Sprigatito (5e Race)

Sprigatito

“	Its fluffy fur is similar in composition to plants. This Pokémon frequently washes its face to keep it from drying out.	”
—Dexter, Scarlet Pokedex

Physical Description

By PyschonautDraws

Sprigatito is a feline Pokémon covered in green fur of varying shades. The fur's composition is similar to that of plants, with similar microscopic structures like chloroplasts and cell walls, allowing it to absorb sunlight for energy and even water. Thus, sprigatito is loath to ever let its fur dry out and will wash itself regularly. Sprigatito has green ear flaps with pale green fur towards the ear canal. It grows a fluffier tuft of fur on the front of its chest. They have a distinct green marking around its eyes and nose that resemble the leaf of a hemp plant, while also giving them the resemblance of a Siamese cat's face. Their eyes are quite large and have pink coloration. When its mouth is open, two pointed teeth can be seen in its upper jaw. It has a fluffy tail and small paws with pink paw pads underneath and no visible toes. These paw pads harbor special glands that release an aroma not unlike that of plants. Sprigatito is known to rub its paws together to utilize this aroma and stop foes from fighting due to its therapeutic effects. When exposed to sunlight, this scent is known to be stronger.

Upon evolution, sprigatito become floragato. Floragato sport claws developed from sprigatito's tiny paws, and they are larger. In addition to being able to conduct photosynthesis with their fur, a floragato's fur can harden based on its need in battle. These hardened furs are like needles. Floragato sport a trademark flower on their chest which connects to a vine wrapped about their body under their fur. This bud is actually like a weapon for floragato, and it swings it by the vine to scatter its spores or knock enemies away.

As meowscarada, the final evolution, this pokemon grows out portions of its fur to be like a cape. Its darker portions of the face also become like a mask, and the flower of floragato's blooms fully. This flower is now capable of producing other flowers, which are actually explosive pollen bombs that meowscarada uses to fight with.

History

Sprigatito are unique to the Paldea region, where they can enjoy areas with plenty of sun. They are known for developing a trickster nature as they evolve and are considered very vain and flashy creatures. It is commonly seen chasing other plant species like smolive around and playing with their bulbous bodies. Some people have observed that they are friendly with some regionally transplanted species like chikorita or chespin. In contrast, they are known to have a fierce rivalry with litten.

Society

Sprigatito were and are still found almost exclusively in the Paldea region. They are usually solitary pokemon, with around two to four being born per litter. They are led by the matured floragato and meowscarada to pursue acts of mischief. Because sprigatito is a pokemon that often demands attention, it makes them the perfect distractions for floragato and meowscarada to use in their schemes that often involve flower-bombing unsuspecting people and stealing stuff. Many people do find sprigatito cute and endearing, and its scents are known to be medicinally calming. However, this pokemon is also very capricious. Both its caprice and attention-seeking tendencies carry into its future evolutions. As a result, many people are suspicious and distrustful of its later evolutions, even if they are fond of sprigatito.

Sprigatito Names

Usually, sprigatito like names that are sort of obnoxious, with a mix of showmanship and purposeful intrigue. The latter portion often motivates a shift to use of aliases similar to that of criminals in later evolutions, as meowscarada are masked tricksters. Sprigatito will usually opt for the former, using things like titles to add to their lofty demeanor and justify their need for attention.

Sprigatito Traits

Design Note: Please consider the tiny player rules when using this race.

Cute little plant cats
Ability Score Increase. Your Charisma score increases by 2 and your Dexterity score increases by 1.
Age. Sprigatito are known to live to be about 15 or so before they usually evolve. Over the course of their entire life, whether they evolve or not, sprigatito live about 50 years on average.
Alignment. Their tendency to seek attention and later likings of mischief means most sprigatito and their evolutions are chaotic.
Size. On all four legs, sprigatito are only a bit taller than a foot. Even on their hind legs, they don't reach over 2 feet. Your size is Tiny.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 25 feet.
Darkvision. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Overgrow. You are able to become stronger when near defeat. If your hit point total is less than half your hit point maximum, you may grant yourself advantage on your next attack roll. You must finish a short or long rest to use this feature again.
Scratch. As a feline, you do have sharp claws which you can use as unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength or Dexterity modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for unarmed strikes.
Beast Nature. Your creature type is beast instead of humanoid. As such, you are immune to spells like crown of madness or dominate person because they specifically target humanoids.
Soothing Aroma. As an action, you emit a soothing scent from yourself to calm those around you. You can cast the calm emotions spell with this trait, without a verbal component. Because you are using your natural aroma, this is considered a nonmagical effect for the purposes of antimagic field and does not affect a creature that cannot smell it. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining all use after you finish a long rest. Charisma is your casting modifier for this ability.
Photosynthesizer. You do not require food as long as you have spent at least 4 hours in bright sunlight. You must still drink, and you must still eat if you don't do this.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Sylvan.

Racial Feats

Floragato

Prerequisites: sprigatito
You grow into a taller feline creature with greater mastery over arts of trickery and combat, including spiking your fur when threatened.

• Your size becomes Small.
• If a creature hits you with a natural weapon or unarmed attack (i.e bites, claws, kicks, etc), they take 1 piercing damage. If a creature successfully grapples you, they take 1d4 piercing damage, and do again at the start of their next turn while they're still grappling you.
• You gain proficiency in whips and your scratch gains a reach of 10 feet.

Meowscarada

Prerequisites: sprigatito, floragato feat
You don the mask and hidden identity of a pokemon known to explode enemies before they even know what is going on.

• Your Dexterity score increases by 1.
• Your size becomes Medium. Your base walking speed becomes 30 feet.
• As an action, you can throw a pollen-packed bomb at a point within 30 feet of you. Each creature within 10 feet of the bomb must make a Constitution saving throw against a DC equal to 8 + your Charisma modifier + your proficiency bonus. On a failed save, creatures take 4d6 poison damage and must roll for an effect from the confusion table. The effect they get lasts only until the end of their next turn. On a successful save, the creature takes only half damage and does not need to roll for an effect. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, regaining all use after you finish a long rest.

Random Height and Weight

Base Height	Height Modifier*	Base Weight	Weight Modifier**
1′ 4''	+1d6	9 lb.	× (2d4) lb.
*Height = base height + height modifier **Weight = base weight + (height modifier × weight modifier)

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