#Brawly Drops in

[darkpunkrocker]

Ey, so uhh guess what everybody-

Waitwaitwait- Can I say it?

Yea sure Brawl, go for it.

Gnarly, okay-

Yea we gay keep scrolling.😎👊

PFFT- HA, holy shit-

[tahobitz]

Future Paradox Brawly??

[aestheticitii]

do you think the gym leaders+steven all text norman to let him know how his kid is doing

because norman is the only one with a kid among the gym leaders. wattson's got a niece but she lives outside of hoenn and drake from the elite four has grandkids but like he's not a gym leader

and it's just a way to bond with norman since he clearly loves his family and the only time he gets soft is thinking of them

like roxanne gets beaten by a lvl15 mudkip and nothing else, and when she asks why, the kid is like, "actually, i want to be a water type only trainer so that i can also be a gym leader"

she lets wallace know in the group chat that he has competition

steven casually drops the fact that his kid beat up a few team magma grunts and his dad is apparently very fond of norman's kid now to one of the others and it spreads like wildfire

brawly says that his kid's been camping out for like the past three days, trying to fish for a tentacool, and then they show up to battle with like 20 potions and their tentacool as their ace

wallace pipes in briefly to tell norman that he and his wife should turn on a specific channel and watch it together.

afterwards, norman jokes that his kid really is gunning for wallace's spot and thanks him for letting him see their kid branching out. wallace starts commenting more on them because lisia tells him a lot and he's kind of happy his niece has a good friend she can hang out with

wattson happily tells him about he caught them giving pointers to wally and how they gave their marshtomp bulldoze specifically for this match and won by the skin of their teeth

and also how they nearly got into a fight with the guy who gives advice because he was like "you can't fight with water types in an electric gym!"

flannery is oddly quiet when they come to town and that is because they end up befriending each other because they WANT to be a gym leader but they know they have to live up to their dad while flannery's already trying to live up to the sort of reputation one should have

all she says is "it's a secret"

norman shares a picture of him, his wife, and their kid at a restaurant he found specifically because they like that sort of food. in it, tentacool has evolved and they now corphish and surskit and a togepi

the togepi belongs to his wife now but he mentions that it makes for a great excuse for his kid to come home more often

steven says something about how they're very passionate and when prompted to speak more about the topic, he says they nearly fought with kecleon because it was preventing them from going into the gym

winona is grateful that they asked the kecleon to go away. she's the one who has the least amount of conversation with them but she does note them trying to convince gyarados to fly, then begrudgingly resigning themselves to being a land and water dweller

(steven has to laugh at that when wallace tells him.

he never says why but when he comes back from his travels, he has a swanna for them)

the twins hear about the kid being in town but the first time they meet is at the department store while they're arguing with a kid about the last slakoth plush. they pull the "my dad is a gym leader" card and when that fails, they end up resorting to a pokemon battle

everyone floods the chat with questions after the team magma/team aqua incident. norman shuts down the gym for a bit to be there for his kid and also do gym leader stuff and the only time the kid shows up on tv is a few days later when they're trying to get to the gym and a reporter stops them

they very confidently say they can be champion, but only if they can make it past through the reporter because they need their eighth badge

norman is SO proud

for wallace, he mentions how the first thing they say after beating him is asking him where he got his milotic from. they're actually extremely mad that they couldn't find any feebas and they didn't actually want to battle him without one but they also just want to head onto victory road

this actually jogs a memory of norman's, where he remembers that he took the family to petalburg before he moved to show them littleroot and just spend time with them while they're still in johto

and on one of the screens is wallace and milotic, and after that, the three of them decide to take some time to watch one of his contests on tv, which spurs a family tradition and the declaration that they will also have a milotic

he promised to get a feebas for them, but they turned him down so he kinda regrets not pushing it a bit more

so he like talks to his kid and they basically confirm his suspicions

milotic = happy memories so my own milotic = more happy memories and since i want to be a gym leader like my old man = water types only

it's all very wholesome

norman can't stay away from petalburg much longer and his kid doesn't want him to watch the matches because they're afraid of an ungraceful showing, but they do promise to send a photo with steven after the match and verbal confirmation from the latter that they won

also norman's kid just looks up to their dad so much, like the coolest person ever, and once they become champion, they go to him for advice on pokemon—it's a running joke in the family that it should be the other way around since they're the youngest champion in hoenn

as for the feebas, someone from the weather institute finds out that they want one so they call norman to tell his kid this secret for a guaranteed feebas

the next beauty master rank has people making the spiderman meme because wallace also enters with a milotic. he wins the battle, but they win the day because their parents come to watch them and they spend the entire day together

[silkhy-john]

SYLK

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I MUST KNOW

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SHIPS IN POKEMON

ALSO PLEASE FEED ME MORE TOXICBOLT HEADCANONS

I can’t believe I didn’t see this when it came but I’m HERE NOW OKAY. Toxic Bolt.

- Koga was a gym leader first and when Surge came to Kanto and got a post as a gym leader; Koga [and Sabrina] did his orientation and whatnot

- Koga gets embarrassed by Anzu cause she starts calling Surge ‘dad’ when it’s clear they’re into each other and not doing anything about it

- They finally get together in Unova (PWT) cause the Indigo League has them room together (Lance denies any involvement but he was a shipper)

- Surge spends the whole week leading up to Koga’s retirement/promotion party wearing shades cause yes, he was very much crying about it

- Koga has a thing for Surge’s boots. Surge has a thing for Koga’s mask.

- There was a betting pool amongst the gym leaders about how long it would take for Koga and Surge to get together. Sabrina was disqualified because of multiple factors; Erika won all the monies.

- They talk to each other about their traumatic pasts and go on the greatest revenge quest Kanto and Unova’s underbellies have ever seen. Sabrina and Anzu are involved of course.

- They retire early and relocate to Two Island (/Knot Island) cause it’s a place with no ties to their past (unlike Johto, Kanto, Unova)

- Koga starts a traditional medicine store, same thing as whatever’s going on in Cianwood, except he also teaches. Surge starts a small gym cause why not. They’re right next to each other.

- they decide to get married and it’s the sweetest thing ever (in terms of timeline, Red and Green get married way before them, and so do Lance and Bruno)

- honeymoon in Alola; they get invited to the battle tree; Koga meets and loves-hates Grimmsley, Surge meets and is incredibly amused by Ryuki.

- the end? I wish I threw in a bit more Sabrina but I can always do that another time

MY FAVOURITE SHIPS + ONE THING I LIKE/HEADCANON ABOUT THEM:

- Red x Green: I really like that all their canon interactions set them up for major pining and slowburn

- Lance x Bruno: headcanon that everyone knows Lance and Bruno are a thing except Lance himself. They even live together

- Morty x Falkner: Headcanon that Morty and Walker’s ghost (Walker is Falkner’s dad) are doing their best to help Falkner past his feelings of inadequacy compared to his dad’s legacy

- Gold x Silver: I think I’ve talked about this before: I think their dynamic is Gold chasing Silver and when they both realise why (love), it’s Silver who chases Gold

- Archie x Maxie: they really really like the protagonist; they’re basically the protag’s second set of parents (game canon specifically)

- Ruby x Sapphire: idk where to start, but if you’ve read PokeSpe you definitely understand

- Flint x Volkner: I headcanon that they break up for about two years and Palmer (whom I believe is Volkner’s dad) constantly calls Flint ‘Volkner’s boyfriend’ even though they… aren’t

- Diamond/Pearl/Platinum: I really like their dynamic in PokeSpe. Whether you read it as platonic or romantic or something else, they’re just… great for each other

- Marlon/Brawly: they only ever get to see each other in summer. Headcanon that one of them moves, but I’m not sure who.

- Drayden/Alder: this is a bara thing. That’s all I’ve got to say.

- Black/N: wherever N goes, Black will always find him and N will always let him. They only ever really get to stay together when they’re much older.

- Sycamore/Lysandre: I like it cause in my mind it’s a doomed, enjoy it when it lasts kind of romance. They’re ignoring a lot about each other to be together, and it’s sad to to watch. Also Bara.

- Shauna/Yvonne or Xavier: I just think it’s funny how Shauna drops the most ‘I’m smitten’ lines on the balcony at the Parfum Palace and then it just… never goes anywhere

- Gladion/Hau: I feel like they really bring out the best in each other, noticeably more than any other ship I’ve listed. Also, the fact that THEY are the sun and moon parallel amongst the human characters is really really neat.

- Kukui/Guzma: they have a very special understanding of each other. No matter where they are in life, I think they’ll always have a special place in each other’s hearts. This is accounting for Kukui being married, btw.

Haven’t played Gen 8 or 9 or interacted with much media from there, so I have nothing to say in that regard.

Thanks for this ask, and sorry again for seeing it super late.

[contest-winning-pest]

"... You want to fight in my Town!?" Brawly said. "You got it!"

The grunt glanced over, and, as wordlessly as she arrived, dropped a Koffing to deploy thick smoke.

By the time Brawly's Hawlucha and Yeager cleared the air, she was gone.

Brawly approached Kerry, and, immediately, she knelt down into the proper position.

"There's no need for that," Brawly said, shaking his head. "We're going to discuss what happened in my gym."

The clothier opened his mouth. "She was attacked, she was trying to make a path for me and the other kid to get out--"

"I never doubted Kerry for a minute, but thank you. I'll want to talk with you later."

[ambivalentatmosphere]

What does Cordie think of the Hoenn League?

QUESTIONS FOR HOENN MUSES

"It's whatever. I can't say that challenging gyms is the experience for me, but some things are just not my cup of tea and that's okay too. That being said, some of the gym leaders like Roxanne, Winona and Flannery are really cool. I watch many of Juan's contest performances and follow Brawly's workout tutorials, so I think they're pretty great too."

"I wish Wattson would drop dead from cardiac arrest, though. People like him don't deserve to live."

"Oh, but Sidney's the best! He's super cool at everything, so he's my favorite of the bunch. Glacia's battles are fun to watch too!"

"Also, I'm kinda scared of Norman..."

"As for the champion, there's really nothing wrong with her, but I still prefer Wallace."

[chasingtherayquazastail]

What's a headcanon or lore drop you've desperately wanted to talk about but haven't gotten the chance to?

-@koffing-time

((eheheheheheeehehehehe you have awakened the creature

So I've been hinting at this for a while, but every blog I run goes off of the assumption that the events of each game happened on the release date of said game. The events and canons as a whole are a mishmash of events from the original releases, the remakes, a few spinoffs, and a few pick and choose pieces from the anime and manga, but the major events of each game takes place on the date the original was initially released in my brain. Importantly to my Hoennian characters, this means that the Rayquaza Crisis occurred in 2004. Going off of this timeline, Ray actually finished their badge quest and became champion a few years prior to the Rayquaza Crisis. They played a role in setting Aqua/Magma back a few years in terms of progress, but they weren't the protagonist of Emerald.

This also means that when they did their badge quest, there were a few league members who were completely different. Namely, Roxanne, Flannery, Tate and Liza, and the Elite Four's Phoebe would not have been in the positions they were in at the time of Ray's circuit. I'm kind of waffling back and forth on whether Brawly was there either, but I haven't decided one way or the other. The eigth gym also would have been headed up by Juan at the time, since Wallace still would have been training to become the leader himself. They also didn't have the luxury of the Rusturf Tunnel, which wouldn't be constructed until after their circuit, and New Mauville still would have been under construction.

This timeline also impacts Skipp in a notable way since the characters will now be about two decades older and more experienced in their roles. I'm probably not going to have any of the league members be retired since I am a firm believer in old bastards kicking ass, but it does mean that some of them may have vastly different personalities and teams, especially considering that Skipp is also going to be coming at them with non-conventional pokemon for the most part. Some minor characters may be retired or implied dead depending on their age in Emerald.

There's also my Mahogany Town headcanon which is important to Kenneth so I will give it to you too. Two for one autism dump and I already had this one written down.

So between the games and the manga the entire town is pretty much implied to have been a Team Rocket hideout long before before and during the events of GSC/HGSS with corruption running incredibly deep into the town's infrastructure. So, when Rocket was taken down, the entire town was basically gutted. For Manga Reasons that I won't spoil, it was even left without a gym leader for a while. The organized crime was gone, but the Kanto-Johto League and the Johto government both failed to provide any support to help the town get back to a sense of normalcy, instead entrusting that task entirely to the citizens and local government. The majority of these people were either indebted to Rocket, a part of Rocket, or involved in shady shit in their own right. With the majority of the underground resources gone as well as a sizable portion of the population, the town could never properly rebuild, and it became a sort of Orre situation where a lot of the residents wanted something better to become of it, but even when a new gym leader was appointed, no one really wanted to help out a former Rocket Town. So, the local government is unstable at best, law enforcement is mostly civilian vigilantism, and there's a deep sense of distrust for outside authority among the populace.

Because of this, it's sort of become the menacing cryptid town of Johto. Their Ohio or Brazil if you will. When asking online about tips on what to do while visiting Mahogany Town, the answer is usually "don't." That's not to say it's an entirely terrible place, as the citizens that remain are generally well-meant and just want to make the best with the rubble they were left with. They're wary of outsiders, and you're likely to get a cold shoulder if you're just passing through or if you're treating the place like a tourist destination, but they're generally at least tolerant.

However, there's also the fact that Kenneth is the primary reason why both Rocket and the Johto Regional Patrol have failed to set up any operations there since the events of the games. The community is pretty split on his existence, but they've all come to the common consensus that he is a necessity to keep Rocket out and the local government in line. Some people don't mind the brutality, some people do, but nobody in town hates Kenneth more than they hate Rocket.

Anyways. Bows. Enjoy the novella. Chew on it. There is more but I will keep it hush for now.))

[crystalelemental]

Unit Teambuilding - Lodge Acerola

Acerola gets the lodge.  Thank god, I was worried about the strike materials. Wait, but then who's the lodge rotation?  Raihan?  Okay, cool, so he gets the special 3/5 expansion?  No??  Then who does?  NO ONE?  WHAT?!

General Overview Lodge Acerola is a Ghost Support with Banette.  It does not mega evolve, so I am sad.  What it does do is attempt to dodge everything.  Evasion +4 on trainer move, alongside +2 crit for the team.  X Atk All, so she's like Hop only worse. Confuse Ray and Phantom Force are means of guaranteeing misses. I believe a foe hitting themselves in confusion counts as a miss for the purposes of skills, meaning she can boost team speed and recharge a gauge.  Stop Hitting Yourself on grid is therefore probably her most important skill.

Now you may be thinking "Crystal, now that you've decided Lodge Dawn is the best because of Evasive Rush 3, surely Acerola here will be in the same bracket of perfection!"  Nope!  See, Acerola is odd.  Like Lodge Morty, her buffing kit has a lot of potential for physical support, being able to cap both if she rolls a lucky MPR on her 1MP trainer move.  And like Lodge Dawn, she can boost her evasion to just never take hits.  However, unlike Morty, Acerola faces actual competition from Hop, who is much sturdier and has Potion and is faster, and Lodge Blue, who is better at physical bulk, has better healing, and can flinch. And unlike Dawn, Acerola doesn't reliably buff defenses or heal, so she's in much greater danger when she takes hits.  Adding to it, her grid isn't exactly great.  She has a lot of tools, but they're all probability based, and are an odd mix of getting hit or not getting hit, so there's no consistency in what she wants.

By and large, Lodge Acerola feels like a sync pair who will find use, because any ability to buff an offensive stat and crit at once will find value in at least Gauntlet.  But I feel like her kit lacks certain critical skills.  If she had Ridicure, or a guaranteed method of boosting defenses, or Team Sharp Entry (this would be asking too much but I'm asking anyway), she might be passable.  Because let's be frank, F2P supports get hit with the "bad stats" hammer.  She won't do well in CS.  Gauntlet is her focus, and she doesn't quite have the tools to mitigate the inevitability of the foe hitting her a couple times.  So I don't expect too much from her.

Move Level and EX? Oh hey, they get EX now.  Don't.  Support, I know, but come on.  She doesn't even get Synchro Healing for potential stall, or anything fun like Dawn's Evasive Rush.  Also the move level is up to you.  I don't think she got enough to really demand 3/5 with your candy (please don't use lodge stones).  But 2/5 feels relatively essential.  Stop Hitting Yourself 5 is bonkers good, provided I'm remembering right and confuse activations count as misses.

Team 1: Lodge Acerola, C!Iris, Ghetsis A simple CS focus.  Lodge Acerola, even without MPRs, is able to top off C!Iris just fine.  The added confuse just helps mitigate damage, while Ghetsis' Double Drop Noble Roar sets up the sync nuke well.

Team 2: Lodge Acerola, Bruno, Brawly If you're someone who's aiming to have Acerola take first sync because you EX'd her, Bruno is a very respectable partner, because he's all DPS and only needs +2 crit to guarantee with Cross Chop.  Even if Bruno takes sync, her toolkit eases a lot of his needs, and the boosted speed on evasion can help keep gauge rolling.  Brawly, ever valuable, has Rock Smash for damage boosting, and Potion to complement Acerola's lack of healing.

Team 3: Lodge Acerola, Roxie/Selene, Tech Kangaskhan/SC Steven I'm not, like, SUPER sure about this, but theoretically it checks out.   Roxie's trainer move gives +1 crit, which means capped on their first actions.  Acerola tops off Roxie's attack reliably, and every dodge she performs is a speed boost for Roxie's multipliers.  Tech Kangaskhan accomplishes a few things, depending on need.  Flinch is a big one, but Leer debuffing is the other, setting up better damage from Roxie, who is...not quite as strong as you'd hope.  Selene I am at least a little more confident in, and will reference SC Steven as like the ideal third support for her.

Final Thoughts I feel like that last team kinda covers everything that's left.  Her ideal partners are people who need her Atk/Crit buffing but ideally don't need crit to cap, and appreciate the growing speed buffs.  So like, add Marnie and Lodge Silver to the list, you get the idea.  I think her ideal Tech support tends to be Brawly, personally.  The ability to debuff defenses and supply Potion feels really nice to play to Acerola's strengths, while covering her weaknesses.  That said, there's little that she can do, that Lodge Blue and Hop don't do better.  Evasive play is cute, but rarely as effective as reliable defensive buffs and healing.  I think the application of Confuse is really what salvages her.

I also want to address the lack of "Uxie Counter," despite her having on command Confuse, which is an essential part of that fight.  It's because there aren't any good physical ghosts for her to partner with.  The biggest problem is the lack of team boosting evasion.  If she had that, she'd be an ideal candidate for base Morty.  But instead, it's just +4 to herself.  I realize she needs all the help she can get, but it offsets a lot, because Morty really needs to use his own trainer move for the evasion, removing the role Acerola is built for.  It's just not an effective answer, so instead of having a clear team, she's just kind of a soft check.

[gamingow]

Mid-Season 3 DPS Tier List

Mid-Season 3 DPS Tier List these are the ranking from the best to worst DPS heroes currently during the Mid-Season 3 patch. There will be a simple explanation on why each hero is within the category chosen. This is the Mid-Season 3 DPS Tier List.

S- Meta

Cassidy Cassidy with his recent damage reduction buffs and his Magnetic Gernade change from his previous Flashbang and his 25 hp buff has made him a very strong duelist that can win pretty much every duel in overwatch. That's one of the reasons as to why Cassidy is in S Tier Hanzo Hanzo's great mobility and his multiple styles of damage from one shotting like a sniper to a tank shredder makes him a versatile pick in any situation. That is one of the reasons as to why Hanzo is in S Tier. Pharah Due to the mercy changes Pharah has drastically increased in her effectivity. Her overall Huge amount of consistent damage coupled with mercy's new strengths with healing make her much more difficult to kill then before. Those are some of the reasons as to why Pharah is in S Tier. Tracer Tracer's Survivability and Independence from her supports and her team as a whole, her consistent up time in team fights coupled with her easy to obtain Ultimate makes her a very strong and reliable pick. Those are some of the reasons as to why Tracer is in S Tier. Widowmaker Widowmaker is primarily an individual reliant hero, meaning she is as good as the player that's piloting it. However, her skill ceiling is arguably the highest in all of overwatch and her potential is so great that she is included in the S Tier catagory.

A- Amazing

Echo Echo is an all around very good character, her potential to burst down high hp targets and her mobility make her an incredible character. The reason she is A Tier is that her ultimate is very difficult to charge up and does not give enough value compensating the difficulty. That is one of the reasons why she is in A Tier. Mei Mei is a very strong pick in any brawly team composition, from her slow to her damage from her Alt-Fire and her wall that can negate a lot of play from the enemy. However, she is A Tier due to her being primarily good only in Brawly meta and cannot be flexed in other team compositions. That is one of the reasons as to why Mei is in A Tier. Ashe Ashe is a very strong pick due to her consistency in different forms of damage, AOE damage from her dynamite and consistent headshots with her scoped shots. Her Ultimate is also very powerful engage and defensive tool. What makes her A Tier is she has a hard time winning duels solo and doesn't do well short range. She also is a lesser version of what the S Tier heroes have to offer, A better duelist in Cassidy and a better Sniper in Widowmaker. Those are some of the reasons why she is in A Tier. Junkrat Despite some of the nerfs Junkrat is a very strong hero due to his one shot potential and a very strong ultimate if used correctly. He has consistent spam and mobility with his mines. However what makes Junkrat A Tier is his lack of belonging in any specific team composition and mainly works as just his own hero. That is one of the reasons as to why he is in A Tier. Sojourn Despite the many nerfs on to Sojourn she is still a very solid hero. From her Mobility to her very high Damage uptime and her Ultimate being a very strong win condition. However due to the nerfs she is a lesser version of herself Dropping from S to A Tier. Torbjörn Torbjörn despite popular belief is a very strong hero. His Overload makes him virtually a second tank and his added attack and movement speed make him very hard to deal with. Due to the transition from 6V6 to 5V5 There is one less player to shoot the turret making it harder to deal with then before. Those are some of the reasons as to why Torbjörn is in A Tier. Sombra Sombra after her rework has become a very strong hero. Her win condition Ultimate and her ability to teleport away makes it very hard for her to die in duels keeping her up time in a game very high. She also has a lot of damage due to the damage increase on her hack and can be used to burst down both tanks and squishies. Those are some of the reasons why Sombra is in A Tier.

B- Good

Bastion While Bastion is not good as other heroes he forced the enemy to have to play differently and adapt to him or they will lose. His High damage uptime while in Assault mode can make him hard to deal with in an uncoordinated setting. That is some of the reasons as to why Bastion is in B Tier. Genji Genji is the least strong Dive hero within the game due to his low damage consistency and more reliance on his one shot potential and resets. However, Genji's ultimate can be a great win condition that can be used to win a team fight necessary to win the game. That is one of the reasons as to why Genji is in B Tier. Soldier 76 Soldier 76 is lower than the rest due to many other heroes having more damage in burst setting and his lack of utility. However his Visor can be a very strong win condition as well while he also can have a very consistent damage up time and an independence due to his heal and mobility. That is some of the reasons as to why Soldier 76 is in B Tier.

C- Bad

Reaper Reaper is very weak due to the fact that many other heroes do what he can do but better, from Mei and Cassidy brawling better than him and his need to get up close makes him a very bad hero. The reason he is in F Tier is due to his ultimate still being fairly strong and his really high damage when he can get really close in uncoordinated settings. Those are some of the reasons as to why Reaper is in C Tier. Symmetra Symmetra is a bad hero due to her lack of mobility and reliance on her Teleporter and that many of the other heroes having the capability to do what she wants to do way easier and better overall with Mei and Cassidy brawling better than her. However, her teleporter can still be useful on some maps due to her Teleporter like Lijang Tower making her not in F Tier. Those are some of the reasons as to why Reaper is in C Tier.

F- Terrible

There are no F Tier heroes this patch because every DPS hero can be useful in certain situations. While some better than others every hero can have its spotlight!

Discussion

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[i-hate-the-bands-you-like]

I became a Juno main the second she came out and I absolutely DESTROY with her!! She has potential to do insane things, but if you feel that your aim isn’t lending to yo ur gameplay with her, she can be hard to master

I recommend playing mid to backline and only taking 1v1s if the enemy is a squishy with a smaller health pool, or is already low. Practicing your aim with her is a must sense she relies super heavily on attacking from the air

Taking high ground with her isn’t bad either, and playing corners is always a plus! If I remember correctly, she has no damage drop off depending on range, so that should be helpful for poking enemies from far away :)

I dunno these are just some things I keep in mind when I play her, I saw your tags so I thought you’d be interested in reading this!

oh i WANTED to be a juno main when she came out but she was so constantly taken but since then ive been putting my time in and agree with notes. i do be playing in the back but more so playing in whatever high ground close by, torpedoes on everyone from above is Peak, i can keep up with dps if we get a good map, especially something like gibraltar. my skissue stems from being a lucio main and their guns are so different like yeah both burst but froggy isnt shooting teammates and i have to think like ana to heal and damage on primary. she DOES have falloff though, for both healing and damage which is crazy but it doesnt start until youre like real far so you can play long range just not cross map. not that thats helpful since speed ring doesnt go too far and brawly tanks eat that shit up. i do gobble down an unsuspecting pharah though so juno is goated in my book, no longer do i have to illari or bap or ana (theyre all fine i just require better schmovement)

also dva being best tank isnt exactly peachy for juno, eating up missles and primaries plus just flying over to chow down on me. i just need to not crutch on lucio having a boop to disengage since juno can only run away

[xemthawt112]

Concluaion for playing tonight: one gym down! Turns out Roxanne is a pushover if you have, say, a Chikorita who knows reflect. Less so was my first rematch with May. I got very lucky, considering the only pokemon I had close to level were countered by wingull specifically. Basil lived on a sliver of health to set up a reflect and a Leech seed so Archie could bonk the bird to death. Then Archie dropped a sand attack that made Treeko miss literally every attack. I'll take it! Next play session it's off to Dewford and Brawly

Genlocke Adventure

so I'd been mentioning to friends I was doing this, but I have a blog so may as well post: I've been doing a Genlocke, a variant on a Nuzlocke.

For theunmitigated, a Nuzlocke is a self imposed challenge mode for playing a Pokemon game. The rules can vary, but the big ones are 1. If a pokemon faints it's dead and you can't use it and 2. You are only allowed to catch the first (new) pokemon you encounter. The Genlocke is an expansion: you play one run across many generations of pokemon (I'm doing Gen 3* through 7). When you beat a game, you take the champion team to the next game...but every time you lose a pokemon it's gone for ALL future games.

Ive already started....so I'm going to give a summary on the two games I've done and then update as I do things.

My game itinerary is:

FireRed

SoulSilver

Emerald

Platinum

Black/White

X

UltraMoon

[darkpunkrocker]

OH YAY CONGRATS YOU GUYS!!!! YOU'RE SO CUTE TOGETHER!!!

-Bryn ((@shiftgear-engineer))

Eyy, thanks a lot, pal!

Who's that, Sid?

Uhh, ya know what? I don't remember. Think she knows Clay maybe?

Your memory's going huh? (hehe)

Heh, shut up! You're only 4 years away from losin' yer memory too.

Ooh, wipeout... 😔

[jadeazora]

Some new Sync Pairs from the roughly 12 minutes of new info the main Pokemon Masters YT dropped. I'm not giffing it since I got to head to bed (got work in the morning, booooo), but it's general information on how to play. ☺

[gale-gentlepenguin]

Important Pokemon Trainers and whether or not I can beat them in a fight

(I am not talking pokemon, I am talking about a fight with the actual trainer. These hands are rated E for everyone)

This isnt about if I would do it. its just what would happen if I did

Brock: If I go by the anime, I would break him in half. If we are talking the games, thats more of a toss up. I would lean towards yes, but I would be skeptical

Misty: I would beat her ass. Misty could yell my ear off but I am 100% sure I could kick her ass

L.T. Surge: He would clap my cheeks. Dude is a war vetern. He probably would break my spine

Erika: Girl is high as s***, I would knock her out before she realizes it

Koga: Koga would kill me easily, Dude is a NINJA! Even if I thought I could hold my own, he got tricks and I cant compete with that.

Sabrina: No, I will not fight sabrina, she would turn me inside out with her psychic powers

Blaine: I could beat blaine, but I would feel guilty about it

Giovanni: Gonna be honest, I think He would beat me. Giovanni would fight dirty and probably have his grunts jump me if he started losing. But if its solely one on one, I might have a chance, but i still say The Rocket boss.

Lorelei: I could probably fight her, I wouldnt want to. But I would win

Bruno: F*** no. He would BREAK my head like an egg. Dude is YOKED. No thanks

Agatha: I would kick her cane away. Then I would win. I would probably get cursed. But, I would win

Lance: So... this is a tough one. Because Lance would totally just cheat and call out his dragonite to hyper beam me. But... if I manage to knock out all his mons, then I would flip his cape over his head and beat his ass

Blue/ASSFACE: I would crush Gary like a grape

Falkner: I would send him crying to his dad

Bugsy: I would squish him like a bug

Whitney: I would just make her break a nail and she would weep

Morty: Honestly I think it would be a close fight, but I think I could pull up and win

Chuck: No, He would grind me into the dirt

Jasmine: I would win, but I would feel awful about it

Pryce: Mainly cause he's old. I would win. I got a feeling he would kick my butt if he was in his prime

Clair: I would personally enjoy the catharsis of beating her ass. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES THAT KINGDRA ROBBED ME! ITS PAYBACK TIME B****.

Will: He might have psychic powers... but I think I can take him. He seems brittle

Karen: I am pretty sure Karen would beat my ass, and I would probably say thank you.

Roxanne: I would drop kick her easy

Brawly: This is 50/50. I feel like he is in great shape, so he got stamina. But I wouldnt consider him a fighter.

Wattson: I am gonna beat his ass and then ask his wife out

Flannery: I could beat up Flannery. I wouldnt feel good about it. But I could

Norman: I would beat this mans ASS! I would spend 2 hours doing it. TWO SLAKINGS IS BULLSHIT NORM!

Winona: I feel like it would be a tough fight, but I could pull it off

Tate and Liza: I would PUNT those children

Juan: I would beat his frilly coat wearing ass

Wallace: I could win, but then I would be MURDERED by his fangirls. So I wouldnt

Sidney: I think this is a closer fight then I would say. And I would arguably say Sidney might edge me out if he fights dirty

Phoebe: I could win, but I would rather not fight her. It feels wrong to do so

Glacia: I dont think I can beat her, I feel like she is hiding some s*** and might actually be really strong

Drake: 200% WOULD LOSE to him. Drake is clearly tearing me a new asshole.

Steven: I would say 50/50. I feel like with all the s*** he does with looking for rocks. He would be tough. So either way

Roark: He's a nerd, I'd give him a wedgie.

Gardenia: Id win, but she would be probably be into it...

Maylene: She is beating me senseless. Girl hiked up a cold mountain in nothing but her GI. I am not f***ing with that

Crasher Wake: No. I would get triple Suplexed into next week

Fatina: I would win, but I would feel bad about it. Mainly cause she would go to a contest after

Byron: unless he wields that shovel then I think he got me beat

Candice: I would win, but I feel like I am fighting a normal teenager so...

Volkner: beating his ass like its a piñata

Aaron: stomp him out like a cockroach

Bertha: I feel like I could win... but she reminds me of my grandma so I wouldnt fight her

Flint: I am beating his ass

Lucian: He's a nerd. So I would take his lunch money

Cynthia: There are a few certainties in this world. One of them is that Cynthia would beat my ass, and I would thank her and ask for another

Cress, Cillan, and Chilli: I would beat EACH of them at once

Lenora: No, I am not fighting Lenora, I would die.

Burgh: I would Obliterate that Twink

Elesa: Part of me thinks I would beat her, but she has BDE, so... I dont know

Clay: I would beat his Hokey Pokey ass

Skyla: As long as we on the ground, I am winning that fight

Bryce: This one goes to him, guy can sense those ninjas that Ghetsis hired.

Iris: She is a child, I would punt her

Drayden:

This Man is an absolute unit. No way I can beat him

N: I would beat his scraggily ass

Ghetsis: I would get no greater pleasure than beating him to death

Cheren: I am beating him easily

Roxie: I just need to avoid her swinging guitar and I am fine

Marlon: He has stamina to swim MASSIVE distances, so I think he would outlast me.

Shauntel: I would just knock off her glasses and be done

Marshal: He kicks my ass, no question

Grimsley: In a fair fight I win, but I am 100% sure he will have a knife

Caitlin: I ... I think Id win, but I would feel bad

Alder: Considering how casually the man jumps off cliffs... No I would lose

Viola: Easy fight

Grant: He can rock climb, but I am pretty sure I win

Korrina: She beats my ass. I would put up a fight, but I would lose

Ramos: I wouldnt need to fight him, id just let him die on his own. Man is ancient

Clemont: Even with his robo arms, I would bully him

Valerie: I am pretty sure she isnt human with those eyes... so I think I would lose

Olympia: She is sabrina with Mommy energy. I would die

Wulfric: I feel like if he landed a hit he would win, but he would be too slow too. So If I can keep in the fight, I would win

Malva: I think I could win, but it wont be simple

Siebold: I would roast that cook

Wikstrom: Now you would think with the armor he would win, but That armor would slow his ass down. I would just keep punching him in the face

Drasna: I feel like I could win or it would be HORRIFICALLY one sided. there is no inbetween

Diantha: I feel like I could win, but like her fans would kill me

(I am skiping the island trial teens. I would beat up all of them except Kiawe. He would be a pain)

Hala: He would beat me, and I would accept it with grace

Olivia: I couldnt fight her, I would be too attracted to her

Nanu: He would beat me, I know that man has seen s***

Hapu: She is a child, I would punt her

Kahili: I would beat her with my 9 iron

Molayne: I would bully him relentlessly

Professor Kukui: He would beat my ass in a circle. And I would say thank you

Hau: I would steal his Malasada

Milo: That man is 200% beef. I would lose

Nessa: I could beat nessa, but I would probably let her beat me up because I couldnt bring myself to hurt her

Kabu: He Kicks my ass. No question

Bea: She would beat me like a punching bag

Allistair: I would win no diff, but I would feel bad about it

Opal: I dont care how old she is, she wins

Bede: I beat that kid no questions asked

Gordi: I would beat him easy. Then Marry his mom

Melony: I WANT to lose to her. I want her to suffocate me.

Piers: I would use his long hair to beat him,

Marnie: I could beat her, but... her fans would jump me in an alley

Raihan: I would beat him on his livestream

Leon: I feel like I could, but the man has guts so it would be a tough fight

[aura-acolyte]

Yeah. I'm mostly self-taught but I did get lessons during high school. Was the wrestling champ there too.

I've been considering dropping college and taking this up full time. Maybe try and get training from someone like Brawly. Not sure if he'd be willing to take me on as an apprentice, though.

[It's a picture. Mare is holding up a college wrestling trophy proudly. She's still four feet tall but she's notably buffer than normal.]

I won last week's tournament. Figured I'd mention that.

[contest-winning-pest]

Glad to see you made it! Gathering a little care package for you two, let me know when I can drop it off without bothering you too much -@pinkwanderer

No one's visiting right now. I hear Brawly might be taking a Hawlucha in a few hours.

... Steven's busy with organizing the flood and crop relief, Flannery and Wallace are spearheading his efforts.

Wattson's been absolutely silent.

Anyway now's a good window.