#pokemon ranger inspired game

[rocketsimp]

New design for the Pin enemy. This is like the third design I'm trying to...pin down

I tried to retain the push pin silhouette while giving it a menacing hood. The hood matches Pin's assassin-like role and unfriendly presence.

Such a cute lil gangster

[gabbertrapmix]

Head Ranger of the Unova Nature Preserve, reporting for duty!

Used a different brush than usual, can't decide if I like it or not :V

[dunno-u-decide]

Wild Kratts x Pokemon Headcannons

Feel free to use these if you wanna write fics.

If the Wild Kratts were from the Pokemon world:

The Wild Kratts are a team of traveling Pokemon rangers and researchers. Martin and Chris are the primary rangers and field researchers, Aviva and Koki are the engineers and data analysts, and Jimmy pilots their ship and is the primary cook and social media handler.

All of them can use a capture styler to some degree, even Jimmy. Martin and Chris are the best at using them because they do most of the field work, then Aviva and Koki, then Jimmy.

All of them train Pokemon. Martin is a water specialist, Chris is a grass specialist, Aviva is a fairy specialist (but likes all cute Pokemon), Koki is an Eeveelution trainer (and has both forms of Ninetales), and Jimmy has no preference.

Jimmy is the only member of the team to have completed a league run, being Unova. Going by the anime setting, he got to the top 4 in the conference. Going by the game setting, he managed to beat Grimsley and came close to beating Marshal.

From best to worst in terms of battling skill, Jimmy is the best, then Martin, Chris, Aviva, and Koki.

With the exception of Aviva, everyone is originally from Unova. Aviva is originally from Paldea.

The Tortuga HQ is modeled after Drednaw and is called the Drednaw HQ.

When they run into Wild Kratts Kids, they give them tips on raising and training Pokemon and helping and approaching wild Pokemon.

If the Wild Kratts were sent to the Pokemon world:

They'd all instantly go crazy over the plethora of Pokemon to study. Their own insights on their animals may also help researchers and trainers.

They constantly compare Pokemon with animals.

Out of curiosity, one of the bros tries to activate a creature power suit using a Pokemon that is similar to the animal genetically, like activating zebra power with a Blitzle or Zebstrika. It works, but the resulting suit looks a mix of the animal and the Pokemon and it only has the animal's abilities. The suit also malfunctions, causing the brother who activated the suit to speak using puns on the Pokemon's name and it can't be deactivated until Aviva fixes it. The suit, however, does allow the brother to understand Pokemon speech.

Aviva and Koki soak up the Pokemon world's tech like a sponge. It takes a long time before Aviva is able to create a Pokemon power disc.

A Pokemon power disc for a Pokemon that can evolve can switch between forms.

Jimmy easily takes to learning about Pokemon battling thanks to his video game skills.

Villain headcannons, most can be used in either of the above scenarios:

Zach steals Pokemon from the wild and uses them to power his robots. If Zach was from the Pokemon world, he'd sell his robots to poachers. After he's defeated, the Pokemon he captures are released.

Donita raids wild Pokemon for materials for her luxury lines, like Clamperl pearls and Flabebe flowers. After she's defeated, the Pokemon she captures are released and the stuff she steals are returned or compensated for if possible.

Gourmand hunts wild Pokemon to use as ingredients. After he's defeated, the Pokemon he captures are released.

Pre-redemption, Paisley tries destroying nature to build facilities. Post-redemption, she takes inspiration from nature to build in a way to protect it.

If the villains were sent to the Pokemon world, they'd initially be bewildered with how often they get thwarted by people other than the Wild Kratts because normal trainers would pick fights with them when they get up to their schemes.

Edit: I forgot the most important headcannon: Martin nicknames every wild Pokemon they get close to, and those Pokemon recognize him and the other Wild Kratts whenever they run into each other.

[ranger-rai]

Happy New Year!

From all of us here at The Ranger Base.

Rai, Minnie, Eddie, and Jo.

As well as our athletes: Tia, Vea and Konani.

Thank you all for a wonderful year and to another amazing one!

[Ooc]

This blog was made to talk about pokemon biology and compare it all to my love of animals.

A lot has happened to me IRL in the last few years, but this blog has always been a space that I love to come back to and use my knowledge and real world experience to make the pokemon world, one of my favorite worlds and game series, feel a little more real.

Rai and all of his friends have grown so much since I started and, in many ways, has helped me become a better writer and content creator.

Yes, I still do make videos, I just started trying to put all of my hopes into one project and assumed I would pop off and make it big.

However, that's not what The Ranger Base was made for.

It was made for like-minded fans like all of you who come by and ask fun questions.

I've made so many amazing friends like @alexanders-pokemon-adventure @professor-fanalia @adventures-on-foster-island and, of course, @prof-peach who inspired me in the first place.

And of course, the many others who interract and chat with me here, on youtube and on Discord.

In many ways, you all are part of the base. You are all visitors, trainers, scientists, and so on who stop by, or message Rai and all of the other Rangers on the Ranger Net asking for new info.

I hope in some ways, when you build out a pokemon world, maybe Rai is somewhere in it, always available to give some advice or just be a friendly face to turn to.

My hope for the new year is to really allow trainers to learn more about and grow fond of the other characters in this world because I want to build an interactive community for you all.

I only ask one thing:

Please continue to ask questions and be curious.

I think you all for joining me in this little corner of the internet, and I look forward to what the new year has in store!

As always:

Keep exploring trainers!

[wild-saber1337]

THE DRAMA CONTINUES XD (artist: drawmandude)

Ok the drama with pokemon and palworld is ridiculous, in my opinion palworld is a great game that is legally distinct from Pokemon and yes some pals look like certain pokemon but that's the point they are poking fun at Pokemon by not copying them but the pals are inspired by them, it's the same argument you can make about Voltron and power rangers they have multiple robot animals that combined into a bigger robot so dose that mean power rangers ripped off Voltron no it doesn't.

[dogaquarium]

Talking about my b/w experience below the cut :^) there is also a poll you can vote on at the very bottom!

Still working on the post-game and catching a couple legendaries, but here's the final team I winded up finishing black with!! Stompy was such a tank <3 it was super surreal actually managing to finish a mainline game for once; I've never actually done so myself before (I've seen plenty of finished playthroughs, just nothing myself) since I would either get too burnt out and restart after a while or it was just a result of me being a kid that was too stupid to figure how how to progress. I'm very sentimental about the whole ordeal now.... and very excited to continue properly playing and finishing other games in the mainline series :^)

Funny story about cobalion btw. Somehow I managed to catch it with my level 18 musharna who I'm SHOCKED did not die

I think the moment that gave me the biggest shock was seeing reshiram's awakening. I had gotten a couple 3D dual screen cutscenes before which already wowed me, but this was something else entirely. Admittedly part of the reason I'm so sentimental. The inspiration I got from the art of it alone was insurmountable. I don't know what it is.... there's something so...... haunting, almost..... about dual screen cutscenes on the ds. Unsure if that's just a me thing. But I've always been captivated by this sort of stuff. The space between the screens occluding parts of the image creates the effect of it bleeding out into the real world almost; it's really cool. Audibly gasped at the eye close up

There's a lot more I can say about it, including things relating to how much my experience contributed to me being able to properly flesh out my b/w trainersona. But I'll leave it at this for now :^) it was a great experience, truly

THANKS FOR GETTING TO THE BOTTOM! POLL TIME AS A REWARD!

As I've said, I still have a bit of post-game to play before totally moving on. HOWEVER! I'm currently trying to pick which game I should play next! Originally I had planned to move straight into shadows of almia (as it's my personal favorite pokemon game, one which I've beaten many times), but now I'm considering platinum, as that was my first ever childhood pokemon game (one which I also never beat). I'd like to list soul silver as well considering it was my second ever game...... but my only physical copy of that was on a pirated cartridge I got at a thrift shop that's since stopped working T_T and I'd rather play a physical copy than an emulator, so it'll have to wait

[vespers-pkmn-rescue]

Hello hello!

My name is Vesper, and I’m a former Pokémon Ranger, but more importantly, I’m the founder of the Unova Pokémon Rescue! My pronouns are She/They, and I’m originally from Orre, though I’ve also lived in Almia (where I was a Ranger) and Unova, and I spend plenty of time traveling to other regions! 

I’m currently in the process of creating an online guide to Pokémon care, and I’ve raised and cared for tons of Pokémon over the years. If you have any questions about Pokémon care, feel free to ask!

What’s the Unova Pokémon Rescue?

It’s an organization I founded years back. After a pretty nasty injury during my Ranger days, I retired from my job as a Ranger and founded the Pokémon Rescue shortly after moving to Unova! I came across a Deino that had been neglected and abandoned, who I helped raise into a happy and healthy Hydreigon. Inspired by that little guy, I opened the rescue to help rehabilitate abandoned, abused, or neglected Pokémon in need of help. I work with tons of organizations across the globe, and we help Pokémon either recover enough to return to the wild, or, for Pokémon unfit for the wild, help them find loving Trainers! 

Vesper's Online Guide to Pokemon Care - Where I post about different Pokémon and how to properly care for their biological needs!

My Team:

Nibbles: Hydreigon, male. The little guy that started it all, this is the Deino I rescued who inspired me to open the Rescue! Destroyer of many a chew toy, but an absolute sweetheart. Still bites me (affectionately). Second biggest troublemaker of my Pokémon, mainly because he’s spoiled rotten.

Dust Devil (Dusty): Garchomp, male. My first Pokémon, I’ve had this guy since he was a Gible! He was my partner Pokémon during my Ranger days, and now that I’ve retired, he’s my partner around the rescue! He has a nasty scar on his leg from the same incident that made me have to retire, but is still as lively as ever. He’s very protective. 

Zipzap (Zippy): Galvantula, male. Formerly a Pokémon I was looking after as a foster when we rescued him. We found him as a Joltik in the Driftveil Cold Storage, with no clue how he ended up there. Deemed unfit to survive in the wild due to poor immune system and frequent illness, so I ended up keeping him! Climbs on everything in my apartment. Biggest troublemaker of the bunch.

Duchess Wisteria Stringbean (Duchess/Stringbean): Serperior, female. Rescued from an illegal breeding operation in Sinnoh. Sassy, stubborn, and full of herself– but a genuine sweetie if you give her attention. Very helpful with the younger Pokémon at the rescue.

Marshmallow: Tyranitar, female. Does lots of the heavy lifting around the rescue. I rescued her after she was abandoned by a Trainer who very clearly wasn’t prepared for how difficult Tyranitars are to care for once they evolve. Likes to act tough but is actually a big softie. 

Lysander (Sometimes called “Beeps”): Decidueye, male. A rescue Pokémon that we took in from a sister organization in Alola. Was horribly mistreated by his previous Trainer, and as such is rather jumpy and wary of strangers. Also easily startled by basically any loud noises. Likes to stare at me from across the Rescue and watch me work. Makes “beep” noises sometimes to get my attention.

Also be sure to check out one of our volunteers: @dustytodusty-pkmn !

OOC//

Hi! I’m Ceja, aka @visceralVoid, and this is a little pokemon irl side blog of mine! Vesper’s guide to Pokémon care is planned to be a small YouTube series one day, but until then, I’ve decided to just do a tumblr blog for now! Info stuff:

Based on the game canon, little to no regard for the anime.

Predominantly an askblog.

Expect occasional headcanon!

Sapient Pokémon and other similar stuff aren’t really a thing in Vesper’s world, but I’m generally willing to interact with that stuff for the most part. There may be times where I disregard it if it clashes too much with Vesper's canon.

Pelipper mail is ON but will be accepted at my discretion. No Musharna mail, though.

I’m an adult, and so is Vesper. Keep that in mind. There won’t be any NSFW here, though.

[infinite-xerath]

People I'd like to get to know better.

alias / name: Gold Light, or Gold for short

birthday:  October 30

zodiac sign: Scorpio, I think

height: Not important

hobbies: Writing, roleplaying, gaming, reading, making videos

favorite color: Gold (big surprise)

favorite book: I'd have to say the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan.

last song: One Way Dream by Nathan Sharp.

last film / show: Pokemon Horizons.

recent reads: Medusa by Clive Cussler. Though if we're counting web content, I guess the Erma series by Tapas Comics would also count?

inspiration: Rick Riordan is probably the one who got me interested in writing, though I confess that the late, great Monty Oum also inspired me to create my own fictional worlds and settings.

story behind url: I mean, what is there to say? Xerath is my muse and has nigh-unlimited power at his disposal. Pretty straightforward.

fun fact about me: Well, I am a published author, albeit not a super successful one. Currently working on my second book.

Hope this was interesting for you!

Tagged by: @shimmerbeasts

Tagging: Anyone who feels like sharing, I guess. I know a decent chunk of the RP community already, I think!))

[sunshinestardrop]

Idk If I posted about this before but a pokemon based daydream Ive had ongoing for years now:

So like, MC is a normal person isakaied into the pokemon Game world- Pokemon Yellow. they're a young teen, generally around the same age as the Player character (Red) they took over. They're super excited because they're a kid and in a game world they loved and are losing their minds. They go through the game as Red, generally knowing the whole plot because they played through it. Its a general set up for world building and shit, This world building includes:

(For some reason bullet points arnt a thing anymore??? so I changed the color

nvmd figured it out...)

The whole after war theory that goes around about Kanto being confirmed, LT. Surge being implied to have been part of it.

implied that the legendaries that were not introduced in the first gen are still there and work from the shadows- would be foreshadowing.

a lot of info about pokemon destroyed during the war library of alexandria style- would be foreshadowing.

Older, higher level trainers chilling around places they dont need to be so that the younger trainers just starting out are being watched over- implied to be the start of what inspired rangers.

A war torn world that is trying to build itself back up, generally is a hopeful note as people and pokemon work side by side to help eachother.

The elite four being a little disjointed, as theyre working on a system.

Crime is easier to commit because of the devastation of the war and all that- this is why the villains of the games get... softer as the games go on. the seriously dangerous teams are removed and whats left are people that arent really a threat or people in positions of power that use it to do bad,

Mewtwo and Player having their first meeting- its not a nice one as Mewtwo is very weary/scared/violent and just coming out of used by team rocket. Player is taught that some pokemon really do want to kill them.

and then once everythings said and done, player goes to the top of the mountain to fight mewtwo...

and they lose. They black out, the last thing they see is mewtwos figure descending upon them as they begin to cry. they think this might be the end.

but its not.

they wake up

(TBC)

[somethingwittyandweird]

Dawn of a New Year- 2024

Getting a bit of a later start on this one than last year's, which went out day of. But, there's a few days yet before the fresh shiny coating falls off this new year completely. Plenty of time to do some reflection on the last one and looking forward to this one. So, with that said...

It's been another year that passed for certain. Again, it's been pretty devoid of watershed moments or drastic living situation shifts for me. When I made this post this time last year, I said that I knew a change would happen, but it hadn't happened then and it didn't look as though it would anytime soon. In that, at least, the projection didn't change. And this is good! Like it was last year, it says a lot that I'm in a comfortable and secure environment on nobody's timetable to change but my own. That's a blessing of a sort that I wouldn't take for granted.

But, if there's anything that does differ from last year to this, I get the impress I'm closer to that change. Literally, in the broad sense that time is constantly moving me closer to every future point. But, it's also in a more specific sense- the things that I know are going to change haven't changed yet, but I feel like they're closer to it than they were last time this post rolled by. If nothing else, this year I'll have to get my own health insurance, so that's the first sign that the times of change are rolling in. That's why I intend to look into that over the coming months, and in the process, potentially look into other things too. It's finally time for part of that uncertain change to come at me for certain, so I'd better meet it head on.

But, before we get there, that's not to say I did nothing this year at all. It was another good year of time spent with friends, in online communities familiar and new- being in tabletop sessions, sitting in voice calls, chilling in plenty of livestreams, and much more. I'm lucky again to be part of so many communities of people from all over the world, and I'm lucky to be finding more such communities to join all the time. It means the world to me whenever a friend or mutual decides I'd be a good addition to an undiscovered circle of theirs.

I posted all my swordtember art to Tumblr this year, realizing that I had as much audience here as any other site, and I intend to keep that going as long as I'm around. I could resolve to try and draw more things outside of that month, but conjuring creative inspiration on command remains a difficult prospect. That said, I think it would be wonderful if the year ahead had a big project in store that I could really get the gears turning with. I'm optimistic about the possibility.

I already made my post about the games that I enjoyed in 2023, and I'm delighted here at the end of the year to report that here at the end of the year I'm within sight of the endings to a few more backlog titles (Just to name one, in between now and then I've beaten the main story of Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia and I'm working on the postgame). Along with these, this year had me flipping out when The Owl House's final episodes aired, and the wry, informative humor of Well There's Your Problem began accompanying my work commute. For 2024, I don't know if there's any particular media I'm anticipating (most of my home franchises chose this past year for their new entry) but even so I'm certain I'll find something new to check out. Perhaps it'll be a good year to get into one or more of the series my friends have long raved about...

As I write all this up, I would like to give a special shoutout to one of the aforementioned new friends/friend circles that I came into in 2023: @skysometric. Aside from being funny, a great friend, and just a general boon to know, something I really have enjoyed about coming into her space is seeing how intentional her online presence is. From her custom website to her commentary posts on her projects to the way she uses her blog as, of all things, a blog in the original and traditional sense, she puts herself out there very visibly, creating and urging others to create by example. And I've come to really appreciate that.

That's the thing about existing online: you have to be speaking up for your presence to be felt. Being around is one thing, but if you never say a word, it can be easy to just be one username of many. And as someone who trends towards simply lurking and being around myself, there's nothing wrong with that. But, for as much as I enjoy seeing the things my friends get up to, I think I could be a little more visible in talking about my own activities- give them more of a chance to enjoy seeing what I'm up to. I want to be present in other people's lives as much as they are in mine.

I said it last year, but it bears repeating: I don't get to know how long someone's in my life for. Websites can close, friend groups can drift apart, people can leave this life for the next. Perhaps I think too much about the fact that someday that change will come. But since I don't get to know that and can't do anything about that, the only thing I really can do is cherish others now, and let the future be its own concern. And I intend to.

Thank you, all of my dear friends and beloved mutuals. I hope I can keep sharing this online space with you for a long time to come. You brighten my days with your presence. I hope 2024 has good things in store for you, be that strength, love, reassurance, a much-needed sea change, or whatever you've been needing in your life. Once again, the best year I can wish for is one where every day is better than the last, and every evening we all go to bed just a little more improved than the evening before.

Happy 2024.

[professor-glasses]

questionable quality summary of svern

heehee silly guy with problems

almost every mannerism he expresses is fabricated

his emotional experience is severely stunted and if he's not faking expression then he mostly just. doesn't express anything at All

the latter is an inbuilt feature, the former is a mechanism he developed to Fit In & Mask (which he does very well)

people still think he is a weirdo because he likes to act in ways that go against common sense, but now it's intentional so he enjoys it

absurdly smart and naturally gifted. bsders understand what I mean by this, normal people underestimate my intended scope

severely stunted emotional experience + very smart and good at things which he mostly doesn't value + people finding him strange & offputting, him finding people strange & stupid

= bored always, quickly achieves disillusionment and cynicism and struggles generally to find any value in life. therefore, nihilism

his paternal grandfather has the same issues as him and encouraged him to a) learn to act to deceive ppl (he didn't see why he should bother at first, because Why Should He Have To. seems like a them problem) and b) fake it til you make it (follow even the smallest impulse or thought no matter whether it's "real" in order to make life tolerable. search out whatever gives you some kind of feeling, real or fabricated, no matter how fleeting or temporary

besides being generally alienated and aware that people thought he was weird and creepy, which was annoying but mostly meh, babey svern was also bullied by an older cousin who is tentatively named luke but who I mostly just call The Asshole Cousin. this was not a single motivating factor for anything but did contribute as you expect and provided a source of ongoing drama growing up

for the next parts to make sense, I need to explain that he is (originally) a POKEMON OC, particularly with influence and inspiration from POKEMON RANGER SHADOWS OF ALMIA

not-so-babey svern (preteens and up) started taking advantage of the fact that he owned a ditto which could shapeshift into a copy of him and started running off looking for Excitement while his ditto covered for him. he hated his home life bc even after he started acting "normal" and people were less overtly weird about him he was resentful about the fact this was necessary :) and also he thought most of the people he was around were stupid anyways

girl your emotional walls are high and impenetrable and you trust nobody

also forgot to mention that he was a rich kid. this is kind of important for the general idea of his child/home environment oops

another very random pointless detail he really likes bugs

anyway fast forward to when he's a young adult and he goes to a certain region to study and because he's still bored as fuck he joins the local criminal organisation for funsies. under a fake identity ofc.

if you didn't realise already, "svern" is also not his legal name nor is his usual appearance how he looks as his """"real""""" identity

oh yeah he's also really good at parkour and he likes playing around with dressing in different clothes and dressing up and trying different hair and all kinds of things. wait what was I talking about

um. he joined this criminal organisation and ended up coming into contact with a Weird Fucking Rock that tldr is basically formed by a huge amount of accumulated negative emotions and which for some reason canonically has made a guy so obsessed with it that he dedicated his teenage son to it and changed his son's name in honour of it and spoke. very reverentially about it

The Rock is Weird and Causes Problems. the whole story of the game happens mostly because this rock is Weird and Causes Problems and has Effects on ppl. its name is the Shadow Crystal

anyway svern met the shadow crystal and also got obsessed with it because of the way the thing works. I've written complex lore on this on his blog which is too long and difficult to replicate here rn. tldr it interacts with emotions and desires and bypasses sense so it just. made him inexplicably fascinated. and he was like Fuck Yes finally something in this wretched world worth living for

svern then dedicated Himself to the shadow crystal :-)

this will. definitely not have Consequences

[rocketsimp]

Menus had a glow up and the planet the planet tore in half woops

[yami-no-kurama]

Way to the Dawn

"What have I gotten myself into again...?”

That's what Kellyn had been wondering for a while.

Between the transition to adolescence, a crush with whom he didn’t know how to react, and a criminal group whose intelligence was only a joke... He was getting quite dizzy!!

But everything is fine! He should make it out without too much damage!

…Normally.

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I want to thank Charowak and their “OneDay” fic for giving me the inspiration to make this one!

So this fic is going to sum up the ENTIRE Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia game, so obvious SPOILERS! If you're reading it I assume you've finished the game, seen a let's play/playthrough, or you don't care because you just want to read a fic to pass the time.

Anyway, what else…Ah yes: couples (M/M, F/F...), cheesy moments here and there, the idiocy of the Dim-Ah…If I tell you everything, it wouldn't be funny right?

I hope you’ll like it! Enjoy!~

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Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/48549967

[innocide]

Pokemon needs it’s own OGL

I have said this before and will say it again here. Pokemon should absolutely release itself to the public domain. or have it's own OGL. not the messy one that WOTC is trying to push. One like the original D&D OGL. it's literally as big and thorough as something like D&D and the developers could maintain extreme popularity by letting fans do what they want with the characters. we've seen what fan games can do. Imagine what they could do if they had the legal ability to hire a large team and advertise their game and add things to the series that's been long needed or beloved. If it was public access 5 years ago, we’d have official nuzlocke support in every game (including the official ones) more creative ideas, items, and flashy transformations. Maybe digimon would finally meet pokemon! Maybe competitive would finally be balanced. Maybe Scarlet and Violet would already be long out, and with less bugs. Maybe we’d see a comeback of old cult classic spinoffs like new Mystery Dungeons or Rangers or another Legends game. Maybe we’d get the rest of the eeveelutions. Maybe there’d be a game that’s just nintendogs but with your pokemon, like a full-game version of Pokemon Amie in gen 6. Pokemon Unite would absolutely have been released years earlier. We’d have roguelikes, auto-battlers, tower defenses, 3d platformer collectathons where you hotswap between different pokemon and utilize their abilities in unique ways. you know, the stuff fans have been doing in secret for so long? the stuff that, if they didn’t have to stay low-key they’d have made earlier and better? Imagine the gen 4 remakes but done by fans who actually know what they’re doing? Imagine coliseum remakes! GF could legitimately hire skilled fans that are passionate about the series and can make significant contributions. They’d be able to spend their time experimenting with new games, genres, and IPs, and just let fans make the games they want when they want. no more hearing fans complain that gen 5 was the peak of the series, or the lack of a national dex, or for each remake. just let the fans do it. spend your time doing truely original stuff, or adding things to the franchise in an official manner, for all fans to then continue to pull on for inspiration.

[i-am-so-normal-about-wildlife]

✨ +🧠 for the ask game ? :D

"What inspired your character?"

Ranger Mackenzie is inspired by my experiences of working in the wilderness! I've met several people who had nothing but serotonin pumping through their body, but always felt odd. Not bad by any means, but kind of like the liminal space of people!

And...

Mackenzie is also inspired by that one time I dressed up as a plague doctor and wandered through a forest. It was 2020, and I thought about getting mileage out of a Halloween costume! I could see people indoors looking at me as if I was an odd creature, I guess I wanted a character that embodied that^^

"Share a headcanon about your pokeworld"

Roald dahl has a pokemon counterpart, his works include the Big Friendly Crustle, The Meowths, Charlie and the milcery factory and James and the giant applin!

[nerdgatehobbit]

All right, I want to do a semi-silly post, especially as it's both Leverage's 16th anniversary and The Librarians' 10th. I suspect it's a coincidence, but given the off-screen & on-screen overlap it wouldn't be a surprise if it weren't. However, I'm going to (for now) sidestep the crossover concept between them, because I want to wonder how the teams would deal with the Pokémon world.

Kanto & Johto: The Leverage team would 100% end up dealing with Team Rocket, culminating with them going after Giovanni. Sophie and James would absolutely talk theatre, though. Hardison and Bill likely would geek out together. Parker would have fun trying to locate Legendary Pokémon just because she wants to see if she could. Nate likely has complicated feelings regarding Professor Oak, especially if it turns out that he used to listen to his radio talk show with Sam.

Orange Islands: There's probably not much to draw the Leverage team's attention here, outside of the incident that makes up Pokémon 2000. They would go after Lawrence III to ensure he can't repeat his scheme.

Hoenn: I have a feeling they might not quite realize the seriousness of what Teams Aqua & Magma are up to until they enact their plans. Hardison gets a Castform after a job at the Weather Institute (to Parker's smugness). Other than that, though, I haven't determined which Pokémon the team members would have- I suspect they'd start out with just one and gradually gain more as they travel the regions.

Sinnoh: At first, the team probably doesn't realize the extent of what Team Galactic is up to until Hardison gets access to their systems. After that, though, they do their best to be involved in stopping them (I am unsure if the canon timeline is also happening or not). There's probably a job done on Mount Coronet other than the final battle. I suspect there would be a couple of jobs involving museums, featuring Hisui artifacts.

Unova: It starts out with the Leverage team going after Team Plasma cells for stealing Pokemon, but matters snowball from there.

Kalos: Sophie definitely has a blast in this region, also she has a crush on Diantha but keeps insisting that it's merely viewing her as a role model, to the others' increasing doubts. Nate grows fearful that Lysandre is a dark reflection of himself (I'm unsure how well the others can dissuade him of that). Parker climbs Lumiose Tower at one point.

Alola: All right, in the thought that inspired this point, the team absolutely has a job going after Viren. Depending on whether it's game or anime canon, their level of concern over the Aether Foundation would vary greatly. Either way, though, Hardison gets into a vicious feud with Faba. If the Ultra Rangers are a thing, the team probably won't be too concerned, as I'm going to mash up some genre expectations here (i.e., Pokémon as a whole has kids shouldering major responsibilities as audience surrogates and it's not meant as an indictment on the adults). They would also fall in with Team Skull, teaching everyone (including Guzma) healthier coping mechanisms about not fitting in. Parker would encourage Robin Hood style thefts rather than the grunts going after school kids. There'd probably be some serious discussions about trying to figure out how to determine when a societal structure isn't the best fit for you specifically versus being flawed enough in general to warrant change and/or being ended (further complicated by how Alola's structures are different from other regions and therefore is in fact being non-conforming to begin with).

Galar: Chairman Rose is very much in line with the Leverage team's typical mark, so they would absolutely go after Macro Cosmos. I think Oleanna and Sophie would have a rivalry. If this is an AU rather than just dimension hopping, Sophie would be from here. Dimension hopping is on the table, though. If so, Looker & Anabel would be reoccurring characters (somewhere between Taggert & McSweeten and Sterling in terms of seriousness and competence).

Paldea: Hardison and Nate would have So Many Issues with Turo & Sada; more on the Evil Science side for Hardison and more on the parental neglect for Nate. Luckily, Hardison would also have Penny as a mentee, with Breanna acting as a big sister figure. At some point Breanna & Harry will be joining in on the fun, but I'd have to figure out the timeline and also have actually watched some Leverage Redemption to get a better grasp on their characters. There's probably a lower stakes job at Artazon featuring an art exhibit with Maggie present.

I don't know enough about the 'minor' regions to say anything serious about them. Tara Cole will be filling in for Sophie for a while still, but again: I'd have to figure out timeline stuff to determine when.

Meanwhile, over with the Librarians team! At the moment, I'm acting like either these are two different AUs or the two teams are oblivious to each other somehow. Or I'll take a third option to combine them but again, that would involve far more pondering than I currently have done on the matter. This post is basically a first draft.

Judson, Charlene, and Jenkins are all still immortal due to Legendary shenanigans. The main Library is probably in Nimbasa City, although I'm not sure where the Annex would be located. Part of me wants to put it in Sootopolis City for its isolation (which would make tactical sense) but then maybe putting it in Eterna City would make thematic sense. Also, I'm guessing that Hoopa would be the in-universe influence for the Door in this version.

Flynn, Eve, and the LIT trio would be more focused on protecting Legendary & Mythical Pokémon from threats than collecting magical artifacts from being misused, given the total lack of a 'masquerade' in the Pokemon world. They work with the Champions when they do need to check in on ensuring certain objects are secure (the Red and Blue Orbs being a prime example).

They scramble upon learning of Project Mew, but there's still a close call with Mewtwo (if Ash isn't around, it likely features Cassandra reaching out to him). For favoritism reasons, Flynn has a Lugia along with a Grotle, an Absol, and an Salamence. He would start out with just the Grotle as his starter, gaining each of the others over his time as a solo Librarian. I haven't decided yet if Excalibur looks like a regular sword or if it's an ancient Honedge.

Eve has a Lucario, a Charizard, and a Glaceon. Jake has a Smeargle and a Mudsdale. Ezekiel has a Zorua, Rotom, and a Ralts (yes that last one is meant as a neon sign at Ezekiel's hidden depths). Cassandra probably has been unwilling to get any Pokémon due to her brain tumor. It's a toss-up if that changes before or after its removal at this point. I think she'd end up with an Abra and a Fidough. Although it'd be a good moment if she did get a 'classic' starter Pokémon as well, to highlight how she's reclaiming her life and dreams; I'm just unsure which one would suit her best.

There's at least one incident featuring the Burned Tower. Sinnoh is very much a hotspot for incidents due to the quantity and strength of its Legendaries. I think it'd be funny if by the time of the series, Flynn has developed a friendship with the Swords of Justice, regularly meeting up for picnics to compare notes on the events of their travels. When they first tag along, Eve, Jake, and Ezekiel would be baffled but Cassandra would be charmed by the almost fairy tale vibes of the situation.

By the end of the main series, I think the others would all also have a Legendary or Mythical Pokémon. I'm leaning towards giving Ezekiel a Celebi due to the events of "And the Point of Salvation", even if that situation plays out differently in this AU.

I don't think Estrella would be a vampire in this AU, but she would have powers of some kind. Maybe she lives in/near the Glimwood Tangle, ergo having a Galarian Rapidash? Regardless of where she lives, she'll definitely have a Crobat as a nod to her original self. Also, this will be a Lamia Lives AU. She has a Flygon, a Litten, and an Umbreon. There'll still be a betrayal from Dulaque, but a Legendary Pokémon intervenes to save her life (which one will depend on which region the events are happening in).

I'm going to have to finish season four before I'm willing to guess at what sort of Pokémon Nicole would have as well as what her situation would be in this version of events. Particularly as this is a lighter & softer AU, as can probably be surmised by now. Maybe Lamia and Nicole will be a duo doing their own thing, not fully part of the Librarian team but not hostile either?

The globetrotting is much easier to justify here due to the Door the Librarian team has access to, which wouldn't be impossible in the Pokémon world, especially if the Library has more access to magic than most. There's likely still a clippings book, but Flynn's bigger priority is his calendar app that lets him know which key site needs to be checked in on this month. It'll be a tossup if there's still an incident at the Tree of Life or not.

The Ultra Beasts and Paradox Pokémon will cause a lot of headaches for the team, particularly in making sure nobody gets hurt on either side. The former can be returned home, but the latter cannot. I wonder if Flynn and Cassandra could convince Mewtwo to welcome the Paradox Pokémon to Mount Quena?

This was probably a silly way to celebrate, but I had fun with this! I don't know if it'll go any further than this post, but even if I don't, it was fun to play with the concept here.