MUSCLEMOUSE (AKA MILKMOUSE), the Robust Rodent Pokégirl

MUSCLEMOUSE (AKA MILKMOUSE), the Robust Rodent Pokégirl

Type: Not Very Near Human Animorphic (Mouse)
Element: Fighting/Ground
Frequency: Rare
Diet: Normal, with a preference for grains and dairy.
Role: Close-range offense
Libido: Average
Strong Vs: Bug, Dark, Normal, Rock, Steel, Electric, Fire, Poison
Weak Vs: Plant, Water, Flying, Psychic
Attacks: Bear Hug, Dig, Drill Strike, Earthquake, Hyper Kick, Ki Maelstrom, Mega Punch, Pratfall, Quick Fissure, Rage, Seismic Toss, Soil Armor, Super Jump Tackle, Tectonic Slam
Enhancements: Enhanced Strength (x4), Enhanced Agility (x4), Enhanced Endurance (x4), Enhanced Durability (x4), Enhanced Speed (x3), Recovery
Limitation: Difficultly learning ranged attacks
Evolves: None
Evolves From: Titmouse (Battle Stress)

Titmice are a great many things, but courageous is not usually one of them. Feral or not, they will instinctively run and hide from any perceived threat. It is a rare Titmouse indeed that will stand their ground when they are in danger. If one does fight back against an enemy, they will almost certainly evolve into the Musclemouse.

As they change from Normal types to Fighting/Ground, Musclemice grow until they are around seven feet tall and their voices deepen proportionally. Domesticates and thresholders are, in most cases, distinguished from human women primarily by their large size, as well as their rodent ears and tail, while feralborn ‘girls will also have a muzzle and fur. Compared to Titmice, Musclemice have coarser fur, proportionally smaller ears, and a thicker, ropier tail. Musclemice run the same gamut of fur colors that normal mice do, though brown is the clear winner in the robust rodent ‘girl. Both the auditory and visual senses of Musclemice lose the acuity that they had as Titmice, though it does not drop below human standard. Their digestive system loses its increased efficiency, but they are much more comfortable with meats as they shift towards being more omnivorous. This muscular pokégirl gains quite a lot in terms of physical abilities. In addition, the coarser fur, as well as their new durability, contributes to the fact that Musclemice no longer have the excess sensitivity that Titmice are known for; they have normal pain and pleasure thresholds instead.

The combination of these factors means that tamed Musclemice are not the timid and paranoid breed that Titmice are. Instead, they are rather calm and collected. The main exception to this is that in battle, should it prove difficult enough, it is not unusual for this fighting rodent breed to begin to become enraged, a trait that aids Musclemice as they use the ability Rage. Another thing that has changed in the Musclemouse is that they no longer fear feline pokégirls, finding them no more threatening than a canine or equine pokégirl of similar power. One thing to note about many individuals of this breed is that though they may be gruff and short around those that they don’t know well, once they become comfortable with the people around them, they can be quite gregarious.

Most rodent-types’ fighting styles is characterized primarily by keeping their distance and sniping with ranged attacks. One would not normally find a Vesta, for instance, closing in on their enemies. However, closing with their enemies and fighting them hand-to-hand is exactly what Musclemice do in battle. If given the luxury of time, these robust rodents will start almost every altercation by using Soil Armor to boost their already impressive durability and Ki Maelstrom to make the area around them even more dangerous. They then tend to use their many Ground attacks to close in on their enemies before using their Fighting abilities to attempt to defeat them. While the fact that the hulking ‘girl is capable of digging through the ground has multiple applications for battle, there is another aspect that prospective owners should keep in mind; for some currently unknown reason, Musclemice have an incredibly difficult time learning any sort of ranged attack. Not even Chi Blast, an attack that this breed should be able to learn easily due to their Fighting type, is immune to this breed’s limitation. That being said, their physical attributes make them a dangerous foe to engage up close, and with a multitude of closing abilities, they have the tools needed to force most opponents into doing just that.

It is currently unknown whether or not Musclemice participated in the Revenge War. It is possible, of course, but what reports the scientific community has of that time are so confusing and fragmented that drawing definite conclusions from them is difficult, to say the least.

At seven feet tall, the Musclemouse has grown significantly from the diminutive size of most Titmice. Capitalizing on this, many mothering Titmice and Mousewives told their ‘kits that if they wanted to grow big and strong, they had to drink plenty of milk. Aided by the fact that many Musclemice tend to prefer drinking milk over most other beverages, this tale was spread far and wide, until it was widely believed amongst the masses that Titmice evolved into these Fighting/Ground pokégirls from drinking massive amounts of Milktit milk, earning the Musclemouse the nickname “Milkmouse.” Despite conclusive evidence to the contrary, there are still people who persist in believing in this urban legend.

In terms of taming, Musclemice are rather aggressive about when they want it, but tend to get more submissive when it comes to how it gets done. Since their tails are no longer hyper-sensitive, the breed as a whole does not have any positional preferences.

Feral Musclemice can be found anywhere in the world that Titmice are, and it is not incredibly uncommon to find groups of Titmice with very few of these much larger mice. These groups are often found in or near huge underground warrens that the robust rodents dig while feral. As ferality approaches, Musclemice tend to become more timid until they’re fully feral, at which point their actions are like that of Titmice, even to the point of fleeing from pokégirls smaller and weaker than they. However, there is one key difference between feral Titmice and Musclemice behavior; if they are forced into a fight, Musclemice quickly become enraged and bring their full strength to bear upon their opponent. Tamers should thus be wary of cornering feral members of this breed.

Thresholding into a Musclemouse is fairly rare, often only happening in a family history with many Titmice and at least a single Musclemouse. They will often fetch a fairly high price, typically pleasing a family that had expected trouble in offloading yet another Titmouse onto the market. Thresholding usually takes less than two weeks and begins with the manifestation of animalistic features, followed shortly by their body bulking up, as bones and muscles begin to shift to match the large frame of this robust fighting mouse. While highly uncomfortable, this is usually not particularly painful. In extremely rare cases, the thresholding process can be excruciating, as the muscles and bones grow faster than the skin containing them.