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Posting some headcanons
>(Random off topic Gardevoir headcanon time! Something that’s always seemed like a really cool (and terrifying) idea to me is Gardevoir who psychically control their “dress” like extra arms. Seriously how scary would it be to watch a Gardevoir just grab someone by the leg with their dress and drag them off their feet. I know they could just do that with psychic powers instead of using the dress at all, but still, I think it would be neat.)
>gallade is the product of league scientists trying to control the psychic bonding of a gardevoir through experimental use of evolutionary radiation (in this case, exposure to rare, radiation-heavy gems called dawn stones). the result is a less dangerous, but also less psychic pokemon. the lack of a deep enough psychic link to a host means a gallade’s form doesn’t quite reach a perfectly humanoid appearance, with their arms becoming gnarled branches covered in thorns. the gallade engages in melee more often than it uses psychic attacks, and is coveted by fighting type specialists that prefer lightweight, agile techniques.
>after the league’s hand was forced into banning gardevoir ownership, gallade ownership legality was fought for by breeders, and currently you need an advanced psychic licence to train one. its currently unknown if they can ‘embrace’ or not, but they seem to lack the controlling behavior of a gardevoir.
