What if I could see political drama in Pokémon?

Cross | 22 | any pronouns! | you CANNOT keep my grubby political and legal drama enjoyer hands off of Pokémon that's it that's how it GOES!

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I need to mention that everyone talks abt Brassisus as just a weird old gay artist and nobody talks enough about. The fact that when you rematch him he talks about jumping off of the windmill during gym challenges to Elevate The Artistry Of Battles and then IMMEDIATELY follows that with like "Well, I can spare my legs today because I am sure to create a masterpiece either way"

the man is going legs first into FLOORING there's no safety he's just crunching ALL of his damn joints?? All his bones?? On a near daily basis during the start of the treasure hunt I'd assume? Incredibly relatable but also this man is WILD.

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Oh fucking AGONY. A big like. Patch. Like for the back of a jacket. Of basically any legendary pokemon would be WICKED fuckin cool. Would also suck to produce in terms of cost because embroidery is expensive and a LOT of them are like. Shapes that manufacturers aren't used to making really.

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Thanks, Galar, for [checks notes] fictional guy politics.

[april]

📦 Shipping update: we're not delivering your parcel because you checked the tracking page too much and we got shy about it

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Hubris had FAR too few consequences I will be doing this again.

Jokes aside, once I got past lining all of those dang bones it was rlly fun to finish coloring him! Had a much needed good time!

If you saw me upload the version of this with transparency errors no you did NOT

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Oh I am NOT approaching drawing this pokemon in an Efficient Manner.

I am definitely normal about eternatus and hubris is NOT informing my actions.

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They really made someone animate Eternatus in the anime,,, he's BONES that must've been a nightmare

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weather update! He sure is bones he sure is bones!

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I envy the folks who can do OC playthroughs of Pokémon games, my first 2 instincts when making a trainer OC are "grown adult with an established day job" or "teenager but with a partner/ace pokemon who's like. A bug but not an early enough bug to get all the gyms with them instead of the required starter choice" and I'm too stubborn to budge on either front tbh

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^- guy who could lose their mind over the absolute Fumbling of the "no man is an island" themes in SWSH for ages.

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They really made someone animate Eternatus in the anime,,, he's BONES that must've been a nightmare

[fairyyyrosee]

Just finished Pokémon Sword…

This was my first Pokémon game, the game that made me instantly obsessed. I’m super excited that I still get to play with my Pokémon and there’ll still be more quests and even though Hop is annoying he’s still my friend.

But here’s something which is super weird but the game felt so real. I’ve never been so immersed in a game. I genuinely feel accomplished, like I actually became the champion of Galar. This is a real escape from reality for me and it means so much to me that I beat it. My Pokémon actually feel like they belong to me. (I also feel kinda bad for having so many Pokémon in boxes. I hope it’s not pokemon abuse.)

I’m thinking Legend of Arceus next, It’s actually peaked my interest a long while ago on Twitter.

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OP if you have ONLY played Sword I would highly recommend playing another main series pokemon game before jumping into Legends Arceus. The tone change between the two is pretty stark. Don't get me wrong PLA is my favorite modern era pokemon game it's just a pretty different flavor from Sword and Shield.

[fairyyyrosee]

Yeah, it is my first lol. Not just first game but it’s what got me into Pokémon and I only had it cause I took it from my brother 😂 But thank you!! I was initially gonna play it just for Pokémon cause I feel like there’s too much lore to learn about but I saw your tags and I think I’ll look into the diamond or pearl one :)

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Those are good games! That generation is a LOT of my friends' favorite.

There are a bunch of VERY fun side games and spinoff games as well, but those are even more divergent from how the typical pokemon game plays out than PLA is lol. Most of them are pretty good, but they are primarily from the DS Era of the series, so they can be a little hard to obtain legitimately nowadays.

[fairyyyrosee]

Have you played Diamond or Pearl? If so, which one do you personally recommend out of the two cause where I’m at they’re cheaper than arceus anyway

[cringebureaucracy]

Ahh when I played that generation of games it was on the DS, so I played Platinum (the third version of the older games). I think your best bet would be to look up the list of version exclusive Pokémon in Diamond and Pearl and pick whichever one has more Pokémon you like the look of!

Also, don't worry TOO much about the lore between the games and the anime and the manga, those are all kind of their own universes? Like characters will be written ENTIRELY different between two mediums different. (As examples, a couple of the gym leaders and Elite Four in Red and Blue are like. Normal leader type characters in the games but are flat out members of Team Rocket in the manga, and Team Rocket as a concept in the games doesn't really go beyond references in most games outside of Red/Blue (or Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee), Gold/Silver, and Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon).

[fairyyyrosee]

Thank you so much!!! It’s fun talking to people about games and I appreciate how nice you were about it!!

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Don't worry about it! Pokemon's a big series and at this point I'd imagine most of the fandom got in later than the original 90's games just by virtue of how long it's been running, not to mention people who ONLY got into the Trading Card Game or the anime or the manga, who have all had dramatically different experiences from each other because different sections of the community operate in totally different ways. We all start someplace and it sucks when people act like you have to be able to pass the Pokemon SATs before you participate. I hope you have fun with Diamond and Pearl!

[fairyyyrosee]

Just finished Pokémon Sword…

This was my first Pokémon game, the game that made me instantly obsessed. I’m super excited that I still get to play with my Pokémon and there’ll still be more quests and even though Hop is annoying he’s still my friend.

But here’s something which is super weird but the game felt so real. I’ve never been so immersed in a game. I genuinely feel accomplished, like I actually became the champion of Galar. This is a real escape from reality for me and it means so much to me that I beat it. My Pokémon actually feel like they belong to me. (I also feel kinda bad for having so many Pokémon in boxes. I hope it’s not pokemon abuse.)

I’m thinking Legend of Arceus next, It’s actually peaked my interest a long while ago on Twitter.

[cringebureaucracy]

OP if you have ONLY played Sword I would highly recommend playing another main series pokemon game before jumping into Legends Arceus. The tone change between the two is pretty stark. Don't get me wrong PLA is my favorite modern era pokemon game it's just a pretty different flavor from Sword and Shield.

[fairyyyrosee]

Yeah, it is my first lol. Not just first game but it’s what got me into Pokémon and I only had it cause I took it from my brother 😂 But thank you!! I was initially gonna play it just for Pokémon cause I feel like there’s too much lore to learn about but I saw your tags and I think I’ll look into the diamond or pearl one :)

[cringebureaucracy]

Those are good games! That generation is a LOT of my friends' favorite.

There are a bunch of VERY fun side games and spinoff games as well, but those are even more divergent from how the typical pokemon game plays out than PLA is lol. Most of them are pretty good, but they are primarily from the DS Era of the series, so they can be a little hard to obtain legitimately nowadays.

[fairyyyrosee]

Have you played Diamond or Pearl? If so, which one do you personally recommend out of the two cause where I’m at they’re cheaper than arceus anyway

[cringebureaucracy]

Ahh when I played that generation of games it was on the DS, so I played Platinum (the third version of the older games). I think your best bet would be to look up the list of version exclusive Pokémon in Diamond and Pearl and pick whichever one has more Pokémon you like the look of!

Also, don't worry TOO much about the lore between the games and the anime and the manga, those are all kind of their own universes? Like characters will be written ENTIRELY different between two mediums different. (As examples, a couple of the gym leaders and Elite Four in Red and Blue are like. Normal leader type characters in the games but are flat out members of Team Rocket in the manga, and Team Rocket as a concept in the games doesn't really go beyond references in most games outside of Red/Blue (or Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee), Gold/Silver, and Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon).

[fairyyyrosee]

Just finished Pokémon Sword…

This was my first Pokémon game, the game that made me instantly obsessed. I’m super excited that I still get to play with my Pokémon and there’ll still be more quests and even though Hop is annoying he’s still my friend.

But here’s something which is super weird but the game felt so real. I’ve never been so immersed in a game. I genuinely feel accomplished, like I actually became the champion of Galar. This is a real escape from reality for me and it means so much to me that I beat it. My Pokémon actually feel like they belong to me. (I also feel kinda bad for having so many Pokémon in boxes. I hope it’s not pokemon abuse.)

I’m thinking Legend of Arceus next, It’s actually peaked my interest a long while ago on Twitter.

[cringebureaucracy]

OP if you have ONLY played Sword I would highly recommend playing another main series pokemon game before jumping into Legends Arceus. The tone change between the two is pretty stark. Don't get me wrong PLA is my favorite modern era pokemon game it's just a pretty different flavor from Sword and Shield.

[fairyyyrosee]

Yeah, it is my first lol. Not just first game but it’s what got me into Pokémon and I only had it cause I took it from my brother 😂 But thank you!! I was initially gonna play it just for Pokémon cause I feel like there’s too much lore to learn about but I saw your tags and I think I’ll look into the diamond or pearl one :)

[cringebureaucracy]

Those are good games! That generation is a LOT of my friends' favorite.

There are a bunch of VERY fun side games and spinoff games as well, but those are even more divergent from how the typical pokemon game plays out than PLA is lol. Most of them are pretty good, but they are primarily from the DS Era of the series, so they can be a little hard to obtain legitimately nowadays.

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IF YOU SAW THAT WRONG BLOG REBLOG NO YOU DID NOT!

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I leave sideblogs for over a calendar year and come back from the dead when I'm hash tag Struggling lmao what's up pokemon community

[fairyyyrosee]

Just finished Pokémon Sword…

This was my first Pokémon game, the game that made me instantly obsessed. I’m super excited that I still get to play with my Pokémon and there’ll still be more quests and even though Hop is annoying he’s still my friend.

But here’s something which is super weird but the game felt so real. I’ve never been so immersed in a game. I genuinely feel accomplished, like I actually became the champion of Galar. This is a real escape from reality for me and it means so much to me that I beat it. My Pokémon actually feel like they belong to me. (I also feel kinda bad for having so many Pokémon in boxes. I hope it’s not pokemon abuse.)

I’m thinking Legend of Arceus next, It’s actually peaked my interest a long while ago on Twitter.

[cringebureaucracy]

OP if you have ONLY played Sword I would highly recommend playing another main series pokemon game before jumping into Legends Arceus. The tone change between the two is pretty stark. Don't get me wrong PLA is my favorite modern era pokemon game it's just a pretty different flavor from Sword and Shield.

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absolutely detest the level of pain in my ass it is to find booster packs of pokemon cards as a casual enjoyer. Like. Believe me there are cards from older runs that I’d like to have but am not buying for 30 dollars. I’d like to collect all of like. Six cards. However I am gonna be casual due to not having consistent income. but also sometimes I would like to open One booster pack for old time’s sake lmao.