#I have such a soft spot for kalos because of that

[skoulsons]

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME??? MEGAS ARE COMING BACK??? MEGA FLYGON FINALLY???

[front-facing-pokemon]

[ravioliravioliravioli]

MASTERPOST: REVAMPED

Part I: Who am I?

My name is Robin, I'm more commonly known as *Da vinky. Mahika

*(the reason I'm not called 'Da vinky' anymore is because Mahika sounded better over the time)

- I'm an artist, I create ocs and fanarts of different fandoms I'm in

- I am a writer, I've made several AUs and stories over the time

- I have 2 dogs, their names are Joey and Phoebe, they're both shih tzus

- my favourite color is purple*

*(actually it's a specific type of purple)

- I'm aroace and agender

Aroace meaning-does not feel both romantic and sexual attraction towards others

Agender meaning-Does not have any specific gender, no gender at all

Part II:

Fandoms and AUs (I've made and also adore)

• I'm a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fanatic (if it wasn't obvious enough), my favourite character of all time is Shredder, favourite turtle is donnie

• I like Undertale (current hyperfixation), Favourite AU is Underfell, Favourite character in the og is Asgore (I love that guy), Favourite non popular character is Glyde (I love them)

• I really really like pokemon, it's the first fandom I've ever been to. I have a soft spot for gen 1 (kanto) but my favourite generation is probably gen 2 (johto) or gen 6 (kalos)

[I FORGOT MY OTHER FANDOMS IM IN, SHIT]

Tags for my AUs (Green for active, blue for 'can come back to', Yellow for slowly going inactive, red for discontinued)

-> #Teenage mutant ninja turtles: tales of the lost (or #tmnt: tales of the lost)

-> #Undertale: Under the stars (or #UT: under the stars)

-> #Pokémon: devotion AU (or #P!DAU)

Part III:

‼️BOUNDARIES + DISLIKES‼️

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- I support Palestine 🇵🇸

- I don't condone war, war is bad

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‼️But please note that my blog is open to everyone who understands and RESPECTS these rules!‼️

Tags I'll be using (NEW TAGS!!):

#Maki's Ted talk - spilled thoughts

#Maki's arts - My own tag watermark

#Maki's updates - updates about stuff

#Maki rants - actual rants

[altarianchildren]

Alright Tumblr!

Time to meet some OCs!

These two in particular hold a very special, very close place in my heart! I'm gonna make this a sort of "ask the oc(s) anything" post, interaction is encouraged!

Trypo and Tueri Harrows, of Coumarine, Kalos.

Below the cut is oc lore and more art!

I'm saying this now, their story is a sad one, but I find it intriguing! They've become something of comfort characters for me, especially in the way their dynamic works. Trypo (the trainer) was born into a noble house in Kalos! Tueri (the abnormally tall Bisharp) was assigned to protect her when she was born. He was originally her mother's guardian! Now he's at Trypo's side.

Being bigger than most of his kinds makes him quite intimidating, though to his lass, he's got quite the soft spot. He has several ways of showing affection to his partner and teammates, some physical, some otherwise. Physical means towards Trypo ranges from carrying her, resting his chin atop her head, pulling her against his torso to loom over and guard her more closely, letting her cling to his arm, and even sorting through her hair to pick out debris (usually after a battle or in the morning, or situations where her hair gets messed up.) It's his own means of like- returning the favour of grooming, since Trypo will sharpen his blades for him and keep his metal polished and in good condition!

Did we mention Tueri communicates via Telepathy?

I headcanon that certain types are susceptible to using telepathy! Psychic (obviously-) ghost, and dark are those types, especially for more humanoid mons, or mons based heavily on pretty sentient yokai or entities (like Zoroark being based on the shapeshifting aspect of Kitsune!) Anyway that hc is for a different ramble a different day-

Tueri uses telepathy to communicate to others! He can also read and write, thanks to Trypo's father teaching him how to do so before Trypo was even a thought in that man's mind.

Speaking of her father.

Lumin Harrows.

Is the entire reason Trypo and Tueri are on the run in the first place. Lumin decided, after Tueri failed once (1 singular time) to guard the girl from a preventable situation, that he had to be. . . Disposed of, for something better.

Trypo didn't want to let Tueri go, much less know he'd get killed for one failure that was very much her fault to begin with. So, what did she do to prevent his death?

She took Tueri, took the shield (an heirloom that she shouldn't have had until 20,) gave the shield to Tueri, snagged some cash, and fled Kalos, hitting Unovan soil first, where their whole runaway story begins.

Lumin starts giving chase when he realizes they fled Kalos, and it leads to a multi-region chase across the world, with Lumin under the mindset he's saving his daughter from a silver-tongued, manipulating monster, and Trypo on the run for her partner's life.

Lemme hit you with another fun bit of trivia that Lumin isn't aware of, and that the Harrows Shield here is slightly aware of but doesn't understand.

They're soul-linked.

(This is a mechanic from conquest that I put my own spin on to add to these two!)

If one goes down, they both do.

Now, suddenly running for his life, is running for hers too, no?

Tueri protecting her so vigorously, so acutely, is also guarding his own life, no?

Of the two, their personalities are a good mix of opposing forces, that balance and check each other. Trypo is meek, shy, riddled with anxieties thanks to her father hunting them down, and rather antisocial because of it. She's fearful, to the point it would consume her if it weren't for Tueri. Tueri is bold, unshaken, he's adamant and brave. He's level, where she's chaotic. He's cold and calculated in battle, even seeming cold to others outside of battle, save those he'd consider a friend. His steel-cold exterior is balanced by her open compassion, by an unwavering heart trying to keep all sides held together. She leads the team by tactic and heart, where he leads via tactic and example. He's the force to her words. The calm to her storm, she's the caution to his "I have to act" sort of attitude.

Trivia time!

》It took them several years to get a tent. Before then, they'd sleep up in trees, in pokémon centers, back alleys, or on a very rare occasion, even take refuge by the kindness of someone taking them in for a night. Now that they have a tent, they almost exclusively sleep in that or in pokémon centers.

》Teammates are as follows, caught in this order!

Anima ♀️(Gardevoir, megastone holder!)

-Mina ♀️💫 (Gained from another trainer as a Vaporeon, shiny!)

-Aeternus ♀️(Mudsdale- she carries all the cargo on the saddle, such as camping equipment and medical supplies)

-Iroha ♂️(Noivern)

-Relle ♂️(Ceruledge)

》Tueri holds Trypo between his blades when they sleep! Due to selective breeding, his physical traits were altered a bit as a result, one such being a wider gap between the blades on his torso. He pulls Trypo in and kinda wraps himself and his cloak around her when they rest, guarding her even in their sleep. If she stirs for whatever reason, he will start to make a sound akin to metallic purring to calm her down and lull her back to a quiet sleep.

》Trypo's left leg still has lasting effects from the initial injury, due to. . . Unknown reasons.

》"My Little Versailles" is Tueri's little nickname for Trypo when other people aren't around and their situation is calm + stress free for a spell.

》Trypo refers to Tueri as her partner, her knight, her other half, and her crimson sentinel.

》Tueri is an absolute sucker for spicy food ong. Give him ghost peppers and he will eat that shit like candy. Trypo cannot tolerate the same level of heat he can, but she also enjoys spicy foods!

》The Harrows Shield is a name/title for the both of them combined, as opposed to a title specifically for the trainer or for the pokémon.

》They eat off the same plate! Tueri will take food from it first, especially if it's food from someone else. His steel typing means he's immune to poison, thus can safely tell if something would be toxic for his person to eat or not. Even when they eat, she seems to be guarded by him in every way.

》Tueri has articulated hands! Also a trait thanks to selective breeding.

》Don't let his sharp expression and scary looks fool you. Tueri is so very soft with friends and his teammates. . . You'd almost think you're looking at two different entities if you saw him around a stranger vs a friend.

》Tueri is never inside of his pokéball unless unconscious from battle. He absolutely hates being inside it, and will not willingly go in. He has broken a pokéball in the past by forcibly busting out of it despite the lock in place, which resulted in Trypo getting a dusk ball for him as a replacement capsule.

》Tueri thinks the dusk ball is a lot more comforting than the luxury ball he used to be in. He claims the luxury ball felt "cold and unforgiving." He still hates being in the dusk ball, but it doesn't make him feel out of place.

》Trypo likes to make little grass and flower crowns if they have down time whole camping. Tueri has been subjected to many crownings of forest floor foliage.

》Don't tell the world he actually cherishes that deep down in his soul.

》Thanks to their soul-link, emotions bleed to one another a bit! Trypo's rage can make Tueri on edge and itching for battle, or Tueri's calm in a situation can subconsciously ease her anxieties into a state of calm as well. Seeing her cry breaks his heart. If emotions are polar opposites, it can actually cause some strain and make it feel like their hearts are hurting!

》Despite everything, they could not ask for a better partner, a better friend, a better combination. They're each other's world. </3

》I actually view these two as my comfort characters because of the softer moments in their dynamic. Their story is filled with turmoil and hardships, but when they get time to rest, and rest easy, it just feels particularly special. They earned good rest, they savor it so genuinely when they can lay in a sleeping bag and not have to worry about the world outside the tent. Rain is usually melancholy, but to them, it's safety, and it's calm. Even the thunderstorms feel safe compared to what they run from. I think maybe it's because Trypo characterizes a turmoil-filled era of my life, and Tueri is like. . . The anchor I wish I had in that time. He is the calm to the storm. The reason the boat doesn't drift so far out to sea. But I think it's also because while he so openly and blatantly guards and defends his lady, she's also trying to protect him in less visible ways. She chose to run away with him to save his life. She keeps his blades sharp so in battle he never has to worry about his blades chipping or a dull strike deciding a match. She's soft with him to keep his mind steady, to ensure he stays okay in the mind and heart despite all that follows them. They protect each other in their own ways, and both sides are equally as appreciative and aware of the other's side of it. They're precious to one another. So very, sincerely, dearly precious. They're not perfect- but they take the flaws in each other openly, and in stride. "This is my crimson knight, who will never openly speak of any weakness he has- but I know his weakness, and I know his fears, and I walk beside him anyways." "This is my lady, and though her fears paralyze her and make it seem impossible to step forward, I hold a hand out so I can lead her through the fear, and walk together." I just. I love their dynamic. I love them a lot.

》I might end up doing a comic series for these two and their team??? Start from the beginning and work from there? Or do comic strips of different situations They're in with no real timeline? Debating this tbh.

》Trypo is still very afraid of Relle considering he's the newest member + there's a bit of a language barrier + Relle is. . . Aggressive as fuck and it scares her

》Tueri and Relle had MAD BEEF for awhile I won't lie. Big brawling hours for a hot minute. Relle now understands why Tueri is in charge. Poor boy is still trying to figure out why Trypo is somehow in charge of Tueri. She never acts like it.

》Tueri is not afraid to fight dirty in actual threatening scenarios. He will pull every nasty trick in every book just to ensure victory in the wilds, ensure that team eats, lives another day, what have you.

》Tueri will not discriminate, those hands are rated E for Everyone.

Once again, this is functioning as a "hey look at my ocs!" A mini art dump and also a "ask the ocs anything" sort of post. Interaction encouraged, give me reasons to draw these two more I beg---

If you read through all of that ily

[the-lore-and-art-cave-go-brrrrr]

Mmmm I’m having the big thoughts about the Pokémon stuff again

But not just Saffron, Rai, and Rosa this time, not at all. Now it’s about the extended universe and I’m having far too much fun. So I’m about to make it everyone’s problem.

First off, been doing some name stuff. I had characters before, but I realized it’d be much more fun to give them names that align with the region they’re from, kinda how I did it for Rai and Rosa (Saffron is kinda weird cause I actually went with something that fit with Kieran and Carmine)

One thing I’ve always done with my characters is name them after some kind of plant, typically a flower. For example: the first Kanto character I had was named Daisy, the Hoenn character was Jasmine, the Sinnoh character was Cherry, Kalos was Oakley, Alola was Primrose, Galar had Lotus, Lily (which I did solely for the purpose of making jokes about the character Lillie), and Fern, and for a while my Paldea characters were Rose and River (who was the singular exception to my naming conventions)

I can’t just change that convention, but I can change the language in which the name is in. So I’ve got several pages in my notes app that are literally just my names and appearances for my characters now.

Heads up, mass amounts of screenshots-

Yeah this first one has Kanto and Sinnoh/Hisui in it. Also I am aware some of these names may not really mean what I put down, but we’ll cross that bridge later.

This has the Hoenn protagonists (which with probably match just a little closer to ORAS because that’s the one I’ve actually played)

This has the Unova protagonists, both Black/White and Black 2/White 2 (which I will have to watch play throughs of as I am yet to be able to get these games)

The Kalos protagonists, who I’m realizing I have a soft spot for because they have a fun story

Alola protags part one and two, where you will notice Rai is the ONLY character so far to not fit in the naming conventions at all.

Galar protags one, two and, three, who are also the true start to all of this as they were the first ones to get a full blown story that wasn’t just the plot of the games

And then Paldea + Kitakami.

Literally Rai is the only one to not follow the name conventions.

Don’t mind my several notes to self, I am going to be drawing all of these guys and I want to be as accurate as possible. Also just because they’re listed as either male or female protagonist doesn’t necessarily mean they align to that gender. Saffron’s listed as the male protag and she’s bigender, so it really could be anything.

There’s probably gonna be some wheel spinning involved, because I’m generally indecisive and want to see what happens- Rai, Rosa, and Saffron will all probably stay the same tbh-

And with that I go to actually design them and or redesign some of the others. Namely Rai because I want to draw a better front facing view of him.

[inkymers007]

Watched the new pokemon direct and I'm excited!

Kalos has always had a soft spot in my heart. Because it was first to introduce mega evolution and it's my favorite mechanic. That and it was one of the first pokemon games I completed. I still remember my team from when I was a kid:

Chestnaught

Charizard (with the X mega stone)

Talonflame

Tyrantrum

Xerneas

Helioptile (I didn't know how to evolve it at the time)

I might replay X or at least shiny hunt in why just to remind myself of Kalos. I won't use the exact same team, but I'll have most of them. Or maybe I'll do a challenge locke who knows.

[lumeha]

Top 5 obnoxiously expensive drinks?

Top 5 bug type Pokémon?

(either or both, up to you.)

... I wish I could do the obnoxiously expensive drinks but I rarely buy expensive drinks (shout out to that one time I bought vanilla infused calva though?? but it was cheap for a bottle of calva), I'm more well-known for buying weird drinks

There's so many weird drinks to be found in hard discount stores, I love that

SO

Top 5 bug type Pokémon :

5 - Vivillon

I have a soft spot for Kalos. I have a soft spot for Pokémon with really stupid gimmicks. I once tried to collect All The Vivillon Patterns. I actually used a Vivillon in my Y playthrough.

I love this lil' butterfly, it's cute and I love the gimmick

(ft. the regional pattern from Normandy)

4 - Scolipede

Nothing to really say here beside : that design rules ??? that design rules so much. It's amazing. I love it. Scolipede looks amazing

3 - Scizor

When I played Pokken (because yes I have actually played some Pokken and I sucked at it), Scizor was my main, and it gave me a really huge soft spot for the guy. The design was always really cool to me, and I love the steel/bug type.

2 - Armaldo

One of my favourite fossils ! When I was a kid I got tricked by its fake eyes ! Which, somehow, made me like it more ?? Don't ask me why. But Armaldo is just a really cool design to me, I've used one in a Ruby playthrough, and I really love it. It's a silly boy. I love a silly boy

1 - Centiskorch

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BUG ?? THIS BUG IS AMAZING

I had one in my Sword team called Scarf, and now all Centiskorch are Scarves in my heart. The Gmax form is just really cool, I love the idea that it is inspired by some of those old heaters, it's just a fun motif

Also Kabu has one and Kabu has great tastes (I love Kabu)

But yes !! Yes. That's my fave. Look at it. It's so cute

Send me a Top 5 anything !

[christo-unlimited]

I really hope furfrou joins Stantler and Girafarig in the "Weak single stage normal types that get sick evolutions" club because it's a pokemon I have a huge soft spot for but it's been unobtainable for almost a decade

Like look at those stats, not terrible, but I'd never call them good.

Just for comparison, these are stantler and girafarig's stats respectively. Not too different, and I feel like it just makes sense to give Furfrou an evolution in Z-A since we're going back to Kalos.

[cheemken]

Ey bro, I’ve been brainstorming all day on how Iris could get away from Drayden and the others and make her way to Kalos, but I’ve got nothing coming up in my head

You got any ideas? I’d love to hear them and expand on em

Also just something else I want to say. I picked Abra because Hau does have a key stone, just not a mega stone for any Pokémon. And Diantha did say she’d give Hau and Geeta a mega stone once they train a Pokémon that can mega evolve. Plus you actually CAN catch an Abra in the spot I described, if you didn’t already know. So imagine his surprise when Diantha finally gifts him a mega stone once he gets to Kalos

Ghm,, one thing I had in mind is her lying to Drayden saying that she just wants to visit Hau too, to see how he's doing bc ofc, they're like siblings at this point and she really is worried abt him, and hey, Alola is pretty close to Unova, so at least w that Drayden knows she's just close. But Iris ended up going to Kalos instead, her Hydreigon flying her there, just leaving a message to Hau that she's gonna go and find Diantha (like maybe this is set before that concept of Hau finding Abra, and it's enough of a prompt for him to do the same). But maybe Drayden found out and got so pissed and so worried that he ended up having every gym leader and elite four to always trail behind Iris so she won't head to Kalos

Another thing I had in mind that maybe she really just left with no letters or anything left behind for Drayden, she just wants to see Diantha again.

Or maybe she just gave up, thinking that Diantha really is dead and Lance is just lying to her and Hau that she's still alive. Cause if Diantha's still alive then.. shouldn't she show herself by now?? Iris just misses her ig, but everyday she's starting to doubt if Diantha really is still out there or not

Take ur pick hahaha

And ohh yeah I actually didn't know abt that considering that I haven't played anything past gen five, I only recently started playing Pkmn X hahaha but that's cool tho!

And yeah Diantha would be proud Hau found a Mon that he can mega evolve, god imagine how impressed she'd be tho, cause he trained that Mon only for a week and already it's strong af, it could teleport to another region, and for Diantha maybe her lessons w the kids are paying off seeing as Hau got to Kalos just by himself and no one even caught him

But like imagine this lil training thing tho and it's Dia just being really soft and encouraging and she's really guiding Hau how to handle Alakazam's strong psychic surges too, how to handle the strain mega evolution does to both trainer and pokemon, how she's there for him every step of the way. And more and more the thought of Diantha being remotely evil leaves Hau's mind, bc hey,, how could this sweet angel that gave him a home in Kalos, that really feels like home, could ever do anything wrong? What she did to the others.. well.. she's just showing them that they're not right, what they're doing isn't right, and Hau finally saw that. Leon was wrong. Steven and Wallace should see that. Cynthia should see that. They should believe Diantha too. After all.. Diantha just wanted the world to be a better place, and that world in Hau's mind is a world where he gets to be w Diantha and Iris and the rest of the champions and their pkmn all together.

In that world, he'd finally have the family that he always wanted. A family that will always there for him no matter what.

[crystalelemental]

"moonenvoy: i have a soft spot for xy. it kinda marked the turning point in my life of becoming an adult but still being able to enjoy my interests, i guess? i was 20 when it came out and it was right after i got my first job, so it was the first game i ever preordered. i have high, but cautious hopes for ZA. was xy great? no, probably not. but ya know what? who gives a fuck. as long as you enjoy it, it's worth it."

I think that's fair. I would have been...hold on a minute, when did this game come out again? In my mid-20s somewhere, still around the time of grad school. So like. Definitely older. But I do remember it as the last game where I was engaged with some kind of community, and yet everyone felt excited. Every single generation after felt worse and worse with fans around, and only Paldea managed to go into things with a positive vibe, because like the only person I talked to about it was my wife. And I feel like it came out in that era where video game critic pessimism peaked. You know the kind. So popular reception was "game bad," and a lot of that rubs off on you when your entire friend group seems to believe the same. But I dunno, replaying it was a lot of fun, I had a genuinely great time. I still prefer my gens 2-4, but it...might have cleared everything else.

I'm personally really excited for ZA. Moreso now. I think Kalos has a lot of potential and it'll be great to see what they do, but also the Legends system is just wholesale superior to the main series so I feel like this is going to be hard to mess up.

"i just hope the character customization in ZA is more along the lines of XY and less. almost any of the others. sumo and l:a were pretty mid and fuck all the school/challenege uniform shit lmao GIVE ME MORE CUTE CLOTHES LIKE XY HAD-"

Okay fun fact. I never really change outfits. XY had the best options, but gave the least money for it, and hilariously had the best default outfits. The rest I just never bothered with. Actually wait, I think I did change outfits in Galar one time. Some of the dresses looked cute. But yeah, ScarVi not really having outfits was disappointing. I think it would overall be an insignificant thing to me, if it wasn't for how young your characters have to look despite the academy having people in their sixties among the student body. If you can customize outfit, at least let me customize old trainer. Or like. Older teen/college age trainer, which seems closer to the other three than your apparent ten-year-old self.

[classyhatsvt]

After getting over the excitement and hype that we're not only returning to Kalos, but getting a Pokemon Legends game set in Kalos, I am still cautiously optimistic. Pokemon Legends Arceus was genuinely the first time Pokemon had evolved on the formula from a portable game to something for consoles, and I was very disappointed to see that they didn't carry those changes over to Scarlet/Violet. If this new game has more in common with Legends Arceus than it does Scarlet/Violet, and it's actually finished and stable this time, I'm greatly considering playing it.

...I do have a soft spot for Kalos because I loved those games, and Chespin is my favorite Pokemon.

[belamew]

Ah, I have a soft spot for them 🥺 saw them a LOT in Kalos.

I don't get them a lot in the daycare. Ledyba and combee get along great tho!!! I love seeing them passed out together in spring after spending the afternoon playing in flowers. Ledyba WILL try and protect combee if another Pokémon attacks. And because of this, vespiquen will often spare a bumbling ledyba for getting in too close 💕

I did this before, but want to try getting back into the swing of things!

Reblog and give me a Pokémon, and I'll tell you something about it from my experience as a nursery worker from a daycare! Don't send it as an ask or leave it in the tags, please!

[aogiris-idiot-child]

Ok, I did it.

I bought Violet.

It's Christmas, so I found it a good excuse to.

I'm holding out for Megas since Kalos is RIGHT THERE. (YOU CAN'T IGNORE IT NOW, GAME FREAK!!)

I mainly bought it because of the apparent time travel shenanigans (or the possible lack thereof if the theories are right) and the fact that AI people are confirmed to exist.

I just hope it still "feels" like pokemon despite all the new stuff. I didn't play gen 8 since it was so.... bland? I found it went in a weird direction and originally was afraid of my switch corrupting.

Now, my issue is with the people designs, but I will try to ignore it. At first, I thought the Pokémon were a bit over-designed, but upon closer inspection, they aren't that bad. Whenever I go back to look at them, I think, "You know, it's not as weird as I remember." Ghouldengo looks like it's related to Rotom, though the bag was kinda weird. He's just a funky guy, even though he could speak English and could probably have his own series on CW-Kids (AKA 4-Kids, more specifically Sonic-X). My sister says "string cheese." Otherwise, solid design.

Quaquaval was another one that I thought was weird and had too much going on... until I realized it's based on Festival and knows Brazilian dances. My only problem is it's legs, especially it's feet. Otherwise it just looks like Daffy's Brazillian cousin. Skeledirge sings opera and Meowscarada looks more rabbit than cat in some areas, but I guess it's a bipedal lynx, so that helps.

Personally, I'm wondering if I actually care about humanoid Pokémon, but I think the fact that you don't normally find them in the wild is a big factor. There's this big thing where Pokémon and their trainers look like each other to some extent. I also guess Pokémon always had clothes, it's just Cinderace that looks particularly weird to me. Something about its pants is just a bit too soft for me, at least compared to Lucario, who has shorts as well, but look significantly cooler than fluffy fire-ball bunny. (I don't know, I haven't watched the rest of Journeys yet).

Cetitan is definitely my favorite; it's a Narwhal on land—what's not to love? The only thing I'd change is all the markings, especially the spots on its belly. A lot of new Pokémon are definitely over

[pokemonruby]

6, 14, 18, and 19!

6.: Least favorite region?

hmmmm i like all of the regions honestly but if i had to pick, probably kanto because it just doesn't age very well honestly. the region itself is super simple (which makes sense given that it's the first gen and all, but still -) when comparing it to all the others, well. it is very "meh." also there's just the fact that it is severely overrated for really no reason outside of nostalgia maybe.

14.: The cutest Pokemon, in your opinion.

you know i feel like i should say zorua since i'm biased and it is actually really the most adorable little creacher ever but i'm going to be completely honest. this honor goes to skitty. they peaked with skitty and they'll never be able to replicate it since skitty is just the perfect being. it's a little pink cat like come on. come on

also spheal. pokemon that are spherical are god tier in general but spheal is the undisputed king of sublime Roundness.

18.: How do you feel about the addition of Steel, Dark, and Fairy typings, as they weren’t part of the original 151?

i love all three of these types and would say they're up there as some of my overall favorites and each host an impeccable roster of great 'mons, especially fairy imo absolutely one of the best things they've implemented in recent time, thank you kalos (i say recent but x/y came out nearly a decade ago jesus fuck)

19.: Which evil Pokemon team is your favorite?

team plasma for obvious reasons but i also have a huge soft spot for team magma + aqua since the entire arc is just maxie and archie's divorce but they decided to get everyone else involved in it. but in all seriousness as goofy as their while scheme was i'm happy they got redeemed since they weren't really bad people just very misguided eco-terrorists and may/brendan's dads :)

[draftingteacups]

Hello, I am back with some more Soni and Lucille interacting headcannons (feat. Happiny and Luce’s Pokemons)

Luce has a Gogoat and a Florges and they join Soni’s Dairy Team and Berry Team. She did wish that her sister’s Leavanny is here as well as it would make spinning threads a lot faster.

Luce crying a second time after arriving in Twisted Wonderland after Soni translated how much Lucille’s Pokemons love her.

The girls take shifts in their jobs so the other could get sufficient sleep.

Happiny being gentle with Lucille’s Pokemon egg, waiting for the little one to hatch so she could have a little sibling to play with along with with her Big Sis Chansey and her Big Bro Pichu .

Happiny calling Lucille Auntie Lucy shall live in my head rent free.

Lucille can’t really sing, but she can play a soft tune on the piano and put Happiny and her Pichu to sleep when it’s bed time.

You remember that Pokemon episode about a special delivery Houndoom and Togepi, yeah that’s Onion the Houndoom with Happiny (and Pichu and the Pokemon the Egg will hatch into)

Happiny about to get into danger ? Don’t worry, Luce’s Pokemons are there to the rescue !

Floyd picking up Happiny and about to go somewhere ? Aerosmith the Talonflame dive bombed him and getting the eel burned in the process.

Happiny somehow on too of a tree ? Sonic the Noivern is up there within seconds and give her a ride. He will then uses his ultrasonic waves to look for the freshest and ripest fruits to share with Happiny

Going for a swim in Octavinelle ? Anjawlica the Feraligatr is there as a floatie and to supervise, ready to perform the Feraligatr Death Roll on anyone that tries any funny business.

Some students about to pick on Happiny bc she is small and “weak” ? Suddenly they fell into a large pit that was dug by Jawsephine the Gabite/Garchomp.

Crowley about to approach Happiny ? Not to worry, Onion the Houndoom is chasing him up onto a tree within seconds.

Soni might have met one of Lucille’s older sisters before as the younger one is currently training to take over Malva who will retire soon due to her old ties with Team Flare.

While Casual Geographic Soni’s narrating style is like the guy who runs the channel (i don’t his name unfortunately), Casual Geographic Lucille is like a mix between David Attenborough and a cautious Steve Irwin.

I also headcanon that if the girls have Sygna suits, Soni’s would based on Dior while Lucille’s would be based on Onion. (Seriously, i love the Sygna suits from Pokemon Master and whoever designed them needs a raise)

Aw 🥺 those are so cute! This is kind of a what-if situation, so this is just for fun, just in case anyone's thinking this is canon to the fic just as an fyi

Soni might not tell Lucille about her ability to talk directly from Pokemon speech. It'd be something where Dior would communicate the feelings through psychic power than flat-out saying something due to Soni's fear of someone finding out about her Blessed status.

Soni getting sleep? With the Braincell Trio? She might be dreaming- jk, I can see her being like "Can you deal with them for like five minutes? They can't be left alone. Otherwise, Aegis might chase them up a tree again."

HAPPINY THO

Happiny being a big sibling to the Pokemon Egg and protecting it my heart 💕💕💕 THE HAPPINY PROTECTION SQUAD she deserves it because the little bab is too nice

Her being so loved is always a blessing aaaaa

That Pokemon Episode with Togepi and Houndoom was one of my favorites. It was so cute, so imagining that with Happiny 🥺🥺🥺 that's maximum cuteness

Oooh, if Soni did see/meet Lucille's siblings, that would definitely be interesting. Mostly because Soni's reputation in Kalos varies wildly, depending on the person that someone talks to, so idk how Lucille's sister would react to Soni because of that.

Although, if she's taking over Malva's spot, Soni would be simultaneously relaxed and tense due to outside interference, nobles who have connections through Malva, and previous sponsorship clauses. That's if we're dealing with my world's Malva, but idk in this headcanon.

I was contemplating the idea that Lucille was like a cautious Steve Irwin, based on what I knew about her. It's like Soni's the one to inform, but Lucille's more showing the danger up-front.

Oooh 👀 Sygma Suits look really cool. That's actually funny because Soni's Ceremonial Cloak is somewhat based on a Gardevoir, so for her Sigma Suit to look based on one sounds fitting. One day I will draw Soni's Ceremonial Cloak, but that's in the future!

[epicspheal]

Since the reveal of Iono I figured I'd ask this: Would and which of your OCs would be fans of her streams?

Hi there namelessbaron! Ooh this is a good question. Kind of hard to say for certain at the moment just because who knows Iono's role in the story will be and her role may dictate the end result, so I'll definitely revisit this ask once the game is out. But for now, given the information we do know I think I'll go in order from least likely to be a fan of hers to most likely. Starting from the absolute least likely it would be Jack. Jack sees streamers/influencers being low class compared to his own royal upbringing. This kind of adds some extra clash between Jack and Raihan (as Raihan is from an old noble family in cactusverse) because Jack sees Raihan's social media hobby as an insult to his blood. Raihan obviously doesn't see it that way as he's more about showing more down to earth sides of the royal houses (him, Gordie and Melony all share that same goal). I think the next least likely would be Cami. Cami just really doesn't keep up with streamers or influencers outside of people she knows in real life who do that. Some of her medical school/grad school friends vlog or do livestreams of other hobbies and so she'll support them and has even appeared on a few. But Cami doesn't really use her free time looking at streams so outside of maybe Iono collaborating with a friend she wouldn't follow her. But I don't think she'd have a negative opinion of her. If she were to meet Iono and they became friends I could see her subscribing to help support a friend.

Next least likely would be Jabari. Jabari is a bit more into streaming and vlogging than his cousin Cami is. In fact he regularly helps Shauna and Tierno with their streams and as Kalos champion he's done collabs with other influencers to help repair the reputation of the Kalos league. I think the issue for him is moreso that he wouldn't vibe well with Iono's kawaii routine. It's a little too saccharine for his tastes but much like Cami, I don't think he'd have an actual negative opinion of her. He probably would tune into streams to see if he could learn anything from her to help Shauna and Tierno improve their content. I feel like Marsha would at least be a subscriber to Iono. Despite being more of a fairy type trainer, she does have a huge soft spot for electric types thanks to training at Lt. Surge's gym when she lived in Kanto and having her first Pokemon be a Pichu. So she'd enjoy watching an electric type influencer. Valen I think would also be a subscriber and probably tune in a bit more regularly. I honestly could see Valen at first thinking she's a robot because of the floating magnemite hair accessories and being like "OMG another robot like me" but then realizing she isn't but still tuning into watch her content because he enjoys it. I think Calla would be the most likely to be an outright fan of Iono's. I feel like Calla and Iono's bubbly energy would match really well and Calla would love to be on one of Iono's streams and would get a chance to once she became champion! She'd also probably try to bring Raihan in to help collab (if Iono and Raihan don't collab already).