#pokemon legends headcanons

[robinaa]

there is something so comedic to me about the idea of Volo and Ingo getting together. smooch the guy who forgot god sent him there to stop you

also i just love the dynamic of someone so damn earnest swaying over someone who is extremely duplicitous, its cute

[axl-ion]

One of my older headcannons is that Ingo as a Warden has the very unfortunate trait of being able to just pop in and out of place seemingly without a trace, letting fellow clan members to think he's actually a ghost.

It was later discovered that Ingo just found the cave system that was to become the Great Underground (not a new discovery, people knew about the tunnels), is just that nobody even guessed that he could have been using them, because they are very poorly lit and Ingo doesn't carry anything to make a torch with... Only to find out that Ingo's eyes light up, which most of the clan people find even more terrifying if he had just been a ghost.

[trainer-from-unova]

The idea of Giratina remembering the main character even after 130 years...

[nettlesketches]

*hands him a knife*

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Could I maybe get a Hisuian!Reader who came to Paldea through a space time rift? They remember everything, they still have all their old Pokemon, they like to share stories of their adventures (anything from taking on Volo to "Oh yeah, I caught this alpha garchomp after a half-hour standoff, here's her gigaton ball lol."), they've got little scars here and there from accidentally standing too close to Pokemon attacks or taking fall damage, and they give descendants of their Hisuian Pokemon to their blueberry friends (BBE4, Carmine, and Kieran) during their trades. To make things even more interesting, I wonder what that reader would think about bloodmoon ursaluna, Perrin, and modern Sinnoh - seeing their dear friend Adaman in someone alive today and seeing just how much things have changed over the years

The PLA fixation is real so YESSSIR I finally got around to this one. I separated the headcanons by region and their respective characters

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Paldea (Arven, Penny, Nemona)

After finishing your mission in Hisui, you decided to confront Arceus, being satisfied with everything you've done for the Survey Corps and the good people of Jubilife Village.

You fully finished the pokedex, fulfilling Professor Laventon's dreams, and were ready to return home.

After some reluctance, Arceus agreed and ensured you wouldn't lose any of your memories, as you didn't want all your feats in Hisui become lost to history.

It warned you that you'll never get to see Rei/Akari, Professor Laventon, the Wardens...or anyone else ever again.

But you've said your goodbyes and were ready to go back.

One warp through a space-time rift later, you were dropped off in Paldea-

Right where Arven, Penny, and Nemona were discussing whether to call off the search for you or not.

As it turns out, you've been missing for months, not long after the Area Zero adventure, and so it's a rather tearful reunion when they realize the person in the old fashioned clothing was you.

You looked tired, scarred, battle-hardened...and yet you smiled as you joked about being "back from the past".

Since then, easing back into modern life was..trickier than you expected.

You still had the habit of crafting pokeballs and potions as you were taught, rather than spend money buying them in bulk (even though you had boatloads because of your champion status).

You tried getting the trio to follow your directions, but they kept fumbling with the tumblestones and didn't know where to attach the iron chunks that made up the clasps.

When you start talking about feather, wing, leaden, and gigaton pokeballs they stare at you in confusion until you realize "oh shit those are outdated".

Nemona is VERY curious about the gigaton ball, however, and so you show it to her--revealing your Alpha Garchomp branded with the "Former Alpha" mark. She got to keep her height.

"Oh yeah, she was a real feisty one. We had a half-hour standoff on a slippery ice mountain slope but I showed her who's boss haha." You laugh as you share the story of how you encountered and tamed her.

Your fellow champion now thinks you're 10x cooler for actually facing a Pokémon head-on....while poor Arven and Penny are shook(TM) and wondered how you made it back alive.

Especially when they discover your scars are from falling and vicious Pokemon attacks

Introducing your Hisuian starter to your Paldean starter was...a little awkward. One recently became a champion's Pokémon and the other faced Giratina itself.

But they eventually shake hands and become besties, becoming members of your party whenever you wanna battle Arven, Penny, or Nemona again.

You keep accidentally calling out agile/strong style in your commands (ie "Avalugg, make an Agile Avalanche!"), but your Pokémon like to pretend they still know them.

Kitakami (Perrin & Bloodmoon Ursaluna)

Returning to Kitakami felt most familiar..and quite comforting considering how traditional everything is.

Festival of the Masks came back around, and while you didn't get to spend it with Kieran nor Carmine this time...you did wind up spending it with somebody else...

Perrin, who you were drawn to after seeing her Hisuian Growlithe getting into trouble with an Arbok and trying to stand up for itself.

Reminds you of a certain late lord's son..

She expresses her thanks for rescuing her buddy, and mentions how you got there "right on time".

You just look into her eyes and see Adaman: the Diamond Clan leader, the kind man who gave you the celestica flute and came to your aid when you got exiled from the village.

He may be gone now, but time didn't allow him to be forgotten.

Because he lives on in somebody else.

Perrin gets concerned when she sees how emotional you're getting, but you just wipe your eyes and say she just reminds you of an "old friend".

When you show her your other Hisuian Pokémon, she's THRILLED and wants to take all of their pictures, delighted to have proof that these creatures existed.

That leads her to ask how you acquired them, and you start talking about your adventures in the very region she's been studying...including the fact you met her ancestor who used to worship Dialga and had an easygoing attitude like her.

Girl is taking notes fr.

Together you seek out the "Bloodmoon Beast", only to discover that it was an Ursaluna who travelled alllll the way to Kitakami from Hisui, the environment causing it to change appearances and abilities.

You were fascinated, wondering what Lord Ursaluna or Calaba would think of him, and made him a member of your team after quelling his rage.

While going on more casual photoshoots with Perrin, you ask her about what Sinnoh is like now or if anyone there knew about Hisui.

She mentions how the elderly folk talk of it, and how the subway battle system was being run by one conductor due to the other going missing...

You find yourself holding your breath---until she says "oh but apparently he came back like yesterday" and you were SO relieved.

'Ingo made it back home, too. Thank you Arceus.'

She plans to invite you to Sinnoh someday, seeing as you're so curious about what it all looks like now.

BB Academy (BBE4, Carmine, & Kieran)

When you got to study abroad at BB Academy, you...sorta forgot all the beef you had with Kieran until you saw him berating a student out in the terarium.

A year later, you're Paldea's champion AND the one who saved Hisui, but you couldn't exactly tell him the latter.

But now you understood why everyone back then calling you a "hero" made you a little uncomfortable.

Ogerpon (who was worried sick about where you've gone all this time), was SO happy to see you were back and got to meet your Hisuian Lilligant. Two plant gals just vibing together.

You find a Kleavor in the canyon biome and become a bit sentimental, happy to see a descendant of the Lord of the Woods had survived to this very day.

He must've known you were the one who helped his ancestor (albeit not without receiving some scars from flying wood chips), as he bowed and began walking alongside you, loyal to a tee.

Least to say, he became a valuable ally when you finally battled Kieran in the championship.

He sees that you've definitely changed a lot, too. You look tougher and he was concerned about where that scar across your eye came from....

But he's still obsessed with winning, and his attitude when talking about Terapagos afterwards reminds you of...well...Volo.

It's such an extreme comparison, and you hate how your brain immediately jumped to that considering that was a legitimate monster of a man who betrayed you.

Yet it feels like such a similar situation when Kieran pits the turtle against you in the Underdepths, obsessed with power and wanting nothing more than to be recognized as "worthy".

At least he wasn't planning on ending the world, just yours.

After you both reconcile, you spill the beans about where you've gone for the past year, expecting him to laugh or shun you again for keeping such a big secret from him.

Instead..he has this star-eyed look and wanted to know MORE.

So during your next visit to Kitakami, you tell him and Carmine some stories of your Hisuian adventures, showing off Kleavor and your Alpha Garchomp.

Seeing that you still liked to make authentic pokeballs and potions made Kieran appreciate you a lot more. Kitakami used to have a lot of those apricorns, tumblestones, and leeks before everything became mass-produced.

Like him, you really became out-of-touch with today's technology, so while he's learning it, you're re-learning it along with him.

Eventually you tell those same stories to the BB E4, who are all just as shocked, amazed, and bewildered as the twins were.

And when they all came to offer up a trade, you knew what to do:

For Drayton, you gave him a Goomy, insisting that he trains it fully, not wanting to spoil the "surprise".

As lazy as he is, he does so and is stunned when Sliggoo is revealed to be chilling in its own shell, and Goodra had its whole shell on its tail, capable of withdrawing into it anytime

Ngl it makes him wish he had his own shell to withdraw into just to escape situations.

For someone like Kieran who likes old-fashioned stuff, you figured a Hisuian Voltorb would suit him best.

Its appearance reminds you of the olden ways pokeballs were made, and he got the hang of crafting a few himself after a little trial and error!

He gets nervous about it exploding like Kantonian Voltorbs at the slightest touch, but is happy to find out it's super friendly and discharges just to spook humans.

As for Carmine, the sharpness in her golden eyes reminds you of a certain ghost type's...and thus you believed giving her a Hisuian Zorua was ideal. You had a feeling she'd love its evolved form.

When she does evolve it, she's stunned that it has reddish highlights like she does, jokingly asking if this is her in "another life".

Least to say, she loves it indeed.

While you were adamant about giving Amarys your Kleavor, you ended up trading her a Scyther and give her a black augurite afterwards, explaining how it's the secret to its other evolution.

She mentioned deposits of that mineral existing within the canyon biome, but it couldn't actually evolve the surrounding Scyther population due to being simulated.

But thanks to you, she gets to witness that in-action because you held onto an authentic piece of it, and she gives you her thanks.

As for Crispin, well, you believed a Hisuian Growlithe was perfect for him. It was energetic, loyal, and full of fire..just like him.

He got teary-eyed at the story you told of the late Lord Arcanine, his son, how you quelled his frenzy, etc..and feels inspired to train the pup you've given him into something incredible.

One thing Kantonian and Hisuian Arcanines have in common? They love spicy foods.

For Lacey, you trade her a Hisuian-born Petili, encouraging her to use the sun stone right away.

She does and is delighted to see Lilligant as such a graceful dancer..who really packs a punch when it counts!

She'll definitely doll her up and ensure she knew Charm (the only fairy move Hisuian Lilligant could know, alas).

[bytebun]

attempts at consideration (misunderstood) (ingo would battle all day if he could) (don’t you wish you could hang out with characters without having to beat stuff up)

ID under cut

4-panel comic titled “do you have games on your phone”.

PANEL 1: Ingo recalls his Pokemon. He thinks: She’s been looking worn out. Ingo says: We don’t have to battle every time.

 PANEL 2: Akari droops. It’s her 32nd attempt at the eevee path of solitude. She thinks: He’s tired of this, huh... Akari says: Oh, uh, then...

PANEL 3: Text pointing to Akari says: doesn’t know what “normal” friends do. Akari says: ...Do you wanna play games on my phone? PANEL 4: They have their backs turned, looking at Akari’s phone. Ingo looks very distressed, with his hands on his head. He yells: AKARI YOU MUST CEASE “SURFING” ON THIS SUBWAY!! IT IS VERRRY UNSAFE!! Akari replies: lol don’t worry it’s a magic skateboard. It’s implied they’re playing subway surfers. Out of frame, Kamado comments: What are those two doing...

[parasolladyansy]

DxP REWRITE - Jubilife

Just putting it out there now - I’ll be lifting shots from the amazing BDSP artbook to show off 1) how awesome the concept art was, & 2) what we almost got in-game, something more like Sword / Shield (DANGIT 🥲).

I also used screenshots I took to help draw out backgrounds, which was very useful as we go back to that time period to see what Mizumi’s up to.

The benefit of being someone who played Legends Arceus before BDSP is that I can look at buildings & landmarks with fresh eyes. The first moment I saw the Trainer’s School, I thought of a repainted Galaxy HQ with all the rooms & offices being converted into classrooms.

Speaking of schools, in case you missed Scarlet x Violet, Uva & Naranja Academies became one school with 2 wings (Uva & Naranja) after the separate timelines Ansy & Ikrit were on converged

🔼 Diamond x Pearl REWRITE 🔽

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PS: a couple screenshots to help illustrate my HC - obviously they developed the design in Legends Arceus, but the elements are there. I can easily see Kamado’s office being the principal’s office, Cyllene’s office being adminstrations, flanked by the science lab (Professor Laventon’s study) & nurses’ office (infirmary), etc. 🏫

Also, with this theory, the Pokémon center is in the same spot as where you also go to rest up your team: your quarters in PLA!

[smashwolfen]

Pretty late in the evening but apparently, it's Ingo day in japan?? Been seeing lotta Ingos in my feed and I just so happened to have been messing with the man in my sketchbook this whole week on and off XD

Man with receding hairline decides to grow out a damn silver mane to deal with the cold, also featuring the pre-eeby look I imagine him as, and his canon short asf haircut thats tucked away down there in the corner

We love and appreciate the balding Ingo (Bingo) in this house!!!

[volos-togepi]

PLA boys taking care of you when you're sick

Adaman 

the moment you feel something coming on, he’s insistent that you rest

he’ll continuously be warming soup for you

oh how he worries

but he puts on a smile and takes care of you to the best of his ability

he asks Mai to take on some of his duties/tasks so he can be with you at all times, and she’s happy to do so

but not before a slight argument about it

the cuddling will be nonstop

and you bet his and your Pokémon will be joining in

he keeps you SO warm

the forehead kisses are constant

he’ll even read/share bedtime stories with you if you’re willing to listen

anything you need, he’s on it

and once you feel better, he’s resuming his leadership duties

but he’s not taking his focus away from you

he’s got you by his side

“And don’t think for a moment that I’m gonna stop pampering you because you’re better… because I’m not.”

Volo

Volo is very much a wanderer

but when you’re sick, he’s staying put

he hates to see you in such a dreadful state

and he can’t bear to leave you until you’re feeling better

while you nap, he’s out collecting herbs and medicinal leeks 

he’ll make your favorite soup

and he’ll hand feed it to you

he’s a deranged; touch starved lunatic, so you bet he’s holding you at all times

his Arcanine will be your pillow (and your heat source)

and Togekiss is your entertainment

while he’s searching for herbs and leeks, he’ll also be hunting for little trinkets for you

because his poor, sick s/o has to have something special

this man has an ABUNDANCE of stories to share with you

and he’ll share ALL OF THEM, even if you don’t ask

once you’re feeling better, he’ll pack up and head out

you WILL be getting a kiss on the cheek (or lips) before he departs

“I’ll be back soon, y/n. If you start feeling ill again, I’ve left the recipe for the soup I made on the table.”

Melli

you’re sick, and Melli does NOT like that

he distances himself from you

and not just because of how gross you sound

but he’s TERRIFIED of getting sick himself

he’ll speak to you through letters delivered by Pokémon

and they’re very sweet letters

but once Adaman finds out that he’s ‘too good’ to take care of you…

you can hear that scolding from across the Diamond Clan settlement 

Melli will slowly approach you

and he’s absolutely disgusted

you can 10000000% tell that smile is forced

but once he settles in

he’s trying his best to help you

he’s hesitant to cuddle with you

but he assumes there’s no other choice

and once he feels how hot you are, he holds you a little tighter

since he’s here, he may as well be close to you

he apologizes for being rude, something he would NEVER do for anyone else

and he’ll send Pokémon to Adaman to request recipes for soups

you’ll probably end up making them yourself, though, because Melli can’t cook at all

he’ll learn eventually

once you start feeling better, Melli does indeed get sick

because he’s always running from illness, his immune system is a bit weaker

but you’re there for him regardless

“Can I have some soup?”

[catboy-teeth]

Aegislash, Doublade and Honedge can sometimes be observed “hibernating” underground

These Pokémon will seek out and repurpose old Diggersby dens located near graveyards. These dens are well hidden, with only Aegislash’s shield being visible from the outside. They use these durable shields to block the entrance and will hold this position until they are ready to emerge, often several weeks later.

Though the purpose of this behaviour is not yet fully understood, the close proximity to graveyards have led researchers to suggest it may be a sort of nesting ritual. This theory claims that newly hatched Honedge spend their first few weeks in a dormant state while absorbing nearby spiritual energy. This may help nurture their spectral powers.

It is recommended that all graveyards regularly check surrounding areas for signs of these burrows.

Attempts to access the burrow, remove the shield or otherwise disturb the Pokémon inside is highly discouraged.

[jadeazora]

My headcanons for the main villain heights, since I brought it up yesterday, but didn't have the time to speak on it more in all the rush 😅:

Maxie: 5'4” (dude's got a bit of Chihuahua syndrome, but it's solely towards Archie for being about a head taller)

Cyrus and Rose: 5'6" (I like to think Cynthia is just slightly taller than Cyrus with his hair un-spiked, he'd say it was mildly annoying if that wasn't at-odds with his emotionless persona. Cyrus's hair being all spiked up adds another couple inches, so he looks closer to 5'8".)

Lusamine: 5'7" without heels, around 5'11" or 6ft. with them

Archie is canonically 5'9" in his concept art (honestly, before I learned this, he was around a foot taller than Maxie, l think him being a buff pirate and all makes me think he'd be taller 😅)

Giovanni: 6'1" (taller than the rest of the Rocket executives except Petrel)

Guzma and Volo, 6'3" each. Volo is his canon height (190cm), and I like to think Guzma appears somewhat shorter since he has poor posture and slouches a lot.

Ghetsis is canonically 6'6" according to his designer, Keiko Moritsugu, those stray hairs sticking up adding a few extra inches so he's closer to 7ft. (Would 100% throw hands with Lysandre over him being slightly taller.)

Lysandre is 6'8", with his hair adding some extra height too. Looks more like 7ft. It's known from an old GameInformer interview that AZ's height is a side effect of the Ultimate Weapon, but given how it's thought to have irradiated regular evolutionary stones, turning them into Mega Stones, I like to imagine it infused the Kalosian people too, so most of the region's populace (at least the families that haven't really migrated to or from Kalos) generally are pretty damn tall.

[eggyneedles]

My favorite Smash Bros duo grahhhh it's been too long since I've drawn them

[tomorobo-illust]

Gah!! This was supposed to be a reply to some messages I received asking if Ingo and Emmet will meet their great-great-grandfather, but for some weird reason tumblr erased the draft I had saved along with the messages!? FFFF Anyway, to everyone who asked, here is the answer! They actually leave around the time Kuroichi is in Hisui beginning the railway construction, so they JUST miss each other. Emmet thankfully remembered enough of his family history to ask Irida for one last favour before they leave ;D To the curious, this is referring to Kuroichi's first appearance here: tomorobo-illust.tumblr.com/post/741586192947134464/see-hi-res-version Sorry to everyone who sent me an ask again for losing your question >_<;

[crowborn666-writes]

Headcanons of how would Adaman, Kabu, Piers, and Raihan react to having to share a bed with gender neutral crush?

Adaman, Kabu, Piers, and Raihan One Bed Headcanons

(Adaman and Piers my beloved. Some of these aren’t technically beds, but hey, same sleep spot counts)

Various x Reader

Genre: Fluff, Headcanons, Romantic

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Adaman

Thunderstorms plagued the Mirelands, creating muddy floods

You and Adaman were exploring a meadow, originally going to check on Lady Lilligant when another storm struck, flooding your path back to the Diamond Settlement

Given you weren’t planning on camping, neither of you brought tents

You could hear Captain Cyllene shouting at you now for being unprepared

You both managed to find a small cave to huddle inside of

There was just barely enough room to lay down, but at least you both were out of the rain

You both had to squish up against each other with Adaman’s cost as a blanket, but sleep found the both of you

Adaman was surprisingly chill about the situation, he’d understand anyone else in this position, feelings or not

Kabu

You got injured while training with him and had to rest for a while

Nothing too serious, just a small burn on your leg

Kabu insisted you rest though

So rest you did

He sat on the other side of the bed to keep you company and ended up falling asleep there with you

Thankfully he awoke before you so he didn’t have to deal with the embarrassing questions in the morning

Little does he know you woke up in the night to find him there, but you’ll never admit it

Piers

This man sleepwalks and none of you can convince me otherwise

You were asleep on his couch, spending the night

You were then awoken by Piers flopping down on top of you, clutching onto your shirt

A quiet sigh left you, and you simply patted his back and let him stay there

He denied everything in the morning, distracting you with breakfast and practice songs

Raihan

Of all the things Raihan does, he just had to lose that bet against Leon didn’t he?

When will he remember that Leon is unbeatable?

So here you were, forced to share a bed with each other

It started with your backs right each other, and ended with Raihan’s overly lanky body tangled with yours

You accepted your fate then and there, knowing you had no chance in moving

Cause you had no chance until Raihan woke up

[volo-omnia]

Since so many people like to ship themselves or their ocs with Volo, here's a fun headcanon I like to implement in other fandoms:

For every iteration/version or save file you have of Volo, that version of him is unique to you. And you alone.

Obviously this manifests in every artist drawing him in their own style, or writers giving him certain habits/ways of talking, but I like to imagine there's a version of him generated in that chaos of code that's specifically made for you <3 perhaps these little differences in detail bleed into the character and by the end creating your own version of Volo.

Also I'm a sucker for self aware tropes, it's kinda fun imagining the programming of the game taking into account every single choice/action/detail of the players and adapting it into a slightly different version of him.

[luvsparkz]

headcanon time

In the real (modern) world, Volo would be completely fluent in Latin and every Halloween without fail he uses that to freak out the neighbors by saying creepy stuff in Latin. He makes it a point to say creepy stuff to really sell it

he was "exorcised" 5 times before the church realized he's just fucking with people

no, he didn't stop them from "exorcising" him and wouldn't stop them if they kept trying