#Pokemon SwSh Spoilers

[absolutelypink]

Chairman Rose Boss Fight Interlude

Here’s something I had in my drafts and nearly on the chopping block for awhile. I think I started making this based on a quote that Hop lost a battle against Chairman Rose, enjoy!

[zarla-s]

this kiss pose is a nightmare why did i do this

[patreon]

[verdantmeadows]

So, in case you haven't heard...

Penny, from Scarlet and Violet is officially related to both Peony and Peonia (and, well, Rose too, since he'd be her uncle)! Peony is her father, and Peonia is her sister.

For those unaware, this is Peony.

And this is Peonia!

The woman in this image is (presumably) their mother (unless Penny is a half-sibling or adopted, which I don't think is the case).

And let me just say, this makes me so, so happy, seeing this visual/genetic diversity in a family.

So many people are completely ignorant to how genetics and biracial people can exist and have their genes expressed. Two siblings from a biracial couple, such as a black and white person, can look totally different. One could have curly hair and one could have straight! One could be super light-skinned and the other dark-skinned! Two kids from two parents doesn't mean that they necessarily just get a "mix" of how they both look.

Seeing this represented makes me so happy. I really hope more people realize just how different siblings from interracial couples can look. I really hope people don't erase this aspect of Penny's character, or think that she doesn't look Black enough or enough like a POC.

For a real life example, here are a pair of biracial twins!

(Lucy and Maria Aylmer)

So, basically, the point of this post is this:

Penny is Peonia's sister and Peony's daughter! This was my headcanon for a while, considering her name is Penny and based on Peony, but seeing it confirmed makes me so happy. I want this post to end on the note to inform people that biracial people can look like this. Biracial people can pass completely as white. White-passing biracial people can have dark-skinned parents and family members. Biracial people don't owe you passing as their ethnicity and the ethnicity/race of their family.

Please embrace this aspect of Penny and learn what being biracial can look like! Understand, acknowledge, and accept how biracial people can look! I've already seen people frustrated that Penny doesn't look "Black enough" or saying that her design makes no sense, or that she couldn't possibly be Peony's daughter, which is already a huge issue for REAL LIFE BLACK PEOPLE, who are told this!!! Even if you don't realize it, these thoughts and ideas ARE racist to have. How you view people when they're not real can often be indicative of how you treat them when they ARE real!

I hope that if you didn't already know these things, that you don't feel bad about it, and instead come away with new knowledge and understanding!

Edit: Also she could just be adopted? I meant to say that in this post and forgot. Like, adoption is a thing. Like, we know that Bede was an orphan and all... (I however don't think she was adopted based on her visual similarities)

Additional edit: I'm not trying to imply that their family is Black, either—I mentioned Black biracial families as an example, and also mentioned it at the end because I specifically made this post in response to people saying Penny "isn't black enough" and directing their racism towards Black biracial families. In all likelihood, their family is probably implied to be the Pokémon equivalent of Indian.

Other additional edit: Dialogue in game

Penny also frequently refers to her dad's behaviors that align with how Peony behaves

[shima-draws]

WAIT

ENHANCE

OH

OH NO.

[fruityrats]

Me and my partner replayed Shield the other day and.

[souenkun]

I don't see this talked about often in the english side of the fandom, as this tidbit got lost in translation, but:

In the japanese versions for both texts and voice lines in the middle-aged opposites venet, kabu addresses larry with "—kun (くん)" in their second meeting in front of the restaurant. It's a japanese honorific to address someone who is a junior than you, in terms of either age or work experience/status. Inferring from this, kabu may either (1) be slightly older than larry in age (as I think they both have equal years of experience, just that larry happened be slightly superior to kabu in terms of their workplace status because he is also an elite four member), (2) be that friendly and warm as a person that he calls larry with "—kun (くん)" right away in the second part of their event's story, or (3) both.

Take what you will from this, friends! 🫡

[heroniack]

Based on @jay-gue's fanfic :>

Edit: heads up, I only drew the last part– the fic is 🔞 MDNI

[marshmallowdonutsprinkles]

Sonia's book can be found in the school library! She's out here succeeding y'all 😭❤️

[beezonia]

SHES SO FREAKING ADORABLE ALSO WHY DOES SHE REFER TO HERSELF IN FIRST PERSON??!!

[bud-arts]

wow! i cant believe there are both e-boys AND e-girls in pokemon!

[best-pkmn-battle-ost]

Bede (Sword/Shield) VS Team Star Boss (Scarlet/Violet)

Propaganda:

Propaganda:

it's a pretty good fight and song 👍

[irlkisukeurahara]

With the extent of Leon's injuries at the hands of Eternatus, in Pokémon Unown Legends Tale I have it like this -- He's turned around, shouting at Gloria and Hop to take cover. Charizard shields them from the blast of energy. While Leon's back is turned, his skin is burned by the blast of course, but it's accompanied by a small concentration of an Eternabeam as Eternatus prepares to ascend to his Max form...

What I'm saying is... Add PULT Leon to the list of fire wielding anime boys that get doughnut-ed

[getvalentined]

I gotta say, the confirmation that Penny is Peony's kid (and thus Rose's niece) gives some fascinating implications for how she came to the conclusion that becoming some kind of secret shadow premier would solve all her problems.

(I guess that also fully settles which timeline SwSh is on, since I know there's still been some debate about that.)

[verdantmeadows]

If you are complaining that Penny being Peony's daughter makes no sense because of how they both look, you are racist! Hope this helps!

(If you are complaining/confused because it comes out of nowhere, I will kindly direct you to the fact that Penny's name is Penny, which comes from Peony, and we've known she has been from Galar. Peony, as a father, would not stand for how Penny was treated at school, but kids frequently don't tell their parents when they're being mistreated at school, and it makes sense for Penny to not have told him.)

[shima-draws]

Oh my god I finally made it to Area Zero and holy SHIT. I am living for this. It’s got all the tropes I’m an absolute slut for: undiscovered, mysterious area that’s possibly biohazardous, off limits, and extremely dangerous, with many people disappearing into it to never return, or explorers going inside only to be trapped forever, full of creatures that haven’t seen the sunlight or human beings in possible centuries, that you get to explore with your Squad and band together to solve the mystery of something that hasn’t been solved in hundreds if not thousands of years as you continue to delve deeper and deeper into the unknown…

Also the battle theme fucking SLAPS

[anura-island]

Some of the swsh graphics are impeccable... Rushed or not, the animators put their souls into it