Ok but the fact that like Karen, Will, and N have these wild connections to legendary pokemon could likely be seen by crazy zealots as like some demi God like figures if they wanted to project that image but instead when they around each other it's just 3 dorks that had shitty childhoods and have been given an absurd amount of power to do stupid things like.
Will: "Ok so we're gonna let you in on this little prank we've been playing on Steven for months. First grab a weird rock, the weirder the better."
Karen:"Then when you visit Hoenn head to this specific trail. We found out Steven walks it alot to look for rocks so drop your weird rock among the other rocks on a place with plenty of rocks so he'll be stopping to look at them."
Will:"That's it, that's the prank. It's even funnier if you go with him cause he'll spend hours telling you what the rock is but not able to understand how the rock got there."
N: "......So....pranking is causing mental pain upon others for...fun?"
Karen: "No no, you want to avoid pain. That's not a prank, that's just mean. Confusion is that you're going for."
Will: "Yeah and afterwards everyone laughs and you grow closer."
N: "........hm....so could I prank my dad to grow closer?"
Karen and Will both of them eyes lighting up with extreme glee at him getting the idea.
Karen: "Absolutely yes but we need to start small, something that has never failed to be a crowd pleaser."
Ghetsis: Just coming home to his house filled with rubber ducks to an absolutely absurd degree. Small note from N just saying 'A jest!'
Bonus: Steven has a conspiracy board about the weird trail with all the rocks he collected. Maxie also walks the same trail, sometimes, and finds the rocks first now also baffled because he too can explain what is rock but not why is rock. They tell Silver about the trail and pranking N's dad so he takes Giovamni on the trail who's a ground specialist to make him question what the heck is going on with this trail.
Things have spiraled wildly as the news catches hold of it. Lance finds out about this, but by now Karen, Will, Silver, and N are too invested to stop. Besides what they WANT is for someone to finally figure out its just them messing around cause it's a game so him telling everyone just gives them they're win for free. They all are sitting there proudly every time a new rock person like a gym leader or elite four member talks about the weird trail in Hoenn.
