User:Pie/Signature Pokémon: Difference between revisions

* While [[Karen]]'s strongest is her {{p|Houndoom}}, she's better known across media for her lead Pokémon, her {{p|Umbreon}}.  This is reflected in the {{pkmn|Stadium series}}.  Additionally, just as in Clair's example, HeartGold and SoulSilver reflect by having Umbreon jump from the bottom of her team to the top in rematches.

* In his initial appearance in {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, [[Wattson]]'s signature is his {{p|Magneton}}.  However, from {{v2|Emerald}} onward, he obtains a new {{p|Manectric}} and it is established as his signature. This is possibly because he was one of the only important trainers in the game that did not have a new [[Generation III]] Pokémon as his signature.

* Like Wattson in the previous generation, [[Candice]] had her {{p|Abomasnow}} overtaken by a new {{p|Froslass}} for Platinum.  The reason for this is unclear, but it may have been seen as a more suiting signature for a young girl.  This was also the first of numerous signatures that originated purely from [[Generation IV]] being replaced by new evolutions of Pokémon from previous games.

* In the same vein, [[Volkner]] and {{EF|Flint}} had their {{p|Luxray}} and {{TP|Flint|Infernape}} replaced by {{p|Electivire}} and {{p|Magmortar}}, respectively.  Since these two Pokémon can be seen as counterparts, this decision was likely made both to underscore the friendship between the two men as well as to give them matching teams for their [[Tag Battle]] in the [[Battle Zone]].  Additionally, this change is similar to Candice's, where Generation IV originals were replaced by new evolutions of Pokémon from previous games.

* [[Bertha]] and [[Lucian]], too, had their signatures changed for Platinum.  Bertha's changed from {{p|Hippowdon}} to a new {{p|Rhyperior}}, and Lucian's changed from {{p|Bronzong}} to {{p|Gallade}}.  This change is similar to Candice's, where Generation IV originals were replaced by new evolutions of Pokémon from previous games.  Unlike other trainers that fell under this change, these two trainers never appeared in a battle outside of the [[Sinnoh]] [[Elite Four]], making it difficult to judge whether this change would stick or not.  However, since it stayed for the others as far as the {{pkmn|World Tournament}}, it is safest to assume their Platinum signatures are the permanent ones.

Interestingly, in {{pkmn|Colosseum}}, important members of [[Cipher]] usually do not use their signature Pokémon the first time they are encountered.  Instead, they each have a [[Shadow Pokémon]] as their team's cornerstone, up until it is [[snagging|snagged]].  Once it is gone, their signature replaces it.  Since these are interchangeable, both are listed.

[[Miror B.]] is the exception, and perhaps an exception to how all trainers typically carry their signature:  The first time he is encountered, his team has ''five'' of his signature {{p|Ludicolo}} on it, followed by a single Shadow {{p|Sudowoodo}}, which is also a dancing plant.  After that, his team shows a little more variety, but he always carries {{p|Lombre}} and Ludicolo in varying numbers.

In {{XD}}, the Admins change their teams too often, both in terms of regular Pokémon and Shadow Pokémon, to be considered to have any sort of signature.