#team.

[russellius]

MONTREAL, CANADA - JUNE 08: Pole man George Russell, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, celebrates with his team after Qualifying during qualifying at the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 08, 2024 in Montreal, Canada. Photo by Glenn Dunbar.

[rcguish]

silver and his gyarados.

this relationship happened to be one of the more tumultuous ones amongst the metals team. the manner in which silver caught gyarados was innately disastrous, a thwarting attempt to the workings of team rocket forcing evolution via radio waves. subsequently, forcing the newly and unnaturally evolved gyarados to begin rampaging to the degree of causing severe inclement weather in the nearby area and town. silver and gold located the red and odd one out to be the source of amplification, possibly the alpha of the school, and silver had been successful in closing distance and capturing him.

they were both hurting and broken hearts that took that pain and hatred towards the world and made it their fuel to keep going. that want to rage, rage, and rage some more because surely that was the only thing there was to this life? only knowing destruction in the face of their wrath? a way to sort of say 'fuck the world,' seizing power at the first glimpse of it because that's the only way they thought they could change their lives.

and from that was where their interests became mutually aligned, motivation to fight from a place of deepset despair and to bring down those that had wronged them. gyarados had noticed silver's pain, and in a way he recognized his, even when he ignored his pokemon's hearts and thoughts to a detriment as a lost kid.

silver had a hard time in general in getting along with his pokemon in the beginning, a hard fought battle to recognize behaviors and change over the course of roughly seven to eight years. he'd only started having a perspective change when he'd found steven stone, and demanded a battle from him - only to end up losing miserably and him verbally confronting / making silver face the reality in which he forced his pokemon into. when steven had once reached into silver's heart, saw the deepest flaws and insecurities and spoke so matter-of-factly in brutal truths :

“ how in all the potential of this earth do you expect to accomplish anything when you very obviously do not give your team the gift of trust? " with the absolute lack of synergy you have, there's no way on this earth you even had half a chance of defeating me. even if your pokemon were all fully evolved, i still would have pummeled you. "

those words stuck with him until present day. a kindler of hatred when he was a kid and didn’t understand any better ; now borne as a reminder from whence he came.

since then, silver and his pokemon have truly contemplated and reflected on what it means to be a team.

and even further than that, when he was free from petrification and was able to still connect with feraligatr while in stasis -- it all points him down the road in that his pokemon were not merely a means to an end. when he was able to connect with them in this state between life and death, with feraligatr, and learn the ultimate move in a tangible trophy to their evolving bond.

when that had happened and the battle was over, he did end up seeking steven out again. there was progress still to be made, however much his mind started opening he did not put it into practice yet. and so silver turned to each and every single one of his pokemon after that, and made them a deep, heartfelt promise that he would do his best to let them help him. that he'd help them, rather than isolating himself physically and mentally. that he would see them as equals, rather than not-quite-tools.

and when he'd come to gyarados, they both stared for a long time at each other. a thousand things spoken in a mutual language only they seemed to understand, without any movement or any words. eventually, after a considerable amount of passing time with their stare, his pokemon grunted, closing mouth and eyes to bump silver in a newfound show of affection. he cried that night, for the first time in years ; wrapped arms around gyarados and profusely apologized until he'd calmed himself down enough to sleep.

and then, mega evolution had crossed his radar from green, blue, and steven.

it was a push. a push for him to finally settle what he thought he knew all for all these years, and learn a different way of existing. of thinking, and caring for, and working together. gyarados was able to mega evolve for the first time after he'd finally rested ungloved hands on red scales and renewed his promise to care for / work together / love.

they were able to master it as quickly as the ultimate move.

separate post on mega evolution + that journey will be written + linked here soon.

[martensis]

the dex entries of the pokémon you train say a lot about you.

UMBREON. [moon] with its black fur, it blends into the darkness. it bides its time, & when prey appears, this pokémon goes for its throat, & then eats it.

THIEVUL. [sword] it secretly marks potential targets with a scent. by following the scent, it stalks its targets & steals from them when they least expect it.

ZWEILOUS. [sword] their two heads will fight each other over a single piece of food. zweilous are covered in scars even without battling others.

MISMAGIUS. [heart gold / soul silver] its cries sound like incantations to torment the foe. it appears where you least expect it.

CROAGUNK. [black / white] it rarely fights fairly, but that is strictly to ensure survival. it is popular as a mascot.

WEAVILE. [y] they live in cold regions, forming groups of four or five that hunt prey with impressive coordination.

[f1]

[humming-fly]

was thinking about that one blind professor post earlier today and how well it applied to the aptly named Team Dark

(really 'Team Dark' just sounds a lot cooler than 'Team Saves-On-Electricity')

[atinymexicanbird]

Ark siblings in all universes 🪐

[maeo-png]

everyone say thank you hideo kojima

[badass-space-fish]

No shade to the stuff that’s currently trending at this very moment or the people posting the things. But. Today is an anniversary of a variety of major world events and NONE of them are trending.

For those who are unaware:

It’s literally autism day in every way yet it’s not trending

[demaparbat-hp]

That infamous prison escape.

[bahrlee]

Sure idk

[sheepslaps]

the people yearn for turn of the century sonic gijinkas

here are my many inspirations

[who-canceled-roger-rabbit]

Some spins on the "mostly male team with a token woman" trope:

The woman is trans and stayed in her old circle of bros even after transition

The woman is the only one in her circle of "girls" who didn't turn out to be a trans man

[churrotowns]

when swimming’s so easy you start doing bonus quests now

[diabloku]

Lucifer: *enters the hotel*

Alastor: I cast vicious mockery 😈

An animation my sis and I made for fun

Music is Perception Check by Tom Cardy.

[skipppppy]

Over 6 months in the making (mostly bc procrastination) but I finally compiled my Kanto Gym Leader Magazine series. I love the idea of an in-universe style fashion publication where they all do interviews about their hobbies and stuff

Want something like this for your own OC? My commissions are open!!