okay but I’m just constantly impressed by how well Corbeau’s team matches his backstory. like, okay, as a writer who thinks and overthinks and is always curious about ‘why did they choose _ for this person’s team?’, Corbeau’s stands up.
like, consider them as their first forms. Venipede, Ekans, Trubbish, Magikarp, Budew, Binacle. largely ‘accessible’ Pokémon, especially for a street kid, in addition to Pokémon that are either ‘looked down upon’ either as nuisances or whatever (Venipede, Ekans, Trubbish, Binacle(?)), there are those that would be traditionally considered ‘weak’ (Magikarp, Budew).
which y’know has got to resonate w Corbeau. I mean, ‘looked down upon’ and ‘weak’ was probably the name of the game for him as a street kid. it’s no wonder he’d look at the skittish Budew and pathetic Magikarp and decide actually, these are mine, and they have as much potential as I do! same goes for Trubbish, ‘garbage’ — do you think anybody called him anything close to that? ‘street trash’, maybe? I bet that’d be all it would take for him to see a Trubbish and decide, no, we’re better than they think, and we’re gonna prove it.
I didn’t mention Venipede and Ekans as much (though man, could I; being aggressive and self-protective, being dangerous beyond size bc of poison, you get it) solely bc they’re already pretty well studied and observed by others, but, I mean, you SEE the patterns, right?
oh, oh! AND! Corbeau’s team had me going ‘smart man, specializing in poison and being totally ready to wreck ground- and psychic-types’. Gyarados and Barbaracle? water-types who can learn dark-type moves??? (yes, Venipede and Ekans and others can also learn dark-type moves, I know). the point is, Corbeau’s not JUST a poison-type specialist — he’s PREPARED. it’s evident in his team! he’s not about to get KO’d like any other specialist by only having poison-types, he’s put in effort and rounder his team out! all that, while the first forms also totally fit his background!!
anyway. not sorry for the rant. Corbeau’s just one of my favorite fictional characters in a long time and I’m so endlessly intrigued by him. just love the effort the devs put into his team in terms of matching up his backstory. yeah.