#regional-form

Manakan Castform, the Wild Weather Pokemon [According to urban legend,] Castform is an artificial Pokemon created by [a mythical scientist] to finely control the weather. While these Castform do have a higher level of control than their Hoenn cousins, they are also far more erratic and delight on bringing down chaotic weather down all across Manaka.

Types: Flying Signature Ability: Weather Report — This Pokemon's form changes with the weather, and the weather changes with this Pokemon's attacks.

In specific, after a Pokemon with Weather Report attacks with a Water, Fire, Rock, Ice, or Poison move, it sets up the corresponding weather if that wasn't the last weather that Pokemon set by any means. Additionally, * Under Rain and Primordial Seas, Castform becomes its Rainy Form as usual, but under normal Rain, its fire moves are not depowered. * Under Sun and Desolate Lands, Castform becomes its Sunny Form as usual, but under normal Sun, its water moves are not depowered. * Under Hail and Snow, Castform becomes its Snowy Form as usual. * Under Sandstorm, Castform becomes its new Dusty Form. * Under Acid Rain and Fog, Castform becomes its new Smoggy Form, changing itself to the Poison type. In Fog, Castform's accuracy is not dropped and Weather Ball becomes Poison type. * Under Delta Stream, or under Tailwind with no other Weather, Castform's Weather Ball changes into the Flying type and doubles in power (and remains its Tornado form).

Mechanically, I'm back and forth on if the Weather Forms should keep the Flying type. The strongest thing holding me back is I did want to keep the Sunny, Rainy, and Snowy forms the same designs, which is going to cause issues if they have different types. I'm increasingly thinking the play is to redesign those three for dual type forms, but I've hit my deadline for today, so that will need to be a doodle for another day.

Manakan Weavile, the Zap Claw Pokemon Manakan Weavile's claws have become extremely extendable, letting it pull its claws in close, or make them extremely long to ski down mountains or climb back up them.

Types: Electric/Ice Ability: Keen Eye/Inner Focus Hidden Ability: Show Off — Whenever this Pokemon lands an inaccurate move, it gets a damage boost that continues to stack until it misses. Signature Move: Double Diamond | Physical | 90% accuracy | The user attacks twice, once doing Ice damage and once doing Electric damage. Each hit rolls for accuracy and both trigger Show Off if they do.

Training a Manakan Sneasel out in the snowy areas while it holds a Razor Claw lets it evolve into Manakan Weavile, learning a new move to put its Hidden Ability to work in the process. I've gone back and forth on if this should be M-Weavile, M-Sneaseler, or even something else altogether (Skiesler?), what do you think?

Manakan Ninjask, the Ninja Pokemon As soot began to cover the forests of Manaka, Nincada adapted their coloring to blend in better with the changing trees to stay safe from hunting Cockytrice. One of Ninjask's arms has become sharper and longer, while the other has grown tougher. When not fighting, it holds its longer arm like a sheathed sword.

Types: Bug/Dark Abilities: Shield Dust / Sharpness Hidden Ability: Blend In — This Pokemon gains a resistance to the type of the current terrain.

In the harsher environment of Manaka, Nincada evolve into a much hardier Ninjask, shedding its speed for sturdier exoskeleton and wings and adjusting its arms for an unbalanced attacking style with greater reach. These adaptions make Ninjask are a much more persistent and annoying pest, and are likely to be seen in large numbers around malls, tourist traps, or anywhere else there are large groups of people.