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In the World of Pokémon, there lives a vast number and variety of amazing creatures to befriend and collect. Every week, we will be focusing on a single one of these Pokémon or evolutionary line and talking about what makes it special. This week's Pokémon of choice is the Pelipper line!
Soaring in from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Wingull and Pelipper are Water/Flying-type Pokémon that are based on various water birds. They are widespread Pokémon living in many regions of the Pokémon world with huge populations inhabiting the island regions of Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Alola. They make their homes at the edge of the sea usually on cliffsides where they can nest in relative safety. Wingull are built to ride the winds by catching updrafts rising from the sea making use of their long narrow wings and hollow bones. This allows them to stay in the air for long periods of time scanning for prey in the water. Pelipper will often stay closer to the surface of the water either by skimming the wave tops during flight or bobbing on the waves. They will dip their large bills in the water to scoop up food and swallows everything in one big gulp. Pelipper beaks are very spacious and have been known to carry a variety of things like eggs and small Pokémon, particularly their young. Their beaks are even large enough to fit a small child inside! While the main purpose of their beaks is to catch food Pelipper have also used them as vessels for ferrying Pokémon and objects across the water or transporting them through the air. Mainly based on the sea gull and pelican respectively Wingull and Pelipper also show a few behavioral traits present in other birds. Wingull’s method for staying aloft for long periods of time is something much more associated with the albatross, a large species of seabird with huge wingspans. Although gulls and albatrosses share many similarities they are actually pretty separated within the bird kingdom classifications. Pelipper’s reputation as a transporter, especially its role in the Mystery Dungeon games, brings to mind the real life application of passenger pigeons which could carry mail over long distances.
Though very common and at times considered to be pests by players these Pokémon have proven to be very beneficial to all kinds of Pokémon players, primarily through Pelipper. While technically Dragonite is the first non-Legendary Pokémon to learn both Surf and Fly Pelipper is the first common and best accessible Pokémon that can make use of these moves for the player’s convenience. Before the arrival of Ride Pokémon Pelipper had amazing utility as an HM user that not many other Pokémon could have ever offered. Being able to use the two moves most needed for traveling a region actually made its wide and sometimes annoying availability a blessing in disguise! In Pokémon OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire Pelipper gained another level of usefulness to players with the inclusion of Lucky Eggs to its held item pool. This along with the change to the Exp. Share that generation and use of Blissey Bases made ORAS the best games to quickly and efficiently level up Pokémon. It’s a real shame that wild Pelipper no longer hold Lucky Eggs in Pokémon Sun and Moon. That said though SuMo did provide Pelipper with its best tool when it comes to battling, Drizzle! With Drizzle Pelipper has seen some major usage in general and has eclipsed the old rain-setter Politoed. Pelipper has just the right arsenal when it comes to setting up rain: a great Defense stat to take hits, U-turn to keep momentum, Water-type STAB, Flying-type STAB to make good use of Hurricane, and Defog to remove objects from the field just to name a few. Compared to Politoed which has Drizzle as its Hidden Ability and needs to be traded with an item to evolve Pelipper is the clear winner of this weather war.
Here are some questions to consider to get conversation rolling. You don't have to answer all of them or any of them in your post as long as you're staying on topic and within global forum rules.
-Do you like or dislike this Pokémon? Why?
-How is this Pokémon in-game?
-How is this Pokémon in competitive play? Are there any interesting strategies you like to use for them?
-Do you like this Pokémon's representation in the anime? Are there any moments or qualities in particular you enjoy/dislike?
-How do you think this Pokémon would interact with our world?
-If given the power to, would you change anything about this Pokémon and if so, what would you change?
-Did you like wild Pelipper holding Lucky Eggs, and if so would you like to see it again?
-Related to the previous question, do you think it’s a good idea for common wild Pokémon to hold items that are considered very useful and/or highly desired?
-What do you think of Pelipper’s new ability to make it rain? Do you think it’s a good ability for it, is it a good fit, and have you made use of it yourself?
-What do you think of its greatly expanded role as mail carriers in the Mystery Dungeon series?
-Which is Hoenn's true regional bird: Taillow or Wingull?
If you have any suggestions for Pokémon you'd like to discuss in the future just leave your ideas at the bottom of your post. Make sure you give your thoughts about the current Pokémon first!
Previous Pokémon of the Week:
Though very common and at times considered to be pests by players these Pokémon have proven to be very beneficial to all kinds of Pokémon players, primarily through Pelipper. While technically Dragonite is the first non-Legendary Pokémon to learn both Surf and Fly Pelipper is the first common and best accessible Pokémon that can make use of these moves for the player’s convenience. Before the arrival of Ride Pokémon Pelipper had amazing utility as an HM user that not many other Pokémon could have ever offered. Being able to use the two moves most needed for traveling a region actually made its wide and sometimes annoying availability a blessing in disguise! In Pokémon OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire Pelipper gained another level of usefulness to players with the inclusion of Lucky Eggs to its held item pool. This along with the change to the Exp. Share that generation and use of Blissey Bases made ORAS the best games to quickly and efficiently level up Pokémon. It’s a real shame that wild Pelipper no longer hold Lucky Eggs in Pokémon Sun and Moon. That said though SuMo did provide Pelipper with its best tool when it comes to battling, Drizzle! With Drizzle Pelipper has seen some major usage in general and has eclipsed the old rain-setter Politoed. Pelipper has just the right arsenal when it comes to setting up rain: a great Defense stat to take hits, U-turn to keep momentum, Water-type STAB, Flying-type STAB to make good use of Hurricane, and Defog to remove objects from the field just to name a few. Compared to Politoed which has Drizzle as its Hidden Ability and needs to be traded with an item to evolve Pelipper is the clear winner of this weather war.
Here are some questions to consider to get conversation rolling. You don't have to answer all of them or any of them in your post as long as you're staying on topic and within global forum rules.
-Do you like or dislike this Pokémon? Why?
-How is this Pokémon in-game?
-How is this Pokémon in competitive play? Are there any interesting strategies you like to use for them?
-Do you like this Pokémon's representation in the anime? Are there any moments or qualities in particular you enjoy/dislike?
-How do you think this Pokémon would interact with our world?
-If given the power to, would you change anything about this Pokémon and if so, what would you change?
-Did you like wild Pelipper holding Lucky Eggs, and if so would you like to see it again?
-Related to the previous question, do you think it’s a good idea for common wild Pokémon to hold items that are considered very useful and/or highly desired?
-What do you think of Pelipper’s new ability to make it rain? Do you think it’s a good ability for it, is it a good fit, and have you made use of it yourself?
-What do you think of its greatly expanded role as mail carriers in the Mystery Dungeon series?
-Which is Hoenn's true regional bird: Taillow or Wingull?
If you have any suggestions for Pokémon you'd like to discuss in the future just leave your ideas at the bottom of your post. Make sure you give your thoughts about the current Pokémon first!
Previous Pokémon of the Week:
Pokémon of the Week #1: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, & Venusaur
Pokémon of the Week #2: Scraggy & Scrafty
Pokémon of the Week #3: Gulpin & Swalot
Pokémon of the Week #4: Porygon, Porygon2, & Porygon-Z
Pokémon of the Week #5: Emolga
Pokémon of the Week #6: Rufflet & Braviary
Pokémon of the Week #7: Ditto
Pokémon of the Week #8: Wynaut & Wobbuffet
Pokémon of the Week #9: Sneasel & Weavile
Pokémon of the Week #10: Murkrow & Honchkrow
Pokémon of the Week #11: Houndour & Houndoom
Pokémon of the Week #12: Exeggcute & Exeggutor
Pokémon of the Week #13: Gastly, Haunter, & Gengar
Pokemon of the Week #14: Smoochum & Jynx
Pokémon of the Week #15: Beldum, Metang, & Metagross
Pokémon of the Week #16: Bidoof
Pokémon of the Week # 17: Deerling & Sawsbuck
Pokémon of the Week #18: Munchlax & Snorlax
Pokémon of the Week #19: Hoppip, Skiploom, & Jumpluff
Pokémon of the Week #20: Nincada, Ninjask, & Shedinja
Pokémon of the Week #21: Pumpkaboo & Gourgeist
Pokémon of the Week #22: Mudkip, Marshtomp, & Swampert
Pokémon of the Week #23: Froakie, Frogadier, & Greninja
Pokémon of the Week #24: Rattata & Raticate
Pokémon of the Week #25: Mimikyu
Pokémon of the Week #26: Mareep, Flaaffy, & Ampharos
Pokémon of the Week #27: Delibird
Pokémon of the Week #28: Espeon
Pokémon of the Week #29: Rowlet, Dartrix, & Decidueye
Pokémon of the Week #30: Popplio, Brionne, & Primarina
Pokémon of the Week #31: Litten, Torracat, & Incineroar
Pokémon of the Week #32: Woobat & Swoobat
Pokémon of the Week #33: Vulpix & Ninetales
Pokémon of the Week #34: Mewtwo
Pokémon of the Week #35: Shellos & Gastrodon
Pokémon of the Week #36: Weedle, Kakuna, & Beedrill
Pokémon of the Week #37: Alomomola
Pokémon of the Week #38: Pidove, Tranquill, & Unfezant
Pokémon of the Week #39: Darkrai
Pokémon of the Week #40: MissingNo.
Pokémon of the Week #41: Pikachu
Pokémon of the Week #42: Bonsly & Sudowoodo
Pokémon of the Week #2: Scraggy & Scrafty
Pokémon of the Week #3: Gulpin & Swalot
Pokémon of the Week #4: Porygon, Porygon2, & Porygon-Z
Pokémon of the Week #5: Emolga
Pokémon of the Week #6: Rufflet & Braviary
Pokémon of the Week #7: Ditto
Pokémon of the Week #8: Wynaut & Wobbuffet
Pokémon of the Week #9: Sneasel & Weavile
Pokémon of the Week #10: Murkrow & Honchkrow
Pokémon of the Week #11: Houndour & Houndoom
Pokémon of the Week #12: Exeggcute & Exeggutor
Pokémon of the Week #13: Gastly, Haunter, & Gengar
Pokemon of the Week #14: Smoochum & Jynx
Pokémon of the Week #15: Beldum, Metang, & Metagross
Pokémon of the Week #16: Bidoof
Pokémon of the Week # 17: Deerling & Sawsbuck
Pokémon of the Week #18: Munchlax & Snorlax
Pokémon of the Week #19: Hoppip, Skiploom, & Jumpluff
Pokémon of the Week #20: Nincada, Ninjask, & Shedinja
Pokémon of the Week #21: Pumpkaboo & Gourgeist
Pokémon of the Week #22: Mudkip, Marshtomp, & Swampert
Pokémon of the Week #23: Froakie, Frogadier, & Greninja
Pokémon of the Week #24: Rattata & Raticate
Pokémon of the Week #25: Mimikyu
Pokémon of the Week #26: Mareep, Flaaffy, & Ampharos
Pokémon of the Week #27: Delibird
Pokémon of the Week #28: Espeon
Pokémon of the Week #29: Rowlet, Dartrix, & Decidueye
Pokémon of the Week #30: Popplio, Brionne, & Primarina
Pokémon of the Week #31: Litten, Torracat, & Incineroar
Pokémon of the Week #32: Woobat & Swoobat
Pokémon of the Week #33: Vulpix & Ninetales
Pokémon of the Week #34: Mewtwo
Pokémon of the Week #35: Shellos & Gastrodon
Pokémon of the Week #36: Weedle, Kakuna, & Beedrill
Pokémon of the Week #37: Alomomola
Pokémon of the Week #38: Pidove, Tranquill, & Unfezant
Pokémon of the Week #39: Darkrai
Pokémon of the Week #40: MissingNo.
Pokémon of the Week #41: Pikachu
Pokémon of the Week #42: Bonsly & Sudowoodo
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