Drifloon
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| Designed by | Shigeki Morimoto |
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Drifloon, known in Japan as Fuwante (フワンテ), is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Designed by Shigeki Morimoto and first introduced in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Drifloon is a ghost-type Pokémon that has been known to carry little children off with it, but disliked heavy children. It was claimed that when a child mistaken it as a balloon, they will mysteriously disappear. Drifloon received mixed responses from critics, with some of them felt that it was one of the weirdest and disturbing Pokémon.
Characteristics[edit]
Being designed by Shigeki Morimoto.[1] Drifloon is a ghost-type flying Pokémon that resembles a toy balloon with two strings and cross-like patch, it is believed that these Pokémon are formed through the solidification of souls of both humans and Pokémon.[2] Drifloon is also known as a "Signpost for Wandering Spirits" due to its aimless drifting.[3] When it holds onto the hands of children with its string, it will try to pull the youngster to the underworld and steal them away. However, it dislikes stealing heavy children. Being so light, though, it only gets tossed around effortlessly.[3] Drifloon usually doesn't hunt children, but instead, the children tend to grab them thinking Drifloons are balloons, but when popping them would end up the souls spill out in a piercing screaming noise.[3][4]
Appearances[edit]
Drifloon originally appeared at Pokémon Diamond and Pearl,[5] then appearing in other Pokémon games such as Pokémon Platinum, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Pokémon Black and White, Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Pokémon X and Y, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Pokémon Sun and Moon,[6] Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.[7]
Outside of the main series, it appears in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Pokémon Rumble, PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure, Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, Pokémon Rumble Blast, Pokémon Conquest, Pokémon Rumble U, Pokémon Battle Trozei, Pokémon Shuffle, Pokémon Rumble World, Pokémon Go,[8] Pokémon Rumble Rush and New Pokémon Snap.[9]
In anime[edit]
Drifloon appears in Fantina's Drifblim, which Fantina owns a Drifloon, being debuted in Playing The Leveling Field!. It evolved into a Drifblim while battling Ash Ketchum's Pikachu in the same episode.[10] Drifloon debuted in Drifloon on the Wind!. Marnie and Paige have four Drifloon they use for transport. Marnie owned three of the Drifloon, while Paige owned the fourth.[11] Drifloon appears again in the episode Fuwante and the North Wind Messenger, in which it belongs to a Nurse Joy and her two daughters, Sayaki and Mai. Drifloon is also shown to be able to carry a human without being weighted down, although heavier people (such as Ash) must be carried by three Drifloon as opposed to just one.[11]
Reception[edit]
Some video game journalists regarded its design as insipid and strange.[12][13] Drifloon has also been regarded as one of the disturbing Pokémon in general.[14][4][15][16] GameInformer and ComicsAlliance considered Drifloon as one of the weirdest Pokémon ever.[13][17] IGN, Comic Book Resources, GameRevolution and The A.V. Club all stated that Drifloon is the scariest and creepiest Pokémon,[18][19][2][20] While Tom Caswell of GameZone claimed Drifloon has horrifying backstory, stating that "Drifloon continues the theme of cute looking Pokémon that want nothing more than to feast on your life force."[21] George Chrysistomou of Screen Rant described Drifloon as the Pokémon that has strangest myth in the franchise lore, and stated that "they have been known to therefore abduct children; with the kids assuming that the Drifloon is an ordinary balloon. It's unclear what happens to the stolen after this, but it's certainly an odd piece of lore."[22] Gizmodo described Drifloon as of the ghost-type species that murders unsuspecting humans to drain their life force.[23] Gita Jackson of Kotaku exampled Drifloon as why "Pokémon is full of creepy stories about the pocket monsters terrorizing children and small towns."[24] Syfy claimed that Drifloon has extremely dark and disturbing origin, stating that "In cultures all across the world, a common way for people to show their respects to children who have died is to release balloons", when "It is said that children who tug on the hands of Drifloon, mistaking it for a balloon will mysteriously disappear."[15]
Zack Zweiezen of Kotaku stated that Drifloon "looks cute or at least harmless." After reading pokedex, he described it later as "one messed up pocket monster."[3] Kevin Slackie of Paste listed Drifloon as the best Pokémon, stating that "In a world that 10 year olds go on unsupervised adventures around the world, Drifloon is the ultimate predator."[25] Steven Bogos of The Escapist listed Drifloon as his favorite Pokémon, stating that "Drifloon is a God-damn balloon. Some people would call it one of the worst Pokemon designs, but those people have obviously never kicked the crap out of the elite four with a balloon."[26] Andrew Webster of The Verge claimed that Drifloon is the best Pokémon of all time, stating "Drifloon is a classic example of how deceptive appearances can be."[27]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Most Players Will Never Know About The Best Change In Pokémon X And Y". Kotaku.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Unexpected nightmares: The scariest enemies in un-scary games". The A.V. Club.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Drifloon Steals Children And Was Created By Ghosts". Kotaku.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "A Small, Disturbing Side Story In Ultra Pokémon Sun and Moon". Kotaku.
- ↑ Reynolds, Matthew (May 18, 2019). "Pokémon Go Gen 4 Pokémon list released so far, and every creature from Diamond and Pearl's region listed".
- ↑ "Pokemon Sun & Moon Walkthrough Part 4: Route 2, Hau'oli Cemetery, Verdant Cavern and your first trial". November 23, 2016.
- ↑ "'Pokemon Diamond And Pearl' remakes announced for Nintendo Switch". February 26, 2021.
- ↑ Galloway, Ryan (January 30, 2021). "How to get Shiny Drifloon in Pokémon Go".
- ↑ Life, Nintendo (June 14, 2021). "New Pokémon Snap Durice Pokémon List / Pokédex - 155 - 200". Nintendo Life.
- ↑ "Pokémon: 10 Strongest Trainers Ash Battled In Sinnoh, Ranked". CBR. June 11, 2021.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Pokemon: 10 Things You Never Knew About Nurse Joy". Game Rant. February 17, 2021.
- ↑ January 2014, Brittany Vincent 29. "14 Pokemon that are basically just ordinary objects with googly eyes". gamesradar.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Pokemon's Ten Most Disturbing Pokedex Entries". ComicsAlliance.
- ↑ "10 Disturbing Pokemon, As Told By the Pokedex". Shacknews.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Colangelo, B. J. (November 14, 2018). "The extremely dark, disturbing origins of 25 Pokémon". SYFY WIRE.
- ↑ "The 10 most disturbing Pokémon of all time". Red Bull.
- ↑ Hilliard, Kyle. "23 Of The Weirdest Pokémon". Game Informer.
- ↑ "Top 10 Scariest Pokemon - IGN" – via www.ign.com.
- ↑ "10 Pokémon That Are Adorably Creepy". CBR. May 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Scariest Pokemon Ever - Most Creepy Pokemon of All Time". GameRevolution. October 22, 2018.
- ↑ Caswell, Tom (August 22, 2016). "Pokémon backstories are actually horrifying". GameZone.
- ↑ "Pokémon: The 10 Strangest Myths In The Franchise's Lore". ScreenRant. June 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Pokémon's Spooky Lore Is Better the More Messed Up It Is". Gizmodo.
- ↑ "Every Game Could Use More Geralt Of Rivia". Kotaku.
- ↑ "The 100 Best Pokémon". pastemagazine.com. February 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Top 100 Pokemon - From 100 to 86". February 21, 2016.
- ↑ Webster, Andrew (February 27, 2016). "The 10 best Pokemon of all time". The Verge.
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