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[randomclicheusername]

Shiny Badge Quest 1: The Adventure Begins

Hi, I’m Sparkles!

Tag along with me as I explore the Paldea Region with a motley crew of Pokémon that bedazzles. The trials, tribulations and (God forbid) shiny fails.

This is a challenge play through. I’m only allowed to catch a shiny Pokémon after every 3 badges. There’s 18 therefore by the Pushover Elite Four I’ll have a fill team of sparkling Pokémon. If a shiny appears before the required badges then it’ll remain boxed. There’s a level cap for each gym. If a Pokémon is a level over the cap then it’s boxed until it falls within range again. This ain’t a nuzlocke because I ain’t releasing my hard earned shiny but neither will this be a cake walk. These are the rules I’m rolling with.

We’re on the same page? Cool? Cool.

Now I’m working with full-odds shiny encounters. I don’t have the funds or ingredients to manipulate the odds more on my favor. I have options for Pokémon that doesn’t hit the cap but I want to ensure it’s a Pokémon that could be an aid rather than an anchor throughout the journey.

I stuck to mostly to the areas between my home and Los Platos as there’s Pokémon with some slick, cool or interesting colorization. Also, there’s a decent chance I can get something that aids me in the first three badges.

I pick the grassy cat starter, I refuse to care for its name out of disrespect, went out of my way to obtain an everstone to kept it in its pitiful form. Mostly. I wanted an excuse to get an everstone if I ever want to breed for a shiny.

I rode around on my futuristic aesthetic clashing Light Cycle hoping for a shiny to appear. I had dreams of Houndour for that clutch fire typing or an Azurill to have a future powerhouse on the team. Instead I get…

I got this pink girl. She’s a Brave nature, strongly defiant and which means she must be named Miss Piggy because this Lechonk will be a key member for the early portion of this journey.

I invested in power items as to ensure my growing team is as optimized as possible. Depending on my luck with what I end up catching… it could matter.

With Miss Piggy at level 11, I go off to challenge the gym. I had zero urge to do the gym challenge properly and cheesed it to the end because Sparkles does it her own way.

With Attack and HP stats trained up. I confidently thought my pink pig could steamroll Gym Leader Katy’s insects.

I was wrong. Katy’s Nymble was both faster than my pig but also was packing Double Kick. Being a normal type gloriously pink pig means Miss Piggy was gloriously knocked out in short order. The silk scarf attached to Miss Piggy became her morgue blanket.

I don’t have time to do a Tail Whip/Tackle combo as Nymble’s double kick. Echo voice could build up enough over time but again, Double Kick comes kicking that plan out the window. I may need to explore to find TMs that could turn the tide or reach the level cap with new moves learned to inch out a win.

I need to regroup, execute a new strategy and persevere. Miss Piggy is inching for more. She got that hog in her and not gonna let some insignificant bug turn her into bacon.

Well… maybe after her nap…

[wolfienation]

absolutely hilarious to me that agatha calls rio a bad boy when in reality rio is actually the rule following jock with infinite patience and care who brings you flowers on a first date.

agatha on the other hand is the snarky girl who gets into arguements with her teacher about the smallest details in the lecture and is constantly getting detention for cursing someone out. she's top of all her classes tho.

[sophies-junkyard]

I’m in the South. I’ve got ears to the ground. Republicans are SWEATING at the prospect of Kamala being nominated. They’re not sure Trump can beat her.

Let’s prove them right.

[oury-boros]

"ohh chell never responded to anything glados said" YES SHE DID. she murdered her. and thats yuri

[humbuns]

pieced together till they're no longer broken apart

[scooterscoob]

working together is all we can do.

[waterthatsmoe]

"Do you regret it?"

"It's for the best."

"Do you miss them?"

"I'll never forget this ache for the rest of my life."

Part 4 [end] | Part 3 [prev]

[snowangeldotmp3]

btw i feel like this shouldn't have to be said but the reason that agatha hates rio is because agatha didn't get to say goodbye to nicky. rio couldn't offer her any more time. and, in rio's mind, nicky going peacefully in his sleep (and even telling him to turn around and kiss agatha goodbye!!) is the one grace rio feels she can give agatha. nicky doesn't suffer. he doesn't fight. he just...goes. he goes on a walk with his mother and kisses his mama goodbye. but agatha doesn't get to say goodbye!!! she doesn't get those final moments with him!! she wakes up and he's already gone.

[viceandmature]

#Mood

[lostjonscaves]

while listening to ep 9 i realized that my “listening to new tmagp ep” behavior is not how normal people experience podcasts

[inkskinned]

i got my isbn today for the book. 8 months to go. my mom and i were talking about what the next steps are. i was eating trail mix, standing on one foot, phone tucked into my ear.

"yeah," i said. "the problem is that tumblr as a market is like, not something that can be studied." there's this weird wave of nostalgia and affection for this place that came up over me: how lovely we avoid consumerism. okay, it sucks as a creator. but also? keep stickin' it to 'em.

my mother made the sound at the back of her throat that i also make, the one that means i've got an idea. "you should figure out some kind of reward for presale amounts. maybe you give out poems or a mug or a signed book or something. would your followers like that?" my mother is sweet, and kind, and i have no idea how to explain on this website you can buy someone crabs.

i put more m&ms down the hatch. i had to speak through peanuts and almonds. "if it passes 25 thousand i will print the book out in its entirety and eat it live on camera."

"oh god. no, you don't have to do that." she was anguished. "just tell them that you'd love them to read it, and that they've inspired you to write. you got started on that site, and they helped you keep going. raquel, you love these people. the community? you talk all the time about the other writers and artists and whatever else. tell them that you're hoping for their support, they'll come through."

"no," i assured her. i discovered i had dropped an m&m, but an ant had already found it, so it belonged to him now. i will let his little life have a surprise blue treasure in it, too. "i'm gonna fuckin' eat the book."

[otaku553]

Luffy week day 7:

Free prompt: Sunrise

Happy birthday, Luffy :)

[ar-mage-ddon]

we'll go together!

( EPHEMERWEEK 1: light )

[ping-ski]

today was a good day :)

(they're free from the ice prison now)

[xinyuehui]

─ · · ୨ INTERTIDAL ZONE ୧ · · ─

[ittybittyremy]

"While all this is happening, Orym has gone full shell shock mode. He's not talking anymore. He's going to go slump down onto a rock and is listening to all the debating at this point and he doesn't know what to do. He's been so sure for so long, and doesn't know what to do. Going in feels so wrong to him. But he hears the logic that it's only a matter of time before someone or something, a day from now, a year from now, six months from now. And just let's them figure it out, because he's took all his energy to make it to this point."

- Liam, C3E118