#obvious choice being rotom

[leveragedlibrarians]

Alright yall, thoughts:

If pokemon existed in the leverage universe what pokemon would the team have?

[channelsurfer02]

Chrono Trigger Pokemon Teams: Lucca

Alright, now its time for the third and final member of the 1000 AD trio, the brilliant scientist, Lucca Ashtear! Now, onto the pokemon justifications.

Flareon: As stated previously in the Crono & Marle teams, I deliberately gave all three of them one of the three original eeveelutions as according to their magical affinity. Also, I could totally see Lucca using Flareon as a heated pillow.

Tinkaton: As for Tinkaton, I went with her because Lucca uses a hammer when making melee attacks, plus it just feels right for Lucca to use a 'mon that builds it's own tools and is known for being a blacksmith.

Klinklang: Now, one might wonder why I gave Klinklang to Lucca and not Robo. Well, I decided to give Robo some more technologically advanced pokemon and Klingklang felt more fitting consider 1000 AD's level of technological development. So, I gave it to Lucca, which fits the inventor to a T.

Armarouge: At first glance it may seem weird to give a pokemon which is pretty clearly a knight to Lucca, someone who is decidedly not a knight in any capacity. Well, Armarouge's pauldrons can turn into a cannon for certain attacks which feels very Lucca-y. Plus with it evolving through the auspicious armor, I could see it evolving either in the middle ages with some armor it got there or evolving thanks to the armor upgrades Lucca routinely gets from Taban. Plus its psychic typing fits Lucca since she's definitely the brains of the group, or at least the member of the group who puts the most stock in her intelligence.

Rotom Heat: This one fits considering Lucca is an inventor, so having a rotom makes since what with their penchant for possessing appliances. Plus it being fire type fits for obvious reasons. Also it being electric type fits considering Lucca's connection to/implied crush on Crono (side note, I totally ship Marle x Crono x Lucca). Additionally, Lucca's inventions have been stated in the game to often go horribly wrong, which, in a world with pokemon, could partially be the fault of a rotom tailing her. Also, frankly, I could see Lucca casually inventing an appliance like a stand mixer or a washing machine despite setting out to make an entirely different invention, so a pokemon that is literally an appliance makes sense.

Galarian Slowbro: Finally, Galarian Slowbro was picked because it has a gun and its signature move is called Shell Side Arm, so it matches Lucca's weapon of choice. Also its psychic typing again fits Lucca's designated smart one personality to a T. Plus it being slow also makes sense with Lucca being one of the slower party members to my knowledge.

[softersynths]

I have a question about the Pokemon teams? *grants permission to infodump*

thank you my beloved . since you didn’t ask something specific ill just babble

peppino’s mudbray and donphan are pokemon he’s had forever. he raised the donphan from a phanpy. the mudbray is older than it looks and could evolve but refuses to. his trubbish loves him very very much and showed up not long after he opened is restaurant. he is consistently looking for ways to get rid of it and failing. none of his pokemon are kept in pokeballs they just kind of.. hang out. it’s probably obvious what they all represent so I won’t go too into it but his mudbray and donphan have similar personalities to him, short tempered stubborn and hardworking. they aren’t easily scared like he is, but his trubbish is very skittish in the face of danger.

noises loudred and rotom are assumed to exist to make trouble but they are Pokemon With Jobs. They help out w his TV network stuff, rotom possesses cameras etc and loudred manages audio balance and does sound effects. His minun on the other hand has a similar personality to him, the cuteness is just a facade for a high maintenance little cunt. Sometimes Noise can be kind of a dick to his pokemon, and there are times when him and his minun do not get along bc of their similar personalities.

noisette’s pokemon are sweet and silly like she is, and they also pack a punch. swirlix bc food pokemon for cafe girl. her plusle is in love with noise’s minun, of course. if I didn’t go with the minun/plusle pair for noise and noisette I’d give noisette a buneary and noise a morpeko

brick is an unusually large alolan rattata that gustavo befriended (he also does not tolerate being put in a pokeball). makuhita is a pleasant little guy like him that can also punch you apart. slowking has a chill and laidback vibe but in a competent, guy-who-knows way. ideal pokemon to smoke a blunt with.

deciding on fake peppino’s pokemon was difficult... mimikyu seems like an obvious choice but it would only have worked if peppino had a pikachu which i don’t think suits him. his ditto almost exclusively copies peppino’s pokemon when they’re around. milcery’s goop looks similar to fake pep’s which was my only basis for choosing it LOL. i considered lickitung and lickilicky but they seemed like too obvious choices... a froggy I think is better since he is froggy too. I also considered haunter so that he would have a scary pokemon, and I still might replace milcery with it, I had already finished drawing that pic before I thought of it lol

that’s all my thoughts so far . I love you

[lakesbian]

Outsourcing au thoughts because I don't have and don't want a fandom blog and your undersiders thoughts are nice

Anyway undersiders Pokemon au team themes/types

Taylor: While the obvious choice is bugs, thatz wrong she runs normal monotype, probably 2 set up sweepers with guts or guts equivalent, (staraptor and zangoose as two very common pokemon with flavor about punching up a stupid amount and being solitary as they grow stronger but stil seen as not much. Also zangoose bitter rivalry vs the knife snake). Buneary that never ever evolves because she received it as a gift from Emma and she sorta kinda hates it. Hisuian zoarark to lean into the half feral, rabid, violence from the outside looking in while actually utilizing trickery and plans to not get stomped into the ground. She barely scrapes by when her setup sweeps fail and has very little plan outside of that though <3. Unrelated but Danny has a komala that interacts with Taylor more than he does

Lisa: Poison/Psychic mashup. Leans status team with only a single heavy hitter in the form of either an alakazam or gothitelle. Probably runs a mirror coat+counter wobaffet. Other than that, she has a crobat she inherited from her brother. It bites her very often and she pretends not to notice while still letting it drink her blood because I love irony(metaphor? probably a metaphor). I want to give her poipolr because it seems fun but alas alternate dimensions

Alec: Slaking. This bothers Taylor. Also, a Shedinja that he gets later with Aisha's ninjask. Rotom that possesses whatever electronic would be the most inconvenient for everyone else, and a mawile. He only gets three at most though+that Shedinja because he doesn't have to take care of it. I was originally going to lean into the more fucked up fairy types like grimmsnarl, shiinotic, and the aforementioned mawile, but that seemed too consistent. Heartbreaker is a fairy type trainer though and Alec got the mawile from him

Brian: Some big ol guys. He has the most theoretically dependable and consistent team in a defensive sandstorm+hazard team. Gigalith to set up sandstorm, aggron or sand stream tyranitar as an ace, with a metang as a secondary attacker. Bronzong for screens. Either an orthworm or skarmory for hazards. The team loses effectiveness very quickly when someone sets up a different weather effect because he doesn't have a way to set up sandstorm again

Rachel: Dogs. Arcanine, stoutland, snubull, houndoom. These two aren't dogs but she also gets either an ursaluna of an obstagoon. She has the most type coverage of any of the undersiders and does very well against anyone she does battle, but the commodity nature of battles and overall softness of the universe in pokemon mean she should have the luxury to not the engage in violence, so she just runs a breeder+shelter somewhere on a ranch and never meets the undersiders except maybe Taylor looking at some puppies

Aisha: She doesn't have a consistent theme besides bright, attention grabbing, and probably fast. Confident about a noivern+Jolteon+a very very loud bronzong. Probably a ninjask. I then get significantly less confident about a haunter and mimikyu.

Lily: Escavalier. Let's then lean into the precision with a mienshao and medicham. That's all she has when first meeting the undersiders, but she gets a bisharp and hisuian litigant later. March has an accelgor and it's her pokemon that wants to skin suit lily's Escavalier due to the whole stealing armor thing that accelgor and Escavalier do. March is still stalkery but it takes the form of keeping her in a basement. Lily starts as a gym trainer, Legend's probably, and wants to run the league circuit, but no shows the tourney after the first match to hang out with Sabah

Sabah; Not a battler, doesn't go on a journey so does the whole pokemon civilian thing of only 1-2 pokemon. Those are a mimikyu she makes costumes for and an aradios.

this is entirely a 'dude. you could've just made your own post.' situation particularly because i know jackfuckall about pokemon, but my sweet friend scarf Does know about pokemon, so this is now Guest Answer Hour where i showed them the non-spoiler bits and outsource my responses from them. under a cut because the ask itself is already long enough

taylor: i can't legally repeat what they said about this one because it wasn't very nice but the gist of it boils down to "picking Not bug types for taylor is trying to be subversive for no reason, yes the bug-themed character would use bug-type pokemon, come the fuck on"

lisa: gothitelle is a good pick, she runs mind games & support pokemon because that's her role on the team. doesn't type-limit herself but does pick an aesthetically and functionally coherent team. aiming for the intimidation factor and then to pull the rug out beneath her opponents feet. also see this scarfnote

also the more that I think about it the more that I think Yeah Lisa would absolutely have perish trap as an option for her team. you kinda have to if you’re a gothitelle user I mean you don’t have to but since that’s the only good shadow tag pokemon it’s a nice option even if it’s not your main draw Lisa’s whole thing is that she, like Brian, does not have much firepower, but she’s incredibly perceptive/charismatic enough to trap you on the field and talk you into a corner until you’ve made your own bed and it’s too late to bounce back. perish trap is a team archetype that relies on smart positioning and stalling, both of which are things Lisa excels at

alec: trying to avoid the fucked up fairy types is again subversive for no reason. only has one pokemon because he's too lazy (read: chronically depressed) to take care of more, and it's a hatterene (googled 'fairy type' and went for the first aesthetically-pleasing result he saw). how well it meshes w/ him is a pleasant coincidence. he named it something really stupid to the point where people question if he even cares about it but it's his best friend and they cuddle together every night and also own matching pajamas. had some kind of tiny cute fairy pokemon before he left heartbreaker but couldn't take it w/ him when he left, subsequently memoryholed it forever

brian: i'm just gonna. quote them because i understand next to none of this

"extremely reliable and dependent" cannot work with a monotype/weather team im sorry but pigeonholing yourself into one theme only makes your weaknesses more apparent. Brian’s team would be one that primarily consists of pivot pokemon that can take/redirect hits so that his teammates can get in a safe position. pokemon with defensive abilities/type immunities/substitute/protect, etc. all of those would be the Most Consistent pokemon that can eat hits from opponents while allowing the other undersiders to set up safely. the only pokemon I agree with on your lineup is orthworm, because of the earth eater ability + shed tail. other pokemon would be gastrodon for storm drain, amoongus for powder immunity/spore/rage powder/regenerator. Brian’s pokemon are constantly switching in and out of battle, he does not have much in the means of firepower, but that’s okay because he doesn’t in canon either. AND gholdengo I literally wrote that and forgot to put it lmao. good as gold is an insane ability + ghost/steel typing is solid defensively. this would probably be his only avenue of offensive pressure with make it rain, but I can’t see him using it too too often as, like I said, he’s pivoting a lot. if he reads a status move incoming, he’s sending that thang out he would also probably have an intimidate user on hand since those work really well with switching teams, but I can’t think of a great one off the top of my head right now

also tacking on my own addendum that brian's deal is "guy who is trying so hard to LARP at being pragmatic and normal and responsible despite repeatedly making some sort of objectively batshit risky decisions" so he's 100% like. super dependable consistent team but with a bit of flair he repeatedly tries to pull off nuts-specific shit with. and also he runs that shit like the military

rachel: the scarf verdict is dogs. all dogs. all dogs and you are out of your mind if you think she has anything but dogs. this is her Thing even more than bugs are taylor's thing. most offense-heavy & aggressive team. has Literally Every Dog Pokemon. all of them. has an arcanine that used to be brian's but she was so fucking insufferable about criticizing his care of it that he just fuckin' gave it to her

aisha: theme is "most annoying little fucks humanly possible." Annoying Little Freaks Menagerie, just like she collects in canon w/ the heartbroken. bright and attention grabbing is...the opposite of what she does while fighting? so absolutely not that. impidimp (duh), sableye, approximately 13 phantumps, and one (1) shiny yamask that may or may not be her dead best friend. and yes, she does let it possess her sometimes for fun!

[cavewolf]

ANYWAY POKEMON PROJECT VOLTAGE MIKU RATINGS (part 1)

starting with the first ... i don't really like it . nothing about it screams 'psychic type' to me and it doesnt really mesh well with meloetta. i'm not a fan of the outfit in general (like what is happening with the hat) but the bag's cute i guess so 3/10

this one's cute. i think rillaboom is a good choice and the cheerleader miku is fun. i'm not sure about the blue elements in this one though, wished they went with an orange to complement her pokemon. i do like the hair though 5/10

another great idea for a pokemon! i always really like a big jacket and i think it's cute that her hair is the same shape as skeledirge's fire. i think the blue goes a lot better with this one as the red is still the focus with the cooler tones popping up in her tights and jacket. i'm not sure about the shoes or shirt. 7/10

i love primarina but miku's outfit not so much. the tanlines are a fun idea but i just wish they'd been more creative for the water type than just a swimsuit. the hair and hat are pretty nice though, i like how the water texture on the hair, hairstyle and white eyelashes match her pokemon. 5/10 she's 16

yeeehaw miku !!!! this one really looks like a trainer you'd fine in one of the games. the rubber boots and engineer outfit combo'd with the rodeo motif works surprisingly well. honestly no notes 9/10 just because rotom feels a bit random

ABSOLUTE FAVORITE. best miku out of all of them imo. chatot is such a fun choice and i love how they match. everything about this outfit is just so FUN! the colors pop and all the accessories are so cute! love how her hair tails off like feathers. beautiful excellent showshopping 10/10

suit is awesome. i like the tiny bits of lime green they really add some much needed color to the greys and desaturated blues of the rest of the outfit. the hair and shoes matching is cute. this miku looks very professional 8/10 don't give her a boob window

i love aurorus so i was pretty bummed that this outfit was a bit of a nothingburger. she looks more like an ice type trainer than a rock type, which is especially obvious when this one released after the lapras one. to me at least, aurorus is a predominantly ice type with rock just being there because it's a fossil. the circus thing is fun but this doesn't do it for me. 4/10

everybody loved this one so its no surprise i do too. flygon is another one of my absolute favourite pokemon and she matches well with it. i like the cactus hair and the cape. this would look more like a grass trainer if it wasn't for the muddy texture on her pants, the brown in the headscarf + hair and the tears on her cape. 9/10 we're losing a bit of mikuness with this one

it's okay. i like the transparent material on the sleeves and shorts. not sure what's happening with the legs but the legwarmers are cute. i like the hair gradient 6/10 nothing really wrong with it it's just not a very standout design

[gible-love-nibles-archive]

Good morning folks, I've got PMD AU on the brain today (and last night). I'm probably going to post the first part (and maybe second part?) of the R.escue T.eam story today

But more prominently, I'm thinking about what Poké P.03 would be. Again

I mean, Rotom is the most obvious (and extremely fitting) choice, but I've also been toying around with him being a Golett (Golurk feels way too big for him).

Maybe he is a Rotom, but through some certified Fucking Around And Finding Out, he managed to possess a deactivated Golett body? The Pokedex says the energy that powers Golett is “unclear”, but maybe it's close enough to ghostly electricity that he can take it over.

[kindledoeswhatever]

This game is super cute and I remember it being super fun. It’s another gen 4 Wii game which can be surmised from the pokemon on the cover with Piplup being present but no starters from gen 5. I do question why each pokemon was selected. Pikachu is obvious (it’s Pikachu’s adventure after all) Crogunk and Buneary were big in the anime around that time, and Mew is a big favorite. But like why are some starters final evolutions while others aren’t? Why is Empoleon here representing the Piplup line twice? Shaymin is a gen 4 legendary and so was Rotom (who has since been demoted). I know people love Munchlax but the choices just seem a little random over all. I know they all appear in game but idk. I do like the back ground like a aerial shot with the hot air balloon it’s cute. Also the rock carvings of Dialga and Palkia are a fun touch.

[computercreature]

toriel: dubwool. closest i can get to goat for the time being

sans: either cubone or dusclops

papyrus: either marowak or dusknoir. i like him being the evolved version of sans, since sans is too lazy to evolve. i like dusknoir more for him but idk how i feel about ghost-typing for non-ghosts

undyne: gyarados. not the best fit but i think it works

alphys: sandshrew

mettaton: rotom. SPECIFICALLY mettaton ex is a fairy-type body alphys made. he's trying to pass as some regular electric/fairy humanoid pokemon/robot and not a ghost

(not sure about the other ghosts - i think maddy would be mimikyu? and napstablook could really be anything. i kinda like the the lavender tower ghost before you get the silph scope)

asgore: either dubwool or gogoat

gaster: missingno for a few reasons. both glitches, missingno can sometimes appear as the skeletons from the museum, it can be found on the coast of cinnabar island where the lab is. erm there's probably more i'm missing

asriel: SKIDDO this is like the most obvious pokemon choice for any character. literally a plant goat. and the shiny is asriel colored

flowey: i thought about making him a regular flower since flowers in undertale are distinct from monsters. if he were a pokemon i think flabebe would be cute

and the humans are still just humans 👍

[song-of-the-rune]

Ooh interesting idea. Chrysalis' (lich path) team:

Runerigus: Needed something spooky that was a ghost type but had a more corporeal aspect to it.

Sylveon: Something that evolves through friendship. Because despite the fact that he's, yknow, a lich (in progress) and is actually pretty damn evil a lot of the time, one of his strengths is garnering loyalty and covering up a lot of the uglier things he does. (Also big villain + friendship evo is such a staple for pokemon)

Marowak: basically obligatory but also because ember is a very important person to him

Dragapult: it's a ghost. It's a dino-dragon. I have so many dinos in my party that this felt like an obvious choice. But also? Would've done swarm path on him had I known about it sooner and I think this line fits that pretty well!

Lycanroc (Midnight Form): Dhampir -> something nocturnal, vampires have connections to wolves in some folklore and one of the bats was too overt a choice for him not being a full vampire

Rotom: Electric type because he's keeping The Machine up his sleeve. And Rotom, y'know, possesses stuff. As far as what form, he'd cycle them based on the situation, but default to the ghost-type one. It lives in that gauntlet that has all the electricity spells in it.

He's definitely using a full team because he's very ambitious and cares a lot about winning/getting his way. Ghost types are easiest for him to care for but he'd take good care of all of them regardless of difficulty.

Let’s try a new meme for our Knight Commanders, Barons, and Tav/Durges, what would their Pokémon team be? Do they have a type or gimmick their team is themed around? What’s their favorite type? Do they prefer strong pokemon or just their personal favorites? Do they use a full team or just their 1-2 favorites? Why do they like their favorites so much?

[bag-of-broadway-snacks]

My Take On RTC Characters and Pokemon, feel free to ask for elaborations!

Ocean: I believe her parents, being the naturalists they are brought home a rescued Oddish, which then evolved into a female bellossom. Bellossom being her mascot for all her future campaigning. I feel like this pokemon suits her because of her backstory and the idea that she sees herself as a white sheep in her family. Which reflects her picking a bellossom over a vileplum which is a poison type.

Noel: He has a Lopunny. More particularly one with a French fur style he calls Lola Lola. His mother got it for him when he was young so he could express his more feminine side in a healthy way. His Pokemon shares his flair for the dramatics and compliments his style. This one was a tougher choice but I think Noel would work really well with a pokemon that can fit his fancy and tragic aesthetic while also being a pretty decent fighter

Mishca: Now he has an unevolved Panchan that while people thinks its cute, ends up beating up on any other pokemon in the vicinity. I chose this one for Mischa because of the obvious, it's a gangster looking fighter type. But its also still unevolved and in its cute stage which showcases Mischa's softer side that still yerns for love

Ricky: Now he has a Delcatty, specifically picked out of his parents 14 skitties. His pokemon is spoiled and in the afterlife Ricky holds her a lot to compenstate for the fact he didnt get to carry her a lot in life. He also has a rotom-dex that is a service pokemon for him that digitizes his school work and communicates for him to those who don't sign. I chose the Delcatty for him because...well duh cat. But also because it evolves with a moon stone which connects it to space. The rotom-dex is a nice touch for his nerdy side and offers him a way to explore the world in life

Jane Doe: Now this funky lady has a Phantump. She isn't quite she how she got it or if it was even her pokemon in life but it reminds her of a doll so she carts it around anyway. I imagie it in place of her actual doll. I chose phantump because its a ghost type, but also because its lore is a forgotten doll, which suits Jane so well.

Constance: My favorite girl has a slowbro. It was a gift for her birthday and she carries it everywhere. It reflects how people see her, cute and happy but content and unmotived. Not something you look deeper at. But during Constance's song, her slowbro evolves into a Slowking, dancing along and complimenting her confident happy side

Bonus: Talia is depicted with an Teddiursa

[hollysoda]

It’s been a while since I last posted about my Pokémon Trainer AU and I’ve played more games since. So here’s part two with T&T, AJ and other main characters but I don’t explain every single choice because I’m lazy.

Godot has a Gengar, for no reason in particular other than the glowing red eyes/visor. He had another Pokémon before the poisoning, but something happened to it (either it died or because he was in a coma for so long and Mia died it was given to someone else). I’m kinda tempted to say it was a Clefable because of the Gengar = evil Clefable theory but I don’t think Diego would have a Clefable, I just don’t see it.

Dahlia has a Salazzle and a Beautifly (thinking about how Beautifly are actually aggressive, particularly towards those of the same sex, despite being adorable)

Iris has a Froslass and Dahlia’s Beautifly (which recognises Phoenix and wants to beat the shit out of him)

Sister Bikini has a big ol Mamoswine

Ron has a Thievul and Desiré has a Boltund. I’m pretty sure the Pokédex says they’re rivals?? Which is fitting because Desiré hates (most) criminals, n that’s exactly what Thievul is to Boltund

Apollo has a Blaziken bcuz Pollo!!!! I don’t have many reasons I just looked at Blaziken and said “yes Apollo would have one.” Also Mikeko is an Espeon because I wanted to give Apollo a psychic type AND Espeon being the Sun Pokémon = Apollo being god of the sun is big brain

Trucy has a Zorua given to her by Zak and a Buneary Phoenix helped her to catch (kinda representing the darkness of her families past and the new hope and love being adopted by Phoenix brought)

Both Gavin brothers have a Houndoom, only Kristoph’s is a shiny because he was definitely the golden child who could do no wrong (I am writing Klavier’s backstory since Capcom can’t do it themselves). Klavier also has a Toxtricity for obvious reasons

Ema has a Morpeko (literally my favourite Pokémon headcanon oh my god they’re perfect for each other)

Lamiroir has a Primarina (also a match made in heaven)

Athena has a Rotom which possesses Widget and also an Ampharos because yellow. That’s it. I gave Phoenix and Apollo red and blue Pokémon so I gotta match.

ALSO GENERAL HC: mega evolution is canon in this AU. I accidentally gave almost all of the main lawyers Pokémon that can mega evolve. So Phoenix has Mega Lucario, Miles has Mega Absol (he’s only used it like once or twice tho), Apollo has Mega Blaziken, Athena has Mega Ampharos and (to make their rivalry even spicier) Kristoph has Mega Houndoom (and as a treat, following his arrest the mega stone is given to Klavier)

Kay has a Rookidee (I would’ve given her Murkrow but since von Karma has Honchkrow it just felt wrong???) and maybe something else idk

Sebastian has a Litleo, which he got from Blaise who has a Pyroar

[meister-draws]

I love your NSR\Pokemon Mystery Dungeon crossover! Just out of curiosity, what ‘mons would the other artists be? I was thinking Cosmoem or Minior for DJSS and Primarina for Sayu, but I dunno about the others.

Thank you, I’m happy that you liked it anon! 😚

And I’m glad you asked because I actually already have ideas for what the other artists could be (and will be very happy to draw them if other people want me to 😉)

I’ll list everything under a readmore since this is gonna get very rambly. Anyone’s welcome to give their thoughts and ideas in the replies too.

DJSS

There aren’t that many space-themed pokemon so narrowing down some fitting choices for him is hard but my first choice for him would be Deoxys, specifically the defense form since it’s more similar to DJ’s silhouette. They both can change their shape to some degree, they both have spaghetti arms, and they both have an orb as part of their designs, the only difference being DJ’s orb being his head and Deoxy’s orb in its chest actually being its brain. But if you don’t like the idea of him being a mythical pokemon then minior is a good option for him too, and a hilarious one because DJ is supposed to be a huge and hefty guy and then you got minior who is tiny. Aesthetically, Cosmoem would’ve been a good choice for him, but idk how I feel about assigning him a pokemon that’s literally described to be a lifeless cacoon.

Sayu

If we were to consider Sayu’s form changes, I would actually make her the entire Popplio line; Popplio being the 1st standard form, Brionne being the 2nd, and Primarina being the 3rd. I’ve also thought about what team Sayu could be too; Tila being Jigglypuff, Remi being Smeargle, Dodo being a Kirlia, and Sofa maybe being a Porygon or a Porygon2. In the PMD world, Sayu could be an illusion brought to life thanks to the efforts of Dodo’s psychic abilities and the like.

DK West

If Zuke is a Treecko/Grovyle, then by default DK West would be Grovyle/Sceptile. The reason I picked the Treecko line for Zuke is because of the chill vibes the entire line gives off, and West is pretty chill too in his own way. Otherwise, he could be something like a Gengar for its ability to manipulate shadows and a tendency to mess with others (i.e. Zuke)

Yinu and Mama

It’s pretty obvious that they’ll be a Budew and a Roserade because of the rose motif, although I think Yinu could work as a Roselia too. I think it could work for her character as a prodigy for a young child like her to have already evolved.

1010 and Neon J

I could be predictable and make 1010 the eeveelutions; Red/Zimelu = Flareon, Blue/Purl-Hew = Vaporeon, Yellow/Haym = Jolteon, Green/Eloni = Leafeon, White/Rin = Glaceon or Sylveon, but I also like the idea of making 1010 Pawniards and Neon J a Bisharp because all of Bisharp’s pokedex entries talk about how it commands its own troop of Pawniard. Plus Pawniard and Bisharp are all part steel type which works with their robot/cyborg aesthetic well

With that said, I don’t not like the idea of making 1010 the eeveelutions. After all, what the two groups have in common is that while they’re both widely beloved they are also incredibly overrated. It just leaves the question of what Neon J could be because so far my other best pick for him would be Xurkitree, because both of them have a passion for dance apparently. And idk about you but there’s something very endearing about an extraterrestrial lifeform and a bunch of dogs adopting each other as a family unit. Sometimes a family can be some sentient cables and their five dogs.

EDIT: FALINKS! Falinks is also a good choice for 1010 and NJ! Can’t believe I forgot about them they were so obvious 🤦‍♀️

EDIT 2: A friend from a discord server I’m in also suggested Silvally for Neon J for the eeveelution 1010s. Silvally Neon J can change his type to reflect the boys’ much like how he can use them as weapons in the final phase of 1010′s fight

Eve 

It’s either Gardevoir or Medicham. Gardevoir can distort dimensions and its design suits Eve’s diva aesthetic well. But if Gardevoir’s too predictable of a choice, I also suggest Medicham because they both have a similar colour scheme (white and magenta) and Medicham’s mega evolution sprouts another pair of hands like how Eve can.

Tatiana

I want Tatiana to be some kind of legendary, preferably a fire type. Dialga sounds fitting because both of them have time control abilities, but then I saw someone suggest Groudon for Tatiana too which I also really like the idea of. Some less powerful and non-deity-like options I’ve considered are Entei and Moltres, both kantonian and galarian, though I think galarian Moltres matches Tatiana's intimidating stature more. I had also considered Arcanine for her too, even though it’s not a legendary pokemon in a true sense it is classified as ‘the legendary pokemon.’

BONUS

Kliff

I really like the idea of Kliff being a Rotom for his gift at hacking into machines and being tech savy.

Ellie the Alligator

A Totodile. They both almost look alike. She could be Team B2J’s third member

[plummyplums]

Wick (2015) Pokémon Teams Because Why Not

I just felt like making these, so here ya go.  I gave them all 6, but if they were in a game or if I wrote a story or smth, I would def shrink most of their teams.

Sam: Litwick, Lanturn, Umbreon, Kirlia, Growlithe, Falinks

Whether or not it’s a constant on their team, Sam needs a Litwick, and Lanturn is a secondary light-source Pokémon.  Umbreon also sort of counts here, being categorized as the Moonlight Pokémon.  The last three are headcanon territory.  Kirlia is the Emotion Pokémon, and I consider Sam to be a very kind, empathetic person.  Growlithe and Falinks both come from my headcanon that they’re an amazing friend and become close with the kids post-5AM, and I see them both as reliable Pokémon with a good sense of teamwork.  Plus, Growlithe is a fire-type.

Benny: Komala, Snorlax, Absol, Deino, Drowzee, Jigglypuff

Komala and Snorlax should be obvious; they’re sleep-based Pokémon, and Benny’s whole thing in Wick revolves around him sleeping.  Absol is seen as a bringer of disaster when it doesn’t cause it, just warn of it.  In my mind this is similar to how Mary blamed the twins for all of their problems, but I didn’t want to give both of them Absol, so I gave it to Benny, who I think believed her the most.  Deino is blind and known for attacking anything that gets too close, similar to Benny’s attack pattern and my headcanon of him having poor vision.  Next are Drowzee and Jigglypuff, both known for causing sleep (with Drowzee even being named Sleep in Japanese), and I can see Lillian giving him a Jigglypuff.

Tim:��Yamask, Solrock, Phantump, Pawniard, Koffing, Ledian

Yamask not only has mask in the name, but it also has an alternate form, making it perfect for the twins to share!  I gave Tim the Unovan form, mostly because I thought the Galarian form fit Tom more.  Plus, Cofagrigus (its evolution) is a sarcophagus, which historically hold mummies, who are wrapped in bandages, referencing one of his lines.  Solrock is another Pokémon that comes in a pair, and I gave Tim Solrock over Lunatone as I see Tim as more of an active, day-time person than Tom.  Phantump is said to be derived from the souls of children who died in the woods (sounds familiar), and Tim is also known for dropping down from the trees for an attack.  Pawniard essentially represents his whittling knife.  Koffing is more of an ironic choice, based on my headcanon that he was asthmatic in life and died of an asthma attack.  In a similar vein, Ledian is said to live in areas with clean air and come out on starry nights.

Tom: Galarian Yamask, Lunatone, Zorua, Mimikyuu, Chingling, Abra

Just like his brother, Tom has a Yamask, though he has the Galarian variant.  This is because its evolution, Runerigus, is a large slab of stone broken into various pieces, a slight nod to his injuries as a ghost.  It is also a ground-type, and depending on how you evade him, you may be looking at the ground a lot when he’s around.  Lunatone is the partner Pokémon to Solrock, and I consider Tom more of a night owl.  Plus, to evade him, you may be looking at the moon quite a bit when he’s around.  Zorua and Mimikyuu come from his aversion to being looked at, with Zorua having the added bonus of causing illusions, like Tom’s ability to glitch your view when you look at him.  Chingling is a reference to one of his items, the rattle, and I believe he may just like soft sounds like that, making Chingling a good buddy.  Lastly is Abra, a reference to his teleporting (plus, its eyes are closed).

Caleb: Bunnelby, Dugtrio, Pikachu, Cubone, Drilbur, Linoone

Caleb’s main gimmick is the fact that he digs underground.  Thus, he gets three digging Pokémon; Drilbur, Dugtrio, and Bunnelby (likely a match with Lillian’s Buneary).  Then we have Pikachu and Linoone, two of the few Pokémon that can learn the move Extreme Speed.  With him being a track star, I thought that Pokémon associated with speed and movement would be fitting.  Lastly is Cubone, a reference to Cal’s decayed, skeletonized look as a ghost.

Lillian: Buneary, Frillish, Inkay, Ralts, Azurill, Wishiwashi

You had to expect a bunny Pokémon.  We have Buneary (preferably shiny so it’s pink, but y’know) and Azurill (eventually evolves into a rabbit).  Ralts is a reference to her ability to teleport the player.  Frillish is the only water/ghost type other than its own evolution, a reference to the idea that she died by drowning in the well, and it also comes in pink.  Inkay is a floating, adorable water-type, which reminds me of her.  Wishiwashi is a cute fish Pokémon that can be dangerous when used properly, which I think fits her being a cute little girl who can easily kill the player.

Bonus, Travis: Rotom, Porygon, Gengar, Pancham, Litwick, Lanturn

Rotom and Porygon are from his love of internet videos and phenomena, and Gengar is his subject; ghosts.  Pancham is the Playful Pokémon, which I think fits his personality nicely.  Of course, as one of the creators of Wick, he also gets a Litwick and Lanturn (candle and flashlight).

[mochirimi]

Now or Never [Gloria x Hop]

Feb 13 | Day Five: Applin Confession

All Hop needs is courage and the right opportunity to confess his feelings. His pokemon believe there's no time like the present.

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Hop sighs as he rolls the pink Pokeball back and forth across the wooden tabletop. It’s obvious but would this choice make it too obvious? The message the pokemon inside sends is clear-- I want to be with you forever. And just to make it even more clear Hop planned to give a whole speech with the gift too, just so there would no misunderstanding whatsoever. 

If he was going to confess, he planned on making it absolutely and irrevocably clear that he loves her,  is in love with her. And he wanted to be by her side, not just as a rival, not just as a friend, but as hers, as… her boyfriend. The single word, the idea of being her “boyfriend” causes his cheeks to flare up in crimson red, the color barely discernable on his umber skin tones, but felt decided and present all the same. 

Now all he needed was courage and the right opportunity. 

The heart-patterned ball stops its roll and a bright bolt of lightning strikes with its opening, revealing its shape, its pokemon inside. Blinking up at him, the Applin wobbles and rolls, dizzy from its tops and turns in the Pokeball. When it gains its composure, the small pokemon blinks up at him, indignant as it wiggles across the table. 

“Sorry,” He apologizes to the Applin and sighs.

It took a lot to capture the small pokemon, specifically the one in front of him. Its color is robust, an emerald green, rare in comparison to the rest of its species. The process took time, effort, and a lot of luck. He’d spent every waking moment camping in their natural habitat, studying their mannerisms, interacting with ones that drew close. 

And then came this one. The pokemon was shyer than its crimson counterparts, far less trustworthy of his intentions and more likely to run away each day. But it still kept coming back, each day coming closer and closer to his campsite until one day he turned around to serve curry to his awaiting pokemon and found it there, resting on top of Dubwool’s head. 

Its special color was a bonus, but it was the personality, the way the pokemon hummed with energy and personality to match its recipient. The way it ran away and came back, its own stubborn refusal to be like the rest, it reminded him of her, of Gloria, the one he’d always known. 

The Applin paces in front of him, turns and inches to the window and the view of the evening outside. When it spots something in the sky, the pokemon calls out, alerting him to the presence of a landing Corviknight taxi into the sleepy town of Postwick. 

It seemed she was coming in late, again.  

From his window, Hop watches his childhood friend stretch, her arms reaching towards the sky. She is later than he’d expected her to be, probably caught up in the responsibilities of Champion back in Wyndon. Tossing her tangled mass of hair over her shoulder, the figure in the distance shrugs, squares her shoulders and prepares to walk into the cottage. 

The Applin in front of his calls out, pointing its body in the direction of Gloria’s disappearing figure. It was almost like the pokemon was saying, ���Do it now, there’s no time like the present!” Or something. The pokemon is insistent, pushing against the windowpane. 

Hop laughs, grabbing the pokemon’s Love Ball. “Okay, maybe it’s time you go back into your ball.”

The bright light shoots out from the balls surrounding the pokemon, taking it in. And almost immediately the pokemon is back out, escaping its ball in a stubborn refusal to be quieted. Indignant, the Applin glares at him, rolling towards the edge of the table, ready to leave for Hop’s confession, whether he is there or not. 

As it rolls off the edge of the table, Hop catches the pokemon mid-air, shaking his head sighing. “Okay, okay, I get the point.” It seemed there would be no avoiding it. It would be now or never. 

Returning the Applin to its ball once again, Hop pulls out his rotom and shoots Gloria a quick text, holding his breath and waiting for an answer.

Hey Glo, you busy?

Seconds feel like hours while he waits for her answer. 

A breath is released with her answer.

No, what’s up?

Okay. Now or never. Placing the pink ball into his pocket, Hop shoots her one last text and runs out the door. 

__________________________________________________

At the bridge that parks the halfway point between his house and hers, Hop waits for Gloria to arrive. Spring nights are crisp in Postwick and this one is no different. Surrounding trees are on the verge of blossoming, the grass pokemon ready to come up from their borrows for warmer weather. 

Everywhere, everything is on the verge, of something.

“Hey!” Running breathlessly to him with a smile is Gloria. Tangled locks of hair en mass on every side of her flushed face. 

Laughing, he reaches out to place one strand behind her ear. For a second, he swears her face flushes darker, a brighter red, but at his touch, she straightens, clears her throat and her smile falters for the briefest moment.

“So what did you want to talk to me about?” The hand in her pocket seems to fidget as she speaks. 

Right to the point. He smiles a bit, runs his hands through his hair, calculating, attempting to craft the speech in his head he was sure would just come to him at this opportune moment. Instead, his mind is blank, full of jumbled phrases of “I love you” and “I always have” and other words that have no place at the beginning of his confession unless they were in some dramatic comic or tv show. 

But what comes out first is not a single word, but the pokeball. The Love Ball in his pocket twitches, rolls out, and as he fumbles for the catch, its bright light strikes out and the Applin appears between them instead. 

 The next moment lasts an eternity and a heartbeat as Hop stands frozen, Love Ball in hand, Applin at their feet. This isn’t how he imagined any of it would go. No part of him can bear to look at the girl on from of him, to see what expression awaits on her face. 

“Hop, I--” His name is slow and quiet on her lips, and he winces, prepared for the rejection. Cutting her off to say what he needed to before she could. 

“Wait, Glo.” He takes a deep breath. “Let me say my part, please.”

 His eyes train on the Pokemon between them, the way it delights and rolls up to Gloria in greeting. “We’ve been friends-- No, wait.” 

He tries again, taking in a larger breath for his next words, finally making eye contact with the object of his affections. Her eyes are wide, full of an emotion he couldn’t quite name. Carefully, he takes her hand, and she lets him. 

“Glo, we’ve known each other forever, and I don’t know how it began, how things shifted so slowly without my notice, but somewhere along the way, I think, no, I know, I fell in love with you.” 

Slowly, Hop intertwines her pale fingers with his, giving enough time and space for her to pull away if she wants. “But, by the time I figured it out, you were miles and mile ahead of me, running fast. I was afraid you’d never slow down, wait for me to catch you, like this.”

He gives her hand a small squeeze, takes one steady breath. “So, now that I’ve caught you, I want to tell you my feelings, completely and absolutely. “Glo, I love you, not as my rival, not as my friend, but as so much more than that.”

The Applin between them bounces, sways from side to side. The pokemon seems to revel in the confession, and he sighs. At least one of them feels comfortable in all this.

“So there, I’ve said my peace. I just wanted you to know.” 

Instead of answering, of saying anything at all, Gloria releases her hand from his and takes a step back. From her pocket, she pulls out her own pink Pokeball and releases the pokemon inside. And one Applin becomes two, as a second sleepier Applin joins the first in front of them. 

Looking up at him, Gloria smiles ruefully. “You know it’s funny… I’ve been meaning to do this, but as usual… you beat me to the punch. I feel the same. Now, the next question is, and we don’t have to do this now, but” from her other pocket, Gloria pulls out two apples, “Tart or Sweet?

[dracula-in-purple-story]

Romantic Idiots

How to confess to your crush(es)?

Option 1 : Do not let your brain and heart clashes together and give you mixed signals. Then confess.

Option 2 : Give him/her/them an Applin or any shiny Pokemons. Then confess.

Advice : Panic if fail. 

“Panic if fail? What’s that supposed to mean, Grandpa?” Hop glanced up hesitantly as he finished noting down the old man’s advice. His ex-champion brother nervously clenched around his Charmander plushies. 

The grandfather smiled coyly as he went to the kitchen to pour himself a cup of tea while the brothers tried to follow behind him. Their mother chuckled at this silly scene before the grandmother answered for her husband, also smiling coyly.

“Panic as in running away like an idiot. I swear to Arceus, when I was at your age, Leon, your grandpa over there tried to asked me out by throwing a Poke Ball at my window. Poor Appletun dearie got a fright that time and refused to acknowledge him for a decade.”

“Hush, sweetheart.” the blushing old man ruffled his wife’s hair before settling down. “Our daughter-in-law got it worse than you. Am I right, Helen?”

The said woman just sighed blissfully before snorting out loud, almost making the brothers laughed if they weren’t asking for some love advices. Standing up, she shuffled through the living room to picked up her wedding photos and was reminiscing the moment.

“Mom?” the older brother asked gently as to not interrupt the moment.

“Yes, Leon?”

“How did Dad confess? It can’t be worse than Gramps’ attempt.”

“Yeah!” the younger brother butted in while grinning at the offended-looking man, “What was it like? Could it be he try to serenade? Bet he sounds goofy and passed it down to Lee!”

“Hey! I sound amazing, Hopscotch! You are just jealous!”

“Boys,” the mother smiled at her sons’ playful banter. When they finally stopped, she smiled even wilder as she recounted the fateful evening.

“Well, he didn’t serenade, for starters. But he did tried to make an A Capella with Rotoms and Dittos. Never worked out since he first practised it at the Lake of Outrage. The Rotoms snitched on him with the Dittos were making ‘He love You’ letters while I saved his arse.”

“Oof, ouchies.” Hop scrunched up his face jokingly while Leon laughed as he imagined the scenario over and over. They pulled out their own RotomPhones when they were done though. 

“You better not snitch on me, dude. I must do this myself.” The ex-champion pleaded with his little bro nodding beside him.

“You got it-Roto! Don’t stutter when you confess-Roto!”

“We make sure to taped you guys so we can see who’s got the worst end of the stick-Roto!”

“ROTOMS, NO!”

The purple-haired brothers panicked as they chased their cackling phones, leaving the amused adults behind. 

“I bet two thousand PokeDollars that they would failed terribly and cutely at the same time.”

“No need to bet, Mother. It’s obvious that their ability to confess is still strong in their blood.”

“Rude, ladies. Very rude.”

~~~~~~~~~~

Now back at their shared apartment at Wyndon City, Leon was pacing around. His little bro had already went out to find his crushes. The new chairman wished he had this kind of courage. He wished, just not gonna happen. He and Raihan are just friends with a healthy rivalry of ten years! How is he going to react if he just confess out of the blue?! That’s why he got a perfect plan! Sonia had helped him devised a lot of plans. Plans related to shiny Pokemons were quickly rejected due to him being a natural shiny repellent. Flowers were also a big no, Raihan’s Pokemons tend to gobbled up flowers from his fans. Chocolate was supposed to be part of the plan, but Sonia rejected that idea because it was overrated. So this is the result. Just ask Raihan to go out with him and make sure he knows it’s a date and not a Valentine’s Day hangout. Solid A+ Plan! “Over a phone call? So outdated, Master Lee. Not gonna lie but that’s so last season,” the RotomPhone floats around in front of Leon while showcasing the contact details of his master’s dream man. “I don’t want Raihan to see my face if I ask him face to face! It’s too obvious!” “Ain’t that the plan?” “No!” “Okay, okay! Geez, you humans are so overly complicated. What happen to mating calls? It’s so much easier.” “Shut it, Rotom...” With a heavy sigh, he slouched over the single-seat coach. Maybe it’s a bad plan, but it’s the only foul-proof plan he could ever execute. “Okay,” Leon sat up and slapped both side of his cheeks to concentrate, “I’m ready! All I have to say is ‘Go out with me this evening’!” Snatching RotomPhone from the air, while apologizing, the purple-haired man pressed ‘Call’ with confidence. It rang for a few times before the Dragon Gym Leader picked up with his smooth, husky voice. The voice he should still get used to but still melt every time he heard it. “What’s up, ex-champ? Feeling lonely on Valentines?” Let’s be boyfriends. Leon’s mind went on short circuit for a bit. He didn’t respond for a minute, making the silence unbearable. “Uh, Leon? Are you there?” “LET’S DO BOYFRIENDS’ DATE!” Unfortunately, his mind ended up fusing what he initially going to said and his current thoughts. Freaking out, he ended up the call without hearing the reply. He just screwed up. He managed to screw up the only foul-proof plan. This is not what it should happen and yet, here he was. Leon stomped his way to his bedroom, slammed his door open and threw himself onto the bed in frustration. He really shouldn’t take Option 1. ~~~~~~~~~~ Arriving at the Hammerlocke Gym, Hop quickly strode towards the lift, and quickly slid his access card. He went in but not without getting bumped by Raihan, who never seems to noticed him as the top Gym Leader dashed outside with the biggest grin plastered on his face. Leon succeed, huh... The lab assistant shook his face to focus on his mission. He really put a lot of effort finding these Pokemon after all. Gramps’ advice always worked! Reaching his destination, he walked out slowly towards his so-called Rival Gang. They were grooming and playing with Zacian and Zamazenta. The Legendary Pokemon was really ease up on Victor and Gloria real quick. Hop let out his own Legendary Pokemon partner, Eternatus, scaring the occupant in the room, especially the albino-haired boy. “Hop! You idiot! Are you trying to scare me half to death?!” I wanna smooch you til I melt though. Grinning characteristically, he settled himself down between the girls, who now switched their focus on Eternatus. Victor, the new chairman’s secretary, smiled gently at him as greeting. Arceus, I would love to see your smile everyday, every time. “So, how’s the research coming up, Hop? Having such a rowdy Pokemon like this dragon must have damage the lab a few times.” Marnie smirked at Hop while throwing a Heavy Ball for it to catch. Such a graceful badass. With a super effective smirk. “Natus can shapeshift to a smaller size to roam freely so it’s not a problem,” the lab assistant answered before side-glancing his Legendary partner, “the problem would be giving Sonia a hard time to examine it.” “Typical. Seems like giving you Eternatus is the right choice. After all, I don’t think I can handle two huge responsibilities at the same time. Am I right, Zacian?” Gloria, the newly-crowned champion, winked at the Sword-wielding Warrior Pokemon. Zacian huffed out a pleased grunt, almost indicating it agreed with her. Are you trying to faint me with your adorable wink?! Finding the right time, Hop waited for the opportunity as they talked and played around. Occasionally battling or betting matches, making curry at this unusual location, talking about work. Hop had to thank Arceus when Victor popped the question. “So... today’s Valentines Day, ain’t it? You guys got some confession to make?” Silence taking over the room. Marnie and Bede tried to hide their blush but failed miserably while Gloria was looking embarrassed for once. Hop took a deep breath. “I do.” Shocking his gang again, he took out four Love Balls. Each of them had their unique designs that Hop took the time to do. “It makes me sound crazy but I think... I have a crushes on you guys. Super, duper big ones,” he slowly exclaimed as he handed them each of their own unique Love Balls, which they took it gladly. A good sign. Victor had Sobble with heart-shaped eyes drawing; Gloria had Scorbunny with its ear forming a heart-shaped drawing; Bede had a heart-shaped Solosis drawing; Marnie had Morpeko with heart-shaped cheek pouches drawing. “Hop, I hate you,” the Fairy Type Gym Leader started scowling. While Hop thought he was already damaging their friendship, the blushing albino head also threw him and the others a Love Ball. “You make me look so underprepared that it hurts.” “Me too.” The Dark Type Gym Leader joined in as she too had four Love Balls. “Me three.” The secretary chimed in, also with another four Love Balls. “I’m an idiot,” Gloria was flushed red as she took out four boxes of chocolates. The gang bursted out laughing at their rightfully-called lover. Lovers... that rings nicely to my heart. Our heart.

[gigekitanzan]

"There's nothing wrong with me being gay. There's nothing wrong with me liking men. There's nothing wrong with me being a trans man and liking men. I am not a confused straight girl. There's nothing wrong with liking men, especially not me, or people like me, liking men." Gordie's repeating to himself, as if trying to psych himself up for something. "There's nothing... wrong... with me liking men."

He buries his face in his hands. "Why does it feel like there is!?"

Maybe he can tell another Gym Leader first-- or Sascha, she doesn't know yet-- someone he knows, and trusts-- not Melony, not yet-- he has to tell someone.

It's been eating him up for years. He has to. Not because he feels comfortable doing so-- that's still a far shot, he's afraid information will get around so easily-- but somebody he trusts not to tell has to know. He can't stay silent anymore.

"Rotom, call Sascha." Gordie drops his hands away from his face, watching as Rotom slips out of his pocket.

"You zzzure? You zzzzound strezzed."

"Stressed or not... someone needs to know. Sascha's going to be the first one." Gordie has a steely gaze as he looks at Rotom. "Call Sascha. Or-- just tell her to come over, actually. It'll be easier if she comes over."

"Alright big man, you've got it."

He’s waiting for a good fifteen, twenty minutes maybe. It honestly feels like forever, time moving slower than he’s ever felt before, and with each passing second, Gordie wonders if perhaps he’s made the wrong choice. If he shouldn’t tell Sascha anything-- if maybe, he should have just stayed quiet, and repressed it for another few years.

But… no. It’s been far too long, anyway. If he doesn’t do it now, he’ll just feel worse.

Then again, he feels atrocious right now.

Sascha doesn't even knock on the door-- they already have an agreement that she shouldn't, since if people tend to see Gordie, they'll pass on where he lives to the rest of his fans. She sits silently across from Gordie, leant back on the sofa, yet legs still crossed, as if trying to let go of Melony’s strict house rules. Don’t slouch. Crossing your legs is polite. Always try and show your face to whoever you’re talking to.

The direct opposite of Gordie, at this moment. He’s slouched across the chair he’s on, one hand covering half his face-- mouth included-- trying to avoid eye contact with Sascha. He feels like he can’t even speak, now. Everything’s lost in his head, caught up in desperate “what if’s” and “if only’s”, so far away from what he wants to say. It’ll be a miracle if he even manages to break the silence, and Sascha’s just… patiently waiting for him to.

There’s a solid minute of Gordie just groaning to himself, wishing now that he hadn’t even tried it, that it was just going to end terrible, that Sascha would tell mum and she’d be mad--

I have to let someone know. I have to tell someone--

Gordie looks across to Sascha, hand still firmly placed on his own face, to prevent her from seeing how plain terrified he is to admit this.

“Sasch--” He begins, and again, words fall flat on his tongue. “I-- I gotta tell you something, uh, important.”

“Important… how?”

“Important as in you can’t tell anyone else important!” Gordie snaps out, and Sascha doesn’t even flinch.

“Ah, that kind of secret.” She leans forward in the seat-- reminiscent of Melony, and the way she always seems to look that little bit closer when something’s interesting.

It strikes Gordie the wrong way, but he’s too far gone to even think hard about it.

“I’m-- I--”

Why now? Why can’t I say anything?

Again, Sascha’s silent, watching Gordie with a gaze nowhere near scrutinizing, but the intensity makes his skin crawl. It’s a long, long pause, where he tries to find the right words, fails to, and quietly curses himself once again for bothering.

“Sasch, I’m-- gay.”

There seems to be a pause from her, too. Taking in what Gordie had said, thinking just a little on the implications-- before she nods softly.

“I’m… glad you felt comfortable coming out to me.”

“Comfortable? Sasch, I literally wish I hadn’t said anything.”

“But you did say something, and that’s a start.”

Gordie looks at Sascha almost incredulously. “Huh?”

“I know you hate each other’s guts, but mum always says that coming out’s a personal decision. You come out to whoever you feel comfortable comin’ out to.”

“Mum says what now?”

Sascha visibly lurches. “She-- she hasn’t said that to you? At all?”

“No?!” Gordie pauses a few deafeningly quiet seconds. “Mum’s actually bi?!”

“You thought we were joking about her and Glacia for the fuckin’ giggles of it?”

Gordie looks at the floor, blinking owlishly. All this time, he’d been thinking they’d been making the joke simply because it was… well, almost obvious that Melony had some feelings for Glacia, but he hadn't even thought about the implications of that. 

At Gordie's silence, Sascha speaks again. "Gordie, you are having a laugh, right?" 

"I-- well, I-- it didn't… I wasn't…"

"No way. There is no way you're not joking. My big brother is not thick--" 

"I didn't think about it, okay?!" Gordie's loud, and defensive, as if it'll help him at all. 

At the admittance, however, Sascha's expression seems to change. "Gordie… how long have you been holding onto this?" She leans forward a little further, and Gordie lets his face sink further into his hands. 

"...ten years." It's mumbled out, and he's hopeful she didn't hear it at all. It sounds stupid, at this point-- not even noticing that mum really was bi, or that Leon and Raihan were most definitely together or… anything. He'd been so caught up in everything that had happened that he barely even thought about it. 

How couldn't he have figured it out? He'd watched Leon kiss Raihan, mum had very obviously been flirting with Glacia-- and that time with Milo when we were play-wrestling, and I got him in that triangle choke-- and that's not even getting on the fact that he knows Nessa's dating Sonia, and the fact that Opal already seemed to know from his Gym Challenger days, and he really doubts she'd be unhappy with it, considering her rambling on about the people she's been with before was what made Gordie realize that he really wasn't straight, even if most of that realization came from the fact he couldn't stop thinking about Milo when they were travelling together. 

God, why was it all falling into place now? 

"You need some time for yourself, big G?" 

"N-- uh, no, I, uh…" Gordie mangles his words worse than when Nessa had caught him staring at Milo's ass. "So, uh-- I… how would you… go about telling a good, uh, six-hundred fans maybe, that you're gay, and if they fetishise you, you're gonna like, crush their head like a can of fizzy?" 

Sascha frowns. "Oh god, is that what kept you from saying anything?" 

"Of course it is, Sasch. I've had enough of getting picked on, I didn't… wanna lose my whole fanclub if I came out." Gordie sits up and slumps over, looking down at the floor once again. "I'm still worried. D'you think they'll hate me? D'you think they'll be disgusting about it?" 

"Gordie, I don't wanna discourage you any. You don't have to come out all at once--" 

"The media, Sasch. I don't want them knowing until Galar's Major League does, and my fanclub does." God, it makes him shudder to think about; the media already twists the words of everyone in the major league, how bad could it get? What would they say, or do, or make everyone think? "I get what you're saying, but… I have to."

"Start small. Text a few close friends, or call them-- let your Gym Trainers know, they're part of your fanclub, right?-- if you've got a way to contact a large, or small, group of your closest fans, message them."

"Sasch, why are you so damn good at this? Makin' me feel bloody stupid."

"Comes with having to live with mum for years. She's nice and all, but I guess her strictness and… well, the way she thinks, starts getting to you."

"You've no idea how much this means to me, Sascha." Gordie shakes his head slowly-- he's close to crying, really, considering all the things he expected to go wrong haven't gone wrong. "I'll uh, get on messaging my trainers, and…" 

"You want to tell mum?" Sascha's voice makes him pause. He'd been thinking about it-- if she was accepting of him being trans, why not gay, too? And she was bi-- so why would it be a big deal, to him? 

Because of the argument. They hadn't really been able to maintain a conversation since-- Gordie too overcome with rage, or something of the like, preventing himself from even wanting to stick around and talk with Melony.

But, she's his mother. He can't hide from the fact he wants to talk to her forever. 

"I'll tell her. Tonight, probably. I'll come over and… hopefully I won't lose my cool."

Sascha nods softly. "You got it, Gords. I'm sure the triplets'd love to see you."

"Ha… if you're sure." There's a small pause. "Anyway, since you've been putting up with me for the last… half an hour? How about we go to Bob's?" 

"Sure, just don't shove everything under the rug about what you're planning, alright? Don't want you to forget to tell everyone."

"I won't forget, Sasch. No chance of it."