May 16
“Dunno why Leon invites me to these fancy Champion events.”
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“Dunno why Leon invites me to these fancy Champion events.”
Based on how I look rn getting ready for prom
Umbreon on the couch <3
Was replaying Pokemon Violet, and I got to where, in the DLC, they give a selfie stick. A Roto Stick. And I couldn't but think....
Why do we need this... when our phone was a Rotom in it... that can freely float and move around and seemingly follows our every instruction...?
It can just... hold itself in the air. Why do we need a selfie stick???
I know some people that really don’t like how much they’ve been replacing stuff from past Pokémon games with Rotom technology (e.g. Having the Pokédex just be an app on the player’s Rotom Phone or having Rotom-powered PCs and bikes) but I think it makes up for what it lacks in creativity by giving the world a much-needed unifying… thing.
Before the Rotom Phone, each region had its own defining technology: Unova had the Xtransciever, Kalos had the Holocaster, etc. While each device had its own cool design and uses that fit the game they were in, from a worldbuilding perspective it was like saying Apple released the iPhone but only in California. The Rotom Phone fixed this! Suddenly everyone in the world of Pokémon was connected via this one (perhaps overly) convenient device. Was it an absolutely necessary change? Probably not; I’m sure people from different regions were contacting each other just fine somehow, but I can only imagine the consistency between regions on what kind of tech is used makes things a lot easier for everyone.
So is the diffusion of Rotom technology perfect, then? Of course not. While I think it gives a level of consistency to communications in-universe, I can’t help but agree with those people I know that it IS becoming a little overused as a concept. Phones are fine, but not EVERYTHING needs to be Rotom. An e-bike can be an e-bike without having to have a Pokémon powering it. After a certain point it kind of weakens the ties between the Pokémon world and the real world by making everything in the former seem reliant on the existence of Pokémon as well as lessens the intrigue of Rotom itself by making it a little too common. How many Rotom are there if there’s one powering every phone, bike and refrigerator in the world?
Furthermore, is every Rotom-powered device made by the same company? Is there a monopoly on Rotom? At that point it would just feel kind of… wrong. Maybe that’s a concept that needs to be explored in a future game.
(Side note: what’s with the use of Poryphones on Pasio? Is that like Pokémon’s version of using an Android phone, or is it a Pasio-exclusive thing? How much is Lear making off every trainer there using one? Follow the money…)
How high is the mortality rate for Paleda and Lumiose when people are just casually leaping off buildings and other high places? Imagine forgetting your Rotom phone.
Iono decides to take on the cannon trend. Surely there will no downsides to this latest adventure for clout! Skyla delighted and Elesa just befuddled
So I was listening to this song, and it gave me a really cute idea.
A rotom falling for their trainer after being with them for a long time and bonding with them.
Knowing that, whatever form they take, that they’ll always care for and love their trainer. Their partner.
And they want nothing more than to stay by their trainer’s side through everything. No matter what happens.
Been playing ZA a lot and I'm really enjoying it! Enjoy some shots with Mendel and his Pokemon~