Name: Glephra
(GLide + TEPHRA)
Pokédex Type: Gliding
Height:
11 inches
Weight: 8 lbs.
Element
Type Fire/Wind
Description It’s a little lizard with red scales that is
based on one of these gliding geckos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptychozoon
It
has webbed feet which is uses to catch air currents and soar on the breeze. It
has three yellow stripes on its back that come to a point on either side and
are thicker in the middle – sort of like this: () (See picture)
It has a gill-like spiracle (breathing hole) on either cheek which is the same
yellow color as the back stripes. This spiracle vents smoke constantly because
of Glephra’s intense inernal body heat.
Its eye are yellow with a black pupil. It’s belly is a tannish color.
Its tail curls up at the end and is black, looking sort of like a wisp of
smoke.
Here's an idea of what it would look like
(The black things around its head were supposed to be smoke coming out of its vent holes - not sure about those)
Pokédex
Data
A: Its webbed feet allow it to glide on thermal columns. It lives in areas of high geothermic activity. (99)
B: Because it eats coal, it intermittently vents
puffs of smoke from the breathing holes on its cheeks. (100)
Evolution Volephra (VOLans, which means flying in Latin+ tEPHRA) at Level 30
Special
Ability White Smoke or
Levitate?
Moves
1: Scratch
1: Growl
5: Ember
9: Breeze
14: Smokescreen
18: Thermal
23: Whirlwind
29: Whirl Dive
36: Scorch
42: U-Turn
49: Flamethrower
Gender
Ratio: 50/50
Gender
Differences Females have a
smaller tail and only two stripes.
Egg
Group Draconic/Monster ??
Habitat: It lives in areas of high geothermic activity,
or at least where there would be hot air currents – so definitely Ardor Volcano
and maybe any other place like that. Maybe a desert too?
Stats
HP:
48
ATK: 42
DEF: 52
SAT: 56
SDF: 36
SPD: 40
TOTAL: 274
EVOLVED FORM
Name: Volephra (VOLans, which means flying in Latin + tEPHRA)
Pokédex
Type: Gliding
Height:
2 feet 8 inches
Weight: 48 lbs.
Element
Type Fire/Wind
Description It is more based on this lizard here: http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/lizards/black-bearded_gliding_lizard.htm
It has ditched the webbed feet in favor of wing-like membranes that are
attached to its body in between the arms and legs. Its feet now individual
digits with claws on the ends.
Its head and body are sleeker, and its tail extends further. The tail has a
number of smoke-like curls which it frequently sheds.
Its eyes are still yellow with a black pupil but are set into a black eye
socket.
It now has a gular flag (extension under its neck that many lizards have) which
looks like a spine with flames protruding from it.
The stripes on its back now decorate the membrane/wings and arc backwards (away
from the head), though the back of its actual body is solid red (up until the
tail, which is black).
Here's a drawing
Same thing with the smoke around its head
Pokédex
Data
A: When it wants to soar higher, the fold under its neck flares up and creates a thermal updraft. (95)
B: A volcanic eruption will send hundreds
of VOLEPHRA into the air, scattering them around the continent. (102)
Evolution Evolves from Glephra at Level 30
Special
Ability
White Smoke or Levitate?
Moves
- Scratch
- Growl
- Ember
- Breeze
9: Breeze
14: Smokescreen
18: Thermal
23: Whirlwind
29: Whirl Dive
33: Pyrotechnics
37: Scorch
42: U-Turn
47: Smolder*
51: Strafe Dive
56: Flamethrower
60: Tailwind
66: Jet Stream
Gender
Ratio 50/50
Gender
Differences Females have a
smaller gular flag and only two stripes.
Egg
Group Draconic/Monster
??
Habitat: Volcanos or other hot areas where it could catch thermals.
Stats
HP:
86
ATK: 72
DEF: 90
SAT: 106
SDF: 56
SPD: 66
TOTAL: 476
New Moves
Smolder: Fire type
Effect: User’s attack is
raised one level this turn and then again at the start of the next two turns. (The
user can still attack the next two turns.)
Description: A slow-burning fire increases attack for three turns.
Notes
Names: Trying to think of better names for both. Ideas currently include Thermile (THERMal + reptILE) and Thermavolans (THERMAl + VOLANS).
Also noted that Volephra could just as easily be Volcano + Tephra. Volanphra might be better?
I'll post more ideas as they come to me.
Typing: Original concept for this was to create a fire/wind type, cause I liked that typing. Hence the whole "gliding, not flying" thing - he depends on the wind/thermal columns to soar. Still, after designing him, I wonder if his design warrants wind moves - this could be helped by coming up with new wind moves that could better fit his design, but I didn't have any good ideas at the moment. My concern is that it seems more like a fire/flying type, which was not my goal.
I thought about having him start out as just fire type and then evolving to fire/wind, but I'd rather not.
Ability: I like the idea of white smoke being his ability (despite the fact that I drew the smoke as black, but that could be changed if we want to get nit-picky). However, it seems weird that a gliding pokemon could be hit by earthquake, which leaves me with levitate or some equivalent as the only possible ability. The problem with that is that it adds weakness to wind, which is already x4 weakness - what would happen in this scenario, would it become x8 weak to wind? Cause that's nutsy.
Moveset: Addressed before - some of the wind moves don't seem to make total sense, especially for Glephra. How exactly does he whip up a whirlwind? Then again, how does Makuhita? Maybe I'm over-thinking it.
Three wind moves in a row at levels 18-29. Don't know if that's a problem.
Originally wanted to get Breath Blast in there, cause he does seem sort of dragonic, but he's already got enough special moves.
Egg Type: Not too big a deal, but I was thinking dragonic/monster, unless there is something else that seems to fit better.
Pokedex Entries: Volephra's B entry is 102 characters. I'm sure I can condense it, but only if it's a real problem, cause I like it as is.
Not sold on the "eats coal" part - looking for a reason for its body temperature to be high and for it to be constantly emitting smoke.
I'll post any more issues as they come to me.
