Availability: Common
Species Name: Glyffin (Gliff-in) :: (Glyph : a pictograph or hieroglyph ;; Griffin : fabled creature with traits of an eagle and lion)
Classification: The Glyph Pokemon
Type: Psychic / Rock
Pokedex Entry:
- These excitable pokemon are delighted by noises and dance out songs with their rocky feet.
- Glyffin have their own language composed of the thousands of glyphs they can make by raising and lowering small rocks on their hands.
Abilities: Soundproof, Own Tempo, Absent-Minded* (HA)
Height: 2'8"
Weight: 67 lbs
Gender Ratio: 50/50
Egg Group: Human-Like
Evolution: Spend 10 posts out of ball at 2 different ruins/libraries/museums
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Physiology
Glyffin are short, bipedal pokemon. Their bodies and heads are covered in light brown feathers, while their arms and legs appear to be covered in scales. These scales are thin rocks, layered tightly to protect its limbs. On their rounded heads Glyffin sport a large beak-like nose with a small mouth underneath. A small tuft of feathers colored dark-goldenrod fluff out backward from their foreheads. Female's eyes are a deep royal purple while male's are an indigo blue. Shiny versions have a silver/white base instead of gold/brown, and their eyes are a lively pink for females and red for males.
There are many small stones on a Glyffin's body that they are able to use their psychic powers to move to various effect. The most notable are the rocks that cover their three-taloned palms. There is one large central rock surrounded by many smaller ones packed together which can be depressed to create patterns (like this) or to feel and memorize a surface. Glyffin like to mash up berries to make "paint" that they smush onto their hands and then press into rocks and walls to make images and messages. They have an entire language made up of glyphs recreated by raising and lowering the rocks on their palm to form a pattern.
Glyffin's feet also have a collection of protruding stones that produce different sounds when struck against the ground. Glyffin can shift the rocks to change the sounds created. This species enjoys dancing, and when they do it is as much about the movement as the sound they create.
Though Glyffin can shift rocks near their ears to block out sounds while they are reading or trying to concentrate, they do so only when necessary; they love the feel of the vibrations that sound makes.
When they speak, it is a combination of whistling, chirping, and the sound of rocks clacking against each other. Many are very good whistlers, shifting rocks in their mouths around to change the pitch.
Habitat
Glyffin live in arid and rocky locales, placing a high value on having many surfaces nearby on which to plant their glyphs and hardened ground upon which their feet will clack with a satisfying ring. They are often found on the edges of deserts.
Behavior
Glyffin act largely like excitable and endlessly curious children. They seem to never tire of dancing, painting, and telling stories through whistled song. Glyffin also enjoy the company of humans, especially those that share their curiosity and interest in knowledge.
A strong desire to learn pushes many of them to seek out any knowledge they can find, and they are very intelligent and quick to learn. Those Glyffin that leave their homes find their ways to human libraries, devouring books with childlike wonder. They can read nearly any language; if it is their first time seeing it they may need time, hours or days, but it will learn. They find ancient history and ruins to be the most fascinating. It is important to note, however, that most Glyffin prefer to remain near their home where they will always have the others' company.
Glyffin love touching and feeling things with their hands, to experience and remember its form. They aim to place their hands on anything new they encounter, even people and pokemon.
Their feathers are sought after for use in quills. If a Glyffin likes someone, romantically or as a friend, they will pluck one of their own feathers for a gift, even though Glyffin themselves are not able to use quills or pens very well.
Breeding
Glyffin do not mate to any set pattern, pairing off instead whenever the fancy strikes them. Perhaps they have been eyeing a particularly handsome bird for a while, or maybe they get caught up in a dance that ends in a cozy night together. Once two have paired off, they will spend the majority of their time together, creating dances, paintings, and stories just for the two of them. They find a hollow or cave to act as their den, covering the walls with glyphs of berry-juice and dancing constantly to make the ground hard and comfy for the newborns. Once the chicks are born, usually 1-3 at a time, the parents will teach them the dances and stories they created together. After this the chicks and parents melt back into the flock. Some Glyffin will join with the same mate again, others are happy to find new partners.
Diet
Glyffin's primary diet consists of the small lizards and rodents that share their habitat. Generally, if they are able to find berries they save them for making colored pastes to make glyphs, but sometimes they will eat them instead.
They enjoy very bitter flavored human foods, like pure/dark chocolate and black coffee. In the wilds, this usually equates to oddities like chewing on the tough bark of trees found in their arid landscape.
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Type Effectiveness:
x2 - Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark, Steel
x1 - Electric, Ice, Fighting, Rock, Dragon, Fairy
x0.5 - Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Psychic
Level Moves:
Base: Growl
Base: Peck
Level 4: Confusion
Level 7: Sand Attack
Level 9: Wing Attack
Level 12: Teleport
Level 16: Ancient Power
Level 19: Psybeam
Level 24: Stealth Rock
Level 28: Psychic
Level 34: Cosmic Power
Level 38: Power Gem
Level 44: Future Sight
TM / HM Moves:
Hidden Power
Psyshock
Calm Mind
Sunny Day
Light Screen
Safeguard
Frustration
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Reflect
Torment
Facade
Rest
Echoed Voice
Psyche Up
Dream Eater
Swagger
Sleep Talk
Roost
Substitute
Taunt
Protect
Return
Double Team
Attract
Thief
Egg Moves:
Earth Power
Hypnosis
Destiny Bond
Feather Dance
Fire Punch
Ice Punch
Recover
Double Kick
Blaze Kick
Teeter Dance
Iron Defense
Move Tutor Moves:
Fire Punch
Ice Punch
Magic Coat
Pain Split
Recycle
Snore
Trick
Wonder Room
Signal Beam
Earth Power
Species Name: Hierune (High-rune) :: (Hieroglyhics: a pictographic script ;; Hierophant: an interpreter of ancient mysteries and esoteric principles ;; Rune : ancient script)
Classification: The Scholarly Pokemon
Type: Psychic / Rock
Pokedex Entry:
- These birdlike pokemon record everything they see with their psychic powers in books of stone
- Some believe that the rock books these pokemon carry hold the secrets of the universe inside.
Abilities: Soundproof, Serene Grace, Absent-Minded* (HA)
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 115 lbs
Wingspan: 6 ft
Gender Ratio: 50/50
Egg Group: Human-Like
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Physiology
Hierune are tall, humanoid pokemon supported by long legs that end in talons in a shape reminiscent of a heeled-shoe. Both their legs and arms are covered in the same smooth rocks as Glyffin, which look like scales. Their main body and head is covered in downy light brown feathers. From both sides of their head sprout long feathers of a soft royal purple color for females and indigo blue for males; these feathers are thick and soft, like fur. Shiny versions have a silver/white base instead of gold/brown, and their eyes and long head feathers are a lively pink for females and red for males.
From a point on Hierune's shoulders flow a long set of tawny wings that hang heavy at its sides. Hierune appreciates these wings for the warmth they provide and use them almost as a cloak, especially while sleeping. Though it is incapable of flight, Hierune can spread its wings to slow its descent or flap them once to jump a little higher than usual.
All Hierune carry a book with them. This "book" is carved rock which they can alter freely by raising rocks on its surface. Through this method they can recreate words, pictures, and anything in between. Usually a Hierune's book is 1-2" thick overall, consisting of 2-5 sheets of rock that are about 1/4" thick and a front and back cover of similar thickness. These books are infused with psychic power and cannot be broken easily: if broken it is incredibly traumatizing so Hierunes protect them well. Replacing a book requires finding a stone and meditating with it for a week. The writing Hierune primarily uses is an ancient pokemon language understood by many legendaries and some other pokemon.
Hierune have incredible memory, essentially edactic, but it is tied to use of their book. What they remember is how to call the information to the pages of the book. They can then read it to truly remember. These memory sequences are stored psychically and can be transferred to others via telepathy. Some people believe that Hierune's books hold the key to many secrets of the ancient world or even visions of the future that a Hierune itself could access if only they knew the right sequence.
Habitat
Hierune are exceptionally rare in the wild due to the fact that a Glyffin must travel and study before it can evolve. Most Hierune therefore are either the traveling companions of humans or lone wanderers in search of interesting locales. Some may choose to take up residence at a specific set of ruins or even in a human city if there is a satisfying library or museum.
Behavior
Hierune are just as curious as their pre-evoltuion, and can easily get caught up in something they find interesting like books or ruins. They constantly store knowledge in their book, writing out a page and memorizing the sequence before letting the rock fall back to a smooth surface.
Some are liberal with allowing others to see into their book while others are much more secretive and reluctant. Many will communicate freely using the front of the book like a tablet while showing the inside for more complex or personal thoughts. When they get excited, flustered, or distracted, their book may shift to say what they're thinking without them realizing.
A human can link to a book by touching it while the Hierune runs psychic energy through. After, the human will have a psychic link to the book, giving them an intuition to know when their Hierune wants to show them something. They also gain the ability to understand anything the hierune writes in their book.
Hierune (and to some extent their pre-evolution Glyffin) make good companions for archaeologists and adventurers. They can recall any hieroglyphics seen and show maps of explored areas using their book (which also makes the use of teleport for fast travel very convenient). They also often have an extensive knowledge of languages and can translate through their book for their trainer. Many Hierune prefer the company of adventurers who will allow them to see and record many things. It is common for young ones to travel and then settle down in a museum or library when they are older. They also make good companions to the blind and deaf, able to translate sign language into a written language or written words into braille.
Although they make for sound companions, trainers should be warned that Glyffin and Hierune have a different concept of time and are eager to touch artifacts and even break or split them open to learn all they can. They must be trained to understand the respect that artifacts and ancient locations require. Hierunes are much easier to train: explaining once is usually enough, whereas Glyffin are more trouble.
Hierune (and some Glyffin) tend to distrust fire types and be biased against them, believing they could easily ruin books and the knowledge within.
Breeding
Because most Glyffin that have evolved into Hierune either belong to a trainer or live alone, very few ever mate with one of their own kind. Some grow restless, but many find that their studies or adventures satisfy them. They are, after all, a bit too tunnel-visioned sometimes and may even forget that that's an option! Some people wonder if their skulls might be thicker than their books. But not all Hierune are clueless, and they can develop strong crushes that result in hasty scribbling in their books of observations or...ahem....fantasies. Should they develop a relationship, it is meant to last. You know a Hierune is serious if it lets the other pokemon impress their own hand or foodprint into its book.
Diet
Like Glyffin, Hierune enjoy very bitter flavored human foods, like pure/dark chocolate and black coffee. Their main sustenance consists of rodents, including the various mice pokemon found all over the world.
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Type Effectiveness:
x2 - Water, Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost, Dark, Steel
x1 - Electric, Ice, Fighting, Rock, Dragon, Fairy
x0.5 - Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Psychic
Level Moves:
Base: Peck
Base: Stealth Rock
Base: Earth Power
Level 4: Confusion
Level 7: Sand Attack
Level 9: Wing Attack
Level 12: Teleport
Level 16: Ancient Power
Level 19: Psybeam
Level 28: Stealth Rock
Level 34: Psychic
Level 38: Cosmic Power
Level 43: Power Gem
Level 49: Future Sight
Level 54: Instruct
Level 59: Imprison
TM / HM Moves:
Hidden Power
Psyshock
Calm Mind
Sunny Day
Light Screen
Safeguard
Frustration
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Reflect
Torment
Facade
Rest
Echoed Voice
Psyche Up
Dream Eater
Swagger
Sleep Talk
Roost
Substitute
Taunt
Protect
Return
Double Team
Attract
Thief
Dazzling Gleam
Hyper Beam
Rock Slide
Sandstorm
Rain Dance
Egg Moves:
Earth Power
Hypnosis
Destiny Bond
Feather Dance
Fire Punch
Ice Punch
Recover
Double Kick
Blaze Kick
Teeter Dance
Iron Defense
Move Tutor Moves:
Fire Punch
Ice Punch
Magic Coat
Pain Split
Recycle
Snore
Trick
Wonder Room
Signal Beam
Earth Power
Heat Wave
Hyper Voice
*Absent-Minded: Pokemon with this ability may get a little too distracted sometimes... All status-conditions and stat changes caused by other pokemon that would affect the pokemon with this ability are delayed by one turn. If this pokemon is switched out the next turn, any non-volatile status such as a burn will be applied after it goes into its pokeball.