Floral Valiant's Poké-Pandemonium

Pokémon design reviews, retrospectives, and various other geeky ramblings from a trans queer nerd with too much on her mind.

The Blog Posts

  • Pokémon Review: Rattata and Raticate

    Pokémon Review: Rattata and Raticate

    Rattata is another of those regular Route 1 Pokemon that’s been iterated on countless times in the generations since, and at the very least this time there’s a distinct purple colour scheme to it to make it stand out more. Honestly Rattata does a pretty good job of giving a subtle hint at being more Read more

  • Pokémon Review: Pidgey, Pidgeotto, and Pidgeot

    Pokémon Review: Pidgey, Pidgeotto, and Pidgeot

    Continuing the trend of early game Kanto Pokémon, we have Pidgey. While many of the early game Pokemon in any generation are often fairly archetypal animals with a small twist, Pidgey can barely even achieve that. It’s absolutely a trendsetter, inspiring many “regional birds” after it to fill its niche, but really it’s just such Read more

  • Pokémon Review: Weedle, Kakuna, and Beedrill

    Pokémon Review: Weedle, Kakuna, and Beedrill

    Hey there, sorry for the long absence. I took some time away from this for a bit because life got in the way. However I’m hoping to get back on with posting these and maintain some better regularity going forwards. Anyway, without further ado, it’s time to rattle on with the second of the two Read more

  • Pokémon Review: Caterpie, Metapod, and Butterfree

    Pokémon Review: Caterpie, Metapod, and Butterfree

    The core of Pokémon’s fantasy was inspired by bug catching, so it only makes sense to have a whole bunch of funny little bugs. The fact that Bug is defined as a unique elemental type in Pokemon is honestly such a phenomenally unique and interesting design choice that by itself I think goes underappreciated. There Read more

  • Pokémon Review: Squirtle, Wartortle, and Blastoise

    Pokémon Review: Squirtle, Wartortle, and Blastoise

    Now we move onto the last of the three Kanto starters: Squirtle. Squirtle is, simply put, absolutely adorable. Turtles and tortoises are some of my favourite animals ever, and Squirtle’s sheer cuteness made it appeal to me so much. While Bulbasaur is my favourite now and Charmander was my pick when I first played the Read more

  • Pokémon Review: Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard

    Pokémon Review: Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard

    Okay, time for easily the most popular starter Pokemon ever. The Charizard family has an impossible level of hype to live up to already, but to be quite honest I don’t think the first two stages of the family even come close. Charmander is, all things considered, a cute Pokemon and fun design. However, it’s Read more