Credit for art goes to the lovely Razpitan heart Thank you SO MUCH, Raz, for helping me get the right image for each form heart Credit for original concept art goes to the Eldarya Team, who gave me inspiration for the physical form of an idea I've had in my head for a long time :')
Availability: Special Requirement 7-10 available during each giveaway; if the full 7-10 are not claimed during a giveaway, people may request one during the time between giveaways. Once all have been requested, however, no more will be released until the next giveaway, at which case, the same number should be available.
Species Name: Danshen
Shiny: Shiny Danshen are white in color, their designs are black, and their pupil now contains a swirl of the three primary colors
Type:
Ghost/Dark
Abilities:
Ability 1: Adaptability Ability 2: Fur Coat Hidden: Pick Up
Pokedex Information:
Dex Entry:
Danshen, the learning pokemon. These curious infant spirits will watch and learn those around them, and enjoy hearing stories and tales of wisdom.
Danshen, the learning pokemon. It is said that their ancestors studied Decidueye to determine how they differentiated the spirit from the body. Once they had learned the secret, they began their own teachings, and have evolved a school of thought and practice all their own, since.
Physiology:
Body Type: Height: 7inches Length: 5inches Weight: 4lbs
Danshen are spherical orbs with a single, large eye in the center, typically round with child-like wonderment. Wisps of fur distinguish it from just a round ball of fluff, looking almost like the flames of fire. About the eye is a colored design, which travels down to the base. Their fur is typically black, regardless of their gender, and the coloring of their design is often a mix of the three primary colors; red, green, and a sky-light blue. Often, their gender’s primary color will be more prevalent even in this infant stage, but for the most part, all Danshen appear the same.
Habitat:
These pokemon live in “sacred” places, or places with a certain since of serenity, spirituality, or mysticism to them. Places where things feel inherently different, where the air itself is changed by the past, where spirits, perhaps, dwell, in peace, quietly. Not haunted locations, like Lavender tower, where ghosts run rampant, but rather where things are quiet, and might hint at history—ruins, places deep within forests, quiet, abandoned buildings or towns without violence. It is hard to tell whether these creatures bring about such an atmosphere, or whether it is simply their preferred domain, especially seeing as they are far from wary of battle. Pups are kept near a den, whether it is underground, in a cave, or in the very trees themselves. As they grow older, they are allowed to venture further out, and can eventually begin taking on tasks, so long as they have surpassed the initial stage. Even so, some Danshen, once old enough, will contribute to the group by acting as lookouts, or assisting with taking care of the young, should they be unable to, or choose not to, evolve.
Behavior:
Danshen and their evolutions are very adaptive to their environments. If displaced, they will often (though not always) come to terms with this, find a new home, and settle in. They work very cohesively, due to a psychic connection that bonds their species. Despite being dark, they are, in fact, highly telepathic, though mostly with their own species; in fact, they seem to have evolved this typing to specifically protect themselves from other psychic types. As they communicate primarily through telepathy, their typing prevents others from intercepting hunting or escape plans. As Danshen, they are primarily recipients in telepathy; they cannot read others minds, not even members of their own species, however, if an individual of their pack does open their mind, the two can communicate. The exceptions are genderless Ziyoushen, which have lost their dark typing, and are open books even to the babies. Members of their own clan protect them, however, from having their thoughts invaded by other species.
Danshen on their own are very, very curious creatures. They enjoy learning— unlike many babies, even as infants they will readily sit still to be told a story, or a tale of wisdom. That being said, while they are driven to learn more, they often stay with their own, and know not to venture too far out, for risk of encountering something larger than them—something that might find a little spirit, to be a tasty little snack.
They will often make small yipping and chirping sounds that, like many pokemon, sound like versions of parts of their name-- "Da!""Dan, dan!", etc. However, they are unusually vocal despite being such highly telepathic creatures; for one, it allows them to communicate with one another since they do not have much developed telepathy of their own, but for another, they are honing their vocal skills as well as they're mental ones, at this age. This so that when they are older, they can communicate effectively, but also so that they can participate in songs the pack will do, particularly as part of a death ritual. Whenever a member of a pack passes, the members -- particularly Ziyoushen -- will howl; often, it is unique for each lost member, a reflection of the uniqueness of their soul, resonating to the spirit plane itself. This song can sometimes be heard for miles; there is a legend among Danshen and their species that the first of their kind to evolve to Ziyoushen lived for centuries, passing on wisdom and techniques, and that when it passed, its song -- referred to as a Soul Song -- could be heard across the entire world, through every plane.
In addition, Danshen -- and their evolutions -- have a strong love and affinity for music; they are attracted to musically inclined individuals, and when they have evolved, or grown strong enough to wander, they can sometimes be found on the outskirts of campfires or cities, listening to any music the people within may be making.
At this point, all Danshen behave similarly, though genderless ones are sometimes more still, quiet, reserved, and ultimately, protective, even as babies. Females can sometimes be more eager to strike out, to join the “adults” sooner than males, or even genderless, however, their personalities have been known to vary regardless of gender, so this may change on a case-by-case bases.
Diet:
Danshen are omnivorous, and then some. They will essentially eat whatever is brought back for them; preferably, this is some sort of spiritual energy to help them grow stronger, but if these resources are limited, the hunters will often substitute with smaller prey, and, if absolutely necessary, vegetation.
-- Confuse Ray -- Fake Tears 5 Confusion 7 Trick 9 Curse 12 Disarming Voice 16 Knock Off 20 Spirit Shackle 24 Shadow Sneak 27 Destiny Bond 30 Magic Coat 33 Psychic 37 Feint Attack 40 Phantom Force
Learnable TM/HMs:
TMs Psyshock Calm Mind Toxic Hidden Power Sunny Day Light Screen Frustration Return Shadow Ball Façade Rest Thief Round Echoed Voice Fling Dream Eater Sleep Talk
HMs N/A
Egg Moves:
Dark Pulse Foul Play
Tutor Moves:
Hyper Voice Uproar Calm Mind Roleplay Covet Spite Snatch
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 11:02 am
Species Name: Chengshen (female depicted above)
Shiny: Shiny Chengshen have their secondary color as their fur, and their primary color and black in their designs. For instance, female shiny Chengshen have a dark purple coat, with red and black designs; male Chengshen have a dark blue coat, with green and black designs; and agender Chengshen have their same, rigid coat, but as a bright white, with black and sky blue in their designs.
Type:
♀ ♂ - Ghost/Dark Θ – Ghost/Steel
Abilities:
Ability 1: Adaptability Ability 2: Fur Coat Hidden: Specialize This pokemon's stats are specialized depending on its gender Female: 1.2 Atk, 1.1 Def Male: 1.2 Sp Atk, 1.1 Speed Agender: 1.2 Def, 1.2 Sp Def These changes are applied upon entering battle and count towards 6 stage cap
Pokedex Information:
Dex Entry:
Chengshen, the student pokemon. These pokemon work tirelessly, meditating and trying to hone their mind. They strive to free themselves of their physical form, and roam free as a spirit.
Chengshen, the student pokemon. These pups, when not meditating, spend much of their time wrestling and learning new skills for battle.
Chengshen are quadropedal pups with long ears, and wispy fur. The design that decorated their small bodies as Danshen now appears across their fur, glowing with distinct colors that meld together and seem to swirl and shift subtly, like some liquid gas beneath a glass surface. Female Chengshen typically have a red-purple coloring to their designs, male typically have green-light blue, and agender Chengshen have a light blue-white coloring.
Agender Chengshen also have stark, silver fur that is much stiffer, and sharper than their counterparts. Touching it, one can feel it is not straight steel, but it seems to be heavily metallic in nature, and would break most brushes run through it.
Habitat:
Like Danshen, Chengshen often stay close to the den, regardless of the environment they are in. If the habitat is open, however, like a desert, or a meadow, they will frequently venture further out to find quiet, secluded places to play or meditate. They also sometimes join male Ziyoushen in walking the outskirts of their territory to keep a lookout, and to await for females to return from a hunt; or even scavenge food themselves.
Behavior:
Chengshen continue to strive to learn like their previous evolution, however they have learned to focus it, and work to improve their psychic and mental capabilities. They will spend hours practicing their psychic attacks or meditating in isolated places. When they get older, they will begin taking on more tasks, working as lookouts, accompanying male Ziyoushen, or assist the guard Ziyoushen in caring for younger members of the group. They tend to grow more into their roles, subconsciously, but their primary focus is often developing an acute awareness of mind and body. They work tirelessly in hopes of roaming free, as spirits, but will often get distracted by playing, and work on training instead.
If a pack is displaced, Chengshen will help build a new den, and look after the Danshen while all the adult Ziyoushen forage, fortify, and investigate the surrounding area.
At this point, they are able to begin reading one another’s minds, and, to mix fun and practice, will often link together to share experiences as they roam around. Sometimes, they have the (objectively adorable) experience of getting mutually confused between their own experience and their partner’s, and will both collapse in a dizzy haze. It takes them a minute to recover.
Once they have learned to clear their mind, and separate mind from body, they work to evolve.
Diet:
Like Danshen, Chengshen are largely dependent on the Ziyoushen in their pack to get food; however, they are capable of catching small wisps of spiritual energy themselves, should they happen to come across them. It appears as if they are snapping at air (unless the energy is so strong, like a ghost, to have some visual form), but once they catch it in their maw, they use their psychic abilities to keep hold of it, and absorb it.
Breeding Information:
Egg group: Field Gender Ratio: 40 ♀ : 20 Θ : 40 ♂
Chengshen cannot mate, however, they do sometimes “Join”. “Joining” used to be thought of as a sort of binding of the souls, a promise to love, forever, and to be a part of one another. Some thought there was some actual exchange of spiritual energy, even though it could never actually be confirmed. They telepathically connect, completely open to one another, and as such, they become incredibly close. They can read one another’s minds without trying, almost as if it were their own.
Recently, however, the sanctity of this has been shaken. Whether it’s increasing human encounters, captures of their own species (thus separating Joined pairs), or conflict between packs, Chengshen and their species are learning that a Joining can be broken; the dark typing imbedded in their DNA can allow a Chengshen, should it want, to cut the connection, and block off its previous partner. This often seems to result in a change in at least one of the Chengshen’s spirit, increasing their negative energy.
Evolution:
Have Mind Reader, Calm Mind, and Spirit Shackle within its moveset
Shiny: Shiny Ziyoushen have their secondary color as their fur, and their primary color and black in their designs. For instance, female shiny Ziyoushen have a dark purple coat, with red and black designs; male Ziyoushen have a dark blue coat, with green and black designs; and agender Ziyoushen have their same, rigid coat, but as a bright white, with black and sky blue in their designs.
Type:
♀ ♂ - Ghost/Dark Θ – Ghost/Steel
Abilities:
Ability 1: Adaptability Ability 2: Aftermath if male or female, Battle Armor if agender Hidden: Specialize This pokemon's stats are specialized depending on its gender Female: 1.2 Atk, 1.1 Def Male: 1.2 Sp Atk, 1.1 Speed Agender: 1.2 Def, 1.2 Sp Def These changes are applied upon entering battle and count towards 6 stage cap
Pokedex Information:
Dex Entry:
Ziyoushen, the spiritual pokemon. This pokemon can separate it’s spirit from it’s body and roam freely.
Ziyoushen, the spiritual pokemon. It’s been said that this pokemon can see into another plane, the spiritual plane, and see a person’s very soul. They identify one another by spirit, and not their physical form.
Physiology:
Body Type: Quadroped Height: 5’3” at the head (not including ears) - ♀ 5’4” - Θ 4’10” - ♂ Length: 5’6” nose to haunches (not including tail) - ♀ 5’7” - Θ 5’1” - ♂ Weight: 53 - 67lbs ♀ ♂ 120lbs - Θ
Ziyoushen are large, quadropedal canines. Although they do not dwarf humans by any standard, they stand tall in comparison to many canine pokemon, and can grow even larger when raised by someone with a strong spirit, or that keeps them heavily fed with spiritual energy. They have very long, slim ears, with a narrow muzzle; males are more slender than females or agenders, which are both built more for combat. Males are also slightly smaller in stature, and are built for speed. Like their prior evolutions, all Ziyoushen contain patterns in their fur; females are red and purple, males are green and light blue, and agenders are sky blue and white.
Agender also have a hard, metallic helmet shielding the upper part of their face, much like a horse of war would, and similar guards on the front of its lower legs. Their fur is also much more stiff than the male or females, and carries a silver tone as opposed to the black color of the other two. Males’ fur is between the more wispy appearance of the female, and agender’s.
Habitat:
Female Ziyoushen will venture much further from their den than others, though how far they will go depends on resources. If food becomes limited, the pack will often move, or try and change their diet, however they usually set up and work to try and keep a balance with their surroundings. Whether it is a desert, a forest, or even a house, female Ziyoushen have been known to keep a hunting perimeter around their den, but they will venture far if they need to. Male Ziyoushen will also scout with them, or even further, particularly when first settling down, to become aware of their surroundings, and stalk out possible resources, and dangers.
Behavior:
Ziyoushen are known to be the masters of mind and body, and have the unique ability to separate the two. The body they have acts as a Dark-type shell, shielding them from unwanted psychic influences, and protecting their spirit. At will, however, they are able to leave their body, and move as just a spirit. At times, they will use their bodies as decoys in battle, luring their opponent into attacking, before striking from behind as a spirit.
This poses a multitude of interesting opportunities and phenomenon for the species; if a pokemon is discontent with the form they are born into, some Ziyoushen have been known to actually swap souls. You can occasionally find a female with blue or green colorings, for instance, who switched souls -- or is simply temporarily possessed by -- a Ziyoushen who was originally agender or male. The same can be said for the other two genders, and if a pokemon's soul is destroyed while out of it's body, a soul who's body was destroyed while it was roaming, may take possession of it. Some can be born with a soul colored to the gender that does not match their body, but rather fits one of the other forms; or a unique soul with colorings all their own. As such, the physical form means very little to Ziyoushen; they recognize one another through their spirit, which they can see clearly, and observe changes in, even though movesets, and attacks, are still attached to the physical form. They monitor one another closely, and if they notice a member of their group is becoming darker in nature, their spirit shifting and changing, "corrupting", as they call it, they will sometimes take action, and remove them from the pups-- or the pack, entirely.
Surprisingly, some of this spirit interaction can effect other pokemon as well; some Ziyoushen have been known to be possessed by other ghost pokemon, while out of their bodies. They have returned to find their physical form gone, and have been forced to find members of their back to hunt themselves down, and remove the foreign spirit (usually some mischevious or malevolent ghost pokemon, which they don't hesitate to kill the moment it's been removed). Due to their highly psychic nature, honed as they grew from Danshen, they have also been occasionally reported... to swap the souls of others. If the individuals are already close, or their souls are fickle to begin with, they can psychically remove them, however, their own souls have also been reported to leap from their bodies, and into a human, displacing the soul, and physically swapping them around, before returning to its own body. The results are... often complicated, if not hilarious. Why they do this -- for entertainment, or to try and educate the humans -- hasn't been clarified, mostly because... they don't typically say. They're very secretive, though they have an inherent urge to teach; they just aren't often direct in how they do so.
As such, they are hard to come by, but some few trainers have caught them. More often than not, they relent to this capture, though some have been known (particularly agenders) to resist, too fueled by the desire to get back to their pack and protect it, to accept being taken away immediately. They adapt, accept the trainer and their pokemon as their new "pack", and take the appropriate role. If there is no role, or their previous role doesn't exactly work, they have been known to.... explore, and open themselves up to new experiences. They are curious, and will investigate their new companions, if they haven't previously encountered their species. Typically, they do not try and attack even the ghost pokemon in their team, particularly if they have no reason (like being annoyed). Some females have been known to give them an unnerving side look, like they're strongly considering it, however.
In the wild, Female Ziyoushen spent the majority of their time from the den, for the most part. They hunt for the entire clan, though if their numbers are scarcer, male or agendered Ziyoushen will accompany them to help. However, they are more practiced, and skilled, at catching wisps of spiritual energy, and looking deep into the spiritual plane, and tracking possible prey. They are typically more tactical, and will think of the continuation of the pack, in the long term. In packs that decide to have a leader, or ‘Alpha’, about 80% choose a female. Several simply are run by the masses, however.
Male Ziyoushen help take care of Danshen and Chengshen, assist some in their training, but spend a good portion (about 60-70%) of their time patrolling. Depending on their numbers and the size of their territory, they may be able to rotate shifts, and spend more time at the den, but if they are unable to, they will almost always have at least a few patrolling, and rotate their numbers, and shifts, based on the time of day, local activity, and needed rest. If their numbers are in excess, they assist in scouting ahead and hunting with the females. They are often clever, quick, and tend to think of the survival of the pack in the shorter run; any threats that may have been spotted, food levels, and even education, as a lack of education, for Ziyoushen, can be seen as dangerous.
Agender Ziyoushen play a dormant role of protecting the pack, particularly in instances where fleeing may be necessary. The females are highly offensive, but agender Ziyoushen have a strong defense, despite having more weaknesses, and will fight alongside females, and hold the line while male and female evacuate the pups from the den, and flee. They have been known to be martyrs, if necessary.
As this sort of situation is highly specific, and not particularly common, they otherwise play a role of caretaker. They will tend to eggs, newborns, and youngsters. They train them, help them practice in meditation, teach and tell stories, and monitor the den. They will join male or females if their numbers are particularly high, or there are any gaps in patrols or hunting grounds (or help could simply be afforded). They essentially do everything to some degree, and always tend to the pack and make protection their top priority. Oddly, there have been some historical instances of clans mistakenly downplaying their status in the pack due their martyr nature; for the majority, however, packs cherish and value them for protecting the young, a priority for almost all, and they are often next in line for those who choose to have an alpha due to their stoic, protective nature. They think of the ultimate survival of the pack, and any dangers they may face.
Diet:
Females typically eat more spiritual energy than the rest of their pack, as they are out hunting for it. However, much of what they eat is passed onto male Ziyoushen, who will additionally pass it onto those at the den, or consume it for themselves, depending on the surplus. Females spend most of their time outside the den constantly gathering energy and resources to bring back, but will return occasionally to eat with the pups and those with them, especially if there is an abundance of meat, or even vegetables. While out, females will also specifically prey on ghosts or ghost pokemon while out hunting to sustain themselves, or out of sheer annoyance for their typically negative, prankster behavior. If they encounter any particularly negative pokemon – such as Banette, or Misdreavous, that feed off negativity – they will take particular satisfaction on consuming them, and will tear them apart like any other animal, as opposed to simply absorbing the spiritual energy. Technically, according to their species’ typically more peaceful, balanced practices, t his isn’t exactly encouraged, but…. It is common practice, especially if food is scarce. They’ve even been known to “accidentally” eat ghost pokemon belonging to trainers, should they encounter them in isolation, and are hungry enough.
Male and agender Ziyoushen have a much more balanced diet, and will spend some of their meditation time giving spiritual energy back to their environment, to try and keep the balance of their consumption. The more powerful they are, the more they are able to give without diminishing their health. They also need to consume less as they get stronger, and can pass on, or even give their own, energy to younger, growing members of their clan.
As a whole, they try and consume negative spiritual energy and return positive energy, to maintain a peaceful, nurturing environment for their young.
Breeding Information:
Egg group: Field Gender Ratio: 40 ♀ : 20 Θ : 40 ♂
Male and female Ziyoushen can mate, and in fact, can be surprisingly casual in their “encounters”, particularly females. They, specifically, have been known to engage with other pokemon of other species without much concern, but they can only breed with members of their own species. Ziyoushen romantic relations can be incredibly complex, and the process of having an egg in of itself is more complicated than one might think. While the egg itself is formed as one would expect, the spirit grows and feeds off the energy it is given; this can be spiritual energy in its environment, energy directly from its mother, father—or even, other Ziyoushen. As such, a pokemon may be born, and conceptualize multiple parents; they recognize the small aspects of energy within themselves, native to other members of the pack, besides those that gave birth to its creation. The concept of “parents” is already distanced due to the very communal upbringing their culture has, but this spiritual aspect further blends the concept out, and strengthens the sense of pack, and family, regardless of physical bonds.
Unfortunately, this also means that some eggs can be ‘poisoned’ by too much negative energy, which is why more often than not, it will either be the parents, or members of the pack, that give their energy to the growing egg.
