Mudbray and Mudsdale

Mudbray
The Donkey Pokémon
Type: Ground
Official Registration #: 749
Entry: Despite its short stature, this donkey-like specimen is a noted work pokémon, capable of pulling up to fifty times its own weight. However, it’s also infamous for being extremely stubborn, going as far as to refuse to walk for such offenses as being denied the ability to frolic in mud, being interrupted while eating, or simply being in the same general vicinity as a human. It is perhaps due to this stubbornness that humans have found it easier to hunt down or capture wild instances of mudbray, causing mudbray numbers to drop sharply to the point where they may only be found in Alola. Once it was discovered that mudbray was essentially eradicated from every other region on Earth, humans then began to consider the possibility that perhaps killing an entire species is a bad idea. Which, of course, is our species’ standard response to nearly eradicating anything, to be honest.

Mudsdale
The Draft Horse Pokémon
Type: Ground
Official Registration #: 750
Entry: The evolved form of mudbray, by battle experience. Unlike its preevolved form, mudsdale is not a pokémon with a predilection of frolicking, especially in the mud. Instead, it’s known for its steadfast, reserved, and highly driven nature, which, combined with its stamina and ability to carry literal tons of weight, make it the ideal work pokémon. However, it also highly dislikes water (going so far as to coat its entire body with water-repellant mud-like spit) and is intelligent enough to refuse commands if it considers them to be detrimental to either itself or its work. These behaviors are the source behind the popular Alolan phrase, “You can lead a mudsdale to water, but honestly, that would make you a terrible person.”

Mareanie and Toxapex

Mareanie
The Brutal Star Pokémon
Type: Water/Poison
Official Registration #: 747
Entry: A starfish-like pokémon native to tropical seas. It actively hunts corsola across wide swaths of territory on the ocean floor. If a trainer were to ask some pokémon ethologists, once it locates corsola prey, it simply harasses them until the corsola sheds its horns, which it then consumes. However, let it be known that the author is not one of those pokémon ethologists, and he would like to clarify to all his younger readers that, no, a mareanie rips apart its prey and feasts on the tender, fleshy organs of the main body. The horns that you see are indeed shed, but they’re “shed” in the sense that mareanie rip them off and let them float to the surface of the ocean.

Toxapex
The Brutal Star Pokémon
Type: Water/Poison
Official Registration #: 748
Entry: The evolved form of mareanie, by battle experience. Wild toxapex possess an extremely potent toxin that, while not lethal to humans, can induce a minimum of three days and three nights of excruciating pain. And even then, the entire ordeal leaves lingering effects on the human body. Fortunately, one would assume this means lingering pain or numbness, but in actuality, it just means one of the absolutely fantastic-looking scars that can possibly result from a pokémon encounter. The author may or may not know this from experience.

Crabrawler and Crabominable

Crabrawler
The Boxing Pokémon
Type: Fighting
Official Registration #: 739
Entry: Confusingly enough, although this coconut crab-like pokémon resembles krabby and corphish on a superficial level, it’s actually a fighting-type, not a water-type. While most researchers will tell you that it’s because its elemental weakness and resistance distribution resembles that of a pure fighting-type and not of a water or even water/fighting pokémon, seasoned pokémon ethologists will also offer the observation that crabrawler resembles a fighting-type in terms of behavior, including its technique of defending itself fiercely with its boxing glove-like claws, its willingness to train its physical traits by punching trees, and its zest for fighting literally anything and everything that crosses its path.

Crabominable
The Woolly Crab Pokémon
Type: Fighting/Ice
Official Registration #: 740
Entry: The evolved form of crabrawler, by battle experience, when trained in an exceptionally cold environment. The exact circumstances of this pokémon’s evolution have not only resulted in a significant boost in power but also in temper. Consequently, it will lash out at anything within reach, even going so far as to use its own claws as projectiles. To be fair, from what this author has observed, it’s not entirely unusual for someone native to a tropical island to respond to extreme cold with extreme anger.

I’m not so sure someone who doesn’t have much of a tolerance for heat should be commenting on someone else’s tolerance for cold. —LH

What? I can tolerate heat just fine. —Bill

You once described Fallarbor Town as “a nice little hamlet nestled on the slopes of Mount Doom.” —LH

Well, it is. —Bill

Stufful and Bewear

Stufful
The Flailing Pokémon
Type: Normal/Fighting
Official Registration #: 759
Entry: Although this pokémon strongly resembles a stuffed animal, humans should take caution in its presence. Even the smallest, youngest stufful is capable of knocking a pro wrestler flat on his back. This may sound like a rather specific comparison, but luckily, the research community actually has a handy subject for verification. Unfortunately, the author is not at liberty to say who, but let’s just say he’s in a prime position to study Alolan pokémon, and his wife has asked us all to humor him.

Bewear
The Strong Arm Pokémon
Type: Normal/Fighting
Official Registration #: 760
Entry: The evolved form of stufful, by battle experience. This red panda-like pokémon is famous for its unusual behavior, which is commonly studied by pokémon ethologists. While most pokémon smile and approach to interact with humans in a friendly manner, smiling, waving, and approaching are all signs of aggression in bewear. Signs of happiness, meanwhile, are often displayed in the form of curling up on the ground and crying, as these are the most prone and vulnerable positions for bewear to take. However, humans should take caution: just because a bewear is prone doesn’t necessarily mean it’s open for approach, and it can go from crying to breaking a human’s arm with a smile in a matter of seconds.

The Grubbin Line

Grubbin
The Larva Pokémon
Type: Bug
Official Registration #: 736
Entry: This small, larva-like pokémon lives underground in tropical regions, particularly wherever electric-type pokémon are found. It spends most of its life burrowing beneath the surface of the earth, coming close to emerging only when it feeds. During its feeding times, it will dig upwards until its long, strong pincers emerge from the earth to clamp down around a root so that its mouthparts can bite down and drink the sap from its target. Unfortunately, grubbin often have some level of difficulty telling the difference between a young tree and a being of equal weight and stature (specifically, humans), so trainers may wish to be cautious when traveling through known grubbin fields.

Charjabug
The Battery Pokémon
Type: Bug/Electric
Official Registration #: 737
Entry: The evolved form of grubbin, by battle experience. Like many pupa pokémon, charjabug is a largely immobile pokémon. It spends most of its time buried just beneath the surface of the earth in very close proximity to trees, which it will continue to feed on throughout the duration of this stage. The sap and detritus it consumes is then converted into electricity, which it stores as it prepares to evolve into its final form. Because it spends much of its time preparing for this evolution, charjabug is fairly easy to find and dig up. Once dug up, it’s an extremely handy to keep on hand, as one only has to give it one end of a USB cable to charge their pokégears and other devices. Of course, this is also an excellent way to lose a USB cable, as charjabug don’t always understand the difference between a wire and food, but at least by that point, your gear should be fully charged. Besides, what sort of unfortunate soul travels without backup cables these days?

Vikavolt
The Stag Beetle Pokémon
Type: Bug/Electric
Official Registration #: 738
Entry: The evolved form of charjabug, by battle experience when in an area rich with magnetic minerals. Like its cousin and natural rival pinsir, vikavolt possesses a pair of huge jaws, which it relies upon for its highly potent attacks. However, unlike pinsir, these jaws are primarily used to channel electricity into strong blasts, and as such, electricity is often seen arcing between these jaws, especially shortly before it attacks. Needless to say, either way, just like with its fellow beetle pokémon, it is a highly ill-advised idea to stick one’s hand between these jaws, even if it’s for science and the sake of measuring the exact voltage a vikavolt puts out. Just assume that the voltage is a relatively high number (because it certainly feels like such).

Wishiwashi

Wishiwashi
The Small Fry Pokémon
Type: Water
Official Registration #: 746
Entry: This sardine-like pokémon comes in two forms. The first form is a small, singular fish that’s weak, easy to catch, and goes great with rice and tomatoes. The second form, however, is actually an entire school that swarms around a single wishiwashi to form a giant, extremely powerful fish-shaped entity that not only wields a Water Gun that’s just as potent as a Hydro Pump but also is more than willing to turn this Water Gun onto any unsuspecting human who attempts to catch and eat the weaker examples of their species.

Litleo and Pyroar

Litleo
The Lion Cub Pokémon
Type: Fire/Normal
Official Registration #: 667
Entry: This small, lion cub-like pokémon is often found on the plains of Kalos, practicing its fighting, hunting, and pouncing skills. As noted in pop culture, it is normally hot-blooded and often actively seeks fights. Also noted in pop culture, it spews fire by heating up its mane to an incredible degree, which in turn increases its power. However, contrary to pop culture, it does not actually strike out on its own to find these fights, nor does it dance, sing, or team up with a pignite, a watchog, and a passimian in an attempt to kill its uncle.

Pyroar
The Royal Pokémon
Type: Fire/Normal
Official Registration #: 668
Entry: The evolved form of litleo, by battle experience. One of the most famous examples of sexual dimorphism in pokémon, male and female pyroar can be distinguished by their manes. While female pyroar almost always possess only a sleek, stream-like mane, male pyroar almost always possess a large, luxurious mane that burns with a brilliant fire. As with many other pokémon, the specimen with the largest signature trait—in this case, the male pyroar with the largest mane—is often considered to be the leader of their group (pride, in this case). Given its majestic look and its status as an apex predator on the Kalosean plains, male pyroar are often mistakenly considered to be the “king” of their prides and thus the jungle. This, of course, is a misconception; in actuality, male pyroar are often timid and lazy in comparison to the female pyroar, who not only do the majority of the hunting for their pride but also essentially keep the single male pyroar as a “pet” for breeding stock. In other words, while it’s commonly thought that pyroar form patriarchal societies, they do, in fact, form a matriarchal ones in a style that is very, very reminiscent of certain human organizations.

That reminds me, Bill. I assume you’ll be going to the next boxdev camp? The thirty other female administrators out of the forty-two manned regions have missed being able to send you out for coffee every day. —LH

Yes, ma’am. —Bill

Bunnelby and Diggersby

Bunnelby
The Digging Pokémon
Type: Normal
Official Registration #: 659
Entry: Because of bunnelby’s cute appearance and prevalence in the grassy fields throughout Kalos, Kalosean artists and cartoonists have used this rabbit-like pokémon as a basis for cartoon characters for decades. Most notable of these characters is Barnaby Bunnelby, cultural icon and star of Silly Symphonies cartoons since the 1940s. Since the rise of Barnaby’s popularity, bunnelby has become one of the most sought-after pets for children in western regions such as Kalos and Unova. While this is certainly good news for bunnelby (who were previously often only kept to be raised as food), the bad news is that the Barnaby Bunnelby cartoons have also introduced the misconception that bunnelby enjoy eating carrots, based on Barnaby’s own habit. Unfortunately, real bunnelby do not eat carrots at all … and, in fact, the sugar content of said carrots have been the leading contributor to tooth decay in tame bunnelby since, well, the 1940s.

Diggersby
The Digging Pokémon
Type: Normal/Ground
Official Registration #: 660
Entry: The evolved form of bunnelby, by battle experience. Although small (just over three feet in height and only 94 pounds at that), diggersby is capable of heavy-duty work, including lifting loads of up to one ton and pounding through thick bedrock with its ears. They also adopt a less-active lifestyle and have a tendency to do heavy work (such as, for example, lifting one’s car and throwing it) in quick bursts before settling down for rest. This, of course, also comes as a surprise for children who might have adopted a bunnelby thanks to Barnaby Bunnelby cartoons.

The Solosis Line

Solosis
The Cell Pokémon
Type: Psychic
Official Registration #: 577
Entry: Scientists have taken a special interest in this cell-like pokémon’s body fluids. The reason why is because the specific composition of this fluid insulates solosis’s fragile body from extreme conditions and provides constant nourishment in the form of converted wastes and energy. Attempts to replicate this substance for human use has led to varying results. Apparently, when synthesized without the vital component that is the solosis itself, solosis fluid can be anything from, and the author quotes from the publication on the subject, “suffocating and toxic” to “quite pleasant in taste, reminiscent of Tang but otherwise highly hallucinogenic.”

Duosion
The Mitosis Pokémon
Type: Psychic
Official Registration #: 578
Entry: The evolved form of solosis, by battle experience. As cell-like pokémon, members of the solosis line undergo a process very similar to mitosis (except in the sense that these pokémon divide into distinct species), hence the designation of duosion. Unfortunately for duosion, the process the solosis undertake is a long and arduous one, and the middle stage of the family represents an awkward, half-divided stage. That is to say, duosion consists of two bodies embedded in the same body sac. One is the body proper, containing many of the organs the duosion needs to survive; the other is merely a second brain, which feeds off nutrients leeched from its parent mass. As these are two distinct beings in one body sac, disagreements may occur, resulting in duosion often attempting to take two actions at once. When working in tandem on the battlefield, this can often be advantageous, as duosion can combine the psychic abilities of both its brains to power its attacks. However, when the brains are not working in tandem, a duosion may attempt to use incompatible moves such as Psychic and Gyro Ball at the same time. On the positive side, a pokémon attempting to use two vastly different attacks is, at the very least, mildly entertaining.

Reuniclus
The Multiplying Pokémon
Type: Psychic
Official Registration #: 579
Entry: The evolved form of duosion, by battle experience. The species designation for reuniclus is misleading. Reuniclus itself is not multiplying. In fact, unlike duosion, all of the parts within a reuniclus’s body sac become unified in mind, resulting in a pokémon system that is functionally a single thinking organism. Rather, the species designation is more in reference to reuniclus’s signature habit of calling other reuniclus to itself and interacting with them. Not only does the act of joining hands with these other reuniclus heighten their respective psychic abilities exponentially, but it’s also the chief way reuniclus mate and breed, thereby making its designation literal in more than one way.

The Tympole Line

Tympole
The Tadpole Pokémon
Type: Water
Official Registration #: 535
Entry: As a note for future reference and therefore of more use to the author himself than his readers, when this tadpole-like pokémon vibrates its cheeks, it often emits a sound wave designed to warn other tympole of danger at a frequency imperceptible to humans. You, of course, already know this. What you may have forgotten by the time you consult this entry again is the fact that if you can hear a tympole’s vibrations, this is not a sign that your hearing has gotten inhumanly sharp but instead that the tympole feels that your presence is just enough of a threat to warrant summoning an army of seismitoad.

Palpitoad
The Vibration Pokémon
Type: Water/Ground
Official Registration #: 536
Entry: The evolved form of tympole, by battle experience. There is an old wives’ tale in Unova that states that touching a palpitoad’s bumps will cause a human to break out in warts. This is resoundingly not true; however, some subspecies can secrete liquids from their bumps that irritates human skin. Of course, this is less important than the fact that palpitoad vibrate these bumps at such a high frequency that when said bumps come in contact with water or earth, they can generate massive waves or mild earthquakes, respectively, but to be fair, having poison shoot out from these vibrating bumps shortly before contact with water or the ground would just be adding insult to injury—quite literally, even.

Seismitoad
The Vibration Pokémon
Type: Water/Ground
Official Registration #: 537
Entry: The evolved form of palpitoad, by battle experience. This large, frog-like pokémon is very much the culmination of its previous evolutionary stages. It possesses bumps that can vibrate, these vibrations can trigger waves or earthquakes, and, most importantly, it shoots poison from glands within these bumps to paralyze prey. It’s just that many of these abilities are much stronger than they were in seismitoad’s previous stages, and it’s very willing to use all of them in tandem with six other seismitoad to protect the tympole and palpitoad one happens to be studying.