#no you cant run from a trainer battle!

[kvroii]

[Pokémon Trainer Marun doodle]

Marun's main partner Pokémon is Porygon. It helps him at work, and it may have just as much to hide under an unassuming exterior as Marun does himself.

[factual-fantasy]

31 asks! Thank you! :}} ☯️

Now I'm gonna be totally honest, I DO have a favorite twin and its Ingo <XDD But I also fully understand and support your point!

What makes Ingo and Emmet so fun and interesting to me is their bond! How they mirror each other, how they interact, their strength as a team! Sure separating them for the angst is great an all- but truly showing them together and more importantly as equals is where the good stuffs at!

This is also why I usually try to wrap up their separation arcs in my AUs, and also don't really enjoy reading any Legends Arceus content.. seeing Ingo alone is not only heartbreaking,, but its also just not as fin. Ingo and Emmet are stronger together :)

@sallychaosaura (In response to this post)

Miiiight be a bit too late for that <XDD

@orangesideirrational

Thank you! :D I'm glad :))

Sorry, no can do! <:( Also thank you! :))

(Post in question)

(It was very intentional! :}) He's stressed. 😔

Ugh.. well, thanks for letting me know.. and at least the commenters know I don't consent to reposts..

😔

@thatweirdocryptid

TORPEDO??

@soulful-rodent (Post in question)

Well in-game we was traded to a friend and back so he'd evolve..

Buuuut lore wise, without a trainer..? <:D No idea-

Probably somewhere around 100 <XD

@xtra-collab

Absolutely terrifying! Next question XD

@lost-brain-privileges

No, no, aaaaand poorly, XD I'm doing fiiiiine won't worry! :)

@beeboboingo

AAATHANK YTOU SOMNUCH!!!! :DDDDDDD

I can imagine when he first gained the ability to hide in peoples shadows, he probably gave many people quite a scare without meaning to <XDDD

@cat7890

Thank you! :DD And Their stories are kind'a vague when I take out my trainer..

I'm thinking that somehow, Midori met Gloria in their first evolutions and became friends. Then they found Grim..

later on Midori found Anastasia after she had run away from a battle. She tried to hide but her shiny gold color made that impossible.. Midori took her to Gloria and they took care of her.

Afterwards they met Sylvester..

Beyond that, I don't have any details in mind.. 😅 Sorry!

Typically I prefer horror games/movies, but ONLY when they're being played by or watched by someone else in a YouTube video XDD

Some of those YouTubers being Elvis The Alien and Markiplier! :}}}

@fragmented-ghost (Pokémon Violet team master post)

AAAA I'm so glad you like them! :DD I plan to draw them more at some point, but atm I kind'a got sucked back into the Violet grind XDD I'm just about to beat the main game! :0000

@justanintrovertedweirdo

I have! :DD I like it quite a lot an have drawn some things for it here and there! Though I never got around to completing the game..

Someday I'd like to go back and beat the game. I can imagine I'd jump right into the fandom afterwards if I did XDD

XD Probably!

I don't remember talking about that.. if you had a link to the original post maybe I could remember with context..? <:0

@tallchest13-blog (Post in question)

XDDD I'm glad you like them! :))

XDD All of those titles made me laugh! And I see your point, but I have a few counter points to this ask..

For 1, to keep with the theme, I would want to/have to make this cape IRL in order to add it to my sona. Now if the last 4 quilts have shown me anything? Its that I'm not super great at making quilts <XDD

If it was that challenging to make it on a smaller scale? I cant imagine how much trouble I'd have trying to make a full size one! <XDD Plus buying the materials... having to physically get up, go buy the stuff I need and make it. With these health issues I've been battling, that's not something I wanna do atm.. 😅Not to mention with how hot its been lately, I don't think I need a quilt anyways-

And then lastly- I'd have to draw myself with it every time! I like my sona being a simplistic blob that has minimal colors and not much of a model to keep too. I worry a quilt might take that away.. :(((

XDD I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees the potential! :))

I have a few times here an there. Just to hang out with some friends :)

I mean, I don't know the history between you two... But my advice is to leave them be. If they ghosted you, they probably want space..

@iloveseriess

I altered the story of Welcome Home to make my version of Sally a teenager. So I was thinking she could be bluish-white to look like a young star..? But looking back I don't like the blue.. For story purposes she might stay a teen, but I think I'll keep her yellow <XDD

@anikakitty11

Yoo! :DD She's so colorful! And that black shadowy arm is so spooky.. Does she have a story? 👀👀

(Pixel art tutorial in question)

I'm glad it helped! Happy pixeling!! :}} 👋👋

@minnesotamedic186

XD Don't worry its fiiiiiine!

I've wanted to draw evil Grim and Sylvester again in general, but I don't really have any ideas for them yet.. 😅

[world-of-stones-and-colors]

i should probably post what i have for larrys backstory here huh shkffsd heres more or less what i have in my discord server (which u should Totally join if u want ✨️super secrect access✨️ to this kind of character development :3) (tw drug use, drug overdose, suicidal tendencies)

- larry came from a rich family. it was the classic overbearing parents, constant running of his life, no regard for what he wanted or how he was feeling

- the rough and tumble lifestyle was done to get back at them, something that kept escalating well through his teens and into his 20s until he was a well known figure in "that crowd"

- he'd be in jail every other week (to which is parents would always bail him out, not that he asked them to. it wasn't out of concern for his wellbeing either, they were more concerned about the families image)

- all this eventually reached a head in the form of Drugs

- what he had taken though, he couldn't tell you. he never knew anymore, just took what was handed to him and rode out whatever high it gave him

- he doesnt remember much about That Night, only that one minute he was with his 'friends' popping whatever at a party in some old warehouse, and the next he was waking up in the hospital after having overdosed on a cocktail of different drugs

- he doesnt know if it was because of what he initially took, or if he'd taken more after he'd blacked out, but either way he very well could have died if his 'friends' hadnt left him in the parking lot of the ER

- he wasn't alone in this, his older brother that he'd dragged along with him that night (the brother was worried, didnt want larry to go alone, felt like his brother was slipping away and was grasping at any way to relate to him, to get a foot in the door to bring him back to, not his 'old life' his parents wanted, but anything aside from this) had also taken just a bit too much of Whatever along with larry, only he hadnt made it.

- larry, of course, blames himself, hed told his brother to let loose, have fun only for it to end up in tragedy

- after that, larry turned his life around, but not really for the better, at least not for him. he did everything his parents said, feeling like he owed them for the death of his brother

- his dad got him a job at a well respected league office, and since his parents were only ever happy when he got a promotion or did well at the job, he just kept working his way up until he got to where he is now

- if you ask him what he likes to do for fun, he literally cant tell you, because he doesnt really know. his youth was a rebellion, and his adult life is a mask for his parents happiness. what he wants doesnt matter anymore, he took his brothers life away, so its only far that he gives up his own along with it

- he wasnt even supposed to Happen in the first place, his parents only had his brother because youre 'supposed to have a kid' at a certain point in life, and they also wanted someone to pass the Company(tm) down to

- larry was an 'oopsie' baby and thats how his parents talk about him. hes the kid they didnt mean to have but look at him now! all that aggravation was worth it because look how successful he is! he was an accident he was never meant to be so he better make something of himself now

about his gym battles:

- the reason larry hosts his gym battles inside (hes literally the Only leader that does that btw) is to give the illusion that the battle will be mundane, so mundane that no one there seems worried about the dangers of it while theyre eating

- it throws trainers off, making most of them not battle as hard because theyre afraid of hurting someone or something, which in turn gives larry an advantage

- the secret? it lies in the illusion itself, that being exactly what it is; during days where trainers challenge his gym (i imagine there are like, set days/times, at least for larrys gym, which adds to the whole 9 to 5 Thing and also ensures there to be multiple people challenging at once for the gym test to work smoothly) the restaurant has a mr mime put up their 'walls' around the arena area

- and the people in the arena itself arent actually There either, its yet another illusion that disappears when someone solves the test, which again throws people off trying to figure out how things changed so quickly

heres how he feels about his jobs and how they came to be in the first place

some misc facts:

- during those rebellious years, larry was in a band as both a guitar player and occasional vocals there are cds of this but good luck finding one :3c

- being a Rich Kid(tm) larry took many language classes growing up and knows at least conversational levels of the common languages in the pokemon world (IE any language i need him to speak lol)

- his nose his crooked from a past fight but its hard to tell unless you look at him head on

- he likes knitting/crocheting

- hes passivly suicidal

- from those Younger years he has 3 tattoos: a starly sitting on a branch on his right bicep with the branch actually being an old scar from one of his first fights. his brother had said it looked like a branch and that he should get a starly for it, so he did. this one is typically hidden by the sleeves of his shirt.

the second on his simple; 'live to die' is tatted on his left wrist though its normally covered by his watch

the third? a tramp stamp he got while absolutly shitfaced one night, its got the hearts and Everything

- he also used to have piercings; bridge, left brow, tongue, snake bites, dick. he still has the holes for these from Years of having them, and he still has the actual jewelry somewhere (except the dick piercing, that one is still there because anyone who Sees It would have to be close to him, and therefore most likely already knows about his past

- he used to hussle pool

- he used to ride a motorcycle, probably still has it stored away somewhere

- hes banned from at least one bar in every region

[pkmntrainer-becca]

hey there and welcome! i’m becca (she/her), a student and pokemon trainer at naranja academy in paldea! i originate from the galar region, and am boarding at the academy. if you go to there too, let me know! maybe i’ve seen you around!

this blog is just for some little rambles and thoughts about my day-to-day life at the academy and moments with my pokemon! speaking of, meet the team! there’s only three of us so far, but trust me… it’s a handful already.

marcello - my first ever pokemon, which hatched from a lonely egg i found in ballonlea. marcello is a shiny galarian rapidash, and he’s as snobby and arrogant as he looks! love him, though. shockingly allows me to ride him around sometimes, as long as he gets pampered afterwards.

hyacinth - a gift from my friend, who goes to uva academy - naranja’s partner school - given to me after she had found it abandoned. hycanitch is a ceruledge, and she’s super reserved and shy. she‘s definitely not as intimidating as she looks!

gala - my adorable little appletun. i caught her as an applin, my second ever pokemon in galar, and she’s the clown of the group. never a boring moment with gala around - gets herself into trouble non stop, but damn can she pack a punch in battle. she’s so silly, and very VERY mischievous. but i just cant stay mad at her..

anyways, that’s all from me! if you’re a student and want to talk or you want to get some insight about the academy, reach out - don’t be a stranger!

// this is a sideblog run by @catsorz !

[yeonmuse]

BREAK THE WALLS | Kim Hongjoong

Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Full Chapter List

🀥 Government agent Hongjoong x Rebel Oc

🀥 genre | dystopian society, halazia x geurilla concept , enemies to lovers

🀥 word count | 914

🀥 Summary | An organization by the name of Sector 1 was well known for their work in the underground, theyve been well known for the recruiting of teens and using them to form an army since the year 2034. Collecting strays for their rebellion against those in higher power. Now the year is 2064 and the organization still runs strong they run like a family, with the new technology theyve found ways of keeping alive those that have been scorned in any past battles theyve had against the government.

When the government sends in 7 of their best men to infiltrate the organization. What will they do when their cover is blown and their true intentions are revealed? Will they join the rebellion or will they continue to let the government pull their strings like the little puppets they once were?

"So you and Hira have been spending a loooot of time together these days." Seonghwa spoke to Hongjoong as he sat across the man who was reading peacefully on his bed.

"Yeah, she is our trainer, thats kind of the point of everything." He responds half heartedly

"Bullshit you know exactly what im getting at here, you like her." Seonghwa teased his best friend with a huge grin on his face

"Did you hit your head or something? Has wooyoung been playing with the accelerator gun again?" Hongjoong places his book open side down onto the bed.

"We've known each other for more than ten years hongjoong . I can tell by now when you're trying to avoid something. You like her, truth be told i think you have had a thing for her since the moment we got here."

"I just like hanging out with her, okay? She's fun to be around now that she's no longer so fussy and angry all the time."

"Are you sure that's all there is to it? Because i've seen the way you smile at her. The way your lips curl up into that satisfied grin every time you call her Tahani despite her telling you to call her Hira. You're always the first to volunteer to spar with her and sometimes the two of you sit alone in the memory room for quite some time not coming out until hours later." At Seonghwas words hongjoong simply sighs as he thought over his next few words.

"I don't know Seonghwa, getting close to her- since the first time she showed me her memories I could feel there was something more to her than she let others see. Shes so strong willed and determined and at such a young age she was able to tell right from wrong and set her own path. I'll admit when we all had our first encounter with her when we arrived I told myself I wouldn't even get involved with someone that wanted nothing to do with us, but I let my curiosity get the best of me at some point. She's a lot deeper than I thought she was that day. Yeah she's always been beautiful but, ive always seen more than that."

"So you do like her..why not tell her how you feel? I mean there's no telling what happens during the evaluations especially if we fail to pull through."

"I cant tell her because I'm not good for her Seonghwa. Looking back at her memories all anyone from Alaura towers has ever done was cause her to suffer. If I tell her how I feel and at some point in time she ends up broken that all will fall upon me and I don't think I can take being the one to make her break. Because of Eden she lost her family, a normal life, and even her and Jonghos friends. Though on the outside she's tough her memories have all shown how fragile she could be and I don't want to be the reason she breaks.

Skylar district April 5th 2064

"I got it i finally got it!" Yeosang bursts into their shared living quarters scaring Mingi who had been half asleep on the couch nearly half to death.

"Got what exactly" wooyoung responds watching as Yeosang scattered a bunch of papers over the coffee table.

"Is Hira here?" He asks looking specifically to hongjoong

"No, she and Jongho are out training with some of the new recruits to help prepare them for the evaluations." His response earns a small cheer from Yeosang who rushes back to the door to slam it shut.

"Whats this about Yeo?" Seongwa asks as he emerges from the kitchen, cup of coffee in hand.

"Well as all of you know ive been a little absent lately due to my time in the OASIS."

"Eris has seen more of you in the last few months than we ever have." Mingi spits out and the others simply nod their heads in agreement before edging him to go on.

"That aside, you know how Hira can no longer feel some of the things or do some of the things She used to right? Ever since we decided to stay ive been trying to figure out some kind of way to make it possible for her to feel again and i finally got it." He hands each of them his findings as he continued on with his explanation.

"Micro androdic skin regeneration. Basically if we take these little microbots and get them through her blood stream it'll regenerate skin. Though it wont help with the fact that she can no longer have kids, if we do this she'll be able to love a normal life again. Go out in the rain, feel the heat of the sun, yknow."

"Yeosang, this is amazing." Sans eyes scanned over the paper in amazement.

"She's gonna be so happy to hear this." Seonghwa adds on before placing the paper back on the table.

"There's just two small details that can make or break this discovery." They all stared up at him cautiously waiting for his next words.

"Theres a 50% chance that if the surgery isnt performed right..we just might lose her"

"And the other thing?" Yunho asks, knowing that after the first thing he said the next couldn't be any better

"The equipment we need, the microbots we need aren't here at Sector 1 they're in the alaura tower."

[protagonistheavy]

Very likely my last Pokemon SV post until any DLC comes out worthwhile to comment upon. I've now wrapped up all main storylines, and I have to announce that even including this final fourth storyline, I am deeply unimpressed.

The Area Zero plotline had a lot of potential, and leading up to its climax, I was admittedly getting into it, but that hype very quickly faded once I realized that this was it -- this is all it was. Story-wise, Area Zero is just a long descent into a big hole with only a handful of scripted non-trainer battles, culminating with one big battle that, yet again, failed to really challenge me beyond figuring out the weaknesses of then-unseen pokemon.

What I've concluded also is that Arven is just, the main character lol. If this was not a game with a customizable player character, if this was a more traditional narrative, then Arven would plainly be the main character. He's the only one out of every character to have any depth, or really anything going on that's compelling. A dying dog, missing parent, these are the bare bones of an interesting character plot. I feel bad that Arven has this whole emotional journey, but it's the player standing where Arven should be, doing the things Arven should be doing. I see now why everyone likes Arven so much, and it's because he's the only one with anything happening that matters.

I was really jazzed about having some NPC friends running along with me, but it's a shame that they only follow you for just that segment. It felt like a missing piece to the rest of the game was finally found -- friendship!! But unfortunately its a very underwhelming effect, too little too late. You barely get a couple double-battles with these guys, let alone a meaningful battle; Penny and Nemona provide almost nothing for being there since it's only Arven that has any personal stakes. I would have loved to enjoy their company, and given a chance to see them more fleshed out, when I was playing the main game and running around the world -- maybe they could have accompanied you on a few segments, traveled with you between two cities or landmarks. I guess it's good we get as little as we did.

And then the plot itself with Area Zero, intriguing but not thrilling. Perhaps it could have made me more curious if these mysteries were better elaborated on earlier, and not reserved for the final 30 minutes of the game. Overall I guess I don't even have much to say because the plot itself just isn't substantial. There's no compelling argument for the professor's mindset, to effectively destroy the ecosystem by taking pokemon out of other times... There's some concept of creating a "paradise" but that just seems like a generic motivation, this fantasy concept that somehow it would just, work out all right, when there's nothing to convince neither the player nor the professor that such could be accomplished. I'm left very confused about why any of this needed to happen.

So uh overall a nice effort but I really don't get how people are calling this the best plot in a Pokemon game. Where does that really come from? Because I found nothing story-wise in this game to be that fascinating. None of the characters spoke to me, none of the mysteries felt satisfying, none of the dramas were exciting. When I compare this story to previous Pokemon games, I see a lot of the same usual plotlines and tropes, spread out without good direction -- paced poorly as a result of open-world game design, three distinct storylines divided from one another because it cant predict when you might trigger certain event flags. So rather than one cohesive railroad of a story, you're given the flat pieces of that same story scattered across a big, empty map -- still written in a way that expects you to follow a logical trail, but theyve given you the option to fuck up it up if you really want to.

I'm left feeling like Sun and Moon were still the last "real" Pokemon games. On so many levels, it feels like that gen just simply did better, with more interesting characters and more memorable moments. I cant help but feel that people are hyping up SV's story mostly as a way to combat criticism of how lame the gameplay is or how glitchy the experience is. And it's true that the story has some charm, but when I think of Sun and Moon, I can think of so many more moments that had my attention grabbed, whereas I just finished SV and I struggle to remember almost anything from my journey that wasn't a complaint.

[avo-kat]

been playing pokemon scarlet the whole weekend

havent had that much fun with a pokemon game in a long time, im really happy

but there are SO many things that make me very puzzled as to how and why somebody thought they are a good idea

rambly thoughts under the cut

like, ok, im actually not really into open world games, i liked pokemon sword fine, and i do think they did a decent job with it, but

we went from linear routes and bigger areas where you can clearly see where you are to

huge age areas where you can lost and where you cant see trainers until you are a few feet from then

and basically no instruction on how to get from one point to the next?

yea, there are roads, but since the game wants you to constantly double back to the academy, it seems like you are supposed to deduce the next route by yourself, but

the game doesnt actually tell you in what order to do gyms/titems/team star bosses? i assume the nurse at the pokemon center tells you, i never asked her because im using a guide, but

its SO weird?

like, just the vibe?

im finishing up a gym, defeated the leader, got my boss, i am booted out of the gym battle and

----

nothing. absolutely nothing. i feel puzzled, honestly. nothing.

story beats come when you enter an area, and it doesnt matter if you are in the right spot for your level. if you walk by a team star base, you get a story beat. if you walk into a gym, you get one too.

but not after! not even a single piece of advice, not a single hook coming from the main story?

yes, we are "supposed" to "choose" how we want to do the treasure hunt... but this is a pokemon game, we are actually supposed to do everything. i dont understand?

and you cant even realistically skip anything, as far as i can see.

titans give you the equivalent of HMs, gyms are necessary for pokemon obedience and later to enter the E4, defeating the team is necessary storywise.

so whats the idea? im confused.

so, huge sprawling areas where you get lost, no clear indication where to go next and how to get there (the minimap is useless, the big map is functionally useless too). you can use wild pokemon as clues (ok so these ones here are level 50, im way wrong), trainers probably too, but not really, because

you cant SEE the fucking trainers until you are super close to them.

yesterday i wanted to go to the next gym, picked a path that seemed like it was the right one, there was a trainer, fought them. they had level 30 pokemon, while my team was level 40. ok, something wrong? but its the right path, isnt it? i double check, shrug, put some lower level pokemon on my team so my main isnt overlevelled. go to the next trainer, up ahead the same road, a few steps farther ahead.

their pokemon were level 39. i almost lost because i just changed my pokemon. im confused. it is the right path, but... why? how would i know, when coming here before, that i was supposed to battle the first trainer, but not the second? again, they are on the same road, not far apart from each other.

there is a third trainer on the road. i battle them. their pokemon are level 36. i dont understand.

and cities:

they are pointless. obsolete. moot. talking to npcs is mostly a pointless endeavour now. you can only talk to some (they have an arrow symbol in their speech bubble), but nobody so far has actually giving me anything or provided like any interesting lore.

there are no buildings you can enter except the sandwhich shop. all other shops are direct menus with a plain background. the worst? there are like a dozen different shops. the main academy city has several of the SAME restaurants right next to each other.

there are different types of fashion stores so you gotta run around the towns to find them all. (the water city with the weird elevators is the worst). i dont understand? its all pointless.

the cities feel like... not set dressing, but honestly just irrelevent. in sword they felt like set dressing, but at least they were pretty. here, not so much. the only atmospheric city is the snow one ive seen so far. the others are "ok". but empty. and liveless.

so the main gameplay is running circles in the wild, which IS fun, absolutely!, trying to find trainers, running into trainers with pokemon 10 levels below your own a lot of the time, catching pokemon, picking up items.

okay. okay. okay.

like, again, im having SO MUCH FUN, but im also very confused. it does feel adventurey. i went into the ocean and a lake and seeing pokemon swimming around? thats amazing. running through the high grass, seeing pokemon around? thats fun. jumping off a high cliff and soaring through the air? thats so fucking cool. crawling up and down a snow mountain during a blizzard? its just fun, for some reason. im having fun. i feel like im actually discovering things, like im having a legit adventure, its what i wanted when i was a lil kid playing pokemon red. im travelling around the world, discovering things, visiting all these different areas, meeting all these different pokemon, climbing and jumping and swimming. its amazing.

but i also dont get it. lol.

what i wish:

bring back npcs saying anything worthwhile

bring back "mini" quests in the cities

buildings you can enter, esp housing

map features: toggle for "route" to next goal with level information, toggle feature for trainer not battled, darkened sections where you havent been yet?, lil window next to big map to show next possible goals/next steps in the "quests"

clothes that arent orange shorts with stripes. this is fucking horrible. i hate this so much. i love scarlet but wow those shorts make me secondguess my decision the whole damn day. what the fuck man. at least give me color options if you mandate school uniforms. and actually, why is penny in class without a school uniform? i call bullshit. fucking hell

pokemon Let's Go! feature that works, maybe? whats the point of adventuring thru an open world with a mount if your pokemon cant keep up and constantly goes back into your pokeball? what kind of player will be organically able to evolve pawmi? huh? where is that player? whats their name? tell me gamefreak

dont make me drag all ingredients one by one on the sandwich, thats bull

well thats all i can think of top of my head.

[pkmnsdarkqueen]

Not here for starters because hyperfixating but have a HC ask instead! You've said in the past that the concept of strong and weak Pokémon are just selfish perceptions of people, and that trainers should focus on their favorites. Can you elaborate more on that point of view? How did you come to that conclusion? Do you think that many other trainers share this viewpoint? If not, should they?

"Oh sure!"

It'd been awhile since she'd perked up so happily to a question. Someone asking genuinely curious always brought a smile to her. The accusing doubt some often had was a quick way to drag put her sharp tongue.

"You see any pokemon can be strong if one apprecjates and gets to know the pokemon's strengths, and weaknesses in battle. This is a concept most know in the type chart, but fail too often to realize the limitation in not expanding the concept. Take my Murkrow for example, yes fairy types can be a problem since with the flying type, bug and fighting pokemon can be handled generally. Now what I often do is use Trouble's size against people. If he cant outspeed we work on agility to dodge attacks, or practice physical moves to disrupt special ones. If we nned to keep at a distance though there's always getting them disoriented from moving quickly allowing for a strike from a distance. The other note is during battle one must analyze the teainer and pokemon if I can find a way to disrupt that between my enemy I have an in, or can use something like a trainer's stubborness to do things a certain way to think around them."

She explained beginning to drag the other through all her details. Her hands were flicking in time with sentences not exactly drawing a diagram or anything, but making the vauge direction of orchestration. It was obvious she was having fun.

"How I came to it was from childhood when I wanted to be a poke athlete. In there moves arent viable. Its all about the connection of your pokemkn trusting you have the best call. Understanding their physical limitations and advantages is what gets you the victory. If there's a trainer there that cant lead well, or understand the competition they lose. Taking that and applying it to battle gives you a leg up."

"Personally I enjoy running into those that do see it. Ive met some, but too often my challengers simply bust in expecting strength to win the day for them. A weapon is only as good as those who weild it."

[buddy-anon-1]

*"you cant run from a trainer battle" says the age old pop up*

no one ever taught you that you cant run from battling a trainer ?

gee wiz is this a bad time to find out

*slightly slicking my hair back but it doesn't stick because i dont have hair gel on me*

You are oddly mean today.

I mean you usually are an asshole but today like x2

:) ?

-@smileinc

because you fucking deserve it.

you are bad at your job, your smile's ugly anyway, you can't have your own opinion even once, and you aren't even good at anything you do. also you're probably too stupid to understand anything anyway.

[sublimemintandmango]

I have been thinking abt nothing but possible future "Legends" series games and of course it involves train man so here's my concept for a possible feature.

My favorite part of PLA really is the fact Alpha pokemon will just chase and beat the shit out of you, encouraging the player to be tactical and hide and stuff, so if there's going to be another Legends game and a continuation to Ingo's story (idk tho cus I understand it's tragic and has happened before but his story just feels so unfinished to me) I want one that takes place in Unova around the era when the trains are still relatively new.

I want Emmet sent to the past as well with the same screwed up memories, only that Unova feels so so verry familiar to him but at the same time not. The ancestors of people he knew makes him feel like he knows them but he can't put his finger on it, the most familiar place to him are the trains and tunnels. The various twists and turns of what would soon be Unova's subway in the future is so familiar to him, but he doesn't even know why he knows so much about the place when all he remembers is his name.

The second most familiar thing to him are joltiks, also happens to be a rising issue for the people in Unova -- joltik infestations. With the creation of the rail tunnels and the engineers' decision to use electricity to power the underground carts, joltiks have begun to dwell in these tunnels, and while that seems to be more of a hazard to the safety of the joltiks and galvantulas, joltiks were beginning to appear nearly everywhere.

They feed on the electricity that runs through the underground rail lines and causes the trains to break down and people start making complaints, but people also start telling stories that there's a ghost in the tunnels causing these things to happen because some of them have begun reporting seeing a silhouette of a man while travelling underground. Rather than a the majority complaining about the joltiks, the trains breaking down has become associated with the ghost story of Gear Station's "Tunnel Man."

Emmet, being the reason for the population increase of joltiks and galvantulas, bringing the joltiks from chargestone cave to the subway to snack on the electricity as a treat, remains as a rumored ghost until some poor kids actually go down into the tunnels to look for the Tunnel Man.

Emmet, who hasn't seen another human being in these tunnels for about a year, does not remember how to human, but recalls what he's supposed to do in these tunnels. He sees the pokemon accompanying these kids and immediately the autism kicks in and he doesn't exactly remember his job but he knows he loves battling and that's what he always did so he's like "OH! I fight them!! Yes that is what I do!!" and the last thing they hear is "Aim for Victory!!" before a hoard of galvantula just sweep these poor kids.

Imagine you get sent to the past and land in Unova, you do your little tasks, find out that the land is progressing but still, many wild pokemon are out there and the safest option for travel is the underground tunnels (future subway!!) you go there and there's another power out so you gotta walk. Then somewhere in your 30 minute travel from Anville to Mistralton, there's a man in the tunnels looking like he has not seen the light of day for three years and he sees you. You think it's an npc, or even one of the important characters to encounter for the story. He makes eye contact with you and it's the same type of cut where the "eye-contact with other trainers initiates a battle" type of thing happens but instead of a battle, the game shows the player the "sprint tutorial."

In the Battle Subway, all pokemon participating get adjusted to level 50, so I like to imagine they don't have that technlogy yet because why would they, these tunnels are for travel, not battle. If you do end up fighting Emmet in a battle, it won't matter if you're level 5 or level 32 or level 60, Tunnel Man Emmet's going to be carrying 3-4 pokemon and the first thing he sends out is like a level 88 galvantula. If you beat him, he congratulates you then goes "hope to see you again!" and maybe some stuff he says in his script and the next encounter is always worse than the last. You can get away from his trainer battles if you throw a fluffy tail at him. You have a 3 second grace period to get to the light before he notices and starts chasing you. You can turn around to see he's doing the arm swing power walk but he's just getting closer while you aren't running.

If Legends Arceus was able to give us a 3-phase boss fight, then there can be a use for the run option in trainer battles.

I already can't run from Cynthia, you might as well give me a chance to run away from the "optional" boss.

[prof-peach]

I recently got a job as a mailman, mostly doing inter-city routes (which I'm very excited about, to be honest)! Because most of the work is being in the wilderness, it can become a sort of "ranger" role...the local mailman is expected to at the very least report on or defend themselves from any unusual Pokemon activity on their daily mail run.

That's all to say...they're providing me a ride Pokemon, a Gogoat, for work, but I'm expected to bond with and battle with it like any proper Pokemon trainer would. I just don't know how I feel about it--can anyone really bond with a Pokemon who they may have to leave one day? I don't plan for mailman to be my permanent career, and even if it was, the higher in the ranks you climb, the more you're focused on administrative tasks than physically delivering mail (and then there goes the need for your Pokemon).

I know this is pretty common practice where I live, anyway--Pokemon provided as a "tool of the job", so to speak, but it's always rubbed me the wrong way. What are your thoughts on it?

Let's put this in another format.

Jim the human man works with you every day. You two laugh together, you work together, you discuss your lives, your wants and ambitions, you become friends if your personalities click. Maybe Jim wants to do the same thing as you, climb to a different position within the company, maybe Jim just likes the daily grind and wants to focus on his family life more, maybe find a partner, settle down. Jim could really enjoy socialising, and may go see other people outside of work, aside from you, Jim may have a social life, drinking buddies, people he enjoys the company of elsewhere.

Would you feel so bad following your goals and ambitions if it meant leaving Jim behind? Jim the human would no doubt want you to do whats best for you long term, and i'm sure through your bonding, you would want whats best for Jim too. An additional thought, would you not bond with Jim if you knew you were going one day? Isn't it kind and polite to get to know your colleagues enough to sustain a happy relationship while on the job?

We often look at pokemon as beings incapable of independent wants and thoughts once they're caught and bonded with, as if they become unable to adapt or grow past that connection. They are in fact not as sentimental in some cases as humans can be. Many species come and go as they please in the wild, and while making friends happens, they don't dwell on it, and do what they want and need to do firstly. If this gogoat is in a job role, it's no doubt been vetted by higher ups to have a personality suited for the style of work too, plenty of laws prevent unfit employments from happening.

Don't view them as a tool, view them as a co-worker, a being that you clock in with, tackle issues with, share lunches whenever travels may take you. Sure some pokemon want a life partner, they want to stick with one trainer and never change, but not every species is like this, and that notion excludes a pokemon's personality too.

They are an independent being, treat them with respect and kindness, have fun while it lasts, and one day maybe you two will cross paths again, have a jolly reunion, but continue on your paths after. Not all relationships are built for the long haul, that doesn't mean they have to be strained or unpleasant. Whats stopping you two hanging out after work too? Say you shift job role, and the pokemon stays where its at to help the next delivery person, why cant you go hang out once you've clocked out? Just because jobs change doesn't mean you have to give up relationships.

IDK man, we assign a lot of human feelings to non-humans, but also, they're very capable, maybe its ok to just enjoy things while they last? I train a lot of pokemon to be sent off to work with others, we bond, we work and play together, they are beloved, each one, but they still have to go off and get on with their own lives and jobs. Doesn't stop some of them coming back to check in, doesn't stop me popping in to catch up when i'm in their area either.

maybe not the most convenient answer, but maybe loosen up a bit over it, it's ok to have temporary connections, doesn't have to be negative every time y'know?

[theiris1002]

((Sequel to this. It's a retcon from the original in the og Cynthia gets her garchop/gibble after she graduated and decides to do a league run. But even people who don't battle have pokemon and the idea of young Cynthia and the gibble she has no intention of ever evolving is fun to me.))

A week after Cynthia's tenth birthday she gets a gift from her cousin. a pokemon egg. She had made it clear that she had no intention of becoming a trainer. she wasn't opposed to having a pet pokemon but that didn't look like the kind of egg you would get from something like a glameow. It was a pale tan and leathery a small x was drawn at the top. There was a note attached to it.

Happy birthday Cynthia!

Ten years old is a big milestone. My garchomp recently had a cluch of eggs and I couldn't help but think of you. The incubator it's in should keep it at the correct temperature and humidity so you shouldn't have to worry about that. Make sure the egg doesn't tip over since the embryo could drown if it does.

I know you don't want to be a trainer but this world is cruel and I cant help but worry. This little guy will be able to protect you better then anything you could find at a pet store. A gibble is more work to care for then your average bidoof so will I understand If you do not wish to keep it.

her cousin had a garchop?? The guy worked at a coffee shop. he didn't seem like the type to have a fully evolved dragon type. Cynthia looked at the egg. The garchop line were some of her favorite pokemon and a gibble egg had just been dropped into her lap. This was the best birthday present ever.

Cynthia put the incubator on her desk in her bedroom. She read every book on dragon type care she could find even reading out loud to the egg so it could start to recognize her voice.

A few months later when she got home from school she noticed the top of the incubator had been shoved off and no egg inside. She looked around her room searching for the gibble. She crouched down under her bed to see if it had gotten under there and saw it chewing on one of her shoes. When it spotted her it bit down harder on her shoe and hissed at her.

"Hey! Let go of that. Its not a chew toy" Cynthia cryed out. The gibble lit up upon hearing her voice and made the cutest squeak she had ever heard. It waddled out from under bed and nudged her thigh with its head.

"You recognize my voice! I'm Cynthia it's nice to meet you out of the egg. You still can't chew on my shoes though those are mine. we can go to the store to get you something to chew on. Your going to need a pokeball if we're going out though ok? I got one for you already let me grab it" Cynthia grabbed the pokeball that had been sitting next to the incubator and taped it to gibbles head. it disappeared inside in a flash of light. The ball wiggled a few times before stilling. Cynthia grinned she had her own pokemon! She had to tell her mom.

((To be continued))

[otnesse]

Best example came from Flint Infernape which was able to destroy all 3 of Ash pokemon without breaking sweat. While Volkner had hard time despite going all out against Ash ending defeated. Even famous Koga in games prior to becoming E4 and after leaving gym in games spend three years as mentioned in games training(where? its uncleared). Same applies to Wallace in games, Caitlin when becoming E4 in BW going prior to that on journey to further skills and Misty herself in Gold, Silver, HGSS when stating how she plans to leave gym , travel one day to battle stronger trainers and improve skills. Worshipping coincidence or not just like Misty in anime E4 Lorelee reaching for such kind of power creep. Leading us to one important conclusion. By traveling you can develop more efective battle styles, gain more experience and learn about new, more effective ways of battling than it was case at gym where you cant encounter all kind of strong pokemon experts and high level trainers like its case when entering prestiguous tournaments, being taught by other experts about more creative battle styles and meet more trainers which can give you run for your money which are located all around the world. This was emphasized by Cilan with Ash creative strategy and use of techniques leaving him shocked realizing how by joining him and observing his strategy along with meeting other strong trainers he will be abler to better himself and learn more. Otherwise, we have to ask ourselves; Why else every gym leader which became or wanted to become something more left gym to improve skills and learn about more creative ways of utilizing pokemon than? Like Wallace, Fantina, Cilan, Candice(plans to leave promising Zoey how she will achieve goal of becoming champion some day), Roark etc? Because pool of trainers they encounter at gym and strategy they practice there isn't supplying them with enough knowledge and experience to evolve and go on next level as trainer upgrading and putting their battle abilities on higher level.

Adding a copied version of an old post from Pokecommunity that elaborates a bit on what Misty's goal actually entailed (hint: it wasn't simply being a Gym Leader, and if anything, had being a Gym Leader been the goal all along, she would NEVER have left Cerulean Gym in the FIRST place). Kudos to DBZ Fan, or as he's known elsewhere, Pokemon Fan 132, for the post BTW. He has my respect regarding being able to convey far more than I ever can regarding Misty's goal:

Hello everyone, ever since i joined online pokemon fandom subject of Misty water trainer career was crux of lot of debates. Speculations and random theories over the years. So i decided to make this thread to help clear out common misconceptions, possibly unknown things to some of you and lack of knowledge related to Misty career of becoming water pokemon master. Many people believe there was never nothing explained about Misty goal in pokemon anime during 5 years she was main traveling partner coming up with personal headcanons and conclusions, One of ever so popular being how: "gym is way for Misty to become water master", but through this thread im going to present so far known facts and what in reality water pokemon master dream showed and to certain degree implied to envelop: Which are following:

Splitting due to 4096 text limit. Even with the keep reading border.

[sningo-prompts]

Random idea but what if Sningo had a nightmare about fighting alpha Pokémon in Hisui and he wakes up in a blind panicked frenzy and Emmet has to calm him down?

Maybe for angst factor Sningo accidentally scratches Emmet and that’s how he snaps out of it?

I actually think i have this almost exact scenario somewhere on here. But honestly i like hurting the man so i dont mind doing it again! I also dont think Ingo fought many alphas since Lady Sneasler had been with him since he arrived. She found him and like instantly adopted him. But thats ok because who cared about any of that.

It had been a good day Emmet thought. Having been the third day he was able to return to the battle subway with his brother. Plus seeing Ingo so happy to watch the battles. Emmet was glad this change is pace was doing them some good. Emmet hadnt realised how much he missed the station till he came back. The trainers could tell too. Many spoke to him how glad they felt to see him in such high spirits. All in all the day had been a good one. Now back at home he and his brother had a good evening. Dinner and watching some battles on tv, side by side just like old times. Then they retired to Emmets room for the night. Ingo hadnt spent one night in his old bed. Emmet didnt think much of it, he would rather Ingo by his side than to stay up all night worrying about it.

…

Ingo is running from something. He doesnt know what but he has to get away. No not away he has to go somewhere. He has to hurry. He stops. Ahead of him is Emmet with his back to a tree. Ingo goes to call out but he cant speak. Oh oh no an alpha is approaching Emmet. Ingo has to help him. He cant move. His body changes and hes a sneasel. Finally he can move hes running but he isnt going anywhere. No no he has to hurry he has to help Emmet. Hes calling his brothers name. Shouting. The alpha is almost upon Emmet. Emmet calls out for him. Hes shouting for Ingo, the panic in his voice. He keeps calling for Ingo, he has to make it.

… Emmet pov?

Emmet had been awoken by his brother tossing and turning next to him. He didnt quite register he was awake till he heard the soft whimper from his brother. That jolted him awake. Quickly he turns on the lamp and looks over at Ingo. His brother is next to him fretting back and forth. Soft whimpers are pouring out of Ingos mouth. Emmets heart drops, hes frozen jn place as he watches, his brother his having a horrible nightmare. He snaps out of his stupor once Ingos whimpers get louder. Quickly Emmet sets to waking Ingo up. Calling out to Ingo and gently he tries shaking his brother awake. Which turned out to be a mistake. The moment Emmet spoke Ingos name made everything worse and when Emmet touch his brother Ingo had lashed out, scratching Emmet on the hand. Not caring at the moment Emmet continues to try and wake up Ingo.

Finally Ingo jolts up right. His fur is a mess and hes panting. Franticly he starts looking around til his eyes land on Emmet and he lets out a breath of relief. Hes still trembling horribly, but he slowly makes his way to his brother. He reaches out and pats Emmets arm. Emmet knows this gesture, they both did this when growing up. Ingo is checking if Emmet is real.

All of a sudden Ingos eyes go wide. Emmet doesnt get it till he follows Ingos gaze ans the both look down at Emmets hand. Oh shoot Emnet was trying to hide it but you cant get anything past that sneasel nose. Which sends Ingo into a fit. He quickly rushed out of the room and returns with medical supplies and an Pecha berry. He nay only have teo claws now but he can still help Emmet wrap this up, he forces the Pecha berry into Emmets hand. He sets to work and silence falls over them. The only sound is Emmets soft chewing, and maybe Ingos sniffling joins the silence. Emmet doednt know what to do so he just sits there and lets Ingo treat him. Once Ingo finishes Emmet sets the medical supplies a side and pulls his brother back up into the bed. Instead of setting Ingo down next yo him he sets into on his lap. He just pulls him into a tight hug. He may. Ot be able to comfort Ingo much but this he can do. Ingo finally allows himself to cry. Gently Ingo hugs Emmet back. This isnt the first time one of them had hurt the other and it probably wouldn’t be the last but at least they had each other.

[oopsitszuli]

“Lady Shinazugawa” Sanemi Shinazugawa x F!S/O

Authors note: If you’re seeing this again, my last account got deleted *sobs*

Warnings: Sanemi being uncharacteristically soft

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“Goodnight Lady Shinazugawa!”

The farewell of the final lingering demon slayer cut through the night as he called back to his trainer before turning on his heel and retreating to the demon slayers shared quarters that resided a little ways outside of The wisteria Hashiras mountian home.

“Goodnight Shibo!”

[Name], the wisteria Hashira, smiled after a moment of brief confusion. The door quickly closed, and once the familiar ‘click’ of the Shoji door was heard she turned on her heel and began to make her way to the main house of her estate.

[Name] walked silently down a wisteria tree lined and dimly lit white rock path while thinking back at the day’s activities. It was currently the first week of Hashira Training and her first batch of students were surprisingly living up to her expectations, many of them only learning throwing knife techniques at the beginning of the week and already mastering their marksmanship with said knives.

“I might need to reach out to Mister Tecchin and see if he can make some more knives for the kids....”

She said softly to herself as she continued to make her way up the path, lost in her thought as she walked alone.

Suddenly, a soft breeze graced the night and [Name] stopped in her tracks to take in a deep breath of the crisp late night air, her Haori swaying gently in the cool breeze.

“You look exhausted.”

A voice cut through the serene night, effectively causing [Name] to jump slightly and quickly turn on her heel to face the owner of the deep voice. Strong waves of relief crashed over her as she noticed the familiar figure of the wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa.

“Well hello to you too, Sanemi.” She chuckled softly while taking a few steps closer to him, quickly feeling his rough hand gently grip her waist and pull her into his arms.

“I.....missed you.” He softly admitted while wrapping his muscular arms around her and planting a gentle kiss on her forehead.

“I missed you too, darling.” [Name] smiled sweetly while her hands gently traced circles across his broad and muscular shoulders. They stood together in silence for a moment before [Name] felt herself being effortlessly lifted off the ground, instinctively she wrapped her legs around sanemis waist.

“Sanemi! I thought we agreed that you would stop picking me up!” She chided as the white haired male started to make his way up to her mountian home.

“I didn’t agree to shit.” He said while softly scoffing, [Name] rolled her eyes in response and rested her head on his shoulder before gently starting to play with his fluffy white hair.

After a few minutes of silence, Sanemi walked up the stairs of her platformed estate and began to gently set his lover down on the wooden pavilion. After he was sure she was standing on her own he stood up straight and looked to the woman as she turned and began to unlock the door in front of them.

“I assume your lingering means you plan on staying the night? Usually you’ve already run off by now.” [Name] asked as she opened the dark oak door and started to make her way inside the dark and quiet house.

“Am I not allowed to just want to spend time with you?” The white haired male chuckled as he followed her inside, closing and locking the door behind them after they had made it in.

“Nope! Sanemi Shinazugawa is banned from my humble abode!” [Name] smirked as she turned on her heel to face Sanemi, quickly giving him a gentle flick on the nose before turning away and making her way further into her house so she could turn on a few lanterns. Sanemi stood dumbfounded by the door for a minute before snapping back to reality.

“What?! Why am I banned from your house?!” Sanemi asked as he chased after his lover, he found her in the master bedroom where she was lighting a few lanterns.

“Because, Nemi, one of my students called me ‘Lady Shinazugawa’ today and I can only assume you have something to do with that.”

She chided while finishing lightning the lanterns, slipping off her Haori, then turning back to face the taller male who looked like he had just been caught breaking out of a high security prison.

“Heh- well ya see....” He scrambled for words to explain himself as [Name] held back a chuckle.

“Sanemi are you telling my trainees that we are married?” She asked gently while hanging up her Haori then crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow.

“Only so they don’t try to get cozy with you! I don’t need one of those weak ass idiots thinking they can fool around and be all flirty with you!” He snapped quickly, a soft chuckle fell from [Name]s lips as she gently shook her head and let her arms fall to her sides while she walked over to Sanemi, who now resided in front of the closed doorway.

“Nemi. You’re an idiot, my idiot, but still an idiot.” She giggled softly while bringing her soft hands up to his cheeks and gently caressing them, he leaned into her touch and rolled his eyes.

“You cant blame me for being careful, you remember what that agatsuma kid did!” Sanemi argued while bringing his hands up to rest on his girlfriends waist.

[Name]s thoughts lingered for a moment, recalling the time one of Genyas friends proposed to her in front of all of the other Hashira, much to sanemis distaste, she giggled softly at the memory.

“He was just being silly. I think he’s proposed to all of the girls by now.” [Name] smiled up at her boyfriend who only rolled his eyes in response.

“Still. If anyone’s gonna marry you it’s gonna be me.” He claimed proudly before a heavy blush rose to his cheeks and he looked away from her, realizing what he had just said.

“Awwwe nemi! You’re such a softie.” She teased while standing on her tiptoes and placing a kiss on his scarred cheek then a quick kiss at the corner of his mouth, barely missing his lips.

“Softie?! Did you hit your-“ Sanemi whipped his head back around to face [Name] but was cut off by her lips crashing with his, his eyes fluttered shut as he returned her kiss and held her close to him, his arms quickly wrapping around her waist.

He missed having moments like these with her.

They had both been so caught up in training and teaching that they rarely had time alone together anymore, and he hated it.

He was quickly brought out of his thoughts due to the feeling of her soft lips leaving his and sanemis eyes snapped open as a heavy blush stayed painted across his face.

“I love you.” [Name] said softly as her hands started to retreat from sanemis blush stained cheeks.

“I love you too, but don’t tell anyone I said that.” Sanemi responded with a large smirk, [Name] chuckled before freeing herself from his arms and taking a few steps away from him then reaching up and putting her hands in the air while taking in a deep breath.

“Sanemi Shinazugawa said he loved me!!” She bellowed out with a smile on her face and her hands gently waving in the air. Sanemis laughter erupted through the room and was soon accompanied by [Names], after a moment of laughter Sanemi quickly made his way over to her and started to tickle up and down her sides.

“I told you not to tell anyone! Now you must face the wrath of the wind Hashira!” He proclaimed loudly as [Name] cried with laughter. She struggled against him and before she knew it, she was on the ground and underneath him as he continued his attack on her sides.

“But I only said it to you!” She choked out through loud and broken laughter but Sanemi didn’t cease his attack.

“Doesnt matter my love! You still broke the rules!” He smiled proudly, his nose scrunching as he did. [Name]s hands found their way to his wrists and she struggled to pull his hands off of her.

“You’re evil Sanemi! Absolutely down right evil!” She proclaimed as she pried his strong hands from her sides and held them away from her, panting softly as she tried to regain her breath.

“Evil?! Your words have wounded me!” Sanemi pulled his hands away from her grasp then dramatically rolled off of her, slinging his arm over his forehead as he laid next to her on the floor of her dimly lit bedroom. [Name] giggled and after regaining her breath she propped herself up on her elbows and twisted her head so she was facing the male next to her.

“They wound you?! Oh my! Do you need first aid? Perhaps a healing kiss?” She smiled before sitting up a little more, Sanemi shot up and faced her after the word ‘kiss’ fell from her lips.

“A million healing kisses would do just the trick!” He said as a huge grin lined his battle-scarred face.

“A million?! Do you think we have time for that?” She rolled her eyes but the evil smirk that was quickly pained across sanemis face told her that he meant what he said.

“We have all night darling...so yes, we do have time for that.” Sanemis smirk widened as he began to lean closer to [Names] now flushed face, he was about an inch away from her lips when he felt himself be pushed away by a hand to his cheek.

“Oh no sir. You’re still in trouble for tickling me. Which means none of anything your implying.” [Name] announced before standing up and making her way to her closet to find clothes to change into, Sanemi fell back on the floor and let out a dramatic groan.

“Fine.” He complained in a drawn out manner before leaning up and picking himself up and off of the floor. [Name] smiled softly as she pulled out one of her favorite yukatas and examined it before setting it to the side, she closed her closet and turned back around to face Sanemi who was now going through his dedicated drawer and looking for something to change into.

“If you’re looking for the green yukata I think it’s in the drawer above.” [Name] said softly while slipping off the outer shirt of her uniform, Sanemi gave a curt nod and opened the wooden drawer above the one he was previously looking through.

A few minutes passed and after the pair had changed into something more comfortable, the lanterns were extinguished and curtains were closed. Sanemi gently grabbed [Name] and led her to bed before pulling her down so she was lying next to him, her head resting on his shoulder and his arm gently wrapped around her figure.

“Sanemi?” Her soft voice broke through the darkness.

“Yeah?” He responded softly before placing a quick kiss on the top of her head to let her know that she had his attention.

“I like the idea of my last name being Shinazugawa.” She said softly, The familiar blush Sanemi usually sported around her returning quickly.

“Well then....we’ll have to do something and make it permanent.” He smiled softly at the idea of them being married, the idea of a life not fighting demons, a quiet life that just the two of them could share...he dreamed of the day those thoughts would become reality.

“Yes....we will.”

[marinecorvid]

Finally finished pokemon white (beating alder. Twice actually bc I wasn’t satisfied w my first run through) and Hilda <3 in my heart she’s a grungy carabiner-utilizer who wears the same clothes until they’re no longer wearable. The first thing she bought for herself with her first league paycheck was get a classic pair of doc martens (also has freckles. Very important). extensive headcanons under the cut

In my head all the games events happened over the course of a little over a year (starting from late 2011 autumn/winter cusp to early 2013 winter/spring) though plasma was metaphorically poking the bear for years prior until it reached a boiling point, coincidentally just when she finally had the chance to have a fun road trip with her gf and mean gay bestie. (Cheren chasing plasma thru castelia city: LETS GO LESBIANS! RUNNING THROUGH CASTELIA WITH A PACK OF WILD LESBIANS)

has a tendency to be blunt to the point of rudeness. tries to stay in her lane, but will finish shit if you start it. short temper, but very devoted to her friends n family, love language is acts of service. perpetually tired feeling, resting bitch face, but has a fun streak her pokemon and younger cousins (foremost being nate) can easily draw out. worked on her family’s tepig farm prior to going out into the world from the time she was young and doing a short stint in customer service rather than physical labor changed her for the worse (people disregarding rules abt where they can and cant go in the barns, feeding the pokemon outside food, nearly falling in the pignite paddock etc etc) and lowered her patience reserves to near zero. ran track in high school, grew up going to tailgate parties and bonfires and drinking cheap beer someone’s older brother bought bc there’s nothing better to do. adventuring out in unova and being in The Nature really decreases her stress and makes her general demeanor much less agitated/snappish

gets a little better on the mildly judgemental but “that’s none of my business” thing she’s got going after the N/Ghetsis final fight; dual character development of N and Hilda learning that someone else’s different worldview/way of thinking isn’t inherently bad/weird. simultaneously embraces and resents hero of ideals status; embraces giving in to her desires and wants and getting involved in stuff because she wants to (eldest daughter syndrome/grew up in a financially challenged household so didn’t apply to any college or technical school bc she didn’t want to put any financial strain on the household), but resents being initially shoved into the position by N and eventually the league.

she also resents technically being hailed as champion after beating N (who was also technically champion) but the board of directors made a rule deciding champion titles awarded with legendaries don’t count due to their godlike abilities in battle and told her if she wants to count as champion she has to fight them again without zekrom. (words can’t describe how angry-indignant she was. you practically strongarm her into the position then tell her actually she doesn’t get the respect and benefits and dignity?? cheren’s ears were ringing)

i know some ppl headcanon her as kinda getting along with N during the game and trying to reason with him, but not this hilda. girl was down to kick ass from first impromptu battle. N has to trick her with a zoroark illusion to get him on that ferris wheel and she nearly socks him in the face for it. only until Ghetsis earns his #1 father of the year award does it really sink in oh wow this guy was actually just a tool his whole life

used a variety of pokemon early in journey, releasing some and trading others to less intensive trainers locally once they felt they reached a threshold of battling they weren’t comfortable with. most consistent pokemon she’s had with her are neidr the serperior, llyffant the seismitoad, and gantroed the scolipede, eventually joined by adar the archeops, ysbryd the jellicent, and minipete the emolga for the final VS N battle. felt immense pressure to have a “competitive” battle team after passing driftveil city, kinda had a breakdown, chilled out and stayed with the pokemon she had connections with.

however, does restructure her team post-Ghetsis bc one) very rough battle, long term recovery and two) realistically if she wants to continue battling professionally/competitively, she doesn’t want pokemon not interested in battling so intensely to get hurt. she adds 4 new pokemon to the party, keeping neidr and llyffant: tyranitar, galvantula, haxorus, hydreigon. her preferred pokemon are largely tanks, with neidr providing niche coverage (serperior moveset sucks in bw) and galvantula thunder waving and then volt switching. also thunder w compound eyes is based 

full name is Hilda Gwynne, will tell you to call her Gwyn if she likes you. notorious lemonade lover. cheap shitty motel inhabitor. snowball fight enthusiast. twin sibling of hilbert (lives with his aunt in iccirus). father was a member of team rocket. thinks garbador is the coolest guy ever. went briefly diving in undella bay with and without cynthia, thinks it’s cursed and never wants to go back down. doesn’t know why shadow triad gave her the adamant + lustrous + griseous orbs and doesn’t want to find out, had them interred in dragonspiral tower in secret. the zekrom i got is defiant + bold natured which means xey’re nearly as stubborn as hilda and generally hostile to anyone she doesn’t explicitly like. when xey were still in dark stone form minipete (an emolga you can get via trade in mistralton) was practically entranced by it, constantly wanting to look at it, cheeks sparking whenever he touched it; now whenever xey’re sunbathing behind the barns, minipete’s the only one allowed to perch on xem. worked briefly with dr fennel, a pioneer in dream study and the entralink, and then did nothing else with that academic connection. thinks deerling are super cute. accidentally picked up a zorua in castelia city at some point and had looney toons shenanigans trying to get it home to lost woods. nickelback and carrie underwood fan. enjoys going mudding in her ma’s old pickup truck with the volume cranked up so high it rattles someone else’s car and still managing to holler loudly enough to be heard (she did a significant amount of this in the immediate aftermath of beating N as stress relief). can shout + pitch her voice real loud + deep. born during an early october snowstorm, has always had a fascination with storms of any kind. nicknames all her Pokémon in poke-welsh

mysteriously goes missing after leaving home to search for N; had semi-regularly with her mother and friends, but after being reportedly spotted around lacunosa town some time ago, seems to have vanished off the face of the earth except for three of her pokemon (archeops, scolipede, and emolga) found nearby, exhausted and nearly comatose, suffering extreme hypothermia despite being found during summertime.