#the bond unbroken

[iobsessoverfictionalmen]

Just in case you thought I forgot about my Otto Octavius x Reader soulmate fic, I present….

“Your desires are plain to see. It’s almost too easy.” The words that the spectre spoke to Otto lingered in the back of Otto mind but he found it hard to concentrate too much on the words that the spectre had uttered when your body was pressed up against his. You were so close to him that Otto could feel your breath fanning across his lonely lips.

I 100% blame @writingkitten for inspiring this excerpt. Her post about mouthing at Otto’s bulge set off the plot bunny.

[pokemon-cards-hourly]

[kimiko24]

Me + U ❤️

[trainerjoshie]

Pokémon TCG SM Ultra Prism (2018), Unbroken Bonds (2019), Unified Minds (2019), Cosmic Eclipse (2019), SWSH Promo (2020) & Chilling Reign (2021) illustrations by Shibuzoh. 🤩🤩🤩

[lovepokemontcg]

illus. sowsow "Porygon 2" from Unbroken Bonds

[pokemon-card-of-the-day]

Pokemon Card of the Day #3274: Gengar (Unbroken Bonds)

Gengar had an interesting role, getting a one-time damage counter hit on Pokemon-GX. This could set up some damage ranges, at least in theory, for the price of running a Stage 2 line that did nothing else. You'd need the room for it and a Pokemon that could hit a very specific damage amount to make it worthwhile. Such a Pokemon, with even more help, did exist. It just required a rather intensive set-up to get it all to fall into place like this, which meant every card was going to be necessary to make Gengar worth it.

130 HP was on the lower end of the typical Stage 2 numbers, but the difference between 130 and, say, 150 didn't always change much. There was often a bit of a gap there, and a Darkness Weakness meant if you were seeing Zoroark-GX your extra HP over the 120 number didn't mean anything anyway. The Fighting Resistance might have some rare moments in SUM-On but wasn't the biggest deal in general. Gengar could retreat for free, which let it work as a pivot once in play which was nice for decks in general.

Shadow Pain was an Ability you used when playing Gengar from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokemon during your turn. It let you put 6 damage counters on the opponent's Pokemon-GX and Pokemon-EX however you wanted. While this wasn't a lot, it could make a difference, and you could try to set up multiple Gengar through a game. One notable use was with Spiritomb, as a fully damage Spiritomb with a Hustle Belt could get 3 Prizes after Gengar damage. It was a lot easier for other things to care about this with 2 Gengar hits, but getting both off at the right time with set-up was much harder than getting one, even if Spiritomb's full set-up took a bit.

Twilight Poison did just 70 damage and put the opponent's Active Pokemon to Sleep. Said Pokemon was also Poisoned, but even all that didn't make this good enough.

Gengar was a Pokemon you probably wanted a good amount of if using in your deck, as you'd likely want to get that 60 damage in multiple times per game. It was also the type of Pokemon that was only good against certain Pokemon and not others, and the combination of those two traits made it a rare sight. It got a little use alongside Spiritomb because Tag Teams right at the start of its availability were very common and the math worked out well. It didn't stick for long and Spiritomb decks really found ways to win games without it. And yet, despite that, when things lined up Gengar could save a turn of attacking, so it still had value in the right match-up.

[akyivanov]

They always return there, as if the past had roots too deep to really let them go

[t-u-i-t-c]

“One hot milk, without sugar.”

“And one Macallan straight.”

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

Kieran really turned around put his hands over his ears and went 'la la la la la not listening not listening' at Oli and North's pda

[laxmon]

Pokémon — Kanto teams 8/?

Ground-type Gym Leader Giovanni's Pokémon team, based on his teams from Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

Artwork by:

Megumi Mizutani for SM Unbroken Bonds (Giovanni's Exile) Kouki Saito for BW Dragons Exalted (Marowak) Yukiko Baba for HeartGold and SoulSilver (Sandslash) Kagemaru Himeno for Team Rocket (Dark Dugtrio) Ken Sugimori for Gym Challenge (Giovanni's Nidoqueen, Giovanni's Nidoking) KirisAki for SM Unbroken Bonds (Rhydon)

[am-to-pm]

For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder

[andromedasummer]

kids are so fucking funny. i just watched a 2 year old have a meltdown screaming "MINE! I WANT!" in the middle of the street because his parents wouldn't let him just fucking steal a dog tied up outside a shop. another toddler sprinted full speed into a shop with a giant dessicated branch followed by his mother. 5 minutes of gentle arguing before he agrees to put the stick down. comes out of store with an ice cream. picks up stick with other hand and demands mother carry it in the meantime. "i dont. want the branch. :)." fucking meltdown ensues

[pokemon-cards-hourly]

[sydneyangelia]

[trainerjoshie]

Pokémon TCG SM Unbroken Bonds (2019) & Cosmic Eclipse (2019) illustrations by 0313 🤩

[lovepokemontcg]

illus. tetsuya koizumi "Wooper" from Unbroken Bonds