#loudred posting

[wigglytuff-guild]

If we run into ONE MORE MONSTER HOUSE I am going to SCREAM.

Ohmigosh, you're already screaming! Shut the heck up!!!!!

[adobe-outdesign]

recently I discovered that Kawayoo, one of my all-time favorite Pokemon TCG artists, has some art of Loudred floating around and it's the best thing I've ever seen

[scribz-ag24]

their bodies make them look freakier than they actually are

[front-facing-pokemon]

[pmd-etu]

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Exploration Team Ultra [PMD ETU, a PMD fan-comic!] Pages 68-72!

[coulsonlives]

Pokedex entries make a lot more sense if you imagine they were made by kids

[sofnaskinder]

Wigglytuff / "Gran Bluff" art that I'm honestly not that proud of anymore 💔 but with all the PMD art I've posted already I thought I might as well just share this one

...Now stay here for a bit if you wanna see me yap about PMD2 fun facts!!!

The Guildmaster doesn't have a name in most languages (he's either called Guildmaster Wigglytuff or just Wigglytuff in every version, even in Japanese)

However, here in Spain he receives the name/title of "Gran Bluff", which can be translated as "Great Bluff"

"Bluff" isn't a Spanish word (it has no meaning, maybe they just liked the sound of it, who knows), and we also refer to the Pokémon species Wigglytuff as "Wigglytuff"

The "Great Bluff" thing is just a funny nickname the Spanish translation gave to the Guildmaster for no reason as far as I know lol, perhaps they took that word from English, or maybe they decided to use the last syllable of "Wigglytuff" and turn it into "Bluff", but I don't know why they didn't just use "Tuff" instead, or why this only happens in the Spanish version, or WHY the Guildmaster has a nickname in the first place...?? The rest of the guild members do keep their original names! (Chatot, Sunflora, Loudred, Bidoof, etc)

Anyways, I've always thought he was known as "Great Bluff" in other countries, but a few years ago I found out I was wrong haha. It's a shame! Great Bluff sounds super cute and having a nickname makes him seem like a more unique character in my opinion <:')💖💕

Same thing happens with the guild's name. While in every other language it's known as "Wigglytuff's Guild", the Spanish version refers to it as "Pokégremio de exploradores" ("Explorers Pokéguild"), or just "Pokégremio" ("Pokéguild") for short

I find it very interesting that the Spanish translators were the only ones who felt like playing around with these specific names haha, I've grown up knowing the Guildmaster and his guild like that and I like the way they sound a lot!💕

Did you know about all this? 👀✨

[casualsnickers]

water rescue bidoof. a.k.a., beavers have claws

a real shame that none of the apprentices (before you) graduate from the guild after the lengthy mess that is the post game of eos. sure, the diary readings are okay but i want more characterization and growth from my npcs.

i headcanon bidoof becoming a water rescuer after the events of the game- probably through forming some kind of tactical exploration & rescue team with sunflora (leader) & loudred (second-in-command). the trio work pretty well together. loudred and bidoof evolve and they eventually manage to graduate after assisting in some natural disaster that strikes treasure town- something of that ilk. i dunno.

eventually, bidoof just focuses on what he's good at- swimming and sniffing out treasure- and water rescue just comes naturally to him both out of a desire to help and guide others and to explore new (and dangerous) places. thus, cave diving for dummies is shortly born and oh boy does bidoof get scarily good at speedrunning waterlogged dungeons.

[shardssystem]

You know what? I see posts about Pokémon as disability aids, like a seeing-eye Jolteon, or a deaf/HoH translator Mr. Mime, or a wheelchair guide Machamp, things like that.

But what about Pokémon WITH disability aids? Where’s the Loudred that needs a hearing aid? Where’s the Hitmonchan with a prosthetic? Even a Smeargle with glasses because they’re shortsighted and colourblind?

I just think there has to be some kind of market in the Pokémon world for these things. After all, there are assistances for pets IRL, and Pokémon get universal free healthcare, so where are they? The Pokémon that people love even when life throws them a challenge.

[orsan1070]

The Origins of Ditto

Ever since it was introduced, Ditto has been the focus of scrutiny from the Pokemon fanbase. In particular, Ditto is often theorized to be a failed clone of Mew akin to Mewtwo. However, this theory really doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. (The reasons why are outside the scope of this post, but there’s an excellent segment of a Did You Know Gaming video that goes over that!) Honestly, I’ve never really understood this theory. The evidence is weak and kinda falls apart under scrutiny. Despite this, Ditto is still a fascinating Pokémon and I think there’s still a very fascinating origin story for it hidden under the surface– that is, I think Ditto is an alien Pokémon, similar to something like Lunatone or Solrock. 

As with my prior posts, in-game content is in orange, supplementary content (like spinoffs, websites, manuals, and demos) is in green, and leaked content is in blue.

Before Generation III, we didn’t get much on Ditto’s origins. Throughout Kanto and Johto, it’s mostly found in random assorted locations, like Rock Tunnel, Pokemon Mansion, and the routes near Goldenrod City. The only thing that could possibly point towards an origin for Ditto is the Metal Powder, a special held item that only works on Ditto, boosting its defenses while it's untransformed. This item is not obtainable in the overworld in any game, only being held by wild Ditto (or given out by humans in BW and ORAS). This seems to imply that Ditto is either metallic or has some special relation to metal. 

Not even the Pokedex is helpful in illustrating the origins of Ditto’s oddities. It mostly comments on Ditto’s transformation abilities and their perfection, which ultimately doesn’t help us figure out its biology or origins. All it tells us is that Ditto can recombine its cells to transform into what it sees. 

The first hint towards what I believe to be Ditto’s true origins is its location in Pokemon Emerald. Ditto is the only new wild encounter for a Kanto Pokemon in Emerald– most of that game’s additions were focused on the otherwise unobtainable Johto Pokemon. (The only other added Kanto Pokemon was a trade with an NPC at the Battle Frontier for a Meowth). The location Ditto is found in is a strange one– the Desert Underpass. The Desert Underpass is a cave unique to Emerald broken into by the Fossil Maniac digging away on Route 114 after the player enters the Hall of Fame. Within is the fossil that sank into the sand when not chosen at the Mirage Tower, putting the end of the cave under the desert on Route 111, as well as wild Ditto, Loudred, and Whismur. Whismur and Loudred are fairly standard cave Pokémon in Hoenn, but Ditto’s presence here is puzzling, to say the least– it is not otherwise present in Hoenn (outside of Mirage Spots, which are likely supplied by Hoopa) in any game. Why would Ditto be in this secluded cave? Well, the entrance is on Route 114, one of the places in Hoenn most inundated with meteoric impacts. This is not the only instance of Ditto being found in areas with connections to outer space, however.

I’m going to take a step aside for a second, however. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, when called at Route 47, the opposite-gender protagonist will say “Have you been to Route 47? It has such a beautiful, natural view! ...That said, have you heard of DITTO? DITTO get really energetic around Route 47. It's kind of strange…” In line with this, Ditto can be found in the wild and sometimes Swarming on Route 47, and a following Ditto will display the following message when interacted with in the area: “...Oh? DITTO’s appearance... Didn’t change!” Route 47 is the only area within HGSS to have a wild Pokemon able to Swarm where the default rarity of that Pokemon is higher than 1%-- Ditto is at a whopping 41%, pre-Swarm. As for what this means or how this ties into my theory… I have no idea! It doesn’t poke holes in it, but it’s certainly odd, and I can’t think of an easy explanation, theory or not. I discovered this while researching for this post, and have no clue what it could mean. The only thing that comes to mind about Route 47 is the Embedded Tower, but as for how that relates to Ditto, I have no clue.

Back to more standard evidence, glossing over the Sinnoh games due to the Trophy Garden not being natural and the Poke Radar seemingly showing nonnative species, we arrive at the four Unova games. Within Black, White, Black 2, and White 2, Ditto are found exclusively within the Giant Chasm. The Giant Chasm is the home of Kyurem and is stated in numerous places to be an impact crater created by Kyurem falling to the planet (“A long, long time ago, the Giant Chasm was created when a big meteorite fell from the sky. A really scary Pokémon was hidden inside that meteorite…”). The wild Pokémon deep inside Giant Chasm mostly reflect this, also. Almost every single Pokémon within Giant Chasm, both caves and forests, is either standard to a specific class of areas/encounter types (Excadrill to dust clouds, Audino to rustling grass, and Basculin to freshwater areas), Ice-type (Sneasel, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Delibird, Vanillish, and Jynx) or extraterrestrial (Clefairy, Clefable, Lunatone, Solrock, Metang, and Metagross). The remaining Pokémon are Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, and Ditto. The Poliwag line are still commonly found in freshwater areas throughout Unova, like Basculin, which just leaves Ditto. Ditto does not cleanly fit into any category here– it isn’t Ice-type or standard to any area type (it’s only found in the Giant Chasm). However, the last remaining category is ‘extraterrestrial’-- one Ditto could easily fit into. 

On the topic of Kyurem, the various leaked profiles for Pokémon from the Teraleak (see this earlier post for a brief explanation of why I’m using them) shed an interesting light on this question. As with that post, I will be using machine translation as I don’t speak Japanese, but with checking of my interpretations from a Japanese speaker to ensure this is accurate).

The leaked profile for Kyurem contains the following two bullet points:

“・非常に不安定な細胞組織を持っている。（メタモンのような）

・超低温の冷気を体内で作り出し、全身を覆うことで、細胞が変形、変質するのを防いでいると考えられている。”

This roughly translates to

“・It has extremely unstable cellular tissue (like Ditto). 

・It is believed that it creates ultra-cold air within its body, which covers its entire body and prevents its cells from deforming or denaturing.”

Kyurem’s cell structure is explicitly compared to Ditto, which makes sense– it’s capable of fusing with and subsequently splitting from Reshiram and Zekrom. In addition, Ditto is said to turn into stone while it sleeps by the Pokédex in Gold and HeartGold (“When it sleeps, it changes into a stone to avoid being attacked.”), with this behavior being directly shown in Pokémon Sleep. This reflects Reshiram and Zekrom, Kyurem’s component parts, turning into the Light and Dark Stones when they are inactive. Additionally, Kyurem was also originally going to become the God Stone when it was inactive, as addressed in the leaked profile, but this did not make it into the final product. (There’s quite a bit more in this profile, too, some of which contributes to a crazy theory, but it’s very outside the scope of this post. If you’re interested in a different theory involving the leaked info about Kyurem and speak French, check out this video!) However, Kyurem itself is extraterrestrial, so what does this mean for Ditto? (While I could go more in-depth with ideas about the relationship between Kyurem and Ditto, and their similarities, I think such discussions are best left alone due to their more speculative nature.)

Only one major piece of evidence remains, stemming from Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. (All other games contribute is similar random locations to those of Kanto and Johto, such as an island in the Workout Sea or the West Province of Paldea near Medali and Porto Marinada). Within the Alola games, Ditto is once again found only in a single area– on Mount Hokulani. In Pokémon Sun and Moon, the wild Pokémon pool in this area consists of Fearow, Minior, Cleffa, Ditto, Skarmory, and Beldum, plus Clefairy and Chansey through SOS encounters. While this has a heavy focus on Pokémon from space and close to it, it’s not exclusive, with Fearow and Skarmory not having any kind of space connections. However, Ultra Sun and Moon would strengthen this, with Mount Hokulani being split up into multiple encounter tables like many other areas in Alola. The grass at the base of the mountain retained the entire pool, with the addition of Elekid and Elgyem (and Electabuzz through SOS), with Happiny replacing Chansey. However, the field of grass at the peak of the mountain had its pool reduced, with Fearow and Skarmory being removed (and Happiny replacing Chansey). Of the two new additions, only Elgyem was added to the peak of the mountain. That left the peak of the mountain’s pool as being Minior, Elgyem, Beldum, Cleffa, and Ditto, with Clefairy and Happiny through SOS. Minus Happiny, which is invariably in the SOS pools for all baby Pokémon within USUM including Cleffa, these are all extraterrestrial Pokémon… and Ditto. Yet again, Ditto is the odd Pokémon out in an area focusing on extraterrestrial Pokémon.

All in all, Ditto has repeatedly been found in areas with focuses on extraterrestrial influence alongside many alien Pokémon. It also shares a unique cell structure with Kyurem, a known alien Pokémon. This makes it seem fairly clear-cut to me– Ditto is being secretly portrayed to be extraterrestrial. Whether this idea was the case since Gen III or whether it was retroactively applied with the Kyurem lore in Gen V, I can’t be sure, but it’s definitely something to take note of, even if you don’t actively agree. 

And, hey, if you don’t agree, or if you just want clarification (or if you know what in the world is the deal with Route 47), send me an ask or leave a comment! I’m always open to discussion or criticism of my theories. That’s how we learn more!

Thanks to @kiskeym / @boh.nonso on Twitter / Medium for the leaked profile checking and for tipping me off to this idea!

[wigglytuff-guild]

...NOBODY tell Wigglytuff about the fire on the top floor today. In our DEFENSE, the Pokémon that tried to enter WAS a Magcargo.

[adobe-outdesign]

Me: yeah some Pokemon designs are objectively pretty ugly

Someone: [says a Pokemon is ugly]

Me:

[inprogresspokemon]

Unnamed IPP List

If you'd like to suggests names or vote for names that you like, the following are unnamed! I'll try to keep this list up-to-date and will keep it linked on my pinned post.

Hydreigon - - ? - - “Iron Jugulis” (new future Paradox Pokemon)

Steel/Poison Eeveelution (new Eeveelution)

Cobalion - - ? - - Iron Crown

Cyclizar - - ? - - Miraidon

"Sandy Shocks" - - ? - - Magneton

Slugma - ? - Magcargo (redo)

"Gouging Fire" - - ? - - Entei

Ice/Ghost Eeveelution

Terrakion - - ? - - Iron Boulder

Virizion - - ? - - Iron Leaves

Tyranitar - - ? - - Iron Thorns

Cetoddle - ? - Cetitan

Whismur - ? - Loudred - ? - Exploud

Anorith - ? - Armaldo

Chingling - ? - Chimecho

Bidoof - ? - Bibarel

Cherubi - ? - Cherrim

Glameow - ? - Purugly

Karrablast - ? - Escavalier

Yungoos - ? - Gumshoos

Crabrawler - ? - Crabominable

Charcadet - ? - Armarouge

“Raging Bolt” - - ? - - Raikou

"Great Tusk" - - ? - - Donphan

"Brute Bonnet" - - ? - - Amoonguss

[racingliners]

ohhh i want if u are still doing!! 🎨 🎨 🎨

Hi Loudres!!! Again, I'm gonna sound like a broken record, but trying to whittle down a shortlist was so hard because you are also one of the graphics goats to me. You have so, so, so much good stuff on your blog between your regular edits, celebrations and themed requests that I just know I've missed some good ones.

Oscar Colour Palette - So this was actually the first thing I thought of the second I saw your ask in my inbox. Whenever I think of your graphics this one always appears in my mind first, I think a big chunk of it is down to the typography which I just adore the combination of fonts and the layering making is look like the cursive font is being woven through the block font (it's a technique I have always wanted to try and you've absolutely nailed it to me.) I also love the way you filtered/put effects on the main image in order to showcase the requested colour palette. In all honestly I think this is one of my absolute favourite graphics of yours.

Seb Magazine Cover - Another one that has stuck itself very firmly in my mind! I think that's down to you choosing such a great image and letting it take up all the space alongside some really simple text and details that just pairs so well together. It's just so CLEAN and CRISP, I really love it. It would make a brilliant full size poster.

2025 Helmets Gif - As the unofficial home of Helmet Watch I just had to mention this. It's quite rare to see full grid focused edits for varying reasons but I really like the choice to pay homage to every driver's core helmet design and I think the way you executed it is really clever with the gif cycling through all of them so they all get a moment of being front and centre.

2025 Race Posters: Imola - So first of all, I have been massively enjoying your race posters series thus far and I cannot wait to see what you come up with for the rest of the season. I so nearly picked Japan for this but I literally cannot stop thinking about how the pizza toppings are wheels and the circuit outline - I just adore the creativity behind it. I love the Ferrari being positioned in the empty wedge and what you did with the text to make it fill out the rest of the space (but crucially not make it overshadow the rest of the piece).

Honourable Mention: Alex Japan 2025 - so the reason why I didn't pick the Japan race posted was because I wanted to give this a shoutout. I think hiding the car in the branch so the cherry blossom is the main focus is so clever, and I love the shade of pink you used for the text. Everything just combines really well into a fantastic piece!

send me a 🎨 and I’ll tell you my favourite gifset/edit/fic/art of yours!

[pwnyta]

LOST CHARACTERS AS POKEMON TRAINERS!!!

Jack -- I wanted to go with like half fist-fight in the back of a 7-Eleven and half doctor. I think thats appropriate. Arbok is technically both since snake venom is used in some medicines and snakes are on the caduceus a symbol for healing or w/e....

There should be a regional variant of Arbok where the hood is wings and its like Fairy/Poison and predominately a healer/support Pokemon.... but I guess thats not really important to this post...

Kate -- A horse for obvious reasons... praying mantis will kill the male of their species if they fuck around too much. Thats very Kate(or it should be). Spiders and Bears feel very motherly too me also black widows work with her. Jynx because Kate is unfortunately bogged down with romance and sometimes a lil racism is involved. Froslass... a Pokemon made of doomed women that should eat the souls of men....

I would write Kate better. PUT ME IN THE BOOTH.

Sawyer -- Naturally a Krookodile Alabama makes me think of crocodilians also Sawyer is a literal crook. Hed be SO MURICA so the eagle. Hes an orphan with an attitude so Marowak. Aggressive mons for his piss poor temper. A frog to annoy him.

Sayid -- A Mon born from vengeance and unfinished goals... very Sayid. Drampa are typically chill but will fuck you up if you mess with people they love. Mimikyu are dangerous but just want to be loved. Absol are kinda seen as dangers even when theyre just trying to help... Hurley says what Sayid does is ninja stuff so I had to give him a ninja and the fact that frogs annoy Sawyer... NATCH. Gardevoir because SOMEONE needs to protect Sayid from the horrors... but knowing Sayid he'd probably die protecting his Gardevoir and then his Gardevoir would absolutely crash out.

Locke -- I picked Lockes mon based on what he would THINK he needed... so like forest guardians, mystical and special seeming mon... but not necessarily mon hed naturally go with. ...Also Shiftry naturally.

Hurley -- Hurley would definitely have a Pikachu cuz thats the mon to have. Rillaboom and Loudred because of his love of music. Sylveon and Comfey for the vibes... I think hed be kind of embarrassed to have such girly mon but he'd never get rid of them cuz he loved them too much. Comfey he got on the island. Basculegion due to the spirits of course.

Sun and Jin -- Their Nidoran were gifts from Suns father. Their Eeveelutions were their starters, they swapped them after they got married as a show of trust (If they stay together it doesnt matter whos holding which mon). Volcarona cuz Sun. Pangoro was also a gift from Suns father. Tsareena and Persian cuz theyre fancy. Wishiwashi and Cramorant from Jins past as a fisherman. Jigglypuff for Suns musical past... theres no Pokemon based off a piano? Really... so weird. Meowth was a stray Jin took in.

Desmond -- Gothitelle for the psychic shenanigans obvs. Golurk are guardians but the cuffs on their arms/legs make them feel like prisoners as well. Murkrow are said to be bad luck so Id like to think one was following around Penny and he caught it so she wouldnt be unlucky. Lapras named Lorg. Psyduck naturally... he refuses to evolve despite Des attempts (Psyduck doesnt want Des to suffer alone). Drifblim an ominous wanderer that can just disappear.

Ben --Wobbufett because hes a goofy-ass punching bag, white rabbit naturally. A super villain genius with spooky, buggy eyes. Keys for all his little secrets. The empty husk thats hard to kill. An orphan.

[cristalin-league-official]

My Experience with Team Disco (@discoindahouse): A PSA.

...I really wish I didn't have to make this post.

As a preface: Don't harass anyone. Most people in Disco are as much victims as I was. And trying to fight fire with fire won't get us anywhere.

Hi. My name is Wyatt. I'm the Aventurine City gym leader in Cristalin and the guitarist for the band Double Time.

And I was convinced to go to one of Team Disco's discos. This is that story. -W

The story begins some months ago. I was approached by a man who calls himself the DJ. He told me that the purpose of Team Disco was to bring novelty to music. I don't necessarily agree that today's popular music is boring, but art is subjective, and I can always get behind new voices in the industry. So I told him that sounds fun.

Nat, a friend of mine, was rightfully worried about the organization, but, as far as I was concerned at the time, they were just being overprotective.

There's this member of Team Disco. You know her as Rush, and that's the name I'm going to be referring to her by for this post's purposes, to protect her privacy. As I mentioned, she's a victim too. If you're reading this... I'm so sorry. I know what you think I'm doing, and I really wish I didn't have to write this post. Rush and I became quick friends.

A little while back, the DJ opened invitations to join Team Disco. I was talked down from this, because I already have several commitments, but I was also invited to come to one of their discos. Against Nat's warnings (which I once again saw as overprotectiveness), I accepted.

I was escorted to the disco once I arrived in the city by Mod Rush. I was anxious, but I decided it was just nerves over doing a new thing, and I pushed it away.

The first red flag should have been the sewer. Now, I'm not going to judge locations, I've been to some great out-of-the-way places, but if you, as an allegedly popular organization, are holding a party in an abandoned warehouse that can only be accessed via the sewer system... That might be something to start questioning.

I didn't question it though. I was busy pretending I didn't notice anything wrong.

The next red flag should have been the entire crowd waving at me in creepy synchronization. Once again, I ignored it. I was the guest of honour, after all, leaving would be rude. And maybe they were just tight-knit.

The music was good. The DJ sent out a Loudred, I participated in a dance battle. Rush came on stage, and she's a really good singer. All was well.

Until everything stopped. The crowd went completely rigid.

And Rush stopped singing. And... The DJ sent out a Hypno.

I panicked, but then, suddenly, I didn't remember what was happening. I shrugged it off and went back to dancing.

At the end of the night, I was convinced it was the most fun I'd ever had. And hey, it was a pretty good time, up until the Hypno thing.

I only got back the next morning. I got about three hours of sleep. Nat... was concerned, but I was still reeling from last night. It was the best night of my life, or so I figured.

The whole thing's kind of fuzzy, but I remember being... weirdly happy. Like everything was suddenly alright, and nothing would ever change again. I barely slept, ate, or drank water. Being tired wasn't on my mind, and I had better things to do.

Then came the day of the concert. I was still hyped. And everything backstage went great. I looked great, felt great. I was sure it was gonna be an awesome concert.

When I started playing, though, it changed. Something about playing my own music... broke the Hypno's influence, I guess. Obviously, I immediately felt like shit. I hadn't slept, and only minimally ate or drank water. I passed out backstage, and the rest is history.

...So that's what happened. Please, don't repeat my mistakes. And, I want to reiterate, I do not condone harassing the DJ or anyone else involved. This is just meant to be a warning. Thank you.