Saturday, July 31, 2010

I Had A Bad Day Today...Not In The Mood...

Today's Pokemon gijinka is a Fighting/Steel type. Yeah, that was obvious. Completely obvious:
Pokemon: Lucario
Ability: Hot And Cold
Hot And Cold is an ability that allows the user to accumulate heat energy from the surroundings into the user's palms. That energy may then be directed outwards as a heat ray, or be shot out as a sphere of heat. When Hot And Cold is used, the surrounding's temperature is decreased slowly as heat energy escapes into the user's palms. Lucario refers to this energy as "aura" and prefers shooting it out as balls. He won't hurt anyone if he's not provoked. He also claims to be able to "feel the essence of everything around him" but that's just garbage; He depends on his eyes as much as everyone else.

Friday, July 30, 2010

I Haven't Listened to Music for A While Now...

Alright, this week's theme was chosen because some dude kept bugging me to do Nidoqueen (Because he suggested her ability, guess I should give him credit for that), so I had to think of a theme that could include Nidoqueen and at least two other Pokemon. The theme is "Pokemon that belong to the Blue Color Group and have unique typings". Today, I have a Poison/Ground type Pokemon to showcase. Technically, the typing isn't unique (Nidoking shares the same type), but they're both kind of related anyway so I thought, whatever:
Pokemon: Nidoqueen
Ability: One Republic
One Republic is an ability that allows both the user and the opponent to generate a sphere of a fixed size (Radius of 1m) and control anything within that sphere. This ability can only be activated when both fighters have agreed to a formal battle, during which the opponent will temporarily lose his/her original ability. Anything within the sphere is under the owner's control, from solid structures and liquids to the air within it and any energy as well (Although using the energy will require a bit of talent in the field of physics). Even after it has left the sphere, the objects will remain in the control of the owner. Conversely, anything from outside the sphere won't automatically fall under the owner's control if it happens to enter the sphere. Nidoqueen is a noble warrior who wants to prove to the world that women can be warriors if they wanted to. She won't actively challenge anyone unless they show a great degree of discrimination towards the female population.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Alright Stop...

Collaborate and listen...This week's edition of...um...Super Gijinka Friends will end with a Pokemon based off what the Japanese know as a Yuki-onna (Snow Girl). The Yuki-onna is said to be a youkai disguised as a beautiful, pale girl in a kimono, often living near snowy mountain tops. It charms passing hikers and mountaineers into living with it in its home where they never leave again...Their breath is said to be able to freeze things and they eat humans...Apparently...:
Pokemon: Froslass
Ability: Ice Ice Baby
Ice Ice Baby is an ability that lowers the temperature of the user's breath to as low as -60 degrees Celsius. Well, that's pretty much all that needs defining from an ability as specific as that. The user can control the temperature of his/her breath to be anywhere between body temperature and -60 degrees Celsius. Froslass is a bit shy and quiet but is really quite a nICE person. She only seems cold on the outside, but on the inside, she's warm as a...not ice thing. However, she hasn't learned to properly control Ice Ice Baby so she might make a few mistakes here and there...

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Have You Ever Tripped Over Nothing?

Today, we're going to look at a Pokemon based off of a Japanese youkai that's less well-known than most. The Tsuchinoko (Earth Child) is a short, fat, land snake whose body is thicker than its head. It's said to be venomous but other than that, it's not really dangerous at all. The Tsuchinoko is less like the legendary Pegasus or Tengu and more like the controversial Bigfoot or Nessie. That is to say, it's like one of those mythical creatures that people think they see and then report to cryptozoologists. It's not very spectacular and similarly, the Pokemon it inspired isn't very spectacular either, but I still like it:
Pokemon: Dunsparce
Ability: Hole
Hole is an ability that allows the user to generate invisible pits. These pits can come in any shape or size but their depth cannot exceed 1m. On the surface, the pits are completely unnoticeable because they are covered by an illusion of land (Which typically adjusts itself to whatever terrain is surrounding it). It's very useful for incapacitating opponents or performing sneak attacks. A person trapped beneath a pit can still climb out if he/she can find the edge, which should be clearly visible under the surface. While under the surface, the surface itself also becomes see-through, so in a sense, it's like a one-way window. Dunsparce is really quite harmless and won't actively seek to hurt anyone. However, he will prepare invisible pits when he feels the need to sit down and there are no chairs nearby. Any unlucky passer-by who falls into his pit is subjected to stories of his legendary past...

Friday, July 23, 2010

Ready! To Die!

Welcome to another weekend of superpowered gijinkas. This week's theme is Pokemon based off Japanese youkai. Now some of you might be familiar with the inspirations for these Pokemon, but I'm going to have to name the youkai anyway for those of you who didn't bother to do any research on the Pokemon. Today's Pokemon is based off the Futakuchi-onna or Two-mouthed Woman (The second mouth is on the back of the head). These youkai are thought to be women who were either starved by their husbands, or neglected their step-children (In which case, the second mouth is actually the spirit of the starved-to-death child infused to the back of the woman's head). Futakuchi-onna are commonly depicted with the mouth surrounded by tendrils of hair that grab surrounding food and insert them into the mouth itself. Now that you have a vague idea on what the Pokemon is based off, meet the Pokemon itself:
Pokemon: Mawile
Ability: Hair Reporter
Hair Reporter is an ability that allows the user to control his/her own hair in terms of length, strength, and durability. The user may make his/her hair longer, shorter, tougher, or more brittle. The user can also control the movement of his/her hair, allowing such things as walking on your own hair ala Dr. Octavius. Mawile may look like a cute little girl, but she is a master of deception. She won't play fair with all that hair; Anyone going up against her should expect tactics like crocodile tears, fake innocence, and making people feel pity towards her. Then, when you approach her to try and comfort her, a giant pair of jaws made from toughened hair comes chomping down on your helpless and totally gullible body. Press everse button to continue.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Anybody Up For Some Egg Puns?

It's time to eggsquisitely end this eggstoardinary weekend with another eggsample of a Pokemon with eggstra heads. Eggshibited here is the eggstremely weird but eggscusable eggs of eggsellence which eggsude an aura of eggsquisiteness:
Pokemon: Exeggcute
Ability: Three Faces
Three Faces is an ability that allows the user to generate energy beams from mask openings. Commonly, the lasers will be shot out of the eye holes but they can also erupt from nose holes, mouth holes, ear holes (For those masks that cover the entire head), and decorative holes. Holes that appear due to damage are not exempt from the list, so damaging the masks is not advisable. The lasers are formed from condensed, high-energy light waves and are able to burn through most materials with relative ease. However, maintaining the beams constant stream requires copious amounts of energy and stamina, so users are advised to shoot the lasers in short bursts instead. Exeggcute isn't aware of the energy consumption, so she tends to continue lasering the hell out of whatever irritates her (Exhausting herself in the process). Try not to call her a girl, she doesn't like it.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Three Heads Are Better Than Two

Togashi's style may seem simplistic, but it's rather hard to emulate...Anyway, today's Pokemon is the mole whose bottom half has never been seen before:
Pokemon: Dugtrio
Ability: The Killing Road
The Killing Road is an ability that allows the user to produce pillars of stone/soil/whatever the ground is currently made of by sending an impact through the ground. The impact can come in the form of a punch, a stomp, or a 5-ton hammer blow. The height of the earth pillar produced is proportional to the amount of force impacting the ground. Bigger impacts create taller pillars. These pillars can be used defensively or offensively (Although amazing timing is required if the user wants to attack with it). Dugtrio enjoys the thrill of fighting, but apparently, not a lot of people want to fight him (Most will stay away. Like, reaaaaally away...). Therefore, he has a somewhat gloomy personality, always thinking about how being strong might not be the best thing ever, even though fighting is fun.