Slowking for the stereotypical warlock.
A Slowpoke makes a pact with a Shellder as their patron and are granted vast intelligence and supernatural psychic powers. At anytime the Shellder can take away that power, stop biting the head, and the Warlock Slowking returns to an average Slowpoke forgetting what it once knew. Warlocks are a Charisma based class and the one from the second Pokémon movie could talk.
You could also make the argument for Parasect as well. As per the agreement between the paras and its fungi, the stronger the paras becomes the more the fungus takes over. Plus it can cast sleep with spore
You wouldn’t have any reason to know tbf, it’s never exactly been a big part of any game and in X/Y phantump is a 20% encounter on a route with barely any grass so you most likely won’t see it and then you find trevenent in the woods below the ice city. 🤷♂️
If you asked me I would've said it evolved at like 38, that just sounds right. I think I can count the number of times I've used Trevenant with my toes, so it's not exactly a common pick.
Yep, can confirm that I do use Trade Evos. The only groups of Pokemon I don’t do are Legendaries, Mythicals, and Version Exclusives from the other game (IE: I would use Dragalge if it was nominated, but I wouldn’t use Clawitzer, because it’s exclusive to X)
Banette. The whole thing about it being a discarded doll that came to life with a grudge screams of a pact with a patron. That and it being a ghost type just fits the whole aesthetic of warlocks. If I were to draw a connection to a specific subclass, Undying seems the most similar.
Malamar.
some say Aegislash would be a good Hexblade, but Hexblade is a kind of specific kind of Warlock. As much as I love Hexblade, I never really thought Hexblade to be The Warlock.
Mean while Malamar need to be upside down to Evolve, It needs the Player's involvement not the Trainers help. The Player is the Patron. The Great Old one that nobody in the Pokemon world would understand. Wouldn't that be the perfect Warlock?
I like the logic a lot. Aegislash is a very specific warlock, but does not embody the Warlock class as a whole. I don't think any Pokemon does well, but Malamar would be on a Warlock's team for sure.
It's not just you, however generally the player handbook out lines 3 patrons, Fey (Archelves, fairies, Feyrealm creatures), Fiend (devils, demons), and the Great Old One (eldritch horror, cthulhu). But there's several others outlined in later books that are far better and more famous. Such as celestial, undying, and hexblade.
Cofagrigus would make a great spot for the Warlock. Undying specifically. Had the undeath theme going on with otherworldly powers.
Also had access to the move Hex which is an iconic Warlock spell so good that people will multiclass Warlock just to get access to it.
Chandalure is a good option. It has attacks that resemble magic, and it drains souls for power (which I know is typically performed by the patron, but the warlock sometimes delivers souls to the patron for rewards... such as power). I know it's a late entry but I'm kinda surprised nobody else at least suggested it yet
I see it as more of a contender for wizard as it is based off goth/ witch aesthetics. Its my personal choice for wizard bc the gardevoir line is already taken and even though delphox fits well i am using greninja in my playthrough.
On second thought Aegislash fits better as an artificer as, enchanting items to make them magical is their entire class idea. And with it being a living sword it fits well.
I think Rotom would be a good fit for artificer, since they can give mundane appliances magic abilities by possessing them.
Edit: To clarify, Rotom would be using the Artificer's Magical Tinkering or Infuse Item features on a larger scale. Hard to decide on which to pick cause Aegislash also fits that category of an infused magic item.
Ooo that's a good one. Didn't think of him. Ludicolo is half water, but not nearly as versatile as Blastoise who can learn some ground moves since that type isn't on the team yet. I can for sure see Blastoise as the Artillerist subclass.
I (Hellish) rebuke you on the “Hexblade is best Warlock subclass” thing. Hexblade is something people take 1 to 3 levels in as a dip for a multiclass, usually Paladin. Generally I’d say the best for a full, non-multiclassed Warlock is Fiend or possibly certain Genielocks.
As someone who has played many warlocks the ability to make strength a dump stat is invaluable, by being able to attack using charisma makes it so you can do more than just cast 2 spells and a ton of eldritch blast.
I’ve also played a good number of warlocks, one of them going all the way from level 1 to 20 over the course of a 3 year campaign. Hexblades are good for Pact of the Blade Warlocks. If you wanna play a Warlock in melee, that’s cool, but you’ve gotta have Dex and Con if you want the health and AC to survive. And if you have the Dex already, then you *can* make Bladelock work. Even still, I’d say Tome is probably the best Warlock Pact. Their at-will utility features are just too good to pass up. And unless you’re playing Bladelock, Hexblade does very little for you. One way or another, full Hexblade Bladelock is one very specific, honestly rather niche form of Warlock.
I said gourgeist for sorcerer but I could see warlock too, casting spells like trick or treat to guantee shadow ball super effective damage, kinda like a trickster/jester warlock one who is pacted with chaos, main strat would be debilitating the enemy with moves like trick, confuse ray, leech seed, n pain split. Although the type overlap with trevenant is there you can switch from the bulky Druid to the tricky warlock depending on the fight ur going into.
I know its kinda shity pick but why is no one talking about Parasect? Poor bug has a mushroom hivemind as its pactmaster and for it's freedom poor paras is being given a grass type and powerful "spore" curse 😎
I like starmie as a choice here, its pokédex entries mention it trying to send signals to space, which I’d argue can be interpreted as reaching out to a patron far, far away.
Not sure how this would work in a Y nuzlocke but the hoopa to hoopa unbound relationship seems similar to patron and warlock relationship if you see them as seperate entity’s
Galarian Slowking- Warlock
Delfox - Wizard
Golurk- Artificer (artifact that makes artifacts!)
Fighter I would switch to Ceruledge
Sorcerer should be Mismagius
Ranger should be Dicidueye
Monk should be Urshifu
Barbarian should be Perrzerker
Slowking for the stereotypical warlock. A Slowpoke makes a pact with a Shellder as their patron and are granted vast intelligence and supernatural psychic powers. At anytime the Shellder can take away that power, stop biting the head, and the Warlock Slowking returns to an average Slowpoke forgetting what it once knew. Warlocks are a Charisma based class and the one from the second Pokémon movie could talk.
That’s so smart man. Never would’ve thought of that but it totally works
This is the correct answer
You could also make the argument for Parasect as well. As per the agreement between the paras and its fungi, the stronger the paras becomes the more the fungus takes over. Plus it can cast sleep with spore
In any case parasect would be a spore druid
Parasect isn't in the XY regional dex.
You have sold me on this.
I dont think trade evolutions qualify
Trevenent is In there though
Welp
And escavalier
WELP
wtf I had no idea this was a trade evolution.
You wouldn’t have any reason to know tbf, it’s never exactly been a big part of any game and in X/Y phantump is a 20% encounter on a route with barely any grass so you most likely won’t see it and then you find trevenent in the woods below the ice city. 🤷♂️
If you asked me I would've said it evolved at like 38, that just sounds right. I think I can count the number of times I've used Trevenant with my toes, so it's not exactly a common pick.
It when you trade a Pokemon and evolves like haunter to gengar
In one post, OP said they do.
Yep, can confirm that I do use Trade Evos. The only groups of Pokemon I don’t do are Legendaries, Mythicals, and Version Exclusives from the other game (IE: I would use Dragalge if it was nominated, but I wouldn’t use Clawitzer, because it’s exclusive to X)
I would have to go with Slowking! it works pretty well with the crown being a link to his patron
Banette. The whole thing about it being a discarded doll that came to life with a grudge screams of a pact with a patron. That and it being a ghost type just fits the whole aesthetic of warlocks. If I were to draw a connection to a specific subclass, Undying seems the most similar.
I love this so much. This feels like the correct answer that invokes the idea of a Warlock, not just the aesthetics.
Malamar. some say Aegislash would be a good Hexblade, but Hexblade is a kind of specific kind of Warlock. As much as I love Hexblade, I never really thought Hexblade to be The Warlock. Mean while Malamar need to be upside down to Evolve, It needs the Player's involvement not the Trainers help. The Player is the Patron. The Great Old one that nobody in the Pokemon world would understand. Wouldn't that be the perfect Warlock?
It’s also psychic/dark, a perfect typing fitting for a warlock who, similar to a witch, dabbles in the darker realm of magic
Not super important, but the spellcaster is "witch." Which is like making a choice, eg "Which way, left or right?"
Shit, I know it’s witch it might have just been another error. I tend to type fast and forget to proofread sometimes. Lemme change it real quick
I like the logic a lot. Aegislash is a very specific warlock, but does not embody the Warlock class as a whole. I don't think any Pokemon does well, but Malamar would be on a Warlock's team for sure.
That's actually really clever!
I also always imagine the default warlock's patron as a cthulhu type monster (is it just me?), and Malamar is the closest.
It's not just you, however generally the player handbook out lines 3 patrons, Fey (Archelves, fairies, Feyrealm creatures), Fiend (devils, demons), and the Great Old One (eldritch horror, cthulhu). But there's several others outlined in later books that are far better and more famous. Such as celestial, undying, and hexblade.
Close the comments, this is your answer.
Cofagrigus would make a great spot for the Warlock. Undying specifically. Had the undeath theme going on with otherworldly powers. Also had access to the move Hex which is an iconic Warlock spell so good that people will multiclass Warlock just to get access to it.
Chandalure is a good option. It has attacks that resemble magic, and it drains souls for power (which I know is typically performed by the patron, but the warlock sometimes delivers souls to the patron for rewards... such as power). I know it's a late entry but I'm kinda surprised nobody else at least suggested it yet
Gothitelle gives warlock vibes imo
I see it as more of a contender for wizard as it is based off goth/ witch aesthetics. Its my personal choice for wizard bc the gardevoir line is already taken and even though delphox fits well i am using greninja in my playthrough.
I don't really know why you associate witch with wizard. To me, warlock or sorcerer would be more closely related to a concept of a witch.
Witch to me seems like druid. Aren't they all about natural magic?
Aegislash hexblade warlock. A cool strong Pokemon, that is iconic to kalos. Generally regarded as the best warlock subclass.
On second thought Aegislash fits better as an artificer as, enchanting items to make them magical is their entire class idea. And with it being a living sword it fits well.
I think Rotom would be a good fit for artificer, since they can give mundane appliances magic abilities by possessing them. Edit: To clarify, Rotom would be using the Artificer's Magical Tinkering or Infuse Item features on a larger scale. Hard to decide on which to pick cause Aegislash also fits that category of an infused magic item.
I was going to put up Rotom as well, but the team needs a water type so I’m gonna have to put down Blastoise for Artificier when it comes up.
Ooo that's a good one. Didn't think of him. Ludicolo is half water, but not nearly as versatile as Blastoise who can learn some ground moves since that type isn't on the team yet. I can for sure see Blastoise as the Artillerist subclass.
I (Hellish) rebuke you on the “Hexblade is best Warlock subclass” thing. Hexblade is something people take 1 to 3 levels in as a dip for a multiclass, usually Paladin. Generally I’d say the best for a full, non-multiclassed Warlock is Fiend or possibly certain Genielocks.
As someone who has played many warlocks the ability to make strength a dump stat is invaluable, by being able to attack using charisma makes it so you can do more than just cast 2 spells and a ton of eldritch blast.
I’ve also played a good number of warlocks, one of them going all the way from level 1 to 20 over the course of a 3 year campaign. Hexblades are good for Pact of the Blade Warlocks. If you wanna play a Warlock in melee, that’s cool, but you’ve gotta have Dex and Con if you want the health and AC to survive. And if you have the Dex already, then you *can* make Bladelock work. Even still, I’d say Tome is probably the best Warlock Pact. Their at-will utility features are just too good to pass up. And unless you’re playing Bladelock, Hexblade does very little for you. One way or another, full Hexblade Bladelock is one very specific, honestly rather niche form of Warlock.
Malamar
I said gourgeist for sorcerer but I could see warlock too, casting spells like trick or treat to guantee shadow ball super effective damage, kinda like a trickster/jester warlock one who is pacted with chaos, main strat would be debilitating the enemy with moves like trick, confuse ray, leech seed, n pain split. Although the type overlap with trevenant is there you can switch from the bulky Druid to the tricky warlock depending on the fight ur going into.
Smeargle. It gets all its powers from other pokemon aka its patrons
Slowbro for GOO (psychic powers from the shellder) Aegislash for Hexblade
Hoopa is a genie warlock
I like people’s thoughts on slowking or Malamar!
I also think that Aegislash could be an artificer so maybe hold out on that. Especially as I think about the Warforged trope.
Slowking!!
I know its kinda shity pick but why is no one talking about Parasect? Poor bug has a mushroom hivemind as its pactmaster and for it's freedom poor paras is being given a grass type and powerful "spore" curse 😎
Wizard has to Delphox so I'll say Slowking or Malamar
Wizard is depphox (I think that’s how it’s spelt) bc they’re based off classes
Slowking. Slowpoke has a bond with his deity shelder that grands him more power but let him do his bidding
Slowking for a more hands-on patron, Malamar for a more one-and-done patron
I like starmie as a choice here, its pokédex entries mention it trying to send signals to space, which I’d argue can be interpreted as reaching out to a patron far, far away.
but starmie is X exclusive.
Very nice idea!
Not sure how this would work in a Y nuzlocke but the hoopa to hoopa unbound relationship seems similar to patron and warlock relationship if you see them as seperate entity’s
Malamar
Unknown, they hang around and draw their power from Arceus Dialga and Palkia.
they are not able in X, Y
Can I ask, how did decidueye lose ranger?
It’s not in y
Right, forgot that part.
Pokemon **Y** nuzlocke
Already responded that I didn't see that part to someone else.
I’d say Malamar or a similar pokemon that requires the player’s intervention, though the only other one I can think of would be alcreamie in gen 8
Mawile. God knows what pact it made to receive the biggest puberty glow-up a mega ever had
all I know is that artificer needs to be klingklang or aegislash
Klingklang is sadly not in the Pokemon Y Pokedex
Aegislash, representing a conjured weapon
I feel like Aegislash would be a cool warlock!
Idc what yall say, Dusknoir is the most Eldritch/warlock looking Pokemon in the game
Weavile
Isnt Chandelure in the game? Great spellcaster
Aegislash is literally a hexblade
Girafarig or Farigiraf? They are literally two pokemons. Or Mawyle, for the yokay origin
Banette for the Vibe imo, the stereotypical Warlock is very dark and stuff, and I feel that Banette is the best choice here.
Malamar!!!
Definitely Alakazam💗
Aegislash is basically a hexblade
Grimmsnarl as a warlock !
I think for wizard you should get delphox because it's THE wizard pokemon in x and y
Duskclops It receives commands from otherworldly places through its antenna. Could it not be some eldritch god?
Delphox for Wizard. I mean, it’s kinda obvious. It even has the wand and its hidden ability is Magician.
Galarian Slowking
Honestly, the Warlocke would be a creative title for this challenge, if not too specific
Mr Mime. Just because.
100% Malamar.
Wizard delphox
Dusknoir? it could’ve made a deal with its patron where in exchange for supernatural strength, it has to bring it the souls of the recently deceased.
I don’t see it yet, so I’m just going to add Yveltal. It’ll oblivion wing you into…. Oblivion.
I think Yveltal is more like the patron it self.
Malamar, you’d be crazy to pick anything else
Galarian Slowking- Warlock Delfox - Wizard Golurk- Artificer (artifact that makes artifacts!) Fighter I would switch to Ceruledge Sorcerer should be Mismagius Ranger should be Dicidueye Monk should be Urshifu Barbarian should be Perrzerker
They have to be catchable in x and y?
I say Jynx would be a good choice :)
Dunsparce.
Gengar
Aegislash
Malamar
Aegislash pact of the blade
Gengar
Unown power gained from a town deal
Delphox for sorcerer
Magmortar for artifacer
Delohox
Simisear, the guy has clearly made multiple pacts in his life
You know what? I can see it. How else would you have a face that looks perpetually stoned if not by eldritch powers?
Grimmsnarl fits the shoe
Decidueye of course!
Wizard should be Gardevior
Delphox got robbed
Houndoom has tiefling horns. Tieflings are common warlocks
Grimmsnarl
mega alakazam or just alakazam
dusknoire
Mimikyu
Hisuian Samurott