#Grovyle Icon

[spoonyliger]

TerminalMontage-styled Grovyle PMD neutral, angry, happy, and shocked PFPs.

[guildfederation]

It's pride month Pokémon fandom, you know what this means.

Woe, definitely random Pokémon pride icons be upon ye.

[pokemonpride-icons]

Just felt compelled to make this one

[hypnosispkmn]

Hiiii idk if u do requests for pkm mystery dungeon (if not just ignore this i guess XP) but if you do!!!! could i request grovyle icons :)))??? hes my number 1 silly billy

pmd grovyle icons for anon !

[dragonspiral-tower]

last ask got me thinkin more abt their dynamic if claire came back from hisui after being away for so long (lines n feelings go both ways; red lines are partners)

[scribz-ag24]

The Grovyle and Shadow the Hedgehog parallels that keep haunting me

btw @wishfxljikan, here's what you asked for, have some random similarities i brainstormed with @momodr0id a while ago :DD

Also take some shitposting from Shadow The Hedgehog (2005) and that iconic Jehtt video about Sonic Prime.

[edit: changed one of the shitposting pics that was missing some dialogue]

[casualsnickers]

round. friend-shaped. iconic, dare i say. in the world's weirdest polycule. also, could he be anymore obvious as to his mission being a trap? "i was simply testing your strength, my fellow explorer" YOU'RE A TERRIBLE LIAR. super pmd kept him as a bastard man and i wholly appreciate it.

been thinkin about dusknoir and his less-than-optimal history with the player

i do feel like dusknoir should've been given more screen time pre-betrayal as there was never really any backstory as to him being all-knowing and wise. that and the fact that he just never came off as being inherently trustworthy during my initial playthrough of the game. big hulking ghost type... and he's also a warm, jolly fellow? something's not adding up here.

in my own version, dusknoir isn't a famous pokemon nor is he world-reknowned. he's strong, he's knowledgable and he's intimidating. he's been in the past plotting and scheming the same amount of time the hero has. and after all, you don't need other team members to become an explorer.

word would probably reach him via travel about the time gears going missing and he'd immediately scour every inch of the continent for info, eager to throw hands with grovyle only to run into officer magnezone who's investigating the case alongside their fellow magnemites. dusknoir would make up some believable excuse that he's a hobbyist explorer looking to catch grovyle to bolster his own reputation and after explaining what he knows, chief magnezone would take him back to treasure town to have him work exclusively with the wigglytuff guild. it's magnezone who spreads the rumor that dusknoir is well-traveled and intelligent.

dusknoir is both thrilled and exasperated as he now has more access to information via chatot (who actually has the history, skills, documents and reputation of being a head of intelligence) and via wigglytuff's connection to other groups- that, and he now has to work harder to conceal why he's really trying to stay ahead of the guild in tracking down grovyle. he'd be damned if somebody gets their hands on that detestable lizard before he does.

he just lurks around treasure town, mostly in the guild discussing possible locations for the time gears. sometimes, he's gone on solo missions. sometimes, he's in the town buying things. it's understood that he's literally just there to reap the social reward of capturing grovyle and nobody makes a big deal about him just showing up and helping. talking to him is completely optional- he still puts on the fake jolly voice and is very social- but he doesn't really take notice of burr or watts since they're both just guild apprentices doing mundane tasks... that and one of them eats rocks.

one day, he tells chatot that he needs to take a break to reservice his equipment and is pointed specifically in burr's direction to get his wonder orbs repurposed; something only the wigglytuff guild knows about. it's canon that nobody really knows where wonder orbs come from nor how they get their power; they simply exist. same thing with wands, scarves, looplets, etc. not even dusknoir knows the deal with where dungeon items come from or why they replenish themselves.

to dusknoir's knowledge, the only person he once knew who could tinker with wonder orbs without breaking them was grovyle's lost partner... the one who's orbs grovyle still uses to escape being caught. the one who's been conveniently off the radar for some time yet. dusknoir takes the time to ask burr to repurpose his wonder orbs and as she does, he recognizes that she and grovyle's partner share the same name, the same mannerisms, and the same way of actually disenchanting and enchanting orbs (via heat, pressure, and a bit of footprint rune know-how). it's when he catches watts casually making a joke about burr's amnesia to another apprentice does he finally begin to put the pieces together.

the issue with the water float arises. marill & azurill come to the guild looking for hero & partner and make a big scene. almost immediately, burr quietly pinpoints that it's in amp plains (via the dimensional scream ability) and leaves with watts to go and retrive it, dusknoir tagging along because he's familiar with the luxray clan lore and because he has no idea how burr would be able to pinpoint the water float's location so quickly having overheard her.

he comes in handy for the luxray pack and for chasing off team skull once they're found out. the three of them take the float back to town and deliver it back to the marill brothers only for dusknoir to take them both aside later and question their abilities. watts is completely ordinary apart from his relic fragment but being the talkative one, he persuades burr to tell dusknoir about her special ability and to keep it a secret that burr is actually a human.

it's a done deal after that and dusknoir immediately begins laying the bait for both grovyle and his amnesiac partner.

[fujii-draws]

Bit out of left field, but does Aimilios how much does Aimilios remember his mom?

Is there anything they used to do togwther that he misses a lot?

From what Aimilios can remember in his early childhood when she was still alive, Safina was an excellent, well-known explorer. (Much like his father. Both of his parents were very known/it reaching the Sand-continent’s ears) But unlike dad, mom was known for her boundless kindness. Her rosy cheeks, and her iconic scarf that she’d always be seen with. (And a piece of fabric he loved to play/munch on. Much to Safina’s chagrin and endearment.)

But to Aimilios… she was just his super-mom. Coming back every day with whatever new reward so he could inspect it with his grubby Riolu hands. Absolutely bombarding her with questions of curiosity.

She unfortunately fell ill, putting a stop to her explorations with her husband. And even more unfortunately, passed away after going missing for a few days. Her body being found near a ghost-type dungeon.

His dad… was good to him at first. But after Safina’s death, Amon stopped caring about Aimilios as much. Emotionally neglecting his son and eventually sending him away to Treasure town. Using the large sum of money he had to finance the riolu. Still taking care of him, just from far, far away. Continuing to make a big name for himself as Amon left him behind. (Thankfully Treasure town’s residents collectively took care of the little pup. Especially Kangaskhan.) but it did not do well for Aimilios’s psyche.

(And it REAAAAAALLY doesn’t help when Aimilios’s father conveniently returned years later after he’s evolved and made a name for himself as the Hero of Time. Happily greeting him as if nothing happened as the Lucario smiled wryly with a “O-oh, hey dad…” awkwardly hugging him back) Even when Ribbons and Dusknoir looked like they wanted to strangle the deadbeat father with their hands and feelers respectively. <<< Aimilios gave them the gist of what happened and shrugged it off with a smile, tilting his head confusedly when they gave him the most worried and frustrated looks known to legend.

(Celebi and Grovyle are also aware.)(Dusknoir and Grovyle are more silent in their resentment while Ribbons/Celebi are vocal.)

^^^ in the form of many drawing ideas I need to get on eventually because my god

[goldensunset]

Through your playthrough I am reminded why Grovyle is such a well written character in EoS specifically because of this special episode because it just adds SO much to his overall narrative. Not only that but Grovyle is a stage one evolution, he isn't stage two and dude is ridiculously strong and his willpower is off the charts! Its clear why he is a fan favourite across all aspects of the pokemon video game community! Also after completing this special episode on the rom I had on my ds flash cart my save corrupted and i lost EVERYTHING and I havent played it again since I played it for the first time several years ago lol (the pain is too much for a replay lol)

YEAH. yeah. grovyle will forever be leagues more iconic than either his evo or pre evo and that’s such an incredible honor for a middle evo to have. i like it especially bc it’s kinda like. if you imagine evolutionary stages like age (which i know they aren’t shhh i know) it’s like. grovyle is old enough to be wise and strong, but young enough to be full of hope and willpower. he’s got that scrappy teen or young adult energy to him in a sense. at a stage where you might be looked down upon bc you aren’t cute and sweet but you aren’t fully respected either. in the middle but it’s the perfect middle. at least that’s how i’m choosing to interpret it

[driftingballoons]

Is there any media that's left a lasting impact on you?

So I’m going to give two answers, one the obvious, and another bonus answer for variety’s sake :3

Pmd explorers has possibly had the greatest lasting impact on me that any piece of media ever has. As my introduction to pokemon, I felt like I was playing partly as Hero would’ve experienced it—with absolutely no idea what to expect, and no background knowledge of anything. But the way it quickly changed from “heehee creature adventure :3” to “what does it truly mean to live and how can you shine as brightly as you can, even in the face of oblivion?” caught me quite off guard. It really made me start to think about how I could try to make the most of my life, how people’s actions can be hugely shaped by their situations, and how you really can’t take even the most simple of things for granted. I played this at 12 y/o during an otherwise very disruptive/isolated time in my life, so I’m not sure if that’s partly why my brain latched onto this as much as it did, but I genuinely felt like it helped me get through it. Whenever I felt weak or powerless back then, I found inspiration from how strong hero, partner, and grovyle had to be to get through everything, and it felt like it made coping just a bit easier. Fast forward to a much better time in my life, and it’s helped me find a wonderful, incredibly talented online community and friends, and I have an absolute blast being able to interact with you guys and see your takes on the series!

The other piece of media that had a lasting impact was Allie Brosh’s book Hyperbole and a Half. I hadn’t known before reading it, but she actually had a blog of the same name around the early 2010s, where she’d post her funny comics and stories. The part that had the most impact on me was actually her iconic ‘poorly drawn’ MS paint kind of style. It made me realize that you don’t necessarily have to make professional quality art to make something worth seeing. This inspired me not only to start posting my own doodles and stuff online, but also changed my approach when dealing with a lot of daunting things. Whenever I feel like I’m not good enough/skilled enough to try something, I remember how popular her stuff was, despite looking ‘low quality,’ and it reminds me that doing something low quality is better than not doing it at all! 

[andreabandrea]

pokemon starter middle evolutions that i like more than the final evolution

wartortle (like. out of everyone on this list, wartortle the most)

quilava (he's just cuter. typhlosion was also done dirty in the 3d games by not showing off its fire)

combusken (very iconic fighting chicken look)

grovyle (sigh. for PMD reasons)

marshtomp too actually. perfect mix of cute and cool and strong

dewott (i dont like how he stops being bipedal. lol)

im going to be honest i didnt like any of the gen 8 starters and i havent played gen 9 and have no plans to

[glitchfang]

i think grovyle evolving into sceptile would be like. really thematically powerful. like he thought he would die and his memory would live on as a grovyle, but now he gets to move on, grow even more, and symbolize that by evolving……..

but on the other hand. sceptile just isn’t NEARLY as iconic and i just cant see it

[starfalcon555]

9, 15, 16, 17 for the pmd asks!!

9. In Sky, do you often visit Spinda's Cafe?

Admittedly it's been a long time since I've played EoS (I really need to fix that soon JDJDJDJDJDJJDJ) but I loved visiting Spinda's Cafe as a kid! Just something about the atmosphere was really soothing to me LMAO

15. Favorite PMD character overall?

Hydreigon!!! He's the reason I fell in love with the "character personality plays against species stereotypes" trope in PMD fanfictions and comics (a trope which I use a lot in my own work hehehehe). He's such a sweetheart, I love the role he plays in GTI, and I love the deeper hints and lore implications with his character (that one scene in Super where he recognizes the hero has such juicy potential). Honorable mentions go to Nuzleaf, Gengar (I need to study both of them under a microscope), Pancham (he's such a brat [affectionate]), Explorers partner (blorbo beloved...), and Super partner (BLORBO BELOVED...)

16. Overrated character?

I'm fully prepared to get roasted like a chestnut on an open fire for this... but... Grovyle... DON'T GET ME WRONG I LIKE HIM A LOT TOO!!!!!! HE'S A GREAT CHARACTER AND THE MOST ICONIC PMD CHARACTER FOR A VERY GOOD REASON!!!!!!!! It's just that him being as popular as he is means that he overshadows a lot of the other amazing PMD characters... it's mainly the oversaturation of Explorers content that makes him overrated to me more than him as a character. sawwy Grovyle :(((((((((

17. Is there a team present in any of the games that you like?

TEAM AWD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOMEN WHO SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bonus shoutouts to Team A.C.T. and Team Razorwind :333

[sincerely-sofie]

Heya-

Okay so if you still take art request... Let's go on the idea of "Mortals that kill a legend become a legend themselves" but with Grovyle who killed Ark-

More seriously, i just found yesterday your AU where Twig succeeded in killing Darkrai and also your post with Kip that killed Dialga and having a panic attack but I was wondering: What about Grovyle and his promise of finding a way to kill Ark if ever hurt Twig? Like, the instant he learn about Ark memory recovery, he chose to not take the chance to let him go and directly strike him before anything could happen.

Anyway i'm so eager to see the next part of the story especially about Darkrai because i'm sad for him. Your writing (and your art) is wonderful and i always want more of it ;-;

Keep going, take your time, stay hydrated, don't skip lunch and take care of you!

Neluj

I’ve been taking forever to get to this ask, and I’d take even longer to draw an answer, but the guilt of having this sitting in my drafts for ages has been getting to me so I’m going to just give my notes and plan to draw it at some point later ;w;

Grovyle’s leaves would come to resemble holly when it regrows after being eaten—prickly, stiff, and with that iconic warped shape.

He'd grow thorns that are tipped in red around the base of his neck.

His overall coloring would become a lot darker, and would develop a pattern along his body resembling plants that are wilted from overwatering

His eyes would glow in low light.

He'd get by a lot better than the Grovyle who killed his timeline's celebi, as he wouldn't have any misgivings about resolving the Darkrai issue and would seek out Cresselia immediately upon realizing he obtained his powers so he could live his life as normal.

Living forever would definitely be hard on him, with Twig's death having the same devastating impact as it has on him during every timeline she passes before him, but he'd get by well enough with Celebi helping him get through the hard times.

(Celebi gives up on getting him to realize she likes him about a century or two in. It's exhausting, and she eventually moves on. At one point after this, he mentions how he almost thought she had a crush on him after she said something vaguely flirtatious to him a couple decades back and Celebi comes this (👌) close to throttling him.)

[heavenlyhoundoom]

Me roasting Hoenn.

Treecko: I bet this pokemon licks its eyes.

Grovyle: You had a very weird meme.

Sceptile: Do those back seeds hurt?

Torchic: The boys have small specks on their butts.

Combusken: Some pointed out that it looks like a certain body part, and now I can't unsee it.

Blaziken: The first fire/fighting starter that everyone "loves".

Mudkip: The most overused pokemon meme.

Marshtomp: It looks like it can't think.

Swampert: One razor leaf and you're dead.

Poochyena: Only known for chasing Birch.

Mightyena: Aka, Diet Houndoom.

Zigzagoon: I hope we get a tanuki pokemon that actually looks like a tanuki one day.

Linoone: Apparently, tanukis evolve into badgers.

Wurmple: Slightly more interesting than the other regional bugs due to its split evolutions.

Cascoon and Silcoon: It sucks that which evolution you get is determined by something completely out of your control.

Dustox and Beautifly: Living proof of pretty privilege.

Lotad, Lombre, and Ludicolo: Did you know these pokemon are based on kappas, a yokai known for drowning people?

Seedoot: This kind of looks like a mario enemy.

Nuzleaf: Why does it have nipples?

Shiftry: How are you able to do anything with those leaf hands?

Tailow: It's just a bird.

Swellow: You're mainly known for one of the biggest ass pulls In the anime.

Wingull and Pelliper: Why are you in every region after your introduction!?

Ralts: And the winner for most ridiculous haircut goes to...

Kirlia: Your haircut has gotten slightly better, but only slightly.

Gardevoir: Poor thing was rule 34ed beyond repair.

Surskit: Ah. =)

Masquerain: You have to be the most forgettable gen 3 pokemon.

Shroomish: I can't unsee the clip where someone flipped its face upside down and made another face.

Breloom: AKA: The kangashroom.

Slakoth: I wish people could be as chill as this guy.

Vigoroth: The caffeine addict pokemon.

Slaking: Oh my gosh, it's the man behind all those live action Disney remakes!

Nincada and Ninjask: They went from having a super cool type combo to having the most overused bug combo ever.

Shedinja: Don't go looking at its back.

Whismur: Why does it have a butt hole!?

Loudred: It's so ugly!!!

Exploud: Why would anyone want to train such a loud pokemon!?

Makuhita and Hariyama: It's sumo time!!!

Azurill: This pokemon created the first pokemon trans icon.

Nosepass: How big are its boogers?

Skitty: Too bad You're only known for being able to breed with a whale.

Delcatty: Look at that neck pillow.

Sableye: I feel like if it could talk, it would sound like Stitch.

Mawile: How heavy is your mouth hair?

The Aron line: Why would you create metal termites!?

Meditite: It looks like it's wearing a diaper.

Medicham: Now it looks like a pingas!

Electrike and Manectric: I would've never known that these were supposed to be dogs if people didn't tell me.

Plusle and Minun: These pokemon only exist to show off the new(at the time) double battle mechanic.

Volbeat and Illumise: Zzzz....

Roselia: You should've been a gen 4 pokemon.

Gulping and Swalot: Their names are such a dirty mind test.

Carvanha and Sharpedo: Apparently, piranhas evolve into sharks.

Wailmer: Not nearly as memorable as your evolution.

Warlord: And you're only known for being able to breed with a tiny cat.

Numel: The slowpoke for camel lovers.

Camerupt: You're Maxie's ace pokemon, and you're still forgettable.

Spoink: I would hate to have to bounce all the time to stay alive.

Grumpig: Miss Piggy without her makeup.

Spinda: If you're trying to catch every spinda variant, then you have no life.

Trapinch: This was the bane of my existence in X and Y.

Vibrava and Flygon: The "Why aren't these bug/dragon type" pokemon.

Cacnea and Cacturne: I'm gonna add these pokemon to my list of reasons to never go to the desert.

Swablu and Altaria: Mmmm... cotton candy...

Zangoose: Don't leave this pokemon alone with your pet snake

Seviper: Shiny killers, shiny killers, shiny killers!

Lunatone and Solrock: Shouldn't you two be in the super star daycare?

Barboach: More like barbitch!

Wishcash: This pokemon eats masterballs for breakfast!

Corphish and Crawdaunt: Mmmm...crawfish...

Baltoy: Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay.

Claydol: Ah, yes. Biblically accurate pokemon.

Lileep: You'd think the first rock/grass type would look more interesting.

Cradilly: Don't lie. You also used to think Cradilly's eyes were its teeth.

Anorith: Stop staring at me with them big old eyes!

Armaldo: A another shiny ruined by the saturation of the 3d era.

Feebas and Milotic: Ugly duckling but with fish.

Castform: How does it feel to have gone years without shinies for your alternative forms?

Kecleon: How are you able to hide from opponents when the stripe on your belly doesn't change?

Shuppet and Banette: You two really need therapy.

Duskull: You're just a bully.

Dusclops: I don't like how it feels like it's staring into my soul.

Tropius: Are those bananas removable, asking for a friend.

Chimecho: Who are you again?

Absol: The emo pokemon.

Wynaut: Was this pokemon really necessary?

Snorunt: It looks so puntable!

Galie: Why do you look so pissed, man?

Spheal: I can't roast perfection.

Sealeo: Your mustache looks like cut-up paper.

Walrein: Who else used to think this pokemon was a pseudo legendary?

Clampearl: Give me them pearls!

Huntail and Gorebyss: Everyone keeps talking about how Remoraid evolving into Octillery makes no sense, but what about these guys?

Relicanth: How have you survived for so long while also being able to die from a single vine whip?

Luvdisc: Boring pokemon, cool shiny.

Bagon: How are you able to do anything with those practically nonexistent arms!?

Shelgon: Another cacoon pokemon.

Salamance: I'm glad you can finally fly, but is shooting all those beams of energy necessary?

Beldum: Just stay in the ball, damn you!

Metang: Hide your Nosepasses.

Metagross: I've got nothing. This is such a cool pokemon.

The regis: I can take you all down with one fighting type!

Latias and Latios: The only difference between their megas is their eye color!

Kyogre and Groudon: Someone clearly has an unfair advantage.

Rayquaza: Its mega has to be the most op thing in the franchise!

Jirachi: I wish Gamefreak would just give us a fire/fairy type already!

Deoxys: The ultrabeast before ultrabeasts.

[askthefourhumanheroes]

OOC

Fun fact: Solace's eyes are actually an eerie light blue color; the PMD Sprite Repository icons show her with red eyes, and I have no idea how to make custom icons, so just imagine the eye color, okay? :)

According to Grovyle, Solace had the same eyes when she was a human, and it was a mark of her Dimensional Scream ability. Humans or Pokemon with that ability usually have either blue or yellow eyes. Yellow eyes show that the ability is incomplete, only showing visions from one source (past, present, or future).

Unlike most Cyndaquils, which tend to keep their eyes closed or narrowed, Solace always had her eyes wide open, which unnerved some of her fellow guildmates.

Foreshadowing in an OOC post? It's more likely than you think...