#pika talks: pokespe

[pikatrainer99]

PokéSpe Pearl needs some SERIOUS therapy after all he went through, and I'm gonna tell you why! (HEADCANONS GALORE, DON'T LIKE HEADCANONS, DON'T INTERACT WITH THIS!!!)

I think I might be coming down with something (it's winter here and I'm so hot and clammy I'm seriously about to change out of my long sleeves and sweatpants and switch them out with short sleeves and shorts, I'm not joking), buuuuut I'd been working on gathering photos from my DPPt manga volumes to use for this post since I'd had an idea to do this for a WHILE now, and I really wanna get it done, so my hyperfocus won over my health again (as if that doesn't happen all the time).

Anyway, here's the post!

(BE WARNED, THERE ARE HEADCANONS GALORE IN HERE!!! DON'T LIKE HEADCANONS??? DON'T INTERACT WITH THIS!!!)

So, I'm back with another PokéSpe post, this time about my boy Pearl and the reasons why I think he needs some SERIOUS therapy, I went through my volumes and gathered photos of some scenes that he had to endure/witness throughout his journey. So all aboard the Pearl trauma train as we explore why (in my opinion anyway) there's no way in heck that this boy is okay (and why I seriously love the fanfics that explore this concept and wish there were more of them).

First, a couple of general things/headcanons that make me think he needs therapy:

He's EXTREMELY ANXIOUS, he freaks out over the smallest things (especially in the earlier volumes), I headcanon he has GAD because of that, because I have GAD myself and it's like that for me too. Also don't forget my headcanon that he's neurodivergent (AuDHD) from that post I made last year! That wouldn't help things either.

He's EXTREMELY PARENTIFIED throughout the ENTIRE JOURNEY, which does not help the anxiety of this 12 YEAR OLD CHILD!!!

He doesn't really know how to handle his emotions (that's Dia's thing), so he lashes out a lot. He also doesn't like showing vulnerability (that's ALSO Dia's thing).

I will try to go in order of events as best I can. If I missed anything, please feel free to let me know what I missed. Here we go!

(Volume 2) Nearly being buried alive by Cyrus inside Mt. Coronet.

(Volume 3) Witnessing Paka and Uji be ripped from the world (look at his desperation to save them and shock when he's told there's nothing that he can do).

And then this reaction after they disappear is just...he's traumatized, look at him, that facial expression says it all, also the fact that he can't even stop shaking as he tries to process it, to the point where he needs to lean on Diamond so he doesn't collapse on the ground.

(It's a tiny bit similar to one of my traumatized Orange expressions actually, though I'm obviously not nearly as good at drawing facial expressions.)

Anyway...back to Pearl and the stuff he's been through!

(Volumes 5-6) Accidentally stepping on a moving conveyor belt in the Fuego Ironworks and because of it, facing the chance of being killed by the giant furnace (look at his face as he realizes his dire situation and says "If that fire is hot enough to melt iron, I'm as good as dead!", it says it all).

(Volume 7) BEING CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPLOSION OF THE GALACTIC BOMB!!!! This is one I REFUSE to believe didn't traumatize him. He's lucky to have SURVIVED THAT!!!

The slump he went into for a bit after failing to protect Azelf...heartbreaking...

His panicked state upon waking up and not knowing where he is or where his Pokémon are...(also, I headcanon that he was dreaming about the bomb which would explain his panic upon waking up).

His relief upon seeing his Pokémon are okay, and then immediately remembering how they got injured because of him and feeling so guilty, that panel looking into his window as he just sits there thinking about everything that just happened is heartbreaking, you can tell he's GOING THROUGH IT mentally with his face completely shadowed and the rain pouring down outside. Luckily Wake is able to help him snap out of it so this slump doesn't last long.

(Volume 8) 12 year old children meet giant legendary deities of time and space, and are overwhelmed at just MEETING THEM...their expressions in the panel on the bottom right of the page show that very well.

(Volume 9) Dia tries to pull a heroic sacrifice in order to stop Cyrus...look at Pearl's reaction when he sees what his best friend is trying to do...honestly this scene makes THE SCENE even more heartbreaking...(don't worry we'll get to THAT soon)

(Volume 10) Seeing the bedridden Gym Leaders, especially Wake, is upsetting to both Diamond and Pearl, but Pearl is clearly worried about his mentor and it hurts to see.

Then he gets a music player containing his very own theme song that Wake made for him, which gets him all emotional, but he keeps it in, as always. (Which isn't healthy especially considering all the stuff this 12 YEAR OLD has endured up to this point...but we're still not done yet of course.)

(Volume 11) Here we go, it's time for THE SCENE. The one event that I headcanon to have traumatized Pearl the most, even more than being caught in the explosion of a LITERAL BOMB...and that event is Dia saving Pearl from Giratina's Shadow Force attack, but ending up taking it himself...

...much to Pearl's shock and horror.

Pearl starts shaking as he desperately tries to get Dia to wake up, but his best friend just lays lifeless on the ground, eyes wide open but completely soulless.

Pearl's expression here is heartbreaking, it's like he's finally realizing what happened, he just lost his best friend.

And now he's ready for revenge, and so are Dia's Pokémon...as they should be.

Just imagine being a CHILD fighting to save the literal UNIVERSE, and then having to say that you saw your BEST FRIEND die, right in front of you...and then said best friend's BODY DISAPPEARING INTO THIN AIR!!! Yeah...there's no way he ain't traumatized from all of that.

(Of course, Dia didn't die, but Pearl really thought he did, and that's just so messed up to think about...)

So anyway, there's my post about why (in my opinion) Pearl is traumatized and needs some SERIOUS therapy. If I missed anything feel free to let me know!

(I'm finally finished with this post, so now that I'm done with it I can FINALLY go to bed, especially since I think I'm coming down with something. It's 1:05 AM right now, I've been at this for hours, and I'm struggling to keep my eyes open... Ah yes, autistic hyperfocus, both a blessing and a curse at the same time 😅.)

[aqqleshiqqing-archive]

OKAY THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE BUT I'M DOING THIS FOR YOU JIL

I think there's some things I would like to make better in her lore but I think these are the most important (I'm also still reading pokespe so idk if I change something in the future)

ANYWAYS

Okay so basically when Maroon was 14 years old ran away from home with a Chansey that was given to her when she was a little baby, the thing would take care of her a big part of her life because that was mostly the only company she had thanks to her negligent parents. So she ran away hoping she could archive one of her biggest goals, having a place where she could have a happy and simple life!

Maroon and her Chansey would travel around trying to find a job and a place to stay when she finally ended up in a restaurant doing simple tasks like cleaning plates and the kitchen (she did knew how to cook but they won't let her do since she was still a little girl), the people in there would even let her sleep in the place after a little while since she really didn't have any other place to go.

After a year or two working in the restaurant Maroon finds a little Weedle going around the kitchen and making trouble, she didn't know what to do in the moment, she didn't know how to battle either, instead she took the baby and tried to hide it and give it some food so It leaved the restaurant but guess what? That little thing really became attached to her and won't leave her (haha now that I think about it it almost sounds like Ratatouille), so that's how weedle joined her as well!

17 years now and she finally managed to get enough money to start her own business going from a place to another from time to time selling her food and food she learned how to cook in the restaurant because girl, after those years even when you aren't cooking you at least learn a thing or two!

Traveling she found her next pokemon! She was just going around when she found a little blue thing... that's right! This little blue baby was Phanpy! The baby joined her after she offered It food because this girl thought that maybe It was hungry. With her Mareep It was kinda different, the little baby tried to attack her and her pokemon so this was the first time she had to be in a battle, after a long she would have to battle too making her Chansey finally evolve into Blissey and of course! After all the time the baby has been with her!

OKAY SO THAT'S HER FIRST 4 POKEMON, I THOUGHT THIS WAS IMPORTANT SO YEAH, now more about her...

25 years old and she was starting to think about her future and her biggest dream, a simple and happy life... yeah... well, traveling around selling food was okay, It really was something special for her since that's how she found her pokemon that were almost like her family, yeah family... not even a single signal of her family since she ran away, how could life be if only she had a little family of her own? Someone to settle down... having a kid... oh girl... she tried to meet people and she did! but for her bad luck she met a man who somehow got her... Who could blame her? She was almost all alone a big part of her life and really wanted to feel loved! And she just gave it all to him and that's the problem.

(I'm so sorry for this)

Giovanni, yes, somehow he kinda fell for her or that's what she could see, we will never know if that was true! The true is that they ended together after a while talking to each other, Maroon didn't know anything about this man, he always had these secrets but she didn't mind that! She was too in love...

27 years old and she finally proposed to him, he hesitated but finally accepted, but god knows why because he didn't even show to the wedding, no one did, It was a pretty simple ceremony since Maroon's family would never show and... well, she didn't have that much people to talk about it.

After a while she was tired of traveling and just decided to stay in one place, Kanto! why not? she managed to rent a good place to live and have her business this time more focused on herself and don't make more mistakes like before!

After years and years having her mini restaurant she was hired to make food that would be the prize for a race! She worked really hard on It!

This is when Red comes to her life! As you may know, Red made part of a race with his pokemon and at the end a big snorlax ended winning! When Maroon knew about this she tried to give this little kid some attention, talk with and also make him a little gift since he couldn't enjoy his prize!

Maroon still was craving for having a simple life with a small family and this kid was really making her motherly side show, she found this kid all alone by himself just like she was young! She couldn't just leave him go like that so she offered support him in his journey! Red wasn't that convinced at first but at least she could offer him free food and he could have someone to talk!

The bond between them would became stronger while time passed, she couldn't go right next to him all the time because she had to work but she was always for him and waiting for him like he was her own child

After she met Red that's when she found her Kangaskhan, I'm still thinking how because I want it to be something important, Nero and I were joking about Red and Maroon stealing It from Giovanni JDKABSJ

Dragonite as well joined her after she met Red! He actually gave it to her. This happened when he was showing her how to catch pokemons properly and fight in a battle!

SO THAT'S BASICALLY IT! I COULD EXTEND A LOT MORE ABOUT RED AND YELLOW AND EVERYTHING BUT I FEEL LIKE I'LL NEVER END SJANAJJA

All the things that comes next are mostly Maroon supporting Red in everything in all pokespe :3

I don't know if I should talk about Clear since- Well, it's kinda new hehe

YOU CAN ASK ABOUT ANYTHING ABOUT HER TOO IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY WIWIWUIW

[sugarglider-s]

cannot stop thinking about ur posts about pokespe red they love rent free in my mind (specifically the one about his role of being The Fighter and his relationship w deoxys) that being said can I ask about ur favorite things about Red or general headcanons :-D

THANK YOU SO MUCHHHH I love him so dearly... pokespe red my adored...

[ID: a screenshot from the pokespe manga of red holding out pika, who is holding a master ball. End ID]

I love love LOVEEE his entire deal tbh. how by proxy to every other protag in pokespe he seems 'normal' despite being absolutely BONKERS. how he casually says shit like this because, frankly, he's oblivious to a lot of social cues and doesn't want to be alone!

[ID: a screenshot from the pokespe manga of red saying "Why don't we just join the contest together?" while every dex holder up to the emerald arc looks shocked and says "Wha?" in the background. End ID]

He's very much Autistic to me and i love how his narrative in fire red is genuinely extremely existential and questioning why he does... anything! why is he the way he is? What motivates him? And he can't come up with anything! And that's AMAZING to me.

I love when characters seem like they have a clear path of Purpose but it's not quite by their own volition. Sure, he attained his goal of being champion! But once you accomplish your dream, what do you even do after that? Well. That's what he has to figure out.

PLUS! he has another of one of my favorite things: accepting his own death and HAVING TO CONTINUE TO LIVE ANYWAY. YOURE NOT GETTING OUT THAT EASILY IDIOT!!!!!!!! Just because you have accepted yourself as the martyr doesn't mean that act will be fulfilled!!!! Dying's easy, living's the hard part!!!!!!!! Idk. I'm extremely fond of Red and believe he needs so many mobility aids for his chronic pain (in my mind the ice shackles gave him nerve damage) thank you for coming to my ted talk

[ID: a screenshot of red in the firered chapters in which he is screaming about being unworthy of owning a Pokédex with text edited over to say “men will literally have a breakdown on the beach about not being able to beat dexoys and therefore deem themselves worthless instead of getting a mobility aid.” End ID]

[felikatze]

Yellow (Pokemon Adventures): The new champion Red has disappeared, and his Pikachu arrived injured in Oak's lab. When a child named Yellow appears claiming to be Red's friend, Oak entrusts Pika to them and sends them off with an upgraded Pokedex to unravel Red's disappearance and its connection to the Elite Four.

Why I like this dude: Peak gender ambiguity. Yeah yeah they totally had to pretend to be a boy for their safety. They're also very cute and I love their hat. They can talk to pokemon. They one-v-one lance in the final showdown and it's very cool. I love the RGBY arcs of pokespe. They start off naive, but their desire to help and heal pokemon hardens off into a stern determination to do right. Cool kid.

Rider (Monster Hunter Stories 2): As the grandson of the hero Red, the nameless Rider dreams of becoming, well, a Rider, someone who tames and raises Monsters. But when a mysterious red light sends local monsters into a frenzy and they obtain the egg of the herald of ruin, Raze-Wing Ratha, they find themself in over their head.

Why I like this dude: MHS2 is a MASTERCLASS in silent protagonists. Rider's struggle to take care and understand Ratha, their wavering between fear and trust is all conveyed without a single word. Though Navirou and Ena serve as the plot's mouthpieces, that emotional journey is entirely their own. It's conveyed so so well. I love them. MHS1's Rider I already adore, but this one takes the cake. No words, no sign language or writing, yet they are still understood by their friends and by Ratha. Also my Rider is a pink catboy and to see Kyle crushing on them is hilarious.

[heavenlysphere]

I’m supposed to be going to bed so idk why I’m doing media analysis of a manga but there are good moments in Pokespe but there are also some things I can’t take like. Seriously. Like Yellow having to evolve her Pokemon, something she didn’t want because she’s mega pacifist kokiri child, was really hard hitting but then FRLGs Red’s heroic BSOD just didn’t hit for me? Like he’s shonen protagonist personality it was coming but it just didn’t… feel when he was at his worst. (Probably because when I think of Red I think of him like. well I was going to show it but the TikTok got removed but it was hard knock life over the times he got his shit kicked in RGBY.)

But then when he comforts Forretress for just doing what its trainer told it to do while Deoxys watches that’s when the waterworks start??? Like That was really good. I think Green comforting Red when he had the heroic BSOD was good but like. Idk it just didn’t hit for me. Probably because I was thinking “you hit your head like 7 times when you were 11.” The people of the Sevii Islands did give emotion and him talking with Pika did feel but him saying they lost to Deoxys didn’t really make me gaf lmao

[the-new-pokespe-futures]

Au 2: ?????? ?????????? (Pokespe Au)

Note: This is my first Au I came up with, but the lore was a bit complicated so I put it off for a while, also, there may be a couple of changes once SV's DLC gets released, but for now, I'll make do with what I have

Warning!: If we go deeper into this Au, the headcanons are that it’s quite dark at the start honestly, but thins out later on. Mentions of PTSD, angst and gore, body horror(maybe, not confirmed)

Right enough talk, let’s get into the Au:

Narrator's POV:

It seemed to be an ordinary day to Red, training his pokemon, meeting gym leaders the usual. But today, things were gonna be different, he hasn’t met any of his juniors in a long time and that he heard new ones are already here, how nice! Packing his things and getting ready to travel to the Galar region, returning his Pokémon and with Pika on his shoulder, he set off for the airport which will take him to the Galar region instantly. He can't wait to sit on the train taking him to Motostoke! Maybe he can ride on the monorail, mainly to take his mind off from the incident. Setting off from Pallet town, he made his way over Vermillion city where he would be taking the plane to Galar. (Just assume that there is an airport in Vermillion city since I'm not sure)

"Boss, we found the kid, he's heading to Vermillion city's airport. Should we engage?"

"No, wait until the boy is in an isolated area, then ambush him"

"Yes boss"

Several people, around 50-60 of them were situated in the Viridian forest, each with a pokeball in their hand. All wearing black uniforms and a tell-tale 'R' symbol, only difference being that it is rainbow coloured instead of being red. The team split into 2 groups, each moving in different directions, one team decided to tail Red and hid in some bushes before Red appeared. Red decided to visit the Viridian forest mainly to visit Yellow and that was his biggest mistake, suddenly, the ground gave way causing a massive crater in the forest, but it seemed that the crater is meant to surround him.

"What the- where did this crater come from? No, no time think about that, come out Aero!"

Just in the nick of time, Red sent out his trusty aerodactyl to avoid plundering into the depths of the crater. Who could've done this? Those questions were answered as roughly 30 people in similar black suits surrounding him, all black in colour with the signature R symbol.

"Wait, Team Rocket? I thought they were gone. And what's up with the weird colouration of the R on their uniforms?" Red wondered but was snapped out of his thoughts when the grunts commanded their pokemon to attack Red. Luckily for Red, his Pokémon were well-trained, and are able to fend off attacks from the grunts. However, Red had a sudden realization that the grunts were not targeting his pokemon, they were targeting HIM, his pokemon valiantly defended him, but that was all a distraction. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain from his back, being barely able to comprehend what just happened, unfortunately, his pain was only beginning. Let’s switch to Red’s POV

Red’s POV:

“Gaaaaah!!!” Shoot! I forgot about my back being left unprotected. What did they hit me with? Being in extreme pain, I fell to my knees trying to stabilize myself as the grunts surrounded us. Pika rushed over to me, being quite concerned.

“I’m alright Pika, just a knock in the back, I could still—a..arrrgh……..” Suddenly, I found myself in immense pain, it was like a thousand needles striking me and being removed. “The process is beginning, capture him” I think that was what one of the grunts said, but enduring this pain was something that was new, compared to being turned into stone all those years ago, that time was nothing compared to this. "Pi.....PIka......please, save......yourself, I......don't know....what's.............going.............on........just........run....." A surge of pain ran through my body, I briefly heard Pika running towards me and the sounds of my other pokeballs opening and pokemon coming towards me, before another surge of pain washed over me, and I blacked out.

Narrator's POV:

Red's body slumps to the ground, unconscious, the grunts tried to carry his body, but stopped as they saw one of the most horrifying sights, bones cracking and reshaping themselves, his skin turning into a scarlet colour and appearing to have scales, but the true horrors, were only beginning...................

3 hours later:

Brock, Misty and Erika received word that Team Rocket were spotted in the Viridian Forest and decided to check it out, Brock pointed out one detail when they entered the forest, "From what I've heard, Red seemed to entered the Viridian Forest earlier, maybe he could've handled them already?" "Most likely, but he's quite reckless, we should check" Misty replied, with Erika nodding her head. Once the trio were running through the Viridian Forest, they found a pikachu lying on the ground, it seemed to recognise the trio and as fate might have it, it was Pika. Misty seemed quite concerned now, if Pika was quite strong, why does it seem that he was badly beaten up worse when Red challenged the Elite 4? Brock suggested that Pika were to lead them where Red is, however, Pika only displayed a solemn expression and appeared to lead them to the area. Once Pika arrived at the crater Team Rocket made, the gym leaders looked at the site, speechless.

There were a huge number of Team Rocket grunts and presumably, their pokemon, all appeared to be dead, some appeared to be beaten so much that they were barely recognisable as human. Some were torn apart into 2, while others were badly bruised. "Help..........me......." As the 3 gym leaders looked down, they saw a badly injured grunt having serious injuries, yet somehow, still miraculously alive. Erika quickly treated the grunt's injuries while Brock muttered to himself, "Who are what could have done this massacre?", unfortunately, Brock's question was answered as Misty pointed at something while having fear in her eyes, the other 2 turned and looked at the direction Misty pointed, and soon figured out why. In the middle of the crater, there are all of Red's pokemon badly wounded but Red was no where to be seen. Just then, something jumped into the crater, readying all their pokemon, the 3 gym leaders sent out all their pokemon to face their adversary. Once the smoke settled, the figure emerged.

The being appears to be a large reptilian Pokémon. Most of its body looks scarlet in colour, with white accents on its cheeks, abdomen, legs, and tail. Its head features a large plume and a pair of long, thin, twisted antennae; its rear has a similar, much larger plume. These plumes and antennae are white in color, and blue-purple at the base. It has yellow eyes with brown pupils, webbed feet, and blue features on its elbows and shoulders, as well as blue frills running down its neck. On its chest is a large circular protrusion which resembles a rubber tire. Its texture and black coloration is similar to the base of its tail. The pokemon made eye contact, "AGIASSSS!!!!!" it yelled out before lunging towards the gym leaders.

Unfortunately, for this poor trio of gym leaders, they will probably never know what happened to the grunts nor Red, for now, at least, but we do have a good detail what happened to them as this is the result once--

Me: Ok, please stop Wallflower, we've already covered enough for today and this story is already making me queasy.

Wallflower: oh, sorry [REDACTED]

Me: It's fine, you can cover what happens next time, for now, take a break

Wallflower: Alright

*Wallflower leaves the room*

Ok, whew! That was 1 long teaser, credit to Wallflower for narrating everything for me, but we've got the second AU up, let's gooooo. :)

This Au will involve body horror I guess? So brace yourselves.

Alright, I guess that's it, if you want to know more about the aus? Don't hesitate following :), so--

Wallflower: as we delve further and further into the archives!

Me: ....

Me: ..........

Me: .................

Me: Really Wallflower?

Wallflower: sorry, couldn't help myself

Me: *Sighs* It's fine, gotta turn off my recording equipment tho.

*The camera shuts down*

[peterofthedrakes]

Y'all I have.... so many thoughts about pokemon. I have pokemon brainrot.

TO BE CLEAR: these headcanons are for pokespe (pokemon adventures, pokemon special, whatever) and are probably not applicable for the anime OR the games. They're whole different worlds.

[image description: a drawing of Red, a pale boy with spikey black hair and brown eyes. He is wearing a backwards red cap, a red short-sleeved jacket over a black shirt, and jeans. Additionally, he has leg and finger braces on, and lightening-like scars on his cheeks and neck. He is grinning and holding a pokeball, and Pika, his pikachu, is standing behind him and grinning mischievously. There is writing all over the image, which reads as such: RED!!! -backwards hat is the height of fashion -hair spikes bb! -(fake) gym badge earring from Green -he keeps getting electrocuted -braces, has joint problems from being froze -lad has ADHD -pockets for cool rocks & stuff -Pika will cause problems on purpose. End ID]

[alizardjae]

Pokespe Japanese to English comparison readthrough

Volume 1- Chapter 1

-Introduction

Hey, all! Decided to take a look at the differences between the original script for Pokespe’s volumes and their official English translations! I know basic Japanese (2 semesters of college) and English is my first language, so we’ll see how far that takes me! I’ll probably add my own little commentary on the chapter throughout.

Note that this comparison will not have pictures, as I am physically unable to take clear pictures with one hand holding my phone or camera and the other holding open the manga, and I lack a scanner.

If you have feedback on how I can make these posts better, please let me know!

This first post will have both a quick look at the covers, as well as a comparison summary for the first chapter.

Volume 1- Covers

For whatever reason, the art used for the front and back covers is flipped between the Japanese and English volumes, and Pika is further away from Red on the English version’s back illustration than on the Japanese version’s front cover illustration. The color and pattern on the background are also different; Jp version is red, with slightly lighter red silhouettes of various Pokemon, while the En version is light blue with small lighter blue squares dotted around.

The blurb on the back is radically different; the Jp version gives a little blurb about the manga being an original story loosely based on the game and then a bit of copy describing Red as a Pokemon-loving kid who’s gonna do his best to become a great trainer. En version more specifically notes Red’s first three Pokemon, and then mentions Team Rocket (in italics!).

    Round 1: Vs Mew/ A Glimpse of the Glow

Right away we get to see that Viz has changed the title style for the chapters away from the Vs [pokemon] pattern to a style more commonly used for chapter titles... a quick summary or pun.

Interesingly, Viz not giving nicknames to Red’s Pokemon, at least in volume 1 is... not a mistake! Red doesn’t start calling his Pokemon by nicknames in the Japanese version until volume 2, with no explanation given!

For some reason, Viz always reverses any ?! to !?

Red, in his narration on page 8 goes super arrogant and calls himself kono Red-sama, which is something like “I, the amazing Red”, and later uses ore-sama when talking to his Pallet Town friends (though he used ore by itself earlier on, which is more typical for shounen protagonists) he seems to switch between ore and ore-sama depending on whether he’s just talking or specifically boasting. Kono Red-sama comes back when he declares his intent to search for Mew after hearing about it from Team Rocket. So yeah, he’s an arrogant little brat, isn’t he?

Kinda neat that Green studying away from Kanto for several years prior to the series -a reason for him and Red not to know each other- came back later on.

MATO always gives Green really pretty eyelashes...

And Green’s little speech about knowing your own limitations also comes back later! Waaaaaayyyyy later. Almost 20 years later, in fact!

The sign outside of Oak’s lab looks handwritten in the Japanese version, but is clearly typed in the English version.

The characters, sans Green, all use a very casual way of speaking in the English version, lots of shortened and contracted words (’cause, d’you, ‘o, etc) and such. Not a bad way to translate a bunch of pre-teens talking with each other, honestly.

Character personal pronouns:

Red- Ore (usual), ore-sama (bragging), kono ore-sama (boasting)

Green- Ore

Not a huge amount of differences this chapter, just Red being more obviously arrogant -which is harder to pull off naturally in English, due to our fewer ways of self-address- and a few typesetting differences. You win this round, Viz...

Check in next time, which will be whenever I have the energy, for more comparisons~

[enigmaticbattlelegend]

Curiosity leading to kisses.

(Some Red/Gold for @pokespe-gold, since they got me liking these two ravens. Plus been batting this idea in my head for a while as well too.)

Curiously staring at the pair of goggles that were left on the counter and glancing about, hearing that familiar squeak of his Pikachu snickering at the cap that belonged to Gold. Evidently having let the raven hang around since it was refreshing to say the least, turning his attention back to the goggles again then lifting them up to look at them while peering through them.

Pikachu couldn't help in laughing a bit at Red and how childish he looked at the moment, "Pika... pi..." balancing that cap on his head before getting up on the chair near his trainer, "Pi!" trying to emulate Gold's behavior having seen how the other trainer acted at times.

"Pfft... nice pal, though how does... hmm...?" slipping the goggles on his head and looking through them with wide eyes which a comical sight to see, "Feel like a bird... or something..." stiffening up at the sound of footsteps that come from the hallway and turning his head to stare at who it was. Caught in the act along with Pikachu so it seemed before turning bright red in the face when hearing the other raven chuckle of the pair's curiosity.

Running a hand through his hair when shaking his head at Red and Pikachu, "Ya know you could've asked me to check out my stuff but... pfft!" walking over and looking up at Red before tapping at the goggles, "Not bad looking either, heh. Perhaps I should find a pair for you sometime..." gripping at Red's jacket to lower the other's face somewhat so they could be eye to eye with each other.

Squealing when noting what the other was doing and hiding behind the cap with those wiggling ears, "Chu..." peeking out again while seeing the pair at a stand still there then making those kissing noises. Hearing that flustered noise from Red before hopping down from the chair with a happy squeak to hide somewhere.

Blinking in surprise at the move and his Pokemon teasing him there, "U-Uhh..." lifting those goggles up slowly and finally getting a close look at Gold's face, "What... mmm!" feeling himself bump into the counter when taken back by the sudden change in the mood. Everything seemed to be muddled at that moment till his mind finally registered those lips had been planted on his own.

Seeming to grin while kissing there before pulling back to breathe for a moment, "Awkward much...? Haha." noting the large flush of color on the other trainer's cheeks then ruffling that hair, "Come on least kiss back man, wait... this your first time...?" letting that smile turn to that of a surprised expression on seeing that slow nod of Red's head then smirking. Going in for another kiss as it seemed and laughing a bit of how awkward Red was still which was fine with him since he knew of how the raven seemed to act.

Quietly watching from under the table with that smile and wiggling his tail at the pair, "Pika pi~" wearing Gold's cap again and pattering out the room to stand next to Typhlosion who peeked in the doorway. Grunting when watching the raven pair then looking at Pikachu with that confused look then 'talking' with Pikachu there and grinning after a moment on turning his attention back to the two trainers.

Blushing like crazy when quivering like a small Pokemon at how Gold seemed to know those weak spots of his, grunting when the light nipping at his lips was had deciding to play back in the same manner. Hearing that muffled yelp of the other raven and reaching up to run his hands in the hair, "Mmm..." pulling away and sighing with that smile there before muffling his laughter at Gold who gaped like a Magikarp for a good few minutes.

"H-Holy... shit... damnit man..." letting those slight fangs of his show when trying to breathe a bit then rolling his eyes, "Haha, you win that one man... but jeez... you learn quick." touching at his own lips when that lingering feeling stayed there then feeling those goggles be put on his head. Noticing the little bit of blood that dribbled from the other's lip and sheepishly laughing when pointing to it.

Needless to say the kiss was awkward but on the retry it was more interesting even if he tasted that slight tang of blood from being nipped on the lip, giving a soft hum when nudging Gold away since his back was a bit sore from been pinned against the counter there. Snorting when looking at the pair of Pokemon that watched from the doorway and tapping Gold on the shoulder to look at them, hearing that loud squawk of a sound from the other raven and shaking his head when the Pokemon scurried off.

Gold on the other hand was a bit flustered having been watched by his Typhlosion and shouting at the fire starter who laughed at him, till things died down activity wise he finally was able to enjoy the fellow raven's company more aside from being teased of how cute he was too. Taking a few jabs at Red when teasing back as well but sighing in relief since it's been a while since he felt like that really, having done a good job at coaxing Red out of that quiet shell and being a bit proud of it too.

[aurantia-ignis]

please do pokespe, specialshipping, and gold!

This turned out way, wayyyyyy longer than expected so I’m putting it under a cut!

PokespeFavorite character: Tie up between Red and Yellow, I think!Red is a wonderful boy; courageous, kind, intuitive. He’s got a good heart, a great head for battle, and a passion to achieve his goals with his companion Pokemon. Blaine’s words about him always struck me:”Pokemon Trainer. Someone who spends his life with, trusts, and is trusted by his Pokemon. Someone like you, Red.” He may not be a perfect child (overconfidence in his earlier chapters stick out quite a bit, and of course, they showcase his character development!), but, like Blaine, Red is everything I’d aspired to be as a Pokemon Trainer. Yellow is a lovely child with a golden heart. She represents a sort of kindness that I sometimes wish I had more of. Her battle with Lance yielded this conversation:“Pokemon aren’t tools for killing! Even this battle of yours has hurt not only humans, but Pokemon as well!”“I hate fighting… I’m truly sad when any Pokemon are injured… Even my opponent’s!” “Aren’t Pokemon your friends too!?“ Despite her pacifist nature, she’s willing to fight with all she has to protect those she cares for. She feels guilt and pain whenever she has to hurt Pokemon, but goes through it anyway, to fight for what she believes in: humans and Pokemon living in harmony together. And though she may not have the same sort of battle sense that Red does, she can still pack quite a punch, and she has a few ingenious ideas of her own, too (see the Team Rocket on the ship battle).  Least Favorite character: Pryce, I think…? His entire arc was just ridiculously melodramatic, and it didn’t make a lot of sense ^^;  5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon):Red/Yellow, Green/Blue, Daisy/Bill, Gold/Silver/Crystal in a happy threesome family, Ruby/SapphireCharacter I find most attractive:It might have been N or Steven, but unfortunately, Yamamoto’s art when he was drawing those two was horrendous. ^^;; I mean, dude, noses don’t work like that! So probably Lance from the Mato era… or Red. Character I would marry:Maybe Falkner? He has a day job and he’s a good guy, and he makes gym leader! Otherwise, Steven’s very good husband material. Character I would be best friends with:Maybe Ruby? I too would like to groom my Pokemon endlessly and exclaim over how beautiful they are.A random thought:The Pokemon world is just so fantastical, there’s no way to make it realistic without having to revamp almost 70% of the entire world. ^^: Despite Pokespe seeming like a semi-realistic portrayal of it, there are way too many questions about the way things work in there that a reader still has to suspend disbelief in order to enjoy fully XD;;; An unpopular opinion:I really, really don’t much like Whitwo. :/ My canon OTP:Red/Yellow! The two of them share similar worldviews, something that I think is instrumental for building a good relationship.Red’s words in the same chapter as the Blaine one from above: “Mewtwo’s a pretty scary creature, all right. But all it knows is being held prisoner in a lab. All it knows about humans is that we’re arrogant and cruel. But what if it learns something different? What if it learns that not all humans treat other creatures badly? Find out, Blaine. Teach it.” His optimism and willingness to believe in the world is absolutely beautiful. Yellow had a similar scene in her battle with Lance. “It’s true that humans have done selfish things, taking away Pokemon’s homelands… Stripping them of their food supply… I’ve seen the results of that on my journey!”And later, with Dragonite: "Of course you feel rage toward humans. But think…. His way isn’t the answer! Humans don’t deserve death–any more than Pokemon! Humans and Pokemon can live together! I know it!”Despite knowing how terrible humans can be, both of them still believe that the rest of the world can come to understand things the way they do; that Pokemon and humans are all beings that deserve a chance to live in the same world, in peace and harmony. I love these scenes, not just for the parallels between my ship, but because they really define Red and Yellow as who they truly are. As a note, I put this under canon despite there being no official confirmations or confessions, because I think there are enough scenes (especially in the later volumes) that blatantly hint at the creators pushing them together. Although I’m not completely happy with all of them (some of the writing is way too forced, man), I’m glad that at least Kusaka seems to want them together. XD;

Non-canon OTP: Green and Blue! Although they don’t have a lot of shippy moments in canon (most of the time he’s just going TSK WHAT A NOISY WOMAN at her), I like their pair character dynamics, and the thought of their everyday life together never fails to make me laugh. XDMost bad*** character:Red! But also Ruby. The boy is very, very cool. Other than the humans, Mewtwo and Pika are pretty badass Pairing I am not a fan of:Black/White. I did enjoy the BW arc, but I felt like the two protags suffered from not enough character and relationship development. I was more inclined to ship White with N based on their writing, except of course canon moments obviously support BlackWhite more. For me, however, a few ‘romantic moments’ without any proper relationship developments don’t make me feel like shipping two characters. Bill and Daisy didn’t get any, either, but they’re supporting characters who don’t appear very much, after all. Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another):GOLD. I love the boy, he was so amazing and hilarious, but the fact is, his character arc was completely screwed. Aaaaand I’m going to elaborate on this in the last section of this ask.Favourite friendship:Red and his mons. Also Yellow and her mons. Between the humans, Gold and Silver make me particularly happy, but the Kanto Four together are great too. Specialshippingwhen or if I started shipping it: I think I thought of it as a jokeship at first, when Prof Oak was thinking “Does this child have any thought in her head that isn’t connected with Red”, but I only really started seeing them as a serious ship at the end of the Yellow arc, when Kitty/Piisuke’s String Shot was connecting them wwwmy thoughts:I uh…. I think I covered this in the OTP section above HAHAHAWhat makes me happy about them:The way they’re both happy together just talking about Pokemon and loving them What makes me sad about them:The awkward forced romantic hints that popped up here and there after Mato left :Things done in fanfic that annoys me:I can’t stand it when they’re written out of character. :/ Things I look for in fanfic:Anything in-character. HAHAHAHA. I also appreciate when, despite the humans being the main focus, the Pokemon also play an active role in the story. Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: I guess I could sort of see Red going with Blue and Yellow with Green… My happily ever after for them:Yellow opens a Pokemon Sanctuary somewhere and Red takes over the Gym of that town. GoldHow I feel about this character: As I mentioned above, Gold was completely screwed up by the writers. Up until he read that letter from Professor Oak in Vol 14, he had just been fighting on his own terms. Yet suddenly, when he received a letter that he had originally hoped to contain tips on how to win an upcoming battle, he goes into an existential crisis because Professor Oak didn’t acknowledge that he has any ‘special abilities’! “What about MY abilities? There must be something! Don’t I have an ability that places me alongside the other Pokemon trainers?! TELL MEEEEEEEE!” That melodramatic panel of his silhouette is just… melodramatic. He respected Prof Oak, but not to any extreme degree. Why would he have felt so lost and denied just because a Professor he had barely met a few times didn’t know what his abilities were?To top the ridiculous off, the scene continues with them finding an extra page of the letter and going “WAIT GUESS WHAT. PROF OAK THINKS YOU’RE A BREEDER” and Gold conveniently hatches the Pichu egg at the same moment. And they fly off to fight. And then everything’s okay again? ….DID I MISS SOMETHING! *angry Timon noises* All that angst a page before would have been easily avoided if they just took every page out to begin with! And if it was solved so easily, it obviously isn’t worth angsting over! Gold could have been a great, great character, if only they hadn’t made his point of realization “YEAH I’M A BREEDER BECAUSE PROF OAK SAYS SO”. )o)All the people I ship romantically with this character: None, reallyMy non-romantic OTP for this character: I love his interactions with Silver. wwMy unpopular opinion about this character: I don’t ship him romantically with Silver or Crystal. :/ One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:PROPER. CHARACTER. DEVELOPMENT. *SOBS*My OTP: NoneMy OT3:With Silver and Crystal as a family! I love the fact that Silver camps out at his house to watch Proteam Omega. 

[pikatrainer99]

Sinnoh Trio character analysis (headcanon supportive) SPOILER WARNING FOR A POKÉSPE MANGA ARC THAT IS OVER A DECADE OLD AT THIS POINT BUT STILL, JUST IN CASE! 😅

This post is a follow-up to my post where I drew the Sinnoh Trio as TBH (autism) creatures. That is my personal headcanon and today I'm going to analyze these kids, and go more in-depth on why I hold this headcanon. I'm going to focus on one character at a time here, followed by a scene analysis of a particular important moment...so this will be a long post because these kids are SO neurodivergent and I love them so much.

First up, we have Pearl, who is my favorite of the Sinnoh Trio and the one I relate to the most. My personal headcanon for him is that he is AuDHD (both autistic and ADHD). I also headcanon him to have an anxiety disorder (specifically GAD) because he is constantly freaking out over pretty much everything (which is so relatable as someone who has GAD myself). There's so many panels that show his anxiety that I honestly can't pick ones to include here...

Anyway, on to the ADHD, Pearl exhibits many traits. He is constantly on the move and impatient and loud, and wants everything to be done immediately. He's energetic and much faster compared to Diamond and Platinum, even to the point of always being the first one to wake up every morning. This is, in my opinion, the ADHD side of him, it reminds me a lot of my ADHD brothers who act like this often. Because of these traits, I personally feel like Pearl has the hyperactive type of ADHD rather than the inattentive type, as he is shown to be not scatterbrained and is capable of focusing on whatever he's doing quite well, even able to go into hyperfocus mode at times, which is an extremely ND thing to do (and is common in both autism and ADHD). He is also the most rational of the trio, which I always found interesting that they actually gave the Barry counterpart the brain cell. So yeah, he's hyperactive, but to me he doesn't seem to have many issues with his attention span.

Now, onto Pearl's autism, which I feel more confident to talk about because I'm autistic myself and I know what to look for in terms of traits and behaviors, and the first thing I noticed with Pearl is that he has a CLEAR special interest in comedy. He's INCREDIBLY passionate about it, he's the one who decided that he and Diamond should become a comedy duo, he's the one who writes all their scripts and all their sketches, he's the one who always initiates practice time, and he's DEFINITELY the one who takes it the most seriously out of the duo, to the point where he had (what seems like to me) a legit meltdown about how Diamond didn't stick to the script and how awful their performance in the comedy competition was because of it, complete with yelling, nearly bursting into tears, and being afraid that Diamond was breaking the promise they'd made to become comedians all the way back when they were 4 years old. Looking back on it now, I think THAT was his biggest problem with the whole situation and what caused him to completely explode like that in the first place, because once Diamond reassures him that he's not breaking the promise, Pearl IMMEDIATELY cheers up and tells him "No use moping about today then!" when that was EXACTLY what he was doing just seconds ago. He then initiates practice time for NEXT MONTH'S comedy competition, his mind ALREADY hyperfocusing on their next opportunity...and this is their INTRODUCTION SCENE! This all LITERALLY happens within the first few pages of volume 1 of the DP arc! Here's the scene I'm talking about.

Also in regards to his special interest in comedy, there's something he does with Diamond that I've gotta talk about...and that's using the comedy routines as their own special way of communicating. They use it almost as if it's their own language, they use it to process things, they use it to give hints to Platinum when she's battling, they even use it when they meet someone new as kind of a judge of their character (in the minds of these children, if they make the person laugh, the person can be trusted, if not, stay away...that kinda thing). He even outright tells Platinum that he uses it to communicate through rhythm. I always found it interesting how they used the comedy like that, and it definitely helps with my belief that it is in fact, a special interest for them, as special interests do actually be like that, I speak from experience. Here's some examples of this usage of the comedy routines.

Another thing about Pearl that I noticed is he's REALLY not good at communicating how he's feeling or what's on his mind. He also is (brutally at times) honest, speaks his mind, and doesn't sugarcoat things. He can come off as rude and bossy because of this, even though he's really a good kid. This is something I relate to because I'm the same way, I also struggle with communicating my thoughts and feelings, and I'm also brutally honest, speak my mind and don't sugarcoat things. I have been perceived as rude and bossy so many times in my life it's not even funny. Another thing I find relatable about Pearl is that he can't lie to save his life (neither can I), here's a good example of such a moment.

(Uh-huh...SUUUURRRREEEE ya did, Pearl XD)

Also, while we're on the topic of expression, Pearl is VERY hyperexpressive, which is once again, very much an ND thing (I am hyperexpressive a lot of the time myself)...he almost always reacts to basically anything in an over-the-top, exaggerated way, compared to Diamond and Platinum's more calm and composed approach to things...I'm seriously thinking of doing a post of all of my favorite Pearl expressions because he's got so many great ones!

Pearl seems to exhibit low empathy (a stark contrast to Diamond's hyperempathy), but he really does care about his friends and will even help wild Pokémon. The wild Luxio that he helped in the chapter titled "Extreme Luxio" is one of my favorite Pokémon in the whole manga and his dynamic with it is very wholesome. He figures out that it's being ostracized by its pride because of the fact that it's disabled - its claws are too short, which makes it harder for it to communicate with the others in its pride. Pearl helps it out, and even says to the others, "Listen all of you, it's got a disability, and can't communicate as clearly as the rest of you! That's no reason to reject it!" He was quite angered by this situation and when you put my headcanon into perspective here, it's quite easy to see why. But anyway, point is, he went out of his way to advocate for and help a disabled Pokémon, and it leads to one of the best Trainer/Pokémon bonds in the series in my opinion, as the Luxio comes back later, now a Luxray and the leader of its pride...and decides to become one of Pearl's Pokémon. That moment is so sweet and wholesome and I'll just leave the picture of their reunion here for you guys. Look at them hug! They're so happy to see each other again!

Pearl also seems to have hypersensitive hearing (as do I), as demonstrated when he hears someone who's basically lost his voice calling out for help from a ways away.

He also experienced what I can't help but percieve as sensory overload in the Old Chateau when all the Gastly were hovering around the place making vibrations that were so loud it shook the room and it overwhelmed him a lot. I get it Pearl, that would be too much for me too...just look at his reactions here, he's clearly in pain.

I also sometimes can't help but feel like Pearl is unaware of his own strength, like when he hits Diamond in their comedy routines...I get the feeling that he doesn't quite understand that he's hitting Diamond way too hard, as he seems shocked and taken aback when Diamond finally stands up to him and tells him he's not happy with everything he's been doing lately. Diamond makes it a point to make Pearl aware of how much getting smacked by him hurts...all I can say is, good for Dia, but judging from Pearl's reactions to his best friend's words...oof...just look for yourselves...

My takeaway from this scene is that Pearl was being made aware of all this for the first time, and not only felt like a bad friend, but also, he was once again afraid that Diamond would leave him...which he really REALLY didn't want, and I totally get why, considering how long they've been friends and how much like brothers those two are (though Pearl is SO parentified during their journey it's insane and it's another HUGE stressor for him which does NOT do his anxiety any good). And now that I've decided to open THAT can of worms, I might just do a post about it as well. Because...yeah it's not good considering the fact that HE IS 12!!! Still very much A CHILD!!!

At least Pearl learns from his mistakes, which I really love his development. After his and Diamond's fight, he learns to mellow out a bit (that says ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about his anxiety though). You can really tell that losing Diamond's friendship...that is one thing he absolutely DOES NOT want, and he makes a conscious effort to improve his treatment of him. He starts by not hitting Diamond in their comedy routines anymore, and even letting him come up with his own joke instead of always doing it himself and forcing his own ideas onto him. While he still yells a lot, it's mostly out of worry for his friends now rather than pure anger towards them. He even learns how to put himself in Diamond's shoes at one point, during his fight to protect Azelf from Team Galactic. I love this moment btw, it's a great moment of realization for him.

All in all, in my opinion, Pearl is an amazing AuDHD character who goes through a great character arc (and unfortunately, a trauma arc as well, as per usual with PokéSpe protags...there's NO WAY he doesn't have PTSD after all he went through in both the DP and PT arcs, I refuse to believe he's fine after all that), and I absolutely wholeheartedly love this child like he's my own son. Now for the next member of the Sinnoh Trio...Diamond!

Diamond, in my opinion, is EASILY a hyperempathic autistic child...his Dexholder title is literally "The Empathizer" and he is associated with Mesprit, the Pokémon known as the Being of Emotion. He is the only member of the trio with more than one special interest from what I can see. His are comedy (which he shares with Pearl, but his interest is to a lesser extent than Pearl), cooking (which he's extremely good at and takes very seriously), and a TV show called Proteam Omega (which his enthusiasm for it is way too adorable honestly).

Diamond is the most impulsive member of the trio, which like how they gave the Barry counterpart the brain cell, I find it interesting that they made the Lucas counterpart the impulsive one. He possesses a strong sense of justice and wants to do what he believes is right, including stand up to Cyrus, much to Pearl's dismay (this was actually the catalyst for their big fight in volume 4). He is very intuitive, his emotional intelligence is mostly intuition to him and he's also much, MUCH more perceptive than he lets on, for example he knew the whole thing with him and Pearl being Platinum's bodyguards was a misunderstanding from the beginning, but he didn't say anything about it because he was enjoying their time together and didn't want it to end. Here's that scene where he reveals he knew all along.

Diamond is a very calm, laid-back, "go with the flow" kind of kid. But I think this is because he's constantly feeling A LOT...he's extremely empathic, so he picks up on others' emotions easily and it happens so much he just keeps it all in and resorts to being incredibly calm throughout it all. When he DOES get upset or serious though, he's like a whole different person. He's hard to anger, but he is absolutely capable of getting angry. His anger though, is the tranquil fury kind. He's not explosive like Pearl, but rather, he gets much more serious and intense. Here's an example of angry Diamond.

(He angy boi.)

Diamond is also an easy crier, of the Sinnoh Trio, he's the one who is the easiest to bring to tears...which I can't stand...everytime any of these three cry it breaks my heart...and we'll talk about the scene that's the biggest offender of that soon. I guess what I'm trying to say is, Diamond is the one who's most in tune with his emotions, compared to Pearl and Platinum, who struggle with that. It makes sense though considering his hyperempathy. Also, can I take a minute to mention that he has the type of big eyes that are similar to the TBH creature...? Yes...? Okay. He does. I saw a post about this recently and it's so true! His eyes are so similar to TBH it's not even funny! And it makes total sense too, that's the best part!

Diamond is more of a pacifist than Pearl and Platinum. He's a pure, sweet soul who can do no wrong. He doesn't like conflict, he much prefers to make people smile instead. I love this about him, I don't think there's a PokéSpe protag that actually acts their age as much as Diamond does. In my opinion Diamond is a precious autistic bean and I absolutely love him like a son as well. Now for the final member of the Sinnoh Trio...Platinum Berlitz!

Platinum is definitely a masker, she's incredibly good at passing for NT (probably because of her upbringing). But there are definitely cracks in that mask that I've picked up on. First, her special interest, which is learning and experiencing new things. She says that back home she always read a dozen books a day, but seeing her actually experiencing the things she'd read about and having so much fun is great, she throws herself wholeheartedly into everything she tries, it's honestly adorable. She is also a bad liar, though she at first "lies" all the time, even though Pearl sees right through it and catches her everytime. Here's some examples.

Platinum is a stimmer. Plain and simple. She moves her arms up and down really fast when she's excited about something, and it's often accompanied by her saying "New experiences! New experiences!" in a sing-song voice.

(Why is she so adorable?!)

She is also an infodumper...a MASSIVE infodumper...just look at this scene with Thorton as just one example.

Platinum is also not the best with words, and finds that writing is the most effective way for her to organize her thoughts and feelings, as well as communicate them (relatable). She says so herself in volume 5, after finding out the truth that Diamond and Pearl are not her real bodyguards, and the scene of her reading the letter is so wholesome I love it so much!

Another thing I've noticed with Platinum is that she is a mimicker (something I myself did A LOT as a child), despite all her attempts to deny it. She often copies things she sees the others doing, even mimicking...SMACKING HERSELF...at one point, as seen here, complete with quietly saying to herself "Stop it! Stop it!"

She also has the capability to hyperfocus, particularly on details (when she thought that Diamond and Pearl were her bodyguards because green and red scarves were what she was told about them and since the boys had green and red scarves she immediately latched on to that specific detail despite everything else about them screaming that they're just kids). She also hyperfocuses when she's playing the slot machines in the Veilstone Game Corner in what is probably one of my favorite scenes in the manga, it's so funny! Because of that intense focus though, she is INCREDIBLY good at the slot machines which is hilarious to me considering she is like the richest person in Sinnoh and yet she still becomes addicted to gambling. I dunno, that scene is just funny, okay? I mean, look at her! She's so hyperfocused on it and it's just great!

Platinum is my favorite rich girl character in any media ever, and the fact that she's autistic coded in my opinion really helps with that as well. But she's also just a sweetheart who loves learning things and is just such a precious child. They're all precious children and I love them all so much. They are my fictional children and I would die for them.

Now, time for the scene that gets me EVERY SINGLE TIME...the scene where they split up to try and protect the three lakes. Pearl goes to Lake Valor, Diamond to Lake Verity, and Platinum to Lake Acuity. On their first morning separated from each other, they wake up and realize everything is so different now that the Pokédex isn't beeping. They all talk to themselves about their morning routine, Pearl gets up first, and is always the first in the lobby, then Platinum comes down afterwards, then Diamond comes after that...and the Pokédex always beeps to let them know that everyone's there together...but now it's not making a peep. Once they realize that, they all start crying and breaking down...and it's heartbreaking to read every single time. Just look at these poor kids...

Taking my headcanon into account here, I see this scene as not only being sad that they're separated from each other, but also the stress of their routine being broken for the first time since their journey started. The way they all recite step by step how their morning routine always went when they were together, and then just start breaking down when the realization hits that everything's different now...yeah, I relate to that feeling, if my routines are broken, I get real thrown off, recite how it's supposed to be, and then break down...it's very similar to what the Sinnoh Trio are experiencing in this scene. I would analyze more scenes but this post is already way too long as it is, so I'll leave it at just this one.

Well, that's it for my headcanon supportive analysis of the Sinnoh Trio from PokéSpe! These three are my favorite characters in the manga and this headcanon is one I will hold till the day I die. My two main beliefs I hold about these kids are this headcanon, and "Do Not Separate Them!"

I hope you all can understand where I'm coming from with all this headcanon stuff. Also, headcanon deniers, you STAY AWAY from this and do not interact with this! I know it's not canon, that's why it's called a HEADcanon...I don't force my headcanons onto other people, I just talk about them, so I don't need headcanon deniers forcing their "canon" beliefs onto me!

Thank you for reading, and I hope you all enjoyed this analysis! Please feel free to let me know how I did in the comments, and if you support this headcanon and think I missed anything, please let me know what I missed! This is only my second time doing this in my life after all, so I'm not used to this kinda stuff and I'm pretty nervous about it honestly.

[pikatrainer99]

I made Orange and Red as autism creatures! (With bonus digitized Sinnoh Trio as autism creatures)

Drawing Red as an autism creature was really difficult...his hair and his clothes were NOT easy to adapt into creature form. For Orange the biggest struggle was the scarf...which I think I made a good way of making it look like it's wrapped around his big creature head...and I updated Dia's design to have his scarf look the same way. For Pearl I couldn't do that because of his high collar on his shirt. And for Platinum I tried to make her scarf actually look like it's trailing behind her like it does in the actual official art. Everyone's hair and bodies are white because that's the color of the TBH creature, so don't go complaining that everyone's hair color is wrong because it's literally just because they're in creature form this time around. As for expressions everyone has a little smile except for Orange who has the classic TBH creature blank expression. I decided to give him the blank look because he really struggles with identifying emotions and he either feels everything or nothing depending on the situation. Orange also has his fingerless gloves which I somehow was still able to draw the little Poké Balls on them...as well as the Poké Ball design on his shirt. Btw...It is SO hard to draw these characters in four-legged creature form because their clothes...ESPECIALLY Red's clothes...do NOT translate well to four legs...it's so weird and hard to draw. So I just stuck to each character's shirt and hat/scarf to make it a bit easier for me. I'm sorry if it looks all weird and wonky because of that but clothes just don't translate well to these creatures 😅

Eventually I would like to draw the Sinnoh Trio and Red normally...but I'm still trying to learn how since PokéSpe characters are hard to draw (for me anyway). The only one I've ever drawn is Yellow, and that was only ONCE in that one drawing where she and Orange were drawing pictures. I've drawn Yellow's head a second time and Red's head only once, but that's all I've managed to draw of PokéSpe characters so far. I will keep practicing though, I want to improve so I can draw more art of my favorite characters in all of PokéSpe!

I hope you all like this newly digitized Sinnoh Trio drawing, and I hope it's an improvement from the original I posted last year! I also hope you all like my new autism creature drawing of Orange and Red as autism creatures! These are all characters I headcanon as autistic (and Orange IS autistic), so it works perfectly for them all! I'd like to be back with more drawings soon but I've been really busy lately so I don't know when I'll be able to draw again next.

[pikatrainer99]

So…I made my first fandub…and it’s PokéSpe DP because of course it is 😅

I wanted to share it here because I know there’s a lot of Sinnoh Trio fans here. This is a collab with @sinnohanvulpix and we worked hard on it, it was lots of fun to make! It’s the Luxio scene from the first volume of DP, one of my favorite scenes of all time. When you click on the video, please make sure to read the description, it has important info, as well as who voiced who.

Here’s the video! Hope you enjoy my first fandub!

[pikatrainer99]

So remember when I posted that drawing of the PokéSpe Sinnoh Trio as TBH Creatures…?

I’m thinking of doing a character analysis for them based on that headcanon…kinda like what I did for Cherry from Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop…would you guys like to see another post like that for these three? If so, please let me know!

[pikatrainer99]

Uh-oh...Orange is anxious again!

This chibi Orange drawing was inspired by Komi Can't Communicate... particularly Komi's adorable bug-eyed/no mouth expression that she gets when the story is told from her POV. Since Orange goes through many of the same struggles as Komi, and is also always anxious around people, to the point of not being able to speak, only write, unless it's someone he's comfortable with, I figured why not draw him with the same expression as Komi. His whole body is also supposed to be really tense here too, which I didn't do a good job making clear in the drawing... oops 😅.

Hope you all like it nonetheless!

[pikatrainer99]

Got some Orange content for y'all finally after a long while...it's a song!

First off, this is old, I did this over a year ago now. Second, I have had no vocal training so the singing (especially the high notes) isn't perfect by any means. Third, this is a parody of "Light Of Hope" from Sonic Forces so if the melody sounds familiar that's why...it's the same song, I just wrote my own lyrics to it to fit Orange. It covers his whole life story from the Viridian Forest attack in the FRLG arc when he was 4 all the way up to the point of him going on his own training journey and it's sung from his POV (he's addressing his Pikachu Thunderheart the whole time so whenever the word "you" comes up it means Thunderheart), though I'm not putting a voice on when I sing this, I'm just singing as myself, to lyrics I wrote that are from Orange's POV.

Hope you like it... I'm nervous about posting it but I wanted to post SOMETHING Orange related because I've been doing too much Trolls posting lately and I want everyone who follows me for Pokémon/PokéSpe/Orange content to know that I haven't forgotten about my boy, he still lives rent-free in my mind, I just get distracted by other special interests sometimes, as you can probably tell with all the Trolls posts I've been doing...I just tend to get hyperfocused on one special interest at a time and it's all I can think about for a while (how long the while is depends on how intense the hyperfocus is). Sometimes I can focus on more than one special interest at once but it makes it harder to manage...sometimes I wish I didn't have multiple special interests but I don't choose them, they choose me, so I've got three living rent-free in my mind 24/7 right now.