Crunch the Lycanroc

**Crunch the Lycanroc**, formerly known as **Pebble**, is a character who appears in *The Legend of Fox the Brave*. He is a former rogue who joined the Storm Fighters during the War of Darkness. He briefly bullied Boulder about his foresight, but eventually came around during the War of Darkness after seeing how close his sister Dawn was with Boulder

During Boulder's expedition to the Pokemon World, Crunch briefly acted as a stand-in for Boulder to cover for his absence during *Return of Iron*. This was until Boulder returned during the final battle against the Iron Dominion, after which Crunch returned to being a regular warrior

### Relatives

Dawn(sister); Nick and Luca(sons); Sunny(niece); Pebble(nephew)

## Appearances

### Debut

The Dusk Wolf

As of the *Broken Worlds* arc, Crunch remains a warrior

## Appearance

Being a Dusk Lycanroc, Crunch resembles a non-anthropomorphic wolf with orange-and-white fur, a thick man and tail, a brown nose, claws, and rock-spikes, and green eyes that turn red when enraged

Crunch is often described as larger than Boulder, with enormous shoulders, wide paws, and a broad head. He has a long, jagged scar on his chest

## Personality

Crunch is aggressive and stubborn, with a very gruff attitude and a rough way of speaking. He can come off as rude sometimes, but can still be a friendly enough person

Despite these shortcomings, Crunch is a loyal person, and a ferocious fighter

## History

### *The War of Darkness*

While Boulder is in Downunda, he meets Hooper's pack, including Crunch and his sister Dawn. Crunch is initially suspicious of Boulder, even going so far as to start bullying him

When Boulder leaves to continue his quest, Dawn follows him, leading Crunch to go too, as he wanted to stay with his sister

Crunch continued to bully Boulder, ultimately culminating in him leading Lycus to the young warrior in an effort to drive him off, just outside Red Gate City. This failed, as Lycus was driven off instead, and Sunny ripped into her brother, angry that he would try such a stunt. Upset and ashamed, Crunch leaves, disappearing into the nearby forest

Crunch is not seen again until *Looming Shadows*, when an injured Boulder runs into a pair of rogues in Mystic Ruins after his disastrous battle with Dark Enerjak. Suffering from a broken leg, Boulder was unable to fight, and being carried by a local named but Crunch interfered, scaring the rogues away

After this encounter, it is revealed Crunch now lives in the forest with a new friend, a Shiny Midday named Skye, as he leads Clayton to them, and has Skye look Boulder over. After Boulder explains his situation, Crunch agrees to help, and apologizes for his earlier behavior

Later on, in Soleanna, Crunch accompanies Boulder and Braveheart to the temple in Dusty Desert. The three engage in the battle against Mephiles the Dark, with help from Team Dark. Crunch is largely unhurt, but Boulder is badly injured, left with extensive burns on his pelt

During Boulder's recovery period, Crunch began to think hard about his choices, and resolved to defend Boulder and his new family, including his new niece

Following the final battle of the War of Darkness, Crunch was recruited as a warrior of the Storm Fighters

### *The Phantom War*

Crunch flees the Base when it is attacked by Dr. Eggman's forces. He is later found among the warriors led by Austin, when Boulder and Pebble find them in the Mega Taiga Biome beyond the Lamarkie Forest. After this, he is not seen again

### *Looming Crisis*

Crunch appears in the prologue of *Return to Galar*. As two of the warriors that are immune, he and Boltrunner are at the Base to retrieve some things, where they encountered Dr. Starline

Starline asked to see Boulder, and Crunch reluctantly took him to their hiding spot in Alola

Later, in *End of War*, Boulder sent Crunch to alert Spike, and he later took part in the final battle against the Zombots

## Abilities

Crunch's Ability is Tough Claws, and his moveset is largely unknown, outside of the attack Crush Claw; but whether or not he still has this attack is unknown

A confirmed move that he will use in an upcoming story is Giga Impact

## Trivia

Crunch is the second character seen to have changed his name, and to prefer his new name over the original; the first is Fox the Brave

* Crunch's previous name was Pebble, which was later given to his nephew, Fox's old name was Red

The original story for Crunch's scar was that he got it as a Rockruff being attacked by Lycus. However, with the release of *Return of the Dark World*, the story has been changed to be that Crunch was on the receiving end of a slash from a broken sword taken by Enerjak