Pokemon #326, Grumpig, Psychic Type, Manipulate Pokémon.

Average measurements:
Height: 2’11” or 0.9 m.
Weight: 157.6 lbs. or 71.5 kg.

Intro:
Grumpig is a purple with black pig-like Pokémon with psychic abilities. It has three black pearls on its body that amplify its psychic powers. Its powers come from a combination of eating strange mushrooms and black pearls.

Diet:
Grumpig usually eat a lot of stuff, but they prefer mushrooms. Most of these mushrooms grow inside mountains.

Habitat:
Grumpig originate from pigs that were found near mountains. Nowadays, they are still found near mountains and also deeper within mountains where there favorite mushrooms grow.

Biology:
Grumpig originates from the ancestors of normal pigs. These pigs used to live near the mountains. Some of these pigs got lost in these mountains and had to eat whatever they could find to keep themselves alive. This involved eating small rodents, mushrooms, and sometimes even inedible objects, such as pearls that were found in these mountains, to at least supress their hunger. Some of the mushrooms they ate made them hallucinate. Later, they learned that some berries, Persim berries, countered the confusion caused by these mushrooms. They have learned to caary these berries just in case and, as a result, are often encountered carrying these berries.
The side effect of eating some of the black pearls was that they could see through the hallucinations of these mushrooms. They started to understand how these hallucinations worked and developed magical powers of their own. This is the origin of their psychic powers. Over the centuries, their body started to make these pearls theirselves. But since it’s a slow process for their body to create these pearls, they only become visible once Spoink have evolved into Grumpig.
The problem of needing shocks from bouncing to keep its heart beating are less problematic, when Spoink evolved into Grumpig. This has to do with the matured pearls on Grumpigs body. Besides amplifying the psychic waves of Grumpig itself, it also amplifies shocks from its surroundings to its heart. These shocks are strong enough to keep Grumpigs heart beating.
Nowadays, these pearls of Grumpig amplify his magical powers. He is even able to influence his opponents by doing a strange dance. Using his powers also causes this Pokémon to breathe heaviliy. This is probably because using the pearl in two ways at the same time, for its heart and its psychic powers, puts a great strain on Grumpigs body.

Pokemon League Commission notes:
Grumpig is classified as a class B Pokémon. They are very rare. Unfortunately, it is not very often that wild Spoink gain enough experience to evolve into a Grumpig. Since Grumpig are tougher Pokémon and often become the alpha male or female of a Grumpig and Spoink group, it is unrecommended to capture these Grumpig. Grumpig that are not the alpha male or female may be caught in limited quantities.

Pokemon #298, Azurill, Normal/Fairy Type, Polka Dot Pokémon.

Average measurements:
Height: 0’08” or 0.2 m.
Weight: 4.4 lbs. or 2.0 kg.

Intro:
Azurill is a small, biped, mouse Pokémon. Most of its skin is blue, except for two small white circles on its cheek, and the inside of its round ears which are pink. Azurill carries a blue ball with him, which is about the same size of the rest of the Pokémon. This ball is quite bouncy. The ball is attached to his body with a black zigzag tail. There are also a few other colored Azurill. This color alteration is the result of accumulation of pollution in their parents. Most Azurill are resistent to this kind of color alteration, but some Azurill turn green. This does rarely happen, though, as most waters are not or barely polluted.
The ball has several uses, one of these usage is movement. Azurill uses its tail for jumping by throwing it and getting pulled by it, or for more fun movement such as bouncing on its ball. Azurill can also use the ball to float on water. Another use is the nutrients that are inside the ball. During the time an Azuril is an Azurill, nutrients from the ball move through the tail into the rest of the body. Azurill needs these nutrients to grow and to have the possibility to become a Marill later on. The last known use is attacking with it. Azurill commonly throw their ball to an opponent to attack him.

Diet:
Azurill commonly don’t have to eat much, since their ball provides them with most of the nutrients they need. The first thing they often eat are berries. They like berries best.

Habitat:
Azurill are often found in or near watery areas such as pools, lakes, rivers and the sea. When they are still young, they are mostly found near edges of these kinds. This has probably to do with their parents being (at least partly) water-types. Since Azurill are not, it is safer for them to stay near the edges of lakes, rivers, and such.
When they become older, they start to use their balls to bounce on land, and are also found further away in grassy areas. There have even been sightings of Azurill in forests and on ranches. Researchers think this is the result of Azurill bouncing for too long and ending up lost. There is a possibility that by bouncing for too long, the Azurill becomes confused and forgets where it came from.

Biology:
The ball of Azurill is probably evolved to keep Azurill, a non-water type Pokémon, from drowning. Through time, is also gained nutrients and usage for movement and self-protection. Azurill can often be seen bouncing on its ball. This is the result of an evolutionary process by which nutrients come out of the ball by bouncing on it. Nutrient intake can be managed by this process. After a year, Azurill starts to look around the area more and more and finds round things that resemble their ball. They know that their ball provides them with nutrients and start eating these round things, which are actually very tasty. We know these round objects as berries. When they become older, they become more used to bouncing with their balls and get more stamina to be able to bounce longer. This gets them further away.
Humans often think they are quite cute, especially the more curious female Azurill. This resulted in more females to be taken from the ecosystem and leaving relatively too many man behind. Evolution solved this inbalance by maintaining an 3:1 female:male birth ratio for Azurill. This is the reason why there have been more records of encounters with female Azurill than with males.
Scientists are still confused over why Azurill is not a water-type while his parents are. They think that when the nutrients of the ball are consumed, the ball slowly fills itself with water. The water in the ball slowly manifests as water powers and helps Azurill to learn moves such as Bubblebeam and Surf. This is another reason why it is very important that Azurill are near water’s edges during the beginning of their lives.

Pokemon League Commission notes:
Azurill are more common in some regions than in others, but are overall rarely encountered in the wild. They are classified as Class B Pokémon under the Pokemon League Classification. It is prohibited to catch Azurill under the age of one. In their first year, they are very much dependent on their parents and it is seen as Pokémon cruelty to catch them. When they become older and get further away, you may catch them in limited quantities. If, however, you would encounter a very young Azurill which is far away from the edge of a lake, river, or sea, you should immediately contact the nearest PokéCenter to let them know. They will take action to try to get this young Azurill back to his parents. *

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* Side note: This could be used for a (small) quest!*
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Would it be a nice idea to have face sprites for certain main characters/ Pokémon?

These could, for example, be used when quests are given, or when Pokémon talk if you interact with them. I've used facial sprites in RPG Maker and noticed that it brought stories more to life.

An example for a face sprite of Growlithe could be something like below, which I made today:


http://triloog.deviantart.com/art/Growlithe-Avatar-32x32-436808335