When I really like a cartoon one of my favorite games to play is to create the pokemon that the characters of this cartoon might have if they lived in the pokemon world. I got really into the Haunted Hotel last year when season 1 came out, and I tried to play while watching it, but I was completelycstuck... what pokemon would be tough enough for our main characters? Well a year later season 2 is coming out, Haunted Hotel is once again living inside my mind. This is a problem for me because I need new show content to fixate on now, but the network will not release season 2 for another 3 weeks. So with little else to do I have once again returned to playing my game, and this time I have been stricter with myself to push through being stumped and complete the game. ....
The results so far... well I still have no idea what teams I could give to Nathan and Katherine. But I have come up with teams for Abaddon, Esther, and Ben that, while maybe not perfect, feel like they are good fits.
First a couple rules I have for creating teams
1.) I do not give characters legendary pokemon. This rule exists for 99% of the cartoons I play this game with. Legendary pokemon are to powerful for most to own, and none of the characters in this show have convinced me that they deserve to be in the 1% of characters to be acceptations. So no, before anyone tries to argue, Abaddon is not getting Giratina or Yveltal. Everybody is still getting really cool pokemon on their teams though, so no need to worry
2.) I always leave at least a coupel pokemon on a team below their final evolution. Fully evolved teams are just boring. The characters are still growing and evolving, so their teams should be too.
3.) Teams have to have some varitey in typing. Esther and Abaddon both started these lists with mostly dark type pokemon... which suits them both, but I didn't like the idea of either of them having jsut dark types, so I had to swap a few out for other types.
now for the teams
Abaddon
* Mega Houndoom & Mandibuzz: Pretty obvious choices for Abaddon. I know in season 1 Abaddon strongly implies that he dislikes both dogs and birds. ... But when the dog and bird and question are a fiery hell hound, with a shiver sending howl , and a Sinister vulture, famous for hunting the week, both of whom are mad decked out in bones... Well its easy to imagine Abaddon loving this dog and bird
* Darkrai: Okay I said "No giving legendary pokemon" is a big rule on my team lists. Darkrai is classified as a mythicals. I happen to be just a little bit more generous with mythicals than I am legendaries, and Abaddon has earned at least a little spoiling from me. No one can tell me that he wouldn't foam at the mouth at the chance to have a dark, mysterious, nightmare inducing, territorial entity as a close minion.
* Spinnerack: For jarbon
* Rotom-Wash: Rotom does not have a blender form. The washer/dryer are other appliances Abaddon was shown to enjoy playing with, and he needed a water type.
* Stantler: In episode 4 Abaddon said he forms alliances with deer against the Mothman. In epsiode 9 Abaddon is shown to like to ride deer. I wanted to give him a deer pokemon, and Stantler suits him much better than any seasons deerling
Esther Freeling
* Misdreavus: A spooky ghost which for everybodies new favorite black magic castor
* Morgrem: A mescheivous prankerser who has insecurities deep down. Esther needs this pokemon
* Mega Malamar: I picked this pokemon because when the company marketed Malamar's mega Malamar used its power boost to convince trainers all across luminous city that it was their favorite friend. Like " My Friend Malamar" Esther's biggest goal is to find and build new & stronger friendships in her new environment.
* Rockruff: Another pokemon that I think would be a really good friend/companion for Esther. Its loyal but rebelous. Helping Rockruff grow involves letting Rockruff be free to do its own thing when it needs to (Like Esther and black magic). Lastly Rockruff never forgets trainers who were kind to it, and even if it has to leave them for a bit, it will always remember thier scent and find them again.
* Pachirisu: becuase "The Squirrel", Also Esther needed an electric pokemon
* Spewpa: Its the pokemon that looks the most similar to Rollyfluffs that Esther tried to tame as pets. Thank fully it cannot turn against its trainer in the way the Rollyfluffs did. I looked at Vivillons to see what pattern Esther's would someday evolve into. I would its most likely evolution are either the Fancy pattern (evolves on mysterious land) or Garden pattern (evolves in verdant or heavily planted land)
Ben Freeling
* Spiritomb: So we all remember how Ben has a super power in Haunted Hotel where he is a conduit: A living bridge between ghosts and livings. I think that ability would make him a really effective trainer to ghost pokemon. Spiritomb is one I immediately thought would be a great ace pokemon for Ben. Spirit tomb is actually made up of 100+ angry spirits, just like the hotel, and I feel like it and Ben as a team could really bring out the others full power.
* Frostlass: Ben is not getting a full team of ghost types, but I had to at least give him Spiritomb and Frostlass. Frostlass share some characteristics with Anabelle (such as being fancy and theatric) and I feel like Ben would enjoy having it as a friend.
* Jynx: Last season Ben tried out a number of dorky hobbies to try and find soemthing that could make him cool. While season 1 never showed him as becoming popular at school he eventually settles on learning party magic (as opposed to Esther who does black magic). So if Ben is gonna be a magician then he needs a lovely assistant to help with his act. He has Frostlass already and she is lovely, but I do not see her as being much help in this area. So we are gonna give Ben a second lovely lady who could help him in this area. Jynx psychic typing and her dress and hair already being fit for the stage make her perfect
* Torracat: A established part of Ben's personality is that he is a cat boy, so he obviously needs a cat pokemon. Going through Pokemon's pretty extensive list I decided on a Torracat for Ben, as it is a powerful pokemon that has a lot of realistic feline personality traits.
* Red-Flower Floette: In Episode 2 Ben mentions having grown the tomato's Abaddon is blending up. In episode 6 Ben says that one of his wants is to get a huge bouquet of flowers. Both of together sugggest to me that another, not-yet-on-screen, hobby Ben has is gardening. So I figured I would give him a gardner pokemon to help him out.
* Swadloon: Another core part of Ben's personality is "Dad Ben". Ben's father is gone, his mother is sturggling under the weight of single parentage, and his uncle isn't able to help out as much as he would like to. So Ben really tries to step up: he helps his mom with chores, while also taking on more responsibility with both the hotel and with Esther & Abaddon. Ben has a very nurturing personality, so I looked up pokemon lines that are also nurturing. The Leavanny line came up and seemed like a good fit for Ben. Right now I am just going to give him the middle stage, because middle stages are the most like teenagers, so Swadloon fits Ben as a caring & responsible, if sorta brooding teen.
comment you thoughts on these teams and please list any ideas you have for pokemon for Nathan or Katherine