In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture. Hatenna Hatenna is the base form of this line. Its name, a combination of “hat” and “antenna”. Its name describes its most prominent feature, it’s tall witch hat which is characteristic of witches and witchcraft … Read more
Making a follow up from the last analysis, this week we bring you Metagross, a Pokémon that has been a force to be reckoned with since its day view back in the 3rd generation, and this meta isn’t the exception. How to use Metagross Having quite an impressive attack stat of 135 is no surprise … Read more
With the Players Cup 2 finished and Wolfe’s victory, VGC20 enters its final lap. But that doesn’t mean we’re gonna stop playing, and to help you guys continue to thrive in the online ladder/tourneys we present our first VGC Pokémon analysis! To start things off, we would like to put the spotlights on the ‘mon … Read more
In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture. Toxel Toxel debuts with a few special aspects. It is the first with the unique typing of Electric and Poison. It is also the first baby Pokémon introduced since the fourth generation. What is a … Read more
In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture. In this article we’ll take a look at a Grass-type Pokémon that appears in berry trees, falling down on the heads of trainers. Applin Applin is the Apple Core Pokémon, and it’s design is inspired … Read more
In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs, their culture, and their historical allusions to British culture. Galarian Corsola Corsola was introduced more than twenty years ago in Johto. It has the classification as the ‘Coral Pokémon’. It was cute, with a Water/Rock-typing and a pink coloration. Its design was based on … Read more