#according to a bulbapedia

[starscream-is-my-wife]

Thundercrackers legendary could be a dog legendary or thundurus

Latios came back eventually and Jetfire took a liking to latias (girldad lmao) but them being two bots that aren’t fighting in the frontlines of the war and having multiple legendary pokemon is really funny ngl, the sword and shield dogs are blue too... trainers have pokemon themes usually and TCs theme is just blue

both sides are like hey.. if you guys break up and want to rejoin the war who gets custody of those 👀

Wtf did not know that either, I usually categorize the mythical pokemon as the silly little guys!

[ratwithhands]

Pulled your and your bestie's mom ✨

Of all things I was listening to Oops! by Yung Gravy and I was like "what if I drew this with Emmet". I'm too busy to do a rough animatic but this is him with both player moms.

[driftingballoons]

Serperior is great because they are based on many things, including:

Royalty

The bird of paradise

and most importantly:

Banana

[lesbianonionfairy]

figuring out making my horrible little bastard weasel actually... look like a weasel

[dullahandyke]

whenever i see someone be mean to anabel's pkmn emerald design i cry and scream and throw up. leave her alone she literally just came out of the closet. her little boyish haircut her cute face her kinda translucent sleeves her cute little shoes... why are you being a hater!!

[ID: three pictures of Frontier Brain Anabel from Pokémon Emerald.]

[doodledex-project]

Doodledex - #549-A Hisuian Lilligant This is probably one of the more dramatic regional forms, isn't it? I mean, look at regular Lilligant... and then look at Hisuian Lilligant again. It's pretty drastic, right? Lilligant looks like it's wearing a big, cumbersome dress... while Hisuian Lilligant went full on ballet dancer!

The dex theorizes that this is because these Lilligant lived in the mountains, and they needed to develop strong legs so they could gracefully leap around in deep snow to get around easier... but when you stop to think about it, it's weird. Hisuian Lilligant looks like it's "dressed" in less layers! How are they not freezing their leaves off? (But then again, there's no direct evidence for this: Petilil and Hisuian Lilligant aren't actually found in snowy areas in-game!)

[lostmar]

This man clearly has his priorities straight

[viridian-rat]

Maybe Oak can take care of her but still allow you to see her sometimes?

pallet town is still like a 2 hour drive…

[magical-girl-evoli]

There are joltik in the crater, I think.

I wouldn't know I've never been in the crater.

[fierykitten2]

Ay fun fact the guy who plays Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! also played Dr. Z in Dinosaur King (bet you didn’t know I’d watched some of that)

But the real star of the show has to go to

A Pokédex!

Jk, the real stars of the show are…

BLACK SHADOW, DRAQ AND OCTOMAN FROM THE F-ZERO ANIME!!!

[onethousandrbirds]

one of the funniest complaints i've seen about bulbapedia is about how every entry describes each pokemon as "[insert animal]-like" even when its unambiguously clear that X pokemon is just Y animal. and this complaint is funny to me b/c the reason why the entries are written like this is obvious to me (and it should be noted that other people who have offered up their incorrect or unsatisfactory reasons also think their ideas are obvious, but they never think about bulbapedia as a publication), but even then i still get being annoyed that pelipper is a "pelican-like" pokemon

[parasolladyansy]

DxP REWRITE - Subway Bosses

Hey look, it’s BW Ingo & Emmet! Young new Subway Bosses who quickly rose through the ranks of the Battle Subway. Drawing them together was so nice 🥲 I love the headcanon of how Ingo is more vocal while Emmet’s body language speaks for him. Also, uh-oh.

PS: that shot of Gear Station - it’s based on this very blurry promo art I found on Bulbapedia:

According to this, the weird dome-pillar-thingy we run around in the game was actually more of a steampunk contemporary art piece! Made me think of all those school trips to NY’s art museums.

🔼 Diamond x Pearl REWRITE 🔽

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[yamujiburo]

According to Bulbapedia, Misty is technically the Cerulean City Gym Leader, but I don't know that she actually does anything with it in the anime. I think her sisters are technically the ones who actually administer the fights, but didn't really seem to want to? Idk, its been a looong time since I've seen that episode. If Misty is there, I imagine she'd be surprised and glad to see Delia fighting with Pokemon.

She’s the official gym leader in Chronicles and all subsequent series! Most of the battles as a gym leader we see her do are in Chronicles and she introduces herself as the Cerulean City Gym leader whenever she meets new people

[crystallization-of-our-dreams]

Traitor Ult Theory

Okay! I just caught up with episodes 90 and 91, and yes he's only been in one episode and episode 92's trailer so far but listen, if Ult isn't a traitor already he's definitely having a traitor arc 100%. You cannot tell me otherwise.

This scene of him in the intro is already foreshadowing imo, it's definitely hinting that something is going on with Ult, whether that's him being a traitor or something to do with his backstory, it's suspicious, there's definitely more to him than meets the eye at first.

(Also worth noting, I'm not sure how accurate the translations are but according to bulbapedia the line in the song that plays along with that scene of Ult translates to "Just me and nobody else, but that ain't right" while the subtitles on the website I watched it on say the line is "I alone am, I am alone, different". However both translations paired with this scene imply that Ult may feel alone on some level but then later have that proved wrong. Obviously the meaning is different within the context of the other lyrics but each scene is chosen to go with each line for a reason, it means something.)

There's also how Roy keeps abandoning him and Ult seems pretty impulsive, if he's not a traitor from the start, I wouldn't be surprised if he went against the group out of annoyance of Roy leaving him behind (actually or metaphorically) and because it's a way for him to achieve their shared goal before Roy does. Spinel wants Rayquayza too and it certainly wouldn't be out of character for him to manipulate Ult into teaming up with the explorers, maybe he'd lie to Ult that he can have Rayquayza once he's done with it if Ult manages to catch it for him?

Also there's just something about Ult even knowing about the black Rayquayza, I guess it's possible that Roy told him about catching Rayquaza when they first met and Ult latched onto that and made it his goal too but it's also very possible that Ult found out himself somehow especially since Roy seems so done with Ult in some scenes that it feels unlikely he'd tell him about his goals.

Here Roy outright asks Ult if he doesn't have goals of his own, which yes is probably because Ult is following/copying his goal but it could also be a hint that he's working towards the explorers' goal (somewhat unknowingly perhaps??) and Roy might know that even if Ult does not.

They seemed to get along somewhat and work really well together in battle but Roy really seemed to want to keep Ult out of things, implying a deeper reason than Ult simply being a little shit. He repeats that he had no choice in abandoning him but there doesn't seem to be a reason why Ult couldn't come with him, unless Roy didn't trust him for some reason. And the look on his face when he made his mind up to abandon Ult is a sad smile but while he's abandoning him, his expression is a lot more serious.

However, before he leaves Ult, he's seen smiling with him as they set up a camp and eat together. Roy seems to feel some level of guilt for abandoning Ult but clearly sees it as something he has to do. Looking at this through the lens of the traitor Ult theory, this could hint at Ult unknowingly being a traitor. Something along the lines of Ult working with the explorers (maybe not even knowing they're the explorers) unaware that makes him untrustworthy/antagonistic to Roy who he genuinely views as a good friend/rival. While Roy has found out somehow and doesn't want to hurt Ult's feelings but also can't risk keeping him around, despite also considering him a good (albeit annoying) friend/rival.

Also in the trailer for episode 92 we see Ult has tracked Roy down in Kanto after he left him in the woods in Hoenn. He somehow located him in a whole other region. That shouldn't have been so easy for him.

Unless location sharing is on between them on their rotom phones (which I doubt considering Roy was trying to get away from Ult) it shouldn't be that easy, unless someone else is giving Ult information or he has some other way to track Roy down. It just feels suspicious, especially since there's no way in hell that the explorers aren't keeping tabs on the RVT and out of all of the RVT members it'd make the most sense if the explorers were to keep an eye on (as far as we know) the only one in the group still out there adventuring, training and trying to work towards finding Rayquaza again. Which is also something the explorers, specifically Spinel, want.

It would just make sense if Ult were a traitor, I love Ult, he seems great from what we've seen of him so far, but he's suspicious as hell.

And even if he is a traitor I think he still does genuinely like Roy, getting abandoned like that clearly hurt his feelings, especially after he made it clear to Roy that he didn't want to be left behind by him.

I also think if he is a traitor, he'll regret it once he grows closer to the group, or, if he's an unknowing traitor, once he finds out about his place in this.

Again, I love what we've seen of Ult's character so far, he's an annoying little shit with abandonment issues and I love that about him, I'm really excited to see what'll come next for his character and in this new arc in general!! :)

[charmcoindied]

IT HAPPENED AGAIN??? come ON dude

doing an outlaw mission and the outlaw floor was also a monster house. Are u fucking serious

[a-tale-of-legends]

So I just went on a long comparison between gsc Silver and Hgss silver, as well as gsc Lance and Hgss Lance. I know there's differences between the two but I was unsure of what that was. To keep a long amount of screenshots short here's my main take away( long post below):

GSC Silver has this childishness and angry that isn't super present in HGSS. A quick example is in the burned tower.

Left is HGSS, Right is GSC. You can kinda see the difference between the two, yeah? Hgss is like " yeah, it suits me better, so you're not gonna get it" vs GSC silver who's like "i'm going to get it! Me! Not you! You suck!" Bonus in crystal the guy straight up blames the player for no legendary pokemon being present. To me, it honestly shows how. Kiddy. Silver really is. He's still a bully, but when you read his lines in gsc it's like "yeah that's a child", though tbf 1) I still get that with hgss silver and 2) it may be bc I'm an adult not lmao. No longer a child who would get rilled up by these things. It was effective though, I hated silver when I first played Crystal. Anyway! The point being that GSC Silver has a bit more spunk to me!

Victory Road is actually pretty 1 to 1 in both versions, except for Silver in hgss calling the lack of trainers who aren't there spinless, which I found entertaining ( it may be implied he beaten them all?). That being said!

Left gsc, right hgss. Again, I just feel we get more from Silver in gsc. " I'm invincible!". The insistence that the player is weak despite losing so many times. It feels like Silver's just near his breaking point. Just on the cusp of getting it and he's trying to grasp at straws to what he already knows. To me, anyway. The hgss dialogue is still fun! But something I've noticed with hgss silver is that he kinda accidentally compliments the player in some ways? "All of these trainers are spineless but if you're here that means you're not" and it's like aw, thanks buddy. I honestly think that this is very funny. If someone pointed that out to him, I think he'd explode and shout about it. But in comparison to his gsc dialogue, Silver here doesn't feel. Desperate? If that's the right word? Doesn't have that same edge to me as gsc. Though, ironically, that edge kinda comes back in the battle quotes:

^ that's a hard ass line and kinda leans into GSC silver a bit more, imo. Very very fun.

One last thing before heading onto Lance: the actual shift in Silver's character. Aka, the moment he realizes he should treat his pokemon better. To my surprise, victory road in gsc was not the moment that this change happened. It was at Mt. Moon. So! In gsc, silver is first seen at the Dragon's Den, training. We already see the shift in character as he talks: saying that he can't push his pokemon too hard. That's growth!!! And it's only then after you find him in mt. Moon, where you really get to see his change in character:

He's a lot more considerate here. He literally says he's gonna be the greatest trainer ever "because these guys behind me" ...it's so sweet. Really helps Silver come full circle,imo. It's important to note here: the mt. Moon dialogue comes after seeing him in the Dragon's Den. Hgss doesn't do this for some reason. Instead, at least, according to the Bulbapedia ordering of the quotes ( so you can take this with a grain of salt), you meet him at mt.moon before meeting him at the dragon's den. And I feel like that's important bc, at Mt. Moon in hgss, Silver still doesn't....get it. He's still calling his pokemon weak. He's still kinda acting like how he was in the main game. And while it makes sense - Silver is like. Unlearning years of what Giovanni has instilled into him, so it's not shocking to me that even after everything he doesn't fully get it. But at the same time, from a story perspective, it kinda feels tedious don't it? Both gsc and Hgss silver at victory road still don't get the lesson but you can tell gsc Silver really thought about it. It's why he's at the dragon's den. This part is hc but it kinda goes into my lance stuff later, but I would not be surprised if Lance invited him there. And it's after his time at the dragon's den where he feels a new. He gets it now. Or at least, is starting to get it. Which I think is a more fulfilling character arc. Swapping the dragon's den and mt. Moon encounter so mt. Moon happens first makes Silver's arc feels a bit more tedious than it needs to be. Again, I get it, change doesn't happen over night, especially after a pokemon battle, but it doesn't feel as clean to me as gsc does it.

Okay! Lance time! Hopefully this will be shorter. Much like Silver, hgss really kinda shaved him down a bit. But unlike Silver, I think both versions fit him well enough, except there's one thing that I think gsc does better in comparison to hgss. First the small things. Lance seems more playful in gsc. Instead of saying " What took you so long" he says " What took you?" When battling Ariana, in hgss he says that a 2 v 1 is sneaky and typical for Rocket ( paraphrasing), but in Gsc? " Hey! Don't be selfish! Spread the fun around" Hello? That's so fun??? This excitement, and kinda cockiness of whooping in and battling. GSC feels so much more playful compared to his HGSS counterpart. And honestly you can see it in the designs too!

GSC Lance with the smirk, and him covering himself with the cape all cool like. Hgss is more imposing, commanding, and has a more stern presence to him. And again! I like both of these! But I would be lying if I slightly reminisce that slight playfulness GSC Lance had. That's the small stuff. The big thing that gets me, and what edges out GSC for me, is this:

" But i'm concerned about the young guy I battled in the process" That line isn't there in hgss at all, which I feel makes a huge difference in how the connection between Silver and Lance are portrayed. Lance is worried over Silver. Even if it's just a small, passing concern, it honestly reflects on Lance's character a lot more? It makes him look better is what I'm saying. We know that Silver ends up going to the dragon's den to train after the main game. We don't know why he's there specifically, but if I had to guess it was probably Lance. Again, I know, hc, but I feel like I can say that if Lance has pretty much said he's worried for the guy. Why wouldn't he offer up the idea of training at the Dragon's Den. I know, again, hc but still. It shows their connection. In hgss, Lance never says he's concerned over Silver, making their whole dynamic feel so one sided. Like silver tails the player at the golden rod underground, just to see if Lance was there to battle him. But when Lance shows up in the post game he's like " oh hey, it's you. Nice". Like. That's it? The whole thing between Lance and Silver in gsc was that 1) Lance said that Silver didn't trust or care for his pokemon and was concerned over him for that and 2) Silver taking those words to heart more than he wants to, and he still ends up training at the dragon's den. I just feel like that makes their dynamic feel more whole compared to how one sided it feels in hgss ( I could argue a lot of things feel one sided about Silver but I digress). To me this is beyond the whole Dad Lance, Uncle Lance or whatever, it's just a matter of how their dynamic is portrayed and how it affects the writing. To me, I think that single line of dialogue for Lance brings it all together, while also just making Lance look better as a character. He's said to be a guy who wears his heart on his sleeve, so like. I dunno. Why not have him be concerned for a troubled kid. Let's ignore the fact he hyper beamed a man a point blank in front of another child.

Anyway! I hope all of this makes sense lol.