#pokemon aim to be a master

[scraftyisthebest]

As one story ends, another begins, yet the unique essence of a Pokemon protagonist lives on, even from old to new.

Through Liko, the essence of Ash's journey and character live on, as Liko too aims to be one who understands, befriends, and connects with Pokemon around the world, even if the path she takes to get there may differ, the aim is the same: to know the world, to connect with Pokemon, seeing them as friends and partners.

The essence of a Pokemon protagonist, the essence of a Pokemon Master. A Trainer who aims to understand Pokemon, and strives for connection. Ash is one who trained to understand Pokemon, which proved to be his greatest strength, and Liko too is on her way to becoming the kind of Trainer who can connect with the Pokemon she meets.

[ashxketchum]

"We should find a place to have a nice lunch..."

[seecarrun]

teasing is their love language ✨

[thena0315]

April 1, 1997 → March 24, 2023

The End of an Era (And My Childhood)

[ratwithhands]

I have overloaded my brain (11 epsiodes and 109 manga chapters). Anyways while I wait for more Kaiju No. 8 content to drop, time for another ✨submas AU✨

I currently only have Emmet designed but essentially the idea is that following the big fight with no. 9, the JAKDF manages to get in connection with the US to get some assistance with rebuilding and supporting their forces as everything get repaired. This is based off this panel from the manga:

Essentially a couple of soldiers and a lot of materials are sent to Japan to help get everything settled. Among the people sent over are the twins, along with their weapons. Until the next Kaiju comes in (and they're cleared to join in the battle), they're mostly getting to know the other captains and having fun talking about the tactic differences between the Defense Forces.

Here's some bonus doodles and Emmet's drill.

The auger is meant to be put into the spine or skull of the Kaiju. The pins stab into the body to keep it in place (Emmet usually also helps hold it down), at which point the auger starts drilling into the muscle and bone. This will not kill it, but it will distract/impair it enough for the rest of his team to take it down. Cores are usually too deep for him to use it for a killing blow, but in instances where the core is exposed long enough for him to set the drill in place, it will tear through and bring the Kaiju down.

Hope you guys enjoy the concept, let me know if you guys want to see more/see specific interactions. See ya!

[jadeazora]

It wasn't even abandoned on purpose. It just got lost during a move...

[chaoticdazefire-new]

Thank you for the memories

[rexshadaoart]

さよならバイバイ! Farewell, Satoshi and Pikachu!

Thank you, Rica Matsumoto! Thank you, Ikue Otani!

Thank you, Veronica Taylor! Thank you, Sarah Natochenny!

Aim to be a Pokémon Master!

[rfurny]

How Ash and Misty really feel. 💕

[shigerussato]

– anipoke spoilers ! 🤍

the inspiration is real 🤍

[princessbutler1316]

Me: no image can make me emotional

This:

Me: *crying a damn river*

[ashxketchum]

1997 | 2023

[seecarrun]

“Cerulean City Gym, Misty speaking.”

“Hey, what do you think the difference is between ‘beef with country vegetables’ and ‘old fashioned vegetable beef?’”

Misty snorted and tossed another scoop of pokemon food into the tank. “Hello to you too, Ash. What, exactly, are we talking about?” she asked.

Ash sighed like Misty was the one wasting his time here, which was not even remotely fair as he was the one who called her, and answered, “Soup.”

“Oh Ash. You are so lucky you don’t travel alone much,” Misty said with a chuckle, shaking her head, embarrassingly fond. “Shouldn’t you call Brock or Mallow about this?”

“Ugh, no. They’d judge me for not knowing. You’re just as clueless about cooking as I am.”

Misty rolled her eyes, but she supposed she couldn’t argue with that, so she chose to ignore that particular dig. “I don’t know if heating up a can of soup over a campfire really counts as cooking, Ash.”

“Mistyyyy,” he whined.

She smirked, but gave in. Just like always when it came to him. “Is there anything else helpful on the can or anything?”

Ash hummed, and she could picture him turning the cans over in his hands, eyebrows furrowed. “They both say fifteen grams of protein.”

“Helpful.”

“The pictures are…kinda different? I guess. They both have the same vegetables, but one shows two chunks of beef and the other only shows one.”

“Oh well, there’s your answer,” Misty said, as seriously as she could make herself sound without laughing, climbing down from her ladder, the RotomPhone pressed between her ear and shoulder. “Go with the two beef for sure.”

Ash snorted briefly, and she faintly heard the can plink into a basket. “Done. Thanks, Mist! Pikachu says hi! Please don’t tell Brock about this! Miss you! Bye!”

Misty laughed, wishing he and Pikachu well, and hanging up the phone, immediately opened a search engine and typed into the search bar: ‘Difference between beef with country vegetables and old fashioned vegetable beef soup’

[thena0315]

[ratwithhands]

Hi Hello apparently I didn't empty my tank yet.

So fun general headcanon: Emmet likes to cook. He makes most of the meals in the house and often brings homemade food to special events as a way to show his appreciation of whoever he has over. It's how he relieves stress, shows affection, tries new things, it's one of his key interests beyond battling.

This has slightly different connotations in Battle Addict. See Emmet studies the physical properties of pokemon, how they tick and how to make them stop ticking. A key part of his studies is sketching pokemon and outlining their internal structures, but there's no teacher like experience. His favourite way to improve his knowledge is dealing with the subject hands on, and cooking is a very good way to do that. He specifically practices butchery, breaking pokemon down section by section, noting the musculature, skeletal structure, and organs inside. This information helps him to find weakness in an opponent's pokemon while knowing how to cover his own.

This also serves as bonding time for him and Ingo because Ingo gets to be sous chef while Emmet turns a monster into mincemeat. He hands him the different tools he needs and they converse while Emmet slices and picks apart the carcass. Emmet also gets to explain the inner workings of the pokemon, which both of them enjoy analyzing and discussing.

The book Emmet is holding is his "butchery book", which is really just a collection of different biology textbooks he uses as guides to best break down carcasses. They always end up getting messy and after a certain point, he just stops caring and uses it, dirty as it may be. They have to be stored in a sealed container away from their other study materials, and are only ever brought out for processing. Emmet is probably the only person who can stand to be next to the stench of the concentrated dried blood throughout the pages, Ingo usually wears some kind of face cover when Emmet is working.

And for those who want to see the real mess of the work:

Washing up is half the labour of studying through butchery.

[jadeazora]

Today marks a year since The Rainbow and the Pokemon Master aired in Japan, the last episode of Ash's series.

Honestly, tho I grew up with Ash and have a lot of nostalgia towards him (this ain't coming from a place of dislike or nothing), I am happy they finally retired him and went an entirely new direction with Horizons.

(More because it's doing its own unique storyline, you don't really know where the plot's gonna go. It makes watching it more interesting imo. I also really love the Explorers as a villain team and how cool Friede is )