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Main Characters

    Protagonist 

    Rival 

    Jay 

Major Characters

    Professor Fir 
  • Author Avatar: Sort of. His design seems to be inspired by Lockstin himself.
  • I Did What I Had to Do: A small version. Despite his own quiet horror at creating it, Professor Fir ended up selling the Steel Whirlygig manufacturing rights to Amaze-All for a sum of money that would guarantee that his lab could keep going for over a decade, despite the very real ramifications that said Whirlygig could have on any Castform. He ends up telling the Player that sometimes you have to be willing to bend your morals a bit in order to make it through life, and that they'd understand when they were older.
  • My God, What Have I Done?: A quiet one, when he realizes that the Steel Whirlygig he created to help Castform turn into its Steel form might have deeply traumatized it. It doesn't stop him from selling the idea to Amaze-All later on.

    Professor Menzie 
  • Good Old Ways: A downplayed case. Professor Menize, compared to her former boyfriend Tom and her colleague Professor Fir is a very low-tech professor, relying on writing with paper notes and using carrier Kwaile instead of other more advanced means of communication. She's not unjustified however, given her disdain for Tom's increasingly invasive technology, something that's reinforced when she smashes the Player's Pokewatch in order to hide secret information regarding the Relic Key from Tom's prying ears.

    Tom Bezzle 
CEO of the Amaze-All Corporation that dominates the Kaskade Region. Tom Bezzle serves as the major antagonist.
  • Bald of Evil: His head in his sprite has its own lens flare.
  • Brainwashed and Crazy: It's revealed that much of Tom Bezzle's plans were actually those of the Orbtholod controlling him.
  • Can't Take Criticism: When Wicoot tells Tom that the Legendary Pokémon won't alter the cycle of the seasons for mankind's benefit, he reacts pretty poorly.
  • Celebrity Sponsorship: Amaze-All sponsors the current Champion of Kaskade, Yazin.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: Tom Bezzle may have tried to mess with the natural order for the sake of profit and is probably still stealing your personal information, but even he wouldn't invade other people's souls. His Orbtholod, on the other hand...
  • Expy: He's basically Jeff Bezos (with the baldness to match) if he not only created Amazon, but also Apple, Google, and Facebook too.
  • Fatal Flaw: His inability to recognize when enough is enough. A large part of his actions (noted in Well-Intentioned Extremist) stems from him basically believing that the good that comes from his choices vastly outweighs the bad, and this was the case...at first. But as he kept on eroding his morals in the name of profit and convenience, the bad aspects of his decisions started to outweigh the good, until he made some dangerously bad decisions in the main game. How much of this was the influence of Orbtholod and the Cataclysm Ultra-Beasts is not entirely certain.
  • Karma Houdini: You beat Tom Bezzle, foil his plans of mind-controlling the regional Legendaries and altering the weather, and he decides to honestly turn himself in... and the very next day, he pays his fines, gets out of jail and withdraws his sponsorship of the Champion position.
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist: Bezzle initially started off life as hoping to use his technology and various social media companies as a means to help people connect with each other and to make their lives more convenient. Unfortunately, being an executive with far too much power and influence causes him to erode his morals more and more in the name of profit and convenience, building increasingly invasive elements into his social media, taking over smaller businesses and driving them out to increase his empire's influence, making shady deals with criminal groups in the name of gaining more power. And that's not even considering his intent for Kaskade's Legendaries, where he plans to take control of them in order to forcibly change the seasons in order to create perfect conditions to increase profits even more. The fact that the Orbotholod's were likely influencing his decisions probably did not help matters.
  • We Used to Be Friends: He used to date Professor Menzie and was fratmates with Professor Fir. In the present, Professor Fir can only barely tolerate his old friend, and Menzie wants nothing to do with the corrupt executive he's become.

Gym Leaders

    Adamo 

    Caela 

    Kaiba 

    Tate 

    Mary and John 

    Elna 

    Zlata 

    Trip 

Pokemon League

    Champion Yazin 
The current Champion of the Kaskade Region, sponsored by Amaze-All.

    Kokoro 

    Cleary 

    Pemba 

    Catalina 

Other Human Characters

    Lucy 
  • Sexy Secretary: She's the personal assistant to the Pokémon Champion and quite attractive.

Pokemon

Starter Pokemon

    Recurring Starter Tropes 
  • Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors: As per tradition for Starter Pokémon, with Llampas being Grass-type, Therpal being Fire-type, and Burbwhril being Water-type.
    • The Llampas line gains the secondary Rock-type upon evolving into Alfalphalops. This provides extra resistance to Fire-type moves, but adds Fighting and Steel-type weaknesses. Originally it was simply pure Grass-type, but this gave the part Bug-type Vaquamael an advantage.
    • Aspfault and Tarmendoa both have the secondary Ground-type. This gives them a double-weakness to Water, which is thankfully covered by Tarmendoa's ability.
    • The entire Burbwhril line has the secondary Bug-type. This reduces its weakness to Grass-types, but adds Flying and Rock to the list of weaknesses and makes Fire balance out against it.
  • Recurring Element: As Lockstin notes, the Starter Trio conforms to patterns that the fandom has observed in official Starter Trios (prior to said trends being seemingly broken in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet):
    • Grass-type Starters being extinct megafauna. Llampas' line is partially based on camelops, the ice-age ancestor to modern camels, alpacas and llamas.
    • Fire-type Starters being animals from the Chinese Zodiac. Therpal’s line is based on a Western ground snake, and thus represents the Snake.
    • Water-type Starters having design elements of weapons or warrior classes. Burbwhirl’s line eventually becomes a cowboy-inspired whip/lasso wielder.
  • Secret Art: This Starter Trio has unique abilities, as part of the Kaskade Region's focus on weather control in battles. Uniquely, each ability counters the weather effects created by the Signature Move of the Pokémon they are traditionally weak to:
    • Llampas and its evolutions are Droughtproof, rendering them immune to temperature changes. This protects them from the Harsh Sunlight caused by Tarmendoa’s Thermal Vortex.
    • Therpal's lines are Hydrophobic, making them immune to the effects of rain and hail. This upgrades to Fully Hydrophobic for Tarmendoa, reducing the damage from Water-type attacks, such as Vaquamael's Whirlduel, on top of ignoring the rainstorm that move causes.
    • Burbwhirl's line has the ability Bubble Helm, making them immune to weather effects that affect air quality. This includes the Pollen Storm spread by Alfalphalops' Pollinate.

    Llampas, Danfluff, and Alfalphalops 
The Grass-Type Starter Pokémon of the Kaskade Region. Based on camelids and pampas grass.
  • The Ditz: Both Danfluff and Alfalphalops are noted as not being very smart as part of their New-Age Retro Hippie gimmick (see below).
  • Mayincatec: Alfalphalops's hump resembles a South American pyramid, while the leaves on its head resemble some Aztec and Mayan headdresses.
  • Meaningful Name:
    • Llampas is derived from llama and pampas grass.
    • Danfluff is from dander (animal fur that causes allergies) or dandruff, fluff and the name Dan, meaning "God is my judge" or "positivity".
    • Alfalphalops combines alfalfa with camelops, while also including alpha in reference to the camelops being the early ancestor of camelids.
  • Mighty Glacier: The Llampas line is not particularly fast, but has high HP and defenses to compensate.
  • Misplaced Wildlife: Llampas and its evolutions are based on llamas and include aesthetics of Mayan and Aztec culture, neither of which are found in the Pacific Northwest. Justified as part of the ongoing theme of migration and change — Llampas is implied to have migrated to Kaskade from another land.
  • New-Age Retro Hippie: Danfluff and Alfalphalops have a relaxed attitude reminiscent of this. They prefer to go with the flow and let nature take its course, not worrying about anything or judging anyone. This probably contributes to their slow speed and attack.
  • Ridiculously Cute Critter: Lockstin gushes about how cute Llampas's art looks when introducing it.
  • Shout-Out: The line thematically recalls the three types of triangles, although Lockstin admits that this one is the weakest out of all the Starters. Llampas is an acute triangle due to being cute, Danfluff is an equilateral triangle as it sees everyone in equal light, and Alfalphalops is an obtuse triangle due to its lack of smarts. These Pokémon also feature humps that become triangular pyramids.
  • Secret Art: Alfalphalops' signature move, Pollinate, raises defense and evasiveness and creates a Pollen Storm.

    Therpal, Aspfault, and Tarmendoa 
The Fire-Type Starter Pokémon of the Kaskade Region. Based on the western ground snake, roads and vehicle exhaust pipes.
  • Animal-Vehicle Hybrid: The line has exhaust pipes for tails, which functions as a booster that allows them to travel quickly above and under ground.
  • Dishing Out Dirt: Aside from being part Ground-type, Aspfault and Tarmendoa are noted to be excellent burrowers.
  • Irony: Therpal's ability, Hydrophobic, renders it immune to any effects caused by rain and snow. Despite this, it's terrified of getting wet. (It's literally hydrophobic.)
  • Lava Adds Awesome: The line takes visual cues from lava lamps, with lava visibly coursing through their bodies. This apparently made them a popular pet in the past.
  • Lightning Bruiser: The Therpal line is all about speed, with other stats being roughly equivalent.
  • Meaningful Name:
    • Therpal combines thermal with herp, referring to herptiles (the term that groups reptiles and amphibians together).
    • Aspfault is asp, an archaic term for venomous snakes, and fault, a large crack in the ground. The name also sounds like asphault, the material used to manufacture roads.
    • Tarmendoa combines tar or tarmac, another kind of road covering, with mend and boa, referring to the secondary inspiration in the rubber boa.
  • Nervous Wreck: Therpal has a constant expression of worry on its face, is scared of getting wet, and freezes if it senses danger.
  • Secret Art: Tarmendoa's signature move, Thermal Vortex, makes it spin its body towards the target, creating a scorching blast of air that hits multiple foes. It also clears any weather conditions that are wet or cold; or, if there are none, creates Harsh Sunlight.
  • Shout-Out: The trio thematically follows the "stop, drop, and roll" of fire safety — Therpal stops and freezes in places if it senses danger, Aspfault drops by burrowing under the ground, and Tarmendoa aggressively rolls towards enemies with Thermal Vortex.
  • Snakes Are Sinister: Averted completely for Therpal, who is jumpy and frightened of everything, especially of getting wet. Downplayed with Aspfault and Tarmendoa — their burrowing can be destructive and Tarmendoa certainly looks fearsome, but they're still Pokémon that can be tamed like any other.
  • Tunnel King: Aspfault and Tarmendoa are noted for their burrowing ability. Tarnemdoa's body heat actually creates lava tubes as it travels underground.
  • Visual Pun: Aspfault and Tarmendoa are literally "road snakes", a colloquial term referring to cracks in roads filled in with waterproof sealant. Tarmendoa ups this by literally having "mend" in its name.

    Burbwhirl, Spoutlaw, and Vaquamael 
The Water-Type Starter Pokémon of the Kaskade Region. Based primarily on whirligig beetles and cowboys.
  • Anti-Villain: Despite committing crimes, Spoutlaw still feels somewhat guilty for doing so. It eventually becomes The Atoner upon evolving into Vaquamael, using the knowledge it learned from its life of crime to outsmart criminals.
  • Big Creepy-Crawlies: As part Bug-types based on water beetles.
  • Cowboy: Gains this aesthetic in Spoutlaw and Vaquamael.
  • Elemental Weapon: Spoutlaw and Vaquamael use water bubbles on their hips to create water whips. The latter is so proficient that it can create whirlpool lassos to ensnare enemies.
  • Glass Cannon: The Burbwhirl line hits hard with high attack, special attack, and speed, but has low HP and defence.
  • Heel–Face Turn: Undergoes this when it evolves from Spoutlaw to Vaquamael.
  • Inconsistent Spelling: Lockstin initially couldn't decide between "Vaquamael" or the alternative spelling of "Vaguamael", but has since stuck with the former name.
  • Meaningful Name:
    • Burbwhirl refers to burble, as in a burbling brook, with whirligig, both a type of beetle and a spinning ornament.
    • Spoutlaw combines water spout with outlaw.
    • Vaquamael is multi-layered, combining vaquero, the Spanish for "cowboy", with the Latin aqua or the Spanish agua, both meaning "water", and maelstrom, referring to whirlpools.
  • Shout-Out: The entire line is a reference to the Clint Eastwood film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in reverse, with Vaquamael being the good, Spoutlaw being the bad, and Burbwhirl being the ugly.
  • Secret Art: Vaquamael's signature move, Whirlduel, has it conjure a whirlpool to entrap foes, damage them for three to five turns, and start a rainstorm.
  • Snot Bubble: The water bubble coming out of Burbwhirl's nose resembles this.
  • That's What I Would Do: Due to living the outlaw lifestyle as Spoutlaw, Vaquamael understands how criminals think and uses this knowledge to outsmart them.
  • Ugly Cute: Invoked with Burbwhirl. Lockstin wanted to base it more on actual whirligig beetle larvae, but found them too hideous to reasonably adapt. So he and the artist compromised by making Burbwhirl “so ugly it’s cute” akin to pugs.

Wild Pokémon

    Specoey and Opakespiel 
A pair of Normal/Ghost opossum Pokémon. They live near human settlements, and are very interested in acting and theater. They are so good at playing dead that death itself seems to be fooled, giving them Ghost powers. Some even say that Opakespiel are possessed by the spirit of the character they play.
  • Alas, Poor Yorick: Opakespiel often cradles Specoey in its hand, which when coupled with the skull mask on Specoey, make it resemble the skull-holding scene from Hamlet.
  • Meaningful Name: Specoey combines Specter, Spectate (what the audience at a theater does), and Joey (a term for a baby opossum). Opakespiel combines Opossum, Opaque (meaning they're less ghostly than ghost types that can become fully transparent), and Spiel (a long speech, often given by a character in a play), and sounds somewhat similar to "Shakespeare", if you drop the "O" (as is often done when talking about opossums).
  • Playing Possum: Fitting for an opossum-based Pokémon. They're so good at it that they actually are somewhat dead, gaining Ghost abilities.
  • Recurring Element: One of two "Common Mammals" of Kaskade, in a similar vein to Ratatta, Sentret, and others (the other being Chewmunk).

    Bloomage 
A Fire/Grass bird, based on an emu. It uses fiery magic-like attacks, channeled through its bright red leafy plumage.
  • Meaningful Name: Its name combines Bloom, Plumage, and Mage. Fitting for a bird, whose fiery red plumage is made of blooming plants, and can control fire like a wizard.

    Kaskadian Raticate 

    Mercryni 
A Steel/Poison lizard. Mercryni cries tears of liquid mercury, and can strike enemies with rust-covered spikes, in order to poison them.
  • Getting Crap Past the Radar: Mercryni's mercury tears reference pygmy horned lizards shooting blood from their eyes as a defense mechnanism, but obviously due to the kid-friendly nature of Pokémon, they were made into tears of mercury instead.
  • Poisonous Person: Mercryni can poison foes with both its mercury tears, and through infections caused by its rusty spikes.
  • Tears of Blood: Based on lizards who can shoot blood out of their eyes as a defense mechanism. Mercryni instead cries tears of liquid mercury, which can be used to poison attackers.

    Sighlo, Cooreds, and Probaska 
The regional early bug Pokémon, based on weevils. All three are Bug/Normal type. Sighlo is a simple grub, who does little with its time other than eat massive amounts of grain, in preparation for its metamorphosis. Cooreds weaves a cocoon of tough cords around its soft body, and has begun to use its thin proboscis as a small trumpet. When it evolves into Probaska, it gains an impressively colored pattern on its round, bag-like body, and has gained impressive use of its trumpet snout; it can use it for a variety of sound-based moves, as well as to play reggae and ska music.
  • Make Some Noise: The line's use of sound-based attacks are part of why it has the Normal typing. Its little weevil-mouth trumpet allows it to make a wide variety of sounds, and it can use powerful noise attacks.
  • Meaningful Name: Sighlo is derived from Sigh (because it's a rather bored bug who does little with its time) and Silo (as it looks like a grain silo and is full of the stuff). Cooreds is derived from Cocoon and Dreads (as its cords look like dreadlocks, which ties into the reggae inspirations). Finally, Probaska is a portmanteau of "proboscious" and "ska", the genre of music that inspired it.
    • Probaska's original name, Buggaesack, is derived from Bug, Reggae, and Hackysack, as it's based on Reggae culture and a hackysack bag.
  • Recurring Element: The "Early Bug" of Kaskade, similar to Caterpie, Wurmple, and others.
  • Reggae: The line is based partly on reggae culture, including the hackysack (which was popularized in Oregon).
  • Sudden Name Change: Probaska was formerly "Buggaesack" because the new name seemed easier to say and remember.

    Kaskadian Skuntank 
A Normal/Poison-type regional variant of Skuntank.
  • Joke Character: Was created solely as a reference to weed and the stereotypes associated with it.
  • New-Age Retro Hippie: References another hippie sterotype, that of near-constant maijuana use.
  • Underground Monkey: This version of Skuntank is much mellower than its Sinnohan counterpart, and so its fumes aren't lethally toxic anymore, hence the Normal-type.

    Kaskadian Exploud 

    Nomobjeka 
A Fairy/Fighting goblin creature that always seems to be protesting about something.

    Kaskadian Excadrill 
A Ground/Fairy-type regional variant of Excadrill.
  • Fantastic Medicinal Bodily Product: Downplayed. The crystals on Kaskadian Excadrill can heal wounds and cure poison, but people think they can do a lot more than they really can.
  • Take That!: As a reference to alternative medicines such as crystal healing, Excadrill is a walking one of these towards the anti-vaxxer movement.

    Desoray 
A Fighting/Ground-type based on a stingray.
  • Cowboy: Based on a wild west sherrif, including the hat and a star and with a bullwhip for a tail.
  • Sand Is Water: It can swim through the desert dunes of Kaskade as though it was water.
  • Tail Slap: Much like Vaquamael, Desoray uses its tail like a whip to subdue foes.

    Kaskadian Yanma and Yanmage 

    Prospector 

    Kaskadian Pallosand 

    Kaskadian Ambipom 
A Normal/Rock-type regional variant of Ambipom.
  • Fearsome Critters: Is based on the Agropelter, an ape-like cryptid beast from the Pacific Northwest that uses its flexible arms to hurl projectiles at intruders.
  • Underground Monkey: The Kaskadian Ambipom is far more aggressive than Sinnohan Ambipom. It carries rocks around with it and uses the arms on its tails to hurl them at foes.

    Kaskadian Crabominable 
A Poison/Ice-type regional variant of Crabominable.
  • Poisonous Person: Kaskadian Crabominable is primarily Posion-type.
  • Underground Monkey: Kaskadian Crabominable is based on gorilla crabs, which are poisonous, and to the permafrost that occurs in the far north, which releases harmful chemicals into the soil when it melts.

    Mienflux 

    Kleptarak 

    Qayagus 

    Tamroast 

    Kwaile, Quailert, and Quailstion 
A trio of bird-like Pokémon based on the California and Mountain quail. Initially just pure Flying, but becomes Ground/Flying upon evolving into Quailert.
  • Crazy Survivalist: The entire design is a reference to the abundance of anti-government doomsday preppers in the Pacific Northwest. Quailstion itself forms a literal bunker with its wings and the feathers of its head form a tinfoil hat.
  • Improperly Paranoid: Quailert wants to protect its family from danger, even if that danger doesn't actually exist.
  • Meaningful Name:
    • Kwaile is a misspelling of quail, referring to both the bird and to cowering or faltering in fear, while also containing wail, a cry of fear
    • Quailert combines quail with alert, as it is always attentive of its surroundings.
    • Quailstion incorporates bastion, as in a fortified location such as a bunker.
  • My Nayme Is: Akin to past Pokémon such as Seel and Dewgong, Kwaile's name is basically "quail" spelt wrong.
  • Recurring Element: The "Common Bird" of the Kaskade Region, akin to Pokémon such as Pigey, Pidove, Starly, etc.
  • Tinfoil Hat: Quailstion's head feathers resemble one, and its Ability reduces damage taken from Psychic-type moves.

    Vitisquash and Dionysseur 
A line based on the famous Bigfoot/Sasquatch. Vitisquash starts as a Normal/Grass-type that helps farmers and winemakers by trampling grapes with its feet. It later evolves into the Poison/Grass-type Dionysseur.

    Auditaur and Oxillery 

    Mosster and Mosskrat 
Mosster is a Grass-type based on hamsters and moss. When it evolves, it becomes Mosskrat, which is Water/Grass-type and has two forms; the green Lake Bloom and the red Tidal Bloom.

    Guruchi 
The "Pikaclone" of the Kaskade Region. An Electric/Water type themed on beavers and hydroelectric dams.
  • Making a Splash: As a part Water-type. Guruchi sprays water through a gap in its front teeth, increasing the pressure of the attack.
  • Meaningful Name: Like all Pikaclones, Guruchi's name is Japanese. It pulls from hitokuchi, meaning "to bite", and goro, the onomatopoeia for something rolling or spinning around — in this case, turbines.
  • Recurring Element: The Pikaclone of Kaskade, similar to Pachirisu, Emolga and so on.
  • Secret Art: Hydrocharge causes its next Water-type move to also deal Electric-type damage and vice versa, much like Flying Press.
  • Shock and Awe: As a part Electric-type. Guruchi generates electricity through the turbine-like spots on its tail, which spin as water passes over them.

    Kaskadian Bidoof and Kaskadian Bibarel 
A Normal/Steel-type variant of Bidoof that evolves into the Steel/Psychic Kaskadian Bibarel.
  • Dumbass No More: Kaskadian Bibarel has apparently reached “Slowking levels” of intelligence due to picking up all kinds of radio transmissions via its teeth.
  • Shout-Out: Kaskadian Bidoof and Bibarel are based on the phenomenon of people hearing radio transmissions via the metal in their fillings.
  • Underground Monkey: Kaskadian Bidoof has iron in its teeth that allow it to cut down trees, but also causes it to pick up different signals in the air. This causes it to grow in intelligence as it evolves into Kaskadian Bibarel.

    Histameanie 

    Rowviar and Sanook 

    Obsidious 

    Kaskadian Tropius 
A Grass/Ground-type regional variant of Tropius, inspired by Californian redwood trees.
  • Underground Monkey: Kaskadian Tropius can't fly, but are truly massive and can take root immediately upon entering battle. Thus, they swap the secondary Flying type for Ground.

    Ananot and Ananoop 
Ananot is a slug-like Pokémon that resembles a banana. When it evolves, it teams up with two others of its kind to become Ananoop.

    Kaskadian Gastly, Kaskadian Haunter, and Kaskadian Gengar 
Water and Ghost-type variants of Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar, themed on mist.
  • Super Smoke: Rather than ghostly vapor, they're water vapor.
  • Underground Monkey: Due to living in misty forests, Gastly and its evolutions lost their toxins and formed themselves from water vapor instead of ghost energy, becoming part Water-type as a result.

    Kaskadian Bellsprout and Drosabell 
A pure Grass-type regional variant of Bellsprout, based on the cobra lily. Unlike the Kantonian Bellsprout, it only has one evolution — Drosabell, a Grass/Psychic-type based on the drosera or sundew.

    Buwuve, Wasgrowl, and Worcane 
The "pseudo-legendary" of the Kaskade region, based on the mythical wasgo, otherwise known as the sea wolf. Buwuve is a pure Water-type, but its evolutions add the Dragon-type.
  • Difficult, but Awesome: Worcane are said to be very difficult to train, but managing to do so is worth the effort.
  • Hair-Trigger Temper: Lockstin states that Wasgrowl are known to explode if their fur is pet wrong; however, it's unknown if this is literal (based on the fact that Wasgrowl's hair looks like a sea mine, and that it explodes in the video explaining it) or if it means it blows up figuratively, as in getting enraged.
  • Meaningful Name: Buwuve's name is derived from "bow waves", and, humorously, going "uwu".
    • Wasgrowl's name combines "wasgo" and "growl".
    • Worcane's name could be derived from "wolf", "orca", and "arcane".
  • Our Dragons Are Different: Despite being Dragon-type (barring Buwuve), their appearances are more in line with orca whales and wolves, hence the wasgo inspiation.
  • Ridiculously Cute Critter: Buwuve, full stop. Lockstin even says: "It's so cute! And I LOVE IT!" when describing it.

    Castform and Evolutionary Variants 

    Feafurr and Vaicear 
One of four Fossil Pokémon native to the Kaskade Region. Both are Fire/Ice-type and are based on smilodon, the famous saber-toothed cats. The line is ancestral to certain catlike Pokémon such as Pyroar and Incineroar, as well as Kaskadian Luxray.
  • An Ice Person: Is partly Ice-type due to being revived from a frozen specimen.
  • Hot Blade: Vaicear can heat up its normally frozen fangs and claws at will, adding Fire-type power to its attacks.
  • Power Incontinence: As Feafurr grows and learns more Fire-type moves, it struggles to adjust to the excess heat and, much like Cubchoo with its runny nose, suffers from a near-constant high fever.
  • Signature Move: Frostburn, the signature move of Vaicear, causes Fire or Ice-type damage depending on which would be more effective, much like Flying Press.
  • Snowy Sabertooths: A part Ice-type based on smilodon that learns plenty of Ice-type attacks.

    Phisnooz and Telemac 
One of four Fossil Pokémon native to the Kaskade Region. Both are Psychic/Ice-type and are based on phiomia and macrauchenia. The line is ancestral to Drowzee, Musharna, and Girafarig.
  • An Ice Person: Is partly Ice-type due to being revived from a frozen specimen.
  • Forced Sleep: Phisnooz emits psychic waves from its trunk that allow it to do this to opponents.
  • Telepathy: The Telemac herds communicate through this. Telemac also uses this in battle via its signature move, whispering conflicting commands into the opponent's mind and bewildering it.
  • Signature Move: Overbearing Command, the signature move of Telemac, causes confusion and has a 30% chance of putting foes to sleep. If the opponent is already confused, then the chance raises to 80%.

    Macedontus 
One of four Fossil Pokémon native to the Kaskade Region. A Ground/Ice-type ancestor to Sandshrew based on glyptodonts.
  • An Ice Person: Is partly Ice-type due to being revived from a frozen specimen.
  • Beware My Stinger Tail: Much like doedicurus, it has a mace tail, but made from frozen ice.
  • Dishing Out Dirt: Macedontus is primarily Ground-type, and digs into the ground to protect itself, leaving only its hammer tail and armoured back exposed.
  • Mighty Glacier: Both literally, due to being part Ice-type, and figuratively, as Macedontus are extremely tanky.

    Crynorawst 
One of four Fossil Pokémon native to the Kaskade Region. A Rock/Ice-type ancestor to Rhyhorn based on the woolly rhino.
  • An Ice Person: Is partly Ice-type due to being revived from a frozen specimen.
  • Charles Atlas Superpower: Ice and Rock powers aside, Crynorawst is immensely strong. A herd of these is thought to have kept Artikull's glaciers back from engulfing Kaskade millennia ago.
  • Gentle Giant: They may look brutish and temperamental, but they care greatly for others and have the helpful temperament of a Saint Bernard.

    Kaskadian Drifblim 
A Steel/Ghost-type regional variant of Driftblim, designed by the Amaze-All corporation. Designed to deliver packages.

    Kaskadian Sudowoodo 
A Steel/Psychic regional variant of Sudowoodo, designed by the Amaze-All corporation. Designed to function as a radio tower.

    Porygon Omega 
A variant evolution of Porygon-2, designed by the Amaze-All corporation. Designed to be an “official” evolution, as opposed to the hacked Porygon-Z.

    Botnyack 
A robotic cat-like Pokémon developed by Amaze-All.

    Vibat 
A regional evolution of Golbat developed by Amaze-All. Designed to listen in on people as they talk and them psychically beam that information back to Amaze-All HQ.

    Pramblo and Glashulimp 

    Kaskadian Bruxish 
A pure Water-type regional variant of Bruxish. Based on Seattle's Pike's Place fish market and the Gum Wall.
  • Bubblegum Popping: It has weaponized this, and blows bubbles from its mouth that have healing properties.

    Kaskadian Azumarill 

    Catteraxe and Catatomb 
Catteraxe is a Normal/Steel-type catlike Pokémon, inspired by feral cats and the mythical Splintercat. Through unknown methods involving a Key Bone, its nine lives are confined in the bone, allowing it to evolve into the Ghost-type Catatomb.
  • Beware My Stinger Tail: Catteraxe and Catatomb both have axe blades on the end of their tails, which they use to chop down trees in their way.
  • Fearsome Critters: Catteraxe and Catatomb are partially based on the Splintercat, a feline creature known for headbutting trees to get at its food.
  • Meaningful Name:
    • Catteraxe is cat combined with axe, bridged by cateracts, an eye condition that causes blindness.
    • Catatomb is cat and tomb, which together sounds like catacomb, a subterranean chamber used for religious practices — burial most commonly.
  • Sealed Evil in a Can: Much like Spiritomb before it, Catatomb is a collection of spirits sealed inside of an object. In this case, it's all of Catteraxe's nine lives trapped in a bone.
  • Watch Out for That Tree!: Catteraxe is functionally blind, meaning that it keeps walking into trees, and so developed the axe blade on its tail to clear a path through the forest.

    Pudet and Woond 
Pudet is a Fighting-type puppy Pokémon with the attitude of a military cadet. To evolve, it has to fall in battle, whereupon its sheer will to keep fighting allows it to evolve into the Fighting/Ghost-type Woond.

    Kituff and Beadamup 
A Fighting and Steel-type counterpart to Lucario and Zoroark, based on mountain lions/cougars and roller derby players.
  • Bully Hunter: Kituff has this attitude.
  • Cat Girl: Based on mountain lions.
  • Magnetism Manipulation: Their powers revolve around magnetism, with Beadamup specifically using it as a means of fast travel and by throwing magnetized steel beads at foes.
  • Mrs. Robinson: Wild Beadamup explicitly like to prey on younger Pokémon. They're quite literally cougars.
  • Popular with Furries: Deliberately Invoked, as the line is the Kaskade Region's equivalent to Pokémon in this vein such as Lucario and Zoroark.
  • Rollerblade Good: The toe beads of Beadamup are made of metal, allowing it to move quickly via magnetic levitation akin to Shadow the Hedgehog's hovershoes.

    Oracub and Bearvoyance 

    Kaskadian Luxray 
An Ice-type regional variant of Luxray, actually the original form.
  • Underground Monkey: Much like Galarian Zigzagoon/Linoone, the Kaskadian Luxray is the original form, which makes the Sinnohan Luxray the example of this trope.

    Vendrom 

    Kaskadian Gurdurr and Conkledurr 

    Kaskadian Bunnelby and Kaskadian Diggersby 

    Tofrug and Kazakozog 

    Rascoom 
A Fire/Steel-type Pokémon, based on a racoon and a garbage incinerator.
  • Extreme Omnivore: Rascoom eats everything, including garbage. Its encouraged around Port Alki to consume burnable garbage, which is incinerated inside its stomach.
  • Green Aesop: Rascoom is a Fire/Steel-type steel-jawed raccoon that was initially seen as a pest around cities until everyone realized how good it was at consuming trash, making them more tolerable. Its introduction video also mentions the Canada-Philippines waste dispute and how the trash in question ended up at a waste-to-energy plant.
  • Meaningful Name: Combines racoon, rascal, and consume.
  • Sudden Name Change: Rascoom was originally named Coonsoom, but this was changed to avoid the ethnic slur "coon" in its old name. In the defense of Lockstin, he admitted that he wasn't aware of that when he originally came up with the name and neither was the editor.

    Faebrill 

    Kaskadian Reuniclus 

    Kaskadian Phantump and Kaskadian Trevenant 

    Chewmunk and Cheekat 

    Kaskadian Dubwool 

    Bagoul 

    Folleming 
  • Brainwashed: The leader of the Folleming emits a psychic signal that forces the others in the herd to follow it.
  • Suicidal Lemmings: Folleming plays on this trope and combines it with a stereotypical Cult. The leader of the swarm compells the others with psychic powers to follow it everywhere it goes and obey without question - including, as per the stereotype, off of cliffs.

    Gneckle and Rabyoose 

    Clamtrip 

    Jemineye 

    Kaskadian Lapras 

    Kaskadian Jynx 
An Ice and Fighting-type variant of Jynx, which creates a pole out of ice to use in battle.

    Tooburm and Detrarc 
A pair of Electric/Ground-type Pokémon based on earthworms and potato batteries.
  • Big Eater: Tooburm eats so many potatoes that it carries bits of it wherever it goes.
  • Shock and Awe: Tooburm and Detrarc use electricity stored in the potatoes they carry for electric attacks.

    Skideer and Yuleigh 

    Drout 
An ancient-looking Pokémon based on trout and lungfish. It has two forms depending on the weather condition in play — the Water/Ground Wet Form for rainstorms and the Rock/Ground Dry Form for droughts.

    Estoe and Perpetua 
A pair of Psychic/Poison-type extradimensional Pokémon, themed on nuclear waste/radiation.
  • First-Contact Math: Much like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Perpetua communicates with others by flashing coloured lights on its head frills.
  • Lizard Folk: Perpetua is based primarily on frilled lizards.
  • Meaningful Name: Their names together, "estoe perpetua", are Latin for "this is forever", in reference to how nuclear waste takes thousands of years to become safe.
  • Poisonous Person: Because they come from another dimension, Estoe and Perpetua constantly give off a kind of radiation that makes people around them sick.
  • Reptilian Conspiracy: Perpetua invokes reptilian aliens in its design, albeit with a twist due to being a frilled lizard.
  • Shout-Out: Estoe hides inside a space capsule that looks a lot like a barrel of radioactive waste.
    • Perpetua's head, frills and body together form the radiation warning symbol, while the green crests on its face resembles the biohazard symbol.

    Rotom and Evolutionary Variants 

    Kaskadian Golett and Golgre 
A pure Ghost-type regional variant of Golett, based on woven wicker baskets with spirits trapped inside. It has a unique evolution into the Ghost/Rock-typed Golgre, based on the mythical dzunukwa or basket ogress. One serves as a Totem-esque boss encounter in the story.

Other Pokemon

    Ωrogon 
  • Robot Me: Designed by Amaze-All to be a robotic re-creation of the ancient Thunderbird.
  • Meaningful Name: Its name combines elements from Rotom and Porygon; the Pokémon used to create and animate the machine. It also includes the Omega letter used in several Amaze-All products, including their new form of Porygon. Additionally, the letter “Omega” literally means “big ‘O’”, and is pronounced as such. So, “ Ωrogon” can be pronounced similarly to “Oregon”; one of the states that inspired the Kaskade region.
  • Mechanical Abomination: Looks like a mechanical amalgamation of Rotom and Porygon mashed together into an electric-winged monstrosity.

Legendaries

    Manadza 
An immensely powerful Fire/Psychic lizard. It brings scorching heat wherever it goes, and wields flames with the skill of a sorcerer. In the ancient past, it travelled to the newly-formed Kaskade region, shortly after it was created by Groudon. Taking a liking to the region, it settled in, spreading its heat. Its presence brought an eternal summer to the region. After Arctikull arrived, it woke from a long sleep, and began to spread heat again. In the current age, it participates in a constant chase around the region, following Arctikull. Wherever Manadza currently resides, the Kaskade region experiences an artificial summer.
  • Flaming Hair: Has a mohawk of flaming feathers that resembles a Native American feathered headdress.
  • Herbivores Are Friendly: Downplayed. Manadza isn't blatantly selfish and cruel like Arctikull, but still brings heatwaves wherever it goes and commands fire on a whim, so it's not a good idea to make it angry.
  • Humans Are Insects: Manadza doesn't seem to hate humans, but, judging by its reaction to Tom Bezzle's demands, it doesn't take kindly to being bossed around by them.
  • Secret Art: Manadza's signature Ability is Heat Haze. The first time Manadza is attacked with a physical move, it dodges and counters with an explosion of flames, damaging the foe and filling the arena with smoke and bright sunlight.
  • Signature Move: Manadza has Wildfire, where it casts multiple fireballs around itself, striking multiple targets and starting fires. This removes any previous weather conditions and starts a smokey drought.

    Arctikull 
A brutally strong Ice/Dark bear. It spreads a brutal cold wherever it treads, and dons armor made from dense ice. In the ancient past, Arctikull wandered to the Kaskade region, which was locked into an endless summer by Manadza. Arctikull took a liking to the region, and began to spread cold around it, bringing an eternal winter, more to its liking. When Manadza woke up and tried to spread its heat again, Arctikull began to circle the region, undoing whatever Manadza did. This chase continues to this day. Wherever Arctikull resides, Kaskade experiences an artificial winter.
  • Bears Are Bad News: Arctikull is a brutal and cruel creature, hence its Dark typing. It cares not for any Pokémon that die from its winter, as long as it is comfortable itself.
  • Elemental Armor: Arctikull wears sheets of ice as armor, which is reflected by its Ice Armor signature Ability that absorbs any one attack before filling the battlefield with snow as it shatters.
  • Evil Is Deathly Cold: It is the embodiment of winter, and does not care how many Pokémon or humans die under its chill.
  • Humans Are Insects: If its angry reaction to Tom Bezzle's demands were any indication, Arctikull thinks very little of humans overall.
  • Secret Art: Arctikull's signature Ability is Ice Armor. The first time Arctikull is attacked with a special move, its icy armour reflects the attack back at the foe, damaging the foe and filling the arena with hail and snow.
  • Signature Move: Arctikull has Whiteout, where it charges forward with a glacial wall of ice behind it to strike multiple opponents. This removes any previous weather conditions and starts a hailstorm.
  • Sudden Name Change: It was originally named Arctoyield, but this was changed to Arctikull because the latter sounded cooler.

    Tamunk 
Early in the conflict between Manadza and Arctikull, Manadza decided it wanted a servant to assist it. Manadza took a Chewmunk, known for having amazing potential for evolution, and blessed it. The little rodent transformed into Tamunk, a Grass/Fairy emissary of Manadza. It flies ahead of Manadza's path, using the power of nature to make plants grow, and preparing the region for Manadza's summer. As such, Tamunk is known as the embodiment of spring.

    Temunk 
Shortly after the creation of Tamunk, Arctikull decided it too wanted a servant. It also chose to bless a Chewmunk, transforming it into Temunk, a Grass/Ghost emissary of Artikull. Temunk flies ahead of Arctikull. Using its connection to nature, it spreads a torpor and instinct for death, causing the trees and plants to wither and sleep, in preparation for the harsh winter to follow. Temunk is seen as the embodiment of autumn.

    Wicoot 
A Psychic/Dark-type Mythical Pokémon, based on depictions of coyotes in Native American mythology.
  • Cool Old Guy: An old coot of a coyote who can still kick ass.
  • Reasonable Authority Figure: Wicoot listens to Tom Bezzle's proposal and even calls up Manadza and Arctikull to discuss it, but has to tell him that what he's asking for isn't workable.
  • The Friend Nobody Likes: The other Legendary Pokémon can't stand Wicoot because of its trickster nature.
  • The Trickster: Demonstrated in its signature moves. Hoodwink swaps its special and physical stats, while Hornswoggle sharply lowers an opponent's attack stats by having Wicoot pretend to be helpless. Lockstin even imagines it escaping from its Poké Ball when caught the first time, essentially pranking the player.
  • Those Wily Coyotes: Is based directly on the coyote's role in Native American mythology as a benevolent trickster. It's on the side of humanity and keeps the other two Legendary Pokémon in line, but still likes to pull pranks.

    The Great Thunderbird 

Ultra Beasts

    Orbtholod 
  • Always Chaotic Evil: None of the Orbtholod you meet are pleasant.
  • Big Bad: Of the post-game, where it's revealed that Orbtholod have been influencing past events.
  • Eldritch Abomination: An alien squid/starfish wizard.
  • The Man in Front of the Man: Everybody is already aware of Orthbolod's existence and connection to figures of authority in Kaskade, but nobody knows that they're actually influencing Tom Bezzle into opening a wormhole to Ultra Space.
  • More than Mind Control: Orbtholod can't directly control minds, but they can use suggestion to push people into doing what they want. Like Tom Bezzle.
  • Puppeteer Parasite: Can subtly influence the thoughts and actions others with its powerful telepathic abilities. It even has the power to rewrite memories, which it first demonstrates... on Lockstin. Everyone thinks Orthbolod have been here all along — they actually only recently arrived.
  • Those Were Only Their Scouts: Orbtholod are terrifying creatures from Ultra Space that have been subtly influencing many of Kaskade's most powerful people. But they're nothing compared to the creature they serve, Endram-Odai.

    Pestilation 
  • Biblical Motifs: It's inspired by the army of locust/scorpion creatures depicted in the Book of Revelation.
  • HP to 1: Its signature move is meant to be a stronger version of Toxic, but cannot fully KO a Pokémon.
  • Non-Malicious Monster: Potentially. Lockstin implies it and its fellow beasts might be reluctantly working for the possessed Endram-Odai.

    Revylon 
  • Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: Its signature move, as stated by Lockstin, is a Ground-type special attack that has a chance to burn... and smells like eggs.
  • Beam Spam: Its signature move is Sulphur Beam.
  • Biblical Motifs: It's inspired by the army of horse/lion creatures with red, yellow, and blue armor plates depicted in the Book of Revelation.
  • Non-Malicious Monster: Potentially. Lockstin implies it and its fellow beasts might be reluctantly working for the possessed Endram-Odai.

    Leoseace 
  • Biblical Motifs: It's inspired by the "biblical beast of the sea" from Revelation, which bore seven heads and bear paws. note 
  • Death-Activated Superpower: An inverted example. Leoseace's Soul Passage ability grants it the strongest stat change of the last Pokémon that fainted.
  • Male Might, Female Finesse: Leoseace is male and more bulky than his comrade, Lamentu.
  • Mesopotamian Monstrosity: Leoseace is a "serpopard", that being a Mesopotamian mythical beast with the body of a leopard and the neck of a serpent.
  • No Biological Sex: Averted, Leoseace and Lamentu are the only Ultra Beasts with a defined gender, with Leoseace being 100% male.
  • Non-Malicious Monster: Potentially. Lockstin implies he and his fellow beasts might be reluctantly working for the possessed Endram-Odai.
  • Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Leoseace and Lamentu are the only Ultra Beasts of their group to be gendered, and Leoseace is primarily blue and is designated to be male.
  • Snakes Are Sinister: Or in this case, serpopards.

    Lamentu 
  • Biblical Motifs: It's inspired by two depictions of the Lamb of God in the book of Revelation, most notably the one said to have seven horns and seven eyes.note 
  • Death-Activated Superpower: Lamentu's Expiation ability triggers when she faints, and heals the next Pokémon switched in of status conditions and half of their HP.
  • Male Might, Female Finesse: Lamentu is female and built a lot more lean and lithe than her fellow Ultra Beast, Leoseace.
  • Mesopotamian Monstrosity: Lamentu is inspired by the Mesopotamian goddess Mamitu, a goddess of fate who had a head like a ram.
  • No Biological Sex: Averted, Leoseace and Lamentu are the only Ultra Beasts with a defined gender, with Lamentu being 100% female.
  • Non-Malicious Monster: Potentially. Lockstin implies she and her fellow beasts might be reluctantly working for the possessed Endram-Odai.
  • Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Lamentu and Leoseace are the only gendered Ultra Beasts of their group, and Lamentu is designated as female, although red rather than pink.

    Endram-Odai 
  • Biblical Motifs: Endram-Odai partially references the seven-headed Red Dragon of the Book of Revelation that symbolizes Satan.
  • Celestial Body: Its body is made of glowing stellar energy, patterned with abstract constellation diagrams.
  • The Dog Bites Back: Upon defeat, the star whale that is the real Endram-Odai beats the parasitic being controlling it into submission and gains control once more.
  • Extra Eyes: It has eight eyes on each side of its head.
  • Good All Along: The red parts of its body are actually a Puppeteer Parasite that was controlling the whale. Once freed, it is extremely grateful and allows the player to capture it.
  • Greater-Scope Villain: It seems to be commanding the other Ultra Beasts to ravage Kaskade. Ultimately averted — it itself was under mind control.
  • Meaningful Name: Its name is a partial anagram of Andromeda, referring to the conspiracy theory that the Rapture would begin with the Red Dragon nebula passed through the constellation of Andromeda. Endram-Odai also bears a strong resemblance to the picture that ultimately inspired its design here, where the Red Dragon Nebula was noted to have aligned in exactly the right way to look like a pair of green eyes on a large eerie face with rows of teeth.
  • Space Whale: In truth, Endram-Odai is a whale made of star energy parasatized by a red, dragon-like creature.

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