#Pokemon Space World Crystal

[itsapokemonworld]

[zeravmeta]

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.

[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.

[the-cosmos-foundation]

In other news, we've been cataloguing the energy types we've come across over the course of our studies of our own world. Off the top of my head, here's a general summary:

Ambient Pokemon Energy. Source: Any Pokemon. Also known as Life Energy or Aura. As expected, Pokemon exhibit relatively normal energy for their typing, and it tends to spike in ways appropriately produced by their own bodies. Certain stones used for evolution also exhibit these energy signatures, and sub-categories for each type are clearly documented by known scientific communities as a matter of public knowledge. It is ultimately unremarkable due to its prevalence, though strong pockets can have strong effects. TMs are also made to be capable of storing and conveying specifically tuned "pockets" of this energy to convey moves to Pokemon capable of learning them.

Infinity Energy. Source: Xerneas and Yveltal. This is a much more volatile energy that seems to have been caused by a rather deeply entrenched weapon going off within Kalos millenia ago, though the reach of its effects had managed to become felt in both Hoenn and Alola. It is hyper-attuned "life energy" similar to what a Pokemon may normally exhibit, but violently and roughly used in a way that dispersed itself elsewhere, coalescing into evolution stones. It can cause rapid evolution-like changes known as "Mega Evolution" that the Pokemon's body cannot handle for long periods of time and, from cursory scanning studies into the matter, can cause severe pain and panic in the Pokemon. This leads to heightened aggression and a lack of trust of humans if done improperly.

Z-Power. Source: Ultra Space (Necrozma). Discovered in Alola and, rather notably, nowhere else, this energy is either very close or nigh identical to certain energy signatures the Aether Foundation published their findings on roughly three-to-four (three and a half?) years ago. It has a similar energy functionality as Infinity Energy but manifests in rather differing ways: it is more "all-encompassing". Mega Stones holding Infinity Energy only work with specific Pokemon, a similar but more restrictive manifestation of the evolution stones it's bound to. Z-Crystals, meanwhile, are crystallized forms of pure Z-Energy and, should you match the type properly, can be used of any Pokemon that can use it, bolstering both their power by making its "aura flare" and augmenting a move of theirs to have devastating effect. Some have attuned to specific Pokemon, yes, but the majority of these stones affect Pokemon typings instead.

All of the above energy seems to be the same energy under differing effects. They are all, in some fashion, "life energy", something that a Pokemon can either exhibit naturally or that have some source of another being exerting its power over the ambient energy of an area through previous actions taken against or with it. Which leads us to the next kind of energy and what sets it apart from the others.

Dynamax Energy. Source: Eternatus. Also dubbed "Galar Particles" due to their notable appearance in that region and again, rather notably, nowhere else, this is an energy source that does not seem to have the same effects as the above. While it does come from a specific Pokemon and can have a bolstering effect on other Pokemon in the Dynamax phenomenon, some of which even getting specific Gigantamax forms, this does not necessarily lump it in with the other types: it is not life energy or a type of that life energy. It is more accurate to call it terrestrial energy that came from an extra-terrestrial source and spread unnaturally. Pokemon have a clear capability to absorb energy around them, yes, which is how both evolution stones and TMs nowadays are made, but the ambience of this energy, rather than its coalescence, is what separates it keenly. On top of this, it is also something much easier to convert into general electrical power through proper conversion. Other energies here can be harnessed, but they do not function in a similar enough way to be properly wielded in such a way.

Dynamax energy is, as one may expect, clearly in a league of its own. There's just two issues.

It causes the Pokemon distress. Similar to Mega Evolution, if done improperly, the Pokemon will lose their sense of self and promptly go berserk in a way that necessitates a takedown.

It is beholden to one area. Galar Particles are named as such due to this being a very localized phenomenon that prevents other regions from either benefiting or suffering from its influence.

As such, one of our key goals in researching the multiverse is to seek out, study and gradually form an understanding of other types of energy that have come into contact with Pokemon or humans in ways that could help bolster us as a people.

Hope this little delve into the basics of our energy exploration have helped a little bit more understanding be shared!

-- Luna

[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.

[statboosts]

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.

[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.

[peridotporygon]

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@nells-universe — a cryptid and alien investigator who always seems to have unexplainable things happen to her, at the cost of her own health. [most active]

@poke-dexter — nell's older brother, and a former evil team member who's trying to navigate the world without the "supports' of the team.

@team-ethereal-official — an extremely annoying rich kid with a plan to exterminate the galar region of all "ugly" pokemon. totally doesn't have a crush on lysandre :3

intrests !

☆ pokemon (special interest)

☆ steven universe (hyperfixation)

☆ miitopia, and nintendo stuff in general

☆ the scp foundation

☆ pokemon mystery dungeon

☆ competitive pokemon (mostly on showdown)

☆ aliens and cryptids

☆ meow wolf (THoER and omega mart)

☆ cats & animals

☆ gravity falls

☆ liminal spaces

☆ analog & digital horror

☆ i saw the tv glow

☆ warrior cats

☆ sonic the hedgehog (mostly the idw comics)

☆ ok k.o

☆ rocks and minerals

☆ inanimate insanity

music !!

☆ will wood !!!

☆ slaughter beach, dog

☆ jack stauber

☆ alex g

☆ phoebe bridgers / boygenius

☆ mitski

☆ roar

☆ adrienne lenker / big thief

☆ sign crushes motorist

characters !

peridot is currently THE character that occupies my brain right now. she's my blorbo. my skrunkly. the creature EVER.

other sillies include lapis (su), goosefeather (warrior cats), lucius selig (meow wolf), and basically all the pokemon s&m characters :)

BYF / boundaries !

i know people don’t really follow DNI’s, but it’s best to block me if you don’t like my stuff. there’s no benefits to hating on me!! i’m having fun, and if you don’t like it, you’re not worth my time!! :p

> i don't have a dni for fandoms or anything, as long as you don't directly support problematic creators (as in buying merchandise, concert tickets, etc.) i honestly couldn't care less about what you enjoy, because it's not for me!! it's what YOU like!!

> on another note: if you actively hate on people's intrests, this isn't the place for you lol

> this is entirely a personal comfort thing but i might block you if you have a blog centered around / heavily involving any ships w peridot, sorry ^_^; im sure youre very nice i just do not like them lol

> im also in general v uncomfortable with shipping & romantic content in general (aro), so again its just 4 my own comfort!! shipping is great im just a weirdo!!

> its a very weird trigger im aware but im also just hella uncomfortable with supernatural stuff (the TV show) due to a past abuser so just try n tag it :)

> youll also probably be blocked if youre weird abt peridot aroace discourse (which is a weird amount of people on here,,) or aspec discourse in general

> aspec people are literally queer. sorry. end of story. if you're going to deny that you should just..... leave

> don't make any romantic or sexual remarks towards me, even if it's a joke. i also dislike sexual jokes in general (especially if you're a stranger, it's just really weird) so pls be mindful of that!!

> don't talk about anything existential or relating to human existence to me, it will literally cause me to go into a spiral. i’m also generally uncomfortable with topics about religion or the afterlife (due to personal traumas & general discomforts)

> i'm not intrested in contact with people outside of tumblr, so please don't ask for any of my socials or contact information. if we’re mutuals, i can give out my nintendo code, but ask first!! x3

> in general, just be a nice person. don't be discriminatory on here, this is a safe place

thank you for listening to me and respecting my boundaries!!!

[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.

[itsapokemonworld]

[restwellsoon]

get to know your moots

Thanks for the tag, bbygrl @andypantsx3 ♡

what's the origin of your blog title?

It's a play on get well soon.

OTP(s) + shipname

I'm not partial to any ship.

favorite color

Red.

favorite game

It's a tie between the .hack// series (especially Mutation and Outbreak) for the PS2 and the PokeMon games (Crystal, Ruby, and Ultra Sun in particular). I wanna play Love and Deep Space but I have no self control when it comes to otomes.

song stuck in your head

The Eve - EXO.

weirdest habit/trait?

Chewing/picking at my lips when I'm stressed.

hobbies:

Writing, weightlifting, crafting, cooking.

if you work, what's your profession?

Registered nurse.

if you could have any job you wish what would it be?

Princess ♡

something you're good at:

Assembling furniture.

something you're bad at:

Driving, haha.

something you love:

That feeling when you just shaved your legs and slide into a freshly made bed. That's heaven on earth right there.

something you could talk about for hours off the cuff:

The cultural impact of The Blair Witch Project.

something you hate:

Obligatory current state of America. Also having tinnitus.

something you collect:

Minerals. I've gotten more mindful with the specimens I collect though.

something you forget:

The list continues to grow as I get older... There are certain codes I use frequently for work that I constantly forget, write down, and then forget that I wrote them down.

what's your love language?

Acts of service ♡

favorite movie/show:

Edward Scissorhands / You're the Worst.

favorite food:

Lamb or soup.

favorite animal:

Skunks!

what were you like as a child?

Shy.

favorite subject at school?

German or psych.

least favorite subject?

Stats or chem.

what's your best character trait?

I'm pretty good at making people feel comfortable around me irl.

what's your worst character trait?

Most things and people don't bother me, but when they do, it's the end of the world to me.

if you could change any detail of your day right now what would it be?

All the laundry would be done and folded ugh.

if you could travel in time who would you like to meet?

Cleopatra VII.

recommend one of your favorite fanfics (spread the love!):

Lie in Lime by zero_paradise - PowerPuff Girls | Buttercup x Butch

Okay, this is so random but I remember I used to ship them SO HARD when I was younger, and one boring night, curiosity got the best of me... The fic hasn't been updated in years, but it's been living in my mind rent free since I first read it. I love the author's interpretation of the characters, and they add very specific real world details that are so fitting for Butch and Buttercup. The tension written is insaaaane.

&

Beneath the Silk by phyx_morgan - Ju Jutsu Kaisen | True Form!Sukuna x F!Reader.

I haven't read anything this engaging, both fanfic or otherwise, in a while. With an assassination plot under the guise of an arranged marriage, the author writes a dynamic story that has you fully invested in each character and detail, and each chapter makes you question everyone's motives and desires. There's so much mystery that's been skillfully written here, and I've found myself rereading it obsessively on AO3.

No pressure tags (I just wanna get to know ya): @pricetagofficial @boosyboo9206 @ghost-flakes @illeatyoursoulwithmustard @katsudonkitten @angelz-dust

[pandorias-box]

What's your favorite area of Ultra Space? I've heard there's some pretty wild stuff out there... crystal deserts, jungles where the trees are as tall as Dynamax Pokemon, that sort of thing.

Crystal deserts and odd jungles… You must be describing Ultra Desert and Ultra Jungle respectively, correct? Ah, but that is not the primary focus of the question.

I have talked many a time about how I am fond of both Ultra Hive and Ultra Forest due to both their unique environments and cultures, but one world I have had yet to discuss is the primary homeworld of Stakataka — Ultra Relict.

I have only been there a handful of times, and what I have seen there is truly remarkable. Not only did the native organisms there act as if they were living ruins, but there were actual ruins and ancient artifacts hidden among them indicating that my kind had once tried to inhabit this world but something happened to them.

Was it plague? A natural disaster? Or was it simply because my ancestors migrated to other realms? Much speculation among historians is being debated on the subject even now.

[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!

[skullkxd]

How much does your muse know about the Pokèmon world? Repost, don't reblog ; Bold whatever your muse knows! Italics is a maybe.

MAJOR GAME EVENTS

Mewtwo's Creation | Red battles against Team Rocket | Team Rocket's Radio Tower attack | Shadow Pokèmon | Kyogre and Groudon's awakening | Rayquaza's awakening | the meteor headed towards Hoenn | Cyrus controlling Dialga and Palkia | the Distortion World | Team Plasma's attacks | the shooting of the Ultimate Weapon | the existence of different universes and timelines | Ultra Space | Ultra Beasts | the existence of Fallers | the Darkest Day | Sada or Turo's death* | Paradox Pokèmon | Dialga and Palkia's Origin Form

HISTORY

the history of the Burnt Tower | the legends of the two Unovan Dragons | Arceus's Creation mythos | the Kalos war | Calyrex's legend | the Emperor of Paldea | the discovery of Area Zero | Hisui's legends | Team Galactic's origins

ANTAGONISTS

Team Rocket | Team GO Rocket | Giovanni's involvement with Team Rocket | Team Snagem | Team Aqua | Team Magma | Team Galactic | Team Plasma | Neo Team Plasma | Team Flare | Lysandre's involvement with Team Flare | Malva's involvement with Team Flare | Team Skull | Aether Foundation's crimes | Team Yell | Macro Cosmos' crimes | Team Star | Volo

LEGENDARY POKEMON

Articuno | Moltres | Zapdos | Mew | Mewtwo | Ho-Oh | Lugia | Celebi | Raikou | Entei | Suicune | Kyogre | Groudon | Rayquaza | Deoxys | Jirachi | Regirock | Regice | Registeel | Latias | Latios | Dialga | Palkia | Giratina | Arceus | Uxie | Mesprit | Azelf | Heatran | Regigigas | Cresselia | Darkrai | Phione | Manaphy | Shaymin | Zekrom | Reshiram | Kyurem | Victini | Cobalion | Terrakion | Virizion | Keldeo | Tornadus | Thundurus | Landorus | Meloetta | Genesect | Xerneas | Yveltal | Zygarde | Diancie | Hoopa | Volcanion | Cosmog | Cosmoem | Solgaleo | Lunala | Type: Null | Silvally | Tapu Koko | Tapu Bulu | Tapu Lele | Tapu Fini | Magearna | Marshadow | Zeraora | Meltan | Melmetal | Zacian | Zamazenta | Eternatus | Calyrex | Kubfu | Urshifu | Regieleki | Regidrago | Glastrier | Spectrier | Zarude | Enamorus | Koraidon | Miraidon | Ting-Lu | Chien-Pao | Wo-Chien | Chi-Yu | Ogerpon | Okidogi | Munkidori | Fezandipiti | Terapagos

ULTRA BEASTS

Nihilego | Buzzwole | Pheromosa | Xurkitree | Celesteela | Kartana | Guzzlord | Poipole | Naganadel | Stakataka | Blacephalon | Necrozma

REGION LOCKED STUFF

Safari Zones | Pokèathlon | Contests | Mega Evolution | Z-Moves | the Island Challenge | Dynamax/Gigantamax | Terastallizing | Regional forms

RPC-SPECIFIC

Mount Silver is Haunted | Mount Silver also erupted once | Team Rocket cloning/genetics experiments | the PWT winners | Area Zero is under armed surveillance | people can get Pokèrus | People with Pokèmon powers | Legendary Pokèmon are able to shapeshift into humans | People can have connections with Legendary Pokèmon, even without capturing them | Area Zero crystals corruption | Missingno/Glitch City