History Characters / PokemonGenerationVIDedenneToVolcanion

* HatesBeingAlone: Goodra's ''Sun'' Pokédex entry says that it gets very lonely when left by itself, to the point that it cries.

* StoneWall: Hisuian Goodra has an amazing defensive typing that resists just over half the entire roster of types, has the SecretArt Shelter which boosts both its defense stats and makes it more evasive, and retains Kalosian Goodra's good Special Defense while having improved Physical Defense. One of the tradeoffs for this is lower Speed, which hinders it in [[VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus its source game]] thanks to the CombatantCooldownSystem being influenced by Speed, which in turn means Hisuian Goodra is incapable of attacking as often.

* MakeMeWannaShout: Its SignatureMove, Boomburst, can shatter boulders.[[note]]Pay no attention to its being not very effective against Rock types…[[/note]] It can also learn Hyper Voice via Move Tutor in ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire'', and unlike the Boomburst example, you ''can'' shatter rocks with it.[[note]]Trade it over to ''X and Y'' and use it to destroy some natural objects in wild battles, including rock formations.[[/note]]

* {{Nerf}}: Their SecretArt Shelter is incredibly good in ''Legends: Arceus'', boosting both Defense stats simultaneously in addition to making Hisuian Goodra more evasive; opponents will have a significantly harder time hitting, and when they do hit it'll be for less damage. When Hisuian Goodra came back for ''Scarlet'' and ''Violet'', Shelter was nerfed down to being a simple two-stage Physical Defense boost instead, significantly dialing back how untouchable it used to be and opening a mild vulnerability to Special moves.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: According to ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', it likes donuts, appropriately enough. [[spoiler:[[FoodAsBribe Lear gave it some]] in order to collect contestants for the PML.]]

* ArmoredButFrail: It has great base 150 for both defense, but its HP is only 50.

!!!Antenna Pokémon

!!!Jewel Pokémon

!!!Soft Tissue Pokémon/Snail Pokémon, Dragon Pokémon/Shell Bunker Pokémon

!!!Key Ring Pokémon

!!!Stump Pokémon, Elder Tree Pokémon

!!!Pumpkin Pokémon

!!!Ice Chunk Pokémon, Iceberg Pokémon

!!!Sound Wave Pokémon

!!!Jewel Pokémon

!!!Mischief Pokémon/Djinn Pokémon

!!!Steam Pokémon

* BalanceBuff: Both forms of Goodra are capable of learning Knock Off in Gen IX's ''The Teal Mask'' DLC, with Kalsoian Goodra receiving Scald when it's unable to learn both moves in prior generations. Additionally, Kalosian Sliggoo and Goodra are one of the few non-Poison-types that have access to Toxic via TM when the majority of Pokemon have lost the ability to learn Toxic.

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* ArmorPiercingAttack: Infiltrator bypasses defensive barriers and substitutes, and Noivern can possess that Ability. Even a non-Infiltrator Noivern can slip through those barriers and substitutes by using Boomburst or other sound-based attacks because, as of Gen VI, sound attacks also bypass them.

* VineTentacles: Goodra naturally learns Power Whip.

* PeekABangs: Gourgeist has one long strand of its hair-hands covering its right eye, as can be seen in its official art.

* CounterAttack: Can learn Mirror Coat through breeding, which can punish those who try to exploit its awful Special Defense… assuming it survives such an attack.

* WhipItGood: Goodra naturally learns Power Whip.

* BizarreAlienBiology: As Hoopa Unbound, the black spots on its torso's sides are actually holes in which it stores its arms when it doesn't need them.

* OurFairiesAreDifferent: Fairy-type.

* ShockAndAwe: Electric-type.

* MakingASplash: Learns a lot of Water-type attacks and can have Hydration as an ability. They are blobs, after all. Sliggoo also evolves if it reaches level 50 while in a rainy area[[note]]Rain Dance or Drizzle rain does not count[[/note]].

* ExtraOreDinary: Steel-Type.

* GreenThumb: Grass-type. Trevenant also has the ability to control the trees in the forest, and can make berries grow with the ability Harvest.

* SoulPower: Ghost-type.

* GreenThumb: Grass-type.

* SoulPower: Ghost-type. It can also give it to other mons via its SignatureMove and hit them super-effectively with its own attacks (or turn an existing resistance into a neutral attack).

* OurFairiesAreDifferent: This one is made of rocks and diamonds.

* MightyGlacier:
** Goodra has good mixed offenses and average speed, and although its HP and Defense are only okay, it has an enormous Special Defense stat (it is, in fact, the first pseudo-legend to have its highest stat in a defensive area) and access to the Hydration + Rest method of healing.
** Hisuian Goodra takes this even further, gaining a better defensive typing that resists just over half the entire roster of types, has the SecretArt Shelter which boosts both its defense stats and makes it harder to hit, and much improved physical defense at the cost of its speed and some HP.

* OffModel: In an usual case, it's Volcanion's color palette. In its [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/b/b8/Spr_6x_721.png in-game model]], it's a bright orange-red, similar to Groudon in tone. Everywhere else, including its official art (seen above) and [[https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/7/7c/Volcanion_M19.png the anime]], it's a much darker shade of maroon.

!702: Dedenne (デデンネ ''dedenne'')

!703: Carbink / Melecie (メレシー ''mereshii'')

!704: Goomy / Numera (ヌメラ ''numera'')\\
705: Sliggoo / Numeil (ヌメイル ''numeiru'')\\
706: Goodra / Numelgon (ヌメルゴン ''numerugon'')

!707: Klefki / Cleffy (クレッフィ ''kureffi'')

!708: Phantump / Bokurei (ボクレー ''bokuree'')\\
709: Trevenant / Ohrot (オーロット ''oorotto'')

!710: Pumpkaboo / Bakeccha (バケッチャ ''bakeccha'')\\
711: Gourgeist / Pumpjin (パンプジン ''panpujin'')

!712: Bergmite / Kachikohru (カチコール ''kachikooru'')\\
713: Avalugg / Crebase (クレベース ''kurebeesu'')

!714: Noibat / Onbat (オンバット ''onbatto'')\\
715: Noivern / Onvern (オンバーン ''onbaan'')

!719: Diancie (ディアンシー ''dianshii'')

!720: Hoopa (フーパ ''fuupa'')

!721: Volcanion (ボルケニオン ''borukenion'')

* ActionBomb: Gourgeist naturally learns Explosion. If only its {{Foil}} could do [[VideoGame/EarthBound the same thing]]...

* MegaTwintails: They're made of ''gems''. And larger than its head.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Trevenant's ''Ultra Sun'' Pokédex entry mentions they're particularly averse to [[PlayingWithFire fire-types]] (for the [[ElementalRockPaperScissors obvious reasons]]), and as such, it's common for lumberjacks to enter the woods with one in tow to keep them away when going to chop some wood.

* {{Combos}}: Can use Trick-or-Treat to force the Ghost type onto its opponent one turn, then strike hard with STAB Ghost-type moves the next (as long as they're not Normal-type). It's also capable of using Trick to force its opponent to hold and item and follow that up with Poltergeist (a highly damaging Ghost type move that only works if the opponent is holding an item).
* ConfusionFu: Besides Grass and Ghost moves, Gourgeist can learn Psychic, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, Sludge Bomb, Focus Blast, Charge Beam, and Dark Pulse... [[UselessUsefulSpell so GF had to give it a measly base Special Attack of 58]].

** A fellow Ghost/Grass type that evolves by trading (In "Go" they can be evolved through trading or 200 candies), with a SecretArt that gives an opponent another type. Bonus points where Trevenant has a more menacing appearance, but is generally more benign (unless you hurt trees, in which case it will ''end'' you), while Gourgeist has a more friendly-like appearance, but is... [[{{Jerkass}} not so]] [[{{Sadist}} benign]].

* MasterOfNone: Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist come in many different shapes and sizes, and their ability to learn many different moves makes them extremely versatile and able to do everything good, but their unimpressive stats besides Defense (and Attack for the bigger sizes), means that they will have trouble doing anything great.

* PumpkinPerson: Both them are ghosts that inhabit pumpkins. However, their pumpkins are their lower bodies rather than their heads.

* YourSizeMayVary: [[{{InvokedTrope}} Invoked]]. The line comes in four different sizes: the bigger they are, the more HP and Attack they have in exchange for lower Speed. Super Size Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist also have lower-pitched cries.

If the MightyGlacier trope was visualized as an actual glacier, these Pokémon would be the result. It's the proverbial tip of the iceberg that evolves into the base of the iceberg turtle/aircraft carrier with legs. As would be expected, they're extremely slow but have the physical stats to back that up.\\

* CounterAttack: Can learn Mirror Coat through breeding, which can punish those who try to exploit its awful Special Defense... assuming it survives such an attack.

* GentleGiant: Avalugg happily lets Bergmite huddle on its back. ''Legends'' shows that the ancient Avalugg of the Hisui region were a hundred feet tall, with the Noble of the region seeming to be the last one remaining of this size. Despite this, it also supports that they are mainly docile - with Avalugg having been the only Noble that didn't hurt anyone despite being under the effects of the frenzy.

* MightyGlacier: Played straight in both the literal and figurative sense… on the physical side. Its Special Defense is terrible, but it's still got high HP. It's also extremely slow — it manages to be barely outsped by ''Musharna''. It naturally learns Curse to exaggerate these stats. In ''Legends'' it is so large that despite having defeated 4 other Nobles the characters aren't even sure it's possible to quell it. Its physical might and size are also so extreme that even though it isn't attacking people there's concern that it's body moving around carelessly could still cause people harm.

* SecretArt: Hisuian Avalugg exclusively gets Mountain Gale, a physical Ice-type move with 100 base power, compensating for the absence of Avalanche in ''Legends: Arceus'' (Icicle Crash, the strongest physical Ice-type attack with wide distribution, isn't available to either version of Avalugg). Outside of ''Legends: Arceus'', it gets the chance to flinch.

* ArmorPiercingAttack: Infiltrator bypasses defensive barriers and substitutes, and Noivern can possess that Ability. Even a non-Infiltrator Noivern can wreck those barriers and substitutes by using Boomburst or other sound-based attacks because, as of Gen VI, sound attacks also bypass them.

* ArmoredButFrail: Just like Carbink, its defenses, even moreso when Mega Evolved are fantastic (normally both 150, 110 when Mega — a downgrade for sure, but still very solid) but its HP is only 50.

* CripplingOverspecialization: Inverted. Unlike Carbink, Diancie is capable of learning Diamond Storm. While it is much more powerful than the Power Gem it replaces, it's a ''physical'' move, meaning that Diancie has lost its only special Rock-Type move. Diancie fortunately has equal attack and special attack, but all of its fairy moves are special, meaning that it's impossible for it to specialize in one category of attacks or the other while still getting to use both of its best [=STABs=] until Gen VII, where it is now capable of learning Power Gem. It wasn't until Gen VIII when it got Play Rough, a physical Fairy-type move, via Technical Record, but this came at the cost of its access to Mega Evolution.

* DoNotTauntCthulhu: An unnamed criminal organization once attempted to capture Hoopa in an effort to control its powers (key word being "attempted"). Hoopa responded by stealing everything worthwhile that they owned, terrifying them to the point of boarding themselves up in their own headquarters, and then warping said HQ into the middle of a barren desert.

* TheGhost: In promotional material for ''VideoGame/PokemonGO'' starting in mid-2021, Hoopa is stated to be responsible for the Legendary Pokémon that are appearing in Raid battles. During 2021's GO Fest Hoopa's dimensional rings can be seen in the sky as 6 generations' worth of Legendary Pokémon appear at all the gyms. Sometime later it a promo for the debut of Zacian and Zamazenta (along with a few other Gen 8 Pokemon) was shown to have been Hoopa's doing.

* ImpossibleThief: Hoopa doesn't always just steal treasure from castles, sometimes it steals the castles themselves. There are a few implications that a castle in Kalos that vanished into thin air 3,000 years ago was Hoopa's doing.

* NumberOfTheBeast: Six arms, six ribs and six prongs extending from its Unbound form's abdominal ring.

* RecurringElement: Volcanion is often compared to Heatran, with both being primary Fire-type [[OxymoronicBeing with an odd secondary type]] and an ElementalAbsorption ability, having roughly similar stats [[note]]Balanced across the board, with a focus on Special Attack, though Volcanion sacrifices some of Heatran's durability and speed for increased physical Attack by comparison[[/note]], incorporating mechanical elements into their design, being associated with a subset of their debut region [[note]]Southern Kalos for Volcanion, and the Battle Zone for Heatran[[/note]], and having few legends based on them in comparison to other Legendaries. However, Volcanion is genderless, unlike Heatran [[note]]which is otherwise unique amongst Legendaries for being randomly male or female, unlike all other genderless or set gender Legendaries[[/note]], and because Volcanion is a Mythical Pokémon, it's barred from in-game and official competitions, where Heatran has been quite popular since debuting, due to its versatility and typing.

* {{Foil}}: To the Pumpkaboo/Gourgeist line

* {{Foil}}: To Gourgeist; a fellow Ghost/Grass type with a SecretArt that gives an opponent another type. While Trevenant is a mostly benevolent protector of the forest that just happens to look scary, Gourgeist is a malevolent Mon that enjoys its prey's suffering and happens to look cute.

%%* LifeDrain: Horn Leech and Leech Seed.

* {{Foil}}: To Trevenant: A fellow Ghost/Grass type that evolves by trading, with a SecretArt that gives an opponent another type. Bonus points where Trevenant has a more menacing appearance, but is generally more benign (unless you hurt trees, in which case it will ''end'' you), while Gourgeist has a more friendly-like appearance, but is... [[{{Jerkass}} not so]] [[{{Sadist}} benign]].

[[Characters/PokemonGenerationVIChespinToHawlucha Chespin to Hawlucha (650 - 701)]] | '''Dedenne to Volcanion (702 - 721)''' | [[[Characters/PokemonAuraTrio Aura Trio (Xerneas, Yveltal and Zygarde) (716 - 718)]]] -]]]