#Pokemon Space World Crystal

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We are two days before the Pokemon DLC and although i will not buy it i also do enjoy the Pokemon worldbuilding/lore so my big hot theory on Terapagos is that it and the Tera Phenomenon specifically manifests dreams and turns them into reality.

We already have all the implications from the Paradox Pokemon being born from the professors dreams of an ancient/future world, but also I want to look at a bunch of the promo materials/events surrounding it: Gen 5 has been weirdly hinted at a bunch of times throughout Scarlet/Violets lifespan so far, with things like Ingo in Legends Arceus (as well as a bunch of the ancestors + the portrait of ancient Alder), the focus on the Tao Trio in the DLC trailer showing off past Legendaries & the DLC itself having us actually go to Unova, the introduction of the Treasures Of Ruin as the rivals to the Forces Of Nature genies, and the hinting of a new Pokemon mainline game coming in early 2024 (dear god Nintendo just let Gamefreak rest) supposedly being a Legends Unova game, there's been a whole bunch of Gen 5 hints scattered throughout.

The main story behind the Tao Trio is that there was once an Original Dragon who shared its power with two brothers, but when the two brothers clashed between their truth and ideals, the dragon could not decide and split itself in two, becoming Zekrom and Reshiram and leaving behind Kyurem as the empty husk that was once their body.

I think Terapagos is another fraction of this equation, specifically the dream of the Original Dragon itself to have truth and ideals (the two brothers) reconcile and coexist once more, because while truth and ideals are fundamentally incompatible, dreams can make the impossible happen. It can make a paradox exist. This would also work thematically: Zekrom and Reshiram, of course, represent the Yin and Yang, the literal black and white of their namesakes. Kyurem, however, isn't representative of the balance between the two, but actually gray, the concept of Wuji, which represents both infinity and nothingness, the absence of yin and yang and equally the limitless infinite potential born from it, the way that Kyurem is constantly freezing itself because its genetics are incredibly volatile and constantly evolving, especially when it absorbs one of its fragments. I think Terapagos is representative of Taiji, the idea of balance between Yin and Yang.

Yin and Yang originate from Wuji (infinite nothingness) and become Taiji (supreme ultimateness). So, Kyurem is the "nothing" left behind by the Original Dragon, which, when combined with Zekrom and Kyurem (Yin and Yang), would then achieve their supreme/original form, representative of Terapagos (ultimateness).

These Chinese inspirations would line up actually, since the Forces Of Nature and the Treasures Of Ruin are also references to Chinese mythology, specifically The Four Symbols and The Four Perils.

Terapagos and Kyurem also share a very weird similarity: they're both vessels for a greater power with the implication that they themselves are not truly alive (Terapagos' baby form enhanced by Terastalization + the Area 0 note and Kyurem being a literal frozen corpse, an empty shell of great potential for Zekrom/Reshiram's power).

There's also another dimension to this (literally): the fucked up crystal monsters from space and how they relate to the Pokemon world

The Original Dragon which split into Zekrom, Reshiram and Kyurem was also originally from a meteorite which came from space, so I believe that Terapagos, being part of it, was also from space (esp given its depiction in the Scarlet/Violet book as being among space and the stars).

Now you may be wondering "hey dude why is Zygarde up there, it isn't from space, what gives?" well I have an answer for that and why it's related.

Zygarde is the Pokemon planet's own natural born giant crystal guardian monster.

The same way that Necromza was once the god of Ultra Megalopolis and shared its light before being drained, Zygarde is a similar entity born on the Pokemon planet made to protect it. They're all, after all, composed of interlocking crystal parts and are essentially incomplete beings reshaping themselves when in their baser forms, with Terapagos also being composed of interlocking hexagonal parts in a similar manner as Zygarde.

Alright, so we've established a whole bunch of world building lore, but what's the big deal about it? Well, let's talk about Eternatus, The Darkest Day, and Infinity Energy next.

The Darkest Day is an event where Eternatus came to Galar from a meteorite in order to steal all of its energy. However, Zacian and Zamazenta appeared to protect Galar and were able to defeat it, sealing it away before Rose awakened it to try and bring about another Darkest Day to resolve Galar's future energy crisis. However, a key point to this is that the reason WHY Eternatus was stealing energy is because it was trying to keep itself alive after having LOST all of its energy, with its Eternamax form being closer to what Eternatus' actual form should be compared to the skeleton dragon we see.

And the Wishing Stones and Power Spots, which are what allow Pokemon to Dynamax, are incredibly similar to both the Mega Evolution stones and the Z-Crystals, which in themselves are fragments of The Ultimate Weapon and Ultra Necrozma respectively: Fragments of incredible power which are the building blocks to a space-originating Pokemon's original form. When Ultra Necrozma had its original light stolen by the ancestors of the Ultra Recon Squad, it shattered, opening Ultra Wormholes which spread the Z-Crystals (fragments of its original body) across Alola and allowing people to tap into Z-Power. Similarly, the Mega Stones were made after The Ultimate Weapon was fired and spread the life energy (Xernas/Yveltal/Zygardes powers) across Kalos, which mutated the landscape and developed Mega Stones. And in ORAS, The Devon Corporation specifically calls out this phenomenon from Kalos as the origin of Infinity Energy, the literal life energy of Pokemon.

Another key aspect to this is that this extreme level of energy, as well as Eternatus' own Pokedex entry, make note that this can even warp space-time as a consequence, which is likely why Ultra Wormholes are so common in Alola despite being a miracle occurrence: The fragments of Necrozma's body are constantly exuding this energy, which makes space-time unstable. It's also likely the reason as to why the Hoopa portals and Mirage Islands appear in ORAS, with Devon's use of Infinity Energy being the cause for these distortions to appear.

Alright, so what does any and all of this have to do with Terapagos?

Well, I think Terapagos is one of these crystal energy repository Pokemon, specifically the infinite energy source for the Original Dragon that all of these space crystal Pokemon also utilize. As well, the splitting of the Original Dragon caused the Terastal Phenomenon to occur, spreading across Paldea in the distant past as Terapagos laid dormant in the deepest recesses of Area 0. We know that Paldea is directly connected to Kalos, and us going to Unova likely means that it's close by as well, especially when Zekrom/Reshiram on their own are described to have enough power to cover the entire globe.

The Terastal Phenomenon wasn't really able to make the professor's time machine work, because while the high amounts of energy can warp spacetime, the professor misunderstood how to use it: Rather, because the professor dreamed of a world of ancient/future Pokemon, the Terastal Phenomenon made the Paradox Pokemon by channeling the energy into the professor's machine. As well, the Terastal Phenomenon works by manifesting dreams with the use of Tera Crystals, which envelop the Pokemon/Person who uses it, so a Pokemon, which is composed of Infinity Energy and controls the typing/energy of its moves, can alter their type in this way with an appropriate amount of Tera Shards of a different type.

In our hypothetical Legends Unova game, I bet that we'll see the Original Dragon, which wields so much energy that when it splits, it'll create the Tera Phenomenon. Given that the Treasures Of Ruin are not originally from Paldea (they may have been brought there by Volo, but all we know is that it was a travelling merchant), and that Paldea itself was under the control of the Paldean Empire (which is why it has that name in the modern day), it's even possible that the kingdom that Team Plasma tried to establish may have been inspired by/are the remnants of this original Paldean Kingdom, with N being the new modern day king chosen by Ghetsis, who was actually part of this ancient lineage. It's very likely that Terapagos is not originally from Paldea.

Paldea, connected to Kalos and Unova, could have even been the battleground of the two brothers when the Original Dragon split, creating the Great Crater and leaving Terapagos there, the remnants of the dream of the Original Dragon for the two brothers to reconcile.

I think a very interesting little promotion for the lead up to Part 2 of the DLC is that players, via Mystery Gift, were randomly given a Darkrai, a Pokemon meant to embody nightmares. I think that this is a little teaser hint to Terapagos, and the Terastal Phenomenon as a whole, being able to control and manifest dreams.

And that dreams coming true aren't always a good thing. They may even spell disaster if the infinite energy they possess goes out of control and envelopes the world. If Zekrom can envelop the world in an ultimate truth and Reshiram can envelop it with an ultimate ideal, both of them scorching it to ashes, then perhaps Terapagos can envelop it in an eternal dream, an eternally frozen crystal, similar to how Kyurem can cover an entire region and potentially the planet in an eternal blizzard.

So basically. This is what's going down in the grand scheme of things

[obscure-pokemon-facts]

im submitting this fact bc ive never seen anyone bring it up anywhere: sneasels beta design managed to hold on for a really long time before it was eventually changed. in fact, it lasted for so long that its palette managed to stay into the final games before finally getting changed in crystal- this is why sneasel has a vastly different palette in gs compared to the rest of the series

Hi! Fact #296. showcases the pallet used for Gold and Silver's final release and the difference between those and Crystal's.

You're right, Sneasel's beta design was still in it even up to the 1999 Space World demo (around 3 months before GS's release).

Actually a fair few Gen II Pokémon in the 1999 demo use beta designs, look at Wobbufett and Larvitar's lmao

[lilliesofinspirationvalley]

Thoughts on Hollows and Ether Corruption

What We Know Canonically (So Far)

Almost anything can experience ether corruption when inside a hollow, whether a living being or inanimate object

Those with high ether aptitude can stay in Hollows for longer periods of time without worrying about being corrupted, while those with low aptitude have anti-ether equipment that can help protect them. Ether aptitude tests are common

Artificial intelligence (androids, bangboo, smart machines, etc) are vulnerable to corruption if they pass the Forbidden Fruit test— which we don’t have specifics on atm, but presumably marks when an AI has become fully sentient like a person. This corruption is likely referring to ethereal mutation rather than the crystals that form on inanimate objects. Or perhaps even both! Ouch.

People who have been in Hollows for “too long” are susceptible to cognitive corruption syndrome (CCS), which is essentially a dementia/alhzheimer’s-esque disease that causes memory regression

Inferences (and/or Assumptions)

Living beings (humans, thirens, sentient ai, etc) presumably have their corruption levels “reset”/scale back down after exiting a hollow. I’m taking it as a similar situation to blot in Twisted Wonderland, where accumulation naturally decreases with enough time outside the hollow, and can be sped up with proper health maintenance (eating, sleeping, etc).

Corruption only really becomes a concern based on if you can leave (hence why proxies and carrots are so important), and if you stay in the hollows for extended periods of time. I think the threshold for “too long” starts at about maybe 2-3 hours??? Most commissions, including story events, take nowhere near as long as that in real time, I’m sure. I think the longest we might’ve gotten was about 75-90 minutes with the Cunning Hares in the prologue.

That’s the case for those with high ether aptitudes though. Lower aptitudes will experience effects much faster. Red Fang Gang’s Miguel Silver had to have practically zero ether aptitude for his mutation to be so instant.

Coming into contact with ether as an element/material (crystals, Nicole and Zhu Yuan’s shots, etc) won’t immediately cause high corruption levels/mutation (it’s likely everything in the ZZZ verse has in-world increased durability, given players and enemies alike can take bullet shots, burns, freezing, electric shocks, etc without dire consequences). Ethereals are often the most affected by other ether attacks— like ghost or dragon type being super effective against itself from Pokemon

Ether-tipped blades and other melee weapons have got to be a thing (I already have some ocs with this in mind for their weapons), and I don’t think it’s inherently dangerous to get hit by/wield them. You just gotta keep them covered when not in use, and be mindful/intentional of where you hold them (as you already would be with blades of any kind). The material used for weaponry (melee and firearms alike) is probably diluted a significant amount compared to the original crystals?

When actually harvesting ether crystals and other material, it’s highly recommended (often required) to handle with as much caution and protection as possible. The main thing being proper containment and coverage like gloves and stuff.

If there are more gradual effects to Hollow exposure, it’s likely not well known at the time of ZZZ’s main story. CCS could potentially be such, but it’s probably more susceptible if someone stays in hollows for about/longer than 2-3 hours in a single period of time.

Rapidly entering/exiting a hollow back and forth doesn’t count as a “reset”

Inanimate objects, overall, have significantly higher resistance against corruption. Specific levels can vary depending on material rates of corrosion/erosion/decay, quality and handling of the item, how deep it’s located in the hollow, etc. Time-space warping could also be a potential factor, but it’s probably difficult to test logistics for that.

As a general rule of thumb, buildings and infrastructure are usually the most durable things within a hollow. If you stay inside a building within the hollow (such as the Ballet Towers in Ch 3), you can stay inside for much longer (the threshold increasing up to 5-6 or even 7-8 hours, hence why Victoria Housekeeping could do their maintenance checks in the Ballet Towers without endangering themselves). Of course, if ethereals are able to access the building, that will naturally cause interior and/or exterior corruption mainly if hit with ether itself)

Understandably, artificial intelligence has far more resistance to (physical) corruption than organic beings, given they often house mechanical bodies. Though mental capabilities are still vulnerable from potential damage to processing units and such. But that takes about the same threshold as organic beings (~ 2-3 hours outside, 5-8 hours inside).

Unknown (As of Now)

Corruption effects on vegetation (plants/fungus), along with non-sentient animals and/or robotics.

[scraftyisthebest]

With the recent reveal of Gibeon owning a Shiny (White) Zygarde, many people have been trying to use this to insinuate that Horizons may take place in a separate continuity/timeline/universe from Ash's story.

However, I disagree, and I think that not only does Liko's show still take place in the same continuity as Ash's story, but that such sentiment is frankly something that goes without saying. If they truly wanted to create a new, separate continuity, why wouldn't they just use a new version of Ash to establish that? And in such a case, I believe they would be much more liberal about using legacy characters because such characters would be new versions of them, not the ones we know: the fact that they're largely avoiding acknowledging legacy characters for the most part implies they're still out there in the world Liko and Roy are travelling. It would also needlessly complicate things like potential meetings which have immense marketing value like an Ash and Liko meeting down the line. The world Anipoke has taken place in is so large and has gone through so much worldbuilding with still more potential for even more, that Ash and Liko can viably exist in the same world without crossing paths. There's no business or storytelling benefit to making Horizons a new continuity, as Liko and Roy are fundamentally different characters with a different space in the world from Ash to begin with, and it would be a total waste if they just dropped all the worldbuilding they had done over the past 26 years. Thus, it is most certainly in the same continuity as before.

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Now on to my main point, I think there is a much simpler explanation to the existence of Gibeon's Shiny Zygarde that can justify why it exists even with the existence of Squishy and Z2, and in that same world. And one that I think may raise very interesting implications for this story and where we may be headed. Also one that mirrors the games, particularly SV and its deal with Terapagos and the Paradoxes.

I believe that Gibeon's Zygarde, alongside the Black Rayquaza and the rest of the Six Heroes who were believed to be Lucius's companions, are honorary Paradox Pokemon who were magically willed into existence by the power of Terapagos.

It is easy to miss, especially if you don't stop to think about it, but Terapagos's power, aside from being the harbinger of the Terastal phenomenon, is the power to create paradoxical things. It can "create" things using its power, things that originate from human imagination to those who believe certain things about them, but when you stop to think about those things, it makes no logical sense for them to exist in the way they are explained.

This is especially evident in the actual Paradox Pokemon from the games. Sada and Turo willed them into existence using their "time machine" and believe them to be Pokemon from the ancient past and distant future, or the one we "see" in the Crystal Pool being from alternate timelines. But as their names imply, their existence is a paradox: their whole deal is that they're not supposed to actually exist, and yet somehow, they got willed into reality and given life and physical existence. The dubiousness of their existence is enforced by their drawings in the Scarlet/Violet books, created 200 years prior to the game's events by Heath and his expedition team, contradicting the fact that Sada/Turo only created the time machine 10 years prior to the game's story. The dubiousness of how they came to be is also reinforced by their only other mention being in the Occult magazines, which are questionably trustworthy at best. We know that their existence started in Area Zero, a place filled with Terastal energy thanks to Terapagos, thus the latter is the creator of them.

The paradoxical nature of Terapagos's power is also reflected in the Crystal Pool event at the end of Indigo Disk, a place where you can seemingly talk to the dead, and Terapagos summons a Sada or Turo who was alive, supposedly before they created the time machine. And you give them Briar's book in exchange for the Scarlet/Violet book. But the more you think about this event, the less it actually makes sense, and the only conclusion you can make is that if it were our own Sada/Turo, the entire game's timeline would implode upon itself.

Now on to the anime, Gibeon is now known to have been a companion of Lucius. Lucius and his friends have the stories of their adventures chronicled in books and legends. This incidentally also parallels how the Paradox Pokemon are chronicled in Scarlet and Violet the games. But when you stop to look at everything, aside from Terapagos, the nature of the Six Heroes' existence is incredibly dubious at best, to the point where it's questionable if those six ever actually existed, or if they did, how they came to be. The same would likely apply to Gibeon's Shiny Zygarde. The Black Rayquaza is the biggest example: aside from being a Rayquaza, it is always shown glowing and crystallized, likely surrounded by Terastal energy. It may have even been created by and willed into reality by Terapagos itself, literally formed by Terastal energy. This is sort of hinted at very early on, when Liko's pendant, which was Terapagos, and Roy's special Poke Ball, which unleashed the Black Rayquaza, resonated with one another, and the Black Rayquaza didn't emerge until it resonated with Terapagos, which may imply that it wasn't actually in there and Terapagos used its power to will it into existence, alongside the other five heroes. The other Heroes seem to have abnormal traits as well, such as a giant Arboliva and two of the heroes being legendaries, and they only "awakened" once the Black Rayquaza did. This may imply they weren't real, and the only one of Lucius's Pokemon who wasn't willed into existence was Terapagos itself, who used its power to "create" companions for Lucius and its friends.

The same may apply to Gibeon's White Zygarde as well, who may have been willed into existence by Terapagos. This Zygarde, along with Rayquaza, are the biggest anomalies not just in their different coloration, but that they were literally owned by someone, which in the anime world should not be possible as major legendaries like them are largely above being owned by Trainers. Them being Paradoxes willed into reality by Terapagos would explain this.

This is most certainly an interesting turning point, and may raise a lot of questions to the true tale of Lucius and his friends, and what Rakua truly is. One thing is certain though: Terapagos and its special powers surrounding Terastal energy and the creation of paradoxical things seem to be playing a major role here.

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So you know how in the last few pokemon games there's been a few "Nuclear Bomb" level legendary pokemon? specially the ones that have incredible destructive force while giving off magical radiation

-Z-Crystals are shards chipped off of Necrozma's body containing a specific kind of energy, and Necrozma eventually becomes a super powered boss fight in usum, having higher stats than Mega Rayquaza, and bumping all its stats with its concentrated Light Energy.

-Dynamax power is all leftover radiation from the previous Darkest Day where Eternatus manifested a full Eternamax body and enacted The Rumbling on Galar. You and Hop prevent this from getting that bad again by beating Eternatus in a raid battle, while its already distorting time and space around it so much you can see your own journey around you.

-Terapagos lives in an impact crater and when it acieves its Stellar form it constantly blasts out concentrated Terastal energy. So much so that everyone presents Tera Orbs never run out of charge ever again. It manages to overpower Kieran, break a master ball and again needs to be defeated in a raid battle before it hurts you and presumably wanders out into the wider world.

Makes me wonder about Victini. Victini is kept on Liberty Garden, and appears to be a representation of the statue of Liberty in the pokemon world, specifically its torch. It's listed specially in the pokedex as number 0, before the starters, almost like it's being concealed, and it also has a devastatingly strong fire move called V-Create and an ability that boosts accuracy. Makes me wonder if victini is supposed to similarly be some kind of stand-in for a nuclear bomb.

[indigodiskmybeloved]

Terapagos' Wasted Potential and My Rewrite of This

Aside from Pecharunt and Zygarde, I think Terapagos may be the most underutilized and wasted potential in all of Pokemon.

The second I saw Terapagos' design, I was hyped for the little turtle. I was attached to the theories and predictions surrounding it.

I am a HUGE fan of the trope of "ancient giant dead creature being the land in this world." Like the Titan's body in The Owl House.

I know it was just a theory and most likely wasn't going to come true, but I was hoping that Terapagos was Paldea. Imagine how cool it would be for Heath and Professor Turo to be searching in vain for Terapagos, only for it to be the land of Paldea the entire time!

That would be a generally more interesting idea and honestly kind of cool to see in the DLC!

So what did Gamefreak do? How did they write the story of Terapagos?

Simple. They didn't. There is not much of a story for them, which kinda sucks.

All we know about Terapagos is that there were more of them before they went extinct, and it's the source of Terastal Phenomenon.

How does a small turtle have enough power to put Tera crystals all over Paldea, Kitakami, and Blueberry Academy?

Short answer: It's a magic Turtle, stop asking.

Because why spend time developing the basic world building of your region when there's other things to explore.

Which brings me to my second point:

The Indigo Disk Was More of Teal Mask Part 2 Than Its Own Story

The Teal Mask DLC was FANTASTIC. It had an engaging and interesting story, especially with the role swap with the Loyal 3 and the Ogre. Still wished they did something with Pecharunt relating to the Loyal 3, but it's acceptable.

But the Indigo Disk should have focused more on Area Zero and Terapagos, rather than Kieran's revenge arc. Terapagos was just a plot device for Kieran to grab, not its own separate character. Have Kieran's arc be a separate story from the Terapagos story.

Or shit, wrap up Kieran's story with Possessed Kieran in Mochi Mayhem or something. If you give too much spotlight to a character, other characters end up forgotten about, or underdeveloped.

And that is my main issue with Terapagos. We learn NOTHING.

How did the little turtle give Paldea so much power? Why is this one hibernating for all this time? If this baby could hibernate and be fine, why couldn't the other Terapagos' do so? If they had enough power to potentially danger the world with crystals I doubt tectonic plates could kill them!

Which brings me to my third point.

Terapagos Being the Land of Paldea Would Make a Fuck Ton of Sense

Let's look a the Pokedex Entries:

"The world as the ancients saw it" and "resembling a planet floating in space"

Terapagos is referencing the World Turtle, the story about a Turtle who CARRIES THE WORLD ON ITS BACK

You cannot give us this information and have a design inspired by a turtle carrying the world on its back and NOT GIVE US TERAPAGOS BEING PALDEA

Past legends like Necrozma and Eternatus had giant otherworldly magical forms, which looked threatening. They resembled the source of what power they give to the region! Ultra Necrozma stole the world's light, and Eternatus turns into a giant fucking hand!

If you wanna make Terapagos a bit of a threat at least, make it the region. Up until this point, we've been told that Terapagos terastilizing is gonna doom Paldea and put it in danger.

So, in the scenario of the giant Terapagos being the land of Paldea, what would happen if it woke up?

Kieran pulls out the crystal of its child, and the big Terapagos notices that their child is not near them.

And then the world shakes, and Terapagos awakens. Kieran and the others find out that the world of Paldea is on a giant turtle with no way to calm it down.

Now there's much more at stake here, and it genuinely sounds cooler than a baby turtle choosing its new parent.

Now you might be asking, "Its a Pokemon game! They don't need to explain everything!"

This is the same company that brought us the story of Scarlet and Violet. We got the AI Professor, the truth about Team Star, Nemona, Arven, Penny, the Teal Mask, just all of it.

To end the Indigo Disk on a bit of a lackluster note, it's kinda sad. There was so much they could have done with Terapagos, but they just left it empty.

[onestepbackwards]

Imagine self-aware characters from the Pokémon Fan-game "Pokémon Uranium"-

Oops-

I have not played that, but is that the fan game were there are irradiated pokemon? That would be both an interesting and horrifying concept. If the NPCs in the self aware au see that, it suddenly becomes crystal clear their way of life is not as bad as it could be.

Especially since radiation is still very much a real thing, and could happen to any region if precautions aren't met. Though the likelihood of it happening in Hisui's time is fairly low. So long as something isn't sent through space and time.

So if characters from that fan game became self aware...

Just imagine how upsetting that would be.

Your world, one full of suffering, your country on the verge of possible destruction from radiation, was all made for some higher being's entertainment.

It would be like some sort of sick joke.

And if they think you are a god?

What kind of a god enjoys such a world? Enjoys such suffering?

And if they realize they are from a game, well... Some may not know whether to feel sick or not. To learn your world was doomed for plot. For something dark and new.

Quite sad, indeed.

[volosdarling]

VOLINO POKÉMON THOUGHTS!

★ ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS IN THIS POST ★

💫 How did you and your F/O meet?

IT WAS HIS PRAYER TO ARCEUS, ACCORDING TO HIM... :3 HE PRAYED FOR A SIGN, AND THERE I WAS NOT LONG AFTER, UNCONSCIOUS IN THE CENTER OF A TIME-SPACE DISTORTION. OOPS

💫 Did you know them before they rose to fame/infamy, or maybe you caught their eye amongst all the fans and rivals they had already?

HE WAS ALREADY AN OUTCAST OF SORTS BECAUSE HE TRIED TO BRING THE END OF THE UNIVERSE AND STUFF... BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS COS HE WAS NICE TO ME AND HELPED ME HEAL ^_^ (ALSO I HAD NO IDEA FOR AT LEAST A YEAR)

💫 How do your teams coexist? Are your pokémon complete opposites, or two haves of the same coin?

AHH UHHH IN HISUI, HIS TEAM WAS OUR TEAM... WELL ITS MORE LIKE THEY'RE HIS TEAM + MY BODYGUARDS. :-P

TODAY, HIS TEAM IS WAY STRONGER THAN MINE, SO THEY'RE KIND OF MENTORS TO MY POKEMON... BUT HE'S HELPING ME BE MY OWN TRAINER WITHOUT USING RENTAL POKEMON, SO ITS FUN.

ALL HIS POKEMON HAVE VERY DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES SO ITS HARD TO ELABORATE, BUT HIS TOGEKISS IS THE SWEETEST ONE, AND MY CLAYDOL IS ... ERRMMM... ALWAYS LEVITATING SILENTLY AND DOESN'T REACT TO ANYTHING

💫 When the battles are done for the day, how do you guys relax?

IF WE'RE NEAR SOMEWHERE WE HAVEN'T BEEN, WE'LL TRY SOMETHING NEW. BECAUSE THAT'S JUST HOW WE ARE.. WE LIKE TO LEARN NEW THINGS TOGETHER. LIKE WHAT PLACES HAVE GOOD FOOD :-P

... but SOMETIMES WE WILL PACK FOOD INSTEAD, BECAUSE TO EAT OUT 7 DAYS A WEEK IS JUST EXPENSIVE, AND ONLY HE KNOWS THE WAY I REALLY LIKE MY LUNCH BEST LOL

ELSE: WE GO TO MY FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD (HOME)

💫 Have you visited other regions with your F/O yet? Maybe gone sight-seeing or tried your hand at taking on a foreign championship together?

( AHHHEE I DON'T THINK I COULD BE A CHAMPION OR ANYTHING CRAZY LIKE THAT. NOT BECAUSE I'M BAD AT BATTLES BUT BECAUSE I WOULD KMS IF I HAD TO BE ON TV. HIM ON THE OTHER HAND, I THINK HE CAN DO IT. BUT HE HAS HIS OWN INTERESTS OUTSIDE OF THAT XP )

WE'VE TRAVELED AROUND SINNOH... I WANT TO GO TO PALDEA ONE DAY THOUGH BECAUSE I READ THE VIOLET BOOK AND I THINK ITS SO COOL HOW CRYSTALS GROW EVERYWHERE THERE... 💭 MAYBE IF I SAY PLEAAAAASEEEEEEEE🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 WE CAN GO

💫 Do you have a pet F/O who’s a pokémon? How do you guys relax in your downtime? Did you catch them or hatch them? Who really found who, between the two of you?

I HAVE A PORYGON IN MY COMPUTER THAT I GOT FROM DOWNLOADING A BAD FILE IF THAT COUNTS. . .

RIGHT NOW HE'S HELPING ME BEFRIEND IT BECAUSE HE'S VERY GOOD WITH POKÉMON :-] BUT SLIGHTLY LESS GOOD WITH COMPUTERS, SO SOMETIMES IT'S TRICKY. LUCKILY I'M THE I.T. GUY IN THIS RELATIONSHIP SO IT BALANCES I THINK LOL.

WE RELAX VIA PARALLEL PLAY/STUDY LIKE EVERY AUTISM4AUTISM COUPLE, THANKS FOR ASKING!

[starryknight-dragonarts]

Pokemon Headcanon

Necrozma in their Prime was equal to Arceus maybe even being Arceus's counterpart but did not engage in creation with Arceus remaining distant like the stars. Necrozma thought that Arceus was weak for distributing their power to other Legendaries. However later as the Pokemon world came into full fruition Necrozma grew curious and envious of Arceus's world. They wanted to ingratiate themself into Arceus's world to be worshiped like a god as well but they hadn'y contributed to the creation of the world and feared being treated as something Alien that doesn't belong, so they split up parts of their power to create Solgaleo and Lunala in the image of the Sun and Moon, something Necrozma believed that mortals would find familiar and accept as new legendaries while they report information about the word back to Necrozma. Necrozma would continue to experimented creating their own worlds and creatures, which would later become known as the Ultra Beasts, hence why they are like pokemon but not quite like Other pokemon themselves, they are just a little off because they didn't come from the same creator, though it is likely none of them were quite to Necrozma's complete satisfaction as it just kept creating worlds. The 7 original Ultra Beasts could represent the 7 Deadly Sins Nihilego is Envy: it desires a host to latch onto because on it's own it has no Ego of it's own. Buzzwole is Pride: it is constantly trying to pose and show off Pheromosa is Lust; it uses pheromones to manipulate people Kartana is Wrath, it is a cutting maniac that likes to destroy its surroundings Celesteela is Sloth, it lays dormant for long periods of time Xerkitree is Greed, it takes every ounce of electricity for itself and Guzzlord of course is Gluttony, it is literally a living Black Hole consuming all matter it can fit in it's mouth Eventually Human's found their way into Ultra Space, they were probably worshipers of Solgaleo and Lunala who they allowed into their home realm, but the Humans would eventually attack Necrozma and drain them of their power causing Necrozma to fragment, and shards of Necrozma would become the Z-Crystals, meaning the Z-crystals are Necrozma's equivalent to Arceus's Plates.

[itsapokemonworld]

[aether-foundation-pr]

Gladion's day 1 notes from Area Zero because I'm sharing this on the blog fuck anyone who thinks I shouldn't:

- Managed to also drag my fellow computer whiz friend from Paldea down here with me

- Lab's trashed, fixed that up pretty quick

- Setting up right outside of it because there is not enough space inside for our stuff

- Paradox Pokemon seem to have a better catch rate with Beast Balls, but not to the extent of UBs, they can be caught with normal Pokeballs no issues as well. (Maybe something to do with the fact they resembling Pokemon from this world) Currently in the works designing a new PokeBall model for them

- Managed to dig up the blueprints for the machine we were told about. From what Paldean friend says because they went down here once already apparently it has to do with the weird crystals down here as well (May need to look into the crystals cause their description of the machine when on gives me some familiar vibes)

- Begun the process of getting into the files of the computers

Overall good first day. Me and crew already have a few theories we want to test out, plus working a new PokeBall design should be fun

[ghostypetrainer]

Okay but with the return of Goth!Ingo I have to ask the the question: which type does he use as a star boss? Is it ghost? Also the untaped comedy of Akari just like visiting Stargo every other day because she needs to stay updated on teen Ingo's sheniganery!

How do the starbosses react to Ingo's gremlin of a (niece or daughter Ingo doesn't know, but is this a dad or uncle Ingo timeline?) sister and her weirdness!

Also you have both past and future paradox mon in their new teams: so is it like a two professor situation? Are there to ai professors with to crystal encased time machines like right across from each other at the bottom of A0? Does arven have to deal with his two neglectful parents and their still somehow divorced AIs? The concept is so funny to me

He's a ghost type specialist! His ace is his Ceruledge- it's purple flames remind him of something... perhaps of the Pokemon that wielded purple flames with mastery that he vaguely remembers from his time before Hisui. He does have a Grafaiai on his team, but it's Tera type is ghost, so it doesn't break the ghost theme.

And yup, Akari just comes to visit Ingo's base whenever she wants! Sometimes uninformed newbies try and stop her, thinking she's a base raider, but well... Akari just stomps them into the ground. She didn't survive Hisui to lose to someone with a level 10 Gastly, thanks. Ingo, of course, just lives at the base. He has a dorm room! He chooses to live at the base. It's nice. The dorm room is too comfy and they won't let Lady Sneasler roam the halls :(.

Team Star generally likes Akari. They don't trust her at first because she seems like a straight-laced student but then they see her wrestle with the world's weirdest Arcanine and decide she's chill. Also she has the gods of space and time in pokeballs so they recognize it's best not to mess with. whatever that is.

It is a two professor situation! Turo and Sada don't split up in this AU and work together to make a time machine... and die together. Oops. So yes, there's two AIs... which means the final battle against them is a Double Battle. :)

[cagemasterfantasy]

Terapagos the Tera pokemon a normal type (All Forms)

Normal Form:

8inc

14.3lbs

Ability: Tera Shift

Highest Base Stat: Hp:90

Lowest Base Stat: Speed:60

Terapagos protects itself using its power to transform energy into hard crystals. This Pokémon is the source of the Terastal phenomenon. It’s thought that this pokemon lived in ancient Paldea until it got caught in seismic shifts and went extinct.

Terastral Form (the one in the picture):

1ft

35.3lbs

Ability: Tera Shell

Highest Base Stat: Defense Special Defense:110

Lowest Base Stat: Speed:85

Upon sensing danger, it prepares itself for battle by creating a sturdy shell of crystallized Terastal energy. The shell is made of crystallized Terastal energy. When struck by a move, this shell absorbs the move’s energy and transfers it to Terapagos.

Steller Form:

5ft 7inc

169.8lbs

Ability: Transform Zero

Highest Base Stat: Hp:160

Lowest Base Stat: Speed:85

Base Stat Total: 450 (Normal Form) 600 (Terastral Form) 700 (Stellar Form)

In this form, Terapagos resembles the world as the ancients saw it, and its Terastal energy is abnormally amplified. An old expedition journal describes the sight of this pokemon buried in the depths of the earth as resembling a planet floating in space.

Terapagos is a legendary pokemon

Terapagos is the only pokemon that can learn the move Tera Starstorm (Power 120 PP 5 With the power of its crystals, the user bombards and eliminates the target. When used by Terapagos in its Stellar Form, this move damages all opposing Pokemon).

[leggerefiore]

cw: alien Cyrus, drabble, humans being invaded

pairing: Cyrus/Reader

It was honestly terrifying how unprepared humanity was for a takeover by an alien lifeform. Despite having achieved space travel and daring interstellar missions far beyond the reaches many would have previously thought possible to find both new and vanishing resources to bring back to earth, they were woefully unprepared for a truly antagonistic species to target them.

Then again, they had also been warned by a few other alien species about this one. Their reputation for their ability to invade and conquer was unmatched and brought many to countless fear. You, unfortunately, accidentally got infected by one of their kind. Though, despite how ruthless and cruel he almost certainly was, he was also clearly calculating aware. Your cells had also had an effect on him, almost humanising his mannerisms. Some of your crew on the space exploration group had been lost, but others were instead infected by the alien, either wishing to work with him of their own volition or falling in line out of fear.

By the time of your arrival on earth, Cyrus had already seemed more than aware of a smart plan of attack. His cells were transferred around by the remaining crew as they went home to their homes. It was almost impossible to counter until it was far too late. You just watched it happen at his side. Somewhere, you hated that you felt so sick of this world and how terrible it could be that giving it over to an alien as some form of revenge. That, and, well, Cyrus honestly was not a half bad lover.

Amazingly, your safety became among his top priorities. Using his newfound connections through the spread of his infection, he obtained a building to headquarter himself in, alongside the most loyal and competent of his underlings. A certain piece had been remodelled into a home, giving you a lavish and specially designed place to live. Granted, you did not really get to leave often due to your position as a highly wanted person in order to stop the invasion, so you could get a bit sick of it.

It was a terrifying memory to recall how you were almost taken hostage be a group attempting hopefully to find a way to overpower Cyrus. You could only watch as tentacles decimated your captors and pulled you back to him. Injuries that you had sustained quickly healed through his cells that were inside of you. Your body was cradled tightly to his as you sighed.

Over time, his invasion had slowed. Apparently, other members of his species were on earth, too, and their territories were areas he did not dare cross into. Despite being a leader type among his race, it was exceptionally difficult to handle others of his species. Especially those who had fallen prey to human influence as he had. It seemed most of the area he had decided to claim had come to either accept him as some strange leader or daringly asked to be infected with his cells for what reason.

Which is why you were further shocked when an attacker managed to get so close to him and had their pokemon destroy his body with a hyper beam. In an instant, his form vanished and all that remained was an ominous yellow gem. You quickly scooped it up as his underlings began to rush towards the attacker in a fury. Rushing back inside the safety of the headquarters, the gem was carefully laid down on a pillow. Panic consumed you at the thought that Cyrus may have been dead. Nothing but the crystal remained as it shined under the light.

Before any tears could be shed, however, a voice called out to you. Disembodied and almost as if it were originating from within your head, it spoke, “I am fine, cease your useless panic.” It was instantly recognisable as Cyrus's own. You felt relief crash into you. “My form was simply destroyed… Albeit, not as bad as when I originally infected you,” there was a slight hint of his discontent in his voice, “… My gem was preserved, which means I will be able to regenerate without hosting inside you completely once again. I will still be borrowing cells when I can.” Not just from you, though, it would be assumed. You sighed and stared at the gem.

“… How long will it be?” the idea of being without him physically made your heart sink. Oh, how you would miss being in the strange embrace of his tentacles and observing his intense focus on his work, whatever it may be.

“… I am uncertain,” he admitted, “Soon. I do not want to use you to give orders for longer than I have to.”

You swallowed. Great, you were going to have to relay Cyrus's words to everyone because he literally refused to touch anyone's brain outside of your own.

~

It was admittedly a horrifying sight when you watched him reform a few weeks later. His body almost seemed like clay as it slowly moulded to the form it originally was. Something completely alien and humanoid. His eyes blinked a few times before his familiar human appearing one returned. A few tests were run on his body, and he determined that he was back in a functioning state finally. Walking to sit down at his desk, you watched as his hands moved to view whatever had been going on since his body's destruction.

You stood awkwardly, just staring at him. It was unfair, you felt. The longer you stood, the more upset you became. His mind instantly went back to focusing on his strange work in managing his underlings and preventing more attacks. It may have been important, yes, but you felt frustrated. Somehow, he seemed to break his attention away from the screen and back to you. You almost screamed with a tendril came from his arm, seemingly dismantling itself in a way. It pulled you to him and sat you on his lap.

“Stop feeling so much,” Cyrus ordered, “It is distracting.” You leaned back against him and let out a sigh. His body held a strange warmth that seemed to sink right into you as your mind shifted from annoyance to comfort. Perhaps it was the strange mental bond you shared playing a role, or maybe it was simply a feeling of being close to one's lover. Either way, you felt the distress vanish.

“… I love you, Cy,” it was truly awful that you had come so far from the rebellious person you had originally been about all of this, but he felt irresistible. You had changed him just as much as he changed you.

“I gave you an order,” a sigh left him, “… No, I love you, too. Now, please, do not become upset again.”

You truly were a traitor of humanity.

[shellyswirlz]

A list of my favorite characters from all the different fandoms I'm in so people can make assumptions on me:

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Smg4- Shroomy (OBVIOUSLY.... I LOVE HIM SM, I'M HYPERFIXATING ON HIM ALOT GRGEGEGEHEHIWJEHEHEH���️‼️), Tari, Chris, and Jubjub

Welcome Home- Eddie

Rudolph- Hermey, Rudolph, and Charlie in the box

Santa claus is comin to town- Santa (I know.. I'm so basic)

Steven Universe- Sardonyx, Crystal Gem Ruby, Leggy Ruby, Navy Ruby, Garnet, Rhodonite, and Jamie

Big City Greens- Tilly and Remy

Robots- Rodney, The windup dancing robot, and Piper

Pinocchio- Pinocchio and Giddy/Gideon

Meet The Robinsons- Carl the Robot

Frozen- Kristoff and Ryder

Cookie Run- Milk, Macaron, and Carol

Jingle Jangle- The Buddy 3000

Hetalia- Finland and Sweden

Pokemon- Delibird and the iron bundle

Battle for dream island- Saw and Bottle

Inanimate Insanity- Balloon, Silverspoon, and Paper

Brawl of the objects- Shelly, Shieldy, Party Hat, Rook, and Emerald

Camp Camp- Space Kid, Preston, and David

Making Fiends- Charlotte and Marion

Phineas and Ferb- Norm, Carl, and the fireside girls

A Bugs Life- Slim, Francis, and Heimlich

The Amazing World Of Gumball- Larry and Penny

Alrighty! That's enough bye! 👋