Yup, Weavile sounds like E-vile, or a weasel that is vile, take your pick. Good name, and a good evolution for Sneasel. The Attack and Speed really get up there, and so the low HP and such are acceptable.
But beyond that, it is a very sensible evo. The color scheme is kept intact, except with more of those feather things, and more claws. It even keeps the little jewel thing in the forehead, and doesn't try to introduce too many other random bits.
I still wonder why these guys are Dark/Ice, especially since they have such a low Sp. Attack, and thus can't make good use of the good Ice Moves. But whatever, Weavile looks like it means business, so I don't want to slander it much. It is a very good example of a evolution, made after the fact, that respects the original Pokemon and its concepts, and works with them to create a useful and logical next step.
If only the rest of the Afterthought 18 (as I think of them) were so well designed...
Overall: 10/10
What did you think of the name Elders of 18? I know that Afterthought 18 sounds much, much cooler, but what do mean by that? Finally, if you were to make 10 animals that aren't yet pokemon into pokemon, what elements would you add to them?
ReplyDeletewhat I mean is that they are all an Afterthought, that is, the Pokemon were already created, and then after the fact, someone thought to give them some more evolutions. And they feel tacked-on for the most part.
ReplyDeleteas for your other question, I will answer that at another time. heh heh heh.
Wouldn't Ambipom, Mismagius and Honchkrow be part of Afterthought 18? then it would be..21
ReplyDeleteso would roserade
DeleteI forgot about those other ones when I coined the term, I was just thinking about these 18 in a group.
DeleteI think this looks more like a Mega Evolution than a regular one. Still awesome though.
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