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Pokémon of the Day #0079

Name: Slowpoke

Pronunciation: Sl-oh-poh-ck

Etymology: Slowpoke (a term of endearment for someone who is slow)

Type: Water / Psychic

Psychic (Galarian Forme)

Design Origins:

Slowpoke most closely resembles hippos and giant salamanders. Its ability to regrow its tail is likely inspired by processes of regeneration often found in lizards.

Galarian Slowpoke gains a yellow colouration on some parts of its body due to its diet changing. This could possibly be a reference to some aquatic animals such as salmon changing colour based on what they eat, but this is mere speculation at best.

Most Interesting Pokédex Entry:

“Slow-witted and oblivious, this Pokémon won’t feel any pain if its tail gets eaten. It won’t notice when its tail grows back, either.” - Sword

“Because Galarian Slowpoke eat the seeds of a plant that grows only in Galar, their tails have developed a spicy flavor.” - Shield (Galarian Forme)

Most Recent Competitive Standings:

Smogon:

Gen 8: LC

National Dex: LC

[Galarian Forme]

Gen 8: LC

National Dex: LC

VGC:

N/A

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im having sexual oc thoughts again, time for bed i think

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jesus fucking christ overseer (specifically looking at servo-swarm) is a good archetype. what the fuck.

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stubborn light

hope that banishes despair

the determination that touches the wraith's heart

light so strong it shines through your flesh

and bla bla

"stubborn light" is more of from dantes' pov

the light referencing guda's determination/stubborness or the glimmer of hope for dantes

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I get joy out of this game in such highly specific ways

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i love when you read/watch an influential piece of storytelling and you're like ohhhhhh ok i see. so everyone else was copying this guy's homework

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my self-made Pasqal romance is so much more fun when Abel likes Confessor. Even though I think I had implied that not far from now in the plot the Confessor/Pasqal dynamic is gonna be uh. Lowkey blackmail. It's fine.

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well this is off to a good start

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saying “i want him” about the character but not in a romantic or sexual way . i just Require him i need to Obtain him

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South Carolina followers: free green beans on I-95!

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blorbo art should take zero effort and time to make. It should just manifest straight out of your mind whenever you want it to

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at work straight up "slackin it" and by "it", hahah, well, lets justr say. I am not doing my job.

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what breed of dog would your rogue trader be?

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Every time I think too hard about forge worlds in 40k the more I find myself asking how any of the forge world characters in RT who aren’t a Crime Lord or a Psyker even got off-planet to get into their positions. Like the Gapraks give a precedent for Noble but an Arbites?? Navy?? PRIEST?? I wanna see what people are cooking because I’m pretty sure forge worlds aren’t tithing people.

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6 more hours til I’m off work. Almost there. Agh.

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Storytime since that Paracelsus post reminded me of it

When I was in med school Paracelsus was one of the most memed figures for us.

Partially because he often sounded like some fucking ultra gigachad saying things like he was chosen by God to correct all the ancient philosophers'/doctors' false assumptions and calling himself the Prince of Philosophy and of Medicine.

Partially it was because of his nickname, Paracelsus, which in some interpretations is a nod to another ancient philosopher, Celsus. In this version it's viewed as the claim that he 'surpassed Clesus' but we once jokingly translated the prefix para- as 'near/similar/beside' making it into a statement akin to 'I'm something of a Celsus myself'. And since then we started calling him 'Kinda Celsus'.

Also you had to say his full name every time you spoke about him. Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, Prince of Philosophy and of Medicine (Kinda Celsus). He was also occasionally known as Mr Bombastic.

(Pictured here: Shit we would be laughing at during a lecture)