The Pidove Line

Pidove
The Tiny Pigeon Pokémon
Type: Normal/Flying
Official Registration #: 519
Entry: A small, pigeon-like pokémon endemic to the urban areas of Unova and Kalos. Notorious for its forgetfulness, pidove have a tendency to wait for their next orders, even if a trainer had already issued one. They also have the tendency to forget that they can fly, that the window they had flown into three seconds earlier exists, that purrloin eat them, and practically anything at all if shown a small chunk of bread.

Tranquill
The Wild Pigeon Pokémon
Type: Normal/Psychic
Official Registration #: 520
Entry: The evolved form of pidove, by battle experience. Tranquill are known for being excellent messengers, largely because they possess the ability to return to their trainers, regardless of how far they have to fly in order to do so. Given the forgetfulness of tranquill’s previous evolution, this has naturally baffled behaviorists for centuries. Less baffling: the fact that tranquill don’t seem to take “it’s amazing that you can remember you have your trainer, given, you know, what you were like as a pidove” as a compliment.

Unfezant
The Proud Pokémon
Type: Normal/Flying
Official Registration #: 521
Entry: The evolved form of tranquill, by battle experience. The sexual dimorphism of this pokémon has been a point of interest to pokémonologists for years. Males possess elaborate, brightly colored plumage, which they show off during mating season by swinging their heads in a display designed to simultaneously attract females and threaten males away from mating candidates. The females, meanwhile, possess duller plumage but stronger wings, the latter of which grant them flying abilities that are practically unrivaled among bird pokémon, their male counterparts included. To be fair, though, it’s perfectly understandable. Whenever certain subsets of the human species display similar behaviors to male unfezant, their potential mating candidates, too, display impressive flight abilities for the sake of evacuating immediately, and the author, to be frank, can hardly blame them.

Unova Legendaries, Part VI

Tornadus
The Cyclone Pokémon
Type: Flying
Official Registration #: 641
Entry: According to Unovan culture, Tornadus is the embodiment of severe winds. As such, this djinn-like pokémon is noted for flying through the air at speeds of over 250 miles per hour and creating hurricane-level winds wherever it goes. As a flying-type legendary, it is also gifted with powerful wind-based attacks, which it fires from its tail and which are capable of leveling a house in seconds. Given the fact that the author has just described a pokémon as being capable of generating powerful gusts of wind capable of destroying a house from its tail, he will now pause and allow his readers to get every remark they are most likely thinking about Tornadus out of their systems.

Thundurus
The Bolt Strike Pokémon
Type: Electric/Flying
Official Registration #: 642
Entry: According to Unovan culture, Thundurus is the embodiment of severe thunderstorms. As such, this djinn-like pokémon is noted for flying through the air at high speeds and striking the earth wherever it goes with powerful bolts of lightning. These random attacks have been known to cause intense forest fires throughout the region that devastate not only pokémon habitats but also human settlements. For this reason, although Thundurus is still respected as a legendary, it does not maintain a favorable reputation. On the other hand, it is said that a pokémon of equal strength may be sufficient enough to stop a rampaging Thundurus in its tracks, so in other words, there are times when only Mew can prevent forest fires.

Landorus
The Abundance Pokémon
Type: Ground/Flying
Official Registration #: 645
Entry: According to Unovan culture, Landorus is the embodiment of bounty and fertility. The actual reason why is because it apparently has the ability to bless the land and grant its inhabitants a good harvest, but given the fact that this bare-chested djinn fertilizes the soil by shooting energy from its tail, the author is just going to stop right here and allow readers to get every remark they are most likely thinking about Landorus out of their systems.

Woobat and Swoobat

Woobat
The Bat Pokémon
Type: Psychic/Flying
Official Registration #: 527
Entry: A small, bat-like pokémon native to certain cave systems in Unova and Kalos. Blind from birth, woobat use ultrasonic waves to navigate until they find solid surfaces. There, they rest by latching onto the surface with a powerful form of suction generated by their heart-shaped nostrils. This suction is so strong that it can leave a heart-shaped mark behind, but this mark is said to be a symbol of good fortune to the Unovans. To the rest of the world, these are called “hickeys” or “love bites,” and they’re only of moderate importance.

Swoobat
The Courting Pokémon
Type: Psychic/Flying
Official Registration #: 528
Entry: The evolved form of woobat, as a result of a heightened sense of happiness. Swoobat use their ability to generate ultrasonic waves in their courtship rituals, usually as a means to woo potential mates. Studies have shown that anyone caught within these waves experience sudden bouts of euphoria and generally positive mood shifts. Studies have also shown that slight changes in the frequency of these waves can smash concrete, so either “positive mood shifts” is a euphemism on the part of the pokédex or trainers interested in raising swoobat should take extra precaution during mating season. The author will allow his readers to decide.

Sigilyph

Sigilyph
The Avianoid Pokémon
Type: Psychic/Flying
Official Registration #: 561
Entry: This strange, telekinetic pokémon is said to be the guardian of ancient cities. As such, it is frequently found patrolling specific areas that once housed sites that were important to ancient Unovan culture. If an intruder is found on these grounds, it will attack viciously using beams of psychic energy and its telekinetic powers. Perhaps it should go without saying, but sigilyph make absolutely no distinction between humans who are trespassing with malicious intent and completely innocuous human researchers who happen to be fantastically curious about rumors concerning Unovan ruins and certain extremely rare and powerful insectoid pokémon. That is to say, take caution if you choose to enter sigilyph territory, as sigilyph are both impulsive when it comes to attacking and perfectly capable of chasing one across miles of Unovan desert.

Hey, can you write something on Noibat and Noivern? :D

Certainly!

Noibat
The Sound Wave Pokémon
Type: Flying/Dragon
Official Registration #: 714
Entry: A small, bat-like pokémon native to the most remote Kalosean cave systems. Noibat thrive in the deepest parts of a cave system and only come out during the darkest parts of the night in order to hunt for insects and forage for fruits in peace. It navigates both the darkness of its labyrinthine home and the pitch black of its hunting grounds by using echolocation combined with the uniquely potent ultrasonic waves that noibat are infamous for. Clocking in at 200 kHz, noibat’s cries cannot be heard by the human ear but can be felt on an intrinsic level and have been known to render even the hardiest human incapacitated. These cries also explain why zubat, who also use echolocation and possess sensitive hearing, are not native to caves where noibat live … and why bringing a noibat with you to caves where zubat do live will make you a very popular trainer very quickly.

Noivern
The Sound Wave Pokémon
Type: Flying/Dragon
Official Registration #: 715
Entry: The evolved form of noibat, by battle experience. Because of its alarming appearance and the fact that—like the hematophagous crobat—it is a bat-like pokémon, noivern has cultivated a negative cultural reputation. There are many stories of noivern swooping into homes in the night to suck blood from unsuspecting humans, and even in modern times, noivern is irrevocably intertwined with the legend of the vampire. However, trainers should rest assured that noivern is primarily a frugavore, with much of its diet consisting of berries with the occasional supplement of insect-based protein, regardless of what the Kalosean pokédex would have you believe. In fact, noivern is actually rather docile and avoids human contact if at all possible, unless tamed—at which point, it becomes a fiercely loyal pokémon known for its nocturnal battling abilities and eagerness to please. Crobat, on the other hand…

The Burmy Line

Burmy
The Bagworm Pokémon
Type: Bug
Official Registration #: 412
Entry: A small, larval pokémon native to Sinnohan forests. Burmy’s actual body is small and fragile, so it covers itself with anything within reach to create a cloak capable of softening blows against it as well as camouflaging it in its immediate environment. Additionally, “within reach” does, in fact, mean within reach, so burmy that find themselves in urban environments frequently use trash to cover themselves. It is possibly for this reason that this small, fragile creature known for burying itself in trash has become a symbol for the users of certain social media platforms on the internet.

Wormadam
The Bagworm Pokémon
Type: Bug/Grass or Bug/Ground or Bug/Steel
Official Registration #: 413
Entry: The evolved form of female burmy, by battle experience. Somehow, the process of evolution fuses a newly formed female burmy to her coat, resulting in a wormadam that is permanently covered in leaves, stones, or other conveniently placed debris. Thus, there are indeed wormadam permanently fused to a coat of trash, which some users on the aforementioned social media platform have said makes this pokémon even more relatable.

Mothim
The Moth Pokémon
Type: Bug/Flying
Official Registration #: 414
Entry: The evolved form of male burmy, by battle experience. Upon evolution, male burmy break free from their cloaks and fly on gigantic wings across the region. This act of breaking free then allows mothim the utmost maneuverability, which in turn gives him the ability to steal honey from combee, chase down and mate with any wormadam he comes across, and make his home anywhere without needing to build a nest. It is for all three reasons that some users on the aforementioned social media platforms believe that “mothim’s trash cloak is on the inside.”

The Fletchling Line

Fletchling
The Tiny Robin Pokémon
Type: Normal/Flying
Official Registration #: 661
Entry: A small songbird pokémon native to the fields of Kalos. Fletchling is famous for its intricate dances and beautiful songs, which it uses in combination to perform what is objectively considered to be the cutest form of communication in the pokémon world. The author would go on to say that, despite the fact that fletchling is considered to be cute, it is somehow one of the most vicious and territorial pokémon in the Kalos region, but to be frank, many of you have been following this blog long enough to know that this is exactly what to expect from it.

Fletchinder
The Ember Pokémon
Type: Fire/Flying
Official Registration #: 662
Entry: The evolved form of fletchling, by battle experience. Using its newly acquired fire element, fletchinder hunt by setting tall grasses on fire and pouncing on whatever flees from the flames … because the pokémon kingdom is a brutal and often horrifying concept, which is exactly what many researchers consider to be fascinating about it.

Talonflame
The Scorching Pokémon
Type: Fire/Flying
Official Registration #: 663
Entry: The evolved form of fletchinder, by battle experience. With diving speeds of up to 310 miles per hour, talonflame is among the fastest pokémon in existence. In the excitement of a battle, it uses both this and its ability to expel fire from the spaces between its feathers to overwhelm and devastate its opponents … or to burn down whatever parts of a field its preevolved form has yet to set ablaze.

The Scatterbug Line

Scatterbug
The Scatterdust Pokémon
Type: Bug
Official Registration #: 664
Entry: A worm-like pokémon native to forests across the world. When threatened, it ejects a dust from its exoskeleton that is capable of paralyzing creatures on contact. However, this powder is also important for the regulation of its body temperature, and the loss of this extra coat may result in a scatterbug freezing to the point of being unable to move, thus providing a rather inconvenient downside to its primary defense mechanism against predators.

Spewpa
The Scatterdust Pokémon
Type: Bug
Official Registration #: 665
Entry: The evolved form of scatterbug, by battle experience. The bristles of this pokémon, in combination with the line’s paralyzing dust, provide extra protection against the beaks and claws of bird-like predators. So do, incidentally, the shards of reinforced, sharpened chitin which, when launched due to the raising of its bristles, can be thrown like shuriken directly into innocent bystanders. Trainers and researchers traveling through darker parts of the forest should be warned against this behavior, as spewpa have a tendency to hide in the shadows, coupled with an inability to discern a predator about to step on them from a passing human who has no idea that the spewpa is there.

Vivillon
The Scale Pokémon
Type: Bug/Flying
Official Registration #: 666
Entry: The evolved form of spewpa, by battle experience. Vivillon are famous for their wing patterns, which vary in color and design, based on the region its scatterbug form had originally been from. There are avid collectors all over the world who dedicate their lives to obtaining every form of vivillon in existence, to the point where entire conventions have been created for vivillon trading. As a note to the curious from an experienced collector, conventions for pokémon fanatics are both wondrous and alarming. On the one hand, they enable fans across the globe to connect with one another and to allow trainers from distant regions to meet and befriend pokémon they wouldn’t normally encounter. On the other, rare forms of vivillon have been known to cause fist fights between particularly enthusiastic fans.

To be fair, you were involved with three of the ones you’re referring to. —LH

At least I didn’t start them. —Bill

The Hoppip Line

Hoppip
The Cottonweed Pokémon
Type: Grass/Flying
Official Registration #: 187
Entry: A light, weed-like pokémon native to the Johto region. Thanks to its low body weight, it needs to anchor itself to the ground or other hoppip to avoid being blown away by even the gentlest breezes. Trainers of this pokémon should be aware of this tendency, less because of the dangers drifting pose to a hoppip and more because watching novice trainers frantically chase their hoppip across mountainous fields is a source of great entertainment to Johtonians.

Skiploom
The Cottonweed Pokémon
Type: Grass/Flying
Official Registration #: 188
Entry: The evolved form of hoppip, by battle experience. Because of its tendency to open its flower and float as close to the sun as possible on warm, sunny days, skiploom is considered to be a symbol of summer in its native region of Johto. Of course, it should also be noted that skiploom close their blossoms and drop harmlessly (to them, anyway) out of the sky as the temperature decreases and days grow shorter, so conversely, skiploom-induced concussions have become a symbol of autumn in the same region.

Jumpluff
The Cottonweed Pokémon
Type: Grass/Flying
Official Registration #: 189
Entry: The evolved form of skiploom, by battle experience. Jumpluff travel in groups, controlling their puff-like appendages even in the fiercest winds to change direction and fly over great distances. As temperatures rise, jumpluff clouds shift and begin migrating northward, only to arrive in the Johto region just as spring sets in and the jumpluff mating season begins. Thus, in Johto, one knows all-too well that spring has arrived when spores produced by mating jumpluff trigger one’s seasonal allergies. Johtonians, naturally, try not to think about this too much.

Hoothoot and Noctowl

Hoothoot
The Owl Pokémon
Type: Normal/Flying
Official Registration #: 163
Entry: A small, owl-like pokémon native to Johtonian forests. Its brain and equilibrium organs have the capability of keeping perfect time by sensing the rotation of the planet. As it keeps time, it hoots softly and bobs back and forth in perfect time with its internal clock. Because of its accuracy, some trainers, especially in hoothoot’s native region, prefer keeping hoothoot instead of alarm clocks, as hoothoot will be able to awaken a trainer precisely on time, no matter where the trainer is located. However, be warned: a hoothoot’s preferred method of rousing a trainer is repeatedly executing Peck on one’s face, and hoothoot do not necessarily understand the concept of “please do not wake me with Peck tomorrow for the love of Ho-oh.”

Noctowl
The Owl Pokémon
Type: Normal/Flying
Official Registration #: 164
Entry: The evolved form of hoothoot, by battle experience. According to some cultures, especially those in the West, noctowl are thought to be extremely intelligent beings, and thus, they are symbols of wisdom in those countries. However, the idea that noctowl possesses an inordinate amount of wisdom is actually a myth. Noctowl are actually about as intelligent, if not less intelligent, than the average bird, and in Johto, they are actually more known for flying into windows, despite their heightened ability to see in the dark.