#Except espurr of course

[pokemonfrommemory]

Got that bratty kid energy

[chaoslinych]

one day I will understand how to write posts

однажды я пойму как мне писать посты

(guesses who it is, like a specific subject, it’s clear that this is a doppelganger)

and I think one day I’ll make a post where it will be in detail according to my tnmn sona, but for now in short (FROM WHAT I HAVE THIS IS STILL SHORT, YEAH)

и думаю однажды я сделаю пост где будет по полочкам по моей тнмн соне, но сейчас вкратце (ИЗ ТОГО ЧТО У МЕНЯ ЕСТЬ ЭТО ЕЩЁ ВКРАТЦЕ, АГА)

everything below is pure headcanons, there's no lore in tnmn (this seems obvious to me, but I saw someone write something like that, so whatever)

I'll start with a headcanon, in my understanding, doppelgangers are essentially shapeshifters who can create muscles, veins, skin, bones, hair, some external organs (the eyes are an organ) and even objects like clothing and accessories, and everything to be indistinguishable from a person, but the main disadvantage is that they can only do this by looking at a specific example, they cannot “come up” with anything of their own, and all the differences are unintentional errors, because everyone’s capabilities are different

and Kys is a doppelganger, but an exception to the rule, he is not the most outstanding in physical abilities, but he can manipulate his body at his own discretion, even since the doppels were not taught (I don’t think that the doppels were taught to “create” a working tail, specifically as a construction of vertebrae and muscles)

+ the fact that he does it very quickly and is not stupid himself

so not stupid that he chose the option of replacing a person (directly the person Kys) in order to join society and have a better chance of surviving

Of course, one can wonder how the double ended up in the position of doorman, but firstly, he simply does not know that DDD comes out of the project because of which they exist, and secondly, yes, he simply does not feel sorry for his own kin, because the one who adapts better can survive (the function of which they were trained), + doppels eat doppels (this is just survival, not hatred, he has his own squad of doppels)

and thirdly, such a choice, because the work is dangerous, and there are not many candidates, this is probably the easiest way to earn money, considering that human Kys is only 18 years old, + trust, how a doppelganger can be a doorman who has to catch doppelgangers

(thanks @rinja-espurr for help with the translation mewmewm)

всё что ниже являются чистыми хедканонами, в тнмн лора ноль (это кажется очевидным для меня, но я видел что это писали, поэтому ладно)

начну с хедканона, в моём понимании доппельгангеры это по сути перевертыши, которые могут создавать мышцы, вены, кожу, кости, волосы, некоторые внешние органы (глаза это орган) и даже объекты по типу одежды и аксессуаров, и всё что бы быть неотличимым от человека, но главный минус что они могут это делать только смотря на конкретный пример, они не могут "придумать" ничего своего, а все отличия это ненамеренные погрешности, потому что способности у всех отличаются

и Кысь это доппельгангер, но исключение из правил, он не самый выдающийся физическими способностями, но может манип��лировать своим телом по своему усмотрению, даже так как двойников не учили (не думаю что двойников учили "создавать" рабочий хвост, именно как конструкция из позвонков и мышц)

+ то что он делает это очень быстро и сам не глупый

настолько не глупый, что выбрал вариант заменить человека (непосредственно человека Кыся) что бы влиться в общество и иметь более большие шансы выжить

конечно можно задаться вопросом как двойник оказался на посту швейцара, но во-первых, он элементарно не знает что ДДД выходит из проекта из-за которых они существуют, во-вторых, да, ему просто не жалко своих собратьев, потому что выживает тот кто лучше приспосабливается (функция которой их обучали), + двойники едят двойников (это просто выживание, а не ненависть, у него есть своя банда допелей)

и в-третих, такой выбор, потому что работа опасная, а кандидатов не много, это вероятно самый простой способ зарабатывать, учитывая что Кысю человеку всего 18 лет, + доверие, как доппельгангер может быть швейцаром, который должен отлавливать доппельгангеров

i died я умер

[irradiatedsnakes]

POKEMOB!!!! ive been thinking abt this nonstop for like, weeks. check it out, though! lots of little guys! reigen's special move where he chucks his nacli at the foe as hard as possible! teru's furfrou's matching wig! other stuff! this post has 18 images

@skypiea helped SO much with pokemon choices for this also!

see under the cut for full teams and further explanation!!! please check it out

mob - ralts & espurr. later, silvally. mob isn't a trainer, and his pokemon don't fight. they're just little guys. type:null was originally toichiro's (who used various pokemon alongside the human claw grunts), mob met it in aftermath of the divine tree once everything in the domination arc was over. (it still doesn't battle or anything. big fancy lapdog full of love.)

ritsu - unovan braviary, bisharp, and alakazam. going along with his student council status & top-of-the-line grades, ritsu's a skilled trainer with some powerful pokemon. braviary and bisharp were his most used pokemon early on- they're sort of representative of his student council thing (note braviary's unobtainable psychic type form)- but abra was his first pokemon, a counterpart to mob's ralts. it only evolved first during ritsu and the esper kids' attempted escape of the 7th division claw building.

reigen - murkrow, greavard, thievul, and nacli. reigen's not a trainer, his pokemon are both pets and assist him with work. with the exception of nacli, dark and ghost types are his specialty (psychic-adjacent types, but Not actual psychic types). his murkrow imitates him constantly. greavard is uu-chan, of course, but this time he doesn't get eaten by dimple (uu-chan is still feeding on reigen's soul). one of nacli's possible abilities in the games is "purifying salt", which cuts damage from ghost moves. reigen's nacli, of course, has sturdy. and to quote kite, re: thievul: "Reigen: would an untrustworthy guy have THIS [sends out the thief pokemon]"

teru - furfrou (shiny), zoroark (maybe shiny i cant decide. burple), and togepi (later togekiss). before his encounter with mob in season 1, teru didn't actually use his pokemon in battle often- they're rare, flashy, and/or powerful, but they were lackeys and status symbols just as much as his underlings at black vinegar were. his relationship with his pokemon improved after he started to work on his humility, leading to the evolution of his togepi.

shou - morpeko, latias, and (mega) blaziken. he's a super tough trainer, and he cares about his pokemon So much. he rides his latias like she's a surfboard

serizawa - swoobat & bewear. serizawa didn't really have pokemon growing up after his self-imposed isolation- the stufful he had as a kid was taken care of by his mother once that happened. he met his woobat a while after joining claw, and it evolved sometime after the world domination arc. bewear isn't entirely his- but after the world domination arc, he reconnected with it and takes care of it some of the time. the rest of the time it's serimama's gigantic housebear

tome - two (later three which become a single magneton) magnemite, orbeetle, eventually elgyem. i think magnemite just fits her vibes... plus it's a bit ufo-y, innit. she HAD to have a bug, and i mean..look at orbeetle's gmax form! and it has the telepathy ability! unfortunately, despite her best efforts, orbeetle's telepathy ability hasn't proved useful for finding human telepaths. she caught elgyem on new years, on the way back down to the car. tome can hold her own in battle, but training for battle isn't something she's focused on.

dimple - is a yamask! his big powerful form is cofagrigus, obvs. his mask is usually blank save for the cheek spots, since he has no memory of his life as a human. the mask does change to fit the (LOL) and psycho helmet cult as well. he places his mask on someone's face to possess them like any other yamask, to others it just appears as the regular red cheeks, but to folks who can see spirits they see the mask. when possessing someone, his expressions will show on the mask as well.

whew, i think that's everything i wanted to talk about. thanks for reading!

[winged-midnight]

hey. uh. espurr anon, again. listen. i'm sorry about your parents. it sucks, not to be loved in the way you know you deserve. because that's what parents are supposed to do. but i promise you it gets better. okay? just...hang onto the people who actually care about you.

i dunno

like. im weird and oversensitive and get tired so easily and i dont really do anything with my life except make art which i guess is something but sometimes its hard to see value in it. and my parents give me money and they work abroad just to earn that money and.

they love me. they do, of course they do, they do care, thats why they go to work, and i keep asking for more from them. i just. theyre busy all the time and its so selfish of me but i wish they werent

....gah. sorry. i'll try to think better of myself. people keep telling me my thought process is unhealthy and. im trying to. fix that.

thank you

(sorry. ive been saying thank you so much lately)

[sleepypsyducks]

Kabu and Sweetheart the Espurr

Since Kabu is known as a fire type trainer, everyone expects him to have a house full of fire types. That is mostly true.

However, there are two exceptions.

Sweetheart, a shiny Espurr, is the keeper of the house. She's abnormally small for an Espurr but commands the house and it's residents with ease. She isn't allowed to train with Kabu and his Pokémon because he's afraid she'll get hurt so instead she sits on the porch and cheers them on with a little fire type flag and her fire type outfit (fireproof of course). During matches, she sits in a private box that only Kabu has access to and cheers for them while holding a small little camera to the glass for two men on the other end to watch the battle.

Unbeknownst to Kabu, Sweetheart has a strong psychic bond with Mewtwo, whom she sees as her older brother. Sweetheart was found by Giovanni and Mewtwo during a rainstorm one day and after watching the Espurr fight with all her might to stand up and fight him to get away, Mewtwo carried her back to Giovanni's home and they healed her. (Mewtwo is very protective of Sweetheart.) Through a little bit of convincing, and help from Nanu, they were able to make it so that Sweetheart ended up in Kabu's care.

Nanu and Giovanni "know about Sweetheart" (they don't tell Kabu until much later that they somewhat set up their encounter) and spoiler her rotten because she's the baby. Kabu tries to keep them at bay but Nanu tends to go overboard and Giovanni is even worse. The first present Nanu ever gets Sweetheart is a tiny shirt that says "Meowths are my favorite" and Kabu glares at the shirt for hours but spams the group chat he really never talks in with dozens of photos of Sweetheart. (There's a Team Rocket shirt that Giovanni sends as well that Sweetheart will often sleep in because it's big and baggy and she can curl up in it.) Giovanni tends to get the best Pokémon treats and food money can buy for Sweetheart and is the worry wort constantly sending Kabu demands for updates. He sends article after article to Kabu about what to look out for in regards to her health and her abilities. Kabu just sighs and reads the articles out loud as bedtime stories. Nanu on the other hands sends a lot of random advice about keeping his house clean as well as often requests video chats so the Meowths in his care can see her. Kabu always make sure she's wearing her fire type gear when those calls happen.

Sweetheart can and will fight other Pokémon who try to be mean to her family, especially if they try to be mean to Centiskorch. More often than not Centiskorch has to pick up Sweetheart by her shirt of the day and carry her back to the house because she can and will throw hands.

Sweetheart's most prized possession is her everstone that she made Kabu get her. She cried and cried until he figured out what she wanted. She always carries it in her little backpack that has a teeny tiny little R sewn on the front. Along with the everstone there is an old folded up photo of three young men.

The other exception is Clotho, Kabu's Galarian Meowth that rarely leaves the house. Terrified of people and other Pokémon, Clotho tends to hide under Kabu's bed. Sweetheart is incredibly protective of him. When Kabu has nightmares of the past, Clotho often will curl up next to him and purr until Kabu's nightmare cease. While Clotho would prefer to hide forever, he is meticulous about his appearance and will follow Kabu around the house with a hairbrush. (Sweetheart is also known to tie little bows in his fur.)

[au-drayton-shenanigans]

//ooc

This is going to be a long ramble based on stuff I was thinking about. Some of this might be things I mentioned before but there is definitely some new stuff as well

Wizard's universe is kinda similar to Beast's in that there are pokemon, digimon, regular animals, fusion creatures, and fantasy creatures. Except in the beast au, all those things are people. And there can be hybrids of any and all of them. Also really funny that anyone from the beast au can potentially be caught in a pokeball even the ones that aren't pokemon-beasts.

Although digimon beasts weren't naturally occurring until beast au Drayton invented the beast world's first computer. This happened a little while after he met cloak guy so digimon beasts are fairly recent. Digimon beasts ignore natural beast genetics too. I could go into a little explanation on beast genetics I guess since it's interesting. So anyways. There's like an infinite amount of ways a beast can look. I tend to make it clear that beast au Drayton, simply known as Beast by his friends, is a moth fox. But he's got the dna of other kinds of creatures from his ancestry. Those just don't show. Plenty of times, especially with a huge variety of creatures in a beast's ancestry, there are going to things that don't show. But the genetics are still there. For instance, assume Beast also has the genetics of a beast with raccoon features. If Beast had children, they could possibly get those raccoon features even though Beast doesn't have those. Not that Beast would ever have children. He has no interest in that sort of thing. I wouldn't say he has any raccoon genetics either. Not like I have his complete ancestry mapped out. Except beast au version of kaitou joker was the first fox moth to guard the orbs and is one of his ancestors. In fact the ancestor who caused the orbs to only respond well to beasts with only a mix of visible fox and moth features. So that family had to be really careful to avoid hybrids apart from moths and foxes. They kinda failed with that over the generations so it's a good thing that hidden features don't effect the orb compatibility. They just had to make sure to remain close enough to just moth foxes that there would still be at least one every generation to guard the orbs. They don't really have to do that anymore because of how beast au Drayton created a whole incident by accident and became permanently fused to the orbs and immortal though. I want to write that story as a fanfic one day. Beast's childhood and everything leading up to that was a horrible angsty mess.

Also whew the beast au is one of my oldest and most developed aus. Might have been the first one I made from the moment my pokemon hyperfixation got so strong. When sword and shield was newer.

Leon in the beast au is also a moth. You might can tell that the beast au doesn't care about making sense. To a sense-making person, they might make Leon a charizard beast. But beast au Leon is a moth/magnemite/zoroark/dog. and Hop is a hydreigon/espurr/dog. There's a lot of stuff in the ancestry of those guys huh? Both kept dog features though. Hop could have potentially been any of the same things Leon was but those features didn't show.

So far the only gen 9 pokemon characters I have beast world versions of are Grusha, Crispin, and of course Drayton. That's mostly from no drawing motivation. I actually have fully thought-out plans of how Lacey, Carmine, and Kieran look in the beast au and have had those plans for a good long time. Just haven't drawn them or even made simple edits. (Returning to the subject of the beast au not making sense, the Lacey is kind of a dragon. how fun)

I was thinking about more though.

Last night I was thinking about how wildly fun a beast au version of Nemona would be. What if I make her the first digimon beast though? That would be cool. The beast people actually look like normal people before they "evolve". Except the beast people who hatched as pokemon would look like regular pokemon and would evolve as pokemon accordingly until getting a beast evolution and looking more like people. And since digimon beasts are going to be a more mysterious thing that ignores genetics, there wouldn't be beasts that hatch as digimon like with pokemon. I think it would be really bizarre in an awesome way to make Nemona's beast au self a digimon. We'll see though. If I end up drawing that anyways. Penny might also work as a digimon. I could allow some sense to be made for her though because . What if sylveon mixed with a digimon? Specifically I think gaogamon is an interesting one to work with as a thing to fuse with sylveon.

Gaogamon is one of the more commonly known digimon so going to that one instead of a more obscure one hurts my digimon-autism a little bit, but like. Sylveon-gaogamon for beast au Penny sounds cool as flip. At least right now. I'm still not sleeping well so I'm tired. Might get a better idea later. I mean. There's not even anything bad with using a more common one. If it looks cool in my head, it looks cool in my head. Might not even be my digimon-autism that's screaming at me I think it's just my deep rooted inclination to show people I like the neat weird creatures that the average fan doesn't know about, which is actually an annoying mindset to have seeing as I have such a response to the common ones. It limits me. The common ones aren't even bad I just have mental problems that need working on. I want to get out of that mindset. (at least I'm self-aware) Common or not, beast au Penny shall be the sylveon gaogamon unless I have a cooler idea :3

Moving on, last night while I was thinking about the fact the beast au is one of my old-ish ones, my thoughts went to Bat's au.

That one's my oldest active au, dating back to when I was 16 to 18 ish. In highschool. It was a megaman au rather than a pokemon one the first time, and technically the au was abandoned twice and is now on its third iteration. It will stay this way though. Bat and everyone else currently there in the au is here to stay. I actually thought of in-universe explanations for stuff. Not getting into the complete details because some of it's stuff that would take way too long to explain context for, but basically it blew up twice and was brought back by powerful creatures that didn't want that universe to meet its end. The third time was simply when the characters were finally able to defeat the impending doom and therefore stop that universe from blowing up a third time.

As I was thinking about how old that au is, I thought about something in Nightmare's au. One of the things I incorporated into Nightmare's au is actually from some pokemon au I had when I could not have been older than 12 when I made. (silly how my childhood hyperfixation was pokemon before moving to megaman and then back to pokemon but more intensely) There was like a pink version of riolu and lucario but they were edgy and could open magic doors to a horror-version of the pokemon world. So I brought those pink edgy riolu and lucario back for the nightmare au and gave the pink lucario a next evolution called anuriobis. Like anubis with rio stuck in the middle. With riolu starting with rio and lucario ending with rio it kind of fit to have it in the middle. The pink riolu line is like regional variants now. Those didn't exist when I drew the pink riolu and lucario as a kid though. They do now :) so it's less odd to have them nowadays. I still don't suppose they count as regional variants. More just how that line would work in the nightmare world. They're dark type. But gain the secondary ghost type in the final evolution anuriobis. And anuriobis would have a special ability to open the gate to the nightmare part of the nightmare world where the nightmare-type pokemon live. As such they would be feared pokemon despite not being nightmare type themselves.

Sure would be awesome of me to have the motivation to work on the video game showing the nightmare au. I suppose my taking a break to play pokemon is really good though because I'm also needing a copious amount of reference images of the characters. And to get that, I'm taking too many screenshots and videos. Real silly huh? I'm so bad at figuring out what goes where when drawing that I need all that. I have access to their 3D models for crying out loud and my dumb self still needs more to figure out what I'm drawing. I'm not complaining. I genuinely think that's hilarious.

Anyway.

Something that's pretty neat about bringing back elements from that old au for use in the nightmare au is because it was another dream I had a few years ago that reminded me of the edgy darker-than-what-a-12-year-old-should-be-doing-probably-au with the pink riolu in it. That dream involved me chasing Piers across the world of my mind between different dream worlds. Then Piers found a door or something labeled "forgotten memories" and reintroduced me to the pink riolu and all that in that old au. He questioned why I would allow myself to forget such a cool idea.

So I had the incentive to bring back the pink riolu since that moment just . didn't have anywhere to put it since it was such a small au. until the nightmare au nightmare happened :]

Based on that, Piers may get a super prominent role in the nightmare au.

As I was thinking about all this last night, somewhere in my mind said "fusing my oldest au I previously forgot about with my newest au sure is cool" but then I realized that was not my first au. Not my oldest au.

My first au was when I was somewhere between 7 or 8 years old and hyperfixating on pokemon ranger shadows of almia. I had some magic bird things that weren't pokemon. But they were in the au and stronger than legendary pokemon. "Hmmmm magic birds in a pokemon au but they aren't pokemon and they are stronger than legendary pokemon.. 🤔 ... THAT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT CLOAK GUY HAS GOING ON"

What if I bring those back? For cloak guy's au. As a species of bird creature that's like. the underlings to cloak guy. I just realized they had healing powers too. Cloak guy is something called a celestial, which in my fantasy multiverse is one of the strongest creatures around and they have .. domains. or whatever. Cloak guy as a celestial is the celestial of life and has like the strongest healing magic in the multiverse. I could bring those au bird creatures back as a race of creatures created as his underlings. I mean, why not? An au Hop of mine who is also a celestial like cloak guy (a bull-like celestial instead of a bird-like celestial though) has a whole race of scorpion people created as his underlings.

I remember the name of that species of bird creatures. It's silly. My way of naming things back then was almost exclusively from nonsense words I came up with. So I looked up the word just now to try and make sure it's not accidentally a dirty word but all I'm getting are links to twitter so it's probably safe, just. silly. I was chronically offline before high school I didn't know what a "twitter" was. It was just a bird sound. like tweet. Without further ado, The bird things, I called it a tweetarin. Tweet as in the sound birds make. The rest of it nonsense, as I would always do. The name is pronounced like "twee-TAR-inn".

There's been a thing long established about cloak guy in my head during a time he was still just getting used to his powers. He was time traveling for a bit and being a secret hero thing. Except "the ancient hero" seemed to vanish entirely after the people of the world began polluting and causing environmental damage more.

Technically that was just around the time he began to stop out-of-control time traveling but he does hate pollution and all that. Nobody would expect cloak guy to care so strongly about the environment but he actually does and has such a secretly high sense of justice.

The bird creatures called tweetarins originally being in a pokemon ranger au, with pokemon rangers being protectors of the environment, makes them such a good thing to bring back to cloak guy's au.

Bringing those back also fills so many plot holes I had with some parts of cloak guy's au it's so crazy. Remembering one thing can fix many things :0

Anyhoo I should redesign those bird things. I remember the basic shape of them. Tall, colorful, and parrot-like. Plus they had a single backwards-facing horn in the back of their heads.

I won't be talking about those plot holes or how those birds filled them at the moment because believe it or not I hate typing and I have been typing for hours now.

So.

Ramble over

[red-revival]

Some context for you all on Taberna, yet another ttrpg oc of mine. Weird little anadi psychic from a now dead pf2e game who came from an isolated village that was almost all psychics. The outside world had myths of his people being terrifying spider monsters who’d lure in travellers with their beauty and then eat them, so they rarely had anyone from the outside visit except those who were desperate and certain that potentially getting eaten was a better fate than their current life. Safe to say he knew fuck all abt the outside world.

He only left his home because people went missing, taken to another plane, and everyone outside whatever plane they were taken to forgot they ever existed. Everyone except Taberna, who for complicated reasons, could hear minds within other planes. When everyone forgot the missing people and thought he was losing his mind, he ran away to try find people the entire world didn’t even know existed anymore.

Within the first session he accidentally started a tavern fight using telepathy, intentionally killed a guy with telepathy who woulda come back to destroy the tavern, had 3 separate panic attacks(one for traumatic reasons, one because it was too loud, and one because someone asked him to speak verbally), almost had a fourth panic attack when the guy who asked him to speak wanted to share a room with him

If it’s not clear they were. Extremely scared of everything and emotionally unstable, alternating between so terrified he could barely breathe and completely calm within seconds. And of course this being a psychic, that fear and instability(combined with a very different cultural view surrounding telepathy than 90% of the setting’s population had) translated to terrifying but badly controlled power. They spent 90% of the first session constantly .2 seconds away from crying, except while killing that guy and later planning to trick a warlord extorting the town. Espurr-coded sad pathetic little ball of anxiety who I love so much.

I really should draw Taberna more. I miss my weird little spider baby he was so pathetic(affectionate)

[rawpastamoth]

Here's some more stuff for the Psychonauts/Pokémon AU, because why not

- Dogan gave his Espurr a little version of his hat so they could match, as well as to protect it.

Lili has a Dratini. Idk I just think she deserves it. (Also I'm thinking abt her and Truman having an Arcanine as a family pet that Lili used to practice her pyrokinesis with when she was little)

- Augustus and Donatella both have Copperajah because I'm 99% sure Raz mentioned elephants in the first game

- Raz has an Abra he dresses up as a Pichu in hopes his family doesn't realize. They do know that it's an Abra, but he's already so attached, they can't just get rid of it! (Additional quote from Death: "he's a lil weird but I love my PICHU").

- We don't know what to give them yet but Sasha and Milla deserve POWERFUL Pokémon. (Specifically I think Milla should have something that is both strong and that you could feasibly imagine partying with her. Haven’t thought of anything that fits that criteria yet. And Sasha could have anything)

- Sam maybe has a Sharpedo or maybe a Dragalge. Just cause

- Cassie has a Vespiquen. Also she and Compton raise Combee!

- Helmut gets Chatot! The Chatot does NOT die or even "die," my thoughts are that they left their Pokémon at home when fighting Maligula

- Bob technically never caught a Pokémon but adopted a Bulbasaur who kept chilling with his plants, because it's nice to have a buddy around who can maybe also understand plants.

- Loboto is not allowed to have a Pokémon (except I just remembered he might have a goat do maybe he has a Gogoat... I will think about this) but also he stole a Type: Null from the Psychonauts when he left. Just, helped push it down the Otto B.O.N.

- Edgar has a Smeargle, maybe. Still thinking about this one.

- JT gets Ponyta. Because yes.

(These next few were written down later so sorry if they feel a little disjointed)

- Sam has somewhat befriended some of the nearby Pokémon, stuff like Deerling and Bunnelby and Gogoat.

- Linda, the "Hideous hulking Lanturn of Lake Oblangata" (idk if I spelled that right-) She was a normal Chinchou, but Loboto and Oleander mutated her and forced her evolution. (Hence why in the drawing she has the cross eyes and the legs)

- Additionally, those fish guys from RoR are like Magikarp. Maybe Feebas

- Helmut's Chatot just kinda lived in the Feel Mobile after Helmut "died" and it was obvious Bob wasn't going to listen to it.

- Norma and Lizzie have Alolan Vulpix and Vulpix respectively (playing into the whole "twins with opposite powers" thing, but like. Again)

- Kind of a general thing but psychic types are generally the most popular among Psychonauts, as most can follow people into minds.

- The Aquatos are also very against water types. For obvious reasons. What if one drowns them!?

- I think Frazie should have either a Pachirisu or an Emolga.. Nimble little guys that are fast enough to keep up with tricks.

- Mikhail has either an Ursaring or a Bewear or a Beartic. To wrestle, of course.

- Mr. Pokeylope is a Turtwig with a crown and boots.

- El Odio is like.. A Tauros. But like. A mental Tauros, built from Edgar's obsession and anger.

- Clem and Crystal have Oricorios! Specifically the electric ones with the pom-poms

- Coach Oleander eventually gets a Buneary. He deserves it

I’ve got no ideas for anyone else

[sunsetcurbed]

oooo 16. i wanna be the very best (like no one ever was) 👀👀👀

POKEMON AU POKEMON AU POKEMON AU POKEMON AU

Set in Galar and with a... somewhat similar plot to SwSh minus Zacian/Zamazenta and... with some... Obviously Caleb twists. 😏Caleb takes Willie under his wing when Willie is young, but Willie is not as impressionable as Bede. Also, Caleb... is not focused on energy like Rose was. Let's just say Caleb's signature pokemon is Dusclops.

Putting this under a read more because it got long. 😬

So far the teams that have been decided have been:

alex's team: scorbunny/raboot/cinderace, rookidee/corvisquire/corviknight, eevee/sylveon, joltik/galvantula, mudbray/mudsdale, lotad/lombre/ludicolo

willie’s team: bulbasaur/ivysaur/venusaur, growlithe/arcanine, magikarp/gyrados, duskull/dusclops/dusknoir, eevee/umbreon, bagon/shelgon/salamence

luke's team: totodile/croconaw/feraligatr, houndour/houndoom, aron/lairon/aggron, axew/fraxure/haxorus, riolu/lucario, zigzagoon/linoone/obstagoon

julie's team: sobble/drizzile/inteleon, caterpie/metapod/butterfree, galarian ponyta/rapidash, vulpix/ninetails, mimikyu, amaura/aurorus

caleb's team: duskull/dusclops, swablu/altaria, espurr/meowstic, gible/gabite/garchomp, absol, spiritomb

still have to figure out reggie's team. he's surprisingly hard and i gave mudsdale and rapidash to alex and julie for reasons so.

AAAAAND finally here's a lil snippet: (yes it is based off of That Tumblr Post)

(*)

They’re still about a day out from Hammerlocke, so when they make it to Stony Wilderness they settle down for the night. Alex makes them a pot of curry—and then another because feeding two humans and twelve pokémon takes a lot of food, okay?—and settles up against one of the boulders he’d set his tent up next to. They leave their pokémon to mingle for a little bit until the sun starts going down, and when it’s dark, except for the light of the fire, it’s just Willie, Alex, Arcanine, and Sylveon still sat around.

Alex is falling asleep against the boulder he’d claimed as his own and Willie is sat just a few feet away against another, and—“I love you,” Willie says in a tired voice, and, well, Alex was tired too, but—

He whips his head around so quickly the boulder tears out a few pieces of his hair. “You what?”

Willie blinks his eyes open and frowns at Alex. “Huh? I—oh. I—I was talking to Arcanine,” he explains, nodding at the massive pokémon cuddled on his legs, his fingers buried deep in his fur.

Oh. “Oh.”

Of course he was.

He was talking to Arcanine.

Of course he was.

[beyond-the-mirror]

DMC x Pokemon AU - Which pokemon they would choose

So an idea appeared out of nowhere in my head: If Pokemon somehow existed in the DMC universe and pokemon training and battles were officially a thing too, which pokemon would the crew choose as their companions?

For these headcanons, I will give each character two kinds of pokemon: the first one will be a pokemon they would totally choose as a friend and partner for adventure as well as competitive battles, and the other will be one they would keep at their side mostly as a cute or silly companion, whether it’s a baby pokemon or a fully evolved one, it’s one they are really fond of and always look after.

So let’s get started! More bellow the cut because it’s a really long post.

Dante

Ideal partner: Houndoom

He considers Houndoom’s general appearance as cool and badass, of course he would love having a literal hellhound in his team.

If you think about it, they share lots of similarities: The same color palette, the devil motif, the fact that Dante has horns too when in DT or SDT form… it’s as if this pokemon was made with him in mind.

Dante found him when he was a little puppy Houndour. The poor thing was all alone in an alley near his shop and seeing him crying out made his heart ache.

So he brought the little one back home and nursed him. Now he’s a powerful Houndoom who loves nothing more than to fight alongside his trainer. There’s nothing that can stop those too when together.

Silly companion: Alcremie

Obviously.

One reason only: Infinite strawberry sundaes.

That’s it.

Would totally have an entire team made of Alcremies. He wouldn’t even battle or anything. He just wants to enjoy his lifetime supply of strawberry sundaes.

Vergil

Ideal partner: Aegislash

Vergil is a man of the sword, so it’s clear he would choose an Aegislash as his partner.

The first time he spotted this particular Honedge, he knew. He could see the great power dormant in them, so it was a matter of awakening said potential.

He trained them vigorously, making them evolve into a Doublade, and finally, into an Aegislash. To this day, not a single pokemon has managed to defeat them, the only exception being Dante and his Houndoom.

That won’t stop them though. They are both too prideful in their quest for strength and power.

Silly companion: Snom

Yeaaah, this is a weird one. Snom is such a cute baby, maybe this adorableness can melt Vergil’s heart?

It was Dante who gifted his twin a Snom. To quote him: “You’re too grumpy. Maybe this cute little guy can help you ease some of that grumpiness away.”

Wherever he goes, the little baby follows behind. Vergil will never admit this out loud but he does smile at the peaceful sensation his silly friend gives him.

Also imagine him trying to pronounce their name in that nasal voice of his. SHnom. 

V

Ideal partner: Corviknight, Umbreon and Dusknoir

It was a tie between these pokemon since they represent V’s three demon familiars: Griffon, Shadow and Nightmare respectively.

Corviknight may have a playful personality, but during battles he’s dead serious. He’s down right merciless and enjoys tearing apart his foes.

Umbreon is as calm as a housecat, but beware! She is a fierce one and won’t think twice to attack those who step out of line. Even more ruthless than Corviknight.

Dusknoir is as mysterious as the man himself, but V still trusts them and lets them do pretty much their own thing. Despite V never giving them orders, it almost looks as if Dusknoir can understand his thoughts telepathically. No one is sure how the hell he does it though. Quite a mystery indeed.

Silly companion: Mr Rime

Both wear a coat. Both carry a cane. Both love to tap dance. See what I’m getting at?

The first time V spotted a Mr Rime and witnessed their comical moves, he couldn’t help but laugh in endearment.

You will often find them enjoying a nice cup of tea together. They may speak different languages, but somehow they understand each other so perfectly.

When feeling in a dance mood, he and Mr Rime will dance together in perfect harmony and sync. Singin’ in the Rain is their favorite musical btw.

Nero

Ideal partner: Toxtricity

It only made sense to grant our punk boy Nero a punk pokemon like Toxtricity.

Both share an explosive and energetic personality, as well as an identical inclination towards rock and metal music. They especially love taunting their foes by doing an air guitar together.

The way these two fight is absolutely brutal. Do not anger them, you cannot defeat them.

However, despite their looks like they could kill you, they are actually sweet cinnamon rolls in front of the right ones. Pet them, they are good bois after all.

Silly companion: Mankey

Two grumpy bois grumpying around. Don’t talk to them, they are angy.

Kyrie often teases them with how identical they are. They literally share the exact same expression when angry.

Nero says it’s not funny. It is.

Little Mankey only calms down when given pets and cuddles. “Just like you Nero!” she teases again. 

Trish

Ideal partner: Luxray

Step aside everyone. Two bewitching and electrifying devils are coming through.

Trish was new to the world when one day she encountered a Shinx, except their fur was yellow? Wasn’t the fur supposed to be blue??

She took them to Dante and Lady for an explanation. Their eyes widened in complete awe. “Trish… it’s a shiny. You found a shiny!” “…Oh.”

Now the two are an inseparable and lethal duo. Many have made the mistake of challenging them, only to end up battered and humiliated.

Silly companion: Yamper

Just look at this good boi.

A cute pupper? AND with electrical powers?! Trish is so in!

You bet she spoils her Yamper rotten. She particularly adores baby-talking her lovely companion to no end.

“Have you seen my puppy? He’s not lost or anything, I just wanted to show you how awesome he is” Yep. She did this at one point or another. 

Lady

Ideal partner: Inteleon

A couple of ‘Walking Arsenals’ indeed. Ready to take on any challenge they may encounter.

Lady remembers how she met her partner when they were a tiny and shy Sobble. Now that they’ve become such a strong pokemon, Lady feels so proud of their growth.

Extremely resourceful, even in dire situations. Will use all the tools at their disposition to finish their job.

Their sniper skills are unparalleled so you’d better watch out. In a battle of wits, there’s no beating this duo.

Silly companion: Eevee

Lady is such an Eevee fan, her childhood dream was to befriend one and have numerous adventures together.

So when she finally got one many years later, she actually started crying happy tears. (It was a gift from Dante. He figured she deserved a companion after what happened in the Temen-ni-gru incident.)

She spends her free time playing with her adorable Eevee, there’s even a whole collection of toys for their playtime together.

If you happen to have an Evolution Stone with you, DO. NOT. COME. ANY. CLOSER. Lady adores her Eevee just how it is. You have been warned.

Kyrie

Ideal partner: Gardevoir

I personally consider Kyrie as a woman with a righteous heart and a strong sense of justice just like her brother Credo, so it’s no surprise her pokemon partner is actually a Gardevoir.

Mess with them and hoo boy. So you have chosen death.

She and Gardevoir are actually among the strongest teams in the region. In fact, to this day, Nero and his Toxtricity haven’t been able to defeat these two in a pokemon battle.

Do not underestimate these girls. They can and will drag you through the mud if you dare hurt them or their loved ones.

Silly companion: Wooloo

Kyrie melted at the sight of Wooloo. So soft, and adorable, and puffy!

She loves knitting, so they would be perfect to provide her with lots of top quality wool. 

Once during Christmas, she donated handmade sweaters to the children at the local orphanage. Wooloo and her were so happy to help the little ones, they made it a tradition for them to do every year.

The sweaters and scarfs she knits with the help of her friend are actually very fashionable and pretty. Everyone in the crew loves showing theirs off any chance they get.

Nico

Ideal partner: Arcanine

A fire pokemon with majestic fur, excellent speed and an extremely keen sense of smell. Nico knew Arcanine would be a perfect partner to have.

She can count on their powerful fire to melt the metals she needs to forge her weapons. Her works of art have been made possible thanks to them and she could not feel more thankful.

Using their olfactory sense, Arcanine can track and retrieve any demon parts or carcasses which can later be used to create Devil Arms.

Although they are not that interested in competitive battles, they’re still a very strong duo that should not be taken so lightly. 

Silly companion: Rotom

So one day a wild Rotom sneaked into Nico’s van, causing a ruckus everywhere. Despite the disaster, Nico was incredibly fascinated since Rotom sightings are extremely rare.

She befriended the poltergeist pokemon almost right away. She even built a device for them to inhabit (just like Ash’s Rotomdex in the anime).

Now they’re Nico’s very own pokemon assitant! Thanks to her device Rotom can communicate, take pictures and save files and notes, which is perfect for her work.

Also they’re really nice to have a chat with! Just beware the unflattering pics they may take during battles.

Lucia

Ideal partner: Absol

It’s easy to see the similarities between Lucia and her Absol.

With Absol being erroneously blamed for natural disasters and Lucia being an artificial demon her creator labelled as ‘defective’, you could say they both share similar backstories. They felt outcasted by everyone else.

These two are incredibly agile fighters, using graceful and precise moves that prove to be lethal to their foes.

Personality wise they both appear to be stoic and aloof, but they’re actually very kind. They do tend to worry a lot about their friends though.

Silly companion: Espurr

Espurrs are known to constantly try to control and contain their enormous psychic power with all their might. Lucia understands her cute little companion all too well.

Being with each other has helped them both a lot, their shared company feels therapeutic for them.

Also Lucia enjoys cuddling Espurr. They feel so soft like a plushie!

Often have staring contests with each other. They always end with a tie though.

[mochirimi]

Meet Me at the Edge of a Memory [Bede x Gloria]

On her eighth birthday, Gloria makes a wish, meets a boy, and irrevocably changes the course of their lives. And she doesn’t remember any of it.

CHAPTER THREE

Read Here at A03

It is easier to go through than around. Gloria weaves through the current of the crowd, her eyes locked on the faded pink and silver-blonde.  Everything and everyone is a panorama of blurring colors and faces, speeding past them in their quick navigation. 

The boy in front of her moves with sure footing on crunching snow and wilted grass, glancing at the faces that pass. One step behind him, she watches his profile turn left, right, his lavender eyes scrutinizing each towering adult they pass.

 No one pays attention to the children at their feet, too caught up in their own merriment to deal for the details. Her rouge red cheeks and puffy eyes. The evident wear and gray of his clothes. 

“Where are we going?” She calls out to him. The transitioning cold of February nips at her nose, her cheeks, her one exposed hand, kissing each and leaving it more pink, more tender than before.

 He tenses in front of her, almost seeming to bristle at her question. He doesn’t turn in her direction when he answers, “Well because someone can’t even remember where they last saw their mom, we’re heading to the entrance of the circus. Someone there will probably be able to help you.” 

 She considers this answer a moment and nods. “Okay.” 

Admittedly, she had wandered far pursuit of pokemon, the chase pulling her further and further into the circus’ depths. From where she stood, every tent and attraction could lead the way to anywhere else. At least he seemed to know where they were going.

Her eyes trained on his back, she copies his paces, the syncopation of his longer steps compensated by the extended effort of her own. So when he stops again, and she almost bumps into him again, Gloria is confused. “Why’d we stop, now?”

She received only silence. The back of his head tells her nothing. Stepping closer for better inspection of his face, she finds his face twisted in a clouded expression, his hands kneading the stretched material of his sleeves.

 Gloria tries again, tugging on his sleeve to get his attention. “Hey! I said, why’d we stop.”

He flinches at her touch, takes a step back to distance himself from her. The confused look on his face turns annoyed in a second. “I’m just making sure we’re going in the right direction!”

“Oh.” Gloria considers his answer for a moment. She tilts her head, her finger on her chin. “Well, are we?”

More silence. They were lost, weren’t they. 

Met with no answer, Gloria examines her surroundings closely for the first time since the boy promised to help her. Unfamiliar people milled about this and that, the performing pokemon all around only caught as a glimpse through the forest of the crowd. They were lost. And nothing was even remotely familiar.

Except for a pair of unblinking lavender eyes. 

At the sight of the pokemon, Gloria’s own honey-brown eyes widen in excitement and hope. Quickly she points her finger towards the small gray figure looking back at her. “Look! It’s the pokemon from before!”

 Somewhere her, she hears him grumble but her eyes remain locked on the pokemon twirling only a few feet away. 

 She hears him grumble but her eyes remain locked on the pokemon twirling only a few feet away. In its turn, the espurr smiles and gestures, it’s attention her. Telling her once again to follow. And it runs. 

“We have to follow it.” She is suddenly sure it knows the way. 

 Behind her, the boy grumbles something, but the urge is absolute. Quickly taking his cold fingers in her own, she pulls him with her towards the espurr. 

 He hisses, startled by the abrupt action, “What are you doing?” 

 “It knows the way, I’m sure of it.”

 The inertia of the pull propels them forward. And they’re running. The crowds they once maneuvered through, fought and pushed to get through, seemed to disperse and open for them at the last moment to allow easy passage. 

 Was it because of the pokemon?<br /> On its small feet, the gray pokemon moves with deft, graceful movements. Gloria could’ve sworn it was even floating above the ground. But it never moved too fast they couldn’t keep up. 

 Just like before.

When it finally slows, stops for them to finally catch up, they aren’t at the entrance of the circus, but a tent. Significantly smaller than any neighboring tent that hosted the more popular attractions, the tent didn’t draw attention to itself; you wouldn’t notice it if you weren’t looking for it. 

 The espurr blinks, holding one end of the tent flap open and looking up at the two breathless children. When Gloria catches her breath, the next action seems simple. “Let’s go in.”

 “Are you kidding me? This is ridiculous!” The boy she dragged along glares at her, his face still flushed from the run. 

“But it led us here.” She squeezes the hand in her own. “It did that for a reason, so we gotta go in.”

“I said I’d help you find your mom, not follow some pokemon.” He says flatly.

 Pursing her lips, Gloria looks up at him, her eyes pleading. “This is a part of that, I swear. I’m sure it’s trying to help us find my ma too. We just have to go in the tent. Maybe she’s in there.”

He frowns. Unconvinced. The pokemon pulls at the hem of her coat, insistent. It pulls at her, she pulls at him, and the three tumble into the darkness of the small tent.

 Inside is darkness. Inside are stars. The night sky greets them through black silk and blue tulle draping. Constellations of stars wink and flirt nestled in velvet comfort. Inside the tent, it is quiet, still, but for the sound of small pokemon cooing softly to their trainer.

“Come in, come in. I’ve been expecting you.” A lithe voice calls to them, the figure barely perceptible in the darkness. Unblinking green and gold eyes stare unblinking, solemn and unimpressed beside the shadowed figure.

 The pokemon they followed, floats forward towards the figure, a silver outline flitting gracefully to be by her side. As it lands, the moon on a velvet pedestal lights up, illuminating the space in a golden glow. Beside the woman, the two meowstic stand on invisible platforms, their paws on her shoulders.

The two other espurr from before come out from behind the table as the mysterious woman leans forward to look at the two children in front of her. “Shall I tell your fortune?” She continues with a small smile, mirth in her eyes.

 Curiosity catches in Gloria’s. She takes a step forward. 

 The boy beside her squeezes her hand. He takes a step back. 

 When she turns to look at him, to ask the question of what he’s doing, the question stays paused on her tongue when she notices the edges of his expression, the apprehension. 

 The beads of the fortune teller’s sleeves chime like small bells as she waves her hand over the translucent moon on her table. “There’s no need to be afraid, child.”

“I’m not afraid.” He responds quickly. Sharp. Defensive.

Her smile grows wider. “Then let me read your fortunes. Both of you.” She gestures them forward. “And after we’re through, my pokemon will take you to your mother, Girl. She’s been worried, but one more minute won’t hurt. My pokemon are convinced you need a reading. They have a message for you it seems.”

As Gloria takes another step forward, she squeezes the boy’s hand in hers. Under his breath, she hears him mutter, “This is ridiculous.” So subtly shaking his head as he follows her. 

Stepping up to the table, the two place their unlinked hands on the dark velvet tablecloth. Their clairvoyant leans closer forward placing her hands on each of their own. “What they tell me, I will tell you.” 

Gloria’s hand trembles under the teller’s knowing gaze. Her violet eyes close slowly, and in turn, Gloria closes her own. The field behind her closed eyes changes color with each passing phrase like the fireworks that greeted her at the beginning.

“The path to the freedom you seek is long. You will not succeed with direct action.”

  Crimson red.

“Victory and glory are yours if you take the risk.”

  Gold. 

“Tender are feelings if you but hold on and remember..”

  A bright burst of pink.

The colors swirl and change behind her eyelids, a pleasure of feelings before fading, each one after the other back to the blackness of ordinary and quiet. When Gloria opens her eyes, she is greeted with a smile from the fortune teller, her hands retreating back to her side. “That’s it. That’s all they wanted to tell you. You are free to leave; the circus won’t stop you anymore.”

She bows her head to the two children and in turn, Gloria does the same. As she bows, Gloria glances at the boy beside her. He remains quiet through the exchange, eyes averted to the ground. 

“My pokemon will escort you to your mother, Child.” The psychic gestures to the three espurr at their feet, pulling at the hem of their coats, guiding them towards the entrance of the tent pavilion.

 Before turning towards the bright light outside, Gloria turns to the woman, the pokemon at her side, “Thank you, Ma’am.”

At the words, the boy beside her stiffens, growling, “Don’t thank her stupid.” He charges forward with the pokemon and pulls her with him into the light. 

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 With the children now gone, the psychic sighs and leans back in her chair. The pokemon beside her finally relaxed with the tasks done, their message conveyed. The tense air, steady throughout the night having dissipated with the children’s departure from her tent.

Carefully, she thrums her fingers against her smile, equally pleased with the night’s events. “So they’re it, then… the future.”

The meowstic yawn, anticipating what may come next.

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Outside the tent the espurr flit forward in front of the children, walking a path that seemed so obvious to their unblinking eyes. 

Beside her, the boy is tense as they walk. He mutters under his breath, “What a waste of time… What did any of that even mean anyways… What a bunch of rubbish…”

Gloria watches him thoughtfully, his eyes focused on the ground, his mouth twisted in scorn around his words. “But don’t you think it was cool? She was talking about our future, right?”

His lavender eyes flit to glare at her. “Don’t be stupid, Tepig. She was scamming us. I don’t know what she wanted but I doubt she was telling the future.” He rolls his eyes. 

Gloria lets his words roll through her mind like marbles for a moment. The woman seemed like she was telling the truth. And besides, why would she lie? She shrugs her shoulders, “Well I think she was telling the truth. And besides, there’s the entrance!” 

With her free hand, Gloria points to the back of the lit up sign just a few meters away. Underneath it, she could see her ma crying frantically clutching her pink mitten while the policeman did his best to console her. 

They finally made it!  Happiness and relief swell up inside Gloria’s small frame, urging her forward. She’s ready to run. Until the boy at her side pulls her back, the hand holding her own squeezing it far tighter than before. The espurr watch them closely. 

She furrows her brow, “What’s wrong.”

His expression is unreadable as he stares at the sign, where her mom stands crying and waiting for her. “Wait.” He averts his gaze down to his feet a moment as he speaks. His voice barely above a whisper, “Just… wait.” 

“But why. My ma’s waiting for me.” She tugs at his hand, urging him towards their destination. 

Together they stumble two steps forward before he lets go, severing their connection. For a moment, he’s quiet, willing to look anywhere but at her. 

“Hey…” She begins. The cold grips again at her suddenly exposed fingers. 

He finally looks at her, his lavender eyes devoid of any emotion. “I can’t go on with you.” He states simply. “They’ll take me back if I go with you. I’m not going back.”

Gloria blinks, remembering why he was even there in the first place. He wanted to run away with the circus. She was the one who was lost. Slowly she nods, the hand reaching out to him, pulled back to her side. “Right.”

“I assume you can get back on your own.” He rolls his eyes. “Not even you could get lost now.”

The small girls smiles softly, “Then I guess… this is goodbye. You’re gonna go with them tonight?” She nods her head at the espurr flitting around his legs. 

“Yeah, I think so.” The boy runs through his hand through his hair, surveying the rest of the circus. “This is a million times better than where I was.” A plan builds in his mind, how he’d hide away with the equipment while the circus traveled, revealing himself at the next location. They would have no choice but to accept him as a part of them after that; they wouldn’t be able to return him. 

A point of impact draws him from his thought process as the young girl collides into him for a hug. Against his shoulder, she mumbles, “Thank you.”

Hesitantly, e places one arm, and then another around the girl to return the embrace before pulling her off with a small smirk. “Yeah, yeah. Get going already. Your mom looks worried sick over there.”

She grins back, her hands clasped behind her back. “One day, I can’t wait to watch you perform. I’ll see you again one day, promise.” With a quick turn, she begins to sprint towards the entrance, two of the espurr running close behind. 

As she falls into her mom’s arms, she realizes she never did get his name.

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From his place at a distance, Bede watches the tepig girl run into the arms of her mother, the two embracing while they cried. Beside them, the policeman sighs in relief, returning his notepad to his vest. There would be nothing to report tonight.

If only things could always be so simple. 

Sticking his hands into his pockets, Bede turns away from the scene, walking again through the circus in search of a hiding spot with the espurr by his side. Tonight would be it; he’d finally get out of here, finally be free.

If only things could be that simple.

Notes:

Thank you for your patience, and I hope you enjoy! Thank you for joining me on this journey thus far through my Bederia feels ; ^ ;

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[oriorchids]

My Danganronpa x Pokémon AU (Mostly V3)

-I’m Unova Trash so I’ve always imagined them in Unova. Yes, I know it’s based off of New York and it probably makes more sense for them to be in one of the regions inspired by Japan...but I love the Gen 5 games too much for that. However they have the Fairy Type and Pokemon from all regions.

-Main Characters are the V3 characters.

-Characters from the previous games show up as Gym Leaders and other adult characters.

-Everyone’s aged down to about 12-13 years old, so they’re probably about the same height except the obvious Gonta and Ryoma. Of course, the shorter characters (Himiko, Angie, Ouma) might be a bit shorter than the rest and the taller characters (Kaito, Amami, Kiyo) are probably taller.

-Saihara would be the male protagonist, Akamatsu the female.

-Kaito and Maki as Cheren and Bianca. With Kaito as Bianca and Maki as Cheren.

-Saihara would canonically start off with an Oshawott and Kaede with a Snivy. Kaito gets Tepig and Maki? Probably something like a Deino because of how long it takes to train them up.

-The four of them travel together on their journey. (And they pick up people on the way.)

-Somehow I feel like Kaito is probably the one with the most drive to become champion. Idk Saihara doesn’t give off that kind of feeling and Maki probably doesn’t care. Kaede seems like the only other person who would probably try hard to become champion.

-Professor Tsumiki (tree of sin according to Reddit) is the Pokémon Professor with two apprentices, Amami Rantaro and Shinguji Korekiyo.

-The two of them are part of the group and want to travel and research Pokémon. (Amami for the former, Kiyo for the latter.) Amami has an Axew and Kiyo has a Litwick.

-Ouma’s the leader of Team DICE with a rather silent second-in-command.

-Small Luck ended up getting a Shiny Zorua. How? Pranks and lies, probably.

-Team DICE is what I’d like to call: A wholesome prank group.

-They actually don’t battle others often. Their Pokémon get experience from the work put into pranks.

-The ten members (not including Kokichi) are: Zorro, Ace, Joker, Spades, Hearts, Diamond, Clover, Snake-Eyes, Full House, and Shuffle.

-Some of them do charity work on the side, some of them foster baby Pokémon. Ouma sometimes does both.

-Himiko has a Misdreavus and a Hatenna because *magic*

-Tenko uses a Mienfoo and travels with Himiko.

-Angie’s an Alolan girl who prays to the almighty Helix Fossil. She uses a Smeargle and a Popplio and travels with Himiko and Tenko.

-Miu and Kiibo are childhood friends. Miu uses a Blitzle and Kiibo uses a Herdier.

-Miu’s a little less raunchy but she’s pretty confident. Kiibo’s still a bit of a doormat.

-Also, Human Kiibo. Mostly for the purposes of a smaller Kiibo, and because all the characters are aged down and I’m pretty sure K1-B0’s appearance is a bit too older teen-like for that.

-Gonta, Ryoma, and Kirumi travel together. Gonta and Ryoma are childhood friends and Kirumi joined the friend group later on.

-Gonta’s the friend of all bug types. Ryoma has a Delcatty and an Espurr. Kirumi has an Ariados, a Clefable, and an Audino.

[prof-bramble]

Hi! This might perk ur interest. U see, my Lucario, Ricky and my Meowstic, Alisya was very attached to each other since little, and I think Ricky might hv a thing for her. True enough, this morning I saw those two cuddle very closely at the sofa and to my surprise, I found an egg between them. Once at the P.C, the doctor said that the egg belongs to them. So wut do I expect from the newborn baby? Hv u encounter a fighting/psychic type Espurr b4? Or it could be a Riolu? I could use some tips...

Hmm, well, first off, congratulations on your Egg!

Most likely, this will hatch into an Espurr, assuming Alisya is the mom. This is because Pokemon’s genes work rather differently than ours, and Species is near always passed down from the mother! There are exceptions, of course, such as Ditto breeding! I plan on making a post about the nuances regarding that in the future, but for now...

I’d say its most likely to hatch into an Espurr. While it may have more of an affinity for Fighting type moves than most, it likely will be a normal Espurr otherwise, including typing! There is always an off chance, and if I knew your Pokemons’ lineage, I could shed a bit more light on it, but otherwise... I’d just assume the Egg will hatch and function as a normal Espurr! Congrats!

If you’re curious though, you can keep an eye out for the upcoming Posts I mentioned. I do plan on going into a bit more detail regarding this sort of thing, but its so in depth it is going to take me a bit to sort out all the information.

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HEADCANON 〉bede’s childhood.

bede’s childhood is a sensitive subject, to say the least. he was given up as an infant and brought to an orphanage. as he grew older he learnt pretty quickly that his environment wasn’t the norm for most children. he was more or less told that his family had ran into financial trouble and deemed bede would be given a better life at an orphanage. which, probably would’ve been the case if he were ever adopted out — except he wasn’t. he became incredibly cold and antisocial at a young age and made friends with no one and lashed out at anyone who tried. bede was prone to getting into scuffles, both physical and verbal, whether fellow child or caretaker it didn’t matter. everyone was an enemy to him at that time.

he put the pieces in place to be completely alone and yet, whenever he saw one of his peer’s beds vacant, sleeping in the warm bed of their brand new home — well, it stung. why them? and not him? he knew was unwanted from the start, given up without a second thought, so he made sure to constantly make himself undesirable. bede frequently kept to himself and played alone, deeming he was “above” other people’s company. aside from picking fights for the occasional attention, he wasn’t a “ problem child ” in terms of keeping up with his studies. they had a school within his orphanage, so he did spend most of his time with his nose in a book. reading at the time was the only thing that kept him company. he was a brilliant student, so many found it unfortunate that he had such a defiant attitude.

the only “ friend ” he had at the time was an wild espurr that hung around the school yard during recess. bede would sneak off unnoticed and frequently play with it, feed it wild berries, etc. he discovered his love for pokemon around this time. in fact, he had plans to catch it for himself ( he “borrowed” a pokeball from the mart ) but the espurr stopped coming around one day, much to his disappointment. he always assumed it was caught by a trainer or that it had simply grew bored of him. regardless of the reason, this disheartened him greatly. he became more withdrawn and oddly enough, picked less fights. he was always vocal about his wants and needs, but he knew he couldn’t get the one thing he wanted the most — his own pokemon partner.

of course as part of the curriculum, bede occasionally battled with practice pokemon during class hours. that’s when he discovered he had a real knack for battling. he was a poor sport, sure, but really good at battling. this talent was discovered by chairman rose, who frequently came to visit the institution as he provides their funds. then, one fateful day he was approached by the chairman himself. with a pokeball in hand, he asked young bede if he wanted to be a pokemon trainer. it felt like something out a fairy tale. and he accepted his offer without hesitation.

solosis became his first partner pokemon. this encounter changed his life forever. then, after gaining a bit more battle experience he was presented with the grand opportunity to attend trainer school. not just any school, no — a prestigious one well known in galar. once again, with the happiest look on his face, bede accepts and eagerly leaves his dreadful life at the orphanage behind, the chairman becoming his new guardian. chairman rose was the first person to put any faith in him. the first person to look his way. naturally, bede wanted to raise to his high expectations, the challenge, and he does exactly that.

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bede’s childhood is a sensitive subject, to say the least. he was given up as an infant and brought to an orphanage. as he grew older he learnt pretty quickly that his environment wasn’t the norm for most children. he was more or less told that his family had ran into financial trouble and deemed bede would be given a better life at an orphanage. which, probably would’ve been the case if he were ever adopted out — except he wasn’t. he became incredibly cold and antisocial at a young age and made friends with no one and lashed out at anyone who tried. bede was prone to getting into scuffles, both physical and verbal, whether fellow child or caretaker it didn’t matter. everyone was an enemy to him at that time. 

he put the pieces in place to be completely alone and yet, whenever he saw one of his peer’s beds vacant, sleeping in the warm bed of their brand new home — well, it stung. why them? and not him? he knew was unwanted from the start, given up without a second thought, so he made sure to constantly make himself undesirable. bede frequently kept to himself and played alone, deeming he was “above” other people’s company. aside from picking fights for the occasional attention, he wasn’t a “ problem child ” in terms of keeping up with his studies. they had a school within his orphanage, so he did spend most of his time with his nose in a book. reading at the time was the only thing that kept him company. he was a brilliant student, so many found it unfortunate that he had such a defiant attitude. 

the only “ friend ” he had at the time was an wild espurr that hung around the school yard during recess. bede would sneak off unnoticed and frequently play with it, feed it wild berries, etc. he discovered his love for pokemon around this time. in fact, he had plans to catch it for himself ( he “borrowed” a pokeball from the mart ) but the espurr stopped coming around one day, much to his disappointment. he always assumed it was caught by a trainer or that it had simply grew bored of him. regardless of the reason, this disheartened him greatly. he became more withdrawn and oddly enough, picked less fights. he was always vocal about his wants and needs, but he knew he couldn’t get the one thing he wanted the most — his own pokemon partner. 

of course as part of the curriculum, bede occasionally battled with practice pokemon during class hours. that’s when he discovered he had a real knack for battling. he was a poor sport, sure, but really good at battling. this talent was discovered by chairman rose, who frequently came to visit the institution as he provides their funds. then, one fateful day he was approached by the chairman himself. with a pokeball in hand, he asked young bede if he wanted to be a pokemon trainer. it felt like something out a fairy tale. and he accepted his offer without hesitation. 

solosis became his first partner pokemon. this encounter changed his life forever. then, after gaining a bit more battle experience he was presented with the grand opportunity to attend trainer school. not just any school, no — a prestigious one well known in galar. once again, with the happiest look on his face, bede accepts and eagerly leaves his dreadful life at the orphanage behind, the chairman becoming his new guardian. chairman rose was the first person to put any faith in him. the first person to look his way. naturally, bede wanted to raise to his high expectations, the challenge, and he does exactly that. 

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Anyway I’m writing up what Pokemon teams the twewy characters would have with detailed explanations so buckle up this is gonna take a while.  I’m only doing Neku and his partners for now but I might do more later!

Neku:

- Ninetales: This is mainly based on that Prog Fox thing (I think that’s what it’s called.  Idk what it is but I keep seeing it lol) but I also thought it’d be fitting to give Neku a fire type since the starting pin is pyrokinesis.  Ninetales also has some ghostly and psychic themes going on and since Neku is both a ghost and has psychic powers I figured that make sense.

- Crobat: Not only does Crobat have an Edgy design that Neku definitely would like, it also has some thematically fitting elements.  Crobat can only evolve due to having maximum friendship, kind of like how Neku only could truly grow after letting people in.

- Linoone: Neku’s main goal was to blend in with the crowd and not be noticed, and Linoone is a pretty average Pokemon being the Hoenn equivalent of Rattata.  It also is lightning fast and in some of Neku’s Cutscene Powers he is shown to be quite a quick lad.

- Lucario: I’d say reading people’s aura’s is very similar to reading people’s minds.  Lucario is usually depicted as a “lone wolf who eventually realize friends are important” type of character in the anime so it worked a little too well.

- Smeargle: According to the Deep Lore Neku has a ton of imagination so I think he’d be great friends with an artist Pokemon!  It’d also fit since he’s so into graffiti.

- Oricorio: Since Neku loves music so much, I’d figure he’d get along great with a dancer Pokemon.  He’s always bopping to his own music when he has the chance to, so why not have a dance buddy!  Also, given the versatile nature of this Pokemon, it makes sense that a boy who can use a variety of pins in the game would have a Pokemon that uses a variety of different types.

Shiki:

- Banette: It’s only fitting for someone who likes sewing to have a doll Pokemon.  Banette also deals with a lot of spite so I think it’d vibe with Shiki while she was dealing with her jealousy.  They could both heal together!

- Espurr: Not only is it adorable, it also has psychic powers and does its own thing, kind of like Mr. Mew!  It’s also a pretty nervous Pokemon and though Shiki puts on a tough face, she gets flustered and startled easily.  They both keep a lot to themselves as well.  Though I guess Shiki doesn’t have to deal with immense psychic power coming out of her ears.

- Mimikyu: Do.  Do I even have to explain this one.  Both Mimikyu and Shiki struggled to be comfortable with themselves.  But after realizing that they’re both valid and important in their own ways, they realize they’re more than who they think is better than them.  Also I think Shiki would like making costumes for Mimikyu.

- Cinccino: Cinccino cares immensely about its appearance, which Shiki would definitely appreciate!  Of course someone who ordered a man take his pants off so she could fix a button would love a Pokemon that puts just as much care in keeping things neat and fashionable.  Also it’s adorable.

- Furfrou: Shiki would definitely love styling this dog’s hair.  Furfrou is a pretty docile Pokemon, so maybe it'd be a good balance to Shiki’s fiery personality.  I think she’d also like to relax with it after a long day at school.

- Silvalley: Silvalley takes it’s mask off once it reaches maximum friendship, much like Shiki was able to realize that her friends would still like her once they knew her true appearance.  They also both get stronger after accepting what they are!

Joshua:

- Bastiodon: Joshua definitely has a lot of walls up.  Since Bastiodon is pretty much a walking wall, I think he’d definitely like one!  I think he’d also enjoy riding it around and teasing people lets be real.

- Rotom: Joshua drops a bunch of objects, many of them electrical appliances. Imagine if Rotom possessed them and helped out!  Both of them also are pretty mischievous and tend to be tricksters.  They also both seem to be perpetually smiling, except when things are dire.  Also Rotom Dex seems to find men attractive at times just saying

- Necrozma: Specifically the fully charged Light form (I can’t remember what it’s called.) I mainly chose this one because it resembles the final boss after Joshua fuses with it, and also they’re both pretty much gods of their respective worlds. Joshua would probably only use this one when he absolutely has to, like when the Taboo noise were causing him and Neku trouble.

- Persian: Mr. Hanekoma probably gave Joshua a Meowth when they first met and eventually he evolved it into Persian!  They both tend to act pretty aloof and probably have expensive tastes.  Joshua doesn’t use it in battle very often since he doesn’t want it to get hurt.

- Zoroak: Let’s be real, Joshua lies a lot.  Since Zoroak is a master of illusions, Joshua would probably find it useful.  Joshua hid his true appearance for the entire game, and would never share his true motives, ever.  Zoroak mainly uses its illusions to hide its shelter, much like Joshua would rather jump into a garbage dump than be real with people.

- Arcanine: Joshua would need to have at least one parallel with his proxy, wouldn’t he?  Arcanine is entered in the Pokedex as the “legendary Pokemon” despite not actually being a legendary Pokemon, and I thought this would be a fun nod to the fact that Joshua is a lot more than he initially appears to be.

Beat:

- Primeape: Beat is pretty hot-headed and unpredictable, so I think it’d get along with Beat perfectly.  They’re both pretty reckless in battle, but can dish out a ton of damage because of this.

- Gyrados: People tend to underestimate Beat due to his intelligence.  He can be slow to understand jokes and big words sometimes, but that does not hold him back at all.  Beat will use whatever tools he has to succeed.  The noise form he gave Rhyme even helped him in the fight against Konishi!  After being underestimated, nobody ever expected him to pack quite as much of a punch, much like nobody in 1998 thought Magikarp would involve into this fearsome beast.

- Quilava: Quilava was the closest Pokemon I could find compared to noise Rhyme’s design, but also its fire powers would fit his fiery personality!  It also can learn Flame Wheel, and I think Beat would find that to be absolutely amazing.

- Exploud: Exploud is a very loud Pokemon, and Beat tends to be quite loud most of the time.  They both have a lot of energy and keep people on their toes.

- Salamence: Salamence is known to be a very fearsome Pokemon (especially in competitive Pokemon lol) and soars through the sky at incredible speed!  Salamence always believed in its dream of flying, while Beat could never find something to dream about.  He probably finds this mighty dragon to be very inspiring.

- Lycanroc (daylight form): Beat believes in working together and is generally just a ray of sunshine, so of course he’d like a Pokemon that’s associated with the sun!  They both have distinct senses of right and wrong, and Beat would find it’s appearance to be awesome.