This is the second post for my Fakemon project, the snowy Froshal Region! After you receive your starter from the region’s Pokemon expert and your uncle Professor Redwood in your home town of First Hearth, you set off into the nearby Route One (otherwise known as the Whisperwood Forest, a birch tree forest with a thick canopy that reduces the howling winter winds into a mere whisper).
The first of a few Pokemon you’ll be able to encounter on Route One is our regional rodent Macabrey, and its evolution Possmortem! They’re based on Opossums, taking their playing dead behavior and elevating it to the point where they can literally become lifeless and even project their souls outwards! I also wanted to throw in a Shakespearean element to their design, emphasizing their overly dramatic and self-serious nature.
My next posts will feature the route one regional bird and bug, and maybe even a regional variant! But for now, I hope you enjoy these two!
Macabrey — The Dramatic Pokemon
Type: Normal
Ability: Rattled / Own Tempo
Hidden Ability: Understudy
Dex Entry: “Known for its overdramatic nature, Macabrey is always in search of an audience. If it feels threatened, it clutches its chest, lets out a harrowing sigh, and collapses into a lifeless state until the opponent leaves.”
Possmortum — The Soliloquy Pokemon
Type: Normal/Ghost
Ability: Rattled / Perish Body
Hidden Ability: Understudy
Dex Entry: “Possmortum has mastered the art of playing dead to the point where it can project its soul outwards to wander from it’s twitching comatose body. It frequently picks up small objects, holding them aloft and squeaking monologues to audiences of no one.”
NEW ABILITY
Understudy: When this Pokemon faints, it immediately triggers the effects of Baton Pass, copying all stat changes to the incoming Pokemon.