The original author was talking to me the other day about rewriting it.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Okay, before I go further, what the heck is Regicite? From what I've read it seems to be the reason that ice-type pokemon who are literally ice can exist, but I can't find any real definition. I was thinking a material that grows crystals as it absorbs heat, a process which some species can reverse to generate heat in cold climates while others use it to reduce heat and be literally made of ice... am I off?

Did you ever consider fiction might be fact?

I see, what about Landorus?

It's a mysterious crystalline material that despite being a nonmetal can conduct heat and electricity, and also repairs itself in the presence of water. Regicite can be found in non-Regis, but it's of a far lower quality.

tl;dr: It's some freaky Green Rocks shit.

That should be fine.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Okay this entry is almost complete. All I need is some Shout Outs

Landorus

Morphs [Oak Catalog #]

• Landorus. Incarnate Forme [#645-I]
• Landorus. Therian Forme [#645-T]

Physical Description

Landorus like his immediate brethren; Tornadus and Thundurus, resembles an ogre. Several dirt brown spots appear on his orange Body, with his three horns being similarly colored. His hair resembles a drum, and his body from the waist down is concealed by a cloudy mass. A brown tail as long as Landorus is tall extends from the clouds that hides his legs.

However, whenever Landorus is nearby a peculiar mirror, his body shape changes from bipedal to that of a feline build. This shaped has been dubbed “Therian Forme”, and further research has shown that his counterparts also have other forms as well.

Trainers attempting to catch Landorus in either form has noticed that he is immune to seismic activity and lightning storms, while capable of seismic shockwaves of his own. Further research shows that Landorus is weakened by Water in both solidified and liquid states, causing sim to be classified as a Ground/Flying type. with one type each nulling a weakness that other specimens of the other type would have. This has led Scientists to speculate that Landorus is the ruler of what is known in common vernacular as the “Kami trio”.

Contact with Psychic pokemon reveals that he identifies as Male, much like Thundurus and Tornadus, but unlike most other legendaries.

Lore and History

He is commonly revered as a Fertility deity, It is said that he can ensure bountiful harvests by his mere presence.

Because of Landorus’ role among his trio and his Therian Form, some speculate that he is a rival to Kuyrem, and that the two were bitter rivals. The Mirror, known as the Reveal Glass, is rumored to show the truth, This myth has led others to believe that the Therian Formes are in fact the original forms of the trio and that the other “Incarnate” formes are sealed formes, even though they are equally powerful in either form.

Further supporting the hypothesis of Landorus being the leader of the trio is a myth that involves Tornadus and Thunderus fighting for dominance, until Landorus intervened, ofthen relating to his role over harvests. Some legends, however state that all three are capable of working together, often to cause a rampage and that they can only be soothed by a Meloetta’s voice.

Other myths claim that Ninetales, Vulpix and Zoroark act as his messengers. Either to warn him whenever his brothers are up to mischief, or to warn others in the immediate area that he will battle them. One battle was claimed to destroyed one of his shrines, and that he spent 30 years rebuilding him (mainly due to being distracted by Tornadus and Thundurus' mischief, as well as tending to the nearby filed of his worshipers).

As a corollary to the first myth, another legend states that Landorus has witnessed a giant dragon emerge from a fallen star and that he created the Reveal Glass in a futile effort to prevent the dragon from splitting into three. Sealing himself and his brothers in shame. Some think that Kyurem, along with Reshiram and Zekrom are related to this dragon.

Known Sightings

All known sightings of Landorus, have him only appear in his Incarnate form, and only when Tornadus and Thundurus are in close proximity to him. There are multiple reports of sightings in a shrine close to Undella Town.

Some rumors have surfaced in the Hoenn region of a Landorus roaming the atmosphere in the area directly above the region, however nobody has actually gotten high enough to confirm those rumors.

Abilities

Like his brothers, Landorus’ dominion is the sky, However he can also unleash earthquakes with his tail or the strong paws of his Therian Forme. He has also been sighted using Psychic Powers, aura based attacks, rocks and powers related to nature or the poison that destroys it. Landorus' servants would also support him in battle with Fire, Psychic and Dark attacks as well as illusions to distract would be opponents of Landorus.

Unlike his brothers, who are unnaturally fast when executing actions that don’t harm other pokemon, Landorus prefers to attack with added might, often without the side effects inherent in attacks that have them. In its Incarnate Forme, he exhibits a frighting aura that lowers the physical strength of any opponents he counters.

Other

Landorus is revered as the “Guardian of the Fields” in Unova, where stories in which he brings a plentiful harvest are told to farmers and that his presence in the area around Undella Town is considered a good Omen. Shopkeepers sometimes put offerings of Rice, and other food at nearby shrines to appease him.

The shines themselves are often distinguished by vermillion gates and statues of Ninetales and Zoroark, often donated or offered to Landorus, and they often hold items like rice, keys, jewels, mirrors, or a bolt of lightning and wind-chimes that symbolizes his brothers.

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this article is written by Morning STAR 1337

edited 23rd Jan '15 4:48:03 PM by MorningStar1337

Is Regicite an alloy or a raw material?

Did you ever consider fiction might be fact?

Going off the "crystal" part, I'd say raw

NOTE: The following draft has my personal interpretation of Regicite. Whether this matches up to previous interpretations is up for debate.

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Ice Type

General Characteristics

Life will find a way to live anywhere, and nowhere is that more exemplified than the simple existence of the Ice type pokemon. Adapted to live in chilling climates that would freeze other creatures, these pokemon can endure blizzards, snowstorms, and avalanches with nary a flinch and trace down the smallest bit of food through raging frost. Their extreme environments causes most ice types to either be highly social pack or herd animals, or very powerful loners. In either case, they are valued outside the icebergs and mountain tops they are found on; the sheer versatility and power of cryokinesis is not something that can be understated.

Powers

Not many creatures can resist the cold, and ice type pokemon will use their freezing capabilities to their full advantage. They can snow flying types out of the sky, cover the soil that ground-types use in debilitating frost, chill the plant-based biology of grass types to almost wilt, and even strike hard against the powerful Dragon type pokemon. Their resistance to their own attacks goes without saying, and even without a weakness the status effects of ice type moves can seriously define a battle.

However, their extreme environment leaves them somewhat unprepared for the rigors of more urbane living. Many ice types are physically fragile, causing rock and fighting types to label them easy prey. Steel types are also resistant to the cryokenetic power, owing to their metallic nature, and can smash through an ice shield easily. Fire types, of course, will burn off most of the ice type's attacks while simultaneously melting their foe. And the similarities between ice and water render many water-type pokemon resistant to ice attacks.

Morphology

Many of the pokemon in this group has a biology that utilizes some amount of the mysterious crystalline material known as Regicite, which absorbs heat energy and expands accordingly. Most simply use their Regicite as a basis for their cryokenetic abilities, but some have specialized regicite glands that freeze water vapor in the air to make literal icicles on their bodies, and a few are even primarily composed of ice and regicite over a central organism!

Ice type pokemon generally have some form of ice shard or armor somewhere on their body, and even those that don't are generally white or blue in coloration. Beyond that, there are three general categories of body type: Crystalline, which use regicite as a skeletal base and belong to the mineral egg group; Land-based ice-types, who near universally have a thick layer of fur, feathers, or fat to protect them from the cold; and dual water-types, who live under the arctic seas. The primary exceptions, the Smoochum and Sneasel line, tend to either find or dig small caves in the snow of their home region and rely on their other typing (Psychic and Dark respectively) to get them through.

Diet

Ice types are usually opportunistic omnivores, due to their harsh environment, and will eat any scrap of plant matter or animal that they stumble across. Many ice types are roaming predators or herd grazers, and it has been noted that there is a more frequent tendency toward cannibalism if the pokemon feels it is necessary. For the most part, however, giving an ice type large amounts of meat and plants once a month of any kind and a very large drinking bowl will be sufficient.

Breeding

Ice types either breed frequently, if they are herd creatures, or incredibly rarely if they are solitary. However, they will near universally care for their young with great diligence and no small amount of love. It is generally a bad idea to try to capture a young ice type, for their family will be nearby to extract a terrible vengeance; ingratiating yourself with a group, however, will gain you their trust and the whole group might follow you out of the snows and into the wider world.

edited 18th Jan '15 10:51:44 AM by Masterweaver

Did you ever consider fiction might be fact?

Gonna call dibs on Noibat's line. Whoever called dibs of Spritzee's, could you sound off here if you're still active?

While we at it, are there any active dibs on Meloetta and Aegislash? Cause I'm interested in writing about those pokemon.

While I'm here, I want to know someone can look at my Landorus entry and comment on it?

edited 16th Jan '15 3:54:02 PM by MorningStar1337

Yeah, I'm nabbing the Snorunt line. Might as well work my regicite fanon into as many articles as possible!

((Seriously though, we have a serious lack of ice-type line articles.))

Did you ever consider fiction might be fact?

Should I suggest that "all Ice-types are influenced by Regice in some way?" disclaimer?

edited 16th Jan '15 8:00:50 PM by MorningStar1337

I don't have an official statement or anything to back this up, but generally it's bad etiquette to have statements like that, since it imposes rules on newcomers that might not sync up with their personal vision of the Pokemon they wish to contribute to the project. It's perfectly fine if he wants to have Snorunt connected to Regice and Regicite, but to put a blanket statement that all Ice types are influenced by it limits what other writers could do in the future and invalidates articles already written that make no mention of it.

edited 16th Jan '15 8:51:50 PM by Hashil

I'm gonna have to agree with Hashil on that.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Changed to "The Majority Of" instead of "Every".

Did you ever consider fiction might be fact?

, Okay then. BTW can someone link to my post on Landorus, or is that a job for the troper who made the post in the first place (me)?

I can do it, but anyone can really.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Snorunt Line

Morphs [Oak Catalog #]

• Snorunt [#361]
• Glalie [#362]
  • Mega Glalie [#362 M]
• Froslass [#478]

Physical Description

The juvenile Snorunt is a very simple creature, consisting of a central orb with two beady blue eyes and a large gaping mouth. Directly connected to this body are two black feet; a pair of orb-like hands roll around the cheek regions without the aid of any direct connection. Newborn Snorunts will remain at their nest until they are brought a significant amount of hay or other weaving material, at which point they will create their trademark clothing: a tent-like yellow cloak with a red rim in the front and three red diamonds in the back. Certain Snorunts have a genetic mutation that causes them to involuntarily activate the Regicite pores on their skin at certain intervals; while this has no effect on their abilities it does result in their tent-cloaks becoming a frozen blue. The same genetic mutation gives the Snorunt red eyes.

Glalie, the adult form of a Snorunt, retains the orblike central body, although it is much larger and denser than its pre-evolution, being compared to a boulder in many sources. The eyes have grown to match the size of the mouth, and the limbs have all been reabsorbed into the central mass; instead the creature has a pair of conical horns with three grooves each that project a minor levitation field, allowing the Glalie to float over the snowy land. Glalie also use their ice powers to cover themselves in thick glacial armor, with a number of large gaps arranged in a manner similar to a hockey mask. Glalie that evolved from red-eyed Snorunts still have the same genetic mutation; as a result, their armor tends to be a shade whiter.

Certain megastones can trigger a secondary transformation in a Glalie, changing them into a faster and more aggressive form known as Mega Glalie which appears to be a throwback to a predatory ancient form, instead of the guardian role they typically take on in the wild. A third horn grows out of a hole in their upper armor, and all three projections becom partially covered in ice as the pokemon's temperature decreases. The lower half of their ice armor is almost completely shattered by a rapid incorporation of minerals, giving the lower body a rough look, although two icy shards remain on either side of the chin area. Most frightening of all, however, is their now fully exposed mouth, wide as their body and ready to bite down on their foes.

Rarely, a female Snorunt will seek out a Dawn Stone, triggering the activation of latent genes and causing them to evolve into a Froslass. Like the Glalie, a Froslass consists of a central orblike body encased in icy white armor, but their central body now sports a purple hue and their blue eyes have developed yellow sclera. Two holes in the armor expose the eyes, with a third between them and a triple-pointed formation over the upper lip; the lower jaw is exposed, but a close-mouthed Froslass has their teeth hidden behind the three points. The whole "mask" is shaped like a droplet of water, with two icey horn projections and a pale blue skin covering the underside of the Froslass's central body. Of particular interest are the three white extenstions of the Froslass's body; two thin tendrils extend from the cheeks of the mask, ending in flared blue ice fins and three fingered hands, while a hollow dress-like projection dangles underneath the main body, a red ribbon tied midway down (pink, in the case of Froslass's evolved from red-eyed Snorunts).

Notable Biology

Snorunts and their evolutions are comprised of a central Regicite "skull" surrounded by a porous meshwork of umbrate and mineral compounds. The umbrate in Snorunts and Glalie is nearly inert, as the pokemon only shapes it to form limbs and hoverhorns, but newly evolved Froslasses quickly learn how to manipulate the umbrate of their bodies and combine them with their Regicite-based abilities. Because of this, it is speculated that the Snorunt line's ancestors were ghost-type pokemon, who lost their spectral abilities after migrating to their icy home.

The inside of the mouth is covered in small furlike projections, which directly absorb nutrients, and a smattering of Regicite pores that can generate a microblizzard powerful enough to erode away at anything a Snorunt or its evolutions can put into its mouth. Aside from this and the creature's simple eyes, there are no centralized organs; the neurological and capillary system are spread evenly throughout the body, with any waste product being incorporated into the creature's armor. Froslasses do have simple hearts, located in the point of their teardrop, but these exist only to pump nutrients from the central body to the limbs.

Some Snorunts tend to be almost zenlike in their reaction to the weather, hardly flinching at the dangerous weather changes, and this inner focus translates well into hostile encounters. Others will wander into hailstorms with wide open mouths, swallowing the ice and incorporating it into their bodies; this also gives them an edge in combat, as the ice can be used to quickly patch up its own body. A few Snorunts display an unusual moodiness, swinging from defensive and withdrawn to aggressive without warning; these unbalanced individuals are hard to predict in a fight. While Glalie displays all these traits as well, Mega Glalie dispenses of them all, preferring to chill its own body; this refrigeration changes all normal type moves into ice types and makes them even more powerful.

Most Froslasses will move only during hailstorms, using the snow as a cloak to evade detection or appear almost intangible during combat. A few, however, have instead used their umbrate to line their bodies with a curse that can disable attacks against them, changing a fight into a slow paralysis of the attacker while the Froslass waits to strike.

Habitat

Snorunt and its evolutions tend to live in mountainous regions with high amounts of snow and ice, although they will retreat to more cavernous locations if the weather gets too warm. Sometimes Snorunts will wander into people's homes, mistaking them for natural caves; this is considered good fortune, since the Snorunt tribe will spread word of their hosts to their fellow pokemon. Glalie are generally found patrolling around the cavern openings or homes that a Snorunt tribe is in, or following their pre-evolutions stealthily; they are rarely encountered unless a Snorunt tribe is seriously threatened. Froslasses will situate themselves in hard to reach caves on the mountainside, frequently roaming out to search for creatures lost on a snowy pass nearby. They are allowed in Snorunt caves without hesitation, but generally do not remain there.

Diet

Because of their simple biology, the Snorunt line is able to ingest almost anything and break it down over the course of time; most Snorunts will, for example, put a rock in their mouth and then generate an internal blizzard to erode away digestible material. However, this method of digestion requires a large amount of water to sustain, which forces most Snorunts to eat large amounts of snow or, in a pinch, drink liquid water. Glalie takes a more predatory approach, freezing creatures or parts of trees solid and munching on their victim at their leisure. Froslasses will also freeze passersby, but might carry the living statues up to their cavern and feast on their terror until they die from the cold.

Hazards

Every member of this line is capable of generating ice within their mouth cavity, which they can then use to spew forth various mists and icy shards at attackers. Sometime, they'll even freeze their large amount of teeth and bite down on a foe that particularly aggravate them, or just biting them without ice if they don't have the time to freeze their jaws. The Snorunt line is also capable of summoning hailstorms to provide them cover during their travels, which can have the side effect of causing other wanderers to be lost in the frozen winds.

Snorunts, in and of themselves, are generally very social and only use their ice-based abilities in self defense. However, their sociability means that they are usually good friends with the pokemon in the region, and attacking them will gain you the ire of the local wildlife... if a nearby Glalie doesn't freeze you solid first It is generally recommended that trainers build up a camaraderie with a Snorunt tribe, providing them shelter and snow; one may eventually decide to be captured by a friendly trainer, considering him and his pokemon a new tribe.

Glalie have all the abilities that Snorunts do, and are capable of freezing foes solid on top of that. They quite willing to put a trainer on ice if they attack a Snorunt or themselves. However, they are almost purely reactionary, preferring to freeze portions of trees for their more common meals; simply being non-aggressive or backing away will generally leave one safe.

The most dangerous member of this line is the Froslass, who feed off the fear of those lost in snowstorms. They have complimented their Snorunt skills with umbrate-powered abilities that force a foe's defenses down. These pokemon will sometimes freeze wanderers and take them to their caverns to slowly leech off terror from the living statues. Fortunately, they need to keep their victims alive for this and can sometimes be convinced to let their prisoner go, usually by assuaging their loneliness in some manner. A Froslass is a jealous friend, however, and will react to any betrayal with swift retribution.

Social Structure

Snorunts form tribes of around five members at a time, although some groups have been spotted with more or less then that amount. Every tribe has one or two Glalie following after it stealthily, waiting to protect them from danger. A tribe of Snorunts will wander throughout their icy territory, working together to find food and shelter as well as to befriend their neighbors; they will offer assistance without question to any injured or starving creature they find, although they will not lift a hand to help anybody they find frozen solid. When warm spring weather arrives, however, the Snorunts will retreat to a local cavern.

Attempts to follow Snorunts into their home cavern have proven somewhat difficult, but some explorers have reported finding a large gathering of Snorunts and Glalie around some sort of glowing golden-leaved plant deep underground. These 'leaves of harmony' appear to be very important to the Snowrunts, as they apparently harvest them to make tents for their young, but the swarm of Glalie keep intruders from investigating too closely. What is known, thanks to some clever observation, is that tribes will break up and reform during these large gatherings; a Snorunt will find a new set of companions to join during the coming winter.

Snorunt tribes and caves hold a certain respect for Froslasses, but not a very positive one. Generally, one Snorunt will be selected every spring to search for a Dawn Stone, though how these individuals are chosen is not entirely understood. While a Froslass will be allowed free reign in a Snorunt cave, they will be kept away from the Leaves of Harmony and generally be given some distance. The Froslass will usually only arrive in a Snorunt cave if it needs to lay an egg, although sometimes they appear to make some sort of speech; Snorunts will always listen to these speeches seriously. Beyond that, a Froslass is a reluctant recluse, sometimes helping passersby to cross the mountain path, and sometimes kidnapping them to bring to her own private cavern.

Courting

Whenever a new tribe is formed, every member takes a night to copulate with every member of the opposite gender. The tribe will not leave the caverns until their females have laid eggs, and will take time to ensure that some of the Glalie who guard the Leaves of Harmony will also tend to these nests. Glalie, for their part, do not normally copulate in the wild, although they are certainly equipped to.

The enigmatic Froslass almost never mates its own kind, due to its reclusive nature, but sometimes a creature that has been brought to her cavern will manage to seduce her in some way. Usually the Froslass will lead their mate to a nearby cavern with Leaves of Harmony, introducing them to the local Snorunts and taking care of the egg until it hatches. However, the mate will not be allowed in the cavern without a Froslass consort, leading to a rumor that the Froslass always swears its mates to secrecy.

In Human Society

Snorunts are considered good omens and guides in the winterlands of the world, and many towns will place out small offerings of precious gems for them whenever they are spotted passing through. Conversely, both Glalie and Froslass suffer a negative image; Glalie's tendency to come out of nowhere and freeze their opponents before munch on them caused ancient people to consider them to be winter demons, while the Froslass's infrequent kidnappings made her a subject of ghost stories. Some legends even state the Froslass is a reincarnation of a woman who died in the snow, forever seeking to bring others into her icy clutch.

However, there are some more positive legends surrounding the two adult forms. Various towns in winter climates have learned to accept the guardian nature of the Glalie, hanging spherical representations outside their home to ward off bad luck. Some villages even have a winter ceremony where an adult wearing a Glalie mask leads a group of children dressed as Snorunts from house to house, asking for treats to take back to their own home.

The Froslass, meanwhile, has been occasionally interpreted not as a glacial predator, but as a wise woman of the mountain who guides the travelers through the snow. Most myths of this interpretation warn that the Froslass must be complimented and never insulted, lest they take their charge into their own home for a more permanent stay. Still, this interpretation has been gaining more acceptance in mainstream culture, as most trainers who give their Snorunts a dawn stone find the resultant pokemon to be just as affectionate as their prior selves.

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Written by Masterweaver

edited 18th Jan '15 10:08:13 AM by Masterweaver

Did you ever consider fiction might be fact?

Looks like it's off to a good start, though it kinda needs a mention to Mega Glalie and could probably be bigger. For instance, I'm not really seeing any mentions of its Abilities at all, which would help flesh out Notable Bio. (That second bit goes for some of the other articles too.) As for Hazards, I've always found that going through a Pokémon's move list can work wonders. Also, Regicite should always be uppercase.

I also had Tracer take a look at it and we both suggested going a little more into yuki-onna myths within In Human Culture. Are there any cultures that have a more positive view of Glalie and Froslass, for instance?

(I'll also take this moment to remind people to sign their own articles at the bottom with their troper handle as it makes it easier to contact you if any changes need to be made and you've been gone for a while once the article is published.)

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

BTW are there any issues with my Landorus article (apart from the Human Culture thing)?

Edited.

Did you ever consider fiction might be fact?

Just to round things out, I'm claiming Cryoganal.

Did you ever consider fiction might be fact?

I see that nobody's claimed Farfetch'd yet. It seems a shame that it doesn't have an entry already, so I think I'd like to have a whack at it...

SMILE DARN YA SMILE

Gonna Claim and work on the Meloetta article.

Remember to put your claims in Dibs.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.