Foxfire and Ice: The Vulpix Line in Thule, v2.0 by isnorden, literature
Literature
Foxfire and Ice: The Vulpix Line in Thule, v2.0
When I first considered adding local Pokémon variants to the Thule region, I thought that the Alolan versions of Vulpix and Ninetails would work equally well in Thule -- with a few cosmetic changes to make them look more like Scandinavian fox species. The canonical type change to Ice/Fairy made "game sense", after all. A Nordic area should have more Pokémon adapted to the cold; and Swedish folklore does mention mischievous, fox-tailed nature spirits with magical powers.
Still, I had the nagging feeling that Thule's version of the Vulpix line needed more than a paint job and a Pokédex entry to stand on its own. How could I c