#monkidori

[intexda]

I like the idea that Ogerpon made the loyal three and their leader her bitches and now they work for her. No friendship, just "I own you or i beat you to death"

[the1entirecircus]

I feel like Tumblr would appreciate an old piece of art I made a while back

[violetnintendo]

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (DLC)

[weirdofishpokeblog]

Spoilers for The Untold Story of Pecharunt

I just now watched that new short about Pecharunt. Man, who would've thought a thirst for more love and admiration was the little guy's motive? I thought he was just driven by greed.

In hindsight, I see a parallel between that and the old couple's request for the shining masks (after eating the toxic mochi, of course). Pecharunt wanted their love as much as they wanted the illustrious masks. It was a completely shallow desire based solely on external validation (a powerful poison of the mind and spirit). It failed to see that it was enough just the way it was, that it didn't need to go above and beyond to be more loved. The old couple would have loved it to bits anyway, but through desperation it drew out a terrible greed from them believing that love was based on material possessions. That in order to be loved you had to do things for others.

How do I know this?

I've been there myself, albeit not to that degree.

I've struggled with self worth for a good chunk of my life. I felt like my needs were irrelevant no matter how loved I was. I felt that my worth lied only in what I could do for others. Thankfully, I've been working on that and I've never been happier putting my needs first. It's still kind of there, but compared to how it was earlier, it's infinitely better.

One last thing, let's not forget that Ogerpon really kicks ass! She's a Grass-type taking on three Poison-types at the same time! That Ivy Cudgel's no joke.

Actually, the more I think about it, the more it hurts to realize how she was a victim in all this (and the Loyal Three, too). She and her human partner were caught up in Pecharunt's pursuit for what it thinks love is and had their lives destroyed as a result. Poor girl! This only goes to show how destructive power of blind obsession can be, and how unfair life can be (though we all knew that already XP).

Remember Carmine and Kieran's grandpa telling the true story of Ogerpon? How he said three greedy Pokémon stole her masks? He never mentioned Pecharunt. It wasn't his fault since he never heard of the little guy, or learned the real reason for the thefts. Just because someone knows the full story doesn't mean they have all the facts.

Anyway, that's all I have to say about the short. It was really nice and the traditional Japanese watercolor style is a super cool touch. Hopefully I didn't get anything wrong, though if I did, feel free to let me know and I'll correct it.

[asktheoger]

(Response to @the-feral-one!)

”Yeah, thank you! That would be nice!” Aya replied.

However, as they continued on, the Ogerpon started to become more and more visibly nervous- Aya fiddled with her obi and necklace, kicked a little pebble, looked at the ground a lot. Finally, at the end of the path, stood her house.

“Okay….,” she breathed in and gulped, heart pounding. Aya went up towards the door and knocked on it. The Ogerpon started to open her mouth, and-

The three enveloped their daughter in a warm embrace, letting out sighs of relief, sounds of laughter, and shaky sobs.

[b-a-l-a-n-c-3]

SPOILERS!

It found the greedy Pokémon there, gloating over their stolen masks, and defeated them.

More versions:

So yeah. Start off my angst drawing arc lmao

[n0rtist]

Drawing the Teal Mask DLC mons as emojis

[pokemonranch]

[Short video of someone walking up to a shrine of the loyal three. They empty a jar of nacho cheese on it, placing the empty jar on the head of monkidori and flipping them off.]

Always hated them, especially the blueberry monkey

I ain't familiar with Paldea's folklore but this seems like a great way to get your house exploded via Mystical Monkey Psybeam