#OC: Cobalion

[ghostprince]

oh god it's been so long since i posted art on here

even longer since i posted anything of these boys

anyone who follows me and remembers these four no you don't gets a senior's discount, actually. it's been 8 years.

anyway, been doing a really self-indulgent pokemon rp thing with @brannwen that let me finally revive these four ocs from the depths of non-existence!

[dreamcastingdust]

I HAD to make a oc....

[sammydem0n64]

Quick doodle of Cobalion.working out the kinks of the design but boy do I love people who are morally dubious yet are supposed to protect the masses 🤭🤭🤭

[croakman-frog]

Art Fight Ref Dump :P

[calico-strawberry]

After not drawing anything for.. yeah a while. I finally pushed myself to draw after getting through Ep 5's finale of Desolation, currently working a bit through Ep 6's content too.

Don't remember if I showed them off here, but this is Velvet, my Desolation protag OC c:

She's a Dark/Steel type trainer who loves swords and dreams of being a hero, and may or may not have lost most of the use of their left hand after the events of aforementioned Ep 5 finale.

Her ace (or well, 2 aces) are a Doublade and Cobalion.

[sam-glade]

Build a Pokemon team tag

Tagged by the wonderful @i-can-even-burn-salad here - thank you💜 I'll tag @tisiphonewolfe and leave an open tag for anyone who wants to do this.

Rules: list what would be your OCs' Pokemon teams.

I spent way too much time digging into strategy, until I decided that Anthea and Gullin would be better than me at it anyway. This team builder was linked, but I found the UI very clunky, so I just looked them up on Bulbapedia and used the team builder to generate the pictures.

Lissan

Spheal, pidgeotto, bulbasaur, poochyena, mareep, wigglytuff

All of Lissan's pokemon are friend-shaped. He also gets very attached to them very quickly so these are pretty much the first pokemon he caught, and he'd never consider releasing them. He probably avoids fights, and treats them as pets.

Ianim

Wyrdeer, espeon, Galarian rapidash, chansey, altaria, cobalion

He composed this team by vibes and appearance first of all; he isn't a big fan of competitive activities, so they don't see many fights. And yes, he rides the rapidash.

Gullin

Gyarados, blaziken, beedril, tyranitar, golem, absol

He takes the training very seriously and takes good care of his team. They aren't the fanciest pokemon out there, but he's willing to upgrade when the opportunity arises. Anthea and Erya are insanely envious of his absol.

Varré

Venusaur, blastoise, charizard, snorlax, dragonite, steelix

They're too old and done with it to keep up with the newest strategies and adjust their team all the time. They stuck with these six for a long time, it's a solid team, which they make work well together. The venusaur is their pride and joy. The snorlax was a gift/trade from Erya, as a joke, but they kept it out of sentimentality.

Anthea

Glastrier, lugia, giratina, ditto, mega gyarados, dialga

She's poured a lot of resources into assembling this team, and has quite a few backup pokemon, which she switches to depending on what her opponent is likely to use - she'd probably do some research into their strategy before any duel. She has also perfected a combination of moves and items that ensures her victory. And yes, she rides the glastrier.

Erya

Brambleghast, alakazam, gengar, seviper, darkrai, weezing

She doesn't have much time to spare on pokemon, but she does keep a team just in case. She caught most of them herself - hence they're primarily urban pokemon.

[axelcreations]

Reborn OC: Elise

Age: 17 -> 18

Birthday: November 4th

Gender: Female (She/Her)

Sexuality: Pan

Likes: Attention, Dancing, Sweets

Dislikes: Betrayal, Bad Parenting, Sour stuff

Roster:

Luxray (Spotlight, M)

Mudsdale (Buster, M)

Noivern (Acrobat, M)

Samurott (Bushi, F)

Lopunny (Taiya, F)

Dewgong (Sonata, F)

Beedrill (Samba, M)

Gogoat (Bullseye, M)

Alolan Ninetales (Roren, M)

Zoroark (Lusé, F)

Xatu (Damus, M)

Dusclops (Spectro, M)

Lycanroc-Dusk (Mascot, F)

Snorlax (Sumo, M)

Delphox (Astraya, F)

Postgame Legendaries used:

Entei (Dasher)

Cobalion (Dancer)

Zygarde-10% (Prancer)

Zeraora (Featherweight)

Kartana (Akame)

Lunala (Nightwing)

Rayquaza (Ascendance)

She has apprenticed with the Agate Circus since she was 12 and is an aspiring performer who decides to start her journey as a trainer to bring even greater renown to the institution... only to get rung into Reborn's events, but at least she doesn't have to get bailed off the exploding train. She is optimistic yet also quite stubborn, and is supportive of her buddies.

(TW: Alcoholism + Implications of Abuse below)

Elise grew up for years with a love for the circus, and her parents formed lots of great memories with taking her there. However, her dad died when she was 10 years old, and in grief, her Mom spiraled into alcoholism. With growing hesitancy around her home and fears of getting hurt again, Elise spent more and more time at the circus alone.

Eventually this led her to befriending Alistasia's father, the original ringmaster of Agate's circus, who took a liking to her and taught her much about the performances and attractions of the place. The Circus practically became her home away from home; a home without fear or pain.

However, the shorter times she did spend back home were all the more strenuous, and eventually, she couldn't handle living with her mom anymore, running away.

The old ringmaster learned of her plight, and took her in, at age 12. After being given time to recover, she proceeded to help around the circus (a job she was more than happy to help with) to earn her keep, all while forging strong bonds with Samson, Ciel and Ace in the process. This went on for several years.

A year before the events of the main story, Ace leaves the Circus abruptly, without even a goodbye. As time goes by, in longing for her friend(and wanting to reach stardom while expanding her horizons as well), Elise leaves for Reborn City to enter the League, with her Shinx and two more Pokémon as parting gifts from her dear friends.

[jsdimensions]

I'm so overly attached to my current pokerogue classic run team you don't even know. Somehow I caught both a Cobalion and a Zeraora (for my non-pokemon fan mutuals who don't know, both Very Rare mons) and I have a Flygon with Thousand Arrows (a legendary pokemon's signature move) that has swept multiple rival battles and gym leaders. And a Maractus with quiver dance and a fire coverage move who was a huge carry in early game...and now I have the urge to make them and the rest of the team into OCs. save me

[sinnohborn-trainer-evan]

Successors of the Swords (Swords of Justice Headcanon)

[C](This was something me and my friend summoner-robin had worked together to come up with back when I was playing Blaze Black 2 just because it sounded fun, and it gave us inspiration to make Pokémon OCs.)

~~The Prologue~~

After Keldeo had finally learned to properly wield, and master, the latent power of their Secret Sword, it seemed like their training had mostly been finished, now that they have been recognized as a Sword of Justice by their mentors, Cobalion, Virizion, and Terrakion. Keldeo would go on to use this new power to assist the three swords in keeping the peace in Unova, protecting innocent Pokémon from aggressive and invasive species, and leading them to safety from natural disasters.

However as time passed, each of the formers would somewhat begin to miss the days when they were just helping Keldeo grow from weak and reckless to strong and with great resolve.

The Swords would then convene at their usual gathering place, where Cobalion would bring forth the idea that each Sword would raise their own apprentice. It sounded like an interesting prospect to all the rest, as their heroic efforts garnered them a proud reputation among the local Pokémon, who admired their bravery and steadfast approach to all manner of dangerous situations. Some of those Pokémon have even expressed desires to learn from these heroes so they too can better protect themselves, their families, friends, and their territories.

It was decided then that each Sword would go to visit the locals in their downtime to seek out any willing potential successors, under the key condition that they should be of one type the same as the master. Training a Pokémon of the same type as oneself would ensure they would be able to learn from the best parts of the master's natural abilities. Eventually, each would regroup, bringing along a young Pokémon that suited their range of expertise, ones that they could be certain would grow into the finest protectors of their kind.

~~The New Apprentices~~

Spencer the Riolu

Training under Cobalion is a Riolu named Spencer. He and his family have known of the Swords since generations ago, when they saved his great grandfather from a rock slide that nearly fatally wounded him. Out of all the Swords, Spencer had the most respect for Cobalion, who carried his ancestor to safety, and admired their sacred sense of duty. Wishing to protect his kin from future disasters, he accepted Cobalion's invitation with child-like glee. The two would make a perfect combination, as Riolu's evolution is the exact same dual-type as Cobalion, Fighting/Steel. Cobalion would teach Spencer about focus and knowing when and when not to act in a desperate situation.

Marigold the Deerling

In Virizion's care, a Deerling who was crowned the name Marigold, she got her name when she was born during the fall season, and so her first fur coat was the autumn variant. Virizion once rescued Marigold when she strayed too far from home, and found herself surrounded by a vicious pack of Houndour led by a Houndoom. Despite being partially Grass type, Virizion showed no fear in dealing with the fire-fanged aggressors. Personally indebted to Virizion for saving the fawn's life, Marigold wanted to learn all she could from Virizion, not in the way of fighting, but to provide comfort and a safe way out of crisis for the scared and helpless among her. As such, Virizion would teach Marigold how to better understand her surroundings and find vantage points to either escape from danger, or slow down attackers. Marigold would also learn from Virizion's example to remain calm and show bravery against all odds.

Conrad the Dwebble

Conrad is an interesting little guy. For how small and meek he may appear to be, he doesn't fear anything no matter how big or mean-faced it is, and that's exactly what sold Terrakion on welcoming him aboard. Conrad doesn't have any history with the Swords, but he is known by his peer group of other Dwebble to be pretty stubborn and reckless, often throwing himself at anything he can just to try and prove he's the big man in a child's body, and so never fails to amuse Terrakion, always getting a hearty chuckle out of the brute. Terrakion's favorite nickname for Conrad is 'Connor' because they know it makes him mad, because he thinks 'Connor' makes Conrad sound weak. At times, it seems like Terrakion and Conrad are playing more than training, but Terrakion truly believes that Conrad can grow up to be big and strong like the big bull that can destroy a castle wall. Seen together, one would think they look like a father and son match made in heaven.

Marin the Azurill

Though the former three Swords have easily managed to find themselves an apprentice that fits them perfectly, Keldeo would be the last to find themselves a partner to take under their wing. They've struggled to struck a chord with any water-types along the riverbanks and lakes given that Keldeo hasn't had much time as a Sword to build themselves notoriety within the region. Though eventually Keldeo would find themselves a successor through the help of the other Swords, who scoped out a secret admirer in an Azurill named Marin. He never appeared to them first because he felt he wasn't worthy of their time, but was more than eager to join their cause when the Swords finally met Marin and gave him the opportunity. At first, Keldeo was a bit put off by the Azurill as a candidate, as he didn't seem at all like the type who enjoyed fighting as much as he just enjoyed being in the company of some legendary Pokémon. However Keldeo would not have much room to argue, so they reluctantly accepted their new compadre. Despite the awkward initial phase, Keldeo would end up growing to love the little water ball of energy, Marin reminded Keldeo of themselves from before they became a Sword, wishing to become brave and powerful and mature like Cobalion, Virizion and Terrakion. An unbreakable friendship blossomed between the two, and Keldeo hoped to teach Marin everything that the Swords of Justice ever taught them.

[ghostprince]

hey remember these guys?

well I decided that in their story, they're not the Swords of Justice from the Unovan myth -- their predecessors were. and unbeknownst to them, they're the reincarnations of that original quartet!

so I wanted to draw the original quartet, similar to the art I did of their current selves.

life was not kind to them :')

[avaricecrow]

I feel like the majority of comments defending the several suspiciously similar designs in pal world are doing so in bad faith to defend a game they like, rather than because they feel the argument holds no weight. No, nintendo doesn't own the concept of wolflike monsters, but there are plenty of ways this creature could have been designed to not look like a freshly trimmed lycanroc that rolled in black paint. The white tail and mane is not a design commonly associated with wolves or most wolf monsters, except for lycanroc. It's basically a sonic oc, do not steal. There's a blue snake monster who's over all shape and default pose are nearly indistinguishable from serperior, and the argument that pokemon doesn't own the concept of snakes doesn't hold water when pal world couldn't be bothered to make the thing visually distinct beyond a few bells and whistles. There's a cinderace knock-off who's body shape is identical to cinderace, but it's green with a worse design so that somehow makes it acceptable. It's fine if you hate Nintendo and/or pokemon or love palworld, but saying it's okay to take the designs from someone else and slightly tweak them to turn a profit is disrespectful to the character designers of what the more on the nose bootleg monsters are based on. There are several designs in palworld already that have the vibe of a pokemon while not being a ripoff of anything, and it would be fine if they did that for all the monsters. The cobalion-ish palmon is perfectly fine as far as I'm concerned because the only real problem with it is that it has the same coloration. I agree that some of the design criticisms are reaching hard to grasp at straws, and this has unfortunately colored the views of those who don't care about authenticity or integrity so much that it's all just trying to defend a corporation. This wolf and the other copycat palmon like it need to be redesigned substantially, because they aren't transformative enough to be considered parody or satire in my opinion. Plus it's not interesting to look at, they cut the interesting design elements from lycanroc without putting anything in its place. A rocless lycan is what this thing amounts to. Bland.

;tldr: This thing is too similar to lycanroc, and there's no good excuse for it from a design perspective. It's not hard to make a cool wolf monster, do better and have higher standards. Just because you hate pokemon or something doesn't mean you should be eager to guzzle down diet dr dog to stick it to the man. Demand more from the designers, they know how to make monsters that don't look like near carbon copies of pokemon that got tossed into a dress up game in the twilight zone. Watch hbomberguys plagiarism video and grow some critical thinking behind those beautiful eyes and presumably gun laden ears.

Hey internet, remember when hbomberguy made a 4 hour video on why plagerism is bad and everyone agrees that plagerism sucks? Just asking for no reason

anywho, anyone here play palworld?

totally doesnt look like a recolour of anything else

[dreamcastingdust]

Cobalion plush huh

[google-searchhistory-official]

Alright oc lineup time,, I'm gonna ask them a question and you'll see their respknses. how we all feeling?

P:// Fuck you

Pepsi: Not really feeling anything. Just waiting.

B:// Phoenix has been torturing me for a while now ;_;

C:// Ditto to Bee.

Teron: I'm doing alright, kinda scared for what you're planning

Storm Eye: Me too. But I also want to spend more time with Etsuko* ^_^

Solaura/Deiek Maluk/Vyla: I feel like I'm gaining more info for a past I can't remember currently.

Vida: When can I be part of the story jackass?

Vera: Hopefully never you lunatic. I'm doing just fine thank you.

Coke: Forgotten -_-

Yveltal Vylakol: You have been giving me a gender identity crisis because you refuse to stay in one time period

Xerneas Nazalos: I'm never going to be used am I. HOW DARE YOU.

Frita: ...YOU FUCKING KILLED ME OFF JUST TO MAKE ONE OF YOUR SONAS STRONGER WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Naque: I'm just waiting to be given form again.

Misty: Less and less like an ant.

Ariel: Mhm! mommy's much better now!

Arceus Sarii: Wrathful

Uxie Ayro: Just goin with the flow

Giratina Chocolate: IMPATIENTLY WAITING FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTER* TO VISIT!!!

Arceus Arkael: ...

Azelf Kaja Vomei: Lost...

Mesprit LoSera-Kon: Barely hanging on... And a heart full of hate for Ayro >:(

Azelf Vomei: I'm dead... you know I am...

Mesprit Kon: As am I... justice still awaits to sink its teeth

Cobalion Kovaya: ...Old and withered, but death refuses my soul.

Giratina Lykra: So Chocolate is her name... thank you for giving me brief yet temporary life.

Khoshek: ...I need more members in this cult you have planned, you know that right?

Rya: Could go for some more fun ;3

P:// You can't just insert your sona into a list of oc's you bastard

Inter: Deal with it

Google Cat: Yeah fuck you. Just for that you will mistakenly let the new gal free bee and caleb

???: Me? B-but I don't have a backstory or personality yet. Not even a um... umm. an appearance or name. You just based me off of Peeps Pepsi and left me as just an idea...

Galia-Vek: We're forgotten all the time. But I still await a love story for myself as I walk this desert <3

Vyrin: I'm getting nervous for my sister's future

Vivi: Yes. You keep mentioning my daughter is at risk of public execution

Terra: I'll be fine! I'm sure dad will save me! ...hopefully.

Yinvyr: Hey uhh... Are ya still gonna use me? You keep using Phoenix but I feel like I'm being slowly retconned from his story

...I can't think of any more ocs atm. And I'm certainly not answering some of their questions. However if you got this far you noticed I have an unnamed oc based off of Peeps Pepsi. Give me ideas for her if ya want.

[mirnightghost]

Well

Me and Hans, my Cobalion 😎

I drew a cobalion recently, but then it was only because of his appearance. And now he helps me beat the game haha xD

[sacred-swords]

The Swords of Justice + Their mortal disguises

Four minor Gods who once protected Unova from destruction. Now, with the Gods having left the world of mortals to its own devices, the four take on the appearances of mortal Pokemon to live amongst the people they once fought to protect.

[croakmans-workshop]

Firebrand - a Cobalion wrestler who's attire is based on a Shiny Incineroar.

A Pokemon in a costume based on another Pokemon - ain't that quirky?