#cuz i forgot to change pokemon to my strong team before going into the battle

[depressedhatakekakashi]

Pokemon Journey

The seventh badge has been secured, but it cane at the cost of one pokemon and some mistakes

By mistakes, i mean that i was battling the gym elader (and getting my ass HANDED to me) when i put it down to go do something. In my absence my kiddo decided they wanted to watch pokemon on my switch and ended up closing my game in the process 😓😓😓

Mistake #2 was that Kabuto the skunktank TECHNICALLY died but listen, listen. I allowed him one revive in sport of the fact that he’s named after a dude who legit got a second chance at life and i felt it appropriate

But in the gym battle we did lose Haku the snowrunt and he shall stay dead, a sacrifice i thought would survive a blizzard attack but… well, obviously he didn’t

[calliemity]

oh btw for my pokemon team post, i played around a lot with other possible pokemon for a bit until i settled on the ones i went with, i think my choices were good tho im proud!

i have a lot of trouble thinking of audrey's sixth pokemon. i had like 4 other candidates (cherrim, lopunny, fomantis, and even shaymin at one point) but none of them fit the vibe i had in my head? alcremie totally hit the mark tho! its super cute and it has so many customizable traits, and itd be helpful for her baking hobby :] i hc that she bakes as a hobby at least. i chose a vanilla cream cuz it seems the moet neutral and versatile of the flavors, buttttt if that wasnt a factor i wouldve gone with either mint or matcha, or even salted cream! clover sweet for the green motif as well, hehe. additionally i think that after orin dies, audrey would adopt some of his pokemon (i dont see his krookodile or malamar enjoying that, maybe even his bishop. maybe they just run off lmao) so shes getting an additional 3 pokemon at the very least (at this point she might as well run a daycare.) i think she would bond particularly intensely with his mawile since its the pokemon he mistreated the most and she can sympathize with that. and since she doesnt battle it doesnt have to worry about going through that trauma again, since i highly doubt that mawile would wanna battle or mega evolve even in a strong-bonded situation (its also a fairy type which is one of her main types i assigned her!!!)

for seymour, i had like 20 other grass types that i thought he'd also like doing research on. i originally wanted him to have 3 ghosts types to mirror his 3 kills, but i also still wanted it to be a grass type and my only options were phantump/trevenant and that new tumbleweed pokemon (forgot the name oopsie) and neither were vibing with me! i can totally see him looking into trevenant though. some other ideas i had were the budew family, cacnea/cacture, the turtwig family, rotom mow form, pansage/simisage, deerling/sawsbuck, fomantis/lurantis, skiddo/gogoat, and scovillain. in my head he has all of those pokemon in the pc lmao, plus a few more. maybe even some fire, flying, and water types to test them out against grass types?

i went through a long mental battle of whether i was going to add a mawile or an aegislash to orin's team. after getting some input from friends it seemed that mawile won by a longshot, but i do feel a little sad for the loss of aegislash. it wouldve symbolically represented one of his dental tools (its a sword. he would use a sword in someones mouth if he could), its ability to rapidly change between an offensive and defensive form would reflect his own temperament of having a defensive and (an attempt at an) approachable persona before switching to an offensive and harmful one. the honege family also kills people by wrapping their cloth-arms around a victim's face and draining their life force, and like... is that not basically what his gas mask did to him. i did consider replacing his indeedee but i got too attached to him having an indeedee dental assistant that takes on his maladjusted temperament lmao. maybe his indeedee could be seperate from his main team but likeeee i dont wanna give that dickwad a 7th pokemon. whatever its probably for the best

[hihowareyawrites]

Young God - Ch 3

Cross Posted from my AO3

Guzma/Reader, 18+ (this chapter is SFW)

Summary: yet another guzma/reader story where you make him your new roommate and learn about his edgy past while becoming closer. spoilers for ultra sumo i guess since it's after the rainbow rocket arc and that's mentioned a few times.

The trainer across from you recalled his final Pokemon, a fairly powerful Tauros, and you were declared the victor. Maintaining your champion title could be exhausting, but it was satisfying. The past few days your schedule consisted of taking on however many had made it through the elite 4 that day, after waking up and spending a little time with Guzma, when he was awake. Sometimes, you found that he seemed like he could sleep forever, like he was exhausted from just being awake. And sometimes, you woke up to find he was and had already been awake, like he hadn't slept at all and the dark circles under his eyes grew darker. You'd make breakfast for the both of you sometimes, you knew how he took his eggs, and how much he disliked milk, or that he definitely preferred waffles to pancakes.

At night, you would bring home malasadas on your way back from work, and you would watch TV for a while and talk about the people you both knew that you saw on it. Now and again you would find the house just a bit cleaner, and smiled at the idea of Guzma doing anything domestic; your room was always left untouched however. If you didn't know better, you'd say the past few days had become comfortable for you, and you enjoyed the routine you had. You sort of wished it could just stay that way forever. Not that your mom was poor company, but it was nice having someone your own age there- someone you were actively creating a bond with.

You shook the hand of the trainer you defeated, congratulating him on his hard work and reassuring him you enjoyed your battle. When he'd left, you noticed Kukui arrive shortly after. “Hey there Cuz', how you doin?”

“Hi, Professor. I'm well, how are you?”

“Not too shabby. But you should feel a lot better than well! Do you know that was your 100th straight win in defending your title? That's something to be proud of!” He seemed excited for you even. You couldn't believe it had really been that long, had you really beat that many people? You were impressed with even yourself. “And I'm not the only one who thinks so. Really, we might not have made such a successful league if not for you. So, I'm not givin' you a choice, come down to old Hala's tomorrow night, were going to celebrate your success!”

You were a bit taken aback and their appreciation of you, but were happy nonetheless. “Oh, that's so thoughtful of you, I'd love to.”

“Well I wasn't gonna let you say no anyway. And hey, I invited Lillie, Gladion and Hau, they're excited to see you again.” You hadn't seen your friends in some time, and were excited to see how they'd been and what's changed in their lives. “Say about 6 or so, we'll see you there?”

“You got it!” He nodded and turned to leave with his hands in his coat pockets then stopped.

“By the way, why don't you bring Guzma along? I'm sure he could do with some socialization.” You froze, was this his way of saying he knew about your situation? Not that you were ashamed to be friends with Guzma, and it's not like you had some love affair you had to keep secret. Who you saw, romantically or otherwise, was your business after all. Kukui turned to you. “I heard you've been helping my pal out, he's not such a bad guy, especially without that Team Skull nonsense. I'm sure you'll re-acclimate him to society.” He flashed you a signature grin before making his exit. You breathed a heavy sigh of relief, glad that Kukui wasn't here to judge you. Then again, he and Guzma were childhood friends, you were glad that he hadn't lost faith in his friend after so long.

You were excited to get home and tell Guzma that you'd be going to Hala's celebration for you, and that he was invited. Even though he didn't show it, you could tell that his self esteem suffered further when people treated him like the plague. You hoped knowing he was wanted and welcome would make him feel better.

Carrying your malasadas in you found Guzma giving his Golisopod pokebeans as it preformed various tricks. You bore witness to its attempt to do what you assumed was the signature Team Skull pose but was uncertain how to with so many arms. Guzma laughed at it and gave it a bean anyway. “If I had any uniforms left you'd definitely pull it off.” The bug Pokemon munched on the bean in his hand quickly but perked its head when it noticed you softly close the door behind you. It hurried over to you to greet you. Golisopod had become fond of you quickly, and you soon realized that much like it's trainer, it only appeared intimidating. It nuzzled you affectionately and chirped.

“I'm glad to see you too.” The large bug Pokemon stepped aside and you watched Guzma drop onto your couch and prop a leg on your table. You'd criticize his manners if you didn't find this completely predictable of him.

“Welcome back.” So he did have some manners after all. “ 'Nother successful day of defending your title?” You smiled and sat beside him, handing him a malasada.

“Thats right, so successful in fact, they're having a party in my honor.” You gave him a wide smile. You had become disillusioned with it before, but your excitement for competing had returned. “Tomorrow night.” Guzma tore a small piece of the bread in his hand and offered it to Golisopod, who ate it delicately in his palm.

“That's exciting, guess you won't be throwin' any matches anytime soon.”

“Yeah, I got my work cut out for me.” You took a bite of your own and debated how to invite him.

“Guess I'm fendin' for myself tomorrow.” He patted Golispod's head affectionately. You swallowed your bite and leaned towards him a bit.

“What are you talking about? Of course you're coming with me.” He made a noise of both appall and surprise.

“Are you crazy? Ain't no way I'm goin' to no party, you can count me out.” He took a bite of the malasada and turned his nose to the air. You wondered if he really didn't want to go.

“Come on, it'll be fun. Hau, Lillie and Gladion will be there, and Kukui even said you're invited. You'll have a great time, I'm sure everyone will be happy to see you.” That was maybe a bit of a lie, but you didn't think people would be unhappy to see him. He swallowed hard.

“Uh, in case you forgot, I ain't got a great reputation around here, 'less you forgot why I'm at your place to begin with.” You could tell that even though he was acting as though he didn't want to go, he was more worried about the possible rejection from others if he did. Truly beyond his exterior, he really was a lot more sensitive than you or anyone else had given him credit for. You contemplated for a moment, then smiled at him again.

“If you go with me, they can't possibly say anything. The guest of the guest of honor is special too, right? It'll work out fine.” You realized you were just short of asking him to go as your date, but you wouldn't be too embarrassed if he was. “Just come on my arm, and you'll be safe.” You gave him a thumbs up and he seemed embarrassed at the idea of literally being on your arm.

“I'll think about it.” That was better than nothing. With that you had given him the ok to consider it and finished your malasada, telling him you would be back in a bit after you made something hot to drink. Carrying in two cups of tapu cocoa, you found he looked rather serious when you came back, finger at his chin and eyes narrowed, but not looking at anything in particular. You set the cup down in front of him gently and he seemed to notice it but his expression remained unchanged. “Hey... Lusamine, she's not gonna be there is she?”

You hadn't thought of that. Lusamine and Guzma had an... interesting relationship, to say the least. “I don't think so, she's probably busy. Why, do you not want to see her? You seemed pretty determined to save her a while back, I thought maybe you were friends.” The corner of his mouth twitched and he looked sort of uncomfortable.

“It ain't that. It's true back then she acknowledged I was strong or capable or whatever, but she didn't really.” He reached for the hot mug on the table, seemingly uncaring to how hot the cup was in his hand. “I wanted to save her to return the favor, but that don't mean I wanna see her again, at least not now. I felt real used by her.” His grip on the cup tightened and for a moment you thought it would shatter right in his hand. His control of his anger was a drastic improvement from the past, but you could tell if you argued with him that might not be the case.

“It's good you recognize that at least...” You looked at your own cup on the table, watched the steam rise from it. “I didn't really know what kind of relationship you had with her,” you laughed light heartedly. “here I thought maybe she was a cougar or something.” He whipped to look at you so fast some of the hot liquid splashed onto his hand and he hurriedly set the cup back down on the table to shake his slightly burnt fingers. Back then you really had thought their relationship was more intimate, but it had become pretty clear she didn't see him that way, and more so like someone she could just push around to do her dirty work. You felt bad he was being manipulated, but he was able to come out of it mostly unscathed, and you were glad for that.

“She ain't my type.” He stated, opening and closing his fist to test the feeling. “I mean, sure she's hot n all, but that tall leggy look ain't for me.” You felt a little victorious, that maybe you could win him over with your shorter feminine frame. “I sorta had other feelins' round then, but definitely not towards her.” You felt shy to think about it, but part of you wished he would look at you that way, with admiration. Whomever it was his feelings had been towards, you thought them lucky.

“Well, I don't think you need to worry about that. She wont be there, I'll bet on it.” He smirked.

“You got yourself a deal then. I'll hit it up.” He seemed hesitant but reached for the now much cooler cup and took a sip from it. “Gotta make my grand re-entrance sometime.” You smiled at him confidently.

“I'm glad you're starting to see things my way.” He raised an eyebrow at your confident beam and leaned in to look you in the eye, in his signature way.

“Do I get the privilege of actually walkin' in on your arm or were you bluffin?” You felt your cheeks heat up at the limited proximity and his implication, you swallowed and forced yourself to make eye contact with his gray eyes. That really would send a message to your friends, the champion of Alola walking in literally arm in arm with the former leader of Team Skull, but part of you wondered if he was actually gutsy enough to do it.

“Y-yeah I mean, if that's what you want, I'm not embarrassed to be seen with you.” You held out your arm to him. “We can even practice, go on.” He seemed almost surprised at your answer and pulled away.

“Don't need no practice, save it for tomorrow night babe.” You retracted your arm and laughed softly, thinking you called his bluff. “Ain't it late for you? Normally you get to bed round this hour don't you?” He motioned to your analog clock, showing it was around 10 PM.

“Jeeze, I'm not old I can stay up later... I just normally have to get up early. But I should get to bed if I wanna get stuff done before the party...” You stood up and offered to take his now empty mug along with your own, and he obliged. “Get some rest, tomorrow you get to meet the outside world again.”

“You don't gotta tell me twice.” You rinsed the cups and walked to your room. In the hallway, you stopped as you opened your door, and said 'goodnight' under your breath, knowing it wasn't loud enough for him to hear you.