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Sword and Shield is so silly man. Your friend's brother (the champion) is mildly late to taking you two out for a celebratory dinner. Instead of just deciding, 'well Leon is the champion, and he tends to be busy, especially during the busiest time of the year for the league, so maybe we should just shelf the dinner until further notice,' THIS is what happens next:

The secretary of the chairman shows up, and immediately starts taunting two children about it.

She proceeds to challenge two children to a petty game where they have to run around London and beat up people from the chairman's company.

You start an impromptu concert in the biggest train station in Galar.

THEN you break into the main tower of Macro Cosmos in the dead of night.

Hijack an elevator in this building.

While you're waiting to get to the top, have a talk with your rival about how you crushed his hopes and dreams by beating him in front of millions literally less than three hours ago (okay that's an HC but it probably does happen. Hop is shown talking to you as you go up the elevator.)

Beat up more people.

Get to the top of the tower and are challenged by the secretary who is incredibly pissed off that you won the game she challenged you to.

Beat her ass

After ALL of this, Leon is completely fine. He's having a mildly creepy talk with Rose. But nothing is wrong lmao. And then you and Hop show up after wreaking havoc through half of Wyndon and he's like, 'haha sorry i was late' and you leave??? And there is no repercussions for anything anyone did??? And no one ever comes back to this???

I love Sword and Shield. I'm biased. It was my first Pokemon game. But seriously what were the writers on 🥀.

#pokemon sword and shield #hop pokemon #champion leon #chairman rose #pokemon writing #this is the second best example of the bad writing in this game i fear #the best being why on earth rose had to imminently begin armageddon

I recently found the first story I ever wrote, back in third grade. Remember, everyone starts somewhere and I started with steak knives😔

#writing #creative writing #seriously what was nine year old me on bro #steak knife

oakorri

I wonder where he is and what he’s up to

I wish that Phantump didn't evolve into Trevenant based on trading, and instead it was based on maxing out friendship and affection. Phantump were created because of children who got lost in the woods, children who stayed eternally children because they were never given anymore love or affection.

But when you show it love, then, and only then, does it evolve. You essentially are raising Phantump into an adult.

#pokemon #trade evolutions are so annoying #and it's not like they would exist in universe #so we need explanations such as this one #headcanon #generation 6 #phantump #trevenant #this post is based off a fanart i saw of calem having to treat his phantump like a child because it is a child

Me looking at the XY cast: Yeah, none of these people are straight.

Me looking at the PLZA cast: Yeah, none of these people are cisgender.

#honestly the new trailer sealed the deal for me #France has done it again #pokemon #pokemon xy #pokemon legends za

I'm replaying Pokemon White, and I find it somewhat hilarious that this man, who loves ores, rejects and insults my stone that holds the literal essence of a legendary Pokemon.

I know it's programmed for the story. But this guy really just missed the catch of a lifetime lmao.

#pokemon black and white #pokemon #zekrom #legendary pokemon

huntershippings

ever since i saw that dialogue in the hgss pal park lobby (?i think) saying they were a fan of the protag i was just like. wow. it kinda got me thinking about how being a champion really is in universe. i've always viewed it as something similar to a sports celebrity in a way but obviously like... its own thing.....it made me think abt how child stars are so exploited irl BECAUSE champions are supposed to protect their regions and stuff and like. can u imagine being a 12 year old and being expected to take care of the region?? thats cray cray. like obviously pokemon never delves into that kind of stuff because. Kids game. (Also maybe im taking it too seriously but like leave me alone) but it gives me a really different perspective on how to view ethan especially... in my little headcanon mind people delve into that angsty potential so much with red and mt silver and all that but never with ethan.... I think we need to make that skater boy suffer MORE actually

The theme of Sinnoh, previously known as Hisui, is very obviously religion. They introduced a Pokemon God and other deity-like figures, and established a religion in the Pokemon world. The whole Giratina- being-banished-by-Arceus thing clearly takes inspiration from Christianity. The entire plot of Legends Arceus centers around the player being the chosen one of God. The Diamond and Pearl clans represent how two religions can both be right AND wrong at the same time, so it's not worth conflict over it.

So, both of the major antagonists of these games, Cyrus and Volo, should tie perfectly into this theme of religion.

Volo desperately searches for Arceus to the point where it becomes obsessive and consumes his whole life. He's willing to destroy Hisui and kill the player just to meet Arceus. He hates the player character for being the chosen one and not him because in his mind, he deserves it for devoting his life to Arceus.

Yet he willfully ignores that he has Giratina, the devil, everything Arceus is against, standing by his side. This represents real people throughout history who do unspeakable things in the name of their religion, all the while becoming the antithesis of what it represents.

Now think about Cyrus. He has no morals, no beliefs, no respect for the world. He believes humanity is nothing more than a burden, and lives only by logic. He sees people and Pokemon as no more than tools, even when they're the commanders who have stood with him for years. The legendary pokemon, or deities, are just a means to an end. He doesn't believe in them.

His perfect world? It would have no emotions, no consciences, none of these things he thinks are nothing but burdens. Cyrus is completely apathetic to the world with no meaning, so he believes it should match that. He represents people who do terrible things because they see no other point.

After all, Sinnoh/Hisui's theme is religion, so why shouldn't its villains show what happens when religion goes sideways?

Volo represents faith taken to the extreme.

Cyrus represents atheism taken to the extreme.

They are two sides of the same coin.

#pokemon dppt #legends arceus #galactic boss cyrus #volo #sinnoh #hisui #theme analysis #pokemon #pokemon games

pokemonblack3white3

Okay let's talk about Hau and Hop. They're both nice. They both ditch the protagonist to have a rivalry with some jackass instead. A prominent male familial figure in their life left them to pursue a career in battling.

Hau's dad couldn't handle the pressure of being the son of a kahuna, so he abandoned his family to become an elite four in another region. His existence is very easy to miss. He's rarely brought up, and Hau doesn't seem particularly torn up by his absence. Hau is very close with his family that is present, Hala easily filling in for the role Hau's father left vacant. Still, Hau is a lot like his father. Hau refuses to battle at his best so it hurts less when he loses. Despite his closeness with his family and living in the Alola region, whose denizens are so friendly that even wild pokemon will lend each other a hand in a pinch, Hau frequently masks his real feelings. His arc involves realizing serious battling could be in his future, if he really wants it and is willing to work for it, but that means that sometimes he is going to try his hardest and still lose. Hau could outgrow his father and become the next kahuna.

Leon undertook one of the most stressful and high-pressure jobs in Galar as the undefeatable champion, and his prescence there is inescapable. The only people Leon's life isn't completely open to is his own family, who still neglect Hop in favor of him. Hop's entire world revolves around his brother, but Hop is nothing like Leon. He's fought his hardest since day one but still isn't half the battler Leon was at his worst. The Galar League is an incredibly toxic environment and it punishes a kid like Hop for wearing his heart on his sleeve. Hop's arc is about how he can't keep trying to become his brother and needs to find his own path. He will never become champion.

They're just so completely and fundamentally different characters. Obviously there's some similarities in there, but their arcs are taken in two entirely different directions. I love them both dearly.

ihopethisendswell

I will never stop thinking about how SwSh changed what it meant to be a champion. I won't go too deep, cause there thousands of post that better be explain the concept better than I do, but it's just interesting that previous regions, a champion walking around is such a casual thing. Like, Cynthia would just stroll in like it's nothing. Though the anime does make a point to show her status has an effect of people, hence one if my favorite scenes in black and white, but that's the anime. Then Leon comes along and shakes things up and now it's like ' oh man maybe being champion isn't as cool as it appears' and then it's like ' oh man the protagonist ( if we count them) were incredible young when they became champ I wonder how they feel' ( for me anyway). But yeah. That's all. I just think the whole thing is pretty neat.

epicspheal

Honestly ever since about Gen 6 I’ve been really thinking about how the protagonists feel about being champion. While we don’t know much about the journeys of the non-player champions, the game protagonists always get caught up in some dangerous stuff that with few exceptions, don’t have any adults actually help them out. I imagine there could be some resentment of the protag champs towards their predecessors. Like I’m not sure how Serena/Calem feel about Diantha just being completely absent while Lysandre tries to kill everyone. And I’m not sure how much Dawn/Lucas would appreciate Cynthia just standing there in the distortion world while they face Giratina. And SM Elio/Selene? Like okay there wasn’t an official champion then until them, but I feel like being forced to be Lillie’s bodyguard and having to face motherbeast Lusamine would be mentally scarring. It may not be something that hits them while initially on their journey but I feel like it at some point they would reflect on that and begin to side eye their predecessors.

Regular Pokemon Games: You're going on a tour of the country with your friends and rivals, trying to become the strongest trainer you can be!

Legends Games: Take your pick-- You can either fight for your life in the wilderness of pre-colonized Hokkaido, or go around getting mugged in the streets of Paris (but it's ok, because now you can mug people back.)

#Pokemon #legends za #legends arceus #all of these posts about the player getting mugged because of the direct took me out #so i had to make one too #istg legends games are just so unhinged compared to main line games

iklenos

Me gusta pensar que a Iris le encanta dar paseos sobre Tyrantrum.

aquavulpix23

I love the dynamic between Iris and Diantha so much, especially after The Shining Heart Of Dragons event! Like, the experience of helping Iris was what got Diantha to understand mentorships and I can't even. I love them just being silly like this outside of canon.

#pokemon diantha #pokemon iris #pmex #fanart #pokemon fanart #they're so cute #like gamefreak give us more canon interactions

Penny: What's wrong with you?

Arven: Off the top of my head, I'd say low self-esteem, a lack of paternal affection, and a genetic predisposition for anxiety and depression.

#pokemon incorrect quotes #paldea #pokemon scarlet and violet #pokemon penny #pokemon arven #arven my poor boy