Pokémon TCG SWSH Shining Fates illustrations by Akira Komayama 👏🏼👏🏼

baby silicobra at the shelter....boy who is so sand

Snake trainer : ] might do more with him later but it was fun drawing the snakes..

Silicobra -- Kouki Saito

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The desert doesn't sleep at night :)

More pokemon sketches! Pulled up a generator to push myself more.

Round One

[ID: Two images of shiny pokemon. On the left is mega altaria who is gold. On the right is silicobra whose neck is green and has grey spots. End ID]

randomly generated pokemon doodles 🐁

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Pokémon TCG SWSH Base Set (2020) & Rebel Clash (2020) illustrations by Hitoshi Ariga 👏🏼👏🏼

Alright, I gotta ask because I think I'm one of the three people that like this Pokémon...

How does my little guy silicobra fair?

Hey, if there’s only three people who like this pokémon, I’m one of them! I used one in my first Galar adventure! Sadly, this cutie of a snake-like pokémon earns a C rank. Some owners may be able to handle them, but there’s enough downsides to bring their suitability into question.

For one, silicobras are quite a bit larger than I thought. While they’re pretty lightweight at only sixteen pounds, they are over seven feet long! In the wild, silicobras spend a lot of their time underground. These pokémon are burrowers who dig into the ground to hide from enemies and wait to surprise prey (Sword, Shield). In order to keep a silicobra happy and to simulate their wild environment, you’ll probably want to provide them with a safe place to dig. Given their size, this might not be an option for every owner, especially if they don’t have access to a yard.

It is unclear if this pokémon is unfriendly or not. They have a peculiar means of combat that is most often used to defend themselves. You see, silicobras’ necks hold hollow, inflatable pouches, which they routinely fill with up to seventeen pounds of sand while they burrow (Sword, Scarlet). When in a confrontation, they can use their specially adapted nostrils to spray sand at attackers (Shield, Violet). Interestingly, the purpose of this attack seems to be to disorient attackers rather than harm them: one the sprayed sand has blinded their enemy, silicobras hide rather than finishing them off (Shield). Now, perhaps once they got used to you and no longer percieved you as a threat, your silicobra would stop trying to spray sand in your face. However, there’s a chance they may not be able to tell it’s you when you approach! Because their nostrils have been specially adapted for spraying sand, silicone as don’t have a great sense of smell (Violet). If they are anything like real-world snakes, this may make it difficult for them to identify you quickly: snakes tend to have poor eyesight and rely heavily on their sense of smell and limited hearing capabilities. Honestly, it could go either way. You may be in for a pet that tries to blind you every time you approach their burrow. At least they won’t try to kill you.

This is a very good thing, because silicobras are pretty formidable pokémon. They can make use of many ground-type moves that leverage the environment to their advantage: using their sand storage, they can try and bury you with Bulldoze or Sand Tomb! They can even summon sandstorms gritty enough to hurt you with Sandstorm! They’re apparently so scary to look at when they use Glare that you’ll be paralyzed with fear! You don’t want to mess around with a silicobra. That being said, the pokédex makes it clear that this species is far more amiable to flight rather than fight.

As one more side note, these critters shed their skin periodically. This is, of course, nothing new to anyone experienced with caring for real-world snakes. This process is important to their growth, as it allows them to extend the elasticity of their neck pouches (Scarlet). This might be gross for the uninitiated. There is a silver lining, however: if your silicobra has the ability Shed Skin, they will be able to cure themselves of various ailments by shedding their skin in this way!

Overall, silicobras are far less dangerous than many snake-like pokémon. If you are able to provide them with a burrowing space and withstand the odd sand-in-the-eyes, you may be able to manage a silicobra just fine. I wouldn’t recommend this pokémon as a pet to a beginner when it comes to ground-type pokémon or snakes, however, and the potential threat a tantrum in one may pose needs to be considered.

#0843: Silicobra

Silicobra SVI 119 by Kouki Saitou from Scarlet & Violet

This card of Silicobra shows one of Paldea's iconic watch towers in the background!

Silicobra -- Atsuko Nishida