#Smash Bros (Reshiram)

[kharmii]

This gardevoir is a pokemon trainer with four lampents and one chandelure.

Art credit: カリバチ@kalibachi95 Twitter.

[foxune]

[atlasofthestaars]

What do you think the mk1 characters pokemon would be? (in earthrealm since i dunno if outworld could have pokemons)

IMO bihan could have a glalie or something lol and liu kang would maybe have a shiny gyarados.

oh god I did a whole list for pokemon I associate with genshin characters let me do this for mk1. I'll try to explain my thoughts as best I can but these are pokemon I just kinda think would fit with them, whether it be oh them as a pokemon or a pokemon I think would work with them well.

Liu Kang - Reshiram

He's a god, I just HAD to give him a legendary pokemon. Reshiram fits both the dragon and fire stuff he is associated with. Plus Reshiram being the pokemon representing truth makes sense (though I kinda think ideals fit better for Liu Kang, I like the matching with Reshiram more).

Sub Zero - Chein-Pao

I like the ice vibe with this pokemon, and the description feels like it vibes enough with me. "The hatred of those who perished by the sword long ago has clad itself in snow and become a Pokémon." Idk!! I think he'd look neat with it :).

Scorpion - Centiskorch

I tried to incorporate some ideas of bug into the pokemon since the existing scorpion pokemon aren't that funky imo. I had to go with a fire type because, yeah, so this is what I settled with. I think I could have done better but eh none of the other fire pokemon imo fit his vibe.

Kitana - Oricorio Sensu form

Elegant, has flying elements, matches with the new feather aesthetic they put in 1, and the wings kinda look like fans! I think it's neat :)

Johnny Cage - Incineroar

This is mostly because of smash bro's influence but this pokemon is a heel archetype. They're showy, cocky, and like to taunt others! I think it kinda works. There's probably another show offy pokemon that's slipping my mind though.

Kenshi - Honedge

I wanted to give him Aegislash but there is no shield on Kenshi so oh well LMAO. I also think that the pokedex entry fits well "Honedge’s soul once belonged to a person who was killed a long time ago by the sword that makes up Honedge’s body." So yeah!!

Kung Lao - Honchkrow

I'll be honest. It's just the hat. But I think this man could use a funky bird. Idk!! I think he'd like a bird :)

Mileena - Mawile

I like the steel theming along with the jaw parts in Mawile. I thought it'd be neat to give Mileena a pokemon that can mega evolve since despite how cool it looks it apparently hurts them, which fits with Tarkat. "It has an extremely vicious disposition. It grips prey in its two sets of jaws and tears them apart with raw power."

Raiden -Jolteon

Had to go with an electric type. Idk! I think the idea of Raiden turning from a simple farmer (think eevee) and turning into an electric user fits!

Rain - Slowking

I had to go with a water type, and i also went with a psychic type because of the whole mage thing! I think the pokedex entry would appeal to Rain's ambition well too, "When its head was bitten, toxins entered Slowpoke’s head and unlocked an extraordinary power."

Smoke - Torkoal

Has the ability white smoke, and can learn smoke screen. Idk! I think it fits better than stunky line or wheezing line. There's not much in the way of pokemon with a smoke theme.

Li Mei - Arcanine

It's the pokemon (well, growlithe is) that is associated with the police in the pokemon world. That, and it kind of resembles a tiger which is part of the lion dog she uses. I do wish there was a better pokemon that is closer to fireworks than Blacepheon but oh well.

Baraka - Mega Houndoom

I like the idea of a leader of the pack pokemon, one that is dark type. I made the idea of a pokemon that is mega permanently since it fits with the whole "thing that is hurting them" and when it is mega evolved houndoom can hurt itself with how hot it's inner temperature can get. "Its red claws and the tips of its tail are melting from high internal temperatures that are painful to Houndoom itself."

Tanya - Tsareena

Thought it'd be appropiate to give her a pokemon that is a female only line. I also think it'd fit her being a more "ruthless" pokemon to match her willingness to fight those who might hurt the royal family "This feared Pokémon has long, slender legs and a cruel heart. It shows no mercy as it stomps on its opponents."

Geras - Celebi

I thought it'd be cool to give him a mythical pokemon since he's pretty close to godhood/will become the next keeper of time. That, and the whole time thing fits too.

Reptile - Krookodile

Crocodile, that's pretty much it.

Havik - Staryu

It fits the whole regeneration thing. "As long as the center section is unharmed, it can grow back fully even if it is chopped to bits." and "An enigmatic Pokémon that can effortlessly regenerate any appendage it loses in battle." Also I think it's a nice call back to when Chaosrealm worshipped water

Ashrah - Togekiss

I thought it'd be nice to give a pokemon that looks like an angelic theming (well, as close as it gets). Idk I think they'd get along :)

Sindel - Exploud

Screaming. Uh, that's really it! I also think it fits her commanding prescence I guess haha ^^ I couldn't find a pokemon that fits her hair thing so we're going with her screaming.

Shao - Bisharp

It commands pokemon, and looks like it fits the vibe of a general as well! Plus it'd match with his axe. "This pitiless Pokémon commands a group of Pawniard to hound prey into immobility. It then moves in to finish the prey off."

Nitara - Gliscor

Resembles a vampire bat. Also according to Legends Arceus, it does this: "It glides soundlessly on pitch-black wings and sinks sharp fangs into the throat of its prey. It takes on a look of satisfaction once it has entirely drained its prey of blood."

Shang Tsung - Arbok

Snake theming. I also like how the stomach can be used to transfix others and to intimidate them so it can poison others. Feels befitting.

Reiko - Pawniard

Fits the whole thing with Shao's pokemon and how it is loyal and ruthless. Follows him no matter what, I think it makes sense to me.

[swoodthis]

Shit Max Says, Fire Emblem Warriors edition pt 1

“It’s Corn!”

“Fluffy Robin…”

“I’m powering up my guys from Super Smash Bros.”

“Marf!”

(Volvic YTP dinosaur voice) “RAAAAAAH! Whatcha doin’ Mr. Volcano!” (About Tiki’s voice)

“SHE TURNS INTO FUCKING RESHIRAM.”

“AND HER NAME IS LUCINAAAA!”

“People have only ever talked about how ‘loli’ she is and then she’s got the voice of fucking Tiny Tim.” (Tiki again)

(Volvic YTP volcano voice) “Hello, Tyrannosaurus Tiki!”

[icykyurem2224]

After days on Spirit Board, I finally got the four Resident Evil Spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate!

Jill was my first one, She was easy to get but with some difficulty due to the giant Ganondorf, Getting Wesker was more difficult but after trial and error, I finally got him thanks to the Reshiram Spirit I acquired, Chris was next and he was easy, Leon wasn’t easy.

I failed the blast minigame and I had to wait for an hour for him to reappear but I finally have him!

[bellamyroselia]

How to create the most awkward situation in Super Smash Bros in the context of Greco-Roman mythology

Pick Unova Pokemon League as the stage, allow stage hazards so reshiram and zekrom can show up

Have Marth

Have Lucina

Have Palutena

Have Byleth(s)

Have Pit

Have Dark Pit

Allow items, but the only one you actually need is the pokeball for victini

If you wish to go extra, have meloetta's pokeball and Phosphora’s assist trophy as well

This is all the context you’ll get out of me.

[renegaderoyalty]

Can our mans go one game without getting possessed PLEASE

[susanoomon]

mewtwo + reshiram & zekrom

[masked-phantom-47]

More Smash Screenshots

Super Smash Bros (c) Nintendo, Sora Ltd

[ogstormblade]

VIDEO GAMES! I play lots of Video games on my spare time. You can all read below to see my favourite video game characters.

NINTENDO:

POKÉMON:

OSHAWOTT

NINETALES

RESHIRAM

MELOETTA

SYLVEON

SNIVY

KYOGRE

JOLTEON

MARIO UNIVERSE:

WALUIGI

TOAD

PRINCESS PEACH

LUIGI

YOSHI

MARIO

PRINCESS DAISY

BOO

SUPER SMASH BROS:

LUCAS

LINK

MARTH

ISABELLE

PRINCESS PEACH

PIT

NESS

YOSHI

KEN MASTERS

TOON LINK

[foxune]

[masterkirby1982]

My Favorites Characters

Show a compilation of my favorite characters. 

Starting from the tertiarys to the protoganists.

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Tertiarys/Minors characters: #60 Sephiroth. Final Fantasy/Square Enix Year of birth: 1997 #59 Entei. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 1999 #58 Wolf O'Donnell. Star Fox/Nintendo Year of birth: 1997 #57 Darkrai. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2006 #56 Phione. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2006 #55 Palkia. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2006 #54 FightingMario54321. SMG4/Super Mario Year of birth: 2011 #53 Shaymin. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2006 #52 Daroach. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 2006 #51 Latias. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2002 #50 Galeem. Super Smash Bros./Nintendo Year of birth: 2018 #49 Toadsworth. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 2002 #48 Lucario. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2006 #47 Ganondorf. The Legend of Zelda/Nintendo Year of birth: 1986 #46 Suicune. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 1999 #45 Dixie Kong. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1995 #44 Daisy. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1989 #43 Eevee. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 1996 #42 Dr. Eggman. Sonic the Hedgehog/SEGA Year of birth: 1991 #41 Rosalina. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 2007 #40 Dharkon. Super Smash Bros./Nintendo Year of birth: 2018 #39 Amy Rose. Sonic the Hedgehog/SEGA Year of birth: 1993 #38 Cappy. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 2017 #37 Kyurem. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2010 #36 Steve. SMG4/Minecraft Year of birth: 2012 #35 Silver the Hedgehog. Sonic the Hedgehog/SEGA Year of birth: 2006 #34 Falco Lombardi. Star Fox/Nintendo Year of birth: 1993 #33 Dialga. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2006 #32 Toadette. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 2003 #31 Adeleine. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 2000 #30 Charizard. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 1996 #29 Void (Astral Birth). Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 2018 #28 Marx. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 1996 #27 Reshiram. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2010 #26 Galacta Knight. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 2008 #25 Diancie. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2013 #24 Shadow the Hedgehog. Sonic the Hedgehog/SEGA Year of birth: 2001 #23 Moltres. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 1996 #22 SuperMarioGlitchy3. SMG4/Super Mario Year of birth: 2011 #21 Gooey. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 1995 #20 Chain Chomp. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1988 #19 Knuckles the Echidna. Sonic the Hedgehog/SEGA Year of birth: 1994 #18 Arceus. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2006 #17 Link. The Legend of Zelda/Nintendo Year of birth: 1986 #16 Vector the Crocodile. Sonic the Hedgehog/SEGA Year of birth: 1995 #15 Toad. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1988 #14 Shadow Dedede. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 2014 #13 Giratina. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2006 #12 Tari. SMG4/Meta Runner Year of birth: 2018 #11 Koopa Kid. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1998 #10 Fox McCloud. Star Fox/Nintendo Year of birth: 1993 #9 Tails Miles Prower. Sonic the Hedgehog/SEGA Year of birth: 1992 #8 Zapdos. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 1996 #7 Peach. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1985 #6 Dark Meta Knight. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 2004 #5 Dry Bowser. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 2006 #4 Waluigi. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 2000 #3 Fishy Boopkins. SMG4/Super Mario Year of birth: 2016 #2 Sonic the Hedgehog. Sonic the Hedgehog/SEGA Year of birth: 1991 #1 Wario. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1992

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Secondarys/Supporting characters: #35 Shadow Kirby. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 2004 #34 Ribbon. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 2000 #33 Blue Kirby/Kaiby. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 2002 #32 Jigglypuff. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 1996 #31 Magolor. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 2011 #30 Meggy Spletzer. SMG4/Splatoon Year of birth: 2017 #29 Green Kirby/Korby. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 2002 #28 Donkey Kong. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1981 #27 Bob Bobowski. SMG4/The Legend of Zelda Year of birth: 2016 #26 Rayquaza. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2002 #25 Red Kirby/Kaby. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 2002 #24 Diddy Kong. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1994 #23 Lugia. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 1999 #22 SuperMarioGlitchy4. SMG4/Super Mario Year of birth: 2011 #21 Susie. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 2016 #20 King Boo. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 2001 #19 Meloetta. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2010 #18 Boo. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1988 #17 Bandana Dee. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 1996 #16 Baby Mario. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1995 #15 Yellow Kirby/Keeby. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 1994 #14 Koopa Troopa. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1985 #13 Jirachi. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2002 #12 Meta Knight. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 1993 #11 Dry Bones. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1988 #10 Isabelle. Animal Crossing/Nintendo Year of birth: 2012 #9 Baby Luigi. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1995 #8 Manaphy. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2006 #7 Bowser. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1985 #6 Mewtwo. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 1996 #5 Luigi. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1983 #4 King Dedede. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 1992 #3 Victini. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 2010 #2 Mario. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 1981 #1 Celebi. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 1999

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Main/Protagonists characters: #5 Bowser Jr. Super Mario/Nintendo Year of birth: 2002 #4 Pichu. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 1999 #3 Mr. Game & Watch. Game Watch/Nintendo Year of birth: 1980 #2 Mew. Pokémon/Gamefreak Year of birth: 1996 #1 Kirby. Kirby/HAL Laboratory Year of birth: 1992

[polygarnstars]

facts about me that you could state to my face that would hurt more than that ask did

I own three copies of Okami HD, and have beaten exactly zero of them

I paid $40 for Balan Wonderworld, knowing full well that any enjoyment I drew from it as a game would be ironic, and I plan to spend another $10 on the novel so I can be mad about the fact that approximately two percent of the story actually made it into the game

I played Kingdom Hearts as a kid and was attracted to Zexion, and given I am currently attracted to another edgy squenix bastard with emo hair in the form of Therion Octopathtraveler, my taste has apparently not changed since I was ten

I played Sonic 06 and thought it wasn’t terrible

I learned and did a partial speedrun of PMD Red Rescue Team for the sake of getting on someone else’s Let’s Play of the remake

I tried streaming once, only to have to stop because my capture card ate my sound card

The last week and a half of my Spotify history is comprised almost entirely of the Persona 5 soundtrack and various covers of those songs

I’m a furry who can’t even decide on his own fursona’s species or design

I spend so much time reading Nuzlockes, challenge runs of Pokemon games, games for children, I was brought on as staff of the official forums

I do the aforementioned work as Nuzforums staff knowing full well that it is a volunteer position while I am unemployed in real life

I watched the Kirby anime as a kid instead of doing my schoolwork. Years later, I plan to rewatch it in its entirety instead of seeking employment

I voted for Bandana Waddle Dee in the Smash Ballot

On that topic, I’m a Kirby main! I played through the entirety of World of Light using only Kirby! Like, I love Kirby, but who the fuck mains him unironically like that? I don’t even do that strat of succing your opponents and spitting them out over the blast zone where they can’t recover or taking them down with you, like, cmon

I was in anime club in high school

Despite owning it, I’ve never played Among Us, but I still watch other people play it regularly

I didn’t realize the Guardians of Ga’hoole series was a WW2 allegory until I read the TV Tropes page in high school

I got into Kingdom Hearts for the Final Fantasy stuff, and yet to this day the only Final Fantasy game I’ve ever beaten was the DS rerelease of Final Fantasy III

I 100%ed Breath of the Wild less than three weeks after it released, and proceeded to help various streamers do the same, because I had literally nothing better to do with my time

As a teenager I uploaded two mashups, one of All Star and In The End, the other of All Star and Lonely Rolling Star, to YouTube because in the summer the only device I had to get online with was a Nintendo 3DS, I wanted to be able to listen to them year round, and my 3DS would not play Soundcloud uploads

I’m currently making a mashup of the Balan Wonderworld credits theme and Wonderwall

I think Pokemon peaked in Gen V and I trust Spike Chunsoft with the series more than I trust modern GameFreak

I have owned literally every Animal Crossing game except Amiibo Festival, but I do still own Amiibo from the sets released for it

I’m still waiting for Pikmin 4!

I’m still waiting for another real Chibi-Robo sequel!

I’ve still not beaten the prior games in the series despite owning them, but I’m still waiting for Bayonetta 3!

I dip dill pickle spears in chocolate pudding Snack Packs and I enjoy it

I know all the lyrics to the opening of Pichu Bros. in Party Panic, that anime special that was viewable exclusively on Pokemon Channel

I plan to romance Ann in my first playthrough of Persona 5 Royal purely for the sake of cucking the cat. I do not plan to do this because I dislike Morgana, but simply because I think it would be funny

I say KEKW, Pog, OMEGALUL, and Sadge in real life, with my actual human mouth

I have spent money on microtransactions for mobile games

I bought well over a dozen packs of the Unbroken Bonds Pokemon TCG expansion in an attempt to obtain a rainbow rare Reshiram & Charizard GX. I found zero of them

Until earlier today, when I cleaned out my drawers of old clothes I no longer wear, I owned two Big Bang Theory shirts. Instead of burning them like a reasonable person, I donated them to my local Goodwill for some other poor fool to find

At the age of 23, I still cannot swim

I’ve gotten used to every other bug in my house, including the bees in the walls and the stinkbugs who refuse to just stay outside, but whenever I see a silverfish I consider committing arson

I collect dice but do not play D&D or any other TTRPG, I just think they’re neat

I’m too physically weak to take apart a PS4 controller

I haven’t ridden a bike in a decade, and at this point if I tried I would probably fall over or ride uncontrollably into the street and be hit by a car

I still have art on my wall of a Pokemon character I made in sixth grade at the absolute latest

I buy sketchbooks despite not drawing traditionally literally ever

I cannot draw on a normal tablet, because I look at my hands instead of the screen, and so I had to buy a 2-in-1 laptop to do art

I bite my nails

I compulsively pluck the hairs from my legs

Despite compulsively plucking the hairs on my legs, I cannot be bothered to do the same for the ones that have grown into a unibrow

When I was a child a goose whacked me with its wing

I’ve been bitten by two dogs, one of which bit me twice

Despite domesticated animals hating me, I’m the world’s worst Disney Princess, having taught a grey catbird to recognize Zelda music and having watched the entirety of Avatar the Last Airbender with a baby mourning dove perched in the bush outside the window watching with me

I spell grey grey instead of gray despite being American

I’m American

I’m still on tumblr in 2021

do with this information as you will

[solrac31337]

WRYYY!

[thunderjolt]

pokémon black and white

this post might be a little bit different from my usual fare. this is, by my count, my seventh playthrough of this game. it's a yearly tradition for me. and this game means so much to me that i almost can't do that much design analysis; my brain doesn't let me think about it that hard, i just play it and get serotonin dumped directly into my brain. so this time, i think i'll be sharing my history with this game and talking about why it means so much to me. more of a sentimental sienna this time.

i bought pokémon white version on launch in 2011. i actually recently found pictures on my old dsi of me waiting outside gamestop in the morning to pick it up. i had recently gotten back into pokémon after a brief "pokémon is for babies" phase, which ended with me getting heartgold/soulsilver. after that, when i first heard about black and white, my excitement was through the roof. while like many, my first time keeping up with news for a game was super smash bros. brawl, my first time going into unofficial territory and consuming everything i could possibly find was black and white. bulbanews, serebii, gcpm11 videos every single day, absorbing everything so i could excitedly talk about it with friends.

it's important to note that my life situation was pretty fraught at the time. i won't get too deep into my personal trauma, but i never really had stable or consistent schooling. i had trouble functioning and was prone to outbursts, so the district would try to send me to special ed programs that i could also never really function in, and i'd often end up in a limbo of just not being in school for months upon months at a time. this was one of those periods, and it was especially rough for me, as the year before was pretty much the first time in my life i'd had a stable healthy school situation and social life. i think that caused me to be even more absorbed into the whole hype cycle, as i desperately needed some kind of out for how bad i was doing mentally.

in february, i was able to convince my parents to take me to the pokémon black and white mall tour, an event with a special early demo of the game, activities to do, prizes to win, special merch on sale, etc. it was in indianapolis, which is about a 3 hour drive from here, which makes it all the more amazing i actually convinced them to do that. i used my camcorder and filmed everything, then edited it together into a video - i think that might be lost media now. i can tell you it had this starship amazing song in the background, though. the trip was ended somewhat prematurely unfortunately, as my mom suffered an injury while we were there. despite the trip ending on a sour note, i was satisfied - i got to play the game - if briefly - before it released, after all. on the car ride home i found a shiny slowpoke on my heartgold.

now back to launch day. i picked white largely for its exclusive pokémon - i had no strong preference between reshiram and zekrom, but i really wanted reuniclus. as i still wasn't in school, i marathoned the game. it was all i did, all day. i recall playing it while i was out getting my blood drawn for something. i beat it in about 3 days. this started a trend for me, and i'm now always the first person i know to complete a new pokémon game. i enjoyed it a lot. it was probably the first game i'd ever played where i felt truly engaged in the story. things felt like they had real weight and depth. i loved all the new pokémon, all the human characters, all the music... the fire for pokémon i had that had once diminished came back stronger than ever. i started playing on pokémon online, and then, pokémon showdown. i wasn't very good at building teams, but i was pretty decent at the game for an 11 year old who didn't even bother to read anything on smogon. i started getting deeply into the TCG - again, not great at deckbuilding (though not really like i had a choice - my parents were still araid of buying things on the internet, so i couldn't get singles) but still did decently at my weekly league and at prerelease tournaments. i can confidently say that pokémon black and white, and the things surrounding it, changed my life, and got me through some really rough times.

i can't confidently say when i first replayed the game, but it must've been whenever i first got a copy of black. my love deepened on that playthrough, as it did again on my third. every time, there'd be something new for me to appreciate about the story or the world. i continued to replay the game fairly regularly, even after the release of its sequel. speaking of said sequel, about a month after its release, i stumbled onto a certain crack roleplay group that changed my life in numerous ways, and deepened my pokémon fandom. but that's a story for another day.

around 2014 i started feeling a certain way about the female protagonist, hilda, and also started heavily questioning my gender. this certain feeling would later be diagnosed as "kinning." i used it as a weird coping mechanism for constant dysphoria in my middle teen years, and hilda continues to be a character i heavily associate myself with and project onto, as you can plainly see by looking at literally any of my social media profiles.

it was... 2016 i wanna say? when i formally decided i'd play through the game every year. that number, seven playthroughs, is really inexact. i recall playing through each of my three cartridges once, and then i started formally playing through it once a year in 2016, so i just added that up. there's a good chance it's more, and that i've been playing it yearly for longer than i realize. regardless, each time i've appreciated the game more and more. i still cry at all the big moments, and i feel a general sense of comfort just playing it now. my connection to all of the characters, the region, everything strengthens every time.

i thought i had more analysis for you than i do, but i really don't. my sentimental attachment to this game is too strong. i had some stray thoughts, like how the boss battles are better than i remember, and how i desperately wish it had L=A, but ultimately, i don't have much interesting to say about the game itself. i've played it so many times and thought about it so hard that everything about it is just so obvious to me, i don't even know how to pick out what i think is so great. even just talking about the characters and themes is a bit difficult for me.

i can't say that you'll love pokémon black and white if you play it. i can't say you'll feel as strongly as i do about it. it has a lot of notable flaws, and they continue to be apparent or become more apparent as time goes on. but, at least for me, it's a truly special adventure, and one of my favorite games of all time.

[renegaderoyalty]

Big work in progress but how about meta with four wings like in his new final smash, huh