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I just wanted to get another win to unlock the Tsereena Admirer title. This was one of the worst and best final battles.

Most insufferable team I ever had the displeasure of dealing with. I'm glad their tomfoolery failed. Tsereena was literally sweeping until that Fissure.

Toxicroak the GOAT with the TKO to avenge her battle sisters.

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This could have gone very bad for me if that Garchomp had a different ability.👀

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My Blastoise holding on by one hp after the Overheat:

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Still on the hunt for the last two grass cats. In the meantime I decided to hunt Gorthorita as well.

I really want a teensy one. She's so cute. But hunting a teensy one would be a nightmare.

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First every shiny in Champions

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The saxophones are getting loud AF for this LADS banner. I'm downloading my favourite cards in case this whole thing goes belly up. I do not have faith in the internet not screw things up. The Streisand effect is loud with this one.

Like imagine pulling these cards only for them to be censored later? Oof! Good luck girlies. I dunno what Infold is thinking but I wish them luck.

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Ohh I hate being right. While technically not the reason the game is basically dying. It was a warning sign in the end. Crazy how quickly things change.

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Damn.

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There must be days where Corbeau must smell like Garbador. Like stinky pets exist and you can love them anyways. And thematically it works for his character as to why he has one. But think about the logistics of someone like him owning a sentient pile of trash. Especially when using it to battle in his office.

Either the Rust Syndicate office has amazing ventilation-I mean it must since it doesn't have any windows. Or that office smells like ass after a battle. Maybe he uses his Roserade to neutralize the stink. And that's not even considering the toxins spewed by his other Pokémon.

One day you go in for a hug there's a 60/40 chance that Corbeau smells of Roserade or Garbador.

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Infold buddy. How did you make all the wrong decisions? They must have spooked all logic and reason out of you. Cause now you've gone and pissed off everyone.

You could have delayed Valko. But by giving a solid answer you've locked in the expectations. Cause if you go back on your word and release him later you'll be in hot water again. And now resources that you have been planing for years have gone down the drain.

Like if people thought the quality was bad it's going to be worse. Cause they've messed up their schedules and any story beats are going to need reworking. It's going to rushed and sloppy. And the real world consequences that people on his team will mostly be fired.

Apparently Infold has done something like this in their other games. And that was just as much of a mess as this time. So that tells me you never learn. And if you did, it seems like you always learn the wrong lessons.

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I had this Tsareena sitting in box for so long that her trial expired. Decided to recruite her permanently to see what she could do.

A lesson in how one wrong call can win you the match. Keep fighting till it's over lol.

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I almost forgot these other items. So it's time for another post of...

Who Owns What In Corbeau's Office?

The green vase. Another antique and super expensive.

I reversed imaged searched and it's supposedly a Chinese style vase. Take that answer with a grain of salt. But considering Paldea had Pokemon inspired by cursed Chinese objects. Maybe it's a reference to a region in the works.

Given all the ancient Pokemon from Sinnoh (Overquil, Bronzor and Sneasler) I'm gathering that Corbeau may be a history buff.

I think the Katana is Phillippe but it represents both of them.

I tend to use color to guess who owns what. Phillipe's colors are black, gold and silver. Corbeau's colors are black, purple and also gold. So when you see solid gold it's probably Phillipe. Purple and gold it's probably Corbeau's.

The Katana sheath is a gradient of black to grey ending with a gold hilt. And I think the addition of grey leans it more towards Phillipe. Remember that while their colors overlap their combinations are very specific.

Given that Phillipe was all about brute force in his past. Him having a weapon fits within his character. Plus he has the closer proximity to grab and use it.

But we can't ignore the purple string. That little purple string. It might seem so unimportant. But it is the one of the most valuable pieces to the katana.

The purple string is called a Sageo. It's used to secure the sword to a belt and keeps the sheath in place when drawing the blade. An important little piece that represents the importance of the little boss.

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Which order do we think Corbeau met Giovanni and Lysander?

In my head he would have met Giovanni first. Cause Team Rocket grunts use posion types. Perhaps he started as one. Or at least had a very brief association.

Oh and look who's outside the Rust Syndicate office. Out of all the pokemon they could have chosen as a statue. They chose a Weezing.

No Weezing in the game but he does have Arbok. Another Team Rocket Grunt preferred Pokemon.

So my theory is he had some criminal tutoring breifly under Giovanni. Lysander later found him and helped him. And he took the teachings of both and it made him who is.

Do I think Giovanni needed to be connected to Corbeau? Not really. I'm a bit indifferent to the whole thing. I mean it's more fuel for my headcannons that I can slot in pretty easily.

Corbeau simply took the best of both dads. He took a bit of Giovanni's criminal side and Lysander's charitable side. And he combined them to make them who he is.

It also explains how Phillippe took such a shine to him. Phillippe likes talent.

What a crazy thing for him to say. He could have stopped his compliment at being as talented as Corbeau. But the player has him "almost" sway his loyalty.

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Look at the keys. *jingle jingle* You like shiny things right? So stop crying. *jingle jingle*

On the one hand it feels like rewarding bad behavior. On the other it's usual cooperate statement without actually saying anything. And that is more likely to make people even more mad.

I don't mean to make light of the situation. But isn't kinda funny that Valko's trailer had something about not bathing in a boiling pot and Infold ended up in boiling pot because of him? From what I've heard, they are cooking them on the CN side.

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I'm coming across more and more content creators taking about Shiny Pokémon lately and it shows me how scalpers infested the community. Everything that comes out of their mouth has to do with value. Not fun, not because they like it. No, this thing should be rare so it can have value. They'll moan how shiny Pokémon are too easy. A lot of them say they only found two and don't hunt for them. But because everyone has them that makes them less valuable and not worth it. Like my brother in Christ it's just a palette swap, either you like it or you don't. That's all the value it should have. Most people have them because they like them, not for your approval. It's that kinda thinking is how you have a pack of cards, just ink and paper, with beautiful artwork sure, being sold at $600. Yall put on this unneeded value instead of just enjoying it for what it is. So please shut up about value and play the damn game.

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Shall we play a game? Let's call it: Who Owns What in Corbeau's Office? The game where I try to make sense of the items and basically headcannon a story to them.

Starting with the item that made me want to make this post. The Bonzor mirror.

I thought it was a real Pokemon when I saw it. Apart from the yellow eyes, the blue/green color really stands out against everything else in the office.

Why is it here? Who does it belong to?

Considering that Phillippe used to be the Boss, and his affinity with steel types, this mirror is probably his. Bronzor is a Steel/Pyshic Type. Phillippe is a steel specialist. So really not that out of place. Plus the yellow eyes do go with the other yellow/gold items in the office.

Some dex entries for Bronzor states it is an ancient pokemon that has mysterious powers. But the most interesting thing is people would shine Bronzor believing it could reflect the truth. Funny enough, the pokemon itself doesn't like being polished. But remember it's a mirror, not the Pokemon.

I wouldn't be surprised if Phillippe gifted Corbeau the Bronzor mirror. Almost as if it was intended to be a representation of Corbeau with its yellow eyes, mystery and intelligence.

Plus Phillipe seems to have a thing for gold. I mean the massive gold tie, the gold triangles in his pocket and the mega of his ace is gold. You can't tell me the Steel type specialist didn't look at that Bonzor mirror and think "Yup, that's the boss."

Moving on, this giant gold Statue of Kingambit. Another Steel type. A steel/dark type to be exact. Could be a representation of Phillippe's past self. I can't remember his exact words. But once you rematch him he will say how brutish and unrelenting he was before Corbeau. And if you read the dex, one of the entries states Kingambit is not skilled at devising complex strategies. It uses brute strength to keep pushing. Sounds like exactly why Phillippe handed over control to Corbeau in the first place.

This leads into the next item, the Shogi piece. And I have very limited knowledge on the game. But from what I gather it's a very complex game that is similar to chess. Which is the closest comparison given for a Western audience. But it's a different game, different rules.

The stand out feature though is that pieces can be promoted to gain stronger abilities. And who does that sound like?

I doubt Corbeau would buy this for himself. Perhaps it was another gift made in his honor.

This chair. It should go without saying who it belongs to.

This massive chair that Corbeau is giving himself back problems was definitely Phillipe's. Even with Corbeau at the very edge, his shoe heel is barely able to touch the ground.

I mean this chair is so ridiculously over sized I don't think Phillippe could sit back in it without his legs sticking up.

Finally we've reached the items that are definitely Corbeau's.

Its actually surprisingly easy to tell if something belongs to Corbeau. Funny thing is Corbeau is also a fan of yellow/gold. But what makes something obvious his is the purple accents. Cause of course he gotta rep the posion types.

Yup. Those sure are posion types. Sinnoh pokemon though. Well pokemon introduced in ancient Sinnoh.

A past connection perhaps?

I believe the most common theory is Corbeau to be from Johto due to his dialect in Japanese. But I dunno, anyone vibe to the idea that he's from Sinnoh given the pokemon featured were introduced in Sinnoh? Acient Sinnoh, but still Sinnoh. Sinnoh is still an area based on Japan.

Perhaps it's my Sinnoh bias talking. He could simply just like these pokemon. But I'm an over thinker and that's part of the fun of these post.

But if you wanna buy my headcannon that Phillipe gave Corbeau the Bronzor mirror as a representation of himself. Bronzor is also considered an ancient pokemon much like the others in his office with ties to Sinnoh. Corbeau being from Shinnoh or having a past connection to it doesn't seem that far-fetched.

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Pulling for Valko

I stay as far away from X but thanks to Reddit for sharing this hilarious meme.