#I love my ekans so much

[thatsneakymedic]

// The convention was fun. Even if I could not find a Kabuto. As the pokemon itself is as elusive as the shinobi. But I did get these nice trinkets. Hopefully the anime convention next month would be much better.

[primarinite]

just realized i never posted my rescue team character redesigns oops

ninetales: shiloh (they/them)

-reworked to be a snowdrift (alolan) ninetales because it makes more sense with the climate they live in and spike chunsoft are COWARDS for not including the regional variants of pokemon in gens 1-3 that got one.

-actually only has 8 tails (lost one in the havoc encounter).

-@ all of the ties that bind heads out there: does their design remind you of anyone in particular? :3c

gengar: havoc (he/him)

-his real (human) name was alphard. he discarded this name and adopted havoc instead after his transformation, as he was hoping that it would make others want to avoid him entirely, as he felt like he didn't deserve any kindness or decency after what he had done. unfortunately for him, medicham and adder (ekans) are stupid and like him. he starts using alphard again after tureis is saved.

-he has a permanent frostbite scar on his right hand from when he grabbed shiloh.

-team meanies fully disbands after tureis' rescue and gengar decides to spend his time giving back to the community in pokemon square for forgiving him. he pretty much becomes team fable's biggest fan and hypes up mayar and turies after she joins (newlin.....exists), not that he will ever admit it.

-after the tureis rescue, mayar tells alphard that regardless of what he's done in the past he's still deserving of love and compassion and that he's not a bad pokemon. alphard becomes smitten with her after that (<- guy that is desparate for companionship). mayar thinks that he's funny and forgives him for the whole "sending a violent mob after her and newlin" thing, and they hookup eventually. everybody in town (especially newlin) hates it but they're still supportive.

-other than newlin he becomes the most active participant in team fable's research into mega evolution when their focus shifts over to that.

gardevoir: tureis (she/her)

-joins team fable for a few years before eventually joining team charm after meeting lopunny. the switch from rescuing to exploring excites her, especially since she's been unable to go anywhere for years. mayar and newlin are very supportive of this. medicham also joins in hopes of getting stronger by travelling to make up for fainting in wish cave.

-being trapped took a heavy toll on her physical body that left her very ill for a long time. she couldn't do much without getting weak and winded, and was severely underweight upon being freed. everyone was supportive of her just doing what she can while part of the team (though she was barred from partaking in mega evolution research due to being a massive strain on the body and could be lethal in her condition). she's much healthier as of joining team charm, which is her main motivation for getting out there and travelling.

-there is a 30ish year gap between rt and explorers in my lore, so by the time she appears in explorers she's in her late 50s/early 60s. still kicking it!

-first image is her appearance in rt, second image is her appearance in explorers

-never recovers her memories of alphard but, for reasons she can't describe, she feels a strong kinship with him. the two become good friends.

[skyloftian-nutcase]

I kinda like your chronicles of the domain story thing if you wanna do something with that for the prompt event. thx!

(@silvrash-797 this one’s for you ❤️)

Link was sick.

It wasn't anything too alarming, Abel told himself repeatedly. The chidl had a stuffed nose, a bit of a fever, and a wretched cough. Captain Tomall had assigned Abel to guard the Hylian quarters to help him care for his boy, which the young knight greatly appreciated. He spent the morning with Link in his arms, comforting the poor child, who was quite miserable with his situation. Abel's touch wasn't as gentle as Tilieth's, but his soft words of encouragement and love seemed to help either way.

He pointedly ignored the fear in his heart, like a tiny needle trying to undo him. He pointedly didn't think about how Tilieth had been sick before their departure, how Link maybe somehow had it now. But that couldn't be the case - it had been two weeks since they'd left Hateno, after all.

Still, Link coughed and moaned, and Abel worried.

Ekan, Abel's teammate in guard duty today, offered to take care of everything so Abel could just rest with his son. Abel was somewhat annoyed with the offer - Ekan was by far the weakest fighter in the group, and he did not take his duty as seriously, so leaving him in charge would be a disaster. Although the man had a good heart, Abel didn't trust the Zora enough to leave protecting Hylians up to Ekan alone.

It was strange, though. Having spent roughly a week here now, Abel was... not entirely sure what to make of the Zora. He'd heard of them, of course - a mysterious and elegant race of water loving people, with strange appearances, beautiful aesthetic, and strong magic.

When they'd been briefed for this mission, they had all been told briefly of the political landscape, at least enough for them to grasp the importance of protecting their ambassador, Cilda. The Domain and Hyrule had clashed in the past, though not too recently. Nevertheless, tensions remained high, and trust low. The late Zora Queen had not liked Hyrule much, but with her death the Queen of Hyrule saw a new opportunity to establish good relations with the heir apparent, Dorephan.

Dorephan. The man had been kind enough when Abel had met him. But he could also very clearly see distrust and disdain in the upcoming king's advisors, and it made him wary.

He hoped everything would go well, though. If nothing else, for Link's sake. The boy had really started taking a liking to some Zora children, and had even interacted with the little princess, Mipha. Abel wasn't entirely sure how appropriate that was, and tried to keep it to a minimum, but he couldn't control his son while he was on duty, much as he tried.

None of that really mattered now, though. Not with Link being sick.

Speaking of the Zora, however, one of the little Zora children did stop by to ask if Link could play. Rivan, if Abel recalled correctly. The little boy was greatly disappointed when he heard Link was ill, and he asked that Abel pass along message to get better soon because we were gonna go see Ploymous Mountain (to which Abel pointed out that children should not be wandering to random mountains by themselves since he hardly knew the terrain or how dangerous this area was).

As Abel checked on his little boy in the afternoon, having left him in bed to rest, he found the child clutching his cow plushie and sniffling. The knight's heart twisted a little at the sight of it, and he knelt down to be at eye level with the child.

"Feeling any better?" he asked quietly, gently brushing hair away from the boy's face.

"My head hurts," Link whined, voice breaking halfway through the sentence.

Sympathy tugged at the man's heart, and he leaned in to kiss the child before saying, "It'll get better, son. Drink some water and rest, okay? I'll be back with dinner."

He felt a little bad for leaving the child, but to be fair, he'd carried him around with him most of the morning. As much as he loved Link, he didn't need to coddle him too much. The boy would have to learn to become more independent someday. Abel found himself constantly debating how to go about doing that - Tilieth would treat him like a baby all the way up to his adolescence if she could, but Abel didn't agree with that. But he also didn't think it was fair to just throw the boy into the world as he himself had been, forced to parent his little sister, forced to run the house when their mother deteriorated and passed away.

He'd comforted Link plenty today, right? And he would tell him a bedtime story with dinner. He couldn't be with the boy all day. He hadn't been their entire stay here.

But Link was sick. And Abel was worried.

He sighed heavily, returning to his post, ignoring Ekan's gaze. When his teammate tried to start conversation, hand restlessly running over his dark cornrows on his head, Abel tried not to be too snippy in response. There was nothing wrong with Ekan trying to be friendly; Abel simply was too stressed to play along.

The next day, Link's fever finally seemed to break, giving Abel immense relief. Captain Tommell mentioned that there would be some sort of serious meeting between the heir apparent and their diplomat, Cilda, and many Zora officials would be there, meriting tighter security. Abel hadn't really seen the soon-to-be-king since his initial meeting with him - most of Cilda's interactions were with Zora officials beneath him, after all. This was important.

Which meant he would be assigned to guard her. And Link would be alone, sick.

Abel swallowed his remorse on the matter. Duty was duty. He spent breakfast in his room with Link.

"I'm going to be guarding the diplomats today, son," he explained gently. "I asked Sir Ekan to make sure you're okay."

"Braids soldier?"

Abel's mouth twisted a little in amusement. "You have to learn their names, Link. They're our... our friends here."

"But I don't want Braids Soldier," Link whined. "I want you, Papa."

Abel sighed. "Sometimes we can't get what we want, Link. Our duty always has to come first, remember? Others are relying on me, too. You're safe here. Our ambassador is not."

Link hugged Mrs. Moo more tightly, lip wobbling, but he nodded. Abel smiled proudly at it. His little boy would be a good soldier someday, and he told him as much before kissing his forehead and steeling himself for a long day. Link was on the mend, though, so no matter what, it would be fine.

And it was fine. Until the next day, when Abel woke up with a runny nose and a headache.

He groaned. Of course I got it too.

Whatever this obnoxious feverish nightmare was, it was clearly contagious. He prayed it didn't spread to the other soldiers. Goddess, what if he passed it on to the captain, or the ambassador?

Link wiggled in the bed a little, clearly far more energized, jumping up and down in excitement. "Papa! Papa I'm feeling better! Papa, look!"

Abel swallowed, feeling his throat scrape against itself, raw and swollen. He mustered a smile, nodding. "That's good, son. Maybe you can go play with your friends today?"

Link nodded eagerly.

The little one's smile fell, however, when Abel started coughing harshly as he stood.

"Papa?" he asked, beady eyes wide with worry.

"I'm okay," Abel assured him, pointedly ignoring the look from their roommate, Norri.

When he coughed again, though, world spinning slightly as his head pounded, Link immediately shifted uncomfortably. "Papa, you're not okay."

"Link--"

"Papa, you're sick!"

"It's okay, son."

Link's eyes were filled with tears, and Abel was almost baffled at the reaction. Surely he couldn't look that ill, right?

"I made you sick," Link whimpered.

Oh.

"No," Abel hastily tried to appease him. "No, sweet child. It--I got this from--from Norri."

His roommate's expression grew affronted, and the younger knight huffed, freshening up and stepping out of the room.

Link seemed a little less horrified, but no less worried.

"Son," Abel said gently, picking him up and kissing him. "I'm a grown up. When we get sick we're okay. We don't really get all that sick. My body's bigger and stronger, so I can handle it, okay? I'll be fine."

Settling him on the ground, he nudged him along. "Go eat some breakfast. I'll be out shortly."

When he stepped out into the hall, he nearly jumped to the ceiling when Norri materialized beside him, saying, "I am not pretending to be sick just to assuage your child's worries. Unlike you, I am dedicating all my energy into doing my duty."

Abel's patience wasn't what it should have been. Not with as ill as he was feeling. Instead of taking the words with a neutral expression, he snapped, "Don't take my care for my child as shirking my duty. You know nothing of responsibility until you have someone in your care. Some of us aren't self centered brats who wish to climb the ranks."

He really should have held his tongue. Especially since Norri had occasionally tried to look out for him. The man wasn't a bad person, just... immature. He had his opinions about Link's presence, and Abel bristled at it. It wasn't as if he himself weren't aware of the inconvenience having a four-year-old caused; he didn't need it rubbed in.

Before Abel could retract his words, their superior arrived to corral them into the den and hand out their assignments. Abel would be with the ambassador alongside the captain and, of course, Norri.

Great. This was going to be a great day. Abel held back another coughing fit as he said his goodbye to Link and told him they would spar in the evening. Ekan, kindhearted as he was, promised he would keep an eye on Link and told Abel to take care of himself.

Goddess, how obvious was this illness? Abel felt miserable but he thought he was hiding it fairly well.

Well. Until he wasn't.

It wasn't entirely his fault. But he supposed that didn't matter. Lack of food and water mixed with whatever was tearing his body apart, and it turned into the perfect storm.

At least Abel managed to excuse himself from the meeting hall and made it into some innocuous corner before the dark edges of his vision caught up to the rest of him.

He wasn't entirely sure how long he'd passed out, but the sunlight didn't seem to have moved too much when he awoke. His shoulder ached--he must have hit it when he fell--but thankfully his helmet protected his head from any major impact. Now he just needed to find some water and get back to his post.

Shakily, Abel pulled himself to his feet, leaning heavily against the wall, when he realized he was being watched.

He reached for his blade automatically, feeling far too vulnerable, but a strong voice said, "Steady, Hylian. I don't mean you any harm. You're hardly a threat in your state, anyway."

Abel bristled a little at the implication of his ineptitude, but he sheathed his sword nonetheless. He didn't need to cause a diplomatic incident. The Zora in question was a sergeant, Seggin, who was known for his pride and prowess in battle. He was head of all the Zora military as well, which made this particularly unnerving.

Abel was exposing himself as a weak link in the Hylian forces, and he hated it. He wasn't entirely sure how to get himself out of this situation, so he just tried to stand tall and proud and strong, despite having just passed out.

"Hylians are so delicate, aren't they?" Seggin continued, walking towards him with his arms crossed. "Your kind live such short lives. You hardly understand anything of how the world works, and I wouldn't exactly call your people capable. How Hylia favored your race is beyond me."

Abel steeled himself for a fight, face carefully neutral so as not to be the one to start it, but more than willing to end it.

Seggin sighed before reaching for something and holding it out. "Drink. Get back what little strength your feeble Hylian body can muster. I'll not have you dying in my prince's halls and causing a problem."

As much as he wanted to punch the sergeant, Abel opted to just take the offered water flask and drink. He also promised himself to spar somewhere public when he was feeling better so as to prove this sergeant wrong.

With a nod of thanks, he made his way back to the meeting hall, ignoring Seggin's watchful eye as the sergeant also walked there. The two had a silent face off the rest of the day, sizing each other up, though Seggin hardly seemed concerned by Abel.

When the young Hylian knight returned to the barracks, he felt absolutely wretched, but he tried to put it aside as Link eagerly asked about sparring and talked about his day. Abel indulged the boy, wanting to also stretch and fight as well, and the two went at it briefly with wooden training swords. Link's prowess still surprised Abel, and honestly, with as sick as he felt, the child genuinely did almost defeat him.

Honestly, the joy of seeing his boy's abilities really did make him feel better. As he undressed from his armor, he felt his trousers get tugged and looked down to see Link holding a tray of food and what looked like five glasses of water.

"I brought dinner," he said, holding the tray up as proof.

"I... already ate," Abel replied, confused. "Remember? I had dinner with you."

"But it wasn't enough, Papa!" Link argued. "And you need water when you're sick."

Abel sighed heavily. There was little point in arguing with the child, so he nibbled on the offered food, ignoring Norri as he entered the room.

Link watched him uncertainly, holding his plushie tightly. When Abel smiled at him, he held the toy out hesitantly. "Do... do you want Mrs. Moo?"

Abel tried not to choke on his water. "W-why?"

"She helps," Link explained seriously. "When you weren't there she made me feel better because she's from you and Mama."

Abel lost his appetite in a heartbeat, guilt gnawing at his insides. He swallowed, putting the tray down on his lap. "I... sure, Link. Thank you."

Link smiled eagerly, taking the tray and putting it on the nightstand before handing Mrs. Moo to his father. Then he started fussing over Abel, insisting he tuck him in (and pat his cheeks with his grubby little hands, and goddess if it didn't take all of Abel's willpower not to laugh at the silly child). When Abel's pillow was fluffed, blanket pulled up to his chin, and Mrs. Moo secured snugly in his arms, Link was finally satisfied.

Abel smiled as his sweet boy crawled under the blankets to snuggle with him. Mrs. Moo smelled like soggy cloth and spilled food, and he noted he should probably wash the thing in the morning. His headache didn't seem to pound quite as much with some water, and the general ache that had been creeping through his body wasn't enough to keep him from trying to get comfortable.

In the end, Link's care was far more healing than anything else, and Abel felt his heart warm as he fell asleep that night.

[biographydivider]

Calling it a warmup for a busy writing day ahead, but it’s really a present for @yamujiburo​ - I read that ask about my favourite awful feline scamming his way into two meals and got inspired. For the most accurate reading, Meowth is in his Maddie Blaustien era, because she was the best thing to ever happen to the character and that was the version of Meowth I love the best.

It was a beautiful, sunny day in Pallet Town, and Delia was in her vegetable garden; occupying herself while Jessie took Arbok and baby Ekans for a training day in Viridian Forest. Ash was supposed to be home soon, and she thought she’d make a fuss. She had some garlic growing, and a crop of beautiful tomatoes that were practically falling off the vine; she’d make a nice pasta sauce. Oh - and those razz berries were looking just delicious, too! Perfect for a sponge cake.

“Haaa...oh, woe is me...”

Delia looked up to see the strange little Meowth that Jessie and James had adopted on their travels wandering along the path that led to her home. Delia knew that Meowth had taken the breakup of Team Rocket to heart; he technically lived with James, but sometimes he just took himself off on an adventure to Pallet to bother Jessie for a few days. He’d follow her around, yammering about this and that, bringing up the Good Old Days, and Jessie would pretend to be annoyed by him right up until the second he planned to leave. Then, the tears would start.

“I just don’t tink I can go on for much longer...”

With a swoon, Meowth flopped down just outside Delia’s garden gate.

“Oh my goodness!” she cried, scrambling to her feet and running to his side. She scooped the Meowth’s massive head into her lap; noticing how hot his fur was to the touch. “Are you alright, Meowth?”

“Huh? Who’s there? Come closer...”

“It’s me, Meowth. Delia. Jessie’s partner.”

“Oh, Delia!” coughed Meowth. “You were always so - hack! - so kind ta me...”

“Have you walked all the way from Celadon City by yourself?”

“Yeah...James was busy for the weekend. Wit his fashion stuff, yanno. He said he didn’t have time to feed me, so I...hack, hack! I wanted to see a friendly face.”

“Well, Jessie’s not home right now --” The pitiful whine from Meowth didn’t so much tug on Delia’s heartstrings as yank them painfully out her chest. “But you can stay with me until she gets back! I have a glass of fresh lemonade chilling in the fridge, you really must quench your thirst after that long walk...”

“Really? You’d do that for lil’ old me-owth?”

“Of course, dear.” Delia set Meowth on his wobbly two feet. “Now, run inside and have a nice long drink. Then, when you’ve cooled off, you can help me pick some razz berries for later.”

“Okay!”

Meowth dashed into the house happily, and Delia tutted under her breath. She loved James - really, she did - but she sometimes wondered if he and Jessie forgot that Meowth was a living creature who needed their care. She couldn’t imagine Ash forgetting to feed Pikachu, after all.

“Yanno, I gotta say, Deels - can I call ya Deels?” Meowth asked, popping another berry into his mouth, “You got real a nice setup, here. All’a this food, just growin’ on your doorstep?!”

“Well,” Delia said, filling up her basket with berries, “it takes a lot of work. But I’m happy the end result is so tasty, Meowth.”

“Oh, yeah; an’ after such a long walk, too, I really - ooh, chezz berries! - I really needed some sustanance. So, whaddaya pickin’ all this food for, anyway?”

“Ash is home, soon. And I’m going to make pasta sauce from scratch, and a cake.” Delia looked out over the horizon; wondering idly what the plume of dust rising from Viridian Forest was. It seemed to be approaching fast. She hoped Jessie and the Pokemon were safe. “I know Pikachu will appreciate a good tomato sauce, and Ash always did love my sponge cakes.”

“Oh. How, uh, how nice. For the twerp.” Meowth chewed thoughtfully on a chezz berry. “Say, uh - d’you think I could maybe stay a lil’ while longer? Maybe, uh, try some of that pasta you was talkin’ about before I go...?

The plume of dust was getting closer. Delia watched it race along the footpath, until a familliar and beautiful and violently angry figure emerged from within it.

“Jessie...?”

“MEOWTH!” Jessie shrieked. “I KNEW IT! I KNEW YOU’D GO RUNNING TO DELIA, YOU LITTLE SNEAK!”

Meowth was on his feet as Jessie crashed into the garden gate, Arbok and baby Ekans in hot pursuit. “Hahahaaaa...Jeeeessiiiiee!” he cried; voice breaking, hands held out in front of his body - trying either to placate his friend or protect himself from bodily harm, “Whaddareya doin’ here? Delia said you was out training Ekans in the forest?”

Delia blinked down at Meowth. “I didn’t tell you that,” she murmured.

“I was,” Jessie hissed, “until we met you and James for our picnic. Until you ate all the food and wouldn’t stop blabbing for longer than five seconds. Until James told you that you can’t have cupcakes because sugar is bad for Pokémon --”

“Dat’s a gross oversimplication of events, Jess --”

“And until you --” Jessie picked Meowth up by the face and shook him violently this way and that, “went flouncing off into the forest saying he shouldn’t have brought anything you couldn’t have, and that you didn’t need our stupid picnic anyway! I should have known you’d go to Delia with some sob story, you greedy little freak!”

Meowth kicked out, aiming for Jessie’s face with his long, brown-and-white feet. “At least she’s nice to me - unlike you, ya big nasty mean ol’ lady!”

“What did you call me you --”

“That’s enough.” Delia hated pulling out the Mom Voice, but as both of them fell into guilty silence, she had to admit it gave results. “Jessie, I know you’re angry at Meowth but I wish you wouldn’t hurt him like that.”

“Ha!” cackled Meowth, wriggling out of Jessie’s grasp. “See, Jess? You should be nicer ta me, coz Delia says so --”

“And you.”

Meowth froze.

“You took advantage of my kindness, Meowth. You lied to me and told me James was mistreating you. That really hurt my feelings, and I’m very, very disappointed in you.”

There was a long moment of silence. Then, to Delia’s surprise, Meowth plopped down onto the floor and began to sob. “I-I-I’m sooorryyyyyyyyy...” he wailed, thick wet tears falling down his cheeks. “I didn’t wanna hurtcha feelin’s, but everyone’s so busy and the gang’s all split up an’ you’re so nice an’ I just wanted someone ta be kind ta meeeeeee...”

“Meowth, kindness goes both ways. Now,” Delia pushed the basket of berries into his paws, “you can go wash these for me in the sink, and put them in the fridge until I need them. That would be a good thing to do, to show me how sorry you really are. You want to show me you can be kind?”

“Yeeees...”

“Then scoot.”

“Okaaay...”

Jessie watched her friend head into the house - head bowed, sniffling - with a look of total wonder. “Did you just get Meowth to admit he wants to go straight?”

“Yes,” Delia said, standing up and kissing Jessie on the cheek. “I did.”

[pokestar-rosa]

Hi hi hi, everyone! Its me, the one and only Lucario Girl, or, as I'm known in my civilian identity, Stella Black! But that's supposed to be a secret so don't tell anyone, kay?

In all seriousness, hiya! The name's Roselia Florence Annie Bridgewood, but you can call me Rosa! I'm a professional actress, screenwriter, songwriter, costumer, and singer! I also direct sometimes! You may recognize me from such films as the Brycen-Man series (still made he gets top billing, he doesn't even appear in most of them, but I guess having the ex-gym leader at the top attracts a larger audience), Timegate Traveler, Everlasting Memories, and my personal favorite, Mystery Doors of the Magical Land! You may also recognize me from the time I saved the Unova region from a madman with stupid hair, but who cares about that!

Of course, an actress is nothing without her stage crew, so why don't I introduce you too my supporting cast!

Showstopper the Lucario: My very first ever Pokemon! He starred with me in the first Brycen-Man movie and every Brycen-Man movie since then! There's no bond closer than ours!

Plot Twist the Blaziken: He's called Plot Twist cause I wasn't expecting to run into a Torchic all the way in Unova. Glad I did, though, cause he's been a real asset.

The Heart the Flygon (or just Heart): The heart of the team (hence the name) Heart always knows how to pick us up when we're down.

Smoke the Zoroark: I was asked to take care of Smoke by Anthy and Connie when he was just a Zorua! Once my journey was over he decided to stick with me and get into acting! And those illusions come in handy for special effects too!

Herald the Serperior: Herald's more of a battling Pokemon than an acting Pokemon, but I love her all the same. I called her that cause she was the Herald of my Heroes Journey.

The Smart Guy: A bit of a late addition too the team, Smart Guy really came in clutch against Skyla. Her electric type attacks are no joke!

Hat the Mankey: So named because he stole my hat. Not much of an actor, but likes hanging out on set.

Levi the Leavanny: My partner in Costuming, I don't think I'd get things done nearly as fast if she wasn't around.

Anti-Roxie the Ekans: I named her that because I caught her as a counter too Roxie, eheh. Poison's not very effective against poison, you know. That didn't really pan out but she always preferred being a lap Pokemon anyways.

Big Guy the Gigalith: Named as such because he was super strong, even before he was big. If there was something in the way, he could smash it.

Invader the Elgyem: Maybe its a bit mean to name an Elgyem Invader. Especially since he inspired the Invaders series.

Ghost the Sableye: A mischievous little guy who loves too play pranks on set almost as much as he loves acting.

Sidekick the Flaffy: She was my sidekick, of course. Unfortunately, my proposal for "Lucario Girl's sidekick Flaffy Boy" got rejected.

Junior the Ariados: I don't know why I named this Ariados Junior. Something just came over me and I felt I had too.

Comic Relief the Snover: Okay, maybe this one's a bit mean too, but he's so silly.

Confidant the Scolipede: Obviously if I need to go to anyone for advice or to just talk, its Showstopper (or Nate) but Confidant is also a good option.

Deus ex Machina the Magnezone: My real Anti-Roxie, Deus came out of nowhere and saved me in that battle, hence the name (also cause its a machine). Still have no idea where it came from.

Heel the Spiritomb: Heel's not really evil, but they play the part well. If you need a villain, they're your swirling conglomeration of imprisoned and tortured souls.

Unexpected the Litwik: I named him that cause he surprised me.

Dawn the Empoleon: Another unexpected catch. Since the name Plot Twist was already taken, I named this Empoleon after a famous trainer from the Sinnoh region.

Sixth Ranger the Gallade: A Sixth Ranger is a character that joins the team late in the series run. Sixth over here fits that perfectly, being one of the last Pokemon to join my team.

I'm also friends with a whooooooole bunch of Legendaries but I don't, like, own them or anything. They're just my friends. Sometimes they help out on-set.

[yeehawbvby]

I love you. | Ch. 2

(Piers x OC Maxine)

Rating: Teen+

Summary: "He trailed off a little before committing to a lie:

'I was probably just enjoying the attention or something and started sayin’ shit, like you said.'

Max felt a lump in her throat, nodding along to what Piers told her.

…Why does that hurt so much?"

Author’s Note: I never want to write angst for these two ever again, oh my god that hurt SO bad

Check it out on ao3!

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They awoke around the same time as each other. Piers first, his skin sticky, his mouth dry, and his head pounding; then Max, as a result of Piers’ slight shifting around. 

Piers was on his back now, with one arm firmly secured around Max’s midsection as if she were a damn plushie, while the rest of his limbs sprawled. Max, laying belly-down, was halfway on the mattress, with the rest of her body on top of Piers’. Her cheek rested against his chest, his exposed skin lightly moistened from both her warm breaths and the summer’s humid air; and her left leg was tangled with his, wrapping up the black leather-covered limb like an Ekans around its prey.

Max grunted. A greeting of sorts. Piers returned it before popping his neck, rolling his ankles, and then repeating the motion with his wrists. Max furrowed her brows and grunted again when Piers freed her from his grasp to stretch his limbs. He grunted again in defense.

She sleepily flipped onto her back, put herself nearly perpendicular to Piers, and repurposed his stomach into a pillow. 

Max’s eyes were shut while Piers willed his own open to look at her. He watched fondly for a moment, admiring the curve of her nose, the plumpness of her cheeks, and the way her long eyelashes slightly fluttered when she yawned. 

He tucked the arm closest to Max behind his head and brought his other down, twirling some of the stray hairs near her face around his finger. 

Neither of them wanted to acknowledge how intimate this felt. This wasn’t just hugging before or after a long time apart, kissing to fulfill their urges, leaning against each other for warmth, or holding hands in a crowd so as to not lose each other.

They kissed, cuddled, fell asleep while cuddling, and woke up just to immediately cuddle some more.

You know. Coupley stuff. 

His mind fuzzy with a mild hangover, Piers honed in on what little memory he had of the prior night. It had now dwindled to just kissing Max — his memory of everything prior and kissing her neck long gone — and then to easing her out of a panic attack. Everything else was too blurry to recollect without some guidance.

He still didn’t know what happened that put her in such a state. He’d ask when the time was right, but she seemed so peaceful right now. Until then, he wanted to at least check in on her. 

“How’re you feeling?” he asked, his voice soft and raspy. 

Max took a deep breath, flashes of last night making themselves known again while her brain woke up some more.

‘I love you.’

Damn it. 

She ignored the tightness in her chest and did her best to push that moment to the back of her mind. She felt… weird, mentally. Physically, like she’d been hit by a bus, now dealing with the aftermath of how much her muscles tighten during her bouts of anxiety.

“Sleepy,” she settled with. 

“You’re always sleepy,” he grinned. “You know what I mean.”

Max shrugged, rolling onto her side, her cheek now firmly smooshed against Piers’ upper tummy. She balled her right hand into a fist and rested it on his rib cage. “Sore.”

“At least you have today off again to recover.”

Max hummed, smiling. “Forgot about that.” 

She nuzzled the side of her face against Piers. He couldn’t tell if she was trying to get comfy, or if she was scratching an itch on her cheek. 

He mused the possibility that maybe she was replicating the behaviors of certain pokemon, rubbing herself against him to show affection. A small laugh huffed from his nose at the thought. 

Max just liked how it felt. His shirt was so smooth. Its material was slightly cool to the touch too, a welcomed contrast to her least favorite weather. And, while Piers was stick-thin, there was a firm softness to him if she avoided his bonier parts, making him remarkably comfy to lay on. 

Her eyes were still shut as Piers returned his hand to her head, resting it on the right side of her scalp. The gentle motions of his thumb near her temple could lull her back to sleep with ease.

She forced her eyes open instead. Blinked a few times to let them adjust. Seeing Piers watching her sent blood to her cheeks. She smiled again, not caring if he saw. She could always blame the heat if need be.

He did see it. He pushed back his hope that it was because of him specifically, instead acknowledging the possibility that it was just because she didn’t do well with attention, and felt embarrassed to see his focus on her.

“How are you feeling?” she asked. 

“Like dogshit,” he groaned. “Could be worse, though.”

“You need anything?” 

Piers shook his head. “I’ll grab water and some tablets when I get up.”

Max raised her hand above her, the hand that was on Piers’ closest ribs now draped over the width of his belly. 

He laughed. “Are you keeping me hostage now?”

“Mhm,” she nodded. “You’re too comfy.”

Cute. “You still have time.”

She simply grunted again in response, shutting her eyes once more. 

As they laid there, with Piers playing with one of Max’s pigtails, and Max fiddling with the seam of Piers’ shirt, Max’s panicking from the night prior nagged at Piers’ mind. Simultaneously, Piers telling Max he loves her was playing on repeat I in hers.

Both of them wanted to address their worries, but it took a while for either of them to rip the bandaid off. Finally, Piers spoke up. 

“Um…” he started, first wanting to grab Max’s attention; to see whether or not she’d fallen asleep again. Her eyes opened, her groggy gaze curious as Piers explained, “I don’t remember much of last night, aside from your panic attack. That wasn’t my fault, was it?” 

Max’s eyes went a little wider, just for a moment. She was trying to decide whether or not to tell Piers everything that happened, but her silent contemplation was just about all Piers needed in order to know that he did do that to her.

His heart sank. Max could practically feel him deflating. “I— shit.” 

He brought his fingers to the inner corners of his eyes, rubbing them as he tried to figure out what happened. 

Did I say something weird? 

Did I do something weird?

I don’t think I’d try to push her boundaries, but did I?

That last thought was the first one he wanted to address. Horrified by even the thought that he’d unconsciously force himself on her, he asked bluntly, “I didn’t try to fuck you, did I?”

“I… I don’t know,” she admitted. 

Shit.

Max continued, “We were kissing, and then, uh. You started to kiss my neck, and… yeah, I dunno. I don’t know what you were going to do after that.”

Holy shit.

“I kind of had a hard time getting you to stop, but—“

“Max,” Piers leaned up a little — not enough to move Max, but enough to see her more clearly — with his eyes widening and chest heaving in tandem to that last admission, “I’m so fucking sorry, I—“

“But,” Max cut him off, an intense look in her eyes. Trying to convey that it was okay, that she was okay, and that he didn’t have to worry about it, as she sheepishly corrected his train of thought, “that was kinda my fault.” 

The reality was embarrassing, but she’d rather make a fool of herself than let Piers think he did anything to hurt her. Even if he kind of inadvertently did.

Piers’ brows furrowed in confusion. “What do you mean?”

Max’s face felt tamato-hot, and Piers could definitely see it. Made him wonder what was going through her head.

She tried to figure out the best way to explain that it felt really good, and that she was pretty much too lustful to immediately stop him. Her heart pounded just recollecting it: His lips, tongue, and teeth on her neck; his palm cupping her cheek; his heady groan, as a reaction to her own sounds.

Down, girl! she scolded herself.

Her knees rose closer to her chest and her fingers worried at Piers’ shirt while she mustered the courage to finally say, without meeting his eyes, “I was having a hard time talking because it felt nice.”

Piers’ his mouth hung open as he let her words — that image — sink into his mind. “…Oh.” 

At this point, the color of his cheeks rivaled Max’s. He had to halt his train of thought as he flustered himself, imagining what she must’ve looked like, what she must’ve sounded like, to have struggled to simply tell him to stop.

Feeling cheeky for a moment, he teased, “That’s very good to know.”

Max felt her eyes practically leave their sockets. 

That sounded an awful lot like flirting. 

Was he flirting with her?

Her eyes met his to gauge that.

He had a shit-eating smirk on his face as he silently challenged her. He had hoped for a reaction similar to the one she gave him: she hid her face away from him slightly, but she had a giddy grin on her lips just before they were obstructed. He couldn’t help but laugh a little, feeling giddy himself.

“Shut up!” Max grumbled against her arm. 

Piers recovered, trying to focus on the matter at hand. He still didn’t have an answer to his initial question.

“So… what did I do then, if that wasn’t it?”

Max sighed, wondering if she should tell him the truth. 

She didn’t want to. It might make things weird. And what he said wasn’t inherently bad, it just complicated things.

A lot.

But, she felt bad lying, and she felt even worse hiding truths from him entirely. Especially if he wanted to know the full truth.

Piers gnawed his bottom lip in anticipation until Max finally spoke up. She was avoiding his eyes again. He took note of the color that lingered on her cheeks.

“You told me you love me.”

Piers had a similar reaction to Max’s the night before as he felt his lungs expel everything in them, his eyes widening and his muscles tensing in succession.

He was stuck. He didn’t want to deny it. It was true. He was head over heels for her. But he didn’t want to tell her that either. He knew just as well as she did that those words went against the metaphorical contract they’d made with each other.

Both of their heartbeats were fierce. Max rambled, as she sometimes did under pressure, “I— I figured it probably isn’t true, you were just saying shit because you were drunk and we were about to kiss and whatever. But you said you meant it. But, like, you probably didn’t, I don’t think, so I just tried to ignore it.” 

She paused for air, realizing how little she’d been breathing, then continued, “And so when you kissed my neck I guess I was just worried that things would go further than what we agreed on, which scared me a little because you said you love me and I almost didn’t even bother stopping you, but I knew you probably weren’t thinking clearly nor could you consent to anything, and you probably didn’t mean what you said and you probably weren’t going to go further than kissing, but I couldn’t help but wonder if I was wrong, and if you were actually telling me you love me, and—“ 

“It’s— I, uh— fuck,” Piers stumbled on his words, trying to take in hers.

He wanted to release Max from her spiral, especially worried that it would turn into more panicking. He was probably right in assuming it could, considering Max’s absurdly high pulse in the moment.

He didn’t exactly know how to counter what she’d said, though.

He kind of wanted to know if Max said it back, too — but given what she’d said about not believing him, he assumed she probably didn’t.

It’s not like she would regardless. There was no way she felt the same as he did.

Max loves listening to music, playing games, reading... She loves Marnie like a sister. She loves her team. She loves this city.

And she loves me. As a friend. Yeah.

He leaned up a little more, cupping Max’s face against his hand so she wouldn’t fall before she could pick herself up. His palm didn’t leave her cheek as she kneeled in front of him, fixing her hair out of the way first, while he sat up straighter. When they were both situated, he brought the other hand to her face too. 

His gentle caresses made Max’s palms sweat. Why hadn’t he denied it yet? Why does it feel like he’s about to say it was true? Why am I getting my hopes up? Wouldn’t it be less ideal for our friendship in the long term if he didn’t love me?

Piers wasn’t sure what to tell Max while her thoughts raced, so he started by apologizing. “I’m so sorry I put you through that, Max. I…” he trailed off a little before giving in to committing to a lie, his eyes shutting for a moment. “I get pretty sappy when I drink sometimes, y’know that already.” 

Max nodded in his hands, a half-smile that didn’t meet her eyes gracing her features. 

Piers hated this so much. He hated lying to her. He felt so sleazy, especially with her looking so vacant. As if she was so sad about how this conversation was going.

There’s no way she would be, though, right?

If she didn’t love him, why would it matter if he didn’t love her?

Piers couldn’t meet her eyes as he continued, “I was probably just enjoying the attention or something and started sayin’ shit, like you said.” 

Oh. 

So I was right, he doesn’t love me.

…Why does that hurt so much?

Max felt a lump in her throat, nodding along to what Piers told her. She was zoned out somewhere near his collar, doing her best not to let any emotions show, his words still coming out but fading entirely from her ears.

This really hurts, oh my god.

She was a horrible liar. There’s no way she’d be able to deny anything she felt if it came down to that. She willed the burning behind her eyes to settle and did her best to level her breathing to no avail.

The shift in Max’s demeanor was palpable to Piers.

Shit, what did I do now? he silently asked, scolding himself.

He lifted Max’s face, making her look at him. Her eyes were a little wet. 

“What’s up, love?”

Max unintentionally winced a little at the name. 

Piers noticed. 

He didn’t question it. He didn’t know what was going on, but he was doing his best to stay level-headed.

Max squeezed out, “I don’t know.” She looked away for a moment, then back at Piers, claiming, “I’m just a little overwhelmed, I think.”

Luckily, that wasn’t a lie. 

It wasn’t the full truth, sure, but it wasn’t a lie!

Piers accepted her response at face value. “I’m sorry. We don’t need to keep talking about this if you don’t want to.” 

Max blinked. A tear fell down each of her cheeks. Piers wiped them away, but more started coming. 

He felt like such garbage. 

Max finally nodded, accepting his offer to end the conversation there. 

She wanted to hug him. To kiss him. To ignore everything that just happened and continue snuggling and talking and chilling out together. 

She knew she couldn’t, though. She needed to cry. Like, really cry, maybe even ugly-cry.

She settled by placing a hand on one of Piers’. She enjoyed his touch for another few seconds before she murmured, “I-I’m gonna go. Just wanna be alone for a bit.”

Piers nodded, letting his palms linger for just a little longer. He hated seeing her like this. He hated that he did this to her. 

I’m so sorry.

As Piers released her, Max kept her hand on his for a moment. She looked like she wanted to say more, and she did, but she opted not to, too scared that she’d say too much. 

Worried, Piers asked, “You gonna be alright?”. 

No. 

Max nodded. 

Can’t be bad at lying if she’s not saying the lie out loud.

Wordlessly, she got up and walked out. Piers watched her leave. He saw the way she pulled a pigtail over her shoulder, fidgeting with it in front of body while the other trailed behind her. Noticed the way she didn’t look back at him once either. Normally she at least left him with a glance and a smile.

Wanting to help with whatever had just happened, but unsure of what to do without overstepping, he respected her wish to be alone. 

Max made a beeline for her room. She grabbed the first large plushie she saw, the Frosmoth one that Piers had given her a few years prior; gave her napping Misdreavus a gentle pat and kiss on the head; and sat on the ground, placing herself across the room from her bed, hugging her plushie close, and using its fuzzy neck to self-soothe while she let her tears fall freely.

Max and Piers shared bedroom walls, and completely by coincidence, had arranged their tiny spaces so that their beds were against said wall. So at times like this where Max needed to cry out her feelings for a while, Piers had a backstage pass.

Normally, he’d come to her room and try to comfort her if she wanted the company. 

Today, she wouldn’t let him hear her in the first place.

[jils-things]

Wishing Ekans also a good beak, take care! I enjoyed the little (indirect) conversation hehe :3

also NEWS FLASH MOUSE SI HAS A NAME. It's Euphemia (Effie for short bc I think it's cuteee annnd idk imagine almost everyone calling her Effie and only Naib keeps calling her Euphemia because he likes that more hjkhdjkl)

Aryon, Irene and Euphemia would get along I'm sure! I think Euphemia wouldn't even notice when Aryon tried to pickpocket smth from her hjkhfhkk and she's looking confused at Irene, asking “something wrong?”

AGHHH Euphemia is looking at the stars saying “Beautiful, right?” and Naib replies “yes, very beautiful” WHILE LOOKING AT HER I'M HJKHFDFJJ 🧡🧡 THIS MAKES MY HEART BEAT SO MUCH I THINK I WILL EXPLODE

Irene and Naib remind me of Mabel and Dipper - I haven't watched much of Gravity Falls but I know that sound in which she's like “uh oh somebody's in loooove” and he's like “pfff yeah sure. It's not like I lay awake at night thinking about her” and then it cuts to him in bed, wide awake PFFFTTT

OH OHH YOU KNOW ALREADY? 👀 YOU EVEN THINK NAIB IS LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER F/O'S WHAT Ahhh tbh the only similarity I found for Naib and my other favs is… some of them also have long hair and some kind of ponytail fhjkkgfgjk I think that says a lot about me

I thought at first I might already gave it away with the detective conan skin because… that character of the skin is literally mentioned on my f/o list and I'm not sure if you'd remember that and I haven't seen any other selfshippers with an f/o from that source jkkhklgfj ANYWAYS I also think it's super nice talking to you and ngl it brightens my day a bit and makes me super excited hehe 💚

OH? No time to look at your husbands pinterest? But I'm sure there are lots of nice images on it worth looking at :]]

Hjjgfdh don't look at my pinterest it's constantly growing why are artists drawing Naib that pretty oughhh

BTW LOOK

https://www.tumblr.com/mirshroom/629119160230756353/late-night-doodles?source=share

It's ur husband and my stargazing partner your brother :]

-🐭 anon

EUPHEMIA!!!!!! EEEKKK THAT IS SUCH A LOVELY NAME. even if her nickname is presented i still want to call her euphemia because i love reading it... it sounds so charminggg!!! NOT HIM CALLING HER BY FULL FIRST NAME BECAUSE IT ROLLS OFF HIS LIPS NICELY EHUEHEUHEHEHEHEHEH he brushes it off as him being "polite and respectful to a stranger" BUT NOOOO HE JUST LOVES TO SAY IT SOOO MUCH HEHEHEHE (the accidental siblings calling her euphemia ehehehehehe)

EUPHEMIA JUST TILTING HER HEAD, CONFUSED LIKE, "did something happen?" (IRENE IS HOLDING ARYON BY THE EAR, ON THE VERGE OF SCOLDING) (aryon is quietly going "ow ow ow")/j WHAHHAHAHA THEYRE SO SILLY EYYEYEYEYE

WE ARE COOKING THE NAIPHEMIA (IM CALLING THE TAG NOW /J) DYANMIC CHAT!!!!!! HE IS STARING AT HER AND SAYING "yea... beautiful..." HEHUEAHUEAHEHAAHAHOH HES SO INLOVE OH LOVERBOOYYY BTW YES THEY ARE SO MABEL AND DIPPER CODED OMG WTF i was just watching the show recently and CACKLED at that scene... naib thinking abt her that day be like.... the stargazing took him out so bad heuehuehhehehehe EEEEEEE

OH MY GOSH I THINK I DEFINITELY KNOW WHO YOU ARE JUST BECAUSE OF THAT DETECTIVE CONAN MENTION, AND TO BACK UP MY ARGUMENT WITH NAIB BEING SIMILAR: perhaps its just my general advantage of knowing naib well and comparing him to the other characters: i can DEFINTELY say he matches the vibe with the other charas. trust me. im his sister i know/jjj EHEHEHEHEHEHEHE

SQYUEUEUEUEUEUEE YOURE LOOKING FOR FANART HERE TOOOEJEHEHEUAHAUAUAUAUAA I LOOVE LOVE LOEV NORTONS BASEBALL SKIN YK ITS SO?!?!?!? ITS SO ATTRACTIVE ON HIMKFLDKKLFKLKD i can imagine cheerleader irene just going eeeeee nonnon ure doing so great ilyyyy (he is dying /pos) WAWAWA SORRY JUST WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE i am horribly SMITTEN by his skinsssss💚💚💚

[koffing-time]

I will gladly interact with you! Send an ask! @ me! I would love to RP with you. I will do an (IC) promo if you ask (assuming i'm popular enough for that lmao)!

Hello Hello ~

My name is Tix (they/them, occasionally it/its), and welcome to my rotomblr blog! I'm 23, I'm from Unova and i have a small café on Route 3 right outside Striaton City. If you don't find it, just look for the Daycare on the hill, walk up that hill and look for the building at the foot of the hill! And now come in and get a cupcake, you earned it!

Don't be alarmed by the poison types around here! Most of them are registered to me and are completely harmless unless you touch them. They are also friendly, so if you wanna pet them, ask me! I'll gladly provide handling advice.

I also have an employee, Olivia. I might occasionally mention him. Maybe she'll also make a few post here and there.

There is also Brandy, my Rotom. Let's hope they can behave!

As for my Pokémon, there are a few! [Complete list of Pokémon including retcons at the end in the ooc section]

My Koffing, Coffee! The shop's named after him! Look at his FABULOUS moustache!

Bienenstich the Scolipede, she's very good with kids. If you need someone to look after your toddler, she's the gal! (i am so not kidding)

Cream the Haunter. No, your drink isn't haunted, she just helps me out a bit.

Muffin the Roselia, he's the primary gardener. I would do more around there but he doesn't let me.

Poppy the Toxicroak, he's a cool guy. He also makes music with me.

Basil the Toxtricity. Best bassist i've ever met (sorry Roxie).

Carrot Cake the Clodsire. He doesn't do much, but that's okay.

Rhubarb the Ekans. Little rascal. Don't trip over him.

Eggplant the Skorupi. He's new, still getting to know him myself!

Soup the Grimer is also quite new. I hatched him from a strange egg.

Also here's three pics of me. (//i forgor what the picrew were. if anyone knows, let me know)

//Pelipper Mail is on

//I will draw your OCs badly

OOC below the cut:

// Hi, hello. I run this blog as a side blog, so I'll like and follow from my main @fire-water-grass-core. If you need to address me (the player/mun), I'm okay with any pronouns, and if you need a name you can call me Kama, Nox or Cheese. I also run:

@zekrom-sword where i explore some darker themes (ig?) regarding pokémon hunting. This blog is less focused on blogging though and goes more into headcanon/fanfic territory. I'm happy to RP with Felix (muse over there) though!

@fire-water-grass-core is the main, as mentioned. Originally it was planned for that one to be a personal blog for Olivia, Tix' employee, but i didn't really get into it. I mostly use it for OOC stuff regarding rotomblr ig?

@kamataros is my general, non-pkmn-irl blog. idk what you would want there? but feel free to check it out. I post a lot of shit and a lot of it is untagged.

NOW for the rules ig?

ZERO: don't be a dick. easy, right? right. This is the important part :)

First: blanket #unreality warning. I will tag posts usually as pokemon irl, #pkmn irl or #pokeblogging. The actual unreality tag is reserved that genuinely blends reality and fiction (such as talking about animals in the context of the pokemon world.)

Second: i went on a BIG hiatus for like 6 months. I've retconned a few things, but i didn't want to actually go through the blog and delete stuff. Instead, i tagged all old posts as #Koffing-Time-1.0. Everything with this tag is not neccesarily canon anymore. case-to-case basis i guess.

Third: If anything comes up, I'll try to put a warning tag. I'll keep it to one format: #cw [trigger]. I will probably still use them sparingly, since i'm personally okay with most things. Please tell me if i should tag something.

Fourth: I won't participate in high stakes a lot and probably never in ultra stakes. Everything will be appropriately tagged #high stakes pokereality on the off chance that i do join. I don't think i will be getting into details like "low stakes" and "medium stakes" for tagging.

Fifth: Regarding sentient/sapient pokémon: they are allowed. I might ignore them if i ever do any story-arcs or so, but go ahead! (this was different for 1.0)

Sixth: Ask games will be tagged with #ask game. Once i reblog them, they are open indefinitely, including old ones from #Koffing-Time-1.0. The tag will be for the initial meme only, not the answers to make it possible to find them. Generally, please put the question for the meme into your ask, especially if it's an older ask game. (Feel free to ask Brandy or Olivia as well, but if not specified it will be Tix answering)

Seventh: DMs are an OOC zone :)

OTHER TAGS:

I'm trying to use a funny tagging system for blogs i "frequently" interact with (as in.. i am not chronically on tumblr so "frequently" is a bit much to say)

Out of Character posts will be tagged with #ooc . This goes only for posts where a significant portion is ooc.

Out of Character answers to asks will be tagged #cheesy answers

Out of Character notes will be marked as // or //ooc (including tags)

I might reblog art or even posts that tix isn't involved in. these will be tagged #//reblog

Posts involving details about certain headcanons will be tagged #headcanon

Image descriptions or Video description will be in [brackets] .

Also here is a (not complete) list of a few headcanons that i use.

I'll update and edit this post as well as reblog it if something changes.

Lastly

I, Cheese, Mun will use pink coloured text in addition to the //

Tix will be writing/talking in colourless text

Olivia will be writing/talking in blue text

Brandy will be writing/talking in red text

otherwise, i won't use much colours in posts. this intro blog stuff will be the exception to make it easier to read (i hope)

That being said: feel free to interact, feel free to send a DM, feel free to send asks, I'm happy to do offscreen posts and RP and whatnot, I won't bite and i won't poison you. Probably.

PS: little thing about reblog chains (i guess?)

Now, that was a long one. If you read it all, congratulations, have a cookie. Or a coffee. And most importantly: have fun!

PPS: Here's a list of Tix'Pokémon:

Coffee the Koffing

Muffin the Roselia

Bienenstich the Scolipede

Cream the Haunter

Poppy the Toxicroak

Basil the Toxtricity

Cracker the Murkrow (retconned) [it hurt me to do this but there are so many already] (never fucking mind i love them too much i can't delete them)

Cheese the (shiny) Crobat (retconned) [it hurt me to do this but there are so many already] (never fucking mind i love them too much i can't delete them)

Rhubarb the Ekans

Chocco the Salandit (retconned)

Carrot Cake the Clodsire

Pumpkin the Bellsprout (retconned)

Loaf the Trubbish (retconned)

Yoghurt the Yveltal (retconned)

Bun the (ultra domesticated) Trubbish (retconned)

Roll the (ultra domesticated) Tubbish (retconned)

Appleslice the (ultra domesticated) Mareanie (reconned)

Bacon the (ultra domesticated) Mareanie (retconned)

Lettuce the (ultra domesticated) Mareanie (retconned)

Tomato the (ultra domesticated) Mareanie (retconned)

Caramel the Beedrill (retconned)

Tofu the Sliggoo (retconned)

Annie Stonefruit the (albino) Cranidos (retconned)

Jack the Pumpkaboo (retconned)

Brandy the Rotom

Eggplant the Skorupi

Leonard the bed-sized Clodsire Plush

Soup the Baby-Grimer

If all of Tix team appear in a post (i doubt) it'll be tagged with #tix band

Also a list of Olivias Pokémon

Hans the Lotad

Grill the Darmanitan

Marbles the Alolan Exeggutor (tagged with just #marbles the exeggutor )

The Kalosian the Escavalier (tagged with just #kalosian the escavalier)

Beach Ball the Gible

Gregor the Gimmighoul

If all of Olivias Team appear in a post, it'll be tagged #olivias gang

[katbites]

uhhhh here are all the pokes that have died in today's stream xD

as usual, obligatory link to my channel: [HERE]

below the readmore are their eulogies. they will be missed :']

got totally wiped when i was unprepared for the old man at the top of the sprout tower. someday i will reach falkner, but today was not that day. def the singular run that i had the most mons in xD also the one that i got the furthest in!!

STAAAAACY - the minty fresh steel-type kyogre. he had a special attack of 8. his only attacking move was a special one. if only he learned another move :'[ was the first to join us on our joirney, and was the last one to fall.

TOUCHGRASS - the ethereal grass-type ekans. he was one with himself and also nature, the heart of the team. it went all downhill when he died due to my negligence :'[

HEISENBERG - the ground-type spearow. she has cute little glasses because that is like heisenberg? from breakingbad? idk i didnt watch that show. she is really cute.

BAD APPLE☂️ - the ground/grass type clampearl. didnt get to know him very well, spent most of the time being lvl 2.

ROADKILL - the ghost-type stunky. i LOVED his color scheme but he died when i was catching SPARKY LUV :[ she uh. literally one hit him. really sad.

SPRINGTIME - the flying type illumise. i caught her in a cave. not much else to say xD i didnt train her.

SPARKY LUV - the electric type luvdisc. he killed roadkill, and i never really forgave him for that. and he could probably tell. i am so sorry sparky luv i wish i had given you a better name.

PVC PIPE- the steel-type shieldon. found him within the halls of the ruins of alph, was the last member to join our party. that old man was just too much for us. crying and screaming and throwing up forever.

lesson learned: have ALL OF MY MONS be like. level 10 at least before fighting that old man. will have to spend some time fighting random ass pokemon in the wild in order for this to happen. which sucks. but that is literally a requirement in this kind of run. i also used a lot of items in battle, which i shouldnt have done so loosey-goosey at the end but ah. you live and you learn.

these pokes are all fighting up in poke heaven or valhalla or wherever they are :[ its really sad, i liked the color scheme i had goin on with my team.

[newvillainontheblock]

[Honchlrow mail?]

[A Honchkrow pecks at Zee's door a few times, once opened the bird pushes a medium sized box into Zee's hands, then flies off down the hall.

In the box looks to be a pitch black uniform, much like that of the old men's team rocket, but instead of the large red R insignia, there's a Z nicely stitched in instead. The hat similarly modified.

It all came with a small note and a shiny metallic bracelet designed to look like a Ekans eating it's own tail, the eyes red rubys

"Dear Zee:

Sorry I couldn't get this to you on your birthday, it took a lot longer then I thought to get rid of the R and replace it with a Z, hahah.

This is one of the old outfits that has been floating around my closet for the longest time, I've been trying to figure out who to give it to or if I need to scrap it for the same amount of time.

If you don't want the outfit, that's perfectly fine, it's kinda why I also put the bracelet in there as well, so you have a different gift to take if needed.

But, I'm rambling. I'll get to the point.

I want to thank you for the kindness and trust you've put into, not only the Taskforce, but in people like me, thank you for being such a sweetheart everyday even if you don't see it yourself, thank you for bringing a lot of light into our lives.

Thank you for being you Zee.

I hope your birthday is was great, you deserve it.

-Love, Arianna"

The writing was neat and professional. If not for the contents it would seem like a business letter.

Arianna must just write like that.]

(@taskforcedistortion)

[

"Huh??" They sleepily answer the door with a yawn before being shoved a box in their hands. "Hi what is this...not answering me thank you bird.."

As they open the package, it laughs at the stitched on "Z". Is this from Jessie or James? Or both.

Seeing the beautiful Ekans bracelet though...she recognized who it was. "Miss Arianna..?"

Zee fidgets with the bracelet, feeling the stones with her fingers and wondering if it's too pretty to put on. Eventually, they decide to put it on, at least for Arianna.

Reading the letter though....is that tearstains on the letter? They're fresh.

Over and over it reads the words, absorbing all of them into her psyche. Still trying to figure out what Arianna sees in her, but immensely grateful for it.

]

[blueeyeswhitegarden]

Day 18: D/D/D - Different Dimension Day @arcvmonth

Since Pokemon and Arc V, as well as the YGO franchise as a whole, are my forever special interests and combining them together brings much such immense joy, that's what I'm going to do today. I have a general idea of what the premise of the crossover could be like and then I'll just go over some Pokemon that would fit some of the characters due to their decks/personalities. Yuya and Yuzu being Pokemon Coordinators would be perfect fit. It's not exactly like Entertainment Dueling, but there is an emphasis on appealing to the crowds and the judges with your appeals and combinations. Pokemon XY did introduce Pokemon Showcases, but those are boring as sin in my opinion and those really wouldn't fit with even just Yuzu either. I kind of like the idea of Mega Evolution taking the place of Pendulum summoning. While I find that battle mechanic overhyped by the fans, it would probably work better than the other mechanics as a transformation. Academia would still be trying to find the Bracelet Girls not only for them, but for their Pokemon as well. The four dimensions would become different regions instead.

Yuya's main Pokemon would be Flygon. Out of all of the Dragon Pokemon, I think it fits him the best because it is an odd eyes Dragon Pokemon. Plus, we'd have Mega Flygon with this setup. One of the few ways to truly bring the Pokemon fanbase together. He could also get a Charizard to become Mega Charizard X instead since it would become a Dragon type, but I think Flygon fits him more. I could also see him with a Rillaboom. A gorilla playing with wooden drums just feels perfect for Yuya. Out of all of the characters, it's really easy to give Yuya a full Pokemon team it's easy to find some Pokemon that represent his Performapals. Hippopotas and Ekans are pretty solid choices too. Most other characters would specialize in a specific type, but I think Yuya would go for a variety of types to make more unique combinations in his Contests.

Yuzu's main Pokemon would be Primarina. While I love seeing Yuya and Popplio together, especially when its official artwork makes me think it would be a perfect fit for him as well, Primarina is a better match for Yuzu's deck. It's Z-Move in particular fits with how some of her monsters attack. She's specialize in Fairy types, so she'd have Pokemon like Sylveon, Gardevoir and Wigglytuff.

Yuto would have a Hydreigon. While I'm tempted to give him a Dragapult due to being part Ghost, I think that Hydreigon works with his design a bit more. He would have Dark and Ghost types. Ceruledge would be such a cool fit for him since it's probably the closest to his Phantom Knight monsters. Chandelure would be really cool too since it's one of my favorite Ghost types.

Ruri would have an Altaria. She would have less aggressive Flying type Pokemon compared to Shun, so I could see her with Swellow and a Pidgeot. An Oricorio would be really cool too, especially with it able to change forms and typing when necessary.

Yugo would have a Salamence. I think it fits him really well among Dragon types and I think that the notion of a Dragon Pokemon forcing itself to evolve with wings to fulfill its dream of flying would fit with Yugo as well. I could see him with some Electric type since they tend to be pretty speedy. Alolan Raichu would be cute and a Heliolisk would be neat too. Yugo riding on a Cyclizar in place of his D-Wheel would be so cute too.

Rin would definitely have a Froslass. She'd run a lot of Ice types. Glaceon would fit her really well. An Alolan Ninetales would be pretty cool for her as well.

Yuri would have a Dragalge. While it isn't the most powerful Dragon type out there, I think it fits with his design and deck really well. It's also my favorite Poison type. He would use a lot of Poison types, so Scoliopede would be great for him. I could see Yuri getting an Espeon. Part of it is to tie in with Serena's team, but there is something interesting about Yuri bonding with one of his Pokemon enough to make it evolve. Even in Pokemon, some villains have Pokemon that evolve via friendship levels, so it would be fitting. Giving him a Shiny Espeon just so he could brag about it would also be on brand since being smug is in Yuri's DNA practically.

Serena would have an Incineroar. Design wise it might not fit her deck that well, but I think it works well with her more aggressive personality. Liepard would be a good fit too. Umbreon would be perfect due to its connection to the moon, as well as hinting at her connection to Yuri since both Espeon and Umbreon are often linked together.

Zarc would still have merged together with the four dragons in this crossover, but he'd use that power to revive the Legendary Pokemon Yvetal in order to cause immense destruction in the original world. Ray would use the power of her own Pokemon, in this case the four main partners of the Bracelet Girls, to summon the Legendary Pokemon Xerenas in order to restore life and defeat Yvetal. It's a shame that we don't know what the Legendary Dragon from Unova was before it split apart because that would have been perfect for Zarc. It's not a perfect fit for the Dragon Boys since it split into three Pokemon instead of four. I could see Yuya with Zekrom since it assists those who want to build an ideal world, but I don't think Reshiram and Kyurem really fit with the other Dragon Boys. Maybe the inevitable Black/White remake will expand on that legend and show what the original Unvoa Dragon looks like too.

[dianight]

Here's how my pokemon red nuzlocke went. (long)

For context, the original. Dated jokes in there.

The full rules that I used:

If a pokemon faints, it counts as death. You can't use them anymore.

You can only catch the first wild pokemon on each area. There's a bit of vagueness when it comes to consecutive routes or towns where you can get more than 1 pokemon.

You can get one extra level to your team per area. (This was added late) If new pokemon are too low level you can get them to whatever you highest is minus 10.

You can't catch a pokemon that you've already caught (unless they have different evolutions/forms, although it's not a thing in gen 1). If you have a Pidgey and next route the first pokemon is a Pidgey, you can give one extra level to your lowest level pokemon.

You can't buy any HP or status heals. Everything else is fine.

All gyms have to be done fully with no pokemon center visits. You go in, you either win or you die.

Starter, fossil, eeveelution and hitmons are random.

Legendaries and master ball are allowed if you want. (Never fought the birds or Mewtwo).

The goal is to beat the elite four and Gary.

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Started with Squirtle. Got a Pidgey, Rattata and Weedle.

Rattata (Mike) missed and got critted as the first casualty.

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Beat Brock. Then I had the choice of Magikarp or a wild pokemon. Chose not to get the Magikarp. Wanted Jigglypuff but got a Spearow. My teams tend to have lots of flyers.

On Mount Moon I got a Zubat (love Crobat). Wanted an Ekans or Abra from the next routes but no luck, just the same pokemons I had. On the way to Bill Spearow (Rika) got critted by a Slowpoke with confusion. Terrifying.

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Looking back it was 2 routes together, so for my next one (blue) I'll get an extra chance to catch something and one extra level (my team is constantly underleveled save for 1 or 2 girls).

Kept going, ignoring Misty for now. At this point Pidgeotto and Wartortle were 20-21 and the rest where still behind trying to be useful (don't remember exactly, but 13-15 range).

Before Vermillion City I had two routes aswell. Not knowing this was a thing was a problem since my team felt way lower level than I expected. Got an Oddish!

Went to the route east of Vermillion. Magneton with thundershock almost kills several. Got an Ekans! On the tunnel first pokemon is a level 29 Dugtrio so Wartortle has to kill it before I get critted by dig.

SS Anne before I backtrack to get Misty and Pidgeotto (Pollo) gets critted by Gary's Raticate completely out of nowhere.

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He was not full HP but it was a massive miscalculation that cost his life and my strongest pokemon at the time.

After Misty I went east to prepare my team (Wartortle, Beedrill, Zubat, Ekans and Oddish) for Surge. Wanted a Voltorb but no luck, on the cave I got an Onix!

Get Surge with Onix's dig, pretty much a free gym. Go through the tunnel. A series of rea~~lly bad decisions and Ekans (Sanae) gets critted, Onix (Tenshi) gets oneshot critted by absorb from an underleveled Oddish (thought I could dig...) and our Oddish (Ahko) ALSO gets critted right before evolving. (<- I missplayed this part SO badly).

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At this point I had a team of 3 (Wartortle, Beedrill and Golbat) so I try to go west of Lavender see if we can get stronger before pokemon tower.

From this point I get almost no new wild pokemon (keep getting Spearow/Pidgey/Rattata/Oddish) so my team doesn't grow in size. Go to Celadon (I can pick Eevee or one of the prizes in the casino). Although Abra is kinda tempting, I love all my Eevee forms. Roll for it (it has to be random) and I get Flareon. Jolteon is my favourite and it would have been ok, Vaporeon would be a bit redundant since I have Wartortle.

Go west of Celadon (wanted Doduo) no luck. Go south of Lavender. All this just to be ready for pokemon tower. Can't lose any more pokemon after that blunder.

I fight Gary one more time. Gyarados uses HYDRO PUMP and crits. Golbat (Aoi) dies.

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Get a Gastly and finish up. How sad...

Get the pokeflute. Remember I haven't caught anything south of Lavender yet. Get Snorlax!

Next time for the part where you go to Fuchsia I'll check the number of routes so my levels and chances to catch new pokemon are higher. I thought that it was all a big route.

First new pokemon is a Ditto fighting our Beedrill. Run out of super balls and have to kill it. Doduo runs away on the safari zone. Everywhere else I keep getting previously caught pokemon.

Silph goes relatively ok, Gary manages to not kill anyone for once.

Fight every single trainer I can because I'm back to being very underleveled. On Koga's gym Beedrill (Pax) fails to oneshot an Hypno with twinneedle and gets critted by confusion. For Koga I send Blastoise (Aurora), set up +6 defense with withdraw but on Weezing I get CRITTED by selfdestruct.

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What a bloodbath. My team is now Flareon, Haunter and Snorlax. On Sabrina set up Flareon with +6 evasion double team and sweep with swift.

Go for one of the hitmons (chan this time) and go through the water south of Fuchsia. Eventually get a Goldeen (my surf pokemon now, very underleveled from fishing in Fuchsia), Tentacool and Slowpoke (Articuno island). Get to Cinnabar and catch a Ponyta and get Kabuto from the fossil.

Haunter at 50, Snorlax/Flareon at 40-high and Ponyta, Hitmonchan and Goldeen at 30-low. Blaine is quite easy but at this point my team is still pretty weak. Get some levels in the burned mansion and lose Hitmonchan (Miu) and Goldeen (Seiga) to Ponyta's crits. I didn't know they had such high attack stat. Get Kabutops at 40. Destroy Blaine.

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No more places to level up. Go Giovanni. Keep Haunter for him while everyone else deals with all the karatekas and cool trainers. Psychic is so OP in gen 1. Earthquake is scary but I outspeed everything but Dugtrio, luckily it doesn't use it.

Go fight Gary. Haunter's thunderbolt for Pidgeot, Snorlax will overpower and outheal Alakazam and then Flareon and Haunter will sweep the rest.

Victory Road goes well, try to catch Geodude and it selfdestructs...

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Final grind. Haunter is 60, Flareon is 53 (1 more for flamethrower...) and Snorlax, Kabutops and Rapidash are 50 after using all rare candies I had.

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Final check. Tentacool (Momo) and Slowpoke (Tomoko) are on the PC box. They can't really help at this point.

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Use all my TMs (or try to). Kabutops gets blizzard. Snorlax gets earthquake. Haunter gets mega drain. Toss everything out.

I got a full restore, a max potion and full heal. Ethers and elixers (sic) are plenty.

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Lorelei: try to set up Flareon +6 evasion. Dewgong has rest. I can't outdamage it like this, I thought fire spin would do more (ice/water) but it says not effective... Swap Snorlax in. Body slam my way through her team. Lapras is strong. Paralize her. Blizzard hits hard. I rest and wake up with pokeflute. I just need one paralysis proc or a blizzard miss so I can finish her. Blizzard crits and Snorlax (Koharu) dies.

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Send Kabutops to finish this. Slash crits but doesn't kill. Pure terror. Blizzard CRITS us again. Kabutops (Shelly) dies.

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Realize that gen 1 does not have PP for enemy moves. Realize that we are dead if Haunter faints, since I used both heals on Lorelei already. Flareon and Rapidash will have to buy time if Haunter gets some status or negative stats at any point.

Bruno dies to mega drain on the Onixes (Onices?) and psychic on the Hitmons and Machamp.

Agatha is way more dangerous. Gengar tries confusion ray and hypnosis. Not getting hit by dream eater so pokeflute and psychic. Got hit by nightshade once. Golbat and Arbok aswell. Foe Haunter is weaker than us. Second Gengar falls aswell but get hit by nightshade again.

Lance. Thunderbolt on Gyarados. Mega drain on the Dragonairs, back to full HP. They use agility because it's psychic type. Aerodactyl falls to thunderbolt. Dragonite spams barrier too.

Haunter is 63, Flareon is hurt at 53 and Rapidash at 50.

Gary.

Send Haunter against foe Pidgeot. We use confuse ray and the animation plays. Right, the game overrides that setting for the final fight. Pidgeot hits herself. X precision. Wing attack hits. No crit. Still 70-75%, we'll top up on Rhydon. X special. Foe Pidgeot is glowing. Thunderbolt.

Alakazam. Right, she goes before Rhydon... A psychic crit will kill. Psybeam is ma~~~ybe survivable? Confuse ray. She uses reflect. Thunderbolt. She uses reflect again! Thunderbolt crit!

Rhydon dies to mega drain. Haunter is now full HP.

Gyarados dies to thunderbolt.

Arcanine. Confuse ray. Uses ember but no burn. Psychic hits but survives. Hits herself. Psychic again.

Venusaur... Confuse ray. Razor leaf crit. Haunter is poison type too, barely a scratch. Psychic once and it kills.

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Haunter (Yuuna), Flareon (Hope) and Rapidash (RB Dash) are victorious!

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Soon I'll do blue I think.

[maniacwatchestheworld]

So I've been working on a thing lately! I kinda sort of want to run a ttrpg campaign that would kinda sorta capture the spirit of Pokemon: Legends Arceus, but that takes place in Meiji Hoenn instead of Sinnoh! I've accomplished quite a bit on the setting, and now I need to design some regional and era-specific variants of some of these Pokemon! So here are some designs that I thought would be pretty easy to pump out!

On the left I designed some regional water-typed variants of Ekans and Arbok because like... Why aren't there any water snakes in Pokemon...????? They are water/poison types and are much much friendlier than Kantonian Ekans and Arbok! They both have rattles to ward off any critters that they don't want to bite, have bright belly colorations, and the belly pattern on Arbok's belly is inspired by butterflies that have eye-shaped patterns on their wings that look like eyes to ward off predators! All of this is to scare other critters away so that they don't have to hurt them when they're feeling threatened! Because when you really think of it, it's actually kinda nice and generous of rattlesnakes to make a sound before biting you as a warning. So this is a much friendlier regional variant that doesn't actually want to hurt anything that it doesn't need to for survival! Also this version of Arbok is indeed skinnier on the top half of its body than Arbok. You know. For fun. :p

On the right I decided to design an organic version of Iron Valiant. I've been thinking of using the name "Glaivant" for it, but I don't know if it rolls off the tongue quite as well as Gardevoir and Gallade as Pokemon species names. >.< In any case, these evolutions are exclusively non-binary/gender unknown! In this setting I wanted to create this evolution variant to kind of make a statement about gender and sexuality before colonization. One of the main conflicts that I want to explore in this setting is that of modernization vs tradition and what is lost when you pursue solely one or the other. In real life Japan, they didn't have the same perceptions of gender roles, and gender and sex in general as western traditions do. The idea of people existing in ways that didn't match stereotypical gender norms of the time, and people and/or creatures existing outside of ordinary gender confines was not unheard of or even necessarily particularly unusual before Japan decided to modernize and westernize itself! Gender existentialism was just not nearly as relevant in Japan before it largely decided to colonize itself! These facts reflect quite obviously in art that was created at the time and in art that comes out of Japan today as well, and Pokemon is no exception! And so I wanted to reflect that with this Pokemon design in this pre-modern Pokemon setting!

Lots and LOTS of impassioned gender ramblings below the cut. >.< (Sorry, it got long FAST because I have A LOT of feelings on Gardevoir and gender. >.< )

In fact that was one of the reasons that I genuinely quite loved Gardevoir when it was created and came out all the way back in gen 3! And it's why I've always had quite a strong dislike of Gallade. Because to me, when I realized that Gardevoir could be female OR male with an even 50/50 gender distribution as a kid, it really made me open my eyes to just how bullshit western ideas of gender were! Because the things about Gardevoir's design that made it look feminine upon first glance to a western audience could be interpreted as masculine from a different perspective! Its "dress" could also read as a kimono. Its "hair" could be seen as a helmet. Where "pretty lady in a dress" was seen by many "young noble Japanese warrior" was an equally valid way to look at the Pokemon depending on its gender and your cultural perspective! It was masculine in a way that is very subversive to western gender stereotypes, and also Japanese in a very interesting way that said something interesting about the culture Pokemon was created in! And while I couldn't express that in words as a kid, I LOVED Gardevoir for it!

And then Gallade came out! And I hated it! Because literally the only thing that I could think of for why Gallade was created was because too many people complained about how girly Gardevoir was while also being an incredibly cool Pokemon and so the boys wanted a Gardevoir too. You know. When the boys already had a Gardevoir for boys. Aka Gardevoir as it was. And so I have always disliked Gallade for this. Also its design looks tacky in some ways, and the fact that people kinda just see Gardevoir as "female Gallade" to the point where some people will only refer to any Gardevoir and the species as a whole by she/her pronouns instead of gender neutral pronouns, even though you can still very VERY much evolve male Kirlia into Gardevoir, has always infuriated me. I thought that Gardevoir's gender ambiguity was SO COOL as a kid! But then that was taken away from me when Gallade was created and could ONLY be male, and to me everything that anyone ever does with Gardevoir and Gallade since then has just reinforced stereotypical western gender norms...

... At least until they created Iron Valiant. Because just... I LOVE Iron Valiant so so SO much! It's SO cool, and SO gender, and the best part about it to me is that it's getting back to what made me absolutely LOVE Gardevoir in the first place by being a species that is entirely genderless/non-binary while presenting as both male AND female at the same time! And so I wanted to make a version of it that was organic and actual flesh and blood like the ones that came before! Because I genuinely think that it would make a LOT of sense and be excellent if it turns out that there WAS a genderless evolution of the Ralts line, historically speaking, but that it went extinct after Poke-Japan modernized, westernized, and started practicing gender in a similar way to the west. This genderless evolution of Kirlia, while rare, was just something that happened sometimes and no one really thought it was weird or commented on it because gender wasn't really thought of in that way before western conceptions of gender came along. And it was perfectly natural for some Ralts to grow up and evolve into this variation and was in fact a sign of great strength. They were admired for their strength and abilities over everything else, and the fact that it didn't fit into male or female in terms of gender/physical sex was maybe a little strange to think about, but perfectly natural! But then western conceptions of gender came along, tried to force this species into a box, and for that, it went extinct. By embracing the western world and abandoning their old thinking of gender and sex, sadly that left no room for this unique and powerful Pokemon to exist, so it went extinct. It's one of the ways that embracing modernization and abandoning the past and the cultural identity that made the area unique causes irreparable harm. In a way, this Pokemon's cultural background and lack of gender was what made it strong in the first place! It's not a Pokemon that can exist as long as a western and essentialist view of gender reigns supreme over the world. And it's a genuine tragedy that it just doesn't exist in the modern world... But it COULD exist again if the traditions that don't view gender as this essential, black and white thing, returns at large! Let's just hope that we aren't all robots before that point happens! And in this setting of Meiji Hoenn? It's here. This species is surviving and thriving. And no one really thinks that its unusual for it to be here and for it to no longer have any gendered sex characteristics because that's just how it naturally has been and doesn't really warrant much comment.

[jungle321jungle]

All My Ongoing Sanders Sides Fics

All of them here. In a single list.

Other Masterlists - My Ao3

False Dawn

For his entire life, Janus Ekans had done whatever he could to prove himself and rise in the ranks of his father’s court, but it was all worthless in the end. Now, the only path to survival is to rely on his father’s killer, Duke Logan Ackroyd, even if it means discarding his pride and blood ties. It might not be freedom, but at least it won't be his head rolling on the floor next. ~~~~ False Dawn: Idiom: A situation that looks like it is beginning to improve when, in reality, it is not.

Wedding Rings and Annoying Kings

“The Emperor is reinstating the Royal Harem, and he has chosen you to be the first of the Royal Consorts.” Janus’ fingers flexed as he tried to ignore the voice in his head, screaming that patricide was another method to raise his status. “I'm to be The Empress- no, an empress?” “A King,” Father corrected. “I negotiated that much for you.” Janus gave a hollow laugh as he crossed the room to sink into the sofa. “An empress...” He heard his father sigh in response, “Yes, an empress.” ~~~~ Aka Logan decides that the easiest way to run an empire is to start a harem. Because that makes sense somehow.

A Royal Pain

A public competition between brothers for the throne was quite literally the last thing Janus and Logan wanted to do in their lives. After years and years of doing everything in their power to reach this point, there should've been a reward—something other than crushed hopes. But what to do now? Resign to that fact? No, if they were being forced to play this game, then they’d rig it in their favor—or in their illegitimate younger brother's.

All Kittens Are Black In The Dark 

Parenting is hard in general, but Janus and Logan learn it can be even harder, especially when your baby isn't entirely human. But that doesn’t mean they love him any less. aka Lociet adopts a baby werecat!Virgil

As Honest As The Day Is Long

The sequel to Ask No Questions (I’ll Tell No Lies) It had been two years since Janus had met his soulmate, who had conveniently been the man who had tried to arrest him. Tried. But it seems Logan had kept himself busy during their time apart, and so unfortunately had Remy. The club owner who was clearly far more dangerous than anyone could have anticipated. So when his soulmate comes begging for help to save his soulmate, Janus doesn't say no. But, at the very least he’s going to get Logan’s number this time.

Ten Of Swords

The world of Swords of Power and Conquest was one Virgil dove head first into, giving his soul and life to the game. He would play whenever he could, and had even decided he wanted to go into game design. At times he had even dreamt of how wonderful it would be to be inside that world for even a moment- until that world became his reality.

The familiar world he had come to love was now a foreign prison, one with no way out.

Something Worth Stealing

“What do you think?”

Truthfully Virgil was terrified at the very prospect. There was a reason each nanny didn't last long, and Virgil had heard enough horror stories about the Ackroyd boys to avoid them at all costs when he had worked in the past. Hell the only reason he still got some to come in now and then was because the job was so high paying. Mr. Ackroyd knew exactly what he was doing advertising with all those zeroes, he was reeling in any nanny who would skip talking to peers at the sight. And now by some twist of fate that very bait was dangling above Virgil, and even worse there wasn’t anyway he could feasibly afford to ignore it. A sigh escaped his lips as he looked the man in the eye, “I think it is more than a generous offer that I would be happy to accept.”

(Virgil becomes the newest nanny for his very attracti- for Logan.)

Sleeping in the Woods

It was never in Virgil’s plan to be a camp counselor, he had never been a fan of kids.

It was never in his plan to learn to enjoy each of the boy’s company, he had never wanted to learn the truths behind their fake smiles.

It was never in his plan to get wrapped up in things he didn’t understand, he had always preferred to keep to himself.

None of it was ever his plan, but he’d do whatever he’d have to save everyone- even if it means risking himself.

[neomel]

Ehhmmm HI EVERYONE !!!! so this is very inspired by @kafus's Pokémon liveblogging n their various playthroughs and its been so fun to follow, and it gave me the inspiration to pick up a new playthrough - or TWO PLAYTHROUGHS !!!

i realized its been forever since ive actually played FireRed LeafGreen and that ive never done it w. the help of save editing to add eg. Rare Candies for grinding. but i also realized that ive never actually played the Gen 1 Pokémon games....so i decided to do both !!!!

im doing a kinda-sorta Nuzlocke too, just to try out different Pokémon and get myself to rotate between them, but I am also moreso trying to use funny stuff more than minmaxxing for strategy. Here's my Pokémon Red team for instance!!

Yes that's Marcel the traded Mr. Mimel!! I got an Abra as my first encounter and realized that using Alakazam would just be steamrolling people with a big Special number, so I boxed it for later to use Gen 1 Mr. Mime for a while. I've rotated some of these members in and out with others in the box, mostly because the movepools are so fascinatingly terrible ^^; Like - I wanted to use Nidoking because his Gen 1 sprites are absolutely incredible, and you can get him before even the second gym from Mt. Moon's Moon Stones, but........he doesn't get Double Kick unless you get Nidorino to like Level 47?? and Nidoking misses out on Thrash unless you level him up early.

Clefable has been the absolute QUEEN of the run though, like !!! i love her silly sprite in this game so so so much, and the well-rounded stats paired with Sing make them a really good Pokémon to use in pretty much any situation. its funny how the lack of many good moves means that mediocre moves like Growl or Water Gun end up feeling useful just for being options at all...I've had some fun with the mediocre TMs given out too, like giving Bide to my Ivysaur to utilize the Leech Seed draining effect as best as possible in a sort of quirky strategy. Though on the flipside I had to give up on using Mankey entirely after realizing it just gets NOTHING in terms of moves - before Yellow it literally doesn't learn any Fighting type moves by leveling up other than Seismic Toss (which doesnt count), and the only one it gets by TM is Submission which is.....nooot good :T

Anyhow - Here's a terrible img of my FRLG team! I'm out of Rock Tunnel and in Celadon in this playthrough wheras the RBY playthrough is still not through the tunnel yet :( BUT that means that I've gotten a lot more silly goobers in this run. Even though my Mankey died here before I could use it for anything funny.....i really like Primape's design so im kinda sad I've never gotten to use it lol

ANYWAY ANYWAY look at my fucking boy. look at my Fungler. look at my little man. he has 20 diseases and he sucks ass. i love him.

i played a Gen 3 fangame a while ago that gave you access to Fury Cutter as a TM and a Paras really early on, and the gears got grinding in my head to force sleep with Spore and then chain a Fury Cutter combo, and the affection for that silly strat has stuck with me and made me kind of adore Parasect by extension. look at my fucking guy he sucks so much!!! but he puts people to sleep really well and has cool bug claws. i love his terrible movepool and having to give him Secret Power to do any damage. lol .

it is funny to play these older games where the movepools sucked ass, even as deep in as Gen 3 . so you have to really stretch for ideas on how to use mons but it feels really fun when you make something sorta click? like this Doduo Rage -> Rest -> Chesto set, it doesn't get Swords Dance nor the infinitely funnier Acupressure but this is kinda just a shittier funnier version of that? also Tri Attack being physical feels like it was made just for Dodrio. i love my bird.

im still kinda miffed at how many things just sorta suck in Kanto though. like so many routes early on are just Rattata/Pidgey/Spearow/Ekans while the Safari Zone alone has like 7 Pokémon you can only find there, the distribution feels so strange. and of course the whole Game Corner garbage, i want to use Hyper Beam in Gen 1 because of how cool its Gen 1 exclusive quirks are but its a Game Corner exclusive reward >:((( im gonna have to see if i can save edit gambling coins into the game or what.

BUT im having a lot of fun !! its so silly seeing all the Gen 1 sprites ingame for the first time. the Gen 1iness of it all. not even being able to fuckin check how strong moves are or how much accuracy they have. or even sort the order of moves outside of battles. your battle items menu just opens up your entire bag. such a silly fuckin mess of a game. i love it .

(also feel free to ask about any of the nicknames i have answers for like half of them)

[wraenata]

Here's a question. How much of pokemon have you played? (Mainline series, side series, etc) :3

Pokemon long rambling activated :3

Seriously long post

So before my mom banned pokemon from our house (probably when I was around 7?) we loved Pokémon. We never had a video game console but my cousins did. So technically pokemon stadium is my first pokemon game! Only ever the rentals haha. But we loved playing the mini games.

When my mom banned pokemon and sold all our plushies (rip butterfree plush, I'll get you back some day) it was a pokemon drought. Until my cousin went to college and gave me her pokemon card collection. (Supposedly the halo mew is worth $100?! But I treasure them) and the brainrot infected me once again.

I started learning everything I could about game mechanics. This was when Gen 5 came out in Japan so you didn't even have the English translations yet! I made lists of what my teams would be in each game, how to divy up the HMs, how to get certain egg moves. All without playing a single game lol.

And then I found playr.org. It had all the retro game boy games. Including Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, and Crystal. Unfortunately the saving system wasn't so great and got corrupted a few times (rip shiny ekans) but I did mostly play Silver or Crystal. (This is where the name Wren for my character was born!)

I craved more but I didn't know how to download emulators safely :( I watched playthroughs to get by. To this day let's plays are a comfort source for me <3

By the way I did all of this without my parents ever knowing. I was very good at hiding it from them XD

I think it was finally like freshman year of college when I figured out the pokemon fan games. I'm talking Uranium, Phoenix Rising demo, Ethereal Gates demo, Solar Light Lunar Dark, Sage, aka non emulator ones. Basically any I could get my hands on. I also started drawing fakemon in my sketchbook. I kind of want to revisit those some day. I still have the sketchbook somewhere.

Then I figured out emulators FINALLY. At least enough and got an emulator and mystery dungeon explorers of sky, MY BELOVED! I have played through the rom many times. I have a randomizer. Also a few years ago I found Sky Temple for editing the rom aka different starter pokemon. The discord server is always working on making new sprites so you can be any pokemon you want its very wonderful.

Junior year of college, I said I'd had enough. I spent an entire year hyping over Sun and Moon and my bestie/roomie convinced me to treat myself, something I literally never did. I bought a 3DS and Pokemon Sun and never looked back. I loved it. My first real pokemon game. (My parents were not happy when they found out lol). I spent so many hours. I got big into breeding perfect IV pokemon (idk why cause I never did online battles) or shiny breeding. I used to work til 11 pm some nights and before bed I'd just do some breeding. I would have the pokemon in the perfect ball and have all the egg moves and perfect IVs and nature and have the perfect nick name cause I was obsessive like that oof. I got ultra moon when it came out as well and loved it. I also bought pokemon X and Omega Ruby which I enjoyed. But Sun and Ultra Moon I played many times and bred so many perfect pokemon.

I did pick up roms around this time for Heart Gold, Soul Silver, Black and White and the sequels, and maybe Platinum? But they ran really slow on my computer so I never made it far. I preferred playing on my 3ds. But I still played quite a bit of Sky rom.

I was, less excited about Sword and Shield. I saved up a whole year to buy my switch and bought Lets go Eevee, Botw, and Sword when Gen 8 came out. I did inhale the entire game of Sword in one week, but I don't think I ever finished a second playthrough. The story was really disappointing and I did not like the gen 8 pokemon as much. It's hard when you're not a big fan of any of the starter evolutions, cause pressing B for every level up is tedious :(

I did enjoy Lets Go Eevee but after I loaned it to my bestie I had troubled getting back in. The ball throwing was a little off putting.

Oh I also bought Mystery dungeon Rescue Dx and I enjoyed that quite a bit!

Last summer I was struggling a lot with my emotions and frustration with my mom and as a form of therapy started spending money oof. I wanted a second DS so I could trade back and forth and make my life easier. It took a lot of bidding on Goodwill online but I snagged a second 2ds, legit copy of pmd sky! and pmd gates to infinity. And Pokemon Soul Silver! Also I bought the digital versions of gen 1 and 2 before the eshop closed.

I also bought Shining Pearl cause it went super on sale, but after I lent it to my bestie I haven't played since. I actually dont like too many gen 4 pokemon besides Glaceon, Leafeon, and Chatot.

Playing pokemon mystery dungeon on a 3ds instead of a computer keyboard was so much more satisfying. I played through Sky and loved it of course. Then I picked up Gates to Infinity which I never knew the story. I enjoyed it! I was and Oshawott with partner Snivy.

This brings me to last late summer, and the turtle brainrot set in and grew. Less pokemon, more turtles! I debated back and forth whether to get Scarlet or Violet up til the day it released. And then I just didn't. I watched playthroughs though. Seems pretty good and I like a lot of the pokemon, especially after gen 8 when I struggled to find enough to fill out a team of 6. I only like to use pokemon I like. I'm sure I'll get it someday but for now, turtles have my brain.

And that's my pokemon origin story! Still mad about my mom selling all our pokemon plushies. I do still have my cousins pokemon cards and I treasure them <3

I am very adamant about my pokemon having the perfect nick names.

Umbreon is my favorite pokemon <3

Not surprisingly this got very very long. If you made it this far, have a Leppa Berry <3