Bovoyant by IndigoBlackbird on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

------BOVOYANT------
Long Horned Pokémon

-Types-

-Abilities-

Guts:
It's so gutsy that having a status condition boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat.

Telepathy (Hidden):
Anticipates an ally's attack and dodges it.

-Signature Move-

Psycic Bash:
The pokemon slams headfirst into the opponent, having a high chance of a critical hit. Their psychic abilities are channeled through their horns upon impact, which may confuse the target.

PP: 15 (Max: 24)
Power: 75
Accuracy: 90%

[Foe][Foe][Foe]
[Self][Ally][Ally]
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Psychic Bash has an increased critical hit ratio, does damage and has a 25% chance of confusing the target.
-Forms-
Male (Left):
Larger, with bigger shoulders. Dark coloration, larger horns that curve upwards. Has an orange spot on forehead.

Female (Right):
Smaller in size, has less pronounced shoulders and longer neck with more loose skin. Light coloration, smaller horns that curve down. Orange covers entire top of head.
**-Biology-**Height: 2.0m (Males) 1.8m (Females)

Weight: 1400kg (Males) 1100kg (Females)

Gender Ratio: 50% Male - 50% Female

Egg Groups: Field

-**Pokédex Entries-**There have been speculations that these pokemon are related to both Tauros and Miltank, sharing a common ancestor. Whereas Miltank have been domesticated and Tauros are mainly wild, Bovoyant are sometimes seen in the wild in large herds, but are often also tamed and used as beasts of burden. Female Bovoyant are sometimes kept for their milk, but they are less popular than their calmer Miltank counterpart.

These pokémon channel their psychic powers through their horns; each horn has a specific frequency, creating positive interfearence. If one horn is removed, their powers greatly diminish. When they are kept as livestock, it is common to remove their horns when young to prevent them from being able to attack as easily; necessary due to how agressive the males are, and how protective females are of their young.

-Trivia-

They are based on cows and bovines in general. The psychic type and the yellow circles between the horns reference Apis, a sacred bull in acient egyptian mythology. The different colors reference how in media, it seems like bulls are usually portrayed using dark colors (possibly due to how Spanish fighting bulls are commonly black?) while cows are usually lighter in color or with piebald markings.

The name is a combination of "Bovine" and "Clairvoyant".