#Pokemon Factory Adventure

[oldgamedebris]

Tried playing Pokémon Factory Adventure, but the level scaling mechanic made it near impossible for someone of my skill level. A shame too, since the story and setting were interesting.

The first version I found of this romhack was rather broken/cursed, as a cloaked NPC kept showing up, only saying "h", and going through tall grass kept triggering the appearance of a Juggler trainer with glitched/invincible Pokemon. (It also can delete your save and eventually crashes, so best not to play that one.)

[mudkipprime]

It was a little hard to choose. There are so many wonderful franchises to choose from. I know the The Tiny Chef Show is meant for little kids but I think it's really cute and fun to watch.

Reblog and put your top twelve favourite cartoon, show, anime, movie, video game and book franchise in tags.

[solshifts]

FUN REALITY IDEAS ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹

Hey guys! I decided to make this a new series for fun shifting ideas to try and motivate not only me but other people so enjoy!⋆˙⟡♡ ☆ ⋆｡°✩1. DisneyWorld DR - everything is free for you and you bring your Comfort Characters along ☆ ⋆｡°✩2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory DR - Win one of Wonka's golden tickets and explore his chocolate factory with no consequences!

☆ ⋆｡°✩3. Magic Tree House - Go on adventures via Tree house!! Explore the world! ☆ ⋆｡°✩4. Mermaid DR - Become a mermaid when you touch water and explore the seas! ☆ ⋆｡°✩5. Rich DR - Buy whatever your dreams desire or even spoil your friends! ☆ ⋆｡°✩6. Pokemon - Become a pokemon trainer or even a gym Leader and capture cute pokemon! Build a team of any pokemon you like or even a specific kind of pokemon (fairy pokemon FTW) ☆ ⋆｡°✩7. Famous Roblox Builder / scripter /clothes designer / ui maker etc; - Make roblox games that become famous over night! (for those who play roblox like me ;) ) ☆ ⋆｡°✩8. Shifting Library - Shift to a reality where theres a whole bunch of information for shifting! ☆ ⋆｡°✩9. Magical girl/boy DR - Shift to a reality where you discover an artifact (wand, bracelet, ring, makeup mirror etc;) that turns you into a magical girl/boy! ☆ ⋆｡°✩10. Archeology DR- Shift to be a world -renowned archeologist that discovers dinosaur bones from millions and millions of years ago (New layout what do you guys think?!)

[ratgrinders]

Some video games I think the Rat Grinders would like:

Kipperlilly - I think she'd like puzzle games like Baba is You or Patrick's Parabox, because shes likes the sense of accomplishment she feels when she solves a level. Mary Ann got her into Stardew Valley and she is completely incapable of being chill about it, she's optimized EVERY FACET of production to maximize profits.

Ruben - He's been playing the same Minecraft world since he was 12. I think he also plays a lot of Nintendo games, Mario, Pokemon, Legend of Zelda, and he and Lucy would meet up after school sometimes to play Mario Kart.

Oisin - Strategy games like Civilization 5 and Stellaris. He plays against Kipperlilly sometimes, and games can get pretty close. BOTH are sore losers though. I also think he plays a lot of Factorio and spends a lot of time optimizing his factory.

Mary Ann - We know from the Adventuring Party Mary Ann likes games like Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley, but I think she'd also get a kick out of fighting games like Smash Bros. Anytime she beats someone bad at the game (like Buddy) she tells them to "git gud". She hates horror games, not because they're scary but because they're boring, and nothing fazes her.

Ivy - Says that she doesn't play video games, but is really into open world RPGs like Elden Ring, the Witcher 3, and Skyrim. Especially for games like Skyrim, she likes to spend hours in character creation and coming up with a backstory for her character before ultimately playing a stealth archer.

Buddy - Buddy's been discouraged from playing video games his whole life, because you are "motivated to sin if you spend large blocks of time doing things that matter very little". He only plays mobile games, and he's AMAZING at Candy Crush. I think he'd get a kick out of horror games though, as a sort of fascination with the profane.

Lucy - A big fan of story-based, atmospheric games like Firewatch or What Remains of Edith Finch. She also mainly likes cooperative games, and so many games with co-op campaigns she's played through with Kipperlilly.

[fictional-twink-bracket]

Round 1 matchups

(PT: Round 1 matchups)

Side A

(PT: Side A)

Duke (Nevermore) vs Akito Shinonome (Project Sekai)

Wei Wuxian (The Untamed) vs Alois Trancy (Black Butler)

Lyney (Genshin Impact) vs Rosti Nauman (Wistoria: Wand and Sword)

Izumi Sena (Love Stage!) vs Yoshikazu Miyano (Sasaki to Miyano)

Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler) vs Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII)

Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis: Evangellion) vs 9S (Nier Automata)

Leon (Fire Emblem) vs Bill Cipher (Human) (Gravity Falls - Fandom)

Tsukasa Tenma (Project Sekai) vs Tamaki Suoh (Ouran High School Host Club)

Nobimaru (Kemono Jihen) vs Kurapika (Hunter x Hunter)

Atsushi Nakajima (Bungou Stray Dogs) vs Yosuke Hanamura (Persona 4)

Sousaku Yubiwa (Pretty Boy Detective Club) vs Joke (Jack & Joker)

Xiao (Genshin Impact) vs Orpheus (Hadestown)

Armin Arlert (Attack on Titan) vs Linhardt von Hevring (Fire Emblem)

Grusha (Pokemon) vs Scaramouche (Genshin Impact)

Yuri Leclerc (Fire Emblem) vs Iruma Suzuki (Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun!)

Mithrun (Dungeon Meshi) vs Xie Lian (Heaven Official's Blessing)

Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!) vs Griffith (Berserk)

Affogato Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom) vs William James Moriarty (Moriarty the Patriot)

Jeffery (Class of '09) vs Nagisa Shiota (Assassination Classroom)

Ray (Only Friends) vs Sam/Samson (Stardew Valley)

Jake (Disventure Camp) vs Akoya Gero (Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!)

Marik Ishtar (Yu-Gi-Oh!) vs Tonkla (4 minutes)

Italy (Hetalia) vs Qifrey (Witch Hat Atelier)

Sion Ulster (Wistoria: Wand and Sword) vs Sephiran (Fire Emblem)

James Wilson (House MD) vs Kaworu Nagisa (Neon Genesis: Evangellion)

Carlos Rodriguez (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) vs Nuengdiao (Never Let Me Go)

Masaki Fujiyoshi (Tadaima Okaeri) vs Nagisa Hazuki (Free!)

Naoto Shirogane (Persona 4) vs Ayan (The Eclipse)

Edgar (WOE. BEGONE) vs Noriaki Kakyoin (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

Kabru (Dungeon Meshi) vs Yumoto Hakone (Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!)

Kou Mukami (Diabolik Lovers) vs Neku Sakuraba (The World Ends With You)

Yamaguchi Tadashi (Haikyuu!!) vs James (Pokemon)

Side B

(PT: Side B)

Rain (Love in the Air) vs Yue (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Nero (Devil May Cry) vs Great (4 minutes)

Babe (Pit Babe) vs Kuzco (Emperor's Nee Groove)

Yami Bakura (Yu-Gi-Oh!) vs Vishnal (Rune Factory 4)

Jambu (Wings of Fire) vs Hitoshi Suguroku (Nanbaka)

vFlower (Vocaloid) vs Happy Chaos (Guilty Gear)

The Onceler (The Lorax) vs Vash the Stampede (Trigun)

Thistle (Dungeon Meshi) vs Shin (Nana)

Jin Xiaobao (Meet You at the Blossom) vs Harley (Pokemon)

Boston (Only Friends) vs Chuuya Nakahara (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Ryuu Zaou (Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!) vs Rantaro Amami (Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony)

Yoosung (Mystic Messenger) vs Seitarou Tanabata (Nanbaka)

Mashiro Tsukiyuki (Bakuten!!) vs Hyoma Chigiri (Blue Lock)

Gandalf (Lord of the Rings) vs Luka (Alien Stage)

Sousuke Mitsuba (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun) vs Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach)

Ai Di (Kiseki: Dear to Me) vs Dan Heng (Honkai Star Rail)

Lio Fotia (Promare) vs Juri (Vampire Dormitory)

Sebastian (Stardew Valley) vs Kaveh (Genshin Impact)

Deidara (Naruto) vs Giorno Giovanna (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

Nagahiro Sakiguchi (Pretty Boy Detective Club) vs Battamonda (Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure)

Rui Kamishiro (Project Sekai) vs Kokichi Ouma (Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony)

Sanji (One Piece) vs Ranpo Edogawa (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Mello/Mihael Keehl (Death Note) vs Sou Hiyori (Your Turn to Die)

Light Yagami (Death Note) vs Venti (Genshin Impact)

Burgh (Pokemon) vs Mikoto Kayano (MILGRAM)

Goro Akechi (Persona 5) vs the 10th Doctor (Doctor Who)

Byakuya Togami (Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc) vs Glen (Nightmare on Elm Street)

Wild Link (Legend of Zelda) vs Yuri Plisetsky (Yuri!!! On Ice)

Louis James Moriarty (Moriarty the Patriot) vs Natsusa Yuzuki (number24)

Nagito Komaeda (Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair) vs Azul Ashengrotto (Twisted Wonderland)

Lilia Vanrouge (Twisted Wonderland) vs Ryuunosuke Akutagawa (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Yami Yugi (Yu-Gi-Oh!) vs Kouha Ren (Magi)

[journalsouppe]

Professor Layton and the Spectre’s Call!! I actually discovered ordering the game from the UK with shipping was actually cheaper than ordering the American version of the game, there were no major differences that I could tell as they still had the original English voice actors.

I enjoyed this game!! Not my top favorite installment but I still had a great time and loved the new characters. The puzzles were well designed and had nice scaled difficulty and the mini games were really neat too. The Eternal Diva references were so blatant lmfao but I’m excited for Miracle Mask! I was also super exhausted when writing the summary so sorry there’s so many errors and I use the word fun a million times ToT

The Descole and Tea sticker are from JordyDrawsMerch! All other stickers are from Daiso. Writing typed below!

Rating: 8.3

Played: Sp 2024

Port: DS on 3DS

Favorite? Y

Replayable? Y

Recommend? Y

Series: Professor Layton

Comments

Emmy and BABY LUKE!!

OH THANK GOD IT’S CHRISTOPHER ROBIN MILLER

Ngl im so excited to watch the anime, I love the animation sm

Oh Layton is not taking Claire’s death well at all

I love how animated the background now is!!

Beautiful music as always

Does Clark have the same VA as Dmitri lol

THE WORLD WILL END? Damn Luke

The specter looks like one of those little kingdom hearts guys

Luke’s been a LaytonMobile hater since day one lmao

Luke is especially funny in this game

Layton taking Luke to the black market is so wild

THE PUPPET PLAY IS ADORABLE

I’m going to fight aunt taffy

Ooo we get to play as Emmy

Holy shit Emmy

GIRL FROG

Emmy asking if Layton always pokes lamps he sees is making me think he physically touches everything the player taps

The convo with the meowing man???

CHELMEY AND BARTON

Based anti-cop npc

THE DYNAMITE WORKS LMAO

Is Hershel gonna get a cask of amantillado’d T^T

The canals are so pretty i like the design of misthallery

Oh i do not like the police chief

I LOVE YOU EMMYYY

Grosky is very funny

Omg the cliff death police cover up reminds me of killer frequency which i just watched a playthrough of

FUCK JAKES

Where’s phoenix when you need him

JAIL BREAK JAIL BREAK!!!

I love descole’s voice

YAAA LADDER VS STEP LADDER

NESSIE???

The story book stories and animations are so CUTE!!

I wonder if Naiya was added to the game to hit at the Eternal Diva

This kinda reminds me of a pokemon movie but I don’t remember which one it was

^^ it was pokemon heroes when latias and latios were caught ^^;

AN OCARINA!!!

Creepy fucking factory music ToT

Oh dear. I seem to have stepped on a hexagonal spanner

Descole always serving massive cunt

Woah the golden garden is beautiful

Ohh so that’s why Luke was fork life certified in plvspw

ZAMN T^T

THE WAY THE SPRITES WALK KILLS ME LOL

I really like these little episodes from others POVS! ^_^

Summary

This was such a fun origin story for Luke and Layton. Very much a classic Layton game with world ending machinery and gorgeous environment design. I really liked both Emmy and Descole, there’s a more serious undertone than with Don Paolo as the main villain (even though I do love Don Paolo). Emmy is amazing!! I was afraid she would be sidelined like Flora was but I’m glad to she stands her ground and does what she wants to do. I alos like how we got to go on our own adventure as her to London, she’s a character that doesn’t need to rely on Hershel to solve everything. Meeting Luke was great, loved his blank stare. It was fun seeing his origins and how Clark and Hershel knew each other. I’m curious how the prequels will play into the New World of Steam, especially now that Luke’s family have stories and sprites (unlike in the original trilogy). Loved the ACAB story, v nice to play while I’m still so mad at what’s happening to university students currently. Descole was so fun, I am obsessed with his outfit and personality. Unfortunately I was spoiled on who he is but I’m very excited to learn more. I think similar to Ace Attorney, the fourth installment is that last game in the classic 2D style, which is sad but PLvsPW makes me very hopeful about 3D Layton. The overall story was fun, I really liked the sub plot about the Ravens - that was really fun (i was so tired writing this omfg). I wish we got a little more backstory on the rich guy who died, I feel like there’s more to the story. OO I loved the little episodes, especially the one about Chelmey. They added a lot of fun context and gave more life to the NPCs. Such a fun and classic Layton game, I can’t wait to play Miracle Mask! (And read the light novels). This wasn’t my favorite Layton game but I still really loved it and had a great time and loved the puzzles — that’s all I want from PL!

[cass-cass-erole]

Requests are open

You can make requests for my to draw my two biggest fandoms I draw for are Moral Orel and The Amazing Digital Circus but I do draw for the following

That’s not my neighbor

Pokemon

Vocaloid

Rune factory

Harvest moon

Adventure time

Gravity Falls

Don’t hug me I’m scared

Sonic

And probably other that I’m not thinking of

Trolls

Getting some requests will probably help me with this art block I have

[hamofjustice]

Nemona the Unrivaled

Chapter 1: A Closed Door

Info / Chapter Select: here

Finally, Nemona was getting back out of this darn villa. That was the most painfully long time away from school she could remember, even if the numbers on the calendar said she was imagining things. She just had to stick around a bit longer while Director Clavell talked to Mother and Father, and she’d finally be on her way back to home sweet dorm for a while.

... It was nice of those two to actually show up for something.

But the thought that they were having some kind of grown-up talk in there that she wasn’t privy to -- one that was almost definitely about her -- was digging one last pit in her stomach. What had she done wrong without noticing now, that was apparently worth worrying about but no one had the guts to just bring up to her directly? She gazed down at the intricate stone work under her red shoes, but took in none of what she was seeing.

But then, she heard a bit of commotion in the distance. Who was that coming up the road? With no less than three Pokemon all running up to her!? Was this that kid next door coming to visit, finally? Were they--

Alright, alright, cool it, look away for a sec, act natural, pretend you don’t see ‘em, don’t just stare and creep ‘em out. Wait for the right moment when they get close to turn around and give ‘em the ol’ razzle-dazzle... okay... and... go!

"Oh? Are you these three's Trainer?" Nemona greeted her visitor, coolly turning toward them with her gloved hand on her waist, a swirl of her ponytail and a nod of her head. Nailed it. “Buenas! We haven't met, have we?”

Nemona looked at the newcomer properly now. Looked to be a boy, though it was best not to assume those things in Paldea. Kinda on the younger side, or maybe just hadn’t the kind of growth spurt she had yet. Slightly spiky short brown hair and a paler complexion than her own, in the standard Uva Academy uniform. Not much to speak of in the style department. Yep, just the way they usually rolled out of the boy factory. Not that Nemona knew much about fashion either -- she mostly just let her family doll her up for events as they saw fit -- but she at least picked herself out some matching non-Academy-branded red-and-black accessories for school and adventures, even if it didn’t really go with the indigo-and-white uniform or the green bits in the front of her hair. Nobody seemed to get that she wanted it to look like leaves on a fruit! She wasn’t gonna cut it off no matter how dumb anyone thought it looked, though. It was a small act of rebellion, the only serving size of rebellion she could usually get away with, between the --

Anyway. The new kid seemed to be closely observing the Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly that had run ahead of him. In fact, it looked like he didn’t notice there was another human there too until the three little critters ran past her legs to play in the villa’s garden and fountain like they owned the place. He seemed a little surprised to be spoken to.

“H-huh? Oh. Uh, they’re not mine... yet. Um... the Academy Director left me to choose one of them.” The visitor eventually explained, avoiding eye contact instead of giving her a name. Was she making him nervous already?

Nemona heard the door open behind her seconds later to save them both from the awkward silence, and she turned to look as Director Clavell stepped out of the villa to greet their visitor. The old man cleared his throat to further announce his presence and pushed up his glasses. Nemona often wondered why he didn’t just get a new pair that stayed on better, but at this point touching his glasses all the time seemed to be as deep-set a habit of his as folding his hands behind his back, so it probably wouldn’t make much difference.

"Director... Is this who I think it is?" Nemona just had to ask, balling her fists excitedly against her chest like she was watching a battle.

“Indeed, this is our academy's newest student, Master Adam. He will be attending as of today.”

Nemona’s head whipped around to face Adam again upon having that confirmed. "So you ARE that kid who moved up in the road! I've been dying to find out more about you!"

He winced slightly at her enthusiasm. “Y-yeah, that’s me. Uh... I’ve been looking forward to getting my Trainer’s License for a while. Been studying on my own and everything.” Adam offered as some kind of information as he crouched down to watch Fuecoco in particular. He didn’t ask for Nemona’s name.

“Oh reaaaally?! Well, you’re talking to the right girl, then!” she enthused regardless. That eagerness of his was so exciting to her!

... Adam was mostly paying attention to the little fire croc having just roasted an orange that had fallen from one of the family’s trees, and nodded to it approvingly. Nemona, meanwhile, was getting lost in her head with excitement that this boy might be the friend she needed. She just needed to make sure to sink her teeth in early, before anyone else could tell him she was an annoying weirdo, or stuck-up nepo baby, or the chosen one, or--

“Uh... oh yeah?” Adam eventually responded. He didn’t really seem to be on Nemona’s wavelength, but his curiosity seemed a bit more piqued by the "right girl" line.

“Quite. Miss Nemona here is not only president of our fine Academy’s student council, but already a Champion-Rank Trainer in her own right." Clavell clarified before Nemona could.

Adam glanced up and down at Nemona, as if newly re-appraising her now. “Nemona, huh... Well, uh... good for you, Champion.” he said flatly as he stood back up, no longer looking quite so interested.

Nemona felt a bit of sweat on her brow. “U-um, hey, don’t let that intimidate‘cha, though! I was just like you, not too long ago! Honest!”

Adam, however, was looking at her family’s little seaside mansion with half-lidded eyes. “Sure.”

“Miss Nemona speaks the truth. Our school is quite proud to have a student so brilliantly passionate among us.”

At that, Adam and Nemona both snorted automatically and covered their mouths.

“Hm? Did I say something amusing...?”

“Nothing.” Adam and Nemona blurted out almost simultaneously. Nemona shot Adam a knowing glance, but he only returned it for a brief moment.

Clavell sighed. “I must say, I do still feel so out of the loop with the youth at times, despite my best efforts.” the Director admitted, pushing up his glasses. “Regardless... Master Adam, I wasn’t expecting to see you follow me here so soon. Shall I take that to mean you have already decided which of these Pokemon you would like to be your first partner?”

“Um, yeah. I think Fuecoco would be the smartest choice, given the types of the first two Gyms, and the potential of its Torch Song when it someday learns that.”

“... I see. You certainly have been doing your homework already, so to speak. Well, er... Fuecoco seems to have taken quite a liking to you as well. This is your first Pokemon, yes? Please do raise it with love and care, even when it is not the correct tactical choice. And of course, be sure to keep it tucked safely within this Poke Ball when it’s time for it to rest. Or if you’re unsure it will behave properly indoors just yet, hoho.”

Adam took the Ball and nodded, before recalling Fuecoco into it and attaching the Ball to his belt. It was officially his now. “Thank you, sir.”

Nemona had her hands clasped together in front of her and stars in her eyes as she watched. A brand new Trainer born before her eyes, like watching an egg hatch! “Adam... I can't believe you actually chose Fuecoco...”

“What do you --”

“I mean, like, way to make the perfect choice for you! You two make such a good combo!"

“... Oh. Uh, based on what? Like... vibes, or...?” Adam asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Um... yeah!”

Adam scratched his head awkwardly and shut his eyes, looking irritated. “... Okay.”

Even Nemona could tell this didn’t seem to be going well, but she stuck with it and turned to Clavell to let him know about her plan regardless. “H-hey, um, Director... can I choose one of these Pokemon, too?”

"Oh, but...did you not receive a Pokémon when you enrolled at the academy, Miss Nemona?"

Adam crossed his arms and tapped his foot impatiently as the conversation went on without him.

"Not back then, no! I had other Pokémon I was focused on raising at the time. But now I want to raise a new Pokémon alongside Adam while he raises his own new partner!"

“... Huh? What, like... just pretending you’re a new trainer?” Adam asked flatly.

“Yeah! I’ve been meaning to relive my first Gym Challenge anyway, and I’d love to have a rival along the way!”

Adam huffed, shut his eyes and rubbed his forehead like he had a headache. Nemona seemed to have struck a nerve she was unaware of. “... I get a say in this too, don’t I?”

“Um, well, yeah... I just thought it’d be nice to final-- t-to make a new friend today, though.”

“I’m sure someone like you has plenty already.”

Nemona’s gut twisted a bit. “Uh, well, um, I just wanna help out, too!” she continued desperately.

The irritated boy took a deep, weary breath. “I don’t know how much fun I’m going to have with someone who’s already done all this stuff breathing down my neck and talking my ear off.”

“Aw, c’mon, pleeeaaase? It’s not like that...”

“Go pick on somebody your own size.”

“What do you mean, ‘pick on’...?”

“Master Adam --” Clavell began, attempting to intervene.

“What reason would somebody like you have to give up what you’ve got and pretend we’re equals? You just want to lord over me, puff yourself up about how much better than me you are, try to tell me what to do... Something. I just know you’re up to something. Can’t you go buy yourself some friends?”

Nemona’s eyes widened and blood ran colder with every word. Her stomach felt like it had dropped right on through the ground into the cave system below. Where did all that even come from? If even a complete stranger could be like this to her now... what hope did she have left? “No, no, it’s not like that--” she said again shakily, stepping forward and reaching a hand toward Adam, who just took a step backward in response. Was she really that bad? Was he afraid of her now? No, no, no...

Director Clavell blocked Nemona with his arm before she could get any further, but his eyes were laser focused on the boy in front of him.

“Ahem! Master Adam! While you are as free as any of us to do as you see fit on your personal journey, and your boundaries are you own... I must ask you to please be more respectful of your fellow student, especially one merely trying to be your friend. Her idea would be quite a charming one, if I were a student in your position. Would you not appreciate having a peer take you under her wing as you get used to your new life here, making some memories together right from your very first day of school? It is quite presumptuous to believe she would do any of the things you have accused her of. Show a smidge of good faith, would you?”

Adam stood his ground for a moment, glaring at the two of them like they were about to jump him, but he sighed in resignation and unclenched his fists. Whatever awoke in him seemed to have quieted down, maybe out of fear of the Director. Adam shut his eyes and scratched the back of his neck. “... I... I see your point. I uh, apologize for my remarks, Director. And... Miss President. It’s, uh... nothing personal. I would rather go it alone, though.”

“... Okay. That’s... perfectly fine.” Nemona responded weakly, each word squeakier than the last, and gulped.

“Hmph. Very well... I’ll check in to be sure you had a safe trip to school on your own then, Master Adam. And I’ll be having a quick word with your mother about these ‘remarks’ once I’m done with my business here.” Clavell said sternly.

“Yes sir...” Adam grumbled as he set off alone toward Poco Path. “Teacher’s pet...” he muttered, too low for an old man’s ears to pick up.

Nemona still stood dumbfounded next to the Director. The excitement she had a few minutes ago had drained away into the hint of tears in her eyes. Why had it turned out this way? “I... I’m sorry...”

“What? Miss Nemona, you’ve done nothing wrong...?”

“Then why... why does this --” she tried to say, then gave up and wiped her face with her sleeve, trying to save face. “Okay... I just... ugh.”

Clavell looked a bit unsure of what to do in this situation -- Nemona had never let him see her this upset before. The old man hesitantly placed a hand on her shoulder. “It seems he was... a bit intimidated and anxious because of the way I’d spoken of you. If anything, that was a mistake on my part, even if... it was certainly not an expected reaction. It is I who should be deeply sorry to you, if it cost you a friend.”

Nemona sniffled again and shook her head. “No, no... I can’t ask you to pretend I’m someone else, Director. I don’t think Adam was ever going to like me anyway.”

Clavell gazed down at the confused Sprigatito and Quaxly looking back up at the two of them, as he sighed and gave Nemona’s shoulder a couple small pats.

“... Perhaps not. But I will not stand to hear it as any fault of your own. His solitude is his loss. But people can change... especially if they find themselves haunted by regrets.”

Nemona lost track of how long he kept holding her shoulder as she kept gazing emptily at nothing in particular.

“... Er, before we forget, Miss Nemona... would it cheer you up if I still offered you one of these Pokemon?” he offered with a sympathetic smile.

Nemona was suddenly jolted back to reality by the reminder that the two remaining little buddies were still there, and joined the Director in looking down at them. She sighed as well and knelt down, letting the old man’s hand fall slack against his side. She was so tempted to say she wasn’t in the mood for her new adventure anymore and just leave, but... she couldn’t say no to that little Sprigatito’s face. This wasn’t its fault either, after all. She petted the little grass cat with a bittersweet smile as the Quaxly clung to familiar Clavell’s ankle. Nemona was planning on picking a Grass-type to make things easier for that boy’s Fire-type, but maybe he would have just found it patronizing. Or maybe he would have thought she was bullying him if she picked the Water-type. It seemed like maybe there was no right answer. Maybe this was just always going to happen to her and there was no point obsessing on it. She’d just have to find bits of joy wherever she could.

“... Yeah, I’ll take this one. Thanks, Director...” Nemona said without any of the usual life in her voice.

Clavell solemnly reached down to hand Nemona the Poke Ball for Sprigatito, unsure if she would be getting back up anytime soon, and she accepted it. After a moment, she did in fact stand up and recall her new Pokemon quietly. Clavell similarly returned his Quaxly to its Ball and tucked it into his coat for another day.

“... May I ask a delicate question, Miss Nemona?”

“... Go ahead, sir.”

“Does this... sort of thing happen to you often?” the Director asked in a low voice. “This brand of... open hostility towards your, er, social standing and achievements?”

Her eyes widened and and she glanced away. “Huh? Um... not... really...” she lied.

“... I assure you that your answer will be quite confidential when I resume speaking with your parents.” he clarified, pushing his glasses to his brow. “However, I cannot escape the feeling that much of the events that transpire at our school occur hidden from my watch.”

Nemona took a deep breath. “It’s fine, I’ll find somebody. I just need to be... different. Or something.”

Clavell blinked. “You... do have friends your own age, do you not? I recall seeing you quite often with Master Arven or Master Aliquis in the schoolyard...”

Nemona staggered for a moment at that question. It was a wonder she kept standing. “... They... they both got tired of me. I don’t know if they were really ever my friends. They just... thought it was really important to beat me in a battle, and got really angry when they couldn’t. And when I started taking it easier on them or trying to help and encourage them, they... they told me I was being patronizing and rude, and got even angrier. They stopped returning my calls, too...”

“Ah... and here I’d assumed it was typically you who initiated those battles, given your passion for them.”

Nemona stood up straight, closed her eyes to take another deep breath, and pulled her glove on tighter. “At least my Pokemon like me! Don’t know what I’d do without ‘em!” She said in her usual bright and happy tone.

The young Champion put away her new Sprigatito’s Poke Ball and pulled out a different one, releasing her Cyclizar in front of the villa. Rather than get onto its back just yet, however, she just knelt down with her arms outstretched. “Right, buddy?”

The lizard Pokemon stepped up and gave her a hug without hesitation, despite the awkward tire-like sac on its chest. A smile slowly crept back onto her face as she closed her eyes and soaked in the moment. “Yeah... love you too, li’l guy.”

Clavell looked away sadly. “So... this does indeed happen often.”

Nemona didn’t respond, other than a deep breath through her nose. She continued to cling to Cyclizar.

“... I can make some time to discuss this with you privately this evening, if you’d like. Right now, I’m afraid I’m falling behind schedule for everyone else. In the meantime... please do not be afraid to reach out to the other adults in your life, Miss Nemona. Take care.”

“If they have time for me.” She muttered under her breath.

Clavell lingered and looked back at her for a moment, before sighing and heading for the door back into the villa. He probably heard that one.

“... You take care too, Director.” Nemona finally added at the last second before he went back inside. He was right, Mother and Father were probably tired of waiting for him by now. She’d been holding him up. Stupid, needy, pathetic girl, never happy with what she had...

Nemona picked up the riding gear she’d been keeping in front of the villa until it was time to go and strapped it onto Cyclizar’s back. She still wasn’t in the mood to start a new Pokemon team with Sprigatito, at least not today. It’d remind her too much of how much fun she could be having if she just had a friend. Nope, with how she felt right now, she was just gonna skip the exercise potential and zoom straight to her dorm room at Uva, dump her bags and pockets wherever, and crash in bed until she didn’t feel quite as awful. Normally when she was in a mood like this, she’d train one of her Pokemon against a whole outbreak of powerful wild ones, like in a martial arts movie or something, to clear her head. But today, a nap sounded better. Or at least easier.

She’d been rolling the Director’s advice around in her head for a minute too, though... and took out her solid black Rotom Phone to consider dialing La Primera. No, no, Geeta was probably just as busy as Clavell was, especially today. She sighed and let it float back into her pocket before getting on Cyclizar and riding off down Poco Path.

She pretended she didn’t see Adam poking around in the bushes by the road with Fuecoco as they passed him.

[bestfictionalplant]

Bracket reveal

Text version under cut!

The tourney is split into 4 32 brackets, and the winners of each will go to the semi finals! I'll make a different post about HOW the tourney will run, and this will serve as a pinned post for round 1 :)

Bracket 1, Side 1

Peppino (Vampire Survivors) vs Winged Strawberry (Celeste)

Herb (Monster Hunter) vs Triffids (Day of the Triffids)

Gigi (Xiaolin Showdown) vs Silent Princess (The Legend of Zelda)

Breath of Evil (Wings of Fire) vs Thorn Thallid (Magic the Gathering)

Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors) vs Farewell Flower (Mistborn)

Togemon (Digimon) vs Silverwood Tree (Witch Hat Atelier)

Golden Apple Tree (Greek Mythology) vs Potbelly (My Singing Monsters)

Sculk (Minecraft) vs MocDonald (One Piece)

Bracket 1, Side 2

Vida (The Promised Neverland) vs Glaze Lily (Genshin Impact)

Dr Brewer's Clone (Goosebumps) vs The Spring (Friends at the Table)

Kite Eating Tree (Peanuts) vs Zotoh Zhaan (Farscape)

Wheel Tree (His Dark Materials) vs Mushtree (I Was a Teenage Exocolonist)

Medusoid Mycelium (A Series of Unfortunate Events) vs Radial (Ooblets)

Chikorita (Pokemon) vs Blast Cone (League of Legends)

Gooloog (AAAHH!!! Real Monsters) vs Venus (Bug Fables)

The Thorian (Mass Effect) vs Yggdrasil (Norse Mythology)

Bracket 2, Side 1

Deku Tree (The Legend of Zelda) vs Blood Blossoms (Danny Phantom)

Hotblonde37159 (Angel: The Series) vs Vash the Stampede (Trigun)

Kinoko (Don't Hurt Me, My Healer) vs Wolfsbane (The Vampire Diaries)

Plant (Monster Rancher) vs Flower of Life (Mesopotamian Mythology)

Truffula Tree (The Lorax) vs Slurperon Enchantress (Internet Scam)

The Brain Tree (Neopets) vs Ginseng Baby (Scarlet Hollow)

Chompy (Bug Fables) vs Whispy Woods (Kirby)

Clavu (Overlord) vs Ivern (League of Legends)

Bracket 2, Side 2

Bulbasaur (Pokemon) vs The Trees of Valinor (Lord of the Rings)

Leslie (The Amazing World of Gumball) vs Hayzee Dayzee (Paper Mario)

Piranha Plant (Mario) vs Specimen 34/The Blessed Eternal (Wolf 359)

Potted Plant (Wander Over Yonder) vs Morbuzakh (Bionicle)

Jabe & the Trees of Cheem (Doctor Who) vs Black Mercy (DC)

Mr Plant (The World of Mr Plant) vs Feculant Gnarlmaw (Warhammer 40k)

Tree Rex (Skylanders) vs Flowey (Undertale)

Sundrop Flower (Tangled) vs Venus McFlytrap (Monster High)

Bracket 3, Side 1

Pinchley (Long Gone Gulch) vs Frank the Plant (Harley Quinn: the Animated Series)

The Venus (Hello From the Hallowoods) vs Nirnroot (The Elder Scrolls)

Food Fight (Skylanders) vs Paopu Fruit (Kingdom Hearts)

Phillogenous esk Piemondum (Rod Albright Alien Adventures) vs Plant (Wall E)

Tannot Root (Farscape) vs The Broccoloids (The Powerpuff Girls)

Rockbud (The Stormlight Archive) vs Sylvan Hound (Guild Wars 2)

Eldridge Johnson-Mayer (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy) vs Hyacinth/Hyacinthus (Greek Mythology)

Selas Flower (Kingkiller Chronicle) vs Treant (Disgaea)

Bracket 3, Side 2

Dragonflame Cacti (Wings of Fire) vs Sunflower (Plants vs Zombies)

The Bioplant (The Rising of the Shield Hero) vs Turnip Boy (Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion)

Shambling Mound (Dungeons and Dragons) vs Mandrake (Shin Megami Tensei/Persona)

Cowplant (The Sims) vs Ebony Queen's Apple (Limbus Company)

Devil Fruits (One Piece) vs Donkey-Cabbage (Enchanted Forest Chronicles)

Oaktopus (My Singing Monsters) vs Field Dungeon (Rune Factory 4)

Mushroom Tree (Stardew Valley) vs Jumpkin (Cassette Beasts)

Undergrowth (Danny Phantom) vs Karzahni (Bionicle)

Bracket 4, Side 1

Dreamstalk (Kirby) vs Myconid (Balders Gate 3)

Stingbulb (Fablehaven) vs Treebeard (Lord of the Rings)

Stray Cat (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) vs Peashooter (Plants vs Zombies)

Giant Turnip (Codename: Kids Next Door) vs Treasure Mushroom (Guild Wars 2)

Tree of Wisdom (Sonic the Hedgehog) vs Fire Flower (Mario)

Stump (The Angry Beavers) vs Groot (Marvel)

Maise (Oneshot) vs Konohana Tree (Okami)

Red Weed (War of the Worlds) vs Pod Plant (Fortnite)

Bracket 4, Side 2

Plantera (Terraria) vs The Grass Snake (Friends at the Table)

Breathweed (Warhammer 40k) vs Campestri (Dungeons and Dragons)

Neo Alraune (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle) vs Kringlefucker (Homestuck)

Slimefoot the Stowaway (Magic: The Gathering) vs Gatfruit Tree (Space Station 13/14)

Sex Pollen Plant (Fanfiction) vs The Rumor Weed (VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed)

Dr Madley Radish (Papa Louie) vs Vervain (The Vampire Diaries)

Yatevon (OCTAHEDRON: Transfixed Edition) vs Echo Flower (Undertale)

Wither Rose (Minecraft) vs Hydramon (Digimon)

[pokemon-cfcd]

My journey all started on the morning of my 10th birthday when I had the ability to get my first partner Pokemon.

A little bit of background for you, the reader — my family and I all live in parts of the Hoenn region. My sisters, all 3 of them, went on their own journeys across many different regions with their partner Pokemon and don’t live at home anymore. My oldest sister started her journey with a Ralts and it has since evolved into Gardevoir. The next oldest went on her journey with a Bounsweet who evolved into a Tsareena. And finally, the last sister decided to only travel the Hoenn region with her Gothita that eventually evolved to Gothitelle.

My mom stays at home with her Pidgey and Lillipup who help her around the house, and my dad works for Nolan at the Battle Factory with his Pinsir and Smeargle.

But before getting into when I left to go on my own adventure, we need to go back to the summer prior.

[solosergiohd]

My favorite waifu girls (Drake meme)

All my favorite female characters I love:

Delphox from "Pokemon"

Diane Foxington from "The Bad Guys"

Krystal from "Star Fox"

Maid Marian from "Robin Hood"

Fox from "Skunk Fu!"

Serena from "Pokemon"

Lillie from "Pokemon"

Pyra from "Xenoblade Chronicles 2"

Chiaki Nanami from "Danganronpa"

Star Butterfly from "Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil"

Ami Onuki from "Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi"

Kitty Katswell from "T.U.F.F. Puppy"

Blaze The Cat from "Sonic The Hedgehog"

Tasque Manager from "Deltarune: Chapter 2"

Roxanne Wolf from "Five Nights At Freddy's: Security Breach"

Porsha Crystal from "Sing 2"

Michiru Kagemori from "BNA: Brand New Animal"

Sash Lilac from "Freedom Planet"

Coco Bandicoot from "Crash Bandicoot"

Jessica from "Bremen Avenue Experience"

Minerva Mink from "Animaniacs"

Fifi La Fume from "Tiny Toon Adventures"

Zoe Trent from "Littlest Pet Shop"

Mammoth Mutt from "Krypto The Superdog"

Unikitty

Slushi from "Chikn Nuggit"

Girlfriend from "Friday Night Funkin"

Princess Peach from "Super Mario"

Liko from "Pokemon"

Zhen from "Kung Fu Panda 4"

Charlie Morningstar from "Hazbin Hotel"

Primarina from "Pokemon"

Meowscarada from "Pokemon"

Jayjay from "Zoophobia"

Pinky from "Teen-Z"

Yossi from "Telemonster"

and Violet Beauregarde (2005) from "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory"

But not that girls!:

Misty from "Pokemon"

Twilight Sparkle from "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"

Nicole Watterson from "The Amazing World Of Gumball"

Princess Elise from "Sonic The Hedgehog (2006)"

Lynn Loud from "The Loud House"

Chloe Bourgeois from "Miraculous Ladybug"

Miette from "Pokemon"

Adagio Dazzle from "My Little Pony: Friendship"

Stella from "Helluva Boss"

Odalia Blight from "The Owl House"

Velma (2023)

Peppa Pig

Elmyra Duff from "Tiny Toon Adventures"

D.W. from "Arthur"

Lady Dimitrescu from "Resident Evil VIII: Village"

Korrina from "Pokemon"

Emberlynn from "Helluva Boss"

Trina Riffin from "Grojband"

Estella Havisham from "Hellpark"

Ashlynn from "Gregory Horror Show"

Ms. Boumba from "Chico Chica Boumba"

Rosemary from "High Guardian Spice"

and Veruca Salt from "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory"

[lacrimosathedark]

I know I'm probably a weirdo for this, but one day I got to thinking, what if Pokemon was lingually accurate? Like, if characters were named appropriately based on their region? So I actually went through Bulbapedia and compiled a list of every major character's names in other languages. And just in case anyone else was curious, I thought I'd share it.

I'm going from the English base, so I'm majorly not including Unova, Galar, and most of Alola. Ones that are weird or are migrants I give explanations for.

Kanto: Japanese

Red: Same in English and Japanese

Leaf: Same in English and Japanese

Blue: Technically referred to as Green in Japanese since the original games were Red and Green (hence remakes being FireRed and LeafGreen), but is considered Blue internationally and it makes more sense to me (Red picks Charmander, rival picks Squirtle to be better, thus Blue).

Kakeru (Chase)

Ayumi (Elaine)

Shin (Trace)

Takeshi (Brock)

Kasumi (Misty)

Lt. Surge: His original title is "The Lightning American" and there's a whole tribute gym to his in Alola, so it's very likely he's from an America-inspired region, thus English name.

Erika: Same in English and Japanese

Kyou (Koga)

Anzu (Janine)

Natsume (Sabrina)

Katsura (Blaine)

Kanna (Lorelei)

Siba (Bruno)

Kikuko (Agatha)

Wataru (Lance)

Rocket-dan (Team Rocket): Literally written in katakana "ro-ke-t(su)-to"

Sakaki (Giovanni)

Ohkido Yukinari-hakase (Professor Samuel Oak)

Johto: Japanese

Hibiki (Ethan)

Kris: Same in English and Japanese

Kotone (Lyra)

Silver: Same in English and Japanese

Hayato (Falkner)

Tsukushi (Bugsy)

Akane (Whitney)

Matsuba (Morty)

Shijima (Chuck)

Mikan (Jasmine)

Yanagi (Pryce)

Ibuki (Clair)

Itsuki (Will)

Karin (Karen)

Minaki (Eusine)

Apollo (Archer)

Athena (Arianna)

Lambda (Petrel)

Lance (Proton): Yes, this is confusing with the Indigo Champion's English name being Lance.

Utsugi-hakase (Professor Elm)

Hoenn: Japanese

Yuuki (Brendan)

Haruka (May)

Mitsuru (Wally)

Tsutsuji (Roxanne)

Touki (Brawly)

Tessen (Wattson)

Asuna (Flannery)

Senri (Norman)

Nagi (Winona)

Fū (Tate)

Lan (Liza)

Juan: His Japanese name is Adan, but he uses different foreign words by localization (English in Japanese, Spanish in Viz's anime dub, and French in the Adventures manga's translation) so is likely foreign. Juan is his name in English, German, and French.

Mikuri (Wallace) Rune no Tami (Sootopolitan)

Kagetsu (Sidney)

Fuyou (Phoebe)

Glacia: Her name in Japanese is Prim, but she's implied to be from a more Western-based region. Glacia is her name in both English and French.

Genji (Drake)

Tsuwabuki Daigo (Steven Stone)

Datsura (Noland) Factory Head: Same in English and Japanese

Kogomi (Greta) Arena Captain (Arena Tycoon)

Tucker: Implied to be foreign, especially as his Japanese name is Heath. Tucker is his English name, and most other Romantic translations are loosely similar and come from the respective languages' word for "tactics". Dome Superstar (Dome Ace)

Azami (Lucy) Tube Queen (Pike Queen)

Ukon (Spenser) Palace Guardian (Palace Maven)

Jindai (Brandon) Pyramid King: Same in English and Japanese

Lila (Anabel) Tower Tycoon (Salon Maiden)

Higana (Zinnia) Denshousha (Lorekeeper)

Lutia (Lisia) Lutti (Lissi)

Tylulu (Ali): Lisia's Altaria

Magma-dan (Team Magma): Literally written in katakana "ma-gu-ma"

Matsubusa (Maxie)

Kagari (Courtney)

Homura (Tabitha)

Aqua-dan (Team Aqua): Literally written in katakana "a-ku-a"

Aogiri (Archie)

Ushio (Matt)

Izumi (Shelly)

Odomaki-hakase (Professor Birch)

Sinnoh: Japanese

Kouki (Lucas)

Hikari (Dawn)

Jun (Barry)

Hyouta (Roark)

Natane (Gardenia)

Sumomo (Maylene)

Maximum Mask (Crasher Wake): Maybe a little more clearly than the English name, it's a stage name and his real name is unknown. He's called "Maxi" for short, so it could just be that.

Fantina or Kiméra: Her name in Japanese is Melissa, which is a clearly Western name along with using foreign phrases. The difficulty here is in original Japanese (as well as French, logically) she speaks English, while most other localizations she speaks French. Fantina is her name in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Kiméra is her name in French.

Suzuna (Candice)

Denzi (Volkner)

Ryou (Aaron)

Kikuno (Bertha)

Ōba (Flint)

Goyou (Lucian)

Shirona (Cynthia)

Kurotsugu (Palmer) Tower Tycoon: Same in English and Japanese

Neziki (Thorton) Factory Head: Same in English and Japanese

Dahlia: Same in English and Japanese Roulette Goddess (Arcade Star)

Kokuran (Darach): His Lady may be likely Unovan, but his lineage is never specified and he seems to have a Hisuian ancestor, so him being from Sinnoh is likely, hence Japanese name. Castle Butler (Castle Valet)

Argenta or Kate: Kate is her name in Japanese and is clearly Western. Argenta is her name in English, German, and Spanish. Stage Madonna (Hall Matron)

Momi (Cheryl)

Gen (Riley)

Baku (Buck)

Miru (Mira)

Mai (Marley)

Looker: Honestly, I just prefer Looker because it seems smoother to say as a codename than his Japanese codename which is Handsome. Looker also has the double meaning that Handsome doesn't, like he's looking/watching, because he's a detective. Looker is also his name in Portuguese, and sometimes in German, Spanish, and Italian. Every one of his codenames is a reference to his appearance ex. LeBelle in German and Beladonis in French.

Ginga-dan (Team Galaxy)

Akagi (Cyrus)

Mars: Same in English and Japanese

Jupiter: Same in English and Japanese

Saturn: Same in English and Japanese

Pluto (Charon)

Nanakamado-hakase (Professor Rowan)

Hisui: Japanese

Teru (Rei) Chō satai (Survey Corps' (Trainer class))

Shō (Akari) Chō satai (Survey Corps' (Trainer class))

Ginga-dan (Galaxy Expedition Team): Shares it's name with the modern Team Galaxy in Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and Italian.

Kamado or Denboku: His original home region is unknown and he bears Galarian armor that looks strikingly similar to Kalosian Wikstrom. Denboku is from raidenboku, an alternate reading of the Japanese rowan, nanakamado, which is Rowan's Japanese name. Kamado also comes from nanakamado.

Shimaboshi (Cyllene): She is originally from Hoenn, but Hoenn is also Japanese so that means nothing for her name.

Perilla (Zisu) Keibi-tai (Security Corps)

Kine (Pesselle) Iryō-tai (Medical Corps)

Tao Hua: Same in English and Japanese Seizō-tai (Supply Corps)

Sazanka (Sanqua) Kenchiku-tai (Construction Corps)

Nabana (Colza): His original region is apparently unknown, but Japanese is still a safe bet. Also most other localizations stem from Nabana rather than Colza. Hatasaku-tai (Agriculture Corps)

Haku (Rye) Hatasaku-tai (Agriculture Corps)

Mube (Beni): His home region is apparently unknown, but Japanese is a safe bet. Imozuru-tei (The Wallflower): [directly from Bulbapedia] From imozuru (vines of Japanese mountain yam or sweet potato), Mitsuru (Wally), and tei (common suffix in restaurant names)

Taisai (Choy)

Sharon (Anthe): Oddly, Sharon is her Japanese name.

Kongō-dan (Diamond Clan)

Seki (Adaman) Osa (Clan Leader)

Yone (Mai) Captain (Warden)

Hinatsu (Arezu) Captain (Warden)

Susuki (Iscan) Captain (Warden)

Tsubaki (Melli) Captain (Warden)

Wasabi (Sabi) Captain (Warden)

Shinju-dan (Pearl Clan)

Kai (Irida) Osa (Clan Leader)

Kikui (Lian) Captain (Warden)

Yūgao (Calaba) Captain (Warden)

Garana (Palina) Captain (Warden)

Hamarenge (Gaeric) Captain (Warden)

Shō-Chiku-Ba (Miss Fortunes)

Omatsu (Charm) Yatō (Bandit)

Otake (Clover) Yatō (Bandit)

Oume (Coin) Yatō (Bandit)

Ichō Shōkai (Ginkgo Guild)

Ginnan (Ginter)

Tsuiri (Tuli)

Volo: Same in English and Japanese Pokemon Tsukai (Pokemon Wielder)

Cogito (Cogita): She is a whole ass mystery, but Cogita (her name in English and German) is just a (non-existent) feminine form of Cogito, her Japanese name, which comes from Latin and basically means "I think", as in Decaretes' "cogito, ergo sum" or "I think, therefore I am". French and Chinese use the respective language's variation of the phrase as a base for her name, while Spanish and Italian use Greek words, for "wisdom" and "intelligence" respectively.

Professor Laventon: He's Galarian, so his name is English.

Unova: English The only ones I'm doing here are ones that AREN'T necessarily the English version.

Clay or Yakon: I've heard Clay may play on Japanese businessman tropes, and he has an ancestor in Hisui, so his name could be either of these.

Lacey or Taro: As Clay's daughter, her situation is the same as his.

Cyrano or Mirtilo: English and Spanish names respectively. Lives in Unova, but as Clavel's classmate could be from Paldea maybe? Saffron or Milo: As above

Kalos: French

Kalem (Calem)

Serena: Same in English and French

Sannah (Shauna)

Trevor: Same in English and French

Tierno: Same in English and French

Violette (Viola)

Lino (Grant)

Cornélia (Korrina) Héritière (Successor)

Amaro (Ramos)

Lem (Clemont)

Mache (Valerie): Mache is actually originally from Johto, hence her Japanese name.

Astera (Olympia)

Urup (Wulfric): Given he likely has a Hisuian ancestor, it wouldn't be unlikely for his name to be Japanese. Luckily, his Japanese and French names are the same!

Malva: Same in English and French

Narcisse (Siebold)

Wikstrom or Thyméo: Since we know his armor is likely Galarian his English name isn't out of place, but his French name is Thyméo.

Dracéna (Drasna)

Dianthéa (Diantha) Grande-Duchesse (Grand Duchess)

Aurore (Morgan)

Méridia (Dana)

Vesper (Evelyn)

Nix (Nita)

Millie (Emma) Elili (Essentia) Femme Louche (Suspicious Woman) Enfant Louche (Suspicious Child) Jeune Femme Louche (Suspicious Lady)

Gribouille (Mimi): Millie's Espurr friend

Team Flare: Apparently the same in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

Lysandre: Same in English and French

Ancolie (Aliana)

Brasénie (Bryony)

Cyane (Celosia)

Myosotis (Mable)

Xanthin (Xerosic)

Professeur Platane (Professor Sycamore): Somewhat surprisingly, his Japanese and French names are the same, though they do both originate from the French word platane.

Alola: English Hawaii is an American state, and there isn't a Native Hawaiian translation of the games, so English is the default language here. But Hawaii does have ties to the East, so I will use some of the Japanese names if they make more sense to me. Most are just slight spelling changes anyhow.

Yo (Elio): Moved from Kanto to Alola, so Japanese name.

Mizuki (Selene): Moved from Kanto to Alola, so Japanese name.

Ma'o (Mallow): Technically her Japanese name is just Mao, but ma'o is the Hawaiian word for Hawaiian cotton and I feel spelling it that way feels better.

Sophocles or Māmane: Both names after the same plant, the Sophora chrysophylla, it's common and local Hawaiian name being māmane.

Hapu'u (Hapu): Hapu'u is her name in Japanese and comes from hāpuʻu, the Hawaaian tree fern.

Molayne or Mullein: Molayne is just a different spelling tbh and I kinda think it looks better.

Skipping Galar; there aren't really a lot of clear foreigners besides Kabu whose name is the same.

Paldea: Spanish and Portuguese I look at both languages because Paldea is based on the Iberian Peninsula and not just Spain. However, with Portuguese, I'm having to look at Brazilian Portuguese, which is not quite the same as European Portuguese, because that's almost all that's on Bulbapedia. I generally choose whether to use Spanish or Portuguese based on if said name is also the same as the English and/or Japanese name. Or default if only one is available. Also uhh my order might be a bit weird here because I didn't get to actually play these games. I kinda assumed you go through the teachers before Gym Leaders, so...yeah. I can re-order it later if that's wrong or confusing.

Florian: From an unknown region, but the same in English, German, Spanish, French, and Italian.

Juliana: From an unknown region, but the same in English, German, Spanish, French, and Italian.

Nemo(?): She is noted to not be from Paldea but her home isn't specified so it could be anything. Nemona is her name in English and E. Portuguese, Nemo in Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and Thai, Noêmia in B. Portuguese, Nemila in German, Nemola in Indonesian, and Nemi in Italian. The odd ones out are Mencía in Spanish and Menzi in French.

Arven: Same in English and B. Portuguese

Academia Naranja (Naranja Academy)

Academia Uva (Uva Academy)

Miriam: Same in English and B. Portuguese

Saguaro: Same in English, Japanese, and B. Portuguese (as well as German and French)

Dendra: Same in English and B. Portuguese

Cloe or Mora (Raifort): Cloe is her name in Spanish, and Mora is her name in French, which I only include because her English/Japanese name Raifort is from the French word for horseradish apparently, so maybe she's Kalosian.

Silvio (Salvatore)

Mila (Tyme)

Jacques (Jacq): The B. Portuguese name as it's closer to his English name. His Spanish name is Cinio, which is Spanish for his Japanese name, Zinnia, which could be confusing considering Higana.

Clavel: Same in Japanese, Spanish, German, French, and Italian. English and B. Portuguese just adds another L. Clive: Same in English and B. Portuguese Director Escolar (Director)

Catarina (Katy): Her B. Portuguese name, which is closer to her name in English (Katy) and Japanese (Kaede).

Brais or Brás (Brassius): His Spanish and B. Portuguese names respectively, as both are very close to his English name.

Kissera (Iono): Her B. Portuguese name, comes from "O que será?" apparently meaning "what will it be?", which is closer to the intent behind her name in Japanese (Nanjyamo, name given to an unusually large tree that grows in a particular place; literally meaning "What is it?") and English (Iono, as in "I don't know") than her Spanish name, e-Nigma. Which makes me think of the Riddler.

Fuco (Kufo)

Laureano or Lauro (Larry): His Spanish and B. Portuguese names respectively. Larry could be a nickname for either though.

Lima or Citrina (Ryme): Her Spanish and B. Portuguese names respectively. Lima has the same puns on lime and rhyme that English and Japanese does, but tbh makes me think more of lima beans. Citrina is from citrino (citrus).

Tuli or Tulipa (Tulip): Her Spanish and B. Portuguese names respectively.

Grusha: Actually may be from an unrevealed Russian region as his name is Russian. It's also the same in most languages.

Cayena or Kaya (Rika): Her Spanish and B. Portuguese names respectively. Both come from cayenne, which isn't in her Japanese or English names. Her Japanese name is Chili, and Rika comes from paprika.

Poppy: Her name in English, Japanese, and B. Portuguese as well as German and Indonesian.

Hassel?: From and unknown region so could literally be anything, and all his names are very different.

Ságita or Guita (Geeta): Her Spanish and B. Portuguese names respectively. Supercampeona (Top Champion)

Team Star: Same in English and Spanish as well as German, French, and Italian

Penny: Actually from Galar, so her English name. Cassiopeia or Casiopea: English and Spanish forms respectively, referencing the constellation.

Giacomo: Same in English and B. Portuguese DJ Vil (DJ Vice)

Melo or Mélia (Mela): Spanish and B. Portuguese respectively.

Henzo (Atticus): Spanish name. Not like English or Japanese name, but his whole ninja theming makes Henzo fit better than the B. Portuguese Érico.

Ortega: Same in English and B. Portuguese, similar to Japanese, French, and Korean Ortiga.

Erin or Êri (Eri): Spanish and B. Portuguese respectively.

Profesor Sada: Same in English and EUROPEAN Portuguese, listed for once.

Profesor Turo: Same in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Kitakami: Japanese Not a region itself I don't think, but it's not connected to a specific region I don't think, so.

Zeiyu (Carmine)

Suguri (Kieran) Sugu (Kiki)

Sazare (Perrin): Actually from Sinnoh, but this is where you meet her so here she is. Shashinka (Photographer)

What do you think? Did I forget anyone important?

Okay this took way too long for something probably no one will see okaybaiiiiii

[purpleboytournament]

Round Two Polls

NOTE: Every poll is a completely randomized matchup.

Purble (Flight Rising) vs Preminger (Barbie Princess & The Pauper)

Vaati (Legend of Zelda) vs Skywarp (Transformers)

Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) vs Erin Ruunaser (Aurora)

Shaun Gilmore (Critical Role) vs Skeletor (He-Man)

Eridan Ampora (Homestuck) vs Chowder

Gen Asagiri (Dr. Stone) vs Lorenz Hellman Gloucester (Fire Emblem)

Me (Baba Is You) vs Tallest Purple (Invader ZiM)

Eduardo (Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends) vs Professor Plum (Clue)

Gerard (Monster Prom) vs Nelson (LEGO Ninjago)

Taako (Adventure Zone) vs Mayoi Ayase (Ensemble Stars!!)

Wally (Kikoriki) vs Shockwave (Transformers)

Hino Eiji/PuToTyra (Kamen Rider OOO) vs Liam de Lioncourt (Monster Prom)

Dionysus (Hades) vs Blinky (The Hatchetfield Universe)

Kars (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) vs Henchman (Cuphead)

Garry (Ib) vs Kanatsune Ame (Entropic Float)

Gengar (Pokemon) vs The Purple People Eater

Prowler (Into The Spider-Verse) vs King Amethar Rocks (Dimension 20’s A Crown of Candy)

Sebastian (Stardew Valley) vs Asgore (Undertale)

Henry (Fire Emblem: Awakening) vs Austin (Backyardigans)

Marx (Kirby) vs Xerxes Break (Pandora Hearts)

Lucifer/Hanzo Urushihara (Devil Is A Part Timer) vs Stacy/Stacaesar (Zenkaiger)

Cecil Gershwin Palmer (Welcome To Night Vale) vs Cyclonus (Transformers)

Aaravos (Dragon Prince) vs James (Pokemon)

Lewis Pepper (Mystery Skulls) vs Spyro

Mike Afton (Five Nights At Freddy's) vs Pocketcat (Fear & Hunger)

The Wizard (Stardew Valley) vs Purple (Animation vs Minecraft)

Chu Chu (Revolutionary Girl Utena) vs Waluigi (Mario)

Skull (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!) vs Damien Ramsey (Magical Diary)

Enderman (Minecraft) vs Frank "Doc" DuFresne (Red VS Blue)

Ravio (Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds) vs Sonic (One Punch Man)

Prince vs Star Platinum (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Shinsou Hitoshi (My Hero Academia) vs Therion (Octopath Traveler)

Akira Otoishi (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) vs Prince Kanata (Go Princess Precure)

Barney The Dinosaur (Barney And Friends) vs Prince Humperdinck (Princess Bride)

Adonis Otogari (Ensemble Stars!!) vs Parado (Kamen Rider EX-AID)

Espio the Chameleon (Sonic The Hedgehog) vs Nidoking (Pokemon)

Josuke Higashikata (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) vs Prince Humphrey (Harpy Gee)

Rui Kamishiro (Project Sekai) vs Odd Della Robbia (Code Lyoko)

Ai / Dark Ignis (Yu-Gi-Oh! Vrains) vs Soundwave (Transformers)

Willy Wonka (Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory) vs Galvatron / Megatron (Transformers)

Neku Sakuraba (The World Ends With You) vs Essek Thelyss (Critical Role)

Darius Deamonne (The Owl House) vs Kurloz Makara (Homestuck)

MewTwo (Pokemon) vs Stan LaVey (Monster Prom)

High Geologist Shaggy (Tumblr) vs Chase (Kamen Rider Drive)

Purple Link / Vio (Legend of Zelda: Four Swords) vs Rick Shades (Epithet Erased)

Tinky Winky (Teletubbies) vs Purpled (DreamSMP)

Jiang Cheng (Mo Dao Zu Shi) vs Narancia Ghirga (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Mollymauk Tealeaf (Critical Role) vs Count von Count (Sesame Street)

[gentle-giant-swag]

ROUND 2!

We’re now down to 72 (64 plus the 8 to return from the second chance battle. Those 8 will have an * next to them)

TIME TO SEE HOW IT WILL LOOK FOR THE NEXT FOLLOWING WEEK!

APRICOT BRACKET

Date and time: 11/7, 5pm GMT + 2

Battle 1: Totoro (my neighbor Totoro) vs Big Friendly Giant (BFG)

Battle 2: scorpia (she-ra) vs Bismuth (Steven universe)

Battle 3: Fezzik (the princess bride) vs Master Chief (halo)

Battle 4: Massimo Marcovaldo (Luca) vs Tyson (Percy Jackson)

Battle 5: Asahi Azumane (Haikyuu) vs *Dick Gumshoe (ace attorney) vs Caduceus Clay (critical role)

Battle 6: Milly Thompson (trigun) vs Jaguar D. Saul (one piece)

Battle 7: komamura Sajin (bleach) vs *Heavy Weapons guy (team fortress 2) vs Beelzebub (obey me)

Battle 8: murakumo (rune factory 5) vs Holly (super lesbian animal rpg)

Blueberry bracket

Date and time: 12/7, 5pm GMT + 2

Battle 9: the iron giant vs Jonathan Joestar (JoJo’s bizarre adventure)

Battle 10: Muriel (the arcana) vs Dj (total drama)

Battle 11: Subject Delta (bioshock) vs Klaus Von Reinherz (kekkai sensen)

Battle 12: Gooliope Jellington (monster high) vs Dragonite (pokemon)

Battle 13: Alphonse Elric (full metal alchemist) vs *Chad (bleach) vs Urbosa (legend of Zelda)

Battle 14: Helmut Fullbear (psychonauts) vs Dedue Molinaro (fire emblem: three houses)

Battle 15: B.O.B (overwatch) vs Kanji Tatsumi (persona 4)

Battle 16: Mordecai (fire emblem: path of radiance) vs *Asgore Dreemurr (undertale) vs Big the cat (sonic)

Citron bracket

Date and time, 13/7, 4pm CET

Battle 17: Great Danes (real life) vs Falkor the good luck dragon (the never ending story)

Battle 18: Cerberus (Greek mythology) vs Kiryu Kazuma (yakuza)

Battle 19: Takashi “mori” Morinozuka (ouran highschool host club) vs *Tony Tony Choper (one piece) vs Will Powers (ace attorney)

Battle 20: The tick (the tick 1994) vs Nendou Riki (the disastrous life of saiki k)

Battle 21: Shirahoshi (one piece) vs Jetfire/Skyfire (transformers)

Battle 22; Grog Strongjaw (critical role/the legend of vox machina) vs *Nicholas St North (rise of the guardians) vs Aone Takanobu (Haikyuu)

Battle 23: Tiny (ever after high) vs K (virtues last reward)

Battle 24: Potemkin (guilty gear) vs Yasha Nydoorin (critical role)

Durian bracket

Date and time, 14/7, 6pm CET

Battle 25: Panda (tekken) vs Bizarro (red hood and the outlaws)

Battle 26; Jineji (Inuyasha) vs *Hank McCoy (x-men) vs Looks To The Moon (rainworld)

Battle 27: Zinnia (super lesbian animal rpg) vs Volkanon (rune factory 4)

Battle 28: Saejima Taiga (yakuza 5) vs Gorem (Bakugan)

Battle 29: Junko (storm hawks) vs Gylph (super lesbian animal rpg)

Battle 30: Fitz Fellow (detective Grimore) vs Bob The Titan (Percy Jackson)

Battle 31: Otto The Giant Waterbear (wondla) vs Gentle Bear (dog island)

Battle 32: Banjo Lilywhite (the hogfather) vs *Mountain (Arknights) vs Livio the double fang (tri-gun)

Things to check out

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CRIME LIST

[aashiyancha]

20 Questions for Fic Writers:

(Tagged by @thebeckster : Thanks for the tag Becky!)

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

I only just started using AO3 so there's just the one rune factory 5 fancomic there at the moment.

I have quite a few fanworks and original stuff dispersed around tumblr though! I believe the total number of works is up to 7 now. They are as follows from oldest to most currently worked on:

1.) Pokemon Black and White fancomic ( this is a dead one. I don't think I'm ever coming back to it)

2.) Digimon cyberspoof / just another side skit ( I was getting so close to finishing this one! Might give the games one more whirl just so I can finish this one off)

3.) Rain on a Summer Day (an original romance story that I started on webtoon but wimped out of continuing so it's in wip hell rn)

4.) The Flower Boys (an original mystery story that currently remains a mystery haha)

5.) Sweet Hero Puffbun (original supernatural sort of hero adventure)

6.) Rune Factory 5 Special (the fancomic that's been eating up most of my free time for the past while now haha)

7.) Our Life Derek Route Fancomics

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

20,724 but the site can't register words that are on the comic pages since they're on the image so deffo more than that.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Basically anything that catches my interest but I can't find enough of the content I'm looking for is what I write/draw!

In the past that's been Pokemon, Digimon, Hamefura, Rune factory, Fire Emblem, Our Life

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

I'll answer this based on popularity across platforms I've used since I haven't posted many fics on AO3 yet.

Our Life: Derek Fancomics >Rain on a Summer Day> Rune Factory 5 Special> Digimon CyberSpoof > Sweet Hero Puffbun

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I love responding to comments! It's especially fun for fanworks because I get to gush about the game or show with other people and we all know that's tons of fun! Bonus points to people who comment about stuff I've added to the story because then I get to delve further into the concept if people bring it up :]

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Never ended anything yet....

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Never ended anything yet....hahaha :,D

8. Do you get hate on fics?

On some of my stuff that's broken containment it's happened...some people are just a biiiit homophobic and really seem to want to let me know of that. Other than that though, people have been super nice, engaged and supportive!

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

No. Don't really plan to do so either I think. Just not really my cup of tea.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

Haven't done so yet but I do like the idea. Might do a crossover in the future

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not yet. Could be cool to have my stuff available in more than just english though.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Not yet. Sounds like it would require a lot of coordination. Could be super fun though!

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

Uh......Hm. Honestly, I'm just happy so long as I see the happiness and supportiveness from the relationships so I can't really pick a favourite. All ships I like I like equally.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

....All of them

16. What are your writing strengths?

I am fast! I am so so fast hahaha!!

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I go too fast and don't notice mistakes before I post. Then I get too fed up to fix them...

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I've considered trying! Just it's been a while since I've done out of country travelling so all my language skills have gone stale. It might be a disaster if I tried to write.... hmmm but it would be good practice too....

19. First fandom you wrote for?

I think wee little me wrote a few fancomics for hetalia back in the day.

Should go searching through my old notebooks to see if I can find them someday.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

I've barely posted any of it so far but honestly I am so hopeful with Sweet Hero Puffbun! It's probably my favourite story that I've got. One day it will all be ready to share and hopefully others will enjoy it too~

Tagging some people! Ofc no pressure though! @silicon-katydid @darkacey @thornowl and anyone who wants to play, feel free to say I tagged you!

[pokemon-card-of-the-day]

Pokemon Card of the Day Schedule: Lost Thunder

The Lost Thunder set had a theme around both Lightning-types and the return of the Lost Zone mechanic, somewhere that cards would be sent and couldn't be recovered from for the rest of the game. While the Lost Zone was already seen a bit in Ultra Prism due to the Prism Star mechanic, there were now more cards, like Jumpluff, that actually made use of it in this set, though they didn't go all-in on the mechanic again for a few more years. Said Lost Zone mechanic did bring the Lost March deck with Jumpluff, Trumbeak, and Natu, which was like Night March but harder to use.

The Lightning side of the set had Mareep, which had small uses for stall decks, Zebstrika to draw through a deck quickly, and Zeraora-GX to help Lightning decks with retreat costs. A Stadium, Thunder Mountain Prism Star, made it easier for Lightning-types to attack, which was very useful after a future set was released. Electropower would turn out to be a huge deal, giving easy damage boosts to later, extremely strong Pokemon.

Outside of the themes, there was a decent bit to take in. Grass got a shockingly high amount to work with, though it never came together to give it anything top tier. Still, Sceptile-GX, Shuckle-GX, Meganium, and Life Forest Prism Star had their uses. Fire had Magcargo-GX for mill decks and Blacephalon-GX for big attacks, while getting a nice Stadium in Heat Factory Prism Star. Other interesting Pokemon included a few Unown cards with weird win conditions, a Giratina that placed damage counters when coming into play, a Naganadel that accelerated to itself (and could help certain attackers with the right combos), a new take on Alolan Ninetales-GX, and surprisingly enough, an Onix card that had a niche. Yes, really. Oh, and Ditto Prism Star was able to evolve into anything and some decks liked that a lot.

There were a few extra Trainers with noting, such as four new Fairy Charm cards to block certain types, Counter Gain to help a bit in coming back from behind, and Custom Catcher, which let you use a gusting effect without using a Supporter... if you played two. Faba, Professor Elm's Lecture, Spell Tag, and Wait and See Hammer also had spots in specific decks. Overall, a pretty good set, and one where the biggest impact took a little while to be seen.

Meganium Jumpluff Shuckle Shuckle-GX Celebi Prism Star Sceptile-GX Shaymin Virizion-GX Magcargo-GX Heatran Victini Blacephalon-GX Slowking Lapras Suicune-GX White Kyurem Mareep #75 Pachirisu Zebstrika Zeraora-GX Natu Xatu Unown #90 Unown #91 Unown #92 Wobbuffet Girafarig Shedinja Sableye Giratina Sigilyph-GX Cofagrigus Nihilego Naganadel Onix Larvitar #115 Carbink #117 Alolan Meowth Alolan Persian Umbreon Tyranitar-GX Dialga Durant Genesect-GX Alolan Ninetales-GX Granbull Gardevoir Carbink #143 Xerneas Prism Star Ribombee Mimikyu-GX Tapu Lele Blissey Ditto Prism Star Lugia-GX Trumbeak Toucannon Adventure Bag Choice Helmet Counter Gain Custom Catcher Electropower Faba Fairy Charm cards (Grass/Psychic/Fighting/Dragon) Heat Factory Prism Star Life Forest Prism Star Lost Blender Lusamine Prism Star Mina Mixed Herbs Net Ball Professor Elm's Lecture Sightseer Spell Tag Thunder Mountain Prism Star Wait and See Hammer Whitney Memory Energy