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What If The Steven Universe Characters Were Pokemon Trainers redo
I have been making pokemon teams for characters from other cartoons for I think around 3 years now. I have fun with this game. I did Steven Universe some point in the first year, but I never really liked the teams I picked for the charcters back then. Neither did that many fans, whom I do not blame. I look at my old list and am like “These are wrong” and then “I could remake this and do a much better job”.
Well I have time now, we are doing pride fests where I live, and a friend at work has been talking to me about how much her teen and the teen’s partner like watching Steven Universe together, which has gotten me thinking about the show again. So to wrap it all up here is my new version of “Pokemon teams for the Characters from Steven Universe”.
[[MORE]]Garnet
Picking pokemon for everybody’s favorite fusion is a hit tricky. I needed to think up a team that Ruby, Sapphire and Garnet would all love.
Kanto & Alolan Vulpix: two tiny little cuties, one of whom has fire powers and another of whom has ice. Both of them are very different but also the same. These two make perfect representations for Ruby&Saphire.
Mawhile & Sableeye: picked first because they are version exclusive pokemon the the Ruby and Sapphire games. They can be a tough paralle to Ruby and Saphure while the Vulipx’s are a cute one Second they are really powerful pokemon in their own right. I could see them being really good assets to Garnet in battle.
Mega Venasuar: Garnet loves her organic planet, where she is allowed to live her life the way she wants to, as herself. The bulbasuar line is unique because its not recognized as exclusively a sentient plant or a grass powered animal. It itself is a fusion between flora and fauna, the two things that make up the planter Garnet chooses as her home.
Hariyama: well I guess I am rounding out Garnet’s team with the least symbolic pick, oh well. Garnet’s known for being the strongest of the trio, and she fights with large, heavily hitting fists. Hariyama is poweful pikemon who fights the same way. I picked it to be Garnet’s sparing buddy.
Amethyst
Amethyst and her team. They are loud, they are messy, and they are perfectly imperfect creatures
Ditto: first things first, of course Amethyst would have a ditto. Amethyst last favorite games and form of self expression is to shapesift into different forms and objects. That’s ditto favorite games too, and they can play it together.
Snorlax: second thing second she should have a Snorlax. Snorlax love to sleep, eat, and are powerful opponents. I see many epic battles, as well as a lot of leisurely naps and meals in Amethyst and Snorlax partnership
Turbish: in recent games Turbish will run up to potential trainers because it wants to be wanted and loved. Amethyst badley wants to be those things too. Her and Turbish can be each other’s emotional support garbage cat and undersized gem. Neither of them will ever care if the other is a mess.
Incineroar: a Powerful fire cat who wrestles for sport, and enjoys showing off for a crowd. Incineroar can serve as asecond Wrestling partner for Amethyst. It also make a good Heavy hitter for he team. Lastly since it is a starter pokemon and fire/dark, instead of fighting type wrestling is more a fun sport to it, and it will likely be less effected when she gives up pro wrestling. They will still battle together.
Loudred & Spindel: Amethyst party crew. Loudred loves music, and making sure its message can be heard. Spinda loves to dance and will do so until it falls down from dizziness. Yeah Amethyst can relate, and have fun with these two.
Pearl
So regal, so beautiful,… so strong, so powerful
Clampearl: so Pearl can have a pearl. I had to do it
Nacil: because Pearl’s whole temporment/attitude is famously a little but salty.
Ageishlash & Ceruladge: here is a good team of high ranking, regal appearing, and very, very frightening knights to work underneath the lead of the most famous “terrifying renagde” knight known to gemkind.
Femdale Oinklong: female Oinkolng’s are neat freaks who love to clean and have dusters on their tails. Pearl is the one whobkeeps the gems space clean and Tidy, and her having a pig who wears (very pretty) makeup as a chore partner is to funny to pass up.
Primarina: powerful, silly, graceful and fancy looking, a theatrical showoff. Whom I talking about? Primarina or Pearl? They both have plenty in common to use to battle and perform together. Primarina rounding out Pearls team also means that each of the three original Crystal gems has a starter of a different type. How fitting.
Steven Universe
They have the power. They do not want to use it against you. Do not make them
Gardevior: if I said “powerful princess pokemon” who would you think of? Me personally, I would think of Gardevoir. Since Steven’s character can kinda be summed up as “a very powerful (male) Princess ” then it seems only fitting to give Steven Gardevoir to represent that Power level and Princess energy. Gardevior can also restore other pokemon’s power levels when they are injured, and Steven has healing spit.
Aggron: Once again Steven is basically a fairy-tale Princess of a rock race. And you know what other fairy-tale creature is often associated with fairy-tale Princesses? …Dragons! So of course the Princess of the rock race should also have a powerful rock Dragon.
Zamazento: a legendary battle sheid. This matches the first power of Steven’s to develop and his strong desire to protect others. It might have once belonged to Rose Quartz and it partners with a pokemon of Connie’s.
Male Mega Pyroar: to represent Loin. Pyroar definitely once belonged to Rose Quartz, but now recognizes Steven as his trainer.
Skiddo: An empath pokemon to represent Steven’s strong sense of empathy. Also it’s a mounting goat, and Steven has shown a fondness for the goats that live in the mountains (see Steven Junior).
Red Core Minior: If I remember correctly Steven is the one who made “the star” the symbol of the crystal gems. So of course he should have a star pokemon. Minior is the right one for Steven. It falls from Space and will only survive if caught and put in a pokeball very quickly, so catching it is n act to save its life. It then wants badly to return to space but it cannot, so its trainer has to help adapt to earth being its home. That is Steven Universe job.
Greg Universe
Good music and beautiful sensory can sooth a wondering, peaceful heart. In my last attempt I basically just gave Greg all the music pokemon. This time I want to balance that with the rest of Greg’s interest too.
Toxtricity Amp Form & Altaria: I will still give him two music pokemon because Music is still a huge interest of Greg’s. Toxtricity is a rock star electric pokemon, and Greg formerly tried to be a rockstar. Altaria is a song bird that has a very nice singing voice. It also is covered in very warm fluff and in cold temperatures will sleep on pe1ople to keep them warm. Greg lives in a van and could use some more warmth.
Veravroom and Simipour: Cars are another big part of Greg’s life. He lives in a full sized van (his choice), and he makes money through a car wash he owns. Veravroom fits his intrest in cars. Simipour can help him out at the car wash, and it also kinda of a hippe, which is a life style Greg follows to an extent: music, travel, nature, peacful wisdom, anti conflict. So they can be hippie bros together.
Togakiss: Greg is again a man who tries to stay away from conflict and loves the simple blessings of life. That is just like Togakiss. I could see it and Greg going all around the Beach city together just enjoying the fun of being at the beach, the barn, the peer , neighboring cities etc…
Rotom: with Greg’s lifestyle he likely does not always have access to electricity or cable. Rotom is a good one for helping him use appliances in parking lots or on the road.
Connie Maheswaran
Not a Crystal Gem by birth. Just as capable of being a protector/hero of earth
Cubfant: a cute little, ceramic figurine looking, elephant that just fits with Connie’s whole character. For one thing Google says that Elephants are the national animal of Indian heritage, for another they are known for having really good memories, and lastly Cubfant itself is great at helping its trainer by caring heavy loads, which metaphorically speaking, is what Connie does for Steven
Snorunt: might as well carry that last point into my next choice. Snowrunt is a very social pokemon that enjoys befriending kids and playing and having fun with them. At the start of the cartoon Connie dedicated all her time to school and her many extracurricular. She didn’t really socialize much or make time for fun or play. Snorunt, along with Steven, can help her remember how important leisure is.
Zacain: This pokemon possibly belonged to Rose Quartz at one point, but following her death this legendary sword wolf has accepted Connie as its new trainer. In battle it and Connie will partner with Steven and Zamazento to protect what they love.
Escavalier: Since getting close to Steven and the Gems Connie wants to be a knight like Pearl. I wanted to give her a more traditional knight pokemon, and since Pearl already has Ceruladge and Ageishlash I figured Escavalier would be a pretty good pick for Connie.
Lucario: A martial artist and a fighting type that is known to show great wisdom in battle. Connie takes martial arts, and she makes up for not being as powerful as gems by being smarter/more clever than many of them.
Noctowl: Another pokemon that while not one of the super genius is known to have an enhanced intellect. It also has enhanced vision, which on this team can reference that all the way back in season 1 Steven fixed Connie’s eye’s and she has had perfect vision since.
Lapis Lazuli
Here is the true coven of the water witch
Poliwrath & Kingdra: Lapis Lazuli’s powers are water based, and while not the highest ranking or “clarity”, she was easily the most powerful character after the diamonds. So she needs fitting titan level water types. I am sorry but she is just not mentally stable enough to be trainer to Kyoger or Gyrodos. I am not looking to bring the great flood 2.0. Poliwrath suits her because it is a powerful water/fighting type with large, aquatic, fists. Kingdra is a water/dragon type capable of creating poweful forces of nature. Lapis can still easily dominate the feild, and will have to practice restraint to keep from becoming a menace herself.
Ducklett: it is a water and flying pokemon, and Lapis is a water/flying type gem. I picked Ducklett out of others, because at its stage it is still learning how to use its wings. I remember an SU comic of Peridot, Steven, and Lapis taking care of an orphaned baby bird. Peridot didn’t understand the bird, and Steven mostly wanted to make toys for it. But Lapis was great at taking care of the bird, and loved teaching it how to flap its wings and fly. She can do the same with Ducklett.
Honchkrow: here is another flying type pokemon for Lapis. Though this one is first and foremost a dark type, which fits with how dark Lapis’s moods and humor can turn. Personality wise it known to be their. Honchkrow and one of Peridot’s pokemon will partner to steal random objects for their trainers to turn into meep corps. It is great fun.
Munna: When I looked up what pokemon would make good emotional support pets Munna came up as a pokemln that could help people suffering from PTSD. Its small, cute, non-threatening, and it has dreamed based abilites that could be used to help a person sleep undisturbed. All this sounds like a pokemon Lapis would love to have.
Lunatone: Its the moon. The moon ties to water because it controls the tides. Cresent moons have symbolism to witches and Lapis’s nickname is “the water witch”. Lastly Lapis hid on the moon when she lerned that the diamonds were coming to earth, implying that she see’s the moon as a safe space. Lapis finishes her team with Lunatone
Peridot
Why did I ever think she would be an electric type trainer? Peridot’s true type. Powerful short pokemon, mixed with powerful pokemon that think big.
Tinkaton & Metang: Peridot is rightly very proud of her engineering skills and her intelligence. I wanted to give her pokemkn that represent that. A will let her have a fully evolved Tinkaton, she deserves it, but I am placing her Metang at its middle evolution because I think coming to earth showed her that, while she is very intelligent, she still has a lot to learn.
Linoone: a thieving pokemon that loves to take random objects. It will partner with Lapis’s Honchkrow to steal materials for their trainers to make into Meep morps. Once again, great fun.
Dugtrio: so here is a ground type that digs into the earth, mess with the ground, and creates networks of underground holes, dens, and tunnels. Homeworld does things like that to the planets it colonized. But Dugtrio does these things to play ground, turn spoil, great gardens, and ultimately help nature. Catching Dugtrio symbolizes Peridot beginning to change. That she is starting to care about earth, nature, and Organic life
Yellow flower Floette: adding to Peridot beginning to change, she finds gardening really enjoyable and therapeutic as an activity. So i’m giving her a Floette to help her grow lots of beautiful gardens. I am going to give her the yellow one since, even after leaving Yellow Diamond, she still seems to really love yellow colored plants (corn and sunflowers).
Pumpkaboo: For pumpkin of course.
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⭐ so i thought itd be a good idea to put gems in a hunger games sim..
⭐ and i thought right. it was indeed a good idea.
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these two are both cool, rad, orange, wear sunglasses AND got similar motifs in their theme songs (at least the basslines)
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“Lily Orchard ruined the SU fandom!” If one video ruins a fandom, then that fandom wasn’t worth shit.
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my candy love fans , can someone send a Su/Rosalya fic my way please pretty please? I can’t believe none exist. Please. It HAS to exist. it can be bad. please. I’m begging.
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ASKER RULES:
A lot of lore related questions will not be answered due to spoilers.
Ask questions that fellow rebels wouldn’t know the answer to.
Askers will appear as rebel gems.
You may request what type of gem you show up as.
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If i made a jasper ask blog would anyone follow it/care? I wanted to do it for a while, just testin the water before i jump lol
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it’s entirely possible
i find the running joke of steven thinking he’s got this special bond with lars really really funny. which is the main function it serves ahahaha, since they’re such opposite characters 😭😭 i probably don’t need to explain why it’s funny askcjsk “steven. You’re friends with Lars?” 😟 “isn’t everybody?” AWWWWW 🥹🥹🥹 HAHAHHA like oh my god grrrrr i love that stupid line so much ahahsbjxjsh see it’s funny bc 😭😭😭 lars is a rancid loser 😭😭😭 and everyone can tell except stevie beanie who just sees the good in everyone oh im gonna cry bro i cannnnntjtjhhgrrrrrr THINKING ABT THAT FOX AGAIN NOW WHAT HAVE U DONE TO ME AHDNXJANAN
so personally i don’t rly wanna add any more layers to it cuz the less explicable it is, the funnier 😭😭😭 like lars just got so Unluckyyyyyyyyy w steven globbing onto him and taking such an interest in his private affairs 😭😭😭 OH MY GOD I CANT BRO I RLY RLY CANNOT W THESE TWO BOYS THEY DRIVE ME NUTSOOOOO AUGHHHH GRRRR
i like to call it steven’s “lars blind spot.” bc he’s usually good at being able to relate emotionally to people and meet them where they’re at and empathize with them. But Not Lars. ahahdbajha 😭😭 he thinks they’re bffs, he tells sadie i love you for him, lwkfkcke STEVENNNNN NOOOOO fuck i love this show oh my god hello it’s like crack to me aushdjjcjd why has any of this HAPPENEDDDDD
sorry. you asked me about steven and lars’ friendship. this is what ur gonna get. just screaming rambling keysmashing messssss i rly can’t bro i cannnnotttt
this is why i write. so i can wrangle all of these ideas and relationship dynamics and histories into something substantial so i don’t lose my fucking mind ahhahahsh
i did mean to say tho that deep down steven might see lars as a long con type fixer upper project. even at 13 (eight) years old. could be entirely subconscious. but he DOES view him as misunderstood and want to see him flourish and 😭😭 so he is persistent in getting close to him with the hope that one day he will get to see it 😭😭😭 ahhhh
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In a way, Pearl’s experiences with Rose/Pink existed through Rose/Pink’s lens (memories/holograms led by her voice). She couldn’t tell her own point of view of it all which is an even lonelier grief. Until Steven saw the memory.
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apparently i don’t see everything bc this was also a revelation. yes. this was always the way
