#pokemon brilliant diamond and shining pearl

[jadeazora]

Credit to BDSP where it's due.

The player getting launched to the moon or even thru it in Groudon's case in the weight-checker app when you weigh a heavy Pokemon actually was brilliant.

[lockescoles]

MY POKEMON TEAMS THROUGH THE DIFFERENT GAMES ↳ pokemon brilliant diamond

[redenne-moon]

New partners ready for big adventures! (2022) - Don’t repost.

[inbarfink]

[incorrectpokechampionquotes]

Happy Birthday to Champion Cynthia!

September 21 - Virgo

(Not Canon)

[sinnohelitefourlore]

In a Sinnoh League Meeting…

Volkner: I’m going to fake an epileptic seizure.

Flint: You’re not an epileptic.

Volkner: That’s why I said I was going to fake it.

[redlibra14-2]

Staravia within the past couple of pokemon games

Staravia, in Pokemon Legends: *is aggressive, will kill you, "I WON'T HESITATE, BITCH!!!"*

Also Staravia, in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: *weak asf, coward, runs to Staraptor*

[sreyeh]

(January 2022)

I was one of the many people that saw that the BDSP starters weren’t shiny locked and went, “yeah I could hunt one no problem.” Luckily for me, the shiny hunting gods were merciful and I got a shiny Turtwig in 1499 resets without phasing on a Starly!

This piece commemorates my special turtle boy, along with the shiny Wurmple I got later when double hunting in Eterna Forest

[pokemonbiologyirlthetabletop]

Turtwig, Grotle, & Torterra

Turtwig (#387)

Torterra folium

General Information: The shell on a Turtwig’s back is made of earth, and when it absorbs water it becomes harder. Its shell is warm to the touch. It becomes more energetic when the sun is out.

Turtwig are an average of 1’04 feet tall (0.4 M) and 22.5 pounds (10.2 kg).

Habitat: Turtwigs are native to the New World, which is also known as Turtle Island by many of the Indigenous Peoples. They can be found in grasslands, wetlands, and by clean lakes and large ponds.

Life Cycles: Turtwigs are raised by their parents in litters of 2-6 until they’re around two years old. During this time the parents pass down wisdom and knowledge and social skills, though the baby Turtwig is itself otherwise fully capable of feeding on its own and defending itself. However, Turtwigs are still suspectable to predation, with many falling victim to attacks from ice-type predators during the winter. During droughts, their shells weaken and they become vulnerable to predators then, too. A healthy Turtwig should have a moist shell.

Behavior: Turtwigs are social animals that live in herds, though often these herds can be spaced out and vary widely in size.

Diet: Most of its nutrients come from photosynthesis, however Turtwigs are more animal than plant and still need to consume other resources, namely leaves, berries, and sometimes bark. Turtwigs are quite tolerant to eating the thorny bits of bushes and thistles if they have to, but would prefer berries and leaves. These dietary needs fluctuate throughout the year as Turtwigs receive varying amounts of sunlight. The sparse sunlight of winter helps them survive the cold, but Turtwigs still have to stock up on nutrient reserves in the Summer and Fall to keep them going. First-year Turtwigs have the highest mortality rates in their first winter.

Conservation: Threatened

Relationship with Humans: Turtwigs make excellent starter Pokémon for trainers of Turtle Island/the New World, particularly in the Great Plains region and the Midwest.

They are common in children’s television. In fact, there is a popular weekly program aimed at kindergarteners called Tuesdays with Turtwig where the titular character, Turtwig, teaches children about mundane/everyday parts of life and the outdoors through whimsical misadventures and a plethora of friends and guests. This Turtwig is famous for wearing a red polka-dot bowtie and loves to play outside with his friends.

Classification: Turtwig’s scientific name is Torterra folium. “Folium” references the leaf on its head.

Grotle (#388)

Torterra rubus

General Information: Grotle are the evolved form of Turtwig. They are excellent finders of water and will even carry smaller Pokémon in its back to take them to clean water. The bushes on their back are known to produce either nuts or fruit, depends on the population and where it grew up.

Grotle are 3’7 feet tall (1.1 M) and 213.8 pounds (97 kg).

Habitat: Grasslands, wetlands, and the outer edges of forests. They enjoy sleeping under trees at night for the shelter of them, but during the day they leave the forest to bask in open sunlight. Really, they are most likely to be found where clean sources of water are and there’s plenty of sunlight to sit in.

While Grotles and family can be found in more arid environments, they much prefer ecosystems with sufficient sources of clean water.

Life Cycles: Grotle are the middle stage of its line. They are often the scouts of a herd who report back to the herd about new sources of water and other vital information. Grotles evolve from Turtwigs around two or three years old. They spend the next three to eight years of their lives as a Grotle until they finally evolve into Torterra.

Behavior: Grotle are curious, adventurous, and helpful Pokémon. The bushes on its back attract wild Pokémon to it, whom enjoy perching on its back and going for rides and eating the nuts/berries.

Diet: Sunlight and berries. Same thing as a Turtwig.

Conservation: Threatened

Relationship with Humans: Grotle are seen in pop culture as helpful Pokémon, and is even the mascot for a train company. On more than one survival show, the people have Grotles on their team for their inpeccable abilities to find clean water. On the kids show Tuesdays with Turtwig, Turtwig has an older cousin named Grotle who’s job in town is to give rides to other Pokémon who are trying to get to different places. Grotle teaches the audience about traffic safety laws and courtesies.

Classification: Grotle’s species epithet “rubus” refers to the bushes on its back.

Torterra (#389)

Torterra torterra

General Information: Torterra is the final evolution of Turtwig! Small Pokémon live on its massive back, many spending their entire lives there! In fact, Torterra shells are considered to be unique ecosystems that receive their own dedicated researchers.

Habitat: Torterras are found in grasslands, wetlands, and sometimes the edges of forests, but will for certain be found near clean water such as lakes and large ponds.

Life Cycles: Torterras are the oldest members of the herd and have been known to live for upwards of a 100 years in the wild—in fact, no one is sure how old Torterras can get before they succumb to old age, but there are certainly many long-term studies in place designed to track individuals throughout their lifetimes. The oldest on record is 126 years old, and she’s still going strong!

Torterras do most of the herd protection and are largely in charge of looking after the babies in the herd while the Grotles and older Turtwigs are out and about. See, Torterras don’t really go anywhere except when they’re migrating to a different water source, but anything under its protection is quite secure. In warmer climates, some Torterras have been known to get buried in dirt and mud, even disguising the fact that there’s a Pokémon there. When they do move, the effect of an entire herd migrating looks a lot like a moving forest. It’s quite spectacular!

Behavior: Torterras live in herds of 20-100 with other Torterras, Grotles, and Turtwigs, though these herds can be spaced out when they’ve settled in an area for a while. Typically immobile, Torterras can be spurred into action when migration needs arise, or threats to itself or other members of its herd are nearby (especially the baby Turtwigs). They are quite tolerant of the critters that make their nests on its back or underneath it, and when not aggravated are generally docile and patient.

Diet: Sunlight. They can eat other things, but they spend so very little time actually doing anything that the sunlight is typically sufficient. During winter or when otherwise active, they will dig into the ground for roots. Trainers, some carrots or potatoes will be good nutrition for your Torterra, or other root vegetables.

Conservation: Threatened

Relationship with Humans: Torterra are good, noble creatures of the Great Plains, who once roamed the Great Plains in massive numbers (as did the Bouffalant herds). Unfortunately, when European settlers came to Turtle Island it wasn’t just the Bouffalant herds that they killed, it was the Torterra herds, too, even if it did take a lot more effort. In generations past there were Torterra herds in the hundreds and even thousands that migrated across the interior, providing food and shelter for countless other Pokémon. These days, the wild herds are greatly minimized, and their habitat is dwindled to fractions of what it used to be. Conservation efforts are helping, aided in part by starter Pokémon breeding programs, but it’ll be a long time before wild numbers are near where they used to be, if they ever are again.

Additionally, many cultures believe that the world is on the back of a giant Torterra, hence the name Turtle Island. Similar beliefs exist in other parts of the world, but instead of a giant Torterra the Pokémon is a Terapagos.

Classification: Torterra’s scientific name is Torterra torterra because it is the defining species for its genus and family.

[theoldgateauofart]

Ledyba

[puccafangirl]

Say whatever you want about BDSP as remakes...but at least we can agree that they really enhanced that creepy red-eyed staring portrait at the Old Chateau right?

[jadeazora]

An unpopular opinion? Personally, I don't think a BDSP-style remake would be a huge detriment to Unova.

Ofc, I don't want them to get a faithful remake and would favor something like ORAS or Legends, but BW still holds up pretty well with its story and characters. There's not a ton more that I really want to see from the story, aside from maybe more info on Ghetsis and the Shadow Triad, and what the original Dragon looked like. But what is there is pretty solid already. Mostly, I would like to see QoL updates to alleviate grinding.

BDSP was a worst-case scenario for DP because Platinum just did everything so much better than the originals (pacing, story/characters, Mons roster), and then they backtracked on most of it for BDSP. There's also a lot of missed potential when certain characters like Cyrus and Cynthia have received a fair amount of development and personal history about them outside of their initial games.

And this is still a long time away off too, but a faithful remake would be an even worse-case scenario for XY, since those games had so much potential that never got properly developed. At least we have Platinum for the definitive Sinnoh experience, but Kalos never got its third version.

[lockescoles]

GAMES I (RE)PLAYED IN 2022 ↳ pokemon brilliant diamond (2021)

[pokenimagines]

NSFW general nsfw HCS for Cyrus? Thank you!!! Your writing is great! :)

Cyrus is such a serious motherf*cker but you know he's gotta be kinky.

Discord (16+) - Request Information 

Warning: This is NSFW so if you’re under the legal age or uncomfortable with content like this, please skip over this one!

NSFW Cyrus: General HC

Cyrus is into dominating his partners. It gives him a sense of control that he craves and if his partner is willing to submit to him, he might become whipped.

Tying up, hitting (with consent), edging; all things he loves.

He does treat his partner well. Not as an equal, but definitely better than the grunts or his higher up subordinates.

Nobody but him can touch you though, it's a rule. If someone so much as grazes your shoulder, he's going to be pissed.

Angry/frustrated sex is a common occurrence while he's trying to control the world. Lots of things go wrong and he needs an outlet.

He has a god complex, so if you call him your 'god' or worship him, he'll be hard and ready to go.

He fully intends to save you when he creates the world anew since no world would be perfect without his partner. He couldn't create you, even if he tried.

He also has a bit of a breeding kink, saying his bloodline needs to go along generations. Expect him to never pull out. Ever. And expect several rounds. He might look old but he's still in his twenties.

[galacticjester]

Alright I’ve figured out like,, 6 different weeks for smittenshipping week so here’s a poll

If you vote please reblog and give your reasoning in the tags! For the ‘other’ option please state the dates and why (also use this if you can’t choose just one option)

Putting the poll up for a week but I might end it before then, idk yet

Each of these options have other reasoning behind them (planet stuff and release date stuff) but I’ll elaborate on whichever one I end up picking

[xgoldenlatiasx]

some glowy eyesss

I have no explanation for why trainers who bond with legendary pkmn get glowy eyes other than it looks cool. also Quartz w/ that sans undertale swag