#pkmn idsi

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the file name for this one is "gay gay homosexual gay"

referenced from this photoset cause it makes me go bananas

(also here's more abt milo if you're curious)

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WAHOO!! okay so timeline-wise this would be post-game of legends arceus after they get together

but anyways ohhh man milo's outfit was so fun to figure out. historical work clothes my beloved. i used this photo as reference, so they're in a light blue kimono with the sleeves tied up by a tasuki, a yellow obi, and pinstriped monpe! it's their usual outfit for tromping around mt coronet and working at the clothier's in jubilife. they wear hakama in the village sometimes too, but the wide drapey legs didn't suit the pose here so i went with monpe

oh and they patched ingo's uniform for him!! milo couldn't find exact matches for the modern industrial dyes, but his hat and coat are in one piece again. :] i actually considered having them do visible mending with green so he'd be reminiscent of overgrown railroad tracks, but it ended up looking a bit cluttered here, so alas

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figuring out how i want to draw the twins w hairstyle headcanons! hitting them with a male pattern baldness beam ✨

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the boys are infodumpingggg :]

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horror movie night with ingo + milo!! milo spooks easy while ingo doesn't, but they have pretty similar taste, so when they find a good one, they're both riveted :]

(more about milo here!)

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trainersona time wahoo!!!! milo is from an AU of this world that doesn't have pokemon as a franchise, so they're dropped into the pokemon world with no prior knowledge. after a few months of adjusting and learning galarian, they find they enjoy casual training and split their time between that and working at a quilt shop in nimbasa :]

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fuck it i'm reposting milo's ref sheet to add a little bio + full story summary

milo elloway (they/he)

a casual trainer who works at a quilt shop in nimbasa

a pretty lighthearted + easygoing guy, on the quiet side + shy, but is also goofy + enjoys making people laugh. they can be awkward at times, but try to make up for it with politeness + sincerity

❤️: hard rock + metal, quilting + sewing, horror fiction, rpgs, casual battling, retro aesthetics

❌: high bridges, driving, cooking, large bodies of water, waking up early, the competitive circuit

more notes can be found on their toyhouse profile

and now, story summary under the cut

so!

as it says, milo's originally from (an) earth! they fell asleep on the metro on their way back home from visiting friends, and woke up on the nimbasa subway. the earth they're from doesn't have pokemon, even as a franchise, so they've got NO idea wtf is going on

ingo + emmet find them incredibly confused + speaking no known language with a phone map that doesn't match the world, rightly figure maybe dimensional shenanigans are about, and take them to the interpol. while a case is opened up for milo, the nimbasa trio adopts them as a sort of interdimensional exchange student, showing them around, and then helping them get their footing in the pokemon world when the interpol isn't able to find a way to get them back home.

milo has to grapple with the language barrier (learning galarian from scratch) and culture shock for a while, plus mounting guilt as they slowly realize they prefer the pokemon world to their earth, but have no way to let their loved ones know what happened and that they're okay (they eventually come to terms with it, but it takes a couple years)

in between language lessons, they hang out a lot with new friends (the nimbasa trio + a whole host of ocs i am slowly drawing), and pretty much everyone encourages them to give training a try. so they do! they do their own little gym run, and earn a few badges before tapping out and heading back to nimbasa, content with being a mid-strength trainer.

as they get further settled in, they pick quilting back up, and after showing a few projects to the local quilt shop, get hired there! they make friends with many old ladies + the shop sewaddle and gain a reputation amongst the regulars for having a good color sense.

there's a good stretch of just peaceful life for them, happily working, getting to know ingo + emmet + elesa + various ocs better as their language skills improve, and traveling around the region in their spare time. they even nearly start building a romance with ingo, but this gets interrupted when the interpol find another person from earth in hoenn, and milo ventures abroad to meet them + see the region! they extend the trip to see a little bit of johto, but that gets cut short when ingo goes missing.

it takes over a year, but milo + emmet manage to get to hisui with the help of a celebi, and are able to find ingo! but, arceus is miffed at their meddling and removes celebi from the premises, stranding the three of them in the past for a couple years. during this time, the events of legends arceus happen, with milo + emmet joining ingo as npcs. ingo does what he does in canon, emmet helps laventon with the pokedex + manages the training grounds with ingo, and milo apprentices at the clothier's in jubilife!

i'm still working out how the three of them factor into the canon storyline of pla and how big a role i want them to play, but they for sure join the wider party of people supporting akari. and, post-rift-fixing, milo does get together with ingo :]

that's everything i've written out so far (my document is so fucking big. this is as concise a post as i could make it lmao), but i'm considering bringing in elesa with jirachi for the post-game of pla, and i do intend to get everyone back to the future

if you read all this, god damn, i appreciate it!! if you found this interesting and want more, here's the tag i've got going for this au!

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put together outfit and team refs for my trainersona milo!! (they/them) i am very excited for art fight :]

notes under the cut

pokemon team

ettie ♀ - milo's first pokemon, met as a woobat the night milo got isekai-ed! trainerless but taken to a pokemon center for mild injuries, she managed to escape containment and stick herself to milo's cheek, and has been with them ever since. she's goofy and sweet. she's also a service pokemon, using calm mind to help milo with their anxiety.

julian ♀ - originally caught as a venipede in a subway tunnel by ingo helping the interpol survey the line milo dimension-hopped on. he gave her to them a few months later so they'd have a slightly stronger pokemon to look after them while training ettie. she's now milo's ace, and their main form of transportation in hisui.

peridot ○ - caught in a visit to celestial tower! a gaggle of elgyem started following milo, fascinated by their non-native psychic vibes. peridot was the boldest, and came with them after a friendly battle. it's incredibly curious about human objects + technology and will frequently pick things up to examine with them with the utmost care

dewdrop ♂ - fished up during milo's time in hoenn! he's a spunky creature, very personable, and the most enthusiastic battler on milo's team. has never quite gotten the hang of using healing moves.

outfits

isekai - their usual winter gear from earth, what they were wearing when they got isekai-ed. their giant thrifted ski jacket from the 90s is exceptionally warm. you can only see the straps, but they had their backpack on them as well! earthly belongings that came with them include several class notebooks, a tarot deck and journal, a box set of their favorite horror ttrpg, a deck of cards, their phone, headphones, and a phone charger. they were on their way back from visiting friends when they got eeby deebied to the pokemon world.

casual - an average outfit they end up with while in the process of settling in! they wear this and similar outfits in their everyday life, going to their galarian language lessons and to work in the quilt shop in nimbasa. the grey tank is band merch from a hard rock/metal band called Destiny Bond that elesa introduces them to. :]

events - when they're going out somewhere and want to Look Good, milo goes full 70s twink! nothing like some good fruity androgyny. they are incredibly glad historical fashion trends of the pokemon world mirror earth's.

hisui - the first few months in hisui they spend in the couple sets of plainclothes they brought with them from the future, but once they get to jubilife, milo does a LOT of trading to acquire various outfits from the clothier's! they favor women's hakama and geta sandals when in town. their original glasses from earth get lost early on in an incident with a flock of staravia, so they go a few months without until they're able to get new ones.

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LOVE Milo’s design omg!! Wondering, what would their Pokemon battle quotes be? Things like victory, defeat, their Pokemon landing a super effective hit, their Pokemon taking a super effective hit, Pokemon on low HP, Pokemon fainting, low HP victory, stuff like that?

WAH thank you!! most of their outfit comes directly from my own closet, ahah! (*^▽^*) that's what they were wearing when they got isekai-ed. :] they do end up with more outfits for other situations but i haven't decided on them yet

and OOOHH that's a good question!!

when talking to people, something funny with them is that you can definitely tell who they learned galarian around because of their word choice and occasional use of train metaphors. it also shows in how they approach battling: with cheer and encouragement towards their opponent!

challenged: oh!! you want to battle? cool, yeye, full steam ahead! do your best!

victory: [gasps, lights up] i... hahah! thank you, that was a great battle! let's do it again sometime!

defeat: ah! [sighs, smiling] bravo, that was very fun! thank you!

low hp victory: ...hoo! that was close! you and your team did a really good job! (internally making a deflating balloon squeak noise)

in battle, milo's not super wordy but they're definitely reactive. when things are going well there's lots of "yes!" and "WOO!!", when things are precarious their go-to is "you got this, bud!", and when things are going badly they'll hiss/wince in sympathy of heavy hits, and offer comfort and reassurances when calling their pokemon back.

outside of battle tho milo is definitely the kind to talk to their pokemon like people/pets. they don't really babytalk, but will make their noises back at them as "conversations" and sing silly songs to them when no one is around :]

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a hisuian addition to milo's team: rainbow!

milo found him in the golden lowlands as a pikachu early on in their time there, recently injured and missing an eye. after gaining his trust, they nursed him back to health and he became a member of their team! he's very loyal and a great judge of character, and is very affectionate with those he likes.

put together outfit and team refs for my trainersona milo!! (they/them) i am very excited for art fight :]

notes under the cut

pokemon team

ettie ♀ - milo's first pokemon, met as a woobat the night milo got isekai-ed! trainerless but taken to a pokemon center for mild injuries, she managed to escape containment and stick herself to milo's cheek, and has been with them ever since. she's goofy and sweet. she's also a service pokemon, using calm mind to help milo with their anxiety.

julian ♀ - originally caught as a venipede in a subway tunnel by ingo helping the interpol survey the line milo dimension-hopped on. he gave her to them a few months later so they'd have a slightly stronger pokemon to look after them while training ettie. she's now milo's ace, and their main form of transportation in hisui.

peridot ○ - caught in a visit to celestial tower! a gaggle of elgyem started following milo, fascinated by their non-native psychic vibes. peridot was the boldest, and came with them after a friendly battle. it's incredibly curious about human objects + technology and will frequently pick things up to examine with them with the utmost care

dewdrop ♂ - fished up during milo's time in hoenn! he's a spunky creature, very personable, and the most enthusiastic battler on milo's team. has never quite gotten the hang of using healing moves.

outfits

isekai - their usual winter gear from earth, what they were wearing when they got isekai-ed. their giant thrifted ski jacket from the 90s is exceptionally warm. you can only see the straps, but they had their backpack on them as well! earthly belongings that came with them include several class notebooks, a tarot deck and journal, a box set of their favorite horror ttrpg, a deck of cards, their phone, headphones, and a phone charger. they were on their way back from visiting friends when they got eeby deebied to the pokemon world.

casual - an average outfit they end up with while in the process of settling in! they wear this and similar outfits in their everyday life, going to their galarian language lessons and to work in the quilt shop in nimbasa. the grey tank is band merch from a hard rock/metal band called Destiny Bond that elesa introduces them to. :]

events - when they're going out somewhere and want to Look Good, milo goes full 70s twink! nothing like some good fruity androgyny. they are incredibly glad historical fashion trends of the pokemon world mirror earth's.

hisui - the first few months in hisui they spend in the couple sets of plainclothes they brought with them from the future, but once they get to jubilife, milo does a LOT of trading to acquire various outfits from the clothier's! they favor women's hakama and geta sandals when in town. their original glasses from earth get lost early on in an incident with a flock of staravia, so they go a few months without until they're able to get new ones.

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updaaaaate bc i've been working on milo's story and now have battle dialogue for once they start working at the quilt shop!! elesa encourages them to try sewing puns and milo's initially a little self-conscious, but the old ladies at the shop are so delighted to pass down their favorite lines that milo tries it and finds it great silly fun!

challenged: oh, you want to battle? sure, let me just get this threaded.

victory: oh! haha, seems i managed to piece together a win. thank you, that was excellent! let’s do it again sometime!

defeat: ahh, back to the drafting table, it seems. bravo! thank you, that was fun!

low hp victory: hoo, you had me hanging by a thread! bravo, that was excellent!

as a casual battler, milo doesn't usually go looking for battles, but they're quite happy to accept challenges most of the time as they go about their daily life + travels, and these get to be their defaults :]

LOVE Milo’s design omg!! Wondering, what would their Pokemon battle quotes be? Things like victory, defeat, their Pokemon landing a super effective hit, their Pokemon taking a super effective hit, Pokemon on low HP, Pokemon fainting, low HP victory, stuff like that?

WAH thank you!! most of their outfit comes directly from my own closet, ahah! (*^▽^*) that's what they were wearing when they got isekai-ed. :] they do end up with more outfits for other situations but i haven't decided on them yet

and OOOHH that's a good question!!

when talking to people, something funny with them is that you can definitely tell who they learned galarian around because of their word choice and occasional use of train metaphors. it also shows in how they approach battling: with cheer and encouragement towards their opponent!

challenged: oh!! you want to battle? cool, yeye, full steam ahead! do your best!

victory: [gasps, lights up] i... hahah! thank you, that was a great battle! let's do it again sometime!

defeat: ah! [sighs, smiling] bravo, that was very fun! thank you!

low hp victory: ...hoo! that was close! you and your team did a really good job! (internally making a deflating balloon squeak noise)

in battle, milo's not super wordy but they're definitely reactive. when things are going well there's lots of "yes!" and "WOO!!", when things are precarious their go-to is "you got this, bud!", and when things are going badly they'll hiss/wince in sympathy of heavy hits, and offer comfort and reassurances when calling their pokemon back.

outside of battle tho milo is definitely the kind to talk to their pokemon like people/pets. they don't really babytalk, but will make their noises back at them as "conversations" and sing silly songs to them when no one is around :]