#chord the chatot

[pmdnightfall]

A Chatot hums throughout the hallways of the academy, enjoying a rare and short-lived moment of tranquility. CHORD: Hrn?

Unfortunately, said tranquility comes to a halt once he looks through the window to his side. CHORD: ...What the heck is that?

Realization sets in as Chord looks closer, witnessing Nova helping themself to a delicious lamppost.

CHORD: CROOAAAARR!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! The Chatot, predictably, flips the hell out, wasting no time in running through the building at incredible speeds and making way to where Nova is. CHORD: Y-YOU THERE! You can't just climb and CHEW on the lamp post!

NOVA: Why CHORD: This is INCREDIBLY dangerous! You could get INJURED doing that, young mon! Get down from there this instant! NOVA: But This Is One Of The Posts That Make Light Right NOVA: I Just Thought It Looked Tasty CHORD: T-Tasty?! The avian is left slack-beaked for a few seconds as he tries to process what he just heard. CHORD: S-SQUAAWK! This isn't a joking matter! MAEDA: Oh, there you are, Chord!

MAEDA: I was just looking for you! CHORD: Tomoe! This is unbelieveable! This Espurr just tried to climb the lamp post, and said it's because they thought it looked TASTY! MAEDA: Oh, it's you! Nova, was it? I guess I should have expected to see you again soon. NOVA: Hi Mr. Maeda lets out a hearty laugh to the confusion of his coworker. CHORD: Er... You KNOW this one? MAEDA: Indeed, Ouka introduced me to them yesterday, as a friend of theirs. According to her, they're an amnesiac human. CHORD: ...There is NO way you actually believe that, yes? MAEDA: Hey now, Ouka is a good student. She can be a bit overexcited and is prone to day-dreaming a lot, but I am willing to at least believe this little mon is more than they appear. NOVA: I Am? MAEDA: Hehe, don't worry about it. Chord, could you please make your way to 2-B? You are up next. CHORD: O-Oh right! My apologies Tomoe, I'll go now! Chord leaves the scene hurriedly. MAEDA: You know, Nova, Chord may be a bit harsh, but he's just looking out for others. These things aren't food! Here...

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[pkmnherpetology]

toxtricity do imitate and learn human music, it just kinda tends to be in the same way that chatot and such learn human speech. it’s difficult to say just how much they understand- though it’s certainly a fair amount- and sometimes playing chords of human songs their trainers listen to is more of a social behavior than anything else.

when they aggregate to breed, lowkey and highkey toxtricity play music that’s usually specific to their form and location. lowkey females tend to mate with lowkey males, and highkey females tend to mate with highkey males.

[timegears-moved]

Two questions for your pmd ocs!

1. Choose a couple of them and tell me what their relationship to each other is like!

2. If any of them were in the pmd games we have, what sort of role do you think they’d play? Which game do you think they’d fit in best?

OOH okay because i've been talking about revali i'm gonna talk about dylan and his relationship with verity because he was very unintentionally inspired by revali and his relationship with link.

in my pmd universe all members of the popplio line are naturally gifted singers. they place great pride on their vocal talents, and this is emphasized with dylan's mom and brother both being primarina (especially with his brother being a respectably famous singer). so dylan internalizes that being able to sing is what makes someone of his species good and worthy.

in comes verity, a human-turned-popplio who can't sing for shit. and not only can she not sing for shit, but she's fine with not being able to sing. it's not a huge deal to her and dylan takes that as an affront to their species and grows to dislike verity, but it runs deeper than that.

dylan also cannot sing. he has a condition that affects his vocal chords (i'm thinking spasmodic dysphonia but i want to do more research on it before i say for sure, out of respect for people that have it). his family (especially his brother) has made him feel ashamed for this and has caused a lot of self-hate to build up. so when he sees this popplio that also cannot sing and can easily accept that she can't, he feels extremely jealous. he's not sure if he hates her for it or if he wants to be like her.

what dylan doesn't know is that being turned into a pokemon has been a very traumatizing experience for verity. she's uncomfortable with her new body and hates being a pokemon, so there being a bit of a connection to her old human life by not being able to sing is very comforting for her.

verity doesn't try to let dylan's petty remarks get to her. she has bigger issues at hand than some guy bitching at her. but i do want the two eventually come to an understanding of each other.

as for the roles they play, verity and finnian already do fit the hero and partner roles, though i shook it up a little bit by making finnian the team leader. as for other characters, tegan and clover are partially inspired by bidoof and snover, though the way they resolve that conflict is very different. (spoilers) is the grovyle of this situation. and considering my explorers hero and partner are actual characters in my pmd story (they took over wigglytuff's guild after wigglytuff and chatot retired) i think it's safe to say i took more from explorers than the other games lmao.

[icesaltwatercomic]

I finally got around to redesigning Chord. Enjoy the new style ig. Now, a bit about her in the rewrite

Chord is a Chatot that works along side Ocean. She usually keeps track of information. Now, why is she working with him? She is being dragged along this hell please help her.

[rotruff]

reasons under cut !!

i picked toxtricity because of its connection to guitars with the chords on its chest, and i more specifically picked low key toxtricity for its calmer demeanor matching well with abu's demeanor of being quieter and . well. low key.

i picked skeledirge becase of its connection to skeletons, which i think is connnectable enough to mummies. BUT i also picked skeledirge for its signature move torch song and design elements connecting it to being a singer, which compliments him being a guitar player nicely.

hatterene i picked because its arguably one of the quietest pokemon, given how it prefers other being more low key and calm as opposed to highly emotonal.

jigglypuff i picked because of its connection to singing, but i could also see a connection to abu's relaxed nature with its ability to put people to sleep with its singing. either way i just think it fits him pretty well . maybe.

togekiss i picked because togepi is known to seek out kind hearted people, also because i was going to give him chatot because of its connection to music but decided against it because it felt lame . idk a bird is a bird you understand how it is. in my heart of hearts they would perch on the neck of his guitar as a togetic and continues to (try and) do so as a togekiss even though they are way too big. sad </3 ...............

hiiii im bored give me your f/o and i'll assign them a pokemon team

[ any info about them you can provide would be much much much appreciated but isnt required !! pls include their name and source though tyyyy ]

[phoenix-manga]

Maximilian's PC Pokemon

Maximilian has 3 PC Pokémon to rotate and change his team as well. As an Elite trainer, he can't stay the same.

Chatot ♀

Moves: Thief, Chatter, Supersonic, Fury Attack

“How’s the day been? Really? That is quite interesting...”

⊖ Maximilian's social friend has quite powerful vocal chords.

⊖ She is also a prankster who often takes things that catches her eye. Most of them were accessories such as rings, watches, and bracelets.

⊖ She can actually reply in short sentences that can describe how she was feeling that day.

⊖ If anyone tries to get Chatot to say a swear, she'll be cheeky and direct it towards a stranger to make it seem like the person was telling a secret but it gets broadcasted instead.

Lopunny ♂

Moves: Low Kick, Quick Attack, Dizzy Punch, Strength

“Quit staring at it like that! Lopunny is a boy!”

⊖ Despite the... obvious feminine figure, it's actually male and he dislikes it if people try to call him a "she", or when male Pokémon try to flirt with him.

⊖ They get one swift kick to the rear if it happens. And those kicks hurt a crap ton!

⊖ He prides himself on his speed and strength, so he trains vigorously to maintain the muscles in his legs.

Stoutland ♂

“What have you found? Where’d you find this thing from?”

Moves: Ice Fang, Protect, Facade, Roar

⊖ Maximilian's parents have two Stoutlands who had a Lilipup that ended up joining Maximilian's team.

⊖ As a Stoutland, he is rather lax and chill. But on the battlefield, he tends to exert power and respect which catches the opponents off guard.

⊖ His fur is very well maintained thanks to Maximilian. Very soft to the touch and wonderful to hug. He has the tendency to find lost things.

[ask-the-ace-attorneys]

Anyway I straight up made an AA Pokemon Au so take it. T a k e i t.

So it takes place in Unova because Zekrom/Reshiram. Phoenix gets Zekrom because he’s true to his ideals, and Miles gets Reshiram because he’s certain in his search for the truth. Now, the teams I made for some of the characters.

Apollo

-Flareon, because look at his hair. Does his hair not look like an Eevee’s ears?? And Flareon is just red overgrown Eevee so therefore :)

-Ninetales, because it’s somewhat elegant but also it’s very fiery. Did I make his team all fire types? Almost.

-Charizard. Gib Polly a big dragon. I actually decided this before SoJ but now that I think about it, the Charmander could have been a gift from Dhurke Bc defiant dragons.

-Exploud. Insert chords of steel joke here.

-Incineroar (This is Mikeko)

-Galarian Rapidash, who was twins with Nahyuta’s.

Klavier (who’s team I am VERY proud of)

-Chatot, because he has a bunch of musical pokemon.

-Altaria for the same reason.

-Primarina, because a musician needs the Pure Soloist pokemon.

-Glaceon, because ice is glittery and they’d match.

-And he has two Cosplay Pikachu. One Pikachu Pop Star and one Pikachu Rock Star.

-Klavier is obviously a coordinator.

Miles

-The boy. He’s got a lot of fancy ice types.

-Glaceon, Bc fancy ice type

-Alolan Ninetales, bc again, FANCY ICE TYPE

-Boltund, Bc he loves dogs.

-Arcanine, because he still loves dogs.

-Liepard, because they kinda remind me of each other.

-Reshiram, because he seeks the truth.

Phoenix

-HIS NAME IS PHOENIX. OF COURSE HE GETS A TALONFLAME.

-A Vaporeon. He’s the blue boy.

-Phoenix is straight up the god of Eeveelutions in this. Espeon, to help him in court. She kinda functions like his magatama.

-Sylveon, BECAUSE HE LOVES HIS POKÉMON.

-Flareon, because his name is Phoenix he needs some fire types.

-Zekrom, because he believes in his ideals.

Athena

-primarily Psychic/Electric type trainer.

-Mimikyu, because she loves him.

-Espeon, to help with her therapy sessions.

-Xatu, who also helps. Was given to her by Simon.

-Gallade, who was Athena’s first Pokémon, given to her by Metis.

-Emolga, bc b a b y.

-Luxray.

Simon

-This boy. If you think he doesn’t have an all bird team you are SORELY mistaken.

-Braviary (This is Taka)

-Noctowl

-Xatu

-Decidueye

-Corviknight

-Mandibuzz

Nahyuta

-Dragonite. Given to him as a Dratini by Dhurke.

-Sylveon. He’s a literal Disney Princess he really should have a Sylveon

-Galarian Rapidash, Twins with Apollo’s

-Togekiss

-Gardevoir

-Primarina

Franziska

-Froslass, bc look at her. She needs ice types.

-Alolan Sandslash

-Golduck

-Milotic

-Toxapex

-Primarina

That’s all for now, maybe I’ll add more later lol.

[staravya]

each sect has a primary type determined by the founder (usually based off the type most prevalent in the area), and a secondary subtype determined by the current leader; disciples are encouraged but not required to befriend at least 1 ‘mon that shares either the type or subtype.

uhhh the rest of this is under a cut bc i started to ramble and Could Not Stop

each cultivator has 1 partner and a rotating party of otherwise friendly ‘mon that may or may not decide to accompany them at any point in time; as such, cultivators are more like rangers than battlers. resident ‘mon are often allied to a sect, not to individual people, though they may pick and choose favorites (usually but not always favoring the sect leader). 

cultivators ultimately strive to be chosen by a legendary. most legendaries have gone into seclusion following the conclusion of the battle against necrozma and its ultra beasts that punctured reality at burial mounds. the only known successful person to still have a bond since then is baoshan sanren, who is xerneas’ herald. (eventually, wei ying with giratina will be next)

the yin iron is an artifact that creates an unrefined version of shadow pokemon, thus killing the partnered person’s consciousness and allowing for zombie-like control, along with overpowered and borderline feral 'mon. 

golden cores are still a thing, and are generally considered blessings from both arceus and necrozma as a gesture of goodwill from the two creators after they stopped their war. to destroy one is blasphemous. 

the burial mounds is a place where the torn world and real world intersect, meaning people who go there don’t return and it’s haunted by countless ghost types. when wwx was yeeted in, his lack of a core was actually what allowed him to forge a bond with giratina.

giratina reveals that it has been trapped in the torn world since the damage on reality that arceus and necrozma created when they waged battle. it suspects that necrozma has loathed it and its dark matter and thus only relented in its assault once giratina was sealed in the shadows. it has been trying to leave for forever, but golden cores (and thus also arceus itself) inherently rebuff it because they are symbols of the tentative ceasefire and that relies on gira being sealed. wwx, who happens to have the griseous orb from That Cave (idk, maybe they fought an ultra beast there), goes “oh cool” and makes the vermillion flute that briefly allows giratina to use wwx as an intermediary through which it can be kinda freer ish. maybe.

however everyone’s like “but necrozma will only leave us alone if you embrace your golden core and leave gira trapped in the abyss :00000″ and wwx, very reasonably, with curling tendrils of red-tipped shadows sloughing off his silhouette, tells them to shut the fuck up and tell him where the wen remnants are being held prisoner right now, please and thank you

oh and. the sects: main type | secondary subtypes (enacted by this leader)

gusu lan: flying | ice (qinghung-jun) -> psychic (xichen) lanling jin: fairy | dragon (guangshan) -> normal (guangyao) -> ??? (rulan) yunmeng jiang: water | bug (fengmian) -> poison (jiang cheng) qishan wen: fire | dark (ruohan) qinghe nie: steel | fighting (mingjue) -> psychic (huaisang)

the nie sect has notoriously picked fighting as its subtype several leaders in a row. nhs was expected to uphold this tradition when his kirlia evolved but he went for gardevior instead of gallade and now theyre psychic! haha! wonderful! everyone is confusion.

qi deviation is probably Light Sickness from golden cores going out of whack. thanks meng yao this was definitely necessary for,, whatever it is your motive is i dont even remember

wwx’s partner is a zoroark that spent most of its youth disguised as a variety of water types. while he did ally himself with genuine water types he still preferred to have his partner do Whatever (haha see what i d—)

anyway. preliminary possible partners, this has zero thought and is mostly just like, word association

gusu lan: flying (subtype ice -> psychic) lwj — altaria, espeon lxc — lapras lqr —  drampa, metagross lsz — kricketune*, volcarona, dragonite, corviknight (gift?) ljy — chatot, flygon ly (chord assassin) — kommo-o (fuck yeah) RESIDENTS: swablu+, snorunt+, starly+, pidgey+, rufflet+, pidove+, hoothoot+, taillow+, most common birds+

lanling jin: fairy (subtype dragon -> normal -> grass) jgs (garbage) — grimmsnarl madam jin — ribombee jgy (evil) — mimikyu, florges jzx (token het) — haxorus, sirfetch’d, rapidash (g), serperior jzx (cursed dumbass) —  qs (yikes) — eldegoss jrl (babey!!!) — flapple lqy — beautifly RESIDENTS: cleffa+, flabébé+, cottonee+, carbink,

yunmeng jiang: water (subtype bug -> poison) jfm — samurott yz — toxicitry, luxray, vikavolt, araquanid, starmie, cloyster jyl — vaporeon wwx — zoroark, giratina [previous: kabutops, quagsire, swampert] jwy — empoleon, noivern, dragelge, gyarados, feraligatr, toxicitry RESIDENTS: azurill+, chinchou+, lotad+, buizel+, dewpider+, staryu+, shellder+, water starters+, wooper+, magikarp+, feebas+, skrelp+

qishan wen: fire (subtype dark) wrh — charizard*, hydreigon, spiritomb, houndoom, tyranitar wx — sharpedo wc — mightyena, golisopod wq — ninetales, salazzle wql — litleo?? man idk wen ning is such a good egg. volcarona? salamence? hydreigon But Good This Time? wzl — weavile wlj —  RESIDENTS: houndour+, growlithe+, vulpix+, fire starters+, litwik+, slugma+

qinghe nie: steel (subtype fighting -> psychic) nmj — gallade, aggron, garchomp nhs — gardevior, oricorio (sensu), mienshao, milotic RESIDENTS: skarmory+, pawniard+, riolu+, machop+, timburr+, aron+, honedge+

other: ss (garbage) —  bssr — xerneas

[wardencommanderrodimiss]

Sice we’re talking about Ace Attorney and Pokemon, here’s something I’ve had sitting around for a bit about the Pokemon Attorney AU. Lemme list out all of the characters I’ve got matched up to Pokemon so far, and then see who I haven’t figured out yet. I could probably list “relevant Pokedex entries” for half of these, hm.

TRILOGY AND INVESTIGATIONS:

Phoenix: Espurr. psychic-type to allude to his connection to the Fey family, small and unsuspecting, looks like it’s always panicked with no idea what the hell is happening around it.

Maya: Exeggutor. named Charley, formerly Mia’s Pokemon who Phoenix took care of briefly until Maya was cleared of suspicion in the trial. again, a psychic-type, given the profession of the Feys.

Pearl: Munna. another psychic-type. but small, cute, and pink.

Miles: Espeon. given to him as an Eevee by his father, Gregory. proof to Phoenix that even the ���Demon Prosecutor” still has a heart if his Eevee loved him enough to evolve via friendship. has its own cravat.

Gumshoe: Yungoos. looks unsuspecting but is determined, always thinking about food, evolves into a quality pun.

Franziska: Absol. color scheme almost perfectly matches hers, said to herald disaster, dark-type in opposition to Miles’ Espeon. 

Godot: Yamask. ghost-type, for his whole “back from the dead” shtick. according to the ‘dex, Yamask “arose from the spirits of people interred in graves” and “carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human” which seems thematic considering Godot’s mask which hides his face.

Lang: Mightyena. totally fits his aesthetic and theme. another dark-type in opposition to Miles.

Kay: Murkrow. should be self-evident with her crow theme.

STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION:

von Karma: I was originally thinking Hydreigon because it’s big and scary as hell and the association with shitty fathers is already built right in by the main series Pokemon games. that is also why I don’t want to use Hydreigon, because I want to come up with something new. I like the dark-type, though, as something that’s got an advantage over Miles. and dragon-type to me has the association with an old and powerful legacy, which is the Thing that von Karma has going so hell maybe I should just go with Hydreigon anyway.

Gregory: -shrugs loudly-

Ray: probably takes ownership of whatever Pokemon that Gregory had when he died. maybe an Eeveelution, tie the two of them together with Miles on that.

Sebastian: I’m thinking something kind of weak that does eventually become useful when it evolves. not Magikarp, though, that’s way too obvious. or is it. him just fucking carryin around a Magikarp all the time, that’s hilarious.

Courtney: -shrugs loudly again-

SEVEN YEARS LATER

Apollo: Chatot. it does the “Chords of Steel” exercises with him so sometimes you’ll just here Apollo yelling and then his bird squawking and yelling as an echo.

Trucy: Meowstic. Phoenix’s Espurr, now evolved and given to his daughter. has its own cape and top hat.

Phoenix: Sandslash (Alolan). blue and spiky. need more be said? it’s something a bit more intimidating-looking, what with claws and spikes, for his work at the club, which I feel has gotten ugly and turned into fights with more than just Zak.

Klavier: Kricketune. a singing Pokémon for a singer. it collaborates with him on composing music. does the bug chirp Klavier’s songs or does Klavier play and add lyrics to the bug’s songs? who knows. also I just love the concept of Klavier having, not some glamorous or flashy Pokémon, but instead this funny-looking bug which he adores.

Kristoph: Ninetales. matches whatever the hell is going on with his hair. smart, beautiful, and vindictive and petty as all hell. fire, against Klavier’s bug.

Athena: Audino. it hears people’s emotions. need more be said.

Simon: Staraptor. bird of prey, color scheme fits his aesthetic and whatever’s going on with his hair perfectly.

Clay: Clefairy. because space. honestly this one, like Athena, is pretty self-evident.

Miles, Maya, and Pearl have the same as prior.

UNDER CONSIDERATION:

Ema: something to fit her scientist look. probably steel-type?

Maya: maybe she has a Pokémon inherited from Misty’s death, or maybe she acquired one wholly new for herself because she’s now in training for the title of Master. or maybe both! I kind of like the idea of her having three Pokémon, Charley who was Mia’s, one that Misty had, and one for herself. 

Apollo and Trucy: having other Pokémon left to them by parents - Apollo from their mother, Trucy from her father?

whoever the hell else is significant that I haven’t gotten to yet. we will cross that bridge when we get there.

[icesaltwatercomic]

I was bored and drew Chord (she/her) the chatot in a few minutes