The title mostly explains what this post is about. It's become more commonplace for new Pokémon introduced in the past few generations to get their own signature moves, and even some Pokémon from previous generations have gotten this treatment. It adds a lot of flavour to these specific Pokémon, so I thought it would be neat to try and come up with a signature move for every evolutionary line in the game.
This started off as a little time waster I would do in my spare time, but it sooner evolved into me spending the past month or so coming up with new ideas, effects, and even gimmicks for existing Pokémon. Some signature moves I based on the lore of certain Pokémon (one of my personal favourites is giving Raikou, Entei, and Suicune signature moves that represent the lightning strike that started the burning of Brass Tower, the fire burning down the tower, and the rain that doused the fire respectively). Others I based on information from their Pokedex entries, and some I based on whatever things the Pokémon are inspired by in the real world. I even ended up revamping a bunch of gimmick Pokémon to either be a bit more usable or just to try and better fit with their theme.
The only Pokemon I did not give new signature moves to are those that already have a signature move that no other evolutionary line of Pokemon can learn (for example, Rhyperior is given a new move since Rock Wrecker is no longer its signature move, but Mewtwo is not given a new move since it has Psystrike). Even then, there are a few exceptions since I couldn't help myself.
I am by no means a game developer, so I doubt these moves are perfectly balanced from a gameplay perspective. But, I've spent so long on these moves it felt like a shame to not share them somewhere. The Pokémon are sorted by Pokedex number and the signature move is with the most evolved form of the evolutionary line, so if you have a favourite Pokémon and want to see their "new" signature move, there you go. I hope at least one person is able to find some enjoyment out of this little project of mine.
(Small edit to fix some grammatical errors).
by MiniorFan88