What If The Steven Universe Characters Were Pokemon Trainers redo
I have been making pokemon teams for characters from other cartoons for I think around 3 years now. I have fun with this game. I did Steven Universe some point in the first year, but I never really liked the teams I picked for the charcters back then. Neither did that many fans, whom I do not blame. I look at my old list and am like "These are wrong" and then "I could remake this and do a much better job".
Well I have time now, we are doing pride fests where I live, and a friend at work has been talking to me about how much her teen and the teen's partner like watching Steven Universe together, which has gotten me thinking about the show again. So to wrap it all up here is my new version of "Pokemon teams for the Characters from Steven Universe".
Garnet
Picking pokemon for everybody's favorite fusion is a hit tricky. I needed to think up a team that Ruby, Sapphire and Garnet would all love.
Kanto & Alolan Vulpix: two tiny little cuties, one of whom has fire powers and another of whom has ice. Both of them are very different but also the same. These two make perfect representations for Ruby&Saphire.
Mawhile & Sableeye: picked first because they are version exclusive pokemon the the Ruby and Sapphire games. They can be a tough paralle to Ruby and Saphure while the Vulipx's are a cute one Second they are really powerful pokemon in their own right. I could see them being really good assets to Garnet in battle.
Mega Venasuar: Garnet loves her organic planet, where she is allowed to live her life the way she wants to, as herself. The bulbasuar line is unique because its not recognized as exclusively a sentient plant or a grass powered animal. It itself is a fusion between flora and fauna, the two things that make up the planter Garnet chooses as her home.
Hariyama: well I guess I am rounding out Garnet's team with the least symbolic pick, oh well. Garnet's known for being the strongest of the trio, and she fights with large, heavily hitting fists. Hariyama is poweful pikemon who fights the same way. I picked it to be Garnet's sparing buddy.
Amethyst
Amethyst and her team. They are loud, they are messy, and they are perfectly imperfect creatures
Ditto: first things first, of course Amethyst would have a ditto. Amethyst last favorite games and form of self expression is to shapesift into different forms and objects. That's ditto favorite games too, and they can play it together.
Snorlax: second thing second she should have a Snorlax. Snorlax love to sleep, eat, and are powerful opponents. I see many epic battles, as well as a lot of leisurely naps and meals in Amethyst and Snorlax partnership
Turbish: in recent games Turbish will run up to potential trainers because it wants to be wanted and loved. Amethyst badley wants to be those things too. Her and Turbish can be each other's emotional support garbage cat and undersized gem. Neither of them will ever care if the other is a mess.
Incineroar: a Powerful fire cat who wrestles for sport, and enjoys showing off for a crowd. Incineroar can serve as asecond Wrestling partner for Amethyst. It also make a good Heavy hitter for he team. Lastly since it is a starter pokemon and fire/dark, instead of fighting type wrestling is more a fun sport to it, and it will likely be less effected when she gives up pro wrestling. They will still battle together.
Loudred & Spindel: Amethyst party crew. Loudred loves music, and making sure its message can be heard. Spinda loves to dance and will do so until it falls down from dizziness. Yeah Amethyst can relate, and have fun with these two.
Pearl
So regal, so beautiful,... so strong, so powerful
Clampearl: so Pearl can have a pearl. I had to do it
Nacil: because Pearl's whole temporment/attitude is famously a little but salty.
Ageishlash & Ceruladge: here is a good team of high ranking, regal appearing, and very, very frightening knights to work underneath the lead of the most famous "terrifying renagde" knight known to gemkind.
Femdale Oinklong: female Oinkolng's are neat freaks who love to clean and have dusters on their tails. Pearl is the one whobkeeps the gems space clean and Tidy, and her having a pig who wears (very pretty) makeup as a chore partner is to funny to pass up.
Primarina: powerful, silly, graceful and fancy looking, a theatrical showoff. Whom I talking about? Primarina or Pearl? They both have plenty in common to use to battle and perform together. Primarina rounding out Pearls team also means that each of the three original Crystal gems has a starter of a different type. How fitting.
Steven Universe
They have the power. They do not want to use it against you. Do not make them
Gardevior: if I said "powerful princess pokemon" who would you think of? Me personally, I would think of Gardevoir. Since Steven's character can kinda be summed up as "a very powerful (male) Princess " then it seems only fitting to give Steven Gardevoir to represent that Power level and Princess energy. Gardevior can also restore other pokemon's power levels when they are injured, and Steven has healing spit.
Aggron: Once again Steven is basically a fairy-tale Princess of a rock race. And you know what other fairy-tale creature is often associated with fairy-tale Princesses? ...Dragons! So of course the Princess of the rock race should also have a powerful rock Dragon.
Zamazento: a legendary battle sheid. This matches the first power of Steven's to develop and his strong desire to protect others. It might have once belonged to Rose Quartz and it partners with a pokemon of Connie's.
Male Mega Pyroar: to represent Loin. Pyroar definitely once belonged to Rose Quartz, but now recognizes Steven as his trainer.
Skiddo: An empath pokemon to represent Steven's strong sense of empathy. Also it's a mounting goat, and Steven has shown a fondness for the goats that live in the mountains (see Steven Junior).
Red Core Minior: If I remember correctly Steven is the one who made "the star" the symbol of the crystal gems. So of course he should have a star pokemon. Minior is the right one for Steven. It falls from Space and will only survive if caught and put in a pokeball very quickly, so catching it is n act to save its life. It then wants badly to return to space but it cannot, so its trainer has to help adapt to earth being its home. That is Steven Universe job.
Greg Universe
Good music and beautiful sensory can sooth a wondering, peaceful heart. In my last attempt I basically just gave Greg all the music pokemon. This time I want to balance that with the rest of Greg's interest too.
Toxtricity Amp Form & Altaria: I will still give him two music pokemon because Music is still a huge interest of Greg's. Toxtricity is a rock star electric pokemon, and Greg formerly tried to be a rockstar. Altaria is a song bird that has a very nice singing voice. It also is covered in very warm fluff and in cold temperatures will sleep on pe1ople to keep them warm. Greg lives in a van and could use some more warmth.
Veravroom and Simipour: Cars are another big part of Greg's life. He lives in a full sized van (his choice), and he makes money through a car wash he owns. Veravroom fits his intrest in cars. Simipour can help him out at the car wash, and it also kinda of a hippe, which is a life style Greg follows to an extent: music, travel, nature, peacful wisdom, anti conflict. So they can be hippie bros together.
Togakiss: Greg is again a man who tries to stay away from conflict and loves the simple blessings of life. That is just like Togakiss. I could see it and Greg going all around the Beach city together just enjoying the fun of being at the beach, the barn, the peer , neighboring cities etc...
Rotom: with Greg's lifestyle he likely does not always have access to electricity or cable. Rotom is a good one for helping him use appliances in parking lots or on the road.
Connie Maheswaran
Not a Crystal Gem by birth. Just as capable of being a protector/hero of earth
Cubfant: a cute little, ceramic figurine looking, elephant that just fits with Connie's whole character. For one thing Google says that Elephants are the national animal of Indian heritage, for another they are known for having really good memories, and lastly Cubfant itself is great at helping its trainer by caring heavy loads, which metaphorically speaking, is what Connie does for Steven
Snorunt: might as well carry that last point into my next choice. Snowrunt is a very social pokemon that enjoys befriending kids and playing and having fun with them. At the start of the cartoon Connie dedicated all her time to school and her many extracurricular. She didn't really socialize much or make time for fun or play. Snorunt, along with Steven, can help her remember how important leisure is.
Zacain: This pokemon possibly belonged to Rose Quartz at one point, but following her death this legendary sword wolf has accepted Connie as its new trainer. In battle it and Connie will partner with Steven and Zamazento to protect what they love.
Escavalier: Since getting close to Steven and the Gems Connie wants to be a knight like Pearl. I wanted to give her a more traditional knight pokemon, and since Pearl already has Ceruladge and Ageishlash I figured Escavalier would be a pretty good pick for Connie.
Lucario: A martial artist and a fighting type that is known to show great wisdom in battle. Connie takes martial arts, and she makes up for not being as powerful as gems by being smarter/more clever than many of them.
Noctowl: Another pokemon that while not one of the super genius is known to have an enhanced intellect. It also has enhanced vision, which on this team can reference that all the way back in season 1 Steven fixed Connie's eye's and she has had perfect vision since.
Lapis Lazuli
Here is the true coven of the water witch
Poliwrath & Kingdra: Lapis Lazuli's powers are water based, and while not the highest ranking or "clarity", she was easily the most powerful character after the diamonds. So she needs fitting titan level water types. I am sorry but she is just not mentally stable enough to be trainer to Kyoger or Gyrodos. I am not looking to bring the great flood 2.0. Poliwrath suits her because it is a powerful water/fighting type with large, aquatic, fists. Kingdra is a water/dragon type capable of creating poweful forces of nature. Lapis can still easily dominate the feild, and will have to practice restraint to keep from becoming a menace herself.
Ducklett: it is a water and flying pokemon, and Lapis is a water/flying type gem. I picked Ducklett out of others, because at its stage it is still learning how to use its wings. I remember an SU comic of Peridot, Steven, and Lapis taking care of an orphaned baby bird. Peridot didn't understand the bird, and Steven mostly wanted to make toys for it. But Lapis was great at taking care of the bird, and loved teaching it how to flap its wings and fly. She can do the same with Ducklett.
Honchkrow: here is another flying type pokemon for Lapis. Though this one is first and foremost a dark type, which fits with how dark Lapis's moods and humor can turn. Personality wise it known to be their. Honchkrow and one of Peridot's pokemon will partner to steal random objects for their trainers to turn into meep corps. It is great fun.
Munna: When I looked up what pokemon would make good emotional support pets Munna came up as a pokemln that could help people suffering from PTSD. Its small, cute, non-threatening, and it has dreamed based abilities that could be used to help a person sleep undisturbed. All this sounds like a pokemon Lapis would love to have.
Lunatone: Its the moon. The moon ties to water because it controls the tides. Crescent moons have symbolism to witches and Lapis's nickname is "the water witch". Lastly Lapis hid on the moon when she lerned that the diamonds were coming to earth, implying that she see's the moon as a safe space. Lapis finishes her team with Lunatone
Peridot
Why did I ever think she would be an electric type trainer? Peridot's true type. Powerful short pokemon, mixed with powerful pokemon that think big.
Tinkaton & Metang: Peridot is rightly very proud of her engineering skills and her intelligence. I wanted to give her pokemon that represent that. A will let her have a fully evolved Tinkaton, she deserves it, but I am placing her Metang at its middle evolution because I think coming to earth showed her that, while she is very intelligent, she still has a lot to learn.
Linoone: a thieving pokemon that loves to take random objects. It will partner with Lapis's Honchkrow to steal materials for their trainers to make into Meep morps. Once again, great fun.
Dugtrio: so here is a ground type that digs into the earth, mess with the ground, and creates networks of underground holes, dens, and tunnels. Homeworld does things like that to the planets it colonized. But Dugtrio does these things to play ground, turn spoil, great gardens, and ultimately help nature. Catching Dugtrio symbolizes Peridot beginning to change. That she is starting to care about earth, nature, and Organic life
Yellow flower Floette: adding to Peridot beginning to change, she finds gardening really enjoyable and therapeutic as an activity. So i'm giving her a Floette to help her grow lots of beautiful gardens. I am going to give her the yellow one since, even after leaving Yellow Diamond, she still seems to really love yellow colored plants (corn and sunflowers).
Pumpkaboo: For pumpkin of course.
Jasper
So the way I see it Rock types and fighting types are about the only pokemon Jasper would really want (mix in a couple water types influenced by her and Lapis's former relationship) . I also think she would be a big fan of fossil pokemon because they are strong and she is a traditionalist.
Shiny Rampardos & Arodactyl: So Jasper's gem weapon is actually a helmet that lets her charge into solid objects and break them apart. Rampardos uses its dome to attack the same way. It and Jasper battle the same, so they might as well do it together. For Arodactyl quite simply it is a fossil rock that can fly. Jasper is interested in the advantage that flight could bring her in battle. Arodactyl is also one of the most terrifying fossil type pokmon, and it has a pink shiny. I made both Rampardos and Arodactyl shinnies so they would look like members of Pink Diamond's court.
Dracovish: Dracovish is a water dragon type. But it is a fossil pokemon, and it's one of the strongest and most dangerous beasts among them. That alone would probably peak Jasper's interest. It also harkens back to Jasper being Malachite with Lapis. As bad as that situation was Jasper really liked how powerful they were. Afterwards She tried to get Lapis back, and then still lived under the sea alone for weeks. Who's to say she wouldn't have taken an interest in powerful, prehistoric, sea monsters while down there?
Barbaracle: Barbaracle is hard built, muscular, and striped like Jasper. It is also based off barnacles which are known to be heavy and very clingy, whixh is also like Jasper. Barbaracle can be Jasper's second sea pokemon.
Embora: I felt like I needed give her one of the three fire/fighting starters. I picked Embora because it is military inspired, and as such fits Jasper best.
Annihilape: a Powerful fighter who gave their life over to their anger towards past events, and is unable to stop fighting or give it a rest. Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is in the reflection?
Lars Barriga (Lar's of the Stars)
Lars was especially fun because I could pick pokemon to do a really cool native on his mental state.
Scrafty: Scrafty and Lars are one in the same. Both a short, rude punks, who try and act like they do not care about anything, but its not true
Phantump: Underneath all of that Lars is like Phantump: just a scared lost little kid, looking for a friend
Grbador: he wants desperately to be loved and appreciated by others. But he is convinced that people look at him and those he gets along with as something that should be thrown out. As if nobody ever found treasures in the trash. (Please note the best friends Lar's ever made where "defective gems" that homeworld "threw away").
Strawberry Sweet Ruby Cream Alcreamie: he really should give himself more credit for his own talents. Like his baking skills. Who would have though that a guy with such a tart personality enjoyed making treats so sweet.
Shelgon: Lars really needs to understand that the main thing holding him back from achieving his dreams is that for so long he was just stuck inside his own shell.
Deoxys: In the end Lars was capable of making stratagies and taking on feats that reached across space.
Sadie Miller
I did Lars so I figure it's only fair to do Sadie too. Her team was also pretty fun to make.
Dachsbun: Sadie was originally known around town as "Donut girl", because she reay did put a lot of work into making the donut shop her and Lars workd at a great pastry place. Dachsbun I am thinking would be a cute little mascot she brought it to attract customers and it used the aromatic pastry smell it gives off to make more people hungry for donuts.
Tyrogue: Sadie and Tyrogue are both tiny yet very fit and strong
Floragato: Sadie and Floragato are both known to be prankster who require a lot 1 on 1 attention from their favorite people
Psyduck: poor Sadie has so much stress and anxiety that she is not ready to face yet. So she tries to work through it by making other people work through their own. That is not always healthy of her; trying to make Lars her fixer-upper project definitely strained their friendship in some cases. So let's give her a pokemon that really could use her help in dealing with its headaches; and maybe helping Psyduck could give Sadie the tools to try and help herself.
Mimikyu: Sadie is another character that really wants people to love her and see her as someone special. She also really likes spooky things and the horror genre. So I could see her and Mimikyu being great emotional support for each other. Maybe not everyone gets them, but they will get each other.
Obstagoon: One way Sadie found to express herself was through music. She had to put in work to learn to get over her stage fright. But once she got there, man for awhile she was rock star.
Love is a beautiful thing sometimes. Most times you find that special someone & make it last as long as you can. True it doesn't last forever, however if you can make it work, make a connection & be as loyal. & if forms of love exist in just about anywhere, there maybe hope yet.
So this ten features some loving couples & lovers.
You think you can find love? You be the judge on that my friend.
