#Pokemon: Ruby Version

[black-salt-cage]

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[averagepastaenjoyer]

Pokemon Ruby/Omega Ruby changes

⬇️original picture

[slothspamsstuff]

Hi guys, sorry for the hiatus. Been going thru some changes in life so I was trying to adjust to that >.< So please have Steph and Cass as pokemon trainers as compensations!! I had so much fun doing this in Pokemon's artstyle, such a fun and distinctive style to do.

Who do you guys wanna see next?

[xmrnothingx]

Courtney from Pokemon Omega Ruby

I stopped before drawing her, but here is Courtney at long last. Really like how they developed her in Omega Ruby; I grew up with the original Ruby version so I have a soft spot for Team Magma

[turning-n-into-random-pokemon]

Could I request Jirachi, if you haven't done it yet? These are so creative!

[stoutguts]

SKITTY!!! 😼💕💖

(half of an art trade I did w/ my friend over on insta :])

[yobro989]

Favorite Female Pokemon Rival

[paperzest]

Origami May from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire designed and folded by me, in an impulsive burst of hyperfocus! One uncut square of double tissue paper. Though next time I would remember to use single color paper, since this one has some unwanted color changes from the backside of the sheet. Was going for a sort of Poké Ball-throwing pose. I'm thinking of making a guide like a photo diagram for this one if I can get some things more uniform in terms of shaping and can also just fit it in, time-wise.

I am overall happy with this one. And might have to fold some Pokémon to go with her. Maybe ino87's Salamence tutorial on youtube.

But yeah. I really like Ruby and Sapphire...

[redd-version]

[motherofsephy]

My haul from Chiller Theatre!! Lot of Lupin III stuff. Plus, I got to meet Bo Svenson!

[lorekeeper-backset]

My crazy Pokemon conspiracy theory is that Orlando, the player character from the ORAS demo, is a different character from Brendan because May is still May in the demo so if Orlando was supposed to be Brendan he could have been called Brendan but he's not therefor he's his own separate character.

[wondercatjjong]

Them: Are you a gamer?

Me: Yes

[fallinglikemagic]

Frosen Steel Week Day 3 - Villain/s AU

Summary: After splitting up into pairs for a mission, Ruby and Weiss find themselves lost in a brutal sandstorm in the middle of Vacuo. When somebody does come to their rescue, they find that their savior isn't quite what they expected.

[TW: Fairly minor blood/violence, moderate-to-severe descriptions of injuries from a previous battle that happened off-screen]

Story under Read More | Read on AO3 | Prompt List l @frosensteel

The winds raged all around the duo, sharp Vacuan sand buffeting their faces as Weiss and Ruby stood back to back, weapons defensively held in front them, straining to make out anything beyond the howling sandstorm. Both of their Auras had already been worn away and shattered by the combined forces of Grimm they had fought back earlier and the harsh sands that now stung and scratched at their skin. Ruby growled, frantically glancing around them on the lookout for any more Grimm that could burst through the sands and fly at them at any moment.

“This storm isn’t letting up any time soon!” they shouted over their shoulder, barely able to hear their own voice over the howling winds.

“Where’s Winter? She was supposed to be here by now!” Weiss yelled back.

“Something must have thrown the plan off course-" Ruby coughed and spat as some sand flew into her mouth. “Could really use her help right about now-"

As if on cue, a magical whirlwind suddenly formed around the duo, slowly expanding around them in order to create a pocket of mostly still air, keeping the sandstorm at bay and giving the pair a chance to catch their breath. A few moments later, a faint silhouette appeared through the sand at the edge of their little bubble, growing darker as the figure stepped closer.

Weiss smiled and let out a relieved sigh, dropping her weapon and rushing towards the figure. “Winter! Thank goodness you-"

In a flash of green, the figure burst through the sand and grabbed Weiss by the throat, coming to a stop at the other side of the bubble and holding Weiss so that her feet were just barely able to touch the ground. Ruby whipped around and pointed Crescent Rose at the figure, only to immediately freeze in place upon seeing a face that was far too familiar, and yet somehow completely foreign at the same time.

“Penny..?”

It was undoubtedly Penny, or at least her body, but she looked very different from how she did the last time Ruby had seen her. Somehow she’d found her way back into a robotic body, but while it was clear that it was once identical to the one that had been lost, several areas had now been patched over with various pieces of random scrap metal, and her usual cute but practical outfit had been replaced with a simplistic, slightly torn black and red dress, lightly singed at the edges. She stood completely still, her head lowered, her grip around Weiss’ neck neither loosening nor growing any tighter as Weiss flailed in her attempts to get free, the shifting sands beneath her making it nigh impossible to find her footing. After a few silent moments, Penny slowly raised her head, the whites of her eyes now pitch black as she gave Ruby a smile that they would have described as soulless if not for the unsettling awareness in that cold expression that pierced into their soul.

Ruby was snapped out of her shock upon hearing Weiss’ desperate whimpers, once again raising Crescent Rose and pointing it at Penny, finger hovering over the trigger. “Let her go.”

Penny slowly turned her head to look at Weiss, then shrugged before dropping her onto the sand. Before Weiss could sit up or get her bearings, Penny created a sword made of ice from thin air with a flourish and pointed it at Weiss, the sword’s tip only an inch away from Weiss’ throat.

“Hello, Ruby. Hello, Weiss.”

Ruby only grew more tense. “Penny, what is this? What’s going on?” they asked in a low tone, fighting to keep their voice steady.

“Aw, not happy to see me?” Penny tilted her head, keeping that same cold smile that sent chills down Ruby’s spine.

“W-Winter…” Weiss spoke with a raspy, shaky voice, staring at the sword hovering so close to her neck with teary eyes.

“Hm?” Penny turned back to Weiss, staring emptily for a few seconds before letting out a stiff, empty laugh. “Oh, do not worry, Winter will be fine. She will wake up. Eventually.”

“What did you-"

“No,” Penny cut Weiss off, moving the sword close enough for Weiss to just barely feel the sharp tip of the blade grazing her skin. “No, I obtained these powers from a different source.”

Ruby leapt forward, but Penny held out her free hand in front of her, using the sword to lift Weiss’ chin as a not-so-subtle threat. “I would not come any closer if I were you.”

Ruby immediately halted with a growl. “Start talking.”

“Have I not been talking already?”

“You know what I mean!”

Penny giggled, a stiff, lifeless sound void of any true emotion. “Why should I?”

“Because if you don’t then I’ll put a bullet through your core and kill you a third time!”

“Hm,” Penny tilted her head, expression blank and unreadable. “Would you? I highly doubt you would truly be capable of going through with such an act. After all,” that empty smile returned once more, soulless and yet far too alive. “Are we not friends?”

“Friends don’t hold swords to each other’s throats!”

“And yet, you are holding me at gunpoint.”

Ruby growled, fully aware that she was being toyed with. Unfortunately, they knew Penny was right – as much as they would love to shut her up, they knew they’d never be able to follow through on their threats.

“Penny,” Weiss strained to speak with as little movement as possible, “What happened to you..?”

Penny stayed silent for several moments, then closed her eyes. “Since you asked so politely, I suppose there is no harm in telling you. It is actually all quite simple.

“As I am certain you recall, you failed to safely retrieve the Staff of Creation and escort it to Shade Academy, instead allowing Cinder Fall to take it from you and bring it back to Miss Salem.”

“'Miss Salem’..?” Ruby quietly questioned under her breath – apparently not quietly enough, as Penny instantly glared at her.

“If you wish for me to continue telling this story, do not interrupt me.”

Ruby huffed, readjusting their grip on Crescent Rose, but stayed silent. Penny continued to stare before deciding this was satisfactory, the smile returning.

“Using the Staff of Creation, this body – the same one that had previously been destroyed by that infernal virus – was brought back into existence. Unfortunately, Dr. Watts perished in the Fall of Atlas, and so Miss Salem needed to outsource repairs to a third party, so for now I am stuck with these…rudimentary alterations,” Penny held a hand to her chest, where a slightly bent plate of rusty sheet metal lay exposed under a rip in her dress. Ruby’s gaze followed along the edge of the metal as Penny continued speaking, searching for a weak point. “While my body was returned a functional level, I was of course still in need of a soul. Luckily, Miss Salem has plenty of life force to spare, and so she generously donated some of it to me, along with some of the magic that came with it.”

Ruby’s heart sank, her grip on her weapon loosening slightly in her shock. “What..?”

“Why would Salem do that!?” Weiss argued. “Doesn’t she already have Cinder as her magical attack dog? Why waste the Staff’s power on-"

Weiss instantly shut her mouth as she felt Penny’s sword dig into her throat, a few droplets of blood slowly trailing down her neck.

“How rude,” Penny chided. “Is that any way to speak to somebody holding a weapon to your throat?”

Ruby lifted Crescent Rose again, identifying a spot where a dent had left a tiny open space between Penny’s skin and the scrap metal welded over it, desperately hoping that her Aura would regenerate fast enough for her to safely use her Semblance to save Weiss as soon as Penny let her guard down so that she wouldn't have to take the shot.

“But if you must know…Cinder has been growing far more rebellious as of late, and Miss Salem had taken notice. She was fired last week. I am her replacement.”

“What!?”

“Are we done with the questions now? I am growing quite tired of this.”

Weiss tried to speak, but found that each movement only caused the sword to dig ever so slightly deeper into her throat. Ruby could see the light faintly dancing at the edge of her vision as her protective instincts kicked into gear, but had no idea if her eyes’ light would even have an effect on Penny.

“Good. Now,” she slowly turned her head to look down at Weiss. “We have no need of you, so your life will end here.”

“No-"

“And you,” Penny’s gaze whipped up to meet Ruby’s at a speed that Ruby hadn’t thought this version of Penny was even capable of. “You are to be taken to see your mother. I am sure that you have many things to catch up about.”

Ruby felt their heart drop at the mention of their mother, but ignored the urge to break down again, pushing Penny’s words to the back of their mind.

“Come on, Penny, this isn’t you! This, this is just like the virus, remember? This is just a part of you, you can fight it!” Ruby pleaded. “I know the real you is still there somewhere!”

Penny’s smile widened a little. “Actually, you are correct. There were a few small traces of Penny’s soul still attached to this body when it was recreated – fragments, if you will. Remnants of her true self, too small to make a difference. Little sparks of hope that I could easily snuff out if I so wished…just as I snuffed out Cinder. But,” her sword cut ever so slightly deeper into Weiss’ throat, a soft, strangled cry of pain slipping through the huntress’ lips, “I prefer to let them remain, let them struggle. It’s just more fun that way.”

“Penny-"

“And now I am going to snuff out our dear Weiss as well.”

Ruby aimed Crescent Rose once more with a resolute glare and locked onto the weak spot she’d identified earlier, painfully aware that her Aura was nowhere near recharged enough for a full Petal Burst, hoping that her bullet would be fast enough to make up for it. Penny looked down once more, and for just a moment, there was a shift in her voice, and she almost sounded like herself again.

“I’m sorry.”

Ruby pulled the trigger, Penny swung her sword to slit Weiss’ throat, but before the blade could pierce flesh, a blur of black shot past with a trail of fire and smoke and swept Penny up with it, away from Weiss and away from the bullet, both figures tumbling back into the sand. Ruby rushed over to her partner’s side.

“Weiss! Weiss, are you okay?” they asked, gently taking Weiss’ hand and helping her to her feet. She stumbled, prompting Ruby to put Weiss’ arm around their shoulders for support as she struggled to find her footing.

“I’m alright-"

A flash of green light drew the pair’s attention back to Penny and their savior just in time to watch the dark figure land a few feet away from the robot. Penny had surrounded herself with a circle of swirling green flames, a few of which had stuck her attacker and were now fizzling out with a waft of smoke. Even after the smoke cleared, it took Ruby a few moments to recognise the dark figure as Cinder Fall.

Cinder had certainly seen better days. Most of the left side of her body was coated in oozing black goop creeping in from her arm, twisting around her neck and beginning to crawl up her bruised, sand-covered face. Dried blood outlined several wounds that looked to have been hastily and clumsily cauterised, the largest being a long gash that started at Cinder’s right shoulder and stretched across her upper chest. She seemed unable to properly put weight on her right leg or even stand up straight, hunched over in a crouched stance, showing where her shirt had been burned away to expose part of an expansive lightning scar that spread across her back. Despite all this, Cinder showed no sign of weakness or pain in her expression, only burning rage and hatred.

For the first time that evening, Penny actually looked fazed by something, raising her voice with a piercing glare. “I thought I already disposed of you!”

Cinder simply smirked bitterly. “Going to take more than that to get rid of me,” she spat back, her voice coming out scratchy and broken, yet unwavering.

Penny closed her eyes, then opened them with a smile. “So be it.”

Both magic users burst into action, too fast for Ruby to keep track of in her exhausted state, though if she could, she had no idea whose side she should be on. Flames of brilliant green and orange clashed, patches of sand melting and turning to glass across the battlefield. Rock and obsidian flew through the air, lightning struck around them, shards of ice flew towards Ruby and Weiss before being melted in a huge fiery explosion that knocked Penny onto the ground. Cinder landed in front of the duo, forming a wall of obsidian to shield them and buy some time before throwing a pillar of wind behind them, creating a wind tunnel that would act as an escape route through the sandstorm.

“What the hell are you waiting for!? Go, get out of here!”

“What-"

“Why should we trust you!?” Ruby barked, pulling Weiss closer to her.

“I’m not doing this for you!” Cinder hissed. “This is between me and her, now get out before I change my mind and kill all three of you!”

Ruby’s glare didn’t waver, but they knew Penny would be on her feet by now and that there was no time to hesitate further. She gave Cinder a curt nod before hurrying through the opening to the wind tunnel, helping Weiss to keep up. The entrance closed behind them after they’d gotten only a few feet away, but they kept running until Weiss’ legs eventually gave out from under her.

“Weiss!”

“I-I’m fine, I’m fine,” Weiss assured them, her voice shaking. “Just, in shock, I think.”

“Yeah. Yeah, shock…” Ruby breathed with a shaky nod before weakly sitting across from Weiss, the duo taking a moment to catch their breath. Ruby could hear the distant roars and crashes of Penny and Cinder’s battle beyond the howling winds that protected them from the biting sandstorm, though who knew how long the tunnel would hold up, especially if Cinder ended up being overpowered by Penny.

Penny...

Oh gods, Penny...

Ruby pulled her knees close to her chest and stared at the ground, shaking as the realisation fully set in.

Penny, that was Penny and...

Gods, this was all their fault.

If Penny hadn’t been forced out of her robotic body-

If they’d kept the Staff out of Cinder’s hands-

If they’d kept Penny safe-

“Ruby-" Ruby felt Weiss’ hand on their arm and raised their head a little, vaguely registering the tears falling down their cheeks. Weiss didn’t seem to be faring much better, barely restrained tears welling up in her eyes.

“We’ll-" Weiss’ voice broke as she spoke. “We’ll get her back, Ruby.”

Ruby stayed silent for a moment, then shook her head. When she spoke, her voice was weak and shaky, flimsy, small. “She’s gone, Weiss...”

“No,” Weiss settled down at Ruby’s side in held them in a tight embrace. “Some part of her is still in there, I’m certain of it. It’s weak, but present.”

“But-"

“I saw her face, right before she tried to...” Weiss trailed off, covering her neck with her hand. “She looked upset. Scared. She didn’t want to do it. She’s still there, we just have to reach her.”

Ruby sat in silent thought for a few moments before taking a deep breath, giving Weiss a slow nod.

“Okay. Okay, we can help her. We’ll save her,” she said with renewed hope before glancing at Weiss’ neck and reaching around to tear off a bit of her cloak to cover the wound with. “Let’s just get you all fixed up first, okay?”

does this one go a little too edgy/cliche? maybe I can't really tell

[rubywolf0201]

So in this new trailer that was released yesterday, we got two new Pokèmon revealed.

Apparently, they’re called Great Tusk and Iron Treads respectively. According to rumors, they’re apparently resemble Donphan and could possibly (?) be new evolution forms for Phanphy.

They’re detailed in the Scarlet Book and Violet Book, which are records from an expedition written a long, long time ago.

[chesacakeripper]

Finally caving and getting premium pokemon home and pokemon bank so I can move my little old babies across and realising I have to dig out all of the past nintendos

And then realising that in 2008 I did not actually complete the diamond dex, nor did I finish the elite 4 in soul silver so I gotta do one or the other to pal park my GBA mons over.

[clownkiwi]

my thoughts on pokemon scarlet/violet as of the second trailer

(ps i dont think we'll get anymore new info in the next couple weeks as part of nintendos possible june direct. i think this is all we're getting until like. august. spoilers below, btw)

so, before i go to indepth here, i still wanna say this. that november 18, 2022 deadline is. still worrying me, especially considering the newest release that was Just released in janurary and i only started playing last night. but hey, at least pokemon scarlet/violet is now the only triple a open world nintendo game releasing in holiday 2022 now (xeno 3 is releasing earlier than expected, botw 2 got delayed to spring 2023)

now, with that said, let me just say. this might be the next exciting pokemon game since legends arceus that like. actually looks really good.

AGAIN, i think the first thing that stood out to me in this whole trailer was. everyone and everything has textures. you seriously have no idea how mindblowing this is if you haven't noticed the graphics between. sword/shield & legends arceus and these new games.

it's not just pokemon too, it's the characters as well. literally the first pokemon game since the jump to 3d with textures is really exciting stuff and makes these games stand out alot

going even further, i think this is the actual first pair of pokemon games in a while to actually have diverse versions amongst each other than just like. the normal practice of pokemon games, where they're just the same game, but with different pokemon, or even like. a few different gym leaders.

for instance, these games have two different professors, they have their own designs, and they seem to compliment their box art legendaries well (you can see the professors above)

and speaking of character design, i really love how much more diverse the character designs just for not just the professors, but your "rival" and even the npcs in this game are, even if there still isn't much to go off of

these are just. entirely different from what sword/shield tried to achieve, and a genuine honest improvement over literally all of the switch pokemon games afaik (yes, even improved over legends arceus, which i like to think is also a right step in this similar direction)

i also really love the emphasis on the upgraded multiplayer experience. im sure the devs really want to make their pokemon mmo for the nintendo consoles someday, and this game is just one step closer by allowing up to four people to adventure together at the same time, which certainly sounds like alot of fun (& a step up over the raid system from sword/shield)

the thing im especially curious about, however, is the emphasis (at least on the games website) of this being a true open world game. like, a pokemon game where you don't have to follow the order of 8 gym leaders, beat the evil team/organization, beat the elite four and champion, ya know what i mean???

if these games are true open world games where you can do whatever you want at whatever pace you wanna go, that's especially intriguing, given we don't even know much of what type of narrative direction this game will go!!! we haven't seen much of an evil/rival team, the "rival" is really more like a friend (has been described as a guide on the website), not even any sign of any gym leaders!!

past pokemon game reveals wouldve put focus on the new gym leaders, the new pokemon, the evil team and story, but at least for what we know about this game now. the emphasis here is that you can make your own story, you can make your own experience free of the past pokemon narrative beats

it truly might be an open world pokemon game

but this is only as of the very second trailer, who knows??? we might get some new info later on that reveals more of the games actual story, that again, we can move through at whatever pace we're able to

but as of now, this is probably the most exciting mainline pokemon game since the last one this year. and i really can't wait to check it out once i'm able to

also, yes, before you ask, my starter is still sprigatito, and i'll choose pokemon violet, i've always been a fan of cool fictional technology