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Introduction
Hello! My name is Shire! I'm a brand new Pokemon Trainer from Galar, and my goal is to become a Professor one day! I love love love love LOVE water types :D
My pronouns are he/him/any neos!
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pelliper / musharna mail
magic anons
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ooc under the cut //
He's orange for an absurd reason
They were too busy for a pup cup...
“i think [celebrity] is secretly a ditto” boring, unoriginal, rooted in ableism, trite
“i think [celebrity] is secretly a Klingklang” better, still a conspiracy but paying dues to undervalued objectmon
“i think my boss is secretly Darkrai, Mythical Pokémon of Nightmares and Darkness” bingo
why are psychic types that look the most brainless of their kind the most overpowered
funnily enough there is actually a scientific answer to this!
psychic type proficiency in pokemon tends to present in one of two ways. the language around it isn't standardized because it's a difficult topic to qualify objectively, but a well-regarded paper by murray et al. ("the categorization of psychic-type moves by energy output and cognitive activity," published 2001) uses the terms active and latent proficiency, so that's what i'll use.
many psychic pokemon have active proficiency. their psychic capabilities, while an inherent aspect of their biology, are something they hone through repeated practice. this brings to mind pokemon like kadabra, which wield their psychic abilities with great skill and may even manipulate them with the help of objects (such as kadabra's spoon). these pokemon primarily use their powers actively and tend to develop good control over them.
other psychic pokemon have latent proficiency, which is described as psychic energy that is extremely powerful but largely lies dormant. espurr, slowpoke, and psyduck (despite not being psychic type) have this sort of proficiency. latent proficiency sometimes requires the pokemon to hold itself back, and sometimes it simply comes and goes, and when it's finally released it can be explosive. because of the sheer intensity of this energy, pokemon that experience it more frequently develop a "dopey" expression, either because of the recovery period from releasing that energy or because holding it back takes so much focus that they don't have much processing power for anything else.
active proficiency is much more common, but there are certain moves that rely on latent proficiency, such as future sight. most psychic pokemon are capable of latent proficiency to a certain degree, but the vast majority of them actively manipulate their psychic powers most of the time.
I'm not stupid enough to tempt fate, but I'm curious: How many degrees of separation would you need to safely look at a Mimikyu's true form? Like, if you got a fully automated drone to get a picture, would you cack it if you looked at the picture? What about a picture of that picture? I saw a short story once about an assassin who killed people using a photo that contained one pixel of a Mimikyu's true form but I'm 99% sure that wouldn't do it.
i don't have an answer to that. this is actually a good thing because attempting to test it will result in people dying. sometimes we have to be okay with not knowing.
i understand why mimikyu is such a popular pokemon- it's easy for a lot of people to relate to- but ultimately they're rare and research on them is understandably scarce. we know there are parts of a mimikyu's body that aren't fatal to see, because they'll stick their arms out with no issue, but there's no way to ethically test where the line is.
Follow up to my last post. Going right to the source of the problem to fix it from there,
I thought.
Misstakes were made.
My favorite thing about Beedrill is that, despite being territorial as hell, despite not liking to interact with pokemon outside of their line, despite being related to Combee, who will immediately banish a combee if it decides to befriend / mate with a pokemon outside of their hive, Beedrill are so close to those in their hives that, if a Beedrill ends up befriending / becoming mates with a pokemon of a different species, instead of banishing them like Combee / Vespiquen would, the entire hive just goes, "Well damn. They trust them. That must mean they're good :/" and they'll just... let the other pokemon live with them.
There was a story on the news a couple years back about a Beedrill Hive in Johto that ended up having a male Ledian and their ledyba-crossed weedle children live in the hive with them because one of their soldiers decided to become attached to him, lol. It was quite sweet (except for the fact that the hive made him his own needles by gathering a bunch of thorns and using Weedle silk to keep them together. That part was scary. AMAZING for ecology studies and how Beedrill work together to care for their hive members, but not for a poor unprepared 10 year old seeing a Ledian come flying at them with thorn needles).
Fun fact about Paldean Wooper: when not sleeping in the water, they sleep in the mud
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
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.
Eggdex #2
From top left to right: Igglybuff, Zubat, Oddish, Paras, Meowth, Venonat, Diglett, Psyduck, Mankey, Growlithe
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(Igglybuff egg in human woman's hand for comparison)
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Vi Vi my beautiful jolteon wearing her favorite ribbon
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//Reblog if your blog accepts interactions from sentient/sapient Pokémon! Would love to interact more, but want to make sure I don't interrupt anyone's canon by mistake
Hello there! As a water type enjoyer, do you know of any beginner friendly water types? Hopefully ones that learn moves other than Splash. Thanks in advance!
Hi! I haven't had too many water types in my time but krabby make for very good beginner companions! All you really need in preparation is a kiddie pool with sand at the bottom so they have a place to dig and burrow (though I still recommend regular trips to the beach if you live close to one). Krabby are very hearty Pokemon and will eat pretty much any stabdard water type pokepellets. They're pretty low maintenance and spend most of their day digging around and cleaning themselves, but they can be playful! I recommend getting them some extra strength bite toys that they can squeeze with their powerful claw, they enjoy playing with tug ropes too!
Not much will change in their care once they evolve into a kingler except that they'll need more digging space and even tougher toys to play with (I recommend just getting them the steel chews that they sell for steel types, that claw is very strong!!) Kingler are also much more clumsy then their prevo due to their huge claw so make sure your home is easy for them to navigate
Now a lot of people will tell you that corpish are good beginner water types, do NOT fall for that! Yes they are easy to take care of in their early stages for many of the same reasons as krabby, but upon evolving into crawdaunt they become much more aggressive and stubborn. Crawdaunt are VERY challenging Pokemon to train unless you're experienced. Corpish are very cute, but they are absolutely not beginner pokemon 😭 stick to krabby!
Does anybody know any good sawsbuck leaf recipes? I've made some basic tea with them before but I know you can make some other good stuff with them
They taste really yummy in sauce! My local farmers market makes some and it tastes good on everything. Sadly don't have the recipe, though
Xerneas' power is growing out of control. Yveltal's wings have been clipped. The earth beneath us is bulging as bodies stop laying down.
To burn alive would be merciful compared to the fate inaction would bring here...
Bail, My Dear Chosen... Take My apology, My remorse, and My power. My shame would do little to mend Your wounds.
Yet, worry not, My Dear Chosen, for I shall not shield Your eyes from the truth. With knowledge, We can act, no?
I know you, seeing this, will be repulsed. It is certainly a good thing that you are not involved, then, isn't it?
DO NOT DO THAT HOW IS THERE TOO MUCH LIFE??? AS LONG AS OTHERS DIE AT OLD AGE AND THERE'S PREDATORS THINGS WILL BE FINE.
It is not merciful.
You will be forcing it to mass murder while making xem not see like they are?
Things that ought to be dead have been forced to return to the realm of the living. Harnessers of Xerneas' power
Of course not. I will simply be briefing Them on the situation. As I said, I will not be shielding Its eyes from the truth.
You can deal with that on your own shouldn't you.
If you can't I would not mind helping.
Just please don't make Bail kill anyone.
I'm afraid I cannot deal with this alone, and I would rather have someone from Our own universe handle such a matter.
Bail will not be made to kill a single human being.
Bail shouldn't have to witness any death either. Please.
That, I cannot guarantee.
Then you cannot be around Bail if you cannot guarantee that.
People should not have interfered with the Order of things. Then this would not have to happen.
You shouldn't be letting Bail see death, why punish it because of the fault of someone else.
Bail will experience death whether you like it or not. Such is a consequence of living in this world.
It isn't a punishment. I am having It help rectify the issues at hand.
You promised me you would keep Bail safe. Did you lie?
Of course not. Bail will be safe. It may simply see some unpleasant sights...
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alright.
