#gen 2 sapphire

[smulie]

After my little faux pas, life went on as normal. Yeah, my parents chewed me out for getting arrested, and my pops might’ve had a small infraction when he heard how much the fine was for, but it was soon forgotten. There were more important things to take care of. My baby brother, for one—he’s a cool little dude (a little demon when it comes to mangos though). Az pretty much does her own thing—she’s taken no longer being the center of attention in stride (at least I think she is?) I tease her from time to time just to keep her on her toes (don’t tell her this, but she’s kind of my best friend) There’s each other, of course—they never seem to forget to take care of each other. My parent’s love isn’t in question. Their time is just in short supply. And yeah, okay, I get having money is important, but there isn’t enough of that either. So really, what was it all for? 

Schools - school. I get A’s and stuff, but it’s just a means to an end. A place to get away from things and just ... Namani hasn’t spoken to me since prom; I think Miki finally got to her. It’s cool; she was just a means to an end too—as f*%#ed as that sounds. Isa had just disappeared, and I was lonely and ... I met Arielle at an amateur comedy show. I know, I know. I’m no Zest, but I’m trying this thing where I channel all this “stuff” into something more positive. It’s going well—Mom found out about our little study session from one of the odd job ladies (they sure love their gossip) and decided it was as good a time as any to give me ‘the talk.’ It somehow involved a llama analogy??? I won’t bore you with the details. 

There’s finals, then graduation coming up. I’m not entirely sure what I plan to do, but I know further schooling isn’t on my list. For one, I can’t really afford it, and two, I think I’ll earn a better education out in the real world.

xo Lapis

Onto Gen 2

[matchalovertrait]

Somebody pinch Noemí!!! She already knew she made it in life, but a visit from the crowned princess was the final seal of approval that she needed.

Thank you SO much @authorspirit for letting me borrow the lovely Jillian 💞 I'm fangirling over here haha.

Transcript

NoemÍ: Oh my goodness... is that?

NoemÍ: Jillian Sapphire!

NoemÍ: Princess Jillian, welcome to Postres de AlegrÍa. We are very honored by your visit. What can we get you today?

Jillian: I have been meaning to come to your bakery for the longest time. Fortunately, my schedule allowed for it today. Do you have any raspberry tarts?

NoemÍ: A raspberry tart, coming right up!

Jillian: Thank you very much.

[hauntedtrait]

after graduation, azure was feeling a little off and decided to check something just in case... well, it sure was an eventful day.

TRANSCRIPT

1st panel: Azure: "oh my god..." Arrow pointing to pregnancy test: "positive"

2nd panel: Azure: "can you come over? i need to show you something..." Arrow pointing to phone: "sidney"

3rd panel: Happy +2 Moodlet Big News (From Pregnancy Announcement) Ecstatic after hearing about a new family member! 4th panel: Azure: "we'll figure it out, together." Notification bubble: "Azure and Sidney are getting back together!"

[tulipsimss]

It was Ocean’s turn to take care of breakfast and I don’t think Josie is ever going to let her work unsupervised again. Unlike them, Koa thought it was funny😂

[pkmn-music-tournament]

Battle! (Team Plasma) plays when battling members of Team Plasma (not including Ghetsis) in Black 2 and White 2.

Battle! (Primal Reversion) plays when battling Primal Groudon in Omega Ruby or Primal Kyogre in Alpha Sapphire.

[alyo]

Doodles for the most recent video, did something on the berry mechanics on Gen 3 Pokemon games Ruby Sapphire and Emerald, but also touched on gen 2 a little!

[edgy-ella]

Credit to ishmam on deviantART for the image!

Links to each song below the cut:

(I couldn’t post every version of each song due to Tumblr’s ten link limit, so I decided to only post the original of each version rather than the arrangements from the remakes. The chiptune stuff tends to be creepier anyways)

Lavender Town:

Unown Radio Transmission:

Drought:

Hall of Origin:

N’s Room (B2W2 version):

(The original from BW was not considered due to being too different in tone)

Scary House:

(If there are creepy tracks in SwSh/SV feel free to share them; I have not beaten either and couldn’t find any standout examples from some basic searches on YouTube)

[smashwolfen]

hello i am so in awe that you have collected all the pokémon games (i finished my collection of 3ds ones a bit ago but i considered a lot of the other ones out of reach) and i was wondering how long it took? i know especially the older remakes are insane to get so i’m super curious

(This got incredibly long i'm so sorry for the wall of text my guy)

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Hello there! :D

Believe me, I still can't believe it myself that I managed to pull it off considering who I had to get ahold of! Been happy dancing to myself ever since I got the last game~

God it feels like it was longer ago honestly, but I only really began trying to finish the Pokemon collection just a year ago! Had to check back in my DMs with my buddy, but the day I began to seriously search for the rest of the authentic generations was May 5th 2023, the day I discovered my copy of Platinum was a repoduction, ya watch ONE video regarding reals vs. fakes and it all went down from there when I looked over the ones I owned already, luckily Platinum was the only one who was fake ;w;

I had passively over the years been picking up games as I went, but from that day last year til recently I looked where I could for the games I was missing, to be fair I had about half the collection to begin with just from growing up and finding ones out and about, I only needed to find the pair of whatever I owned already, besides gen 5.... since I somehow never played gen 5 growing up. Funny enough I didn't have to look too far, every single game I found had all been local! Facebook marketplace saved me big time I just had to wait and compare prices til I was happy with what I was willing to pay for! I scrutinized every single copy I got my hands on and triple checked everything before I was satisfied XD

The 3DS titles were very easy to get thankfully, and the same goes for you too good on ya for getting your 3DS ones! Hardest for sure were gens 3-5, specifically ALL of gen 5 they are the WORST to get since no one wants to sell them and they're required to be able to move anyone forward to the 3DS and then to the Switch! I think It'd be easier to list who I owned and who I hunted for in the year of the search.

So I owned:

Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, Leafgreen, Emerald, Diamond, Pearl, X, Alpha Sapphire, Moon, UltraSun, Sword, Violet and Arceus (some I had gotten as gifts growing up and others I had gotten through yardsaling and thrifting by chance as I grew up, Emerald was 70 at a yardsale!)

The ones I got from the year of the hunt:

Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, Platinum, Heartgold, SoulSilver, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, Y, Omega Ruby, Sun, UltraMoon, Shield, Lets Go Pikachu, Lets Go Eevee (I DID own Eevee before but traded it in before the hunt) Scarlet, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl.

Now knowing who I had to get, we all know it costs a pretty penny, so I essentially sold things myself to fund the hunt, like my amiibos I didn't really need or want, a handful of random collectable things I picked up and kept over the years (notably a masterchief helmet from the legendary collection I got for free like 10 years ago lol) and some odds and ends I didn't need anymore and to declutter the home! I think out of my own pocket I only paid maybe 40 bucks total so I paid for everyone that way! It was all mostly luck finding everyone and keeping an eye on marketplace, and some of them I had gotten from folks I knew! Black and Black 2 actually came from one of my managers at work who sold them to me for insanely cheap, and Sapphire I got for free as I mentioned in the games post XD

If you do try to go for the complete collection, I say have a gameplan for how to pay and build that piggybank of funds, go for what you can afford! So if you see a game without a case thats usually better, you dont NEED a case or have a game CIB really, a bunch of mine dont have a case or box and I'm alright with that! Look locally at second hand stores, vintage ones, marketplace or any other local yardsale or fleamarket type thing you may have in your area, and I say this with caution, but if you HAVE to, you can consider ebay, but I strongly suggest not to when it comes to the games. I had originally tried to get a Brilliant Diamond copy from there and well, dude never sent it at all and got my money (ebay fully refunded me but that still bites). And finally get well versed in learning how to authenticate to the best of your abilities, 3DS and switch I don't think can be faked but everything else can be! I used this as my guide to figure out who was real and fake in my search and it worked very very well! Twas my bible of knowledge

End of the day it didn't take as long as one would think, but luck played a HUGE roll in this endeavor, I was smart with my money, and I was very very VERY stubborn and wanted them all XD

If you go for the complete collection like I did then I wish you the best of luck my friend! And thank you very much for the ask! It kinda got away from me while typing but yeah thats the story and process of how I got all the main series titles!

[femboytrait]

the kittens aged up!

[wildmeadowsims]

I promised some updated family renders so here they are~!

Alondra + Elizabeth -Kale's younger sister Alondra is a single mum and this is her daughter, Elizabeth.

Arun + Jesminder -Kale's parents still live in San Myshuno, but with their Daughter and Granddaughter.

Parker, Juliette, Rajeev + Tierra -Rajeev and Tierra's little family is finally complete with the edition of their surprise daughter Juliette. Juliette is already following Parker around but he doesn't mind.

Casey, Athena + Phoebe -Tierra's twin Casey is living happily with her wife Athena and their daughter Phoebe in Sulani.

Kali + Makoa -Kali and Makoa are still happily living on their island in Sulani. Makoa often stops by his children's place while Kali likes to stay home.

Atticus, Miles, Kelsey + Adriana -Kale's older brother Miles and his wife Adriana have twins Atticus and Kelsey. They live in the first apartment Tierra and Rajeev had together in San Myshuno.

Mateo + Steve -Tomi's dad and brother live in together in Tartosa. For anyone wondering where Lucia is, she apparently drown?

Max, Nichole, Olive + Ayden -Nel's best friend Nichole married Olive Tinker and they have two sons Max and Ayden. Ayden looks so much like Nichole.

Kaori, Asahi, Oliver + Alisha -Alisha Nishidake and Oliver Ito live happily in Mt Komorebi with their son Asahi and Alisha mum Kaori. I think that Oliver's dad might be alive still but i'm not sure.

Katherine's family and Neelima and Kale's family renders will be coming soon but they both are 8 family households and need more time to make :)

[smulie]

Arielle proposed a trip to Granite Falls as a way to lift Lapis' spirits after he lost his job.

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[hauntedtrait]

after meeting sidney's parents, azure realized it was all too soon for her, she felt uneasy all morning and had to be honest with sidney. neither of them want this to be the end, but she needs some time to get herself ready to be in a proper relationship like this, and would like to focus on her studies while she finishes her last semester of university. sidney was understandably very sad ):

[simsweetanne]

Just a normal day 👀

[pkmn-music-tournament]

Battle! (Gym Leader) plays when battling the Unovan gym leaders in Black 2 and White 2.

Battle! (Battle Chatelaine) is a remix of Battle! (Frontier Brain) that plays when battling one of the Battle Chatelaine in the Battle Maison in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.