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Shiny Badge Quest: We interrupt your scheduled programming…

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Normally, I’d say, “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain” but in this case life outside of the Pokéworld inhabited by Sparkles has temporarily paused their adventure.

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I came down with COVID. It’s isn’t Pokérus where I’d be getting Effort Values twice as fast as usual. It felt like my entire being was obligated by a Mega Rayquaza’s Dragon Ascent and being left as a puddle of goo.

It was NOT a good time. I’ve had zero energy to continue Sparkles journey and make progress. I just wanted to sleep and recover. We don’t got Universal Healthcare or a Nurse Joy to take care of us thus sleep is required.

BUT! There is good news! A bit of a spoiler…

I did succeed in finally overcoming the odds and defeated the first gym. I’ll be giving a full rundown in the voice of sparkles. Thus, things will be chugging along again.

Sparkles’ adventure will continue!

Now, excuse me as I return back behind the curtain and get some more rest.

[lilbruno]

My new teammate in let's go Eevee. Burger King the Nidoran! Which quickly evolved to Nidorino :) . . #nidoran #nidorino #shiny #shinybadgequest #shinypokemon #pokemon #pokemonart #art #artist #fanart #nidoran♂️ #nidoran #nidorino #letsgoeevee https://www.instagram.com/p/CcRX6WJrBA8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Shiny Badge Quest 2: The Training Arc

I lick my wounds under the shadows of the gym. Miss Piggy is napping away her exhaustion. I sat there puzzling over the quagmire that I face. The gym now a looming, seemingly insidious tower, expelling the scent of baked goods.

Of course, my purple covered head would be filled with doubts. Not over my pink piglet because she got moxie. She battles as she naps, excessively hardcore.

“Hello there!”

I looked up, and sheepishly waved at the mail courier. He asked what was wrong and I explained my predicament. He was vacationing for a few days and came to tastes some of Cortondo Gym Leader’s renowned Beatle Snicker-doodles. He offered to be my battle partner, sharpen Miss Piggy battling skills and help me fiddle around with any strategies in my arsenal.

I declined and he offered that if he wins against me then I’ll be forced to accept his offer. Like, I’m going to allow the mailman to mail my non-binary butt to loserville.

Miss Piggy roared into battle. I was full of confidence. Even more so when his first Pokémon, Psyduck took the field.

I terastalize the pig, used Echo voice and… the duck outspend me, washed me away and confused Miss Piggy with Water Pulse.

Ever seen a floating, fainted pig? It’s not a pretty sight…

I slapped on a Persim Berry to combat the confusion. The duck sunk my piggie again. Taught substitution and that faded faster that the lights in Miss Piggy’s eyes.

The cocky little ducky kept making faces during the battles too. The duck was making me cuss with words that’d make Nurse Joy blush…

But I kept at it. Kept fine-tuning my battling skills. I acknowledge the limitations of Miss Piggy but amazed by her determination and grit. Thus eventually…

I BEAT HIS DANG DUCK…

Until his Mudbray came in to clean up… the next profanity shouted made Angel blush and the combees scattered away in alarm.

Eventually, I bid him farewell for now to reattempt the gym…

For now, I stood tall in the towering shadows of the gym. Steeled by my recent losses and frustration.

Ready to show that Miss Piggy isn’t gonna be smeared all over the gym like discarded bacon grease.

I take a breath. Slap my cheeks. Marched in to wrest the badge from Katy’s gym. And NOT because Miss Piggy is dangerously close to overstepping the level cap…

Irregardless, it’s time to sparkle!

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Shiny Badge Quest Fan art

Art by @skarletfantasy

Illustrations of Sparkles and Miss Piggy

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Shiny Badge Quest 1: The Adventure Begins

Hi, I’m Sparkles!

Tag along with me as I explore the Paldea Region with a motley crew of Pokémon that bedazzles. The trials, tribulations and (God forbid) shiny fails.

This is a challenge play through. I’m only allowed to catch a shiny Pokémon after every 3 badges. There’s 18 therefore by the Pushover Elite Four I’ll have a fill team of sparkling Pokémon. If a shiny appears before the required badges then it’ll remain boxed. There’s a level cap for each gym. If a Pokémon is a level over the cap then it’s boxed until it falls within range again. This ain’t a nuzlocke because I ain’t releasing my hard earned shiny but neither will this be a cake walk. These are the rules I’m rolling with.

We’re on the same page? Cool? Cool.

Now I’m working with full-odds shiny encounters. I don’t have the funds or ingredients to manipulate the odds more on my favor. I have options for Pokémon that doesn’t hit the cap but I want to ensure it’s a Pokémon that could be an aid rather than an anchor throughout the journey.

I stuck to mostly to the areas between my home and Los Platos as there’s Pokémon with some slick, cool or interesting colorization. Also, there’s a decent chance I can get something that aids me in the first three badges.

I pick the grassy cat starter, I refuse to care for its name out of disrespect, went out of my way to obtain an everstone to kept it in its pitiful form. Mostly. I wanted an excuse to get an everstone if I ever want to breed for a shiny.

I rode around on my futuristic aesthetic clashing Light Cycle hoping for a shiny to appear. I had dreams of Houndour for that clutch fire typing or an Azurill to have a future powerhouse on the team. Instead I get…

I got this pink girl. She’s a Brave nature, strongly defiant and which means she must be named Miss Piggy because this Lechonk will be a key member for the early portion of this journey.

I invested in power items as to ensure my growing team is as optimized as possible. Depending on my luck with what I end up catching… it could matter.

With Miss Piggy at level 11, I go off to challenge the gym. I had zero urge to do the gym challenge properly and cheesed it to the end because Sparkles does it her own way.

With Attack and HP stats trained up. I confidently thought my pink pig could steamroll Gym Leader Katy’s insects.

I was wrong. Katy’s Nymble was both faster than my pig but also was packing Double Kick. Being a normal type gloriously pink pig means Miss Piggy was gloriously knocked out in short order. The silk scarf attached to Miss Piggy became her morgue blanket.

I don’t have time to do a Tail Whip/Tackle combo as Nymble’s double kick. Echo voice could build up enough over time but again, Double Kick comes kicking that plan out the window. I may need to explore to find TMs that could turn the tide or reach the level cap with new moves learned to inch out a win.

I need to regroup, execute a new strategy and persevere. Miss Piggy is inching for more. She got that hog in her and not gonna let some insignificant bug turn her into bacon.

Well… maybe after her nap…

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Second shiny of my shiny badge quest in Let's Go Eevee! Turkey Burger the Spearow and now Fearow caught on Rt 3 #spearow #fearow #shiny #shinypokemon #shinybadgequest #letsgoeevee #pokemon #pokemonart #art #artist #shinybeedrill #shinyspearow #shinyfearow #bird #fanart https://www.instagram.com/p/CbyFW2kO407/?utm_medium=tumblr

[rubalotl]

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[sinxrealize]

Time to continue the triple shiny badge quest/trial shenanigans over on twitch.tv/sinxrealize! Come by and hang out and hope we can get a shiny today! - - - - - #sinxrealize #twitch #twitchtv #twitchstreamer #teambasic #youtube #youtuber #pokemon #poketuber #shinyhunt #shinyhunting #shinyhunter #shiny #shinypokemon #shinybadgequest #sbq