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No. 495869
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fat rats always win
No. 495971
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>>495961azumarill is an icon
No. 495978
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>>495971agreed
>>495919chunky pikachu is top tier for me
No. 495989
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>>495971someone drew this and instead we have to stare at "dilate beam" for months. i thought we all agreed we would talk less about moids in these threads.
No. 496017
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>>496011Just ask a farmhand to change the threadpic in /meta/. Don't make a duplicate, you're just shitting up /m/.
No. 496028
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>>496020Blasphemy, it's never enough! Cope and seethe as queen azumarill reigns supreme.
No. 496029
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Did you ever have a trainer class crush? I thought the RSE birdkeepers were cute as a kid kek
No. 496031
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>>496029The Rich Boys were cute and gave me a shitton of cash
No. 496045
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>>495902Won the Ashbowl for sure…
No. 496046
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>>496029Both of the ace trainers were QTs in XY
No. 496049
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They should do more subtle romantic scenes with NPCs.
No. 496050
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No. 496052
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N getting jealous is a running theme
No. 496061
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>>495989Aw, I still love this one so much. Maybe someone will use it next time, or maybe a farmhand will change the pic? Related, what kinds of puzzles do you all think Elsie would have at her gym?
>>495971This is a cute gif! I used to be lukewarm on Azumarill, but she's grown on me over the years. I love cute art of Pokemon surrounded by flowers.
No. 496062
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Poor poor Ace trainer
No. 496064
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>>496029Autistic blog but when I played games as a kid, I used to pick an NPC to be my character's girlfriend and I'd occasionally visit her during my playthrough to pretend we were catching up/going on a date. My Pokémon Platinum waifu was a beauty trainer
because I assumed the protagonist was in her late teens kek No. 496065
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OP pic reminds me, does anyone play the TCG? I've been thinking about picking it up and playing locally but just taking a glance at decks the meta seems kinda repeatative. I still want to give it a shot though.
>>496029I like too many trainer designs, but I think the one closest to my type is the BW Scientist
or RBY Super Nerd. Hooray for megane.
>>496061Maybe rolling bales of hay like it's a strength puzzle? And then her badge can let you use Strength as an HM.
No. 496105
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little thingy…
No. 496111
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>>496108That's just fanon.
In canon he is too autistic to fuck.
No. 496115
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>>496099Ayrt, my gen 5 waifu was actually Professor Juniper (once again I thought the protagonist was way older than the canon age) but I accidentally cheated on her with Aurora on the Ferris wheel kek
No. 496116
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>>496112There is a thread for that a few blocks down, maybe you can ask them.
No. 496123
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>>496118Ingo x Hilda ain't bad though if you ignore that he's bald.
No. 496125
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>>496119The thought of ruining a train like that deeply offends him.
No. 496128
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>>496123You learn how to love the train autists' beautiful canon hair after a while.
No. 496130
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>>496126He is too busy thinking of trains and double battles to be thinking of sex. He is a True Sigma.
No. 496132
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>>496127>>496130Gay.
>>496128I'm not autistic enough to go down the submas rabbit hole, sorry nonna.
Hilda should put up a WELCOME HOME CHEATER sign though.
No. 496133
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>>496065I played the TCG a little around 2016, both online and IRL. I was poor so couldn't buy many packs for a good deck (mostly got into it for my husbando so it's ok). Now I just play on TCG Pocket, I've been having fun despite not having the best cards.
>spoilerBASED me too
>>496029I think FRLG Scientist is the coolest (and hottest) but I like all of the Scientists, except for the Tim Gunn looalike from SV.
No. 496134
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>>496132I counter you, nona.
No. 496140
>>496139We ain't involving pokefuckers in this, this isn't Ghetsis hour
I'm talking about Akari cheated on Volo with Ingo and Ingo cheated on Hilda with Akari.
No. 496143
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>>496141Of course
is it really cheating if it's your reincarnated waifu after all? No. 496149
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>>496148Dadsis being a dick to his 20 something faggy neet son is hilarious.
No. 496156
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>>496123I like Elesa x Submas more
No. 496163
>>496143After checking my copy of the Waifu Code, reincarnation does not count as cheating.
>>496149It is. He just fucks with him for fun.
No. 496179
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>>496020tbf op pic isn't the best azu edit we got but i love that she's become a lolcor icon. i just love the marill line so much
No. 496180
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>>496126i want to listen to emmet ramble on about trains and other shit i don't care about while my hand slowly creeps toward his dick and then i take his handjob virginity
No. 496182
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i just love how these absolute retards were so popular they got into mastersex. imagine all the moids seething that their pokegf wasn't added but the trainfags were
No. 496186
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>>496028yeah but the beautiful watercolor drawing of elsie with her team was infinitely better than this OP
>>496029these ones
i wanted the gsc rockets to take advantage of me No. 496188
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>>496182They're so cute it's painful and their canon personalities are just ideal
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>>496188>make sure my smile is as good as yoursfucking autist
No. 496225
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I find it depressing that he can never return to his own era, is there a way to feel better about this?
No. 496228
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>>496225we can hope he is reunited with emmet in z-a
No. 496244
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>>496243You take that back. She beautiful and canonically sent three male pokemon to the grave.
No. 496260
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does anyone else play pogo battle league a lot?
No. 496264
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>>496258they probably get the most quality art overall of any pkmn character and are built for it
>you can just draw the same guy twice>the composition will almost always look good if you draw them both due to symmetry>cool subway/city backgrounds>99.9% female fanbase. women draw better fanart than men No. 496268
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>>496182Practically every character is already in the game though. Lots of Pokéwaifus got added before the traintards (or other Pokéhusbandos), and there's more missing male characters than female ones.
Disregard the pic I just deleted, that was an old version.>>496258Nah, the protagonists get the best art. You're just seeing what the SubMas autists spam here.
No. 496270
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>>496268go the fuck back to /vp/
No. 496271
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>>496270What a confusing and weirdly aggressive reply kek. I'm just telling the truth, which doesn't mean I'm happy with this bias in the game. They clearly pander more to scrotes than women.
No. 496283
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>>496271sorry anon i got
triggered when i saw pokemon and waifu in the same sentence
(avatarfagging) No. 496340
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>>496029I really liked Zac & Jen (ace trainer couple on route 210) they had cute dialog and were extremely hard as well. One of the most memorable npc fights in the franchise.
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>>496243Shut up, she's the cutest!
No. 496367
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I try not to think about ZA coming out because at the moment I am legitimate too excited about it and I just want the game to come out.
The news for it coming out at snail's pace is also annoying but sadly expected.
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No. 496921
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>>496367i really loved XY and was very disappointedd we didn't get more kalos back then so i'm really hopeful for ZA. i don't mind waiting because hoeduly tgat means the game isn't rushed as fuck like scarlet/violet was.
legends arceus was really good so i hope this one is in the same vein. also i hope we get the really big pokemon back, that was so fun.
No. 497056
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love the grass type
No. 497087
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>>496367Same. I loved XY when it first came out, I'm hoping the slow release will mean a less buggy game.
>>496921It was fun! I really enjoyed Legends of Arceus too, I'm praying for better player customization in ZA because I thought it was kind of lacking in Arceus.
No. 497088
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Whenever I'd play Pokepark as a little girl, I'd bring Tropius a Big Berry. You only need to bring him the Big Berry once to befriend him but I still insisted on doing it every time I launched the game, even if I didn't wanna do anything in the Meadow Zone that day.
No. 497095
>>497087i liked the fashions in arceus because it was nice to have traditional clothing for once.
i hope we get more outfit options in ZA though, after all XY was known for introducing custom clothing in the first place. i remember farming the fuck out of the battle château so i could get enough pokédollars to buy everything from the luxury shop in lumiose
No. 497162
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These guys are cute
No. 497172
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>>497168The train posting will contine until morale improves
unless someone elses wants to talk about other Pokeboys No. 497178
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Discuss this Pokeboy
No. 497180
>>497178I didn't like him too much compared to Cheren, thought the "getting my sister's cat back" storyline was kinda dumb. But I'll give Gamefreak points for doing something different with the rivals that isn't just pure Sasuke-tier "I'll become stronger than you"
I don't have pictures of him sadly
No. 497185
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>>497056the 'saurs will always have a special place in my heart
No. 497200
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>>497185also samefag but i love this artist's pokémon fanart so much.
https://x.com/Newo22cube/ No. 497205
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>>497178He's not my favorite, but I think he's underrated. I like that he has a unique motivation compared to a lot of rivals. I also felt like he seemed more motivated despite still being your friend.
No. 497230
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>>497168Noted, I will post one of my other husbandos instead… THE One and Only Ronald McDonald lookin ass.
No. 497243
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Imagine raising a little Budew and watch her grow into a Kirlia. I think I would cry of joy.
No. 497263
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>>497088Lol, this is cute. This is so embarrassing, but I was obsessed with pokepark when it first came out, and I was a lonely kid, so I lived vicariously through the game, played it nonstop, and unlocked everything. I wanted to live there sooo bad, lol.
No. 497265
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>>497088Aw. That's so sweet.
>>497263I loved Pokepark, too! I always enjoyed any of the spin-off games that let you play as a Pokemon instead of a human.
No. 497282
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>>497180>I don't have pictures of him sadlyNTA but I do
No. 497315
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Gamefreak knew what they were doing when they gave him those cute little lower lashes
No. 497334
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>>497315He made me like Mabosstiff more than I thought I would lol
No. 497408
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Well?
No. 497420
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>>497315I had a mabostiff by the time it was revealed that he did. I love men some dog-friendly men. His eye color really does get complimented by his cute hair. Man. He's so wonderful.
No. 497545
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Why Is Nobody Talking About This
No. 497550
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>>497545i wanna talk about pokemon sprites in general
No. 497552
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>>497550OG Green and Red had the best sprites. Look at Machoke. He's like a Muppet. Adorable.
No. 497558
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>>497556Wigglytuff has seen some shit
No. 497578
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>>497558KEK. I love Wigglytuff, but this sprite is terrifying.
>>497550Can we talk about this one?
No. 497590
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>>497550i live tangela's old one. it looks so shifty
No. 497591
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QUALITY but in sprite form kek
Kinda wish we went back to that era where sprites were made first and then concept if only because it lead to really funny sprites
No. 497599
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Didn't mean to doublepost but forgot to post this yesterday
>>497230It took me years to realize Flint is supposed to be wearing firefighter pants rather than just baggy pants with keychain straps (idk what you call them). I like his choker and his friendship with Volkner. Underrated E4 member for sure.
No. 497641
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Who is your favorite evil team leader? I'm very fond of Cyrus. I know you can argue his motives make no sense, but I still think they are better-justified than Lysandre or someone similar. I'll admit his motivation is pretty funny, but it's still believable enough that I can appreciate it. Not to mention that in Platinum, he kind of gets what he wants in the end, and I don't think he was at all remorseful for it. Plus, while we don't get a ton of backstory, we do learn enough to paint a pretty clear picture of the kind of child he was and how he became the person he is. His battle theme is great, too.
No. 497655
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>>497641Recently I've been liking Giovanni and Team Rocket more, probably thanks to PoMa, which is funny because I think its interpretation of Gio is super retarded. That game keeps making me like characters I didn't use to care about in the least.
>I know you can argue his motives make no sense, but I still think they are better-justified than Lysandre or someone similarI just think Cyrus is very autistic and happened to develop a weird worldview that makes perfect sense to him and which fits an idealistic world made for little kids like Pokémon, although one of the problems I and other people have with the villains (aside from Gio and Ghetsis who are just after power) is that they usually try to fix problems that don't even seem to exist in the Pokémon world. Perhaps if GF hadn't tried to make Pokémon less similar to the real world, these villains would be more effective.
Anyway, back to Cyrus. He's unable to accept an alternative opinion, just like Lysandre, whose goal is sort of similar. I actually think the two could be great friends, or become the worst enemies due to their differences and extreme autism.
Slightly unrelated to this but I just remembered that part in the villain arc in PoMa where all the villains team up to stop Giovanni, it was the most epic hype shit ever. I think this sort of thing should be done more often.
No. 497665
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>>497655> which is funny because I think its interpretation of Gio is super retardedI don't play Masters, so I'm out of the loop. What did they do with him in Masters?
>I just think Cyrus is very autistic and happened to develop a weird worldview that makes perfect sense to him and which fits an idealistic world AYRT and this was kind of my interpretation. I have seen people who don't like him because of his motives not making sense, but I really thought it was believable given how he's presented. I also think wanting to destroy and remake the world without emotion because he is extremely autistic is very funny to explain to someone who hasn't played the games.
>they usually try to fix problems that don't even seem to exist in the Pokémon worldI get this, but I do like Cyrus's motivation for this reason, as the thing he's trying to fix (having emotions) is just something inherent to humans. It doesn't matter how good or bad the Pokemon world is, as he probably would've come to the same conclusion regardless. Your comment also made me remember the villains in many of the Mystery Dungeon games, particularly Explorers, where this issue was handled well.
I was so shaken as a child when I realized that Dusknoir and a lot of the Pokemon from the future were just trying to not be erased. It sort of sidesteps the issue of the Pokemon world being too idealistic because the future is horrible, regardless of how good things are at the moment. Replacing the bad future with a better one will result in their death, so it's not a stretch to imagine why they're fighting so hard against the protagonists. No. 497670
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>>497665>What did they do with him in Masters?Long story short, he keeps getting defeated and then coming back (likely Kanto favoritism and nostalgiabait) and it's starting to get old, but at least in the Arceus arc the villain is going to be Volo. It's also the Rainbow Rocket Giovanni from USUM and I don't exactly favor that version of him or anything that has to do with the multiverse stuff in that generation. But I admit his alts are too cool not to like, a lot of his dialogue is cute/funny and his themes are awesome.
>as the thing he's trying to fix (having emotions) is just something inherent to humansI guess his motive makes more sense than any of the other "misguided" villains because it fits his character perfectly and doesn't need much external justification. Cyrus is another character I was able to become interested in and learn more about thanks to Masters, actually. I only played through DPPt once so I forgot a lot of stuff over time.
No. 497689
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I had no opinion on Cyrus before Masters Ex.
After playing a bunch of it though I can safely say he is cute.
No. 497717
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>Akagi drawn by akagi
I chuckled
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>>497818I used to think they were kinda cool but lc has made me hate them with the constant autistic spamming
>>497641Guzma. After having a bunch of literal big organization bosses (although they are also cool) it was refreshing to see a street punk just causing trouble from feeling wronged by society. I like his personal quirks, he's a fun character.
No. 497873
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>>497863I post the train autists itt sometimes and I never asked for any of this nor really replied to any provocation except for posting Flint and being jokey. Frankly I am tired of this whole anti-SubMas sperging returning, it feels like trolling at this point. I don't want SubMas to have to get their own containment thread because of this stupid drama anr I have no idea why them out of all the Pokéguys get this sort of hatred. And yes, I know there is a SubMasfag who keeps replying to this bs and I wish she would stop because she is playing right into the original hater's trap in trying to get SubMas banned from Pokémon threads (as if it were off topic to begin with).
And I don't even like incest, for the record, I just think they are cute husbandos.
No. 497901
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>>497873originally it wasn't so much the characters themselves as that one autistic poster who has metdoxns at the slightest criticism and spams them out of spite. but now people incl. myself have an adverse reaction to seeign them because it always shits up the thread. besides there are threads for spamming your husbando unfettered.
>>497863i don't normally reply to trainfags itt and just report the one avatarfag but it always goes to shit in /meta/ too.
>>497669>>497641i like lusamine bc she had the most character and interesting motivations but giovanni will always be the OG
No. 497925
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>>497818>>497849you guys could be normal and ignore it and post what you want to talk about. you're more annoying than the trainfags tbh
>>497901he is kinda…
but i don't want to get reported for husbandofagging No. 497947
>>497873There's the husbando posting/shitposting in /g/, I think it could fit over here.
I don't mind these 2 too much even though I don't care about them, but it's true I feel they clog the thread a bit sometimes.
No. 497959
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>>497873I don't care about the train twins, but it does get annoying when anons derail the thread by fighting about them. This isn't blaming either side, as you both escalate it (I mean generally, not you in particular). I understand not liking when anons shit on your husbando, but it's counterproductive to start spamming the thread when people give the slightest criticism because it makes you look like you only post them to start fights. For the record, I've never said anything remotely negative in any of the threads about the twins, and I don't mind the spam as long as it doesn't feel like you're being intentionally inflammatory. I also wish anons who hate them would learn to just ignore posts they don't like instead of complaining every single time they get posted. I try to assume in good faith that most of you are not infighting, and it's just a couple of anons on either side causing the drama.
>posting FlintI do not understand the love for Flint, but I would love to see more posts about him kek.
No. 497964
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>>497959>>497962@en_pit showed me the way but also I found him cute in Mastersex. He is cocky, fiery and a good friend. I think he might be my favorite Sinnoh husbando.
No. 498056
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>>497964here's my unusual fave, bill, he's such a chad for giving you an eevee
No. 498066
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>>497964That makes sense! I wish they had chosen a slightly different shirt color or something for him, and maybe I'd be able to relate.
>I think he might be my favorite Sinnoh husbando.I can't relate to this part, though, as there are too many characters I like from that region.
>>498056He's definitely the most memorable of the PC creators! Now that I think about it, I don't think I have any unusual or unconventional favorites. I'm pretty boring kek.
No. 498080
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>>497849Ah shit I forgot about Guzma. I
haven't played SM/USUM but everything I learn about him and Team Skull makes me like them more and more.
No. 498087
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>>497962NTA but there's this one degenerate yume artist on Pixiv who draws log after log of Pokémon porn featuring her OCxcanon ships, but her true husbando is Flint. Every time I see him, I think of her.
She's REALLY good and super horny, and sometimes draws BL and GL ships too, but unfortunately she's also a Poképhilia, moidgaze and occasionally loli/shota artist. She's extremely pornsick tbh. Her shit shocked me so much, in fact, that's the reason I'll always associate Flint with her.If you are a Rikanonnie and
hate gross depictions of Rika, do NOT check out her galleryI just checked her Pixiv again after several years, and it turns out she's now a Vtuber kek
No. 498088
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>>498087That said, if you can stomach sifting through really gross shit, I'd recommend looking through her logs to see if she's drawn yume stuff of your favorites. Here's some Bill.
No. 498091
>>497230It's so nice to see other Flint appreciators. I've loved him and Volkner since I was a kid. I was really into shipping them and still am. Every now and then when I play PokeMas I see someone whose profile photo is the two of them and it makes me smile.
I really liked Buck as a kid too, but a lot of that is because I thought he was a girl because of his ponytail and tiny sprite.
No. 498096
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>>498087why do so many talented women who draw female gazey stuff also draw gross coomer shit at the same time? that said, thank you for this, it's really cute. especially since bill is described as an autist who doesn't date, i imagine he'd also date a fellow sperg ♥
>>498088bill when i go to see him in his house on cerulean cape
No. 498272
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>>498121i think it was either gen 2 or 3, some random npc said that he's a homebody and doesn't have time to date or something very similar to that. i just looked at a wiki entry for bill and apparently some guy in gsc named brent will tell you trivia about him (? who tf is this guy i've never met him and i've played gsc genuinely about 100 times). apparently he does have a crush on the flower shop lady's daughter
>>498195stadium was absolutely amazing, still my favorite reproductions of the in-game cries ever. also i mentioned this before but it was so fun how the colors would change based on their nicknames
https://bluemoonfalls.com/pages/tools/hue-previewer No. 498310
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No. 498445
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>>498412stadium just did so many incredible things they can't do anymore because they have 1,025 fucking pokemon now. i remember having an articuno from my red version game that i hue shifted like this and it was my favorite.
No. 498601
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she's me fr
No. 498639
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>>498562yveltal. i love its dark phoenix-vulture-thingy vibe and its cool signature move
No. 498697
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>>498562If we're taking it literally then Giratina. Still edgy at heart kek. I don't have good pics sadly besides beta Giratina and naked Giratina.
>>498580I'll die on that hill that Arceus is a legendary and I don't believe Type:Null is a legendary either.
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No. 498758
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>Sycamore lost his spot in the pretty boy line up
No. 498835
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>>498562Since Arceus is a mythical, I'm gonna have to say my boy Ray-Ray
>>498758They have only done this twice, but every year they give scrotes fanservice with different Pokéwaifu Valentine's alts and romantic POV events btw. Fuck DeNA
No. 498916
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>>498856This made me cackle so hard. Thank you nona
No. 498935
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>>498758shocked that lance is there. good for him though
also what are your favorite regional variants anons? i love these birds so much
No. 499038
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>>498787Big emphasis on
protag. I hate that red cap.
No. 499041
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Honestly I can't even imagine him being the protagonist instead of Serena. It feels like XY was made with him being the rival in mind before giving him a hat at the last minute because they forgot to add a male player character.
No. 499099
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>>499095i love the spikey roadrunner too
No. 499129
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>>498562I love Latias so much. Kekk as a child I was actually deeply upset that in the anime she is in love with Ash and honestly I am still a little upset, especially since that anime is part of why she has an annoying male coomer fanbase.
No. 499136
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Aura
No. 499145
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post more full art cards
No. 499146
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No. 499155
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>>498562I know she's a nu-mon but I can't help it, she's just too cute.
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No. 499157
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This is for the Ingo nonnies out there.
No. 499158
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No. 499160
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J'adore Briochien
No. 499161
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Last one from me~
No. 499162
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No. 499165
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Pokemon TCG Pocket has so many cool full art cards
No. 499179
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>>499155I love her because her thighs tell lies.
No. 499190
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Found my old GBA with Leaf Green earlier today and decided to buy pokemon emerald off ebay. I'm excited
No. 499222
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>>499190>>499194100% correct and based take
No. 499295
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No. 499297
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No. 499522
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>>499194>>499222Ayrt, I don't like all of them, but one I adore is Cherubi. Cherries are my favorite fruits, it's adorable AND has a cherry blossom evolution that has a second form activated by sunlight, and it's shape is perfect for a plushie, like imagine cuddling with it! It's forgotten and underrated but it shouldn't be.
What are some underrated/forgotten pokemon you nonnas love?
No. 499524
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>>499222Hey, a fellow Minior enjoyer. Minior is my favorite rock type Pokemon, it's so cute and I love its shield ability. It also has one of the prettiest shiny color schemes imo, I love the black and rainbow.
No. 499528
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>>499522it’s just a damn seal but i love it
No. 499565
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>>499155My favorite will always be Mew, but when Magearna was originally released and I played with her on Amie for the first time, seeing how her arms open to cannons that offer you a bouquet of flowers instead of shooting lazers caused such a strong impresion on me that she almost dethroned Mew. She's such an adorable design and all her alt colors are super nice, she's one of the few pokemon that take adventage of being designed for 3D models as well too.
I do love girly designs, rabbits and robots so I guess it was an easy favorite hahaha.
No. 499595
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>>499522Love this little pig
No. 499599
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>>499586Nona you're in luck! Magearna is the only pokemon event that will never expire, just scan the QR and you will receive her!
https://www.serebii.net/sunmoon/qrevents.shtml No. 499608
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>>499565>I do love girly designs, rabbits and robotsI wish I could like lopunny but the "playboy bunny" associations kill it for me. At least mega lopunny looks like she could kick ass and take revenge on coomer moids.
No. 499613
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>>499522>What are some underrated/forgotten pokemon you nonnas love?I like maractus, just a happy dancing cactus 'mon. Very cute!!
No. 499615
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>post more full art cards
surprised none of you has posted this one yet
No. 499623
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>>499145i love the ones that show pokémon living alongside humans
No. 499652
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I don't care how many weaknesses it has, I love Amaura/Aurorus.
No. 499656
>>499623This is so precious, please post more if you can.
>>499652The prettiest fossil pokemon! I like it too.
No. 499663
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No. 499677
>>499608AYR and it's the reverse for me! Lopunny has been my favourite pokemon since I was ~10 but outside its cry I never saw anything wrong/coomery with her, she was just a fluffy bunny who kicks anyone who touched her without consent (her pokedex line about her ears was my favourite thing about Lopunny, I hate being hugged and people keep playing with my hair without permission, so I related to her and it made me take no shit from these people as well lol).
But then the mega… It makes me sad, I love her 90s trainer theme, but they turned her fluff into sausages and the bra + ripped thighs are too much, she was totally made to pander to moids and they didn't hide it. Your picrel is one of my favourite cards though!
No. 499691
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people say that every pokemon is someone's favorite, but i don't believe that anyone in the world has made this ugly bug that rolls a ball of shit around their favorite
No. 499695
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>>499652They're very beautiful and so are their cries. I love them even more than Tyrunt/Tyrantrum
>I don't care how many weaknesses it hasSame for picrel
No. 499699
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>>499663why did they draw two of the ugliest starters next to one of the cutest ones
No. 499701
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>>499699you're so right mewscarada deserves better!
No. 499706
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>>499677Ayrt maybe it's because I took latin dance classes and I saw a lot of women wearing similar style of gym clothes so it doesn't register as sexual for me (but I understand where you're coming from)
>>499691Don't like rellor much but the evolution has a very neat concept (the real pokemon is the floating orb)
No. 499712
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I fuckin love Lizards. I enjoy having a 6 lizards team in every game if I manage.
>>499701Toxoplasmosis behavior.
No. 499716
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>>499706i really like pokemon who aren't what your eye focuses on. dhelmise is another cool one. rellor is pretty ugly and forgettable but rabsca does have a cool idea
>>499712i love salazzle so much… i know moids have tried to corrupt it but it's so frickin cute to me. and i love using it on pokemon go. it's so cute when it attacks.
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>>499716I love salazzle too! I like her cry and she kinda reminds me of Cece. I wish she had better defense stats tho
>moids have tried to corrupt itWell, her ability makes her immune to moves like attract so no male can corrupt her kek. But seriously, I consider myself lucky to randomly avoid seeing degen shit while looking up her fanart.
No. 499731
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>>499727i tried to find a gif of her attacking in pogo from the front, flames go up and she wiggles her tail like a little gecko. it's too cute. i kinda wish she had stayed on all fours too.
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>>499522I don't like bug pokemon, but for some reason, Venipede is so cute to me.
No. 499738
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>>499656mimikyu has a lot of adorable ones
No. 499771
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Has anyone played Pokemon Reborn? It looks over-the-top edgy and cringe, but I've seen so many positive reviews that I'm tempted to check it out.
No. 499814
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>>499709My team (magical tricksters):
>Mewscarada and BraixenCan do magic tricks together
>Galarian NinetalesAdds very cool ice effects
>Meowstick or IndeedeeCuteness factor and would provide support with psychic moves
>SpritzeeJust very cute and would dance around
No. 500092
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>>499709What would a terfy pokemon contest team be like?
No. 500108
>>499565I didn't know she does that! Cute!
>>499608>I wish I could like lopunny but the "playboy bunny" associations kill it for me.I LOVE lopunny when I'm with female only groups. I do not mention her at all if even a single moid is there. Men don't get it, women do. Same with vaporeon and salazzle.
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>>500092>AzumarillSelf-explanatory, would be the darling of the team and the mascot
>FroslassAll-female species that's more hostile to men and based off a vengeful spirit that freezes them to death
>TsareenaAll-female species as well, proud and takes no shit, has an innate rivalry with Quaquaval who's based off male dancers
>MandibuzzAll-female once again and cares for Vullabys, even taking in orphaned ones, basically girls supporting girls
>LurantisBased off a mantis, and female praying mantises decapitate the males after they're done mating with them
>ZubatNumber 41 of the Pokedex kek
No. 500182
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>>500179Zubat also evolves to a Crobat through high friendship and trust, making her inherently more suitable for female trainers.
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>>500182crobat was my favorite pokemon for a long time. i remember when they couldn't settle on its design
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i love how stadium portrayed the pokemon moves…
No. 500282
>>500179>Number 41 of the Pokedex kekTop kek nona
I'm just a fan of zubat in general but now I love it even more
No. 500429
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Is there a memo behind nonas using strictly feminine Pokemon? Not complaing, just recalled how my personal favorite Ogerpon was dunked on…
I like the Ugly Bastards and monstrocities. Pocket Monsters makes me wanna befriend the "unloveable" beasts and freaky creatures!
No. 500431
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>>500429samefag Bonus points if the Pokemon's lore references something else I cherish! Like akaname is nasty but a beloved yokai…
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>>500429>>500431No I agree with you, and I like Ogerpon I just never played/watched the DLC so I didn't comment on it. Unfortunately I'm not keen on Lickitung but I like Grafaiai. As for a personal favorite that isn't girly right now I'm thinking of pic rel. I love the concept of a cicada husk becoming alive and it being hard to kill. Gave me headaches in mystery dungeon.
>>499736I love bug pokemon! They can be very cute.
No. 500485
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>>500429I tend to favor 'cool' Pokemon or Pokemon I developed an attachment to through playing the games, although there are some cute and 'ugly' mons I also like. I think most nonas probably have a mix of favorites.
>>500482>Gave me headaches in mystery dungeon.Kek me too. There are so many Pokemon that my view of was completely altered by PMD.
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>>500429>I like the Ugly Bastards and monstrocitiesBased nonna. Nothing wrong with liking cute and girly ones but all pokemon need love! For my part, my favorites are Charizard, Giratina and other powerful dragons because I have the taste of a 12 year old edgelord. Pic unrelated
No. 500783
>>500429I just like cute Pokémon. Not super ugly, not super feminized ones. Clefairy, Nidoran female, Miltank, Aromatisse etc are all girly but very cute. I find most of the feminized ones weird and sometimes honestly sinister because they have a vaguely sexual appearance and all of them are designed by men.
Atsuko Nishida made Lilligant who is the only one that looks like a human in a dress and she’s cute and poofy like a doll. She doesn’t have bedroom eyes or huge lashes or long legs with boots or ripped stockings or a literal ass and hips inherent in her design.
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I kinda hope the next entry gives us domestic pets as starters; dog, cat, fish/hamster or something. It'd be a nice change in pace. I mean, we already have 2 cat starters, so maybe dog, hamster, fish? And maybe even keep them on four legs instead of anthropomorphizing them…
>>500783Wasn't Audino made by a woman? I think that person made Indeedy too. I understand the sentiment of them looking oddly sexual, but lopunny is always my ride-or-die. Its base design isn't as sexual as its source material, and I thought the mega felt like a battle-exercise type design kek
Then again, I am 99% sure every single pokemon in existence has been turned into a pornified object. I just go with whether or not they can be made out to look cool via SFW fanart and Pokemon cards. Lopunny with rollerblades, for instance!
No. 500896
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>>500783If I write Nidoran Female the correct way (Nidoran♀) will mods kill me because it uses a special character?
I love the Nidoran line too. Both male and female. Cute kaiju that become very scary looking.
No. 500899
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>>500875What's your favorite dog pokemon?
No. 500900
>>500875>And maybe even keep them on four legs instead of anthropomorphizing them…If only the two cat starters had remained quadrupedal, and looked like beautiful, elegant fully grown cats but cooler and with elemental powers.
>>500896In every playthrough of FRLG I keep both Nidorans on my team!
>>500899Nta but fun fact: hyenas are feliforms, so they're actually closer to cats than to dogs. Poochyena forever.
No. 500901
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>>500900I know there's more iconic gen 1 pokemon out there but Nidoran represents the design sensibilities of the generation so well (for me).
Love Poochyena! My favorite dog looking pokemon is either Rockruff or Greavard.
No. 501013
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>>500899That is an evil, tough question. But! I think I can narrow it down to half kek. Quick tl;dr? Daschbun! But that is only chosen at gunpoint because I love them all. Let me count the ways. (I am a huge fan of all things canine!) Skipping foxes for now!
>snubbull/granbull
I love bulldogs. They're ugly-cute, and very sweet. Passive aggressive. I've drawn a few of them with that perpetually sad, half-melted look of an irl bulldog before, and something about it makes me laugh. I love how snubbull wears a pink polkadot skirt, reminiscent of people who dress up their dogs and granbull has what looks like a cool metal collar for the edge lords that were led to believe they're a badass breed.
>poochyena
Not a dog, but looks like my childhood dog! I think it's a hyena-dog hybrid, but I do love how it has the hyena's potbelly. Lil fella is full of darkness and food.
>riolu/lucario
Not a fan! Probably due to fanart and oversaturation, but I am learning how to love them again. A friend of mine cherishes them and the way she portrays them in art is so precious, I can't help but channel that love.
>lillipup line
Initially I didn't think much of it. But, after owning a Yorkshire Terrier, it is one of my favorite lines holy shit. I appreciate even more that all three seem to be cuts yorkies get! Clever!!
>rockruff line
They're really funny to me for some reason. I love werewolves and how a lot of media I consumed did the gentle werewolf husbando approach. Lycanroc midnight form is my favorite because I keep imagining it taps your shoulder gently for treats kek
>growlithe/arcanine
Easy favorite. The Hisuia growlithe is so freaking precious; I love komainu, too!
>houndoom/houndour
I am a fan of rottweilers and doberman! The black and brown aesthetic brings me back to my childhood when gen2 was first released. Love the skeletal aesthetic!
>Zamazenta/Zacian
They… exist. That's neat.
>Zygarde 10%
Ben10 lookin dog. I always keep em by my side on Pokemon Go!
>maschiff/mabosstiff
Associated with Arven and has a badass mob boss head honcho look, I am tied between Mabostiff and Daschbun honestly.
>houndstone/greavyard
Sad story, but I love them so much. Their pokedex entry is insane! I know I'd die after being exposed to too many kek
>furfrou
Poodles are my absolute favorite breed. Styling them in XY is so funny with the weekly maintenance cuts. I still do that! The style with the blue stars is very cute.I know I missed one.
No. 501014
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>>501013samefag I JUST REMEMBERED KEK
I love manectric and electrike! A LOT.
>>500927The 雷獣 (Raijuu, thanks wikipedia), I've seen them depicted as dogs in countless media. Dogs and wolves, seems to be interchangeable.
No. 501023
>>501014Ohhh, is it this creature? I like it. I think it makes sense now.
>>501013I will read this very thoroughly! Just wanted to reply for now.
No. 501404
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>>501403oh its gardevoir and lucario again
No. 501446
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>>501403I'm so excited to see Emma again
No. 501449
>>501403im glad my boy zygarde has a bigger role this time. otoh this clothing sucks, i really hope we get customisation back.
>>501404to be fair they both featured prominently in the og kalos games
No. 501452
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>>500900>poochyena foreverThis (and Lucario). I had a Poochyena figure as a child (my many pokemon figures were stolen by some kid in elementary school sadly) and it was like my second ever. Mightyena looks super cool too, I bet its mane would feel soft
>>501013Nona, your post made me smile so hard! Making a post breaking down why you love pokemon based off an animal is the sweetest thing ever. Now I wanna do the same with my favorite animals, bunnies!
>the NidoransThe "monster" aspect of Pokemon really shines through with them. They're more creature-based and still look cute, without trying and going overboard. The transformations from bunnies to kaijus is absolutely wild, I love the concept
>WigglytuffI don't remember which one, but one of its Pokedex entries says it can inflate to make itself gigantic when it's angry. The idea of a cuddly fluffy bunny going Godzilla on everyone is so funny
>AzumarillOur beloved
TERF icon! It's not just adorable but also strong as hell. Shaping it like an egg was a great idea, it reminds me of easter. I'm just not a fan of its new typing
I'm a huge dragon and dark type lover, so fairy types irk me >Plusle and MinunAdorable and (hot take?) better than Pikachu. Perfect for introducing the double battles in gen3, and a great choice for partner Pokemon in Pokemon Ranger. I loved them in the anime, when they did contests with that girl who looks like Kasane Teto
>WhismurThat's a bunny, right? Its evolutions are scary and I hate loud noises, but it's still hilarious; apparently it screams SUPER loud when scared, its own screams scare it more so it screams louder, until it faints from exhaustion
>Buneary and LopunnyBuneary is the sweetest baby gen 4 gave us and my favorite normal type Pokemon after Hisuian Zoroark. As a little kid I thought its wool was mashed potatoes! Lopunny is cool too, but sadly the furfags ruined it (her design is a little awkward to begin with but moids made it 10× worse). I like her mega-evolution though because we have the same tights
>AudinoAn absolute life-saver if you played the gen 5 games and grind a lot like me. Not remarkable tbh but I really love its mega-evolution, which not only looks more like a bunny but also like a magical girl. Both forms look like Madoka Magica, now that I think about it! Oh, and for my fellow Pokepark lovers: in the second one, there's an Audino who upgrades your health, and a Krookodile secretly crushes on her. He acts edgy and tough until it comes to her, its cute
>VictiniAmazing Pokemon! It has an interesting concept (if you touch it once you're blessed with eternal victories, so everyone wants to get it and it isolates), a unique type combo (fire and psychic) and I absolutely ADORE that its design is based off the way parents cut apple slices to make them look like bunnies for their kids
>Bunnelby and DiggersbyBunnelby's curious little face is very cute to me even if people find it unnerving, and I love how big and fluffy its ears are. Diggersby is kinda off-putting, but the concept of a bunny that digs with its ears is cool. It's also a great HM slave (it even learns surf) that has a special ability that has it randomly find objects, so if it's in your party you will randomly find it holding potions and stuff
>MagearnaMy favorite of this entire list, my favorite mythical, and my favorite fairy and steel type
one of the few fairy-types I like!. I have an obsession with both bunnies and clocks (she's not a clock but close enough) AND I love gothic lolita fashion, so her design is just perfect, I don't know what else to add
>Scorbunny lineThe best thing to grace the dumpster fire that is gen 8. Scorbunny is cute, Cinderace is cool and Raboot is the perfect combination of both! Despite not caring about football I love this evolution line's obsession with it, because it looks like it's trying to imitate humans
No. 501580
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>>500899Snubbull 100%. I love that grumpy little queen.
No. 501649
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>>500899growlithe is my fave. rockruff is a close second.
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>>501452>NidoransAgreed!
>Plusle and MinunMy favorite Pikachu Clones.
>AudinoNever thought about it as a bunny but now I will. I also think her mega looks like a magical girl, I love her!
>VictiniLove that it's supposed to be an apple too!
>WhismurYes, it's a cute round bunny! I don't like the evolutions either but it's a very cute gen 3 mon by itself.
No. 501667
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>>500899What's your favorite cat pokemon?
No. 501670
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>>501667skitty is the best catmon
No. 501672
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>>500899Houndoom has been a fav of mine since I was a kid.They’re just so effortlessly cool,don’t even get me started on their mega evolution.
>>501667 Sneasel being here bugs me since they’re based on a weasel-like yokai but Inciniroar is one of my top favorite cat Pokémon,sharing a space with Luxray
No. 501675
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>>501667meowth in every form
No. 501709
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>>501667Either Liepard or Meowstic!
No. 501713
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>>501667Luxray, Espeon and Smitty have been three of my favourite 'mons since childhood
Espeon is a CAT, it is the NLOG of the eeveelutions, I don't care what anyone says No. 501729
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>>501713NLOE (not like other eevees)
No. 501757
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>>501667Skitty and Glameow
>>501672Sneasel's often on cat-Pokemon merch due to it's name iirc so it's like an honorary cat
No. 501760
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>>501757throwback to trubbish also getting lumped with the cats
I think he's more like a bunny, but alas No. 501795
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Guys please post more extended breakdowns of your VIPs or analysis on Pokemon related to your favorite animals or concepts. I am absolutely loving the passion that pours out of these posts. bonus if you include ones you hate but bregrudgingly accept them into your loving embrace
Lopunny remains a favorite to me. She has been pornified to hell and back, but I will always remember;
she is a barbie doll type bunny and likes to dance and kick ass
No. 501864
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Look at this cute thing!
No. 501873
>>501831I was actually just thinking about how dumb the categories are. Like there are no ‘normal’ non-Pokémon animals in the Pokémon universe, are there? So what even is a mouse? Both Pikachu and Rattata are mouse Pokémon but what do they have in common that they don’t have in common with non-mouse Pokémon? OG chonky Pikachu’s body shape resembles Clefairy more than Rattata but they don’t share a category. Pikachu doesn’t even have round ears or a thin tail or a long snout or even whiskers, so what makes people call it a mouse?
Of course they’re called mouse Pokémon because both designs are somehow based on mice but in-universe there’s no such thing as ‘mice’ so why does the Pokédex use these categories? This rustles my jimmies.
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>>501667I love the green cat
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>>501864I love Shaymin, her little hedgehog form is so kawiwi
No. 501916
>>501873>>501913It seems animals do exists but aren't shown nor mentioned much so humans can still reference them or eat meat, but you're not supposed to think about it because it's a fantasy world. But if they wanted to write around the problem they could pretend there's an animal-continent/country still intact but that most animals elsewhere got extinct. You just can't visit it.
But even if you want to believe all meat is pokemon meat and animals don't exist, I think the dex entries are cool. Strictly speaking there's no such thing as a "bug" but we all know a bug when we see one. There's no "fish" but we all know different fish species. So why can't "mouse" mean small rodent like pokemom in the pokemon world? We know a penguin and an ostrich are both "bird" so saying they look and act difference isn't really a problem.
No. 502435
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What are some Pokemon that look like they fit in another series/franchise? To me, Tandemaus and Maushold look like Sanrio mascots.
No. 502438
>>502435I love them, but I also hate them for that reason.
The gen 4-5 legendaries still look like digimon to me to this day so I just can't connect with them. Goldenshitsurfer is literally a rip-off so that one speaks for itself.
No. 502440
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>>502033My head canon is definitely that some animals exist just like in the real world, but largely got compromised by pokemon taking their place in the ecosystem. I refuse to accept they'd slice up most intelligent pokemon and eat it, even if they do eat some pokemon like slowpoke tails and some fish iirc. Usually when a pokemon is eaten it seems to be in ways that doesn't kill it like tropius bananas, slowpokes tail, alcremie making cream or veluza shedding its own flesh. But just like team rocket stealing the slowpoke tails I think some freaks would eat black market pokemon meat.
When it comes to bugs and worms I assume they still exist. It doesn't really make sense that a small bird like pidgey would eat a caterpie when it's the size of it's entire body, it would be like a swallow eating a snake! So I imagine they still eat worms, like spearow in this old card.
No. 502546
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she looks so menacing here, I love ultra beasts.
No. 502557
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IT HAD EYES ALL THIS TIME?
No. 502594
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>>502557Yeah but it's kinda hard to spot it
No. 502630
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cute fox moms
No. 502652
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>>502630Let's rate our favorite fox pokemon please. I like hisuian zorua a lot. Cute little fella.
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>>502652Flareon is also very cute…
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>>502435The more I think about it, Snover and Abomasnow look like they would fit in Moomin. Maybe Tangela and Tangrowth too.
No. 502756
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>>502435Dendenne my hamtaro OC
>>502438What is Gholdengo based on? He looks so familiar that I can't really remember what.
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>>502756Nta but the first thing that came to mind when I saw it was this cheese string mascot character.
No. 503137
>>503029I honestly can't think of any type that makes sense - unless it's actually bonkers for the sake of being bonkers like clown type or dance type. The best attempt I can think of is some sort of "man-made/artificial/digital" type but they'd likely have to retcon mewtwo into that (being literally man-made) and it perhaps messes with the lore in too many weird ways. Other than that I seem to always find an excuse for why something doesn't work! For example
>cosmic/space typeWe're all in space. That would also kinda make 99.999999% of all pokemon in the vast endless universe space/cosmic because earth is so small and everything "not from earth" would be space/cosimc.
>Sound typeIt doesn't make sense any more than "taste type" or "touch type" (fighting type makes sense because punching and kicking are ways to battle, it's not just "touch"). Every other move would suddenly have to be silent, which doesn't make sense because you want moves like primarinas sparkling aria to be water type despite being a sound based move. It already works really well as just a mechanic.
>Food typeFun in theory, but awful in execution. Are these pokemon you eat? Are they literal food? Sure fidough smells like dough but it's not literal dough.
>Light typeThe "magic" of light type is already covered by fairy and psychic, and fire and electric type if you want physical light.
>Earth typeThat's just grass, ground, rock etc
No. 503176
>>503137>>503147all of the elements are taken, but then we got "fairy" type which is more like… a thing? kind of like ghost type. nuclear seems a bit too hardcore for pokemon (it'd totally work back in the late 90s/early 00s). sound type also doesn't make sense to me. pretty much every idea can already be factored into the current types.
cosmic is probably the most likely but doesn't interest me at all. the ones i've seen that seem creative and stand out are "artificial" (could tie into food-looking mons or anything "cyber"), "bizarre" (pokemon that seem very unnatural), or "fossil" to retroactively apply to all ancient or fossil mons.
No. 503203
>>503176>but then we got "fairy" type which is more like… a thing? kind of like ghost type.I think fairy makes sense next to dragon and ghost. It could have been named magic, dream or light type but the intent is basically to inhabit all those concepts imo. Pokemon's really covered most bases with the types they have. I'd love a new type, but it's hard to imagine one that isn't overlapping with already existing ones. But if I were to ignore it fitting into the lore I think a "toy type" would be cute, pokemon that look like toys and plushies! Existing pokemon that could be changed into toy type: stufful (plushie), banette (cursed doll), dolliv (doll)
>"fossil" to retroactively apply to all ancient or fossil mons.This one I actually like. Imo it should be an "accidental" type that happens when a pokemon is brought back to life from a fossil, implying that all those pokemon either had it added or replaced their natural type. Because it would be silly if you travelled back in time and all the then living pokemon were already fossil types.
No. 503279
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>>503203>I think fairy makes sense next to dragon and ghost. It could have been named magic, dream or light type but the intent is basically to inhabit all those concepts imoIdk if it's a thing in english, but in french we have the word "féerie". The french word for fairy is "fée", and "féerie" would be something like "fairyness"
or fairyry? kek and it means all things fairy, magic, dreams and whimsy. We call the fairy type "type fée" instead of "type féerie" though, but still it gives the vibe of encompassing all those things, and I believe it's what Game Freak was going for. Funny enough, before X and Y released a french youtuber made a video speculating about the mysterious new type (this was after Sylveon got leaked) and his prediction was "light type". I understand why they went with fairy though, because imo light implies angelic, ethereal and royal, while fairy is more cutesy (think of all the girly girls they'll be able to sell cute pink pokemons too, ka-ching!)
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>>503279i still like the idea of light pokemon but GF has said already that psychic/fighting is the equivalent of light (psychic gets defeated by dark though… but fighting type is supposed to be noble and pure or something)
No. 503466
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>>503347fairies being weak to steel = protective metals against evil beings, and poison = pollution of the natural areas they come from
as far as ice, i feel like there was no reason other than balancing the meta, though this is also coming from the era where GF forgot to put in any STAB ghost moves to beat psychics and the gastly line was poison so they always lost to psychic types. but anyway it is kind of random since ice has always been a crappy defensive type, so why make the strongest type weak to probably the worst type unless you were attempting to balance it? but dragons are supposed to be rare and strong and mythical, to the point that only the dratini line exists in gen 1, and there are no STAB dragon moves?????
i love how wonky it used to be lol
No. 503581
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So Hilda is the canon protagonist it seems
No. 503764
>>503471Kek I was also thinking this when I read
>>503380 but I didn't want to be mean.
No. 504046
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>>496065I honestly feel like the best way to play is building around whatever cards you think are cutest. You won't always win against the copy pasting meta slaves, but when you do the wins will be even sweeter.
No. 504178
>>504046I wish there was some kind of solo play with the TCG. It should be possible now that it's digital, I mean I haven't played the ancient tcg game boy game but I think that was also solo play? It wouldn't have to be as big as the main games but a simple enough story and them letting you walk around and talk to people to battle them with cards or making you collect sets would be so fun. They could even make you capture wild pokemon almost like normal but they turn into cards after. Instead of shinies you get full arts.
I wish they understood that the vast majority of card enjoyers don't not play because we don't like card games, but because we aren't competitive people and just don't enjoy playing other real people! I'd be happy to play against NPCs at my own pace using cute cards without having to care about some meta. I really think it's a lost potential to not make a game out of it. Just slap on a VS mode too, but let players play solo.
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>>504178Ooh, I'd love that game. It's a really fantastic idea.
The ancient gameboy game did allow for link cable play but it was mostly walking around battling the npcs, winning packs of cards of cards as you go, and eventually taking on the assorted gym leaders. If you don't mind the ancient 8 bit pixel art at all it's still a better phone game than Candycrush.
No. 504688
>>504549There is and there isn't. They're all canon.
Kind of related, a personal pet peeve of mine is the "multiple universes theory" people keep spewing as if it's canon fact (obviously not talking about ultra wormholes and such). It's a game, you're not meant to think about it that hard! It's so easy for it to make sense anyway, like they didn't have mega stones or dynamax back in Kanto and Red/Leaf had never seen a gible or wooloo before because they're not native to their region. May/Brendan had no mega stone, and then they did in ORAS but that's fine because that's YOU, you are them and that's how you played it. It's not multiple universes, it's just you playing a game. Dudebros act like I'm crazy for being able to practice suspended disbelief and just accepting the world as it is given to us, is it really that crazy?
No. 504704
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>>504688most moids shouldn't even be allowed to speak about media. they're fucking illiterate and come up with the most retarded theories. that's why women are always better at creating fanworks. because we understand narratives and aesthetics and canon and worldbuilding details better than moids. ik this is a pokemon thread but i spent over a decade discussing the lore of the silent hill gmaes and when the SH2 remake came out all these retarded males started peddling "loop theory" and talking about how the protag must be trapped in an endless time loop even though that's not at all what the lore points to? as far as pokemon, it makes sense that plenty of things are separated, since the pokemon world is divided into continents. each region is its own, basically, except kanto and johto which connect. it's like wondering why certain animals or technologies don't exist in every continent.
one thing that does make me laugh is all the retroactively edited pokedex entries that mention like, real-world places and animals kek
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>>504920Speaking of I love how some of the cards in the digimon TCG look
No. 505655
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>>505565Yeah, Digimon's designs are a flip coin on whenever you will get a cutesy critter or a swole furry, but the new TGC's art is so pretty, it's nice how it occupies a larger canvas size compared to pokemon and how even many commom cards have the same quality as rare ones. I enjoy how you can buy 99% of cards with no problems as well because Digimon is much more niche so there aren't scalpers. The only thing I'm missing compared to the Pokemon onse is the variety of styles, I love how in Pokemon the art can be made using anything so you get cards using wool or clay.
>>505605Troons aren't a big problem on my country yet, so I think a female-only club would work actually, even if it's just a small one! I think we are getting old for these things, but I will try to see if anyone would be up for that.
Honestly my problem is not even that I hate men (I do, but I can stand them for a bit), it's because I just know none of them wear deodorant and getting anywhere near a place with more than 2 men on them is getting an assault to your nose
No. 505697
>>504688>There is and there isn't. They're all canon.I know. What I meant is that it's not just one of the two, it's whoever you played as, they're both meant to be canon in a way but Red is the only one that has appeared as an NPC in another game. Albeit LGPE already featured Green.
It annoys me when people talk about a "canon protagonist" because of what you said, you're not meant to think about it that hard, but some people in the fandom seem obsessed with determining who's the "real protagonist" for some reason.
>"multiple universes theory" people keep spewing as if it's canon factThey alluded to this in ORAS, that's why people keep talking about it. They implied that, canonically, there's an alternate universe where mega evolution isn't a thing, which would mean the original games RSE.
>In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Zinnia mentions that there is another similar yet different world where the war in Kalos 3000 years ago never occurred, so the ultimate weapon was never built and Mega Evolution consequently does not exist. This world contains an alternate version of the Hoenn region. This is a reference to Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, which are earlier games set in Hoenn that lack Mega Evolution.If it weren't for this, I would agree with you in that it's just a game and it's not meant to be connected to the original games in that way, but, I mean… The idea is already presented in the game. Then USUM went a step further and brought back characters as they appeared in the "non-mega" games, so it isn't such a stretch to think they came specifically from the non-mega universe. In other words, the original games are heavily implied to be canonically considered to take place in a different universe, and this is plot-relevant. It's not something people have just made up out of an obsession with fan theories like the canon protagonist thing.
>>505659AFAIK they don't explicitly say the villains (and Anabel) came from the same worlds where the older games took place, but how the fuck are they supposed to directly reference them without straight up namingdropping? It couldn't be more obvious that yes, those alternate universes are the same ones (or a slightly different timeline based on them) featured in RSE, DPPt, BW, etc.
I'd be surprised if making the player make that connection between the current games and the older versions
wasn't Game Freak's intention, given how much they love nostalgiabaiting and nostalgiapandering.
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>>506305>Zinnia is a religious devout after all. She wasn't crazy, her people already had knowledge of the meteor (before the scientists in Mossdeep did) and they knew that they needed Rayquaza to stop it. She was 100% right about everything else she said, so it's obvious that the part about the meteor possibly ending up in another Hoenn was likely true as well. She wasn't meant to be wrong, her point as a character was that she had all the right answers.
Then, in USUM, Giovanni pulls Archie and Maxie, each from a universe where they mysteriously look exactly like they did in RSE, even though they had gotten redesigns a generation prior.
I think it's pretty clear what Game Freak's intention was. What Zinnia said was them setting up future interdimensional multiverse bullshit, which has only been getting more explicit in each generation. Ultra Wormholes and Team RR in Gen 7. Space-time distortions in PLA. In SV we have pokémon that come from alternate pasts and futures and aren't actually related to the species found in SV's present timeline, despite their striking resemblance. Yeah, they add new lore in each game and they could always ignore it in the next gen, but from what we've seen so far, most of the time they use what was added or hinted at in previous games to take an idea even further in the next generation. They do care about not contradicting themselves, and they seem to be planning this sort of thing more carefully lately.
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If you were in the pokemon world but weren't a trainer (or at least not yet), what pokemon would you keep as a pet in your home?
I love dragons but a big one would be too dangerous to keep in the house, so I'd have a small one like Jagmo-o or Axew. If I became a trainer later on I'd evolve it
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>>506592I'd keep a Minccino to help me clean.
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>>506592my favorites are pretty bad for keeping in the house, so realistically, i would probably have a small cute grass type to help with my plants. it would also be cute if she was shiny, since my state has tons of cherry blossom trees as well as cotton all over the place in spring and summer.
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>>506592EVOLI I love her so much! And maybe it can evolve into whatever might happen or stay the way it wants. I might also adopt a Vulpix or Fukano!
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>>506592Espeon because she's my favourite and I feel like psychic types would be pretty chill if you gave them mental stimulation. I'd also really like a ghost type but their Dex entries make them seem hazardous kek
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I need Legends ZA news
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>>506644Every time you post about it I get excited again
No. 506672
>>506644Big same.
>>506592I've always wanted a pet bulbasaur, but I think they would be a bit hard to keep indoors.
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>>506784that sounds adorable omg
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>>507270Let's go Pokemon Stadium appreciation!
They put so much love to the animations and cries in this game, I mean, this is really good quality for a spin-off game
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>>506592ditto! can be anything, can do anything, super cute
and you'd be able to fuck with people so much lol. "look guys i totally got a pet arceus"
No. 507664
>>507540I feel so bad for ditto, nobody likes ditto for ditto. They just want it to be anything and everything else!
>>507491Jut post the alleged leaks then kek
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>>507664ayrt i loove ditto for itself too, i think its design is absolutely peak. cute friendly lil blob.
i even have it on a tshirt kek
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>>507869I like your shirt! We should post more pokemon apparel itt
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>>507869>>508426aww i love that mew ring. i bought this insanely expensive high end brand pokemon shirt kek idk why i just wanted an expensive pokemon shirt. the quality is definitely amazing
No. 509164
>>507869>>508426>>509151I just refuse to to buy gen 1 merch anymore. They've had (nearly) 30 years of spotlight, if you have to use them to sell your items then I don't need it. I've got bulbasaur and mew at home, give me
anything new for once please! At this point even seeing a popular gen 2 pokemon like totodile in collab merch is exotic, which is ridiculous! So I prefer fan made stuff since they're so much more creative.
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>>509164idk i'm a genwunner through and through
No. 509179
>>509164most of my fave pokes are gen 1 but even then in my country you don't get many if them on merch. most of the merch is pikachu and the 3 starters.
i was glad to find the ditto shirt because there really isn't much ditto stuff here.
still can't find anything with our
terf queen though, the only plushie of her i have is from abroad
No. 509213
>>509164Same but I do make exceptions for the gen 1 pokemon that I do like. Japanese merch seems better at integrating different gens in it
>>509207Based
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lass is a bad bitch
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>>509213>>509216To be fair, Pokémon has always been bigger in Japan, and especially every generation that isn't the first one is much more popular over there than in any other country. Outside of Japan, people mostly only know about Gen 1 pokémon and whatever the most shilled mon of the current generation is (and it'll be forgotten in 2 gens).
>>509216Exactly, to them Pokémon was just a fad in the late 90s. At least there's some toy companies that sell merch of pokémon from all gens, pic related. I always find figures like these at the video game section or game-based toy section at the supermarket and in department stores, and some plushies of a variety of cute pokémon (though these are expensive as fuck).
>>509218Even my former bosses would play that shit during work and they were the most obnoxious fucking kind of normie you could imagine.
>>507664NTA but I love Ditto in its base form! Cute pink slime creature.
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