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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 Emolga!
In every generation so far, Game Freak has included a small, Electric type, rodent-esque Pokémon. This trend began with the famous Pikachu and Raichu, followed by Pichu, Minun/Plusle, and Pachirisu. Then, starting with Emolga, Game Freak decided to mix up the electric rodents and give us our first dual-typed one. Emolga is an Electric/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation V and is based on a flying squirrel. With the exception of Raichu, it has the highest Speed of all of its counterparts and has a unique movepool with the inclusion of the many Flying type attacks it learns. In game, Emolga is used by Gym Leader Elesa, and in the anime it is owned by Ash's friend Iris.
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.
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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?
- How does Emolga compare to the other "electric rodent" Pokémon?
- When it was revealed, there was a lot of speculation that Emolga was related to Pikachu or Pachirisu. Do you think it should have been, or is it perfect as a standalone Pokémon?
- Would you like Game Freak to continue the trend of giving electric rodents alternate types, should they keep them just Electric, or should they give up on them all together?
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