#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 #3271: Muk & Alolan Muk-GX (Unbroken Bonds)

Muk & Alolan Muk-GX was all about Poison. It had very strong versions of Poison, with the caveat that it needed a decent bit of Energy or that plus use of a GX attack on attacks that otherwise did no damage to work. It could also try to work as a tank and heal against Poisoned Pokemon. These on their own, while different, didn't really look like the best moves in a format with all the big, powerful hitters mixed with control decks out there, as this strategy tended to be best against things in between those two extremes. But despite this, Muk & Alolan Muk-GX had a second chance as it was a Pokemon that could have attacks called by Mewtwo & Mew-GX, and since the attacks on the card didn't overlap with other options it was the type of GX that could sometimes take advantage of that.

270 HP was very typical for a Tag Team, and could be rather annoying to take down if you did let it actually make use of Poison Absorption. The Psychic Weakness was a problem, however. Mewtwo & Mew-GX, various Malamar partners, and even Dragapult VMAX could take advantage of it to a good extent. The Retreat Cost was also very high at 4, making switching cards basically required for use. This all being said, the stats only mattered if you were building around this and not using it as fodder for something else to gain its attacks.

Severe Poison needed a Psychic and 2 Colorless Energy to use, and Poisoned the opponent's Active Pokemon. That Poison set 8 damage counters instead of 1 between turns, and that was very cool if the opponent couldn't switch out and still kind of sad if they could.

Poison Absorption did 120 for a Psychic and 3 Colorless, which was a bit low. It did, however, heal 100 damage from Muk & Alolan Muk-GX if it hit a Poisoned Pokemon. The obvious plan when they made this card was to use the two attacks in order, getting a KO on anything with the combo with extra healing. When it worked and facing a Tag Team, it was actually quite good. It probably would have been very cool as a tank if really good auto-Poison Abilities were around. There were consistency issues here because the opponent could dance around the combo with the very common switching cards available, so you had to hope they didn't pull one. If they didn't, this had some real moments.

Nasty Goo Mix GX was absurd in theory. Setting Paralysis and Poison for no Energy could stall but did little damage and since it was on a GX attack you only did it for a turn. The magic was if you had at least 4 Energy attached, in which case the Poison set 15 damage counters between turns. Imagine if the opponent couldn't switch out, lost 3 Prizes on the turn switch, and right after it was your turn again due to the timing. Quite devastating indeed. Of course, the old "switching cards were popular" thing popped up once again, so it had its moments but you had to find the right one.

Muk & Alolan Muk-GX loved seeing other 3 Prize Pokemon and really hated that said Pokemon almost always ran a good number of ways to switch around. When it came together it was great, but it happened too rarely to make this the star of a deck. A few people did find success as a Mewtwo & Mew deck option, as if you did pick the right spot a Nasty Goo Mix GX could turn a game on its head. This card had that kind of ability but was so inconsistent that it was only sometimes used in that deck. Still had some value if you really wanted to punish specific builds though.

[akyivanov]

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

[laxmon]

Pokémon teams – Kanto 8/?

"The Self-Proclaimed Strongest Trainer" Ground-type Gym Leader Giovanni's Pokémon team, based on his final team in Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Cards featured:

Giovanni's Exile (Hidden Fates) Full Art illus. by Megumi Mizutani

Marowak (B&W Dragons Exalted) illus. by Kouki Saito

Sandslash (HeartGold and SoulSilver) illus. by Yukiko Baba

Dark Dugtrio (Team Rocket) illus. by Kagemaru Himeno

Giovanni's Nidoqueen (Gym Challenge) illus. by Ken Sugimori

Giovanni's Nidoking (Gym Challenge) illus. by Ken Sugimori

Rhydon (S&M Unbroken Bonds) illus. by KirisAki

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

Said Nox who is a total Dick lmao

[t-u-i-t-c]

“One hot milk, without sugar.”

“And one Macallan straight.”

[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