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Doodledex - #706-A Hisuian Goodra

Unlike its pre-evolution, Hisuian Goodra's body isn't completely dominated by its shell, so it's free to move around without awkwardly hopping or rolling. That doesn't mean it's completely outgrown it... a startled Goodra can still completely retract into it!

Although they aren't exactly shy, either. In fact, they hate being alone and can be extremely clingy around the people and Pokemon they like! On the flip side, however, they take being alone less well than Kalosian Goodra, who just cry if left by themselves. The Hisuian variant will instead rampage until its favorite people return!

#doodledex #goodra #hisuian goodra #so uh... not much to talk about here in the tags #but i've got two topics anyways #first: it's pretty easy to figure out why this variant no longer exists #there aren't any goomy in sinnoh anymore! #(that and the metal content of the water could've decreased somehow.... #...actually. now that i think about it... why aren't there any of these anywhere that ALSO has high metal content?) #second.... uh. why'd they do the shell like that? #it just looks like goodra's tail is. uh. fatter. not much like a shell #...i feel like this encouraged people who drew 'that kind' of art of goodra

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Doodledex - #001 Bulbasaur

I had a (potentially stupid) idea... what if I tried to draw every Pokemon as a little challenge to myself? And, y’know... get better at doing digital art in the process. So here’s Bulbasaur! Hopefully I can stick with this....

I also wanted to color some shiny versions for the heck of it! I probably won’t shade these since I’m not brave enough to try yet, and the main point is seeing if I could draw them anyways, so I can have fun with the flat colors!

#library whale draws things #doodledex #pokemon #bulbasaur #also try not to expect quality from me #or fancy poses #i suck honestly :'3

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Doodledex - #705-A Hisuian Sliggoo

While there's no outward change to the Goomy that lived in Hisui, the same can't be said for their evolution! Thanks to exposure to high concentrations of iron in the water there, Hisuian Sliggoo are Steel/Dragon types and have developed a large, round, metallic shell! (And yeah, this technically makes them snails instead of slugs.)

However, unlike normal snails that only keep their organs in their shell, Hisuian Sliggoo holes its entire body up in there, with only its head and arms sticking out! It seems like this would make it awkward to move around... but when it needs to go fast it will retract all the way into its shell, stand itself up on its side and roll away!

#pokemon #doodledex #sliggoo #hisuian sliggoo #while iron kinda exists in the bodies of most organisms #(vertebrates especially: it's what makes our blood red!) #an iron shell isn't actually all that strange! #the scaly-foot gastropod is a kind of deep sea snail that really does have iron in its shell! #(and as its name implies in the scales on its foot as well!) #these guys live around hydrothermal vents... which also happens to be where they get their iron! #well more specifically they wind up releasing iron sulfides released by the special bacteria in their bodies that help them process the uh. #vent soup? as the scales and the outer layer of their shell. because apparently snails usually can't handle sulfur all that well #but thanks to this the snail doesn't die of sulfur poisoning AND gets armor out of it! #(one of these iron sulfites is pyrite! there are snails with fool's gold in their bodies and that's pretty darn neat!)

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Doodledex - #549-A Hisuian Lilligant This is probably one of the more dramatic regional forms, isn't it? I mean, look at regular Lilligant... and then look at Hisuian Lilligant again. It's pretty drastic, right? Lilligant looks like it's wearing a big, cumbersome dress... while Hisuian Lilligant went full on ballet dancer!

The dex theorizes that this is because these Lilligant lived in the mountains, and they needed to develop strong legs so they could gracefully leap around in deep snow to get around easier... but when you stop to think about it, it's weird. Hisuian Lilligant looks like it's "dressed" in less layers! How are they not freezing their leaves off? (But then again, there's no direct evidence for this: Petilil and Hisuian Lilligant aren't actually found in snowy areas in-game!)

#pokemon #doodledex #lilligant #hisuian lilligant #weirdness about its dex entry aside hisuian lilligant is a lovely design! #it also looks a lot more onion-y than normal lilligant #and bulbapedia also points this out stating that it's got some similarities to allium! #allium are actually a whole genus of flowering plants that includes onions #and according to bulbapedia they used to be grouped with the lillies... hence the design of hisuian lilligant!

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Doodledex - #570-A Hisuian Zorua

Normally, when you get these regional forms, the Pokemon has adapted to its new environment in some way and changed as a result.... This isn't the case here. Zorua who migrated to Hisui faced a very harsh environment, stiff competition from other Pokemon, and vicious attacks from humans... and ultimately, could not thrive under these conditions.

However, its those last two factors that enabled Hisuian Zorua to come back as very vengeful ghosts! Despite that melancholy expression, they hold a very bitter grudge against humans and other Pokemon for what happened to them (...and, technically speaking, their ancestors since they can still breed), and it's this grudge that fuels their illusions in this form.

#pokemon #doodledex #zorua #hisuian zorua #so you might be asking yourself 'why does it matter that hisuian zorua's illusions are fueled by spite'? #well it matters a ton considering hisuian zorua AREN'T DARK TYPES ANYMORE #they're actually normal/ghost! #apparently for zorua dying takes away their powers... and gives them an entirely new set of powers lmao #(as for why normal/ghost instead of pure ghost? not sure! #....though the environment being part of the reason for the normal variant's extinction in hisui might have something to do with it #...perhaps hisuian zorua are a bit more. *ahem* tangible #...as in they froze to death and their bodies were preserved)

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Doodledex - #503-A Hisuian Samurott

Oshawott wound up being the Water-type starter for Legends: Arceus, and this is a choice that definitely makes a lot of sense! Despite being the starter of a region based on New York City (and the surrounding area), Samurott is pretty darn Japanese... I mean, "samurai" is literally in its English name! (Of course, this was done on purpose as part of Gen 5's starter theming showing off the diversity of the region, but still.)

Of course, there's no good way to make a Hisuian Samurott more historically Japanese as a result... so it winds up living up more to its Japanese name (Daikenki, which is either "great sword demon" or "great devilish swordsman" depending on how you read it) and has the Dark type added to it! This means that Samurott from Hisui are a lot less bound to honor than Unovan ones, and will often resort to dirty tricks and surprise attacks to win battles! (And this isn't exactly fun to be on the receiving end of... a Hisuian Samurott's attacks are compared to the ceaseless crashing of waves!)

#pokemon #doodledex #samurott #hisuian samurott #since hisuian samurott is supposed to be a more despicable samurott #it's pretty likely these guys are supposed to be ronin: samurai without a master to serve #(there's supposed to be a mark over that o btw. i have no idea how to do that on my computer) #ronin were looked down upon because apparently if you were a samurai and your master died you were supposed to commit seppuku #and if you didn't do that (probably for the understandable reason of NOT WANTING TO DIE) you broke the code and were pretty much an outcast #samurai also apparently weren't allowed to change jobs so ronin had to find something to do with their swords... #this lead to them either becoming mercenaries trying to find some other guy to serve... or just straight-up becoming criminals #in fact the ones who became criminals... didn't exactly help the reputation of ronin at all #...hence hisuian samurott's dark-typing and cruel nature

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Doodledex - #628-A Hisuian Braviary

I have to say, it's pretty hilarious that they took such an American Pokemon like Braviary.... and then managed to make it Japanese. It's also funny that literally all they had to do was change it from a bald eagle to a Steller's sea eagle! (Which, by the way, will probably be renamed? I heard something about all birds named after people getting renamed because some of said people... frequently weren't great. I'm fine with that, literally all they have to do to a bird in my neck of the woods is start calling it the jack pine warbler.)

Something about becoming a larger species of eagle (and yes, they're larger than their Unovan counterpart) has made Hisuian Braviary into a Psychic type, which actually comes in handy when it hunts. It uses its psychic abilities to generate shock waves with its cry, which it uses to stun aquatic Pokemon! Once stunned, its prey floats to the surface, where Braviary can swoop down and snatch it with its claws! (Meanwhile, I invite you to imagine this with a Unovan Braviary and a Krabby. (I'm not saying bald eagles/Unovan Braviary are inefficient... but I am saying this wouldn't happen to a Hisuian Braviary. It would probably happen to a Steller's sea eagle, though.))

#doodledex #pokemon #braviary #hisuian braviary #(most of this was me talking about irl birds lmao) #i don't think i have too much to add on hisuian braviary beyond what's in my post #i dunno. i'm exhausted haha

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Doodledex - #571-A Hisuian Zoroark

With its unkempt, white mane and the horrible malice radiating off of it, it's no surprise that the people of Hisui regarded Hisuian Zoroark as a harbinger of death. I mean, they're not entirely wrong... it's still a Ghost type. (And it's still holding onto the grudges of its deceased ancestors... it could very well live up to that title!)

Speaking of those grudges, Hisuian Zoroark's power has increased to the point where its illusions can now harm both physically and mentally. In fact, the power of its malice is so strong that it frequently harms Zoroark itself... which probably explains those eerie red spots on its body! (Or purple, in the case of the shiny. Does it have purple flesh and/or blood or something?)

#pokemon #doodledex #zoroark #hisuian zoroark #so yeah... this one (and hisuian zorua obviously) is another instance of 'where the hell did they all go in modern times?' #namely because they're all dead and full of hatred... they don't seem to want to move on #either they DID manage to move on on their own.... they all got exorcized... or this is just a plot hole #(...or maybe dusknoir dragged them all to the ghost world?) #i mean ghosts don't exactly go bad like... uh... like an avocado you weren't paying attention to #they kind of last a long time! #(not to mention the teal mask dlc has some additions that cast even FURTHER doubt on hisuian variants and species all being extinct #....but more on that when we GET to those additions)

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Doodledex - #550-F3 White-Striped Basculin

You may be asking "What the heck? Why is there a random new form for Basculin of all things in here? Why is this not a Hisuian form?", and the answer to that is.... uh... I have no idea. I think this is treated as a regional variant, but it's officially referred to as "White-Striped", matching its other two forms. In other words, I'm treating this as if it were just a random new form, and not a variant because Game Freak is very unclear with what's going on here.

Unlike the other two varieties of Basculin, White-Stripeds are actually very calm and gentle, and don't pick any fights over territory. In fact, they tend to migrate upstream in large numbers... although many of them don't survive the journey. (...But wait a second, that's salmon! These are bass! Something odd's going on here... and we'll get to that eventually.)

#pokemon #doodledex #basculin #i've been running into an interesting problem with coloring these lately #and that's the fact that the models i use to pick colors are lit differently... #while white-striped basculin is actually darker colored than the other two #i might've overdone it a tiny bit here! #so yeah colors might no longer be 100% accurate moving forwards...

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Doodledex - #484-F2 Origin Palkia

As I’d previously mentioned on Origin Dialga’s post, Origin Palkia’s dex entry kind of contradicts the idea that these forms are natural.... but it does support that they’re supposed to look like Arceus. In fact, it speculates that Palkia’s new resemblance to its creator is a “strategy for gaining Arceus’ powers”.... which strongly supports the “crazed power grab theory”! (And yeah, that makes a lot of sense considering L:A’s plot!)

...But I’ll be honest, I kinda don’t want to talk about this form that long. Palkia’s my favorite Pokemon (which is why it’s the blog icon), and this is.... uh... ...Let me just say I’ll only touch the Lustrous Globe twice: once to record Origin Form into the dex, and once to change Palkia back. (Thankfully, the Origin Forms are just stat redistributions gameplay-wise. Well, that and a tweak to Spatial Rend.)

#pokemon #doodledex #palkia #origin palkia #you know what doesn't help matters? these drawings are also cursed #i've experienced a lot of misfortune while drawing them and i hope it ends soon... #but even though i dislike this form a lot (seriously why does palkia still have its shoulders there if its arms are legs now?) #i feel INSULTED that my favorite pokemon is associated with a lot of grief in my life #don't get me wrong i'll never stop loving palkia... but its origin form is even more of a stain on my heart now

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Doodledex - #215-A Hisuan Sneasel

Today’s regional variant is a bit of an odd one... unlike the modern/Johtonian Sneasel we’re used to, Hisuian Sneasel aren’t as mean and spiteful... in fact, they’re implied to be a lot nicer if the fact that they have the Fighting type instead of the Dark type is anything to go by! But that isn’t the only weird type change here... Hiusian Sneasel is also a Poison type, and injects its venom with its sharp claws!

Since the Sneasel we’re used to appear in space-time distortions in Legends: Arceus, the dex entries take the opportunity to compare them, and suggests that the differences in environment is responsible for their different temperaments (and amount of venom).... exceeeept Hisuian Sneasel are found in a lot of the same kinds of areas modern Sneasel are found in! In fact, they’re found close to Lake Acuity in both time periods! (Which makes me ask once again: what the hell happened to the Hisuian variant in modern times?! What could’ve changed that resulted in the meaner, Dark/Ice variant overtaking them?)

#pokemon #doodledex #sneasel #hisuian sneasel #despite my immense confusion with how these guys went extinct #(once again i did not play l:a so i have no idea how the mt. coronet and lake acuity areas differ) #i have to appreciate that they made a hisuian form for a pokemon that got an evolution in gen 4 #it feels like a nice comparison between the sneasel from modern times and the sneasel back in hisui's time

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Doodledex - #157-A Hisuian Typhlosion

When Legends: Arceus was announced, it was revealed that the starter choices in that game would be limited to “returning” starters: Rowlet, Cyndaquil, and Oshawott. Not only would this be the first game with mixed-gen starters (...not counting the Mystery Dungeon series, of course), it would also be the first “core” game that wasn’t a remake (not counting Colosseum and XD) to have starters with known evolutionary lines.... or so we thought!

Turns out if those three starters are raised in Hisui, their final stages will be regional variants! A Cyndaquil born and raised here will be influenced by energy emanating from Mount Coronet, turning it into a Fire/Ghost type by the time it evolves into Typhlosion! And that’s not because Typhlosion died: it has this typing because it’s capable of purifying lost souls and guiding them to the afterlife!

#pokemon #doodledex #typhlosion #hisuian typhlosion #the second images of hisuian typhlosion started leaking people started poking fun at its 'droopy' appearance #(this kind of stopped when they saw its ghost flames in action... at least. i think it stopped) #but it only really has this appearance because it's calmer than a 'normal' typhlosion! #still this doesn't mean you should try and anger it expecting an easier fight... #if sufficiently enraged it will attempt to incinerate whatever provoked it until nothing remains!

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Doodledex - #483-F2 Origin Dialga

It’s natural that a revisit to Sinnoh (well, Hisui) would add something for the other two members of the Creation Trio who didn’t have alternate forms.... and after BD/SP went for more accurate remakes over doing what OR/AS, Legends: Arceus was the perfect time for it! Both Dialga and Palkia got alternate forms via the Adamant Crystal and Lustrous Globe! (They also added the Griseous Core alongside them and made that Giratina’s form-change item, reducing the Griseous Orb to a stat-buff. Cool...?)

Except, uh..... unlike Giratina’s Origin form, Dialga appears to have twisted itself into a strange facsimile of Arceus. Its dex entry claims that it’s so powerful that this “must be its true form”.... but is it really? This looks (and I’m holding back here, believe me) way too awkward to be the form it was born with! The story events of L:A also lead me to believe this form is unnatural... and perhaps, a sort of “power grab” Dialga attempted in a frenzy. (Origin Palkia’s dex entry backs me up on this theory... but it contradicts Dialga’s. :\)

#pokemon #doodledex #dialga #origin dialga #...believe me i was holding back up there. i'm not a fan of this form #...to be more specific i'm not a fan of this being the ORIGIN form #i mean it could make sense if 'origin' refers to arceus since this form looks like it and. y'know. hall of origin and whatnot #but giratina's prior use of it implies the same thing origin dialga's dex entry does #and uh. i kinda don't like that! honestly this should be its ALTERED form and the original is the origin #i mean... look at it. with the lack of the metal bits it looks like it's been PEELED #(i'll probably bring this up in origin palkia's post.... and force myself to hold back even harder bc..... yeah. :c)

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Doodledex - #101-A Hisuian Electrode

It’s kind of funny how Hisuian Electrode kind of switched “temperaments” with Hisiuan Voltorb.... normally Voltorb are the grumpy ones, while Electrode look... well, very smug. Instead, Hisuian Voltorb is very cheerful and friendly, while Hisuian Electrode is, for lack of a better term, fucking pissed. (If you’re not used to me swearing here... well, that was an unspoken rule of these posts that I just chucked out the window. There it goes! It’s gone!)

Meanwhile, the Poke Ball-related mystery thickens with these guys.... the Noble Pokemon I previously mentioned in passing on Hisuian Arcanine’s post are said to be descendants of five of the ancient Pokemon granted blessings by Arceus. This was before Poke Balls were invented.... and yet, there’s a Noble Hisuian Electrode! What the hell is going on here?! (And are we actually going to learn what the hell is going on here? Probably not!)

#pokemon #doodledex #electrode #hisuian electrode #if there's one thing that helps the whole poke ball problem with the voltorb line #it's that hisuian electrode's body is apparently pretty close in composition to an apricorn #which does line up with how old-fashioned poke balls were made... #so maybe lord electrode's ancestor (as well as the ancestors of all voltorb/electrode from this time) looked more like an apricorn?

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Doodledex - #059-A Hisuian Arcanine

You would think having fur made of volcanic rock would make Hisuian Arcanine slow and heavy... and while the latter is true (it’s about 29 pounds heavier than Kantonian Arcanine) the former certainly isn’t! Hisuian Arcanine is still very quick and nimble, to the point where it practically dances around its opponents as they futilely try to chase it down!

Unfortunately, since Hisuian Arcanine are currently stuck in Legends: Arceus (and Pokemon Go) with no way to transfer them out at the moment, I don’t really have that much info to share here. (I also don’t really have a good segue into talking about the five Noble Pokemon in L: A.... all I could come up with is a joke about how Arcanine’s species name is “Legendary Pokemon” and that’s probably as close as it’s going to get to being a “real Legendary”.)

#pokemon #doodledex #arcanine #hisuian arcanine #to continue the bit from hisuian growlithe's tags about its habitat... #...yeah uh. arcanine actually doesn't help me here #most of the time it can't be found in the wild so you're forced to evolve growlithe in order to get it! #that said the instances it does appear in the wild it's nowhere near any volcanoes #so it's still possible that l: a's entry about growltihe is accurate!

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Doodledex - #058-A Hisuian Growlithe

Don’t let the fact that this is a new regional form (as a reminder, the “A” in the number stands for “alternate”) fool you, we’re still in Gen 8! The third “main” game in this generation, Legends: Arceus, may be a bit of a departure from the rest of the series... but it’s still “main” enough to include a bunch of new Pokemon, starting with regional variants that existed in Sinnoh’s past, back when it was still called “Hisui”!

Growlithe from Hisui seem to be a bit closer to komainu than their “regular” counterparts, right down to being part Rock-type as if they were actual statues! The author of Legends: Arceus’ Pokedex (which is, of course, one of the earliest known ones in-universe) suspects this is due to these Growlithe being exposed to a lot of volcanic activity around the Cobalt Coastlands, with their fur incorporating a lot of igneous rock! (That said, some prior games put regular Growlithe pretty darn close to some volcanic activity.... including Brilliant Diamond. In Sinnoh’s Underground. Hm.)

#pokemon #doodledex #growlithe #hisuian growlithe #my other example of 'volcanic activity' would be the growlithe in cinnabar island's pokemon mansion #because the volcano was DEFINITELY active considering what happens to cinnabar in the gen 2 games (and remakes) #but it's just as likely that growlithe was introduced there #since the majority of routes it appears on are actually grassy routes pretty far from volcanoes! #....it's mainly that bit about brilliant diamond's volcanic caves that's tripping me up #i know it came out before legends: arceus but still... same region. volcanic activity. no rock dogs #what exactly happened to them....? (or the OTHER hisuian variants for that matter...)