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theheightofdishonor · 1 year

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the pokemon thing's fun so imma make teams for Karasuno.

Third Years

Daichi- We're gonna stick with early gens for Daichi's team with Steelix, Regirock, Roselia, Meganium, Starling and Slaking. I wanted to keep him with types associated with the Earth so Ground, Rock, and Grass for the most part with Slaking being the only exception. Steelix and Regirock are both Rock types with great defense stats to mirror Daichi's great defense skills and Meganium's got the most balanced base stats out of all the starters which matches how balanced a player Daichi is. Slaking's got great stats too and a really good attack stat because the quote "he's not part of the defense line, he's an attacker who can defend" is fundamental to my understanding of Daichi as a character and needs to be included. I don't have much reasoning for Roselia other than the fact I can picture him with one so clearly in my head but I think it'd be fun to give him a poison type. The Starling was added last because it bugged me that the captain of Karasuno didn't have a single flying type on his team so obviously I had to give him the most aggressive one because of course Daichi would have a difficult pokemon (matches his difficult team hah)

Suga- I'm giving Suga all the cute but deceptively strong pokemon here with Dunsparce, Chimecho, Mawile, Vulpix, Mantine and Zorua. Dunsparce has pretty terrible stats but it's got a great range of moves that it can learn with experience and one of Suga's greatest strengths on the court is his experience so I found it fitting. Additionally, Dunsparce is characterized by its flight response and in the beginning of the series, Suga struggles with being under pressure/in the spotlight. Chimecho is clever, beautiful and can knock out opponents way bigger than itself so it's apt. Mawile fits that description too but more importantly, I think tiny, vicious, and powerful is a fitting metaphor for Noya and you know i'll bring my Noya/Asahi/Suga connections onto every au of all time. On a similar note, Vulpix is there due to it being the counterpart to Asashi's Growlithe. The Mantine's because he needed a flying type and after scouring the pokedex this one fit best and I don't have much on an explanation for Zorua other than the fact I really want Suga to have one. I tried sticking to Normal types for the most part, especially ones with interesting secondary types like Mawile's steel/normal and zorua's ghost/normal. Note: Swanna was briefly considered and then disgarded. No matter how much I tried, I couldn't make it fit him.

Asahi- Emolga, Torkoal, Audino, Bewear, Tranquill, and Growlithe. No specific types for Asahi but I did stick to pokemon that are nonthreatening. Audino and Tranquill were specifically chosen for their soothing, calm natures while Emolga's represents Noya and Growlithe is the counterpart to Suga's Vulpix. I also think Asahi deserves to be surrounded by pokemon that can protect him so he's got Bewear the normal/fighting type and Torkoal with great defense stats. With Bewear specifically, it looks cute but is considered the most dangerous pokemon in Alola aka the opposite of Asahi who seems like a gang leader but is super nice and a bit wimpy. Bewear can also crush its trainer to death and I think that's a nice way to translate the threat of being an ace into the pokemon world. The Torkoal also helped add some type variety which was desperately needed.

Second Years

Tanaka- Drampa, Blaziken, Butterfree, Braviary and Rhydon. Making him a dragon-type trainer was contemplated but then I figured it was too heavy-handed, even for me, so instead I leaned more into fighting types and pokemon known for their loyalty/bravery. So you've got the valiant "sky warrior" Braviary, dragon type Drampa who would burn someone's home to the ground if they bullied its friend, the fire/fighting Blaziken, and heavy hitter Rhydon. Butterfree is there for the vibes. It's a nice mix of types that I think suit Tanaka, fighting, fire, and dragon along with the classic Karasuno flying. I did contemplate Machamp because I think it would mesh well with Tanaka's personality but I didn't want to give him a full team nor take Butterfree away.

Ennoshita- Houndoon, Honchcrow, Slowbro, Shiftry, Wobbuffet. Is this team ridiculously overpowered? Probably but we can only have the best, most intimidating pokemon for our favourite mob boss. Ennoshita's team was picked more for aesthetic, their pokedex descriptions and typology (i favoured dark types) over stats. Honchcrow was the first and most obvious pick because it physically resembles a mob boss followed by Houndoon which is basically a one headed Cerberus. Shiftry too is known to terrify people but it's also a dual grass type to keep in line with Karasuno's captains having Grass pokemon. (This was unintentional and realized in hindsight after the teams were created lol) Slowbro and Wobbuffet are the metaphorical mob thugs/bodyguards in this scenario because Slowbro's a heavy hitter and Wobbuffet is banned in competition for a reason (because it's a broken pokemon, this thing can beat any opponent you throw at it)

Noya's was the second most fun team to pick after Ennoshita's because I could get away with giving him some super flashy and/or powerful pokemon (as if this isn't my own au and i couldn't do whatever i wanted anyway) so Milotic, Metagross, Chansey, Hawlucha, Granbul. Milotic for the cool design and power as well as an ode to his marlin fishing days, Metagross because of the pseudo-legendary stats, Chansey as a nod to Suga (also because if you've ever battled one of those things you'll know it's annnoyingly hard to defeat which i imagine is a lot like trying to get past Noya's defenses) Granbul is Asahi in pokemon form, and Hawlucha just reminded me of Noya himself.

Kinoshita- This one was the hardest for me but he gets Makuhita, Swellow, and Skiploom. Makuhita is known as the Guts Pokemon which is beyond fitting for a guy that tries as much as Kinoshita does. Swellow for Karasuno's flying type and Skiploom based on a general feeling.

Narita- Narita's the type of guy that can come fresh onto the court and play normally so he gets some reliable, adaptable pokemon in Crobat, Sableye, Ditto, Smeargle. Am I giving too much to the second years? Maybe but you can't stop me

First Years

Yamaguchi - Snivy, Umbreon, Deerling, Lilligant, Tropius. I explained most of these in that one inthetags post a couple hours ago but he didn't have a flying type and I wanted to keep him as deep into grass type pokemon as possible and flying/grass dual types are a slim category of which i hate most of them so Trophius it is. Helps that it resembles a dinosaur.

Hinata - Pidgeot, Mimikyu, Riolu, Skidoo. Same thing except for the last one because I forgot about giving Hinata some type of mountain associated pokemon. I thought about giving him a Rookidee because it's small, fierce and evolves to be one of the strongest flying pokemon but then I figured it was a better fit for Hoshiumi. All of Hinata's pokemon except Pidgeot were purposefully picked to be on the smaller side + ones that don't evolve/are on their lowest evolutionary form.

Kageyama- Ninjask, Espeon, Kirlia, Alakazam, Phantump and Cubone. Originally, I was only going to have either Phantump or Cubone but honestly, why not both. I think he gets Cubone very soon after his grandpa dies - a shunned, mourning boy and his equally shunned, mourning pokemon- and then finds Phantump later on and decides to keep it because he's tenderhearted. Espeon is practically Kageyama's spirit animal. It's rare, has premonition, is insanely loyal, and gains power by bathing in sunlight (*cough* HINATA). Psychic types suit Kageyama well so he also gets Kirlia which is another psychic with premonition and also association with sunlight. He also gets Alakazam who wasn't originally on here before I decided Tobio should get a full team of 6 and what better than an Alakazam he got from his grandfather? This gets rounded off with Ninjask, both because Kageyama 'speed is everything' Tobio would def be interested in Ninjask's crazy speed stats and because it's the pokemon embodiment of Hinata (small, fast, few skills outside of speed).

Tsukishima - Bastion, Nincada, Leafeon, Quilfish, Deino. Quilfish are just as prickly as Tsukki is so that was an immediate yes and Leafeon is pokemon Tadashi so also an immediete yes. The Deino latched itself onto Tsukki and despite all of Tsukki's attempts, it won't leave him alone. (It's pokemon Hinata lmfao). Nincada was chosen for it's high defense along with it having great senses but it's definitely a plus that nincadas hate sunlight and its evolutionary forms are either pokemon hinata or a moon metaphor. I debated between Larvitar and Bastion because Larvitars take a long time to come to the surface and I thought it was a good parallel to Tsukki taking a lot of time to start trying in volleyball but Bastion's got great defense stats, is a fossil pokemon and is literally also the shield pokemon so I went with that instead. (too heavyhanded with a metaphor? me? never) I did want to give him more of a ghost/dark team but it ended up pretty diverse.