History Characters / PokemonGenerationIXTinkatinkToMiraidon

A giant Water-type fish Pokémon that resembles a mix between a catfish and some aspects of a sushi chef. Due to its giant size and slow-witted nature, it is not a very good hunter on its own, so it has developed a symbiotic relationship with the small and highly intelligent sushi-like Pokémon Tatsugiri to help it hunt for food. At a whopping 39'04" on average, it is not only the longest Pokémon in Paldea, it's also the second longest Pokémon behind Wailord and the third/fourth longest overall counting both formes of Eternatus. A Dondozo fights alongside a very large Tatsugiri as the False Dragon Titan.

* ChestMonster: The Chest Forme of Gimmighoul is an odd subversion. Gimmighoul strongly resembles the classic Mimic enemy from [=RPGs=] such as ''Franchise/DragonQuest;'' however, items in the Pokémon universe don't look like chests at all, but rather Poké Balls. The series has already featured Poké-Ball-esque designs in the shape of Voltorb/Electrode and Foongus/Amoonguss, which behave more like a traditional chest monster, whereas Gimmighoul is more of an homage to the visual design of a chest monster while not really functioning like one.

** Secondly, the Paradise Protection Protocol summons its own Koraidon/Miraidon and locks all Poké Balls not registered to the original professor. But since the player's Koraidon/Miraidon ''did'' belong to the professor, it's able to face the being that tormented it before and beat it down in a CurbStompBattle.

* CurbStompBattle: The player's Koraidon/Miraidon was on the receiving end of this from a more violent, aggressive specimen, driving it out of Area Zero and injuring it to the point where it couldn't assume its Apex Build/Ultimate Form for extended periods. In the final battle against the Paradise Protection Protocol, the player gets to turn the tables on the second Koraidon/Miraidon by having their own Terastalize and wipe the floor with it in a few moves.

* CartoonCreature: Koraidon is intended to be some sort of dinosaur with lizard characteristics, but it doesn't match up perfectly to any extant species. While it most closely resembles theropods, it can also run on all fours and has long forelimbs that act as arms in its Apex Build, which no real-life theropods were known to have and was more commonly seen with hadrosaurs and iguanodontids.

* BlessedWithSuck: Varoom's hidden ability is Slow Start, which halves its attack and speed for the first 5 turns it's on the field. Thankfully, Revavroom replaces it with Filter, which is actually quite useful, especially on a Pokémon with a x4 weakness.

* NonElemental: A pat Normal-type Pokémon that resembles a lizard.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: It's a Dragon/Normal type Pokémon resembling a bipedal lizard (quadrupedal when running or being ridden) with a throat pattern which looks like a tire tread.

** The Glimmet line is also based on many carnivorous, deep-sea sponges of the Cladorhizidae family, which include species that do look flower-like, similar to these Pokemon. Even the Toxic Debris ability is based on how sponges are made up of mineralized spicules that they use for defense.

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Last Respects gains 50 Base Power for every ally on Houndstone's team that has fainted. If Houndstone is the last Pokémon alive on a full team of six, the move has 300 base power. The game does not subtract from the count if a fainted Pokémon is revived, allowing the base power to keep building up to a cap of '''5050'''.[[note]]Using Pokemon Showdown's damage calculator, it can be estimated that a Tera Ghost Houndstone at level 100 with maximum attack investments and a choice band using a full power Last Respects has a 75% chance to one shot a Tera Dark Eternamax Eternatus with maximum hp and defense investments that is '''level 200''' (In order to do calculations with Pokémon that have a level over 100 you need to import a set with the desired level). Needless to say if the opponent isn't a normal type, they are dying.[[/note]]

* SynchronizedSwarming: A downplayed example; Flamigo's designation is the "Synchronize Pokemon" and its main gimmick is that it is commonly known to live in flocks, with all of its members working in perfect unison and harmony. This is further reflected in both its name and its Hidden Ability "Costar", which copies its ally's stat changes. Curiously, Flamigo does ''not'' have access to the ''Ability'' Synchronize.

* MakingASplash: Like most fish Pokemon, it's Water-type.

* YouHaveResearchedBreathing: You can't nickname the Koraidon/Miraidon you travel with until its Apex Build/Ultimate Mode is unlocked after beating the game, which allows access to its status screen. Slightly justified as Koraidon/Miraidon was initially registered under Sada/Turo's ID and did not technically become your Pokemon until the post-game.

* GoldIsYellow: In their shiny forms, the metallic parts of their bodies are goldish yellow.

Tsubasa no Oh (ツバサノオウ ''tsubasanoō'')\\

Tetsu no Orochi (テツノオロチ ''Tetsunoorochi'')

Wiglett and Wugtrio may look like regional variants of Diglett and Dugtrio, but don't be fooled; they're a line of unrelated fish Pokémon that convergently evolved a similar body plan. Wiglett are timid creatures who hide in the sand should anything large approach them, but Wugtrio are aggressive predators with a vicious temperament.

Small dolphin Pokémon whose evolved form looks almost identical normally to its previous stage, but possesses tremendous hidden power accessed by a special transformation. The only way to evolve it is through the Union Circle feature.

The Dragon/Normal type Cyclizar has given people rides since ancient times, and is a common sight in Paldea. It also bears a striking resemblance to Koraidon and Miraidon.

A Steel-Type Pokémon that resembles a giant earthworm crossed with a subway train. It has at least six retractable tendril-like arms in its clitellum (second segment). One of them is the size of a subway train and is the Lurking Steel Titan.

** Finizen is a citizen dolphin, while Namiiruka is an "ordinary dolphin", representing how weak and "normal" its first stage is.

Strange metallic Pokémon that resemble combustion engines, it is said the species originated when an unknown Poison type Pokémon crawled into an engine at a scrap-processing facility and inspirited it.

* AchillesHeel: Ground-type attacks will destroy the entire line - though Revavroom can get Filter as its Hidden Ability, reducing the damage taken.

** Even if the player is suspicious of Penny, the fact that the Legendary instantly likes her is a good indicator that she's GoodAllAlong.

* BreakoutCharacter: Despite not being shown at all in the pre-release marketing and being available relatively late in the game, Tinkaton's adorable design and striking lore quickly established it as one of the most popular of the Gen IX mons, even winning [[https://discord.gg/Wupx8tHRVS a Japanese poll]] conducted a month after ''Scarlet & Violet'' came out.

* Chi-Yu is around the size of a Pikachu or Sprigatito. It does ''not'' stop it from being one of the strongest Pokémon in the game with its ridiculous Special Attack stat.

* GoldIsYellow: In their shiny forms, the metal part of their bodies are goldish yellow.

* RocketPunch: Jet Punch is portrayed as such in the anime, where Hero Form Palafin shoots its "glove" from its fin at whatever it wants to wallop.

* OurAncestorsAreSuperheroes: Cyclizar's ancient ancestor, Koraidon, is powerful enough to be the box Legendary of its generation.

* WeCanRebuildHim: Its future descendant, Miraidon, appears to be cybernetically enhanced and is powerful enough to be considered the other box legendary of its generation.