Parents: Mimikyu and Gallade
Shared egg group: Amorphous
Offspring name: Mimilade
New type: Ghost/Fighting
New base stats: 71/117/82/67/120/98 (BST 555)
New ability and desc: Undercover (Disguise + Justified) : This Pokémon can sponge one hit without taking damage, instead busting its disguise. The disguise is not busted if this Pokémon is hit by a Dark-type move.
Notable moves: Wood Hammer, Shadow Sneak, Shadow Claw, Play Rough, Bulk Up, Taunt, Leech Life, Swords Dance, Close Combat, Stone Edge, Drain Punch, WoW
Role identification: It’s a faster Gallade with a slightly better typing, granting it the coveted Ghost/Fighting STAB combo. Its Ability not only provides a one-time setup opportunity, but also an immunity to Dark-type moves until its disguise is broken. Its special bulk isn’t bad either and provides even more setup opportunities. It gets the wide range of sets both of its parents can use, which are SD, Substitute + Bulk Up or stallbreaker, and can act as a cleaner thanks to Shadow Sneak. It’s a shame Galladite isn’t legal in SM, but oh well.
Parents: Kartana and Metagross
Shared egg group: DNA
Offspring name: Kartagross
New type: Grass/Steel
New base stats: 89/158/130/77/69/110 (+20 HP, +9 SDef, +11 Spe) (BST 633)
New ability and desc: Beast Body (Clear Body + Beast Boost) : Attempting to lower one of this Pokémon’s stats will instead raise its highest stat.
Notable moves: Sacred Sword, Swords Dance, Leaf Blade, Psycho Cut, Bullet Punch, Agility, Meteor Mash, Earthquake, Rock Polish, Power-up Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch
Role identification: A weaker but faster and specially bulkier Kartana with finally a decent Steel STAB in the form of Meteor Mash and the plethora of coverage Metagross brings to the table. Kartana is no parasite either, since it offers to Metagross what the latter truly had desired for ages : Swords Dance. With Swords Dance, Kartagross changes into a fearsome wallbreaker with its STABs and Earthquake to cover Poison- and Steel-types, or it can forgo a STAB and use one of its many coverage options. Agility is an option for a dual dancer or a cleaner. It also can’t be Intimidated, and doing so will only make it stronger. And now, onto its Mega Evolution !
Parents: Kartana and Metagross
Shared egg group: DNA
Offspring name: Mega Kartagross
New type: Grass/Steel
New base stats: 89/168/150/87/89/150 (BST 733)
New ability and desc: Tough Claws
Notable moves: All of the above + Grass Knot
Role identification: Basically the same as Kartagross, except trading Beast Body for Tough Claws, which further increases its damage output, even more with some boosts under its belt, bulkier and faster. Grass Knot is now an interesting option thanks to Tough Claws and an enhanced SpA stat.
Parents: Comfey and Tangrowth
Shared egg group: Grass
Offspring name: Tangfey
New type: Grass/Fairy
New base stats: 85/86/117/106/90/85 (BST 569)
New ability and desc: Hypocondriac (Triage + Leaf Guard) : This Pokémon’s healing attacks have +3 priority. In Sun, they can’t be blocked by a typing, move or an Ability.
Notable moves: Leech Seed, Draining Kiss, Synthesis, Floral Healing, Aromatherapy, Calm Mind, Light Screen, U-Turn, Sleep Powder, Knock Off, Giga Drain, Ancient Power, Power Whip, Earthquake, Reflect, Sludge Bomb, Focus Blast, Grass Knot, Leaf Storm
Role identification: This mon takes a totally new approach at Comfey’s previous role. While Comfey was a fast specially bulky Pokémon, Tangfey is more balanced and is more of a tank. Of course, the good old priority is there and synergizes well with Draining Kiss or Giga Drain, while an usable Attack stat lets it use Earthquake or Rock Slide. As for its roles, Tangfey can either be a physical/mixed wall, a dual screener, or even a CM setup sweeper, while an AV could be used. Finally, while the sun is useful to get the fullest out of its movepool (making its Leech Seed unblockable for example), it works just fine outside of it.
Parents: Minior and Lucario
Shared egg group: DNA
Offspring name: Mario-Meteor
New type: Rock/Fighting
New base stats: 67/95/85/95/85/95 (+2 HP, +10 Atk, +8 SpA, +20 Spe) (BST 522)
New ability and desc: Rush Hour (Steadfast + Shields Down) Changes form and raises Speed by 1 stage below 50% HP. Cannot be statused while in Meteor form
Notable moves: Ancient Power, Stealth Rock, Autotomize, Power Gem, Shell Smash, Explosion, Calm Mind, Earthquake, Charge Beam, Rock Polish, Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Aura Sphere, Swords Dance, Work Up, Close Combat, Dragon Pulse, Extreme Speed, Work Up, Bulk Up, Nasty Plot, Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, Shadow Claw, Poison Jab, Flash Cannon, Dark Pulse, Agility, Bullet Punch, Crunch, Vacuum Wave
Role identification: Get it down in Core form
Parents: Minior and Lucario
Shared egg group: DNA
Offspring name: Mario-Core
New type: Rock/Fighting
New base stats: 67/135/45/135/45/155 (BST 582)
New ability and desc: Rush Hour (Steadfast + Shields Down) Changes form and raises Speed by 1 stage below 50% HP. Cannot be statused while in Meteor form
Notable moves: All of the above
Role identification: LOOK AT ALL THE SETUP MOVES AND COVERAGE ! Really though, Mario in its Core form is the textbook definition of a glass cannon : super powerful, but squishy as hell. Just slap a Focus Sash on this thing (heavy hazard support is needed though) or try to take advantage of its decent defenses in Meteor form, pick your boosting move of choice, tank a hit, get to 1 HP, grab that +1 Speed and start wrecking everything with STABs and/or coverage. 155 Speed is blazingly fast, but just in case you still have priority (Vacuum Wave is even STAB !). Stone Edge/Rock Slide and Close Combat provide powerful physical STABs, while Aura Sphere/Focus Blast and Power Gem are good choices on the special end. That’s a Star Mario for sure…
Parents: Tapu Lele and Gengar
Shared egg group: DNA
Offspring name: Tapu Gege
New type: Ghost/Fairy
New base stats: 65/75/67/150/97/120 (+20 SpA, +2 SpD, +18 Spe) (BST 574)
New ability and desc: Spooky Surge (Psychic Surge + Cursed Body) : This Pokémon sets Haunted Terrain for 3 turns upon switchin. Haunted Terrain has the same effect as Psychic Terrain, plus every opponent on the field has its first moveslot disabled.
Notable moves: Psychic/Psyshock, Moonblast, Calm Mind, Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, Energy Ball, Destiny Bond, Will-o-Wisp, Hex, Sludge Bomb
Role identification: Having a hard time walling vanilla Tapu Lele ? How about an faster version with more SpA, three immunities and three STABs ? Oh, did I mention to forget you have to fight it with only 3 moves ? Yeah, there’s a reason I named that thing Tapu « gg ». Admittedly, it’s frailer, so you can’t sponge special hits as well as Tapu Lele, let alone physical ones, and Haunted Terrain lasts only 3 turns. But, you know, focus on hitting hard and it should be alright.
Parents: Mudsdale and Gogoat
Shared egg group: Field
Offspring name: Mudgoat
New type: Grass/Ground
New base stats: 121/122/91/86/93/61 (BST 574)
New ability and desc: Masochist (Stamina + Sap Sipper) : raises both Attack and Defense by one stage when hit by an attack
Notable moves: Earthquake, Superpower, Rock Slide, Close Combat, Leech Seed, Synthesis, Seed Bomb, Horn Leech, Bulk Up, Milk Drink, Leaf Blade, Wild Charge, Acrobatics
Role identification: That’s a tank right there. Masochist is a very powerful Ability, allowing Mudgoat to boost when sponging attacks, while Milk Drink provides reliable recovery. After a few boosts, no physical attack can blast through its armor (except crits but eh), and it dishes out some pain with its 122 Atk base stat and high-power moves, among which Horn Leech can improve its recovery. Special Ice Attacks are going to be this guy’s bane, but otherwise, it’s home on the range.