#battle licensing

[pokemon-academy-official]

Hello! I've talked a little about this topic on my blog, but I thought maybe asking here would give me more information

What do you know about the processes to obtain a Tera Orb in Paldea? I have a superficial idea from what I've been told at school, but I'd like to know things more clearly

I'm also curious if a Kanto/Johto resident could take the course at the Pokémon Academy or if they'd have to travel to Naranja-Uva

//Noko is obsessed with getting a Tera Orb right now. It's completely okay not to answear this if what I've already written on this topic breaks with this blog's canon!

Thanks for the question! The information in your linked post is more or less the gist of it. There's a few details we can expand upon, though.

Ways to Get a Terastallization License

As mentioned in the linked post, by far the most common way to obtain a Terastallization license in Paldea is to take and pass a course in a school, such as Naranja-Uva Academy. This course is fairly intensive, and is scheduled in midday intentionally by the Pokémon League, with the stated reason being that it should be a priority to those who want it, not something that can be done passively. The Pokémon League of Paldea also offers intensive one-on-one evaluations, but these can be difficult to schedule.

Quick note: no, the Pokémon Academy does not currently offer any Terastallization courses, as we have no campuses in areas where the Terastal phenomenon occurs. We are considering offering one in the future, however, as the Kitakami region (where the phenomenon does occur) is quite close to both the Kanto and Sinnoh regions.

Why the Restrictions?

Many Trainers have complained about the difficulties of obtaining a Terastallization license. These difficulties are, at least in part, an intentional decision due to the poorly understood nature of the Terastal phenomenon and the dangers improper use present.

The Terastal Phenomenon: More Research is Needed

The Terastsal Phenomenon is perhaps the least understood of any of the commonly used battle "transformation" strategies currently employed (i.e. Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, Battle Bonding, and Dynamaxing). While it does not appear to take nearly as much a physical toll on Pokémon as the others, Pokémon are nonetheless fatigued after using the technique, and the reason for this is not yet understood.

Additionally, the cause of the phenomenon is poorly understood: the Tera Orb focuses ambient Terastal energy into a Pokémon, but what this energy is and why it is present only in certain locations is unknown. It has been suggested that Terastal energy is a remnant from a long extinct species of Pokémon present only in Paldea, but this does nothing to explain why the energy is also present in Kitakami. What little we do know is the energy is most condensed near hexagonal crystals present in the depths of the Great Crater of Paldea and the Crystal Pool in Kitakami.

(By the way, if you're wondering how the Core works in the Terarium at Blueberry Academy in Unova: so are we. It uses Paldean soil and water from the Crystal Pool, but is far more successful in allowing Terastallizing than was initially expected. This discrepancy has yet to be explained.)

Unfortunately, Professors Sada and Turo were the only sources of significant research of the Terastal phenomenon, but their work drifted into other territories shortly before their disappearance. Research has recently begun again in earnest, but no significant progress has yet been made.

Hopefully, in the near future, the Terastal phenomenon will be better understood and obtaining a license will be significantly easier. (And maybe even from the Pokémon Academy!)

OOC in orange.

No but for real, the SV DLCs muddy the water so baaaaad when it comes to Tera... I know its supposed to be mysterious but cmon give us something.

I struggled with this one ngl, but it was still fun :) thanks for the ask, and uh, sorry if it doesn't fit your canon

[aunhinged]

Sherlock and House crossover AU

Sherlock: I switched John’s phone language to Icelandic. He’s been trying to translate texts with Google for the last two hours.

House: I changed Wilson’s ringtone to the sound of a cardiac monitor flatlining. He nearly had a heart attack.

Sherlock: Efficient and thematic.

House: I aim to please.

John (to Wilson): We could just... ignore them?

Wilson: Ignoring them only makes them try harder.

[mareastrorum]

Brevyn isn’t a D&D goliath blood hunter. She’s a WoW Kul Tiran enhancement shaman.

D&D Blood Hunters:

Are a martial class with the crimson rite ability to spill their own blood to temporarily enhance weapons with cold, fire, lightning, necrotic, psychic, thunder, or radiant damage (there is no rock/earth/lava version)

Don’t use fist weapons because D&D has no such weapon category (requires homebrewing, or just unarmed strikes, which generally suck for every class but monks or BH lycans)

Some subclasses have limited self-healing (Ghostslayer rite revival, Lycan regeneration, Mutant reconstruction mutagen), but only the Profane Soul subclass with a celestial pact can heal others with blood maledicts

Can be goliaths, which is a D&D race of humanoids distantly related to giants (implying they are more human than giant) that have skin reminiscent of stone.

WoW Enhancement Shamans:

Are a melee specialization that, along with the other shamans, have/had the ability to enhance weapons with fire, water, earth (which went through multiple iterations before ultimately being removed from the game in 2020, but still exists in WoW Classic), or wind at no cost

Can use fist weapons, including an iconic set that is literally molten lava fists (player characters can use this appearance as long as they have previously looted the item, so this has been a popular farm drop for shamans for more than a decade)

Always have access to a standard healing spell that can be used on others despite being primarily a DPS subclass

Because WoW has race/class restrictions, the only humans who can be shamans must be Kul Tiran (human, but Bigger), a race which was first added to the game in 2018 and playable in 2019 (when Madeleine Roux played the game (especially Classic) to immerse in the lore while writing a WoW novel, which featured several shaman characters, but none of which were Kul Tiran)

Here's a picture of the in-game item:

Man, that sure looks like molten lava claws wrapped around fists, just like the names of the twin weapons: Fist of Molten Fury and Claw of Molten Fury.

Brevyn:

Spilled blood so that "[h]ard, black stone rippling with molten fire formed around her hands"

Otherwise used bare fists instead of a standard D&D weapon

Healed other characters and had no reference to a patron or Profane Soul abilities at any point in the novel

Was a “half-goliath” with normal skin, as opposed to a D&D goliath, implying even less giant ancestry than a typical goliath (human, but Bigger)

The only thing suggesting that Brevyn isn’t a WoW shaman is that she didn’t self-rez, but you know what? Skill issue.

[retrocgads]

UK 1987

[totallynotagentphilcoulson]

Working off-and-on on my Fallout themed jacket recently led me to fact check my recollection of whether or not Tabitha’s “battle cattle” did in fact refer to Caesar’s Legion and well:

There’s something incredibly goofy at best about fan wikis trying to be diplomatic for the sake of not pissing off right wing chuds

[secretly-a-catamount]

Being an Pokémon trainer is so f*cking lit! Eye contact? A battle? NOT TODAY YOUNGSTER ADAM! HAHAHAHAHAGAHAH!

[mettywiththenotes]

I just realized that this moment with All Might and the criminals might have been a hint to the recent development in 396

I mean he's got the suit case, and he looks incredibly serious and determined to protect Izuku. What I'm saying is it feels kinda similar to what is happening now with All Might's intensity and how both the attackers and AFO thought he was powerless

[snckt]

when else are you going to get to be a star war?✨

[fortjester]

fully caught up on the mha anime now. this is why binge watching is dangerous. now i feel hollow

[pol4ko]

DBZ® ™

*ep.125

"Chi-chi so furious"

🙎🏻‍♀️

[cheapcheapfaker]

i cannae believe people are throwing stones in their very brittle newly built glass houses when not only a few posts down in the tag they posted one of the most incorrect, hamhanded interpretation of a canon ive ever seen in my life. lmao. lol, even.

[oveliagirlhaditright]

Ahh, the novelization of "The Harvest" didn't have any new story bits to it like the Angel Chronicles, the Willow Files, The Faith Trials, and the Cordelia Collection (and I'm assuming the Xander Years and The Journal of Rupert Giles, even though I haven't gotten to those yet) all do. I bet this means "Chosen" also won't. And obviously not "City Of..." :(

[hardcore-gaming-101]

Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles

Out of more than a hundred videogames based on the Star Wars expanded universe, Jedi Power Battles stands out for having been one of those titles whose different versions happened to be quite dissimilar from one another. The people behind the scenes responsible for the development of the first two versions of the game were none other than the legendary LucasArts guys themselves (currently known as Lucasfilm Games) whose creative genius, as we all know, gave rise to unforgettable experiences like Indiana Jones, Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island and The Dig, to name a few. However, they were not able to produce Star Wars related games up until 1992, due to the license being held by Broderbund; but starting from the following year, they managed to plant the seeds for future successful sub-series like X-Wing, Rebel Assault and Dark Forces.

Read more...

[ass-blasting-bitchaloid]

Green Room, 12pm

[retrocgads]

UK 1987

[eggtrolls]