#Valerie would love PMD.

[melonthesprigatito]

I find it mildly hilarious that Black and White makes such a huge deal out of the fact N can understand Pokémon, like "LOOK! He can understand the hearts minds of Pokémon!" Truly a unique individual!" then you watch the anime and find out that talking to Pokémon is apparently an already established superpower that some people just have and that two Gym Leaders can do it.

Sorry, N. You ain't special.

[yuridovewing]

Do you have any pmd ocs?

*grabs my toyhouse* do you know what you've just done

I'VE GOT TOO MANY!!!

Jokes aside, my biggest hyperfixation is my own PMDverse lmaoooo. It involves both my interpretations of canon characters and plotlines (which take a backseat admittedly but theyre fun to ruminate on while i replay the games) and my own PMD plotline! It's called Starfall and it features these three dweebs called Team Starlight as they're all trapped in Ultra Space and have to make their way back home, as well as find the other Pokemon who have been lost to Ultra Space (like Asha's family, the Rescue Team Silverwind)

There isn't really a Hero/Partner dynamic with any of these, though the closest would probably be Skylar/Asha.

Valerie is a Popplio with aura deficiency from being kept in her egg for too long, so she's had a very sheltered upbringing due to her overprotective brother. She's in the most dangerous position and she's the newest victim to Ultra Space, so Skylar and Asha have taken her under their wing to protect her. She's a very kindhearted and loving Pokemon, who tries to see the best in others, but she's also rather ignorant. She also harbors deep insecurity though because of her condition. She has always wanted to be an explorer, but never believed she could be one. While she's frightened, a part of her is also a little excited at the opportunities being in Ultra Space will give her. Though she doesn't know what sort of plot she's been thrown into...

Skylar is the "Hero", a human who was turned into a Pokemon with no memories of their human life. They're the de facto leader of the group and are actually very excited to be in Ultra Space: they're fascinated by how the Ultra Beasts live and they welcome the adventure they've been thrown into. They can be very rash and run into situations- they get a little too comfortable too quickly, which can annoy the Ultra Beasts. They don't really even mind being an Espurr- Aside from the headaches, it feels better than their human body... at least for now. But their amnesia terrifies them- whenever they're asked about their human past, they can't say anything- they just feel anxiety.

Asha is a Gligar that's very cautious and reserved, and wants as little nonsense and distraction as possible at achieving their goal of finding their family and home. Which is hard when you're a dimension traveler with two very curious companions. She's the one keeping everyone on track... with varying success. But her biggest issue is that she's actually a "glitch". She's the child of two Pokemon from different timelines that were never supposed to meet. So her aura is very unstable and can cause distortions. She believes that strong emotions make it worse, so they try to keep their emotions under wraps- which is difficult since they have a short fuse. She's deeply ashamed of this and is very resentful of her condition, and even wonders if she's more of a liability than an asset. Though they want to find their family again... they wonder if it'd be safer to stay out of their lives.

Can't get into all of it without spoilers but yeah I'm kinda obsessed with them. Those are the main three but I have several ocs that I sorta hyperfixate on one at a time- current one is Team Silverwind actually but I haven't properly updated their bios LOL. Please ask me about them though I love them sooooo much

(I also have a PMD OC askblog called @bugsofpetalroot which I haven't updated in a hot minute because I got too anxious, which I've been trying to work on, but I'll get back to it a in a bit I swear. It's about autistic bugs trying to find community in a world that feels like it's out to get them. Also I primarily post about these guys on my main @perenlop and art blog @asterbats. I actually just posted some stuff of my new PSMD team last night hee hee :3)

[axewchao]

Have I ever mentioned how much I love Absol's cry? Because I do XD

Anyway here's Tundra!

Nature: Calm, "Good endurance" Level: 40 Ability: Pressure Known Moves: Swords Dance, Shadow Ball, Slash, Bite

The life of an Absol is an unthankful one. Coming down from your home to warn of impending disasters, only to be ignored, blamed or even punished when your prediction comes true? This oddly-colored Absol was fed up with that bullshit. The moment a certain purple-haired human asked him to join the team, Tundra accepted. He didn't care what the journey ahead would bring, he just wanted to get away from the people that refused to listen to him.

By Dalex's side, Tundra mainly acted as "ghost repellant," mainly due to his type advantage against the spirits. In battle, Tundra was swift yet strong, always trying to land a hit before the opponent knew what was coming, followed by a quick escape. Absols like Tundra do not typically enjoy combat, hence the desire to end fights quickly, but he grew to enjoy it over time. Probably because of the Swords Dances he'd get to set up, a move he saw as the epitome of grace.

On the day of Valerie's accident, Tundra practically leaped out of his Pokéball, hoping to save Dalex from whatever crisis that was befalling him. Unfortunately, he came out a little too late as Valerie had already been injured, but he was still able to help Dalex carry her to safety. Had he not, Valerie may very well have died before she could get help.

As a predictor of disasters, Tundra took a bit of blame for himself for not sensing the event sooner, and even now wonders why he couldn't see it coming. Following Dalex's retirement, Tundra spends his days guarding the Rathmore household, sunglasses propped up to hide the endless rumination in his eyes.

Trivia

He is 35% shiny.

He was named "Tundra" based on his icy blue eyes. And also because he didn't like "Blizzard."

He has a PMD counterpart, aka the Absol you meet in BRT/RRT/DX

He has feelings for Vesuvius, a Camerupt, but isn't sure how to tell her. It's another part of why he never takes off his sunglasses; making direct eye contact with her leaves him flustered.

[zorollade]

when im done with devotion i should put valerie in the pmd vortex next i think she'd fuckin love it in there. she would wake up in the woods as a little like togepi or something and be so hyped

[perenlop]

Could you tell me more about Starfall? I really like what I've heard so far, but some more context for the characters/their world or even just a preview of the very beginning of the story, would be really cool to see, anything you want to talk about!

AAA ok ok so starfall honestly is. weird. its a pmd story ofc but its also a dimension travel story in the vein of svtfoe sooo things may be kinda wacky but i can share some things abt the story and the pmd world itself!! the story itself has. quite a bit going on tk the point where i already have a prequel mostly scripted that im waiting until starfall itself is more finished to actually start. adhd storytelling folks.

basically though the Starting Plotline is that this platinum ranked team called team silverwind (Castor, Atlas, and Quinn!) get roped into a job request dealing with wormholes that have been popping up throughout the world and something goes VERY wrong and the team pretty much drops off the face of their world and the multiverse entirely. so, our main trio team starlight- Asha, castor and atlas’s daughter whose spent her entire life traveling through wormholes and is tired and mad about everything, Skylar, an amnesiac impulsive dare devil adventurer who wants answers and to help their new friends, and Valerie, the optimistic happy go lucky newest friend whose never been outside her hometown much less her dimension and just kinda fell into the plot- have all set out to find the lost exploration team, find out what happened, and maybe see if they can fix the wormhole issue themselves while theyre at it!

valerie’s hometown, Serenade Falls, is set on mist continent (aka the gates to infinity continent) and is “the hub world” as you will... its kiiinda like a vacation place ironically so like there are a ton of attractions and places to relax and Just Have Fun. theres only one official rescue team placed there (as anyone there knows anyways ;) ) because its so safe. as of right now anyways. hint. in fact skylar chose to stay there after meeting valerie bc “asha we are way too young for constant anxiety and stress we need a decent rest stop now”. so yeah thats the town where our main gang rests and plans things in. the first arc basically is them going into the wormholes, searching for these people, getting into some plot relevant shenanigans, and mayybe getting some hints about their lives that make them question their own selves and the universe but perhaps. ;)

there is also stuff going on in the pmd world as well ofc tho!! bc im assuming people read pmd stuff to see more abt the pmd world. the events of the games are referenced, some more relevant than others (one main driving point of the story actually is caused by gti, but uh spoilers for that game so i wont say 😔) but starfall takes place yeeeaaars after psmd, id say five generations or so after that game. idk if people will care for it but the main things dealt with in the pmd world itself will be emotional stuff. some exploring and conflicts there, of course! but the majority it will deal with is character stuff.

i cant give an official preview or anything yet but i can give a brief thing of what the opening will be like! the prologue will basically show team silverwind’s apparent demise, with atlas handing baby asha to castor and he escapes with them and goes on for a while as she ages before he eventually vanishes too. (or i could cut that and just show the scene of him vanishing... still pondering What Works with the prologue 😔) and chapter 1 is basically about how valerie meets skylar and asha! basically she falls into a wormhole and they help her out of trouble! dont mind spoilers like that bc. its chapter 1. but yeah! its gonna be fun, more fun than it sounds! (besides the prologue thats just gonna be sad sorry)

i could go on about the characters but i feel ive made the post too long as is but THANK YOU i love talking about starfall ty!! im sorry if this was kinda incoherent bc my brain is kinda rushing rn it was more rambly but i hope it answered some questions at least!!

[zorollade]

experiencing so much difficulty with devotion recently... i feel like ive written myself into a corner or something, bc i just cannot bring myself to like anywhere i go with it. but i cant write the next section of the au until i finish devotion and decide where the next part is going to start ,, so the evil forces inside of me are just like Write a completely different PMD au about Valerie from Kalos. you know you want to. You know she would fucking love to wake up as a Mawile or something. and like the thing is that she definitely would but also. am i willing to abandon my boys even longer. alas.

anyway thats why the updates are taking so long