Pokemon: Hoennian Litleo
New Typing:
New Abilities:
Sand Veil replaces Rivalry
Removed Moves: Dark Pulse, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Heat Wave, Iron Tail, Payback, Wild Charge, Flare Blitz, Flame Charge, Toxic, Bulldoze
Flavor/Design: Largely unchanged - only moves removed are those than are not shared in later forms. While young, they hide in the Sand Storms whipped up by their alpha Pyroar in their Pride.
Pokémon: Hoennian Pyroar-F
New Typing:
New Abilities:
Sand Rush replaces
Sand Veil
New Stats: Att 109 / SpA 68 (Attack Stat Swap)
New Moves: Poison Fang, Poison Jab, Gunk Shot, Gastro Acid, Acid Armour
Removed Moves: Bounce, Dark Pulse, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Heat Wave
Flavor/Design: The colour shifts from the deep browns to that of a deeper purple, and the lighter brown to a very pale, sickly green. The flame-mane/topknot takes on a poisonous purple hue (as opposed to the pale ghostly purple flame), and it grows small ram or goat like horns, and the fangs become more akin to cross between a snake's fangs, and a Smilodon. Based on the idea of the female lion primarily doing the hunting and so being more physical than a male, and a hint to its New Stage Evolution, Chimeroar. Those who do not have the ability to withstand the sandstorm in the desert tend to leave the wild prides, these dangerous natural predators can often be found enjoying the heat of the nearby Mt Chimney, venturing within the sandstorm only as long as they can withstand it.
Pokémon: Hoennian Pyroar-M
New Typing:
New Abilities:
Sandstorm replaces Sand Veil
New Stats: SpD 106 / Spe 66 (Stat Swap)
New Moves: Power Gem, Rock Polish, Stealth Rock, Calm Mind, Life Dew, Fly, Air Slash, Earth Power
Removed Moves: Iron Tail, Payback, Wild Charge, Flare Blitz, Flame Charge, Toxic, Bounce, Bulldoze
Flavor/Design: The male Pyroar from Hoenn begin to embody the land they come from, summoning vast storms of grit and dust, but their already sandy fur takes on a decidedly more rocky appearance, and the flamboyant mane instead becoming more jagged and pharaonic in its shape, hinting at its New Stage Evolution Sphyroar. The Darker fur begins to show square, brick-like striations in its patterning. They provide vital nourishment and guidance for the tribe in the desert, who would otherwise struggle to find the liquid they need to survive. As a rule, those Pyroar males who lack the ability to call up a Sandstorm are shunned, forming nomadic ferocious nomadic hunting packs. In battle the Hoennian Pyroar males can act as a rather decent special wall; the additional boost from the sand and the heightened special defense stat, especially in combination with the potential of an assault vest and neutrality to Stealth Rocks means that they can often do well switching in before threaning the target with a powerful Hyper Voice, Power Gem or Fire Blast.
Pokémon: Chimeroar (New Stage Evolution for Hoennian Pyroar-F)
New Typing:
New Abilities:
Moxie/Sand Rush/Merciless
New Stats: HP 96 (+10) / Att 120 (+11) / Def 82 (+10) / SpA 70 (+2) / SpD 76 (+10) / Spe 113 (+7)
New Moves: Poison Tail, Toxic Spikes, Baneful Bunker, Coil, Fire Lash, Fell Stinger
Flavor/Design: The name should be obvious. The Poison Flame Mane becomes a whip-like flaming tail, tipped with what appears to be a scorpion-like stinger. Meanwhile, its head takes on a more snake or dragon like appearance, with its goat-horns more pronounced. Depending on her temperament, a Chimeroar can either choose to shelter behind their acidic armour or scatter their toxic scales, or even simply rely on poisons running through her body, envenoming her opponent before striking back with merciless speed and fury. Against a dangerous foe, or when having the time to set up an ambush, Chimeroar have been seen to wrap their poison-flame tail around their body, or using the venom-stinger to deal finishing blows to their prey - woe betide any others who cross paths with an enraged Chimeroar.
Height; 6' 7" 2.01m
Weight; 312lbs 141.6kg
Pokémon: Sphyroar (New Stage Evolution for Hoennian Pyroar-M)
New Typing:
New Abilities:
Moxie/Sandstorm/Petrify (Rock Type Aerillate)
New Stats: HP 106 (+20) / Att 68, Def 85 (+13) / SpA 120 (+11) / SpD 112 (+6) / Spe 66
New Moves: Meteor Beam, Eruption, Defog, Hurricane, Scorching Sands, Shore Up
Flavor/Design: Becoming a full blown ruler of the desert of Hoenn, these majestic beasts fully take on a similar form of an andro-sphinx, stone-like wings still capable of flight, whole their manes turn to the stone like headdress of a pharaoh in full. They keep their leonie face, but many of the flame like trappings remain hidden, save for the licks of flame visible from the brick like cracks in their hide, their burning eyes and the molten core when they open their huge Jaws to roar. Said roar can be absolutely devastating, capable of turning their opponents to stone, while they can call upon the blistering heat of the deserts and their own bodies to do horrific damage to those who threaten their former pride lands, occasionally launching searing beams of summoned meteors. Those Pyroar who kept their ability to manipulate the storms of the desert are rather impressive, now even tougher and can even call upon the powerful healing ability caress of the storm around them.
Height; 8'4" 2.54m
Weight; 604lbs 274kg
In short, the old picture of litleo being rumoured to be a manticore from leaked pictures in gen 5 being posted to the reddit encouraged me to make a mythologically flavoured creature RVE. Litleo is largely unchanged other than to become more survivable in the desert sandstorm due to its ground type and potential Sand Veil. However, it either evolves to become a capable huntress, where Sand Rush makes it a super fast Sandstorm Hunter if needed, before evolving into a Chimera, where its poison flavour gives it potential for 100% accurate +1 always Crit 120BP Gunk Shots. Meanwhile the Sphinx like Male Evolutions is a lot slower, but has kept the heavy special attack and defense investment. It has to be careful of ground types, as it does not have levitate or flying: however, with a 4* weakness to ground and water types, and being supported by Meteor Beam and Solar Beam, Power Herbs are rather decent option for an item. Still 4* weak and relatively low defense vs Aqua Jet or Earthquake is not somewhere Sphyroar wants to be so my be rather quickly forced out: just as well it has neutrality to Stealth Rock, the ability to clear them, and heal if it so wishes.
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