All Pokemon news sources have been reporting that a Fifth Generation of the games is likely on the way. To quote my friend Everyone, "Ugh, really? I don't see how that could work... Really? No." But who cares what that guy thinks? I'm excited. More monsters to collect is a nice thing, even if 90% of them will inevitably suck.
Still, I understand the concern people have over this. With 493 Pokemon already scurrying about PokEarth's various regions, there's not a lot of ground left to cover, is there? Perhaps, but I do think there are a few animals, plants, mineral and whatever left un-Pokefied. Namely, these:
5. St. Elmo's Fire (Ghost/Water)
It's technically more of a weather phenomenon than an animal, in that it's actually a weather phenomenon, not an animal. Still, this mass of ionized air molecules has mystified sailors since the dawn of civilization. It typically forms at sea, and was mistaken for a spirit in old times, hence the Ghost/Water typing as opposed to a more logical Electric. Tell me a green little fireball Pokemon that knows Will-O-Wisp, Spark, and some weathery moves wouldn't be a good addition?
4. Tongue-Eating Louse (Bug/Water)
Step one: Parasite enters fish. Step two: Parasite drains fish tongue of blood, tongue atrophies. Step three: Parasite fuses body to tongue hole. Step four: Parasite is now tongue, taking nutrients from scraps of fish's food. Step five: Make an adorable bug Pokemon that is inside an adorable fish Pokemon's mouth. Seriously, this parasite is strange as hell and I want to see a bug dangling from a fish mouth draining the life force from Pikachu.
3. Shoestring Rot (Grass/Ground)
This is a big mushroom. That's it? Yeah, but you don't understand, it's really big. The largest organism in the world is a fungus that weighs 600 tons and covers 2,200 acres. That's Winnie the Pooh's woodland home 22 times over. It's located mostly underground, so there may be a Diglett-deal going on for this guy, but it could easily work. He'd be larger than the battlefield, with parts of him likely located underneath the opposing Pokemon. He could totally be made cute, too. Don't the mushrooms look like eyestalks? You could anthropomorphize the shit outta that guy.
2. Robert the Doll (Dark/Ghost)
Robert, if you are reading this, I mean this with the utmost respect for you. If you take any offense to this I am truly sorry and will remove this post if you want me to. However, possessed dolls are undeniably scary. They kind of look human, but are just off enough to unsettle. They don't move when you watch them, but strange things happen all around them. Robert in particular is very terrifying (in the best way, Robert) and would make a great basis for a Pokemon. Picture it, your character enters an abandoned house, empty save for some dusty furniture and a single doll sitting in a corner. You approach the doll and it engages you in battle. It would fight without moving or making a sound and have no weakness. Ghost Pokemon rule, and this is one type of spirit that Pokemon has so far ignored.
1. Pistol Shrimp (Water/Fire)
Sonoluminescence is a sound loud enough that it can generate light. The pistol shrimp makes such a sound whenever it snaps its claws shut. The snap also fires a jet of hot water at its prey, stunning it. The heat of the jet is just below that of the sun's surface. Essentially, this is a shrimp that can fire laser beams from his claws. Awesome! Nintendo, this would be the greatest Pokemon ever, please make it.
Honorable mention:
Jackalope: Antlerred rabbit of American folklore, "America's Funniest Home Videos" character of my nightmares.
Cthulhu: They already made a God Pokemon, where do they go now? Here. They go here.
Ant: Some ants have war, slavery, architecture, farming, ranching, a hive mind, bites that hurt worse than getting shot, and a fondness of picnics. Besides, such a common insect should have been Pokefied long ago.
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