Komala is a particularly fascinating case to study for its inclusion as a returning Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet. The cute koala-like Pokemon is only making its second ever appearance in the franchise for Generation 9. It debuted in Generation…

With the Indigo Disk DLC bringing Hisuian Qwilfish as a catchable Pokemon into Scarlet and Violet,  it seems about time to revisit my thoughts on Overqwil. This is the unique regional evolution introduced in Legends Arceus that is now available…

Today, we examine the merits of Hisuian Samurott, a regional form of Oshawott’s final evolution introduced in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Originally introduced in Black and White, Samurott is a fairly above-average offensive Pokemon, with modest defenses and below average speed….

For many years, Arbok was a Pokemon with below average stats, but its dual typing and a decent move-pool allowed team builders to work with it. Of course, Arbok was an early fan favorite as it was Team Rocket member…

Introduced in Generation 5 of Pokemon, Eelektross debuted in Black and White as a mid-tier competitive Electric-type monster. Its Levitate ability means that it can’t be hit by Ground-type moves, which would be its only defensive weakness. The lamprey-like Pokemon…

As the second-most popular of the three starter Pokemon in the original Red and Blue Game Boy games, Squirtle has become a fan favorite over the years. Despite how powerful it appears to be in the anime, though, his base…

As one of the Pokemon mysteriously absent from Pokemon Sword and Shield, Staraptor will return to the competitive Pokemon metagame in the Gen 4 remakes Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. When it last appeared during Gen 7 – Sun and…

While I’ve always liked Tropius as a Pokemon, and I was sad that it was absent from Sword and Shield, apparently it’s far more of a fan favorite than I ever realized. So, Tropius returning to mainline Pokemon with Scarlet…

Vivillon was Generation 6 Pokemon’s answer to Butterfree from Generation 1. While the Scale Pokemon has a nice design, with twenty different wing patterns to collect from around the Kalos region, it also was a fairly good Pokemon during the…

On Halloween 2005, the Pokemon Trading Card Game released what was at the time a unique set in EX Delta Species in the United States of America. It featured Pokemon with different types known as Delta Species. This theme would…