History Characters / PokemonGenerationIVenonatToCloyster

* NonIndicativeName: Regular Persian looks much more like a Siamese than a Persian. Alolan Persian resembles a British Blue Shorthair.

* HornyVikings: Perrserker has hair on its head that resembles stereotypical Vikings' horned helmets, and it has "berserker" as part of its name. Galarian Meowth's ''Sword'' Dex entry mentions that their pure-Steel typing is a result of being raised by "a savage, seafaring people".

* RightHandCat: In the anime.

* OralFixation: Prior to Generation IV, its in-game sprite usually show it holding its stalk between its beak.

865: Sirfetch'd / Negiganaito (ネギガナイト ''negiganaito'')

[[folder:Farfetch'd and Sirfetch'd ''[-(Kamonegi and Negiganaito)-]'']]

* PerpetualFrowner: Galarian Farfetch'd has this perpetually pissed-off look.

->[-''Galarian Farfetch'd and Sirfetch'd debut in ''Sword and Shield''-]

** Farfetch'd is not good at battles, but it's an excellent HM user and can use False Swipe to help you catch other Pokémon more easily. Additionally, if you're going for HundredPercentCompletion in your Pokédex, you're required to obtain it in some way or another, or at the very least ''see'' it.

* ItemCaddy: Meowth can have the Pickup ability.

* LootMakingAttack: You collect the earnings of a Meowth or Persian that used Pay Day if you win the battle, even if it was the opponent.

* HornyVikings: Perrserker evokes this by having hair on its head resembling horns and having "berserker" as part of its name, and Galarian Meowth's ''Sword'' Dex entry mentions that their pure-Steel typing is a result of being raised by "a savage, seafaring people".

* BloodKnight: Perrserker is noted to have a thrill for battle. Due to Persian's more elegant nature, the two [[SnobsVsSlobs detest each other]].

* SnobsVsSlobs: Kantonian Meowth and Persian have this dynamic with their Galarian counterparts according to their ''Shield'' Pokedex entries.
** Meowth: ''It washes its face regularly to keep the coin on its forehead spotless. It doesn’t get along with Galarian Meowth.''
** Persian: ''Its elegant and refined behavior clashes with that of the barbaric Perrserker. The relationship between the two is one of mutual disdain.''

* BloodKnight: Perrserker is noted to have a thrill for battle. Due to Persian's more elegant nature, the two detest each other.

* DevelopmentGag: Sirfetch'd resembles and has the same color scheme as the DummiedOut evolution Farfetch'd was going to have in ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver''.

** In ''Shield'', the Pokédex states that Persian's refined nature causes it to despise the barbaric Perrserker, leading to mutual disdain between the two.

* BloodKnight: Perrserker is noted to have a thrill for battle.

* CombatPragmatist: Their natural movepool is not one made up of orthodox moves. Alolan Meowth are pure Dark-type, rather than the Normal-type of Meowth native to Kanto and Johto.

* NonElemental: Most Meowth are Normal-type.

* {{Pun}}: Instead of "Fire Horse", Galarian Ponyta is categorized as the "Unique Horn" Pokémon.

** Galarian Farfetch'd and Sirfetch'd are pure Fighting-type with a high attack stat, and you can get a Sirfetch'd as soon as you catch a Galarian Farfetch'd. They're not particularly flashy compared to other Fighting-types, but quickly gaining a Pokémon that hits hard similar to other heavy hitters like Machamp and Conkeldurr means it will still pull it's weight in battle.

* {{BFS}}: Both Galrian Farfetch'd and Sirfetch'd are around three feet tall; its lance is more than twice as tall and towers over Sirfetch'd in comparison.

** Galrian Farfetch'd and Sirfetch'd are pure Fighting-type with a high attack stat, and you can get a Sirfetch'd as soon as you catch a Galrian Farfetch'd. They're not particularly flashy compared to other Fighting-types, but quickly gaining a Pokémon that hits hard similar to other heavy hitters like Machamp and Conkeldurr means it will still pull it's weight in battle.

* BoringButPractical: Farfetch'd is not good at battles, but it's an excellent HM user and can use False Swipe to help you catch other Pokémon more easily. Additionally, if you're going for HundredPercentCompletion in your Pokédex, you're required to obtain it in some way or another, or at the very least ''see'' it.

* ConfusionFu: Farfetch'd's moveset is quite varied compared other Flying-type Pokémon based on birds. Through various means, it is possible for Farfetch'd to obtain moves that other common bird-based Pokémon cannot have legitimately, such as Leaf Blade, Revenge, Poison Jab, and Knock Off. Upon evolving into Sirfetch'd, it becomes a pure Fighting-type, meaning that a Farfetch'd can combine its already diverse movepool with a vast array of Fighting-type attacks after evolving.

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[[folder:Seel and Dewgong ''[-(Pawou and Jugon)-]'']]
!086: Seel / Pawou (パウワウ ''pauwau'')\\
087: Dewgong / Jugon (ジュゴン ''jugon'')
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[[caption-width-right:240:Dewgong]]

These pinniped Pokémon kinda resemble harp seal pups. They seem to prefer frigid marine environments best. Dewgong is named after a real sea mammal called a dugong (which isn't a seal, but a kind of sea cow). Seel is probably notable for being [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative the only Pokémon whose name can be spelled on a calculator.]] Like the Spheal line, they are also capable of having the highest possible resistance to an attack type, taking only one-eighths damage from Ice-type attacks if they have the Thick Fat ability.
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* ActionInitiative: Learns Ice Shard and Aqua Jet naturally, and can be bred with Fake Out.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Seel is a seal.
* HealingFactor:
** Their Hidden Ability is Ice Body, which heals them at the end of each turn during Hail.
** One of their normal abilities is Hydration, which cures [[StandardStatusEffect status effects]] at the end of each turn during Rain.
** They naturally learn Aqua Ring, which [[GradualRegeneration steadily restores HP over time]].
* AnIcePerson: Dewgong, though Seel is also strongly associated with cold areas and naturally learns some Ice moves.
* {{Kevlard}}: Can have the Thick Fat ability, giving it additional resistances to Fire and Ice attacks.
* MakingASplash: Water-types.
* MasterOfNone: All-around average stats with nothing that stands out.
* MyNaymeIs: Seel (seal) and Dewgong (dugong)
* OneHitKO: Can be bred with Horn Drill and naturally learn Sheer Cold.
* ScratchDamage: Thanks to its Ice-Type, Water-Type, and Thick Fat ability, Dewgong is one of the few Pokémon that takes only one-eighth damage from an attack type, namely, Ice.
* SweetSeal: Seel and Dewgong resemble harp seals with [[CuteLittleFangs little tusks]]!
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[[folder:Grimer and Muk ''[-(Betbeter and Betbeton)-]'']]
!088: Grimer / Betbeter (ベトベター ''betobetaa'')\\
089: Muk / Betbeton (ベトベトン ''betobeton'')
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[[caption-width-right:240:Grimer]]
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[[caption-width-right:240:Muk]]
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[[caption-width-right:240:Alolan Grimer]]
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[[caption-width-right:240:Alolan Muk]]
->[-''Alolan forms debut in ''Sun and Moon''''-]

Poisonous blobs that seem to appear wherever pollution is. They were born from toxic sludge that were exposed to either X-rays or moonbeams and are now living. Despite being hazardous to Pokémon and human health, these creatures may in fact be useful by absorbing poisonous material from the environment and putting it into their own bodies.

As the population of Alola grew, waste disposal became a big problem. The solution was to import Grimer from other regions to deal with the garbage. They've since changed to Alolan Grimer and Muk. What appears to be teeth are in fact, a toxic material that crystallized. Alolan Muk has these same toxic crystals not only in its mouth, but all over its body. Waves of color constantly move down Alolan Muk's body. They are also not as smelly as Grimer and Muk from elsewhere, as unlike them they store their toxins within their bodies.
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* ActionInitiative: They can be bred to have Shadow Sneak to get around their low Speed. Especially useful since one of its abilities, Stench (which can cause opponents to flinch), requires it to attack first to get any mileage out of it.
* AntiMagic: In the early Trading Card Game, its Fossil card had the Pokémon Power ''Toxic Gas'', which allowed it to ignore all Pokémon Powers. In later releases, this was renamed the Poké-Body ''Stench'', like its in-game ability.
* BequeathedPower: Alolan Grimer and Alolan Muk have the Power of Alchemy as a hidden ability. In double battles, if an ally faints, they'll take on the ability of the defeated ally.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Alolan Muk's ''Moon'' entry states that while it's unexpectedly friendly and quiet, it will smash up their Trainer's furnishings and eat the fragments if they aren't fed any trash for a while.
* BigEater: The appetites of Alolan Grimer are enough to drive them to eat other objects that aren't garbage. Alolan Muk go berserk when hungry and won't calm down until it eats something within reach. They even have Gluttony as an ability.
* BlobMonster: Made of toxic sludge.
* BodyToJewel: Although "Jewel" isn't an accurate descriptor to describe the toxic crystals that form on Alolan Grimer and Muk's bodies.
* BrightIsNotGood: Their Alolan brethren are a lot more colorful, but a lot more dangerous and poisonous.
* CombatPragmatist: Unlike Grimer in other regions, the Alolan Grimer is a part Dark-type.
* CuteLittleFangs: Alolan Grimer sports a pair of tooth-like crystals.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite being even more poisonous than their vanilla brethren along with being [[CombatPragmatist Dark-type Pokémon]], Alolan Grimer and Muk are helpful to the environment due to eating large amounts of garbage. That said, they're still dangerous due to how toxic they are.
* DishingOutDirt: Non-Alolan specimens naturally learn Mud Slap and Mud Bomb, but neither are very useful since they work off their lower Special Attack stat.
* EndangeredSpecies: On the giving and receiving end in Alola. Grimer and Muk were imported to Alola to handle garbage. Problem is, the Trubbish and Garbodor were already doing so, and the Grimer and Muk began to muscle them out. Then the Alolan forms developed and the originals went on the decline.
* FireIceLightning: Can learn the three elemental punches via move tutor.
* {{Foil}}: The liquid sludge Grimer and Muk and their high HP and mediocre defenses contrasted with the gaseous Koffing and Weezing, who had higher defenses and special stats at the cost of comparatively terrible HP. Generation II contrasted them further by giving Muk a high Special Defense to contrast Weezing's high physical defense. Generation 5 introduced the solid waste Trubbish and Garbodor, who were average in HP and both defenses.
* InformedAbility: Despite their alleged toxicity, you can send them out in the middle of tall grass and nothing happens to the grass, you can send them out underwater and nothing happens to the water, and you can pet them freely in Pokémon-Amie and nothing happens to your character. Their Stench ability will drive Pokémon away, however.
* {{Lunacy}}: Certain Pokédex entries states that Grimer are sludges brought to life by x-rays from the moon.
* MageKiller: Muk, with its high attack and special defense, seems well-suited to dealing with SquishyWizard Pokémon (as long as they’re not Psychic-types in regular Muk’s case).
* ManBitesMan: Alolan Grimer and Muk gain Poison Fang and Crunch to go along with their tooth-like projections.
* MightyGlacier: Takes hits well with high HP, but it's slow. Taken even further if it knows Focus Punch via Gen IV [=TMs=] or Payback. The former always hits last anyway, and the latter actually gains power if it attacks last.
* MuckMonster: They smell so bad that it's dangerous to get close to them. Plants don't grow after they leave behind their germs. Their smell is so bad that it's their actual ''Ability'': Stench repels wild Pokémon in Generation 3 and 4, and in 5 and on, it adds a potential Flinch factor in combat. The Alolan forms don't produce a nasty smell, but they do produce crystals of pure toxins that are extremely dangerous.
* PaletteSwap: Regular Grimer and Muk are purple while their shiny forms are green. Alolan Grimer and Muk are mainly green, but shiny Alolan Grimer and Muk are purple.
* PoisonousPerson:
** While other Poison-types just produce a poisonous material or are merely venomous, these Pokémon are actually made of hazardous waste. If a Grimer slides along some grass, expect the soil to be so contaminated that not even weeds will grow there for anywhere between three years and forever. Muk's toxicity is more extreme than that; one drop of its essence can turn a pristine lake into a stagnant cesspool in minutes, and touching it causes immediate illness (and, in some cases, death). Both variants can have the ability Poison Touch, which gives all of their contact moves a chance of poisoning the target.
** Alolan Grimer and Muk are even ''more'' poisonous than anywhere else, as they eat even more toxic waste than their brethren. The excess toxins form crystals all over their bodies; said crystals are extremely dangerous if knocked loose. Still, they don't smell as bad.
* RecurringElement: Although not until Generation V; Grimer forms a Poison-typed parody of the LandSeaSky triumvirate with Koffing and Trubbish, in that they represent three distinctive forms of ''pollution''. Grimers, specifically, are the Water Pollution Pokémon, representing the fouling of oceans and rivers with chemical run-off.
* TheRival: To the Trubbish Line, whose population they lowered upon being introduced to Alola via competition.
* SecretArt: Alolan Grimers and Muk get the unique ability Power of Alchemy, which lets them receive the ability of a fallen ally in a double battle.
* ShoutOut: Their Alolan forms, Muk's especially, bear some resemblance to the Goop from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine''.
* StatusBuff: One of the rare Pokémon to learn Acid Armor naturally, which helps patch up their iffy physical Defense. They can be bred with Curse, which only gives one stage to Defense, but also boosts its Attack, at the cost of reducing its Speed.
* StatusBuffDispel: Can be bred with Haze, which eliminates any Status Buffs that are on any Pokémon in play.
* StoneWall: If a player isn't using it as a strong glacier, Muk can be used in this way. It has a very high special defense stat, and while its defense stat might not be as good as its special defense, it naturally learns Acid Armor, which greatly increases its defensive stat in battle.
* SuperSpit: Via breeding, they can learn the Stockpile/Swallow/Spit Up trio, as well as Acid Spray.
* TechnicolorToxin: Normal Muk and Grimer are dark purple, while their colorful Alolan counterparts emphasize the "Technicolor" aspect.
* UndergroundMonkey: In Alola, members of the line are more colorful and have toxic crystals on their bodies.
* UselessUsefulSpell:
** The Stench ability has a 10% chance to make the opponent flinch. However, the flinch effect only works if you attack first — their subpar Speed prevents them from inflicting a flinch on most opponents unless it uses [[ActionInitiative Shadow Sneak]].
** Alolan Grimer and Muk's signature ability, Power of Alchemy, allows them to gain the ability (with a few exceptions) of a fallen ally in a double battle. However, it is completely useless in single battles.
* WalkingWasteland: They are so poisonous that a drop of their essence renders bodies of water rancid and kill plant life just by moving over it. Their Alolan brethren are even more toxic, to the point that the crystals made of pure toxins formed over their bodies are extremely dangerous.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Can learn Mean Look and Block (the former via breeding, the latter via Move Tutor).
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[[folder:Shellder and Cloyster ''[-(Parshen)-]'']]
!090: Shellder (シェルダー ''sherudaa'')\\
091: Cloyster / Parshen (パルシェン ''parushen'')
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[[caption-width-right:240:Cloyster]]

Cheeky bivalve Pokémon with extremely sturdy shells. Shellder starts out as a pure Water-type, but exposing it to a Water Stone makes it evolve into the Water/Ice-type Cloyster. Their best stat has always been their Defense, which is ludicrously high for Cloyster (it has to, being a huge clam and all).
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* AchillesHeel: While Cloyster's Defense stat is ridiculously high, its Special Defense happens to be ridiculously low. So don't expect Cloyster to survive from most special attacks, especially with its low HP.
* ActionInitiative: Naturally learns Ice Shard.
* ArmorIsUseless: Downplayed. Cloyster's shell is tremendously strong… against physical attacks. But practically any special attack will cause it to bite the dust.
* BalanceBuff: Generation V was ''very'' nice to Cloyster. They learn the new move Shell Smash, one of the best buffing moves in the game, and Icicle Spear's Power is buffed from 10 to 25. Combine these with Skill Link, and this particular bivalve will tear almost everything apart.
* CheshireCatGrin: Cloyster, like Gengar, has always sported one. It maintains it even if it is annoyed or angry in Pokémon-Amie.
* ClamTrap: Shellder and Cloyster, which look like scallops and oysters respectively, can do this with the Clamp move.
* CycleOfHurting: A Skill Link Cloyster holding a King's Rock. Since each hit has its own individual chance of flinching, the already monstrous Icicle Spear also receives a significant 41% chance to flinch — which means that simply surviving the move (already an impressive feat) is no guarantee that you'll get to fight back against it.
* {{Foil}}: To the Staryu line, being sea-dwelling invertebrates that evolve into dual Water-types by use of a Water Stone, having some of the highest stats of the Water type (Defense for Cloyster, Speed for Starmie), and [[PinataEnemy having a chance of holding]] [[VendorTrash valuable sellable items]]. In addition, Shellder is exclusive to ''[=FireRed=]'' and ''Y'' while Staryu is exclusive to ''[=LeafGreen=]'' and ''X''.
* HealingFactor: Can be bred to know Aqua Ring.
* InformedAbility: Despite what some of its Pokédex entries state, it still takes damage from Explosion.
* AnIcePerson: Cloyster is part Ice, while Shellder learns several Ice attacks naturally.
* MakingASplash: Water-type.
* MightyGlacier: Cloyster has the highest defense of all Gen I Pokémon and has decent offensive stats, but it is relatively slow.
* MyNaymeIs: Cloyster's name is a corruption of "cloister", meaning to shelter or seclude oneself (fitting for its massive shell).
* OffModel: In ''Red and Blue'', Cloyster's shell split horizontally rather than vertically like it should.
* OverlyLongTongue: Shellder. Even with its shell closed, it still sticks out.
* PerplexingPearlProduction: Cloyster has a blackish-purplish pearl for a head.
* PinataEnemy: Starting in Generation II, they have a chance of holding [[VendorTrash Pearls and Big Pearls.]]
* RealityIsUnrealistic:
** Cloyster's [[AnIcePerson Ice-typing]] might not seem to make sense at first, given that bivalves are normally associated with tropical waters. It's actually based on ''polar'' bivalves, which are [[http://www.arcodiv.org/seabottom/Bivalves.html "the most numerous group of mollusks in the Arctic deep-sea"]].
** As for that OverlyLongTongue on Shellder? [[https://twitter.com/mblco/status/1131154191395610624?s=21 Real life bivalves have these "tongues" as well]], [[https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bivalve.html which are actually their equivalent to feet]].
* SecretArt: Shellder's Icicle Spear, before Generation IV. Also Clamp, before Generation III.
* SpamAttack: Their specialty. The Skill Link Ability ensures that these moves always hit the full five times instead of leaving the number up to the RandomNumberGod, and they can learn Icicle Spear, Rock Blast, and Spike Cannon to take advantage of it.
* StatusBuff: One of the few Pokémon to get Shell Smash, which turns it into a GlassCannon by doubling its offenses and Speed in exchange for lowering its defenses. Or should we say a LightningBruiser, considering that even '''after''' a Shell Smash drop, Cloyster's base defense remains a very respectable 120, meanwhile its Special Defense, well... [[AchillesHeel if it takes a hit on the Special side, it will still go down,]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill just even harder]].
* SuperToughness: Shellder's shell can allegedly repel any attack. Not even high explosives can shatter Cloyster's shell.
* TheSymbiote: Shellder is required to bite on a Slowpoke's tail/head to allow it to evolve into Slowbro/Slowking. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation At least, that's what the Pokédex says.]]
* TrapMaster: Cloyster naturally learns Toxic Spikes and Spikes, and they both can have Rapid Spin bred onto them to remove entry hazards.
* YouWillNotEvadeMe: Naturally learns both Clamp and Whirlpool, Water-type attacks that prevent the target from switching out during the multiple turns that it remains going.