The Growlithe Gazette

We're The Growlite Gazette, an up-and-coming news company based in Hau'oli City [Blog Managed by editor Bex Benson] //cw for unreality

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About...

We're a small team that works to spread news about recent events taking place around the world! We're based in Alola, but our team travels to other regions if there's anything worth reporting on over there.

Feel free to send us any interesting news, we're always happy to research most topics! Just make sure it's credible... we don't want another incident-

To increase engagement, we're letting our editor Bex Benson post and give responses to readers with questions about our company.

We are currently not hiring. We barely have enough to pay who we have here already.

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// Howdy! OOC, you can call me Percy. Any pronouns. For RP, I'm not okay with doing RP over DMs unless we're collaborating.

Speaking of collaborating, I'm okay if you want me to write an article about your OC or pokeblog. Just DM me with your blog so I know I'm not writing anything detailed about someone without their consent yk.

I won't do NSFW stuff. I am okay with shipping.

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Weekly Viewer Poll

We've heard rumors of "activists" planning a march to protest recent talks of setting a higher legal age to capture and train pokémon for battling.

What are your opinions on this? Keep in mind this ruling would only impact pokémon being raised for the purpose of competitive battling.

Please elaborate in tags or comments!

How do you feel about raising the legal age to train pokémon for battling?

Set a higher legal age!

Keep the rules as they are now!

Voting ended onAug 8, 2023

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The Life of a Chosen

Exclusive interview from @coldwisped

Written by Cal

If you’ve traveled across many regions, then you may have heard wisps of conversations about people referred to as a “chosen.” Our agency was able to track one down and force our lead writer (who is apparently now also our lead interviewer) to gain some knowledge about these people. 

Evelyn, who claims to be a chosen, was willing to speak with us about her experiences. She described being a chosen as “someone who is usually picked by the gods to travel with, or someone the gods like a lot.” Though apparently the definition can vary. She became a chosen after she “stole Zekrom from some evil people who wished to turn it into a shadow Pokémon.”

Chosens are responsible for “protecting the region” and allegedly gain powers that are related to the god they’ve connected with. Evelyn herself has “superhuman strength and durability, the ability to create and control storms, lightning summoning” and “can use Zekrom's moveset, and have a power boost called Voltboost” though she still learning to use some of her “non passive abilities.”

Though being a chosen appears pretty cool, Evelyn wants people to know that it’s a “a dangerous job and not everyone is prepared to be one.” These people are holding a lot of responsibility, and “if you ever have the wish to become a chosen please keep in mind that it comes with the risk of potentially losing your life.”

Being a chosen is still something we'd love to research, so let us know if you (or anyone you know) claims to have come across a chosen. The world of Pokémon is vast and amazing and we always love to learn more!

[coldwisped-deactivated20250209]

Howdy alola, how's it going? I'm Cal from the growlithe gazette and we were wonderin if we could interview ya about being a "chosen."

An interview? Sure thing, ask me anything, so long as it isn't too personal.

[growlithegazette]

Amazing, thank you!

So, for our readers who don't exactly know, what exactly is a chosen? And how did you become one?

[coldwisped-deactivated20250209]

A chosen is someone who is usually picked by the gods to travel with, or someone the gods like a lot. It differs across timeline but none of us are really sure what it means fully. As for how I became one, well I stole Zekrom from some evil people who wished to turn it into a shadow pokemon and started to hear its voice in my head, then I kinda just found out. I believe I stole it from Victoria and Veracity, however I don't quite remember.

[growlithegazette]

Fascinating.. that's so cool! Does being a chosen come with any special responsibilities? Or interesting abilities?

[coldwisped-deactivated20250209]

Responsibilities? Yes it does come with them, protecting the region from what and what not. As for abilities, I have superhuman strength and durability, the ability to create and control storms, lightning summoning, I can use Zekrom's moveset, and have a power boost called Voltboost, though I have to actually learn how to use the non passive abilities.

[growlithegazette]

Okay then, one last question: what would you want everyone to know about being a chosen?

[coldwisped-deactivated20250209]

Howdy alola, how's it going? I'm Cal from the growlithe gazette and we were wonderin if we could interview ya about being a "chosen."

An interview? Sure thing, ask me anything, so long as it isn't too personal.

[growlithegazette]

Amazing, thank you!

So, for our readers who don't exactly know, what exactly is a chosen? And how did you become one?

[coldwisped-deactivated20250209]

A chosen is someone who is usually picked by the gods to travel with, or someone the gods like a lot. It differs across timeline but none of us are really sure what it means fully. As for how I became one, well I stole Zekrom from some evil people who wished to turn it into a shadow pokemon and started to hear its voice in my head, then I kinda just found out. I believe I stole it from Victoria and Veracity, however I don't quite remember.

[growlithegazette]

Fascinating.. that's so cool! Does being a chosen come with any special responsibilities? Or interesting abilities?

[coldwisped-deactivated20250209]

Howdy alola, how's it going? I'm Cal from the growlithe gazette and we were wonderin if we could interview ya about being a "chosen."

An interview? Sure thing, ask me anything, so long as it isn't too personal.

[growlithegazette]

Amazing, thank you!

So, for our readers who don't exactly know, what exactly is a chosen? And how did you become one?

[growlithegazette]

Did you hear team calm’s johto lab was raided too?

I kinda feel sorry for their leader. She seemed upset about the Alola lab but I’m pretty sure she actually lives in johto.

Fascinating... no, we hadn't gotten that information yet. I'll make Cal fact check that.

Though I can understand where you're coming from, sympathizing with teams like that can become a slippery slope. No one deserves to have their home base destroyed but like uh... something something, road to evil... paved with good intentions idk Cal usually does the word stuff.

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Cal wants to write an opinion article about the ethicality of shiny hunting and I'm sure his thoughts will get us kicked off the platform

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ALOLAN TEAM CALM LAB RAIDED??

News from a bit too close to home-

Written by Cal

Edited by Bex Benson

On Sunday, June 11th, a raid of @team-calm ’s Alolan lab took place, effectively halting their Alolan operations for the time being. 

The raid was led by @champion-class-hatsune-miku does in fact consider the raid a success. The raid team allegedly “saved many of [the] Ultra Domesticated Pokémon and hopefully dealt a large blow to team calm :).” Team Calm’s lab was also destroyed and the “Domesticated Pokémon” there were relocated to temporary shelters and taken in by other raid members. 

According to their description, Team Calm’s goal is to “create the tamest possible Pokémon, one’s who are the perfect pets and partners” something many people have deemed “dangerous” and “unethical.” 

@prof-lemon specifically has voiced concerns over Team Calm’s experiments, stating that many of the Pokémon eggs subjected to these experiments develop serious health issues upon hatching.

If you note any inaccuracies or want any additions to this article, PLEASE to reblog or send us updated information. Statements from anyone who was there would be much appreciated.

[//sorry for all the @-ing lol]  

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Should "Regional Variants" Be Considered Separate Pokemon? This Professor Says "Yes."

Written by Cal 

Edited by Bex Benson

In recent years Pokedéx’s have been recognizing regional forms, also referred to as “regional variants.” If you’re uneducated, Pokémon with regional forms develop forms that differ based on what region they’re in. A regional form of a Pokémon can differ in many different ways, the most common being their type and their appearance. 

A Pokémon Professor (who for some reason, wishes to remain anonymous) asserted that most regional forms should be recognized as a “separate Pokémon” and not a “subset of a Pokémon.”

“The different ways Pokémon evolve based on region should be taken into account. Looking at a Pokémon and going ‘oh it looks just like this other Pokémon’ instead of analyzing the differences in their genetic makeup is lazy categorizing. Even if Pokémon are similar, they should be categorized separately like Nidoran.” They also went onto a pointless tangent about the difference between Pokémon evolution and the evolution that has to do with “genetic variation.”

Though this professor wants to stay anonymous, the author found it important to note that if every regional Pokémon was documented separately, this professor would have been credited for discovering several "new" Pokémon.

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THIS IS NOT AN OPINION PIECE.

In the future, I will make sure Cal keeps his personal thoughts out of our articles. Apologies. - Bex

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Should "Regional Variants" Be Considered Separate Pokemon? This Professor Says "Yes."

Written by Cal 

Edited by Bex Benson

In recent years Pokedéx’s have been recognizing regional forms, also referred to as “regional variants.” If you’re uneducated, Pokémon with regional forms develop forms that differ based on what region they’re in. A regional form of a Pokémon can differ in many different ways, the most common being their type and their appearance. 

A Pokémon Professor (who for some reason, wishes to remain anonymous) asserted that most regional forms should be recognized as a “separate Pokémon” and not a “subset of a Pokémon.”

“The different ways Pokémon evolve based on region should be taken into account. Looking at a Pokémon and going ‘oh it looks just like this other Pokémon’ instead of analyzing the differences in their genetic makeup is lazy categorizing. Even if Pokémon are similar, they should be categorized separately like Nidoran.” They also went onto a pointless tangent about the difference between Pokémon evolution and the evolution that has to do with “genetic variation.”

Though this professor wants to stay anonymous, the author found it important to note that if every regional Pokémon was documented separately, this professor would have been credited for discovering several "new" Pokémon.

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PSA

PLEASE disregard any articles that do not have "edited by Bex Benson" on them. Cal cannot be trusted.

-Bex Benson

[champion-class-hatsune-miku]

Hey! I'm Cal, a writer from the Growlithe Gazette. Can we get a statement from you about the Team Calm raid for a future article?

Yeah sure, why not?

[growlithegazette]

Awesome! Can you explain your involvement in the raid? You obviously weren't just a random participant, but would you consider yourself a leader?

[champion-class-hatsune-miku]

Yeah, I was the main organizer, even if I was running back and forth doing other work at the same time

[growlithegazette]

Thank you for your time, one last question though: would you consider the raid a success?

[champion-class-hatsune-miku]

Hey! I'm Cal, a writer from the Growlithe Gazette. Can we get a statement from you about the Team Calm raid for a future article?

Yeah sure, why not?

[growlithegazette]

Awesome! Can you explain your involvement in the raid? You obviously weren't just a random participant, but would you consider yourself a leader?

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“REGIONAL VARIANTS?” MORE LIKE “LAZY CATEGORIZING” ACCORDING TO POKéMON PROFESSOR

Written by Cal 

In recent years Pokedéx’s have been recognizing regional forms, also referred to as “regional variants.” If you’re uneducated, Pokémon with regional forms develop forms that differ based on what region they’re in. A regional form of a Pokémon can differ in many different ways, the most common being their type and their appearance. 

A Pokémon Professor (who for some reason, wishes to remain anonymous) asserted that most regional forms should be recognized as a “separate Pokémon” and not a “subset of a Pokémon.”

“The different ways Pokémon evolve based on region should be taken into account. Looking at a Pokémon and going ‘oh it looks just like this other Pokémon’ instead of analyzing the differences in their genetic makeup is lazy categorizing. Even if Pokémon are similar, they should be categorized separately like Nidoran.” They also went onto a pointless tangent about the difference between Pokémon evolution and the evolution that has to do with “genetic variation.”

Though this professor wants to stay anonymous, the author found it important to note that if every regional Pokémon was documented separately, this professor would have been credited for discovering several "new" Pokémon.