Yes, we're announcing another mon today! And before you ask, no, it's not Jericho's, sorry. But I'll give you a hint: It shares one of its types with this one. You'll have to wait a bit longer for that one. But for now, give it up for what is probably the most re-worked mon of Graterras!
Lizargem, the Hard Body Pokemon, is an ICE/ROCK type, similar to Aurorus from the Kalos Region. But, as you know, Aurorus is pretty frail and not that good competitively (though a certain girl named Haley seems to think otherwise...). You see, this little guy has quite some pressure on him. It's not easy to survive in a world full of things called Mach Punch, Bullet Punch, Aqua Jet and Vacuum Wave ¬, all of which are massive threats to Lizargem's canon predecessor. As such, Lizargem has adapted itself several times in its life cycle at Se7en (read: reworked by us) to prove itself as viable in today's trigger-happy priority attack metagame.
The creation of this mon went something like this:
And so, this mon started as one of my crazy Ice/Rock concepts, into a Rock/Dragon, back into Ice/Rock, then given another overhaul after realizing that Ice/Rock cannot be bulky.
Yep, this little mon has quite the history. But despite its everything, Lizargem dreams of a world where everyone can live in peace without worrying about priority attacks.
Long backstories aside, let's take a look at some more practical information. As I mentioned, Lizargem is Ice/Rock, and its normal abilities are Sturdy and Rough Skin, respectively. Sturdy is a pretty useful ability since it allows you to always survive one hit, and Rough Skin hurts opponents that try to kill your cute lizard body, so both are nice to have. As for Hidden Abilities, we're not revealing anything, though you may have picked up a few hints in this post
Lizargem is also one of the only Ice types you'll be able to catch early game, since most of our other chilly chaps tend to reside in only the coldest places of Graterras. If you're lucky, you might even be able to find it in Chapter 2!
That's all for today, folks!