#Riolu joke

[dailyriolu]

Hello fellow Ri---Sylveons! It is I, also a Sylveon.

[fujii-draws]

Redraws of one of my first dadnoir posts :]!!

EXTRA >:]]

[lostonesart]

If I had a nickel for every time I woke up on a beach with a Pokemon in my face...

I'd have 2 nickels... Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice. oc under read more:

My son Q3Q

Alan is the hero from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers and his partner in pmd was Bulba the Bulbasaur

After saving Time and Space in the Pokemon world, Arceus called him for Legends Arceus. And he now carries Bulba's relic fragment

[askteamsupernova]

What was Sheena's rescue team like? Is she still in contact with them?

Sheena: I'm very glad Requiem and I moved to Treasure Town, but I will admit I miss seeing my old friends in person. Letters and photographs are excellent, but something about sitting down for tea with someone you love is so very healing.

[aisy15-chan]

At first i only drawing tntduo as pokemon for fun... but think i just turn this into Dsmp x Pokemon Mystery Dungeon AU thing...

i draw lot... Well;;;

headcanon: the horn on the gardevoir/Gallade chest functions like a second heart, it's very vital organ & very sensitive so don't touch it suddenly.

Quackity=Gardevior (shiny) Wilbur = Armarouge Tommy=Rilou→Lucario (shiny) Foolish=Garchomp (shiny but with gible shiny color) Fundy = Braixen Purpled=Espurr Charlie=Sliggoo→Goodra Techno=Emboar Phil = Lugia (maybe shadow lugia hmmm idk)

So… The reason I say it's similar to Pokemon Mystery Dungeon is because of the plot I think? Idk but in this AU all pokemon don't have humans like in Pokemon Mystery Dungeon

Technically pokemon breeding is very strange... you can match cats and whales so it's logical that Wilbur & Fundy are only similar because Wilbur married Sally who is a ditto who only copies the type not the species- Fundy has an egg move from Wilbur so yeah they are connected, originally Wilbur & Fundy were pure fire type but at the end of their evolution they became dual psychic & fire type, while Phil is also a psychic type… So this is too much of a coincidence. If you know the type of fairy was actually made to balance the game because the dragon type was too strong competitively so they made a new type which is but unfortunately now the type of fairy is the most strong type now competitively- fairy type is dragon slayer~ slay 💅

Song

[pokemonshelterstories]

okay so. maybe silly question but. is it known if Riolu can see the aura of ghosts? or ghost type pokemon that may be nearby? because every so often my Riolu will growl at. literally nothing. last week she growled at the *turned off* TV, and yesterday she barked at my closet. door closed, by the way. each time, she’ll growl and yip at whatever inanimate object may be inconveniencing her for a few seconds, then go back to normal like nothing happened. took her to the pokemon center a little while ago, and nothing seems to be physically wrong with her? i’ve been jokingly saying she’s seeing ghosts for funsies, but like. i’m not sure if it’s totally a joke now ;-;

oh, it's entirely possible you have a little visitor in your house. riolu and lucario are sensitive to natural forces, and they're often used for detecting pokemon for that reason. non-pokemon ghosts are rarer, so there's not a ton of research into that area; however, given that other, less sensitive pokemon have been documented as reacting to the presence of ghosts, i don't think it's impossible. it's more likely that this is a pokemon, though. this is a very common pet pokemon behavior in households where a ghost type is hanging out!

you can try hanging up some cleanse tags and lighting some incense if you feel comfortable in your ability to handle an unhappy ghost type- most ghost types will just leave, but there's always a chance it could become aggressive. personally i'd recommend calling up a ghost type specialist (they commonly market themselves as exorcists, but most will be happy to simply relocate a ghost pokemon instead of dispelling it). in the meantime, i'd keep your riolu busy with lots of enrichment outside of the house to help distract her. if she gets really agitated, you can always ask your vet for some anti-anxiety meds to use in the short term.

now, if an expert comes out and determines that you don't have any ghosts, you'll have to look more at your riolu herself to see what's causing the behavior. it could be some other environmental issue or she may just be bored- but ruling out a ghost type is not a bad place to start in figuring this out!

[pokemon-ash-aus]

So i’ve been having fun hunting Shinies recently, sometimes the game just slaps me in the face when im cracking jokes XD

Don’t worry we found a Shiny Riolu for @xxtc-96xx at the tail end of our hunt XD

(Fun fact you and a friend can get matching shinies if you join a union circle :) )

[crow-aeris]

My take on the Pokemon/Batman thing

Listed here are Bruce, Alfred, Dick, Jason, and Tim! Damian, Steph, Cass, and Duke will be listed in a second part

Bruce: He's a RICH mf, so his pokemon, especially those he's has since childhood, are all pedigree

Growlithe/Arcanine | "Ghost" - Bruce was gifted Ghost by his parents for his sixth birthday. He named the growlithe "Ghost" after the Gray Ghost, a show Bruce and Thomas Wayne watched when he was younger

Eevee/Flareon | "Blaze" - Bruce finds an eevee during one of Gotham's coldest winter. The eevee was crouched over his owner, who had died from hypothermia. Bruce, as Batman, contacted the authorities and they took the eevee to a shelter (ig?). Later on, the eevee escapes the shelter, evolves into flareon, and hunts Bruce down-refusing to leave his side. (The eevee elvolved into flareon because he never wants to see another person suffer from the cold.) Blaze joins Batman on patrols, especially during the winter, where he huddles up next to those in need until Batman can reach them and direct them to safety.

Riolu/Lucario | "Valor" - Bruce receives an egg while training with the LOA, which hatches into a Riolu, whom Bruce names Valor. Valor helps locate victims and people in need before guiding Bruce to them.

Absol | "Omen" - Bruce finds Omen, or rather, Omen finds Bruce during a Gala. The absol was rushing around, trying to warn people of danger while the elites were trying to call security to have the absol removed. Bruce saw Omen and remembered their ability to predict disaster, and pulls a fire alarm to force everyone out of the building. Soon after, a bomb goes off and everyone escapes safely. The absol follows Bruce home and refuses to leave, thus forcibly becoming a member of Bruce's party.

Aegislash | "Rex" - A gift given to Bruce by Ra's al Ghul, almost a promise or acknowledgement of sorts. Rex hovers behind Batman on patrol, watching his back and protecting him against attacks

Honorable mentions: Ampharos (a beacon of light admist darkness), whom I wanted to include, but decided not to. Umbreon (because angst), but I decided flareon would be better. Dratini (elegant af and cool-looking), but didn't really fit the story I wove.

Alfred: He worked in the british military, so his pokemon would mostly be centered around that era

Fletchling/Talonflame | "Sprite" - Alfred was given fletchling when he was but a young lad living in Brighton. He called the fletchling "what a spritely lad", and so the fletchling- now a talonflame who's gone through war with him- only responds to Sprite/Spritely

Blissey | "Madame" (Missy by the Batkids) - Alfred found Blissey at the manor's doorsteps soon after Bruce lost his parents. He'd expected the pokemon to leave soon after, but the Blissey stuck around. Alfred called her Madame as a joke, but the name stuck around. She can usually be found following Alfred around the manor while doing chores, or helping in the cave after patrol

Sobble/Inteleon | "Lad" - Alfred found a sobble during war times, and he felt bad for the lad. The sobble stuck around, and Alfred never found it necessary to leave the sobble behind, and so it eventually evolved into Inteleon and helped Alfred in his soldier days. Eventually, they all retired, and so Lad helps his trainer around the manor, and indulges the children whenever they ask Lad to shoot an empty can or something. This is another case of accidentally naming a pokemon, because the name "Lad" just stuck

Slurpuff | "Buttercream/Butter" - A gift given to Alfred by an old fried. Butter helps him bake and cook, and can also help detect lies! Butter is beloved by all within the household

Minccino | "Argentum/Archy" - Alfred found Argentum abandoned while on a grocery trip, and took the little guy in. Archy helps Alfred clean around the manor, and loves to fuss over the kid's rooms and hair (especially Tim's)

Honorable Mentions: Sinistea, because i was REALLY tempted to make a HAHA BRITISH joke, Drampa, because HAHA OLD.

Dick: Our favorite circus boy!

Pidgey/Pidgeot | "Skyler" - Skyler was the chick of his parents' Pidgeots, and she trained alongside him basically since birth, and she was there with him when Dick's parents died

Poplio/Primarina | "Poppy" - He was given poplio during his time in the circus, and he named him poppy as a pun! When Poppy evolved into Primarina, it was right after Dick found out about Jason's death, so it was... an experience

Zorua/Zoroark | "Monsieur Fox/Foxy" - Dick found Zorua while in his tenure as Robin, and the pokemon just stuck around. The name Monsieur Fox started as a joke, but Dick shortened it to Foxy when zorua refused to respond to anything else. Foxy helps alot during undercover/recon missions, and the other batkids would occasionally ask to borrow him for a mission or another

Eevee/Espeon | "Amy" - Dick helped Bruce rescue Amy from a pokemon trafficking thing, and Blaze adopted the eevee before ANY of them had a say. Amy evolved alongside Dick, the pair growing together into Espeon and Nightwing [insert something poetic and symbolic]

Honorable mentions: Chatot, because have you SEEN dick? He's a chatty little fucker as robin, and Chatot would make him that much more insufferable. Swablu/Alteria because I think dick deserves a dragon-dancing, party-sweeping alteria 😔

Jason: Our favorite dead robin :3

Vulpix/Ninetales | "Annabeth" - Jason found vulpix when he was younger, just before Catherine died. She would try and defend him whenever Willis got violent, but the man's Kingler would easily overpower her. Jason named her Annabeth after his personal hero, Annabeth Chase :3

Eevee/Glaceon | "Belle" - Jason found Belle rummaging in a trashcan. He felt bad for her and took her in, naming her after Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Belle evolves into Glaceon in the winter after Jason's death. She sat in the snow, refusing to come inside until she evolved into Glaceon (this highlights the fire/ice duality between Jason and Bruce, and how after his death, Jason grows colder towards Bruce and their ideals and way of controlling crime differs so drastically that it resembles fire and ice)

Honedge/Aegislash | "Alexander" - Jason received a shiny honedge as a "gift" from Talia. In order to be allowed to keep it, Jason had to convince the pokemon of his worth, fighting alongside it until it evolved into Aegislash. He named it Alexander after Alexander the Great.

Zorua/Zoroark | "Marley" - Jason receives a hisuian Zorua a year before he returns to Gotham as red hood. He accepts him partly as a taunt because Dick has a zoroark, but Jason's zoroark was a ghost type (A once-departed soul, returned to life in Hisui. Derives power from resentment, which rises as energy atop its head and takes on the forms of foes. In this way, Zorua vents lingering malice. -Legends Arceus. Departed soul? Dead? Get it, Jason? HAHA). He names his zorua after Jacob Marley, from a Christmas carol (Because not only is Jacob marley a ghost, has a J name, but also comes back to warn Scrooge to change or else little timmy will die (telling bruce he has to change before TIM will die (omg i'm a genius)))

Honorable mentions: Leafeon was my first choice when it came to Jason's eevelution, but it didn't really match. Next was houndour/doom because i wanted Jason to meet it while on the streets, but decided otherwise. And then a shiny magikarp/garydos, but decided against. Same with tyranitar and garchomp. Sure, they might be cool and powerful, but i don't think Jason would actively take in pokemon especially after his death, the only exception being Marley. Plus, those pokemon are typically seen as angry and uncontrolled, and I wanted to depict Jason as more cunning, sharp- a strategist willing to get his hands dirty rather than a brainless brute who ONLY wants his dad's approval

Tim: Another rich mf!

Vulpix/Ninetails | "Aurora" - Tim gets Aurora, a shiny vulpix, as his first pokemon, a gift from his parents after their trip to japan. (You bet your ass Aurora and Annabeth have met before, which is why Annabeth refuses to fight Aurora, even when Jason orders her to. the two vulpixes use to sneak out at night and play together :3)

Eevee/ Umbreon | "Selene" - Tim wanted to be just like his heroes, and begged his parents for an eevee. They decided to give him a well-bred and pedigree shiny eevee (their son deserves the BEST). Nyx evolves into an umbreon while he and Tim were chasing after robin with a camera, and Tim decided to change her name from Silver, to Selene

Munna | "Remmy" - After Brucequest and his time after Ras and Paris, Tim gets horrible nightmares. Dick gives him a munna to try and help Tim sleep better. He was initially distrustful, but after a while, he grows to accept her into his life. He named her Remmy after REM sleep

Archen/Archeops | "Iggy" - Tim finds a plume fossil while working with Ra's. He revives it before evolving it into Archeops. They work together to catch criminals, with Archeops chasing it down on the streets while Tim pursues from the roofs.

Noibat/Noivern | "Mya" - Tim finds an injured noivern as Robin, and nurses it back to health. He tries to release him into the wild, but the noivern came back, and Tim couldn't find it in him to abandon the little guy. He names him Mya, short for Myotis, the genus for bats

Honorable Mentions: Altaria, becuase i ALSO want him to have a sweeper, but sadly no. I debated on giving him Zorua, but I felt like it was getting repetitive, and decided against it. Corvidknight too, but i thought it wouldn't have matched

As mentioned above, next part will include Steph, Damian, Cass, and Duke :3

Here's part 2!

[heavenlyhoundoom]

Me roasting Sinnoh.

Turtwig: The most forgettable grass starter.

Grotle: Why aren't you ground type!?

Torterra: The weight of the world must weigh heavily on your back.

The cimchar line: Monkey...

Piplup: Noot noot!

Prinplup: Are the growths on your face painful?

Empoleon: The short king pokemon.

Starly: I don't see any stars on you.

Staravia: The fact that I can't think of any way to roast you shows how forgettable you are.

Staraptor: AKA, the emo bird.

Bidoof: I'll give you some respect for creating such a cult following.

Bibarel: How does it feel to be the most commonly used HM slave?

Kricketot: I think you're wearing your bib backwards.

Kricketune: And the reward for most ridiculous cry goes to...

Shinx: Holy shinx, I can't believe you're not a lion pokemon.

Luxio: Looks like this cat's going through an emo phase.

Luxray: The "why isn't this dark type" pokemon.

Budew and Roserade: Why were neither put in the same generation as your middle evolution?

Cranidos and Rampardos: Talk about total egg head.

Shielding and Bastiodon: How are either of you able to balance with those heavy shields on your face?

Burmy: You look really goofy without your cloak.

Wormadam: You can either have "Bigger Bush, Pizza slice, or "Why is this steal type? "

Mothim: How's stealth rock going for you?

Combee and Vespiquen: Finally, some bee pokemon that actually look like bees.

Pachirisu: Hide your seedots.

Buizel and Flotzels: I think these two got lost on their way to Sega.

Cherubi: The fact that the big cherry has to eat the small cherry to evolve is kinda fucked up.

Cherrim: Remember when this pokemon was impossible to catch in Legends Arceus?

Shellos and Gastrodon: Why do both forms have such beef with each other?

Ambipom: Ah, yes. The first of the many cross gen evolutions added to make weak pokemon stronger.

Drifloon: This pokemon is the definition of hide your kids.

Drifblim: Ah, a blimp, how scary!/s

Buneary: Its fur looks like it would make some top notch earmuffs.

Lopunny: This pokemon definitely wouldn't pass the censors nowadays.

Mismagius: This pokemon is the Whitney's miltank of the Paldea region.

Honchkrow: This pokemon takes the term neck beard too literally.

Glameow: Why would you give a cat eyeliner?

Purugly: Why are people calling this the ugliest pokemon when Loudred exists!?

Chingling: The first of the handful of random baby baby pokemon that were showhorned into gen 4.

Stunky and Skuntank: The fart joke pokemon.

Bronzor and Bronzong: These two have to be the most forgettable pokemon from gen 4.

Bonsly: Look ma, no hands!

Mime Jr: Was this pokemon really necessary?

Happiny: Why was this one of Brock's pokemon when it's not even rock type?

Chatot: Remember when you could make this pokemon swear?

Spirtomb: How does it feel having the fairy type take away your gimmick of having no weaknesses?

The gible line: I exist, so I must bite.

Munlax: Excuse me, but the Muppet show is auditioning in the other room.

Riolu: It is more useful than most baby pokemon.

Lucario: Gamer's first fur bait pokemon.

Hippoptas: How was Ash able to carry one on his head!?

Hippowdon: I wonder how many people mistook the female version for a shiny.

Skorupi: Sure, let's remove any scary aspect of a scorpion. Why not?

Darapion: Do the arms coming out of your head hurt?

Crogunk and Toxicroak: One Psybeam and you're dead.

Carnivine: It's incredibly ironic that this pokemon is weak to bug types despite also eating them.

Finneon and Lumineon: 💤💤💤

Mantyke: I can't get over how this pokemon looks high off its ass.

Snover: One ember and you're dead.

Abomasnow: I wonder if people decorate this pokemon for Christmas.

Weavile: Look at this Shadow the hedgehog wannabe.

Magnezone: I'm surprised this pokemon doesn't have levitate as one of its abilities.

Lickilicky: It's ironic that your tounge's shorter than your pre evolution's.

Ryperior: Insert Rhyferior joke here.

Tangrowth: This pokemon looks like it would be used by hippies.

Electivire: The electric yeti.

Magmortar: It looks like it has an easter egg for a body.

Togekiss: This pokemon has been arrested for joy dust trafficking.

Yanmega: This looks like it could be dragon/bug type.

Leafeon: Photosynthesis....Photosynthesis....

Glaceon: It's sucks that you can't get this pokemon until really late into the game.

Mamoswine: Mmm prehistoric bacon...

Porygon-Z: This is why you don't download Windows on your Porygon2.

Gallade: You know you only exist so that insecure men don't have to worry about their male gardevoirs making them question their precious sexualities, right?

Probopass: This pokemon is smashing.

Frolass: And you only exist to make the reason gallade exists less obvious.

Rotom: It's name is just Motor backwards.

Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf: These pokemon look more like mythicals than legendaries.

Dialga: So are they friends or enemies with Celebi?

Palkia: The "why is this water type" pokemon.

Hetran: Why was this pokemon the first legendary to have a gender ratio?

Regigigas: The pokemon with the most crippling ability.

Giratina: It has a worm form.

Cresselia: The most beautiful rubber ducky.

Phione: The most unnecessary mythical.

Manaphy: Why was this given a baby pokemon?

Dakrai: Definition of "Ow, the edge".

Shaymin: This looks like a chia pet.

Arceus: You'd think this pokemon would be a legendary rather than a mythical.

[prismaticpichu]

If no one else has asked for Zack and Seph I shall! If they have then hmm how abouuut Kunsel and Cloud

You’re good, friendo!! No one has asked about the BEANS yet!! 💙💚 Tysm for sending one in!!

From THIS ask game!!

~

Zack: How can I say anything but Arcanine?? x,DD It’s extremely loyal, extremely strong, evolves from a silly pupper, and is simply registered as the “legendary” Pokémon! <33 (And what’s more legendary than the hero of FF7…?!)

Sephiroth: Oooh, that’s a good one!! For sane Sephiroth, I’m gonna go with Cobalion, whose said to have a heart of steel and an iron will <33 Cobalion fights for justice, is a steel and fighting type (the pairing I would choose for the fella), as well as ofc being a genuine legendary!~ (And what’s more legendary than the legendary SOLDIER…?)

Oh! And evil!Seph’s a Mewtwo xDD Both have their epic poses in front of a curtain of flames

Cloud: Ooooh, the Chocobo bean!! I always default to Riolu for Cadet!Cloud, and then him evolving into a Lucario (FRENSHIP EVO) during the, y’know… 🧀 scene

Kunsel: Made this joke before, but:

The same picture lol

[melonthesprigatito]

Had an absolutely peak Build a Bear experience last weekend. I only ever get to go to Build a Bear once every couple of years because the nearest store is 70+ miles away and we just happened to be going to that city for a Christmas day trip :)

In summary:

Couldn't find a Riolu (AKA the entire reason I wanted to go to Build a Bear in the first place) Before you say "But Riolu is online exclusive?" Well, this particular Build a Bear shop is a big cheating cheater. They put their online stock on the shelves even if they're probably not supposed to. I got a Glaceon and a Pikachu from that store and they had plenty of OTHER Pokémon in store, just not Riolu

Made the incredible discovery that they sell BLUEY AND BINGO Build a Bears!!! I found out about that months ago but I completely forgot about it so it felt like discovering it all over again. Anyway I picked up Bingo

Showed the deflated/ unstuffed Bingo to my sibling and, they immediately responded with "Oh my god they killed her!" Other sibling walked into the store shortly after, and said almost the exact thing word for word, but for the Blueys instead. Just stopped and said "They killed Bluey. They killed him." which led to Sibling 1 and 3, and a random bystander child to correct him that Bluey is, in fact, a girl. I had the opportunity to crack a "Build a Bear is technically necromancy joke I learned from Tumblr

It was like, EXTREMELY BUSY. The kind of busy where there's barely any space to move around. Including the staff. There was this one employee standing there, handing out stickers as I was queueing to get Bingo stuffed and he was like "Do you want a sticker? :)" and I was like, yeah sure because why not, but the sticker ripped as he was pulling it off and that was the last sticker in the roll he was holding. This man, god love him, he was DETERMINED to get me a sticker. He just straight up said "I'll be right back" and abandoned me in the queue before I could say "Oh it's okay, I don't need a sticker" leaving me standing there, feeling SUPER guilty because holy shit it's really busy, I'm inconveniencing that guy over a sticker I only half heartedly agreed to😭. But he did get me a sticker. Remember that, because it had consequences later.

My dad started a conversation with the sticker guy, just making small talk like "Oh, you're really busy today." and the sticker guy responded with "Oh, we're usually busy on the weekends" and said something about how Christmas is just EXTRA busy. My dad said he was a brave man for coming into work that day.

Sibling 3 took an interest in the axolotl Build a Bear and my mother fell in love with this little brown fluffy bear but neither of them bought one

The lady at the stuffing machine was great! The stuffing machine was really long and there were maybe three or four people getting their bears stuffed at the same time I was. At first I was a little sheepish about being a grown ass woman getting a Bingo Build a Bear so I admitted as much to the stuffing lady but she was really supportive about it. Apparently she worked part time at a primary school at some point and they used to show kids episodes of Bluey first thing in the morning and eventually she got more excited to watch it than the kids were. I was so distracted by the conversation that my foot slipped off the pedal and I only noticed when the Stuffing Lady was looking around like 'where's the stuffing???' and I apologised about it. Apparently that kind of thing happens a lot.

Stuffing lady asked me if it was a special occasion (foreshadowing) and I was like, nah, I just felt like getting a Bingo because why not, Bingo is great and a different stuffing lady within earshot, who was also stuffing a Bingo agreed with me. The kid who was getting his Bingo stuffed looked so excited because the adults were talking about how cool Bingo was.

I kinda jumped the gun and picked a heart out of the basket before I was asked to and she commented on it like "Wow you've been here before/ you know what you're doing!" I didn't think much of it at the time and only realised a few hours later while browsing the Build a Bear Tumblr tag that I might have accidentally thrown her off her game a little because both of us forgot that you're supposed to make a wish and do a ceremony to fill the heart with love before you put it into the bear.

I asked if I could get a cotton candy scent and the Stuffing Lady went "Of course you can get a cotton candy scent!" She let me sniff the resealable bag to see if I liked the smell, then she rubbed it all over Bingo. I don't know if it's part of Build a Bear procedure or if she was just playing along, but she very noticeably rubbed the scent over Bingo's nose as if she wanted to let her smell it.

The next part is filling out a birth certificate. I typed Bingo's name into the tablet thing, then my first name. My mum suggested I leave age part blank but it pulled up a "Please fill in all fields before continuing." error message and my mum didn't like that. Honestly, I agree with her, why does Build a Bear need my age??

The lady at the checkout ALSO asked me if it was a special occasion (more foreshadowing) and I was like, nah. Paid for Bingo and a waterproof drawstring carry bag to put her in instead of the house box. I was planning on getting the bag because Storm Darragh was raging outside. It fuckn WIMDY. It was raining a lot too. I almost forgot the birth certificate and so did she. I asked for the birth certificate, and she turned around to the printer, picked up a certificate, read it and asked "Is it Bingo?" (As in, asking if I named my bear Bingo) I mention this because the second those words left her mouth she had a look on her face like she thought she had just asked a stupid question.

There was also a birthday party happening. I saw a group of kids wearing paper Build a Bear birthday crowns and all of them had their own Build a Bear.

I only found out once I took my coat off later, that the sticker I was wearing the entire time had a message along the top that I hadn't noticed. It said "Birthday Wishes at Build a Bear." It was one of those stickers that you had to fill in your name so I just thought I was wearing my name on my coat…. The ENTIRE TIME, those Build a Bear employees thought it was my birthday! And I was walking around with a dopey expression, completely oblivious to the fact I was a walking "It's Her Birthday!" sign. I thought it was just part of their script to ask if it was a special occasion, so I didn't catch on.

Anyway here is Bingo Supreme

[onestepbackwards]

Adding onto the dabbing idea (of all things XD) from 🎲 anon.

Something clicked in my mind. Consider, young Pokémon pick up behaviors from their parental figures and other inspirations.

To spread the gospel of dabbing all across the Hisui Region, the streamer starts to teach hordes of friendly Pokémon with arms of any kind: cleffas, ralts, clefairies, spheals, and some rare Sneasels, riolus, geodudes, gibles, croagunks, etc, all learned how to dab (to the best of their ability).

Whenever a battle is won, finish it off with a dab to show they acknowledge the enemy's strength, basically, GG bro GG.

In wild encounter cases (for any reason), the streamer dabs to acknowledge the Pokémons’ presence and importance.

Unlike bowing, which can be seen as a cowardly request for mercy. The streamer made dabbing a sign of confidence that wouldn’t break away from a promise made, always actively aware of the Pokémons boundaries.

They know they are trespassing onto their territory, but are simply requesting a peaceful passage through it.

If the streamer then doesn’t collect any items, or battle any Pokémon they’ll be allowed a peaceful parting.

However, said Pokémon will not let their eyes off of the streamer at all until they leave.

It is best done when the same Pokémon groups encounter the same trainer. Not all Pokémon will be so forgiving to compete with strangers, but it does much more than running.

So imagine an official Pokémon Ranger tweeting on Pokétwitter that a person stuck in a cave for hours survived a family of territorial Garchomps by dabbing in front of them. They were allowed to pass through as long as they knew their place and caused no issues.

They were found safe, out of the cave, just beside a cliff waiting for rescue.

It being such a simple gesture, able to communicate much more than words could.

The Pokémon Rangers (both kinds) are considering experimenting with dabbing when on patrols just to see just how far it truly spread.

Scientists which study Pokémon behavior and language now booking it to study how a universal gesture could spread from one Pokémon to another of a different species.

It was a joke that has everyone whipping their heads around HOL-UP, is the streamer really a chaotic genius?!

Im sorry but this idea almost has me in tears

Like imagine how this was taught down by wild pokemon

And like, it died out when the streamer goes home, but it became ingrained in wild pokemon at that point

And after the hiker pulls this off after panicking in a cave, it becomes a cultural boom once again.

Moms suddenly realize the reason their kids are friends with so many wild pokemon, since their kids were doing an ancient greeting of sorts.

Scientists (reluctantly or gleefully, depending on who you ask) dab in ancient sites, and unown grant them entry

Dabbing takes the world by storm (again), all because you accidentally ingrained it in Hisuian pokemon that it was a peace greeting and sign of respect.

The power of memeing truly knows no bounds

[fujii-draws]

You’ve heard of Partner angst!

Now get ready for Hero angst!

[djfan-naftv]

I embarked on this quest where I would design at least 16 lines of ancient Hoenn variants of existing mons for the merchant Emmet fic, just like the Joltik line.

Here’s the list for the basic info:

Aipom and Ambipom: Ice type. Based off the japanese snow macaques.

Houndour and Houndoom: Dark-Steel type. Based off the Okuri Inu legends and temple guardian dogs. (they parallel the hisuian Growlithe and Arcanine)

Riolu and Lucario: Fairy-Rock type. Based off the moon people from the bamboo cutter tale.

Dunaparce: Flying type. An alternative evolution of Dunsparce. Since it defies what Dunsparce is meant to be (a joke Pokémon that crawls on the ground) only the Dunsparces with certain natures can evolve into this (Adamant, Brave, Bold) since it requires strength to defy your own destiny.

Phantump and Trevenant: Ghost-Ground type. Based off clay statues, bojobo dolls and object yokais.

Stufful and Bewear: Fighting-Electric type.

Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist: Water-Ghost type. Based off dead sea urchins, for the sole reason that dead sea urchins look like tiny pumpkins.

Smeargle and Beahive: Normal-Bug type.

Golett and Golurk: Rock-Grass type. Based off ents and of course golems.

Incineroar: Fire-Fairy type. Based off the Byakko and the extinct Japanese tigers.

Feraligatr: Water-Dragon type. Based off the Wani myth.

Serperior: Grass-Psychic type. Based off various snakes like the rattle snake, indian cobra and vine snake, as well as carnivorous plants like the pitcher plant and the venus trap. Also the stereotype of snakes hypnotizing the prey to eat them. It uses its rattle to hypnotize its victims.

Toxel and Toxtricity: Poison-Psychic type. Based off poisonous salamanders. Their skin produces a mucus that upon contact can cause hallucinations.

Mystigoon (Obstagoon): Normal-Fighting type. Hoennian counterpart of Obstagoon, it’s the only Pokémon that has a beneficial effect from Toxtricity’s mucus, thus the two species often collaborate.

Turtonator: Grass-Dragon type. Just like Alolan Turtonator, it’s based off the Mata Mata turtle, but leaning more towards the leaf camouflaging aspect of the animal.

Blastik and Lavantula: Bug-Fire type. Based off the joro spiders and the Jorogumo yokai.

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Pokémon Diamond and Pearl 4koma Theater - I'm In Top Shape!

After working on MEOWCO early on New Year's Day, I decided to translate another short from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl 4koma Theater. This one contains the puns this manga aims for in its comedy, and there are a lot of them in this short. (Some of which I had a hard time translating into English...) It's still nice to read more Pokémon manga with Lucario in it.

TRANSLATOR'S NOTES

Since the writing for this short is a bit confusing, I should probably provide some explanations for the jokes.

In the first panel, Lucario says that he woke up with a grumble.

Starly's name in Japanese is Mukkuru. It's a little similar to the word "boyaku" (ぼやく) which refers to someone grumbling or complaining about something. The joke obviously doesn't work well in English...

After that, Lucario notes that the morning has already arrived.

Meditite's Japanese name is Asanan and "asa" (あさ) is Japanese for morning.

Lucario then says that his vision clicked at that moment.

The "pachiri" (パチリ) in Pachirisu means click. In this case, something becomes clear to the individual. Lucario is that individual.

Once the big reveal comes around, Riolu's shaking is interpreted as a Graveler in Lucario's dream.

Graveler's Japanese name is Golone. Gorogoro (ゴロゴロ) is basically Japanese onomatopoeia for rumbling. That's why it just says Graveler's name in Lucario's thought bubble. The artist assumes that you've already gotten the joke.

[alolanrain]

Dying over this idea I saw on discord, but Aura Users being able to shapeshift into a Pokemon they have a connection to for camouflage/defensive purposes. Whenever they are sick, feel like they are in danger, reach a certain level of anxiety they just *poof* shapeshift. Usually it's a Riolu or Lucario because most Aura Users bond with them. Then there is Ash, who can and will turn into a Pikachu when the world is even slightly inconvenient to him. Everyone in class is wondering where the TA is when the door opens to reveal a Pikachu with a hat, waddling in while holding a Starbucks coffee and mumbling how the world needs to get its act together because he has a hangover while his Pokemon follow behind him.

Ash: **hops onto the desk in the front of the classroom and takes a sip of coffee** First person to make a furry joke gets shocked by me I am not in the mood. Kukui: Is this... is this normal for you?! Ash: Wouldn't you like to know, weather boy.

Ash just teaches an entire class period as a cute pikachu. It becomes a normal occurrence and he just has his students carry him to wherever he needs to go.

(that's a fascinating idea, holy shit)

I was thinking about that one episode where Faba accidently shrinks Ash, Lillie, and Sophocles but instead the machine blows up and turns Ash into a Pikachu and Pikachu into a human. completely swapping them, like Pikachu is his own self with his own body.