#they take a threat as a challenge

[licensed2faint]

I said like forever ago that I would make tier list for dragon types, and I've finally gone and done it. Big thanks to @veterantrainerray for suggesting I do this like a month ago.

These lists are directed at newbie trainers, specifically younger trainers. If you're thirty-two and have a twenty acre property and all the time in the world to read up on the care and training of a Salamence, go for it. I'm not your dad.

I've ONLY added Pokemon I have personally trained, so I can try to explain each list. I made two lists, one for captive-bred 'mon and one for wild-caught. Captive-bred pokemon tend to be hardier and less temperamental, so the list is a bit different. ALSO, while I used the final forms, this list is assuming you got them in their first form. I do not recommend trying to train a fully-grown wild Salamence. For any reason. That's a catch-and-release beastie.

honourable mention: Gyarados. Not a dragon-type, but temperamental as one. My recommendation is that this is a very strong guy who (probably) loves you very much for taking care of him when he was weak, and also he hates everyone else. Train him to wait for your command, and also socialize him while he's still a Magikarp to avoid the 'us vs. them' mindset as much as you can.

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First up, the 'domestic-bred dragon list!'

Explanation:

Acceptable Starter: Swablu and Dratini are not very aggressive pokemon, and domestic-bred ones are usually much hardier than their wild counterparts. Dratini are a little more intelligent, and thus easier to train, but a domestic Swablu is pretty intelligent itself. Neither of them evolves into a pokemon known for aggression, so I think overall they're pretty well-suited travelling companions.

Fine with experience: Horsea is Horsea. You know him, you love him. Domestic ones, are, again, hardier than than their wild counterparts.. Honestly, the reason I have them here rather than 'acceptable starter' is because of Seadra. All the good breeding in the world can't guarantee a calm Seadra. You have to make sure your Horsea is well-trained BEFORE it evolves. But if it is? Your Kingdra is gonna be a breeze. Way more chill than Seadra, if not a bit snooty.

Druddigon get a bad rap, which is unfortunate. I love them. Might be my favourite dragon type. Domestic breeds are hard to come by, since they're not very popular, but the ones I've met are wonderful. They enjoy sunbathing a lot. The reason I put them here is actually because they tend to be stubborn. And while it takes a lot (compared to other dragon types, NOT most pokemon) to get them irritated, they CAN AND WILL use their strength to solve a problem. So the difficulty lies in getting them motivated enough to train them well. But if you're just looking for a guy who sits out in your yard sunbathing and looking scary, maybe give a breeder a call...? (you should still train them not to attack without a command, though!)

Flygon is actually usually really sweet-tempered. The reason he's so low is actually because of Trapinch and Vibrava! Trapinch, even domestically bred ones, are not all that intelligent, and thus hard to train for people who don't know what they're doing. The digging instinct can be very, very difficult to train out. They're hard-wired for it, it's how they survive in the wild! Vibrava are much more intelligent, but when they first evolve, there WILL be accidents with the wings. They're still figuring things out. Give 'em time, teach them to only do that stuff outdoors, etc etc. But if you can get through that, Flygon are wonderful companions! Every now and again in Hoenn you'd find a family with a pet Flygon instead of the typical Skitty or Poochyena. Love em.

Might need outside help: Domestic Gibble tend to be much less wantonly destructive than wild-caught, since having that bred out of them was a big goal of the original breeding programs in the first place. That said, instinct is instinct. If you aren't giving them their proper exercise every day and making sure to train them, they are going to wreak havoc. You need to be paying attention to it at all times. They're also pretty curious lil' guys! This means they will see something neat, like a fire hydrant, go 'hey, what's that?' and then answer that question by destroying it. They tend to get labeled 'aggressive' which is. Well it's not really true, but the difference between 'playtime' and 'this little guy hates you' doesn't matter so much when you're human and a Gibble is chasing you, open-mouthed. Domestic Gabite are much more calm on that front, and fully-trained, domestic Garchomp tend to be remarkable bastions of self-control. Again, it's all about surviving and training that first stage.

Pros Only: Both of these guys are here for similar reasons: Their instinct in their final evolutions has a tendency to override their training, so you're gonna have to not only have a firmer hand then a lot of trainers are comfortable with, but train them pretty continuously throughout their lives. They're fiercely independent, so forming a bond based on respect very early on in their lives is direly important. Otherwise you ain't getting them to do anything for you. Thankfully, at the very least the domestic breeds tend to not be too violent/destructive.

Salamence has an added difficulty: most people don't train their Bagon or Shelgon correctly. Bagon is one of the most easygoing dragon types out there, and Shelgon have a tendency to be pretty placid. This leads to trainers not taking their training too seriously early on, which leads to disastrous consequences once they're fully evolved. Just because your Bagon listens to you doesn't mean your Salamence will. Practice your recall training. Or Else.

You put that thing back where it came from or so help me: Hydregion is smarter than you. You may be able to train a Deino. I don't know you. They're bitey, but not the worst out there. But you do NOT have the resources or the know-how to handle a Zweilous. Straight-up. They have high energy levels, need a LOT of food, and can and WILL injure themselves via infighting. There's a reason Hydregion is rare as hell, and it's because a lot of them don't make it to adulthood due to injuries. It's a survival of the fittest tactic. I love Hydregion. I have one. If you don't have a damn mountain range in your backyard, don't get one. They NEED a place to go off and be destructive, and they're territorial as all hell. Just don't. Please.

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Next up, the Wild-Caught List!

As you can see, there's nothing on the acceptable starter list. I'll get into why in the next categories.

Fine with experience: You're looking at basically the same thing with the wild Kingdra line as you would be with a domestic breed, with one notable difference: Wild Horsea tend to be a lot less hardy and a lot more timid. It'll take it longer to start trusting you, but honestly just doing the upkeep to keep it happy and healthy should start winning it over. They're more intelligent than most people give 'em credit for. Your eventual Kingdra is probably also gonna be more headstrong, but honestly for some trainers, that's a good thing.

Dratini suffers from the same problem. They have pretty specific habitat needs- but if you're at the point in your journey where you get your hands on a wild Dratini, honestly I'd trust that you're able to provide what it needs. Bonus, though, is that while wild Dratini can be cautious, they're very curious, too! And if your vibes are good (lookin at you, Ray!) they're usually more than happy to come along with you. And as our dear friend Ray is learning, one that is eager to battle is a ready and willing student! There's a reason they have such a great reputation.

Might need outside help: Wild Druddigon tend to be pretty territorial, on top of all the stubbornness. They're usually also a bit more proactive in expressing the classic dragon type temperament. You're looking at more intensive training to get recalling down and increase their tolerance for being bothered. No shame in asking a dragon-type expert. That said, I still love these guys. If you can read their body language, you could probably get through a cave of them no problem.

Oh, Swablu. Swablu, what will we do with you? Wild Swablu are flighty little critters, and kind of frail, to boot. And wild Alteria are stubborn. They will not get dirty. They think they are better than you. This isn't to say they're awful! An Alteria is usually pretty affectionate with its trainer, wild or domestic. A properly-trained one isn't going to be raging any more than a Dragonite or a Kingdra. But trying to train a Swablu is harder than it seems, just because they're not great listeners. If You've got patience and a guide, you're fine, but really I'd suggest asking an expert.

I don't know how to say this without sounding mean. Please understand I've raised five Trapinch. They are. Difficult. and a little stupid. Wild ones especially don't really have any sort of grasp on the world of training. You are looking at one hell of an uphill battle. But they're kind of a rite of passage for Hoennian trainers, and if they can do it, you can too! Really, you're going to be doing most of the 'basic training' for these guys in the Vibrava stage. You should still be taking the time to get your Trapinch used to being balled and the sound of your voice, obviously, but the traditional way to train a Trapinch is to do double battles until it evolves. Then do a lot of the indoor-outdoor distinction, once it can understand what a building is. And if you can deal with a Trapinch, you can deal with a Flygon. They're pretty relaxed, especially for a dragon type.

Pros Only: You don't have the patience for a wild Gibble, and you almost certainly aren't capable of tying down The King of the Caves when he wants to rampage. That said, if you do manage to train one right, and you've got a firm hand an a certain kind of attitude, you've got a partner for life. A wild Garchomp's respect is a tough thing to earn, but it's worth it. I was debating putting him on the final tier, but honestly... if you're really, really dedicated it's certainly possible. But you NEED to get in contact with somebody who knows what they're doing. Trying to freehand training is going to get your arm torn off.

Honestly, with Salamence, you're looking at about the same issues as you would be with a domestic, with two exceptions: your Bagon's gonna be a bit more of a wild child (but still nothing crazy) and your Salamence is gonna be aggressive. No way around it. Keeping it trained is a full-time job. If you're not looking to make a trained team of six and would rather just focus on a few, then you might have the time to dedicate to making sure the training sticks. Otherwise, leave it.

You put that thing back where it came from or so help me: Look at me. Look at me. Do not go near a wild Hydregion. Do not attempt to steal a Hydregion's baby. You will die, and it will hurt the whole time you are dying. And then that beast is going to start rampaging, and if there's a human settlement on or even near its territory, they are going to pay the price for your stupidity. Then they'll call the rangers in, and IF they can subdue the Hydregion, they're not going to be able to release it, because Hydregion can always find their way back home. They'll have to put it down. Don't fucking do it.

You can probably keep and train a wild Axew. Just make sure it has an everstone, because you are in no way, shape, or form prepared for a wild Haxorous. See the above, minus the rampaging parts. They're usually content with just you and anybody in a direct line-of-sight. If you train it well, it'll probably just run off into the hills instead of attacking you, at least. They've got really powerful instincts, and need things most people can't provide. 'Oh but Laser, don't you have a wild-caught Haxorous?' I do and I also have an entire nature preserve, complete with mountain range. He loves me, in his own way. I know this because he is willing to wait for food and not attack everything in his territory. I can go into his territory without being instantly vaporized, and he's willing to come out of his territory and interact with me. This does not mean he is safe to be around. It only means that I have twenty years of experience. If you want one, get a domestic breed. There's plenty of Axew breeders all over Unova.

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I hope this was informative! Please remember that pokemon are individuals, and not all of them will conform to what I've laid out here. Please also remember that your life is not worth the possibility that you could get that one in a billion, super nice Hydregion. Dragon types have their reputation for good reason, and I simply can't stress enough that you need to do a lot of research before owning any of them.

Good luck!

[lizzybeeee]

When you spend 20 years attempting to bring down the child slavery, murdering, human trafficking exploitation ring that stole your childhood, murdered your friends, and killed countless innocents only to have them rebrand as 'Noble Freedom Fighters™' off-screen.

[nyxi-pixie]

i COULD talk abt how much im enjoying his overconfidence given how certain that makes it that he'll lose, BUT . just look at him. this fuckass man. what are you DOING😭

[emotionaldisaster909]

/HEAVY BREATHING/

WHY ARE THEY SO CUTE

WHY IS XIE LIAN SO CUTE

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

GOD BLESS PICREW

[scarycranegame]

saw an anti posting about how (quote)"proshippers who "borrow" posts from antis give james somerton vibes... the "p" in proshipper stands for plagiarism i guess"(/quote)

like. buddy i think theres at least a LITTLE bit of a difference between "stealing someone's writing about important and sensitive subject(s) and profiting off of it in their stead" vs "copying and pasting someone's tumblr post in order to remove the borderline hate speech at the bottom of it in order to make others feel more welcome in their community"

[sleevebuscemii]

this idea of ‘femininity is oppressed’ is such a moot point because none of these women have a concept of what being ‘feminine’ means outside of the requirement of being skinny pale and hairless. any woman that fits that criteria is automatically granted a label of femininity and true womanhood whether she’s wearing a pink ball gown or jeans and t-shirt meanwhile women of color women with disabilities fat women can identify with femininity and perform it to a T but still fall short because they can never meet the base requirement of being skinny pale and hairless whether they listen to taylor swift or watch the barbie movie or wear pink or not

[otaku-tactician]

i thought nosferatu 2024 would be subversive gothic like angela carter but nah it seems its straight up balls to the wall 'everything goes to shit' gothic... guess my dreams of seeing a woman get a revenge on a vampire will never happen

[ddodol]

i went out even went to a different city for a change of scenery in hopes that’ll make me feel better NOPE i’m still miserable 😭 i miss hani he doesn’t deserve ANY of this, i will not be part of a fandom that bullies their own artists i can’t and will not do it, ill be boycotting sm as a whole idc how long it takes i just want them to take accountability for all the shit and mistreatment they’ve put their idols through , i pray that hani finds happiness and that he is able to get through this 🧡 getting into kpop was the worst thing i could’ve done mentally. i hope we are able to see seunghan on stage with a big genuine smile on his face again whether it’s in this lifetime or the next, ill be logging out of this app and im not sure if ill come back, You are my favorite writer on here and i hope one day i can come back and read your new content i hope you continue to succeed ! 🤍 goodbye for now user ddodol

-🪨

worse thing about this is the only presumed sighting we have of seunghan was him looking miserable and going to his subway ads for support 😭 it's like a huge slap in the face to see ot6s acting proud and dancing in front of the funeral wreaths like they're doing nothing morally wrong.

wishing you luck and nothing but the best, anon </3 take all the time you need!

[thevegetablewhichnoonedaresname]

adding another topic to the small pile of ones I should not be reading online debates about

[absentmoon]

sometimes i wish my dash was a little bit less busy.Curse of guy eho follows a lot of people

[wings-of-angels]

Passionate, homosexual love letter for you!

“Oh Max, thy strange swag has enchanted me. I dream of your amazing mouse facts, and yearn for the day that I might hear your wonderful jokes again.

Cursed be fate (uni) for keeping us apart (giving me work so I can’t write u so much).

In love (/p), a totally anonymous person.”

BDJSHSISJSOSHSK oh thank you anonymous person whos identity i yearn to unravel (charlie), i am platonically swooning at your words. Truly, how dare fate get in the way of our blossoming friendship 😔😔💞💞

[cuntwrap--supreme]

So close to being finished with my post office training! I just have to do my driver's test next Thursday and I'm officially an assistant rural carrier! Which is step one in becoming a full time employee and receiving those sweet, sweet government job bennies. But also, it's a lot of sorting and shit, and tism go brrrrrrrr with that.

[paigelts05]

If somebody else doesn't make full (hand crafted) designs for more of the FNAF AR human characters than me, I'm just going to have to declare mine as fanon.

This is an open challenge and threat.

To beat: 13 different fnaf ar emails characters. 3 from the data leak. Total: 16.

Main are being kept separate from data leak as they introduced a list of characters, and many from there don't send/receive an email, so it’d be cruel to request people make faces and personalities from just a name and maybe an age, birthday, and cake flavour in order to challenge me for the title. What counts: Any human from the FNAF AR emails (Nessie97, Luis Cabrera, Anna Kwemto, Nora, James Campbell, etc.)

What does not count: any animatronics who send an email.

I’m treating it like Mario Party: characters from emails that were published are stars, the data leak exclusives are coins.

Edit Note because context of this has been lost and it just comes off wrong now: This is a "fine! If nobody else has designs for any of these guys then mine get to be fanon by default because nobody else has made a design for them yet" joke, because I wound up the only ACTIVE poster of any FNAF AR emails humans on DeviantArt that I was aware of, and as for Tumblr, my search for people who had designs of Anna and the other humans who hadn’t made a name-drop cameo in SB was not going much better, and really wanted to change that, so I reposted this “challenge” joke here. Because I am lonely feeling like the only person who has drawn of some of these characters more than once.

[truly-quirkless-a]

Headcanons center around: YagiFin/Bloody Cinnamon.

Theme: Fin’s Monthly/Periods

Monthlies- the Red Tide- Satan’s Waterfall- Shark Week- Aunt Flow’s Visit. It is suffering, and Fin knows that full-well. Some AFABs get away with having rather light periods, or perhaps minimal cramps, or a lack of intense hormone swings. Fin... Fin was not that lucky.

The first two days are very often Hell, with the first having been so bad at times they were screaming for God to smite them, to kill them and end the pain because the cramps were just that intense. Swallowing pills didn’t work (they’d throw them up, alongside whatever contents their stomach contained at the time), hot water bottles only made the nausea worse, and clothes hurt to have on, quite literally. It doesn’t help that Fin’s more testy than normal a week prior to their period, and has a higher libido than usual after- it’s a mess of a time, and it makes them a mess in the process.

Yagi is well aware of what periods are, as well as how they can affect their victims (I refuse to call this a ‘blessing’ and you cannot make me call this awful thing a blessing). However, he didn’t quite have the scope of how bad it could get until the first time he found Fin naked, sitting on a toilet, screaming in agony. Of course, his methods haven’t changed in terms of how to deal- if anything, they’ve gotten a bit more intense over time. He’s gotten used to helping Fin during that final week, noticing the signs before they’re about to hit the worst of it.- They apologize for their behavior every time, but due to Fin usually being rather lax in attitude... It’s easy to tell when they’re close.

The days leading up are usually lightly clothed with gathering supplies- Fin’s favorite chocolates, making sure their heating pad is ready for another week of use, purchasing a pack or two of Midol... Yagi’s not the only one to do this, since Fin does experience some of their cramps up to a week before they hit the worst of it.

During their monthly, the first few days, Yagi doesn’t try to move them too much- if anything, he hides with Fin in their ‘nest’ of a bedroom, reading a book of his or playing some game with them. He knows they can’t move a lot and they don’t want to be alone, so he sticks by their side whenever neither is at work. There isn’t really much he can do beyond getting whatever they might need, and it hurts him just a little each time they apologize for sending him on a fetch quest for something.

Fin basically hides while on their monthly- all their supplies are gathered in their room, close at hand, and they only leave to do the most basic of tasks like use the restroom and bathe- they’ll venture and do more after the first two days, but the first two days, the cramps are so painful they’re borderline debilitating. All the same, Fin won’t let that stop them from going to work or going shopping if such a thing needs to happen, but they do appreciate Yagi doing his utmost to make sure they’re not suffering too badly.

They’ve spent most of their life dealing with their period on their own. Though, Fin’s not exactly closed about it- any info Yagi wants to know/ask about, they openly tell. After all, he’s their boyfriend- they’re not going to try to hide information like that from him, and they’d rather the topic not be embarrassing to the male.

Yagi’s doing his best, especially during that time.- He just misses that Fin can’t cuddle him in return the first few days, for fear of getting crimson on him. Not like he really minds, since his coughs and fights have resulted in similar far too many times over the years... But he doesn’t want to make them uncomfortable, so he doesn’t press the issue.

....It is nice to be able to lay on top of them though, his head just beside their own... They’re nice.... Plus, he can just claim he’s helping them stay looking upright while sleeping during their monthly, though the two both know exactly why he’s laying on top of them. Cuddlebugs...

[deliciousdietdrpepper]

Safe care is essential to staying sane and healthy. If you don’t take a break once you get upset, you’ll forget how to rest. You’ll normalize distress!

Taking a break when things become overwhelming is not laziness nor weakness. It is self care.

[tero-ga]

Aaaaanother TGAA SwapAU stuff and it is my wonderful boy Albert as the prosecutor!!

I've changed some of the designs in this one like the jacket color to white to make a resemblance of a lab coat and reflecting of Kazuma white school uniform, as well trying to bring more Frankenstein's Monster vibe too hehe (aaand make him look more miserable too). He is also have a locket that have a painting of him and his two brothers, it was given by Andrew during his wedding!

I also made bunch of character that related to Swap!Albert's life from 10 years ago, like Andrew(Klint's roleswap) and his other brother Michael, university Barok and Albert, etc. more info about the are there down below 👇👇

First of I wanted to say I'm sorry I can't do full render of everyone here, do that with all of them would be death sentence for me so I couldn't do it 😭😭 Anyway without further ado, I'm going right into it! Start from left to right!

This first one Ryunosuke father replacing as Genshin Asogi. At first while brainstorming I was thinking of maybe do three switch around with Genshin, Jigoku, and Yujin but the it somehow felt weird for me. Then the thought of maybe involving Auchi in this too (like, imagine him being swap with Jigoku wouldn't that be funny and terrifying thought), but discarded that idea out because of Menimemo would have no one to swap with (i have to i'm sorry). Sooo I ended just design him from scratch, he is quite easy to figure out since Genshin doesn't really have much going on with him, but since we don't have any idea of original Ryunosuke's parents at all I have to take idea from something else, and that is his daruma doll for his eyes (he is half blind!! :D) and Phoenix DD/SOJ design (droopy hair and light vest) and everything else is from Genshin. His name is Ryuuki Naruhodo since Ryunosuke is another name for Ryuichi so I want to keep the train going!!

Andrew the screwdriver, oh I missed him- Anyway, I redesign his outfit because tbh his previous outfit is ridiculous 😭 it's funny and fun but I do want to take him seriously now. I'm tried to keep the A shape still but it's less subtle now, I think it turned out okay!! (Oh yeah, his cane is supposed to be a hidden sword but i forgot to put that in the drawing 😭). I was supposed to make his bowtie red like the hair tie but then I realized it will getting rid of the purpose of the hair tie (it referencing the blood on the tip of the screwdriver) so I ended up making it color silver.

The Lady Baskerville, I gave her similar design to Sunny(Herlock!Swap) with the bowtie, color palette to his mascot, and hair on her. I'm not really quite fond with her design, maybe I'll do redesign her again if I got a idea pop up like crazy but in the meantime this is her design.

Guess who is this?? Another one of Albert's tool is here finally!! Michael the crosshead screwdriver! Since we never see Michael anywhere and only mentioned once in the game he is, I'm just draw simple design for him (I wished I could put M shape in the design but I have no idea WHERE to put it 😭 so I tried used the bowtie for it). I also thought it would be nice to make him a defense attorney so I made the design for the badge too. Since he is sadly not going to be mentioned a lot in this AU since I'm trying to make the storyline same as the original, so I made a backstory of what happened in the fun fact tags. There was supposed to be more tool to be added but my god that would be taxing to design, so I have to make only Andrew and Michael as his only siblings.

The doggie Balmung replacement, Bolt, He is a Irish Setter! Beforehand he was supposed to be Borzoi but then research the background of the breed I don't how difficult it is to actually get one in that era so I have to changed breed :((

Albert and Barok in university days!! I just keep same as before like previous design!! There's a tiny change like the hair and the neckties.

There is going to be more content of them soon because I have a lot of ideas for them sooo stay tuned ;)

Here's the concept designs!!