#Or abt the pokemon card market

[jones-friend]

In ye olden days scalpers were hanged by the neck until dead in the town square to make an example of them.

[alexglitches]

ok, please listen to what I have to say: Heartslabyul gang visiting Riddle in Alola is a little chaotic, but not negatively.

Trey exploring markets and shops on a gourmet scavenger hunt because he's curious about the baked goods and sweets of the Pokémon world and can you blame him?

Cater, our influencer boy is loving the paradisiacal landscapes of Alola that he needed two more memory cards because he couldn't choose which photos to keep as they were all ✨fabulous✨ and he guaranteed that he would only post the ones that don't have pokemon because he isn't idiot and doesn't want some crazy person from their world causing problems in the pokemon world, this world already deals with villains and hunters and they don't need some maniac running around hunting pokemon and dragging them back to Twisted to sell as if they weren't living beings that deserve it respect.

Deuce having fun exploring the islands on some poke-ride while his grandmother and mother enjoy some vacation. Our blueberry boy had fun like a child who ended up being adopted by a Dranpa and also made friends with a little machop, it seems he accidentally caught his first two pokemon 😂 (machop is also a good pokémon helping his mom and grandma ❤️)

Ace exploring around and buying some souvenirs and trinkets while thinking about which Pokémon he could catch. Not to mention when he tried to prank Riddle who was napping in a hammock and his Stufful stared at Ace with dead eyes as if to say in threat: Go ahead, I dare you...

Not Ace being traumatized by Riddle's Stufful.

TREY WOULD ABSOLUTELY ADORE MALASADAS AND WOULD 100% TRY AND MAKE THE RECIPE WHEN HE GETS BACK HOME

I also see him being genuinely interested on how Alolan Raichu evolved and become psychic type through the sheer power of fluffy pancakes

we stan Cater being conscious of his surroundings, he’s such good, very cool 😎

the Drampa and Machop essentially claim Deuce as their trainer lol, Ohana gifts him some Pokeballs to catch them and Riddle allows Deuce to keep them at Heartslabyul, as long as he doesn’t show them off or let them destroy stuff

ACE IS TRAUMATIZED BY YHE STUFFUL THAT’S WHAT HE GETS HEHEHE

no but seriously, Ace is 100% buys all sorts of souvenirs to take back and give to the other first years he’s so sweet, even though he might be an ass abt it

[kittenpawz47]

50 Date ideas that don’t involve eating (can also be for just hanging out with friends!)

Some of these aren’t very date-vibes but they’re still fun and I personally prefer non-formal things anyway :D

(if this gets a lot of reposts I’ll make a things to do solo one as well ^^ lmk if y’all would be interested)

Hiking

Zoos

Painting pottery

Nature parks

Aquariums

Volunteer somewhere

Play with animals at a shelter/rescue

If you really want to cook together, make a treat for a friend or neighbor

Go to an art market/flea market

Plant a garden

Draw together

Watch a movie or tv show

Arcade

Do doordash deliveries (and make some extra money :P)

Work out together

Go to a park

If you have a dog take it for a walk together

Make gifts for a friend

Build legos

Visit a farm

Paint a picture of each other with a short time limit

Waterpark

Walk or hang out on the beach

Deep clean something (it’s more fun when you’re not alone, take turns going to each person’s house on different days to help clean)

Swimming pool

Walk/drive around town and see what cool places you can find

Work on an old car together (personally I love old cars and fixing one with someone would be so fun)

Any sort of carnival/theme parks have tons of things to do that aren’t food related

Get a plushie and take turns taking care of it

Make friendship bracelets

Play board games

Pokemon card type of games as well those r fun

Visit local landmark things (i forgot what theyre called)

Go on a road trip for the day

Take a boat out on a lake

Go fishing

Make those fleece tie blankets so you have matching ones (do yall know what I’m talking abt?)

Check out local shops and small businesses

Go to the mall

Thrift stores

Build mini terrariums

Make matching necklaces

Holiday crafts (Paint Christmas ornaments, dye Easter eggs, make valentine’s cards)

Skate park

Clean out your fridge and start a compost bin

Build snowmen and have a snowball fight

Identify bugs and birds you find around your home or at parks

Learn a new skill together

Play multiplayer video games (pleaseee try overcooked it’s so fun with friends)

Tie dye clothes so they match

[flutternozzle]

makes me so sad thinking abt the state of the old pokemon card market these days, but also rly glad i was able to (more or less 😅) complete my collection a few years ago, like i'd never be able 2 do that these days 😳

still, it's so sad there's a few cards i'll never get like, the only card i'm missing from gym challenge is blaine's charizard, and i never got that b4 cos 5 years ago it was abt £50.. but just looking now, the cheapest i could find a decent condition one was £125 😦

[flutternozzle]

oh also, while i’ve been talking abt fake cards, and as i got those magazines out from under my bed, i also still have this..

fake “ancient sanctuary” tin 😦

p sure i got this from our local market, which sold bootleg pokemon and yu-gi-oh stuff alongside the bootleg cds and dvds, and it was probably full of loose fake yu-gi-oh cards 😅

despite the nonsense name (probably “ancient sanctuary” poorly translated from japanese to spanish, and then again from spanish to english?? 🤔) and the fact the metal it’s made of is a lot poorer quality than on the legitimate yu-gi-oh tins, it’s actually still quite a nice looking tin and still pretty sturdy, which is why i still have it!! altho atm it’s full of a bunch of old spare pokemon cards 😭