Virbank Gym Leader

[unreality] I'm Billbergia (she/they), and I'm the Virbank City Gym Leader. I love Dark-types. The feminine urge to rip and destroy is intoxicating. Also, most of them are secretly very cute.

[brutal-aku]

Okay, I'm making a pinned post

BILLBERGIA

"The Pedantic Punk"

Gym Leader of Virbank City, after Roxie had to move for complicated reasons (which Billbergia holds an unfair grudge about) and Marlon was fired for running a trafficking ring out of his Gym. Also the Striaton trio came back.

She/they pronouns, transfem. Doesn't battle with her main team much due to League rules.

As her epithet says, she's incredibly pedantic. She WILL correct you if you say something wrong and she will not hold back. Has to control this behaviour around kids.

Team

Goro: Serious Nature Hydreigon. Was caught by Billbergia when she snuck past the route gate. Is her ace. The most responsible member of the team, tries to mediate with the others. Is too big and bitey for apartment privileges.

Rouge: Naughty Nature Hidden Ability Shiny Liepard, and boy does he know it. Absolute diva. Smug little bastard man. Has apartment privileges but he's on thin ice.

Goji: Lonely Tyranitar, originally her rival's. Rescued it after she discovered her rival's abusive training methods. Has had a rocky relationship, but is doing a lot better now. Falls into manholes and off of ledges because she forgets how heavy she is, at which point Goro has to rescue her. Ahe and Billbergia are trying to bond enough to safely use Mega Evolution.

Mikhail: Calm Umbreon, insists on recieving constant attention. Has apartment privileges and is generally not that bad about it. Will sit on lap for hours if allowed. Eats his teammates' food when they're not looking. Has been punted by Goji more thsn once for this, so now they eat separately.

Fiani (full nickname Fiancetto): Adamant Bisharp. Stubborn, determined, and fiercely protective. The only member of the team Goji 100% trusts. Gets frustrated if he loses. Has apartment privileges despite being made of axes. Will never be a Kingambit.

Pazu: Jolly Drapion. Play-wrestles with everyone. Enjoys ripping up toys. Does everything to the max. Has never and will never be allowed in the apartment.

[brutal-aku]

To the blond man who graffiti'd the Virbank Gym at 1 AM today: Why? Why, of all places, did you choose this one to graffiti?

[realpokemon]

there are too many pokemon breeders just giving children eggs what the hell

tbh its kind of insidious as a practice to hand out "mystery eggs"

like. if you're a little kid with your mom and someone offers you a "mystery egg" for like 300 pokédollars? the parent thinks "this pokémon is going to be a tiny newborn anyway" and the kid thinks "wow anything could be in this egg" and creates an imaginary world where they get their favorite pokémon in the world of course.

but what this really does is ensures that neither of them are actually materially or mentally prepared for whatever pokémon hatches. then they either have to spend a lot of time and money adjusting their lifestyles to this new pokémon. or, more likely, releasing it and it gets turned into another pokémon's lunch

[brutal-aku]

It's illegal in a few jurisdictions, but it should absolutely be more illegal.

[daily-pokemon-polls]

You are trying to move into an apartment with your favorite Pokemon. The building is strict about which Pokemon are allowed inside but it’s super affordable. How hard do you think it will be to convince the landlord to let you keep it in the building?

Easy as can be, perfect apartment dweller

Might take some convincing

Basically a coin flip

It will be an uphill battle but I might be able to, while saying goodbye to my deposit

No increased rent, deposit or argument could convince any landlord to let us in

You are trying to move into an apartment with your favorite Pokemon. The building is strict about which Pokemon are allowed inside but it’s super affordable. How hard do you think it will be to convince the landlord to let you keep it in the building?

Easy as can be, perfect apartment dweller

Might take some convincing

Basically a coin flip

It will be an uphill battle but I might be able to

No increased rent, deposit or argument could convince any landlord to let us in

I am the landlord/other/results

Voting ended onMay 15

[verdant-lightning]

jolteon-induced outage

(20 January 2025)

[brutal-aku]

I wonder if OP has any wireless charging blocks? I've read that Jolteon do well with those.

[pokemonshelterstories]

friend of mine found a very fat baby chikorita outside and won't stop texting me this picture of her until i post it here so. have a fat baby chikorita

[ghostgirlcara]

A friend of mine went out of town, so I'm looking after their Houndoom until they get back. He is a joyful beast, but I have yet to meet another Pokémon with such sadness in their eyes.

[wakor]

Legendary Pokemon to humans: I am the embodiment of nature that you can neither control not predict. I will wreck your shit and your entire team's shit in no seconds flat if you don't show up prepared. Prove your worth to me and I might join you on your journey and lend you my strength.

Legendary Pokemon to other Pokemon: Omigosh hiiii :3 Sorry 'bout all that lightning and stuff. I was feelin' cranky. But we can be friends now!

[realpokemon]

Would anything bad happen if I (or a pokemon) drank a smoothie containing every single berry?

i mean it might not taste great since the flavors won't all go together, but if you're burned, paralyzed, confused, asleep, poisoned, frozen, in need of HP and PP, your stats are low, and you're weak to every single type then it's probably a great idea

[hylandude]

Finally a smoothie that'll fix this

[brutal-aku]

Realistically, the concentration of each individual berry will be too low to do anything. It would be the smoothie equivalent of a burned Poffin.

[hotvampireadjacent]

[brutal-aku]

Sure.

[realpokemon]

People on tinkatok are wearing everstones to age slower. Are we cooked

psa to anyone thinking of trying this hack:

YOU 👏 ARE 👏 NOT 👏 A 👏 POKÉMON 👏

YOU 👏 ARE 👏 HOLDING 👏 A 👏 ROCK 👏

[brutal-aku]

Even if Everstones did have an effect on us, evolution and aging are not the same thing. Professor Rowan confirmed that while age does tend to correlate with evolution, it does not have any kind of causal relationship.

From this fact, it should become obvious that an Everstone would do nothing to slow or stall the aging process, and yet...

[realpokemon]

the destigmatization of ghost types in the last decade has been a moderate success! unrelated: pokémon trainers deaths involving a mimikyu are at an all time high

[chunatic]

They're at an all time high but they're still not more likely to be involved in a death than a starter species or a slight majority of any given normal type.

Yes, increased interaction means increased ineptitude. It also means increased awareness of such ineptitude and so increased precautions, preventions & education.

[realpokemon]

owners of outdoor-roaming FEAR Rattatas that wake up for work in the morning & their darling Ratthew has left a random Arceus it hunted on the front doormat

[brutal-aku]

That's a lot of money to spend on Focus Sashes

But seriously, don't just let your Pokémon roam around withiut supervision, especially predatory ones.

[quillpokebiology]

More shenanigans from my coworker's trip to Kalos

[brutal-aku]

Look at me. Look at me. Do NOT give Pikachu coffee.

[brutal-aku]

I never understood why Lucario are always shorthand for shounen anime protagonist types. Lucario are anxiety-riddled messes who can only interact with the world when they're near their preferred people.

[sylph-corporation-official]

We here at Sylph Co. are proud to announce the opening of an official tumblr account. By manufacturing and distributing Pokéballs and Trainer Acessories, we're not just selling supplies, we're selling connections between people and pokémon

[absols-and-accessibility]

[shayminsighting]

[maxthetiny]

[fan-tump]

[transprincessvivian]

[tezbravetail]

[cringe-sonicoc]

[philthepegacorn]

[hex-catcher-jacket]

[cheri-berry-boy]

[luxraydio]

[little-buggy-boy]

[clovemon]

[shayminsighting]

[catgirldragon]

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[k8rgrl]

Media preservation. Thank you catgirldragon

[pokemonperformersam]

No one talks about how carpal tunnel is so common when you’re throwing pokeballs. Wear your compression / support gloves when throwing them. Do It for me. That shit HURTS