Nemex Calamity Form

Description: In this form, Nemex’s power rivals even that of the Cosmic Architect. But where Cosmogogue is a force of pure creation, Nemex is a destroyer of worlds.

Form Change Mechanics: Nemex will normally be in its regular form, but when it holds a Ruin Gem, an item only available through special events, it will transform into the much more powerful Calamity Form. In this form, its stats are increased. When it changes form, its Cycle of Destruction Ability will change to Destroyer of Worlds and its signature move, Sinister Influence, will become Apocalypse Beam.

Signature Move:
Apocalypse Beam
Pure destruction is shaped into a beam. The target faints instantly if this attack hits.
In-Depth Effect: Unlike other one-hit knockout moves, Apocalypse Beam has a flat 50% chance to land a hit. It will not increase chance the higher level the user is than the target, and it can work on targets of a higher level.
Type: Dark/Ghost
Category: Special
Power: —
Accuracy: 50
PP: 5

Signature Ability:
Destroyer of Worlds
Knocks out any Pokémon that is out in three turns when first sent out.
In-Depth Effect: Like Perish Song, any Pokémon that is in battle the first time a Pokémon with this ability is sent into battle, will instantly faint in three turns.

Trivia: Nemex’s Calamity Form shares its name with The Calamity, the monstrous entity faced during Luna, Terra, and Sol’s post-game Team Interplanetary story, as seen in the final chapter of The Cosmic Chronicles. The Calamity is an eldritch monster in the form of a nebula cloud with piercing red eyes, a maw full of teeth, and tentacles all emerging from the cloud. The implication is that The Calamity is a creation of Nemex that mimics its most powerful form.

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And here’s a better look at the official art created by AI which was used in the alternate movie poster:

Pokémon Cosmic Quest the Movie 3: Cosmogogue and Celestial Cornerstones

At long last, the climactic ending of the Cosmic Quest Movie Trilogy is here!

The destroyer of worlds, Nemex, has returned and is after the Celestial Cornerstones. Forged by the Cosmic Architect, the Celestial Cornerstones contain the very essence of the Solar System itself. Only Ash, Brock, Brenda, and a mysterious young girl named Celeste stand in its way. If Nemex succeeds, it means the end of all life on Earth. It’s the epic conclusion of the Cosmic Quest Movie trilogy!

Complete with a Pikachu Short; Pikachu and Pichu Too!

Also, the Pokédex* and Attackdex/Abilitydex pages have been updated accordingly.

*Note that some Pokémon shown during the prologue of the movie are still not considered fully revealed, despite being mentioned. As such, they will remain off of the Pokédex and Tennoan Forms pages until fully revealed in the future. Stay tuned to the movie review for an explanation.

Orbot

Robot Mode

Shuttle Mode
Classification: The Transform Pokémon
Type: Steel/Flying
Description: The parts that comprise this Pokémon are capable of shifting in order to transform it between two different modes. Each mode battles in its own unique way.
Does not evolve

Trivia: Orbot lives entirely in outer space and rarely comes to Earth. It will transform into the form that best suits the situation it finds itself in at any given time. Robot Mode is what it uses for power, while Shuttle Mode is what it uses for defense and agility.

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Title Reveal: Pokémon Cosmic Quest the Movie 3: Cosmogogue and the Celestial Cornerstones

The release of the final Cosmic Quest movie draws ever closer. And now that we know the identity of the mysterious new Pokémon, it’s time to now know its full title: Cosmogogue and the Celestial Cornerstones.

To point out something that you should know, but don’t due to the limitations of the Cosmic Quest Project, the sun-shaped crystal on the right side of the logo is the Sol Gem from the second movie, while the large star-shaped crystal on the left side of the logo is the Celestial Gem from the first movie.

Coming soon! Stay tuned for more info!

The Cosmic Architect Revealed: Cosmogogue

If you thought the Pokémon Day announcements were over, then you were wrong. I’ve got one last one for you, and it’s big. For years, the lore of the Cosmic Quest Project has all centered around the mythic entity known only as the Cosmic Architect. Well, here it is, the Pokémon known as the Cosmic Architect: Cosmogogue!

Classification: The Cosmogony Pokémon
Type: Light/Dragon
Description: Known in legend as the Cosmic Architect, it is said to be the creator of the Solar System. Recent evidence suggests it may be more than just a myth.
Does Not Evolve

Trivia: Cosmogogue had a grand vision for the creation of the Solar System. To assist in the construction of its grand design, it created not only Terratlas, Seluna, and Heliosol, but also Gravisaac, Ryusei, Showakusei, and Suisei. Nemex is also somehow related to it. If its form looks familiar, that because Heliosol’s Ascended Form borrows from its power. Team Planetary’s Ultimate Weapon was also designed in its image.

Signature Move:
Cosmogenesis
A perfect attack of creation. May increase the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type: Light/Dragon
Category: Special
Power: 100
Accuracy: 90
PP: 5

Signature Ability:
Celestial Engineer
Constructs a Light Screen when first entering battle.

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There you have it. Cosmogogue is the third and final Mythical Pokémon of the Tenno Region, and will play a major role in the upcoming Pokémon Cosmic Quest: The Movie 3. Stay tuned for more news on the movie.

But that’s not all. I am pleased to announce that with this reveal, every single Tenno Pokémon has, at least by name, been revealed. Yes, some Pokémon, such as Bryolith or Saws (the evolutions of Mosstone and Marlance, respectively) have yet to be properly revealed, but through their evolved and pre-evolved forms, we at least know their names. And I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect Pokémon to be my final name reveal.

For those counting, that’s 136 Pokémon I’ve created for the Tenno Region, and that’s not even counting the Tennoan Forms and Mega Evolutions. I am proud to say that I have accomplished my goal of releasing an actual region’s worth of Pokémon, and not just a disappointing half-region’s worth, like Gens VI through IX did. This was always very important to me. After all, if I disapprove of Game Freak making such small regions, how could I do the same myself without being a hypocrite? Back when I first started this all, I wasn’t sure how many Pokémon my Pokédex would end up with. I always thought over a hundred would be stretch, but here we are comfortably past that number. Were Tenno an actual region, it would introduce the third highest amount of new Pokémon of any region, behind only Unova and Kanto (and, ironically, beating Hoenn by a measly one Pokémon). I still find it hard to believe, myself. Thank you all for supporting me as I’ve created these Pokémon. It’s been a blast.

Happy Pokémon Day!

Episode 165: Follow the Breeder

Check out the newly released episode 165 here.

Ash and Brenda surprise Brock by taking to a Pokémon breeder convention, but that’s the least of the surprises he’ll encounter there. A reunion a long time coming waits for Brock. One that will force him to question his choice to change his goal from being a breeder to a doctor.

Episode 164 Review

This episode was actually a combination of two different episodes I had planned for around this time. One would feature Ash being invited to the Battle Station and battling Armstrong, while the other would have Ash traveling to Top Trainer Island, where he would meet Kage. As of right now, I’m at a point where I’m trying to wrap up Cosmic Quest sooner rather than later. While I’m not rushing things, I am questioning what I need versus what is superfluous. In the end, I decided that having two different episodes focusing on post-game areas was more than I needed, and that there wasn’t anything all that interesting about the Top Trainer Island one, other than meeting Kage, and there was no reason why Kage couldn’t be on the Battle Station instead. So, the two episodes were merged with very little loss and some time saved for me.

Overall, this episode was fun to write because I like my idea of the Battle Final Frontier. If I really wanted Cosmic Quest to last forever, then I would have considered turning it into its own series, similar to what they did with Battle Frontier in Gen III. I made the page detailing the Battle Final Frontier on this website several years ago, and ever since it has been one of the most random and unimportant pages on the site. Just look at the fact that all the Frontier Brains still list “Image Coming Soon.” Since currently the main focus of the Cosmic Quest Project is Cosmic Quest, a page detailing something that was nonexistent there just isn’t high priority. So, at least I can now say that Battle Final Frontier exists in Cosmic Quest, and therefore the page is at least somewhat relevant now.

However, while refreshing myself on the first two Cosmic Quest movies for the sake of writing the third, I realized a mistake I had made in this episode. The episode is framed as taking place during the grand opening of the Battle Station, but the “World of Pokémon Speech” scene from the second movie featured Brandon battling against Armstrong aboard the Battle Station, and that movie took place quite a while ago. So, either Brandon, as an elite trainer in the Tenno Region, got an advanced invitation for a pre-opening visit or that scene doesn’t take place in the same timeframe as the rest of the movie. Honestly, take your pick. I think I lean towards the former, but it doesn’t matter that much.

Coming Soon: Pokémon Cosmic Quest The Movie 3

I am pleased to announce that after a five and a half year wait since Nemex Unleashed, the third and final (proper) Cosmic Quest movie is coming soon!

Pokémon Cosmic Quest The Movie 3 (title pending) will be an epic adventure to cap off the Cosmic Quest movie trilogy. As always, it will be accompanied by a new Pikachu Short as well.

Now, this movie poster has  lot going on, so let’s take a moment to unpack it a little. Of course, you’ll notice the brand new Pokémon in the center, but you’ll have to wait for details on that one. For now, let’s look at the four new human characters. All four of them were made with assistance from AI. This time I used Microsoft Bing’s AI image generator, which, while offering less customization features, is much better at generating human characters from scratch, based off of a text description. The ability to quickly make accurate pieces of character art have allowed me to make a more realistic and interesting movie poster than ever before.

Now, three of these people are characters we already know. In the background, we have Arun, a character from Nemex Unleashed who we learned at the end of the movie was playing a much bigger role than we could have imagined. Then there’s the man and woman dressed in white. They’re Aries and Pleiades, the villain of Myoken the Guiding Light and his loyal companion.

Also of note is the new art of Myoken. This is a hybrid art, combining my original Myoken art, with AI generated art to enhance its overall quality. You might notice that the original Myoken art created for the first Cosmic Quest movie was the single lowest quality piece of character art published for the Cosmic Quest Project. And that’s because it came before I had really figured out how this all works. Now, I’ve never had reason to go back and update the art, as the time it would take to draw a higher quality Myoken art from scratch would be time that could have been used on an entirely new piece of art. So, as a compromise, I used AI to enhance the existing image and make a much higher quality version. To see the new Myoken art on its own, check out the Gallery page.

Pokémon Cosmic Quest The Movie 3 is coming soon! Stay tuned for more info!

Episode 164: Back to Frontier

It’s the first episode of the new year! Episode 164!

Ash, as a participant in the Cosmic Conference, has been invited to the grand opening of Tenno’s take on the Battle Frontier, the Battle Final Frontier! And what makes it uniquely Tennoan? It’s aboard a space station!

Also, the Tennoan Forms page has been updated accordingly.

On a more personal note: I have just started a new chapter in my life with a new job. From what I can tell so far, it’s going to be keeping me very busy. What this means for the Cosmic Quest Project, I do not yet know. But expect episodes to come at somewhat slower pace.

Episode 163 Review

Okay, be honest with me. How many of you actually remembered the Pokémon Mystery Club before Ash and Brock explained who they were in the episode. How many of you still have no idea who they are?

The PMC are an extremely random duo of characters from the episodes “Wish Upon a Star Shape” and “Crazy as a Lunatone.” As explained, they were characters who would use gadgets to hunt down mysterious Pokémon, mostly extraterrestrial ones.

Now, what’s really strange about them is that their first appearance was during Johto, and their second was over 120 episodes later in Hoenn. Not only are they among the rare few characters of the week to make a second appearance, but they are among an elite group of characters to make appearances in two different generations. Outside of main characters, rivals, and characters originating from the games the only characters I can think of off the top of my head who did that in addition to Ken and Mary were Butch and Cassidy, Jessibelle, Ritchie, Todd Snap, Suzie, and the Magikarp Salesman. I probably missed some, but I think you get the point. It is an extremely rare thing to happen. So, PMC are special. And, as far as I’m concerned, being important enough to bring in to two different episodes in two different generations makes them important enough to bring back in my series (as we’ve already seen with Butch and Cassidy, Jessibelle, Ritchie, and Todd.

That explains how I justify PMC appearing here, but not why I decided to make it happen. Honestly, while I had this episode planned for a little while, as things tend to go, PMC being added in didn’t come until last minute. While trying to come up with the conflict for the episode, one idea I had was to bring in some Men in Black type characters. Somehow, and don’t ask me how, it randomly dawned on me that characters already existed that niche in the form of the Pokémon Mystery Club. Except, I didn’t even remember their name. In order to figure out who they were, I had to search Bulbapedia for all examples of episodes focusing on either Lunatone or Solrock, as I was pretty sure that they had appeared alongside one or the other. Fortunately, it wasn’t that difficult for me to find “Crazy as a Lunatone” and from their find the page for PMC. Once I confirmed that they did appear in two different episodes across two generations, I decided, “What the heck? Why not?” And it worked, if you ask me.

Of course, since my memory of the characters was vague, I rewatched the episodes featuring them in order to refresh my memory. With those episodes fresh in my mind, I created a new episode that was a realistic third appearance for Ken and Mary.

One specific thing with them I wanted to talk about was the final scene. The picture that PMC took was a reference to a famous UFO photo. I’m sure you know the one. Black and white featuring a flying saucer over a barn. This was mostly just a fun reference, but also done because the second PMC episode did something similar, when Ken and Mary assumed Brock’s Lombre was an alien, and they each grabbed it by a hand, referencing a famous photo where two men in black are holding a supposed alien by the hands (the alien in the photo is most likely a shaven monkey). I decided to make a similar photo reference. Also, it allowed me to give some commentary on the fact that in Tenno, Pokémon coming from outer space is completely normal, unlike with Cleffa and Lunatone, which at the time were only theorized to come from outer space (You know, so long as we ignore the fact that we saw both of them come directly from space in the very same episodes).

Anyways, bringing the Pokémon Mystery Club into Cosmic Quest is one of the more random things I’ve ever done, but I don’t regret it. They were a perfect fit for the episode, and I love connecting things to existing episodes.