★ Pet Mods Advent Calendar

[TikiTikiTa!]

The Perfect Place for Shade, and that’s just how I feel.

The Fortune Pokémon

Name: Vipux
Type: Dragon/Grass
Stats: 80 / 138 / 84 / 122 / 100 / 100 [626]
Ability: Equal Share / Swindling / Pickpocket

Equal Share - For every hazard set on the field against the user’s team, this Pokémon’s offensive stats are increased by 10%. Maxes out at 50%. If screens are on the opponent’s side of the field, this raises the Pokémon’s defensive stats by 50%. Does not stack per screen.

Swindling - If a pokemon is holding the same item as the user on the field, It is stolen, and given to the user as a secondary item. If knock off, covet, or similar item removing moves, it will only remove one, with the stolen item being affected first.

Edit: Added Glare and Sucker Punch. Gotta be true to (almost) all snake pokemon.

Moveset

Make It Rain
Pay Day
Money Trees - The user shakes its body violently, creating a flurry of leaves that mimic money, distracting the opponent while it strikes. 80 BP physical move. 100% accurate.. Doubles in base power in sun and grassy terrain.
Fire Blast
Dragon Hammer
Work Up
Petal Blizzard
Outrage
Power Whip
Leaf Storm
Knock Off
Draco Meteor
Weather Ball
Dragon Tail
Coil
Dragon Dance
Synthesis
Covet
Earthquake
Nasty Plot
Grassy Glide
Glare
Sucker Punch

Description: According to legend, Vipux bring something important to those who follow it, yet only the right people. Some, who said to hear it snarl at them, have said they have been given old, bronze tokens they were compelled to throw away. Those however, that it deems unworthy are lured into deepest parts of forests and never seen of again. Others who have followed it returned empty handed, but grew happier nonetheless.

Vipux are rare to see in the wild, yet when they are, it is the one who approaches. It will watch the person in front of them and assess them, before slithering on their way. It is recommended to not risk chasing. They’re a better judge of character than you may think.

Appearance: A giant, giant serpentine creature. Its mostly black dorsal side has a thick covering of leaves around it, and it mostly remains coiled. On its ventral side, it’s mostly white, except for one spot near the center where there’s still more black pigmentation, some splotched off, giving the appearance of a suit and tie.


Note: One of the worst gifts to give is just money. It feels less personal, and doesn’t exactly have the spirit of giving. I wanted to think of a Pokémon that could give you wealth, but one who also could potentially give you something more meaningful, so long as your heart is ready to accept it. I thought the most ironic way of it being a snake in a businessman outfit, two things stereotyped of not being the most true of heart, which is why its abilities still reflect this. Its grass type mainly for thematics of money.

 

[Snaquaza]

Day 9 Voting

Day 10

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A Pokémon based upon a personal Christmas / Holiday period tradition.

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[AthenaStrive9]

Pokémon: Picktreebel (and Mega, not pictured)
Type:

Base Stats: 80 HP / 105 Atk / 65 Def / 100 SpAtk / 70 SpDef / 80 Spe / 500 BST
Base Stats (Mega): 80 HP / 135 Atk / 85 Def / 125 SpAtk / 95 SpDef / 80 Spe / 600 BST
Abilities: Chlorophyll, Quick Draw, (Hidden) Crystalize, (Mega) Crystalize
Crystalize: If this Pokémon uses a rock type move before the opponent attacks, return 1.5x damage received to attackers for the rest of this turn (think like Metal Burst).
Pokédex Entries:

• Santa Red Edition: Lures prey with the prospect of the first Christmas present. Swallowed whole, the prey is dissolved in a day, bones and all.
• Pine Green Edition: Said to live in huge colonies deep within Christmas trees, although no one has ever returned from there.

Moves:

• 
  Meteor Beam, Power Gem, Ancient Power
• 
  Ivy Cudgel*, Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Rock Blast, Accelerock
• 
  Rock Polish, Stealth Rock, Sandstorm

Additionally receives all moves which Victreebel learns.
*Ivy Cudgel will be a rock type move when used by Picktreebel with the Crystalize ability. Will be grass type otherwise.

Description:
Thematically, Picktreebel is all about moving first, and that has to do with the really odd Christmas tradition surrounding them! There's even a Wikipedia article about it, which states that "The Christmas pickle is a German-American Christmas tradition. A decoration in the shape of a pickle is hidden on a Christmas tree, with the finder receiving either a reward or good fortune for the next year." In my house, whoever found the pickle was the first to pick out a Christmas present, and I've heard this to be the case for other families as well. Traditionally the pickle ornament is made from glass, though the one that my family uses is not. The grass typing is meant to represent pickles, while the rock typing is meant to represent the glass nature of these pickle ornaments. I haven't seen many rock type submissions, so I figure this adds a unique type combination to the metagame. Picktreebel's abilties all have to do with moving first, with Chlorophyll functioning best on sun teams, Quick Draw being more luck based or working with Quick Claw, and Crystalize being a really strong signature ability that makes up for the fact that this Pokémon is essentially Victreebel, a mid-tier mon at best even with their new mega evolution.

 

[Snaquaza]

Day 9 Voting

Day 10

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A Pokémon based upon a personal Christmas / Holiday period tradition.

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Voting is finally up!

 

[Affles]

Pokemon: Caneine
Type: Rock / Fairy (May be changed to pure rock if current selection features an excess of fairy types)
Base Stats: 111 HP / 112 Atk / 93 Def / 74 Spa / 65 Spd / 86 Spe - 541 BST
Abilities: Guard dog / Stamina / Tough Claws

Dex entry:
In the wild, Caneine have been known to hibernate through rainy seasons by entering a statuesque form of hibernation from which they are almost impossible to rouse. You will know when rainy season is over when you hear the hearty barking of Caneine and their pups foraging for the berries needed to regain their rainwashed red coloring. They are fiercely loyal, and a skilled trainer can rouse Caneine in and out of hibernation at will with the temptation of sugary sweets.

Moves:

: Play rough, Stone Swipe (95BP, 90%, Rock, 30% speed drop), Earthquake, Rollout, Metal claw, Crush Claw, Bulldoze, Body press, Horn Leech, Crunch, Ice fang, Thunder fang, Jaw Lock, U-turn

: Sugar Rush (Fairy, +2 Atk, +1 Atk +1 Spe instead if below 75% hp [can be ditched if OP]), Pain split, Stealth Rocks, Guard split, Curse, Rock polish, Howl, Helping hand, Roar

Pretty standard ddance sweeper with the option of going for curse + horn leech if it wants, or a rocks support set. I wanted this to be based on the advent calenders my family always buys December first, but had to settle for the candy cane theming those advent calendars always came in. More a memory than a tradition, but I hope you all can appreciate this design anyhow.

Oh, I already have ideas for a redesign that's gonna look more like a rock type statue (while still keeping the candy cane vibes) so vote for this to see that!

 

[Reeonthestreet]

Primal-Tyrantrum
Type: Dragon-Rock
Base stats:

If the meta is weak

82/150/129/69/100/91(621)

If the meta is strong

82/170/129/49/100/91(621)

Ability: Draconic Era*
Moves: Ancient Perfection**

Draconic Era

*Draconic Era: A version of primal weather. Boosts all dragon types STAB bonus to 2x.
Can only be turned off with other primal weather.

Ancient Perfection

**Ancient Perfection: 80bp/95%accuracy/10pp
A Dragon and Rock type move. Uses highest attack stat.

To primal evolve to this form the Pokémon needs to be holding the grey orb. Works like any other primal form.

Description: The true form of the ruler of the ancient world, primal-tyrantrum was a tyrantrum that defeated every enemy on the land it came across. Known as the disciple of Groudon itself, it was a gifted it’s immense power to rule the land while he was gone in a slumber.

Actual story: When I was about 6 or 7 (don’t say it footgod) I got this huge dinosaur called ultra t-Rex and it was like the best thing I had ever seen. So now we have a video of me screaming at the top of my lungs over a expensive dinosaur toy

Ultra trex

 

[Gaboswampert]

Pokemon: Chorislam
Type: Normal/Fighting
Stats: 80/105/110/65/50/105 (500)
Abilities: Well-Baked Body
Relevant Moves:
Physical: High Jump Kick, Close Combat, Body Press, Double-Edge, Return, Knock Off, Gunk Shot, U-Turn
Special: -
Status: Iron Defense, Bulk Up, Slack Off

Full Movepool

High Jump Kick, Close Combat, Body Press, Double-Edge, Return, Knock Off, Gunk Shot, U-Turn, Iron Defense, Bulk Up, Slack Off, Aura Sphere, Focus Blast, Hyper Voice, Sludge Bomb, Energy Ball, Shadow Ball, Charm, Confide, Covet, Defense Curl, Foresight, Jump Kick, Teeter Dance, Leer, Mega Kick, Tackle, Swift, Thief, Protect, Endure, Substitute, Rest, Sleep Talk, Snore, Take Down, Tera Blast, Facade, Attract, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Fling, Focus Energy, Tackle, Snowscape, Uproar, Agility, Psych Up, Work Up

Flavor Description: So in Chile, we usually do barbecues for the end of the year, including christmas, and here's one of the best things to come out of chilean barbecues, the Choripan, which is a fat sausage on bread, sorta like a very easy to make hot dog, exept ten times better cus its Choripan.
Description:
Physical setup/pivot. Is both able to set-up, via IDBP, which also allows it to use its ability in a more active way by fishing for Fire-type attacks to hit it, which includes Will-O-Wisp, so this mon is able to go mostly unburned through a game- or can set up via Bulk Up to make better use of its Normal STAB, as well as coverage. Can also be an offensive pivot w U-Turn, with its decent physdef and good STABs. Though it does run into some problems, like its extremely low SpDef, and a Spe that it really wishes could be a bit higher.

Sets

IDBP
Chorislam @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Well-Baked Body
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 Spe
Impish Nature
- Iron Defense
- Body Press
- Slack Off
- Double-Edge / Return / Knock Off

Offensive Setup
Chorislam @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Well-Baked Body
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Bulk Up
- Close Combat / High Jump Kick
- Return / Double-Edge
- Knock Off / Gunk Shot

Pivot
Chorislam @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Well-Baked Body
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- U-Turn
- Close Combat
- Return / Double-Edge
- Knock Off / Gunk Shot

 

[Beebos]

Name: Gholdengo-Festive
Type:

Ability: Serene Grace
Stats: 87 | 60 | 96 | 123 | 101 | 84 [BST= 550]
Notable Moves:

Cash Out, Charge Beam, Dazzling Gleam, Energy Ball, Flash Cannon, Giga Drain, Make It Rain, Shadow Ball

Leech Seed, Memento, Recover, Substitute, Thunder Wave, Trick

Full Movepool

Astonish, Cash Out, Charge Beam, Confuse Ray, Dazzling Gleam, Electro Ball, Endure, Energy Ball, Facade, Flash Cannon, Fling, Focus Blast, Focus Punch, Giga Drain, Giga Impact, Heavy Slam, Hyper Beam, Leech Seed, Light Screen, Low Kick, Low Sweep, Magical Leaf, Make It Rain, Mega Drain, Memento, Metal Claw, Metal Sound, Night Shade, Poltergeist, Power Gem, Psyshock, Psychic, Protect, Reflect, Rest, Sandstorm, Scratch, Shadow Ball, Solar Beam, Sleep Talk, Snore, Steel Beam, Synthesis, Take Down, Thief, Thunder, Thunderbolt, Thunder Punch, Thunder Wave, Trick

Cash Out -

75 BP, 10/16 PP, 100 Acc | 10% chance to raise the user's or lower the target's Sp. Atk, Sp.Def, or Speed by one stage, each rolled individually.
Description: Serene Grace mon, but instead of flinchhax, it gets fire lash on crack. Wallbreaker with sigmove, also makes for a decent stallbreaker thanks to good healing options (e.g. recover and leech seed) + toxic immunity, I think
Flavor: A Christmas tradition one side of my family does involves getting a bunch of lottery tickets for everyone to scratch off. Let's go gambling!

 

[Revenge of Depressed Gay]

Strap in because to really capture what I'm going for I got one appetizer and seven whole dishes ready to server
Also I want to point out the evolutions would be the main focus here and not Crustini.

The Beginning

Pokemon: Crustini (Crustacean and Teeny)
Type: Water
35 HP / 56 Atk / 56 Def / 56 SpAtk / 56 SpDef / 77 Spe / 336 BST
Ability: Technician/Adaptability

: Crabhammer, Liquidation, Flip-Turn, Aqua Jet, Waterfall, Knock Off, Crunch, Rock Slide, Rock Tomb, Stone Edge, Body Slam, Brick Break, Slash, Night Slash, Shadow Claw

: Hydro Pump, Surf, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Icy Wind, Mud Shot, Burning Jealousy,

: Work Up
+ universal TMs

Crustini-The Scavenger Pokemon
Crustini are small creatures that scuttle along various water environments. They are often seen as the weakest in their ecosystems due to their rather small stature. As a result these pokemon will use anything they can get their hands on as a way to enhance itself.

Design wise this is like the generic crustacean. I'd like to take elements from shrimp, crabs, and hermit crabs specifically. In case it wasn't obvious yet this is a sort of Eevee-esque pokemon except it's keeping that water typing. Color scheme wise I'm imagining a brown-ish grey by default and then more of an orange-ish pink for the shiny, akin to raw and cooked shrimps.

The Evolutions

Scamportli

Pokemon: Scamportli (Scampi and Portly)
Type: Water/Fairy
133 HP / 63 Atk / 63 Def / 112 SpAtk / 98 SpDef / 56 Spe / 525 BST
Ability: Gluttony/Thick Fat

: Play Rough, Heavy Slam, Heat Crash

: Moonblast, Dazzling Gleam, Scald

: Slack Off, Calm Mind
+ Crustini's moveset
Scamportli-The Decadant Pokemon
Scamportli are large shrimp-like pokemon that are known for their thick fat and chitin acting as a powerful defense. It is said that when Crustini find themselves with a whipped dream they awaken their inner gourmand allowing them to become Scamportli. Rather than dealing with predators Scamportli find themselves to be too big to be taken down. It is slow eater that likes to enjoy the taste of its food, making a brutal experience for its prey.

Design wise this is a jumbo shrimp but with elements of shrimp scampi involved. Part of the reason it's so fat is because of my family's recipe for the sauce using a few sticks of butter, some oil, and I want to say half a cup of heavy cream. I figured it made sense to add that in. Color wise it is the same as the sauce in question with its shiny being closer to actual cooked shrimp.

Hermush

Pokemon: Hermush (Hermit and Mushroom)
Type: Water/Grass
63 HP / 63 Atk / 133 Def / 98 SpAtk / 112 SpDef / 56 Spe / 525 BST
Ability: Effect Spore/Regenerator

:

:Giga Drain, Pollen Puff, Dream Eater

:Strength Sap, Leech Seed, Spore, Stun Spore, Toxic, Toxic Spikes, Aromatherapy
+ Crustini's movepool

Hermush-The Nomad Pokemon
Hermush are crab-like pokemon known for its usage of a severed mushroom cap as a shell. When crustini find the discarded cap they evolve into Hermush. Due to its appearance and similar fungal abilities, it is often compared to the pokemon Parasect, however the relationship between Hermush and its mushroom is more symbiotic. The two entities work as a team to effective be one pokemon as one cannot survive as well without the other. It is said that the mushroom on Hermush's back as immense medicinal properties.

Design wise this is pretty much a hermit crab with a mushroom shell, but the real inspiration is stuffed mushrooms. These portobellos are stuffed with juicy crabmeat along with some herbs and seasonings, some parmesan, and with my family a touch of hot sauce is added. As a result the shells are also portobellos as opposed to the cartoony mushroom Parasect has. Color wise I imagine the crab being the color of the crabmeat in this photo and the mushroom shell to be the color of a regular portobello. Shiny wise the hermit crab gains the more traditional rust red while the mushroom shell becomes white, to represent a younger portobello mushroom.

Muschell

Pokemon: Muschell (Muscle + Shell + The german word for mussels which I did not know about initially)
Type: Water/Fighting
63 HP / 133 Atk / 112 Def / 56 SpAtk / 63 SpDef / 98 Spe / 525 BST
Ability: Iron Fist/Compound Eyes

: Close Combat, Upper Hand, Dynamic Punch, Power Up Punch, Hammer Arm, Mach Punch, Drain Punch, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Bullet Punch, Sucker Punch, Poison Jab, Counter, Fake Out

: Vacuum Wave

: Bulk Up, Coaching,
+ Crustini's movepool

Muschell-The Club Fist pokemon
Muschell are larger vibrant creatures infamous for their thick club like fists. These fists are actually discarded shells from another pokemon, and if crustini finds a pair of them, they cling to their claws a they evolve into Muschell. Muschell are known as the boxers of the sea due to their devastating punches. It is said a single punch from a Muschell can destroy an entire building with ease.

Design wise it's a mantis shrimp with the twist being the mussel shells that form the club fists for the pokemon. Fun fact people do cook up and eat mantis shrimp. I'll be honest for some of my families dishes for this feast, I had to get a bit creative this being one example. Color wise I feel as though any color can work because mantis shrimps are some of the most vibrant animals on the planet. The one caveat to this is that for the base form its claws are black because mussels and the shiny form the claws are a more orange-ish hue to represent the insides of mussels.

Acciuglaive

Pokemon: Acciuglaive (Acciuga and Glaive)
Type: Water/Poison
112 HP / 133 Atk / 98 Def / 56 SpAtk / 63 SpDef / 63 Spe / 525 BST
Ability: Stench/Long Reach

: Poison Jab, Gunk Shot, Cross Poison, Mortal Spin, Bone Rush, Shadow Bone, Counter

: Sludge Bomb

: Swords Dance, Toxic, Toxic Spikes
+ Crustini's movepool

Acciuglaive-The Spear Fisher Pokemon
Acciuglaive are crustaceous pokemon infamous for using the skeleton of another pokemon as a spear. It is said that when Crustini are desperate enough they pick of the spine and head of the pokemon, Canchovi, and fashion it into a spear. This is how they evolve into Acciuglaive. The pungent smell of the spear is often enough to keep its predators at bay, however its prey often barely get a whiff before the spear strikes them. It is speculated that Acciuglaive taught humans how to spear fish

Design wise much like how Flareon most resembles Eevee so to does Acciuglaive most resemble Crustini. Really it's a bigger Crustini with the main difference being the fish skeleton it now wields as a spear. I went between a few different types before ultimately settling on poison since anchovies smell pretty bad along with how in cartoons fish skeletons often appear in dumpsters. Color wise though I imagine it being a dark-ish blue or grey to contrast the white skeleton it has. In the shiny form I imagine it being a more vibrant blue and its skeleton being a bit dirtier.

Calamimi

Pokemon: Calamimi (Crustacean and Teeny)
Type: Water/Dark
56 HP / 98 Atk / 63 Def / 112 SpAtk / 63 SpDef / 133 Spe / 525 BST
Ability: Swift Swim/Infiltrator

: Sucker Punch, Psycho Cut, Superpower

: Dark Pulse, Psychic, Psyshock, Dazzling Gleam

: Nasty Plot, Calm Mind, Swords Dance, Parting Shot, Agility, Hypnosis
+ Crustini's movepool

Calamimi-The duplicitous Pokemon
Calamimi are crustaceous pokemon that use the severed caps of Malamar as shells. It is said that when Crustini find these served caps they instantly grow into them becoming Calamimi. Through this strange evolution they seem to gain the strange powers that Malamar are infamous for, including hypnosis. They use these powers to manipulate predator and prey alike. The only pokemon that seem to be completely immune to this are Malamar themselves. It is said Malamar's hatred for Calamimi is so strong that when a Malamar sees one, nothing can stop it from hunting it down.

Design wise this is probably one of the most morbid ideas for the advent calendar but there is a reason why a hermit crab shrimp thing wearing malamar's severed cap exists. See when it comes to calamari there's the more common fried calamari and the less common stuffed calamari and my family makes em stuffed. While this one lacks crab I figured to kind of roll with it. Color wise instead of the vibrant purple of malamar for the "shell" perhaps it's more of a white-ish red to indicate that someone else is now occupying it and then the shiny has it be that purple with the patterns of malar showing up more vibrantly of course.

Capaspada

Pokemon: Capaspada (Capasanta and Spada)
Type: Water/Rock
98 HP / 112 Atk / 63 Def / 56 SpAtk / 63 SpDef / 133 Spe / 525 BST
Ability: Technician/Sharpness

: Accelerock, Razor Shell, Fury Cutter, Aerial Ace, Sacred Sword

:

: Swords Dance
+ Crustini's movepool

Capaspada-The Dual Wielding Pokemon
Capaspada are crab-like pokemon who seem to wield discarded scalchops. When Crustini manage to find two discarded scalchops they begin to master fighting with them and evolve into Capaspada. Capaspada are swift and graceful fighters who use their speed to outmatch their predators and easily strike down their prey. It is said that if they encounter a Samurott the two will battle for hours to see who comes on top.

Design wise while the dish in mind for this was my family's bacon wrapped scallops, the inspiration behind the mon comes from two different crabs. The first being the pompom crab which actually does use dual wielding by having anemones attach to its claws. The second one being the Heikegani which is the crab that has the samurai's face on it. I figure having the stripes and dual weilding of the pompom crab combined with the legs and body of the heikegani could result in one cool customer. Color wise I think the regular colors of the pompom crab work great, and the shiny can have the colors of bacon because bacon wrapped scallops.

Araviogosta

Pokemon: Araviogosta (Ravioli and Aragosta)
Type: Water/Ground
63 HP / 56 Atk / 112 Def / 133 SpAtk / 98 SpDef / 63 Spe / 336 BST
Ability: Water Compaction/Gooey

: Earthquake

: Earth Power, Scorching Sands, Scald

: Wish, Shore Up
+ Crustini's movepool

Araviogosta-The Dough Shelled Pokemon
Araviogosta are lobster like creatures with a doughy like shell comprised of wet sand and a mucus it secretes from its body. It is said that only the most desperate of Crustini are able to utilize soft sand and its mucus to construct a pillowy protective shell to evolve into Araviogosta. Despite it being made of sand and mucus, it allows for some rather protective padding to keep Araviogosta out of harm's way.

Design wise this is a literal lobster ravioli. It's a lobster that makes its own ravioli like shell with the mucus representing the eggs commonly used in pasta dough making. Color wise make it a standard rust colored lobster with a shell that is somewhere between the color of sand and pasta dough. For the shiny red lobster with a black sand shell because squid ink pasta is a thing.

The actual inspiration

In case the seven seafood inspired pokemon didn't make it obvious it's based on The Feast of the Seven Fishes, more specifically what dishes my family does for The Feast of the Seven Fishes. It's a rather big deal in my family seeing as my mom is the one who hosts and cooks the dinner. I wanted to make all this as a symbol of what the holiday and her hard work means to me, even if she will probably never see this post.

Also this is why the base stat totals and the base stats are all multiples of seven