#how did he get to sinnoh so fast?????

[ghostypetrainer]

Au where Ingo and Akari get back the second they left but both are put back in Sinnoh. They hang around for a bit trying to figure out where Ingo’s from. In Unova Ingo has only just been declared missing when someone sees him in the background of a picture or news segment from Sinnoh and everyone is left wondering why the hell Ingo is in another region wearing (what they think to be) a fake beard.

Arceus just staring hard at Ingo like... I don't know where this dude came from, but he's definitely not supposed to be here so I'm just going to send him back with my chosen and that will be fine, right?

(It wasn't.)

[pokemon-fangirl-myth]

Back during the Pokeani XY era, when they were teasing that Noibat and Eevee that would eventually join the gang, I hoped that Eevee would go to Ash

Because I was and still am bias to Sylveon, since obviously that’s what that eevee was going to evolve into.

It wasn’t surprising that Serena got the Eevee and eventual Sylveon, but I can dream.

Ash getting that Eevee while Serena in turn gets the Noibat would’ve not only subverted expectations in a pleasantly surprisingly way but also give Ash a “girly” Pokemon in the eventual Sylveon

It would’ve given Ash’s Kalos team some much needed (and still desperately needed) type diversity, and a Pokemon with a different fighting style to Ash’s usual like Goodra.

Goodra and Sylveon are similar in that sense, both relatively bulky Pokemon, but while Goodra is slower due to size, Sylveon is a bit more nimble and small. Not as fast as Pikachu or Greninja, but still nimble enough.

Ash could’ve done what he did back in Sinnoh and took inspiration from Serena’s performances to learn how to fight with Sylveon, adding a sort of elegant dancer’s edge to fighting with Sylveon to make maneuvers and combat interesting and just Ash’s style

Also, on the Serena side of things. Imagine a little Noibat in a little suit and hat. It’s so fucking cute, we were robbed

[spacefinch]

Pokemon Incorrect Quotes: Sinnoh Edition

Team Galactic Grunt:AAAAAAaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAaaaaaaaAAAAaaaaaaHHHHhhhhh!

Looker: Why are you running? WHY ARE YOU RUNNING?

Dawn: I'm in me mum's car, vroom vroom.

Johanna: Get out of me car!

Dawn: Aww.

Barry: *handing out Drifloons* I have no soul. Have a nice day!

Cyrus: I don't have one either.

Dawn: *filming*

Professor Rowan, walking into his lab every day: 

"Hello."

"Hello."

"Hello."

"Hello."

"Hello."

Lucas: See this man? He’s a magic man. He’s gonna touch this hot fire.

Flint: *touches electric fireplace*

Lucas: Oh man, he’s a magic man.

Looker: Why don’t we just relax, or turn on the radio? WOULD YOU LIKE HAM, OR—

Fantina: Hi, I'm Fantina and I'm your freestyle dance teacher.

Looker: *slides down a ramp* Good evening.

Dawn, Lucas, and Barry (gathered around a lettuce): Cabbasu, cabbasu, cab-a-su, LETTASU, LETTASU, LETTASUUUUUU!

Barry: We actually have the chip reader now.

Lucas: Oh yeah? *pulls out Dorito* hmmmm….

Barry: Oh it’s not gonna work with that kind of chiiiiii…….

Transaction completed.

Barry: I go to Home Depot

Barry: I eat the tools

Palmer: Stop it

Barry: Crumch

Cynthia: I swear, the next one of you to say "weird flex, but okay" is going to regret it.

Bertha: …

Flint: … 

Aaron: …

Lucian: Preposterous boast, but alas.

Cynthia: *facepalm*

Lucas: Early to bed, early to rise, Burger King burger with Burger King fries

Dawn: Later to rise, later to bed, Burger King burger on Burger King bread

Barry: Eat at morning, eat at night, I participate in a Burger King fight

Volkner: Normalize replying to emails with "what."

Lucas: Hey did you hear that Joe contracted ligma? They had to do a surgery on his updog.

Professor Rowan: Who’s Joe? What’s ligma? What’s updog?

Lucas: *inhales*

Dawn: Non-binary people don't owe you androgyny.

Barry: One does owe me money, though.

Dawn: No offense but…

Istanbul was Constantinople

Now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople

Been a long time gone, oh Constantinople

Now it’s Turkish delight on a moonlit night

Every gal in Constantinople

Lives in Istanbul, not Constantinople

So if you’ve a date in Constantinople

She’ll be waiting in Istanbul

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam

Why they changed it I can’t say

People just liked it better that way

Lucas: asadsfjdsglgjlks

Professor Rowan: What is that?

Lucas: It's a keyboard smash

Rowan: How do I do that?

Lucas: Just press any key lol

Rowan: 7

Barry: How long does someone have to be dead before it's considered archaeology and not grave robbing?

Cynthia: As an archaeologist, I find this a VERY AWKWARD QUESTION.

Barry: Answer the question, grave robber.

Barry: Before you leave the house, think of the acronym "WOWEE:"

Wallet

phOne

Wkeys

Egg

Egg (backup)

Volkner: You don’t have to "ship" things… just a reminder.

Lucas: Yeah, you could deliver them inste94q0ugpwsb nglsjki/rrhxbijbvnldkzOLHLNF>O(PJFVD

Volkner: Poor thing… walked right into an electrical fence while speaking…

Looker: *banging on door* OPEN UP, IT’S THE POLICE!

Lucas: It’s okay, I’m innocent.

Looker: THE FASHION POLICE!

Lucas: *looking down at sandals over socks* Oh no.

Fantina: Spirits, if you are here, speak to us.

Roark: JUST A CITY BOY, BORN AND RAISED—

Volkner: *reading AA battery label* Aaahh.

Volkner: *reading AAA batteries: AAAAAHHHH.

Volkner: *reading AAAA batteries:* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Palmer: Barry, go put those popsicles back.

Barry, grabbing all the popsicles and sliding away: YOU CAN'T MAKE ME DO ANYTHIIIIIING

Cyrus: We all die someday.  You either kill yourself or you get killed.  Whatcha gonna do?  Whatcha gonna do?

Barry: Really? EVERYBODY was kung fu fighting? I find that hard to believe. Stop feeding me these lies.

Lucas: Well it was really hard to see if it was everyone, you see they were as fast as lightning.

Dawn: And to be honest, it was a little bit frightening.

Lucian: Coca Cola can remove rust from metal, imagine what it’s doing to your body.

Byron: Pfff, getting rid of the rust, idiot.

Lucian: THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS!

Byron: Hmm... I've been drinking cola and my body's rust free... not sure where you're getting your facts from...

Cyrus: Team Plasma is going to change the world.

Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars: For the better?

Cyrus:

Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars: . . . For the better, right?

Flint: We can bake these cookies at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, or 4,000 degrees for 1 minute.

Cynthia: No, that's not how you make cookies.

Volkner, zipping into the room: FLOOR IT!

Flint: How about 4,000,000 degrees for 1 second?!

Cynthia: You're GOING to burn the building down.

Flint: I'M GONNA HARNESS THE POWER OF THE SUN TO MAKE THESE COOKIES!

Volkner: DO IT!

Cynthia: NO.

Roark, in front of a fence with Cranidos behind it: Even the babies are some of the most dangerous animals in the world, so I built this cage to keep them secure and there's no possible- OH MY ARCEUS

Byron: *hands Barry a harmonica*

Byron: you play it, you get a million Pokedollars, but a million people will die-

Barry: *furiously plays harmonica*

Byron: BARRY NO-

[ask-directorsada-and-friends]

Professor Lucina Sada was used to giving presentations. She was used to seeing her fellow professors. Sada was even used to being called nuts.

She was not good with surprises. Especially when she was running on 48 hours of coffee and little sleep.

So, as she prepared her notes for her presentation at the conference, walking through the Great Hall of the academy, the last thing she needed was for someone to tap her on the shoulder. So, when someone did, she swatted away their hand, not looking up. Whoever it was didn't seem to get the hint, as they did so again. "Go. away. I'm busy." She growled through gritted teeth. Hopefully this wasn't a poor student she just scared again- Jacq and Salvatore refused to let her live that down.

"You know, it's considered rude to not look up at the person talking to you, mi corazón."

She froze. That voice...

Whipping around, she was face to face with Professor Andres Turo, fellow Pokemon professor, co-creator of the Tera Orb, and... her estranged spouse.

Who was now out cold on the ground following her fist connecting with his face.

Whoops.

Ms. Tyme was NOT happy with her reaction, stating she couldn't have waited until she was in private to punch him?

Hassel, Saguero, Salvatore, and Dendra had to pay Raifort after she won the bet over how long it would take for them to be in the same region before she punched Turo. Miriam is amazed at how fast she moved, while Jacq... he missed the whole thing, having instead chosen to catch up with his brother and cousins over lunch in town.

Kukui, who witnessed the entire thing, was laughing his ass off.

A few hours before the conference began, she went to apologize to Turo. After all, he didn't deserve to be punched (well, he did, just not like that). The moment he opened his door, she ended up punching him again.

Augustine ended up having to sit between the two once the conference began. He'd managed to get them to agree to speak in private later, just for now to please stop punching the man when children are around. Jacq was sat besides Sonia and her assistant Hop- his baby cousin, as it turned out- while Juniper sat with Elm and Birch. Rowan, Oak, and Kukui had found themselves at the other end of the oval conference table, Oak's grandson Blue nearby with Bianca of Unova discussing their friends and their habit of "vanishing without warning anyone". Lucas and Brendan were discussing regional variants and the mysterious 'Hisuian forms' that once called Sinnoh home. She knew Champion Leon of Galar had accompanied his brother here, but he had opted to explore the academy instead, stating he probably wouldn't understand much of what was to be discussed.

Sada figured that as they were all here, she might as well take the chance to explain the strange multiverse she had experienced. Kukui had already been filled in, having dealt with something similar a few years back, so at least he wouldn't think she was crazy... at least regarding this.

"Fellow Professors and researchers, I welcome you to Paldea's esteemed Naranja Academy. As you all know, it is here where Professor Laventon studied and is said to be inspired to create what we now know as the very first Pokedex." The director began, gesturing to a framed photo hanging up on the wall between Rowan and Oak. A man with tan skin, a bowtie, and curly hair smiled back from the image, a plaque beneath it reading Professor Laventon, shortly before his trip to document the Pokemon of the Hisui region. "Since then, advancements in not only what he first documented but beyond in the area of Pokemon research have soared far past what we can expect he ever dreamed of. A computerized Pokedex, studies into baby Pokemon, the rediscovery of the Fairy Type- thought to have been lost since he first documented it- and Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, Dynamax, and Terestalization are only scratching the surface of what we have done here. Why, our academy's own Jacq Sycamore created the very first Pokedex app to document and study the Pokemon of Paldea and the regional forms that live here." She paused to take a breath. Alright. Time to drop the bombshell she knew.

"And during this time, we have witnessed strange disturbances in space-time. Laventon documented what he called 'Space-Time Distortions' in Hisui, rifts in the fabric of time and space that dragged Pokemon from different places and eras to the location they formed in. We have seen in Sinnoh and Alola that such things are possible- that multiple universes can exist. What I have discovered recently is-"

That was when the door to the conference room opened and someone tumbled inside. Wearing a labcoat (a rather outdated one at that) and a purple hat, the person seemed to be confused and surprised, hugging a bundle of papers to his chest as he groaned from where he landed by Sada's feet.

Sycamore was already helping the man up, but upon seeing his face he scrambled back, letting go and accidentally dropping him. The room was in a stunned silence before Rowan, the most senior professor (or second most senior professor now) spoke.

"If I am not mistaken... Is that Professor Laventon?"

(Hehehehehehe Sada sees Turo- OHKO.

Sees him again- OHKO

so @askprofessorlaventon and I have been planning this for a bit now. If you follow my other Pokemon ask blog, @silentzoroark, you no doubt saw the beginning of this.

[timkonshipper]

How I imagine Ash’s relationship with his friends to be(Part 2):

Ash and dawn are the ultimate wing(wo)men: They love to hype each other up, but this doesn’t mean that they don’t equally tease and make fun of one another. Dawn loves to try new food with Ash and to her Ash and Brock are basically her big brothers. They’re very touchy-feely with one another but everything is completely platonic/familial. It’s just reassuring for them to know that they have the other with them. 

My hc is that Ash has chronic pain which flares up in cold climates. Gary is Ash’s no. 1 support in that regard but sinnoh is cold af. Whenever the pain is too much for him to handle, ash and dawn curl up together with all of their pokemon. Brock is usually too busy to join but whenever he has the time, he automatically joins in. 

Dawn mostly keeps her hair down but whenever they have time to spare, Ash loves to test out new hairstyles on it. 

Note: Ash showers his friends with gifts because he has a ton of money to spare. If he sees something and thinks that one of them would like it, he could care less about the price. 

Ash isn’t super duper close with Iris and Cilan mainly because he had a lot on his plate in Unova. He was too caught up with working on himself to develop very deep bonds with them. That doesn’t mean theyre not close friends however. They talk somewhat regularly and keep up with each other's accomplishments. Ash and Iris bicker a lot but when it's really important, they can comfort each other just as well. Cilan is like their eccentric uncle who they love but do not want to be seen with in public. 

Ash and Clemont are best buddies: Clemont is super smart however he does have a couple of self esteem issues. Ash has no qualms in absolutely destroying them all and showering Clemont with praise and affection. Ash was Clemont's bi awakening but there’s nothing romantic between the two. Ash battled quite innovatively in Kalos partly because he loved hearing Clemont be in awe of them. They have deep convos over call but their chat is full of random memes and jokes or just things that reminded them of each other. 

Ash and Serena have an older brother-little sister bond dynamic as well: Serena’s crush was not as fullblown as it was in the show. She did have lingering feelings in the beginning but they faded out over time. Ash was a major part of her growth and development as a person. Serena’s character arc in the anime is absolutely amazing. She learns how to be confident and love herself. It wasn’t lightning fast because earlier on she only did it so that Ash would be impressed. But then she begins to understand that she wants to be someone that she can be proud of. 

Shauna sends her into a lesbian panic but Ash helps her sort out her feelings. Ash was basically her guide into the real world and helped her become her own person. Similarly, when Ash was in a funk she helped bring him out of it and taught him the lesson that he had taught her. 

Ash and Kiawe are rivals that are 100% gay for each other. Ash found it amazing that someone had a passion to rival that which he had for pokemon. 

Ash is instrumental in Lillie’s development until she reaches a point where she becomes the main person behind her own growth. Ash was the proudest of them all when she could finally touch pokemon again. He is the biggest shipper of mallow and lillie and tries to make it become a reality. 

Ash and Lana are high on life: Ash is sarcastic and cynical with Lana in a way that he stays true to himself but still manages to both have fun and get rid of repressed trauma. 

Ash and sophocles are texting buddies: They don’t talk a lot separately and stick to groups, but it would take a day to scroll up through their hours worth of messages. They bounce ideas off on another and talk about everything and nothing at the same time. 

Ash really likes Goh but their friendship is still quite new and still developing. Goh doesn’t take criticism well so Ash has to make sure that whatever he means isn’t taken the wrong way. They’re learning and defining boundaries, but Ash doesn’t mind the time it’ll take cuz he’s mainly relaxing and exploring more. Sure the world championship is nice but until the final stretch comes, he still has a lot of free time on his hands.

[pokestar-rosa]

Hi hi hi, everyone! Its me, the one and only Lucario Girl, or, as I'm known in my civilian identity, Stella Black! But that's supposed to be a secret so don't tell anyone, kay?

In all seriousness, hiya! The name's Roselia Florence Annie Bridgewood, but you can call me Rosa! I'm a professional actress, screenwriter, songwriter, costumer, and singer! I also direct sometimes! You may recognize me from such films as the Brycen-Man series (still made he gets top billing, he doesn't even appear in most of them, but I guess having the ex-gym leader at the top attracts a larger audience), Timegate Traveler, Everlasting Memories, and my personal favorite, Mystery Doors of the Magical Land! You may also recognize me from the time I saved the Unova region from a madman with stupid hair, but who cares about that!

Of course, an actress is nothing without her stage crew, so why don't I introduce you too my supporting cast!

Showstopper the Lucario: My very first ever Pokemon! He starred with me in the first Brycen-Man movie and every Brycen-Man movie since then! There's no bond closer than ours!

Plot Twist the Blaziken: He's called Plot Twist cause I wasn't expecting to run into a Torchic all the way in Unova. Glad I did, though, cause he's been a real asset.

The Heart the Flygon (or just Heart): The heart of the team (hence the name) Heart always knows how to pick us up when we're down.

Smoke the Zoroark: I was asked to take care of Smoke by Anthy and Connie when he was just a Zorua! Once my journey was over he decided to stick with me and get into acting! And those illusions come in handy for special effects too!

Herald the Serperior: Herald's more of a battling Pokemon than an acting Pokemon, but I love her all the same. I called her that cause she was the Herald of my Heroes Journey.

The Smart Guy: A bit of a late addition too the team, Smart Guy really came in clutch against Skyla. Her electric type attacks are no joke!

Hat the Mankey: So named because he stole my hat. Not much of an actor, but likes hanging out on set.

Levi the Leavanny: My partner in Costuming, I don't think I'd get things done nearly as fast if she wasn't around.

Anti-Roxie the Ekans: I named her that because I caught her as a counter too Roxie, eheh. Poison's not very effective against poison, you know. That didn't really pan out but she always preferred being a lap Pokemon anyways.

Big Guy the Gigalith: Named as such because he was super strong, even before he was big. If there was something in the way, he could smash it.

Invader the Elgyem: Maybe its a bit mean to name an Elgyem Invader. Especially since he inspired the Invaders series.

Ghost the Sableye: A mischievous little guy who loves too play pranks on set almost as much as he loves acting.

Sidekick the Flaffy: She was my sidekick, of course. Unfortunately, my proposal for "Lucario Girl's sidekick Flaffy Boy" got rejected.

Junior the Ariados: I don't know why I named this Ariados Junior. Something just came over me and I felt I had too.

Comic Relief the Snover: Okay, maybe this one's a bit mean too, but he's so silly.

Confidant the Scolipede: Obviously if I need to go to anyone for advice or to just talk, its Showstopper (or Nate) but Confidant is also a good option.

Deus ex Machina the Magnezone: My real Anti-Roxie, Deus came out of nowhere and saved me in that battle, hence the name (also cause its a machine). Still have no idea where it came from.

Heel the Spiritomb: Heel's not really evil, but they play the part well. If you need a villain, they're your swirling conglomeration of imprisoned and tortured souls.

Unexpected the Litwik: I named him that cause he surprised me.

Dawn the Empoleon: Another unexpected catch. Since the name Plot Twist was already taken, I named this Empoleon after a famous trainer from the Sinnoh region.

Sixth Ranger the Gallade: A Sixth Ranger is a character that joins the team late in the series run. Sixth over here fits that perfectly, being one of the last Pokemon to join my team.

I'm also friends with a whooooooole bunch of Legendaries but I don't, like, own them or anything. They're just my friends. Sometimes they help out on-set.

[whichuniverseisthis]

Today double post to make up for yesterday. Beware of spoilers!

First - Vs Lopunny

Previous - Vs Ledian

Next - Vs Rotom

Last - Final dimentional duel XI

Chapter 13 / Chapter 429

So it is confirmed that the Castle was there before the Battle Frontier, and it already was a battle facility. It's quite interesting that later in XY they introduced the Battle Maison, which is basically the same thing, though of course with different rules.

Oh yeah, back when the types were only seventeen. Anyway, in HG I once managed to defeat Argenta in the first match with Togekiss, she had Vaporoen. I lost right after, and I never reached 170 battles. The Hall may be fast, but it's also extenuating.

The small detail that Rapidash is the only one not damaged because the others protected him with Looker and Buck on (we ignore that in the next panel he's shown damaged anyway).

One thing I like about this arc is that the protagonists don't just have all the legendaries. Dia and Pearl have Regigigas and Rotom, Charon has Heatran and Giratina, Marley has Shaymin, Palmer has Cresselia, and so on.

The "You can still defeat it, I know you can!" honestly gave me the chills. That's how you feel when you have a Pokémon in the games that you love using because you're sure it will give you a sure win.

Uhuh, a second look at Giratina after the ending of DP. How could this get contextualized with PLA? Maybe the protagonist back then drew this? Or maybe it was Volo? Or maybe yet this belonged to Cogita, who knows.

Ahhhhh, it's that moment, the part where I cry in joy because Platinum instantly realized Palmer gave her the same sensations Pearl did, ahhhhh -

Palmer being the only father in Pokémon overall that recognizes to be a shitty father, great job! He's lucky Pearl still loves him, even if he doesn't show it directly.

You can't expect me to act normal when they talk about Pearl like this though. Platinum is so greatful for all the help he gave her, she's probably thanking him for the times he was stern and kinda bossy, too. I love the Sinnoh protagonists so much.

[roses-in-the-shade]

What DO the public masses and the government think and do about Ingo now? Please tell me they are told the truth the sheer hilarity would be incredible. Would Ingo be considered his brother's age or three years old.

...Would Ingo have any problems interacting with people, considering he never really interacted with anyone outside of Emmet in his formative years and he lived on a mountain for the first 3 years of his life? That can't have been good for his development. Even when he did talk to people he just needed to act like Emmet and now he needs to be his own person (yay! But that seems like it would seem terrifying at first.).

OOH how do the depot agents react? They already interacted with Ingo, though they had no idea.

This is probably one of my favorite asks so far, because it gave me so much to think about. Which is also why it's taken me a bit longer to answer. I am trying to answer asks on a first come, first serve basis. To the best of my ability! Thank you for the ask!

Anyway, this post is VERRRRRY long, absolutely monstrous by my criteria, so under the read more it goes. You have been warned. I apparently can not shut up, lol.

So, the government. It doesn't take long for everyone to realize that Ingo, legally, does not exist. Without any identifications, there's a lot that you can't do that is important for thriving in modern society. So, yeah, they need to tell Unova's governing body the whole truth so that they can get Ingo on the fast track to the living life.

And unfortunately, the first destination on that journey is the hospital. Because Ingo spent the first three years of his new life in Sinnoh, a few centuries in the past. Man's health is either Not Good, or it's about to be. Which creates a lot of confusion for the health department, because. Well. Because. The explanation that this random haggard man needs all of his vaccines because he lived in the past for three years and didn't even have a corporeal body before that is a lot to take in, you know? And then there's the fact that the only existing documentation for this Mr. Ingo is a death certificate dated back to 28 years ago(?!?!?!).

The first solution they come up with to solve this conundrum is to do a DNA test and compare to other living family for proof of relation, and to just. Make sure they're not being made a clown.

Fun fact. When Arceus created Ingo's new body, he basically copy pasted Emmet's DNA, attached it to Ingo's soul with cosmic super glue, and called it a day. They're already twins, it's fine. :)

Yeah, they weren't ready for it when the results for Ingo's and Emmet's DNA results came out as a definitively exact match. Actually, they don't know what they were expecting.

During the few weeks that Ingo spends hospitalized for both acclimating and quarantine purposes, the identifications services go into a flurry of action to create documents for this new human adult person that spawned into existence from Arceus knows where. (See what I did there.)

Fun times. The government workers will literally never forget this for their entire lives. They will remember it as the most bizarre event they've ever experienced, bar none.

As for his official age now, since Ingo's body is physically 28, same as his brother, and he is mentally the same age, they just kinda shrug and say, yeah, sure, he's 28 years old. Never mind the fact that he's only been alive for three. Actually, don't think too hard on it. Don't.

Now, the depot agents. lmao

The day Emmet brings in Ingo for retraining and to "reinstate" him is a day of absolute chaos.

Emmet's first instinct, when he's formally introducing his brother to their employees during a meeting, is to gaslight them all into thinking Ingo had been their other boss the entire time three years ago. (When going into technicalities, it's hard to say if that's true or not. Which is the best part.)

"I am Emmet. I am getting down to business. Today, we will welcoming back Ingo to our work force. He went missing three years ago. He is back now. We will be resuming standard operating procedures with Ingo as the Subway Boss on the singles line again. Any questions?"

(Ingo, not having been forewarned of Emmet's plans, blinks and stares at his brother for a few moments, before mentally sighing and face-palming. He quickly decides to let Emmet get away with this, however. He's not immune to following along Emmet's whims, and he's not disinterested to see how this falls out.)

...

...

"A NEW SUBWAY BOSS?!

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN AGAIN?!"

"HE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE YOU, WHO IS HE?!"

"How rude! I am offended for Ingo. You forgot about him! Unforgivable. Yup! This is verrrry sad. Terrrrrible. Ingo is my twin brother. I was in grief over his absence for three years. I am disappointed you did not notice."

"I didn't forget, Boss Emmet! I've never set a foot out of Gear Station my entire life, so of course I remember Boss Ingo! We loved working with Boss Ingo, I don't know how anyone could forget a kind and jovial man like him!"

(Depot Agent Jackie is most definitely in on it.)

All of the depot agents are reeling at this new reality that they have to force their brains to get used to. Some would keep swearing up and down that there was never a Boss Ingo, but then Emmet would wave around the proof of employment (that he typed up literally an hour before the meeting) and they'd just be reduced to a state of mental sputtering and questioning reality. Many are a flustered mess whenever they end up interacting with Ingo himself.

Emmet and Ingo let the depot agents stew in this prank for just the one day, at least until Ingo finally convinces Emmet to hold another meeting the next day to tell the agents the full truth and allow the poor guys some peace of mind. (Ingo does scold Emmet a little for being so mean-spirited with this particular joke, though it doesn't last too long when Emmet points out that Ingo didn't stop him.)

Funny enough, the truth ended up being even more of a bombshell than the prank had been. Who woulda thought.

From then on, the twins and the depot agents do their best to stay professional and help ease Ingo back into the work routine as something like a Deputy Subway Boss, and they're pretty successful! It doesn't take too long to get Ingo fully instated as an official Subway Boss, Ingo being as enthusiastic and dedicated to the job as he is, and, over time, the agents slowly realize that they did miss him without ever knowing it. Three years ago, they really did notice his disappearance, ironically enough. Ingo's "personality" was suddenly gone, Emmet was never the same, and the work environment changed. It's weird, but in the end, they all end up thinking, "I'm glad he's back."

The day of Ingo's official promotion, the depot agents throw him a party and make sure to tell him this:

"Welcome back. We missed you."

The public's reaction to Ingo is a mixed bag, predictably.

The day of Ingo's reintroduction to Gear Station, the official Battle Subway PokeTwitter account announces: "Attention all passengers! Starting today, a new Deputy Subway Boss will be conducting us to our destination on the Singles Line! Deputy Boss Ingo looks forward to future travels with challengers. Will you go on to victory or defeat? All aboard!" (Attached is a picture of Ingo in the signature point and call pose, right hand pointing forward and left hand out to the side pointing down.)

Most responses to the announcement are basically either, "isn't that just Emmet?", or "I had no idea Emmet has a twin brother!". There's a lot of chipper "Welcome!" and "All aboard!" comments and some competitive "Can't wait to see what he's made of!" remarks, so the reception is generally a mix of confusion and enthusiasm.

And then it all came crashing down when one person says, "Isn't this the same guy who ran the singles line years ago, tho? Did he come back?"

One person unintentionally does what Emmet did to the depot agents to an entire social media community. Thus restarts the conspiracy theories again, much to Ingo's and Emmet's exasperation. If they weren't already practically celebrities by this point, then they definitely are now.

Emmet ends up using his personal account to address questions and clear it up as much as he can, while skirting around the full truth as much as possible, sometimes even outright dodging certain inquiries altogether. Ultimately, he and Ingo had decided it was best to keep it private knowledge that only certain people would know. Emmet's best efforts certainly couldn't stop rumors from sprouting all together, but it did help to placate the internet riots and calm them down. It only took about a week before the twins were no longer all PokeTwitter could talk about.

Now, interestingly enough, Ingo himself isn't doing too bad, socially. Sure, he did live on a mountain for a few years, but he also visited Jubilife Village often! He assisted at the training grounds, helped teach the villagers to befriend and battle with pokemon, often did any needed shopping there. He made sure to check in with the Pearl Clan regularly, it'd be rude to essentially go AWOL on them when they took him in and bestowed him a position as important as warden of their Lady Sneasler.

Point being, Ingo got past most of his social struggles during his displacement in Hisui. Learning how to human when in an entirely unfamiliar setting and without his memories was a huge challenge for Ingo, but he gradually settled into the new experience. Which is why going to modern day Nimbasa is such a huge culture shock. There's so many more people, ranging from incredibly kind to brutish in behavior, sometimes critical, sometimes indifferent. Despite this, Ingo has been able to be himself without question, without backlash, without fear, and it's a marvel.

The people that Emmet and Ingo had surrounded themselves with never failed to make Ingo feel encouraged and supported, including Emmet himself. Especially Emmet. Ingo has no idea what he would do without Emmet. He loves and appreciates his brother immensely. With all the assistance Ingo has, he may be nervous about meeting his new future, but he's determined to do it. Stubbornly optimistic, even. No matter what set backs or adversities Ingo may face, he has the greatest safety net holding him up.

(If Emmet ever finds anyone antagonizing Ingo, he will most definitely give them a traumatic beat down in a pokemon battle, and terrify the living daylight out of them by promising them eternal despair if he ever sees them near Ingo ever again.

Basically, Ingo: sunshine, Emmet: sunshine protector.

I am right, and I should say it. Luckily for everyone, it doesn't happen often. Nobody in their right mind would want to be mean to Ingo.)

[chaserainbows]

Week 3

(someone has to go home eventually right)

Lynn kickstarts her redemption era with a mini challenge win and I have no idea how you're supposed to do your nails with balls so I'm retconning this and saying that she did her nails with berry extract and slayed

We have another acting challenge but with the key difference that for this one the contestants have to come up with their own lines

Most of them are celebrities so I'm sure they're familiar with gossip TV

And once again everyone does great but Will Grusha Sidney and Candice are standouts

You know Grusha's channeling his inner bitterness about gossip journalists bothering him for drama after his retirement

Also look at Sidney redeeming himself after his poor performance last week

The runway category for this episode is hometown inspired outfits and only Lucian and Aaron do a bad job

Aaron's definitely dressing up as a cowboy you just know it

This is a really good prompt to imagine especially for characters that travel to different regions

The tops and bottoms are defined and Candice just barely missed out in a high placement yet again despite doing everything well she's either gonna take it in stride and laugh at her bad luck or she'll spiral in Untucked because this is the second time in a row

The winner of this challenge is GRUSHA you know he channeled that repressed anger and turned it into the most hilariously salty performance the world has ever seen

Meanwhile Lynn's in the bottom again which is very concerning for her but also Aaron and Maylene are both in the bottom as well after almost winning the previous episode

Aaron's runway was probably a big factor for that because he's been missing every single time but I mean look at him does he look like he's good at fashion

Lynn manages to save herself with a great runway and we have Maylene vs Aaron as the bottom 2 of the episode

It's a Sinnoh faceoff and they will DUKE IT OUT

why would you give them a really fast song in spanish this is such a set up

But somehow they still do great?????? You'd think that Aaron and Maylene wouldn't know the words but look at them they're PREPARED

It'd be so funny if this was another double shantay and we went to ep4 with no eliminations

Aaron wins but it was very close every lipsync so far has been exceptional

And with that we have Maylene as our first out but she fought really hard and this is ep3 so without non-eliminations and double win shenanigans she'd be in 8th place which is quite respectable

Meanwhile in Untucked SIDNEY'S ON HIS REDEMPTION ERA look at him being nice to Lynn

Meanwhile everything else is chaos I assume that Sidney's diabolical aura affected Lynn because why is she attacking Garreth

Candice really is spiraling on Untucked look at her go

Garreth's still the frontrunner but Will and Grusha are getting closer while Sidney is starting to make a comeback

Meanwhile Aaron's hot streak tanked and Maylene still has a better score than Lynn after getting eliminated it's not looking good for our delivery queen

[cheemken]

Hey knight you know that lil rebellion AU I made up a while ago? How do you think the rest of the Champions worlds would go? Like do you think Leon survived the beginning of the darkest day? Or did everyone in Galar (and the rest of the world) just die right away. Or what about Cynthia? I honestly don’t know much about the Diamond and Pearl games so idk what would happen

I can vouch for the Sinnoh games bc I honestly don't like them much and didn't pay much attention to it other than my precious Torterra, Drasil <3

Also is this the au where the champs died and suddenly their alt versions got transported to their world after their deaths?

But anyways if it is, I do wanna say that in that lil au, both Cyrus and Cynthia were dragged to the Distortion World by Gira, and Dawn wasn't fast enough to save Cynthia, trapping Cy and Cyn w Giratina. And like, Gira was just stalking the both of them maybe, within the shadows she watches the two descend to madness, or maybe Gira did kill Cyrus in front of Cynthia, while Gira's there looking down on Cynthia, a spitting image of that wielder from centuries ago.

And like, imagine how much that'd fuck up Dawn tho, bc along w the Galactic grunts and admins, she saw what happened to both Cyn and Cy, she wasn't fast enough to take Cynthia's hand to pull her back to safety, and she blamed herself for Cynthia's death. Didn't help how the Sinnohan people not only blamed Galactic, but blamed Dawn as well. Fucking imagine how much that'd really fuck her up, imagine the Sinnohan people blaming a teenager for the death of their champion. Dawn didn't leave her home, she's afraid of the judgement of the people, blaming herself as well for what happened to Cynthia even tho it wasn't her fault. Years upon years being tormented by the nightmares of Cynthia's death, Lucas and Barry were getting worried about her, but even then it wasn't enough to truly help Dawn move on from both her grief and her self hatred.

Suddenly Cynthia shows up, it caused an uproar in Sinnoh, they all rejoiced their Champion is back. Cynthia, ofc that wasn't the Cyn in their universe, they didn't know that, she was confused as fuck. And suddenly she hears word of the people of Sinnoh voicing their hatred over Dawn, how they knew despite Dawn's leaving her to die, Cynthia would still rise from the ashes. Cynthia was even more confused, she has to find out what's going on, and what better way than to find Dawn herself. When she got to Twinleaf Town, she knocked on Dawn's door, hoping to see the bright young girl she grew attached to like a little sister, her protege along with Iris, when the door opened she finally saw her, but no she wasn't the same girl with light in her eyes.

Dawn was taller, but looked more tired, her hair was a mess, she looked like she hasn't ate in months, and she looked at Cynthia as if she's seen a ghost.

"Dawn? What happened to you—" but as Cynthia reached out to comfort Dawn, she started trembling, taking a few steps back, shaking her head, almost muttering to herself.

"no, no, no, please.. please, I'm sorry.. I'm so sorry, stop it please, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.." she muttered under her breath like a mantra, and Cynthia didn't hesitate on pulling her close, asking her what's going on, and Dawn just sobs out, apologizing she wasn't fast enough to save her, then going on how Cynthia just wouldn't stop haunting her every day since the past ten years, and god that also fucked up Cynthia. Instead of prying more answers from Dawn, she ended up comforting her, this world was.. something else for Cynthia, but right now her priority is taking care of Dawn.

As for Leon,, that moment with Eternarus, my guy none of them wouldn't have survived that hahah Leon, the kids, and Rose especially, like these mfers would be dead. And they mourned for their champion, mourned for the children, they don't know if they should mourn Rose or not, as he's the one responsible for those deaths. The people blamed him, and Rose didn't even know what to feel, even as he's now behind bars. If alt Leon gets transported to that world, imagine how he'd react knowing Hop is dead.

Hop was Leon's entire world, his little brother who always looked up to him, and suddenly he finds out Hop is dead, his world fucking shattered. Imagine him just low-key losing it tho hahah like going around Galar, looking for answers, but everyone's so shocked that their champion has risen from death, he's been dead for years. That only gave him more questions, so he ended up looking for Sonia. God just bcmxbcndnd your honour pls I'm sorry but I'm still lionheart trash, imagine Sonia deep in her studies, she's grown more tired too, then suddenly she looks up and sees Leon standing there. During the first few years, Sonia would always see glimpses of Leon and even Hop and Gloria in her lab, hallucinations really, as she was drowned in grief at losing Leon and even Hop and Gloria. So seeing Leon in the flesh again, she payed no mind, it's just her mind playing tricks on her again after all these years.

And just chmdbd imagine hckdhdnd imagine Leon approaching Sonia, placing a hand on her shoulder, and Sonia actually stops what she's doing, eyes wide, brimmed with tears. He's real. She looks up at Leon, lips quivering, unsure what to say. Leon looked at her worried, asking if she was alright, but before he could ask more, Sonia tackles him to the ground, crying her heart out as she clings to him, going on how happy she was that he's there, that he's real, that she could actually feel him, that he wasn't just another figment of her imagination. And so, he gave her comfort, the questions can wait.

[quillheel]

The haze over her vision clears as she comes to, eyes spiraling her skull in their dizziness. The first thing she sees is soft, candle-lit light, and smoke that gently rose from a crackling fire at the center of the hut she'd woken in. Mari is strewn neatly across a bed, her body feeling stiff as a rock, as if she'd hit something hard and fast before waking up. She groans in response to muffled, incoherent voices that steadily become clearer the more that she wakes. She finds just enough strength to turn her head and stare drowsily at whoever else occupied the room, looking as spaced out as a slowpoke in a coma. | for adaman!

Some of the times he checked up on her, he almost couldn't believe she was still alive.

At first, they hadn't thought it'd been the case. The body worn and broken, harsh under the gravity of the world hauling into the earth, before someone felt the cold strawberry skin of her nose and realized that it still drew air, breath turned to mist when warmed enough to do it. Lucky, that her landing close enough to spot in the frosting river reeds of the mirelands, to rouse ruckus, to be hauled back. Lucky, that her landing was softened, perhaps, by the mud & the foliage & the tension of that crackling frenzy in the air that might've spat her out in the first place. They'd not have been able to save her, as autumn rolled in on itself further into summer's sleep, if she stayed out there too long.

A story Adaman recalls to himself as he overlooks her; a duty, in a way, to himself to ensure, to manage, to see. Each day, she continued. Each day, an anticipation. He doubted it to be one of Galaxy's, the clothes too different, the person too unknown. Not theirs, but whose? who, where, what did she come from?

A secret to be answered in time. He tried not to get his hopes up that it'd be answered at all. Even if she hadn't died yet, a fall like that rarely goes without aftershocks.

It's late by the time consciousness dribbles back into bones. The smell of herbs through the warmed air, something bubbling atop fire, the sound of fabric and skin shuffling as he moved, attentive and slow, as he spoke to the more medically wise who'd been attending her. he'd offered to take the responsibility to look after her while they rested, with only so much to be done, that could be done. Easiness in his voice, reassurances, then goodbyes as he attended to the broth. ( a family recipe, one said to bring new life. he liked to think, even slightly, that it could help... )

It's only when the two left that dark eyes flick over, her breathing turning harsher with unconsciousness slipping back, and see her coming to. The task dropped, the sound of Adaman's robes shuffling is quick as knees shuffle in a scurry to her side, searching for something over her form; over her face. How long has the stranger been asleep? ( the answer comes instantly, second sight, second intuition. 4 days, 19 hours, 42 minutes. like clockwork, like divine knowingness. )

Sinnoh, he was glad to see any life at all, regardless of how distant she was now.

" Come on... Come on... You've got it... " the words are a soft wind through teeth as he leans a little closer as though trying to make it easier for her to recognize, one hand's knuckles pressed into the edges of the mat, her old clothes folded nearby. It's as a hand reaches, soft in the open air nearby, that he sees the white of her eyes; regardless of how distant; and relief takes him only for a moment. Perhaps pride, bubbling beneath the surface, at the other having drew breath long enough to do it at all. a complete stranger, and yet, still they lived.

" There you are. " a subtle congratulation he doesn't expect to be felt as the reaching fingers make purchase, gently at the side of her face, the other joining it's brother, slipping under her other cheek as he gently lifts her head, thumbpads lightly pulling taught the edge of the eye where crows feet would one day linger as Adaman studies her face, her eyes, looking for something unknowable.

It's unclear if he's found it after the moment passes, and he carefully sets her head down to rest back 'pon the cushioning beneath, gingerly, as he softly speaks not fully intending for Mari to listen, " Hey, Stranger. We thought you were a goner. Glad to see you prove me wrong. "

[lindwyrmrelinquished]

Asking about your aus. Laying on my stomach with my face in my hands and kicking my feet in the air

HELLO HI BRAVO I AM LAYING ON MY STOMACH AND KICKING MY FEET IN THE AIR AND HOLDING MY NOTEBOOK TO READ OUT THE NOTES TO YOU

(i had this saved as a draft and. then forgot about it. i am so sorry)

Okay so I've already rambled about the Zoroakari AU so I'm gonna tell you about the Hybrid Ingo+Emmet AU i made with my brother

So thanks to Rift Shenanigans™, Ingo comes back from Hisui a Sneasler hybrid and Emmet a Joltik hybrid(if you want to hear about the Warden Emmet/Lady Zoroakari AU that somehow keeps tying in to everything then I will gladly direct you to the Ao3 collection), Emmet's transformation is horrific and involves two arms ripping out of his sides a la wingfic and his Pokemon had to move fucking FAST to ensure he did not die

Ingo's transformation is much less so, he gets Sneasler ears and a feather and a lot of fluff

Emmet had to stay in the hospital for a while, rightfully so because a shit ton of his ribs were broken and his body had to rearrange itself and learn how to body again, Lemon(his Galvantula) has not left his side since his transformation and considers him her baby now, much like his entire Joltik swarm, but after he got out of the hospital life mostly goes back to normal! He has two smaller eyes above his normal eyes that see heat instead of things, and sometimes he uses those and closes his main eyes if he's overstimulated, and his second set of arms is covered in blue chitin and Joltik fuzz from the shoulder to the wrist

Both the twins have instincts, Emmet falls into his more often since he's unevolved and the Baby Pokemon Instincts™ take over quite a lot in an attempt to keep him safe, stay with mom, stay away from the danger types, the big Pokemon, don't get crushed- Half of those instincts do also apply to his team, meaning Pokemon like Luxa(Chandelure) and Eyrie(Archeops) now terrify him and he can't touch them easily

Ingo, on the other hand, has a much easier time separating his Pokemon half from his human half, and integrates his instincts when they do him good, especially with Lady Sneasler and her kits because she came with him when he came home(after appointing an heir ofc), however, on full moons he become a full Sneasler, it's a whole werewolf deal yknow

He goes feral for a night

First time it happened, Lady Sneasler was hostile the moment she saw him, but he was giving off a whole bunch of scared and confused vibes so she examined him a little more and realized "Hey wait, this is my Warden, what??" And started treating him like a Sneasel who evolved too early, babying him a little yk, helping him get used to his new body

(he's smaller than her only by a few inches but it's noticeable)

For a few months Emmet thought their house was fucking haunted on full moons because Wereingo is just a massive cat and if you've ever owned/worked with a cat, you'd understand

Then after some time, he ran into Wereingo entirely on accident and just had a "wait. What" moment because this fuckin thing is wearing his brother's hat and acting super affectionate towards him and Lady Sneasler doesn't seem worried?? So???? Anyway, that night ends with Emmet falling asleep being cuddled to death in Ingo's nest, verrrry confused, but shit gets explained/figured out in the morning

I say "figured out" because Ingo doesn't quite remember what happens when he turns, but the good news is he's not all that hostile! Only if he's attacked/threatened first <<<<<3

For a while, Akari(usually Zoroakari in my thoughts) is in Sinnoh with her family, so Wereingo goes through quite a few nights just searching through the house for her and getting increasingly distressed when he can't find his kit. So when she finally comes to stay with her uncles in Unova, a full moon comes around and suddenly she's being coddled and groomed by a fuckin Sneasler that she only vaguely recognizes, mostly through mannerisms and scent. She's reasonably alarmed at this until Emmet, tired as shit, just goes "yeah he does this every month. no yeah it just happens. can't really control it, just hope for the best. i'm going back to bed" And Doesn't Elaborate until next morning when Ingo is human-ish again and he's gotten sleep

NOW IT'S TIME FOR MORE JOLTEMMET STUFF!!! We all know he's currently unevolved, but when he does evolve he ends up as like a galvantula centaur thing and it's a little horrifying and a lot less easily hidden because That's The Entire Lower Half Of His Body, and I have a vague dot-to-dot scenario of how he evolves, because I think he'd actually be a little scared of it happening because he likes feeling small and safe with his family and he's lowkey scared that if he evolves, he won't be allowed to do that anymore which is a dumb fear bc ingo loves him a lot and would never deny him but emmet is forever afraid that he will be left again and just keeps an Everstone on him, tucked into his hat or pocket or something, to stop it from happening, but lemme grab that bullet-point list of how he evolves

- Big battle, like against an evil team or something

- Ingo starts getting overwhelmed

- Emmet jumps in to protect him

- Emmet's hat gets knocked off, and the Everstone with it

- Emmet defeats one enemy, more enemies come up, the stress and need to protect his family kicks off his evolution

- EMMET GALVANTULA CENTAUR TIME MF-ERS

Emmet goes fucking feral in defense of Ingo while Ingo recovers and its actually kinda scary- People run from the sudden monster that is the Doubles Line Subway Boss and as soon as Emmet is sure they won't come for Ingo again, he turns back to his brother, wild blue eyes sparking with rage and mandibles clicking, fuzz bristling up in hostility, and he starts approaching and Ingo's instinct, despite most of him going "woahhhh cool brother fighting moments :0", is to try and get away and defend from harm because Emmet is Very Clearly On The Offensive

Ingo, feather and ear pinned back in fear, slowly crawls back away from the hybrid in front of him. He knows it is Emmet, he knows very well. But everything in him is telling him to run, escape from the danger! But he can't. It's his brother, but Ingo can't tell if Emmet can still recognize him. His claws digging into the ground beside him, he watches in terror as Emmet comes towards him. He wants to talk to his brother, but when he opens his mouth nothing comes out.

Emmet bends down cause he's suddenly a lot taller than he thought he was, and starts quietly examining Ingo for any sort of injury, making a little chitter here and there but giving no indication he knows its Ingo, and not just something of his hoard he was meant to protect. It's hard to tell if someone, human or Pokemon, is still the same after evolution. If they still have the same mind, the same memories. Ingo keeps hissing on instinct and immediately shutting it down. He doesn't want to provoke Emmet, if that can happen, and he certainly doesn't want to find out if his brother will attack him.

His hair is frizzing up. Emmet is giving off more static electricity than he ever did before, even after a big meal of Gear Station's power generators. Emmet lifts Ingo's hat and starts combing through his hair, and it feels just like when Lemon does it, but larger. Emmet is too large now. Ingo has to dig his hands into the ground to stop from lashing out at him when he noses around the feather. But eventually, Emmet nods, and sets the hat back down. He leans down to look Ingo in the face for the first time. There are too many eyes. He's not smiling. It's neutral, which is alarming for Emmet, and is this even Emmet anymore? Ingo is scooped up into four arms and carries away from the danger. Everyone is too scared of the unnatural creature holding him to approach. Ingo catches Elesa's eye on the way. She's pale, and frightened.

There isn't any pause until the two of them are back at their house. Emmet doesn't stop at the living room, nor does he deliver Ingo to the bedroom decorated in black. Instead, they go to Emmet's room. Usually, Emmet comes from here to go find Ingo, but today he's bringing his older twin into the nest perpetually scattered with Joltik. He sets Ingo down and sorts it all out, and then pulls him into a cuddle.

Ingo isn't sure how to feel about this. His brother hasn't said a word, but that's normal when he doesn't have a script ready. He's not sure if his brother is still there, or if he's dealing with a wild Pokemon. He wouldn't know how evolution feels, he became a hybrid already fully evolved. But he can try and help Emmet, at least. That's all any of them can do at this point.

ANYWAY I THINK THAT'S A GOOD ENOUGH POINT TO LEAVE OFF FOR NOW <<<<<333 IF YOU WANT MORE INFO ON LITERALLY ANY OF MY AUS I AM WAITING HERE EAGERLY AND KICKING MY FEET IN THE AIR AND GIGGLING UNCONTROLLABLY

[barry-propaganda]

Holy shit, I just decided to check watch.pokemon.com on a whim, only to find it’s got season 11 up on it currently, meaning it’s got Barry’s introductory episode. So I have decided that I must do a not-so-live reaction (‘cause I’m gonna put all my thoughts in this one post and then post it).

Alright, here we go: S11E49 Barry’s Busting Out All Over

The Sinnoh Arc openings go HARD.

I know the episode just started, but HE’S HERE! Love that they introduce him with the classic “THUD!”

Love the consistency of him saying he’s gonna fine you but then him never enforcing it; maybe he keeps a running tab?

Brock, Dawn; Ash was not running that fast or that far away that you missed him meeting Barry.

Dawn, why do you sound surprised to have found Fantina at her gym?

THUD! the sequel

Okay, so Dawn knows who Barry is, but they still made the executive decision to have them not be childhood friends in the anime?

It’s been so long since I watched the Sinnoh Arc that I forgot just how big a Paul stan they made Barry. If you’re gonna have Barry constantly bring up a trainer he thinks is real strong, at least get it right and have him bring up Palmer. (That other post was right that he really does feel like a mouthpiece to hype up Paul here.)

I will say, this definitely feels like a conversation that would happen between 10 year olds, at least.

Barry, I know I think you deserve better than Palmer, but I would literally take you not shutting up about him over you not shutting up about Paul; since, you know, that’d be CONSISTENT.

[Barry: I have 3 badges. Ash: I’ve got 4.] XD this reminds of when Ash said he had 7 badges and then Barry flexed his 6 badges on him.

More on them being 10, it definitely makes them constantly falling for Team Rocket schemes more believable; especially here since this is Barry’s first encounter with them.

Sinnoh Arc motto is fun, especially since I think it’s the one that gets interrupted the most; my favorite will always be when Jessie was hit with Yawn in the Hippopotas episode and fell asleep during the motto, so James has to cover her lines while doing an impression of her.

SPEAKING OF THEM BEING INTERRUPTED, BARRY LITERALLY DID! They were just about to finish too 😂

I’ve never understood how the hair that Dawn has pulled back by that third clip is longer than the rest of her hair.

Love how offended TR gets at Fantina saying they don’t know how to dance.

Also love “James loves his Pokémon” moments, this time featuring his old Cacnea.

Those three have GOTTA be doing theatre on the weekend or something, right? The dramatics, the rhyming, the alliteration, etc.

“I’m not sure what you mean by bonding with them.” BARRY, DON’T YOU HAVE A FUCKING ROSERADE?? I mean, unless you caught it as a Roselia…

Barry, why are you making it sound like Paul is who inspired you to become a Trainer? WHAT ABOUT YOUR DAD, BARRY?

Barry, is your Staraptor secretly part Grass-Type? How did one Flamethrower from a Chimchar take it out?

I WAS RIGHT, YOU DO HAVE A ROSERADE!!

I always forget that the anime tends to not give a flying fuck about type match-ups or STAB or whatever.

Dawn, he also earlier put a Grass-Type against a Fire-Type, and he won that bout, so… Also Empoleon is part Steel-Type, which I think makes Electric neutral (I forget if it does or not) which realistically doesn’t make sense (since water and metal both conduct electricity).

Huh, surprised they kept the consistency of having to recharge after Hyper Beam.

RIP the days of Volt Tackle; you will be missed.

Alright, episode over; that was fun. Thanks for joining me slip a lil further down the Barry wormhole.

[one-anxious-trainer]

You there, give me the story behind how you caught Stripe. I was born in Sinnoh and try as I might those little buggers always got away from me before I could throw my Pokeball, I even used Quick Balls. @kennythescouter

i had moved to sinnoh somewhat recently and was out sketching wild pokemon in the nearby forest. saw lots of cool stuff that day. even saw a wild leafeon! but then i saw a whole swarm of yanma and i quickly realized those things move way too fast to draw. i kept following the swarm though. i was taking pictures on my rotom phone to try and get a good one i could draw and i think the flash attracted a couple.

i got scared, thinking id pissed em off. Custard i think realized i was scared and was like "o shit battle time". i hadnt trained him well at that point cause i was still an early teenager and didnt know how to really discipline a pokemon so he shocked the closest yanma. (he did it in defense of his trainer so i cant really get too mad) the others flew away but that one yanma was like "o shit you wanna GO you tiny unovan shit?!" we battled and won, and i was like "oh FUCK I CAN ACTUALLY CATCH THIS THING" and BOOM my second sinnoh catch!

wasnt even planning on catching stripe, it just happened. and thank Arceus it did! i love my yanmega so so much.

[gogogobarry]

@distortsverity sent:  “ . . . hey barry. who would you say deserves the stars? ” her left arm’s stretched out above her — a finger tracing tiny circles around sirius, the brightest light in the moonless night sky ( of course hikari’s drawn to it. she likes to pretend she can grasp it, sometimes ). just had to break the silence with an inane question, didn’t she?“ strange thing to ask outta nowhere, i know. ” an airy laugh. “ so i’ll go first. whoever reaches out the farthest for them and keeps reaching out, no matter how badly their arms ache. ” her arm’s growing tired, but she continues tracing circles. sirius will be hers, one day. 

Verity is especially calm tonight--the lake lies smooth and motionless like a watery mirror, its glassy surface reflecting the sprawling expanse of celestial bodies looming overhead. Barry and Hikari are both present as expected, both lying side by side on the cool, familiar grass. Despite their increasingly busy schedules and diverging responsibilities, they wouldn’t, couldn’t bring themselves to miss out on a moment like this. It’s as if Dialga is watching over them, slowing time’s passage just enough to allow them to experience another moment of refreshing nostalgia, another childhood tradition proudly upheld. Perhaps Palkia is here too, showcasing the best that space has to offer--a beautiful canvas generously sprinkled with faraway galaxy glitter.

Barry sighs softly, a rare feeling of relaxation flooding through his veins as he laces his fingers behind his head and looks skyward with those wide, curious eyes of hazel. Stargazing with Hikari just feels so comfortable, so right.

For once, he doesn’t want to go anywhere.

Who would you say deserves the stars? Hikari’s innocuous question breaks through the sleepy reverie, but Barry doesn’t give her a hard time--Verity’s late night atmosphere often transforms both of them into Sinnoh’s finest philosophers. So instead, he listens with a bemused smile, brow knitting in thought as his attentive gaze follows Hikari’s tracing finger upwards...directly towards Sirius, still the only star that he can locate and name by memory. The Dog Star glimmers with a ultra-bright fervor tonight, shining defiantly against its inky, moonless backdrop.

"Um, hm...” Barry hums after a moment of thoughtful silence. “Well...” Such a deep question deserves an equally deep response...

You deserve the stars is what he wants to say right away, but--for some reason--his cheeks flush pink and the cheesy declaration dies on his lips. He had watched Hikari go through so much on their eventful first journey together, had watched as she felled Galactic, survived the exploration of an unknowable void, and finally penned her own storybook conclusion by becoming Sinnoh’s undisputed champion. Hell, Hikari could probably reach up from her perch on the region’s veritable summit at any time and touch the stars already. And, as far as Barry’s concerned, his best friend has earned every right to do so.

I deserve the stars is his next thought, almost transitioning into his boastful routine instead...but deep down, he knows that he’d just be lying to himself. Barry still remembers how lost he felt after his painful Lake Acuity defeat to Jupiter, how helpless everything seemed while he struggled in front of the Distortion World entrance just weeks later, Sinnohan officials holding him back before he did something even more reckless. No, even though he had grown up fast--maybe too fast, as they all did back then--he still doesn’t feel ready to make such a bold claim, even as a joke. Not yet.

“...That’s not enough.”

Barry’s blurted words suddenly tumble out of his mouth, accidentally released from his swirling stream of consciousness, and the blond scrambles to elaborate. So much for a deep response.

“...I mean, I think you’re right, Hika...determination is great and all and whoever gets there is most deserving, but just wanting something all by your lonesome isn’t enough.” He turns towards her with a cheeky grin. “You taught me that. Right here where it all began, in Pastoria, in Canalave, at the freaking Pokemon League entrance, and probably a billion gajillion other times. You taught me the same lesson over and over: no matter how badly I wanted to beat you, none of that mattered unless I actually put in some serious work towards that goal, and I couldn’t do it all by myself. Yours and Luc’s support, my ‘mons, even the Teach--everybody helped power me up to where I am now. It’d take a team effort to reach the stars too, I think.”

Barry pauses in the middle of his semi-cathartic ramble to laugh at himself. What is he even saying right now? Does any of this make sense? He glances over at Hikari to gauge her reaction and notices her outstretched finger beginning to tremble as it stubbornly traces the sky. Without thinking, he reaches over and gently supports her aching arm, helping his best friend steady her aim towards Sirius once again. 

“I know I probably sound like one of those old space race ads on TV, and I know it probably doesn’t answer your question, but the idea of someone reaching out so hard for the stars all by themselves is kind of a sad picture, y’know? At least for me. I mean, you could reach so much further with just a little help, right? And there’s totally enough stars to share, if you make it together.”

“...That’s just how I think of it, I guess,” Barry concludes with a sheepish sigh of finality, giving Hikari’s upper arm one last comforting squeeze before flopping back on the grass, a contented expression on his face as he takes in the spatial scenery once again. 

“Hey, when I reach the stars someday, I’ll reserve Sirius for ya,” he declares with another grin. “I want dibs on both Dippers though. And maybe some other cool constellations, if I can just remember what Teach called ‘em...”

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Hello! Today, what’s your favorite track(s) from the pokemon games or anime? Alternately, favorite whole OST? I’m a fan of Pokepark’s OST personally!

You could not have asked me a more difficult question lol. I'll have to break this one down a bit

For battle themes... if I must pick just one, I have to go with Volo's theme. It's just so good! It sounds so grand and dramatic and like, it references Cynthia's theme which is intimidating enough on its own. Just hearing those opening notes on the piano was enough to make me scared lmao. It's so good!

For location themes, yeah I gotta say the Sinnoh lakes theme sorry but those themes are special to me! Idk what it is but they're so peaceful and magical to me!

As for overall OST, that's a tough one. I think if I was going to make a list of my favorite tracks in the series, most of them would come from swsh. Say what you want about swsh (it deserves it) but it did give us some absolute bangers for battle themes. My favorite is Hop's final battle theme, it's a perfect blend of hype and emotion and references his usual battle theme enough to be recognizably His while still sounding like something New. I think all of the rival battle themes in swsh are fantastic, they're all so different and have so much personality and they all feel perfect for each rival. The Gym Leader theme sounds like a rave and I love it, really sells the spectacle that is Galar's gym challenge, and the champion theme being the hall of fame theme is beautiful. Even Chairman Rose's bettle theme is great it's just hilariously unearned. But anyway, the thing about the swsh OST that makes me hesitate to call it my favorite overall is that while certain individual tracks really stand out, the rest of the ost kind of blends into the background. It's not bad just not amazing most of the time, you know? But then when it is amazing it's AMAZING so. yeah idk.

I think favorite OST overall has to go to Hoenn for me. Yeah maybe it's nostalgia but I remember every single route and town and battle theme in Hoenn. Every route sounds like adventure and gets increasingly more intense and emotional as you progress in the game, the rival battle theme has a perfect balance of intensity and playfulness, the champion theme is the most underrated theme in the history of champion themes, it's not even my personal favorite it's just the most underrated, I love how it starts fast and hard and never loses tempo, it's such a funny contrast to how chill Steven usually is but it really sells that he's a force to be reckoned with. Hoenn's OST is everything to me, okay?