#pokémon scarlet spoilers

[thesilliestofgals]

Something I find really ironic about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is how, when the games were initially released, a majority of the audience ragged on them (fairly) for being all buggy and rushed; it was obvious that, at the time, Game Freak cut corners in order to get the games released at the promised date.

And then the updates/patches came out, and then the DLCs... And you know what? Honestly? Pokémon Violet has taken Moon's place of my favorite Pokémon games.

You may be wondering why and my answer is simple: the characters- specifically, our "rivals". They have so much personality and depth to them, it's hard not to fall in love with their stories, and those stories had me feeling genuine sympathy for them.

Listening to Arven, Penny, and Nemona's back and forth on our Area Zero trip was just so... endearing, you know? Like it felt like I was listening to real people have a conversation.

Don't even get me started on Kieran and how fascinating and heartbreaking his arc was... ouuughhh my boy. My baby boy. I adore him!!

TL;DR: In my opinion, the character writing in SV was really well done, and I hope it continues improving in the next Pokémon game(s).

P.S. Have two memes because I was having a really hard time figuring out which one was funnier.

[fanbles]

Environmental storytelling

[notamortician]

so I’ve heard y’all like Slitherwing Ingo..

( rbs appreciated! )

[helloyellow17]

These little guys have my whole heart, so naturally I had to doodle them

Bless Scarlet and Violet for giving us these sushi fish puppies 😭

[fullbattleregalia]

Well, I finished Pokémon Scarlet today, and it’s official - Professor Sada is in the running for the title of “Worst Parent of All Time” along with Horward Stark, Darth Vader, and Firelord Ozai.

[radioactive-dragonlover]

I finished starfall street

[shrimps-4-swords]

[warning for glitch/eyestrain]

and spoilers in case the 5 tags weren't enough.

"Please, defeat me" / "At last, my dream is within reach..."

naturally i am even more obsessed with her and my new favourite bit of pokemon scarlet was when the ai copy of the dead milf professor's knowledge and memories (whose all-consuming obsession with her time travel research led to her untimely death) got overridden by the professor's defense protocols (the ai acc gets some common sense that her predecessor lacked, good for her...) and then her eyes went black and glowy and she tried to kill me. 🥰.

[hibi2]

POKÉMON SCARLET AND VIOLET SPOILERS BELOW CUT

My girl! I love jigglypuff! And scream tail too! If jiggly is classical music, she’s a rock star!

[a-collection-of-trees]

Okokokok I will say the starfall storyline was pretty weak BUT HOLY SHIT I REALLY LIKED THE FINAL MISSION WITH ALL THREE OF THEM. Like ok spoilers but the fact that Turo is DEAD? THEY ACTUALLY KILLED HIS DAD WHAT? Might be my daddy issues speaking but hearing all three of em bicker on the trip down to area zero and becoming friends on the way is peak found family and I love that.

[heretic-altias]

My friends are all bullying Miraidon but I think it’s adorable and am adopting it.

[thesilliestofgals]

Spoilers for the Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Epilogue: Mochi Mayhem under the cut!:

You can't tell me that this whole moment right here was the Pokemon SV writers pointing and laughing at the theories that Kieran and Pecharunt would be in kahoots somehow in the second part of the DLC hahahdhfhfhgh

[fanbles]

Forbidden eye

[lavenderr-starrs]

Ok but I think she’d like tinkaton

[dashadowwarrior]

Not enough people have been talking about the fact that Nemona’s ace in her epilogue fight was level 87, and I refuse to believe that wasn’t intentional to make Red’s Pikachu still the highest level trainer-owned Pokémon.

[thegreatmaddu]

SPOILERS BELOW!!! God this game threw me for a loop huh. What a great ending!!

[ammonitetheseaserpent]

Here are all the mons I used throughout my Scarlet journey! I love ‘em all, though Plume, Scree and Sockaroo are/were my personal faves to use in battle.