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>Thread question:
What is your regions stance on the use of unknown Pokemon?

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>>58065725 (OP)
>What is your regions stance on the use of unknown Pokemon?
If it's coming out of a Pokéball then it is, legally, a Pokémon.

>>58065725 (OP)
Obligatory "Psychicfags STAY winning." And unknown Pokemon meaning ones from other regions that aren't found in that particular region? That'd be fine (although with strict regulations on releasing the Pokemon into the wild because of ecosystem balance).

I had a commenter mention he wanted a harem to form around my MC and had to tell him that wasn't happening. But my last project was that on steroids so I think he'll be happy with that

>>58065725 (OP)
Back in 2020 (during the covid days) i drew (very poorly) on MSpaint, how it was to re-play pokemon gold 20 years after it's release. It was fun but i didn't finish it for whatever reason

Anything psychic powers can do so can aura btw, even telekinesis

>>58065742
Should've been a little clearer but I was thinking more along the lines of lab created pokemon or hybrids. Should a team of scientists be allowed to enter a poke equivalent to a Boston Dynamics dog robot with a gun into an official tournament? I suppose >>58065735 is as good as an answer as any. https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mirage_Pok%C3%A9mon
>>58065762
Post a few pages.

>>58065725 (OP)
Can I get away with including Clawitzermann?

>>58065828
>Should a team of scientists be allowed to enter a poke equivalent to a Boston Dynamics dog robot with a gun into an official tournament?
Maybe not them but I don't see a problem with them sending a representative to prove that said Pokémon is safe to use for anyone

>>58065725 (OP)
I want to see more "move creator" autism. The more detailed the better.

>>58065873
My MC's ace doesn't have a canon super-form or major upgrade, so I've been thinking of having them develop a signature move inspired by Mazinkaiser

>>58065817
Ash is merely a Psychicfag with immense latent potential but an IQ too low to properly harness it, as are all aurafags.

To the guy who wrote in mine own, you did great with the battle. :)

>>58065828
>Post a few pages.
i wll when i get back home (i'm currently posting while at my job instead of working)

>>58065817
Fool, Riolu simply punched the inside of the ball so hard it flew out of Ash's pocket.

>how can he punch when his body is currently energ-
Aura, you nonce strawman!

>>58065828
Sure why not. My mind went to a gimmicky tournament/tv show in the style of robot wars where you got teams of scientists and engineers making their DIY Pokémon to compete against eachother. I think a seperate circuit dedicated to this could do numbers on its own while pissing off purists.

>>58065725 (OP)
Most pokemon are unknown by everyone besides the few who dedicate their life to studying or training them. An unknown pokemon is like any animal someone may not have seen before. People will just go 'oh, neat' usually.

>>58065828
Considering this is literally what happens if you use Porygon, Silvally, or any of the Galar fossils in the games. And I'm pretty sure Gladion uses Silvally in post game matches. And Ash dide use a Dracovish in the world tournament. I don't see it as anything that needs to be addressed unless it impacts your fic in some way. Funny enough in my fic I actually had a throwaway line about controversy surrounding the use of Dracovish in the Masters 8. Not because it was an artificial pokemon, but because some considered its existence to be animal abuse.

>>58065873
I actually had the first conflict in one of my fics be somebody using Dream Eater on a massive scale to draw power from the collective unconscious. Wrote a whole in universe document describing the theoretical applications of the move and put it in the notes after the story. Was pretty proud of it.

>>58065742
Aurafags will continue to dominate, where's your fanfics psychicfag?

>>58066312
Don’t act like either of you write

>According to Lucario's Pokédex entry in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, aura was named by Professor Laventon.
>Legends: Arceus
>A most gallant-looking creature. It emits energy waves and controls them with precision, using them to sense even faraway beings. I have given the name “aura” to this power.
>The Pokédex entries in Pokémon Legends: Arceus are written by Laventon. Incidentally, he coined the term "scalchop" for Oshawott's signature seashell and the term "aura" for Lucario's signature energy wave control power. Laventon also observed that Unown resemble human writing from other lands, though no one takes him seriously

Aurafags come to daddy, your proud lost art? Is just a random name given by Laventon.

Aurafags are just psychicfags from a different branch

>>58065828
>>58065762
>>58065993
Well here it is, episode 1. Like i said, i replayed pokemon gold in 2020 and for the luls. I only made 3 "comics" of my time playing the game. All the events depicted are real.

>>58066380
Episode 2! I started experimenting a bit more with paint during this one. The Bugsy battle is very simple, mostly because with Cindaquil and Geodude he couldn't do much at all

>>58066380
S0VL

>Breeding is a thing
>IVs are a thing
So what happens when a Pokemon inherits all the recessive genes?

>>58066385
And the final episode, personally, i think this is the best one. I wanted to do more but i think i was in my last year of college in 2020 so i had to put all my effort in graduating. I have like 4 panels of episode 4 but that was as far as i got with it. I did complete the game and it was really fun, sometimes i really hate that i didn't finish the "comic" because there were some really cool moments and ideas. In that playthrough i didn't evolve any of my mons (besides abra) so it was a good challenge to beat the game with just first stage mons

>>58066395
Based Lopo saving the day

>>58066394
They lose their magical powers and become a mundane weak and less intelligent creature, like a fish, a cow, or a human.

>>58066409
Or a Snake?

>>58066406
yeah, Lopo was a real bro and because of that performance he continued with the team for the rest of the game

>>58066413
Yeah. But I get the feeling God would arrange things such that people believe the snake has dominant genes and, through many twists of fate, somehow ends up beating the strongest pokemon in the world.

>>58066394
they become poke-chow for the worthy mons

>>58066394
They go insane and take over a group of disenfranchised paramilitary Pokemon, stake out on some island in the middle of the ocean, and try to start a nuclear war.

Post the line/paragraph/segment from any fanfic that sticks with you or you think about often. Could be dialogue you thought was funny or good, well written description of environment or atmosphere, anything. Avoid spoilers if possible.

>>58066331
Laventon is one of if not the most impressive pokemon researchers in history. Professor Oak never had to deal with a time travelling kid from the future, sent into the past by a legendary pokemon, who he needed help from to deal with pokemon driven mad by-

Okay, you know what, bad example.

>>58066331
Aura has been practiced for eons but civilization keeps resetting because of legendary end of world scenarios and people forget the name but keep the techniques. Some places preserve techniques better than others, mostly dragonfags.

>>58066394
>Is a Breeder
>Runs a artificial platform out in the middle of the ocean that is dedicated to producing strong children 'trainers'
5 bucks says this guy is creating his own Les Eggfants Terribles project.

>>58066643
>>58066833
These line up surprisingly well....

>>58066395
what the fuck I love Lopo now.

>>58066833
Our hero Kieran? Unknowingly bred with DOZENS of fertile women after taking "trainer-boosting" pills from Cyrano and going undergoing suggestible sexual trances, btw.

>>58066719
I haven't read enough fanfiction to have any. The one line that did come to mind is not from a fanfiction but from a vore fetish short story and its really depressing.

>>58066859
Why is that dude choking that chick?

>>58066719
Link to whole interaction, couple paragraphs, from Game of Champions, chapter 6: https://rentry.co/ebe4bc26

>"An eevee? Nice starter. I'm sure it'll be a hit at the beauty contest when you quit training." A snide voice cut into my thoughts. I glanced to my right. The trainer was about my age, weedy, with an expression that told me it wasn't a compliment. By his side, a bayleef nosed the carpet, looking for grass. A bayleef - no wonder I felt so fucking irritated.

>Keeping a picture perfect smile on my face, I responded, "Oh my gosh, I didn't know they offered scholarships to special needs trainers too! Did you ride here on the short ponyta?"

>He ignored my jab, and jerked his chin at my eevee. "They may be good for quick elemental harrying in their evolutions, but they fall off in high competition where you're forced to stand and trade." He smiled nastily. "I guess the Oak name isn't all it's hyped up to be if they're dumb enough to try bringing lab pokemon into the arena."

>I held the smile as I ticked off several boxes in my head. Insulting my family, skills, talking like he knew better than me, and expecting me to fall for his pathetic attempts at baiting, check. Even with a noseful of bayleef musk jazzing me up I could see his ploy coming from a mile away.

>I was surprised to find myself pissed by his jab at my pokemon. Even if I was somewhat unenthused by her myself, you didn't insult a man's starter - it just wasn't done. I wasn't about to let anyone but me talk smack about my furry little disappointment.

>"Alright, you shit excuse for a mareep-fucking hedge trainer, you want to talk strategy?" I replied pleasantly, in an even tone completely unsuited for the bombs I was dropping. "You've been feeding that bayleaf expensive product to accelerate its growth. Maybe not candy - you might not be that stupid - but high class fertilizer, Celadon Gym stuff. You probably saw that Johto Finalist—CONT.

Fucking love Game of Champions Blue.

>aura
I think Hard Enough is the only story with an aura power system that makes a bit of sense since going by cultivation things would get messy

Is there an optimized time to post a one-shot or am I overthinking this and nobody’s gonna read it anyway?
>>58066861
C’mon now we all want to know

>>58066941
I stopped reading Hard Enough a long while back but doesn't it not actually use Aura? Brock uses Rock type and Dark type powers, not something fancy like aura.

>>58067058
No, no, no iirc aura gives them type energy just like how chakra lets you use nature elements after you master the basic stuff

>>58066951
>C’mon now we all want to know
"No! I'm going to have a family!
Fucked me up for life. Just went back to the story to make sure I had the quote right and I found that I'm the only person who ever left a comment 9 years ago.

Random idea for a fic that I'm tempted to write, but cutting myself off from doing because I don't wanna distract from the stories I'm already writing. Never really played Mystery Dungeon, the setting itself doesn't interest me much because it just seems like pokemon having a cute little world. But Cursed Creation got me thinking about politics and my own autism started to flare up.

Mass isekai incident. Instead of just one human being turned into a pokemon its a bunch of people. Specifically the major and minor characters from the games/anime/etc getting pulled through in random waves of isekai events. There wouldn't be any 'civilized' pokemon there to guide them, and the story would be about how the different characters survive and adapt as they build their own society while dealing with the disruptions and cultural upheavals caused by a new wave of isekais.

Specifically feeds my autism in a way because I get to think about what pokemon each character would become and how they might thrive or struggle. And everybody starts out as first stages so you'd have Brock/Onix, Misty/Staryu, Surge/Voltorb, Erika/Oddish, Sabrina/Abra, Koga/Venonat, Giovanni/Rhyhorn, Lorelei/Lapras, Bruno/Machop, Agatha/Gastly, Lance/Dratini, Red/Bulbasaur, Blue/Charizard, Green/Squirtle, Chase/Pikachu, Elaine/Eevee, Trace/Cubone... And then throw in some real bullshit by having different universe versions of characters show up. Like Ash/Pikachu, Misty/Psyduck, Brock/Happiny, Jessy/Ekans, James/Koffing, Meowth... I could just keep going. The autism demands blood.

>>58066719
>"Gible," Ursula said softly, watching her Pokémon struggle. "You don't have anything to be ashamed of. I couldn't ask more of you." Her words had no effect. Gible, battered, bruised, and tired as he was, staggered to his feet. He stood strong, as if calling on a power that had been in him all along.

>There was nothing but respect in Luna's eyes. "Glaceon. Let's finish this. Use Icy Wi-,"

>She stopped speaking, stupefied as Ursula gasped in astonishment. Her hands were trembling as she brought her hands to her mouth.

>Because Gible was glowing a brilliant white.

This whole scene is kino every time.
Pinnacle is, at least in my opinion, the only fic that manages to capture the anime's feeling in a genuine way and bits like this one are why.
Excellent pay-off that was slowly built-up through the fic until then.

>>58067182
That sounds like it would quickly and easily become a massive bloated clusterfuck.

>>58067224
I know. Awesome, right? Why do you think I'm trying to stop myself from writing it? I'm hoping spewing it out here will be enough of a mental exercise to sate the craving.

>>58065950
Thank you! I'm glad to know it was enjoyable. Action's been the most challenging aspect for me to write so far.

>>58066395
for me it's hoppig

>>58067182
>But Cursed Creation got me thinking about politics
What brought that about?

I'm giving a pokemon that doesn't have an official Mega Evolution the chance to Mega Evolve. Should I give them a non-canon form, or should I keep their form the same and crack some meta joke about the Gods not having prepared a mega form for that species yet?
Pic indirectly related.

>>58068069
Latter would make me roll my eyes, former is probably difficult.
Super Mystery Dungeon has a mechanic called, like, Ascension I think? that basically replaces Megas for Pokemon that don't have them. They glow yellow and get better numbers. If you don't want to come up with a separate Mega design you could do something like that.

>>58068069
You can probably use a different mechanic like BREAK from the TCG, one of the movies had a faux mega evolution mechanic too but iirc it harmed the Pokémon and the current anime has a drugs or something (?) that changes a Pokémon for a temporal boost of power

Alrighty, I hate Gigantamax/Dynamax, but I like the optics of a Gigantamax form (Grimmsnarl to be exact). Would it be world breaking if the MC had basically a Mega-Grimmsnarl that took the form of a much shorter Gigantamax Grimmsnarl?

>>58068190
I don't think so, but you might get people who dislike fake forms.

>>58068190
Doubt it, also you can unironically bullshit your way with aura, people will complaint? Yep, but just as many if not more will be okay with that because, again, aura

>>58068041
Evidently corruption is so rampant in town that a town guard can get fined for rescuing someone because he would be stealing work from dedicated rescue teams. The town just has a lot of bullshit going on as its seemingly inna cold war with an invading empire and there is smuggling that everyone participates in.

>>58068552
Tf, hope the story doesn't drown itself in politics.

>>58068739
I don't think it will. Im only on chapter three and it seems to mostly just be a way to explain why everything seems so cut throat in the region. Corruption is so widespread that you are either forced to engage with it or get screwed over.

What is the Ash-Greninja mechanic called? Can any Pokemon potentially get a boost and look like their trainer, or is that unique to Greninja?

>>58068977
It's called the battlebond phenomena. According to the anime, it happens naturally for people with a strong bond to their pokemon. This is evidence that nobody bonds with their pokemon in the entire animeverse except for Ash and only with his Greninja. According to the game it's a mutant Greninja ability that they probably only included because of its popularity among the anime watchers.

>>58068984
It's so bizarre. Such a clumsily handled event. Never watched the show beyond Gen 3, but Jesus Christ I can't think of any media that fumbled something as badly as Battle Bond Greninja. It's like if Goku lost against Frieza after going Super Saiyan.

Battle Bond is so weird too, since in concept it's just an unusual form of Mega Evolution. Both transform the mon into a super form, both are powered by the bond with a trainer... It feels like it was just an excuse to give Greninja a mega without having to give one to the other starters. Like they shot themselves in the foot by not giving any of the shillmons from gen 6 access to the regions gimmick so they scrambled to be able to give Ash's heavy hitter for the gen a super special 'totally not a mega' form. It sucks because it could be a pretty cool concept if it wasn't just a sloppy bandaid on a self made problem.

>>58069109
>It feels like it was just an excuse to give Greninja a mega without having to give one to the other starters.
It was. The Anime director wanted a mega for Greninja, Gamefreak said no, so the director made up bullshit to still get his way without spending a few minutes to consider the implications.
Although it was a really questionable move by Gamefreak to introduce a gimmick but not give any of the new pokemon access to that gimmick.

>>58068977
>Can any Pokemon potentially get a boost and look like their trainer
Sure but I think it was retconned to be basically a schizo dream where the transformation didn't really happen

>>58069148
Well they retconned it. Likely because it got a special form before the other two starters got a Mega. If we are lucky they'll all get that now with Battle Bond out of the way but I'm not gonna count on it.

I’ve been writing a fic where Rika and Larry are having a passive aggressive argument over which of them should use gliscor on their teams (Geeta is having the elite four add Kitakami pokemon to their teams for a battle showcase to show the “deep and profound ties the regions have with each other”). Penny brings Juliana to mediate and eventually, it’s determined that Larry should get to use Gliscor and for a brief moment, Larry feels triumphant, until Juliana points out how much more work it will be to take care of Gliscor and Larry rushes (or rather frantically lurches) back to try and convince Rika that she should REALLY be the one to use Gliscor on her team.

>>58069331
Why explain this all now instead of letting us read it in the fic? Explaining things too early can sap your motivation to actually do something, as your brain will register it as already being 'done' so to speak.

Psychics are so cool
Aurafags too

But why, why does everyone forget that real ninjas are a thing?

>>58069714
Never seen a ninja in pokemon before.

>>58069765
That's how you know they're good at it.

>>58069765
>>58069849
So Koga and his daughter are just larping?

>>58069765
The Shadow triad.
>>58069856
Compared to fantasy ninjas yes. Koga has never done anything impressive.

>>58069856
Nah, you need a public leader for all the spooks. Just like how we know who the director of the CIA is.

>>58069856
Who? I've never heard of those people before.

Writing MC Challenge
>Don't think to hard.
1) Gender
2) Name
3) Starter pokemon
4) What sets them apart?
>(Fighting style, pokemon, special powers, goal, origin, fate, science, nutrients, aura, technique, devil fruit, etc)
5) How would they perform in the last 3 Pokemon fics you read alongside the other characters(non-PMD)?

>>58070225
Female
Josie D. Fiend
Chikorita
Any pokemon she gives birth to is guaranteed to have perfect IVs in every stat.
1) In Mine Own - Pretty good, though she probably wouldn't be much help in the raid.
2) Prince of Po Town - Haven't read too deep yet, she'd probably be super useful considering she could provide new pokemon for whoever she joins
3) Crystal Light - Probably not that great, journey fics would be a struggle while pregnant

>>58070265
>Three thread stories
Based fic reader.

>>58070225
1- Male
2- Kevin Mire (alias Mudman)
3- Shellos
4- His unique Mud Aura (Water/Ground) allows him to ooze out large amounts of mud that he can change the viscosity of at will. He uses it to replenish the slug-like pokemon he specializes in (Goomy, Gulpin, etc), among other tricks. After a successful career in the trainer circuit, he became a Ranger that operates in remote swamp regions, dedicating himself to protecting the environment and the wildlife. Among the swamps, him and his team can become completely undetectable, a nightmare for poachers and criminals.

Don't remember what the last 3 fics I've read were, I've been reading other fandoms recently.

>>58070225
Male
Gavin Lowdin
Pawniard (F)
Shows himself outwardly as a shining example of a Steel type specialist, but he actually prefers cheap shots and dirty fighting.
The last three I've read were that Cynthia one, Hard Enough, and Viper in the Hole, so...

Once he hits the 3rd to 5th badge level, he'll sharpen up, but he's generally a nuisance to fight with all the feints and the fact that his starter's stuck as a Bisharp with an eviolite when she evolves. Probably add on whatever's the local psychic 'mon and a fighting type to fill out the party.

>>58065725 (OP)
Where's my capeshit story? Also do you guys think Emma's suit will be the new fad to supplant aura?

>>58071569
She's had that suit for 13 years.
It won't suddenly start some new trend in fics.

>>58071569
Working on the setting for it, if you don't mind it being half Kamen Rider half Precure in story beats.

>>58071573
How many did play her part tho? She's now on the cover so people will finally care, or pretend they always did anyways.

>>58071569
My Dissidia fic concept veers slightly in that direction by all the warriors of Chaos and Cosmos being able to infuse their Pokemon with the power of their crystals to give them superpowers compared to normal Pokemon. Though none of them put on funny costumes and play up larger than life alter egos except Kuja

>>58071580
>Dissidia
Where does Arceus fit tho? I know he likes to let humans deal with their own problems but foreign gods are different to ultra beasts and such

>>58071665
What's special about a Normal llama?

>>58071665
My headcanon for Arceus is that it chooses not to be fully omniscient because it created the world to see interesting stories. It doesn't realize the nature of the intrusion at first, and by the time it takes notice, it's too curious to see what the strangers from another world will do to intervene right away.

What the fuck is wrong with me I should be asleep.

Chapter uh... Fucking 6 of PokeNormal is finished. Shit gets a little crazy.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66247705/chapters/176909096

Sorry, crying Mr. Fuji this time.

>>58071721
Okay but could Arceus btfo Shinryu if he wanted to?

>>58071569
Which characters, bad guys or good guys, are smart enough to build a combat suit on Xeorisc's level?

>>58071867
Clemont
Colress
Faba
Bill
Meowth
Zero from the Giratina movie

>>58071867
Oak Labs, Sada/Turo
Bill
Every major regional company
Colress (and Plasma)
Rocket, Aqua, Magma, Galactic

>>58071886
>Clemont
I don't know if he's smart enough to match Xerosic with his morals holding him back.
>Meowth
They specialize in quick quantity, not quality. I don't know about you but while I might hazard getting in one of their vehicles I definitely wouldn't put on one of their combat suits.

>>58071957
TR would make a retardedly inefficient but cool looking mech rather than a sleek form fitting armor.

>>58071957
>I don't know if he's smart enough to match Xerosic with his morals holding him back
Are you implying he wouldn't be able to do it without harming the user? Anon, he built Lumiose tower as a kid

>>58072072
Early achievements in mundane civil engineering isn't quite in the same ball park as militarized combat suits.

>>58066380
>>58066385
Kek. Saved, this is really fun anon