#Also Tyrantrum's not fire but

[rocketaxxonu]

TEAM AVATAR: Pokemon Edition Did a couple of these months ago, but always wanted to finish out the set with one Avatar for each element. Mostly just wanted an excuse to draw particular pokemon and it turned into this, lol.

Air: Fossil Team [Archeops, Bastiodon, Tyrantrum, Kabutops] Water: Dragon Team [Gyarados, Salamence, Mega Charizard X, Mega Garchomp] Earth: Bug Team [Kleavor, Gigantamax Centiskorch, Yanmega, Golisopod]

Fire: Hoenn Legends Team [Deoxys, Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, Mega Rayquaza]

[bellamyroselia]

Maybe it's because I've been playing these two games back to back recently, but not only does Lilith look like Kalos Pokemon to me, she looks like a one that Diantha could've used in her team.

Like. They'd go surprsingly well together.

[cheemken]

Knight I’m gonna send a request soon, I just need to think about what

Anyways, I’ve been thinking about the Masters Eight tournament and I’m still disappointed with how it was handled

And I know you don’t care much for the Anime, but just hear me out about how I think it should’ve went

The competitors should’ve been Ash, Iris, Cynthia, Diantha, Steven, Alder (not totally sure about him), Wallace, and Lance (they’re not ranked in this order). With Leon being the final challenge to the winner

I hated that Leon was a competitor because it just guarantees that whoever he faces is automatically going to lose

But yeah, I just think if it’s the MASTERS Eight then it should be the strongest trainers. Which are the Champions both present and past, hence Wallace and Alder being here

I’m kicking Alain out because he just felt like he was chosen as a competitor at the last minute when he had no true reason to join the PWC. Plus he ain’t a Champion

Another thing I was annoyed with was the Battle Field, like if you look at the Kalos League battle field in the Anime, it actually looks cool and had different battle fields. It wasn’t a generic rectangular box. The Masters Eight should’ve at least had a nicer looking battle field than…what they gave us

Last thing I want to rant about, but ALL battles should’ve been 6vs6 and not 3vs3 in the first round. The battles would’ve been so much better to watch if they were full battles

But yeah, it would’ve been a great send off if Ash had competed with the Champions from each Region, won the tournament, and then won the title of World Champion from Leon as the final challenge

The way they handled the Masters Eight was smth else man it was such a cool concept but the way they executed it is just cnmdndjd😭😭

It would've been so cool if it was like that bc for one, why is Alain there, and two you are so goddamn right abt Leon like he's always gonna win against anyone, plus I'm hella fucking salty over the Diantha vs Leon fight as you can see owo

But real why is Alain there😭 for fanservice??? He and Ash didn't even fight and you can tell I'm also salty over that Lumiose Conference battle lmfao the way I started hating Alain and Zard X bc of that yes I'm that petty— also why the fuck is he a rank higher than Iris💀

I do like that it's the Champions for the Masters Eight tho, it checks out bc they're the strongest of each region, but w Alder, as much as I love him, isn't he retired? What I always picture was the Champions plus Raihan, bc iirc, I think in the manga?? I'm not sure but I read that Leon always had to figure out a new strategy against Raihan bc he's always close to beating him, so if it's not Alder, I pitching in Raihan

So my ideal Masters Eight is Lance, Steven, Wallace, Cynthia, Iris, Diantha, Ash, and Raihan; Leon then being the final boss to see if the current number 2 can be number 1

Speaking of the M8 y'know, how does the ranking system of theirs even work? Cause yeah there's still the Ultra trainers, the top two of those being Raihan and Drasna. What I'm saying is,, should the competitors battle within Wyndon Stadium to be counted in it or do they have some sort of trainer card registration thing that automatically knows how many battles you had and how much you improved as a trainer? Idk bc I haven't watched the anime since hahaha

But yeah with the stadium and the battlefield right it's so goddamn plain😭 what I had in mind that would've been more of a challenge was smth similar to Kalos' field but also having control of the weather, like, if it's the ultimate challenge, then the Champions/M8 should be able to adapt depending on the weather of the field, whether it be raining, sunny, hailing, or if it's a sandstorm, to see how resilient they truly are, how they can make a disadvantage into an advantage, it would've been cool to see ig

Also as much as I despise all those "this is Ash's ultimate team" videos in yt bc they're basically all his aces, for this, I really wished he could've used all his aces because come on, you're gonna challenge the different champions of different regions with a team you just trained? Like he really won against Steven and Cynthia with a recent team, and ik he had training but c'mon man, the M8 aren't pushovers, might as well bring your strongest mons to have a fighting chance against them (I remember someone actually writing a fic abt that, of Ash using his previous pkmn, using a different team depending on the champion he faced and it was really dope cnmdnd).

But yeah, it's just,, well it could've been better but hey hahah

[dontwinmarioparty]

Smosh Cast as Pokémon Trainers

Your Rival: Trevor Evarts!

As the newest cast member of Smosh, it may feel like big, intimidating shoes to fill. We all know Trevor’s got the stuff for it, but really coming into your own comedic identity may feel like a challenge.

Partner Pokémon: Applin full team: dipplin, mr rime, quagsire, pangoro, slowking, emboar

Gym 1: Amanda Lehan Canto - Water Type

I've never seen such a good yes-and ability in improv than Amanda, you can tell that she's always down to turn any moment into a good time. Her acting talents spread far and wide, but her life experiences beyond that baffle me. The fact she loves scuba diving was the nail in the coffin for me that she's a master of the water type.

Partner Pokémon: Azumarill full team: azumarill, milotic, floatzel, mareanie, dracovish, starmie

Gym 2: Olivia Sui - Grass Type

Grass is a versatile and varied type, with the vibes of some Pokémon being serene and graceful to Rapidly Approaching Your Location, and Olivia fits that to me. She’s incredibly sweet and affectionate with her friends but is fully willing to commit to a bit and confuse the audience.

Partner Pokémon: Cherrim full team: cherrim, tangrowth, shiftry, lurantis, ferrothorn, whimsicott

Gym 3: Chanse McCrary - Fire Type

Chanse has an edge to him that I could see absolutely light up a battlefield. He’s not afraid to flex and show off during a competitive game, which sometimes leads to his downfall, but never takes back from his intelligence and just overall confidence. He’s got the X factor, which takes perfectly to the fire type.

Partner Pokémon: Blaziken full team: blaziken, skeledirge, volcarona, oricorio, ninetales, delphox

Gym 4: Tommy Bowe - Normal Type

Tommy had a point when he said that the Normal type is filled with a lot of Weird Looking Fellas, and I agree with that, but the normal type also calls for versatility, reliability. Having type immunities and only one weakness makes it a type that’s able to reliably stand on its own legs. With the many hats that Tommy has worn over the years at Smosh, the Normal type makes so much sense.

Partner Pokémon: Porygon-Z full team: porygon-z, audino, ditto, cinccino, lickilicky, drampa

Gym 5: Damien Haas - Ghost Type

Damien’s appearance alone would make the hounds be sent after me if I didn’t put him into the Ghost Type. Though intimidating on the surface, the ghost type, once you get past the hesitation, is full of some of the sweetest Pokémon you’ll ever get to meet. Consistently bringing fan favorites to new games with every generation, I can’t help but be reminded of Damien’s affinity for the spooky and alternative despite everything else about him being so gentle. He deserves the ghost type, and the ghost type deserves him.

Partner Pokémon: Chandelure full team: chandelure, gengar, rotom, cofagrigus, aegislash, sinistcha

Gym 6: Angela Giarratana - Dragon Type

The dragon type is powerful, it’s dominating, but it’s also chaotic, hard to wield, and sometimes outright terrifying. Angela being a dragon tamer makes so much sense to me, personally. Her ability to command a room either willingly or by complete accident with a mistake of word-choice never fails to make me laugh and feel hooked to the screen. Just put a big dragon next to her and that’s only amplified.

Partner Pokémon: Tyrantrum full team: tyrantrum, duraludon, noivern, goodra, alolan exeggutor, dracozolt

Gym 7: Arasha Lalani - Flying Type.

Arasha never fails to surprise me with just how above and beyond she goes in any video. No matter how crazy it gets she’s not afraid to yes-and the vibe and enable the chaos in a room. It makes her a fantastic host. She’s going to soar. She’s going to book a marvel movie. Trust me.

Partner Pokémon: Altaria full team: altaria, crobat, archeops, emolga, tropius, bombirdier

Gym 8: Keith Leak Jr - Electric Type

Keith is insanely underrated in the Smosh cast, and I sincerely believe that the OG Smosh Squad would not be the same without him. He consistently bounces between being a straight-man in a lineup to the most insane within seconds. Down to just his fits every single day, and the fact that he BEAT CANCER??? He’s always got me on my toes. He’s Electric.

Partner Pokémon: Zebstrika full team: zebstrika, alolan raichu, ampharos, luxray, toxtricity, pawmot

Team Rocket (or any evil team) Leader: Spencer Agnew - Dark Type

How could this be possible? The chosen?!! Evil? No..I just ran out of gym leader slots and thought it would be compelling lol. Spencer is a mastermind of comedy both in front of the camera and behind it. He’s funny without necessarily even trying, but yet it always comes across as mischievous, chaos, the most out-of-pocket lines you’ve ever heard. He’s clearly such a good guy, but the dark type, at least to my belief, fits the vibe he brings to the cast so perfectly.

Partner Pokémon: Kingambit full team: kingambit, krookodile, obstagoon, weavile, absol, sableye

The Elite Four:

Before you face the champion, you must go through a gauntlet of four of the strongest trainers in the region. Who might this be?

Courtney Miller - Fairy Type

A directorial mastermind, a comedic powerhouse, and overall just slaying boots the house down, Courtney Miller is nothing short of magical. She breathes a life into Smosh that just leaves me knowing for certain that some of our favorite videos would not be the same without her influence. Her ability to sway from one comedic extreme to another, while still showing that sincerity makes her just such a good fit for the fairy type.

Partner Pokémon: Florges full team: florges, sylveon, mawile, grimmsnarl, primarina, gardevoir

Anthony Padilla - Fighting Type

Our local emo boy. Our local “spent a day with everyone” boy. Someone who we were all overjoyed to have back. Not only being an absolute comedic powerhouse, he proves himself to be a jack of all stoic trades, from painting, to yoga, to starting Smosh with computer programming, his path of self-actualization is one to be admired.

Partner Pokémon: Breloom full team: breloom, toxicroak, scrafty, poliwrath, kommo-o, hitmontop

Shayne Topp - Psychic Type

Without a shadow of a doubt, Shayne has shown that (even if partially for a bit), he listens, he cares, and he hopes for the best for Smosh as a company. His energy in videos and being able to match the vibe of almost anyone that he’s paired with is nothing short of miraculous. He’s psychic. Full stop.

Partner Pokémon: Gallade full team: gallade, meowstic, darmanitan, oranguru, alakazam, reuniclus

Ian Hecox - Ground Type

For almost any cast member you could argue that they’re breathing life into Smosh. But I think one deserving of the title of keeping their feet planted is Ian. The way he showed so much resolve during the fall of Defy, carrying the company through Mythical, and stepping up and taking the operation independent again with Anthony shows nothing short of an incredible amount of dedication. Ground type fits him to me. Earthquake is always on a competitive team somewhere.

Partner Pokémon: Garchomp full team: garchomp, alolan dugtrio, marowak, stunfisk, mamoswine, gastrodon

The Champion….

The Chosen

Being the strongest Pokémon trainer of all time is a big, burdening task…but they are shoes which The Chosen is ready to fill. Using every single one of his special techniques, he will be a tough challenge. Are you ready to face it?

Partner Pokémon: Absol full team: absol, darkrai, lucario, zoroark, lycanroc, partner pokemon of whoever is playing the chosen at the time of the encounter

and at long last, you've done it. You're the Champion of the Smosh Pokemon League! Congratulations!!!

[juvian]

𝕋𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕣 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕤𝕦 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 ! 🔥

Mine - Do not repost!

Okay here me out ! I would have love to put something for Happy but couldn’t find something matching both Happy and Natsu :( except Meowstic but I couldn’t imagine that at all, Happy is now Rotom jcndjdnd

Charizard, oblivious choice it may not be a dragon type but that’s literally a fire dragon and of course he would be named Igneel

Turtonator is the real fire dragon here and I thought Natsu would find him cool, I also love his signature move, Shell trap.

Dramanitan, Darumaka gives me KemoKemo vibes so my mind could get him out of my mind, but Natsu Battles so much that it for sure evolved.

Rotom, don’t tell me Natsu would scare Lucy at least once a day with this little guy, every visit he would be like hide! And he would hide in a appliances like Rotom does and just jumpscared Lucy everytime, and went she’s like ‘’I won’t fall for your trick again’’ she will cause instead of her fridge it would be her fan instead 😭 hdbdhdh His favorite appliance is of course Rotom heat ❤️

Hydrapple, I have a specific scene in head for this choice. Imagine him and Lucy on their aventure, and they find an apple tree Natsu try to take a bite of an apple but Lucy screams ‘’WAIT Natsu that’s a Pokémon’’ and he thinks it’s so cool that a fruit is a Pokémon and would go for the bad ass evolution, cause he like powerhouse that look cool

Finally Tyrantrum, one of my first choice for him on my old edit and though I should bring it back cause it look so cool he would love it.

Anyway yeah I may not explain my choice for every team I make, but I needed to for him, for my own brain cjdbjdndn

[cyberdragoninfinity]

keeping my brain busy in the wake of All the Bullshit by assigning the Arc-V Pokemon teams and making little pictographs for them <3 you can really see the slow progression of me fighting for my life trying to find good little character icons as time went on

anyway under the tag are all my rambling rationalizations for all my choices too if anyone wants to read my however-many-hundreds-of-words howling <33

YUYA (mostly c/ping this from an older ask since his team didn't really change):

Zygarde 20%: i think it’s fun giving him one of the ‘incomplete’ Zygarde forms since he himself is an incomplete piece of Zarc. That's Silver Claw.

Tyrantrum: He needs a terrestrial Dragon type, huge, since Odd-Eyes is the only dimensional dragon who doesn’t fly… Odd-Eyes is also very dinosaur like! :^) Plus the king motif and it’s even red too!!

Delphox: challenging myself to give at least all of the yuboys a fully evolved starter, and I really like delphox for Yuya…invokes stargazer and timegazer magician and all the other Spellcasters in his deck, the showmanship of fire, powerful supernatural abilities. also yuya with a fennekin is SOOO cute. in universe I like to think Dennis traded him the fennekin in exchange for Yuya's original starter (Sobble)

Hippopotas: Hip Hippo, of course!

Gengar: he needs something smiley, and Gengars got that prankster mischief energy that I think could play nice on a Yuya team. Plus it being a spooky purple ghost for the purple Zarc Energy. Mega Gengar is even stated to be able to travel to other dimensions <3

Roaring Moon: for Awakened!Yuya and Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon, monstrous violent dragon that bares a striking similarity to another Pokemon from another region, another world…hmmmmm who does that sound like…..

ZUZU:

Cherrim: Specifically its Sunshine form, noted for its high energy and cheer! It has her color palette AND EVEN LITTLE 'HAIR' DOODADS LIKE HER TOO?!? she would adore this thing

Floette: Truly a very Bloom Diva/Melodious feeling Pokemon, I think it suits Zuzu perfectly... hers probably has the red flower i think :-) Maybe at some point it evolves into Florges, invoking some of the more 'grown' Melodious ladies.

Scream Tail: Pink, tough, and a little scary lol. I think it's fun if she AND Yuya both have Past Paradox Pokemon...matchies. Jigglypuff invocation for Melodious/Zuzu's musical motif too!

Leafeon: Giving all the bgirls an Eeveelution!! Zuzu deserves Leafeon naturally :3

Lilligant: Plant/Flower Lady, elegant, pairs perfectly with Sora's Whimsicott. A no brainer for me.

Meloetta: fuck it giving all the bgirls a Legendary too!! Gotta go with Meloetta for Zuzu, especially the Aria Form. Like. That thing's a Melodious monster. also something something the way it can alter people's emotions vs. Ray Akaba's power over Zarc or what have you. I'm seeing visions

SORA:

Hydrapple: For Frightfur Chimera's three heads, also literally a sticky candy apple monster. Syrup Bomb. It's so perfect for him.

Bewear: Frightfur Bear of course!! ANOTHER PERFECT ONE FOR HIM. Cute giant plush bear that is actually Fucking Scary and Can Hurt You So Fucking Bad.

Mimikyu: ANOTHER NATURAL PICK spooky haunted stuffed animal lookin beast!! Looks cute but can be vicious. Mimics something friendly to hide its truth self underneath. Very Frightfur compliant.

Slurpuff: This kid does not walk around with 4385289345 different sweets on hand for me to NOT give him the sticky sweets fluffy dog Pokemon. What if a Fluffal was made of candy. Soramon unlimited.

Whimsicott: Frightfur Sheep! Also mischievous and surprisingly powerful, and it compliments Zuzu's Lilligant! BECAUSE THEY ARE BESTIES!!!

Kartana: I'm giving all the Fusion dimension kids an Ultra Beast because I can <3 extradimensional fuckery representation <33 Kartana is imo the one that works best for Sora, being small and sharp edges like an Edge Imp. Little fucker that will cut you.

GONG:

Iron Hands: AINT MOVIN. BIG METAL ROBOTIC MACHINE BEAST. THE JAPANESE INVOCATIONS OF HARIYAMI. THATS A SUPERHEAVY SAMURAI.

Kingambit: Another Samurai that notably stays put for the most part. Esteemed and respected and strong as hell and when its friends fall it only grows stronger to not let their sacrifices be in vain.

Aggron: has a cry like a train, thus reminding me of Gong's insane train SHS. Also just extremely Gong-relevant animal to me...big protective wall of might and metal.

Kleavor: Another Pokemon with classical feudal-Japan/samurai-relevant vibes. Has bigass eyebrows. In PLA its Hidden Ability was Steadfast, also.

Mudsdale: Like. Gong just needs a Ground type. To me. Hardworking and powerful but extremely slow. VERY good at using Heavy Slam. "It remains calm and unmoving no matter the situation." like...bro.

Ogerpon: FUCK IT GONG GETS A LEGENDARY TOO. For Superheavy Samurai Ogre Shutendoji and also Ogrepon cares so much about her friend(s) and so does Gong!! I KNOW it'd be rocking the Cornerstone Mask mostly, too. Solid as a rock....

SYLVIO:

(Shiny) Sneasler: For his Yosenjus, also the entire Sneasel family is just so Sylvio to me....shiny H-Sneasel/Sneasler especially. It has his stupid yellow bangs!! SLASH POS

Floatzel: Also another smug weasel Pokemon with lots of oranges/yellows in its palette. I actually can't fully remember why I gave him Floatzel but it could very well just be my bias cuz I love Floatzel lol

Quaquaval: THE SYLVIO STARTER EVER. SHOWY GAY WATER DUCK. ABYSS ACTORS. QUAXLY ALWAYS FLICKING ITS HAIR QUAFF. OVER THE TOP PERFORMER. MR. SAWATARI....

Cetitan: For Mobius the Mega Monarch/that smattering, and also Cetitan is kind of shaped like some of Sylvio's big bulky Abyss Actors (Evil Heel, etc...)

Unfezant: Another pompous male Pokemon with swoopy hair things <3 "Intensely proud." Also a little dart-like to me.

Toxapex: Really just another Pokemon that looks like an Abyss Actor. Also probably something in there with a Posion type vs. Sylvio's early TOXIC AS FUCK ATTITUDE, SIR!!!

DECLAN:

Metagross: Supergenius Pokemon made of four fused Beldums <3 Analyzes its foes with expert calculations. Incredibly strong. Just tremendously Declanmon to me.

Empoleon: D/D/D Wave King Ceasar!! Also just the royal/emperor aesthetic in general, would it right at home with the D/Ds. And "It avoids unnecessary disputes, but it will mercilessly decimate anything that threatens the safety of its colony" BRO THAT'S DECLAN.....

G-max Duraludon: The LID building <3 Also like the idea of him wielding Gmaxs AND Megas AND probably Z-movies and Terastalizing too, as a parallel to mastering all the summoning mechanics.

Escavalier: D/D Proud Chevalier, another tremendously brave in the face of adversity Pokemon, also UMMM THE LANCERS!!! also I like the implication he and Moon Shadow traded to get their respective evos with Shelmet and Karrablast lol.

(Shiny) Mega Gardevoir: Again, wielding Megas just as easily as Gmax... has his color palette, plus Gardevoir in general has that 'tremendously loyal to the person it cares most about and will protect them at all costs' thing which just. screams Declan and Yuya's dynamic a lot to me.

Regigigas: lmao, "Reiji." The trio master of the Regis just like Declan is the leader of the Lancers. Insanely powerful creation-diety ass Pokemon vs. Declan's position of being an Akaba and that narrative weight re: Ray. Also would be right at hoem with some of the big bulky D/D/Ds.

YUTO:

Ceruledge: well now this is just a Phantom Knight for real.

Hydreigon: Dark Rebellion!! Brutal and relentless (in its objective)...I like the idea that Yuto's Hydreigon is pretty chill when not Fighting in a War though <3 His frienddd

Decidueye: His requisite evolved starter, I think Lulu traded him Rowlet originally~ Also on that Phantom Knight swag with the Haunted Cloaked Ghost Archer Everything.

Aegislash: AND AGAIN. THE PHANTOM KNIGHTS FOG BLADE. THE PHANTOM KNIGHTS TOMB SHIELD.

Absol: A stoic and tremendously goth beast, plus the way it's so attuned to knowing when disaster will strike + Yuto having gone through The Horrors of War just pair up very well.

Zacian: He DID have Zamazenta too but he traded it to Lulu :^) In general both dogs are so wonderful for him... weaponry clad and endlessly noble and brave. Busted as fuck, I'm sure there's some commentary on PKs in there too lol. I imagine its mostly in its battered Hero of Many Battles form for the most part....

SHAY:

G-Max Corviknight: TRULY THE RAID RAPTOR RISE FALCON OF IT ALL. absolutely GIGANTIC metal bird that launches feathers like missiles. This thing WOULD be like rank 8 or some shit. ALso something something Raider's Knight.

Staraptor: ok well now thats just kind of what Shay looks like. Giant emo bird of prey <3 Incredibly strong and fast and Here to Fuck You Up Bad

Ninjask: ok this is a wild pick for him but I LOVE him and lulu having ninjask and shedinja, also Ninjask's whole deal of being Extremely fast is right at home with Shay's birds. It's also described as if "not trained properly, it will refuse to obey the Trainer" which like.... very Shay joining the Lancers-esque <3 Guy who is difficult to work with.

Braviary: "For the sake of its friends, this brave warrior of the sky will not stop battling, even if injured." "They fight for their friends without any thought about danger to themselves." "With its brave disposition, it fears nothing—not even death." DAWG THATS JUST SHAY OBSIDIAN FROM YUGIOH ARC-V.

Talonflame: RAID RAPTOR BLAZE FALCON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK IT BRAVE BIRD FUCK IT BRAVE BIRD FUCK IT BRAVE BIRD

Blaziken: This thing has Speed Boost and it's about to be your problem. Powerful, brave, nimble, perfect for Shay and his like insane acrobatics he's always busting out. Perfect Pokemon for guy who beat the shit out of like 8 cops at once. 🔥

LULU:

Altaria: TRULY A LYRILUSC OF A POKEMON Humming and singing and incredibly powerful bird. Soft and warm and "with a kind disposition." I know she would love this thing so much.

Swellow: For Lyrilusc Sapphire Swallow/representative of all her swallow-adjacent songbirds

Shedinja: Again really fun in a pair with Shay's Ninjask. 1 HP to mirror how Lyriluscs are all level/rank 1!

Sylveon: and here's where my Flying TYPE Eeveelution would be... IF I HAD ONE >:( WELL. I do think Sylveon suits Lulu very well too, an exemplary compliment to her kind and friendly nature. AND transgender colors #lulugendermoments

Togekiss: Peace-loving angel-esque bird!!! Dueling shoudn't be used for war but making people smile!!!! "it visits peaceful regions, bringing them gifts of kindness and sweet blessings." LULUMONNNNNN

Zamazenta: Yuto traded this to her out of hoping it could help protect her ;w; Hero of Many Battles mode for the most part. The shield/protective motif also I feel ties well with Lulu's nonaggressive but remarkably adept at standing up for what she cares about character.

CELINA:

Liepard: IDK WHY IT'S SO HARD TO FIND GOOD LUNALIGHT EQUIVALENT POKEMON BUT ALAS lunalight panther dancer! ok it's a leopard but shhh. Also "moody and vicious" and strong and stealthy.

Pyroar: and Lunalight Leo Dancer too!!!!

Sensu Oricorio: For the bird Lunalights, and also its fan-feathers remind me of Cat Dancer :3 WAIT ITS HEAD FEATHERS ALSO LOOK LIKE CELINA'S BOW AND HER PONYTAIL...OMG

Umbreon: Naturally Celina's Eeveelution!! The moon associated one, hunts prey in the dark, glows in the moonlight (evolves through friendship 🥺celina did too.....)

Hisuian Lilligant: Compliments Zuzu's Unovan Lilligant (BECAUSE THEY ARE FRIENDS!!!) also an elegant and powerful Fighting type that moves like a dancer. This has always been a big Alexis Pokemon for me too but what can I say Fusion girlies rocking out with the Skater Dancer Plant Lady.

Celesteela: More moon motif!! Also Celesteela's Princess Kaguya inspiration honestly parallels Celina as a character really well too

YURI:

Silvally: we all know I associate Silvally with the yuboys in general, but teamwise I think it belongs the most on Yuri's--hodgepodge chimera monster experiment built in a lab and kept away from 'normal' Pokemon and populations. blasphemous emulation of god. Definitely absolutely kept Poison type mostly. 💜

Vileplume: PREDAPLANT CHIMERAFFLESIA.... I was torn between Vileplume or Victreebel but I think Vileplum works the best. It's Yuri's colors <3 *spews toxic spores at you*

Mega Sceptile: Grass/Dragon-type, literally has Starving Venom's colorful orb things, extremely fast and powerful... Sceptile is already the perfect starter for him but Mega Scepty just checks all the Venom Boxes.

Scolipede: Its horns look like Yuri's hair prongs <3 He deserves at least one big purple bug imo. It's also described as HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE and RELENTLESS and damn if that aint Yuriful.

Carnivine: truly one of the Most Predaplant of all Pokemon. This bitch eats meat!!! also I think it's funny if Yuri has a Pokemon that kind of chronically sucks bad but he loves it anyway.

Nagadanel: AND OF COURSE YURI'S ULTRA BEAST IS ALSO STARVING VENOM :) why the fuck is it like Yuri's hair color(s) exactly. Like Poipole too of course but still omfg. its poison is described as an adhesive too which i think is just perfect as a mirror of Yuri's sticky nasty ass dragon. slash pos.

DENNIS:

Meowscarada: JUST KIND OF DENNIS'S TRUEST POKESONA. TO ME. Dark type masked showman magician, master of misdirection....kind of has his haircut....gay.... uhhhh. meow!

Star Trim Furfrou: WELL. YOU KNOW. 🐩 also Star Pattern in particular for matching the 'performer' vibes and being the same blue as the blue in Dennis's stupid stupid outfit.

Inteleon: I'm privvy to the truth (Yuya traded Dennis his Sobble and got his Fennekin in return) but also like. This is justalso a Dennis Pokemon Bigly to me. Gay Sniper Spy Chameleon.

Mime Jr.: Performage Trick Clown!!! And the Performages in general. Little clown for this fucking clown.

Copperajah: For Chaos Ancient Gear Golem :,) I imagine it can Gigantimax and REALLY have that "giant fucked up war machine" mood down back. Also something something circuses and elephants.....

Blacephalon: LIKE. HE COULDNT HAVE ANY OTHER ULTRA BEAST, REALLY. Weird unsettling clown that sets off fireworks and literally blows its own head off 🥴 dennis might as well be a damn blacephalon. "It slithers toward people. Then, without warning, it triggers the explosion of its own head." dennis literally did this in front of a cruise ship full of people .

YUGO:

Rayquaza: Yugo's perfect Legendary choice AND a perfect Clear-Wing equivalent! Sky/Wind related green dragon, only arms, no legs, hell its yellow rings even remind me a little of Synchro rings.

(Shiny) Flygon: Also just reminds me of Clear Wing a whole lot <3 green, fast, long stripey tail, rhombus wings.. the shiny palette is also Yugo's colors!

Cinderace: I had such a hard time picking a starter for Yugo but I think Cinderace is the best pick... literal jock that plays toys and is described as "losing its cool easily," "it gets pumped up when cheered on," and "if it starts showboating, it could put itself in a tough spot" which just comes off like a laundry list of Yugo roasts HFDGUSD he would love this bunny rabbit.

Starmie: Mostly I just love Yugo and Rin have counterpart Pokemon but also Starmie has Speedroid vibes to me!!! Spinning star toy. Also fast as fuckkkk

Dragapult: HI-SPEEDROID KITEDRAKE!!! DRAGON THAT SHOOTS DARTS. FUNNY FAST VEHICLE LOOKIN ASS LIZARD.

Miraidon: ok Im pulling the "Yugo is one of my favorites he gets two Legendaries" card HE JUST DESERVES MIRAIDON. DUEL RUNNER DRAGON. CAPABLE OF BEING SILLYGOOFY AND ALSO LOCKING TF IN. one yuboy having a Past Paradox 'mon and one having a Future Paradox mon makes me a little craayayayzayy

RIN:

Froslass: Truly one of the most Windwitch of all Pokemon to me. Powerful ice witch lady fuck up your whole world.

Bronzong: A big fuckoff Bell. For Windwitch Freeze Bell. And Diamond Bell. And Crystal Bell. And Winter Bell. And

Hatterene: AND ANOTHER POWERFUL WITCH POKEMON FOR THE WITCH QUEEN also the trans flag colors just like rin's riding gear outfit. transfem rin is real btw

Glaceon: easy Eveelution pick for her ❄

Cloyster: Counterpart to Yugo's Starmie! Big weird floating Ice-aligned spike covered shape, which also described like 5 different Windwitches! Rin with Shellder is also really cute.

Glastrier: Really had to mull on what Legendary to give her but I love the idea of her also having a 'rideable vehicle' Legendary (horses are rideable vehicles.) Also Glastrier is a busted ass powerful as fuck belligerent ice monster and I think RIn would deeply appreciate its cunty spirit. 💙

MOON SHADOW:

Lunatone: Naturally!

Greninja: NATURALLY AS WELL!

Basculegion: The whole thing with Basculegion being powered and driven by the souls of its dead loved ones is just so perfect for the way Moon has to carry on after Sun Shadow got carded. Plus those very archiac Ainu design elements present just suit him well I think.

Accelgor: LIKE. I GOTTA. NINJA SWEEP also again i love the idea he had to trade his karrablast with Declan to get his Accelgor in return. Lancer synergy

Golisopod: Defense-oriented shogun armored type beast, pairs up well with invoking Moon's Twilight Ninja archetype. Also the Emergency Exit ability reminding me of all of his nimble ninja escape tactics we get to see.

(Shiny) Pawniard: A.) has his color palette B.) ninja-ish cadet at the command of a higher up (Bisharp), but also C.) that's Riley 🥺

RILEY:

Espurr: they just look like one. Riley Pokemon of All Time.

Oshawott: I love the idea of Riley having a baby Water starter to compliment Declan's Empoleon, and Oshawott's got that nice light blue and white palette and a design that evokes Riley's teddy bear a little bit. Plus its scalchop as a neat parallel to the C/C/C Weapon Monsters.

Beldum: Another baby form of one of Declan's monsters, also representative of C/C Critical Eye--one menacing red eye included!

Gigalith: All of Riley's C/C/C Rock Battle Monsters <3 (Armor, Blaster, Sword.) Also has eyes like Critical Eye too a little.

Ralts: one more mirror of Declan's team, but also this is another Pokemon Riley kind of just looks like. them big ol eyes. And the whole thign with how it flees when strong emotions are present :(

Terapagos: a cute and harmless looking Pokemon capable of absolutely horrifying reality shifting powers, just like Ray through Riley's body is capable of mildly terrifying ablities <3 I think Riley and Terapagos would also just be buddies 🥺

ZARC:

Zygarde 100%: FUCK IT. GIVE THE SUPREME KING ALL HIS DAMN DRAGON LEGENDARIES i just really love the idea of him especially having 'stronger' forms of the Legendaries the Yuboys wield--also like. Zygarde 100% Freakass Fulled Reunited Giant Green and Black Superweapon Dragon With Red and Blue Undertones (the colors of the pendulum scales)... it's too perfect.

Mega Rayquaza: Ultra-strong green and black terrifying giant dragon... 2!!! <3 The evolution of Yugo's Rayquaza. Giving Zarc all the crazy battle gimmicks too like he lords over all the summoning mechanics. Green for Synchros too <3

Eternamax Eternatus: ANOTHER WORLD-ENDING GIGANTIC DRAGON MONSTROSITY FOR THE ZARCMAN overloaded with power.. violent and unpredictable... the counter to Yuto's Zacian (and previously owned Zamazenta).... Fusion colors also.

Arceus: IT IS DRAGON TYPE NATURALLY the original vs Yuri's remix (Silvally)....fuck around and become God and all powerful. :,) Creation deity moments! White for Synchros as well.

Guzzlord: Also a bit of a parallel to Yuri's Silvally, but just in general I Gotta Give Him This Giant All-Consuming Dark/Dragon Extradimensional Abomination. All devouring.... Zarc in a way devoured the four yuboys too, huh.

Regidrago: Wildcard Dragon Legendary for the final spot but I do have my reasons <3 Big black dragon skull, "said to have the powers of every dragon Pokémon," just fires blasts of Dragon Energy at foes. Also just this sort of "ancient incredible power" feels very along Zarc's lines too

RAY:

Eevee: All the bgirls get evolved Eeveelutions, but I just love the idea of Ray's partner Pokemon being just a plain Jane unevolved Eevee that fought God and won.

Shaymin: En Flowers 🌸(also En-Wind for Sky Form Shaymin)

Lunala: En Moon 🌙 (also En-Windish, plus the Ghost typing a fun element with Ray effectively being dead and haunting that goddamn narrative.)

Lugia: En Birds 🐦 (also En Wind for all its storm conjuring capabilities)

Enamorus: ok I thought about Tornadus at first for En-Wind but A.) Ray needs a Fairy type for the 'dragon killer' implications, B.) Enamorus being this extremely powerful female Pokemon that fortells spring, brings the world back to life, and 'violently punishes' those that disrespect any living being is just, like, too perfect.

Regieleki: Its arms look like her ponytails <3 Honestly in general it looks a lot like when she was a glowy yellow spirit form. Also the only Pokemon to learn Thunder Cage, which feels quite appropriate for Ray stopping and containing Zarc. And oh well it's just a neat little counterpart to Zarc's Regidrago because I love when they have counterparts and I love divorce <33333 #EQUALITY: GIVE RAY LEGENDARIES TOO.

[the1entirecircus]

The kind of Pokémon team I think each member of the Justice League would have and why:

Batman

Marowak- This one is obvious, but Batman having a Marowak seems like a no-brainer. They both lost their parents at an early age (or at least before Cubone evolved into a Marowak since age does not equal level) and they're both seen as angry fighters.

Crobat- another obvious pick, out of all the bat pokemon, Crobat felt like the best choice as it was the first.

Urshifu (Single-Strike)- I know some are going to feel iffy about me picking a legendary pokemon for Batman. But considering how much in common this pokemon has with the Dark Knight, I had to pick him. It mostly involves the one-punch it took for Batman to knock out Guy Gardner and the fact Batman can surpass most enemy defenses.

Zangoose- To compare his relationship with the joker, Zangoose has the natural rivalry with Seviper.

Dragapult- Dragapult reflects the combined elements of Batman's stealth, his batwing, and his Robins. Sure, batman doesn't launch Dick Grayson at supersonic speeds, but he has him along with the others fight alongside him.

Greninja- A stealthy pokemon which incorporates projectiles into its attacks

I can also see Batman having a direct access to his Pokemon Boxes so he can swap in other pokemon. Knowing him, he'd probably have an Annihilape, Tyrantrum, and a bunch of Zubat and other bat pokemon. He would also have various pokemon that would be useful for crime-fighting like Gumshoos (Although Jim Gordon would most definitely have one already).

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Superman

Solgaleo- Considering his alien origins, it would be of no surprise that Clark would have obtained an alien pokemon. Especially one that is associated with the Sun. Also, given that Solgaleo is prone to possession from Necrozma, it also reflects Superman's reoccurring problem of being used as an evil character in writing.

Infernape- Given that Infernape is based on Son Goku, the japanese version of Sun Wukong, and that Goku is based on Son Goku, it would be natural for him to have this pokemon.

Krypotnian Boltund- On Krypton, a variant of Boltund existed that could perform similar feats compared to that of the regular Boltund. Except instead of being Electric type, its a fire type. Superman has this pokemon as a reference to Krypto the Super Dog.

Palafin- This one is an obvious choice as Palafin is just a Superman Dolphin. I think Clark would have either been inspired by or found it humorous that its transformation method is similar to his own.

Dragonite- Another obvious pick, given that Superman is seen as an all powerful person, many tend to forget he's also just a nice guy. Dragonite is also a nice fellow that is very powerful.

Snorlax- Superman of course needs a Normal type pokemon to reflect his normalness, and I think that Snorlax is inherently the best option here. Snorlax is often seen as lazy and lethargic but is powerful when needed to be.

Superman would also keep many extra-terrestrial and other kinds of Pokemon in his Fortress of Solitude. He might even lend a few to Ma and Pa Kent. Imagine that! Pa Kent having Buzzwole help him with the farm.

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Wonder Woman

Themysciran Nidoqueen- A Fairy/Fighting type, Nidoqueen on Themyscira are more than capable fighters. Their bodily armor on its wrists can withstand many attacks due to a mystical aura they have. They have one of two abilities: Magic Guard or Battle Armor. They even have a new move called Wrist Clang, a special fairy-type move which hits all opponents.

Falinks- Wonder Woman's father is Zeus in the current continuity of DC Comics. Since Falinks is based on the ancient Greek Battle Formation called a Phalanx, its connection to Greece is perfect for Diana. Since, she is also a warrior taught in Greek combat-style.

Armarouge- Another warrior pokemon, Armarouge is meant to reflect the explosion attack Diana can do with her gauntlets.

Chestnaught- Yeah, I know theres type overlap, but Chestnaught is a living shield pokemon, of course I'm going to pick it to replace Diana's shield.

Kangaskan- Everyone remebers Diana's Kangaroo, Kanga, right? Because this is the only Kangaroo-Adjacent pokemon I could choose.

Zacian- On Themyscira, Zacian and Zamazenta are a two sisters rather than a brother and a sister (still genderless in the pokedex tho). In this island hidden away from man, Zacian is regularly a Fairy type, but with the Sword of Athena, her strength is increased ten fold. Different from her counterpart in Galar, this form of Zacian is referred to as the Wondrous Sword. With its new move, Warrior Strike, a critical hit is landed on the enemy.

Most of these pokemon are female as Themyscira is consisted of only women. So, the pokemon of the island would also consist of only female pokemon that would fit Diana's personality. A Salazzle, Tsareena, or a Hatterene wouldn't fit as they don't have attributes that fit Diana (unless we're talking the Frank Miller version, which we aren't).

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The Flash (Barry Allen)

Alolan Raichu- This feels like an obvious pick because Raichu's tail resembles the lightning bolt symbol on his chest. I would also say that his Raichu is a meta-pokemon with the Speed-Force Ability, which gives priorty to all attacks.

Midday Lycanroc- Not only is it a quick-moving pokemon, but being a wolf pokemon, its hunting skill would be useful for investigating a crime-scene.

Cinderace- Another pokemon that would be imbued with Speed-Force ability, Cinderace has similar design elements that remind me of the Flash (check his belt).

Pawmot- Barry Allen is often seen as slow-moving until he becomes the Flash in which he is lightning-fast. Its similar acts in battle. You also need to evolve it by walking with it. Barry would've evolved Pawmot in no time.

Linoone- This pokemon would probably be used when Barry is in his civilian form. Yes, Linoone is fast, but thats besides the point

Miraidon- Barry created the cosmic treadmil, which in an alternate universe was bike. Barry's Miraidon has that ability as well, and we're going to say he travels with the speed force naturally.

I wish I had come up with a better team for him, but this is the best I could come up with. I considered pokemon like Gardevoir and Gallade, but neither felt fitting for him to me. Zeraora was chosen because, while a fitting pokemon, felt too obvious to me. Suggestions for Barry's pokemon would be helpful.

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Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Yes, I'm picking him over the others, cry about it)

Garchomp- Being a pilot, Hal having a Garchomp made sense to me considering its also a fast-flying pokemon inspired by a jet plane.

Celesteela- Considering he's a space cop, Hal was bound to run across an Ultra Beast at some point. Celesteela was chosen because of its connection to spaceships.

Shiny Lurantis- Not only does this pokemon reflect the phrase of the GL oath "in brightest day" as this pokemon needs to evolve in the day, but it also reflects green lantern ring constructs. When it was first introduced, Lurantis was shown using its signature move: Solar Blade. a solid green beam which slices its enemies.

Gallade- Given that Gallade can sense thoughts and evolved from a pokemon sensitive to the emotions around it, it feels like a good pokemon for Hal Jordan to have.

Dusknoir- This is a subtle reference to the time when Hal Jordan had to be the Specter after his whole Parallax arc.

Gigalith- Considering that Gigalith is a waking laser canon, this would make sense for Hal. But due to its weak Special Attack, Hal's Gigalith is now a Meta-Pokemon now imbued with immense will power to achieve its new form. The green crystals on its body have provided a stronger special attack.

Like with Barry, this one was a little hard to do. Not a lot of pokemon share similarities with Hal or the Green Lanterns in general.

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Cyborg

Passimian- Due to the accident that gave Victor his appearance and abilities, it affected some of his pokemon. One of them being Passimian. Now a Steel/Fighting type, Meta Passimian utilizes spheres of energy to fight. Its new ability Cannon Hand increases the power of special attacks. This pokemon was chosen because of Victor being into sports.

Apokolipsian Bronzong- Bronzong from Apokolips are the ancestors of the Bronzong and Bronzor found on earth. They can open gateways to other worlds, including ultra space. They're a Electric/Psychic type with the ability Levitate/Steelworker. So because of his merging with both the Mother Box and Father Box, Cyborg has lots of cosmic power at hand. So much so that he can create boom and hush tubes as well as have a connection to the multiverse.

Leafeon- I wanted to give him a pokemon that's relatively normal but also reflected one of his powers. And wouldn't you know, Cyborg has the ability to photosynthesize (its a summary of one of his powers, but you get the point).

Golurk- Golurk is a giant machine pokemon said to have a source of infinite energy powering it. Cyborg is also capable of producing infinite energy.

Iron Hands- If you look at the origin of Iron Hands, you can clearly tell that the pokemon is based off Cyborg.

Mega Blastoise- A reflection of Cyborg's cybernetic abilities and his large cannon gun that he can form with his hand.

Initially, I partly struggled with making his team until I did some edits.

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Martian Manhunter

Beeheeyem- I wasn't initially certain if I should give this pokemon to J'onn because of how Beeheeyem are sentient Pokemon who can build their own space ships. Then again, humans have Beeheeyem, so why not?

Naganadel- Another alien pokemon, Naganadel's pre-evolution, Poipole, is said to be the starter pokemon of many trainers in Ultra Megalopis. Now, I know that place isn't on Mars, but given that its an alien pokemon, I would not be surprised if they found their way there.

Grappoloct- While not an alien Pokemon, Octopuses are seen as very alien-like animals. I could see M.M.'s Grappoloct being a meta-pokemon with great control of not only its muscular strength but its mind too, being capable of psychic attacks.

Ditto- One of Martian Manhunter's most famous abilities is his capability to Shape-Shift. Ditto is also iconic for this power.

Clefable- Another alien Pokemon, I can see Clefable being one of the first pokemon that J'onn obtained alonged with Beeheeyem.

Deoxys- The Mythical Pokemon Deoxys is known for its ability to change its form to improve its Attack, Defense, and Speed. While Ditto also reflects his ability to shape-shift, Deoxys reflects the form Martian Manhunter takes to better beat down opponents when he needs to get physical.

I'm overall satisfied with what I did here with Martian Manhunter.

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Aquaman (Almost forgot about him lol)

Kingdra- Everyone remember's Storm the Seahorse, right?

Wishiwashi- Aquaman's main ability is to command sea life, this ability is reflected through Wishiwashi's ability to form giant creatures.

Poliwrath- "Although its skilled in a style of dynamic swimming that uses all its muscles, for some reason, it lives on land."

Golisopod- Everyone's opinion on Aquaman was initially that he was a wimpy, pathetic, good-for-nothing superhero. That changed obviously

Swampert- Originally I was going to pick Empoleon for his starter, but I realized that Swampert made more sense given that it reflects how Aquaman is a child of both the sea and Land.

Kyogre- He's the king of the sea, of course he has this pokemon

Aquaman's pokemon were fairly easy to do. My only problem is that have type-overlap.

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Green Arrow

Decidueye- Oliver Queen's backstory fits very well with Decidueye's evolution line. Specifically with Dartrix being snobby and fussy to evolving into a more deadly pokemon.

Barraskewda- On Starfish island, Oliver gained sustenance from fishing. Given that Arrokewda is partially based on an arrow, this is a reflection of that.

Hitmonchan- Punching glove arrow

Sirfetch'd- Oliver considers himself more honorable that the other heroes.

More pokemon will be added soon.

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Meta-Pokemon: Pokemon that have gone through significant alterations during rapid environmental changes, exposure to certain elements, etc. Things that can change in these pokemon vary widely from small stat changes to the changing of types, appearance, and abilities. In the actual Pokemon continuity there are pokemon similar to this discription such as Blood Moon Ursaluna and Rockruff with the ability Own Tempo.

Comment down what you think of these.

Legion of Doom Pokémon Teams

[gleefuldraws]

No Legends ZA news yet so I chose to pass the time by designing a Volo clone. More info about him under the cut.

Assuming ZA takes place in the past like Arceus did, William is Diantha’s ancestor, and he was the first Trainer to discover a Key Stone and Mega Evolve his Lucario. He also found a Zygarde core, and when the player first meets him he’s looking for Cells across Kalos. This version of ZA takes place a few years after the ultimate weapon was fired, when the survivors are working on rebuilding Kalos. William tricks the player into finding Xerneas for him, which he uses to punish AZ for firing the weapon by cursing him with eternal life. After his true nature is revealed, it’s a race between him and the player to find Yveltal. William intends to use Yveltal’s power to destroy AZ’s Floette for good. The player intervenes just in time and they battle. When the player wins, William uses the cells he’s collected over the course of the game to turn his core into Zygarde’s Complete Form. When the player defeats Zygarde, the cells dissipate and the Core flies away, which greatly upsets William. He realizes the pain of losing a deeply-loved Pokemon and abandons his plan.

His team consists of a lv66 Florges with Flower Veil, a lv67 Aurorus with Refrigerate, a lv67 Tyrantrum with Rock Head, a lv68 Gourgeist Super with Insomnia, a lv68 Dragalge with Poison Touch, and a lv70 Lucario with Inner Focus and a Lucarionite. The player’s first battle with him is against a lv5 Flabebe, and about 1/4 of the way through the game he upgrades his team to a lv20 Amaura and lv25 Floette.

[troglobite]

posting the rest of my compiled pokemon teams for funsies lol

i think the normal type gym would be an animal hospital. lol also yes the furfrou IS shiny. 💜

this gym would be dedicated to training new trainers. like, they all are, but that would be the entire point of this one. the 3 fire starters kind of seal the deal. lol so very much teacher-y vibes.

rotom for this would be one of its different forms, as determined by RNG each time you battled it. it would simply be a gym out in the wilderness setting up telephone poles or some shit. lol

one of my favorites! this gym would be in a mockup of biosphere 2 (which i used to live sort of near, actually lol). but it would Work and it would have simulated weather and biomes. it would change when each pokemon was brought out. i've also debated making decidueye the ace. i think it might work better but beau simply looks so perfectly posed there. lol

one that ~shows my range, dahling~ lol uh yeah. so this gym would be like. a ski resort type deal? i think that's basically it. the vibe is very "haha everything's fun but be careful w the snow and ice!" lol

lol i fucking love this one. the premise/theme is literally just that it goes from biggest to smallest. it's a fighting type gym, so it subverts expectations. it's in a classic luchador fighting ring. very colorful, very over the top. commentary a la whatsherface in s/v for the electric gym. lol but instead it's sports/wwe commentary. anyway, the pokemon both go from biggest to smallest, AND from "most hands" to "least hands" lol

resharing the poison type just to share their names lol

ground type!!! this team is different than if i were to make a team that was competitively better (that version includes a mudkip, for example), but this is all pokemon that i like. and yay!!!! my bb girl is the ace! lol

this gym would be in the desert, but the american southwest, specifically, preferably right on a river. that's the Vibe.

this is the worst team by far in terms of cohesion, aesthetics, and possibly competitive viability. though the final three are pretty dope. but i truly got nothing here other than the funniest names (chicxulub and ord).

i think maybe the gym would be the lab of a mad scientist type who's obsessed with flight.

this team is Vibes through and through. silly goofy, people pokemon, and 2 Creechurs. the gym would be a circus, i think. but a weird one where i as the gym leader am also a mentalist/illusionist. lol

this one seems, at first, to go from "pretty" to "VIOLENT/SCARY" from vivillon to scizor. and then the ace is ribombee. lol also their names. lol the gym idea for this one would simply be a garden, but it would have a lot of deadly-looking plants.

i actually swapped out tyrantrum for carracosta at the last minute. i just really like it. lol anyway, this would be a seaside gym, like on a cliff face or something, perhaps near a volcano.

another good one that i like! i think the concept here is a little looser, but i think it would straight up be a gym in a haunted tudor mansion type place. dragapult is the Creechur haunting it, and every other pokemon is a spirit that resides there as a legit ghost. lol

just resharing the dark type to share their names! also if i didn't say what kind of gym this would be, i think it'd be an abandoned theater or like. fighting arena, like a roman coliseum type deal.

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Got any ideas for a paeleontologist reader who looks after fossil Pokemon, meeting the Paldean Paradox Pokemon and Waking Wave aka Paradox Suicine?

Yeah! I got hcs!

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As a paleontologist, you travel all across the world, studying Fossil Pokémon and resurrecting them with your portable revival machine.

You've taken just about every single kind under your care. From the mighty Tyrantrum to the bizarre Lileep, you adore them all.

Even Relicanth behaved like a living fossil in your eyes, so you looked after one of those, too.

You were familiar with the Bone Wars, so when you arrived to Galar, you decided to revive each of the four "fusion fossils", hoping to improve their quality of living.

It just baffled you that even centuries later...nobody knew what they should actually look like. But despite their abnormalities, they seemed quite happy with themselves, being forever loyal to you.

Your next stop was Paldea, going straight to the Great Crater to see if the Pokémon described in the Scarlet Book were real. A lot of people didn't believe its author, but in your heart....you did. It piqued your curiosity, anyway.

So you assembled a strong team for protection before heading down there and becoming fascinated by what you discovered (aside from the lush environment).

You caught Roaring Moon, Sandy Shocks, Great Tusk, etc., but your pokedex didn't unveil much of their true nature, only speculations.

Oddly enough, there weren't any Aerodactyls or other Fossil Pokémon that you'd expect to see down here.

Eventually you find a cave of crystals and discover an ancient bipedal relative of Suicune--codenamed "Walking Wake" by the dex--slumbering within.

It was quite the beauty to behold, and it willingly went with you after you managed to quell its rage in a battle, demonstrating how it could literally walk on water.

You knew the tale of the Legendary Beasts' origins...wondering if this is what Suicune looked like before dying in that tower fire, but you had some doubts.

It's also strange that the picture in the book seemed to show a beast made up of all three of them, rather than just this raptorlike water-type.

Regardless, you welcome Walking Wake to the team and tend to their mane well.

If your feet ever get tired, they'll happily let you ride on their back.

[furretfluffies]

HELLO!! My name is Marcy! I am a Blueberry Academy student, originally from Johto! That's where I got my best partner, Baby the Furret!

I am dating Valentino (@barbedwireheartz), Anne, and Sasha! Val is an exchange student I met recently and me and the girls were childhood friends and grew up together, going to the same academy now!

I AM SUPER AUTISM HEHEHE!! at least that's what Sash says! I love keeping journals on Pokémon, my current journal is one I keep digitally! I call them Kitty! But I also love having physical journals to draw cool Pokémon I see! I am just here to share my journeys and have fun with my loves!

Unlabeled (She/They)

💞 Panromantic, Pansexual 💜 Polyamorous

TAKEN BY ANNA BANANA, SASHY, & VAL!!

TEAM >>

Baby the Furret! ♡ ♀️

Normal 🤍

My primary Pokemon, although I love all of them dearly! She was my first ever partner I got back in Johto! We are pratically inseparable! Ever since she was just a little Sentret, she used to wrap around my neck like a scarf! She still does it to this day, despite being rather big for a furret (6'1) compared to average! She is very loving and will do anything for a little treat!~ 🍬

Aza the Ribombee! ♡ ♀️ - ✨

Bug 🪲 // Fairy 🎀

Shield Dust

Draining Kiss — Dazzling Gleam — Bug Buzz — Struggle Bug

On a trip to Galar with Valentino and some of his companions, I saw a wild Ribombee! Ohh, it was so tiny and cute! Surely it must be an easy catch, right? I was proven very wrong! Small things have a very rough punch and this was proof! I got my ass pretty beat, but I ended up being relentless and came back for it after recovering. Aza must have been impressed by my determination to catch it, but it still put up a brutal fight. I caught it on the second go-around and she became one of my strongest!

Pristinee the Drizzile ♡ ♂️

Water 🌊

Torrent

Rain Dance — Surf — Liquidation — Sucker Punch

I got Pristinee in Blueberry Academy as a little Sobble! The cutest little baby, I wanted to protect so much! And when he evolved into a Drizzile, I was even more thrilled! I knew these kind of Pokémon they give as starters normally had three evolutions though so I decided to look Drizzile's up. I was… very much not so fond of the final evolution so I gave him an everstone! He's not really the type that likes to battle, leaving that for the others. He loves taking naps in the shade while everyone else does the hard work. What royalty!

Joe Sparrow the Spearow ♡ ♂️

Normal 🤍 // Flying 🪽

Sniper

Drill Peck — Aerial Ace — False Swipe — Fly

I found Joe Sparrow on my travels home! I was going camping when I lost my way from the general path! When stopping to camp, I took out my violin to play a little tune for myself around a fire when this alpha Spearow popped out of the bush! Instead of being aggressive, he was dancing to my music! We played for a bit before he huddled up to the fire for some warmth since it was a cold night… we ended up resting together and in the morning, he helped me find my way back home! After a night together, we grew close enough to be buddies and now travel together! He doesn't like staying in a pokeball, but isn't big enough to let me fly with him! We…we've tried, trust me.

Torti the Sigilyph ♡ ♀️

Psychic 🔮 // Flying 🪽

Wonder Skin

Psychic — Air Cutter — Psybeam — Sky Attack

I ended up finding Torti on the same trip to Galar that I got Aza! Torti ended up being easier to catch, more cause I was just entranced by her beauty than overestimating the competition. I had slipped away from the group randomly upon spotting her and caught her shortly after admiration. Similar to me, she is very curious in the world and loves staring at others.

Branson the Cradlily ♡ ♂️

Rock 🪨 // Grass 🌿

Storm Drain

Energy Ball — Spit Up — Giga Drain — Brine

A gift from Gordie and Oxi! They know me, I've always been fascinated with fossil pokemon! According to them, a Tyrantrum got really destructive after someone pissed it off and it ended up hurting a lot of 'mons… Branson was one of those Pokémon that they recovered and I was given him! He is a very curious and loving friend, although a bit skittish when it comes to battles! He is one of my favorites, up there with Baby! Don't tell the others I said that though…

OOC //

HELLO!! My name is Marcy, aka @marbledaydreams // @whimsjellic !! I am a Marcy Wu fictive that runs this silly roleplay account with my gfs, Sasha and Anne!

I don't actually know too much about Pokémon! Hell, I even asked Ino recently if Cradlily had a mouth :sob: so yeah, I'm pretty inexperienced, but this is for fun anyways!

We will have sentient Pokémon stuff here! Baby (:candy:) loves chatting with the Rotom and using it to make posts! SO if you ever want to ask Baby something, that option is available!

due to being a fictive, yes this is basically just if Marcy Wu from Amphibia was in Pokémon!

no story elements at the moment, I'm honestly just joining in to be with my partner, Ino!

Pelipper Mail :: ON✅ Musharna Mail :: OFF❌ Magic Anons :: OFF❌ Mystery Gifts :: ON✅

GUIDELINES //

I am an adult and so is my character, but there will be no NSFW on this blog!

Any pokéirl blog can interact!

Triggers will be tagged

We block freely, but the main DNI is the usual, just don't be a fuckin asshole or creep!!

ABOUT ME !!

Unlabeled (she/they)

Uses 🎲 before talking in posts!

EST

Host of a OSDD system

Dating Moth, the other sys we are rping with! And dating Anne and Sasha in-sys!

TAG SYSTEM //

🎲 Skit Skitters —> posts made by me, Skit!

🍬 Baby Babbles —> posts made by Baby the Furret!

🎲 Marcy Marvels —> Skit reblogging things!

🎲 Skit Unboxes —> Ask Box Responses

[xxtc-96xx]

do you think that fuecoco is gonna evolve into a flaming t.rex, a dragon type pokemon, or a flaming t.rex dragon type pokemon kinda like tyrantrum? or do you think that it'll turn into a straight up crocodile that is also on fire?

I think he'll be a flaming crocodile lol

[ourvanishingghosts]

raihan x f! reader with a overprotective delphox? aha if u want ofc

Of course. Sorry it took a while. Hope you enjoy. I also picked out the other 5 Pokémon of the readers Team if that’s alright.

Raihan x Fem! Reader that has a an over protective Delphox

The reader will be over 20 in this. Their team includes Delphox, Talonflame, Tyrantrum, Pyroar, Pangoro, and Shiny Noivern

After you retired from being the champion of Kalos you decided to travel around Galar

Of course, you decided to bring your beloved Delphox and the rest of your champion team with you

Delphox has been protective of you ever since you became the champion at such a young age

Especially when you turned 20 since you got a lot of flirting from some fans

But when you were exploring Galar with mainly Leon you had Delphox out and walking with you

She likes Leon and his Charizard and didn’t see Leon trying to be you and just trying to be your friend

Her attitude changed when you got to Hammrlocke to officially meet Raihan

Raihan was waiting outside the stadium for you all and once he saw you he thought you were cute

Delphox didn’t like that he was explicitly flirting with you

She walked over to him and hit him on the head with her stick (but luckily the flame wasn’t active on it)

You pushed her away from him and apologized for what happened

Once you explain why she did that Raihan completely understood and apologized to Delphox

But after 6 months of being in Galar Delphox and the rest of your team warmed up to Raihan

Despite Delphox hitting Raihan with her stick and sometimes setting his hat or hair on fire

It happened that when you were camping together with your Pokémon, Delphox laid down and rested her head on the Dragon Tamer's lap

You both were surprised nonetheless

“I guess this means I can officially ask you out on a date?” Raihan joked

“I guess it does.”

“Well then. Y/n, will you go out with me?”

“I’d love to. But just be sure to have me back home at 10 or Delphox will probably set you ablaze.”

You both chuckle

“Not a problem.”

[sonicasura]

DMC/ Pokémon

I imagine when Trainer comebacks too Devil May Cry all the Devil Arms will be happy too see Trainer again. Also when Trainer starts too show off some of there other Pokémon some of the Devil Arms take a immediate liking too them.

Nevan would definitely like Toxtricity, and King Cerberus would very much enjoy Hydreigon, Balrog and Ifrit would love Pokémon like Blaziken and Infernape.

What other Pokémon do you think the Devil Arms would enjoy being around?

DMC/ Pokémon

Since Trainer is going too be staying with them for a bit that means that will get too see all sorts of Pokémon. Here are few I think the Crew will take a liking too.

Vergil: Kubfu and Oshawott ( Both young and budding warriors) Sirfetch'd, Kingambit. Aegislash, Blaziken and Sceptile ( Fantastic Sparring Partners). Infernape, Scizor, Honchkrow Kartana, Mewtwo, Hoopa, all the Pokémon Eggs Trainer has on them

Dante: Sceptile and Blaziken ( Also Loves Sparring Against The 2 Pokémon) Krookodile, Gliscor, Charizard, Scraggy ( When Scraggy First Met Dante, Scraggy Leer At The Younger Sparda And It Made Dante Laugh So Hard He Fell Out Of His Seat) Empoleon, Gengar. Tyrantrum, Roaring Moon, Walking Wake, Gouging Fire, and Raging Bolt ( Straight Up Jurassic Park) Koraidon and Hoopa

Nero: Incineroar ( Nero Just Loves The Wrestling Tiger) Mabosstiff, Stoutland, Greavard and Fidough ( When They Hatch) Torterra, Swampert, Infernape, Dragonite, Salamence, Grimmsnarl, Carracosta, Ogerpon and Meltan

Trish: Alolan Raichu, Luxray, Ampharos, Sandy Shocks, Archaludon, Flygon, Johto and Paldean Wooper, Toxtricity, Phanpy, and Leavanny

Lady: Inteleon, Pidgeot, Rowlet ( When Rowlet Hatches) Mawile, Chesnaught, Chandelure, Armarouge, and Flutter Mane

Nico: Tinkaton, Golett, Vikavolt, Xurkitree, Naganadel, Kartana, Revavroom, Chesnaught, Kingambit, Kommo-O, Ceruledge, Armarouge, Infernape, and Charizard

Best I got any others

I just imagine Vergil being the first one to show up when an egg hatches. Greavard and Fidough following Nero would be so cute. Can only imagine the chaos if Trainer ever tells Nico about the Star Mobiles.

She will soup up the van so Revavroom could give it a boost whenever possible.

[bethanythebogwitch]

Fixing Kalos gym leaders & elite 4

It's no secret that Pokemon X and Y are very easy games and part of the reason is that the bosses are pretty underwhelming. So as a thought experiment, I decided to examine how to power them up my upgrading their teams. I think that the gym leaders should showcase the new Pokemon and gimmicks of their region, so I'll be taking that into account. I also want all the leavers and E4 to have a proper 6-member postgame rematch team so I'll be doing those too. I will be restricting my choices of Pokemon to those available in X and Y.

First is Viola, the bug-type leader. 2 Pokemon is a good team size for a first gym leader as they're the introduction to gyms for new players. I think Viola's team is alright for a first gym. Surskit prevents you from sweeping with a fire-type (possibly the first and only time in the franchise a Surskit has been useful) and Vivillon to showcase the regional bug is good. If you want to upgrade her, swapping Surskit for Dwebble would serve the same purpose, but arguably be better at it. It could also have a ground-type move to keep players from sweeping with Pikachu. For her rematch team she can keep Vivillon, but will not be keeping Masquerain as two mediocre bug-flying types is not great for a rematch team. Her rematch team will be Vivillon, Crustle (who can set up stealth rocks to counter flying types), Escavalier (as a good bug/steel type who gets overshadowed by Scizor), Heracross, Scolipede, and Mega Pinsir. By the postgame, all the rematch teams can safely have a mega-evolving ace.

Next is Grant, the rock-type leader. His team is really cool with it being the two Kalos fossils. Two members is a bit weak given how long you have to play to get to his gym, so he'll get a third member. In keeping with the fossil theme, this third Pokemon will be Aerodactyl, who is also available to players by this point in the game. His postgame team will be Auroros, Tyrantrum, Aggron, Barbaracle (to counter ground-types), Tyranitar, and Mega Aerodactyl.

The third gym leader is Korrina the fighting-type leader. Her in-game team is notorious for being sweepable by any ghost type as only her Machoke has a move that isn't either normal or fighting type. That needs to change. Her Hawlucha can stay, but I'm swapping her Machoke out for a Pangoro to counter ghosts and to showcase a gen VI fighting-type. Her ace will be a mega-evolving Lucario. This fits with the story as Korrina is the one who introduces the player to mega evolution and streamlines the game by having her show mega evolution to you in her gym battle instead of a separate battle that is incredibly easy to win. Her rematch team will be Hawlucha, Pangoro, Toxicroak, No Guard Machoke, Pure Power Medicham, and Mega Lucario.

Next is Ramos, the grass-type leader. At this point I'm going to ignore the fact that X and Y only let gym leaders have 3 Pokemon. By this point in the game, players can handle more of a challenge. I'm going to evolve his Weepinell to Victreebel and have it act as a poison spikes and leech seed setter. Then he'll have Trevenant, Ludicolo (to counter fire-types), and his ace will be Mega Venusaur. His rematch team will be Victreebel, Ferrothorn, Ludicolo, Rotom Mow, Chesnaught, and Mega Venusaur.

Clemont, the electric-type leader is next. I think his canon team isn't that bad. I'll keep Magneton and Heliolisk, swap his Emolga for a Lanturn, and his ace will be Mega Ampharos. For his rematch team he will have Magnezone, Heliolisk, Lanturn, a Rotom that will change type randomly each rematch, Jolteon, and Mega Ampharos.

Valarie was pretty lame for being the gym leader to showcase the brand-new fairy type. Let's fix that. She can keep Mr. Mime and lead with it to set up screens. She can also keep Sylveon as it was the face of the fairy type. Then she'll have Florges and her ace will be Mega Mawile. Her rematch team will be Mr. Mime, Sylveon, Florges, Huge Power Azumarill, Klefki, and Mega Mawile.

The Psychic-type leader Olymoia has a really cool gym design, but she's no Sabrina in terms of difficulty. She can keep her Sigilyph, but the rest of her team will change. She will have Contrary Malamar, Alakazam, and Mega Medicham. Her rematch team will be Contrary Malamar, Gardevoir, Alakazam, Starmie, Sigilyph, and Mega Medicham.

Ice as a late-game gym leader tye is always a hard sell and Wulfric is no Candice. I'm going to increase his team to five and give him Cloyster, Mamoswine, Weavile, Avalugg, and mega Abomasnow. His rematch team will add Jynx to that lineup.

The elite four will all have their teams increase to five members and will all get a mega evolution for their ace.

Malva's team is not bad, but it could be better. She can keep her Torkoal and have it use Sunny day for setup (Torkaol didn't get Drought as an ability yet) and she can keep her Chandelure and get Gale Wings on her Talonflame. Her team will then include Rotom heat and Mega Charizard X. Her rematch team will add a Delphox to all that.

Siebold is probably the only really challenging member of the Kalos E4. I also really like the theme of edible animals in his team and want to keep that around, so the only change I'll make is adding a Mega Blastoise as his ace for a final team of Clawitzer, Starmia, Barbaracle, Gyarados, and Blastoise. His rematch team will then get a Greninja.

Wikstrom's team is also pretty good. I'll swap his Probopass out for a Bisharp and give him Mega Aggron. I will swap his Aegislash for Magnezone as I'm going to use Aegislash later and don't want to double-up for the E4. His final team is Klefki, Bisharp, Scizor, Magnezone, and Aggron. His rematch team will give him back Aegislash.

Drasna's team doesn't need much work either. I'll swap her Altaria for a Kingdra and Druddigon for Haxorus, Keep Dragalge and Noivern, and give her Mega Garchomp as an ace. Her rematch team will add Salamence.

Diantha was infamous as one of the weaker champions until Geeta came along. I do like that most of her team are new Pokemon and will keep that in mind. Her Mega Gardevoir ace can stay, as can Goodra and Hawlucha. From there I'll add Contrary Malamar and Aegislash. As for her 6th team member, I might cheat a bit and give her Zygarde 10% form. The Zygarde 10 and 100% forms didn't debut in the games until gen VII, but their appearance in the anime showed that they were already planned out and likely would have showed up in the cancelled Pokemon Z. This could be the player's first introduction to Zygarge and could lead into a postgame sidequest to get Zygarge 50% with Diantha's help. If you don't want to use Zygarde 10%, then Greninja would also work.

Let me know what you thought of these revised teams. I may also do this for some other generations (I have thoughts about a revised Geeta team)

[erazonpo3]

At one point when I was procrastinating on stuff I decided to build some SV teams for some of my fave pokemon characters for a scenario where the DLC added a battle-tree type thing where you could battle trainers from older games (I'm not necessarily expecting this to be a thing I just wanted an excuse to build new teams) so

The rules are no paradox pokemon, no more than 1 pseudo-legendary on a team, the final pokemon has to terastalise, and I'm sticking to the pre-Home and pre-DLC pokedex.

Starting off with Cynthia:

Cynthia has a couple of different teams across different games, but Spiritomb in the front Lucario in the middle Garchomp at the back is something of a constant, and luckily for me they're all available in Paldea for me to use. From there my main goal was keeping a good type spread, which is what Cynthia's team is usually known for, while also respecting her general aesthetic.

Lycanroc (Dusk form) takes her second slot because Cynthia has a tendency for using Pokemon difficult or at least annoying to obtain, and Dusk Form Lycanroc is in my opinion unique enough to fit in with that. While it's not necessarily my first pick for her, I think it works in well with the type spread here and can keeps up with other pokemon she's used. For as much as I'd love to give her a Noivern or a Grimmsnarl I felt this was the better option, though I'd be open to hearing alternatives!

Kilowattrel was my choice for the third slot because I had to choose at least one Gen 9 Pokemon for her new team, and Electric/Flying is a pretty good typing and I can see Cynthia liking this Pokemon aesthetically. It's all black and yellow.

Hatterene is here because Psychic/Fairy is a good typing and Cynthia likes using elegant looking Pokemon, but Gardevoir is property of Diantha so Hatterene is a nice alternative. She's purely here for aesthetics but I feel she pulls her weight as a threat in her own right, I'm sure a Hatterene in Cynthia's hands would be a headache.

Finally, Garchomp gets Steel as its Tera-type, for the more defensive option. If you thought you were bringing a Fairy type to this fight, think again!

Now for Diantha:

Diantha only has her Gen 6 team for me to build a new team from, but the three available options in Paldea are the options I would have gone with anyway. Hawlucha starts her off, Goodra comes in at the close, and then you have Gardevoir at the finish line. Similar to Cynthia, Diantha has a pretty good type spread so that was what I wanted to focus on as well, and ultimately I'm pretty happy with this team.

Closdire was my pick for her second slot, because if Goodra is anything to go by Diantha likes cute, goofy looking Pokemon and Clodsire can definitely hold its own, especially if it has Water Absorb to complement Goodra's Sap Sipper, giving it an extra immunity.

Palafin is next up, which would ideally switch out to its Hero form at the first opportunity. It's a good Pokemon on its own (if it can get its Hero form up) but thematically I think it's very fun for Diantha to have the hidden superhero gimmick Pokemon. Reminds me of Sina and Dexio a bit, too.

Ceruledge is a personal pick, because given her Tyrantrum I think it's safe to say Diantha likes tough-looking Pokemon too and maybe I wanted her to match with a certain other fire type. Fire/Ghost is a good typing that rounds out the cast, so I'm pretty happy with it here.

Lastly, for as much as I'd love to give Diantha an Iron Valiant, she must have her Gardevoir and I've chosen to give it the offensive Fairy Tera-type. I'd have loved to give it Fire as a defense against steel but ultimately I prefer the more offensive approach in place of a Mega Evoution, and Fairy over Psychic to remind you which games the Fairy type debuted in.

And for Malva:

This is purely me having fun with it at this point. Malva gets her three available Pokemon but switches out Armarouge for Chandelure. I simply want her to have it. She's even got a matching ponytail they're like sisters.

Also she gets Salazzle because is there a more Malvacore Pokemon? They're both bad bitches they're gossiping about you they're toxic as hell. Give Malva a Salazzle 2024 this is my agenda.

And of course Talonflame gets Grass as a Tera-type. If you think you were sweeping with a water type think again!!!

Anyway if you have any thoughts or suggestions about these teams lemme know! I'd also be open to doing more but also if you want to try it yourself it's a lot of fun go for it