❗ NEW ABILITY ❗
Spinning Top: Doubles the Pokémon's Speed and Attack stats if it is confused.

▶︎ Type: Psychic / Fighting
▶︎ Ability: Inner Focus / Oblivious / Spinning Top*
▶︎ Gender: 50% male - 50% female

💬 Etymology: Rotate + Panda
✨ Inspirations: Red Pandas, Spinning Tops

◓ Rotanda, the Spinning Pokémon

📒 Dex: Rotanda are always spinning. They use their super core strength and balance to keep themselves up.

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▶︎ Type: Bug / Ice
▶︎ Ability: Rattled / Unnerve / Slush Rush
▶︎ Gender: 50% male - 50% female

💬 Etymology: Celsius + Ski + Skitter
✨ Inspirations: Himalayan Jumping Spiders

◓ Celskiiter, the Jumping Spider Pokémon

📒 Dex: It has some of the best vision among Pokémon. They use their long legs to run and jump incredible heights.

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▶︎ Type: Fairy / Water
▶︎ Ability: Lingering Aroma / Sticky Hold / Hospitality
▶︎ Gender: 50% male - 50% female
▶︎ Evolution: Grubbish > [lvl 36] > Carbodor

💬 Etymology: Carbohydrate + Garbodor
✨ Inspirations: Lo mein

◓ Carbodor, the Noodle Pokémon

📒 Dex: It loves to help in any way that it can. Although its slimy exterior makes it very clumsy.

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▶︎ Type: Fairy / Water
▶︎ Ability: Lingering Aroma / Sticky Hold / Hospitality
▶︎ Gender: 50% male - 50% female

💬 Etymology: Grub + Trubbish
✨ Inspirations: Dumplings

◓ Grubbish, the Dumpling Pokémon

📒 Dex: Though once believed to be a regional variant of Trubbish, its internal makeup differs significantly. This led researchers to call it its own species.

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▶︎ Type: Electric / Fire
▶︎ Ability: Static / Flame Body / Ripen
▶︎ Gender: 50% male - 50% female
▶︎ Evolution: Cheekichew > [Fire Stone] > Munchew

💬 Etymology: Munch + Chew
✨ Inspirations: Pikas, Chefs, Furnaces

◓ Munchew, the Saucier Pokémon

📒 Dex: In the wild, they forage for ingredients and stash them in their dens. They cook with what they deem the best and then trash the rest.

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▶︎ Type: Electric / Fire
▶︎ Ability: Static / Flame Body / Gluttony
▶︎ Gender: 50% male - 50% female

💬 Etymology: Cheek + Chew
✨ Inspirations: Pikas, Eating

◓ Cheekichew, the Mouthful Pokémon

📒 Dex: They live on rocky mountain sides and thrive in colder environments. Cheekichew commonly share their burrows with Spearow nests.

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❗ NEW ABILITY ❗
Soil Skating: Doubles the Pokémon's Speed stat on Grassy Terrain

▶︎ Type: Grass / Ice
▶︎ Ability: Soil Skating* / Snow Cloak
▶︎ Gender: 50% male - 50% female
▶︎ Evolution: Frostot > [Shiny Stone] > Frostwirl

💬 Etymology: Frost + Twirl
✨ Inspirations: Arenaria, Ice Skating

◓ Frostwirl, the Graceful Pokémon

📒 Dex: A rare sight on the mountains of Xinhua. It’s able to skate even when there is no ice.

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❗ NEW ABILITY ❗
Soil Skating: Doubles the Pokémon's Speed stat on Grassy Terrain

▶︎ Type: Grass / Ice
▶︎ Ability: Soil Skating* / Snow Cloak
▶︎ Gender: 50% male - 50% female

💬 Etymology: Frost+ Tot
✨ Inspirations: Moss balls, Mount Everest Moss, Ice Skating

◓ Frostot, the Moss Ball Pokémon

📒 Dex: It lives high on the mountains throughout the region. It may even be the highest altitude grass Pokémon that lives today.

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❗ NEW ABILITY ❗
Essence Drain: Attacking with Dark Type moves heal the user a little.

▶︎ Type: Dark / Psychic
▶︎ Ability: Shadow Tag / Essence Drain* / Queenly Majesty
▶︎ Gender: 100% female
▶︎ Evolution: Bytler > [lvl after defeating 3 Lopunny in battle] > Byternal

💬 Etymology: Bite + Nocturnal + Eternal
✨ Inspirations: Chinese Rufous Horseshoe Bats, Vampires, Super Villains

◓ Byternal, the Puncture Pokémon

📒 Dex: Often referred to as the nemesis of Lopunny. It enhances its echolocation with psychic power to hear further than any other Pokémon.

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❗ NEW ABILITY ❗
Essence Drain: Attacking with Dark Type moves heal the user a little.

▶︎ Type: Dark
▶︎ Ability: Shadow Tag / Essence Drain* / Forewarn
▶︎ Gender: 100% female
▶︎ Evolution: Bateeny > [lvl 32] > Bytler

💬 Etymology: Bite + Butler
✨ Inspirations: Hardwicke's Woolly Bats, Butlers, Minions

◓ Bytler, the Obedient Pokémon

📒 Dex: In the colony, Bytlers are the servants, ensuring that its queen is served and happy. There’s no task too sinister for them.

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▶︎ Type: Dark
▶︎ Ability: Shadow Tag / Strong Jaw / Cute Charm
▶︎ Gender: 100% female

💬 Etymology: Bat + Teeny
✨ Inspirations: Beijing Mouse-Eared Bats

◓ Bateeny, the Nibble Pokémon

📒 Dex: It can’t see all that well and relies mainly on echolocation to navigate and obtain food.

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❗ NEW ABILITY ❗
Stolen Shadow: The Pokémon copies the Ability of a defeated opponent.

▶︎ Type: Ghost / Rock
▶︎ Ability: Pressure / Infiltrator / Stolen Shadow*
▶︎ Gender: 50% male - 50% female
▶︎ Evolution: Shishi > [lvl 30] > Haunterrier

💬 Etymology: Haunt + Terrier
✨ Inspirations: Foo Dogs, Chinese Guardian Lions

◓ Haunterrier, the Silhouette Pokémon

📒 Dex: It hides in statues and structures to absorb life energy from the shadows of others.

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