#casual stuff

[sugarhog-au]

Sometimes, I draw regular. Have some doodles

[legendaryprofessorwisteria]

So, You Want To See A Legendary Pokemon

This blog is primarily about caring for, owning, or directly interacting with Legendary and Mythical Pokemon - which is absolutely not for everyone and can be infeasible or outright dangerous for many people. So, interacting seriously with Legendaries, even through volunteering, is not easy.

However, there are ways of seeing and interacting with Legendaries that are safe, feasible, accessible, and outright easy! And in this post and a couple others, I'm going to detail some - whether you're an enthusiast, a professor, a current or future owner, or just curious, this is a post anyone can follow up on.

To start with, I'll go over places where it's easy to spot and see wild Legendary Pokemon, with low or no risk (below the cut, because long post):

Legendary birds tend to migrate to follow their preferred weather, particularly Kantonian Articuno and Moltres. If you find yourself in the extreme north or south in fall, you'll probably see Articuno arriving after a long global migration, heading for wintry ice cliffs. Mountain-dwelling Articuno rarely move, but those that live in the poles often do. But around high mountains, there are in fact Articuno - but those places are extremely hostile to people, as are the residents, so I don't recommend it unless you're highly prepared.

In spring, if you happen to be near a volcano, you might just see a Moltres - they hunt across the globe, particularly in grasslands where they can spark fires to flush out prey easily and there are few trees for them to accidentally light on fire while trying to rest, but volcanic soil and crags are their preference for nesting. Extinct volcanoes and regular mountains are also nesting places - famously, there are Moltres nesting near the Kanto-Johto Pokemon League - but the more active it is short of active eruption, the more likely you are to find a Moltres, as they love lava. The Alolan volcanic chain, being particularly active, is also famous as a Moltres nesting site. Do NOT approach nesting or bathing Moltres...but they are pretty safe and fun to watch.

Another great place for Bird watchers is Shamouti and the surrounding islands, with a bonus of a native Lugia or two. The Birds are notoriously unfriendly and their home islands are barred to laypeople, but they're easily observed from the Shamouti beaches or dedicated bird-watching boat tours. The native Lugia are reclusive and rarely seen, but quite friendly as long as they don't perceive a threat from you. There's even plenty of video of tourists being photobombed by them, or getting to pet or interact with them. The same specimens have also been sighted in the Orange Islands, but less often.

Ecruteak City is one of the best places in the world to see Legendary Pokemon! A family of Ho-Oh nests there, a Lugia used to, and Suicune, Entei, and Raikou pass through very frequently. Because so many live there or pass through, Legendary Trainers are also quite likely to go there, and it's a bit of a gathering spot. Any person strolling through the city is more likely than not to see at least one. As with the Shamouti Lugia, they're quite friendly, but well-guarded - don't try anything funny, trust me. I'm not allowed to talk in too much detail about the security in place, but I do know it's there.

The coast of Sootopolis is another great place to spot Pokemon. Latias and Latios are fairly frequently sighted on Hoenn's coasts fishing, flying, and playing during the summer - and during the winter and spring, Kyogre pods sometimes move through, though those are sighted more often far out to sea or near the poles.

There are a couple islands off the coast of Sinnoh where Cresselia and Darkrai tend to gather, though the latter can be difficult to approach as they're skittish and may give you nightmares if they're spooked...which is harmless, I'll be honest. Part of being approved to work with Darkrai is being intentionally hit by their nightmare powers and while the nightmares are deeply unpleasant, it's not that awful and as soon as you wake up, it's over. Cresselia, similarly, have an unpleasant but harmless defense mechanism - they make you really, really dizzy. It only lasts a couple minutes, and it's not awful if you lay down, and thankfully they're not as easily spooked.

Hoopa and Diancie seem to be drawn to Anistar city, seemingly by the sundial. They're usually reserved, and won't approach you, but it's quite fun to walk through the city and see them hanging around like any member of the crowd.

On all four Alolan Islands, the Tapu are quite close with the native people, and relatively friendly to tourists as long as you remain respectful to them and to the local flora and fauna. If you're cautious and polite, even strangers can approach them when they're out and about.

There is a location in Kalos called the All-Earth forest, where both Xerneas and Yveltal like to gather. Guided tours are available, and they have a pretty good success rate of spotting them, given that they know where the tours go and generally like to say hi. Even if you don't see a Legendary, the forest is beautiful, as is the massive waterfall that tours tend to swing by.

There are a few Mewtwo that are quite public and open about their existence and openly interact with people. Several Pokemon with the capacity of communication can legally emancipate themselves - being legally regarded as human from then on and owning their own Pokeball - and a famous example is the original Mewtwo, who does book tours and owns a nature reserve. While he's a recluse, his writing is a complete delight. If you've got an interest in Pokemon sapience, human-Pokemon relations, and cloned Pokemon, I highly recommend his works! The rumor in my field is that he's even applying for a Legendary license - which I'll get into those soon - soon or as we speak.

[iblazitastic]

Doodle page of a moonshadow dad doing his casual tasks 💖

Clairin is so good to draw with all those silky white hair!

[jourquet]

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have you ever made a playlist about something you were writing as an elaborate means to procrastinate when you could have been actually writing and if yes drop a link, son

yeah! i’ve a pretty long one for the jalim (jason kolchek x salim othman) from dark pictures: house of ashes fanfic

[beeedelweiss]

Two differents vibes after kissing for the first time :

This bitch played me

Why is my heart beating so fast. Let me hit my chest real quick.

[wish-upon-a-sapphic-star]

the black brothers for the ask thing!

who steals french fries off the other’s plate: They both do this, but Sirius does it to piss of Reg so he does it in plain sight. Meanwhile Regulus does it when Sirius isn’t looking and Sirius is slowly going insane because he was sure he had more fries than that

who jokingly moves in for the kiss when someone asks if they’re a couple: I sincerely doubt anyone asked that, though Sirius might have done it as a joke about their family’s,, um. Tendency towards incest

who has to bust or bail the other out of jail: Given Sirius literally went to Azkaban for something he didn’t do while Regulus was never caught even though he was literally a Death Eater, I’m gonna have to go with Regulus busting Sirius out

who gives the other advice/comfort about dating issues: Regulus? Talking about dating? You’re funny

Actually though I feel like Sirius would for some reason at one point go to his aroace brother and explain his dating problems and Regulus would just say “why are you telling me this”

who shamelessly cheats at games by reaching over to cover the other’s eyes: Sirius. If Regulus wants to cheat, he’ll do it well

who immediately calls dibs on the top bunk: Regulus. No, he doesn’t care, but Sirius 100% always wants the top bunk so he just does it to piss him off

who starts and who wins the pillow fights: Sirius starts them, Regulus wins (“You can’t use magic to win pillow fights!!” “And where in the rule book does it say that?” “You transfigured the pillows into pillows with claws!” “Sounds to me like you’re just a sore loser”)

who says “your pants would look better on their floor” to the other’s potential crush: Regulus? Having a crush or making an innuendo? Unheard of

[tossermalfoy]

“Mel keep those shoulders to yourself you whore.” The ever charming @youngwolfchaos, everyone 🥀

[thehamwizard]

OH BOY so here’s part 1.

Lorgar, Lion El’Jonson, Mortarion, Perturabo, Rogal Dorn, Leman Russ, Magnus the Red, Sanguinius