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Golisopod (Wimpod) Cataphractis propelitus Overview Golisopod are a fascinating glimpse into deep sea wildlife. They are rare among deep sea species in that they begin their life on land. Wimpod are common scavengers along portions of Alola’s coastlines. With enough support and training they...

Castform Cirrocumulus amenomori Overview Castform were originally made with the intention of predicting the weather. They are nearly incapable of doing so in a useful manner. Instead, they conform to what the weather is currently doing around them. Their creator believed his life’s work had...

Goodra (Goomy, Sliggoo) Limaxcataracta titanus Overview Goodra are the second-largest terrestrial mollusk, only behind their close relative L. ferrea. They lack a shell, the traditional defense of mollusks, and instead rely on a mix of slime, caustics, and raw size and strength to deter...

Passimian Superpatera bradi Overview Passimian are critically endangered in their homeland of Madagascar. Their relative ease of care and popularity as performers lead to a large captive population. This has further imperiled them on Madagascar but leading to smaller feral communities popping...

Oranguru Virsilvae mundiviator Overview Oranguru are among the closest living relatives to humans. And, with the possible exception of zoroark, no pokémon has posed a greater challenge to the concept of human superiority to pokémon. Were they more powerful, social, or ambitious they may have...

Kecleon Invisibiliacerta dedunes Overview Kecleon are famed for their ability to change color and even typing to hunt and avoid being hunted. They are excellent ambush predators that thrive in a variety of microclimates in their home range, from mountain peaks to tropical dry forests to the...

Noctowl (Hoothoot) Noctua tigris amazonia Overview Noctowl appears to have more in common with a baseline animal than a pokémon at first glance. Their many adaptations barely incorporate elemental energy. They are not exceedingly strong, durable, or intelligent. Noctowl prefer basic tactics...

Pinsir Rexluctationus balthus familiaris Overview Pinsir, alongside scyther and heracross, is one of the three Japanese battling bugs that have been introduced to much of the world. Pinsir are not native to Japan and instead hail from Central America. Upon their introduction in 1880, it became...

Alcremie (Milcery) Creptiodefructibus eton Overview Alcremie, alongside vanilluxe and slurpuff, form the family Dulcifae, the cream fairies. The three species appear to be entirely made of dairy products or sugar. They do not appear to have any proper skeleton or muscle. Scientists have gone...

Comfey Coronaflorum coronaflorum Overview Comfey were once the partner of choice for healers in Alola. Their ability to distribute injuries made them one of the most effective options for immediate healing. Their eccentricities and bargaining meant the humans who partnered with comfey were...

Tsareena (Bounsweet, Steenee) Imperiosa mangosteen Overview Most pokémon try not to be eaten. To this end they have adopted defensive strategies ranging from camouflage and a foul taste to pyrokinesis and telepathy. One of the original appeals of the global competitive battling scene was to...

Krookodile (Sandile, Krokorok) Crocodilus minalsahra Overview The world is full of microclimates, small areas where the weather is strongly influenced by local pokémon. These climates can be far different from areas less than twenty miles away. In Alola the two most prominent microclimates are...

Hydreigon (Deino, Zweilous) Lernaean horriblus maris Overview Dragons haunted the nightmares of early humans. Even as walled cities were erected and ever more powerful pokémon domesticated, the dragons could tear apart all they had built. Their only exploitable weakness were the faeries, every...

Commissioned by Crashmoth. Greninja Longalingua yīnyǐng Overview Greninja have long been known not only for their grace and power, but for their association with the legendary Chinese secret police. The yīnyǐng qīngwā were a paramilitary group that in various dynasties served as palace...

Bewear (Stufful) Amplexator cingitur Overview In theory, bears are not particularly difficult pokémon to care for. Their biology and behaviors are close enough to standard cats and dogs that most trainers can understand the basics of their husbandry. The problems with all three of Alola’s...

Volcarona (Larvesta) Rextinea prometheum Overview There are pokémon so powerful that they are commonly considered to be gods. Most of these are unique, or at least highly rare. Then there are entire species whose strongest members can go toe to toe with so-called gods and emerge victorious...

Commissioned by crashmoth. Blastoise (Squirtle, Wartortle) Vulcanaquae japonicus Overview Blastoise are one of the most popular water starters in Eastern Asia, particularly in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and southeast China. This is because the final stage is powerful but docile and the younger...

Magmortar (Magby, Magmar) Perignem flammasque Overview Magmortar are akin to amphibians that live on land in the day but must sleep in the water at night to rehydrate. The key difference is that magmortar do not come from water, but lava. Magmortar are mineral pokémon with partially molten...

Funding for this entry comes from crashmoth and viewers like you. Cinderace (Scorbunny, Raboot) Lepis vulcanorum medioagri Overview Wild cinderace are native to a handful of volcanoes around Tenochtitlan, the historic capitol of the Aztec Empire and the modern state of Anahuac. The wild...

Kangaskhan Macropod ruberupes Overview The giant kangaskhan of Australia fascinated the first Europeans to visit. Over time they became nearly synonymous with the continent itself in the public imagination. Kangaskhan are large herbivores with strong maternal instincts and the power to defeat...