#gyarados and sharpedos n shit

[thehappiestgolucky]

More mers! Brain’s obsessed with them again for a bit. Both clans are gonna struggle for a bit because none of them have current housing structures that can accommodate for Markoth. The pokemers are not small by any means - Adaman is large by virtue of being a Milotic - Markoth is just that big.

Also working out how to implement the pokemon here, as well as Ingo being hit with just how fast a mer develops parental instincts for young mers (he’s not realised his own developed instincts yet)

Dawn and Odessa hang around Ingo a lot since all three have been cursed mers (haven’t worked out the plot yet tbh) so Markoth just assumed Ingo was their caretaker and wondering how they’re decently fed despite Ingo doing no hunting (this interaction happens absolutely before Markoth realises Dawn and Odessa are communicating with humans)

[bellafragolina]

It's probably a good thing my last submission for Oc Rachel content was never published since I may retcon her team. And by may, I mean it's verrry likely, because there's better competitive options. The OG team (for everyone who missed it : Luxray Garchomp Froslass Sharpedo Gallade Skarmory) was all pokemon I adore, barring Froslass, had a really cool rough n tough vibe going.

Swapping Gallade for Gardevoir alleviated the fairy weakness and kept Froslass from being the only graceful pokemon. Though it made the steel defense drop a bit. Of all the different combos I've tried thus far, Luxray Gardevoir Roserade Honchkrow Empoleon and Garchomp has the best defense. The next best is Torterra, Gardevoir, Rotom, Garchomp, Lucario and Gyarados.

I also tried the OG team with Abomasnow and Mamoswine inplace of Frosslass for purely aesthetic reasons (I love froslass), but they both ruined the overall defense.

I still have a few more compositions I want to try. I already know they'll make make me weak as shit to ice types, but if the overall defense is good one of them may become the new team.

Giraffe Anon (who realized she spells Giraffe different everytime)

ohh

y'all are so smart with you're strategies and such!! i base all my pokemon oc teams on aesthetic and mary sue them into being powerful. your research and planning is incredible!! i'm so impressed!!

you're be a fierce opponent to any trainer, i can tell!!! keep the info coming! i wanna hear it all!!!

do you do competitive battling against other people? or with the various battle facilities from the games? i'm curious what it's like!!

[beareroftheblueorb]

Bonds;

     Note: this is applicable only for the universe used by Sadist Senpai (beareroftheblueorb | flarekxng) in their Pokemon roleplaying, and should not be considered as anything near canon. As this is for a roleplaying-format, any information here is subject to change and alteration due to outside influences, and does not mean to reflect or force the hand of anyone who roleplays with them.

     With that said…

     Archie constantly refers to Bonds, usually between a Human and their Pokemon. It’s a integral part of his culture, given that Hoenn is the birthplace of Mega Evolution. But, as not all bonds are used in reference to people with Keystones, it’s probably worth detailing what the exact definitions of a Bond are.

   So what the Fuck is a Bond?

   A Bond (also known as a Psychosynethesis Link) is the constant movement of energy from a Pokemon to a Human and back again. It’s a open circuit of energy (and, in some causes, vague thought processes) that affects both Human and Pokemon in a notable manner. 

    Brain scans of these sorts of Bonds make note of certain synapses firing off in unison, even when only one of the party is stimulated.

    Some Humans with a Bond have been noted as having unique abilities related to their Partner, and Pokemon (especially lower level sentients) have been noted as having signifigant increases in Intelligence and Energy Output. 

    Some Pokemon have also been noted as having a strange understanding of human media, from being able to completely register the concepts of News or Overly Complicated Science Fiction Plots, and their partner Human has been noted as being way more interested in chewie treats.

     It’s worth noting that it’s near impossible to sustain more than one Bond for either party, and the force of creating another will snap the prior bond. Plus, people who are bonded tend to have the same lifespan as their Partner, either dying at the same time as them or soon before or after.

   Developing a Bond: 

Relationships are relationships, and the process by which a Bond develops is the same as a close relationship. Mutual trust becomes friendship, friendship becomes close friendship, close friendship becomes being Best Friends, and, then and only then, will a Bond form. 

     It takes quite a bit of time to develop a Bond; it takes years, from ten to twenty on average, but notable examples can bloom after a single year. It’s very rare, yes, but certain very, very powerful individuals have been noted as being quite capable of this.

    Bond Type: Life Partner

Not all Bonds are obvious. Relationships are subtle and beautiful, and these are the sorts of relationships that hold out the longest. These are the Bonds of Ace Trainers and their Star Pokemon, the Bonds of Champions and their Signature Pokemon, and the Bonds of a Old Trainer and their Therapeutic Pokemon.

     This is a relation of friendly love that lasts a entire lifetime, and a respect and fondness that is obvious to anyone who looks. These are often found in a Trainer’s first Pokemon, and they tend to lead to any of the following. 

     Ash and Pikachu are a key example of this. Mr. Briney and Peeko is also a good example. 

    Bond Type: Mega Evolution

I don’t think I need to explain this too much, considering that Mega Evolution is Mega Evolution and it’s a stupid fucking canon execution that I absolutely hate and we all know how it works. 

    It should be worth noting that, in this universe, having multiple Mega Evolution partners is not a thing. Being capable of Mega Evolution means having a Bond, and you cannot have multiple Bonds. That’s how you get burned out and die.

    Notable examples of this kind of bond is obvious. Archie and his Sharpedo Notch, Lysandre and Gyarados, Steven and Metagross, Alain and Charizard, etc etc.

    Bond Type: Romantic

Yeah, that should say everything about that Bond that it needs to. 

    A prime example of this bond is Amber and his Gorybyss, Glory. Archie and Jirachi’s friendship would have grown to this bond, had she, y’know, not been sealed away.

    Bond Type: Religious

This Bond is the bond of Priestesses and Priests to their Chosen Legendary, or a Legendary and their Chosen Host/Herald. Unlike most bonds, this bond is often assumed to exist when it truly doesn’t; religious fanatics tend to think themselves Bonded to their Deity, and said Deity doesn’t tend to give a shit about some wackjob hanging out on a corner yelling at people about whatever the political nonsense of the year is. 

   In true Religious Bonds, it’s... not a give and take. Those bound to their Deities are often chosen at birth, be it by their Deity's preference or by a bloodline of Religious dedication, and those bound are not often happy with said bond. 

     In Host situations, the Human is a body for their Deity to use. Their energy is given to their Deity, their life is given to their Deity, and very few die with will and hope left in their frame. 

      The Aogiri Line has, historically, been used as Hosts for Kyogre (especially in cases where the True Successor is unavailable). And, thus, Archie and Kyogre are key examples of this kind of bond. Other good examples are Zinnia and Rayquaza (willing), Maxie and Groudon (blood. unwilling), and N and Zekrom/Reshiram (willing/chosen).

    Bond Type: Complete Synchronization 

This, obviously, is the rarest of Bonds. It’s only been noted in two or three individuals over the entire course of history. 

     This is the bond that tears down the walls behind humanity and Pokemonity, molding both in mimicry of the other. This bond changes a Pokemon’s form, completely synchronizes a Human and Pokemon’s brainwaves and heartbeat, and often changes a human’s form in turn. 

      Pokemon with this sort of bond have been noted as being able to learn completely unique movesets, and their Human partners, in turn, have been noted as being able to access some of their Pokemon’s moves in their own body. 

      Unfortunately, all that power comes at the expense of a lowered lifespan, shared pain, and weird body horror. 

       Notable examples, and two out of the three examples, of this Bond is Ash and Greninja and AZ and Floette.