My Opinion on EVERY New Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet

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[@MandJTV]

Install Raid for Free ✅ Mobile and PC: clik.cc/GIyX4 and get a special starter pack 💥 Available only for the next 30 days Also since recording this video, I have some updated opinions. Arctibax is now a solid 10/10, and Baxcalibur is 9/10. They are very fun to use.

[@theicetypespecialist9691]

No

[@-theguiltycormorant-1043]

Ah he'll naw

[@1xaiomain]

Yes lord mickey

[@jakubwiewiorka]

Could we see more relevance to the team skull roommate that grunty boy is with i found it hilarious the first time

[@AaronGeo]

Shut up!! People who actually play raid need to touch grass

[@epicender12]

I still feel like they missed a perfect chance to give fidough an evolution named doughberman

[@hebislay]

Tinkaton woke up and chose to be a hater. The way she tries to kills corviknight is just pure hilarious

[@suchomimustenerensis]

Corviknight isn’t even weak to Rock,she’s so angry and I love that 💀

[@_StarlightRose_]

On top of that, do you know how hard it would be to hit a bird out of the sky, with a pebble, using a war hammer? She's also very precise on top of that anger

[@cintronproductions9430]

Tries to? She succeeds at it, that hammer of hers is MADE from Corviknights....

[@ozzyashton1746]

Michael didn't rate it 10/10 *time for genocide*

[@AkamexAris1023]

Little menace made Grusha a piece of cake. Oh 10 level advantage? WHOMP em with Gigaton Hammer 😂

[@elephant_mario]

13:45 Wug actually is a word. Wug means to describe any creature with worm-like features so Wug in Wugtrio does actually makes sense

[@silverfire1248]

I love the Sprigatito line because I literally have a cat named Basil and it just fit so well. Also kinda find it funny that half of your reasons for disliking a Pokémon are the reasons I like them.

[@taitorunashi9028]

Yeah same. When I first saw Floragato I didn’t like it, but it and Mewoscarda have seriously grown on me! I still picked Fuecoco as my starter, but it was extremely close between him and Sprigatito.

[@o1syt]

I hate the third evolution of Sprigatito care or not

[@taitorunashi9028]

@@o1syt I personally see why. Even though it has grown on me it’s still not the best.

[@stupiddog7314]

Okay furry

[@junecooper7568]

Yeah i just love Sprigatito as soon as they showed the starters she was my first pick and unpopular opinion I love when they have Pokemon stand on two legs. I'm also biased cuz I love cats.

[@jarekhartwell6235]

I don't think people realize that annihilape is referencing the old dex entry that said that if primeape got angry enough, it would die. When primeape uses rage fist enough, it turns into a ghost type

[@aidendean9212]

Oh oh no

[@Mouiz412]

MY LIFE IS A LIE

[@taikathomson2204]

@@aidendean9212 ohhh yeah B]

[@LandOfTheEnigma]

Too angry to die incarnate

[@cloneroots]

@@aidendean9212 brooo......

[@pixelphobia2070]

I feel like the future Pokemon just come from a future where most Pokémon became extinct, and people began building Pokémon to replace extinct species. Iron Valiant is a good example, as it’s both Gardevoir and Gallade, a streamlined version of the extinct Ralts line without having multiple models.

[@CM-hx5dp]

I'm not sure about that really, I mean we have pokemon that sentients trash bags... I could see them evolving into something more robotic over time, wouldn't be the wierdest thing pokemon have done.

[@tofanpurnomowaisaka503]

@@CM-hx5dp my theory is that future paradox pokemon came from a future where a cataclysmic event occured that wiped out almost all life forms on poke-earth. Humans being the most adaptable, survived & built these robotic pokemon to replace them.

[@aranavenger]

I think it is because of microplastics. We have things evolving currently to eat microplastics, so in the future, maybe they will use it as part of their biological construction? That's one idea anyway lol

[@blue5385]

That’s really smart

[@hissignaturestudios6869]

Solid theory. I actually like the future pokemon's robotic designs. I don't understand how they evolved that way either, but I still think they look cool. Great tusk is better than iron tread, though. That weird trunk over the face thing is so weird.

[@Tumbleflop]

9:04 Dunsparce’s inspiration is the Tsuchinoko (reflected in its Japanese name, Nokochii), a yokai while rare is ultimately not that interesting. Nothing in the Tsuchinoko’s lore seems to point towards it becoming something awesome so Dudunsparce seems right on the nose.

[@Shyontheinternet99]

Yeah, dosnt change the fact that it still sucks though and we could have gotten so much better.

[@eljordinio7647]

No interesting origin is going to save this garbage

[@jonathanflanagan1504]

@@eljordinio7647 Dunsparce was never meant to be cool and you soured yourself by getting your hopes up. You're simply going to have to cope, seethe, and mald.

[@eljordinio7647]

@@jonathanflanagan1504 then it shouldn't have been created to begin with. It's a failed experiment for a failure of a Pokemon

[@jonathanflanagan1504]

@@eljordinio7647 You can prefer certain pokemon but calling one garbagr just because it doesn't fit your tastes says more about you than about the pokemon. If every pokemon were gyarados, or garchomp, or rayquaza, it would not only take away from that variety, but significantly lesson the impact of the pokemon that are truly cool, and pokemon would not succeed nearly as well as franchise because of it. I personally love dudunsparce not only because it's hilarious, but because it feels like a middle finger to people like you, who acts like a narcissist parent and calls a fictional monster a failure on the internet because it didn't grow up into exactly what you wanted it to be.

[@tommasorandis4796]

The Meowscarada line didn't need that much hate. They are all 10 for me. Skawquabily being a full double the points of Meowscarada honesty feels like a crime

[@_lycanxite_2547]

Not really,tired of bipedal.they ruined litten line w it after torracat aswell.

[@bubbykins4864]

Especially since Skeledirge got points for supposed novelty that it decisively lacks, but doesn't give the actual novel starters any points for novelty.

[@noahberan6498]

I love Squawkabilly, its an interesting Pokemon, it deserves more love

[@liavanpottelbergh4808]

⁠@@_lycanxite_2547An opinion about a design can’t really be wrong since it’s all just personal preferences and tastes

[@TampaBayGator20]

It’s my personal opinion but I hate Meowscarada because they “Incineroared” it by turning a 4 legged cat with potential to be something really cool into 2 legged humanoid furry bait. Meowscarada to me looks more like a human in a fur suit than it does a cat, and that’s just weird. My points were basically the same as Mikey’s

[@lightningwolf788]

The thing with the Violet paradox Pokemon is that they're supposedly new Pokemon built by the future people to preserve the ancient forms. They're all described as "machines/devices described by the research team."

[@exa_eille]

The books in the academy combined with the journals in the research station imply that the Paradox pokemon aren’t actually from the past/future. But instead are created from people’s imagination. So that also explains the robots.

[@kannan07]

@@exa_eille pretty sure that's just Scarlett Dex entries Idk cuz I haven't played the game🥲 And that actually makes the main comment more true They are "Pokemon" made by the people of the future

[@GoinGreninja]

@@kannan07 No, no. What the guy above is saying is absolutely correct. Paradox Pokémon exist because of people's imaginations. To be specific, the Professor's imagination. That's why they look the way they do, the past ones looking more colorful and caveman like and the future ones look more dull and robot like.

[@kannan07]

@@GoinGreninja this bullshit theory again? Seriously? That's literally just a translation change from china cuz they couldn't cope with time travel

[@GoinGreninja]

@@kannan07 You're talking mighty big for someone who hasn't looked at the end of the games' story from let's plays or played through the end of the games' story yourself. I've done so and what I'm saying is crystal goddamned fact, this is real whether you want to believe or not. Sorry you had to find out this way but all's well that ends well, right?

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Gotta say, Game Freak giving us just a longer Dunsparce as a long-awaited evolution as well as us thinking Larry would have a Normal team in the Elite Four so we prepare our Fighting-types until he says it's actually a Flying team are the biggest trolls I've ever seen. Well played, Game Freak Spain has historically hated the UK, whether it's over the sinking of the Spanish Armada or its current dispute with Gibraltar, so it makes perfect sense to have a Galar-hating Pokémon like Tinkaton. Game Freak did their research

[@tyrannapusandfriends6254]

Also dunsparce evolving and still being a pretty useless snake apparently also fits the lore inspiration So it’s an excellent troll and fits lore. (I am disappointed of course but GameFreak did a little trolling and I respect that)

[@46.ri9]

@@tyrannapusandfriends6254 also theres no difference between the 2 and 3 segmented version even though the 3 segmented version is much rarer

[@moonshiro]

@@tyrannapusandfriends6254 what is the lor inspiration?

[@tyrannapusandfriends6254]

@@moonshiro the tsuchinoko yokai I’m gonna do a little more digging on it, but it’s a chubby snake-like being which bites on its tale and rolls around like a wheel as transportation (based on what I’ve read)

[@nappacef3734]

Can’t believe Kalos gets a pass if we’re basing it off of ‘historical Spanish enemies’ 😂.

[@mecen8]

Apparently popular opinion: Meowscarada is, in my opinion, the best gen 9 starter

[@bradleysowell141]

I support this

[@timothissimo]

🗑️

[@cookie.lol.]

fr

[@user-cu4nx7ul9n]

Isnt that a poplular opinio-

[@IceV7564]

I agree

[@sjoerdwillemsen7946]

Scovillian is my favorite name though. A fire grass type based on chilipeppers who's Hotness is measured on the Scoville scale, thats brilliant. The thing thats makes chillis "Hot" capsaicin into the pre-evolution Capsakid got get some bonuspoints aswell ;) Looks is a different matter not a fan of the looks either. Baxcalibur is my favorite in name+looks. "Excalibur on its back" he actually uses his swordfin to attack with its singature move "glaive rush" and it looks like 60's Godzilla.

[@Hnui03]

I think my favorite things about the Ruinous Quartet that often gets overlooked in favor of the whole "their bodies look weird" thing that people have with them, is that their bodies are not the Pokemon. The artifacts contained in the design are the Pokemon, and they used what was around them to form a body Wo-Chein is a bunch a cursed wooden tablets that gathered a bunch of leaves and twigs to become a Pokemon Chien-Pao is a ruinous sword that covered itself in snow to become a Pokemon Ting-Lu is a broken vessel that formed a sturdy body from mud and Earth to become a Pokemon. Chi-Yu is some cursed beads that cloaked itself in flame to become an ADORABLE LITTLE FISHY!! All of them are 10/10 for me. Except for Wo-Chien, he's a 9 simply because he doesn't stack up to the other three. Also their theme is a freaking bop!

[@theonlineninja7596]

Agreed, and LOVE that we can learn a bit more about them in History Class at the school

[@bellingtoned]

I didn't even care that there bodies looked weird that is the reason i love em and now your telling me that they made em themself i think imma get these pronto

[@DarthMolgy]

The other part of their origins makes Wo-Chien much cooler. Each of the four relics is imbued with a negative emotion caused by the relic. For the tablets, it's the grudge of a person who was punished for carving the sins of his king on them. Considering the relics are said to have come from the East, and it's very possible said king was none other than AZ himself.

[@TrickstyrStudio]

My only problem with them is that Chi-yu just doesn't look like a pokemon to me. The others do but that one just... looks like it's from a different franchise. I love the design, it just doesn't scream Pokemon to me.

[@Hnui03]

@@DarthMolgy I knew about the imbued with negative emotion thing, along with coming from the east, but I completely forgot that Kalos is to the East of Paldea and Galar to the Northwest, so they very well could've been AZ! I really hope we get more lore about these four along with the immortal king of Kalos. Maybe in another Legends game?

[@mldavid4056]

I love Glimmora for the sole fact that it's a special attacking rock type that *actually learns Power Gem*

[@cintronproductions9430]

I also like it, it looks like something straight out of James Cameron's Avatar, and it's a beast at setting up hazards.

[@GoinGreninja]

I absolutely love Glimmora for everything it stands for. It's simple yet elegant. Who can ask for more?

[@IgnitedQuils]

Plus unlike Nihilego, another Rock/Poison type, it has Earth Power which can take care of Steel types, and it has well rounded bulk unlike Nihilego where it’s very frail physically.

[@rockowlgamer631]

wish my Coalossal could do the same since its a good special attacker

[@bulborb8756]

@@IgnitedQuils yeah, granted glimmora has to fear ground types, sure it's got some wide coverage, but does have to deal with "4 Move Slot Syndrome" cause it would want earth power for steel...but may also want energy ball for water & ground

[@thatoneguy125]

Meowscarada is in my opinion the 2nd best looking starter, but definently has the best signature move.

[@TampaBayGator20]

Super late but I disagree, you can Torch Song sweep or Aqua Step + Work Up sweep with the other two starters’ signature moves

[@arynoob1392]

@@TampaBayGator20 those require a couple turns to get going though. mewoscarada just has big bonk

[@TampaBayGator20]

@@arynoob1392 But since Meowscarada’s big bonk doesn’t improve any stats, you can’t always use it for full sweeps. I’ve done full sweeps with Work Ups and Aqua Steps or Torch Songs

[@jacintacapelety9600]

"Putting the face beneath the trunk means it's not a trunk any more." D-dude... have you seen donphan animated? It's face is underneath it's trunk too.

[@Zuuker23]

I think the reason they made Palafin a superhero is because of stories of dolphins saving people's lives.

[@Watch-0w1]

It didn't came out right . But then again what could they do with it that other fish like (body) Pokemon don't have. Maybe turn it into mermaid seal similar to Alola water starter Nvm I take it back. The idea is good but design is horrible. They only to add a damn red cape to make it work. Can make the red cape out of stretch out fin. Can shoot water laser out it blow hole.

[@bluebaron6811]

@@Watch-0w1 dolphins are mammals, bro.

[@bluebaron6811]

It's like Cryogonal; I don't hate it, but I just stare at it and say "yup, that sure exists now."

[@felipeveloso1578]

Yeah, Dolphins were always associated with aquatic superheroes. DC Comics has a superheroine called Dolphin, Aquaman always had pet dolphins, even Yu-Gi-Oh has a superhero dolphin

[@Vardanix2468]

I heard someone mention that it is inspired by a brazilian myth about a dolphin that can turn into a man and sleep with people's wives.... tough i havent checked if its true so take it with a grain of salt

[@LotsOLuck777]

Chien-Pao is actually ingeniously designed! It, like the other 3, is based on the Four Perils from Chinese Mythology. In particular, Chien-Pao is based on Qiongqi. In Chinese folklore, this Peril is depicted as a great feline beast, such as tiger, hence the cat-like design points. In Japanese folklore, it is depicted as a Kamaitachi, a yokai that rides the wind and slices people to ribbons with its sword-like claws. This yokai is often depicted as a weasel, hence the slender body. It’s design is superb! Lastly, if you look closely, the saber “teeth” are actually two halves a broken sword. In times past, a human king stabbed it through the head, trying to undo the ruin that it brought upon his kingdom. Obviously, to no avail. The sword snapped in two, and is now a weapon used by the monster it sought destroy. A grim reminder of how often mankind creates demons it then cannot put down! What a design!

[@Ryusei1986]

I like that. It's something that took me a good be to realize as well. The sword-stuck-in-snout also reminds me of Norse mythology's Fenrir, who's also not exactly a bringer of happiness either. Not in the new God of War tho, of course. There, Fenrir is the goodest of boys.

[@pokaay3163]

I like all the four peril legends in this game. It’s so inspired, the kind of cool folklore and fantasy mix that pokemon has the ability to bring to life.

[@marioalbertofernandez9225]

Weavile is based on a kamaitachi and is also Dark/Ice type, that's why Chien Pao has the same type.

[@guardianpanda1350]

Chien-Pao's Violet dex entry states that the pokemon itself IS the sword, which used snow to make itself a body in the form of Chien-Pao.

[@savannahmae3679]

I specifically hunted down the four dark type legendaries before doing the league, so I could put this kitty cat on my team. I also ended up going with the witch moose as well. The reason I call it a witch moose is because the bowl on its head reminds me of a cauldron.

[@morgantellez758]

When I first caught my flittle, I could've sworn it was a psychic baby dumbo octopus. Imagine my reaction to finding out it was actually a pastel ostrich chick all along.

[@metakirby]

Iron Valliant is my favourite of the new Pokemon, but I don’t really care about the rest of the future paradoxes. Overall the past forms win it for me, but iron Valliant is still my fav!

[@joshdavey1065]

Welcome to the# Iron valiant gang my fav gen 9 Pokemon to 😍😍

[@killerdud363453]

Diglet and Dugtrio = D for dirt. Wiglett and Wugtrio = W for water

[@tompotter8703]

And a Japanese its name literally translates to “Sea Diglett/Dugtrio”.

[@dragonslayeralex3316]

Poggle

[@Floof2]

Diglet is the best Pokémon in competitive. You cannot change my mind.

[@veevendetta3448]

Diglett and Dugtrio are Poo. It's clear what they are inspired from...unless they have two little balls underneath them but then our childhood is ruined.

[@AcornPlays]

I thought it was W for Wumbo

[@connorr8071]

Wugtrio's name actually makes more sense than you think. The ug wug is actually a mythical worm-like sea-dwelling creature from Canada, so "wugtrio" technically means "three aquatic worm-like monsters".

[@johnbuck4395]

Sore-y to give you such a lame regional variant of an old school Pokémon eh?

[@nox..thecoolone]

@@johnbuck4395not u makin fun of canadians accented sorry 🤡🤡🤡

[@aydenator2770]

@@johnbuck4395 are you implying people outside of canada dont pronounce it like “sore-y”?

[@alexgreer6336]

@@johnbuck4395 Wow, hey this guy does not know about convergent evolutions

[@ericklydick3920]

The "worm" it the context of the legend would be spelt wyrm

[@teamboobooseth1]

Greavard and Houndstone may just be two of my new favorite Pokémon because they are the first shinies that I got purely by accident (I’ve gotten them in X via Masuda method and Ultra Moon via the wormholes). I was hunting for a Kirlia or Gardevior in the Glaseado Mountains when I accidentally ran into a Greavard and saw that instead of white, it was golden. Caught it right away.

[@l.psimer6124]

I once caught a houndstone and named it "old yeller" but then realized that name would be more appropriate for a shiny houndstone cause the shiny houndstone is the color "yeller" Also do you get the joke in the nickname cause I don't want to explain it.

[@blitzwolftribal6479]

Also for the question u asked about what the word "Wug" means. I got this meaning on google: "Wug (plural wugs) (anthropology) In folk taxonomy, a creature with worm or insect features; colloquially, a bug or creepy-crawly"

[@casen2good]

Now we need the CRAZIEST Dex entries for Scarlet and Violet

[@pokercakes3696]

Tinkaton is right there killing other steel types

[@absollnk]

Tinkaton up there for sure

[@natmaneepol26]

Tinkaton ...the reason there are no Corvinight taxis is Paldea. 😂😂

[@kannan07]

Tinkaton Dat girl out here murdering every steel type she sees

[@moshpitfuneral]

Tinkaton is probably the reason Bisharp's evolved in the first place

[@shintorio8706]

I like how most of us saw that Crocalor is wearing a "Sombrero" but it's actually a nest on its head, and the egg hatches into a lil fire bird if it evolves into Skeledirge

[@SpeedwagonZaidan]

Oh that's cool, I'm pretty sure there is a symbiotic relationship between crocodiles and birds in nature. I just can't remember off the top of my head

[@RogelioALoya]

@@SpeedwagonZaidan I believe there’s a type of bird that cleans the teeth of crocodiles

[@marcelo335]

@@SpeedwagonZaidan It's called protocooperation

[@jamesdinius7769]

​@@SpeedwagonZaidan Yep. Ground nesting birds and crocodiles will often nest in close proximity and work together to protect the nests. The birds help keep small, fast animals from raiding the nests while the crocs ward off larger creatures.

[@swiftie9312]

no no shut up, its a sombrero

[@PM90005]

You thought Tyranitar looks like godzilla, here comes baxcalibur

[@Elliot_Ludwig1006]

19:37 I REALLY like shiny iron thorns it's silver like mechagodzilla, but still green energy, almost perfection for shiny iron thorns. also, maybe duralidon is kiryu and iron thorn is mechagodzilla. (kiryu is a version of mg from 2002 and 2003 but on the good side unlike mechagodzilla.) 20:12 i agree, but real different than the present day spino, it's like the first design of spinosaurus, when carnivorous dinosaurs were standing like godzilla. Even if we got a cat starter 2 gens ago, I think it's cute. We can even make a cat starter choice for 1 game (maybe spinoff) we just need a water type cat and boom! Cat starter trio! 🐱👍

[@bubbykins4864]

Not only that, but the Floragato, Meowscarada, and Skeledirge entries are proof that there is such things as wrong opinions. A starter's novelty should be within their actual peers, the type they are. The fact that neither Floragato nor Meowscarada got points for being part of the first Grass type line to go from quadruped to biped, but Skeledirge got points despite being part of the third¹ Fire line to go from biped to quadruped _and having the same flaws that made Incineroar so disliked before getting into Smash_ is just wrong. ¹counting Johtonian and Hisuian Typhlosion as separate lines

[@danteswildlife4411]

I love all the dog Pokémon lines in this generation especially since they all stem from the same inspiration. You see there’s a folktale that’s told all across Europe and the Americas about a spirit-like dog creature known as “The Black Dog” and depending on the region that’s telling the tale the creature is described as a fairy-dog, a peaceful ghost-dog, or a horrifying demon-dog. Which is why there’s three different dog lines that have the types Fairy, Ghost, and Dark they’re used to reference the three different descriptions of “The Black Dog”.

[@asaka616]

I hope we get a doggo starter line next gen.

[@danteswildlife4411]

@@asaka616 perhaps, it seems the grass-starters and the prehistoric creatures they’re based off become more modern as the generations increase. I mean Meowscarade is just a Iberian Lynx which has gone extinct very recently in most of the region, so stands to reason we’ll get a grass-starter at some point based on an extinct breed of dog.

[@bluebaron6811]

@@danteswildlife4411 I actually think Meowscarada is supposed to be Puss in Boots.

[@danteswildlife4411]

@@bluebaron6811 it could be both I just know that it’s a lynx dressed in masquerade. Also did you notice that that starters are all themed after Mardi Gras? Skeledirge is a jazz musician, Meowscarade is well dressed in masquerade, and Quaquaval is a Carnival dancer (which is very common for the holiday).

[@bluebaron6811]

@@danteswildlife4411 yeah, I find that cool. Another thing I noticed: the Kalos starters are all based off of stereotypical RPG characters. Chesnaught: samurai Delphox: mage Greninja: I don't need to explain this lol

[@tommysara]

I wasn’t sure about Meowscarada at first. But having it in game I started loving it. The designs, how it acts, the signature move, the typing. Easily one of my favourite Pokémon in Gen 9, if not my favourite. And definitely in my top 3 starters ❤

[@magellan6439]

Ayyyy glad to see some more meowscarada love.

[@bluedudeba]

Furry

[@iloveyellowpikmin]

me too,i also really like the flower grabby-looking thing,i like how that also terastilises too

[@jawad.p]

I dont like Meowscarada or Sprigatito but Florgato is top tier design and probably the best middle stage starter

[@AJ2DAGAMES]

same. Was gonna go Sprigatito since its reveal and when I saw leaks about a week before the game release, I was a bit disappointed. having it on my team, it's AWESOME. this thing is so freaking fast and has some pretty great type coverage

[@los-lobos]

Sprigatito: just a cat 4/10 Quaxly: just a duck 9/10

[@chrisgomez1262]

Am I the only one who thinks meowscarada is much better than quackeavle

[@GalaxyGamere]

No. No you are not

[@GooseGaming01]

Honestly think meowscarada is the best of the three

[@chrisgomez1262]

@@GooseGaming01 to me quaeckeavle is the worst

[@purgeblue]

What i was hoping Quaxly’s evolution line was gonna be like was that the evolutions was gonna center around like those spanish pirate looking explorers, where Quaxly’s hair becomes like a captain’s hat and has those old spanish explorer uniforms when Quaxly becomes Quaquaval

[@kalebkrissel2638]

A conquistador?

[@kgnplaydirty7637]

A Conquistador thats what we all thought 😢

[@JJSSBU]

Duccaneer

[@Sundowner-pi9pi]

NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!

[@GodsLeftEye]

Conquistadors are not the most friendly people so I don't think they wanted to reference that.

[@Deoxys1585]

When you said brutebonet shouldn’t hav the pokeball sign because it’s from ancient times, I thought maybe the foongus, amoongus, and brutebonet’s mushrooms are the inspiration to making a pokeball look like them

[@cintronproductions9430]

It's pretty much comfirmed cuz one of Foongus's dex entries in these games says that the creator of the modern Pokéball seems to have been obsessed with Foongus.

[@red_flare3784]

Also, didn't someone go into the past in scarlet lore? Which means they likely had pokeballs with them and maybe they quickly evolved into looking like them

[@WizardAmbrose]

@@red_flare3784 What kind of genetic mutation can induce evolution at such a rapid pace?

[@red_flare3784]

@@WizardAmbrose what type of person can create a ball that creates animals to digital code?

[@lolmaomgg5048]

We need a new version of this video. This time with Mikey actually experiencing using them all

[@DukeDarkshadow]

Ever since Unova, I've tried my best going into every new Gen blindly not knowing what ANY of the new Pokemon look like so I can be surprised and excited to discover new Pokemon as I play the game. I chose Sprigatito as my starter not knowing what any of the starters' evolved forms looked like and while I was very disappointed at Meowscarada at first, it quickly grew on me. I love my sleek magician cat. Its high attack and speed with Flower Trick make it a great sweeper.

[@therealcanada12]

If you insult the weed cat one more time I will freak out

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The "fire sombrero" Crocalor is wearing is supposed to be an egg on a nest. While the fire surrounding Skeledirge is meant to be this egg being hatched into a bird in the form of a Phoenix. This was based off the Egyptian plover's relationship with the Nile crocodile, as the croc relies on the plover to help keep their teeth clean and free from infection, while the plover relies on the croc for its diet. It's a really neat detail they added. Even better that Fuecoco got the Kraft Singles treatment...cheese is love, cheese is life.

[@krafterz12]

That's really interesting

[@darthpaul99]

Yes, and when you use it's signature move, "Torch Song" the little fire bird on it's head becomes a microphone for it to sing into and then it turns back into a firebird to strike at your foes. It's so cool!

[@zbeastplayz6925]

That’s cool 😮

[@serenity-studios8217]

@@darthpaul99 ariana grande crocodile. Living for it

[@theghostoftama7013]

I really thought it was a sombrero until like 2 weeks ago lol IT LOOKED SO MUCH LIKE A SOMBRERO 😭

[@wingedbluj1674]

I actually love Iron Valiant, not only is it a fusion of my 2 favorite Pokémon (Gallade and Gardevoir) but it's also their Megas as seen in it having Mega Gallade's arm blades and Mega Gardevoir's dress and elongated spines.

[@Aahnaf413]

Life’s been extremely busy in a couple of years with a move to the startup ecosystem. Used to see your videos a lot once and today it just took me back, Michael❤️

[@sweetshinegacha]

Alright so nobody even knows about Golden Sun, but it will always be my favorite game in history. And I’m mentioning it because “Dunsparce” evolving into “Dudunsparce” makes me think about Donpa, Dodonpa, and Dodonpapa. 😂

[@kedo]

I feel like its worth mentioning that Tandemaus evolves into Maushold without you ever seeing. One moment they're two, the next they're 3/4. Theyre also extremely cute and expressive in motion.

[@doescheeseexist1914]

Maushold is the best Pokémon from this Gen and no one can convince me otherwise

[@Spidertheidiot]

I didn't have this experience, I think cuz it evolved after a battle? I got a cut screen. I was honestly disappointed about it.

[@elijahpadilla5083]

@@Spidertheidiot So, that must have been a glitch. Tandemaus evolves into Maushold at random after a battle, and the game apparently goes out of its way to avoid letting you see the evolution, performing it in the background. This does mean that "no evolution" challenge runs will have to intentionally skip Tandemaus with the process being random and (usually) skipping the evo animation, though.

[@darkmessiah8792]

Wouldn't it be dope if it evolved into like a rat-king. They would look more menacing and have their tales tied together

[@godlyman401]

The fact that this mon has two signature moves, one is which dragon dance defog and a multihit 20 power move along with technician ability. 10/10 design and mating evolution

[@Infinitystar225]

I feel like people just don't like Meowscarada because it is bipedal but it is honestly in my top 3 starters of all time.

[@tannerl6901]

It’s my favorite line overall too. I think if they would have kept the mask more bandit/zoro like it would have helped.

[@nate-qs2qe]

Meowscarada is by far my favorite starter next to quaquval

[@victoryvishmasterblader5020]

bro what, it is literally just a green furry, I can name at least 6 starters that are better

[@Infinitystar225]

@@victoryvishmasterblader5020 it's a cat magician, that's pretty cool.

[@victoryvishmasterblader5020]

@@Infinitystar225 doesnt it seem kinda plain for a magician thought like they definitely could have done more to give it a magician vibe

[@random_art-socool]

i think the reason why they made meowscarada bipedal was to appeal to people who liked the bipedal starters. just like as you said, you didnt know the appeal to maushold and tandemous, the appeal was that its extremely cute. (also its very good against ryme's double battles, because it has follow me, helping hand, mud slap (to lower accuracy) and play rough for damage)

[@lucs_7]

DID MIKEY JUST PUT GREAVERD AT A 4/10!?!!? WHAT?! IT IS THE CUTEST THING EVERR

[@avocado1845]

I absolutely love mabostiff simply because of story events, it’s melts my heart every time

[@creatureloversandtoesandja895]

I wonder if Mikey recorded prior to hitting that part of the story 🤔

[@avocado1845]

@@creatureloversandtoesandja895 He says so in the video, yes.

[@Your_average_kirby_fan]

same just dont like its teeth

[@avocado1845]

@@Your_average_kirby_fan They are a little strange, I’ll admit

[@MicheleDelGiudice-mykys]

Ma bone stiff

[@GSamus14]

Imagine hating on Dudunsparce. They just added more perfection to perfection itself.

[@DrBreakNeck]

18:13 you could also make the argument that all the past paradox forms are just dinosaurs. But I like all the paradox forms

[@sharingheart13]

13:43 Wug is a creature with either worm or insect-like features, so Wugtrio makes perfect sense as a name.

[@-BenGaming-]

Nice

[@splashmanej3]

nah you gotta set it to wugbo

[@zacharygate9842]

The fact that Anhilape is a ghost type makes the joke in Alpharad's first nuzlocke where he named Ghastly after his dead Mankey more funnier.

[@austinmorrison6953]

Iron Valiant is stated to lack Gardevior and Gallade’s more heroic qualities and is way more violent so yeah I’d be weary around it too

[@Amelia4111]

THE I IN GARDEVOIR SHOULD BE AFTER THE O!

[@LolIpop6101]

Video: normal Mikey: normal Grunty boi: RAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH

[@brandonmorgan4614]

When he rated Quaxly’s final evolution he said the “hat on its head looks a bit weird” but it is clearly his hair

[@TheDrock08]

“I’m judging only on appearances” also “Klawf is cool but not as strong as I thought it would be.”

[@llamadrama1090]

"i don't feel attached to a WEAK early bug Pokemon" "I wouldn't use it because of it's bad stats but the different forms are cool" "It looks cool but bug/dark is really bad" He contradicted himself in the first 3 minutes of his video

[@QuokkaWaka]

Also he gave Wugtrio a 1/10 because he didn't understand the origin of its name like yikes man 😭

[@lisalucasfernandez8696]

Bro not every pokemon has to evolve into some amazing dragon dudunsparce is just funny

[@sleeby4226]

Alt title: man dogs on purple video game because ‘I don’t like the robots’ so we have an answer to the ton of feathers to ton of steel question. The man prefers feathers so it’s heavier to support the steel

[@johnhill4937]

Fuecoco honestly won my heart almost the second I first saw it & I am proud to say that I successfully beat the main story with Skeledirge on my team during my 1st complete play through of the main story.

[@madhumitachatterjee6257]

Fuecoco is the best starter for me too

[@Shimormaster]

Same, but 1st complete play through implies ur doing a second. If that’s the case that’s pretty noteworthy.

[@sashasepanlou1676]

I chose Quaxly mostly cause I wanted to use ceruledge on my team if I replay it I’m gonna choose fuecoco

[@david_cool427YT]

I love Fuecoco simply cuz it's final evo Skeledirge gets the ghost tuping which has been a monster on my mono ghost team on pokemon showdown lol 😎😎🔥🔥

[@amesstarline5482]

Skeledirge is also the first fire-type quad-starter. While I love the Sprigatito line, I feel it could've emphasized its fangs more.

[@veebop9638]

as a meowscarada fan, yeah I definitely agree

[@kannan07]

Which is something that am not a fan of

[@nitzanshu4695]

Yes, i dont really like the new starters, i wish they were designed a bit different

[@_StarlightRose_]

As a Meowscarada fan as well, i also think its mask could have been a bit smaller but then again, i don't know what the normal size of the masks in a masquerade ball is

[@zacharyisenbletter8944]

like a sabertooth?

[@starr_lol]

Hit me hard when he called Scovillain hideous. That thing is beautiful, looking like a Zippleback from How to Train Your Dragon. The fact it arms looks like its either angry or in pockets makes it even more badass

[@yoshimon936]

Agree

[@zakgaming4194]

Same here but why does scorvillian look a dark type?

[@Beegirl12345]

I think the pokeball pattern is supposed to look like Amoongus and foongus

[@pokehorror7777]

Dudunsparce is the best troll evolution and it’s adorable. It’s unironically my favorite Pokémon of this generation ❤️

[@gzmgavin0729]

Same! Actually such a perfect Pokémon, I love using it on my team!

[@tornadey018]

They couldn't improve perfection

[@SemiHypercube]

They improved perfection by adding more perfection

[@michaelnelson1127]

And if nothing else, at least it’s finally strong now.

[@rileysedits1209]

@@michaelnelson1127 lol its not tbh not strong bad in competitive

[@starbot9828]

Personally I really like how it seems like they weren’t too afraid to lean in on the goofy, cartoonish aspect of Pokémon in terms of designs. When I first saw Dudunsparce, I just laughed. It’s such a dumb design and idea that I kinda love it. Same with tandemaus and maushold. Love this generation so far.

[@starbot9828]

@Logan McGlynn Just my opinion, that’s all.

[@Axol8989]

The future paradox pokemon are underrated. The cons: Same adjective Almost completely still in battle All robots The pros: Robots are cool The Pokémon they chose are cool The designs are excellent They match the “time machine+AI” story a lot better I get why people dislike them, but I honestly can’t agree. Iron Valiant is one of the coolest Pokémon I have, Iron hands, treads, and bundle are bad, but iron thorns, iron moth, iron valiant, and Titan Iron Treads are really cool Pokémon. I think it’s time we give these Pokémon some love. (Also I get why people prefer Koraidon, but I like Miraidon more)

[@sweetncosmo8066]

I am preferably one of the ones who didn’t mind the future paradox Pokémon and absolutely love Iron moth. Also Clodsire is my new favorite Pokémon

[@joasnepper2380]

Brute Bronnet makes sense to have the pokeball pattern as foongus's pokedex entry mentions it being the inspiration behind the modern pokeball design

[@Toxica47]

i feel like a lot of object-based pokemon can be looked at with a similar philosophy. Maybe the modern magnet design like what we see with magnemite was inspided BY Sandy Shocks/ancient magnemites, just like the pokeball was inspired by Foongus.

[@roronoaomar7318]

THATS WHAT I'M SAYING

[@acapitala4936]

Fr, people be hatin amoongus out of their misinformed opinions. Can we get some love for my foongus boi?

[@harrya9458]

@@Toxica47 and there are some that are explicitly confirmed to be that way. Klink is said to be the inspiration behind modern day gears in its Shield dex entry

[@neneenenejrkerre1828]

@@choppercove have you... seen the end of the game?

[@IsabruhMoment]

I _really_ hope that he does this kind of video again now that he’s finished the story. I’d imagine that seeing how the Pokémon move and fight could sway his opinions a little bit. Like…he said _very little_ about Mabosstiff. Anyone who’s tackled the Path of Legends knows that there’s a lot more to be said.

[@miningandcraftingsince2013]

Poor Arven

[@persian338]

Mabosstiff is so cute, i have one in my main team

[@youtube-kit9450]

They really did a genius move with Mabosstif. Mabosstif on his own is a decent pokémon, with a fun design idea, but it's nothing special otherwise, be it stats, movepool or whatever. Then they just fucking went there and gave it cancer in Pepper's story and it probably went from a "not very special" pokémon to one of the most precious bois of the generation for many people. At least I still feel bad for any Mabostiff I k.o. even if it isn't Pepper's.

[@StackatackaStudios]

BRO I COULDNT SEE THROUGH MY TEARS ONCE MABOSSTIF FINALLY STOOD UP

[@FMR_Maximo22]

@@StackatackaStudios Same

[@sthui2866]

17:00 aged so poorly

[@hehe5932]

Dondozo and tatsugiri: laughs in competitive

[@Joseph_Drew_III]

I find it weird that out of all the Paradox Pokémon, only two get actual names. So I tried my hand at making names for the others. (Warning: these follow the same naming scheme as Wiglett and Toedscool) Great Tusk-Rusphan Iron Treads-Dontank Scream Tail-Rigglysnuff Iron Bundle-Delidrone Brute Bonnet-Emergus Iron Hands-Roboyama Flutter Mane-Mispixius Iron Jugulis-Hydreidarc Slither Wing-Combatrona Iron Moth-Volcaraptur Sandy Shocks-Magnedroid (please give me a better idea) Iron Thorns-Mechatar Roaring Moon-Lunamence Iron Valiant-Gallaknight Edit: I’ve since realized that Iron Valiant is also based on Gardevoir. So now I’m going with “Galvoirior”.

[@angelicwarrior118]

For the past Paradox Pokémon, here are my proper-sounding Pokémon names: Great Tusk: Donprimesa Scream Tail: Jiggritail Brute Bonnet: Amoongoruto Flutter Mane: Misjevoas Slither Wing: Volasliza Sandy Shocks: Magnechokena (this one can honestly be better, but this was the best I could come up with) Roaring Moon: Saluarugence

[@TheSuicune7]

Dudunsparce was a deliberate move to troll the Pokémon community, so I give him a 9/10. I love a good troll 😂

[@michaellane5381]

Wouldn't annoy me so much if I hadn't hoped he would become Eevee like with a fairy, dragon, and ground evolution like the other snakes or as the troll, "just the troll" doesn't win high praise when you just squander fun potential.

[@tangytim6699]

@@michaellane5381 dunsparce had no potential it's ass

[@michaellane5381]

@@tangytim6699 I agree competitive... Well I would if I hadn't seen broken uses, but designwise it has a badass tail, some wings that could grow to competence and a face to un-derp... There are a bunch of directions to left turn his look to something interesting if not competent. Heck they could even go the Shedinja route and make him a derptrio with his own shed skins...

[@44MagnumNA]

@@michaellane5381 very true, but Hyper Drill is a nice consolation prize lol

[@ceilingfearsme]

If you want a dragon dunsparce evolution just Tera dudunsparce into a dragon type

[@ghosthost4073]

The reason the paradox forms have those names Its because they are like giving them names of cryptids like Big Foot or Brute Bonnet since in game people dont really belive in them

[@Jw87563]

18:00 He does walk. His legs move like a rubber hose cartoon from the 1920s.

[@The73MPL4R]

I think I would like Cyclizar more if it was like Nebby the Cosmog where you have one that follows you around and then it eventually "evolves" into the Legendary. Instead it feels weirdly disconnected from them despite being stated to be a direct relative.

[@kycreekguy211]

Why has no one ever thought, "Maybe they made pokeballs look that way because of Amoongus?!" It seems obvious Amoongus existed before pokeballs!

[@alessioscoppa1745]

If I remember correctly one of its pokedex entries that it might be the pokémon that inspired the design of poke balls

[@Adewayy]

Putting aside the bipedal factor, I think meowscarada is pretty good. Also, floragato is the best middle stage starter we've had for awhile.

[@frizzoG]

I hate meowscarada tho

[@mranima748]

It looks high

[@Adewayy]

@@mranima748 are you just saying that because we cat or is that what you really think?

[@frizzoG]

Lmao meowscarada is overrated as hell and it might be more overrated then charizard

[@Beegirl12345]

I originally mistaked Paldean torus for a shiny cuz I never saw a shiny torus

[@Nara9805_]

I remember in gen 5 people were saying Pokémon is running out of fresh ideas, and I didn’t believe it at all. But now with how many Pokémon are just- other Pokémon, I’m starting to believe it.

[@IIZZIIKK]

I think we need to stop. Instead let’s redo each region but with prehistoric & futuristic versions of every Pokémon and release each region one at a time

[@pepepicapinto543]

I think one thousand pokemon are enough. Regional versions of existing pokemon are way more interesting at this point.

[@4wheal]

Iron Valiant is by far the best paradox pokemon it's awesome, and I love how it can combine its arm blades into one weapon. Also, it's a fairy/fighting type whats's not to love.

[@pahaninYT]

idk man, i’m not sold on the robot thing. It looks too manmade to be a pokémon

[@cold-bloodedbeats4139]

@@pahaninYT I think that's kind of the point. They aren't even described as alive in the dex entries, they're referred to as "objects". Perhaps those species of Pokemon went extinct and the humans of the future recreated them through mechanical engineering

[@lbroseven9177]

Fr iron valiant is such a cool design, especially the arm blades turning into a staff

[@PichuAuraGuardian18]

I do love the concept, but I wish it wasn’t a robot. A regular flesh and blood version of that would be so much cooler.

[@thegallantrayku2677]

@@cold-bloodedbeats4139 it seems like future people didn't know that gallade and gardevoir were different pokemon and thought they might have been a gender difference so they made a pokemon resembling both

[@TheNukedNacho]

Baxcalibur is 100% a Godzilla reference. The spike on its back it’s absolutely a Godzilla spike, and it’s signature move is a reference to Godzilla’s ability to fly away using its atomic breath. Which is hilarious. Gholdengo looks like a golden wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man.

[@trplowlife4536]

I also get Gumby vibes from it lmao

[@dirrothepokefan5542]

Man, 2 tokusatsu pokemon lol. First being Lokix (Kamen Rider)

[@belphy205]

Gholdengo looks like the string cheese guy

[@kitariauthor5943]

"Why're they robots?" Um...they probs went....extinct

[@thatoneguy5884]

Imagine being in that house and hearing 5:33 from all the way across the building

[@rubenjacquez4957]

I'd like to hear his opinions again after beating all the stories and reading the dex entries, cuz many of my opinions changed as I progressed through the game

[@tcmkeef5766]

just three dex entries?

[@rubenjacquez4957]

@@tcmkeef5766 yes only 3 😅

[@JSKWilson]

Why do I get the feeling that Sprigatito's evolutions and Dudunsparce would've got a higher rating if you hadn't raised your expectations with fanart beforehand? That doesn't seem fair to rate them so low just because you've been basing your hype on something else that you had already seen.

[@alexwalker5716]

Exactly! And this is just how I feel, but I don't think those fanarts are even that good. One is just a big cat with leaves and the other isn't even remotely related to Dunsparce. I just don't get why everyone wanted those.

[@shyguyrocks1]

Me with Skeledirge. Seriously, a lot of the evolutions to me looked better

[@arthallea]

SO true though. not to mention, in the case of bipedal starters, gamefreak has spoken about their design philosophies incorporating the starter evolving with you as a trainer, which is why they often become bipedal and somewhat human-like. even the non-bipedal ones still evolve very human like characteristics, like samurott using its blade and torterra looking like an old man in the face. that concept has only become stronger since gen 1, hence why it's been so frequent since then. i actually really admire the concept and try to look for it whenever i see the new starter evolutions now!

[@llamadrama1090]

@@alexwalker5716 the sprigatito fan evo doesn't seem like it knows what it's doing, it looks like a whole different pokemon, no design elements from sprigatito were used in it's fan evo and the fact that it goes bipedal but changes back to quadrupedal in the last evo seem like he just did it to pander to the "bipedal designs are bad" crowd

[@aidanlueth5372]

I love that your sound effects are from the mystery dungeon games 😭❤️ those games have the best music/sound effects imo

[@venomgaming7014]

My ranking for Skeledirge’s line: Fuecoco: 10/10. A bean. Crocalor: 9/10. A bean with a sombrero. Saved my own backdoor sombrero against kofu. Skeledirge: 11/10. What can I say. A giant fire croc. Swept Larry, grusha, geeta (ACT because I gave it earth power).

[@palpatinerocks3260]

Unpopular opinion: I like Dudunsparce. Dunsparce was always a simple pokemon, and I think the adding of a segment was kinda funny and something I think a dunsparce evolution could look like

[@gzmgavin0729]

Exactly, dudunsparce is a perfect Pokémon

[@gc1823]

You're not alone, I love Dudunsparce. It stays loyal to the actual Pokémon's origins - which most of the fan concepts didn't. Something about Dudunsparce's design makes it both derpy, a little fearsome (probably due to the size, imagine if it smacks you with its tail), and makes it clear the designers knew why people liked Dunsparce. Dudunsparce forever!

[@astuart2282]

Yeah, it's like they were trolling the people who expected dunsparce to evolve into a giant dragon which made no sense.

[@flameofvictory4305]

I don’t think that’s an unpopular opinion

[@Crimson_red451]

I agree, dudunsparce looks like a good dunsparce evolution and it is also surprisingly powerful. It has been the reason I won many battles.

[@theonlineninja7596]

You won't be calling Lokix weak when you see it's IMMENSE potential competitively with Bug and Dark being a solid STAB combo combined with Tinted Lens AND Swords Dance making it essentially unwallable And Dudunsparce becoming longer has some sense to it from another perspective since Dunsparce IS based on the Tsuchinoko, who's essentially the JOKE Yokai. While other Yokai are supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore, all the Tsuchinoko does is.... Bite.

[@IgnitedQuils]

Plus Lokix has a usable attack and speed stat so it’s not a bad Pokémon

[@coyraig8332]

Tsuchinoko also jumps really far

[@adammorin2955]

Lokix is also competitively viable due to his ability as well. His stats are very insane for a bug type which was well needed.

[@ssjaang9284]

Noo, did you forget about Emolga😭 he is my favorite Pokemon and is an electric flying type. I know his stats arent the best but he is so cool

[@unitds27-delta]

13:44 to answer your question, "wug" is a term used to describe any creature with worm-like features, according to Bulbapedia.

[@victoriawhitcomb6475]

Honestly Sprigatito, Florigato, Meowscarada are a 10/10 for me. I love them dearly but I also never gave a crap about the whole standing up starter thing.

[@muk_is_superior]

Yeah, this evo line is high tier, the middle evolution though...

[@jamisanwooten2022]

I agree. Quackoval is an abomination. Literally the ugliest Pokémon in the entire game lmao

[@muk_is_superior]

@@jamisanwooten2022 true lol

[@mrperfectcell1350]

@@jamisanwooten2022 quaxly is great, the only thing that is good about quaxwell is its name garlic-ass Mr.2 Bon Kurei-looking b*tch, and somehow I hate Quackoval even more.

[@victoriawhitcomb6475]

@@zacheray to me they're cat-like enough that it doesn't feel like a human with cat-like qualities. They're a cat with humanlike qualities.

[@eeveebest11]

15:26 Nihilego's origins are the glass jellyfish, an invasive species to Hawaii. Glass is made of rocks, and jellyfish are poisonous. Rock/Poison type.

[@-BenGaming-]

Cool

[@bubbykins4864]

Stop trying to "justify" it with "glass", which would actually be grounds for a Ground typing, and start with "ayo, it's an Ultra Beast". They could have went with Electric/Fighting and the fact that Nihilego is an Ultra Beast would justify being typed as such.

[@Genericmug]

@@bubbykins4864 well glass is made of sand and sand is eroded rock

[@bubbykins4864]

@@Genericmug Sand has been established as a Ground type thing since the first generation, and processed versions of soft earth turned hard are still considered Ground type things judging from the Golett evolutionary family being considered Ground despite being made of terracotta, the only logical explanation for the type combination is that it's an UB, and thus, could be any type combination and still make sense simply by virtue of being an Ultra Beast.

[@Gamepro663]

I loved how you pretended to throw a hammer and then it looked like the "hammer" became real and flew back! Great job Mikey!

[@ryane5281]

Michael: Lokix is bad The Smogon community: Have you heard of tinted lens?

[@tinydiicethief2227]

I’d like to argue in favour of dudunsparce being an awesome evolution because dunsparce, at least to me, has always been a goofy Pokémon that didn’t need a cool evo. Making it longer and staying relatively goofy was probably a good thing. Maybe a little bit of tweaking to the design would be good but I really liked it.

[@specturv9836]

Exactly it literally meant to be a joke GameFreak played us they played us all.

[@pokemonbb4227]

It’s a little redundundant tho

[@NoelUmbra]

@@pokemonbb4227 you've all successfully made me love dudunsparce

[@dungeonmaster3464]

@@NoelUmbra I hate on the grounds that it isn't named "Dundundunsparce"

[@kaydenchapman3094]

OH I HAVE SUCH SIGHTS TO SHOW YOU

[@ChillDragon]

Dudunsparce shows that Dunsparce is perfect. And to make it more perfect, it needs more Dunsparce added to it. I will stan Dudunsparce forever.

[@GoinGreninja]

Exactly. People have drawn cool looking fanart for ages and it'd be impossible to fulfill their requests. So instead of doing that, they did their own thing by improving on perfection and I love it.

[@gzmgavin0729]

I used a Dudunsparce on my team, he knows thunderbolt somehow, and he’s become one of my favorite Pokémons ever! He’s such a big ol’ boy.

[@IgnitedQuils]

I never really got the massive disappointment people had towards Dudunsparce. Dunsparce was derpy and despite being based on a tsuchinoko, it wasn’t seen as strong in lore. So emphasizing that makes it more comical.

[@cintronproductions9430]

Yeah plus Dunsparce becoming a dragon would go against the very point of Dunsparce cuz it's not a dragon, it's a Tsuchinoko.

[@jwx9509]

Also now it's actually powerful. Hyper drill go brrrr

[@MaxWeb2599]

Maybe my opinion on that is not very liked but I like Dudunsparce's Design. 1.Why change something that is already Perfect. 2. In Battle it's really looks Buffed in comparison to Dunsparce. 3. The gimmick that you have a small Chance to get another Version make it feel like something you should collect and appreciate. And Finally, I never liked the Dragon artwork so much, I feel like it's going a bit to far away from Dunsparce self, maybe as a 3 evolution line it's OK but as a direct evolution I think it doesn't fit

[@lilharm]

both the other types got quadrupeds (Swapert, Samurott, Venasaur, Meganium, and Torterra, and I guess if you want Surperior and Primarina aren’t bipedal), Skelidirge is the first quadruped final stage fire starter and most of the future paradoxes have explanations (more like theories) for why they’re robots, from aliens, mad scientists, to… robot x dragon fanfic…

[@paigepriddy7715]

So about the robotic paradox pokemon, I was confused at first too but my friend gave me an explanation that kinda makes sense. Its a future where resources are low and pokemon are dying out, but the battle culture isnt. So they might transfer the consciousness of a pokemon (Or just mimic one) into one of these robots as it would allow for more resources for humans, but still allow battle culture

[@GoinGreninja]

They gave you an explanation that works based on real life. However these creatures cannot exist in real life, that's why they're paradoxes.

[@exa_eille]

Books in the library, and in the research labs in area zero, imply that Paradox pokemon aren’t actually from the past/future. But are created from people’s imaginations. Hence the robots all being based on in-universe fiction according to the pokedex.

[@jwx9509]

So they accidentally give them lower/higher stats than their original forms?

[@Alex-il9jm]

18:12 My theory is that in the future there was a mass extinction event that killed almost all Pokemon species, so humans started making robots out of the extinct Pokemons in order to continue fighting (and basically to continue having "Pokemons" one way or other)

[@haddy106]

Or they're cybernetically enhanced like Genesect was, making them technically cyborg pokemon

[@snowheart6362]

I think the fish based legendary is based on the golden carp that when caught grants you a wish. Since this area is based around the area where that story came from I feel it’s good. And cute.

[@purplepango8866]

I think people forget or don't know that Chien-Pao is meant to be a stoat which accounts for its thin body more than a snow leopard or a saber tooth.

[@Amelia4111]

We don't use the word its as a pronoun if there's an apostrophe in it!