This is just a random, maybe fun, question for you (or Ash). I have a memory of Ash talking about Pokémon, and I know you've mantioned it too. Have you, or Ash, ever sat down and thought "This character would have this pokémon", "This character would have this team" or seen a pokémon and thought "I will name you (character name)". Because I play Pokémon SwSh now and named my Corviknight Raven Prince, after your TRP.
There’s a really really old post about it here! (But it doesn’t include Mosk / Eran / The Raven Prince etc.)
But you know what, times have changed, there’s now a zillion Pokemon to choose from, it might be time to redo the lists, so, without further ado, the updated Pokemon team lists for our main characters!:
Pokemon for Fae Tales:
Gwyn ap Nudd
AegislashXerneasBoltundZacianSawsbuckGogoat
With a heavy emphasis on hound and deer shaped Pokemon (including quite a few legendaries), including the old favourite for him; Aegislash. He has no interest in ‘cute’ Pokemon, he goes for power or function (or dogs).
Augus Each Uisge
TsareenaEldegossScolipedeVirizionRoseradeGardevoir
A mix of predominantly grass and psychic types, with some bug/poison in there too. I think he’d like very graceful Pokemon, and he’d be interested in those that were sort of...sweet grass types, I also considered Lilligant for him. Serperior I retired to Mosk.
Ash Glashtyn
HawluchaDedenneGoodraMudsdaleAppletunMorpeko
Probably the most diverse list out of the lot, I can see Ash happily wrestling with Hawlucha, finding Dedenna adorable, and liking the two-faced Morpeko (given Ash’s own two faces around his appetite). Appletun is nostalgic for him. Mudsdale is just a badass chunky horse and I can see Ash raising him from a foal. As for Goodra, well, for all the times when Ash needs someone, and Augus isn’t available.
Gulvi Dubna Vajat
MandibuzzDelphoxGreninjaAltariaMiloticLucario
With a preference for very beautiful or very powerful Pokemon, the only outlier is Mandibuzz, because it reminds her of all the Lammergeiers she trained with to become an assassin. Ash and Gulvi discovered Feebas together, and initially Gulvi was disgusted, but then was won over by Ash’s adoration and kept it.
Mosk Manytrees
VolcaronaLeafeonTrevenantMimikyuSerperiorGallade
A mix of grass, psychic, dark and one fire-bug outlier as a nod to his love for Eran. Mosk’s team is sneaky, sometimes malicious, and a bit misunderstood. But make no mistake, he’s a powerful one to go up against.
Eran Iliakambar
FennekinPyroarCinderaceSwoobatTogekissEevee
With the highest amount of ‘fucking adorable but mostly useless in battle against the big hitters’ Eran’s team swings largely towards Pokemon he enjoys the company of. Cinderace and Pyroar allow him to enjoy his fire as much as he wants, Swoobat he raised from a baby, Togekiss he raised from a baby, and Eevee and Fennekin he adopted and can’t figure out what to do with yet. If there’s a young Pokemon, Eran will know how to look after it.
The Raven Prince
DecidueyePheromosaInteleonArceusDialgaUmbreon
The Raven Prince’s team is designed for power and punch, and a great deal of of stealth (Umbreon and Inteleon). Decidueye was probably his starter, but he’s closest to Arceus and Umbreon. I actually had Xerneas on his list too, initially, but honestly you could give the Raven Prince a full complement of legendary Pokemon and he wouldn’t blink.
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And there we have it, the updated list! Complete with hyperlinks! Now I’m not gonna revisit this for another 400 years :D
