#maybe torchic? it was my first pokemon...

[daemonmage]

DC Trinity but pokemon cause I’m in my yearly pokemon fixation mode. (I’ll make more for the rest of the League as well cause I already have Barry’s starter.)

I’m gonna stick with their first pokemon and a starter cause I feel like it.

Clark has to have a farm themed pokemon. Like a Wooloo or a ponyta. I’m leaning towards a Wooloo cause it’s a normal type and I feel like kid Clark would try so hard to be “normal”. I feel like he raised it from an egg and just loves the little guy. I feel like Clark would have a fire starter for the whole Superman sun theming. I was thinking maybe a Charmander cause iconic and all that but honestly I’m feeling Torchic for Clark. So Clark’s first pokemon was a Wooloo from the farm and he choose Torchic.

Bruce fell into a zubat cave. (Zubatman oh no) And he (in the animated universe) trained his bats… he’s gotta have a zubat. He was originally terrified of it but it was a persistent little guy so Bruce started to come around. The zubat also gave him some comfort after his parents’ death. Bruce also has to have chosen Froakie, cause ninja.

Diana has had her first Pokémon for ages. I personally feel like a psychic type or an ancient pokemon would fit her well. I’ve thought about this way too hard and I’ve settled on a Ralts, idk it feels like a strong pokemon that bond with its trainer and is empathetic which I feel fits with Diana. Genuinely thought way too hard on that one. To round out the Type advantages and also cause I want one of her pokemon to know Vine Whip, she’s getting a Chespin. Also cause Chespin evolves into a grass fighting type which I feel would also fit Diana.

Ok that’s the trinity. I’m gonna go rest before I use my brain for ridiculous and stupid reasons. Also I’m up for suggestions.

[filmhead-productions]

I know everyone and their mom has already said Snivy, Torchic, and Piplup will be the legends z-a starters. And they're completely 100% right, and here's why. Remember, this is only speculation, please don't take some rando's word as fact.

First off, evidence. I'm sure we've all already seen the Indigo Disk trailer with Snivy, Torchic, and Piplup with the previous legends starters, Rowlet, Cyndaquil, and Oshawott respectively.

But has anyone said anything about the tera raids events? The first was Mighty Blaziken from January 19th to 21st; it's tera type was Flying type. And you're probably asking "but the new starters are probably getting megas and Blaziken already has one." Yes, but why can't he have two? Charizard and Mewtwo do, and Blaziken's quite popular, so a second mega isn't out of the question in my eyes.

Next was Mighty Empoleon from February 9th to 11th. It's tera type was Ice type.

As of this post, Serperior has yet to get a raid event, but I believe the next starter tera raid will be this haughty plant snake, and I believe it's tera type will be Fighting. Why? Because it completes this type trio:

Fighting > Ice > Flying

So we have three starters who final evolutions will be Fire/Flying, Water/Ice, and Grass/Fighting. But why these types specifically? Strap in, because this is where things get interesting.

Everyone knows that Empoleon is based on Napoleon Bonaparte, infamous general and emperor of France. So why not Water/Fighting? Because in 1812, Napoleon attempted to lead an army into Russia to conquer it. What he failed to account for was the frigid weather, which took out the majority of his troops and forced them to retreat. So maybe Kalosian Empoleon will be in this constant state of near freezing based on this event, it would be a glass cannon.

People chose Torchic as the fire starter since the rooster is France's national animal. It became France's symbol because in ancient times, when the Roman Empire occupied France (then named Gaul), the rooster wasn't worshipped, but rather the god it symbolized, Mercury, the Roman god of travelers, communication, and many others things. Mercury was also known for being very, very fast. So maybe Kalosian Blaziken will be a speedy pokemon.

About the travelers and communication bit, perhaps this oversized chicken will also be inspired by messenger pigeons, which were used during World War I to send messages across countries. (Let's hope that if abilities come back, this doesn't get speed boost again, lmao)

Finally, we come to Serperior. Pokemon designer Ken Sugimori said that Serperior was inspired by a manga called The Rose of Versailles, we all know this. It's about a woman raised as a boy trained to be a royal guard, who later leaves to join the side of the revolution. Kalosian Serperior could look more like a literal rose, covered in thorns, and will probably have a lance for a tail. This snake will definitely be both offensive and defensive, best of both worlds.

So we have a general, a guard, and a messenger. The theme surrounding these three things seems to be wartimes. A hint at the story maybe? Honestly, I could be dead wrong on this, but I don't care, I love this trio, I hope I at least get close. I might make another post speculating with other starters. Any thoughts?

EDIT 3/31/24: Ok so the next tera raid was announced, and I was kind of right. It is a grass type starter. However, it's Meganium with Psychic tera type...

Y'know what? I think I'll try and make a post predicting what this is about later.

[transmascutena]

the current ideas i have for character teams in my utena pokemon au:

general thoughts i put into making these:

1. i tried to give the characters pokemon i think they'd genuinely be fond of and want to use, and less so pokemon that are symbolic of things about said character (to an extent. nanami's are kind of questionable. but i did avoid color-coding) the exceptions to this rule are akio and half of anthy's team, because i think it makes sense for them.

2. it did not start out as something i did on purpose but anthy and akio are the only two with a full team of six while everyone else has three, and i think that works well.

utena

i put a cubone on here originally but i thought that was a bid morbid. anyway yeah kirlia from the ralts dios/akio gave her, dewott for sword-fighting (shell-fighting?) and scorbunny because it's a little soccer player and would love playing sports with her :)

anthy

the first three are the pokemon she's "supposed" to have. the rose bride pokemon if you will. the last three are her silly little guys. one i unfortunately did not have room to add is a torchic nicknamed nanami, but i think anthy does have more pokemon than just the ones on her team (like the rest of her twenty goomy hiding in the pencil box)

akio

okay so mega gallade is literally just dios as a pokemon so i had to give it to him. i'm thinking that it can't mega evolve anymore as part of akio losing the power he once had and all that. there is something in the lore about a strong bond being required for mega evolution too, so my headcanon for why, is that his gallade just fucking hates his guts because he sucks. coballion is a legendary pokemon, the leader of the swords of justice trio and another of dios' pokemon. minior is a meteor to go with his whole "i like space" facade and the last three are the evolved forms of anthy's pokemon

nanami

kind of a joke team, i just put pokemon based on various animals that torment her. and egg

wakaba

some cute normal types for wakaba is maybe a little on the nose but it fits. wooloo is a reference to her sheep mugs. i saw fanart of wakaba with a chikorita once (i think i have reblogged it) and it's really so perfect. i wanted her to have a grass type for the whole onion thing anyway. there are honestly so many pokemon that fit wakaba it was hard to pick just three

[dylankeogh]

Holby ED Pokemon assignments

because i've been super in a casualty mood recently so here are my hcs for which pokemon each of the characters would have, I’m just having fun please feel free to disagree with me

Dylan - Stoutland

this is so obvious to me it's like a small Dervla. Small, a little grumpy but good at rescuing people and extremely trustworthy

Jodie - Buneary

I feel like it kind of looks like her a tiny bit? Small and cute but still tough and energetic, maybe to help her with comforting patients too?

Rash - Torchic

Being real, Delphox was my initial choice for Rash. I'm still considering it, especially as such a smart pokemon. But then I really kept thinking about it and settled on Torchic, which always seems like a p perfect companion for any doctor especially because they're warm when you hold them. I think they'd be good for comforting during anxiety attacks as well

Faith - Altaria and Kadabra

This one has Faith vibes, it's got that blue-theme I associate her with and I feel like Faith would really benefit from having a pokemon that could chat with her. I also think she'd have a Kadabra to help her with various bits of her work.

Iain - Luxray

I read a post once about how good a Luxray would be for someone with PTSD because they're good at spotting danger for you. I feel like Luxray is the right mixture of calming and reassuring for Iain, and he'd feel safe with it

Cam - Ralts

Like with Jodie I just feel like it kind of has his vibe/hair, yknow? I could see him carrying Ralts around and having it help with patients

Jacob - Dedenne

This fits the big tough guy with tiny cute animal vibes, but I feel like Jacob would really thrive with a pokemon that's a little bit playful and cheeky and could hide in his coat

Jan - Deino

Again, it just has Jan VIBES. Small but tough and feisty. I feel like Jan has the patience to work with a tiny bitey dinosaur that keeps trying to gnaw on her until it warms up to her.

Ngozi - Sylveon

Ngozi is always absolutely fantastic at calming patients down, I love her a lot and I feel like she's both the perfect person to have evolved a Sylveon in the first place, and the perfect person to have a pokemon who could assist her. It's also super elegant and Ngozi is so graceful too.

Nicole - Cubchoo

I wish I had an explanation for this one, it just gives off Nicole vibes for me. I feel like she found a Cubchoo on the side of the road one day and immediately decided that it had to come home with her because it's so cute

Rida - Oshawott and Eevee

I feel like Oshawott is her main pokemon because they're inquisitive, innovative and friendly. Rida feels very water themed to me, and I feel like Oshawott would be the perfect companion for her both on the wards and at home.

I also see her having an Eevee because she's had to constantly adapt to new things/new roles to play in the ED. She'd defo carry her Eevee around with her (it'd be more friendly than her Oshawott I feel - her friends can play with Eevee easier)

Siobhan - Drampa (and probably Charizard)

I went back and forth between Drampa and Charizard for ages but ultimately I feel like Sionhan has a no-nonsense pokemon that's still incredibly compassionate and kind. Drampa is incredibly compassionate and kind with people and defensive of people who need it

Stevie - Absol and Mawile

Absol is a pokemon that shows up to warn people of disaster, but people used to think that they caused the disaster. I like that, and I feel like it's a neat twist that fits Stevie and the fact she so often ends up at the scene of disaster (like with Ethan getting attacked) but genuinely being good.

Mawile is my second chance for her because, like, look at it. That's a Stevie pokemon.

Tariq - Leafeon

This one is just vibes, I feel like it suits him so much. I couldn't tell you why. Maybe it's the energy levels matching his?

Teddy - Teddiursa with a bonus Audino!

I mean. It's called Teddi of course Teddy would have to have one. I can totally see it wandering around the ambulance between patients and hopping up onto people.

Bonus of an Audinio for Teddy because I feel like it'd be a great disability support Pokemon for Teddy. They have really good hearing so they'd be able to hear if his heartrate needed attention, and they're a medical pokemon so they're perfect for the job.

[imthepunchlord]

Kalos needed a win more than the other gens, let's be real.

It did!

Like, XY over all were fun, but you could feel they were incomplete. This is the Gen where the enhanced version (or sequels) felt incredibly absent and Kalos needed more umph. For the game that led us into the 3D, it got the short end of the stick. So it really does need this.

And I think this works out overall. We were ALL dreading the "faithful" BW remakes. And I wasn't that all excited for Let's Go Jhoto, though I found this was the least likely option. So Legends Z-A was a very pleasant surprise. And it's coming out next year at an unknown time! It's got time to cook! Well, assuming they didn't start development recently. Hopefully it's further along than recently started. Either way, it's really good they took a break this year, I got plenty of Pokemon games to replay, and some fan games to play, and I'm just going to curiously keep an eye out for news. And hope the earliest release will be November as then it'll be kinda close to getting a 2 year development, cause the more time to cook the better. I am good waiting for games, I'd rather a finished product than a rushed one.

And by the teaser, there's so much curiosity over it.

Is it really going to be set in the past and a prequel? Or is it going to be more modern-future and a sequel? Helping with the construction of Lumoise City to me leans more past but we'll see. I also wonder if we'll see a Pokemon version of Napoleon as he was the one who wanted Paris reconstructed.

And learning that, apparently, it's entirely set in Lumiose City is going to be interesting to see how that works. Will there be biomes? Or will the Lumiose Catacombs (that it should have) be used as places to catch wild pokemon? And how are we going to play a role in the city reconstruction? It's a different theme and set up to be sure, one I am curious about.

Also, with Mega Evolution coming back (which was my favorite of the gimmicks), I do wonder if this means we'll get more Megas over regional and convergent forms, which I would be a little bummed about, but its cool to get more Megas.

And we'll finally see the Mega Kalos Starters! And maybe Flygon will get a Mega finally! And I know some wanted to Mega Dragonite and we did see Dragonair in the trailer so that's a possibility.

And then there's the fun of the starter speculation, assuming we'll still get a shuffled up trio. Which so far this is the most popular theory I think:

Which does have some merit, as two are based on French royalty/leaders, and Torchic can be tied to the Gallic Rooster.

The only thing to clash is chances are good we'll get Megas for them over regional evolution, and we already got Mega Blaziken. They may prefer to do a whole new trio. Torchic is also a bit of an odd one out as there are 2 specifically based on French royalty and Torchic isn't, unless there is a French royal it could be tied to. Charlemagne is the only other iconic French royal I can think of, but I don't know enough specific details about him outside he unified the Franks and was the first King of France, but maybe Blaziken could work off him?

Either way, I am very curious, a little excited and hopeful, though more cautious optimistic. I am hoping this game will have enough time to cook. I do love Pokemon and I want to see this franchise thrive and be the best it can be. So I am curiously excited for us to revisit Kalos soon and see how it's going to go.

[lovepmd]

If the Explorers!Hero was either of the only two bird options (Torchic or Piplup), and they could do some impressions. It would be mildly hilarious if the guildmembers mistake them for being related to Chatot. Doesn’t have to be a direct parent-to-child connect, but the Hero’s range is too impressive for them to be unrelated. At least in the guild-members eyes.

At first Chatot refutes this claim, yet seeing as the Hero is often mistaken for a wild Pokémon or half wild Pokémon. He starts doubting his doubts.

oh my god

chatot going "no, stop that, it's ridiculous to think so"

and then hearing the things hero says and seeing the things they do and how some other pokemon wonder if they're half feral at the very least and he's just

"............maybe there's SOMETHING SOMEHOW"

[flarekitti]

If we ever get another PMD with a brand new story, what Pokemon would you choose for hero and partner?

*if ur talkin like, options for people in the game, then i think it'd be ok to limit the number of starters (as much as it'd suck), but I'm not sure how so.

*it'd be fun to do like... a random assortment in the style of like, each pkmn gets a nature like the original but it's random as to which u get?

*Obvi i wouldnt want them to get gender split personally

*anyway maybe like, say brave is charmander, pika, machop, rowlet or something. Game rolls a die when you open up a new game and ur option if u get brave is [drum roll] machop! But if you don't get brave that doesn't rlly matter except for partner choosing bc it's whatever u didn't get personality-wise

*any pkmn that didn't get rolled could even have some significant role in some other way, like maybe another personality type could be assigned to a rival team (a team is assigned brave leader timid partner, and since u rolled machop then they have to roll for a dif one and got pika and cynda)

*for non starter options, i think all the ones from previous are obvi good choices! Otherwise, maybe a couple more pika clones (pawmi, marrill, and emolga could work?); fairy types like flabébé, impidimp, and fidough; a few regional birds like fletchling and rookidee; maybe a bug type like dwebble or sizzlipede (though id be worried about balancing issues for bug types i still want them 🥺 ); zorua (why hasnt zorua been added ... seems silly bc how popular it is); maybe another dragon like noibat, dreepy, or applin (or all 3 lol); lechonk could be cute (like munchlax's inclusion); and i also think rolycoly could be a cool twist one

*personally heres what i would assign each of them:

Hardy: Riolu, Grookey, Rolycoly!

Lonely: Cubone, Dwebble, Hisuian Zorua!

Brave: Charmander, Pawmi, Rookidee!

Adamant: Machop, Scorbunny, Larvitar!

Naughty: Alolan Meowth, Zorua!

Bold: Pikachu, Chespin, Tyrunt!

Docile: Bulbasaur, Marrill, Teddiursa!

Relaxed: Squirtle, Sprigatito, Lotad!

Impish: Chimchar, Impidimp, Wattrel!

Lax: Munchlax, Litten, Lechonk!

Timid: Cyndaquil, Rowlet, Sizzlipede!

Hasty: Skitty, Galarian Meowth, Bagon!

Serious: Shinx, Oshawott, Venipede!

Jolly: Totodile, Fuecoco, Applin!

Naïve: Eevee, Emolga, Dreepy!

Modest: Mudkip, Fidough, Ralts!

Mild: Piplup, Sobble, Axew!

Quiet: Vulpix, Flabébé, Cufant!

Bashful: Chikorita, Tepig, Noibat!

Rash: Torchic, Fletchling, Aron!

Calm: Turtwig, Fennekin, Trapinch!

Gentle: Phanpy, Quaxly, Cutiefly!

Sassy: Meowth, Snivy, Amaura!

Careful: Treecko, Froakie, Snorunt!

Quirky: Psyduck, Popplio, Spheal!

*originally i stuck to the list i made but then only some had 3 so i went back and found more i think would fit so all the natures have 3 lol

*anyway im super partial to the personality quiz, i think it's really fun and makes you try out new things (and if u rlly want to stick to ur faves u can still game it / add a "you choose" option lmao)!!!

*so i wouldnt necessarily choose one myself, id try the quiz first and try my best hehe.

*out of just starters/the traditional picks, i would want to be charmander for sure, and whatever partner in the list covers charmanders weaknesses! (Mudkip mostly lol), but out of this entire list I'd be happy with most of em?

*if it was like gates and only the newest gen could be picked id choose fuecoco, if the last 3 gens were picked, I'd have a hard time deciding between litten and fuecoco (probs litten)

*i wish i had more time to sit and balance the list i made, bc on the surface i think i chose a good variety but also i probs am biased bc i love fire and dragon but then also i like little pathetic ones too so it's probs all over the place hehe.

[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 Roserade 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.

[rabbitholeresearch]

Pokemon Legends Celebi because talk of the Sinjoh Ruins came up quite a bit. But also ALSO: Pokemon Legends TRILOGY. This photo has been circulating as people begin talks of Gen5 remakes or possibly the fan-named "Pokemon Legends Kyurem." their evidence is seeing our Hisuian starters alongside starters of the same typing.

However, I don't think this is a hint to a Gen5 legends game. Solely because of Oshawot and Snivy.

To say there's a formula would imply repetition. With Arceus being the only Legends game as of writing this, I doubt they'd use Snivy for Ancient Unova.

For the most part, Arceus went with vastly different starters, pulling from a roster we were already familiar with. They even provided our Sinnoh starters which are much more abundant in the wilds of Hisui (def going to be working on that theory later).

Which is why, our little buddy, Piplup, is our first hint at this being a Legends starter. Piplup being present brings me to one theory: Pokemon Legends Johto is all but confirmed.

but what does that have to do with BW remakes or Unova at all. Well the fact that we see 2 unovan starters.

With Arceus, we received a bit of information regarding the Sinjoh Ruins, a place only accessible in the postgame of HGSS.

But wait, what about Tepig? glad you asked because I think this will continue, leading UP to what will be our gen5 remakes...or sequels.

Ladies and gentleman, I'm not only theorizing that with the newest Unova game, we will not only see Black3/White3 but we may also see a THIRD Pokemon Legends game, which somehow ties into the events of B3/W3.

Afterall, Pokemon Legends, while a spin off, is a MAINLINE game.

In fact, I would say as to go a step farther, Pokemon Legends Johto as well as what I believe will be Pokemon Legends Kanto, in which Tepig is our fire Starter and we get to explore Kanto, during the war, and maybe even we invent Porygon.

Also Commander Kamado is confirmed to be from Johto, given how he switches to a Kansai accent when All Mighty Sinnoh begins to wreak havoc.

So like, given how Pokemon LOVES to hint at the next game, seeing as god knows they're already beginning actual development five seconds after starting another game, they would have enough information to instantly confirm what the next game will be.

but also please let it be confirmed that torchic will be a new starter cuz gen 3 is literally my favorite

[antihibikase2]

"I don't think Cielo likes me that much."

"Well,"

He snorts, guiding his little sibling's arms as gently as he could. The Pidove in between their small palms was petrified; he supposed that was for the best.

"You're barely home in the first place- I'd be surprised if they recognize you at all. Not to mention the name you gave them.."

"Hoy."

"What? It's true-"

Flap! Flap!

"Weeeh!"

Little Cheri tosses up the Pidove in the air, tears welling in the corners of their eyes. Noland immediately catches the Pidove before it flies off, holding it firmly between his hands.

"Oh, Cheri!"

The older sibling smiles down worriedly, wiping their tears- and snot, away with a towel.

"A Pidove is not ideal for this, kuya," Noland grumbles. "Let me get one of the Torchic."

"What?! No, you're crazy! They're around little Cheri's size, they'll peck their eyes out!"

"You're being overdramatic! I got pecked when I was little, I turned out fine!"

"Fine?!"

"Waaahhh! Waaaahhhh!"

The Pidove in Noland's hand somehow escapes, flapping around little Cheri- who tries to hide themselves in their older brother's coat, only to be heckled further by the agitated Pidove, which was trying to peck them through the fabric.

"Hoy! I'm going to cook you for dinner, you little-"

"Pa, that Pidove isn't ours to cook! It's uncle Cedric's!"

"Juniper's?! Why would he lend you such an ill-behaved bird?!"

"In his defense-"

He tries to swat away the Pidove, Noland barely managing to keep it in his hands again before it inevitably slips out of his grip.

"I, well, I told him that I was teaching Cheri how to interact with Pokemon-"

"Oh, so you're a liar now too?"

"Well, he won't lend me a Pokemon otherwise! Especially if he finds out we're using it for-"

"Waaaahhhhhhh!"

He cuts himself off, and his father does the same, looking down at little Cheri clinging onto their brother's leg.

The two of them looked at each other in a rare moment of mutual understanding, at the angered Pidove that Noland was still holding, and let out a sigh.

"..I think it's too early for them to get into cockfighting."

"Nonsense," Noland shakes his head. "Your grandfather took me to my first cockfight when I was five, and I took you when you were three."

Lolo Kabu's youngest son also doesn't talk to him because he took them to a cockfight at the same age and scarred him for life.

"Yeah, well,"

He lifts his coat; he can't tell if the sight of little Cheri's big wet eyes and trembling lips made him feel bad for them or for himself.

The Pidove makes an angry noise, like a thinly veiled threat at the toddler- and Noland's grip on the bird tightens, as if he was going through with his promise to cook it into a stew.

"..maybe when they're older. And we can try in Hoenn, with lolo's Torchic or the local Tailow."

"Unbelievable. You're going to spoil them at this rate, Gavino."

"Better than how you raised me,"

He lifts his little brother into his arms, gently patting them on the back and quietly promising to take them to a toy store later.

"Ugh, and for the last time, can you at least call me Grimsley while in public? It's embarrassing."

[thisselflovecamebacktome]

I've been meaning to make a post on the new legends game since the announcement, but have continuously had stuff come up so finally getting around to it now. Noting now that I've only seen very little (I'll mention what beneath the cut) about it so if any of this has been proven/disproven, my bad I guess lmao. But yeah, with that in mind, these are my very late night thoughts/predictions for the game.

So starting off I want to say that the only things I have seen on this game is the trailer and that apparently the whole game happens within Lumiose City. My kneejerk reaction to it happening purely in Lumiose was disappointment but then I took a step back and remembered that this will be Lumiose before it becomes the city we know from X and Y. Realistically I cannot see them making the areas of the game either 1. any smaller than Legends Arceus or 2. if they are smaller, have any less areas than Legends Arceus. Like with all the work they've done since Sword and Shield with bigger areas, I have faith that the sizing won't be an issue here.

Plot wise I am a little nervous, but I think a lot of that is just because there's so much that is unknown for now. Like tbh we don't even know if it'll have the same elements as Legends Arceus. Like for all we know it's a level by level game that once you finish a level, you can't go back because that part of Lumiose will have been built. Like I doubt that's the case, I imagine it'll be similar to Legends Arceus because they know that works, but we just don't know for sure yet.

Much like everyone else, I do hope Zygarde gets a proper story and tbh I don't want the A in the title to be another legendary (I do have a theory that instead of a new one, it may be Arceus but we'll see), but as long as it's written well, I will be happy. I also do wonder if the swords of justice will play a role given them being based on the 3 musketeers and feeling like they should be in Kalos.

More broadly plotwise, I am also super happy that Kalos was picked because tbh it's one of my least favourite games given how many missed opportunities I felt it had (likely due to the lack of a 3rd game) so I am excited to hopefully see those gaps be filled.

But yeah, overall I will say though, with Legends Arceus being my favourite pokemon game, it does have a lot to live up to, and that makes me anxious.

As I'm sure is the case with most people, my main hope for this game is that there are new mega pokemon (and regional forms). And tbh, I hope that any pokemon that already has a mega doesn't get a new one... maybe with the exception of Blastoise and Venusaur because it'd be nice for Charizard to not have the special treatment lmao. I don't really have any hopes for specific pokemon to get a new form or mega, maybe something I wouldn't usually use. Like I had never used Muk before Sun and Moon and now Alolan Muk is a top 10 pokemon ever for me.

Starter wise, my first guess is that they will pick all 3 from ones that aren't generation 6 or generations that were picked for Legends Arceus. Sprigatito, Sobble and Torchic were the first to come to mind, but I also have a nagging (affectionate) feeling that Squirtle may also be picked. If I'm right, I will likely pick Sobble because I've never done a runthrough with it, but if it is Squirtle and not Sobble, I really don't know because I've used all three of those pretty evenly. Then again, Lavender specifically came from another region iirc (did we ever talk about the implications of this? Like the 'Hisuian' starter forms may not actually be from Hisui if he brought them along from where he was from. Like I know pokemon says it's the area that determines the form but it takes years/generations to adjust so there's likely another region that had at least similar if not the same final forms as the Hisuian starters) so they could use that as a reason to finally give the generation 6 starters a mega and/or new final form.

And there is probably more but it's 1am here so those thoughts will have to wait for another time.

[cubic-watermelon]

Pokemon Day Wish!

Tomorrow is Pokemon day and there will also be a Pokemon direct. I know I'm not alone when I say Game Freak needs to give us more LEGENDS.

Imagine a Pokémon Legends Celebi!

Could be a sequel to Legends Arceus, taking place in "mainland Japan" (Jotho and Kanto) during the Meiji era (industrial revolution). The main character from legends Arceus would still be looking for a way to go back to their time period (if you had save data on your switch from Arceus, you could use the same character) and they heard somewhere that the mythical Pokemon Celebi has the power to travel though time, so they go looking for it.

It would be fun visiting the already familiar places of Jotho and Kanto during that time period, but unlike in Hisui, in "mainland Japan" everyone was already used to having pokemon as partners.

the streets and roads would be filled with travelers and merchants with their partners, there would be more conventional battles, the towns would be more developed. Maybe no gyms yet but there could be a town elder that you had to defeat to show your worth, or an expert of some sort. The main character would have to go from town to town looking for clues to find Celebi and solving problems along the way. The game could be semi open like the original or totally open with level scaling and Kanto could either be accessible right from the start or would be the post game.

Imagine meeting the 3 legendary beasts that lost their lives in the burnt tower before they died!

The starters could be Squirtle, Torchic and Turtwig just so they could use the scrapped beta designs for the last evolutions.

...Ok so maybe Torterra looks like ass but you know, they'd fix it.

The game could use the exact same graphics and engine and I wouldn't even complain! Just add PVP and breeding, let us have abilities again, basically what was missing from Arceus. Keep the crafting, give us more stuff to do. Give us an old black and white camera to take pictures of pokemon in the wild for sidequests and pokedex research. Let us camp with our mons like in sw/sh using a rudimentary tent and cooking pot for meals. Let us RIDE our own pokemon! (Like in the let’s go games) and not some "rental" ride pals BS.

But as I stated on my first Pokemon rant, the Switch can do better and Game Freak MUST do better... *tosses coin into wishing well*

Link to first rant:

[runemyth0]

What are your favorite Pokémon? :3

Beldum, no question. Love that dumb floating rock, love what it evolves into, Beldum #1 pokemon of all time. Also, perhaps controversially, I prefer the non-shiny Beldum coloration.

If I had to pick something more common, Rookidee and its evolutions would be my first choice. Or maybe the Aron line?

In general, big fan of steel types, with fire (usually pick the fire starter) and rock (fossil pokemon rock) coming in neck and neck for second.

List of All-Time Favs

Charmander line

Sandshrew/Sandslash

Vulpix/Ninetales

Magnemite line

Onix/Steelix

Eevee/Flareon/Leafeon

Kabuto/Kabutops

Larvitar line

Torchic line

Mudkip line

Aron line

Snorunt

Beldum line

Rayquaza

Torterra

Cranidos/Rampardos

Roserade

Riolu/Lucario

Rhyperior

Electivire

Gallade

Dialga

Tirtouga/Carracosta

Deerling/Sawsbuck

Pawniard line

Honedge line

Rookidee line

Tinkaton

[asknarashikari]

Opinions on each of the starter Pokemon, Kari.

I'll preface this post by saying that 1) I'm kinda biased towards water types and 2) I haven't actually played a Pokemon game since HG/SS, so my opinions have more to do with how I like them just from a design/lore perspective and their appearances in other media (like the anime) than their competitive viability

With that out of the way... let's go~

Bulbasaur - Still one of the most underrated starters I think. I loved Ash's Bulbasaur in the anime, he was one sassy bitch lol

Charmander - A touch overexposed, but for good reason. Who doesn't love a fire breathing dragon buddy

Squirtle - I love the concept, but honestly most of my fondness for it comes from Ash's Squirtle. The one with the glasses

Pikachu - I mean, it's the mascot of the series. I don't think I can hate it even if I tried. It's cute and we all know it

Eevee - I'm kinda meh on the whole line tbh... and the Eevee you get as a starter can't evolve anyways...

Chikorita - Honestly probably the most forgettable of the starters. I don't really think much of it

Cyndaquil - It's a cute little shrew thing that evolves into a honey badger. Okay I guess? Hisuian Typholosion was needed badly

Totodile - Look, Ash's Totodile being a happy dancy lil guy was all they needed to make me love it

Treecko - A bunch of Poketubers I watch regularly are fond of it, and although I see the appeal, I'm just okay on it

Torchic - I love the whole line tbh, but I still haven't gotten over my cousin's kid saying Combusken looks like a dick.

Mudkip - My answer to the "Do you like Mudkips?" meme is "No, I absolutely adore Mudkips and will die for them"

Turtwig - Probably the most underrated of the Sinnoh starters and I kinda see why people struggle to use it

Chimchar - I see the appeal, even if I never used it as a starter myself. I also got attached to it because of Ash's Chimchar

Piplup - Piplup was my first starter so I adore it a lot... It's just so full of personality whenever I see it. Project Pochama was lit

Snivy - All I know about it is the infamous episode where Ash's Pikachu lost to one at the start of B/W

Pignite - Kinda went overboard with the Fire/Fighting combi at this point... also it's not really appealing in anyway lol

Oshawott - I think it has the most likeable personality of the starters? The scalchop thing is really cute

Chespin - Chespin's evolutions are... something. Poor guy got the short end of the design stick

Fennekin - I think it has the best concept of the three Kalos starters. Yes, even more than ninja frogman

Froakie - I think they were trying to turn it into Charizard 2.0 and... I guess it worked for a while? I like it well enough I guess

Rowlet - The cutest borb (birb+orb) turning into a badass ghost archer? Yes please! Also, Ash's Rowlet was hilarious in S&M

Litten - I guess I was just thankful they didn't make it Fighting type again lol

Popplio - It's a cute little thing, I don't understand why people didn't like it when it was first revealed

Grookey - I may have compared it to one Banjou Ryuuga when it was revealed lol. Ryuuga's my fave 2nd Rider though...

Scorbunny - It's a cute lil bunny, how could I hate it? It also seemed to have the most personality out of the Galar starters

Sobble - *gathers him into my arms* I will protect this one with my life even if it evolves into lizard James Bond

Sprigatito - Do I want a cat that can knead me and make me kinda high? ...Maybe

Fuecoco - It's a happy lil fire croc! It looks so wholesome! Its head is empty but I don't care!

Quaxly - I would like to shake the hand of the god who thought gaylord samba peacock-duck thing would make for a great starter

[pokemoncaretips]

You say that some pokemon are good for first pokemon, but they aren't the starter pokemon. Is there a difference between the traditional starters and something like a snubbull?

Yes, actually!

A starter is traditionally given to young people setting out of their badge journey. Those who already have pokemon often leave those with their family and go with their starter as sort of a "clean slate".

I don't know why they got with the trio of fire, water and grass. Some ancient tradition. Maybe those were the first types ever identified? I'm not sure. But because the trainer is travelling and hiking, these pokemon can evolve to be quite large without the trainer having to fret about space.

Though they're sometimes kept after a badge journey, it's equally traditional to hand their starter off to a gym or rehome them. If the starter is native to the region, they're also released sometimes, and with the training and care they've received, are frequently seen later absolutely thriving in the wild.

Of course, not every child wants to do the badge journey, and that's fine! I never completed mine. I got the first badge, but I didn't like battling much, so I gave my torchic to someone who was eager to go on their journey and went home. Last I heard, Pepper is a champion ranked pokemon now.

[franstastic-ideas]

*shaking your hand SO enthusiastically* OP, my buddy. my mutual who doesn't know you're my mutual, I actually only just found your blog today lmao, but all I needed to see was "silly fic writer??? check! likes Leaf??? check! surprise mention of Pokemon-based idioms? check! makes rare pair ships? unexpected check for something that wasn't even on the list. gets comment over sfw works?? oh FEEL that. It's a concern of mine." I don't have many unique idioms, but maybe you'll like one of them for your list. I think you have the usual, "Speak of Giratina" and "Holy Lugia" "Tauros Crap" maybe "Hurricane Kingdra" or "Curl of the Aipom's Paw" "Let Sleeping Ursaring Lie" "Jumping Jumpluff" "Into the Seviper's Den" "Don't Count Your Torchic Before They Hatch" "They've Gone Mankey" "Ekan's Oil Salesman" "Copperajah in the Room" "You're the Combee's knees" "I'll Keep Beating This Dead Rapidash until the Milktank Come Home" "Krookodile Tears" "The Skitty is Out of the Bag" "You'll be Sleeping with the Feebas" "Don't go on a wild Far-Fetched Chase" "Bite the Bullet Seed" "Mankey See, Mankey Do" "Pull a Buneary Out of A Hat" "Grin Mareepishly" "Don't Act like Such a Shuppet" "Bigger Magikarp to Fry" "The Best Thing Since Sliced Fidough/Slowpoke Tail" "Luvdisc on your Sleeve" "Wish Upon a Minior" "I Smell a Raticate" "Voltorb's in Your Court" Twitter = Chatot. "A Blissey in Disguise" "Wanna play Amoongus?"

(I don't have a handshake sticker so this will have to do-)

Well, welcome to my blog, anonymous asker! This is my main blog, but this silly fic writer is going to post all her future Pokémon fics onto a sideblog. There's nothing there as of the moment, but a character page for the female protagonists is in the works, as well as the previously mentioned four-act LA fic.

But yes! I love Leaf! I adore all of the female protagonists truly, but I have a sort of special bond with her since FireRed was one of the first games in the series I played, after Ruby. I was deeply disappointed when she wasn't the one up on Mt. Silver in HGSS instead of Red, for those who played as Kotone/Lyra.

I could talk about my AU's incarnation of Leaf for a very long time. Some of my friends here have seen me do so.

And oh, do I have some rare pairs! I have pairs that are so rare, I'm the one who had to concoct a '-shipping' name! Wieldershipping is one of them since everyone else was using 'Volokari' for some reason, instead of following fandom tradition.

And to close this ask off, here's a few more Pokémon-based idioms from The Document:

The Copperajah in the room

Jumping the Sharpedo

Busy as a Combee

Like a Dustox to a flame

Crying Totodile tears

Taking a Tauros by the horns

Packed like Wishiwashi

Making a mountain out of a Diglett hill

Bullying a Dragon-type

And finally,

"I know this is a joke, but just remember that if you go knocking on enough doors asking to see The Renegade, eventually it may answer."