#Dexholder Y

[st4rdust-c0ffee]

i need to stop being silly and get serious art done

[mamasplat]

reading the x&y manga, on volume 9 and

…holy fuck

{out of context spoilers below cut}

MY GOD THATS FUCKING COOL “y would never…call me "dear."” GOD DAMN X YOU CRACKED HER OPEN LIKE A WALNUT THAT TAKES SOME CONFIDENCE

[gumamelart]

Belated birthday art for dexholder Y 🥳🎂

[secondsotries]

reblogging because aroace emerald is the most based take i have ever seen

its 5am rn but anyways heres my current pokespe hcs as of right now

(ive only reread R&S partially atm so these are def subject to change as i refamiliarize myself with everything with fresh eyes)

[mocha-tapioca]

god i miss making pksp fanart actually i should go back to doing that

[ceep-it-kanon]

i’ve never been a fan of Y personally but i still think it’s pretty messed up that the rest of the dexholders fed her french onion soup as a hazing exercise. like come on that shit kills people

[spacefinch]

Pokespe Dexholders and what I think of their names:

Red: No complaints here. But I do have to remind myself that he’s a different person than the nonverbal game Red.

Blue/Green (m): Solid name right there.

Blue/Green (f): Also a good name.

Yellow: I like it!

Gold: It works to distinguish him from Ethan, so that’s good.

Silver: Good name.

Crystal/Crys: Our first name that is ACTUALLY a remotely normal sounding name in the English language. Good for her.

Ruby: Honestly, I first thought that this character would be May’s manga counterpart. But no. Turns out Ruby is Brendan’s manga counterpart.

Sapphire: The actual manga counterpart of May.

Emerald: We are now getting into the “why would someone name their child that” territory.

Diamond/Dia: At least he has a nickname.

Pearl: What is so wrong with the name “Barry?”

Platinum Berlitz: I hate this name. Who would look at their daughter and decide “Platinum” is a good name? If you ask me, she’s the one who should have been named Pearl. If I had my way, the Sinnoh Dexholders would be named Diamond (Lucas), Pearl (Dawn), and Barry.

Black: This could have been his last name, but no.

White: Again, this is better suited as a surname than a given name.

Blake: Well at least this one is an actual first name.

Whitley: I sometimes confuse this one for Whitney, but it’s okay.

X: Very mysterious. I like it.

Y (Yvonne Gabena): Not bad.

Sun: Neutral on this one.

Moon: This one’s also okay.

Henry Sword: I like his Japanese name better (Soudo).

Casey Shield: I like the name “Schilly” better, but I cannot remember her full Japanese name.

Scarlet Koito: Not much of an opinion. But at least she has a full name.

Violet Lang: Same situation as Ruby.

[quartings]

Finally reading the full XY volumes!

For context, XY is my least favorite Pokespe arc, so I decided to give it a second chance hoping that the extra chapters and better art in the full volumes would help me like it more. But did it?

What I liked:

I will say that the extra “filler” chapters really helped pace out the story much better and warmed me up to the characters! The Pokemon-Amie and Super Training chapters in particular. It felt weird not having an explanation in the originals for Y’s Sylveon, let alone an Eevee. This is why I disagree with people nowadays hating filler content. Done right, it helps with character and worldbuilding in small subconscious ways that can help an audience enjoy a story more!

I do enjoy how bold the arc starts, having Vaniville be decimated by the legendaries in the first chapter!

Reading the XY arc chapter-to-chapter and mini volume to mini volume, it felt like X took much longer to even help his friends. Now reading the arc all at once, he feels much less stubborn and selfish, which is good!

Minor thing- removing Y’s nudity is the only instance of censorship in Pokemon Adventures that I actually appreciate. It doesn’t disrupt the plot or make no sense like censoring Green’s Pokeball booby trap, Emerald’s pee joke, or especially Norman and Mirei’s abuse.

Apparently, a lot of the Gurkinn stuff was added in the full volumes? My memory on it’s a bit foggy but that’s wild to me if true- it just feels so plot-important. No wonder I felt the arc was badly-paced on my first readthrough!

Speaking of which, I love that we get chapters dedicated to non-dexholders again! It feels like we last got stuff like that with Keldeo in BW or the Hoenn Gym Leaders!

A lot of the other things I like about XY have been said by most other people already and apply to Pokespe as a whole. Battles are fun and creative, making great use of Pokemon trivia from their dex entries, the leads are unique and well-written compared to the rest of the franchise, there’s a good mix of dark and light themes, and the returning characters are fun and meaningful cameos!

What I disliked still:

It’s still really hard for me to suspend my disbelief that Team Flare managed to silence or arrest everyone who saw the Xerneas-Yveltal battle or its aftermath, especially in the age of the internet.

The gang learning most of the important plot stuff from Team Flare constantly spilling their plans kind of killed some of the tension for me, to be honest. Also them letting all the grunts go instead of capturing them for info or just to turn them over to the authorities.

Sycamore not realizing Lysandre is evil is stupid in any version of XY’s story, I’m sorry.

Team Flare’s brainwashed victims having the “same personalities” felt a bit lazy still. Brainwashing is one of my least favourite tropes though, so I might be biased there.

I think the manga over-corrected with Shauna, Trevor, and Tierno. Instead of all being overly positive and aimless like in the games, being put in constant danger in the manga means they’re all similar levels of scared and stressed, so their personalities don’t stand out all that much either. Shauna especially just being a similar aggressive and serious type like Y, just with less of a backstory. That one weird sexist quip Shauna had in the Sylveon chapter also rubbed me the wrong way, too.

Minor- I still don’t get why Kusaka aged the main cast down from 17/18 to 12 in this arc. It just makes X and Y look like they got hydraulic pressed proportions-wise, and makes the aforementioned scene with Y feel gross.

Speaking of which, why is Clemont drawn SO short in this arc?! He’s normal-sized in the official art and the anime, so that’s another baffling change to me.

Minor- Malva gets her Pyroar back from Aliana after the Diancie chapter where she already has Pyroar- is there something I’m missing here?

While the pacing has vastly improved compared to the mini volumes, it still feels off in the final two volumes. Suddenly taking an intermission from the Ultimate Weapon to introduce Zygarde practically out of nowhere just feels clunky. Compared to the anime where they had both Zygarde and the Megalith planned months in advance with proper foreshadowing. Or a better comparison would be the RS manga, where both evil teams planned on using Groudon and Kyogre from the start, and that’s what we end the series on.

TLDR: Overall I’ve really warmed up on this arc! I had way less confusion reading through it thanks to the extra chapters, and I’ve grown to understand X a bit more as a protagonist. I still have some problems with the arc, namely how the rivals are handled, and how Team Flare is presented as an omnipresent all-controlling shadow government when their members at all levels constantly spill their secrets. If you have any other thoughts, facts, or even disagreements, I’d love to hear them!

I’d say this reread has put XY above B2W2 and maybe SwSh in my ranking of all the arcs, which is still something! Now we all have to wait and see how ORAS’ full volume release changes its place on the rankings, hehe…

[1358456]

I haven't touch the arc properly yet but something tells me the girl, who I think is Scarlet (?), is everything you ever headcanon the DexHolder girl

Oh yeah. That was a thing. I forgot that that happened. Maybe I should take a look at all the new Pokemon to see what's what. ... Or did I do that already? Or was that Sword/Shield? Hmm...

The girl is Scarlet? Sasha- Ahem. So the first game goes to the girl. That's new. So the boy doesn't get the shortened name of Scar. Aww. I remember making some Goda Ryuji references back when the games were announced. I remember the male player character looking like a school boy. The dude on the cover with that sh*t smirk doesn't look nearly as innocent. The Innocent Lad has become a Sophisticated Lad, it seems... The hell's with that crown and cape?

I assume the two characters on that image are the two new Dex Holders. I can't even tell if they're the new characters or are just NPCs. ... That's a glare that surpasses even Moon. Hehehe. ... So the one with the purple eyes didn't get the name Violet? Meh. Whatever. I stopped caring what the actual manga did even before Sword and Shield.

Is that girl playing with string? Hmm... I used to do that back in 1999, but that requires two people. My grandmother showed me how. Ah, the memories...

Everything I ever headcanon? Hmm... so are you saying that there's a chance that this new girl could surpass Platinum as my favorite Dex Holder? Or at least surpass Y and Moon? Interesting.

[ceriseisland]

[silveragee]

sigggghhhh the x and y arc of pokespe is my favourite i wish there was more dexholder x art guess ill have to MAKE IT MYSELF 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[mamasplat]

a collection of pokéspe photos from X&Y because i have violent calem/x posting urges

[ceriseisland]

I get you, yeah. There are some facts to look at, though

First of all, she does open the door and establish that the distance is safe

And she does slip when she sees Tepig choose N (N doesn't even leave his seat)

It doesn't bug me that she isn't injured, since dexholders have endured worse without injury before. Y got hit in the head by a helicopter blade and fell a hundred feet without a scratch once, so I don't think it's a stretch that White fell from a distance that's established as safe without injury. Also, at no point does N's goal here seem to be to hurt her. He asks her why she created the pokemon musical and shares his perspective. Sure, he's being creepy because he's a villain, but he definitely isn't wanting to murder her

things that confuse me about pokespe

the fact that they forgive and forget and love my man N so easily like??

I love him too but istg he's an attempted murderer? Or at least he just stood there and let her nearly unalived?

This is how i imagine it lolll:

Black: Thank you for helping us save Unova, N! We couldn't have done it without you.

N: Of course, I wish to face the consequences of my actions.

White: Finally you will go to jail-

N: I am going to travel around the world making friends with all the Pokemon saving them where I can!

White: No! Where is that Interpol kid? Hey, Pack-Two or something!

Blake: That is a great plan, N, you can make up for what you did!

White: How can he do that if he literally isn't being punished for attempted murder!?

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[sommeliercanon]

I’m on volume 7 of the x&y manga… I looove them

Probably gonna reread black and white next hmmm

[pokemon-picked-pride-flags]

[Id: Official art of Trainers Moon and Y from Pokemon in front of a lesbian flag colour picked from them. Moon is in their Ultra outfit as they hold a bow and arrow, and Y is smiling as she extends her arm and one of her legs is lifted. The lesbian flag is a flag with 5 horizontal stripes, in order from top to bottom the colours are red, orange, white, pink, and a slightly darker pink. End id]

Just trust me on this they're very gay.