Squawkabilly

Squawkabilly does not evolve and does not come from another species: it has its own evolutionary line. Its four forms are distinguished by their plumage colour: green, blue, yellow and white.

Its design is based on a parrot, with a black crest reminiscent of a quiff and a curved beak. The behaviour described for the species fits highly social urban birds. It prefers to live in cities, groups up with specimens of the same colour and defends its territory against other flocks. Disputes between groups explain its noisy, quarrelsome nature. It also needs the company of other individuals and cooperates with them to get by.

Flocks travel through towns, forests and urban areas in search of food, especially at the beginning and end of the day, when their activity creates quite a lot of noise. Its plumage is not merely decorative: it marks the group's identity and shapes rivalries between them. Squawkabilly's compact size, at 0.6 m tall and weighing 2.4 kg, contrasts with an attitude far more aggressive than its parrot-like appearance might suggest.

Squawkabilly is not a standout competitive choice, although it appears in ZU and has the tools to fulfil specific roles. Its base stats add up to 417: 82 HP, 96 Attack, 51 Defense, 45 Special Attack, 51 Special Defense and 92 Speed. The spread is clear: it hits from the physical side, moves fairly quickly and takes little punishment from either side.

Intimidate is its safest ability. On entry, it lowers the opposing Pokémon's Attack and helps it find a turn to use U-turn, Taunt or Tailwind. Hustle raises its Attack but lowers its accuracy, turning Brave Bird, Double-Edge or Facade into more dangerous attacks at the cost of awkward misses. Guts improves its Attack when it suffers from a status condition and lets it make use of Facade on teams prepared for it.

The Normal and Flying combination gives it immunity to Ghost and Ground, as well as resistances to Bug and Grass. In return, it takes super effective damage from Electric, Ice and Rock, and its base Defenses of 51 make it difficult for it to take strong hits. Its Special Attack of 45 almost completely rules out special sets. In a normal playthrough, it works best as a fast physical attacker or as entry-and-exit support; in demanding battles, its frailty and the competition from other birds greatly limit its presence.

Squawkabilly belongs to the Flying Egg Group and has an even gender ratio: 50% female and 50% male. Its 15 Egg cycles are equivalent to approximately 4080 steps using the usual formula.

The Egg Moves that broaden its options the most are Double-Edge, to reinforce a physical approach, Final Gambit, which lets it trade itself for direct damage, and Parting Shot, useful for weakening the opponent before switching out. Swagger rounds out the group with a control option, although it fits its offensive stats less well.

It does not evolve and has no evolution condition to fulfil. Its catch rate is 190, so obtaining it in the wild is relatively easy and does not require using catch-enhancing effects early on. The four forms differ in their plumage, not in an evolutionary chain.