General Pokemon: 'Pseudo-Legendaries'

Something that has kind of always bothered me is some of the terms people use when referring to specific Pokemon. Its mostly only towards a term that Bulbapedia has adopted for a small group of Pokemon who they refer to as 'pseudo-Legendaries'.

Just sit there and say it to yourself for a minute. 'Pseudo-Legendaries'. Seriously, how stupid a term does that sound? I'd sooner call them "extraordinary" Pokemon or even "remarkable" Pokemon, but "pseudo-Legendaries"? Are you seriously trying to say that these four Pokemon are masquerading is a pack of fake Legendary Pokemon? True, they would highly likely be very rare in the wild; maybe even extinct, (as natural evolution without Trainer assistance could prove near-impossible as an explanation as to why there are still mountains when Tyranitar is said to level them) but that, coupled with the reasoning that they have 600 total in base stats and therefore MUST be 'veiling' themselves as Legendaries is like saying Rotom is a Legendary because its acquisition through a minor in-game event is similar to catching say... Regigigas or something. (i.e. the music, etc.)

In fact, the true Pokemon that should be the only ones to hold the title of 'pseudo-Legendary' would be Ditto and Zorua & Zoroark, as Ditto can transform itself into a copy of a Legendary Pokemon (thus making it a fake) and at least Zoroark has been indicated to have the ability to change its physical appearance to match that of another Pokemon; case and point, it transforming into (or creating the illusion of it being one, at least) a Raikou in the short clip for the next Pokemon movie. These Pokemon actually have the ability to masquerade as a Legendary Pokemon, which is something Dragonite, Tyranitar, Salamence, Metagross and Garchomp cannot do.
Heck, even the Bulbapedia article states:

"The term originates from the Greek verb Pseudo, which means to lie."
- Article

Is there anything about these Pokemon that gives the faintest hint they may be holding themselves on an equal level with Legendary Pokemon? (EXCLUDING position in the Pokedex, I add) Something that isn't stupid, like the fact that they have "higher stats than the rest of the normal Pokemon". (because Slaking has even higher base stats for those wanting to complain about that) I'm talking about at face value; knowing what kind of Pokemon it is, how its obtained, etc.

I actually just thought; 'mythical' could be another term better suited to them. Anything but 'Pseudo', because instead of putting them in a high regard for the kind of Pokemon they are, its more tearing them down for pretending to be what they aren't... which is what they are not doing.

Pokemon Black & White: Legendaries and Zorua & Zoroark

Time for some more randomness on the Legendary Pokemon and since I haven't posted anything about them on here, Zorua and Zoroark, as well!

Reshiram
Type: Dragon/Fire
Classification: White Yang Pokemon
Ability: TurboBlaze

Right off the bat, I have to say I'm a little disappointed that the dual-typings I thought would be awesome for a Legendary Trio have been used (2 of 3) for these two Legendary game mascots. But I am still pleased that they have decided to use them. I could venture to guess that as has been done with Generations III and IV, a third Pokemon is there with the Dragon/Ice-type, to form an 'Uber-Trio'.

Anyway, though I quite like Reshiram, I have to say its probably the weaker of the two in terms of design. For one, I don't really get a Dragon-type vibe from it with the shape of its head, despite the legs kind of resembling a Dragons, I suppose.

Nothing has really been announced about its ability, so I hope it does something awesome. Initial thoughts I have could be that its a stronger version of Motor Drive, maybe? Though probably not, lol

Zekrom
Type: Dragon/Electric
Classification: Black Yin Pokemon
Ability: TeraVoltage

Undoubtedly the 'cooler' looking of the two mascot Legendaries. Unlike Reshiram, it actually has a more dragon-like shape to it, down to a pair of back-mounted wings.

My thoughts on Zekrom were that it would probably be of the Dark-type, along with its Dragon-typing due to what I'd kind of assumed to be the theme of the games; something people have seemed to overlook in their opinions of the names 'Black & White' and something that has been indicated in the classification of these two Pokemon. (of which I'm surprised they didn't use before)

Probably my current number 1 when it comes to the Legendary Pokemon we have been shown.

Zorua & Zoroark
Type: Dark (both)
Ability: Illusion (both(?))
Classification: Evil Fox Pokemon (Zorua)/Monter Fox Pokemon (Zoroark)

The first Pokemon to be shown to us when Black and White were announced. I loved the fact that more Fox-like Pokemon were being brought into the games because foxes are my favourite animal, as I'm sure most will have noticed. (though unfortunately, most of Britain and the mass media pin them as vicious beasts... but that's another story... *cough*)

I was pretty thankful that the thoughts some people had on Zoroark being part-Fighting were incorrect, as it certainly doesn't look like a Fighting-type Pokemon, to me. Though I wasn't really sure about the design of Zoroark compared to the wonderful basic form if it, Zorua.

Unfortunately, according to Serebii's information, it is possible that Zorua and Zoroark will be Event Pokemon-only... and would require the Event Celebi to be obtained. I'm a little miffed at this, because there really isn't any need for it to be trapped as an Event Pokemon, unless there is an extremely good reason for doing so. For which I don't feel there is; its ability, 'Illusion', isn't so amazing that it should be straggled into the chokehold that Nintendo haggle onto most of their Legendary Pokemon. (of the information I've heard, it only allows it to take the form of another Pokemon; the rest of its stats and such remain the same, though this is only coming from memory)

They quite honestly just look like ordinary Pokemon to me, with the exception of the unique ability.
*shakes fist*

Other Things

I noticed a few things were clarified on PokeBeach; something Serebii seem to fail at. "Earthquake Spiral", the stupid name of an ability, is apparently properly translated out as "Overconfidence". That is certainly a much better name for the ability.

Chiramii apparently has two 'A's in it.
'Chiraamii'.
'Chiramii'.

Ehh... either way, I still say it the same. I suppose the 'a' is meant to be more 'ah' than 'a'.

Pokemon Black & White: New Pokemon

Well, according to Serebii and PokeBeach, scans of CoroCoro's next magazine have been leaked. These show several new things, including new Pokemon, the new Pokedex and the Professor of the Isshu Region, who is very different from the previous 4. Not only is she female, she's YOUNG. Or. Well. Looks young, at least. Its the first time a female character has been used as the Professor of a main series Pokemon game.

The New Pokemon

Pokemon: Chiramii

Type: Normal
Classification: Chinchilla Pokemon
Ability: Cute Charm/Technician
New Moves: Sweep Slap

This is no doubt going to be the Pokemon that fits into the role that Ratatta, Furret, Zigzagoon and... Bidoof... filled for previous Generations. At first, when I read Serebii's part on the Pokemon, they called it a Mouse Pokemon, of which it isn't; its a Chinchilla! After I'd realised what the Pokemon was actually classified as, I thought it was awesome! Chinchillas are one of my favourite animals! (my family used to own one for a while, actually)

My Comments:
There is some unfortunate information to note, though; it has Technician so should it come with Fake Out and several moves that Ambipom comes with, its highly likely we'll be seeing it as the new Ambipom, should its evolutions (should there be any) have similarly distributed stats. I'm very likely to use this Pokemon when I'm playing through Black & White. Its design is of the best of the Pokemon revealed for the 5th Generation of Pokemon.
Sweep Slap sounds like your basic multi-hit move; this one like Fury Swipes, I'd assume.

Pokemon: Munna

Type: Psychic
Classification: Dream Eater Pokemon
Ability: Forewarn/Synchronise
New Moves: Telekinesis

My Comments:
I don't really have much of an opinion about this Pokemon; its apparently like a pig, but from design, it doesn't look all that amazing. I'm curious to see how this Fifth Generation Drowzee will be if and when it evolves.
Telekinesis sounds like Magnet Rise. So it'll probably be better for Doubles teams, should Munna be fast.

Pokemon: Gear

Type: Steel
Classification: Gear Pokemon
Ability: Plus/Minus
New Moves: Gear Saucer

My Comments:
This is a pretty unimpressive Pokemon, in my opinion. In Pokemon lines, it reminds me of Magneton, but it really reminds me of a Digimon called Hagurumon, despite the fact that they are considerably different. It will more than likely evolve, but I'm not sure into what it will evolve into, if it does.
Gear Saucer basically sounds like a Steel-type Fury Swipes.

Pokemon: Mamepato

Type: Normal/Flying
Classification: Baby Pigeon Pokemon
Ability: Super Luck/Pigeon Heart
New Moves: [ None ]

My Comments:
Finally, a Pokemon that is actually a pigeon! Looking forward to see how this quite obviously 'first Route' Pokemon will evolve. With that, this Pokemon actually gives me more reason to think that it could be western-based, this new Region...
Pidgeon Heart sounds like an interesting ability, but I think Super Luck will be the bigger help (and more widely used by competitive players), dependant on what stats its evolutions have. (could be a more defensive Pokemon, after all)

Pokemon: Hihidaruma

Type: Fire
Classification: Flaming Pokemon
Ability: Encourage
New Moves: [ None ]

My Comments:
This is a pretty weird Pokemon, though I kind of like it for its possibility of becoming a good Fire-type. Though I'm a little dubious as to why there's another Fire-type monkey-like Pokemon. There ARE other Pokemon that can be Fire-types that aren't primates.
Encourage sounds interesting, though. I'll be looking forward to see what that ability does. (as it wasn't listed on Serebii)

Pokemon: Shimama

Type: Electric
Classification: Charged Pokemon
Ability: Lightningrod/Motor Drive
New Moves: Wild Bolt

My Comments:
Shimama looks pretty interesting; kind of like an electric Zebra, or something. This could be like Girafarig, in that it doesn't evolve, but I could be wrong. If it does evolve, I hope it has some awesome evolutions.
Motor drive is probably going to be the more popular ability in competitive play, because Lightningrod would only really be good for Doubles-- IF it is a defensive Pokemon. The ability is kind of wasted on Pokemon like Manectric, who don't really have the defences to take hits, even from resistances.

Pokemon: Meguroko

Type: Ground/Dark
Classification: Desert Crocodile Pokemon
Abilities: Intimidate/Earthquake Spiral
New Moves: [ None ]

My Comments:
Its nice to see another crocodile in there. Interesting to see one that isn't a Water-type. I think this will be a pretty cool Pokemon, in particular its new ability; if it does what it is said to, Earthquake Spiral will most likely make this a popular revenge killer in competitive play, if it has a Speed stat to match.

Well, that's my opinion. Whoever reads this, what do you think? I'd love to get others' thoughts on here about the new Pokemon.

Pokemon Black & White: Legendary Opinions

Well, we now have the 'mascot' Legendaries.

They look... interesting, to say the least. I'd say 'Zekrom' is the better looking one, given that their announced types are of the Dragon-type, as 'Reshiram' doesn't really have much going for it in terms of being... Dragon-like. Though that being said, I thought the same of Latias and Latios when I first saw them...

Though there seems to have been some speculation on 'Zekrom' being part-Electric-type. I'm personally hoping this isn't so, because I'm hoping they use that unique typing for the next (or a future) Legendary Trio, along with Fire- and Ice-types combined with Dragon.

Well, I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Before long, we'll find out for definite what's going on, eh?