#typhlosion is also on his team. one of my favorite starters

[broken-everlark]

Welp my dumbass decided to make Wednesday pokemon trainer cards instead of updating my WIPs. Which I'm going to do after I post this🤣

I'm not fully happy about Tyler, eugene, and the xaviers teams. Those may change.

Almost everyone always gets a legendary/mythical.

I know literally no one will read this or care. But I figured I could post it anyway.

I gave her Skorupi because of Nero, so he's her partner.

Gliscor because he's just a beast of a mon and reminds me of a scorpion/bat that fits Wednesday's dark theme. Tyler had given this to her as a present. On their first anniversary, it immediately became a favorite.

Corviknight because Wednesday is referred to as the Raven, and he just seems like the most raven mon (even though he's a crow). Wednesday found this pokemon back when it was a Rookiedee. It had fallen out of its nest. Instead of feeding it to her mother's Pyroar, she kept it.

Hydreigon because he's just a dark dragon, and I feel like he fits Wednesday's style. Wednesday had found him as a deino, the poor blind Dino had injured himself. She decided to take him in and raise him to become a terrifying dragon.

Dusknoir because he's a big scary ghost that eats souls in his chest. Out of all the ghost types, i feel like this one fits Wednesday the most. This mon snuck up on Wednesday and followed her throughout a haunted graveyard, not giving up until she caught him.

It was between Giratina (the underworld/antimatter legend) or Yveltal. Her legend I chose is Yveltal, He's the legendary of Death, basically destroying everything in sight.

(I feel bad for doing this to Tyler)

His partner - Cubone - because they both lost their moms. Cubone wears his mothers dead skull on his head. Tyler's mother had given this to him just before she passed.

(Might replace.) Bewear - literally because Tyler is sweet & adorable on the outside, but on the inside, he's hiding a dangerous monster, just like bewear.

Mimikyu - because the creature inside the suit just wants to be loved, just like Tyler. So he hides behind a suit made up of a beloved pokemon. But everytime it's trainer looks underneath the suit, they die.

Scovillian - because it's a funny play on Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Two faces, two different personalities.

Garchomp - Because this mon is anger filled and very hard to tame also very powerful. Kinda reminds me of the hyde.

His legend is Mewtwo. A legend made by humans and hates humanity. Reminds me of Tyler's tragic past, hating others who don't understand what he's been through.

Her partner is a shiny Spheal - Honestly, I just feel like Enid would love every single pokemon that's adorable.

Shiny) Politoad because he's just a very happy frog, and I feel like it matches. It Enids a very bubbly personality.

Arcanine - i feel like even though it's a big scary dog, she loves it because it's Fluffy and loyal. Just like Enid.

Lycanroc (Day form) just a little nod to her wolf form.

Dragonair - Honestly, it's just a beautiful mid evo that I feel like Enid would love

And her legend is Mew. It's just a cute, sweet cat that has all the DNA of each pokemon. Something I think Enid would take care of and love.

So Ajax's starter is Ivysaur - because the bulbasaur line is famous for smoking grass

Ekans because of Ajax being a Gorgon and his little snakes poke their heads out sometimes.

Slowbro because it seems like a good pokemon to get high with.

Hisuian Typhlosion because he just looks like a depressed cool boy like my baby Ajax.

Noivern - because I just see Ajax being the chill guy at parties and noiverns ears remind me of speakers.

His legend is a shiny Rayquaza just because he's a giant space snek noodle🤣

Eugene's starter is a shiny caterpie, figured he'd just be a bug type trainee.

Beedrill - because of his powers to control bees.

Heracross- same as the caterpie. Just figured he'd have a bug army.

Dewpider because he's just an adorable bean like Eugene.

Appletun because I just feel like he'd love chunky pokemon. Because chunky pokemon are the best.

wobbuffet because its a psychic pokemon and it's insane ability to use counter and I feel like Eugene would need a happy mon to keep him company.

Yes Eugene doesn't get a legend. Just couldn't find one that fit.

Her partner being Primarina - has to do with her being a siren outcast. Her partner looks like a mermaid and sings like sirens and mermaids are known for.

Being the popular girl at school, I'd imagine she'd have tons of beautiful pokemon. A florges. Being a bouquet of flowers fits that perfectly

Again, Hatterene fits the popular girl status perfectly. Another beautiful fairy type to add to Bianca's team

Bianca would also have a shiny Altaria, it being her pride since it's a rare golden color.

Beautifly - a rare evolution of Wurmple, being very beautiful & every time it flaps its wings, sparkly pollen falls with each flap.

I chose Meloetta fighting form for her mythical pokemon. It has unique singing abilities, and being strong but beautiful would fit Bianca perfectly.

Xavier surprisingly got a card. I didn't want to download a picture of him into my phone so he gets no picture.

He gets a shiny muk as his partner. Because he looks like throw up. Just like how I feel about Xaviers character.

He gets an Exeggutor because it's derpy in a stupid way🤣

Grafaiai because he's an artist.

Garbordor - because it's a pokemon made of trash.

Xavier does get a legend. But it's the worst one. He gets regice because it's a trash legend.🤣

[marietmonti]

Hello everyone, last time (ten days ago?) I said that I would do Hiori team, so here I am with his team, that was quite difficult to make and I'm not sure if I really like it or no

Explanation as always:

Typhlosion: i think for most people this choose might feel wrong, but listen to my reasons: first I wanted to choose a starter from Johto, since Hiori is from Kyoto, and second I wanted to choose a starter that kind of mirrored Hiori evolution through the Manga, so from a character that was more passive and maybe shy (cyndaquil) to a more aggressive player that those not shy away from a challenge (typhlosion)

Ampharos: at first I wanted to put Mareep since Hiori's favorite animal is the sheep, but then I wouldn't be able to put wooloo, so I decided to put ampharos instead, and I think it was a good choice because Hiori said that one of his best quality is being good at seeing the whole picture and that something you can in a lighthouse, that is rapresented by ampharos (I hope I was able to explain what I wanted to say ahahah)

Wooloo: easy explanation, it's Hiori favorite animal

Azumarill: my boy Azumarill, love you so much. Anyway I choose Azumarill at first for its color, as it reminded me of Hiori's hair, but most importantly for it helping nature: Azumarill is a pokemon that not only helps its pre-evolution but also other Pokémon who risk drowning, and I think that matches Hiori helping nature, like when he helped Isagi developing new technics and developing a new approach to soccer

Politoad: Hiori's favorite season is the rainy one, so I immediately thought about a frog Pokémon and specifically politoad for its appearance as it is a cute Pokémon but in reality it's quite dominant and it's the one who control the poliwag, poliwhirl and even the poliwrath and also a predator, this kind of mirrors Hiori, as he looks very passive and very tranquil but deep down he is a sadist (Isagi's word, not mine)

Articuno:for the legendary the choice was quite difficult, but in the end I decided to go with Articuno first because of its color (yes, again) and also for its secluded nature, because from the Egoist Bible it seems like Hiori has a tendency to isolate himself quite often and Articuno basically does the same as this pokemin prefers to stay alone in the mountain

Done for today, hope you enjoy it, and I hope you will let me know your thoughts byyy👋

[heartgold-cyndaquil]

I know you love infodumping about your pokemon I feel in it my bones. Would love to hear about them

Oh hoho where do I start!

Wellll, I obviously gotta talk about my closest buddy starter Bladhm first! I always knew I wanted to pick a fire starter, and my Typhlosion is the best any trainer could ever ask for! He's super strong and super friendly! Once he was fully evolved so many little kids would wanna play with him when we relaxed between gyms. He also a real cuddlebug and doesn't mind acting like a heating pad on bad days.

Then we got Togetoge, the little egg Mr.Pokemon gave me that hatched into one mean Togepi. She's super competitive and always gets lucky with her metronome attack. One time it let her use this wicked looking attack that healed her too! Mean as she is though, she can be real sweet when she wants (Kinda like Silv!). I think she wants to wait until I'm a sitting champion to evolve into Togekiss.

And of course there's Shuckie, the little Shuckle I rescued (not STOLE, Kris!). He's an absolute powerhouse and loves using Rock Tomb to completely trap his opponents. But just because he loves battling doesn't mean he doesn't love to cuddle too! He just loves being held.

Hoots was my first ever catch. It was super late by the time I finished telling the Prof and mom about the pokedex prof Oak gave me, so by the time I actually left Newbark for real most of the Pokémon were asleep. I probably coulda waited for morning, but Bladhm and I were just too excited to wait any longer! And about halfway back to Cherrygrove this little Hoothoot started followin' us and when I asked if he wanted to come with he hopped right into the pokeball! He's my best flyer (don't tell Togetoge), he even outsped Blue's Pidgeot once!

Noko was a surprise catch. I wanted to check out Dark Cave before I got flash cuz I though Bladhm could light it up enough but. I still kept tripping into walls so I had to leave. When I got to Violet I found out one of the empty pokeballs I kept on my belt had someone in it, and was super surprised to find a sleepy Dunsparce! He's a little lazy most of the time, but when he gets in the mood to battle he hits hard. I plan on askin if he wants to evolve into either of the other forms or not. Whatever he chooses I'll be happy for him!

And last but definitely not least on the team is Pancake! She's as fierce as a Gyarados and she's not afraid to let anyone who crosses her know! She always attacks with all her might no matter who we're fighting! But that's just in battle, outside she's almost as sweet as Shuckie and Bladhm. Her favorite thing to do is let little kids and pokemon ride her at the beach or lake

[doubleddenden]

With what I assume is the last dlc for SV, I thought I'd make a post for me to come back to later compiling the teams I used and other significant pokemon I've caught or used to some capacity.

I'll make a small blurb for each, including more teams under the cut

Base Violet Team:

Nyastolfo the Meowscarada, the starter. Admittedly he's not my favorite of the paldean starters, that actually goes to Skeledirge. But I wanted Ceruledge, and I wanted a colorfully diverse looking team, so I went with the weed cat. He's probably a little silly but the most dedicated pokemon.

Benji the Pawmott, who despite his size is a little powerhouse and one of my favorite pikaclones.

MickDonnaGoof (shorthand for Mickey, Donald, and Goofy) the Wugtrio, who may not really be a legitimate separate pokemon in my eyes and is more of a glorified dugtrio regional variant. But I still like her.

Caliburn the Ceruledge, the sole reason I chose Violet to begin with and has consistently been one of my favorites. She's potentially one of my strongest pokemon ever and the first I ever had change Tera Types, and the only one to do so TWICE. Fire to Ghost to take on Iron Leaves on our own, and then from Ghost to Stellar to completely ascend her.

Clodina the Clodsire, who is probably the most universally loved gen 9 pokemon for good reason. So friend shaped. Also the clean up when she was on my team.

Ceterry the Cetitan, who has the cutest encounter story. I was going to use Baxcalibur, but while in Glaseado Mountain I saw a little Cetoddle come walking up to me by itself. Didn't attack me, just smiled and danced. I didn't need to fight it at all and just tossed a ball at it, and it joined me. Probably my fondest memory of a Pokémon willingly joining my team without a battle.

Teal Mask Team

Shogun the Hisuian Typhlosion, who was caught after I finished Legends Arceus and finally got a chance to shine in Kitakami. Originally I wanted to use my Silver Typhlosion or my Hisuian Samurott from LA, but both were too high a level, so I compromised on Shogun, who was just right.

Racer the Yanmega, my first Kitakami capture within moments of arriving. A real glass cannon but a fun one, and honestly I've always wanted a reason to use one.

Fesh Pince the Poliwrath. Technically my third Poliwrath, but my first one from Fire Red is long gone and my second one is from a fan game- that's who Fesh Pince is named for, also the YouTube poop series lol. He's reliable enough

MorMarnie the Morpeko, who is probably the weakest but cutest of the teams I've put together in SV. In fact I've noticed each team has at least 1 designated cutie, so I'm okay with that.

Hollabax the Baxcalibur- admittedly I caught him in Paldea, but never got around to using him until Kitakami, where I brought him in to fix up the aesthetics of my team. If Racer is a glass cannon, Hollabax is a glass hammer, who dishes out some decent damage but goes down very quickly. Still enjoy what he adds to the team.

Yoginator the Blood Moon Ursaluna- funnily enough, Scout the Furret was in his slot before he came along. This guy's quest was really fun and amazing, and he about wiped my team before Scout saved the day. I got a funny pic of him absolutely loathing being on my team that's somewhere on my blog and it sends me every time. He kinda sucked in kitakami but got better.

Indigo Disk Team

Dojikiri the Shiny Hisuian Samurott, who was the first pokemon I successfully bred specifically to be shiny that wasn't by accident. When I found out Blueberry Academy was in Unova, I wanted to use a Unovan starter- but the problem is that I've used EVERY starter, even ones I dislike, and at the time I thought it was going to be an early pick and really didn't want to re use any of them. So with the criteria met, I bred for my favorite starter, Hisuian Samurott, the best of all worlds tbh. In battle he kinda sucked at first, which is hilarious considering how powerful his dad is (Muramasa) and his namesake being the PERFECT Japanese sword that killed Shuten Douji- but eventually he came into his own as a master of sword moves and became super reliable.

Texas PRIME the Paldean Fire Tauros. Paldea got good fire types, I've always wanted to use a Tauros, so I transferred this from Scarlet. He's reliable enough and pulled through when I needed him, but he's kind of got a Worf effect going on.

Iron Giant the Golurk. Originally I had planned to use a Rhyperior, but they fucked up Home so it would not work until the day after Indigo Disk officially dropped, and I did not want to trade, so I made use of Iron Giant and got attached. Yes he knows Fly but it's not as cool as I had hoped.

Arches the Archaludon, probably the most powerful on the team and definitely the one I relied on most. Once I got him set up with Electro Shot, he was one shotting pretty much everything. He's a bit slow but tanky.

Gelo the Reuniclus- designated cutie of the team and I'll hear no arguments. Gelo was basically Arches and Dojikiri's Rain Dancer partner for the most part, but he got a few good wins along the way. I imagine hugging it is kinda sticky.

Beakers the Toucannon- admittedly I originally thought about it only to make the aesthetics come together for the team, but I am really surprised at how good it was. Beakers is no Corviknight or Talonflame, but his Skill Link basically made him invaluable with Bullet Seed and Rock Blast. Genuinely and pleasantly surprised with him, and I imagine we use him like a Tommy gun.

Honorable mentions

Scarlet "Ash" playthrough team, no nicknames, in which I went through as if I were writing another Season with Ash as the protagonist

Violet reserves:

GarganaclBOI the shiny Garganacl

Gaga the Espathra

Tyranitron the Shiny Iron Thorns (not pictured: a non shiny Iron Thorns I also used)

Iron Jugulis (no nickname)

Emi the Tinkaton (if you're reading this, yes I did name it after you because it's so you coded)

Miraidon, no nickname but he is the best doggo

Scout the Furret (Silver 3ds transfer)

Iceslash Alolan Sandslash (used for Drayton's trial)

Dipper the Hydrapple (formerly the Dipplin I used briefly in Kitakami)

Muramasa the Hisuian Samurott (my Legends Arceus starter and brief Kitakami body gaurd, father to Dojikiri)

Ogerpon, who isn't nicknamed but we love our adoptive daughter

Tyson the Annihilape (formerly a Primeape from Leaf Green from over 15 years ago)

And of course

the Egg Hatching Team

Ditto the Japanese babymommadaddy slut

Blaze the Talonflame (original XY transfer)

And Pyro the Magmortar (original black 2 transfer)

Trying to decide my favorite of the teams I've made. It might be a tie between Kitakami and Blueberry, but I still do love Ceruledge, Clodsire, and Pawmott a bunch.

Although I bitch a lot about performance and story choices I personally disagree with or wish they would have expanded upon, one thing I love is making teams and immortalizing them for me to look back on fondly. This was probably the largest cast I've assembled in any pokemon game with fresh teams for each playthrough and dlc, backup mons, and transfers for fun.

The decision to make a new team for the dlcs was definitely a great decision, as it allowed me the opportunity to use Pokémon I never thought I'd ever really use in official capacity, such as Yanmega or Toucannon.

[floofsselfshipblog]

For Milky Way Cookie and Fang, 1, 4, 9, and 10 for the Pokemon asks.

Aaaaa! Thank you so much for the ask friend ^^

What favorite Pokemon do you two share, if you share any?

Milky Way Cookie - Milky Way would like a lot of soft or sleepy Pokémon- I can definitely see Komala or Snorlax being big favorites of hers

While I like both of those Pokémon- my favorites have very different vibes (Lurantis, Raikou, and Typhlosion to name a few)- however I can see both of us liking Arcanine (big fluffy fire pupper)

Fang - Smaller more rodent Pokémon I can see him liking- Togedemaru, Dedenne, Rattata. Again- don’t see a lot of similarities between his favorite and mine (even though I do think Rattata is cute-)

Do you know their Pokemon team or starters?

Heck yeah I do!

Milky Way Cookie:

Snorlax

Altaria

Klingklang

Bewear

Sneasel

Fang:

Togedemaru

Alolan Ninetales

Primarina

Aipom

Chimecho

Ivysaur

Which Pokemon do you associate most with them, even if you can't see them owning it?

For Milky Way- Musharna cause of the whole dream aspect thing

And for Fang- likely Lycanroc or Glaceon. Lycanroc cause wolf and Glaceon cause I always associate Fang with ice

Which Pokemon location would you imagine you and your F/O living in?

For me and Milky Way- I can picture us living in Kalos. A single dad and his sleepy conductor child chilling in Couriway City (Milky Way likes the train)

For Fang (gonna include Bam too since Fang adopted the both of us)- I can see living in Sinnoh. Maybe Snowpoint cause again- Ice association. Or Alola cause of his team. Also I like Alola, honestly one of my favorite regions

[bkdks]

So for the Pokemon team thing

For Deku:

Lucario because it's probably the most main character pokemon. Also I just really like Lucario. Togekiss because it's been known to show up during times of peace. And in Togepi's Pokedex entries state that it will share it's good luck with people who are kind to it. Espeon is there because I think Deku would have an Eevee. This one is kinda because his costume kinda reminds me of Eevee but also because Eevee's special z move looks like One for All. Braviary is there because its Pokemon entry states that Braviary will fight for the sake of it's friends, even if it is severally injured. Stoutland is a loyal pokemon. Marshadow because it follows others and mimics their powers and moves.

For Bakugou:

Typhlosion is a little obvious but it fit him well. I also am a bit biased since Typhlosion is my favorite starter. Electrode because the move it's well know for is explosion. Aegislash blade form to represent the part of him that's god at fighting and Aegislash shield form to show how he's trying to be more protective. (This one is kinda one I'm unsure about. Also if you wanted to you could make it an Umbreon if you wanted a sun/moon thing) Rillaboom because I think it looks cool and also because it's known to play drums and the Rillaboom that are the best at playing drums become the leaders. Annihilape because reasons. Victini because it is the Pokemon of victory.

When I made these I didn't really consider how good they would be competitively, and I didn't consider the fact that two of the Pokemon I chose are mythicals. If you want to change up the teams and replace some of them you can, I am not entirely sure about the teams but I like them. Sorry if this was a little long

oh wow i love how detailed you were with every pokemon on their team and meaning. cool i love it! i know for sure typhlosion is definitely for bakugou. i think i would probably have deku have just an eevee (but i love espeon it’s my favorite pokemon ever) and i love how you brought the whole sun and moon thing for them with espeon and umbreon (tbh i think i would switch them, deku with umbreon and bakugou with espeon, but that’s just me). also since you brought up eevee’s z move, you’re absolutely right it does remind me of ofa!

thank you for sending me this i loved this so much ❤️

[paradoxhax]

so i've been having the time of my life emulating and modding stuff on my 3ds and helping my boyfriend do the same. little did i know replaying Pokemon HeartGold would end up being more impactful on my daily life than my 10 mg of lexapro ever was

but anyway, y'all know what that means:

✨💖MEET THE TEAM!!!💖✨

Now proudly presenting: my six darlings

notice how they all have unique names, it's very cutesy, very demure. i care about the personalities i attribute to them, it's very mindful. i also have astrological signs and strat details, it's very dem-- wait, autistic. it's very autistic, that's what that is.

but fr if you wanna read more about each of my battling babies, then read on <3

alright i'll go from the top of the list to the bottom, LR style!

⚡️ AMPHAROS // ZEUS ⚡️

Team Rank: #2 // Taurus ♉️

Zeus was my lil golden ball of fluff, became a pink one, and is now a yellow lighthouse with arms and i love him very much. Also, I'm including each member's "team rank," as in like their chain of command. I don't play favorites, I love all my children equally I don't care for Job. Zeus was literally the 2nd kiddo to join the team, so he's been my ride or die. The OG Gold was my first video game and Ampharos was on my team, so he was a must for this go-around

Zeus has purely SpAtk and status moves -- 10 y/o me had this lambchop using Thunder Punch with an ass attack stat. Signal Beam comes in for unexpected Dark/Psychic countering, and Thunder Wave ruins ppl's battles with ease.

🌊 VAPOREON // NEPTUNE 🌊

Team Rank: #5 // Libra ♎️

One of the Eeveelutions I've never used in a team comp before, and he's an unexpectedly powerful one! Other than Lapras, I'm not a fan of the Surfers gen 2 can offer so after robbing Bill at g*npoint for his Eevee, I got this monster!

Neptune's got beefy stats an Aqua Ring + Leftovers combo that results in his huge hp pool getting decent restoration every turn. He can take down dragons, mountains, and more!

👻 MISMAGIUS // SOMBRA 👻

Team Rank: #6 // Sagittarius ♐️

i've literally never played overwatch b4 why do u ask Sombra is the newest member of the team when I caught a Misdreavus between Cianwood and the Safari! I always thought the Gen 4 Extra Evolutions were super cool (future team members will continue this trend) and Mismagius' aesthetic fits the team.

With a Ghost and Dark attack, Sombra likes to hit that sick Double Team once or twice at the start of each match to be annoying especially since she's also holding Bright Powder. I also taught her Energy Ball for unexpected counters against Water/Ground/Rock!

◻️🪽 TOGEKISS // ARTEMIS 🪽◻️

Team Rank: #4 // Gemini ♊️

To all the percy jackson stans who think I'm pretty damn cool rn, I'm sorry to have to tell you the truth: I just play a lot of Hades, I love you plz don't be mad at me. But yes, this is the Togepi we're given from Elm/Oak and this is another thing I have to thank Gen 4 for as well! I always loved the idea of getting a cute, rare pokemon to hatch, but it never became anything too remarkable until Togekiss rounded out the evolutionary trio.

Artemis is a WALL with some great SpAtk as well. I taught him Bulk Up to help her regular Def match his SpDef, as well as giving a little more punch to Fly. All that + tons of HP make Artemis incredibly balanced and reliable fighter.

🐲🪽 DRAGONITE // HONEY 🪽🐲

Team Rank: #3 // Pisces ♓️

Honey is the sweetest and the babiest of my sweet babies. Yes, I run a Dragon Dance + Murder Combo. Yes, his name is Honey cuz that's what color he is.

I adore Dragon pokemon, and Dragonite has always been one I never got to use as a kid for one reason or another. He's adorable, he hits like a mac truck, and just look at that lil smile!

🔥 TYPHLOSION // DIEGO 🔥

Team Rank: Leader // Leo ♌️

Despite Chikorita being my truest love of the gen 2 starters, I will never deny anyone's claims that Typhlosion kicks ass. Diego felt more appropriate for the team I wanted to build, considering my only other go-to fire type is Arcanine. Arcanine is my favorite Pokemon, but I gotta give a chance to some other fire types sometimes.

He might be a bit of a glass cannon, but Diego's solid speed let's his attacks hit hard and fast. Flamethrower is a must, as is Earthquake. For Flying/Ice coverage, he's got Rock Slide, and then a fun sexy lil Aerial Ace for Fighting coverage!

Everyone say something nice about my team plz and thank you!!!

[dexholderr]

in a pokemon mood again, this time w/ trainer cards :] here's mine !

if anyone else wants to make one n maybe wants to talk about the team/trainer/badges they chose (tho you dont have to !) i'd love to see it :]c my own rambling abt my card is under a readmore cause its a bit long lmao

i picked green for the trainer portrait cause uhhh, kin moment ! next question o7

as for the badges, i imagine that if i was actually in the world of pokemon, id live in unova ! i just think its a really nice region, and the gen 5 games are some of my favorites out of the whole series :]

despite imagining myself as unovan though, i picked cyndaquil/typhlosion as my starter, n this is just cause of my like, trainersona lore tbh ! cause i imagine my sonas dad wouldve spent a lot of time in johto/blackthorn city to train to be a good dragon trainer, n he wouldve had to have brought my sona with (sona does end up back in unova though to be able to try for the league) (+im at least 90% sure that cyndaquil is part of me figuring out im trans kfxbhrh)

zoroark is just one of my favorite pokemon in general, honestly . i just think its So cool and its whole ability to make illusions and stuff just adds to it !

ampharos holds a special place in my heart ! when i was a real lil kid, i was kinda scared of the dark, yknow ? n i thing i did at one point that kinda helped was imagining a mareep just like, hanging out with me n using its tail to light the room up a bit

marowak has always been one of my fav ground types, and when i was younger and would take the blue rescue team starting quiz, i would almost always get assigned cubone lfjxhxjb

umbreon is also another pokemon that i love and think is really cool, and Also have a silly history with . when one of my cousins n i were real young, we would pretend to be pokemon, n often we pretended to be umbreon n espeon ! i always got stuck as espeon though, cause she would always be umbreon jghxve

and dragonite is again related to trainersona lore ! my sonas dragonite is the kid of my sonas dads dragonite :]c, his dad gave him the egg after he received cyndaquil

[awn-moo]

1. Hoenn! And the outskirts of Lilycove City.

2. Klink

3. I used to live in Kalos and just recently arrived in Unova.

4. Sinnoh. I want to learn more about their history, especially Hisui.

5. Groudon and Kyogre are bitches. Rayquaza is cool though.

6. Kalosian legendaries are interesting. Not much to say, as the life/death theming of them is one I have seen in plenty of stories.

7. It's a bit obvious, but I'd run a Ghost gym!

8. Both. I've competitively battled for most of my journey, but sometimes it's fun to just battle for, well, fun!

9. Know your typing matchups. Have a robust moveset that will be able to do hard hitting attacks with status effects. Or send out a Pokemon with status moves first then when they're down enough, move into those heavy hitters. It's a very offensive play for me.

10. Oh goodness, hard to choose. But if I have to, Diantha. She was so fun to battle!

11. Morty! I've looked up to him for a while, especially because he's a Ghost Trainer. I've always wanted to try and go to his gym for a challenge.

12. I've seen her in ads and TV, so I know nothing about her personality, but that Psychic Type Gym leader in Paldea gives me a vibe that I don't quite enjoy.

13. Quite the challenge, actually. As it was my first Elite Four challenge, I wasn't fully aware of the ropes yet. But I had fun! Phoebe also helped me learn the ropes with my Ghost pokemon.

14. Oh, I haven't checked the news lately, but I've seen something about weird storms a bit ago.

15. Banette

16. The Dawn and Dusk stones are both so beautiful.

17. I've hand decorated all my team's PokeBalls. They're themed for the pokemon. And I've used specialty balls, just not often. I mostly stick to the main ones.

18. Rock and ground have some overlap, but they very much are different.

19. Is a flower a bug? Are bugs flowers? No. They are seperate typings. There are bug types with flower disguises, but that does not make them a grass type.

20. Ice and water are different types. A water type like Vaporeon cannot survive in the glacial cold unlike their ice type counterpart and vice versa.

21. A few of my team have accessories. Noir has an everstone pin on a bandana. Dyre has a small backpack that they carry around. And Miss has some beaded jewelry hanging off her brim. It was actually made by me and all the beads were picked out by her!

22. Dyre loves his backpack. He keeps snacks in it along with some personal items of mine. Flit found a shiny rock as a litwick and she likes playing with it occasionally. Noir was found with it's everstone that we turned into a pin.

23. Yep! Though I'm not battling much at the moment, though I'm sure they'll be dragging me back to the battle subway soon.

24. I have been in one back in Hoenn and I don't think I'll do one again. But my Houndoom Scoobs had fun.

25. Sable likes when I give them gem treats, Flit likes it when she nibbles at my soul, Dyre likes pokepuffs, Marion, Miss, and Noir don't really have a favorite, and Jumper likes sweeter treats.

26. Pokepuffs. They're quite fun to make and I've gotten pretty good at making them. I've made my own recipes that Dyre enjoy.

27. Dyre! I shared this before, but I found them as a Gastly one night. They've been my partner pokemon for about, goodness, 17 years I think?

28. Flit was my most recent pokemon. Since I found her in Kalos, as opposed to most of my team being from Hoenn.

29. Ghost, but also Fire and Steel.

30. Flying and Normal.

31. The Hisuian variant of Typhlosion. Mixing my two all time favorite typings and one starter Pokemon I always wanted? It's always been a dream.

32. I've run into the three legendaries of Hoenn...

33. Trading Dyre for evolution was hard. I almost lost him. I traded with a former partner who thought they could easily take him away afterwards. I now avoid trade evolutions.

34. Noir is genuinely scared of Evolution. If they lose their everstone, they're absolutely terrified. I always keep a spare on me for them.

35. Marion had a rough time after evolving. Though now they're not as spiteful. They know I love them and I'm not going to ever leave them.

36. Miss Fortune. Since she was a Pokemon I was seeking out for my team, we didn't have the bonds like my other pokemon. It took a while, but eventually she warmed up. Though she can be a little shit (affectionate) at times.

37. I like to think I don't, but looking at the names of my team, it's obvious I stick towards a convention of spooky.

38. This is a bit embarrassing, but I thought eevee were pretty rare. That is, until I found out that there's so many people breeding them and the likes. I caught jumper as a kid in the wild, and I was so excited to find a "rare" pokemon. My parents didn't have the heart to tell me otherwise.

39. Most of my team has championship ribbons and we've gotten all the Hoenn and Kalos badges.

40. I love my whole team, but Dyre has been my first pokemon and my longest friend. They're partially my service 'mon too. I don't know where I'd be without them, they are truly my best friend. I can't easily describe how much they mean to me.

Pokéblr Ask Game

General Questions 1-20, Pokémon Specific Questions 21-40

What region are you from? What town? 

What’s your Unovan horoscope? 

Have you visited other regions?

What region would you most like to visit if ever given the chance?

Thoughts on the legendaries of your home region?

Thoughts on the legendaries of another region?

If you were a gym leader, what kind of gym would you run? If you are already a gym leader or gym trainer, what’s your gym like?

Which do you prefer, competitive battling or battling for fun?

What type of battle strategy do you tend to use with your Pokémon? If you do contests or something else with your Pokémon, what is your preferred approach to that?

Favorite Pokémon League champion?

Favorite gym leader?

Give us a random celebrity (gym leader, tv personality, musician, etc.) you can’t stand and why.

Thoughts on your home region’s Pokémon League?

Weirdest recent local news story?

If you had to pick a Pokémon to represent you, what Pokémon would you pick? 

Favorite evolutionary stone?

Do you prefer to hand decorate your Pokéballs? Do you have a preference for any specialty Pokéballs?

Do you think Rock and Ground are distinctly different Pokémon types, or largely the same and incorrectly categorized? 

Do you think Grass and Bug are distinctly different Pokémon types, or largely the same and incorrectly categorized? 

Do you think Water and Ice are distinctly different Pokémon types, or largely the same and incorrectly categorized? 

Do your Pokémon wear any fun accessories?

Does your Pokémon have a favorite item?

Do your Pokémon battle? 

Would you ever enter one of your Pokémon in a contest? Which one?

What type of food do your Pokémon prefer? What flavors?

Pokéblocks, Poké Puffs, Poffins, Poké Beans, Curry, or Sandwiches?

Who was your first Pokémon? How did you get them? How long have you had them?

What is your most recently obtained Pokémon? 

What is your favorite Pokémon type? 

What is your least favorite Pokémon type?

If you could have any Pokémon in the world to add to your team, what Pokémon would it be?

Have you encountered any rare or unusual Pokémon?

Have any of your Pokémon evolved? If so, what was in your opinion the most difficult one to evolve? 

Do you have a Pokémon that refuses to evolve?

Did any of your Pokémon have temperament issues when they first evolved? How did you handle it?

Which Pokémon took you the longest to bond with?

Do you have a naming convention for your Pokémon?

What Pokémon did you grow up thinking was rare only to find out they’re common elsewhere?

Do you and your Pokémon have any badges or contest ribbons? Which one are you most proud of?

Favorite thing about your partner Pokémon?

[quirkle2]

pokemon au anybody

[ker4unos]

Media & Mythos #1 - Hisuian Starters

Pokemon Legends: Arceus is one of my favorite Pokemon games, not only because of its unconventional yet incredibly fun gameplay, but the way that it incorporates not only Japanese (Yamato) culture but Ainu and Hokkaido culture as well. There are many issues with regards to how PLA writes how the Galaxy Team and the native Hisuians interact within the story, but that is not the focus of this post.

In Ainu culture, the “kamuy” is a divine being that possesses a sort of spiritual energy or serves as a protector of an object, place, or idea. Like the Japanese “kami,” the Ainu term “kamuy” has a wide range of meanings that does not neatly translate into English. It is similar to the Greek “daemon,” which is a divine spirit that usually presides or lords upon a concept or natural force though his not predisposed to good or evil. According to John Batchelor’s The Ainu and Their Folk-lore, "the Ainu apply their term for god to such a variety of objects, both to the greatest and highest good, and also to the lowest and most malignant evil...”

Although the concept of the kamuy as it is is not in Legends Arceus, the starters of the game still allude to the different kamuy present in Ainu religion. The final evolutions of the starters - Decidueye, Typhlosion, and Samurott - exemplify the Ainu culture that Legends Arceus pulls much inspiration from.

Figure 1: Hisuian Decidueye (left) and the Blakiston’s fish owl (right)

Starting off with the Grass-type starter, Hisuian Decidueye may be based off of Chikap-kamuy (or Kotankor-kamuy, as some sources say). Chikap-kamuy is the kamuy of the land that takes the form of a great owl. In Ainu belief, the owl is said to be a watchful entity that presided over the relationship between the humans and the kamuy. It also presides over rituals and monitors whether humans carry them out.

In one legend, Chikap-kamuy sends several birds to the Heavens to deliver a message about a famine. However, Chikap-kamuy’s message was very long, taking several days to even recite. The hondo crow listens first, but dozes off. Therefore, Chikap-kamuy kills it. The mountain jay listens second, but dozes off too. Therefore, Chikap-kamuy kills it as well. The Siberian dipper listens third, and listens respectfully for six days and nights. Therefore, Chikap-kamuy lets it go, where it delivers the message to the Heavens.

The dipper returns to deliver the message that the humans had grown disdainful of the gifts from the kamuy, so the kamuy stopped sending their gifts. Chikap-kamuy then taught the humans how to hunt fish and offer the heads of deer to the inau (ritualistic wood-shaved sticks used in many Ainu practices). The kamuy are happy and the humans learn how to properly carry out rituals. “This myth both serves as an explanatory myth for the relationship with these animals and reemphasizes to the Ainu listeners the importance of making proper offerings, and of the proper ritual behavior that, because of the uncertainties of their lives, tried to ensure their survival.” (Michael Ashkenazy’s Handbook of Japanese Mythology)

Hisuian Decidueye and Chikap-kamuy share many similarities. For one, one of the inspirations for Decidueye seems to be the Blakiston’s fish owl, which lives within the Hokkaido region. According to Bulbapedia, “Hisuian Decidueye is said to have a stalwart, fierce personality, although it will tolerate those who do not act hostile towards it... It tends to have a nomadic lifestyle, wandering the region in search of food.” This is consistent of Chikap-kamuy’s distant nature as a watchful and fierce protector of the land. Though, Chikap-kamuy is not known to be a kamuy who is quick to fight, so perhaps Decidueye’s Fighting-type is a reference to Chikap-kamuy’s temper or derived from another inspiration entirely.

Figure 2: Hisuian Typhlosion (left) and a traditional Ainu household (right)

Moving onto the Fire-type starter, Hisuian Typhlosion may be based off of Kamuy-fuchi. Kamuy-fuchi is the kamuy of the hearth. It is said that she lives in the hearth within each home, as the hearth is the gateway to which the humans and kamuy can communicate with each other. She is one of the most important and powerful kamuy in the Ainu pantheon. She presides not only over the hearth but of domestic affairs and the household.

The hearth is also considered the residence of the dead, acting as a sort of underworld. Therefore, Kamuy-fuchi is considered a psychopomp, or one that guides the souls of the dead. Although Kamuy-fuchi rests at night, the hearth must never be extinguished. Her duty is so important that she never leaves the household, and employs other kamuy to act for her in the outside world.

According to legend, Kamuy-fuchi is the one who taught women how to make the kut (sacred belt worn on the lower abdomen that traces a woman’s matrilineal line). She is known to watch over mothers, for when a woman is going to give birth, a new fire is laid at the birthing place. “[T]hough she was served by men, her ties to women insured some balance between the sexes, at least inasmuch as familial and household affairs were concerned. Her myths demonstrate the relative independence and power that women assumed in Ainu society.” (Michael Ashkenazy’s Handbook of Japanese Mythology)

Hisuian Typhlosion’s typing pays homage to Kamuy-fuchi’s role as both a protector of the hearth and guide of the dead. According to Bulbapedia, “When eating spirits, it is believed that the spirits are purified by Hisuian Typhlosion's flames, before they are guided back to the afterlife where they belong.” Kamuy-fuchi is, as stated before, a psychopomp figure, and her hearth is kept pure by the humans. She does not eat spirits, but perhaps it is more of a symbolic reference than anything, since fire has a purifying aspect to it in many cultures. 

As a bonus, Hisuian Typhlosion’s signature move Infernal Parade may be based off of the Hyakki Yagyō, or the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons. The Night Parade was a large parade of yōkai that manifested in the dead of night. It was seen as a sign of ill omen. “On nights when the grotesque procession worked its way across what was then the furthest edge of town, residents were obliged to take refuge in their homes lest they wind up sick, mutilated, or blinded by the sheer sight of its monstrous participants.” (Hiroko Yoda’s Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien) This ties in with the Ghost-typing of the move, since yōkai often translates to “ghost” or “spirit.” 

Figure 3: Hisuian Samurott (left) and an orca whale (right)

And finally, the Water-type starter Hisuian Samurott may be based off of Repun-kamuy. Repun-kamuy is the kamuy of the sea that takes the form of an orca. As a young child, he was known to be devious and unruly, though not truly unkind. He was an important kamuy because he provided gifts and food from the sea.

In one story, Repun-kamuy hunted a whale and her young and three them besides a village. A sea wren told him that the humans are cutting up the whales’ meat without showing the proper care to it. However, Repun-kamuy only laughed and said that the humans may do whatever they please with the meat, for it is theirs.

Later, Repun-kamuy saw that the sea wren had lied, and the humans cut up the whales’ meat with their sacred weapons while wearing their finest clothing. Feeling so grateful from the prayers and rituals of the humans, he held a grand feast for his fellow kamuy. He then declared that humans would know no famine, for the sea would keep them fed. “The mutually dependent relations of humans and kamui are well represented in this myth: The humans need food from nature (stranded whales were a major item of food), and the kamui need the prayers and offerings of the humans.” (Michael Ashkenazy’s Handbook of Japanese Mythology)

This comparison between Hisuian Samurott and Repun-kamuy is, unlike the other two, rather scant in terms of similarities and evidence. According to Bulbapedia, “Hisuian Samurott is said to have a cold and hard-hearted nature, and is deft with its shell blades. Unlike its Unovan counterpart, which prefers fighting fair, Hisuian Samurott will do anything to win a battle, and prefers to use tricks such as surprise attacks and cheap shots.” To my knowledge, Repun-kamuy is not an unfair or cruel god, merely a carefree and mischievous one. The plating on the back of Hisuian Samurott’s head somewhat resembles that of an orca (without the horn, obviously, since orcas don’t have horns). These differences are certainly due to differing inspirations for the Pokemon, though both Samurott and Repun-kamuy have a connection to water and the sea.

Although the Hisuian starters have varying inspirations for their designs and personalities, there is an undeniable link between them and the kamuy worshipped by the Ainu. 

SOURCES: - The Ainu and Their Folk-lore by John Batchelor - Bulbapedia - Handbook of Japanese Mythology by Michael Ashkenazy - Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien by Hiroko Yoda

[ssj2hindudude]

Potatoes Pokémon Teams

Rules: Full teams of 6; 1 starter (pichu and eevee count); 1 legendary; fully evolved to show growth; Gen 1-4 (because I'm a Sinnoh boi)

Aru:

Raichu: It would be almost insulting not to give the team leader the face of the show, especially when she has lightning-based powers.

Gengar: A tricky pokemon for an even trickier trainer.

Gyrados: Nothing matches Aru's zero to hero story like a Magikarp evolving into this wild badass.

Lucario: Someone who respects Aru's growth into a strong leader.

Tyranitar: A reference to Godzilla and Aru's general taste in movies.

Moltres: I think we all know which firebird this one reminds her of.

Mini:

Empoleon: Piplup just looks like a bubble that could pop at any moment and Mini's first instinct was "must protecc"

Blissey: Doctor meets her nurse.

Rapidash: Flashback to her favorite night mare.

Dusknoir: First picked Duskull because it matched her death aesthetic.

Marowak: Similar weapons. Bones also match her aesthetic.

Giratina: Basically Pokemon's God of the dead.

Brynne:

Charizard: I distinctly remember Brynne mentioning this.

Nidoqueen: Takes a queen to know one.

Machamp: Strong wrestler...need I say more?

Ditto: Two shapeshifters meet.

Mamoswine: Two foodies meet.

Regigigas: Powerhouse that made the continents [possibly with bare hands]

Nikita:

Meganium: I've seen Chikorita show as much sass as Nikita.

Roserade: Elegance and a natural for the stage.

Milotic: Close to a mermaid and also a natural for the stage.

Beautifly: Cute. Also, it's the perfect compliment for Sheela's Dustox. (They both had Wurmples that evolved differently)

Gardevoir: Elegance and it's already wearing a dress.

Celebi: Small, cute, and in Mystery Dungeon, not a pushover.

Sheela:

Typhlosion: Sheela thought Cyndaquil looked cute when it was sleeping...until she found out it was awake.

Alakazam: Same deal with Abra.

Espeon: A fellow psychic.

Dustox: Cute. Also, it's the perfect compliment for Nikita's Beautifly. (They both had Wurmples that evolved differently)

Altaria: Something that has its head in the clouds as often as she does

Jirachi: It wraps its yellow ribbons around itself like a blanket when it sleeps. How could she resist?!?

Kara:

Venusaur: Bulbasaur's a classic!

Sunflora: Sun-based and lively.

Solrock: Sun-based. Also psychic like someone she knows.

Girafarig: Two-faced and relatable.

Unown: A Pokemon based on words?!? WANT!

Cresselia: Enchanting.

Aiden:

Sceptile: Suave badass

Luxray: Wild and full of lightning like Aru.

Staraptor: Suave badass with wings.

Gallade: Suave bad- yeah, I'm seeing the pattern...

Kangaskhan: Flashback to the days of carrying around his backpack.

Dialga: God of Time. Can capture time in an instant like his camera.

Rudy:

Feraligatr: Wild reptile

Smeargle: Messy artist

Kricketune: Musician.

Chatot: Singer/Musician

Sableye: Good eye for gems and vice versa.

Rayquaza: The most powerful snake ever.

Obviously, this is just my own guesswork and you guys are more than free to reblog with teams you think would suit them better.

[delphiniumarchangelmoon]

Ok so.

Here’s what I did.

- his Pokémon are all level 68 and Giratina is 70. I would recommend a minimum of 73 across the board just based on how much damage everything can do.

- if you’re dead set on using the Empoleon, it’s not the WORST idea to deal with the Arcanine and Togekiss… but I’d actually recommend a Gyarados as a water type because your Empoleon WILL get taken out easily by the Lucario, Garchomp, and Giratina with their fighting and ground coverage, meanwhile Gyarados gets coverage to deal with everything Empoleon deals with, is neutral to grass, resists fighting, and is immune to ground, which Volo’s two/three scariest Pokémon (remember you fight Gira twice) have either as STAB or as coverage. Volo has no electric on his team, a water/flying type with ice coverage cannot be stopped.

Step 1: send out gyarados, step 2: click ice fang, step 3: profit

- if you want to avoid Gyarados for being too good of a match, a Gastrodon is the next best option imo

- the Spiritomb really isn’t THAT annoying even without a fairy type because fairy coverage is really easy to get. I’d recommend the Blissey as your lead here due to how chunky it is and it being completely immune to Shadiw Ball.

it can miss a few turns to hypnosis without it being a death sentence, and it has Dazzling Gleam as a Tutor move which should obliterate the spiritomb easy, and whatever comes out next you can probably get a bit of damage on before having to swap something else in.

- teach your Zoroark Flamethrower and burn that Lucario to a crisp, that’s what I did but with my typhlosion. It might not work as well with a zoroark but I don’t know how to deal with Lucario other than being immune to fighting moves and lighting it on fire.

- Volo’s roserade is a literal joke. It has three moves. One of them is spikes. Zoroark and gyarados both destroy it. So does gastrodon now that I think about it. Hell, a Roserade of your own could destroy it. I could cough on it and kill it. This man made a mockery of my favorite Pokémon and for that I will never forgive him

- also not a bad shout: the alpha Gallade in the temple. It’s level 70 off the bat, gets fantastic coverage, and its fast. Might get yeeted by a crit but it’ll take something down with it for sure. There’s never really a bad time to have a Gallade in the back.

- if you chose rowlet at the start. I’m sorry? I just don’t really know what to do with a decidueye here. Like it’s fine, none of the starters are bad, but the other two have much easier niches in this fight.

Actually trying to beat volo again now. Friend suggested I get an empoleon so after trying and failing to catch the alpha one (it killed itself???) I’ve got a piplup and am leveling it up along with my zoroark and blissey (who are way higher leveled compared to it, but still underleveled in terms of my team)

Anyway, feel free to give me tips, I very much need them

[doubleddenden]

Well I said I was going to have to figure out how to work out the team shot and trainer card, but it turns out I didn't need to do much, so it all went about as planned.

All of these Fakemon are not made by me, and in this case are made by Watertrainer from DA. I did do another lazy splice and rearrange of my own trainer sprite though. I wanted to sort of give myself a similar vibe to the protagonist design, and I think I'm okay with the design, although I am a bit too lazy to resize my head lol.

Anyway, my team from Solar Light and Lunar Dark.

more under the cut

I actually played a demo a few years back that went about to Rassic City, but got stuck due to a bug that stopped me around gym 4 or 5. The game's creators are (or were at the least) pretty cool, with one even offering to fix my bug for me (and he probably did, I just didn't know how to implement the fix). I said it in my review, but I really like the fakemon concepts and designs, and there was so many that I wish I had room for about 4 more Pokemon. Apparently a lot of the designs were conceptualized pre gen 4, and that's just fantastic.

I've been trying to do some unique things with my regional cards, but SLLD is actually somewhat unique among the fakemon games I've played because it's pretty unique in that its more traditional without a regional gimmick. So, I improvised a bit with sort of a clipped design and some zig zags at the corners. I also made a new background design by making a grid out of a series of circles, so hopefully that looks good too. Plus, I used pentagons instead of my usual stuff to try and account for the bigger sprites, and I had space between them, so I did a little sun and moon mural for the Solar and Lunar title thing

As for how Poke Den got to Rikoto, well, how does he get anywhere other than by accident? I feel like he probably went for a boat ride in Tandor or something, took a nap, and found himself in Poke New Zealand Rikoto. The stakes weren't really as high as other regions, so I imagine he just kinda went "fuck it" and decided to explore and take in the beautiful scenery. And as usual, for some reason he pisses off just the right people and ends up babysitting some kids that keep claiming they're his rivals.

Gonna be real, I liked the fact that I stumbled across the New Zealand map in the game because I wasn't able to tell before, but now its super obvious. Rikoto is a beautiful region and probably my favorite in terms of diversity in the recent fan games I've played, not to mention I would KILL to live in the tropical areas.

this is my team

1. (Mega) Salaslam: Water/Poison: Our starter for the region, and funnily enough, just like my first Pokemon ever, a Typhlosion in Silver, I didn't realize she was a girl until like, 7 gyms in. She's strong boi, and I relied on her a bunch especially in late game after I acquired her mega. I think I like water types in theory the best, so I imagine it was a very obvious pick for me, especially when its baby form is so adorable. Probably went from the rambunctious baby to friendly but dangerous monster as it evolved.

2. Aeroma: Flying/Grass: One of the earliest caught Pokemon on the team, and I almost replaced him, but he's honestly very useful and comes in clutch when I need him to the most. I imagine ours sings a lot since it learned Sing and Grass Whistle at some point in our journey

3. Lunape: Psychic: A traded monke boy that I loved so much as a Moonky. I just loved saying his name. Moonky. It awoke something primal in me. Its funny because I accidentally over trained him at first, so he initially wouldn't listen to me until until like gym 3. I imagine we're good friends now. He's actually pretty good for capturing Pokemon, not so much for battles, but he comes in clutch sometimes. In fact, he pretty much carried my team in the champion battle.

4. Werehide (Shiny): My favorite of the bunch I believe. Apparently there's a bug that makes it easier to find Shinies in this game, which I believe since I found 2 of them, but this one was my first and I decided to keep her. She spent the longest time as her previous form, Beopup, until like level 53 so she could learn Play Rough. I imagine she was my shoulder buddy for the longest time because of that, and despite being theoretically the "weaker" of the team, she kept up just fine as Beopup. After evolving, she became SO much stronger, I actually solo'd the ice gym with her, I think. The only issue is that Werehide's ability is Hustle, which makes her hit like a fuckin truck, but she's about as accurate as a broken clock. I do imagine she's like my dog and is a good doggo that likes pets, but goes feral in a fight.

5. Dinopion: Fighting/Dragon. I almost replaced him too, but there was really no reason. As a Dinomite, he was kinda weak and kept getting KO'd a lot, but once he evolved he started kicking ass and didn't ever stop. His Moxie ability, monstrous attack, and diverse move pool make him such a MONSTER to deal with for my enemies, but he is kinda frail. But if he outspeeds you and knocks out one of your guys, you've basically already lost the battle. My Dinopion was basically able to Solo Rick's Elite 4 team. I gotta imagine he's a rough and rowdy but good dino boy with a hankering for power and glory. I think my guy likes him a lot now because he's a DINOSAUR, and we like dinosaurs in this house.

6. Natoron: Ground. I LOVE DINOSAURS. And this guy is a heckin' dinosaur!!! He had a tough time at the beginning, but once he evolved once, he started kicking ass. There was an awkward time towards the last few gyms where after he evolved again, he started losing a lot more, but he's been very reliable as a wall and tank. By the end, he had both Earthquake, Head Smash, and Stone Edge, so he could dish out a SHIT ton of damage. I gotta imagine he's a bit slower, usually tries to eat grass when he sees it, and he's a gentle giant that my Poke self adores because he's a DINOSAUR

Anyway this was fun to make. I'm gonna be looking for more fakemon games to play through because I just love em, and I love making little trainer cards for my playthroughs.

[nonegenderleftpain]

Also got a pokemon ask! Curious what your top 3 pokemon are!? Mine's Typhlosion cause that was my original starter. 2 is suicune and 3 is litten.

Bidoof gets an honorable mention of course.

OOOOH that's a hard one! Luxray is definitely my favorite - my Luxray named Alara was my team main through Platinum and I love her so much. Second is probably Snom, just because he's so fucking cute and also incredibly powerful in battle for a bug! Third is tricky. I love Charizard because he was my first starter, but I'm also a simp for Shedinja just because it's so cool. I'm gonna go with that, but if I think of a better answer I will definitely say so!

My honorable mention is always Entei, because I played pretend with my best friend as a kid. We were dittos that tended to take the form of an Entei (me) and a Raikou (her). Giovanni was after us and we were constantly getting captured and foiling his plans. Some of my most beloved childhood memories are pretending to rescue my friend from Giovanni's clutches. We would play at recess and at her house and at my house and at the park and-

[hwkhs]

BNHA students in Pokémon

summary: Some BNHA students and their Pokemon team and status if they were in that world. (part one, i want to make a mini series out of this so it’s heavily self-indulgent)

warnings: none

style & genre: bulleted; au

notes: a self-indulgent thing for me b/c this au has to happen. Thank you for reading. also i am in the midst of writers block but the last requests will be out soon!

most of the bullets will be in relation to the main character izuku because why not

*teams inspired by this because i had trouble figuring out who would fit with who and honestly bakugo’s team looks like him aHA

Main Traveling Group:

Midoriya Izuku

Starting Aventure: bulbasaur, aipom

Completed Team: venusaur, lucario, ambipom, floatzel, butterfree, garchomp

I was gonna say he gives off main character vibes then I remembered he was actually a main character already good job ness

but yes izuku here is on his way to become a pokemon champion!

i’m thinking he’d be pretty well-rounded with his team but his starter is definitely a grass type

his pokemon are so concerned whenever they go check out some cave or ancient ruin

izuku’s like “let’s explore!”

and his pokemon look at each other and then at him like “but please don’t try to move and jump on stuff alone pLeAsE bE cAREFUL”

they have venusaur keep him in vines sometimes

literally everyone loves him (all the gym leaders, all the recovery girls, etc.)

he manages to have todoroki and shinsou as travel buddies like how 

they’re all like “i didn’t start training to make friends” and boom they’re a close knit group

very very ambitious and headstrong in his goals

he did get noticed by the champion after all  *cough* all might *cough*

Todoroki Shouto

Starting Adventure: eevee, eevee, milotic

Completed Team: glaceon, flareon, ninetails, alolan ninetails, milotic, volcarona

he’s izuku’s first travelling companion

his father wanted him to become the strongest trainer to carry on his family tradition but he just wanted to see the rest of the world, considering he’s been couped up training for most of his life

he was sent off on his own trainer journey and was unknowledgeable about a lot of real world things

when he met izuku, he was cold towards him but warmed up after seeing how dedicated and kind the other was to pokemon and people alike

“it’s your destiny, todoroki!” ahaha get it

like i said, everyone loves izuku even shouto

todo is cold to strangers but is kind to them after becoming friends

trainers like battling with him because he’s offers their pokemon the eXPENSIVE full restores after battle

and their pokemon swoon over how nice and pretty he is while he tends to their wounds

speaking of pokemon, his are hot and cold as expected

sometimes they clash but he’s always there to be the mediator

he’s unfamiliar with “common” things because he grew up in a closed off environment

likes travelling around, experiencing new things and meeting new people along the way

Shinsou Hitoshi

Starting Adventure: gengar, purrloin

Team: gengar, liepard, espeon, skitty, weaville, crobat, meinshao

the people around him, mainly his classmates, were afraid of him because of the pokemon he attracts

he also had gengar since he was young, the pokemon being a gift from his parents

every time he tries to make friends they run off because his pokemon’s looks make the other ppl scared

that’s why he now rejects anyone trying to get close to him because the last time it happened they just used him

he couldn’t reject izuku though aha so yeah he’s part of the group now

he is a pretty laidback trainer and is more focused on techniques rather than pure strength

mentor aizawa

took shinsou under his wing when he was young and shinsou always calls him for guidance or just for a chat

has a weakness for cat-like pokemon

the main reason he actually joined izuku’s group is because the green haired male saved a skitty

she’s is the newest addition to his team and he loves her aww

he’s the voice of reason for the group but sometimes he just holds back when he wants something interesting to start especially when bakugo challenges izuku or todoroki to a battle

Challengers & Rivals: 

Bakugou Katsuki

Starting Adventure: cyndaquil

Completed Team: typhlosion, electrode, magmortor, arcanine, houndoom, primeape

all pokemon stories have rivals okay bakugou is pERFECT for this

he and izuku met when they were little and because he was more into battling and training, he got annoyed when izuku was recognized by the champion

all his pokemon are as fiery as he is aHA

they love training and can keep up with their trainer’s outbursts and all that we love supportive teammates

he scares every single person he goes up against EXCEPT for izuku & co.

todoroki 's unbothered, shinsou calls bluff on his intimidation, and izuku sees him as a role model as well as rival

gets really annoyed with the trio because he just can’t fULLY beat them

the win ratios are pretty even but this boy wants to win all of his battles with a large power gap because that’s how he rolls

he LOVES using power and intimidation when battling and it’s actually pretty cool to watch his matches

they always have some type of flare to them and never get boring

overall, he’s a strong and resilient trainer who worked hard to get to the top

Kirishima Ejirou

Position: Fighting-Type Gym Leader

Team: blaziken, infernape, hariyama, machamp, medicham, hitmonchan

i’ll just make all their ages ambiguious k thanks

i feel like he’d be a really good gym leader

he’s so uplifting and motivational, it doesn’t affect the self-esteem of anyone who loses to him because he’s there complimenting their strengths and giving them pointers on what they and their team can work better on

man i wish he was in game now he’d be my favorite

he kind of reminds me of island kahuna hala in a way

trains with bakugo a lot because, though the blond won’t admit it, he actually likes training with him kiribaku

when he meets the main group, they all lost their first battle with him because this guy just knows

he’s so in-tune with his pokemon, all that strength and in their bond is so strong

after giving them their fair share of praise and advice, their second battles were won and they received their fighting badges :)

Kaminari Denki

Position: that pikachu guy Electric-Type Gym Leader

Team: pikachu (ik ik but it fits ok), girafig, ampharos, plusle, minun

so hype much wow very exciting

every single battle he does is so flashy with all these effects and whatnot but it fits his aesthetic

think nimbasa city and the runway elesa has before she battles someone

that’s all him

now, his team isn’t really built on defense but they do have a lot of special power, mostly seen in their use of thunderbolt they all know how to use thunderbolt what the heck denki

at one point in his life he thought about owning a farm where pikachu could hang out

he just really likes pikachus and everywhere there’s one they follow him because he looks like them

he’s kind of more bark than bite and might accidentally electrocute himself during battle

concerned izuku when he walked right into a thunderbolt

todoroki was about to ask if he wanted a full restore before the boy realized that it was only for pokemon

he’s in it for the fun of the battle and doesn’t really care if he loses or not unless the trainers are all talk much like he is but ily denki

Iida Tenya

Positon: that trainer they meet on a mountain i’m sorry iida

Team: skamory, straptor, bisharp, gallade

he reminds me of all the trainers that stand there and are like “LeT’s BaTtLe” when you walk in their line of vision

much love iida but that’s who you remind me of haha

he’s the guy that goes by the rules ofc and is a v good sport after losing a battle

when he encounters the main group, he’s training with his pokemon

they were building up and reinforcing their speed and he saw this as a perfect opportunity to learn by battle new people

lost to all three of them

but as mentioned he’s a good sport and the four of them set up camp for the night on the mountain and talk about strtegies and the like

when they part ways he’s telling them that he’ll see them and battle them again

guy wasn’t kidding they fought him like fifteen times total during their journey

i chose his pokemon based on how they look in comparison to him and laughed when i realized there was gallade

because you know gallade’s arms are like blades it reminds me of how iida does that hand thing

like

it was funnier in my head

Uraraka Ochaco

Position: works at the Pokemon Center, training buddies with the main travelling group

Team: gardevoir, togekiss, musharna, clefairy, jigglypuff

she works at the pokemon center for recovery girl

pink is all i see and it fits her aesthetic really

that rhymed

anyways she is super super sweet and loves working at the center, all the people who come in enjoy seeing her

she actually sees the main trio a lot b/c they and their pokemon do a lot of stuff and end up injured

izuku went to the pokemon center five times in a day and his pokemon weren’t even hurt it was jUST hIM

after that she insisted on coming with them to get some experience outside of the building as well as make sure that they mostly izuku and their pokemon would be alright

half of her pokemon are mature and very, what’s the word, elegant (gardevoir and musharna) and the others are playful yet competitive (togekiss, jigglypuff, & clefairy)

her pokemon know the moves that have to do with teleportation and flying/floating and they enjoy using it even when their trainer is gets motion sickness easily

overall, she joins the group when she can/sees them and they are gratefull to hang out with her

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