Klefki
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Klefki, known in Japan as Cleffy (クレッフィ), is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Designed by Shigeru Ohmori and first introduced in Pokémon X and Y. Klefki is a steel and fairy Pokémon that is the only known to constantly collecting keys. It was designed by Pokémon graphic designer Mana Ibe and was inspired by thinking of old mansions and secret keys. A short film about Klefki called Pikachu, What's This Key For? is slated to premiere as an opener for the 17th Pokémon film. Klefki received a largely negative reception, though it gained the most attention. While multiple critics felt that it was a weird or worst Pokémon, Kotaku Patricia Hernandez defended it for its "inanimate object" design. It is the first Pokemon to be released in the Nintendo 3D series as a 3D Pokemon. [1]
Concept and design[edit]
Klefki was designed by Pokémon graphic designer Mana Ibe and inspired by "old mansions and secret keys".[2] It may also be at least partially inspired by the Japanese yōkai Tsukumogami, household objects that gain souls.[3] Klefki is a steel and fairy Pokémon that is the only known Pokémon to wear ornamental corpses of its falled members of its species. Once when they've kills its competition, it inextricably links them to its body as a sign of power, commanding respect amongst the species.[4] The top of its head were used to dig for minerals in caves and mines, when those areas ran out of minerals, the Klefkis would ventured into the villages of humans and started to stealing their keys.[5][4] Klefki comes from clef (French for "key"), kleptomaniac (a person or creature that collects random things, in this case keys), and key.[6] It also does not evolve.[7]
Appearances[edit]
Klefki originally appeared at Pokémon X and Y,[3] then appeared in other Pokémon games such as Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire,[8] Pokémon Sun and Moon,[9] Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon[10] and Pokémon Sword and Shield.[11] It also appeared in Pokémon Battle Trozei, Pokémon Shuffle, Pokémon Rumble World, Pokémon Picross, Pokémon Rumble Rush, Pokémon Go[12] and Pokkén Tournament.[13] A minor appearance of Klefki appeared in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon.[14]
In anime[edit]
Klefki debuted in Pikachu, What's This Key?, where it used its keys to help Pikachu and his friends visit several worlds and realms and in Dreaming a Performer's Dream!. Klefki also has cameo appearances in Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel[15] and on episode Got Meltan?, where Rowlet tried to use it in an attempt to replace a Meltan's lost nut head.[16]
Reception[edit]
Video game journalists regarded its design as among the worst of new Pokémon introduced in X and Y, and characterized the design as uninspired, insipid, strange, and an example of Game Freak's "creative bankruptcy".[4][17][18][19][20][21] It has also been regarded as one of the worst Pokémon in general.[22][23][24][25] IGN readers voted Klefki as the ninth-worst Pokémon from Pokémon X and Y with Justin Davis joking that it was created when a designer lost his keys.[26] VentureBeat called it "ugly," stating that it was no surprise that they made a Pokémon based on keys due to running out of ideas.[27] GameRevolution, The Daily Telegraph, and The Huffington Post considered Klefki as one of the weirdest Pokémon ever, while Chris Davidson of Comic Book Resources listed Klefki as the most questionable Pokémon design.[28][29][30][31] Hayes Madsen of Screen Rant claimed that Klefki should never have been made, noting derisively that it is a Pokémon based on an inanimate object.[32] Kassandra Khaw of USGamer expressed annoyance that Klefki was so useful in competitive Pokémon play due to how "sloppily designed" she found it to be.[33]
Tyler Treese of GameRevolution claimed that Klefki is their favorite Pokémon, despite the criticism it's received.[34] The A.V. Club stated that they found Klefki's simplicity amusing.[35] Chris Plante of Polygon counted Klefki among their favorite Pokémon, alongside Pikachu and Squirtle.[36] Kyle Hilliard of GameInformer claimed that Klefki is his favorite Pokémon in Pokémon Sun and Moon, but described it as the weirdest Pokémon ever.[37][38] Mike Minotti for VentureBeat claimed that Klefki is so stupid that it made it awesome.[39] Kotaku's Patricia Hernandez noted that while players who dislike "inanimate objects that are somehow Pokémon," she had to defend it due to its basis on the Japanese mythological tsukumogami and its "ridiculous" design.[3] The Rochester City Newspaper's Willie Clark felt that it was "awesome."[40]
References[edit]
- ↑ World, Republic. "Pokemon Go Klefki: How to catch Klefki? A clear, step by step guide". Republic World. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ↑ Hilliard, Kyle. "Afterwords – Pokémon X & Y". Game Informer.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hernandez, Patricia. "The Best (and Possibly Worst) of The New Pokémon Designs". Kotaku.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Klefki is a Pokemon that is a KEY RING. IT IS A KEY RING". October 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Klefki Will Steal Your Keys And Never Give Them Back". Kotaku.
- ↑ "15 Things That Make No Sense About The Pokémon Universe (And 10 Fan Theories That Do)". TheGamer. February 24, 2019.
- ↑ "10 Pokémon That Badly Need A New Evolution". CBR. June 12, 2021.
- ↑ "How Ruby and Sapphire Changed the Pokemon Series Forever - Hardcore Gamer".
- ↑ "New 'Pokémon Sun and Moon' revitalizes series of video games". December 6, 2016.
- ↑ Life, Nintendo (January 3, 2018). "Soapbox: What The Upcoming Pokémon Switch RPG Can Learn From Recent Pokémon Games". Nintendo Life.
- ↑ "Fans have discovered that 'Pokémon Klefki' is available in multiple regions". December 5, 2020.
- ↑ McWhertor, Michael (November 18, 2020). "Gen 6 Pokémon are coming to Pokémon Go". Polygon.
- ↑ "Pokken Tournament is getting a new character in Japan – Destructoid". July 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Learn more about the villages in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon". August 12, 2015.
- ↑ World, Republic. "Pokemon Go Klefki: How to catch Klefki? A clear, step by step guide". Republic World.
- ↑ "Pokémon: 24 Hidden Things About Meltan Only Super Fans Know". TheGamer. December 4, 2018.
- ↑ Marchiafava, Jeff. "Analyzing The New Pokémon Of X & Y". Game Informer.
- ↑ January 2014, Brittany Vincent 29. "14 Pokemon that are basically just ordinary objects with googly eyes". gamesradar.
- ↑ "15 Worst Pokemon Designs Ever". ScreenRant. December 7, 2016.
- ↑ "13 Pokemon That Prove They're Out Of Ideas". pastemagazine.com. February 11, 2016.
- ↑ Webber, Angela (2013-10-14). "Has Pokémon Run Out of Ideas?". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ↑ Dayus, Oscar. "The 7 worst Pokemon ever". www.pocketgamer.com.
- ↑ Loveridge, Sam (December 28, 2016). "20 worst Pokémon designs ever, ranked". Digital Spy.
- ↑ "10 Worst Pokemon Designs". February 26, 2016.
- ↑ "What are the worst Pokémon designs? #Pokemon20". International Business Times UK. February 25, 2016.
- ↑ "The Best & Worst X/Y Pokemon Revealed - IGN" – via www.ign.com.
- ↑ "20 years have produced some seriously ugly Pokémon". March 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Weirdest Pokemon Ever | From Alcremie to Vanillite". GameRevolution. July 11, 2019.
- ↑ "The 11 weirdest Pokémon ever". October 18, 2017 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ Casti, Taylor (2014-02-22). "These 20 Pokemon Will Make You Think Twice Before Trying To Catch 'Em All". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ↑ "The 10 Most Questionable Pokémon Designs". CBR. December 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Pokémon: Why Klefki Should Never Have Been Made". ScreenRant. April 28, 2020.
- ↑ Khaw, Cassandra (July 25, 2017). "What are the Strongest, Most Competitive Pokemon That'll Help You Build the Best Team?".
- ↑ "The smaller Pokemon Sword and Shield Pokedex isn't all bad news". GameRevolution. November 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Pt. 3—Not even Sun and Moon's best island can stave off Pokémon fatigue". The A.V. Club.
- ↑ Plante, Chris (September 28, 2018). "Bulbasaur has been the best Pokémon all along". Polygon.
- ↑ Hilliard, Kyle. "Kyle's Favorite New Pokémon Of Sun & Moon". Game Informer.
- ↑ Hilliard, Kyle. "23 Of The Weirdest Pokémon". Game Informer.
- ↑ "5 best new Pokémon in X and Y". October 12, 2013.
- ↑ Clark, Willie (2013-11-08). "Video Game Review: Pokemon X/Y". Rochester City Newspaper. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
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