flowers known for being pretty and aromatic. They also have a strong graceful dancer vibe, a vibe only expanded on when we get to their later Hisuian form.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Magical Leaf

Side B: Stun Spore > Teeter Dance

Up B: Growth > Petal Blizzard

Down B: Mega Drain > Giga Drain

Final Smash: Leaf Storm

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Dancing around and performing various iconic dance forms, stretching as if to take in more sun, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their flowers

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Magical Leaf

Spirit Battle: On Wish Park

Victory Screen: Taking a final bow for the audience

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (probably common colors for that type of flower)

Thanks for reading! Next up, Sandile stalks its prey through the desert sands!

Character Sheet: The Cottonee Line

COTTONEE/WHIMSICOTT

And now, we come to the first of the generation that I can truly call original and not an obvious new version of a Gen I, or just one of the standard Gen tropes like the starters and regional birds. (Maybe the monkeys, but calling them original feels a little . . . ) Cottonee and Whimsicott are based on cotton plants. Not much more to them beyond that, but it was neat when they gained the Fairy typing in the next generation.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Cotton Spore

Side B: Razor Leaf > Moonblast

Up B: Fairy Wind

Down B: Mega Drain > Giga Drain

Final Smash: Solar Beam

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Remember when it took off its cotton and hung it up to dry in the anime?

Kirby Hat: A cotton onesie

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Cotton Spore

Spirit Battle: On White Forest/Black City, the White Forest version

Victory Screen: Dancing around, spreading cotton fluff everywhere

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors (probably common dyed cotton colors)

Thanks for reading! Next up, Petilil dances for the crowd!

Character Sheet: The Venipede Line

VENIPEDE/WHIRLIPEDE/SCOLIPEDE

And now, we come to the "mean" set of regional bugs for the generation, the Venipede lines. They are primarily based on millipedes, with maybe a bit of centipede in there, and maybe something centaurish for Scolipede. They are Poison type, despite millipedes not being particularly known for poison. That said, neither are moths, and Pokemon does love to make Poison-type moths.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Bug Bite > Venoshock (II)

Side B: Rollout > Mega Horn (III)

Up B: Poison Tail > Venom Drench (III)

Down B: Defense Curl > Iron Defense (II)

Final Smash: Venom Drench > Mega Scolipede (III)

Entrance: Poke Ball

Taunts: Scuttling around, rolling up into a ball, things like that.

Kirby Hat: Their heads and feelers

Kart: The Poke Ball car

Special Move: Rollout

Spirit Battle: On Infinite Tower

Victory Screen: Curling up and rolling around for a second, revving too.

Losing Screen: Fainted

Color Swaps: Main, shiny, other general colors

Thanks for reading! Next up, Cottonee drifts into battle!