#obsidian houndoom

[wannabepokemonidol]

"Hello, Kanto!" Nickola yelled happily, standing on the bow of the cruise ship. She was vacationing again, and punch-drunk on the feeling.

This time she was visiting the beautiful regions of Kanto and Johto, coming into Vermillion City and planning to travel across the land.

"Is it your first time visiting Kanto?" Someone asked. Nickola looked over and saw a young boy wearing a hat. There was a pikachu on his shoulder.

"Yes!" She said giddily. "What about you?"

"I'm going home! I've been travelling a long time, and now I'm heading home to Pallet Town. I'm Ash Ketchum by the way!"

"Nickola. I'm from Hoenn myself."

"Oh really? I've been to Hoenn!" he dug through his phone for a minute and then pulled up a picture of a brown-haired girl and a young boy with glasses. "These are my friends, May and Max. Do you know them?"

"Oh, yeah! I've seen May at contests before. She's really good, huh?"

"Yeah, she's the best! Hey, why don't we battle?"

Nickola laughed.

"You're on, kid." Nickola threw out her first pokemon. "Go, Obsidian!"

Ash's Pikachu jumped off of his shoulder and into the makeshift ring.

"Pika-pikachu!"

Obsidian howled in response.

"Oh wow, you have a Houndoom? That's so cool!"

"Obsidian has been my pokemon since I was very young, and we've been through a lot together."

Ash smiled goofily.

"I could say the same thing about me and Pikachu."

"Is that so? Should we begin?"

The battle began.

"Pikachu, use Quick Attack!" Ash called, and Nickola smiled to herself. He was using a weaker starting move to gauge her strength. It reminded her of Anabel, who normally used her first battle with someone at the Battle Frontier to gauge her opponent's strength.

She could tell Ash and his Pikachu were not going to be weak opponents, and neither of them had a type advantage on the other. She knew Quick Attack usually went first, but had pretty low damage. Dealing high damage was probably her best chance here, she decided.

Fire Fang would work well enough for that.

Pikachu attacked Obsidian, and Nickola was surprised by how fast the electric mouse pokemon was. Obsidian went next, but before either trainer could think of their next move, the ship shook horribly.

“Huh?” Ash yelled “What’s going on?”

“Looks like we’ll have to pause our battle for now.” Nickola said, returning Obsidian to his pokeball. The ship was an ocean of noise now, with people screaming and alarms going off. “I think something is wrong.”

Something began to play over the loudspeakers.

“Prepare for trouble,” one voice began and another joined in, saying “And make it double!”

“Oh not Team Rocket again.” Ash said, more annoyed than anything else.

“Huh? Team Rocket?” Nickola knew of them, but had never really encountered them. They had no real presence in Hoenn, which had enough to worry about with Magma and Aqua.

“Let’s go find them before they nab someone’s Pokémon!” Ash said and Nickola agreed. Hopefully, there weren’t many grunts. “They are probably after Pikachu anyway.”

Nickola and Ash walked through the ship, arriving at the bridge. Taking a quick glance through the window, Nickola saw two trainers in white uniforms with a red letter R on it.

“That must be Team Rocket.” Nickola said.

“That’s Jessie and James,” Ash explained. “And then there’s Meowth too.”

It was time for them to confront Team Rocket. They stepped into the room.

“Well, well, well, if it isn’t the Twerp and his little friend.” Jessie greeted as James threw a large switch. A cage dropped down over the duo, trapping them.

Nickola could see that the officers of the ship were tied up in a corner of the room.

“Look at how easy this was. I must say, Jessie, this is one of our best plans. You really can’t beat simplicity.” James gloated, walking over to Ash and trying to grab Pikachu, who let out a mighty shock. James fell to the ground, but rose quickly and dusted off the soot.

“Fine then!” James snapped. “We’ll take the whole ship to the boss! Imagine our reward for a whole ship full of trainer’s Pokémon!”

Team Rocket became distracted by that thought, and Nickola and Ash took advantage.

“Not so fast!” Nickola said, releasing Obsidian from his ball. She posed, somewhat silly. “For threatening my vacation, trying to steal this boy’s Pokémon, and interrupting our battle, I’ll have to punish you! Obsidian, destroy the cage!”

The hell hound Pokémon let out a fierce howl and bounded at the cage bars, destroying them.

Nickola climbed out of the ruined cage, and then held her hand out to help Ash out.

“Hey, how about a double battle?” She asked.

“You’re on!” Ash said. Pikachu chirped in agreement and jumped down from Ash's shoulder.

"Like you'd stand a chance, old-woman!" Meowth snarled.

Nickola was taken aback.

"I am not an old woman! I'm only 21! I just have white hair!"

"A likely story. You really should accept your age." Jessie said snugly. James threw out Weezing and Jessie threw out Arbok.

"Me? an old woman!" Nickola fumed. "Obsidian, use Fire Blast on Arbok!"

"Pikachu, use volt Tackle at the same time!" Ash called. The force of both attacks made Team Rocket blast off again.

Nickola dropped to pet Obsidian, gently checking him over for any injuries, and then giving him a treat.

"We did really good." Nickola said. Ash smiled as he played with Pikachu. Nickola then jumped with a start, running to let the crew officers down. With the officer's freed and Team Rocket gone, the ship was able to arrive safely in Vermillion City.

"Why don't I walk you home? I want to make sure you get home okay. Just in case you run into Team Rocket again."

"Sure, the more the merrier." Ash said. "Oh! That way we can battle some more too."

"Yeah." Nickola laughed.

[wannabepokemonidol]

hehe I used to carry around my Obsidian like this

When your houndoom won’t get in the poke ball but the rules say he has to be in a ball or bag at all times

[trainerjoshie]

Pokémon TCG SV Obsidian Flames (2023) & Paradox Rift (2023) illustrations by Haru Akasaka ❤️❤️

[pokemonheritageposts]

Ranking of Houndoom cards? Its my fave and I feel like a lot of the cg EX cards don’t give it justice.. 🥺

glad you asked for this one! it does get a lot of the generic EX cards, sure, but a lot of the artists who've worked on the illustrations have gone absolutely ham. struggled to pick my number 1 because a lot of these deserved it.

10. Houndour (illus. kawayoo, HS Undaunted 53/90)

9. Houndoom (illus. Ryota Murayama, Sword & Shield - Battle Styles 96/163)

8. Houndour (illus. Hajime Kusajima, Skyridge 66/144)

7. Houndour (illus. KYUPIYAMA, Scarlet & Violet - Obsidian Flames 204/197)

6. Houndoom (illus. burari, Scarlet & Violet - Shrouded Fable 8/64)

5. Houndour (illus. Mitsuhiro Arita, Expeditions 113/165)

4. Houndoom (illus. Hajime Kusajima, Aquapolis 15/147)

3. Houndour (illus. Aya Kusube, Neo Discovery 24/75)

2. Houndoom (illus. Taiga Kasai, Scarlet & Violet - Shrouded Fable 66/64)

1. Houndoom (illus. Mitsuhiro Arita, Neo Revelation 8/64)

[pokemon-variants-pokedex]

what kinds of rockruff/lycanroc breeds are there? they're my favorite, so i'm curious

Hello! Here are some of the most common rockruff/lycanroc breeds that exist.

the Igneous breed is born to a Growlithe or Arcanine father. They are named after the types of rocks found on their fur being igneous rock. Some people believe that Rockruff and Lycanroc split off from the ancient Hisuian Growlithe and Arcanine and that this breed gives us an idea of what this transitional species looked like but there is no evidence to support this theory...yet.

the Petrified breed is born to a Houndour or Houndoom father. They are named after the hard, bone like structures that replace their rocks.

the Obsidian breed is born to a Poochyena or Mightyena father. They are named after the dark coloration of their fur and rocks.

the Magnetic breed is born to a Electrike or Manectric father. They are named after the magnetic properties of their rocks.

the Diamond breed is born to an Absol father. They are named after the fact that their rocks are diamonds!

the Meteorite breed is born to a Shinx, Luxio, or Luxray father. They are named after the rocks often having a similar composition to meteorites. They're also named after the star tip on their tail they inherit from their father.

the Sandstone breed is born to a Lillipup, Herdier, or Stoutland father. They are named this because their stones are sandstone.

the Fluffy breed is born to a Furfrou father. They are named this because they actually lack stones.

the Limestone breed is born to a Yamper or Boltund father. They are named this because their stones are made from limestone.

the Ruby breed is born to a Maschiff or Mabosstiff father. They are named this because their stones have a distinct red hue.

the Fossil breed is born to a Greavard or Houndstone father. They are named this because their stones have fossils in them.

the Amethyst breed is born to a Snubbull or Granbull father. They are named this because of the purple hue their stones take.

the Mud Pie breed is born to a Fidough or Dachsbun father. The inverse of this breed, a Fidough or Dachsbun with a Rockruff or Lycanroc father has the same name! Two pokemon having a breed that shares a name is very unusual but it is more common when it's the same two species.

-Prof. V. Maple

[wannabepokemonidol]

i got obsidian (my houndoom) through catching/befriending him

i have no idea if that counts lol, I guess so?

[darkx-the-dragon-kn1ght]

Pokémon Reborn Screenshot Let's Play: Chapter 26

Hello again, readers! Are you ready for another chapter of chaos? Of course you are, I doubt you’d be reading this post otherwise! And I’m sure this chapter will be quite chaotic indeed, considering everything that happened in the last chapter. Last time…oh, last time. What can I say about last time? It was a lot of stuff- it was exploration, it was battling, it was new teammates, it was SEVERAL questions, it was me spending about 4 hours grinding for a Gym challenge. 

I won’t beat around the bush much longer- let’s get into the recap for a better understanding of all the absolute baggage Xera was left with coming out of Chapter 25.

CW: mentions of suicide, dismemberment, and death

After helping with some advertising for Central Salon (in the form of battling a Tsareena), the stylist gives Xera a Bounsweet as thanks, who she names Mango.

Exploring Obsidia Slums, Xera finds a hungry Makuhita, who she is able to catch and names Knuckle.

Visiting the same totem pole where she caught Cephalon, Xera encounters a Natu. She catches it and names the tiny bird Quetza.

In Obsidia Slums, Xera finds a playground-like area. In addition to catching a Shiny Trubbish who she names Odie, she also witnesses some familiar-looking Scraggy being taken away by a gang of Pangoro. Xera heads into the Slums Playground to give chase.

Even after defeating all three Pangoro to save the Scraggy, the three bear Pokémon make one last attempt to attack Xera all at once. Luckily, she is saved by the intervention of a certain Scrafty. As Scrafty begins to leave with her Scraggy, one decides it wants to stay with Xera, which Scrafty accepts. Xera agrees to take Scraggy in, and she names him Rumble.

Down in the dark recesses of the ruined Underground Railnet, Xera not only finds the Flash TMX (which she cannot use yet), but hitting a metal pole causes an Aron to fall on her. She catches it and names him Wulfrum.

Returning to North Obsidia Ward, Xera is given a new task from Maxwell of the Magma Gang: to assist in a complete takeover of Aqua Gang’s hideout in Lapis Ward, driving the rival gang out for good. 

At the Aqua Gang base, Xera provides a distraction for Maxwell and Break to come in and cause havoc, but Xera is left with facing off against Archer, the Aqua Gang’s leader, herself. She wins the hard-fought battle and the Aqua Gang is forced to retreat.

Back at the Magma Gang base, Maxwell rewards Xera with a certain Pokémon that is a staple of the gang: a Houndour, who is named Obsidian. 

That night, Xera visits Obsidia Alleyway to find a Zangoose rummaging in the trash. She battles and catches it, naming him Gash.

Xera also visits the Beryl Cemetery; one of the pumpkins reacts to her Soul Candle, causing a Pumpkaboo to appear. Xera catches the ghostly Pokémon, naming him Jack.

Atop an apartment building in Beryl Ward, Xera spots the unmistakable image of the late Corey. After he escapes, Xera pursues him into Peridot Ward and then North Obsidia Ward before finally cornering him. There, “Corey” reveals himself to actually be an illusion disguise made by a Zorua. Xera battles and catches the mischievous (and disrespectful) fox, naming him Mal.

Visiting the Abandoned Power Plant (or Yureyu Power Plant), Xera learns from Ame that the reason the train she arrived into the Reborn region on was attacked was because of Ame herself; evidently, Team Meteor sought to kill her specifically. Ame apologizes profusely to Xera for what happened, but is unable to concretely say that it will be fully taken care of.

While preparing to take on Shade and his Ghost-types, several evolutions take place: Obsidian into Houndoom, Ace into Swellow, Kirby into Jigglypuff, and Wulfrum into Lairon. Additionally, the electromagnetic energy present in the power plant allows Prong to evolve into Vikavolt.

As she activates panels to open the way to Shade, Xera is shown events on screens throughout the plant: Corey’s suicide, Agent Grass being beheaded (or dismembered?), Amaria also committing suicide with a red-haired person being unable to prevent it, and a Garchomp cutting down a person with purplish hair.

At the heart of the power plant, Shade reveals his true face and battles Xera. It’s a difficult fight, but Xera comes out on top. This not only earns her the Omen Badge, but also the right to hear Shade finally speak as he turns the power back on and shows her some security camera footage.

The footage displays the Underground Railnet, where Cain, Charlotte, Shelly, Heather, Noel, and Anna watch the previously locked doors open. However, a certain Team Meteor commander- Commander Redeye, revealed to be the previously-mentioned Commander Sirius- appears for an ambush, ordering his Grunts to capture the group.

Anna tosses…something to Cain, urging him to run. Cain is able to escape with the help of Nidoking, but Heather and the others are captured- as per the agreement with Dr. Connal.

Suddenly, Agent Grass appears. She delivers the news of both her own promotion to Agent as well as the selection of a new Systems Manager, with Sirius mentioning something happening regarding Ace. Agent Grass speaks disrespectfully to Sirius before giving him a strange warning, then leaves. Annoyed by Agent Grass’s impudence, Sirius and his underlings depart to continue their work.

As the camera feed cuts out, Shade leaves Xera with a strange riddle or prophecy of sorts before she is free to leave.

Yeah- it was a lot, in both meanings of the phrase. But the main thing now is that Heather and the other kids are in danger all over again, and I am NOT gonna let it stay that way! Even if Xera has to beat up Connal again, even if she has to beat up Sirius, even if she has to beat up many more Meteor Grunts, we are GOING to save them! This is personal, this is war! And that starts with catching up with Cain! So let’s take care of that first, make a plan, and go from there! I am SO ready for more violence!

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[moddedmoor]

favorite and least favorite megas, go.

also why do some pokemon have 2 mega evolutions?

i am a bit biased here on my favorite mega evolutions. but they're houndoom, garchomp, and charizard x. houndoom because of my dear Clover, garchomp due to Nourrice, and charizard x due to Obsidian. being around my dad's mon has swayed my love for these evos heavily.

as for least favorite, i would say both mewtwo evos and glalie. why tamper with a pokemon that already has trust issues with humanity and give it a process that, if done wrong, can have serious health effects later on down the line?? as for glalie. i just don't like how that thing looks. both in the normal and evo state. i am not a fan.

and as for divergent evos, this one is actually really neat! it depends on the actual base stones for mega evolution! first off, very basic recap of base stones here. but all mega stones come from a base stone that occurs naturally. it's a white/translucent stone that is easy to miss, but reacts to a keystone and the energy of a pokemon that has mega capabilities. the stone, once exposed to the energy of both items (or naturally, just the mon energy), the stone will "evolve" itself and become that pokemon specific stone!

anyway, divergent mega evos! this phenomena occurs entirely based on the base stone. when experiencing mega evolution for the first time, the properties that make up the stone resonate with the energies on different frequencies. a good example is charizardinite x and y. say we have one charizard hooked up to two base stones to create the evo stones. one was found near geosenge, the other near anistar. these two stones pretty much look the same, but because of where they came from, they will have different natural influences. so, you can get both and x and y stone/form from one evo process! it's really quite neat how the natural environment influences this :)

there is also a bit about it being on the pokemon energies itself, but from what i've seen, it really has looked like it's base stone properties.

[crossbones-n-skull]

It's a mask that makes you able to hide easier

[Image of a houndoom mask with little bits of obsidian around the eyes, it looks really old]

Hm. That's interesting.

Can't see exactly how a clunky old mask can help me do any hiding. But it would make a nice wall decoration. Maybe even one that Skull won't try and eat.

[notbroadwaybound]

watched an opening of the new Pokemon TGC set (Obsidian Flames) and wow, lots of doggos in this set. 

eevee --> espeon, umbreon (i know espeon is more cat like but still) greavard (x2) --> houndstone & houndstone ex rockruff --> lycanrock (midnight form) houndour (x2) --> houndoom & houndoom ex (and houndour character art) lillipup --> herdier --> stoutland

[former-grunt-kopi]

It's related to hiusi, specifically a pokemon from then

[Image of what can only be described as an old houndoom mask, heavily stylized with bits of obsidian on it]

you weren’t kidding this is really damn sketchy

[wannabepokemonidol]

me and obsidian, my good boy

never really done sprite comics...this one's pretty simple, I just wanted to see how it goes. Going to try and do one with a bit of a background this one is just Spriter's Resource green. sorry about obsidian popping up from the floor in the middle panel, also I quite like Nic's expression in the last panel, ive never tried to change an expression on a sprite before

[wannabepokemonidol]

my Houndoom, Obsidian, is super warm, very comfy for me

Pro tip if you get super cold winters like me, lay down on a spot where a mon has recently moved from. Usually warm

[ribbononline]

team hcs lets go! lets go!

maxie;

Numel/Camerupt (Sandstone) ; Caught when having temporarily ran away from home as a child, the pokemon he's had the longest. She's very chill and just vibing most of the time- she loves to cuddle and she’s well behaved, Due to having been with Maxie all his childhood, she’s seen a lot of the… less then pleasant stuff, and will still fly into a panic if she ever sees anyone attempting to harm him physically. She’s very protective.

Poochyena/Mightyena (Granite) ; His parents owned a Houndoom and a Mightyena, who had two Poochyena pups together. When Maxie ran off in highschool he took them both with him. Granite's very lively, and out of the whole team has the most trouble fighting against Archie's team. She just doesn't get what happened between them. She listens well however, she just…. doesn’t get why she can’t hang out with her sister anymore.

Poochyena/Mightyena (Obsidian) ; The other Poochyena pup Maxie took from home, though she ended up as a part of Archie's team somewhere in highschool.

Zubat/Golbat/Crobat (Mercury) ; Obtained in Rocket, one of the Pokémon issued to almost all members. Mercury was a recent catch of the team, so while he was a little freaked out and untrusting, Maxie ended up winning him over fairly easily with some treats. He loves to sit on Maxie's head and/or wrap his wings around him. It doesn't make seeing easier but Maxie has never managed to get him to stop.

Weezing (Chalcantite) ; Obtained in college, from an old teacher Maxie got along with well enough. She was retiring, and wanted her Pokémon to be able to travel a while longer. So, Maxie took the Weezing over! Originally he'd never gotten a nickname- and even though Maxie technically gave him one, it's kind of a 50/50 chance if he remembers that thats his name and responds to it. His original owner died somewhere in the Rocket years. Chalcantite is fairly slow, but very enthusiastic. He's doing his best. Post-ORAS Maxie let's him retire to a Pokémon daycare since he's already getting old- but he still gets very excited whenever Maxie visits. He's living out his last days being spoiled by the employees of the daycare.

Gligar (Novaculite) ; Obtained post-ORAS. Once Maxie and Archie moved in together, they kept finding items around the house missing, and someone kept going trough their trash nightly. Eventually Maxie (literally) caught the culprit. He originally meant to release it, but Archie convinced him to try training it- Gligars don't normally live in Hoenn, so it probably got here by accident somehow and didn't know how to adapt to the environment, leading to the thefts. Training it would help it! Also it's a ground type come on Maxie you know you want another cute ground type let it join, It worked. A spoiled little thing that loves to constantly be held and cuddled and will demand attention if it's not given. Novaculite- or Nova, as literally everyone including Maxie as this point calls him- rarely joins battles, it doesn’t really enjoy them- but it likes to just hang around and watch, eating whatever treats it can get.

Trapinch/Vibrava/Flygon (Mica) ; Obtained post-ORAS, about a year after Nova. Originally found as a trapinch when Maxie was trying to research in the desert of route 111, apparently in the area this Trapinch called his territory. After days of fighting with the thing, eventually it just... didn't show up one day when Maxie got into the space it normally protected. Kind of curious (and slightly concerned) Maxie ended up looking around for it, finding it stuck under some collapsed desert ruin fragments it couldn't get out from again. Taking pity on the Trapinch he helped it out, and after that it started following him around. After a week or two when research was done, Maxie ended up taking it home, and that was that. Very brash and competitive, Mica loves to fight- and also loves to be praised afterwards for it. Having only recently evolved into it's final form, it's still not used to it's larger body and keeps accidentally breaking furniture.

Volcarona (Tephra) ; Obtained post-ORAS, the most recent addition to the team. Caught when on a vacation in Unova with Archie- Maxie kind of fell in love with the look of the Pokémon, and decided to take her home. Archie nearly got a heart attack when he saw Maxie with it. Tephra is very regal, very large, and (like most of Maxie's pokemon) very spoiled and pampered. She does not tolerate a no for an answer- though she never causes a fuss. If she disagrees with you she will just burn her path to whatever she wanted- very calmly, and very regally. She only listens to Maxie.

She's the one Pokémon on Maxie's team Archie can not figure out how to win over. She just... hovers there. Will she burn you? Will she just let you pass? You won't know until you walk past her. For your sake, have some treats on hand to bribe her.

archie;

Carvanha/Sharpedo (Dusk) ; Caught as a child with the help of his mom and one of his older siblings. They found it without the rest of it's school, and Archie was adamant he wanted it as his Pokémon, so they helped him catch it. Stubborn and kind of aggressive, it took forever to tame him- As a child Archie was just constantly covered in bites from it. He never gave up or was even discouraged though- this was his Pokémon!! He loved it!! Over time the Pokémon finally started feeling safe around him, and they got closer until it evolved. As a Sharpedo he honestly mellowed out a lot. It's very easygoing, and great with kids. It loves to be pet and cuddled- which Archie always indulges, despite the fact that Dusk very much has the rough skin ability.

Grimer/Muk (Pizza) ; Found as a child in a nearby trash dump- the Grimer was actually sitting in an empty pizza box. Being like 10 and thinking he was so smart it thus got named Pizza. Pizza's also pretty chill, and loves to eat and sleep. That said, when it is awake, it's very good at sneaking up on people. Maxie doesn't get how a literal goop of toxic waste can do that but Pizza is a toxic waste goop of many talents.

Poochyena/Mightyena (Granite) ; Obtained from Maxie in high school. Like her sister, she's very energetic and lively. Granite loves to run, and is pretty much always doing something. She listens very well though, and she’s mostly just a good girl. She’s a bit smaller then her sister. Much like her sister, she has the hardest time fighting Maxie's team in battle. She just doesn't get why they must fight <:[

Zubat/Golbat/Crobat (Fangs) ; Obtained in Rocket, one of the Pokémon issued to almost all members. The zubat had been caught a while ago, and had been passed from grunt to grunt- with some... not great owners inbetween. When Archie got him, the thing was incredibly skittish and aggressive with massive trust issues for humans. It took Archie forever to even get it to stop trying to bite him whenever it was out of it's pokeball, but he never gave up on the tiny Pokémon. Eventually managing to win it's trust, Fangs still has a lot of trust issues towards other humans. It tolerates Maxie, Shelly and Matt, but prefers not to be touched by anyone but Archie. Still, it loves him very much- and it's loved a lot in return. Fangs has the best life he can now, Archie always does his best to make him feel comfortable no matter the situation they're in. He also turned out to be a very strong fighter, despite being fairly weak (mainly due to mistreatment) as a zubat.

Mantyke/Mantine (Tidal) ; Caught just before somewhere in Rocket years. He met her on one of his walks along the beach- thinking over his life’s mistakes-with one of her fin being caught up in net. After helping her out she turned out very playful and he definitely could use something nice- besides, because of her injury she seemed to have lost her school and needed the company. So he ended up catching her! Once she evolved (somewhere in Aqua) she got trained to help rescue people- mainly in case a grunt ever got stuck in a rip current or something. As such , while still playful, she knows to be careful gentle and caring when it comes down to it! She's a good girl. While Maxie knew of her in Rocket he never saw her much, and she had the hardest time warming up to him after the teams reunited again. She doesn’t battle often. Archie takes her along sometimes when battling for fun or if he truly thinks he needs her- but usually he lets her do her thing. As such, she was not present in the deep sea cavern fight.

Castform (Missy) ; Obtained post-ORAS. A little pest who wants to get her way. The reunited team tried catching her to help study and watch out for lingering weather effects Kyogre and Groudon might've caused, but failed each time. Instead she got very good at ruining the equipment near the base or that was brought out on field missions. Eventually Archie literally made a deal with her to Stop Doing That in exchange for pokepuffs. It worked! She stuck around, and became a part of the team. She's no good at fighting and never battles, but she's very good at demanding attention. Plus, she ended up helping the team out with the research on lingering weather effects after all, so she deserves some extra treats for her hard work, she thinks. Archie has no idea how to deal with her, but she’s happy and helping out, so… he supposes he can deal with it.

Archie also has a bunch of Pokémon that are by no means actually his- they’re wild Pokémon that he’s helped along the way, and remember and recognise him. A lot will hang out with him, some follow him around, and a select few will happily temporarily join his team if he asks. The most notable ones are;

A Quagsire named Mr. Goop. She was found sickly from having been caught in an oil spill. After having been rescued and cared for by Aqua, she was mistaken for male for the longest time due to her large backfin. Once Archie found out she just had a larger fin then normal for females of the species but what still very much a girl, she’d already gotten used to the name of Mr. Goop, so Mr. Goop she stayed.

A Sealeo named Tundra. Found as a spheal without a group and living in waters to warm for it, Archie helped it migrate to a better environment. However, the thing never seemed to want to join another spheal pack, and as such just ended up traveling around with Archie for a long time. It was always however very interested in battling, and evolved soon enough- ending up strong enough to survive on it’s own fine. Tundra joins Archie’s team most often whenever he needs an extra fighter- Tundra loves the battles, and it loves the treats. Still, it appreciates being able to return to the wild seas again in the end.

A Lanturn named Siren. Found with her lightstem damaged, Aqua helped repair parts of it with prosthetics. Once she could hunt on her own again, she was released back to the seas, but still visits the base every few months and hangs around there for a couple of weeks.

[takeyoutoskull]

About Obsidian

Name: Sidney “Obsidian” Aomura

Age: Early 20s

Pronouns: He/Him

Height: 5'11

Region of Origin: Kanto

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A somewhat imposing young man from Kanto that moved here approximately eight years ago, two years prior to Team Skull’s founding. Fiercely loyal to Guzma, he usually runs the equivalent of security for Po Town so that no undesirables (themselves not included, of course) can get in. 

Though he was born to a rich pair of business magnates, a series of shady business dealings and unfortunate events in Kanto brought his family to its knees. His father’s company lost nearly all credibility after its connection with a certain crime organization was made public. 

Disillusioned with her husband’s affiliation and his ailing health, Sid’s mother divorced him and won custody before moving to Alola.

Her current whereabouts, however, are unknown…

As a member of Team Skull, he’s quite at home, even with the shenanigans that the team gets itself into.

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[Flannel]

♂ Lycanroc

Lv. 48

Ability: No Guard

Item: ?

▹Thunder Fang▿Scary Face◃

▹Crunch▿Stone Edge◃

[The last gift Sid received from his father before their separation. Often seen perfectly imitating Sid’s gestures. Their bond is unbreakable, and he is rarely inside his Luxury Ball. It was in a moment of desperate desire to protect his partner that Flannel evolved…]

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[Fang]

♀ Doublade

Lv. 42

Ability: No Guard

Item: ?

▹Iron Head▿Retaliate◃

▹Shadow Sneak▿Aerial Ace◃

[A more recent partner Sid received from the estate of a certain Hex Maniac. Chivalrous and noble, she often finds herself exasperated by her new master. But an oath is an oath, and she’ll protect him with all she can.]

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[Luci]

♀ Houndoom

Lv. 45

Ability: Flash Fire

Item: ?

▹Beat Up▿Punishment◃

▹Howl▿Flamethrower◃

[One of the earliest presents Sid received from his father as a Houndour. Gentle and motherly outside of battle, Luci watched over a young Sidney and often kept him out of troubling situations (i.e. keeping him from tipping over expensive vases, falling over too quickly). They were only recently reunited thanks to some unseen benefactor’s machinations, and you can bet that she was more than thrilled to see her pup again.

Woe and Burn Heals to those who stand opposed to her, though…]

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[Force]

♂ Stoutland

Lv. 43

Ability: Odor Sleuth

Item: ?

▹Psychic Fangs▿Surf◃

▹Reversal▿Giga Impact◃

[An earlier present Sid received from his father in childhood. Keen and clever, you can count on this old man to keep track of most anything. Lose your phone? As long as he has your scent, he can find it for you. Recently reunited thanks to the kindness of an anonymous benefactor…]

[darkx-the-dragon-kn1ght]

Chapter 25- Part 20

Hm. Big talk for someone who's gonna get decapitated in the future! Maybe! I dunno, the lighting wasn't very good, it was hard to tell!

Oh, there's no way we're taking any of this sitting down- even if Xera has been frozen in place by the power of cutscenes! This was already war, but now it's REALLY war!!

…WHAT?? Man, he really does speak in riddles, and I am not in the mood for it right now!

Well…either way, at least we have a chance to see what the Omen Badge looks like and marvel at this fourth Gym victory-

I…I'm sorry, what is that Badge? What kinda design is that? That doesn't look like anything ghostly or omen-related, that looks like it has a tumor! At least with the other three Badges, you can tell what they're referring to and the typings- the Volt Badge is a lightning bolt, the Canopy Badge has like…leaf-looking parts, the Cocoon Badge has silvery bits to evoke a silky cocoon. But the Omen Badge doesn't really…have that? It doesn't even have any purple!

Well, with that out of the way…I think it's time to put an end to this chapter. A lot happened, and a lot is going to happen, no doubt. Looks like we've got another rescue mission on our hands, so soon after the last one…but it's just as personal as before. 

So join me next time, dear readers! Because we're gonna (hopefully) reunite with Cain, track down the kids, and murder two entire men! It'll be so exciting, it won't lead to more horrors I'm sure, and I most certainly won't continue to give my character increasing amounts of existential dread! See you then!

CURRENT TEAM:

Riptide

Species: Feraligatr

Gender: Male

Level: 40

Ability: Sheer Force*

Item: Quick Claw

Brave nature; Alert to sounds.

Prong

Species: Vikavolt

Gender: Female

Level: 40

Ability: Levitate

Item: None

Rash nature; Loves to eat.

Crater

Species: Camerupt

Gender: Female

Level: 40

Ability: Magma Armor

Item: Quick Claw

Hardy nature; Often scatters things.

Wulfrum

Species: Lairon

Gender: Male

Level: 39

Ability: Sturdy

Item: None

Lax nature; Strong willed.

Obsidian

Species: Houndoom

Gender: Female

Level: 40

Ability: Unnerve*

Item: None

Rash nature; Very finicky.

Gash

Species: Zangoose

Gender: Male

Level: 40

Ability: Immunity

Item: Rawst Berry

Bold nature; Likes to relax.

CURRENT BOXES:

NUMBER OF RELOADS: 19

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