Eevee ⟶ (Plasma Coil) Neon
#155 - Neon (neon gas/lighting + -eon suffix)
Plasma Pokémon
Virtual-type
It was created through exposure to human technology. It makes illusions of plasma and circuitry but its true weak point is on its forehead. They are rare to see in battle, instead being used to diagnose technical problems.
Base Stats: 65/95/60/110/65/130
Ability: Download/[Virtualize](All normal-type moves will be changed to virtual-type when used by this pokemon.)
Moveset: Reflect Type, Conversion, Conversion 2, Camouflage, Metronome, Baton Pass, Nasty Plot, Direct Message, Not Safe For Work, High Bandwidth, Captcha, Defragment, Kilobite, Laser Beam, Laser Burst, Laser Barrage, Mainframe, Malware, Save State/Recursion, Virtual Reality, Fatal Error, Vector Path, Zero Day, Virtual Worm, Firewall, Hardware Freeze, Flash, Light Blast, Laser Lock, Magic Coat, Mirror Coat, Screech, Sonic Boom, Electro Ball, Flash Cannon, Ally Switch, Role Play, Recycle, Signal Beam, Overclock,
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Fake Type Alert: Virtual
The virtual-type is based on the fantasy of a unique element to computer and electrical technology, namely its more ephemeral elements such as data, AI, computer viruses, and the internet. Virtual-types are similarly ephemeral with low defensive stats and a reliance on illusion and status moves.
The first virtual-types were manmade, including Porygon and its evolutions and Hexatron, but spontaneous PokeGenesis has begun to take effect in the last few decades, and more and more examples are appearing. Virtual-types are much more common as working Pokemon rather than battlers, as they can diagnose, troubleshoot, and reinforce computer and AI systems. However, they can be capricious, and the growing body of wild virtual-types may instead infest and cause problems in human computer systems.
Type Effectivenesses (subject to change):
Attacks 2x vs Psychic, Ghost, Dragon, Fairy, Cosmic; 0.5x vs Normal, Water, Fighting
Takes 2x from Normal, Electric, Fighting; 0.5x from Dragon, Fairy
The Virtual-type is one that I could see maybe actually being added to the games someday. It takes double damage from Fighting and Normal(!) because internet trolls, of course, quail before physical violence.
I realize that Neon's base stats make it suited for turn-based battling but its pokedex entry downplays this; in the dynamic battle situation of the Gods and Demons universe, fast but fragile pokemon have to be used more carefully or they'll wreck themselves on the defenses and counterattacks of bulkier pokemon. Also they're expensive and tend to get roped into IT roles. lol
