[ti]Quality Control[/ti]Calangler + Sailance

[Galom]

Sailance and Calangler: Swordfish-themed Fakemon

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Calangler: the Lost City Pokémon
Water-type
50 HP | 65 Atk | 60 Def | 50 SpA | 30 SpD | 40 Spe || BST: 295
Ability: Water Veil
Hidden Ability (Available*): Rattled

Evolves into Sailance starting at Lv. 38.

Design:
- Calangler lack the defining sail of their evolved form, possessing only a small, standard dorsal fin. The fin is somewhat more lengthy than that of most fish, but does not flow freely with water currents as Sailance's fin does.
- They have an underdeveloped "dagger" that mirrors their evolved form's great blade, but it is small and not yet made of true steel, only hard scales and cartilage. 
- Calangler's hide is exceptionally hard, and it is never shed until evolution, when metal replaces the lower body.
- The color of Sailance's upper body comprises the majority of Calangler's body, except for a patch of gray on the underside. The golden stripe of Sailance is absent, not yet having developed. Its developing dorsal fin is also navy blue, unlike Sailance's, as it has not yet developed into its future color. Its eyes are gold, despite the absence of the golden stripe.
- Shiny Calangler's primary color is the color of the upper body of shiny Sailance: standard blue (lighter when compared to the dark navy of the standard appearance). Its eyes remain gold and the small patch of gray on its underside becomes silver.

Physical details:
Height (length): 1'10" (0.6m)
Weight: 26 lbs (11.8 kg) [40 BP]
Egg Group: Water 2
Gender Ratio: 87.5% Male, 12.5% Female

Technical details:
Catch Rate: 180 (23.5%)
Hatch Time: 1520-1700 steps
Base Happiness: 70
Base EXP Yield: 70
Leveling Rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 EXP at Lv. 100)
Pokedex Color: Blue

Pokédex entries:
OR: Because they live exclusively in small schools of the deep sea, few besides lucky fishermen acknowledged their existence until recent years.
AS: It is rumored that its migration patterns follow a legendary undersea temple. Shrouding itself in water, it can become nearly invisible in the deep ocean.

Level-up moves:
Start: Pound
Start: Leer
5: Water Gun
9: Aqua Jet
13: Water Sport
17: Water Pulse
21: Double Team
25: Safeguard
29: Aqua Tail
33: Rain Dance
37: Hydro Pump
41: Bounce

TM/HM moves:
TM06 Toxic
TM10 Hidden Power
TM13 Ice Beam
TM14 Blizzard
TM17 Protect
TM18 Rain Dance
TM20 Safeguard
TM27 Return
TM40 Aerial Ace
TM42 Facade
TM44 Rest
TM45 Attract
TM55 Scald
TM87 Swagger
TM88 Sleep Talk
TM89 U-Turn
TM90 Substitute
TM94 Secret Power
HM03 Surf
HM05 Waterfall
HM07 Dive

Egg moves:
Ancient Power: Relicanth
Brine: Qwilfish, Wailmer, Wailord, Alomomola
Double-Edge: Relincath, Basculin
Hydro Pump: Gyarados, Chinchou, Lanturn, Qwilfish, Remoraid, Octillery, Wailmer, Wailord, Relicanth, Luvdisc, Alomomola, Sailance, Calangler
Swift: Remoraid
Thrash: Gyarados, Basculin

Tutor moves:
Water Pulse
Bounce
Aqua Tail
Icy Wind

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Sailance: the Shipwreck Pokémon
Water/Steel-type
73 HP | 110 Atk | 110 Def | 55 SpA | 55 SpD | 87 Spe || BST: 490
Ability: Intimidate
Hidden Ability (Available*): Justified

Evolves from Calangler at Lv. 38.

Design
- Despite being "swordfish-themed," Sailance more closely resembles a sailfish, as it has an extensive, luxurious dorsal fin (sail).
- The "sword" protruding from the front of its face is literally organic metal, similar to other Steel-types' anatomy.
- The upper side of its body is primarily a dark navy blue, almost black, to camouflage well with the deep sea's water. Its "sail" is closer to standard blue, but rimmed in a navy blue similar to the upper body. Its underside is a metallic gray, as it literally consists of metal plates, much like a Salamence's hide. A stripe of gold runs between the navy blue and gray, running the full distance of Sailance's body. Its tail, ventral, and other fins are the same color as its upper body: navy blue/black.
- Shiny Sailance retain their metallic underside, but the color more closely resembles a light silver than gray. The gold stripe remains, but the upper body lightens to a blue matching the primary color standard Sailance's dorsal fin/sail. In turn, the Shiny's sail becomes dark violet, and becomes rimmed in the same blue as the upper body.
- Golden eyes, matching the golden stripe.

Physical details:
Height (length): 5'7" (1.7m)
Weight: 212 lbs (96.2 kg) [80 BP]
Egg Group: Water 2
Gender Ratio: 87.5% Male, 12.5% Female

Technical details:
Catch Rate: 45 (5.9%)
Hatch Time: 1520-1700 steps
Base Happiness: 70
Base EXP Yield: 175
Leveling Rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 EXP at Lv. 100)
Pokedex Color: Blue

Pokédex entries:
OR: Mighty guardians of the sea, Sailance make their homes in reefed vessels and fiercely defend those that accompany them.
AS: Its fighting style is reminiscent of jousting, involving the use of its great blade as a spear while rushing foes.

Level-up moves:
Start: Aqua Tail
Start: Iron Defense
6: Double Team
11: Wide Guard
16: Quick Guard
21: Night Slash
20: Focus Energy
24: Slash
29: Retaliate
33: Payback
38: Iron Head
42: Aqua Ring
47: Iron Defense
51: Soak
55: Swords Dance
57: Rain Dance
59: Hydro Pump
63: Agility
66: Giga Impact

TM/HM moves:
TM05 Roar
TM06 Toxic
TM10 Hidden Power
TM12 Taunt
TM13 Ice Beam
TM14 Blizzard
TM15 Hyper Beam
TM17 Protect
TM18 Rain Dance
TM20 Safeguard
TM23 Smack Down
TM27 Return
TM40 Aerial Ace
TM42 Facade
TM44 Rest
TM45 Attract
TM54 False Swipe
TM55 Scald
TM62 Acrobatics
TM63 Embargo
TM66 Payback
TM67 Retaliate
TM68 Giga Impact
TM73 Thunder Wave
TM74 Gyro Ball
TM75 Swords Dance
TM84 Poison Jab
TM87 Swagger
TM88 Sleep Talk
TM89 U-Turn
TM90 Substitute
TM91 Flash Cannon
TM94 Secret Power
TM95 Snarl
HM01 Cut
HM03 Surf
HM04 Strength
HM05 Waterfall
HM07 Dive

Egg moves:
Ancient Power: Relicanth
Brine: Qwilfish, Wailmer, Wailord, Alomomola
Double-Edge: Relincath, Basculin
Hydro Pump: Gyarados, Chinchou, Lanturn, Qwilfish, Remoraid, Octillery, Wailmer, Wailord, Relicanth, Luvdisc, Alomomola, Sailance, Calangler
Swift: Remoraid
Thrash: Gyarados, Basculin

Tutor moves:
Water Pulse
Dual Chop
Iron Tail
Bounce
Iron Head
Zen Headbutt
Aqua Tail
Last Resort
Outrage
Block
Iron Defense
Stealth Rock
Icy Wind

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*Available via Pokéradar fishing.
Art courtesy of tinymeowmix .

4/24/15: Expanded technical details. Footprint sprites WIP.

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[forwardrewind]

I like both of them very much. Sailance might utilize one of the Justified-esque abilities I spoke about in my "Abilities" post. It would be a great opportunity to try out a new ability right from the get-go of the project.

[Snaquaza]

I really like the idea of a Swordfish! I feel like you've done well balancing the stats and the abilities, and they all seem to fit well. (Even though I'd think a swordfish would be a little quicker). However there are a few things I was wondering about. Firstly, why is it level-up movepool so small? I realize there may be some idea behind this, but I don't see it, and most Pokemon have at least somewhat larger level up movepools. Otherwise, why is the gender ratio like this? I don't see why males should override the females here, but I guesss it has its reason.

In general I really like the idea of this Pokemon and it's already fairly well executed! Just trying to polish stuff up and get to know more about it. (How does it learn Dragon Dance?)

[Winterjay]

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[Galom]

Addressing issues:

Movepool:
I'm not gonna lie, the level-up movepool was because I was lazy and uninformed. I'll expand it some; I didn't really know how large it should have been. When I was creating it, I decided on Water 2 because of its description of being mainly "fish" Pokemon, and I looked for interesting egg moves to give it. I knew Dragon Dance was questionable, but I felt it would actually give it a way to stand out, and wasn't a massive stretch. Of course, I am willing to remove it.

Speed:
When I first conceptualized Sailance, I was thinking "knight" and "paladin," so I went with more of a tank base stat spread. If you think it should be faster, I could definitely just throw on some extra speed (the BST isn't even that high yet) or draw from another stat to boost it. I am indifferent on the issue and open to suggestions.

Gender:
Since it is based on a knight, I just stereotyped them to be mainly male. When I first conceived the idea, it was going to be a male-only species, but I wanted to be able to give it Egg Moves, so I decided against it. I am not opposed changing it to 50/50, if you think it would seem more "legit." Indifferent on the issue once more. Open to suggestions.

[Snaquaza]

Apr 21, 2015 23:46:54 GMT 1 Galom said:

Addressing issues:

Speed:
When I first conceptualized Sailance, I was thinking "knight" and "paladin," so I went with more of a tank base stat spread. If you think it should be faster, I could definitely just throw on some extra speed (the BST isn't even that high yet) or draw from another stat to boost it. I am indifferent on the issue and open to suggestions.

I'd definitely recommend you to draw from another Stat (Maybe Special Defense?), since Pokemon with not too high BST are great. This is around the average BST of Pokemon, and while everyone thinks 530 is great, we need lower ones too.

On Dragon Dance, I'd remove it yes, I don't see how it uses it.

Gender ratio is fine then, didn't actually notice it was based on a knight.

I just noticed this, but why does it get Sacred Sword? While it isn't a signature move anymore, only Aegislash gets it which is literally a sword. Sounds kinda strange. (For sharp body parts, use Slash, which you have already)

[Galom]

Update 4/22/15:
- Removed Dragon Dance as Egg Move.
- Removed Sacred Sword as level-up move. Replaced with Soak.
- Moved 15 base SpD to Spe. Leaves with a spread of 80 HP | 115 Atk | 110 Def | 40 SpA | 55 SpD | 90 Spe.

Fast enough for QC, or do the stats need more work?

[Snaquaza]

This seems good, for QC you'll have to add some miscellaneous stuff though. (Read submission guide), like footprint and such. Looks good rn though, so I'll probably stamp if you add that.

[Galom]

Added physical descriptions. Tell me what you think of the color schemes. Footprints (not really sure how to do this for a fish, but I'll take examples from official 'mons) and full illustrations should come eventually, once I get around to doing the former and I commission someone to do the latter.

[cookiethesylf]

The color schemes are nice, and not overdone. The pokemon overall has a really good design

[Devoxys]

Looks great!
4 Minor Nitpicks:
1. Sailance is an evolved Pokemon, shouldn't need a hatch rate
2. The Hatch rate is awfully low. Magikarp itself needs 1530 - 1784 steps.
3. 225 Catch Rate is pretty high for what's described as a strong and rare Pokemon.
4. EXP Rates etc.

Other than that, It looks fine!

[blackburn009]

Apr 22, 2015 21:33:49 GMT 1 Devoxys said:

1. Sailance is an evolved Pokemon, shouldn't need a hatch rate

Don't all pokémon have a time to hatch even if they can't legitimately be obtained via an egg?

[Devoxys]

Apr 24, 2015 20:28:22 GMT 1 blackburn009 said:

Apr 22, 2015 21:33:49 GMT 1 Devoxys said:

1. Sailance is an evolved Pokemon, shouldn't need a hatch rate

Don't all pokémon have a time to hatch even if they can't legitimately be obtained via an egg?

I realized that 15 minutes after I posted that, but never bothered to change it :x.

[Snaquaza]

I think this looks amazing now. Maybe the movepool of the prevo is a bit small, but I really like it and there doesn't seem to be any inconsistency, or anything bad. Amazing job Galom!

Approved 1/3

[Crystalites]

I really like both of the mons you made. Glad to see more water steel types sin ce I found it a really unique typing which i really enjoyed. Everything just looks awesome n_n

[Galom]

Can I get the other staff to look at this? I'd appreciate it if they could come QC it so that I can either focus on improving it or move on to my other projects (I have a ton of ideas).

Edit: AKA @snackismybae get your ass over here. I need this approved/denied so I can get back to work.

[jaywad]

Perfect Pokemon! I really love these mons and i'm sure that the other staff will too! Congrats man.

[Galom]

Bumping with another tag to @snackismybae. Please come look at this 'mon to approve/disapprove it.

[Deleted]

Stamp of approval 2/2 cool. get it up there Snaquaza

[jaywad]

Congrats Galom!! So does this mean you're gonna start with sabrevet and cubravi? cuz i really liked the idea alot!

[Devoxys]

I'm pretty sure he needs 3 checks to get it done, AiRWolf needs to look at it

[Galom]

Moved to approved. Feel free to keep replying in case you have any more suggestions. Front, back, team preview, and footprint sprites will all come eventually.

Also, what would you all think of a rename for Calangler to "Daggler"?

[Snaquaza]

Height needs to be edited. 0.55 isn't possible.

Also a few grammar mistakes in the entries.

Found those while coding. Will continue when definite height.

[Galom]

Just knock off a sigfig. I rounded it to 0.6m. Should work now, Snaquaza.

[Snaquaza]

I made these blue.

Also any particular reason its SpA decreases. I know it's been approved but these are just things I'm catching while implementing it.