Give a dog a bone
I feel like there was an opportunity for the first Ghost/Rock Pokemon, or at least Ghost/Ground considering Houndstone digs a lot and even gets Sand Rush as an ability (but not Sandstorm, oddly enough). In fact I'm honestly shocked to find out it's neither of these, I could have sworn it was during my playthrough.
But I think Houndstone is great! Probably the initial concept of "buried in the ground with a tombstone showing" started here, and they worked backwards to link the idea of "dogs burying bones" and "spirit candles" for Greavard.
I love his bony claws, but something about that lower jaw is just a little too cartoony for my taste. Otherwise, it's a Very Good Dog.
Overall: 9/10
Right? Exactly what I was saying about the type. Weirdly monotyped.
ReplyDeleteDidn't even realize ghost/rock woulda been a first. Between Sableye, Spiritomb, Galarian Corsola, and two sets of Yamask and *rigus, none of them are rock/ghost. Lunacy.
The jaw is very Hanna-Barbera, in my eyes.
It's kinda cool It dies more when It evolves
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