THIS Is Why Skeledirge is Amazing

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[@GatorEX]

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[@skistorm739]

the third legendary Pokémon can bring dreams to life maybe the only way make fakemon to life but some changes because even reality has limits like to 2 math equations without them the universe wouldn't work, one even other not even.

[@user-og2vd1kk1n]

Yes.

[@RenRen-zj8uv]

I have to say that I understand why people like when I read that is a singing Pokemon I cringed really bad I have to say that I like all the more behind it but unfortunately the only thing I see skeliderge creating a Mic to sing opera like a soprano and I find it so disappointing for such a cool design I have to say that my least favourite starters are Primarina (because it's design is to flashy is literally a diva ) and Rillaboom ( I hate the fact that it has to carry those drums also what happens if a rival Pokemon breaks them or burns them the that's it also not a huge fan of monkeys gorillas etc) if it wasn't for that stupid Mic it would have being miles better it just the fire with just sound waves those three along with delphox (Braixen is awesome and I loved her in the anime is like a fox-girl done right ) it looks like an old witch which I know is the point looks too much like it tries to be human ( technically is a furry Pokemon that has way to many hair and is kinda of ugly in trying to look beautiful) ( i have to say i love pokemon like Meowscarada, Loppuny, Braixen but there is a very fine line that goes from really beautiful like the ones mentioned to awful as it is for delphox) delphox and Rillaboom are like a 3/10 skeliderge (with torch song ) 2/10 (without torch song ) 5/10 ( Emboar which is my fifth least favourite is 6/10 would have been higher if it was fire/ground ) and Primarina is a staight up 1/10 I just hate the concept of singing on starters or legendaries so much just use different concepts greninja, Inteleon,Cinderace,Decideye and Incineroar are amazing and if it wasn't for Qualladin ruining the hype Chesnaught would have been a great rival for greninja's popularity it is such an underwhelmed Pokemon i hope next gen we don't have a music theme starter again I wish we don't

[@lockjaw7437]

I have noticed that skelsqurdge is actually a singing clown

[@horustrismegistus1017]

Light Type (bc there is dark) Sound type (because it doesn't make sense not to have one) Plastic type or Rubber (except with rubber, electric would be the only type with 2 types that it cannot touch.)

[@Hnui03]

Another note: During Torch Song, if you pay REALLY CLOSE ATTENTION, you can hear a Rooster crowing at the end of the move.

[@GatorEX]

They work as a team 🐦🐊

[@zoologygirl252]

A duet

[@drakke125Channel]

so the rooster basically calls for the 'dawn' or the sun to come out, kinda like 'the battle must go on' or 'the fire is burning in my soul still and now that the sun is out, my soul burns ever brighter" with the Sp Atk boost. In other words, the fire starter actually helps uplift souls and life somewhat. And I'm happy for that cuz Fuecoco looks so adorable and happy.

[@SquareMahogany]

I don’t hear it…

[@crazyorganist1609]

​@@SquareMahogany listen extremely carefully, you'll hear it

[@Art-enjoyer_Fern]

Fun fact: crocodiles actually sing irl!!! I'm actually not kidding, it's part of their mating ritual, and I think it's incredibly cool that they integrated this less known side of the animal into the design :) it just really does hold up as a combined concept, there's something so charming about the contrast of sweet and fierce elements to its design

[@moonthevaporeon5113]

I didn't know they sing till i was searching up info on Skeledirge, that's actually pretty cool!

[@Nightwalker065]

I love how they kept the starters having themes, and this is the first time since gen 4 where all 3 starters are super effective on each others

[@dbzfan5318]

What about the gen 6 starters

[@Commander_Appo]

Ghost isn’t super effective against fighting, but it is immune

[@Nightwalker065]

@@dbzfan5318 I honestly forgot about gen 6

[@finnvaneekelen4966]

@@someone94828 no they swapped water-dark and grass-fighting with grass-dark and water-fighting

[@krookodilegang6192]

@@finnvaneekelen4966 Same triangle though

[@gioanysgonzalez3396]

I think Skeledrige is cool but I kind of wished that it had more skeletal patterns like a rib cage or a spine on its body. Though the flame bird is a brilliant idea and I really love how the bird turns into a mic and then transforms into a Phoenix.

[@Ucatty2]

Did u not look at its back? it has that going on. the white side rectangles are to mimic a rib cage that is on a spine.

[@cantmakeacreativename2072]

Also I personally think the color scheme is a bit of an eye-sore. That’s obviously subjective, but I just really don’t like how bright the colors are.

[@SetaSayin]

Kids game

[@Ucatty2]

@@SetaSayin Cubone, marrowack, and houndoom

[@NinjaPickle]

@@SetaSayin Bro if Eternatus can make it into a kids game, showing a skeleton crocodile would be completely fine

[@AlexDayz]

I’ve noticed this generation has a lot of “two Pokémon in one” or Pokémon with various forms and I absolutely love it. Like with Tandemaus its technically two Pokémon that evolves into four (or three if you’re lucky).

[@jip0611]

There’s also the lovable Falinks that follows this trait back a generation

[@xavierescano4559]

i think tandemaus is actually 1 pokemon that has one mind and many bodies and it grows by cloning/ budding

[@zerotodona1495]

Tandemaus are just Mexicans. So not really original.

[@tygill7401]

@@zerotodona1495 🍅🍅🍅

[@LRM12o8]

Wait, three if you're lucky? I thought the family of four was the rare one. EDIT: wow, it is actually the family of three. I caught just one Tandemaus for the dex and it evolved into a family of three. I didn't know I got a 1% variant, lol!

[@ancientcheesegod]

The bird jumps into skeledirges fire when he sleeps to stsy warm! My favorite starter ever love the big croc so much!

[@superandroid1675]

I like to think of skeledirge’s “gentle singing” as ironic since he would actually sing death metal.

[@harry.t9523]

Don’t judge a book by its cover. Despite its looks, Skelidirge actually comes across as more of a gentle soul.

[@superandroid1675]

@@harry.t9523 do you think he sings opera?

[@harry.t9523]

@@superandroid1675 Yes, and it also sings somber and gentle dirges. Not to mention it’s also just a gentle giant with a heart of gold, besides, Fueccoco is a playful little gator and it takes good care of the egg on its head when it evolves.

[@Skeleetrom]

I really like the fuecoco line, the first two stages have a certain brain dead look to them that I love and skeledirge looks sick. I do think it's a bit odd that skeledirge is a special attacker since crocodiles are most well known for their extreme bite force.

[@Cuprite1024]

Yeah, I was totally expecting it to be a physical attacker. Was happy when I saw my Fuecoco was Adamant... until I realized it was a special attacker. Lol. Thank god for mints!

[@InsaneGarrison25]

Its odd at first but since Feraligatr and Krookodile were already physical brutes I'm cool that its a specially-based croc this time

[@scrunkore]

singers would realistically be special attackers but a physical sound move could have been interesting

[@jrg87]

@@scrunkore Literally just smashing a guitar on the enemy's head.

[@alexursu4403]

@@jrg87 *Engineer Taunt Kill moment*

[@SillyBones420]

As a big fan of crocs/gators and having Feraligatr be my favorite Pokemon, Skeledirge has to be one of the best starters we've gotten in a long time, I'm not bias at all or anything

[@darthsidious4274]

Feraligatr is obviously the best starter ever created, we just decides that here and now.

[@minicle426]

They really need to add that line into this game. Then we can have all three crocs on one team.

[@meepmeep2706]

For real, fire type starters become a anthropomorphic since gen 3 and became less monstrous each gen so skeledirge is up there with charizard and typhlosion for looking monstrous.

[@cobaltordinaire5219]

yo, same... despite me never playing any of the Johto games

[@jrg87]

@@meepmeep2706 Now, to be fair, it made sense for the Chimchar line since... well... ape. But you do have a point about the others.

[@JoshTheBro3152]

I love Skeledirge its so cool. Its cry reminds me of a fog horn and is haunting as well as musical

[@Keizer0724]

Skeledirge’s design looks amazing. It looks super ferocious and is a welcoming addition to the rest of the starters and the Crocodilian Pokémon that existed before.

[@maxbenjamin7212]

Definitely my favorite starter in a while. I love his cry too.

[@KoalaTulip47]

I didn't pick him but Skeledirge has such a cool design and you explaining bits of how the design works makes him cooler, along with the other two starters. I like Quaquaval because he's always dancing to the battle theme when I have him out and it fits almost every time, I love it.

[@noodnood9668]

I love the starter trio this gen. The first stages are absolutely adorable, the middle stages look pretty good and I love the final stages! Quaquaval is my least favorite of the three but not by much, it's still really cool. Skeledirge is a skeletal singing fire crocodile with a fire bird buddy, you can't go wrong with that. Meowscarada is super fun too, I like the floating flower it has, I love the color scheme and typing, and I really don't care about Sprigatito standing up lol

[@luisangelzavala2352]

I think I'm kind of in the same vibe

[@krookodilegang6192]

I agree, Litterally my only complaint is how Meowscarada never opens its eyes fully so looks high af

[@bluekirby_64]

@@krookodilegang6192 Gotta keep that Weed Cat vibe

[@krookodilegang6192]

@@bluekirby_64 Guess we need a water starter now to complete the 420 trio of Meowscarada and H Typlosian

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Meowscarada reminds me of Nights into Dreams and that's great. I was going for Sprig anyway but have all the more reason

[@Crow0567]

I think the bird is also referencing the weird nose things male gharials have! Also, crocodilians are very vocal animals despite what you'd expect from a big scaly reptile. They make all kinds of vocalizations to communicate with each other!

[@SquareMahogany]

Gharials and perhaps a clown nose too which I think it super clever, since the starters also seem to have a carnival theme

[@Blackdracko7]

I like this line a lot. Sadly seems people mostly interpret it as a "dia de los muertos" reference and that's mexican and not Spanish. Though i've seen another interpretation. As the "sombrero" can be seen to as a "mona de Pasqua" an Easter cake eaten on Eastern Spain that originally had an egg on top (now mostly it's chocolate)

[@wingedbluj1674]

Well, seeing as Quaxly is NOT native to Paldea, it's possible the other two are not from Paldea either.

[@slick_3617]

The major theme for Skeledirge seems to be the bridge between life & death as well as bridging cultures, the two biggest ways to do that are through music and bodies of water. Spain's old world in ancient Egypt is combined with the new world of the Americas, alligators/crocodiles are associated with both & uniquely vocal with their bellows. It's not so much inspired by Spain, but by Spain's inspirations & the places Spain itself inspired.

[@RadiantAeon]

Paldea is full of ways Spain has influenced the world. Which would include Mexico, Latin/South American regions.

[@zerotodona1495]

There’s plenty of Mexican stuff in Pokémon. Like the mouse and population bomb. Mexicans over breed and ruin good cities.

[@mcihay246]

Tbf, if you look at Quaquaval it's very much akin to Brazil as Skeledirge is to Mexico. Brazil specifically, because of the fighting style. Relative to Paldea, in that both Mexico and Brazil were once colonies of Spain and Portugal respectively.

[@FTChomp9980]

Skeledirge is the best starter and we Fuecoco Fans got it good!

[@KosmoZer0]

I finished violet and just started Scarlet yesterday and I picked Fuecoco as the starter and I love him

[@revalentinemashups510]

After a lot of debating between it and the cat, I could not be happier with what my Fuecoco turned into. I love pokemon with a sound theme, I love that we have a new starter with no human proportions in sight, and it's even got a little bird friend which is so cute. It helps that Torch Song is absolutely broken, too

[@The_Entity404]

The Fuecoco line is so immortal it creates both a life (the egg that hatches into the bird) and a soul for said bird

[@BuckBlaziken]

Still trying to figure out if the bird on Skeledirge’s snout is its own species of Pokémon or just a product of Skeledirge’s flames

[@ericgropuis]

I can say that Skelidirge is probably one of my favorite starters of all time and tied with best fire type starter for me with Incineroar. It’s theming of Día de Los Muertos with also the symbiotic relationship real birds have with crocs and gators. Having the little friend bird which Skelidirge brought to life with his positivity and song is great and I’m glad we can get some ghost types which aren’t just either a dead thing/Pokémon brought back to life, a sinister Pokémon what wants to kill you, or a haunted item. It’s a living Pokémon whose ability to connect and touch others peoples souls is the reason it’s ghost type and I’m glad it when that approach, with the singing it’s like with Ryme in this game too, we got a ghost type gym leader who isn’t just a spooky/chill introverted person. We got an extrovert who also touches people’s souls with song

[@JurassicReptile]

the symbiotic relationship with real birds and crocodiles is kind of dubious since there's no actual evidence or real video of them actually doing it.

[@harry.t9523]

I imagine Skelidirge being a really gentle soul, with its little bird friend and soothing singing voice. I can just imagine it being a really friendly big monster with its audience, its fellow starters, its trainer and its teammates. So if anyone thinks that its a mindless killing machine, Stop judging books by their covers. Edit: Also, it might sound strange but, Skelidirge also slightly resembles a very big Dog, particularly a Basset hound. Anyone else think so?

[@Dani-Claw]

​@@harry.t9523 That and the fact that crocodilians are the sweetest, gentlest parents despite being death machines. ❤

[@harry.t9523]

@@Dani-Claw Actually, I imagine Skelidirge being more of an Alligator than a Crocodile. Skelidirge has the features of an Alligator which also includes the temperament. Alligators are far more docile than Crocodiles and kill far fewer people.

[@arcillanicoandreisalaveria3824]

2:27 there is actually another pair of Pokemon with a symbiotic relationship introduced in these games. Dondozo and Tatsugiri. Tatsugiri is cunning and smart. It knows that it’s weak so it plays dead or goes into Dondozo’s mouth for protection. It then commands Dondozo to target prey (specifically bird Pokemon; that’s why feathers are everywhere in Casseroya Lake). This happens in double battles too where having Dondozo and Tatsugiri (with Commander) simultaneously gives Dondozo a double omniboost but Tatsugiri can’t attack nor be hit. Hope you talk about this some time soon because I really love their gimmick.

[@harry.t9523]

They’re like a mob boss and their henchmen. They’re great.

[@JD-zp4vn]

Besides the neat final evolution design I really dig it’s cry. Just top notch sound design everytime I hear it

[@jaccob7119]

As a preface, I LOVE Fuecoco. It's honestly probably one of my favourite Pokemon now. It helped that this is only the 3rd time the Grass starter wasn't my favourite (Totodile because he's empty brain happy time and Scorbunny because it's a bunny). So I was of course VERY excited for it's final evolution. A part of the reason a love Fuecoco so much is it's chonkiness, it's just a chubby ball of happiness, I like Rowlet for a similar reason. So I was really hoping the final Evo would be a big chunky thing, like in some Fakemon designs. When I first saw Skelidirge, I honestly went "that's it?", I was surprised that I didn't immediately love it, as it wasn't anything I expect or thought I wanted it to be. On first impressions, it looked like a clown with it's white face and fire on the sides of its mouth looking like stereotypical stuck out red clown hair to me. But man, when I read about it a bit more I fell in love with it. Learning about the little bird it brought to life that plays its face like an instrument (I've always really liked symbiosis), the kind of lizard statue things it's multicoloured face is based off, alongside it's Day of the Dead inspiration (a holiday that while I don't celebrate have a lot of love for), and even the Dirge part of its name (there's something really sweet to me about a mournful song for the departed to me), and Ghost type is one of my favourite types. I fell in love with it, this big flat fuck. It felt like it was made for me after learning about it. Easily one of my favourite Pokemon this gen and starter final evo.

[@MoonMoon-cl4co]

I always love all the starters in ever Gen! But this Gen especially is really good and I love Fuecoco so much! :D

[@Cuprite1024]

I like all three final starter evos, but Skeledirge is easily the best of the three. Not only is it super creative and look really cool, but its also the first quadruped final Fire starter! :D

[@victzegopterix2victorindem895]

Technically, typhlosion is also quadrupedal and stands up only to look bigger during fights.

[@meepmeep2706]

@@victzegopterix2victorindem895 he walks on two legs in HGSS.

[@juancr4713]

@@victzegopterix2victorindem895 yes

[@ardentROB]

Skeledirge truly feels like a design that takes full advantage of a 3D pokemon game, to the point that even though my fuecoco was fully evolved before the 4th gym for me, it took me the rest of the game to really appreciate the depth of Skeledirge's look. Homie is utterly fucking PACKED with detail: Burning nest hair, scales on belly look like a tuxedo, and the plover concept in its entirety is one of the most charming things I've seen in a pokemon design in a LONG time. Sometimes I waffle on whether or not the design is *too* busy, and in any other game I would probably say yes. But I think for how SV handles the camera and 3d space, you get a lot of opportunities to really study its design and find new pieces to appreciate about it. Top Croc, most def 💯

[@cheeseburgerlazers]

my skeledirge is named poptart and i love her so much

[@cheeseburgerlazers]

@HeyTaraa BREAKFAST GANG!!

[@GatorEX]

Perfect way to start the day

[@MarsMakes]

i named mine fuego unoriginal name i know, but fuecoco reminded me of fuego takis and it just stuck

[@BJGvideos]

Mine is named Ancho and he's the best.

[@EmeralBookwise]

I do quite like that the soul bird moves during animation, but as with a lot of things in S/V, it probably could have implemented better. It just slides around a bit too abruptly to look natural.

[@capuchinosofia4771]

I was thinking the same when i saw the animations

[@Mikethekingboss]

Skeledirge is my favorite final evolution now!

[@a-bomb7779]

Didn't Galar and Alola already do an entertainment theme with their starters An archer, a wrestler, a singer A drummer, a soccer player, and James Bond How many times can they use that theme

[@monkey_blu]

I think you are stretching what "entertainers" can be. Sure, there are archery demonstrations but not exactly something you can say is peak entertainment. Wrestling is indeed an entertainment show and so is opera but Primarina is leaning more into the siren that captivates people in the sea. It just makes a perfect fit for a siren to be an opera singer. Galar starters are just things and concepts that are integral to English culture. Futbol, music and the most famous spy in all of fiction. These three are something you can see in different plazas in Madrid (not a literal samba dancer but still).

[@gustavju4686]

Kalos had wizard, rouge, and paladin

[@zoologygirl252]

I love this generations starts a lot. It was hard to choose cause of the final evos. I love playing a bard in dnd and all of them were just such a treat as a result

[@emilyhopemeechem4183]

I love the idea how a singing crocodile together with a little bird!

[@johnlai4129]

I loved all the starters in Generation 9 for Paldea Fuecoco’s evolutionary line is amazing and I like how Skeledirge became a fire crocodile singer with a bird friend!

[@TomsSauce]

I never really liked Fuecoco that much, and tend to use grass starters so I chose Sprigatito, though with SV since it had three stories I wanted to use three different teams, but when I saw Skeledirge being used in a raid I knew I just had to grab it for my Team Star story team, such a cool pokemon

[@InktheImpassive]

I love their of use of themes, the starters are basically performers: Quaquaval is the Dancer Meowscarada is the Magician And Skeledirge is the Singer.

[@oscarreviewz5474]

I heard skeledirge talking to his radio, he called it his "little buddy".

[@sharlockshacolmes9381]

I think my favorite thing is that when it terracrystalize the little bird moves a bit on the side of it's head and just hangs around the crown

[@incarceratedtoast5725]

I just realized the bird is a spritzee

[@sqcredd]

I love how Skeledirge Is Just Longer Than Most Americans

[@bellablossomz]

I love Skeledirge so much. It grew on me a lot

[@luisangelzavala2352]

I think the Paldea starters are now on my Top 5 favorite starter trios, love the concepts, designs and types of all three (I remain a Team Meowscarada, I believe in cat suppremacy)

[@acapitala4936]

Can I just say, psyduck being based off of platypuses actually makes way more sense than ducks when you actually look at the design. EDIT: Also, my thoughts on skeledirge? Amazing nuff said.

[@TheDragonstorm1993]

Ikr that's what I'm thinking too

[@minicle426]

The first proper quadrupedal Fire Starter.

[@Evanthefrostyanimations]

These three final evolutions would be perfect for a diner

[@graypanther7357]

I LOVE SKELIDERGE I LOVE HOW IT IS THE FIRST FIRE TYPE ON ALL 4S AND IT LOOKS SO COOL I am so happy I looked up there final evos before picking Quaxly

[@James-kv3ll]

Eventually we’ll get the “inspired by Mexico” Pokémon region. When that happens, this and Hawlucha need to be included.

[@marshall3314]

Honestly, I like all the starters & their evolutions, especially the lore behind skeledirge. Like with gator over here, I chose fuecoco ad my starter as well (even though I chose team water for the splatfest) and I even got its hidden ability. In addition, with skeldirge set and stone, we're 1 step closed to make a full on alligator team. Now THAT would be cool.

[@harry.t9523]

Imagine if there was a generation with a grass type croc/gator and a water type cat. Then you could have a trio of gators and a trio of cats.

[@Mexican_horchata]

To me when using torch song the microphone turns to something that attacks the opponent but I think it looks like moltres a lil

[@DanteCrowlley]

The version I heard says it's theme is a folkloric creature, at every thousand years this creature turns into a bird when another one is born, it fits pretty well tho

[@harry.t9523]

Something about how Skelidirge sings to soothe the souls of everyone around it reminds me of those Solfeggio Healing Frequencies. Hence if I got one you’d imagine what I’d name them.

[@ExplodingDuckBrigade]

1:10 When I see the egg and nest on it’s head I just think it looks cool. It’s a neat touch that it also resembles a sombrero. I don’t think there is anything wrong being inspired by a common tradition on a Pokémon. Or maybe I’m just missing the point of the joke, just hearing it made me think. Lol

[@CJluvsMJ27]

If you look at skeledirge head on, you can see that it has a microphone design on its head & face. Too cute. :3

[@cheefan8285]

The crocodile egg turns into birdy

[@RLFilms75]

You have converted me to a Apple Crocodile believer 👏👏👏

[@feilong1584]

The head nest is also a reference to a Spaniard bake named "Monas de Pascua" that is kind-a common in Mallorca, WHICH, has a legend named "drac de na coca", that in shorts it was a knight who killed a Nile Crocodile in Mallorca and then gifted the dead corpse to his beloved, the "mommy" is kept in a museum, which is cool and probably, besides Dia de Los Muertos inspiration, references the ghost type in Skeledirge

[@theresivy]

What I couldve changed abt Crocalors design is make its eyes similar to Skeledirge’s with black sclera and white/yellow pupils instead but thats just me. Though, Skeledirge stays the coolest looking Paldean starter last evo, and it just adds points with how its signature move looks like Diluc’s ult from Genshin Impact lol - sincerely, a sprigatito fan

[@RollingCalf]

The singing makes sense. Crocodiles croon an infrasonic song that requires special equipment to hear. I bet skeledirge's song can only be heard by the dead.

[@MarsMakes]

i love skeledirge so much hes so cool. only thing i dont really like is that i think the skull pattern should be more like a part of his face than painted on if that makes sense. but i think hes very cool

[@pixelsaidon5032]

Skeledirge is my all-time favourite starter pokemon ever, I love this croc, bro! It's inspiration, it's Pokédex entry,the transition from fuecoco to skeledirge, everything to do with this pokemon just made me fall in love with it even more. And it's ON ALL FOURS,it doesn't stand on 2 legs like the meowscarada and quaquaval. It's a crocodile first,and a singer second,the humanoid aspect may have overtaken the other 2, not skeledirge. This pokemon is raw!

[@harry.t9523]

3:14: And for a little while, I thought so too.

[@implozia1360]

Skeledirge do be a Disney princess worthy of their own musical huh?

[@Thedragonlover95]

This big guy has a best pal with them.

[@Chillguy1246]

I new this when Skeledrige had the bird and made me say ok he is one of the best final and best Evelotions

[@mailstorminurbox]

we now have fully bipedal croc (krookodile and krokorok, totodile, croconaw, fuecoco, crocalor) facultative biped (feraligatr) and quadruped (sandile and skeledirge)

[@lewys9204]

I love these 3x pokemon in scarlet & violet. I haven't said that since gen 1 Kanto

[@MikeyTheCartoon]

“You try looking normal without skin!!” Wise words of wisdom

[@ArianesDrawingPH]

I love the Gen 9 Starters theme called "The Entertainers" Gen 9 designs are soooooo unique!

[@Nellamin]

Yeah, Skeledirge is my new all time favorite fire starter. I love it so much.

[@MissingGamer]

I like how the red and purple on Skeledirge could stand for both the games' colors or the Fire/Ghost typing

[@cryolitegem]

I remember I was in orchestra when someone found out what all the final starter evos looked like, and for some reason everyone thought Skeledirge had a bad face, even me. However, by the time the game came out, and we had gotten better looks at it, I grew to like it; my original distaste for it was born from poor image resolution. When it fully evolved in game, and I saw it gained a ghost typing (ghost was my favorite type at the time, and still remains comfortably in my top 3), I thought it had peaked. And then I heard Skeledirge’s foghorn of a cry, and it instantly found itself in my list of favorite Pokémon, where it remains to this day. Heck, it’s my second favorite starter Pokémon, only beaten by Charizard, who I will admit likely only still has that spot for being first Pokémon ever.

[@Laz3rCat95]

Torch song becomes more powerful each time you use it since it's a special move and it increases special attack.

[@botbuster8841]

the bird on skeledirge looks like a spritzee on fire

[@MarioFRC32]

For some reason there's a lot of Egyptian influence this gen with Espathra and Rabsca

[@script_0529]

Love my fuecoco, but not ready for it to evolve just yet. Love the lil guy too much

[@JohannaA.5013]

Hey! Seeing this 2 months after. I'm playing Violet since January 13th and LOVING it!. I was to choose Sprigatito, but as my Fav. types are Ghost and Ice, I went with Fuecoco. This is my first Pokémon Core Game. You see, I'm Brazilian, but I have a lot of knowledge of Portuguese Culture due to being a Portuguese descendant. I do see a lot of connections from Skeledirge with a Portuguese Folclore Character: The Coca (or Coco). She's a witch who goes for that king of kidnaping misbehaved children. But in some sources, she is a Dragon-like type of creature. But in Brazil, the "Cuca" is an alligator. We only have Crocs in Venezuela and Colombia (Orinoco). Here in Brazil, we only have Gators. And yes, I love Crocs. They are majestic and string!

[@redgoji2460]

The cute sombrero

[@imilui3878]

How on earth did I never notice that bird before.. looks better than I thought

[@echo-hotel]

This is amazing! I missed all of this.

[@MetalSam25]

I love all 3 starters in Paldea, all have an excellent design

[@emmet042]

Something I noticed was that Skeledirge has a unique Terastallized stance. After Tarastallizing, the birb now rests right under the terra crown rather than on the tip of Skeledirge's jaw.

[@Nihil660]

skeledirge is TERRIFYING to think about. a fire breathing crocodile as big as me that stands up and roars (also his cry)

[@coffeeking9565]

A funny thought a friend mentioned is that fuecoco is actually the bird, or at least fuecocos happiness is in the bird, while skeledirge protects it

[@yoshi3025]

I thought this croc was ugly at first but I actually grew to like this mon alot because of all the little details.

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

3:18 but he is, you can clearly see in detective Pikachu that he has fur instead of feathers, and his psychic abilities are inspired by the platypus radar thing they have

[@Indoslayer_10]

I have this move combo in my opinion is really good for skeliderg it has overheat and torch song so overheat dose a lot of damage and is good for getting a fast ko but decreases it special attack stat we’ll touch song dose a fare bit less damage it has a cool and unique animation and brings it special attack back up

[@joshh.2159]

Honestly not a bad starter in the bunch it's been a while since we've had 3 amazing starters

[@crppledizzle9374]

Gen 7 was pretty good imo Just would've been better had incineroar not been a wrestler

[@harry.t9523]

I would have liked if Inceneroar still had the ability to walk Quadruped, just being able to alternate. Also gen 8 is still really cool.

[@GianfrancoLaRotta]

Thats right!

[@CarissaNomadic]

There's actually a lot of subtle influences on pokemon designs that can be seen. I loved Skeldirge, he may be among my top favorite opkemon!

[@Boy-ft8gy]

there are more symbiotic or fusion pokemon, same goes for the shellder on a slowbro tail or a shellder on a slowking.

[@floragraves5167]

The little bird looks like a spriztee

[@WulfWhistle]

Had my Fuecoco named Crowley when I first got it since I wasn't sure it wouldn't become a snake. I changed his name to Miguel when he evolved because of the Day of the Dead/Coco connection. XD Now I feel called out. Either way, I love my big musical buddy

[@aronhatkid1299]

I think Skeledirge is a breath of fresh air for the fire starters No Fire/Fighting, no humanoid form, and it being on all fours instead of standing on two and it having a become a fire/ghost is great. and the Violet entry you brought up was surprising to me as well as i think this is the 1st ever in game entry for a ghost type that is not Sad or Scary besides the whole 4000 degrees thing but if anyone can correct me on the ghost entry that is wholesome or not creepy or sad i would be appreciated since its been a while since I've dived into pokedex entry's

[@harry.t9523]

Somehow, I can imagine a Skeledrige as a Pokemon that may look like a big, scary beast but actually has an equally big heart along with its love for music. It will blaze away its enemies effortlessly but is super sentimental and friendly with its little flaming bird, its trainer, its teammates, its fellow starters Meowscarada and Quaquaval, and all the other people and Pokemon it’s friends with. While I’m not that fussed about Fueccoco or Crocalor, I’ll admit that Skelidridge and its little bird buddy are genuinely cool, especially being able to sing to soothe the souls of those around them. I’d make it my second choice of starter after Meowscarada. Edit: Also, it might sound strange but, Skelidirge also slightly resembles a very big Dog, particularly a Basset hound. Anyone else think so?

[@CJCroen1393]

It's worth noting that the Egyptian plover thing _might_ actually be a myth, or at the very least it has actually never been observed in the wild. Most accounts of it seem to be based on purely anecdotal evidence. Also, I love how the mic stand Skeledirge's bird conjures for itself when Skeledirge uses Torch Song can also be interpreted as a parrot-style perch!

[@fantasyfan1018]

Skelidirge is the *Phantom* of the Opera

[@JoeSnoe126]

I love my monstrous polygonal Deli Skurge!

[@baddragonite]

Expected Fire Ludicolo "Yeah that might be cool" Get awesome voodoo/skelly gator pleasantly surprised