WAR HOUND, the Fighting Dog Pokégirl

WAR HOUND, the Fighting Dog Pokégirl

Type: Near Human - Not Very Near Human (Animorph Canine)
Element: Dark/Fighting
Frequency: Very Rare
Diet: Carnivore, plant tolerant
Role: Combat, training other girls to fight
Libido: Average
Strong Vs: Normal, Ghost, Psychic
Weak Vs: Bug, Fighting, Rock, olfactory attacks
Attacks: Bite, Crunch, Counter, Agility, Stone Palm, Focus Energy, Backhand, Sky-high Uppercut, Chi Healing, Crushing Punch, Gatling Strike, Flying Kick, Legsweep, Crescent Kick, Reverse Crescent, Drill Kick, Block the Student, Healing Meditation
Enhancements: Enhanced Strength (x7), Enhanced Senses (Olfactory) (x8), Enhanced Speed (x4), Enhanced Endurance (x4), Enhanced Agility (x4)
Evolves: None
Evolves From: Hound (battle stress)

War Hounds are a rare occurrence amongst Hounds. Because Hounds are so territorial, they rare end up in a battle situation tense enough for the evolution to occur. When it does occur, however, a strong, powerful ally is gained. War Hounds gain a greatly increased muscle mass, an increased bust-size, short bone-spurs grow out of their elbows and knees (strangely, these do not impede their movements at all), and twin horns grow out of the Pokégirl's head, curving around the top of their skulls.

In addition to becoming better at fighting, they also become more willing to go wandering, as they gain a desire to do battle more often, even in just friendly sparring competitions. They are fierce fighters, and use their new bone spurs to great advantage in battle, most War Hounds adopting a Muay Thai style of fighting without knowing it. In the former Thai Empire area, where the martial art is still actively practiced, War Hounds are popular because of their eagerness to learn the art.

Due to their rarity, they fetch a high price on the black market. However they are very hard to get, as they retain the loyalty and loving nature of their previous forms, and will not let themselves be turned to evil no matter what. There's also the problem of catching a Hound to begin with and forcing it to evolve into a War Hound.

They do not make very good Domestics, trading in domestic skills for combat ones, but many still employ War Hounds as guards anyway, sometimes even having them train other dog-type Pokégirls assigned to the area. They are excellent teachers, treating their students firmly and not tolerating lollygagging, but fairly, making sure that everyone learns and everyone gets a chance. Several local police forces in the Thai Empire area of the Ruby League employ War Hounds to train the Pokégirls working with the force.

Due to the rarity of the War Hound, no cases of Thresholding into one have been reported.