I don't know why but I read that in my head the way someone would read the "O Ne Ring to rule them all" part of Lo R and I've never read or watched Lo R.

Anyway since S Un and Moon are now out anyone mind if i put dibs on the Mudbray Line?

Beware the shadows. You never know what might be waiting to strike.

Alright, after a bit of procrastination and a one-week trip to Seattle, I've finished my Wingull and Pelipper entry just in time for New Year's.

Wingull Line

Morphs

• [#278] Wingull

• [#279] Pelipper

Appearance

Wingull is a small avian Pokémon that stands two feet tall and has a large head attached to a small body. No neck is visible due to the thick covering of white feathers. Two large tufts of feathers rest on top of its forehead, while its long beak is bright orange with a black tip. It has a small fan-shaped tail that acts as a rudder with three blue markings at the end. Its long, narrow wings also sport one blue band each near the end of each wing. It has orange webbed feet.

Pelipper is the evolved form of Wingull. It is only a foot taller than its preceding form and maintains the disproportionate size between its head and body. The feet are now blue and the tail feathers no longer exist in Pelipper. Its wings are also shorter and broader than Wingull’s, with three blue feathers forming their tips. The head now sports a blue crest as well. Pelipper’s most notable feature is its massive yellow bill, of which the lower jaw now forms a deep pouch. The pouch’s size means that Pelipper’s yellow underside is in very close contact to it.

There is an extremely rare variety in both morphs that has green feathers instead of blue ones. These “shiny” colorings are highly sought after by trainers.

Notable Biology

Wingull’s wings are shaped to allow for lengthy periods of flight without flapping them. Wingull primarily rely on sea winds to soar through the air, only flapping for takeoff or when flight adjustments are needed. This helps them reserve energy on long flights over the ocean. Pelipper flap their wings on a relatively more frequent level than their preceding forms, but a Pelipper’s wings are also stronger than a Wingull’s, meaning that Pelipper are still able to keep their energy expenditures fairly low. Both forms are capable to make a water landing if necessary, but the possibility of marine predators makes it a desperate choice. They are also able to make shallow dives into water to snatch food.

The distinguishing feature of Pelipper is the pouch on its lower beak. The pouch is made from the same keratinous material as the bill, meaning it cannot expand or contract. Pelipper typically use this pouch to hold items that they intend on regurgitating later like small objects. They will also use it to hold live creatures, but only for short journeys, as the extra weight is burdensome. Fortunately, the struggling of prey is rarely harmful to the Pelipper’s hardy pouch. Despite its size and sturdiness, the pouch is very light.

Both Wingull and Pelipper have a unique organ currently unnamed by science. These glands appears on Wingull underneath its eyes and in its throat. Naturally, Wingull and Pelipper use these to extract and expel salt from seawater they drink, but as a defensive measure, they can use it to spray water, allowing them to use moves like Water Gun.

Habitat

The Wingull line is a common sight in almost all coastlines across the globe, as well as the skies above the open ocean. They are also frequently seen around seaside human settlements due to the abundance of food.

Diet

Wingull and Pelipper mainly feed on fish and marine invertebrates like Magikarp and Krabby. Typically, they snatch their food from the air with their beaks, but in the open ocean, where massive schools of fish Pokémon attract Wailord, Sharpedo, Dewgong, and other large marine Pokémon, flocks of Wingull and Pelipper follow them and dive-bomb into the midst of such feeding frenzies. When dealing with some Pokémon like Shelder, members of the line will attempt to break them on rocks to expose their soft insides. They will also scavenge on the carcasses of large marine Pokémon.

In urban areas, Wingull are often seen eating unwanted food. There have also been reports of Pelipper swallowing small bird Pokémon like Pidgey, but scientists believe this is a rare occurrence.

Hazards

Wingull and Pelipper are not dangerous to humans. However, they are extremely curious by nature and will often steal shiny objects, mistaking them for the gleaming scales of a fish. If a Wingull or Pelipper swallows something important, they must be taken to a Pokémon center immediately. This kleptomania can be removed from their mindsets by training.

Courting and Childrearing

Mating season happens during the summer, in which Wingull and Pelipper gather at seaside cliffs to form massive colonies with as many as a hundred thousand pairs. During this period, the males search for females to impress with aerial mating dances. Once a mate has been found, a nest is constructed soon afterwards. The female takes care of the eggs, while the male flies out to sea in search of food. After the chicks are old enough to fly, the pair splits ways until the next breeding season, where the pairings are re-established and unpaired males search for mates. They consistently return the same colony location year after year.

Social Structure

Wingull and Pelipper travel in flocks consisting of multiple individuals of both species and of varying age. There is no true social structure in the groups; they gather for the convenience of safety in numbers and to follow food sources.

In Human Society

Wingull and Pelipper were historically well-regarded. Sailors once believed that to harm a Wingull was a catalyst for misfortune, as made famous by a poem about an ancient mariner. Pelipper were associated with self-sacrifice, as Pokémon scholars once thought that a female Pelipper would wound her breast to feed her young if food was scarce – commonly accepted fact until Pelipper were studied in the wild.

In modern culture, Wingull and Pelipper are typically seen as winged vermin because of their scavenging habits and raucous cries. Those that can stand them use them as messengers, though they must be trained not to swallow mail. They rarely feature prominently in fiction, but the most famous fictional Wingull was a friend of a mermaid in an animated film and collected human objects but had a poor understanding of them.

Thoughts?

edited 2nd Jan '17 1:56:37 PM by MagnusForce

"Detecting trace amounts of mental activity. Possibly a dead weasel or a cartoon viewer"

I would like to call dibs on the Human-Shape breeding group. Do we even have a format for that, or will I be the first?

DAMMIT MARK, STOP HOTTING HELPY!!

I'm not calling dibs on the bewear line, but i do have a suggestion based on what we see of it's prevo in the games. That Everstones are extremely popular with alolan women wh have stufful.

Is it alright if I claim dibs for Magearna, the Type: Null line and (since the date for it on the Dibs page has expired long ago) Zygarde?

EDIT: I've got Zygarde's done:

Zygarde

Morphs [Oak Catalog #]

• Zygarde 10% Forme [718]
• Zygarde 50% Forme [718]
• Zygarde Complete Forme [718]

Physical Descriptions

The most famous description of Zygarde is its 50% Forme, which resembles a large green and black snake with large black spines on its back and six fin-like appendages on either side of its body; being green on its left side and black on the right. Its head is bizarrely shaped, with no mouth and two large segmented green eyes made up of four pieces; the right eye has one segment perpetually glowing white. Though its scales tessellate well, some others are more noticeable, being larger or even miscoloured on certain parts of the body. These scales also tend to glow white for a short while. Sometimes, its entire body glows, revealing the multitude of scales and cells that comprise its being.

Less well-known, but relatively more frequently reported, is the appearance of Zygarde as a small green and black canine with blank white eyes, now understood to be the creature's 10% Forme. Its body is structured similarly to a Houndoom, though it lacks the bonelike horns and appendages. Its left front paw is said to be miscoloured green, in contrast to the all-black of the rest of its body. Its body has several green hexagonal scales across its body — on its chest, on its eyebrows, across its muzzle, and on its neck, where a green fin protrudes from the left side to resemble a flowing scarf. On the "scarf" is a single red hexagon, known amongst researchers as the Zygarde Core (elaborated on below).

Zygarde's Complete Forme has been told of in myths and stories, but until recently, no sightings were made in the present day. Though the exact descriptions vary across each tale, they all share the idea of Zygarde becoming a giant black humanoid with green and white armoured scales, a long tail, clawed arms, a chest with a glowing centre cavity, and four wings with red and blue scales. From there, details vary; its head, for instance, is often told to be the mouthless humanoid head attached to the chest. Other stories, however, interpret the chest as its real head, with its green scales similar to the 50% Forme's eyes and glowing cavity being likened to a mouth. Less frequently mentioned are the wings, whose tips supposedly open up like mouths as well. The chest cavity is said to have allowed Zygarde to fire a powerful laser.

Zygarde, in all its Formes, is a composite being made up of smaller components, dubbed "Zygarde Cores" and "Zygarde Cells". The Cells are described as being green creatures made of a green jelly-like membrane, with a head shaped somewhat like the 50% Forme's and a single eye with an unmoving green pupil (and a small oval shape next to it — this is thought to be a half-formed eye). Within the membrane is a dark green hexagon, which is thought to be its nucleus. Zygarde Cores, though far rarer, look almost exactly the same; the key differences being its eye (which now has a functional pupil), its ability to stand up, and the nucleus. Instead of the dark green of the Cells, this nucleus is coloured red (though some rumours have claimed a blue variant exists). Owing to the Cores' greater level of sapience, it's believed this colour difference is a sign of a highly developed nucleus almost akin to a complex brain.

Lore and History

For a long time, Zygarde remained an obscure creature, despite the legends told of its role in the world. A Pokémon dedicated to preserving order, several stories are told of Zygarde in the Kalos region. In tales of battles between Xerneas and Yveltal, Zygarde appears to quell their conflict and prevent their incredible powers over life and death from disrupting the ecosystem. Some accounts even claim it sealed away the two of them to prevent any disaster from afflicting the natural harmony of Kalos. Less grandiose tales tell of it appearing in forests, mountains and other environments to help solve dangerous events, such as forest fires. Supposedly, Zygarde once faced a catastrophic event it seemed unable to prevent, caused by a giant black monster leading an army of strange unearthly beasts in an invasion, only for it to transform into a giant titan with similarities to the monster itself and send its immense power — as well as the fury and wrath of the land itself — onto the perpetrators, completely destroying them and ending their evil. This titanic state was said to have greater power than Xerneas and Yveltal combined.

No origin has been determined for Zygarde — indeed, no-one knows just how long it has been around for. Many theories exist, however; one suggests Zygarde is the final creation of the Mythical Pokémon Arceus, created to be the planet's protector prior to the Alpha Pokémon's eternal slumber. Others suggest that it was born from the chaos of Xerneas and Yveltal's creation and destruction, and as more Cores and Cells were created, a collective consciousness formed amongst them as a means of bringing order. Yet more suggest Zygarde is as old as the planet itself, and that its duty of maintaining order is entirely self-imposed.

Despite the legends, Zygarde was a mere footnote in Kalos mythology and public consciousness. However, a few years before Team Flare's attempted genocide, the creature received immense attention when a coal mine situated within and under Terminus Cave was closed down after a monster was supposedly discovered there. The miners' description of a monstrous green serpent living underground matched those of Zygarde, creating interest amongst the populace, in particular the region's expert on Pokémon, Professor Sycamore.

The professor's subsequent discovery of the Zygarde Cube (an object that can capture and store Zygarde Cores and Cells, allow Zygarde to change its forme, and even teach it unique moves) has added an extra layer of mystery to the Order Pokémon. Though the device functions like a manmade device, its construction appears to be made of the same hardened material that comprises Zygarde's scales, and its discovery in the otherwise uninhabited depths of Terminus Cave after Zygarde's later disappearance suggests that Zygarde itself may have created it. Some believe the Cube was left behind as a test towards humanity, to see if there existed a Trainer capable and worthy of finding it and controlling its full power.

Known Sightings

The most well-known sighting of Zygarde would be its supposed appearance in Terminus Cave, which prompted the entire coal mine there to be shut down indefinitely. After Team Flare's attempted genocide with the legendary "ultimate weapon", Sycamore wondered if Zygarde's rumoured appearance had any relation to the syndicate's goals (it is also worth noting that rumours suggest one of the legendary Pokémon was used to power it). With a team of powerful trainers as protection, he investigated the lowest areas of Terminus Cave, eventually coming across a cavern that appeared to be Zygarde's nest. Though Zygarde itself was absent, he found a strange box-like object deep in the cave and, believing it to be connected to Zygarde, named it the Zygarde Cube.

Years later, after news of sightings of small green creatures in the Alola region reached Sycamore, he sent his assistants Dexio and Sina there with the Zygarde Cube to try and learn more, believing that Zygarde had travelled to the region from Kalos. Once they confirmed the creatures to be Zygarde Cells and discovered that the Cube was a device that could capture and contain them, they worked with the Aether Foundation to develop a machine that could assemble the Cells into a Zygarde Forme. Though the Cells were spread across Alola's islands (and even Aether Paradise), it's said a powerful Trainer was a major asset in finding them all. What became of Zygarde once their research was complete is unknown, though it's presumed it was released somewhere so it could continue its duty.

Abilities

At their most basic level, Zygarde Cores possess a telepathic link with each other and Zygarde Cells, allowing them to call upon one another when needed. Zygarde Cores are capable of individual thought and memorizing certain moves, such as Extreme Speed and Thousand Waves, which can be granted to a Zygarde collective using the Zygarde Cube. Zygarde Cells, on the other hand, are almost totally brainless, showing no higher brain activity or personality beyond self-preservation, and are entirely subservient to the Cores' whims. Though the Cores know unique moves, neither they nor the Cells can fight by themselves without forming a collective. The research gained from Zygarde's appearance in Alola suggests that, while there exists only one collective group of Zygarde Cells that can become complete, each fusion into a whole produces a unique mind and personality (which each separation destroys), effectively allowing multiple weaker Zygarde to co-exist.

10% Forme Zygarde adopts a body that, while frail, possesses high speed and stamina, with a landspeed of over 60 mph, presumably as a means of getting to danger zones as fast as possible. It gains sharp fangs and high physical strength in this Forme, allowing it to face off against opponents several times its size. The Forme, however, suffers in durability — in addition to being frail, only one Zygarde Core maintains the body, meaning that in time, the strain will take its toll and the body will collapse into Zygarde Cells. It's speculated that, since the 10% Forme is often sent out by a 50% Forme Zygarde in emergencies, this is intended to solve small-scale threats quickly, or at least provide assistance until the other Zygarde Cells arrive.

50% Forme Zygarde is, for all intents and purposes, the primary state of the Pokémon, being its most common body. While retaining its strength, it gains greater endurance and resistance to attacks at the cost of much slower movement. It's thought that Zygarde remains in this Forme at all times while in Kalos, so as to act immediately should Xerneas or Yveltal disrupt the ecosystem. Both 10% and 50% Zygarde share a unique Ability dubbed "Aura Break". With it, it exudes a strange aura that has no effect on most living things, but is believed to cancel out the auras surrounding Xerneas and Yveltal. When fully assembled through the Aether Foundation's machine, however, Zygarde remains in its 10% or 50% Forme, but (in addition to sending/receiving cells to/from the Cube to change Formes) gains a new Ability, termed "Power Construct".

The full capabilities of the Complete Forme remain unknown, as research proves that unless a great environmental catastrophe is imminent, Zygarde will always hold back its true power. Mock battles with it, however, prove that if it has Power Construct and is pushed to its limits, it will call all of its cells to it to achieve its Complete Forme. While its titanic strength and defenses remains consistent with its 50% Forme, its speed drops slightly in exchange for slightly higher firepower capability. The most noticeable difference, however, is that its endurance doubles, making it nigh-on impossible for a Pokémon to knock it down. However, outside of battle Zygarde never uses its Complete Forme.

In all its Formes, Zygarde is a Ground/Dragon-type that can learn a vast array of moves befitting its type, from raw offense like Earthquake, Stone Edge and Outrage, to useful support moves like Coil and Rest. In addition, it knows a move no other Pokémon knows — "Land's Wrath". With it, it gathers energy from deep within the surrounding land and focuses it onto its opponents, affecting a wide area. Though weaker than Earthquake, it has the upside of not harming allies. Through the Zygarde Cube, it can unlock moves known by its Cores; in addition to Dragon Dance and Extreme Speed, it can learn Thousand Waves, Thousand Arrows, and Core Enforcer.

Thousand Waves charges Zygarde's cells with energy, which it sends out across the ground over a wide area to trap any opponent struck by it, preventing them from fleeing. Thousand Arrows is used much the same way as Thousand Waves, only instead of being sent over the ground, the cells are sent into the air, bombarding all foes on the ground. Notably, despite being a Ground-type move, it not only affects Pokémon typically immune to such moves (e.g. Flying-types and Pokémon that levitate), but it also knocks them to the ground, leaving them vulnerable to other Ground-type moves. Finally, Core Enforcer is a Dragon-type move which takes the form of a laser fired by Zygarde. In addition to being very powerful, it also completely disables the Abilities of any Pokémon faster than it. Amusingly, Zygarde always carves a "Z" into the ground when using Core Enforcer.

While unconfirmed, some have advocated the possibility of Zygarde having precognitive abilities based on its appearance in regions prior to dangerous events that affect its ecosystem, such as Team Flare's attempted attack on Kalos and the appearance of the dangerous Ultra Beasts in Alola.

Hazards

As a legendary Dragon Pokémon, Zygarde holds great power and is thus a dangerous foe in battle, no matter the Forme it takes. However, it's noted to be benevolent and non-confrontational, so long as it's not approached and the ecosystem isn't in danger. If it is, it will not hesitate to use its powers to stop whatever threatens it. Likewise, if Zygarde is pushed to its limits, it will assume its Complete Forme and become much harder to take down. The Cores and Cells of Zygarde aren't threatening on their own, but if they feel threatened, they will assume a Forme and fight back. The best chance a Trainer has of escaping a Zygarde (particularly the fast 10% Forme) is to use a speedy Flying-type and hope it doesn't use Thousand Arrows to knock them down and/or Thousand Waves to trap them. If confrontation is inevitable, a strong hard-hitting Ice-type special attack is advised to take advantage of Zygarde's high weakness to Ice and hit its weaker resistance to special moves.

As an aside, if for whatever unlikely reason you see Complete Forme Zygarde, it is recommended that you get the hell out of the area immediately, as not only is it a dangerous Pokémon on its own, but its presence is sure to mean mean something extremely dangerous is happening nearby, and you should let the preserver of order and balance do its job and not risk your life trying to capture it.

Other

Though Zygarde itself remained obscure until relatively recently, its legend popularised certain terms and concepts that have become commonplace. Zygarde's status as a small group of beings who combine to become a powerful giant helped to define the word, "gestalt," as an entity greater than the sum of its parts. The descriptions of its massive and angular Complete Forme served as the inspiration for the robots featured in a well-known super robot franchise, creating a distinct and iconic look for the genre that supplanted the more cartoony style that was first derived from Golurk.

Zygarde's status as a protector of the environment has led it (and concepts derived from it) to receive numerous interpretations in media; ranging from a benevolent protector who fights against pollution, to a malevolent entity that sees humanity as a blight on the planet and wishes to wipe it out to preserve the ecosystem. One notable character derived from Zygarde's legend is a green, cell-themed supervillain from a well-known manga franchise, who starts out monstrous but becomes humanoid after achieving its "Perfect" form. Strangely, a popular joke amongst people is to mock Zygarde for "having no game" — quite what they're on about is anyone's guess.

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Spin Attaxx went on a scavenger hunt and learned (the hard way) to be kind to the environment to bring you this page.

edited 7th Jan '17 8:03:05 PM by SpinAttaxx

Um... er... wait one moment, 'll be back in a sec...

I'd like to renew my claim on the Froakie line and make a claim to a GENERAL Ultrabeast article. I won't go into specifics on any of the Ultrabeasts, but I will do a brief history and theory on them as a group.

Did you ever consider fiction might be fact?

It's too early to write on the Ultra Beasts, I think. There are anime episodes and movies coming, and possibly new content in let's-call-it-Star-Version.

Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?

I kind of figured the anime was deutero-canon? Word of dante, versus word of god?

I'll admit I haven't been around for a generational transition before. When exactly is it "appropriate" to start writing for a new generation?

Did you ever consider fiction might be fact?

I want to ask a question about Phanpy.

Why are they carnivorous? I thought elephants were iconic for gathering grasses with their trunks and shoving them into their mouths. There is nothing in the official Pokédex blurbs that suggest that they are carnivorous either.

edited 21st Jan '17 7:29:43 AM by WaxingName

Please help out our The History Of Video Games page.

RE the animé's influence, I'm also thinking it should have less impact/priority over the game stuff, e.g. Mewtwo's entry can mention the possibility of TR creating it/it possibly appearing in Johto/it appearing in a godawful movie fighting fellow urban legend Genesect, but for all intents and purposes Mewtwo (and most other legendaries) matches the games' depiction (a solo project) and in-universe is a subject of cryptozoology and most don't believe it really exists.

Anyway, I finished Type: Null/Silvally's page:

Type: Null Line

Morphs [Oak Catalog #]

• Type: Null [772]
• Silvally [773]

Notable Biology

Type: Null is a synthetic being with the cells of many different Pokémon and some cybernetic components comprising its biology. While it possesses a quadruped body with black fur and hind paws, its front legs are instead a pair of insectoid talons, covered in a green metal-like exoskeleton. On its hind legs are a set of deep purple draconian scales, and its tail is an aquatic fin similar to a Water-type Pokémon's, with a series of stones protruding along the tail's edge. Sharp spikes emerge from the back of the hind legs, acting as a heel. A thick plumage of grey feathers covers the Pokémon's neck, leading to the most notable feature of Type: Null's biology — the control mask.

Heavy, durable, and concealing all but the eyes and the tomahawk-like crest atop its head, the helmet curbs the Pokémon's speed and, with devices that interact with Type: Null's mechanical components, supresses both the RKS System (which it renders unusable) and its wild and violent tendencies, altering its emotional state to a calm, almost emotionless state. Though styled after the masks worn by gladiators from the ancient civilisation of a far-off region, the mask is attached via a neckbrace styled after the mythological Pokémon Arceus' ring as a reference to its origins, detailed below.

Its evolution, now known as Silvally, remains largely unchanged aside from an increase in its natural height and weight. However, its tail and feathers go from a dull grey color to a briliant silver-white, and the crest splits apart as three crystaline spikes grow outwards akin to teeth from gums. The most striking aspect about the evolution, however, is that the Pokémon removes its control mask, revealing the head underneath. The Pokémon has a lupine appearance, with fangs and a metal upper jaw. This is completely artificial, and either side has a port for its type-changing Memory discs. When one such Memory is inserted, the Pokémon's RKS System causes the somatic cells to glow and mutate, completely changing its type and external coloring to match that of the inserted Memory. By default, it lacks a specialized type.

History

Type: Null's creation begins with the discovery of the Ultra Beasts by the Aether Foundation, and the inexplicable disappearance of its lead professor, Professor Mohn. Recognising the power the creatures possessed, the organisation feared of the consequences of their arrival into the world from Ultra Space, for both Pokémon and humans. As such, it was proposed that a Pokémon be created with the strength necessary to counter and subdue them. The Foundation's president and Mohn's wife, Lusamine, approved the proposal, but "strongly requested" (likely out of grief) that the Pokémon be strong enough not just to outmatch them, but to kill them.

Thus the Beast Killer Project, or "BKP", began. While researching legends of the Ultra Beast's battles against the guardians of Alola, it was agreed that the BK should not only be adaptable to any situation, but its strengths should match that of Pokémon spoken of in legend. Though the ancient primal Pokémon of Hoenn legend and the Unovan dragon that was once the combined form of Reshiram and Zekrom were both considered as a basis, an Aether Foundation employee stationed in Sinnoh suggested using the myth of Arceus, the Pokémon supposed to have created the entire universe according to Sinnoh mythology. Eagerly accepting this idea, a team was sent to Sinnoh, where they gathered research from the Canalave Library. Inspired by Arceus' fabled power to synergise with mystic Plates to change its own type, Aether Foundation professors designed specifications for an artificial means of achieving this, which they dubbed the (R)emodel (K)iller (S)tructure System, in honor of the project's inspiration.

For the system to properly work, cells of all known Pokémon types would need to be included in the BK's bio-frame, which they loosely based on certain depictions of Arceus. With the Aether Foundation's resources, they humanely gathered cells from many different Pokémon and designed the BK's biology to accomodate them. A dummy test of the RKS System and its use of "Memory" discs proved successful, and plans were underway to transplant it into the BK, now named Type: Full. Three models were produced, serialized as BK-01, BK-02 and BK-03. Unfortunately, the initialization of the RKS System proved problematic — the Memory discs would not be read properly, causing incomplete type shifts; certain cells would fail to respond to the attempted mutation triggers; and most damningly of all, all three models outright rejected the system and the once-calm and stable Type: Full subsequently went berserk and out of control.

Fortunately, the chief of the Aether Foundation's Alola branch, Faba, had secretly designed and built a control helmet that would supress the RKS System and bring Type: Full under control should the Pokémon happen to go rogue. Once the three models went wild, the helmet was discovered and, with great difficulty, affixed to one of the Type: Full models, successfully bringing it under control. Two more control masks were developed and applied to the models, but since they completely deactivated the RKS System, the models were subsequently deemed failures. Lusamine, who by this point had grown more and more obsessed with the Ultra Beasts, now ordered the models — renamed to Type: Null as a result of their failure — to be cryogenically frozen for all eternity. However, one night her son, Gladion, broke into the storage facility where the models were held, released one Type: Null model from storage and subsequently fled Aether Paradise with it and a collection of Memory discs.

Homeless, the two lived together for two years, though Gladion himself has remained quiet about what happened during the majority of this time. What is known, however, is that he tried to free Type: Null from its control helmet, and that the Pokémon gradually grew more and more attached to him, becoming a loyal partner as time went on. Eventually, some time before Alola's first Champion appeared, his Type: Null smashed its control mask in front of him and glowed a bright silver — it had evolved, and the once-failed RKS System now worked properly. Recognising the evolution's silver coloring and its loyal devotion to him, Gladion named the new Pokémon, "Silvally".

Today, the story of Type: Null has remained a controversial topic, and has negatively impacted the Aether Foundation's reputation across the globe. Professors and other members of the scientific community have debated the ethical implications of the Pokémon's creation, while critics have accused the Foundation of sacrilegiously playing God for immoral ends; namely the humane society's intent to use Type: Null as a weapon to kill other creatures, and the subsequent live freezing of the models once they were deemed failures. Time will tell if the Aether Foundation can recover from this, especially with the current absence of President Lusamine, and what the future holds in store for them, and for the species they brought into the world.

Habitat

As a synthetic Pokémon, Type: Null/Silvally doesn't have a natural habitat. Only three models were created by the Aether Foundation; of these, only one has a known habitat — Gladion's Silvally, which currently lives with him at Aether Paradise. The other two models remain unknown; while rumours suggest one was given by Gladion to a Trainer he apparantly trusted, the other remains a complete mystery, and it is unknown if it was ever freed from suspended animation.

Abilities

Type: Null is designed to be powerful yet flexible, to easily adapt to any form of situation. With the cells of other Pokémon comprising its biology, it can synthesise their strengths when need be. It can withstand blunt force trauma, survive in areas of extreme temperatures, swim at depths thought exclusive to deep sea Pokémon, leap incredible distances to mimic flying, and survive without food, water, or rest for at least one week. A combination of powerful cybernetic hydraulics, developed muscles and its sharp talons allows Type: Null to deal powerful impacts that are strong enough to break concrete. While its organs are developed enough for it to use ranged projectile attacks to great effect, it is more inclined to develop physical techniques, in part due to its control helmet obstructing its mouth. Though it was meant to have speed on par with its power, the control helmet's weight slows it down immensely as it forces Type: Null to exert a lot of strength to simply keep its head up. However, the helmet also offers Type: Null a degree of protection, as otherwise critical blows to the head are completely blocked.

Upon evolving, Silvally's strength doesn't change, but the removal of the control mask (often done by smashing it apart) greatly unburdens it, allowing it to move as fast as it was meant to. The nonfunctional RKS System now properly activates, presumably as a consequence of Silvally's trust and affection towards its Trainer allowing the system to properly synergize with its mind and body. By inserting a Memory disc into one of the ports on its artificial jaw, the RKS System reads the data encoded on the Memory and triggers controlled mutations in Silvally's somatic cells, radically changing them to alter its type and appearance based on the specific Memory. This allows the Pokémon to alter its resistances and weaknesses based on its type, as well as receive boosts to moves of its transformed type.

Said movepool increases drastically with its evolution — aside from innately knowing a wider variety of techniques (though still with a bias towards the physical end of the spectrum), its Memory drive slots are also compatible with many Technical Machines, allowing it to learn more moves. The absence of the control mask allows Silvally to fire special attacks from its mouth without interference, such as Ice Beam and Flash Cannon. Because Silvally is able to transform itself into a Dragon-type Pokémon with the Dragon Memory, it is notable for being the only confirmed Pokémon that can learn and use the rare Draco Meteor technique without being a Dragon-type Pokémon (though it's thought that its mythological inspiration, Arceus, may have been able to do the same with its Draco Plate).

The most prominent move in its array, however, is its signature and exclusive Multi-Attack. Programmed into the RKS System based on the legend of Arceus' Judgment, the System draws in elemental energy generated from Silvally's cells and surrounds the Pokémon in it, whence it impacts the target with its radioactive body. Because the energy is generated from the Pokémon's cells, this means that depending on what type Silvally is, the type of the Multi-Attack manouver changes with it, guaranteeing it a boost in strength no matter what Memory is used.

Diet

As part of the Beast Killer Project's goal of creating a Pokémon that could adapt to any situation, Type: Null is omnivorous, and its stomach is genetically altered to digest meat (raw and cooked), fruit and vegetables, unpasteurized milk, and more. A balanced diet, much like humans, is recommended for it. However, it has a liking for Pokébeans, in particular the rare rainbow variant, and a Trainer that feeds it some will immediately receive loyalty and love from the grateful Pokémon. The control helmet obscures Type: Null's mouth, but a small flap near the jaw allows food to enter the helmet to let it eat.

Hazards

Type: Null, while domesticated from its wild and manic mentality as a result of the control mask, is still a Pokémon stronger than most common Pokémon, and as such it can easily break objects and injure Pokémon as a result of not holding back. Though it remains neutral towards strangers, should it come to dislike a person its emotions begin to overcome the mask's influence, potentially causing it to unleash its full strength and berserk nature on those it considers enemies. Once evolved, it regains its wild state, making it even more prone to endangering bystanders, and even its own Trainer, out of excitement. As such, its would-be Trainer is required to treat it well and discipline it so that it understands restraint.

Courting and Childrearing

Type: Null has no reproductive organs, and thus no gender or means of reproduction. The Aether Foundation's professors note that even if it had them, its mix-and-match hybrid genetic structure renders it incapable of giving birth or fathering any offspring. The species appears to be asexual/aromantic, with moves such as Attract having no effect on them.

Other

A rumour circulating among Aether Foundation employees on Aether Paradise is that Silvally's RKS System is compatible with music CDs, and that inserting one will prompt it to listen to the tracks on the disc, running around and broadcasting the audio from its mouth if it happens to like a particular one. Gladion has claimed this isn't the case, nor is LinkCable Park his Silvally's favourite band.

Some theorists believe that, owing to the species' origin as a manmade recreation of a Mythical Pokémon, that the Aether Foundation was inspired by the urban legend of Mewtwo, which was supposedly a manmade Pokémon created using the DNA of Mew on Cinnabar Island. A smaller number of these even believe that Dr. Fuji, the man whom lived in the mansion where it was created, was involved in the project, though the Aether Foundation denies any "Dr. Fuji" was involved.

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Spin Attaxx complained about this Pokémon's implausible creation and learned the true power of friendship to bring you this page.

Um... er... wait one moment, 'll be back in a sec...

@Waxing Name: Because it's an old article from back when our quality control... wasn't as great, but we haven't gotten around to doing a v2 yet.

@Masterweaver: Normally we wait until the second or third game of a generation.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

I think I'll rewrite parts of it if that's okay, then.

Please help out our The History Of Video Games page.

Fine by me.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Permission to call dibs for Minior and the Salandit line~?

Aspirations of absurdity~

Why is the dibs date for the Type:Null line January... of 2016? It wasn't known at the time, heck, we didn't even know what Sun and Moon were at the time. Typo?

Just a typo, that tends to happen at the beginning of a year.

Permission granted.

Also, I'm gonna go claim the Crabrawler Line as my first Gen VI article.

edited 31st Jan '17 9:56:46 PM by rmctagg09

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

I'd like to call dibs on the Litten line if no one's taken it. It's been too long since I last did an article on starter Pokemon.

The Danse Macabre Codex

Permission to write a report on Cipher?

Also, assuming that no one else has laid a dib on it (I did not see any), permission to write a Dex entry for Jirachi?

edited 4th Feb '17 2:06:20 PM by QWERTY999

Permission to revise the "International Most Wanted List" page? The quality doesn't really seem up to par with other pages and it hasn't been touched since 2014. I have a draft of potential changes ready, which I can share here (new to this whole "project", for the record, so if I'm breaking any etiquette right now let me know).

edited 20th Feb '17 7:11:35 PM by Dirtyblue929

About Zygarde 100%, I'm surprised that no one mentioned the uncanny resemblance to the Megazord (and by extension, the Power Rangers)...

edited 17th Feb '17 7:48:31 PM by AlphaBrav0

"Waiting for something to happen?"

Finally made what I think is probably a good preliminary article on Minior. Bear with me; I'm an absolute neophyte at this.

Minior

• Minior [213]

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-Physical Description-

Minior are small, spherical Pokémon that have two known forms; one with a rocky outer coating, and another with the core exposed.

While shielded, a Minior will resemble a rock of average size, its body coalesced by four large plates with two large cracks, vertical and horizontal. Above the surface extend five large spikes, giving it a star-shaped appearance. On the front are two large eye-like black spots, with a third similar spot on the back. Numerous triangles surround the holes the spikes protrude from, as well as on its back, all pointing outward. One of these triangles on its back, however, is replaced with a small brown dot. An eyelash-like half-ring of triangles are present on the eyespots, and one of the eyes has another small brown dot in the corner.

When the core is exposed, the rocky shell is replaced with a bright, pastel color. Depending on the debris absorbed in the stratosphere, Minior can come in one of seven colors; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Eyes and mouth form on the front of its body via energy, forming a sort of mask. The mask stays level and in place, even as Minior spin. Darker triangles of the corresponding color are also present on the exposed form.

-Notable Biology-

Minior form in the stratosphere, absorbing debris for nutrients and to build the shell for its core. Once the core is formed, it becomes much slower and heavier, and falls towards the surface of the planet. The thick, powerful shell grants it considerable defenses, as well as immunity to being burned, frozen, paralyzed, or poisoned, either from moves with secondary effects, or moves that inflict these status conditions directly.

When the shell breaks, Minior become weaker and susceptible to status conditions, but in exchange, are much faster and aggressive. Some Minior, when threatened, have even been observed to break their shell of their own volition to increase their speed and offensive prowess. Minior also have a degree of psychokinetic powers, and can even manipulate electricity to a degree.

The pastel core form of Minior has been deigned cute by many, prompting designers to use it as a motif for clothing and accessories. In particular, the red form seems to be the most popular. Rumors have cropped up of a special variant with a black body, and multicolored triangles, but these rumors have yet to be corroborated.

Minior tend to attack by summoning or throwing rocks, using their minor psychokinesis, slamming into the foe repeatedly at high speed, and even shaking the ground. In a last-ditch effort, they will also channel all their energy into a massive explosion.

While exposed, Minior are extremely vulnerable to foreign agents, and do not usually last long. However, containing one in a Pokéball quickly enough increases its chances of survival.

-Habitat-

All Minior are born in the stratosphere. If you've ever looked up at the night sky and seen something falling to the ground, chances are it was a Minior that had just formed a new shell. There have been some reports of Minior coming into contact with Rayquaza, who attempt to eat the Minior, mistaking it for food. The result of these conflicts vary, but there has yet to be a report of Rayquaza coming out unscathed.

-Diet-

Minior thrive on the debris and dust particles in the stratosphere, but have been observed eating Pokémon food. Owing to this, Minior make excellent cleaners for houses riddled with dust and minor debris, and can survive for days at a time on one meal.

-Hazards-

Minior are heavy once the shell is formed, and their trajectory is random, at best. Areas peppered with craters are more than likely Minior crashing sights. To date, there have been no reports of a Minior striking a person or Pokémon, but numerous close calls have been documented. As such, it is important to stay vigilant in such crashing sites. Thankfully, the sound of a Minior falling is very loud and distinct, giving plenty of time to find cover.

When exposed, Minior become very panicked and erratic. When approaching an exposed Minior, it is important to not present yourself as a threat with careful, slow movements. Wearing Minior-based accessories seems to be a much easier way of earning the trust and curiosity of an exposed Minior, but this is not guaranteed, and the utmost caution should be exercised.

-Courting and Childrearing-

Minior are genderless, but being part of the mineral egg group, can breed with Ditto. To date, it is not known how this is possible, or even what form Ditto takes when mating.

-Social Structure-

Minior have no known social structure. When two Minior meet, however, they have been observed to hover around each other in an elliptical path. Whether this is a courtship ritual or a display of aggression is unknown at this time.

-In Human Culture-

Minior are highly popular for both their exposed form's cute design, and their battle prowess. Trainers have been observed giving their Minior special herbs that restore their shells to mitigate the loss of defenses from use of Shell Smash, as well as teaching them Rock Slide or Stone Edge, and Earthquake, referred to as the powerful 'Edge Quake' combo in competitive Trainer circles.

-Notes-

When Minior pass a certain HP threshold after the destruction of their shell, their fighting spirit rises, and they draw on surrounding dust particles and minerals to form a new shell. This process of the shell breaking and then being reformed can be repeated ad infinitum, provided the Minior has a consistent form of recovery.

edited 23rd Feb '17 8:35:15 AM by Jasso

Aspirations of absurdity~

I think it should be addressed how Minior seems to magically repair its shell after healing.

That is actually a really good point. I'll make a little note section detailing that. Thanks for pointing that out~^^

Aspirations of absurdity~

Anyone doing the revision for Kyogre's and Rayquaza's entries? Seems weird that only Groudon got one.

So, I was wondering if I could do the Pachirisu page. It hasn't been done yet and I wanted to make the lore of it. I don't know if anyone else has reserved it or anything, but it'd be nice to make it my first article.

Also, the dib on the Noibat says it's from 2015. If no ones going to complete it, I'd like to make that too. Just because it hasn't been done after over a year.

Stone cold and adamant on everything.