#pokemon ramble

[milliemuus]

Hi I said smth really smart abt Kieran and Ogerpon on my instagram story and it's something I could be wrong about but I wanted y'alls thoughts on it.

Do you think Kieran really had any respect for Ogerpon in the first place, or do you think he'd have used her as a pawn, and once she couldn't be what he idolized her to be would he have ditched/kinda trashed her? I kinda feel that way, and maybe Kieran doesn't see it like that since yannow...that's Ogerpon! Or rather "The Ogre" for him, which symbolically? "The Ogre" is this powerful, lonely pokemon driven away by cruel folks and shafted into this idea that it's a villain. "The Ogre" is merely a concept in Kieran's mind, if that makes sense while Ogerpon, is what Ogerpon truly is. My words are slightly mixed up, but I think y'all can get what I'm saying from this^^

Now that Ogerpon is Ogerpon (the player's) and not "The Ogre" (Kieran's idea of Ogerpon), Kieran HATES Ogerpon, as she merely has went from an essential idol to an enemy, simply because she chose you over him, whom he pined for for so, so long.

[zevdev]

Pokemon rambles

I found this yter who shows how pokemon moves changed between games and yeah I understan that the difference between sword/sheild and s/v is that one is cenimatic and one is with a open world sand box thing so sword/sheild's moves look better but like what happened in s/v bc I feel they used the same thing as pla and the moves still look even worst than pla. So my only explination for the moves still being different in s/v than pla is because pla uses something that is either a] zelda with pokemon on top or b] a cenimatic open world that they shoved pokemon into and forgot about it later. Anyways that is the current pokemon ramble

[teraserperior]

Paradox Pokémon

There's not a time machine, just the drive to discover something

I'm more familiar with violet so I'll be taking about the future.

These pokemon from the future are not pokemon BUT neither those monsters form the book. They're what human thinks pokemon will be in the future. they're ideas. what we think they could look like. That's what a paradox is, something that isn't reality because, it this case, it's just a possibility.

I don't think the time machine leads to future paldea but rather to a possibility where these pokemon exist in paldea. Somewhere where the professor has the desire to be just like they had the desire to uncover past/future possible pokemon.

extra about future pokemon:

If the DLC will contain Suicune/Virizion its a proof that those pokemon are what we think pokemon from past/future could look like coming alive.

And I love how machine-like they are. They remind me of Genesect, a man-made mechanical pokemon. It feels like humanity can't think about pokemon without adding themselves to the mix, combining man-made mechanical parts with organic parts. Once again, pokemon and human life can't be disconnected from one another

[comic-the-adventurer]

Y'all ever thought what if Leon has a perfectly fine sense of direction, but likes to hideaway in unpopulated places to escape paparazzi and fans-

I& mean, in the beginning of SwSh, Leon was in Wedgehurst for literally like a minute and we find him surrounded by shrieking passersby... On a bigger scale, that must happen literally any and everywhere he goes; what the heck was the scene like on the train itself??

Plus, "getting lost" seems kind of like an excuse, doesn't it? What if he literally just constantly needs a breather or escape from crowds and makes up "I have a really bad sense of direction" as a cover-up? 😳

If I& remember correctly, Leon was the champion since he was literally TWELVE? And he's like...at least twenty now. That's a lot of time spent turning heads and constantly in the center of attention. Not to mention those invasive news reporters, like the ones we meet after winning the Finals. Literally so invasive even cinnabon Hop had to shoo them away lol

So like-

Maybe I& can relate to Leon: I& too wish to be invisible to the public eye /j

[borknugget]

I’m just imagining the protagonist of Legends Arceus returning someday to modern times and bringing with them all the little and big scars from quelling nobles and going up against alphas, taking attacks full-on, etc. Not only that, but the sheer raw muscle this kid would have and endurance is terrifying to think about. Regularly battling nearly a whole team’s worth of enemy Pokemon with only one of their own, and so much more? Modern society is not ready to have their kid back.

[flamingeaux]

Pokemon SCVI Lengthy Ramble

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been released for a while and I wanted to share some rambling thoughts

These are just personal thoughts and stuff, and if I got something wrong, let me know

Also I haven’t seen anyone else mention these, so I might be the only one who feels like this lol

Also haven't managed to get the game yet, but from what I’ve seen through screenshots, clips, and play throughs, it feels so phoned it. Forget about the bugs and glitches, it's Theming is supposed to be based on Spain, but I hardly get that impression at all. 

Maybe I’m the only one feeling that the theming is lacking I haven’t seen anyone else mention it. Now I’m not from Spain, nor have I had the chance to visit, but I love learning about other cultures. Personally I just don’t get the vibe that it’s supposed to be Spain. They did such a good job with the Alola region. The Galar region being based on Britain (also I’m not from there, nor have I visited) but I at least got an English vibe from it. 

But here are a few references I have caught on to- 

The Academy being based on the Sagrada de Familia in Barcelona:

The Academy courtyard also looks inspired by Park Guell (pictured later)

And then the starters: 

Meowscarada likely being based on the "Vijanera Festival," as a Trapaion. I think it’s name is also a play on the word,” Masquerade.” I’ve also seen people compare it to a magician, but personally I don’t see it. Maybe more of a court jester, but I could be not understanding a reference.  

Skeledirge likely being based on the mosaic lizard in Park Güell, in Barcelona. Could also possibly have some Opera influence due to its move, “Torch Song.” Or maybe it’s just in reference to Latin singers and songwriters in general.

Quaquaval likely being based on traditional Spanish dancers and the dances themselves. Those I’m not too familiar with so my best guesses would be Flamenco, Salsa, or Fandango. It’s big tail design also feels very much like a peacock, but that feels strange since the Peafowl bird is native to India. 

I’m most likely missing a lot of name references too

Other Paldean Pokémon:

I love the Smoliv line, I know Olives are a huge part of the food culture

Bramblin- I want to hate this line, but at the same time it’s so comical and genius. Just a possessed tumbleweed

The Maschiff line is based on the Spanish Mastiff which was both a guardian and herding dog 

There’s likely more Pokémon that are based on customs and maybe even folklore, but I couldn’t find it, or I’m just unaware. 

I like that they Included Tauros, since Spain is known for its Matadors (bullfighters), and the summer festival, “Running of the Bulls.”

However, I am aware of the controversies of these cruel practices and I get why Game Freak wouldn’t want to include them. 

If you’re not aware, both of these practices involves the death of the bulls at the end. 

But if they weren’t going to make a kid friendly version of those events, then why include Tauros at all, or even give it a region form. 

Again, maybe I’m not understanding something.

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For the past few years they’ve been implementing and pushing new food mechanics: Pokepuffs, Pokebeans, Curry, and now the Sandwhiches.

But I don’t understand the Sandwhich aspect at all, why not go for a traditional Spanish dish? But then again I can also see that like with the curry it’s easier to make variations of one food, rather than explore completely different dishes. But if that’s the case, why got go with soups or stews instead??

Considering how sports (Futbol) is just as popular in Spain as it is England, I’m surprised we don’t see too much of that. Yes there’s the gyms and you have the rival Nemona to be your competitor, but it doesn’t feel quite there. 

In Galar of course the pokemon challenge took the role of these sports, and I can see that it would feel repetitive if they did it again. But it feels like they just missed the mark.

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Other miscellaneous things I feel could have brought some neat inspiration:

Picasso’s birth country is Spain

Spain is the setting of the comedic story of “Don Quixote”

I kinda wish there was more Spanish based music: like the inclusion of guitar or castanets

13 is the unlucky number certain flowers are seen as bad luck too 

Giving a gift is common place when invited to a home for dinner 

This is all I can think of off the top of my head, again I’m not a Spanish Local so I obviously don’t have a professional first hand view on the country history and culture, but I feel like there’s was just so much missing, and more that could be done, and just so much wasted potential.

If any of my notes need correcting don’t be afraid to chime in and let me know, or feel free to give your two cents on anything I mentioned. 

[nie-velorio]

"I hate volo" I say as I chase after him down the snowy mountain in the night, my mask glistening with frost from the freezing cold. I had not even tried to summon Arceus, the thing that I was gifted the Azure Flute that I was just gifted, was meant to do. But alas, that would be the last I saw of Volo. Volo, and his goofy ass haircut. Once he left that broken temple, I had known that our fated time together had done what it needed. Yet I kept false hope that maybe, I'd see him again.

[coypurat]

oh to be carefree like this. theyre both so fucking epic

[gen4grl]

pokemon is such a large fanbase we all like the same core thing but the difference between the different niches is insane. like put a gamecanon, pokespe, vgc and anipoke fan at a table together and it would be like putting 4 long lost relatives together like i know we’re technically family but who tf are you and what language are you attempting to speak to me in lol

[coolocgod]

We got another pokemon that haunts the server, funnn

I swear poketwo hates us, i was just spamming the pokemon chat cues i was bored and wanted some pokemon to spawn and this appeared AND IT HAS APPAERED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST IT WONT GO AWAYYYYY WHY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE 2 POKEMON HAUNTING OUR SERVERRR, anyways thats mainly it imma be posting about poketwo alot now while also doing my normal art posts XD

[frostdemigod]

omg I love ogerpon so much bruh

[milliemuus]

Hey all!

So, little update:

I'm going to be in the process of moving Project Venus to A03! I just signed up and am waiting for my invitation, so it may take a hot minute!

Second of all, I'm sorry I haven't been posting as frequent! I have been doing my commissions, alongside not coming up with any ideas as of recent :c

I do have some lore ideas on how Millie and Drayton interloped when they were younger and how it was vague, but wouldn't you know it, I keep forgetting to ramble about it! Anyways, just wanted to keep y'all posted! Thanks so much!

[ivo-moved]

you don’t have to drag it like that

[ogerpwned]

The idea of ghost obsessions is so funny id be so pissed if I died and it just made me somehow more autistic

[comic-the-adventurer]

Y'all, this has been on my& Legends Acreus-invaded mind for too long 😭 and I& haven't seen anyone else notice this or bring it up, so I'm& going to break the ice.

So, yk how the noble Pokémon must be fought to progress? And if you lose all your hit points, the screen goes black and you're quietly given the option to try again?

Well, you can rematch the nobles in the postgame and if you lose all your hit points then, you're taken to a cutscene where the noble's warden says things among the lines of, "are you okay? This noble is very strong, but do you want to try again?"

And y'all 😭

Idk if maybe this was obvious to everyone else, but one day I& suddenly realized: the reason there are no cutscenes after you lose your hit points in the story-driven noble battles is because the game is very subtly and very heavily implying you DIE if you don't beat a noble battle first try 😭 Well, there goes "kids" game

And I& mean, it realistically makes sense that you die, but jfc, the realization hit me& like a brick xD. And I& remember, at one point, just before fighting Electrode for the first time, Melli says, "keep moving or you're sure to be dead!" And like 😭 I& honestly thought he was joking until it clicked that he was entirely serious 😭

[a-little-ray-of-fantasy]

Teal Mask DLC in a nutshell (someone help this kid please! He deserves better!)