#stat trainer marley

[skuntank]

THERES MORE CHERYL IM GONNA THROW UPPPPP

[wildflowercryptid]

felt like doodling some sinnoh redesigns today! ( i sketched the cheryl one on a notepad at work. )

[destinywillowleaf]

besides legends arceus causing the whole "oh riley is actually really old (and at one point went by rye)" braincell it also led to other Fun Ideas about ancestry and dealing with who people expect you to be contrasting with who you really are :) especially with marley's japanese name (mai) becoming the english name for her ancestor and thus joining rye in being the stat trainer ancestors who share the same name origin as their present-day descendants/selves :) :) (also they were specifically made a team in the BDSP battle tower which might not mean much but i'm thinking about it now anyway)

[tenaciousdecapitator]

Hi I kept meaning to ask you: do you have headcanons around Marley's family at all?

TBH, I’ve been kinda dancing around making any specific statements about them in my headcanon posts because I haven’t quite nailed down any concrete specific ideas for them. It’s clear they’re less-than-stellar parents, considering Marley’s wandering around in Route 224 trying to escape her current situation and potentially find the mythical Shaymin. Specifically, she mentions appreciating that it ‘conveys gratitude without the use of words’, which alongside her preference for speaking as briefly and carefully as possible doesn’t bode well for how her conversations with her parents usually go.

Overall I’d say they’re a similar sort of Abusive/Absent Rich Parents type as, for example, the Nothwests in Gravity Falls, the Blights in The Owl House, or the Schnees in RWBY. The tricky part is figuring out where exactly they get their massive amount of wealth from. Marley’s Pokemon Masters interactions don’t yield any information about her backstory, mostly focusing on her social anxiety and fear of being alone. (She does, however, have some fun interactions with Elesa and Marnie, seeking to learn from the former’s confidence and empathizing with the latter’s inability to smile naturally.) If I had to guess, I’d say that her parents are probably involved in the fashion/cosmetic industry, especially in regards to Pokemon Contest outfits and props. That would certainly contribute to her “seen but not heard” upbringing, and why they’d mostly live in Sinnoh with a summer home in Unova. Maybe one parent is a fashion designer and the other handles the business and distribution side of things.

[arttypeomochao]

Reimagined Marley 🐈‍⬛

🔷⚪Other Sinnoh Reworks:🔷⚪

Sinnoh Gym Leaders

Sinnoh Elite Four

Sinnoh Protagonists

Sinnoh Rival

Team Galactic Grunts

Team Galactic Admins

Cheryl

Mira

Riley

Buck

[lyricalchrysanthemum]

ASKS! GOTCHA i would like to hear your thoughts on the sinnoh stat trainers if u want......

STAT TRAINERS MY BELOVED. PEOPLE WHO GET BRUNCH TOGETHER EVERY SUNDAY AND GOSSIP AT MATCH PLACE. They’re besties.

They’re all the most normalest guys in Sinnoh. Like there isn’t anything too special about them, especially compared to people like Cynthia and the Sinnoh trio. But they still have involvement with the legendaries+mythical Pokémon in the region. And because of their friendships (by chance) with the legendaries they’re granted various gifts/miracles by them as a show of trust.

Cheryl - Cresselia | forever wonderful dreams. Probably has a stack of lunar feathers she gives out to protect fellow trainers

Riley - Manaphy | phione egg

Buck - Heatran | keeps the one warm area of Sinnoh, the battle frontier and match place by extension, well, warm.

Mira - Darkrai | anyone who crosses her gets eternal nightmares

Marley - Shaymin | plenty of gracidea flowers

They all met in which one of the stat trainers assisted or saved the pokemon in some form. And, again, they’re all by chance, but the legendaries and mythical Pokémon are pretty attached to them. And they both make a point to visit each other each day with both sides bringing gifts.

When Cyrus brought about Giratina and connected it and the distortion world, and went to try and become a god, the legendary Pokémon went awry. Natural disasters went about everywhere, people falling asleep suddenly, they became uncontrollable. But during the distortion world happenings, the stat trainers were the ones able to calm down the legendaries to prevent them from rampaging anymore.

Literally the only reason why Sinnoh’s topography isn’t as fucked up as it could be is because of the stat trainers.

The stat trainers were all assisted by dawn barry and lucas in some form, at least one of them also bearing witness to them saving the mythical Pokémon they helped out. And in these moment, both parties have their worldview expanded as they learn about the gifts of the world the individual pokemon represent and govern over.

But only the Sinnoh trio and the individual stat trainers know they’re friends with a legendary. The five may gossip together but they’ll take their relationship with the pokemon to the grave. They gossip together and they vaguely allude to something involving their friendship with a pokemon and go “oh no I almost let out my super duper secret” (everyone else is sharing the same secret)

Also one detail that’s not related to them as a whole but Barry wanted to give Dawn and Lucas gracidea flowers for everything that they’ve done for him so Marley helped out.

Their legendaries are assigned based on their stat pool although shaymin in particular I gave Marley because hashtag sinnohspe moment

Also Mira views Darkrai as a big ol puppy. Girls and their semi eldritch horrors.

[pkmnprideflags]

Which Eeveelutions are most popular among NPCs?

On today's edition of Useless Pokémon Stats: I gathered data of the used Pokémon by all major NPCs (rivals, gym leaders, villains, and any other important story figures) and scanned them for Eeveelutions to see which mons are the most common.

Read on to find out which characters have Eevees!

The least-used Eeveelution is unsurprisingly the one who's the most newly added: Sylveon.

Shauna has a Sylveon on her team in XY.

It is also Gym Leader Valerie's signature Pokémon.

Bede adds Sylveon to his team once he switches to being a Fairy-type Trainer.

And of course, Penny has one. You're gonna get tired of seeing her on these lists, because she has every Eeveelution except for Espeon & Glaceon.

Next let's look at Vaporeon, who has six NPC trainers:

Misty has a Vaporeon on her team when rematched in Let's Go!

In Pokémon Yellow, Blue will evolve his Eevee into Vaporeon if the player loses both of the first two rival battles.

Calem or Serena (as the rival) will have a Vaporeon if the player chose Froakie as their starter.

Hau will have a Vaporeon if the player chose Litten.

Adaman has a Vaporeon in Legends: Arceus.

And Penny has one on her team as well.

Tied with six trainers is Umbreon.

Karen has an Umbreon on her Elite Four team.

Greta of the Hoenn Battle Frontier has an Umbreon in both Symbol challenges, so it's arguably her signature Pokémon.

Cheryl can use an Umbreon in the Battle Tower in all Gen IV games.

Buck has an Umbreon on his team at the Battleground.

Adaman has an Umbreon...

...and so does Penny.

And finally, also tied with the above is Leafeon.

Gardenia has a Leafeon in all of her B2W2 World Tournament teams.

Buck can have a Leafeon in the Battle Tower.

N has a Leafeon in B2W2 during the Summer battle at his castle.

Hau will have a Leafeon if the player chose Popplio.

And Adaman...

...and Penny too.

Interesting that Adaman has all of the less popular ones...

Anyway, moving up one NPC with Jolteon:

Lt. Surge uses a Jolteon in the B2W2 World Tournament, as well as during rematches in Let's Go!

Blue can have a Jolteon in Yellow if the player wins both early rival encounters.

Trace will always evolve his Eevee into Jolteon in Let's Go! Kinda wish they had kept the mechanic that Yellow used, but oh well.

Volkner has a Jolteon in Platinum, the game where his gym team actually makes some damn sense.

Marley can have a Jolteon in the Battle Tower in Platinum & HGSS.

Calem/Serena will have a Jolteon if the player chose Chespin.

And Penny! (the schuyyyler sisters)

Also in a tie is Glaceon:

Lucas will have a Glaceon in BDSP if the player chose Turtwig.

Candice has a Glaceon in her rematch battle in Platinum.

Cynthia has a Glaceon on her team in Black 2 & White 2.

Mira can use a Glaceon in the Battle Tower in all Gen IV games.

N uses a Glaceon in the Winter battle at his castle.

Sina has a Glaceon in Pokémon Moon & Ultra Moon, as well as in the Battle Tree in Sun & Ultra Sun.

And Irida has a Glaceon in Legends: Arceus.

And finally, we have two Pokémon in a tie for first, both with eight known trainers. The first is Flareon.

Blaine has a Flareon in the B2W2 World Tournament.

Blue will have a Flareon in Yellow if the player only wins one of the first two rival battles.

Lucas uses a Flareon if the player chose Chimchar.

Flint has a Flareon in Platinum, the game where he doesn't have a friggin lopunny for NO REASON

Calem/Serena uses a Flareon if the player chose Fennekin.

Hau uses Flareon if the player chose Rowlet.

And Irida...

...and Penny!

And tied with it is Espeon.

Red has an Espeon when challenged on Mt. Silver.

Sabrina uses an Espeon in for her gym battles in GSC.

Lucas will have an Espeon if the player chose Piplup.

Lucian has an Espeon on his team in Platinum.

Cheryl can use an Espeon in the Battle Tower.

And so can Mira.

Dexio has an Espeon in SM & USUM.

And Irida has an Espeon in LA.

[sinnohelitefourlore]

I know they are not Gym Leaders, Elite or Champs, but do you plan on adding "The Stats Trainers", aka Cheryl, Mira, Riley, Buck, and Marley? Two were mentioned before since they are, canonically, intertwined with three League Members.

Do you plan on adding chapters to the League Chronicles... add to the series... or do you have any headcanons about them? I'd consume any and all kinds of media you produce, and I've been wondering what you think of those characters and how/if they fit in the whole universe.

I'm a big nerd of Pokémon side characters and a big fan of yours. Thank you so much.

So I won’t be adding them, but I would be happy to make a separate series for them! I have a bunch of HCs, and I won’t be adding extra chapters to TLC, but I will add one shots.

Buck will be featured in the next chapter again (ch50). I am open to expanding sinnoh in more one shots.

Thank you for reading!

[antihibikase-archive]

I will make the stat trainers plot-relevant in my Sinnoh verse, Cheryl, Marley, and Mira deserve the world

[love-is-a-pearl]

I think Pearlshipping is cute, but your last post has me wondering what DP would have been like with Dawn as the main protagonist and Ash nowhere to be seen. Who do you think the companions might have been?

That's a good question 🤔

If Ash retired before DP there is the chance they could've gone for battler Dawn, like Platinum and AU purple Dawn (could those be a hint :0c?) Cynthia is super iconic and having the endgame be a battle against her would be something they would absolutely want to include (i mean we even got it in JN so.. yup)

But if Dawn stayed as coordinator then its possible they could've gone for Lucas? Or a anime OC to be the main character? Again, Cynthia is too iconic so I can't see them sidelining the Gym challenge in the case of main character coordinator Dawn situation.

Maybe Barry could be the main character?! He fits the "shonen" stereotype that pokeani loves so I could see him being the one replacing Ash. And thus we keep Dawn doing contests.

So… Barry and Dawn. That leaves the 3rd slot empty.

I would love to say one of the stats trainers. Having Cheryl or Marley to take a big sister role in the place of Brock could be fun but I doubt they would do that.. Mira and Buck could work I guess, but I'm dunno what their goals could possibly be.

If we go for the gym leader thing… Only Maylene and Candice have ages that match, but they're too far in the game to make sense so… idk…

Maybe a Goh&Ash situation would work better? Since this hypothetical scenario could still use the general ideas from a "scrapped" Ash season and thus just delete the Brock parts since they weren't that many to begin with.

Either that or like.... Sorrel and Verity lmao

[skuntank]

I was planning on doing a post about this but figured I could ask you first: on a scale of “can levitate objects and that’s about it” to “is basically a comic book superhero with the extent of their psychic/ghost channeling power”, how would you rate the various Ghost and Psychic type gym leaders/elite 4?

here, i made a little tier list thing lol.

i cheated with a few of these, as not all of them are just psychic or ghost specialists. oops! just there are some characters that felt appropriate to include on this in one way or another

a few thoughts on some of these characters and choices:

opal - not psychic, but also she just strikes me as someone who isnt entirely confined by the rules of the physical world. very much subscribe to the thought that she may or may not be fae.

anabel - i could have sworn she canonically had psychic abilities but i dont see anything about that on her bulbapedia page. unless i didnt look hard enough. did i just make this up? either way, she vibes like someone who has a little something extra going on

ryme and shauntal - i never particularly understood their association with the ghost type so thats why theyre both farther down the list. shauntal especially just strikes me more as someone who just happens to be an avid horror fan but doesnt have much of a connection to the typing beyond that. aside from the whole "ghost writer" pun, anyway.

marley - as ive stated before, i headcanon her wishing desperately that she had supernatural abilities. sucks to suck, girlie : )

undoubtedly ive miscategorized some of these characters but thats simply bc i was unaware of or forgot about canon information. do you have any different opinions for any of these characters?

[hpe24]

like. i love the gen 9 characters. i rlly do. but the fact that we have so many characters (and the stat trainers in general got neglected, we only got cheryl and marley???)... come on dena

They always go for the popular ones and it doesn't look like they're gonna change their minds about it :/ Don't even get me started on Cy//nthia's aura outfit, I've been playing almost every day ever since this game started but their favoritism is seriously going overboard

[crystalelemental]

Unit Teambuilding - Event Victor

Neither Variety nor BP, neither PokeFair nor Spotlight.  He’s just Victor.  A free pair that HAS SPECTRIER?  YOU GAVE PRINCESS LUNA TO THE REDDIT FUCKBOI POSTER CHILD, ARE YOU SERIOUS?!

General Overview Victor comes in as the first-ever Field sync type, and can I just say I love that it’s an event?  I feel like we should get a Sprint event pair too.  It’s really nice to have access to these new types in a sort of trial run.  I wrote my thoughts on the Field sync and what could be good about it here, if anyone’s interested in a longer explanation.  The short version is, Field sync has 250-300BP, and is designed to set the stated field effect just before first sync, and applies an extension effect to it.  Despite calls of “Nerfed Tech,” Field is more analogous to support.  Your goal is to take first sync with the intent of significantly buffing the next sync nuke.  While an EX Support gives a permanent 2x bonus to all damage, Field gives a temporary 2.25x bonus to all damage of the specified type.  It’s an increase in damage, but with conditions.

Victor’s focus is on Ghost Zone, a skill previously owned by Renegade Cynthia, and barely worth mentioning out of SC Lillie.  As a type, Ghost is...honestly doing really well for itself.  A lot of its commons are pretty damned strong, so this isn’t really a type I would’ve picked for such a buff.  Oh well.

As a damage dealer, Victor is middling.  His DPS is notably weaker than almost anyone in the type, and his sync is around Morty’s.  His main saving grace is a Max Move, which adds a nice burst of damage while under Zone.  His other angle is the supportive effects.  Victor has Haze, which is an invaluable tool for the currently running Latias Gauntlet stage, and is hilarious with the Five Stats +3 condition in CS, immediately removing all buffs from the opponent.  Otherwise, it’s fairly middling.  His trainer move is a single-target skill that applies +2 sp atk/+1 crit, which means he is a successful Sp Atk/Crit buffer, to max, for a specified target, even if it’s not himself.  This allows him some versatility, partnering with a wider array of potential supports.

That said, what Field sync most wants is high DPS partners to abuse the duration of Zone.  A strong, single-target sync nuke like Techs aren’t really getting much done with only one application of Zone.  This is an effect designed for 3v3, with the intent being that Strikers will be his optimal partners.  Victor will potentially contribute, if boosted.  If not, he mostly exists to set up someone else’s damage, which harkens back to the Dual Support days.  It’s not a great look.  I think Victor’s overall performance will be okay, but nothing exceptional.  He is a free pair, and those have to come with significant weaknesses.  But it’s not an unwelcome addition.  I mean, it is for me, but we all know why I’m salty.

EX and Move Level? As an event, Victor is being given extra copies to exchange for tickets, and the powerups are given out as dailies until anniversary proper.  But, you may notice, Victor does not get spirits.  Instead, the spirits seem to be from the rally.  They expect me to use my own.  Wrong answer, DeNA.  Victor’s been largely cited as pretty middling, even by the redditbros, and if you think I’m wasting my valuable spirits on a guy I don’t even want you are sorely mistaken.  But the sad thing is, without them?  Victor loses the only thing holding him together.  Neither sync nor DPS is impressive, and he’s fairly reliant on that Max Move to supplement the damage.  He needs that field application, or he’s just not contributing much beyond being a Haze bot.  And Brycen is a Haze bot.  Brycen can do his job.  Brycen can do his job better thanks to the 30% freeze rate off Ice Beam applying some stall tactics.  If you don’t EX Victor, there’s not much reason to use him.  Shauntal does better damage, and Brycen handles his one supportive niche better.

Team 1: Victrier, Anni Lillie/Fantina, Marley/SS Brendan Regardless of how the Field Sync works, the goal is to pivot to a Striker that clears while the effect is up.  Anni Lillie is the perfect partner, given that her DPS is absurd, and while her sync is relatively poor, the SEUN effect pushes it way up on-type.  Fantina is a notable alternative, because she benefits so significantly from Victor’s trainer move.  If going with Lillie, Marley is a good pick for the speed to manage gauge.  If going with Fantina, you want to debuff special defense, and SS Brendan is the best support for that role.

Team 2: Victrier, Agatha, Lodge Morty A more F2P aligned solution.  Lodge Morty supplements Victor’s buffs well, and this team has the benefit of Sleep locking with Agatha.  Victor’s sync is actually better than Agatha, if you can believe it, but running her sync can allow her to mega evolve for a good supplemental DPS option if you want.  Victor is able to buff Agatha as well, so either pick works.  The goal is really just lockdown disruption from Hypnosis while Morty buffs evasion, and Victor deals damage.

Team 3: Victrier, NY!Dawn, Luican/Agatha A nice thing about Victor is that he can supply buffs, and New Years Dawn doubles said buffs.  The bad thing about Victor is that he’s good because of a field effect, so a team like this is very risky due to the CS modifiers.  Fortunately, Haze means re-allocation can go to Five Stats +3 that he removes, so Dawn can serve as both damage and tank, thanks to her evasion.  Lucian was chosen for debuffing special defense and maintaining speed for the team, but you could also just...run Agatha.  Again.  Sleep chaining is good, and her gauge management is just fine.

Team 4: Victrier, Grimsley/SS Korrina, Lodge Blue/Lodge Elesa Victrier has one other tool in his arsenal: Haze.  While usually not so good, this is a nice tool to help set up, say, Grimsley, who desperately needs the help.  Grimsley will use his trainer move twice, but likely needs attack, since Victor will be taking over Haze duty.  Enter Lodge Blue, who can buff attack, and critically, flinch.  A bit of stall strats added in will be fine.  It’s also important to note that, while off-type, Victrier doesn’t need the field effect.  You can just turn it off and make Blue a better tank.  On the higher end, there’s also SS Korrina, but personally I don’t think she really needs Victor for anything other than Zone, so like...she’s there if you want her to be, I guess.

Team 5: Victrier, MU Torchic/Lodge Dawn, Lucian If you’re on that F2P budget, and you really want Victrier to be your Ghost-type damage, this is the comp.  MU Torchic complements Victor’s buffing to the point her only needs to use it once, while Lodge Dawn means he needs to use it twice but has EX Support benefits if desired.  Lucian is the debuffing machine to work with MU Torchic in particular for speed, though he doesn’t contribute as much with Lodge Dawn.  There, the combo is more about mixed debuffing of offenses for the purposes of survival.

Final Thoughts Victrier has some promise as a free pair.  I don’t think he’s great, but he can function competently, if you’re willing to put in the spirits.  The utility he has is fairly limited, as you’d expect of a free pair, but it’s not strictly bad or unusable.  I just wish he had a little more.  With how many commons get On a Roll 2 with Shadow Ball, was that really too much to ask for?  But the full impact won’t be known until we see the Field sync in action.  Regardless of how it operates, there’s promise.  It’s just...is it ever better than a manual application Tech?  That’s what we don’t know for sure.  And a free pair shouldn’t be used as the basis for the entire sync type when it’s the only one.  We’ll see what happens moving forward.  But hey, free Ghost Zone.  Zones can be easily accessible now.  More of that, please.

[shielpiers]

[YELLING INTO THE VOID] CAN ANYONE HEAR ME

[vinlynce]

Oops all chickens

[megamawilite]

marley D3!!!

outfit ref here

Marley my friend stat trainer marley