#especially when one of them is a tapu

[kooldewd123]

okay i realized i've had this brainrot since sv came out and i've barely seen anyone else else talk about it, so

raifort's totally from alola, right? she's got a lunala belt buckle, a tapu koko bracelet, and a marshadow hairpiece, not to mention that this whole outfit just screams paniola town to me. raifort is alolan and i will not hear otherwise.

[captainshyguy]

the conflict between being immensely frustrated that pokemon dlc in general just seems to throw as many new characters at u as possible so they can keep being like 'look at this! look at this new thing! new content!' insted of actually expanding the themes and characters we actually give a shit about, and being relieved that because of those dumbass decsions, i never feel the urge to buy them

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Arvin and kieran meeting a shy but sweet new girl with this team.

Tapu koko who through some magical shenanigans can't be more then a mile away from the girl with out falling incredibly ill.

A motherly salazle who has a charm that allows her to talk English

A blood moon ursaluna who's the girls main body guard and hes very protective

And a female iron valiant who acts like a big sister. Who threatens anyone that if they hurt the girl she'll cut them down

Gotta say I appreciate the addition of Blood Moon Ursa. Officially my fav gen 9 ground type <3

............

Arven

The moment he met you, he realized you were too nice for your own good sometimes...being the shy and sweet transfer student who winds up being his partner in many classes.

He might tease you from time to time, although he lightens up only after he realizes Mabosstiff likes you--which mean he has to like you as well and not accidentally be too rude.

During battle studies, you two have a match and he's shook when you suddenly bring out Tapu Koko.

Somehow you have a powerful Alolan Guardian deity wrapped around your finger...yet you never once bragged about it.

But Arven fully believes you have a Ditto or Zorua who just chooses to impersonate a Tapu, wondering when it's gonna drop the act.

Soon he finds out that nope, it's the real deal, and you have some strange connection that doesn't allow it to wander too far from you.

Otherwise, it falls violently ill and its magic abilities are weakened.

You're certain it was hexed by someone who wanted to punish it for its mischief, so you've been travelling around hoping to find a "cure".

And ofc that meant Koko had to abandon its duties at Melemele Island and become your Pokémon. It was reluctant at first, but quickly became a loyal friend to you.

Eventually Arven meets the rest of your team, including a female Iron Valiant that escaped from the crater and made herself your ally after saving you from trouble.

She's your literal knight in shining armor, acting like a big sister figure instead of an emotionless robot programmed to attack.

Oftentimes she comes out of the pokeball herself if she senses you're in any kind of danger.

Blood Moon Ursaluna is another bodyguard of yours....who is MASSIVE and utterly terrifying.

All you did was go to Kitakami on a school trip and you suddenly come back with an ancient Ursaring variant/evolution??

How tf are you picking up so many dangerous Pokémon?

Just when he thinks Salazzle is the only "normal" one on your team...

He finds out that she can actually talk, addressing him by name and asking what he was cooking one day.

For a split second he thinks her pheromones/toxins were making him hallucinate...until he sees you having a full blown conversation with her.

It turns out that she developed the ability to speak human language, using it to scare off a group of male Salandits who were threatening you.

At first, she only ever said random words she picked up from humans, but you taught her how to speak coherently and gave her some books...and now she's 100% fluent in English.

All in all, Arven finds your team very...diverse.

You don't really do many Pokémon battles, as they all act like your bodyguards/friends instead. But then again he's never been too battle-crazy either (unlike a certain girl he knows who'd give ANYTHING to battle Tapu Koko).

Kieran

Your personality kinda reminds him of his old self: shy and sweet, oftentimes hiding behind protective figures, etc.

Part of him kinda hated it, but he was good at hiding it.

Was instantly impressed by your Pokémon team, especially the robotic-looking Gardevoir/Gallade hybrid.

Although being a country boi he's bewildered about her LED eyes and her robotic trills, and is definitely not too thrilled about all Pokémon looking like her in some distant/potential future.

Tapu Koko leaves him bewildered, especially when you explained your connection to it while it roamed around the coastal biome, reminiscing about its home in Alola.

He's heard rumors of the Blood Moon Ursaluna back in Kitakami, not caring for it as much as Ogerpon, but he NEVER expected to see that someone like you could have tamed it.

During a battle, Incineroar's flames almost burned you, and your Ursaluna was enraged and knocked him out with one Headlong Rush. Completely unprompted.

Since then Kieran made a point to instruct the feline to be more precise with his fire attacks..lest he became weak.

You impressed the League Club with your talking Salazzle...but at first he believes you're just being irritating and distracting..

Until she talks to him directly, and he's like "...oh wowzers..so you can understand me????"

That's the most shocked anyone in the club has ever seen their leader...

Being motherly as she is, your Salazzle often asks how he's feeling and how Hydrapple is....and he usually shuts down and tells her to mind her business.

But after Area Zero's events, when she asked him again he broke down crying and the poison/fire lizard lowkey panicked.

She had to get you to calm him down.

Since then you two have become close friends, and while in the beginning he was envious of your unique team (that also reminded him of somebody else), he realizes you thought his Hydrapple and battle setups were unique, too.

It honestly made his day.

[elbdot]

Hello I am back with more lore questions about your comics if u wanna answer 👀 (I looked back, but couldn't find this mentioned so sorry if I just missed it 😅)

I was curious since the comic starts after all the main plot stuff has happened: we know El is the Champ of the Alola League, but did she also do the island challenge trials like in the game or was she just traveling around with Hau while he did his? If she did do the trials did you make up a reason why the kahunas would let her, despite being well over the age limit for it? If she didn't was there some other motivation for her building her team up enough that she could beat the league when it was finished?

We're basically playing out the original story of SM with some changes!

Originally El just wanted a FUCKING VACATION and came from Hoenn after receiving a letter from her mom, to come to Alola and help her move into their newly bought appartement. But then Kukui busted through the door to welcome them and El's mom insisted on her coming with Kukui to get to know the locals while she'd continue setting up the place in the meantime. El didn't have any of her old Pokemon with her, as she heard of the strict laws of letting "invasive species" into Alola and she didn't want to deal with the paperwork, especially since she assumed she'd only stay in Alola for 2-3 weeks at best. Kukui showed her the way to Iki Town, talked about their customs, wanted to introduce her to the island Kahuna. When they couldn't find him, Kukui suggested he might be up Mahalo Trail, but stays behind in case Hala might come back from Hauoli City instead. El checks it out, she meets Lillie, the saving-Nebby-scene plays out where Tapu Koko rescues Nebby and El, El unexpectedly receives the sparkling stone from Tapu Koko that Hala makes a Z-Ring out of. Due to the incident, Hala encourages El to partake in one of Alolas oldest traditions as a way to get accustomed to Alolas culture but also to welcome her into it and keep an eye on her, with Halas and Kukuis interest being sparked by the appearance of their deity. The fact that she's way over the age of regular trial goers is not a problem, Tapu Koko must have given her that stone for a reason so Hala simply follows the will of the Tapus and is interested to see how El's journey will play out.

El feels honored being so welcomed by the Kahuna himself and is also too polite to decline partaking in the island challenge, even though she wasn't really interested in going on anther journey and building a new team of Pokemon...wasn't this supposed to be a vacation aside from helping out her mom??

But her mother is surprisingly supportive of El going on the island challenge, as she feared strangers like them from Kalos might have a hard time fitting in and making friends with the locals. She's okay with El not being able to help out setting up the house, as in her opinion "You're doing your part by learning everything you can about the region and getting to know our new neighbors."

After getting to know Hau the next day during a Festival in Iki Town, El starts to feel more like Hala specifically put them together so someone would keep an eye on Hau while the old Kahuna is unable to. Babysitting it is then. GREAT. But the innocent sweet little sunshine that is our Malasada Boy QUICKLY grows on El and she takes looking after him VERY SERIOUSLY and becomes the Mom-friend of the group. She downright enjoys looking after the shy Lillie and the joyful Hau while getting to see so many of Alolas amazing sights. She also greatly enjoys Kukuis company I might add...

Until she finds out he's taken. FUCK. GODDAMNIT. OF COURSE HE FUCKING IS AAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGG "No Hau I'm not depressed. No I don't act strangely hostile towards Burnet what are you talking about nooooooo pass me the Malasada Hau. EW. It's BITTER. WHY'D THEY SELL THAT. I HATE IT HERE"

Don't worry, she recovers... El really starts to get into the challenge after a while. She was never a fan of challenging Gyms and greatly enjoys the different Trials she gets to go on instead. Alola quickly becomes her favorite region for the lush beautiful nature, the incredibly kind people and the Pokemon she meets along the way. Her team is unbalanced, but that's what makes her grow more closely together with her Pokemon than any previous team she had before. Beating trainers is a challenge due to the many bug-and flying-types on her team, she has to strategize more than ever before to make it work and be able to defeat the Kahunas. Her Oricorio Sweets would become her Partner Pokemon in the end, when she survived multiple hits from Kukuis Incineroar, holding on to 1 HP multiple times because of how determined the little bird was and how much she loved her trainer, defeating Incineroar in the end.

(This was my OG Team, only Sweets and my Golisopod Titan made it into the comics in the end, her Decidueye and Vikavolt are on Mohn's Pelago, Fletchinder I'd actually still like to include at some point)

El didn't expect to stay in Alola. She didn't expect to build a new team or even join the League or becoming CHAMPION of all things... Let's be real, Kukui didn't really give her much of a choice in joining. After Hau and El finished their island challenge, it was more of a "might as well join the League I just finished building" from the Professor, since before it was built, the final challenge WOULD have taken place on Mount Lanakila anyway. But what surprised El the most, was the fact that, after winning, she was offered the position of Champion by Kukui at all. IF she would have won, she thought, surely they'd not let a stranger like her actually keep the title and defend it. But NOPE. All hail Alolas first champion El I suppose. And with this, it was clear that El had to extend her stay in the region. For an...unforseeable time.

[leggerefiore]

Monsters

cw: angst, nanu not liking Ultra Beasts, comfort

pairing: Nanu/Reader

The Kahuna of Ula'Ula Island felt like he was a lot of things in life. His duties as one chosen by a Tapu were unavoidable, especially while living on its island. He would prefer not to invoke the wrath of the guardian deity, already having seen what damage it could do when its sacred land was built upon without its permission. Nanu took some responsibility for that. He had not done more to stop them, but those land developers seemed more than eager to go with or without getting the Tapu's approval, much less his own. It was inevitable that nature's wrath would come onto them.

His duties as a cop were some he could ignore more often. He would admit to looking the other way quite often toward whatever idiotic things Team Skull got into. A bunch of delinquents really were not a main concern for him. Besides, he knew they were a bit scared of the Tapu, so they typically tried to stay on his good side. That boss of theirs was not so dumb as to piss off a cop and Kahuna. Tapu Bulu already seemed to the curse the place they chose to reside in with constant rain. Acerola also liked to send random people his way to get help. He would only complain to himself in private.

His duties as self-assigned guardian of Acerola were taken decently seriously. The girl had lost her entire family… He knew someone needed to look out for her, and there were few willing to take up such a task. Except for him. It was some unknown reason that drew him in and made him watch over the girl. She trusted him easily and often relied on him as much as anyone would their own parent. Her choice of word to call him showed how close that bond really was. So frequently she would simply show up and pester him, while he simply let it happen. Nanu was quite weak about the girl. If he could have nothing good in this life, he wanted her to have all that he could not.

He had taken his duties as an International Police officer seriously up until he saw that beast for what it was. Those days felt contrasted horribly to the peaceful existence he subsided in on Alola. Endless efforts to thwart organisations and their various maddening plans. Rocket was one he quite always had his sights on. It stung a bit to hear an eleven-year-old did what he failed to do. The ambition of youth, he felt. Meeting that kid, grown up now, on Alola had been an experience. Grimsley had insisted he visit the Battle Tree and luck would have it that one of the proprietors of the battle facility had been that boy. It almost made him feel more decrepit than he already did.

He had left his previous job due to his guilt and disillusionment, after all.

It had been unforgivable.

Ultra Beasts were simply something that would never sit right with him.

The Aether Foundation's research left him worried more often than not, and he swore himself to preventing any further harm caused by Ultra Wormholes or the creatures that came from him. The Tapu seemed to feel his spirit with that. He simply could never accept them after seeing the horrible things they were capable of and all the pain they caused. Sure, pokemon could be dangerous, but these creatures were inherently agitated by bring displaced and capable of unknown things.

This was all to say… He felt shocked when you were seen petting one. Sure, it was small and seemingly non-threatening, but he was instantly on edge with the Beast Ball clearly on the ground beside you. Why…? The creature was clearly close to you, but he kept thinking of worst-case scenarios. What if it… attacked you? It had liquid on its head— Easily it could shoot that out at you to unknown effects. He tensed up. Losing you felt like a sick nightmare. Failing to protect someone he was so unfortunately close to would actually kill him.

You seemed to notice him soon after and motion him over. He approached you carefully, having his Persian out as a backup for if anything went awry. You introduced him to the creature, calling it Poipole and saying you got it from those two weirdos that the Aether Foundation kept around. He nodded his head. With each passing moment he felt his nervousness pique and suffocate him slowly. Why did you get so involved with that entire situation? The thought of you going into Ultra Wormholes was a maddening thought. He had been utterly wrecked by the news from Hapu.

Looker and Anabel had found him when they came to visit, shocked to see him in such a state. Both instantly understood when he explained what had happened. Though, your return has comforted him as he waited at the altar. You were shocked when he approached you caught you in an embrace, almost shaking. It seemed you understood that he was mortified in that moment. Such a blatant vulnerability exposed by him was no common sight. He refused to let you go for so long afterward. It had almost been suffocating.

This development had only made him paranoid.

How often were you venturing into Ultra Space...? The thought of you getting lost out there was horrifying. Now you had an Ultra Beast in your roster. He bit his tongue. It felt impossible to express his thoughts. You could not understand the horrors he saw. His failures haunting his mind at every opportunity. A hand came to rest over your own, making you glance at him. You put it away into its ball as he felt himself become a bit more relieved.

“… Nanu?” your voice cut through the air like a blade.

“… They're dangerous,” is all he said, “I've seen the worst they can do.”

It suddenly hit you.

“They're not all like that,” you attempted to reassure him. His eyes grew more lidded as he turned out to stare at the ocean. There was no way you could convince him of anything like that. Leaning into his side, you wondered just what he saw. His lips were sealed on the topic – It was something far too painful to even recount. “Nanu…” You tried to stir his attention.

“I can't lose you,” he suddenly spoke, crimson eyes peering into you, “… Don't… do this, please.” His hand squeezed your own far too tightly. You felt your eyes unable to break from his gaze. Nanu was never this kind of desperate. Your heart hurt at the sight, but… Shaking your head, you refused his request. His eyes went wide.

“Nanu, if we learn more about them, we can mitigate issues—” You tried to explain. He simply stood up and left, rushing away in almost a trance. You stood behind, shocked by his sudden behaviour.

~

“Hello,” a voice called out to you. A day had passed since that incident, and you had not seen much of Nanu. Even hanging out the Po Town station proved to be fruitless. Turning towards the voice, you spied a man in a kimono approaching you. Grimsley. The man had been a sudden visitor that Nanu apparently had invited. Somehow, they were old friends. He sighed and looked exhausted himself – The dark circles that were prominent under his eyes had become even worse. “… You certainly know how to put a man through a ringer, don't you?” he chuckled, “I don't think I've ever seen that old man in such a state.”

You tensed up at the notification of Nanu's condition. He really seemed unable to handle the thought of you having Ultra Beasts around. You knew he had issues with them, but… Grimsley placed a hand on your shoulder. “Man, oh, man,” he had an oddly smug expression on his face, “Why is ol' Grimsley playing mediator for you two?” You actually shuddered at that thought. The Unovan clearly was not the best when it came to relationships. Really, you could not recall the number of people you had seen him with since he arrived. “Look, I'm not sure of the details myself, but Nanu has some issues with Ultra Beasts,” he cut in to your thoughts, “I'm not the type to dictate what others do and neither is he, but he's utterly terrified of losing you.” He placed a hand on his hip with an exasperated movement. You nodded.

Honestly, there had been times you worried he was only bearing you because he was too exhausted to say no, but this recent development had completely shelved that idea. Still, you felt bad for worrying him. Grimsley took notice of this and shook his head. “… I don't think it's on you,” he shrugged. Then, he disappeared with a promise that he would be sending Nanu your way.

~

“… Hey,” you looked up from the bench in Malie Garden to see the very man himself finally. He held a tea in his hand as he sat beside you. It was rare to say that he looked worse for wear, but he certainly did. “… I apologise. I shouldn't have acted like that,” Nanu suddenly spoke. You were caught completely off-guard by his apology. “I… I understand you don't know, so I must have seemed completely like an ass,” he continued, “… I just don't want to lose you.” The last part was spoken the gritted teeth. It made you chuckle a bit.

“… I'm not going to stop, you know,” you told him. He nodded. A sigh came from you. The Kahuna could not meet your eyes. “… Do… you think you could tell me about it?” He bit his lip. That was a no… Some things were just painful to say. “Nanu…” You placed a hand on his shoulder, “You know I'm strong enough to handle myself.” He nodded. The Tapus had challenged you themselves to see your strength. You would be fine, but he still felt terrified. Leaning in to him, you kissed his cheek. Instantly, he tensed up.

“… Fine…” He turned to you, “I trust you, okay?” His eyes gazed into your own. “… You make everything more painful, I swear…” the grumble made you laugh. It felt better already to be on good terms with him. Meeting his lips this time, you kissed him. It lasted for a moment until he broke it. “… Acerola asked me if I was getting divorced. She was in tears.”

You burst out into hysterics at that one.

[shubox]

Tapu Mew-Mew Ref Sheet!

Another thing for the 'Try-Two' Mewtwo AU I'm slowly chipping away at! One (of four) offshoot clones of the original Mewtwo, with lore and concept/research under the cut! --------

So long ago my bestie and I decided that there were going to be a few clones past the original one that we started with that was made in the same lab as Mewtwo. Depending on where they were made, they'd adopt some regional traits. One of which was Alola - where this bean comes in! One of the offshoot Mewtwo project labs was secreted away in Alola, and since the progenitor was a lost cause (what with wrecking shop on the HQ and all), what resources they could divert went into these far-flung facilities. Not that it lasted long - the Island Deities of Alola were not appreciative of such things in their region, and both leveled the facility in entirety, but also kidnapped its focused Mewtwo clone. After years of being raised alongside them, and having not quite fully 'grown' at the time of his rescue, he began to take on weird traits - aided by his Tapu caretakers. This would result in plates similar to theirs, a Water Typing (complete with biologically-created water veil at will!), and pigmentation changes that'd eventually mimic the very beings raising him. As such, they eventually inducted their weird little pseudo-progeny into their roles, playing a bit of an odd 'fifth' role. He doesn't preside over Alola like they do, but he both tends to - and observes - the balance between their natural origins and cultures, while also ensuring the merciless march of technology and contact with outside regions does not cause a discarding of the olden ways. He is the youngest of the clones, but also because of how Alola has become a rich tourist destination, he's also the most well-informed - having known about his 'father's' rampage, the death of Giovanni, and some (not ALL) of his 'siblings'. His nature being what it is, he's also the closest to old-school Mew in demeanour. --RESEARCH TIME-- SO. I wanted to make sure what I was doing wasn't an absolute mess, especially given the Tapu reference a *very real* culture. So, I dug in a bit, looked up each of the four major Hawaiian gods that the Tapu refer to. (at least those that were most prominent, King Kamehameha's reign causing some muddiness in it)

Given that bit of research, plus the other thing Alola's rituals/trials reference (the balance between preserving Hawaii's traditions, while *also* adapting influences from outside regions since contact), I wanted this 'pseudo-Tapu' to be a sort-of 'avatar' for Alola's version of it. A few things: 1) The Tapu have animal themes, which are indicated by their shells and patterning. Tapu Mew-Mew's are less angular, and more loosely resemble manmade structures. 2) As he isn't a biological Tapu, despite his grown shells, he is unable to close them whatsoever. However, he did gain an odd quirk that they can generate a sort of water-shawl and skirt that he calls a 'water veil'. 3) Because he is, by creation, a literal clone (unlike his father, who was an unborn Mew mutated into a Mewtwo), he is slightly indicative of that balance - born by artificial means, raised in nature and adapting to it. The Tapu deemed him fit to both have his own personalized Trials, but also that his role was exactly what he symbolized - observing and maintaining the balance between the two sides of the post-contact cultural shift in Alola.

4) He is *absolutely* as capricious as his caretakers. The reason the Aether Foundation both remains in Alola, but does not stir up trouble is because he has made it all too clear that the reason it still exists was due to him being 'in a good mood' when he confronted Lusamine and her staff. He's also not one to make his retribution proportional. (Damn near considered capsizing it from the get-go because he 'didn't like how it looked'.) An absolute joy to make, and will be even more fun to write! Y'know. Once I get there. |D

[zora-thesidecharacter]

Ok so

Imma ramble about my pokemon headcanon rn cuz I fucking can (getting my thoughts out now so I can compare them to the possible change after legends ZA comes out)

I'll start with the pokemon War. This is the ancient war in which AZ and the weapon are from. The war was between Paldea and Kalos. AZ uses the power of Yeveltal and Xernias to harvest life and resurect his flowette. The weapon succeeded, however it had several consequences. It killed hundreds possibly thousands of people and pokemon, flowette grew resent AZ for this action. The weapon also gave AZ immortality, an unintended affect of being the one to fire it. It created a huge crater where it landed, later coming to be known as area zero. Terastalization is the natural version of the energy that is left behind in this crater, however in kalos they pushed the energy to its extreme, creating mega evolution. Mega evolution being a purely artificial version of terastaliztion explains 4 things, 1: how ancient pokemon like arodactyle can mega evolve, 2: how artificial pokemon like mewtwo can evolve, 3: how some pokemon like mewtwo and charizard have multiple mega evolutions, and 4: the sun and moon pokedex entry stating that it is an extremely painful and unnatural thing (even though I'm pretty sure this was in realit6 just an attempt to soften the blow of removing megas from the game.).

Now you may be wondering how kitakami, which is near Johto, can have tera crystals, well I suggest that they wernt there to begin with. They game with orgerpon and the person she came with. Both of which are probobly originally from paldea and likely around the time after the weapon firing. Ogerpon having special tera forms with its masks suggests that it has some sort affinity towards the tera crystals that other pokemon don't, meaning it's not too farfetched to assume that under the right conditions of what looks like a volcanic creator, especially with the slugma around, being filled with water and a couple tera crystals, could be the right environment for them to grow naturally.

This could also explain dynamaxing even further north on Galar. Look at eternatus and tell me it doesn't look like crystals. Galar wasn't close enough for the full effect, however they got a smaller amount of the energy that caused dynamic dens to then appear around the region. Eternatus is likely another byproduct of the weapon that happened to flee up north where it gained power before being sealed away the dogs.

Now, all the way over in hoenn there is primal groudon, primal kyoger, and mega rayquaza. I don't think any of these are related to the. We know mega reqyaza was from swallowing a strange meteorite that gave it it's ability to mega evolve. The red and blue orbs are what allow Groudon and kyoger to change into their primal forms, but those existed before mega evolution did, so it's safe to day those are more tied to the pokemon themselves than to mega evolution.

Z-moves i think are alola. Separate thing, likely an ability of the tapus or byproduct of their activities.

The war between paldea and kalos i think was unrelated to the conflict that split the dragon into reshiram, zekrom, and kyrem, however i would not be surprised if they did help fight in the war on the side of kalos, judging by how reshiram and zekrom are very known in kalos, or at least that one castle.

On an unrelated note, I think every major landmass has its own regis. Every one has its own. Regigigas that pulled and then holds it together. They then all made their own regirock, regice, and registeel when the time came for that one's help. The regigigas in Galar however was awake for a longer period of time, and potentially never went to sleep, and eventually created two additional ones being regidrago and regielki. It's possible other regidrago and regieleki exist but it's unlikely, regidrago being a little more likely to have others than regieleki.

Now.... Zygard. I think that there are likely hundreds of thousands of zygard cells scattered throughout the world. Zygards job is to keep balance after all. All you need is a certain amount if them to make the 10%, 50%, and 100% forms, but even the 100% form isn't all of them, so technically not 100% of the zygard, however it might not be possible for it to make a form any bigger/stronger/using more cells than that form.

[rock-bird-go-brr]

I am Eris. I am the leader of Team Apostasy. I will not let anyone derail me from my goal.

If you are receiving this message it is because we believe you could be a great addition to our team.

We are Team Apostasy, we mean you no harm. Our mission is for the good of all.

The term 'team' is mainly for aesthetics (and to get more attention, all publicity is good publicity) In truth, we are a revolution.

We wish to free humanity from the shackles our 'gods' keep us in.

Our Legendaries, our 'gods' hold no empathy for their creations. We are their playthings, nothing more than a sick joke and a form of entertainment.

So I ask you, do you truly wish to live under the tyrannical rule of those that pretend to care? Do you wish to live in fear of these creatures?

Or do you wish to rise up and fight against them?

It is your decision, we await your response.

@team-apostasy-official

//ooc bit before we get started! i am about to tap into the part of me that grew up in Christianity to write this bit. notos isn’t super religious, but you can see the hints of religion in how they speak of the legendaries, especially Rayquaza. just uh. be warned!

okay i genuinely needed to take a second before starting to write this because i needed to process what the fuck you were saying.

alright. your main talking point is that the gods hold no empathy for their people. if that is true, explain why, when hoenn was on the brink of destruction due to the hubris of people like you, Rayquaza came down to cease the chaos? explain why i have seen that same God allow the children of my Team members to clamber over Them like a drampa would?

if all the Gods are merciless tyrants who care not for mortals, explain why i saw Tapu Bulu Himself flying over the city towards the jungle, and why when i returned to the site of that battle with Slash Man, i found it back to how it was before he arrived?

If the Gods shackle us, would the Swords help those in abusive situations escape the ones that harm them?

if the Gods want us to live in fear, why do they Choose some of our own to carry their power and protect us?

if the Gods want us to suffer, would Suicune go around purifying water sources for disadvantaged communities?

you say they only pretend to care. you say they are tyrants. you say that this is a revolution.

you need to understand something, kid. the only time anything legendary-related ever reaches the international news circuit is when it’s a tragedy. never when they do something good. its always when some prideful bastard tries to harness the God’s power without their consent.

going against the Gods. it’s a tale as old as time, and never one that ends well for the rebels. there’s a reason that in Hellenistic mythos, the fatal flaw was always hubris.

[sonicasura]

Another interesting conversation for Trainer too have with the Asura family is about Legendary and Mythical Pokemon. I mean a Pokemon that commands the Land and makes the sky warm with Sunlight and a Pokemon that commands the ocean and makes the clouds pour down refreshing rain is already a pretty God Like ability.

Not too mention the Creation Trio and how each one commands an aspect about the universe intact like Time, Space, and Anti-Matter

Along with other Legendaries and Mythicals like the Tapus, Celebi, Necrozma, and the Regis whose Leader Regigigas is said in legends too have moved continents

And each is a very interesting story

Those are definitely some of the stories Trainer shares with them. Especially when they can provide footage, music or items connected to them like the Tidal Bell to Oracion. Mithra and Durga are most fascinated by it. Both agreed it would be nice to have something like Calyrex or Xerneas help repair the environment damage done by the Gohma.

You can say this info helps Asura understand why the youth's mantra is so unique. Trainer has in a sense been blessed by the various Legendaries and Mythicals they had encountered. Whether through battle, trial or providing aid, the youth garnered their favor to the point they lend their aid if need be.

It also funnily puts into perspective how diverse even Legendaries and Mythicals can be. Neither of them thought Terapagos, Ogerpon or Hoopa were in said group. Especially when the former two happily play in the grass similar just like children.

[toxic-spike-plumeria]

🌑- A Joke you like

🌒- Something you consider spiritual

🌓- A reason you'd take leadership

🌔- A story or song that means a lot to you, and why

🌕- Something you are Wiling to Fight and die for

🌑Her favorite joke is one Nanu taught her when they were both stoned:

"What do you call a fish with no eyes? A FSH!"

🌒 She has a bracelet and necklace set that has the carved likeness of the Alolan goddess Mana and her associated Tapu. The bracelet she ends up giving to Piers later on, with true belief it'll protect him.

🌓 We call it being The Mom Friend. If something needs to get done and no one else can or will (due to fear of doing The Thing or any morally sound reasons), then she will do it. She also takes charge to assert dominance or establish herself, like splitting the gym with Marnie and representing Spikemuth alongside Piers.

🌔 Piers' very first song he ever wrote for her is the most special recent song to her. The one from her childhood is both a song and story: an old Alolan tale of how Bulu and Mana fell in love, and he made a flower just for her. She loved it so much that she took it with her everywhere she went, blessing true couples with the gift as well, and when Mana was sealed away, Bulu in his grief destroyed all those flowers, for no one deserved them now...however if love was true and fated, you would see them still. That all being said, no documentation of the flower being spotted has been recorded in over 100 years.

🌕 She will fight for the punks of Po Town, the citizens of Spikemuth and essentially all of Galar, and needless to say, she will fight for Piers and Marnie, RELENTLESSLY. She would die to protect and defend those closest to her without a second thought. She would also very willingly put her life on the line to save her home and its people from invading ultra beasts, especially if the ones who descend are Lusamine and/or Guzma.

[jaimemes]

ok, to be fair, cross checking for me is just turning up nothing definitive. knew about those posts but they don't actually say much beyond "religions exist". well, and second darkest day happened, so eternatus probably exists there

"There is no definitive proof that most legendaries exist in our universe, save for a few like the Tapus or Eternatus or Groudon and Kyogre..."

its like youre not even reading what im saying???? what am i supposed to do, pull legendary information out of my fucking ass??? i didnt grow up religious i dont know jack shit about legends or mythicals or the religions tied to them!!!!!

but you know who has???

MAPLE AND MIGUEL HAVE. ESPER HAS. AND JAIME IS INTERESTED IN HISTORY AND MYTHOLOGICAL STORIES SO EVEN HE WOULD BE A MORE RELIABLE SOURCE THAN ME ON THIS SUBJECT.

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU. IM NOT FUCKING OMNIPOTENT. I CANT GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION IN THE WORLD. I CANT READ MINDS. I CANT HACK PEOPLE'S BRAINS. THE ONLY WAY ILL BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT THEY KNOW IS BY ASKING THEM QUESTIONS!!!!!!!

...look. the difference between me and you is that i am confined to the boundaries of the narrative. i have stakes in the game. my actions have consequences. and i cant take more risks when im already flying too close to the sun. especially when there's already eyes on me.

but you? youre outside the narrative. you dont have stakes. you dont have consequences. you ask the wrong questions? sure, they'll start getting a little cagey, but they cant actually do anything to you. you can always pretend to be a different anon. change up the typing style and none of us will be able to tell the difference.

which one of us is more suited for the task? me? or you?

[daybreak-avenue]

**(Note: Prismatic Luminosity is an AU of Pokémon Ultra Sun.)**

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CHARACTER TIDBITS 1 - Lillie Aether

Lillie Aether is the daughter of Lusamine Aether. At the age of five, Lillie lost her father, Mohn, in a tragic science experiment that stole him away to parts unknown.

The years following this tragedy were seeped in conflict between the remaining members of the Aether family. Lusamine, having lost her husband, refused to let her children go anywhere or do anything without her supervision. This got to the point where Gladion, then eleven years old- The (Usually) minimum age one could be to partake in Alola's island trials- And frustrated with Lusamine's overprotective nature and the inner workings of her organization, took something important from the Aether Foundation, fled home, and cut all ties with his family.

Two years later, Lillie also turned eleven. Scared for the safety of a newborn pokémon brought in by her mother's associates, Lillie kidnapped it. Following her brother's example, she then ran away from home.

When introduced in Prismatic Luminosity, this girl is already a trainer. Her team consists of a colorful cotton ball-like pokémon nobody's seen before nicknamed Nebby, and a timid grass-type who was a birthday present from another of her mother's associates. Lillie and company can often be found exploring their new world.

Being a curious pokémon with a hatred of bags (Especially Lillie's), Nebby has a habit of disappearing and getting into trouble. Lillie and her other pokémon also tend to find conflict when looking for it, which could mean everyone's in peril.

It's been a month since they came Melemele Island. With their track record, it's a miracle they've survived this long.

There's a boy that's often tagged along on Lillie's adventures. Or he somehow stumbles upon them. Lillie admired his ability to remain positive when things got tough!

As the weeks went by, however, she got the sense that he...

That boy and his grandfather? They have ties to local Tapu.

She unfortunately hasn't had luck securing a meeting through them.

That's... Fine. Neither he or the Kahuna are... Important in the grand scheme of things. When the time came, she would be ready to take on the world herself.

Except Nebby won't take anything Lillie says seriously. Maybe if it heard what she needed it to hear from the Tapu...?

It's time that they climbed the Mahalo Trail and visited the Tapu's shrine. Tapu Koko has to agree to meet with Lillie and her pokémon. Surely it knows what Alola's future holds...

[peridot-the-photographer]

☕ Your opinion on the Alolan Island Challenge?

It seems really cool. My cousins went on it when I was younger I liked seeing the totem pokemon especially the totem Wishiwashi. I kinda want to do it myself one day. But of course you need the Kahana's permission to do so. My cousins were lucky because Tapu Koko saw promise in them and gave them both z Chrystals. It was awesome. I just wish I could be just as brave and heroic as they are.

[gnzma]

@skullkxd

find ree... 🗡️ after getting stabbed

months before...

Guzma rushed in as soon as Dosh gave him the news. A camera started working a little too late. A message recieved with enough delay to make the massacre inevitable. The Skull boss usually hated showing any hint of emotions that went beyond anger, but as he ran towards that small, abandoned house - one that even the other grunts avoid, thinking it was haunted, he couldn't help but keep in the pure terror.

Some other Skulls follow him as soon as he mentions Ree being in trouble, uncaring of his remarks. You don't see the Big Bad Boss panic every day, after all.

He almost stumbles when he arrives at the house. Stops, for a moment - and with him, his own heart seems to halt as he notices the blood outside it. Hears sobbing inside. Heavy breathing, a request to please remain conscious.

Look at me, says Dosh from inside the dark building.

And Guzma... can't move. He's still, the hand clinging on the doorframe grasping at it as if his life depended on it, every single breathe burn his lungs, every single hint of a movement like thousand needles.

Not again, he thinks to himself -- some grunts dare to surpass him; he sees PJ, especially, sneak under his arm, reach the admin's side. Sobs, calling out for Ree, just to be held back from shaking them. Not another one -- he blinks, his eyes adjusting to the darkness just as a thunder finally lights up the room. A rare occurrence, as if Tapu Bulu themselves felt pity and wanted him to see the consequences of his stupidity. Or, maybe. The god is mocking him. Them.

He couldn't care less. He couldn't even swear his revenge, get angry, punch the wall. He just feels... numb.

Hesitant steps make his presence known. Dosh'Te turns to him, his voice terrified, shaky, yet determined as he tells him that Ree is still alive... but for how long? The house reeks of blood. A foot ends up pressed in a pool of that red liquid, tainting first his shoes, then his pants as he falls on one knee. A shaky finger moves to the young grunt's throat, looking for a pulse - finding it slow, uncertain, as if it threatened to stop at any second.

Some other Skulls ask him what to do. He feels someone touching him on both sides - Dosh'Te leans on him, holding on his shirt, and PJ, on the other, hides his face against his boss, his sob getting louder. Another thunder makes him notice a few bandages on Ree - a hastly solution, likely the hacker's doing to stop them from bleeding to death -, and just then the Boss blinks, forcing himself to take a deep breath.

Be strong for them.

He asks who has a phone ready. To call the hospital, for someone to reach for Nanu for assistance. He manages to keep his voice firm despite everything, and yet his movements are mechanical, forced. He doesn't stand, letting the more level-headed grunts, those who didn't fully see the results of that massacre, take care of the phone calls. Dosh'Te's grip tightens as he stays down, taking just the time to remove his jacket and use it as an improvized blanket for Ree. They move, groan. Sob.

"Shh, shh. You're... you're gonna be okay, kid."

It's not.

"You're gonna be fine. You're--

You have to be fine."

it's all his fault.

[leggerefiore]

Can you imagine the chaos and hilarity that would take place if a happy go lucky s/o switches bodies with Larry?? Larry comes into work smiling brightly and chatting with everyone and giggles at his coworker's jokes. Geeta and Rika thinks the old man has finally lost it.

Meanwhile, a stoic s/o is home, sighing at the amount of paperwork he'll have to catch up on when they switch bodies back. At least his body feels lighter due to the youth and better posture his partner has

A lie on posture… but lol

Honestly, switching bodies with any s/o would have funny situations

Switching bodies with either train twin makes one of them stare at you in this terrifyingly suspicious manner and try to figure out what is wrong with you.

Emmet would grab your shoulders while you are Ingo's body and stare deeply into your eyes like he is trying to ascertain something. He then blankly states that you are not Ingo and wanders off to find “you.”

Ingo, meanwhile, eyes you up from the side and asks a few questions that seem far too personal between him and his brother before signing. He then tells you that you are not a very convincing Emmet and asks what he can do to help. He probably knew from the beginning but wanted to verify that this was not some weird prank Emmet was playing.

Switching with Nanu is exhausting… How does one man feel so tired all the time. You understand his apathy most of the time because he simply feels like he does not have the energy to generate any worry. Somehow, Tapu Bulu is aware that you are not “Nanu” and harasses Nanu in your body. It was a special sight to see a clear preference in action. You also understand his struggles to keep up with Acerola. More respect for him keeping him up.

Nanu meanwhile has never felt so alive since his youth. He just stands in deep contemplation. This is beyond him. He goes to take a nap. His Meowths still recognise him somehow.

Switching with Volo... Volo is ecstatic… Now, he has Arceus's chosen one's body. He is rushing up to the Temple of Sinnoh at top speeds with the Azure Flute in “his” hand. His plan may have failed, but he is so back. However, you are now in his body and waiting for him up there, realising what might happen. Funniest possible showdown. You have to use each other's team.

Switching with Grimsley and finally understanding nicotine and gambling addictions. You offer to help him detox while you are stuck like that. He declines. You have to stop him from smoking in your body. He does it unconsciously. The other Unovan E4 members know something is up but decide they don't mind this change in Grimsley.

Cyrus hates every single second of being in your body over his own. This is beyond logical rationale, and he would like to be returned back into his own as soon as possible. Meanwhile, you now technically have the power to completely ruin his plans and anything else as it stands. You also get to see how obsessed his team members are up close and personal. Saturn is suspicious, though. especially after seeing "you" march up to his boss.

[melemeleguardian]

✒️ the muse's canon📝 the muse's fanon📖 a popular headcanon regarding my muse

send an emoji and i'll tell you my opinion on...

✒️ the muse's canon

Honestly, not much to say about Koko's cannon. I do love the lore with the Tapu and Alola in general. The way it makes you think of the true nature of these ancient guardians. How much of the legends are true and how much has time changed them.

All of these things really make you think about not only the Tapu true nature compared to what you heard from them but also maybe your own nature and how time and experience have changed you.

📝 the muse's fanon

There's not too much fanon surrounding my muse other than the fact he was a meta-defining threat in competitive.

Though, I did see many Tapu Koko RPers, each with their own interpretation on Koko. Each of them had a wide variety of interpretations and headcanons but despite that they all resemble Koko.

I was the only one who made Koko a muscle head though.

📖 a popular headcanon regarding my muse

Uh, I'm not actually sure about a popular headcannon with Koko especially when everyone is so different. I guess I can talk about Koko's relationship with Hala and Hau since that something that can be contentious.

While Koko being aloof but caring about them is probably the closest to canon. However, for fanon, it can vary between them being a loving family to Koko being abusive to them. I think the later is probably a bit too far from cannon for my liking.