Thread:SpiritedDreaming/@comment-32557376-20171020144536/@comment-26397825-20171031011449

I dont think we've ever seen a 4 stage evolution pokemon before; we've seen split stage evolutions, like the Gardevoir line which has Gallade, an alternate evolution for male Kirlia using a dawn stone.

And that naming convention...I get what you're tryng to do, but Mournevening sounds awkward. Also, I notice that Mornevening has the ability to kill itself, since that's what Curse does; it loses a quarter of it's maximum HP at the end of each round. Basically no one is going to want to use it except as a set up pokemon; Bug is one of the weaker types (not as weak as grass though), so they'll just slap a bunch of status affecting moves on it an be done with it in four rounds at most.

Some people find this type of play interesting, but personally I like pokemon that can be used in a myriad of ways and won't be killed outright in 4 rounds, guaranteed unless you use a potion or something. One of my favourite utility Pokemon I set up was a Trevenant that had the move Curse, but it also had Horn Leech to heal itself after using Curse, Will-O-Wisp to burn the enemy for extra damage, and Phantom Force for pure damage output.