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Gumshoos (Yungoos) Ratel ahati Overview Gumshoos has been one of the most useful pokémon in captivity for millennia. Hardy, fierce and loyal, they have been the scouts and sentinels of settlers and soldiers since at least the Old Kingdom of Egypt. Gumshoos grow quickly, are intelligent enough...

Normal 1.2: Firemane Pixie They’re talking about you again. You don’t understand many of the words, but you know the tone. Talking more in breath than sound, trying to sound quieter than they really are. The same fake concern they take on the moment they turn away from your table, like you...

Toucannon (Pikipek, Trumbeak) Nukuloloa lydia Overview After years of studying the finches of the Galapagos and refining his theory of macroevolution, Charles Darwin took one look at an Alolan toucannon and decided his theory didn’t apply to Pokémon. Princess Lydia Aholo, heir to the Alolan...

Hello, I remembered why I love your work lol. Honestly don't have much in the way of concrit here so, um, just take some praise? Please? Wanting to touch bats and ruins and not being able to but still sometimes trying anyway is a mood I can relate to. Going off trail is v serious. Am glad...

Primarina (Popplio, Brionne) Aria aria Overview Popplio is often described as the middle choice of Alola’s traditional starters. Rowlet have somewhat bizarre care requirements as a photosynthetic bird. Litten are fairly similar to common household pets. Pinnipeds are not as strange as rowlet...

Note on Representation This story deals with analogues to real world groups, albeit through an alternate universe lens. I have personal experience with some, but definitely not all of the things this story deals with. I have tried to read enough to not make big mistakes in my knowledge gaps, but...

Incineroar (Litten, Torracat) Pyropanthera gladius alola Overview The primary appeal of torracat as a starter rests in their typicality. Children who grew up in a household with a pet feline pokémon already have a headstart in caring for and understanding their first partner. They are also...

Decidueye (Rowlet, Dartrix) Sagittarius bombycilla alola Overview Rowlet is one of the three traditional starters in the Alola region, alongside litten and popplio. Of the three it is the easiest to take care of and the most sociable. They also have the least combat potential without fully...