so i turned thingrey into a pokemon ‘cause why not.

i have no idea what his first and final stages would be called, but i’ve come up with the name “Malignamute” for his middle stage.

species names are “the assimilation pokemon,” “the false dog pokemon,” and “the imposter pokemon.”

his final stage has a signature ability that functions p much the same as zorua/zoroark’s “illusion” ability, coming into battle disguised as another pokemon on the team until he takes damage. first two stages probably have something like infiltrator and/or unnerve. or maybe opportunist?

only moves in his first stage’s movepool are transform, screech, bugbite, and absorb. probably something in his pokedex entry about hoarding other pokemon materials for their genetic information. final stage’s dex is like “its mimicry was at first thought to be for nefarious purposes, but further research revealed this alien pokemon just seeks companionship, and takes on others’ forms to seem less intimidating.” and maybe that’s also why his middle stage is specifically mimicking dog pokemon, because dogs are ‘man’s best friend’ and hey! he wants to be someone’s best friend!

he just wants to hang out and have fun with people, man