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[goddness-lunafreya]

Baldur's Gate 3 Characters' Pokémon Team (Part 1)

—Astarion, the Pale Elf—

Read the other parts at the end of the post.

Hello everyone, I had this idea for a while and decided to put it into practice. I will talk about my ideas for a Pokémon team, analyzing the characters' profiles, thinking about their narrative and gameplay functions within the Baldur's Gate universe to find the best pocket monsters for them.

The only rules are: 1 Starter, 4 common Pokémon and 1 Legendary or Mythical. The team also needs a Gigantamax or a Mega Evolution.

Today's character who will win a Pokémon team will be Astarion, the Pale Elf.

Let's start with your Starter, the one that the coach starts by forming a strong bond. They are small, friendly creatures that are easy to train, and they are also rare.

And your Starter could not be other than the Paldea Grass Starter, Sprigatito.

Sprigatito is an extremely friendly cat. And cat suits Astarion! They are fast, cunning beings, perfect for a rogue. But it's not just because this little one is a cat! They evolution, Meowcarada, is perfect for Astarion.

Meowcarada are Pokémon with a bold attitude, they like to appear to distract opponents while they perform a trick or cheat. Yes, this cat is the spirit of the liar! All theatrical to distract from the truth!

And its typing matches Astarion a lot, the second type being Dark, which gives the feeling of evil that surrounds a vampire.

The second Pokémon I thought of is Noviern, the evolution of Noibat.

This huge Dragon/Normal Pokémon brings all the vampiric energy of Astarion. Being a huge, powerful bat, fast and with a resistant type.

Furthermore, it is a Pokémon that I see Astarion using to impose his strength. While Meowcarada is his more deceitful side, Noviern is his more fighting side.

Astarion's third Pokémon would be a Weavile, a Dark/Ice type Pokémon!

Weavile are even more cunning and dangerous than Meowcarada, as they behave much more perversely. They are cats specialized in attacking from behind, hiding, they are fast and lethal. If Meowcarada had the personality, Weavile has the way of acting like a rogue.

Furthermore, they are Pokémon with a strong personality, hardly giving up on their goals, just as Astarion never gave up on his.

Astarion's next Pokémon represents his hatred, everything he accumulated in the years he was a slave to Cazador. This is Hisuian Zoroark, Astarion's fourth Pokémon.

This ancient form of Zoroark is not a Dark type, but Normal/Ghost. This Pokémon is practically a spirit, full of hatred for humans and aggressive behavior.

He even has the ability to change shape, disguising himself to deceive. However, this Pokémon has a less cunning behavior in general, and is more direct.

White skin with red, with a hunchbacked expression and posture. Sometimes, we just want to avenge those bad feelings we felt, and Astation knows very well what that is.

(Bonus: a friend of mine told me that this Zoroark reminds me of Astarion when he does the Ascension ritual! And well, it really seems!)

Astation's fifth and last common pokemon is unusual. But I think he manages to convey his less aggressive side well. This pokemon is Leavanny.

Leavanny may seem like a strange choice on this team, but it makes perfect sense! They are gentle Grass/Bug Pokemon who love to sew. That's right, sewing and weaving clothes, mending them.

I can see Astarion using this pokemon to help sew his beloved white t-shirt! Not to mention that he is someone who understands fashion and could give their opinion on it. Furthermore, they are gentle Pokémon, who make clothes to keep other Pokémon warm. They are attentive, calm and affectionate.

Not to mention, look at their claws! They're like two blades, these Pokemon are great for cutting and fighting too! In the end, Leavanny rounds out this team very well.

And lastly, we have the team's legend. One that even represents Astarion, Mewtwo, a powerful Psychic Pokemon.

See, Mewtwo was once a slave, trapped by his creators, forced to follow their orders. Totally lost, without anyone, alone... Deep down, Mewtwo wanted to be understood, and perhaps our Pale Elf understands they on several points.

Mewtwo would be your Mega Pokémon. And to top it off, he has two megas!

Mega Y is purely a Psychic type, much more mentally powerful and with an air of superiority. They is a Mewtwo above, ascended. It conveys well the absolute concentration of power in a single being.

And the Ascended Astarion would love to have you by his side. The best for the best.

Mega X has a secondary type, Fighting, and is much more humanoid. It's Mewtwo who has connected to their human side, who understands their strength. They doesn't need incredible psychic powers or superiority, he just needs to connect to his hidden side.

Spawn Astarion would choose them, as he sees the strength that change brings. This Mewtwo may look different from the original, but it's they, just with a different vision. Another force.

And now, we have the conclusion, where based on what was analyzed, I say that Astarion's favorite type is:

Dark type!

The Dark type is linked to Pokémon with the characteristic of "Doing evil", they are not always evil, but they do evil. They can be silly actions or really cruel actions, it all depends on the Pokémon.

This would be his favorite type, but as we saw, it's not the only one he would leave on his team. Let's be honest, Astarion would love Dark-type pocket monsters, with their greedy and cunning behaviors and incredible powers.

And I hope you enjoyed the analysis! I really want to team up with the other characters.

Other parts:

—Part 2 (Halsin)

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[jotx]

oh my god this whole time ive only been using the 4 first party members i got in bg3 as my team bc i thought itd be a nightmare to level up the other members i didnt know the exp is shared to the whole camp...........

[olive-arts]

I'm bored so here's what pokemon I think the origin characters of baldur's gate 3 would have (3 each bc I need to restrain my neurodivergence at least a lil bit /hj)

going from typically first met to last met !

Lae'zel:

-Lucario. same as below

-Toxicroak. easy strike fast and hit hard

-Kommo-o. also fits with above but it's definitely more tank-y then the others. it also fits with her personality

Shadowheart:

-Absol. it just makes sense with her character and Absol being the disaster pkmn makes this better (def her partner too)

-Gothitelle. again it honestly makes sense for her (they help do eachother's hair)

-Zoruark bc of her capibility of deception and her past of disguises as well as her snark and trikery (she would've been given a Zorua when she got indoctrinated into Shar's following)

Astarion:

(I did smth silly and made his team here all pokemon that can learn Leech Life)

-Salazzle(???). purely vibes tbh and he probs got it after the nautiloid

-Shedinja. I feel like he can relate to it being a former shell of itself and thinking they're both weak

-Golbat. ...I don't think I need to explain my reasoning. (he also evolves it into Crobat with friendship during the travel)

Gale:

-Cosmog. I can't explain why but former chosen of mystra has to have access to a legendary right??? but also it's hard to train and level up

-Alakazam. powerful psychic type pokemon for a powerful wizard. easy reading buddy too

-Lapras. ehehe waterdeep

Wyll:

-OH I JUST KNOW HE'D HAVE AN AEGISLASH (OR ATLEAST PART OF THE HONEGE LINE) it's royal, loyal to its trainer, can be played as defensive AND offensive! god I love Aegislash..

-Galade too. he def grew up with it when he got given a Ralts egg by Ulder

-Delphox. It's ties to magic and being a mage but with pizazz makes sense to me (probs got it when he made the pact with Mizora)

Karlach:

-Turtonator me thinks. it's a good defensive mon (and they're both capable of blowing up) (I'm so sorry I had to make that connection teehee)

-INCINEROAR. SHE LOVES HER INCINEROAR SM THEY BASH PEOPLE'S HEADS IN TOGETHER <33

-Houndoom. mainly bc she's seen as intimidating and villainous at first but they're both major softies and care for others deeply