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The Poke Finder was definitely in normal Sun/Moon, since it was required for at least one trial. e: there's an update at the bottom of the last page.
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Man, Ilma's speech is about as bland and generic as it could possibly be in USUM, idk what apparently's setting you off (unless you're doing it for comedic effect and I'm just very tired).
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Leraika posted:Man, Ilma's speech is about as bland and generic as it could possibly be in USUM, idk what apparently's setting you off (unless you're doing it for comedic effect and I'm just very tired). Nothing's wrong with his speech, it's all in the character design, he's drawn and animated in such a way that it makes me think of the gayest of gay stereotypes. And it is a mostly for comedic effect. As you noted, Ilima's otherwise pretty bland, if I didn't have that to complain about I'd have literally nothing to say about him. AweStriker posted:The Poke Finder was definitely in normal Sun/Moon, since it was required for at least one trial. Right, it was used in the haunted grocery store, I'd forgotten that. So I clearly just completely forgot about it.
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Wow, Abra in a nuzlocke. That's certainly something. Edit: at the time of posting I wasn't sure if I meant that as a name suggestion or not, but what the hell, let's go with it. something Explopyro fucked around with this message at 03:34 on Dec 8, 2020 |
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Funny-looking psychic death machine? AKIRAAA!!!
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Explopyro posted:Wow, Abra in a nuzlocke. That's certainly something. Works for me
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I'm sorry, I brainfarted my last post. It should be TETSUOOO!! Alternatively, Brainfart if it doesn't break the censor.
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Name it what it shall never be, Alakazam.
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Chaosbrain posted:Name it what it shall never be, Alakazam. Technically speaking, there are no rules in a Nuzlocke challenge against trading, and the Citra emulator can actually trade Pokemon (in theory, I haven't actually tried it yet) so nothing is stopping me from having an Alakazam eventually. Suzaku posted:I'm sorry, I brainfarted my last post. It should be TETSUOOO!! I probably should have tried Brainfart, but I preferred Tetsuo (with only one !, but more o's), and so it became. I'm terribly disappointed in you guys though. Several excellent name suggestions for Abra, and nothing for poor Ekans. I ended up going with a stupid meme name for him because it amused me, but if somebody suggests something decent I'll probably change it.
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According to the anime, Ekans evolves into Charrbokkah.
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My votes are for Abra: Lawsuit (you know what you did Uri Geller), and Ekans: Slinky.
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The Trial of Captain Ilima NOTE: At the time I wrote this up, I had gotten names for Abra, but not Ekans. So enjoy this vintage and totally not outdated meme name for him in this update, I changed it after this. NOTE 2: I’m trying a thing with more summary and screenshots, less direct transcription of text. Speak up if you have an opinion on one style or the other.  Not that METAL GEAR? is going to be in the party for very long anyway. I don’t need a second poison type, and Cpt. Planet is doing the job very well. So Ekans will fill the spot until I get something to replace him.  Abra is, naturally, still useless offensively without TMs to teach it moves with.  Oh boy, a cemetery! I’m gonna be real respectful and not at all run around it like an idiot, stealing everything that isn’t nailed down, challenging mourners to Pokemon battles, and loudly cursing my luck when the Pokemon I find there is inevitably Gastly (yet another poison type). I love the Gastly line dearly, but I’m not here to run monotype teams. That’s a different challenge.  I am pleasantly surprised and totally okay with this. And so Ekans took a trip to the box.   That’s another name we’re going to need.  Look kid, I like getting into legal cockfights while literally standing on peoples’ graves too, but have some common decency and keep your voice down.  Copycat, resulting in Water Gun vs. Slowpoke. Copycat is a damned silly move in most situations. If you think about it, it actually makes sense to start the small children off with baby Pokemon. But it would be a damned boring way to actually start a Pokemon game, and nobody wants to play Pokemon Literally a Preschooler.  I forgot Aftermath existed and this almost got very bad. Luckily, I avoided losing my newly acquired balloon ghost to my own stupidity.  This hotel owner grabs passersby to tell them all about the rooms he doesn’t have to rent because he’s full up, and to advertise for…  This is the big thing I knew was different in this version from the original going in. Surfing on Pokemon (as opposed to sitting on Pokemon using Surf).  It’s certainly a nice stretch of beach.  With vendors that I can buy things from if I earn Beach and/or Battle Points.  Hopefully the TM selection improves later, but at least a couple of these have niche uses.  It turns out the surfing is on provided Mantine, so I don’t have to provide my own water-type (or force my fiery cat to swim while I ride on it). But I’m not allowed to surf until I’m “as tough as a real kahuna”. So beat Ilima, beat Hala, got it, go surfing, can do. I hope this minigame is worth the fuss. EDIT A MONTH LATER: Turns out it’s absolutely worth the fuss.  There’s also a cave I can’t do anything in yet.  And these jackholes again. Turns out they aren’t allowed to ride because they’re too stupid to not do their lovely dancing while riding. I am seriously embarrassed to have them as enemies. They might very well be the worst enemy team (except for Guzma and Plumeria). I long for the dignity of Team Yell.  I smack them down again and get a heads up that I’m going to need to deal with them in Verdant Cavern when I get there.  I had hoped to get a Crabrawler from the Berry farm, but no dice.  And then I ran into these guys again! I still have no idea what the hell they’re up to, but the intro showed that they’re connected to the Aether Foundation, which makes them very probably bad guys. But they’re very polite bad guys who won’t go barging into the restricted Verdant Cavern without being allowed, so they’re going to ask Lusamine to arrange it. They apparently still haven’t figured out how Pokeballs work.  And then I ran into Tau, Master of a Thousand Expositions.  And he gave me more revives. I’m starting to think my “allowed to use revives that the plot gives to me” allowance was overly generous.  And then he taught me about something called Roto Loto, which is… a slot machine? That gives some kind of buff items? Well, at least it’s trying to pull its weight. I’d trade it for a real Rotom in a second.  If I happen to find one, and it’s the first Pokemon I find on that route, I will absolutely capture it for you. Crabrawler’s a solid fighting type, I’d love to have one in my party.  No and no.  Yes, those low-level Rattata are absolute vicious little monsters. No joke, they really are.  Yes, we are aware of who you are.     My goal: Defeat three normal rear end-Rattata by chasing them around the cave, then fight Notorious R.A.T.  Oh no, this is going to be so very difficult. I’m so afraid. Look at my afraid face. (Seriously, my BLANK SMILING VISAGE is scarier than anything in this cavern)  Chump.  Likewise chumped.  Brick Break is a great move and I’m always happy when I can get my hands on the TM for it early… but nobody in my party can use it. Not a whole lot in the way of arms in this party yet.  This is the most difficult (read: annoying) part of the challenge, chasing this last one from one side of the cavern to the other.  And then there’s these assholes!</Penn>  They really don’t have a brain cell between them.  You fit in perfectly with the rest of the losers. Guzma’s too good for you clowns.  On the plus side, their idiotic attempt at sabotaging me makes it easier to finish up. They’re like less entertaining Dick Dastardlys.  The third one’s a Raticate. It’s exactly as easy to beat as the others. You gotta bring something more than this if you want a loving vendor trash Pokemon to be threatening. At least it’s Alolan Raticate, dark typing is a serious step up for these guys. Makes me wish I’d been able to get that Crabrawler.  You have to have something special.  Something unique.  Something like a giant Raticate with stat boosts that can call for help.  It’s Totem time!  About two thirds of my party is physical, one is special (that’s a joke you see, because it’s Slowpoke), and the last is Abra. Not ideal, but one makes do with what one has. It is ultimately just a bigger, and therefore uglier, Raticate.  I presumably beat them through a combined effort, swapping various mons in and out, but I didn’t take as many screencaps as I should have.  I had to brush dust off a ghost after the fight. Somehow.  Then I fed it a bean, equally confused as to how that works. Beans, beans, they’re good for your long dead heart.  That offscreen battle was the stuff of legends.  drat right I am.  I think this is the only time it’s suggested that the captains are responsible for training the Totem Pokemon. Sort of goes against the idea that these are supposed to be incredibly powerful rare Pokemon.  I got a Z-Crystal!  I don’t like Z-Moves.  Mostly because of this posing bullshit that happens EVERY SINGLE TIME you go to use them. Mega Rings, Z-Crystals, Dynamax Bands, there’s more borrowed power in this series than WoW at this point. Whatever happened to just leveling 20 levels over the gym leader and slaughtering his team?  Right right, yes.  It feels far too early to have Great Balls, let alone having you give them to me.  Yeah sure, let’s go to Route 3. NEXT TIME! 6 Revives, 12 Totem Stickers New Pokemon: Drifloon
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Pokeball Z What was I doing again?  Oh yes, right, let’s get the hell out of here.  However, there’s this curious rock formation off to the side of the totem pokemon’s room…  Which I can’t do anything with yet. Yeah, definitely time to get the hell out of here. This place smells funny. Every cave on this planet smells like Zubat.  I’m sorry, have we met? I feel like it’s been nearly a year and a half since I entered this cave.  The people of Alola overcome these trials willingly to obtain this mysterious power... to gain access to Z-Power. Is that it? Depending on no one and nothing but yourself... That is a fine aspiration. Quite different from our tendency to use our technology to solve all of our problems.Yes, I certainly don’t use any technology. Please ignore my sentient Pokemon encyclopedia, and the balls I use to enslave monsters to do my bidding.  It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Soliera. I am Phyco. Ah, yes! I believe we are expected to greet you with an Alola. Is that right?I mean, I’m not from here, I’m not gonna demand you adhere to local custom. They did a weird hand gesture thing when they showed up that I assume is their culture’s way of greeting, but I missed getting screenshots. Probably would have looked better in a GIF anyway, and I don’t think I know how to capture that.  And I also find those Poke Balls that you use to be most intriguing... Perhaps we will find reason to work together sometime in the future.And then they left without answering any of my questions about who the gently caress they are. I mean, obviously they’re Phyco and Soliera, but where the gently caress are they from? Who do they work for? How is their daddy and what does he do? I mean, the original Sun/Moon was all about kids with mommy issues, that last one is not out of the question. But that’s enough of these weirdoes! I completed the trial, and before anything else, that mean’s I’m allowed to catch Pokemon in this cave now! Time to add another warm body to the roster! There are all kinds of cool Pokemon I could get here! The humble Ratatta’s Alolan variant (dark type, complete with EVIL mustache), DIglett, also Alolan variant (steel type, with hair), the cool Gen 6 dragon bat Noibat…  AND THEN THERE’S THIS rear end in a top hat! My hatred for Zubat is well earned after all these years, but I want as many soldiers in this army as possible, it’s not like I’m going to not catch it.  So Bugzapper is going to grab it with the Vice Grip!   One good whack, a couple failed Poke Balls, and a Great Ball later, I’m the proud owner of the shittier of the two bats in this cave.  You’re too late Rattata, the Zubat is already caught. All I can do is destroy you for experience.  Enough for Captain Planet to level up and learn a new move.  And then there’s this rear end in a top hat!  Yes, we know who you are!  As you travel around the islands of Alola, you will find captains’ barricades here and there. These barricades help mark areas where particularly strong Pokemon can be found. Anyone can pass through them, of course, if they are escorted by a strong Trainer. Those attempting the island challenge can pass the barricades, as long as they clear the trials.Are you ready? Then behold the power of a captain!   You made your lackey open a gate. Wow. I’m so impressed by your power. Voila! Your world just got a little bigger. I am the only captain here on Melemele Island, meaning my trial is the only one here. Now that you have cleared the trial, please inform our island kahuna, Hala!That’s reasonable enough, I can just wander back to the village and get along with…  AND THEN THERE’S THIS rear end in a top hat! … I feel like I might be abusing quoting Penn. Not gonna stop.   Hey there, Truthkeeper! Oooh, looking at the expression on Ilima’s face, I’d say you cleared your first trial, yeah?Nothing gets past you, Kukui. Guess I better give you a little reward... Time to learn about Z-Power. Woo!Woo.      Watch and learn, cousin! Kukui is better at finding cool Pokemon than I am.  Maybe he has some kind of dog pheromones that attract dogs to him. If it’s holding a Normalium Z and you choose a Normal-type move... you can use Z-Power! Check it out!  I really should figure out how to capture GIFs so I can properly show off how goofy these poses look.    I’ve complained a lot about Z-Moves.  But I have to admit that they look very cool. Wouldn’t mind making GIFs of these as well.    Phew! Z-Powers heap all of a Trainer’s feelings onto a Pokemon, yeah, which totally wears you out! Using Z-Power once per battle is all a team can handle, yeah. Oh, so is that why you’ve been looking so ragged, Professor? No! It’s like I was hit with Amnesia! I forgot that I lost Lillie somewhere on Route 3! Think you could spare some time to help me look for her, Truthkeeper?Then why did you waste time teaching me about Z-moves? I can also look around where I think she might have wandered off to. Thanks, cousin. Let’s split up and find her, yeah!Well then, I’ll have to go looking for Lillie next time.  But in the meantime, I’ve got a Zubat that needs a name!
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Honestly, I can't help but vote for naming the Zubat "Bruce". Partially because it's a reference to a superhero I (used to) like, and it's also a force of habit in my Pokemon playthroughs.
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I've always wanted to use Growlithe and Arcanine but they never show up at a good time
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Rabbi Raccoon posted:I've always wanted to use Growlithe and Arcanine but they never show up at a good time They show up just outside celadon in the midgame of red/blue and sun moon have them as early as route 2. Those would be good places to try one out without trading and hacking one in.
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I tend to name my Zubats after one of the characters from the Silverwing novel. Cassiel usually wins out for me.
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Pokevolution Hour And so Cassiel joined the ranks of Pokemon warming my bench. I won’t say I’ll never use it, because Golbat and Crobat are honestly pretty decent, but it won’t be my first choice.  This loving possessed machine is encouraging children to gamble. Where’s the religious outcry over this game?  As the sign suggests, Route 3 is home to a number of flying Pokemon that will dive at you if you walk under them. I could have caught one of those…  …but I wanted a chance at a different type, I’m starting to get a little Flying-heavy.  But gently caress me and what I want. It’s fine, Spearow’s acceptable.  So I’m gonna need you assholes to name this one.  Understanding these leads to victory  Whatever understanding he had of his Psyduck’s Ability (wasn’t Clound Nine, so it must be Damp, making it immune to explosions) did not save it from the ghost of a dead balloon.  I’m a bitch pretender at understanding competitive strategy, I like a STAB move (two for dual-type Pokemon) and a few others for coverage. But as a kid, I ran Charizard with Ember, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, and Fire Spin and thought I was hot poo poo.   It’s a little unfair, and I completely missed what move she actually used.  Fighting the flying Spearows and Vullabys has a chance to reward you with vendor trash.  If I wanted to see dancing, I’m sure there’s a strip club back in the city.   Ah... Truthkeeper… Nebby... It got out of my bag again... But why would it want to go in that cave...? And right after it got into so much trouble on the bridge, too... What if a wild Pokemon attacks it? It doesn’t have any moves it can use to battle! Here, Truthkeeper. Let me heal your Pokemon for you... I always carry lots of Potions on me to keep Nebby healthy. That’s the best I can do, since I’m not a real Trainer or anything...I’m not exactly flush with mons, but I can still very easily just give you that Zubat I caught. Or my Spearow. Are only professors and gym leaders allowed to give people Pokemon or something?  Quite so, foul daemonic encyclopedia! This meadow is a circle with two exits, one into the cave where Nebby went, the other back the way I came in. It has a couple ridges dividing it, but it should still be easy to navigate. I still managed to get lost and spend much more time here than I intended.  And then the evil ghost dex used its witch powers on me without permission!  On the plus side though, the first encounter in the meadow is this adorable little fellow. I used it in my original playthrough of Sun, it’s a solid contender.  It ate some hits before I was able to ball it, but to be fair, I was being gentle.  Maybe she’s the type who can’t help wandering off when she spots something interesting? Pretty sure she’s cheating on you, dude.  An encounter with a Flabebe turned into a 2-on-1, because wild Pokemon are cheating little bastards this gen.  His rage at this dishonorable poor sportsmanship caused TETSUOOOOOO! to evolve.  We all know Kadabra is awesome, doubly so if you’re able to evolve him, no more needs to be said about that. I’ll probably send him to the bench when I get back to a Pokemon Center and swap in something less OP. Not because I’, being fair, I’ve just used this bastard a lot over the past 25 years.  You’ll remember the sign at the entrance mentioned this thing. It has an amusing gimmick we’ll learn about later.   I am reasonably informed that neither of us has a choice in the matter. Unless she’s refusing to look me in the eye or something. Either way, damned decent of her to ask. Oh, that’s wonderful to hear! My name is Meredith. I’m an aspiring actress, you see. I’ve been imitating the various styles of Oricorio to work on portraying different characters. So, if you don’t mind a little demonstration... *ahem* Here, she spins around quickly. All right! Let’s go! Meredith is here to get this party pumped! I’ll be cheering for us both to do our best! Her Oricorio isn’t much stronger than the wild one I just smashed.  But it gave enough experience for Bugzapper to level.  And for Meowcho Man to evolve!  I think I really get that kind of character now! Thanks a lot for this! All right... I’ve got to go find some more styles to study! Alola! And then she vanished. I’m sure I’ll never see her again.  I tried switching BrosefStalin in to get some of this experience bonanza (although He’s been getting his cut from the Experience Share), but since most stuff here is grass type, that wasn’t the best idea.  It makes me so happy to see him search for me. It’s proof of how much he loves me! Keep looking for me, baby! At the north end of the meadow, I found that guy’s girlfriend. Must have just finished her tryst.  The cave was at the southwest end, I walked past it like 5 times. And it’s not even that hard to spot.   Nor was the Psyduck I ran into inside hard to catch.  Nor was Nebby hard to find once I was in.  ASSASSINS! I knew you couldn’t be trusted! Nobody who dresses so strangely could have honest motives! Hmm. Soliera. Test this one. I would also like to check the functionality of that Poké Ball we tried making in the image of the devices used by these Alolan people. Now that we have at least succeeded in using one to capture an Alolan Pokémon specimen. Yes, sir. I will do so at once. Ultra Recon Squad, huh? It’s not quite a full title drop, but I still say ROLL CREDITS!  Bugzapper managed to paralyze her Furfrou (did they go all the way to Kalos and back since I last saw them?) but did gently caress all damage, so I switched in the Meowcho Man, who finished it off with a series of super-effective Double Kicks.  I see... So that is what a Pokémon battle is! I suppose if there are strong Trainers like yourself around, we may not need to play any great role in this endeavor. So then we do not need to bother with the girl, I assume... That one you have come to collect... You must know that it is able to warp away in an instant when threatened. You should remember, though, that the holes that are created when it does so leave a path open to dangerous beings.And then they just left without explaining any of that poo poo. Yeah, sure, whatever, I have a serial escape artist to return.   Pew? Thank you, Truthkeeper. And I should thank Grubbin, too. Here, let me at least do this...She heals us up again here. You know, I read something interesting in a book once... It seems the Pokémon called Oricorio changes appearance by feeding on the nectar from different types of flowers. It’s not actually evolving but undergoing a so-called “form change.” Isn’t that interesting? I thought it was, anyway...I like form changing Pokemon, and I like the way Oricorio handles it, but I’m not a fan of it. Pew! Back into the bag, please, Nebby. I know there aren’t many people around to see you here, but that’s hardly an excuse! And I guess we should be going now... The professor will probably be worried after the way we just disappeared on him... But as soon as we left the meadow, we ran into this rear end in a top hat! … drat it, it feels mean to call Hau an rear end in a top hat.  Just finished up my trial! Heh! Hey, Truthkeeper! I wanna see if I really learned anything from my trial. Let me battle you again! The power of his dead-eyed stare is nothing in comparison to mine.  Yes, I outlevel Hau’s team significantly, and could have just swept through with type advantages, but I decided to give him at least a tiny chance.  A minuscule one.  It didn’t go well for him.  Looks like we’re getting pretty strong! And I’m not stopping now. I’m gonna use this momentum to beat my old gramps, too! Maybe try putting a bell on that damned sentient cloud of hers if you’re not going to put it in a ball? What’s this then? Hau, you finished your first trial, too? I bet you used some stylin’ moves, yeah?Kukui, it’s a damned Raticate.  Hala’s probably rubbing his hands together in glee right about now, oh yeah! What do you mean? It’s all a part of the trials, yeah? After you clear one island’s trials, you gotta battle that island’s kahuna! Taking on the island kahuna in battle is called the grand trial! For someone like me who’s researching Pokémon moves, nothing could be better than the chance to see some more fierce Pokémon battles! Woo! I don’t know about fierce... I’ll be the judge of that! Come on! Back to Iki Town! Catch that Tailwind and blast through Route 3!And next time, we’ll do just that. But until then, I caught three new battle buddies tonight, and I’m gonna need some names for them!   
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Shakes, The Bomb, and Migraine, in same order as above.
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VS. Kahuna Halla! Highwind, Cassius, and Migraine are all named. And as of the end of the last play session, so is B’Loona, because I forgot to name Drifloon earlier. Time to continue down Route 3.  There’s this move called Roost, you see... If you’d like to know more about it, why don’t you show me that you can defeat every Trainer on Route 3 first. I was confused because I thought I’d done this already, and I ran around looking for who I’d missed. Foolishly, I hadn’t considered that the last trainer was past this guy.  This is not the trainer I’m looking for. Hey... Why don’t you come here with me a moment?   Who do we pray to? Arceus? Tapu Chocolate? The box legendary? Mewtwo? It will bring you good fortune. This isn’t the typical sort of rainbow, like the ones you see when the rain lifts, but I think it’ll still be effective. It is literally the exact same thing, water vapor in the air is refracting sunlight. I know we’re both elementary school dropouts, but seriously old man. I’ll be sure to offer up a prayer on this rainbow for your success on the island challenge. Sure old man, go ahead and pray to your… rainbow god… thing. If anybody starts praying to a volcano, I am out of here.  This also isn’t the trainer I’m looking for. Thank you. I think I’ll give you something.  Oh. Thank you. Fun fact: if I had made it to this patch of grass without running into any ‘mons elsewhere on the route, there’s a horrifically small chance to find Bagon here. I could have had a Salamance. It’s just not loving likely.  Here’s the trainer I was missing. Spoiler warning: he will not.  BrosefStalin put that dog up against the wall.  But it was paralyzed during the battle, how terrible!  Luckily, you can cure status effects in your post-battle rubdowns  He looks happy now, but who can even tell with a Slowpoke?  You have shaken me from my calm repose! My heart was a still water, but no longer!  These people keep ignoring the eyes-meet rule! That’s our most sacred rule!  Spoiler warning: he did not use Roost during this battle.  Bugzapper blasted his Slowpoke…  …And his Butterfree.  It was a fine battle. My heart feels as light and clear as the blue sky that appears after a storm passes through. This is proof of the battle between your team and my own. Take it, my strong friend!  You will likely find other Trainers like me on the routes of Alola. Searching for strength. Challenging them together with your Pokémon would not be a bad reason to take a journey. I’m pretty sure I’m already taking a journey to beat up wild Pokemon because some people calling themselves captains told me to.  This guy wanted me to catch a Sableye from Ten Carat Hill to impress his girlfriend. I did not get a Sableye there. Sorry bro.  Continuing south form there brought me back to route 1, and the friendly Rockruff I played with a million years ago.  …now that you’ve gone and cleared your first trial, Truthkeeper! It’s true... I’m not a Trainer, so I’m sure I don’t really understand how hard it must have been... but even I think it’s a great achievement. Pew! Yes, yes... We all know how you feel! But stay inside your bag, please! The Melemele kahuna is strong, cousin Might not be a bad idea to work on those Flying- or Psychic-type moves!Got that covered.  Alright, it must be time to battle the mighty Kahuna!     Actually, no. Need to take care of something first.  Would have been awkward to go into that battle with my team roughed up. Although the text dump informs me that he would have healed me up if I hadn’t.  Right then, where were we?    Really need to figure out how I can capture GIFs for stuff like this.   I have been expecting you. Allow me to properly greet the young adventurers embarking on their island challenge. I am Hala, the kahuna of Melemele Island. Shall we begin? The final trial here on Melemele Island will be a Pokémon battle against me, the kahuna! It is known as the grand trial! Yes! It seems that both you and your Pokémon are prepared to combine your mental and physical strengths to unleash your full power! It bugs me that it uses the Pokemon’s species name, rather than the nickname you give it. Old Hala here will also be going all out! Let the grand trial begin!  I really like both the moving camera and the posing in these battles.  First up, BrosefStalin vs. Machop. As Kukui helpfully told me, flying and psychic type moves are king here.  Two Confusions gets me the win.  B’Loona vs. Crabrawler. I’m still disappointed not to have one of these yet. I haven’t caught anything at the berry farm, so I absolutely can catch one, they just refuse to spawn from the berry pile there so far.  Two gusts, no waiting.  Final match, TESUOOOOOO! vs. Makuhita. Even with the Fake Out, two Confusions rub it out.   And then I carefully brushed the dust from B’Loona before letting Hala talk any more.  And gave it a bean.           Observe, Truthkeeper. If you wish to use the Fighting-type Z-Power, move your arm like this... then bend your hips like this and pose!  A screenshot obviously doesn’t capture the short series of rapidfire punches he does here. It’s less silly than the Normalium pose. Now then, Truthkeeper! With this victory... you have cleared all of the trials of Melemele Island, the first of Alola’s islands! The Melemele stamp is proof of your accomplishments. With it, Pokémon up to Lv. 35, even those you received in a trade, will obey you! The moon in the daytime... The sun at night... Now to see if you can pour your heart into something that cannot be seen but is very much real. As you continue on your island challenge, consider what makes up the people and Pokémon that you meet: both what you can see and what you cannot. You will surely meet Tapu Koko again someday.  Whoa there, Tauros! I’ve got an idea! How about I set you up so you can ride my Tauros whenever you’d like? No reason why he shouldn’t get to enjoy the island challenge, too!This feels stupidly dangerous. I’ll take care of all the little things you’ll need in order to ride a Pokémon, Truthkeeper!    …Did I just get a loving transformation sequence? Am I in a Kamen Rider/Pokemon crossover now?  See, Truthkeeper. Here in Alola our Pokémon lend us their strength and let us ride about on them! Let me explain some of the gear I gave you... Your Ride Pager is a tool that lets you summon a Ride Pokémon. According to the instructions, you need only “press the Y Button to turn on your Ride Pager! Use the B Button to dash!” And your Riding Wear will be the special outfit you wear when riding Pokémon. Have a little romp around Alola with Tauros here. I’m sure you’ll be charmed by him! When you use your Ride Pager, Ride Pokémon will kindly come running to help you wherever you may be!  Oh good, it’s… sorry, who are you again? I don’t seem to remember your name, perhaps you should reintroduce yourself. Your performance has been a delight ever since I first laid eyes on you at the Trainers’ School. I’m amazed that you won without even using your Z-Power.I’m not going to say that Normalium-Z and the Breakneck Blitz power are useless, but I am going to say that they don’t make up for type advantages or STAB bonuses. Maybe if I used it on a normal type… Oh, I know! Why not stop by the Alola Photo Club for a commemorative photo? With Tauros, you can be down to Hau’oli City in no time at all. Very well then, off on your island challenge you go! May the future bring you happiness! With a little help from Tauros, Truthkeeper, you’ll be able to smash right through those big rocks on Route 1! All right! I got a little something for you, too! Excellent. False Swipe is infinitely useful in a Nuzlocke. False Swipe is a move that will leave your opponent with 1 HP when you attack. Keep on catching more and more Pokémon, yeah, and let Rotom learn all about ’em! But first, you’ve gotta go let your mom know what you’re up to. When you’re done with that, head on down to the Marina in Hau’oli City. Oh yeah! Oh! If you’re heading into Hau’oli, you should totally check out the Shopping Mall! And the Alola Photo Club, too!These people are very excited about this photo club. What do you mean? Pew? You know! The one Ilima mentioned! He totally had the right idea. You should go to the Alola Photo Club and take a special photo to remember clearing your first grand trial!I’m starting to become concerned that this photo club may be a cult of some sort. Good thinking, Hau! And once you finish your grand trial, you’ll be doing the same thing, yeah? Heh heh! I sure hope so, but first... Come on, Tutu! Don’t go too easy on me now! The old man just walks off, not even acknowledging him. You’re all getting so strong already, yeah... I can’t wait to see how much more you’ll grow. All right, time to get the boat ready. Lillie, you gonna help me clean it? I guess I am... So I suppose we’ll see you later in Hau’oli City. Even the demon box wants me to go to the photo club? Definitely a cult!  I absolutely love summonable Pokemon replacing HMs.  Tauros is very good at smashing those rocks I’ve pointed out once or twice.   Well then, don’t mind if I do. Anything to stay away from the creepy photo cult.  On my way to Ten Carat Hill, I ran into this trainer I missed fighting earlier.  Well hello there.  Obviously, being ten levels ahead of her Wingull, this was a curbstomp.  The power of Tauros allows me to enter this cave.  And almost immediately run into the Gen 5 Geodude knockoff. That sounds dismissive, but I really like the Roggenrolla line, so I’m happy to run into this guy.  It’s a fairly easy catch. Now then, my Nuzlocke tracker tells me that TCH only has one catch opportunity…  But this area gets its own area label, so I’m calling it a separate area that allows me another catch. What do we got?   A punchy guy is what we got! I love the Machop line a lot too, second best fighting type, behind Heracross.   I managed to scrounge up a few items, but the real prize…  Is another Z-crystal! It’s just… there, waiting for any idiot with access to a Tauros to come here and grab it.  Um… hello?  Not having a name yet doesn’t stop her from doing a goofy pose to show me how to activate the flying rock.  And then she just… leaves… This is hardly the weirdest conversation I’ve had with somebody in these games. Next time: back to Hau’oli city, and beyond!   And I’ve got a Roggenrola and Machop in need of names.
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Yourchop macrophage Grenade the roggenrola, who should finish the game by exploding on the champions last mon.
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Macrophage the machop is my suggestion.
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Wanted to make some progress and write up an update tonight. Spent the whole time Mantine surfing instead. Not apologizing.
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Truthkeeper posted:Spent the whole time Mantine surfing instead. Not apologizing. no need to apologize, Mantine Surf is kickass
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Big Wednesday I came back out to this area, past the cave where I chased after Nebby, because I could swear that there’s an accessible bit of grass where I can catch something. But it’s just a little strip of land with no grass I can get to without surfing. Maybe I’m remembering wrong, maybe Ultra changed this area.  Then come this way... It’s better if you crouch down, too.  What do you think that is? The correct answer is that it’s the light of the Wing Fish Pokémon, Finneon! They store up light from the sun during the day, then let their tail fin patterns all glow at night! If you want to see them again ever, feel free to stop by. I can make any night a special night. …Yeah, I’m just gonna go…  But first, message in a bottle.   And now I’m going to get far away from this strange man who wants to make the 10 year old’s night “special”. I will go literally anywhere else. Preferably some place where I can find an adult.  Even if the photo club is an evil cult, they’re at least probably not pedophiles.  Here at the Alola Photo Club, you can take photos with your favorite Pokémon as you strike your favorite poses! You should definitely give it a try. After all, you came this far already! They won’t let me leave, so let’s play around with this.    I’m able to select a Pokemon from my party and some rudimentary poses. It’s… underwhelming.    I’m not impressed.  But at least one of us had fun.  Demon dex, I will rip your wings off and throw you in the loving ocean.  No, I took pictures of Meowcho Man. Who would want pictures of a Grimer?  Man, once I get started with all the poses and the stickers and things, I can’t stop myself! I’ll spend ages making sure Dartrix is looking awesome, so I should hold off on taking any photos of my own for now. Wouldn’t want to leave you bored and hanging! Just think... I wonder what kind of trials we’ll face next! Oh. Yeah. So, about that, Professor... Surfing, you say? Tell me more… Aw, come on! I really want to ride on a Mantine! Don’t you? And I’m totally not just saying that because the professor’s boat is such a junk heap, either. Right... Well, Hau, it’s all up to you! The island challenge is all about journeying together with Pokémon, after all! Yeah! So I’ll see you on Akala Island, Professor! Truthkeeper! If you wanna go together, I’ll be at Route 2’s Big Wave Beach! At this point, I’m fairly certain you’re not capable of doing anything on your own. You might be the least capable human being I have ever met. What do you need? You see... Nebby is... Its real home is far away from here. And I want to help it get home. It’s like I told you before... Nebby saved my life once when I was in trouble. Now I want to save it! I feel like there’s not much I can do on my own, since I’m not a Pokémon Trainer... But if I had a real Trainer like you helping me, Truthkeeper, then maybe... But I probably shouldn’t ask a near stranger to help, right?  Oh, thank you so much. I’m so glad! I really didn’t know what else to do! Then, I suppose... The two of us will get to see one another on Akala Island next, too! Pew!Note that I never agreed to actually do anything. But I’ll get suckered into it anyway.  The amulet is frequently shown in cutscenes, but how does he know which Z-crystals I have? Am I just holding these things above my head for people to see?  So it would seem that you’ve cleared that trial of Ilima’s, have you? And even battled Hala? Congratulations! You look familiar… wait, Professor Oak? Why are you wearing blackface?  No, I’m definitely sure you’re Samuel Oak, the Pokemon Prof. I won’t be able to prove it until you fail to identify my gender on sigh. I’m a Pokémon researcher, and I’m looking into the Totem Pokémon found around here. Yes, Totem Pokémon... Why are they so large? What gives them that burning aura? Don’t you find yourself wondering as well?Sam, if I start asking questions about Pokemon and how they be, I’m never going to loving stop. Is that so? You may say that now, but I think that hearing what I have to propose will change your mind! I want you to collect certain stickers for me, to receive a totem-like Pokémon for yourself! That’s right. I mean the Totem Stickers!I mentioned totem stickers earlier in the LP. I’ve collected three on this island, there are 14 others I still have to cruise around for. You can find Totem Stickers here and there. Peel them off whenever you find them, and try to collect them all. If you collect 20 Totem Stickers to show me, I’ll give you a fine Raticate! Don’t let me down, young Truthkeeper! After all, you are the Trainer that Professor Kukui entrusted with Rotom there! I’ll be around Heahea Beach on Akala Island, if you need to ever find me! You can reach it with a spot of Mantine Surfing.  On the beach itself, I found a vendor who doesn’t know if BP stands for Beach Points or Battle Points, but she knows she sells stuff for it.   And another who teaches questionably useful moves to Pokemon, also for BP. There’s even a high score board for the minigame here.   I must break them.  That’s right, we are! We’re doing our island challenges together! And next up, we want to go to Akala Island!  Great! So, like... How do we actually do Mantine Surfing?You should not have asked that Hau. They might have let us figure it out on our own. But no, you had to go and summon up a long tutorial.  Much like my Kamen Tauros gear, the game doesn’t explain where I got this swimsuit from. Or why I’m wearing a helmet. Is it normal to wear a helmet while surfing? Have movies been lying to me?  Yes yes, I have actually done this before, although I admit it’s been a few months, and I did it on a friend’s 3DS, not the Switch controller I’m playing this with, but I assume it’s just like riding a bike.     I kvetch, but these tutorials aren’t actually all that bad.  This minigame is not very good for a screenshot format LP, maybe I’ll try and get some video footage at some point.  The point is that I crushed the highest score.  And then I learned a new aerial maneuver to score even more points.   And then this whole minigame was a fun alternate way to get to the next island. And then I went back or forth several times.  I think the route back to Melemele is longer, and therefore gives you more chances to score. And the new move I learned scores a lot more points than the starting ones, even though it takes longer to perform.    I got another new move in there. Different moves score better in different situations. Lanturn 360 is worth more points when the waves are higher, Primarina Twist when they’re lower. I never actually remember which is which while surfing, I just do them at random. But wait, wasn’t I supposed to be doing something?  Whatever you say! All right! We made it to Akala Island! Mantine is the best! So, do you think the professor and Lillie are already here, too? Let’s split up and see if we can find them in town anywhere, Truthkeeper! The move tutor here has a different set of moves than the one on Melemele, I took a chance to learn a couple.  Including teaching BrosefStalin a better water move.  There’s also another message in a bottle here.    Spray-tan Oak is here too, but I haven’t collected anymore totem stickers than I had before.  But fine, let’s continue on.   That’s what I like to hear, yeah. Tackle your island challenge with that same attitude! Wait, so Mantine’s even faster than that old boat of yours, Professor? The professor’s sailboat is...well... It has seen better days. Pew! Finally, somebody other than me is saying it!  ...Nebby. Back into the bag. Don’t sweat it, Lillie. Then again, our newcome might not be in a position to critique Kukui’s fashion choices. Difference is, she makes it look good.  Why hello there. Nice to meet you all—I’m Olivia.  Hey! Thanks for stopping by! I’m Mallow, one of the captains here! I was on my way to see who was pulling into port and ran into Mallow here while she was out on a delivery. Yup! My trial will be a chance for all the fine ingredients that make up your team to shine! Especially you two! Your Pokémon look ready to cook with gas! Yes, I literally have the fire type starter. Probably should keep Cpt. Planet away from the fire though. And the food. And probably everything else. And Mallow isn’t the only captain here on Akala Island, of course. I mean, that was a reasonable thing to assume, given Melemele only had one. So? What’s your plan now? Yeah, that’s up to these kids. It’s their island challenge, after all! Yes...I suppose so. She says that like it’s unusual for 10 year olds to go off an adventures on their own with no adult supervision. What a freak. OK, then. Enjoy your time on your island challenge, kids, along with your Pokémon. I’ll be waiting for my chance to face you in battle when the time comes.   I know I’ve mentioned it before, but I appreciate the fact that they try to make cutscenes more interesting with the varied angles. I’m sure she wanted to come see that you made it here all right... But she’ll never admit it to you! Hah! That’s Olivia for you. She’s a kind kahuna, deep down. There are three trials here on Akala Island. If you two decide you want to take on the trial straightaway, head up Route 4 there and keep on goin’ until you get to Paniola Town. Shoots, I know where I’m going first, and that is straight to the Pokémon Center! I wonder what kind of malasada they make on Akala, eh? Maybe I’ll see about some shopping of my own... And I should find out about the ruins for Nebby’s sake, too... Not really, no. It’s less “lots of sights” and more “here are the rails, now follow them”.  I was able to meet the name rater, but I’ve been using PKHex to change my dudes’ names, so I’m not concerned with him.  And then I ran into Lillie again down the road.  Surely I can’t be the only person capable of changing clothes in this game… is Kukui actually paying her in anything other than room and board? Well, yes, I was doing that, too. But this little fellow will hardly sit still... I think Nebby might be interested in visiting the Ruins of Life. Apparently they house the sacred guardian of Akala Island. A creature called Tapu Lele. Pew? I wondered if you’d like to come with us when we go to visit the ruins... I mean...little Nebby here seems to like you quite a bit, Truthkeeper... I’ll be at Tide Song Hotel if you decide you want to come. I’m supposed to be meeting someone there... Someone very important to me... I’ll be all right. I can see the building from here, after all. Even I shouldn’t be able to lose my way. I think. Pew! And you! I’ll have you stay in your bag, mister. I’ve heard that there is a group of terrible people around who try to steal Pokémon. A group called Team Skull. Yes, there has absolutely only ever been one group of assholes who steal Pokemon. … I’m now more interested in the idea of a detailed Pokemon timeline than the idea probably warrants. We need to be careful if we want to escape the notice of such a collection of villains... Isn’t that right, Truthkeeper? I wonder if the guardian of Akala will also be interested in you, Truthkeeper... You are the one who got that Sparkling Stone.If legendary Pokemon start stalking me because they’re bored… you know what, I’d be okay with that.  The Pokemart here sells overpriced TMs. I might come back for some of these later.   And then there’s THIS rear end in a top hat, blocking the road with his drat dog. So inconsiderate. So with no other choice, I make my way up toward the hotel Lillie mentioned.   And then there’s THESE ASSHOLES!  I’m Dexio.  My name’s Sina! A beautiful name for a beautiful lady! We’re here seeing the sights in Alola. Its unique tradition of island challenge... It’s pretty fascinating, I’ve got to say. Keep your dirty French opinions to yourselves. I actually don’t have anything against them, I just hate being reminded of the clusterfuck that was X/Y’s plot. Annoyingly, the text dump I have is from Ultra Sun, and this conversation goes different there than It does here in Ultra Moon.     Poor little baby never had a chance.  Her Glaceon is tougher, and takes a few turns to take down.  I feel like I’ve been able to have a glimpse of the island challenge! Let me heal your Pokémon as thanks! You and your Pokémon are the ultimate team! No doubt about it! This battle reminded me of us in the past...and that group of five young Trainers. Take this as a little token of our new friendship!  Maybe training yourself up a bit on Route 4 will help you understand your Pokémon even better. We’ll be taking our leave now! Bon voyage!At this point, I decided to swap around my team a little. I mentioned before that I didn’t want to keep TETSUOOOOOO!! in the party, because it’s too easy to use as a crutch even in later gens.  So now we have another bug.  Then I met this bellhop with issues. You see the truth is...well... I know I said I like the Tide Song best, but I still can’t seem to let go of my dream of working at the Hano Grand Resort. It is, of course, delightful to work here at the Tide Song, and I know I’m lucky to be here. Yet I can’t help also wanting to experience working someplace a bit more glamorous... But I’d feel like I let down the owner of the Tide Song if I left now to apply to the Hano again. Sorry to hear that, wish I could help. I’ll just be going now.  I’m sorry... I saw some people who looked like those Team Skull thugs and I got scared. I was trying to avoid them and then I think I ended up missing my meeting... Oh! But don’t worry. It’s fine. This is actually where I wanted to be... Will you be going for another one of your trials, Truthkeeper? From what I’ve read, I think that the nearest trial site must be the one up Route 4.So why did you ask me to meet you here?  I immediately went to rat out the bellhop who doesn’t like his job because the hotel isn’t fancy enough. Hah! Is that so? I had no idea he had so much on his mind. Traveling Trainer, if I might ask of you a favor? If you happen to have a Magmar among your Pokémon, would you be so kind as to show it to my troubled employee? If I ever get a Magmar and remember that you asked me that, I’ll eventually get right on it. But enough of all that nonsense. There’s a route next to the hotel, as Lillie helpfully pointed out. Routes mean grass, and grass means friends.  Dirty donkey friends!   And that means I need a name for my new donkey.
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Meanwhile, Back on the Ranch Kickin' rear end has joined the team, only because I appreciate getting one over on the built-in censor.  When last we left our intrepid adventurer, he’d just wandered onto the set of a cheaply produced TV western.  And almost immediately got ambushed by Hau. Hey! Truthkeeper! Glad I ran into you... So we can see who’s stronger now! I got a Z-Power Ring from my gramps, too, after making it through his grand trial! I suppose it’s been a bit, but it really feels like I just battled you. Having a battle in a place like Paniola Town feels like we’re in a real old-fashioned Western showdown or something, right? This is so cool! Though if we’re real honorable cowboys, we’ve gotta make sure our teams are healthy first.Well that’s damned decent of him. Blue certainly wouldn’t piss on me if I was on fire.  Dartrix and Pikachu and everybody, you oughta all be bursting with energy after eating a pile of my mom’s special pancakes, so let’s show this newbie what Alola’s got! His team is at least a little better than last time.  And he actually uses his Z moves. It’s not going to help. All this did was give me a turn to remember that Dartrix has flying type moves and get my bug the hell out of there.  Cpt. Planet did a very serviceable job.  I didn’t have Kickin’ rear end on the team, so I made do against his Pikachu with Meowcho Man.  I honestly don’t even remember what his third was, Brosef made a mockery of it. Double-checking, looks like it was a Noibat.  While B’loona chumped his Eevee.  Yes. Battle plan. I certainly had one of those. Ma-a-an, that was some kinda battle! Dartrix and everybody all look like they had a blast, too! Right then. Here. I’ll share my bit of good luck with you, Truthkeeper.  You know how the Totem Pokémon are all, like, surrounded by some aura of power? If you use a Dire Hit on your Pokémon and manage to land a critical hit, that aura won’t mean a thing! You might wanna try using some of those Rotom Powers when you’re fighting a totem, too! You know, Pokémon battles are just, like, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. But you’re only really a loser if you don’t have any fun while you’re at it. Right? Anyway, I’m heading off to Paniola Ranch!You do that Hau. I’m gonna go… do the same thing actually, because there’s nowhere else to go.  Yes Rotom, that smell is called ‘rural’.  That makes 10, I’m still missing a half dozen or so from the first island, I’ll go back for them later.  Oh good, these assholes again. I mean, they could be new assholes, nearly all Skulls look alike, save for gender. Obviously, I’m not going to let them steal a… bottle cap? Is this Fallout now?  He had a Ratatta. It was not a good fight for him.  Oh well, it was dumb, but I did a good deed.  Um… okay?  Meanwhile, I’ve been a good boy and gave lots of beans to my Pokemon, so the weird cartel that keeps forcing beans on me gave me a rare candy.  Kickin’ rear end is in the party now, B’loona can warm the bench for a while… or however that works for a haunted ballon.  But the next point of interest is just up the road past the Pokemon Center. For some reason there’s a ranch here, and by ‘ranch’, I mean there are a few Tauros scattered around and some ranchers.   And this weird lady. Oh! You’ve got to be a trial-goer, right? Well, you’ve got a good sense of timing!  I was caught off guard by this guy, and missed the first part of what he had to say. Had to get it from the text dump.  Oh yes, hello again. Thanks for stopping by! The Moomoo Milk from Paniola Ranch is the best. It’s so rich and creamy when you use it in white sauce and other things... Mmm! The taste can’t even be described! So many possible dirty jokes, so little time. Oh, by the way! Since I was lucky enough to run into you here, I’ll do you a little favor. Um… okay? See, Stoutland can sniff out items for you that are buried in the dirt where you can’t even see them! Get up there and try it! There’s all kinds of stuff lying around waiting for you to find it. And Stoutland will bark louder and louder the closer it gets to some item buried in the ground! Yeah, it’s just the item finder, except I have to ride a slow annoying dog. Just like that guy blocking the road back in the port town. If you go all the way down Route 5, you’ll come out on Brooklet Hill. My friend Lana is up there, so say hi to her for me if you see her!Sure, I’ll eventually get right on that.  It’s not actually that bad, I just don’t like it.  More importantly, now that I’m not being distracted by trial captains, there’s grass here. And you know what that means.  ELECTROSHEEP.  GET.  Stoutland moves at decent speed, unless you actually hold down the button to search for items, at which point he’s slower than walking speed. The ! above his head changes from blue to red as you get closer to the hidden item (there’s no ! if there isn’t an item).  I mean, we’ve all been making fun of these people not knowing what sex is for decades. But do you understand how Skitty and Wailord gently caress? It’s pretty loving mysterious!  drat it! I don’t have Strength! How am I supposed to get the secret legendary from under the truck?  Hey, you’re not a legendary Pokemon!  And then there’s these assholes. Can’t I just borrow a bucket to throw some water on them?  the path and now no one can go through. Seems like they’re so petrified of Lana now that they don’t even want to see another Waterium Z after she smacked down on them with that Water-type Z-Power of hers! Or maybe I could just have my water type Pokemon spit at them?  Instead, I’ll have to go north.  Where I immediately find another guy who will give me a reward if I clear the route.  More importantly, MORE GRASS.  Grass type in the grass. That tracks.  And that makes two.  I also found a TM sitting out in the open. I don’t care for moves like Torment, but I know lots of people can use them to good effect. I’d just rather deal damage instead of manipulating what my opponent can do.  But in order to progress down the route, I have to fight the most powerful thing in the universe… A PAIR OF PRESCHOOLERS!   They were very slightly more difficult than most battles.  Oh hey, I caught up to Hau. Who just got his rear end kicked.  Bro, have you looked in a mirror? I can’t take anything seriously when there’s somebody as goofy looking as you around. I am! So seriously! I’m seriously enjoying it!  ...Enjoying it? You can enjoy Pokémon battling when you put everything you have into it... which clearly you haven’t. Whoa! Hey, Truthkeeper! This guy is plenny scary! No, you misheard. My name is Threepwood. Hmm. So you have enough sense to be wary. Not bad... I’m Gladion. Me and my partner, Type: Null, are training to get stronger... We have to get stronger! Though most of our time these days goes to working for Team Skull as their muscle. Battle me. I won’t take no for an answer.Neither does anybody else. Did nobody ever teach you about the eyes rule?  He’s less annoying than the nameless Skull grunts, at least. And he had a Zorua, which passes for cool and unusual.  But of course, it’s this thing that’s really cool and unusual, unique to Gladion. … Does he not know how nicknames work, or does he not count as its original trainer? Hmph... It’s not like me to slip up like that. I mean, we just established that I’m stronger than you, I will gladly grind you into the dirt as often as you need as long as you keep it interesting. That kid there. His Pokémon aren’t weak. And sure, it’s fine to enjoy battling... But this brat... he’s just using that as an excuse not to try hard because he can’t beat the kahuna. Because he can’t beat Hala when he’s serious! I mean, nothing he’s said here is wrong, and he’s not even being all that rude about it. My only real problem with Gladion is that he looks ridiculous. You know my gramps? Wait. So you think I’m strong?   And then there’s these assholes. Among the multiple other things I wish I could get a gif of, I wish I could demonstrate how loving silly their dancing walk is.  I guess it’s no surprise a homeless kid would turn out spineless, too, huh? No worries! We’ve got enough backbone to cover for you!  Have I mentioned that I love the camera angles in this game? It makes the longer conversations feel a lot less static.  Huh? You know you can’t beat me. You’ll just get your Pokémon hurt for no reason. They’re good Pokémon. We came all this way, and for what? For a big fat waste of our time, thanks to you. If you hadn’t gotten in our way, we could’ve stolen the Totem Pokémon from Brooklet Hill! Ha ha ha. No. Let’s get out of here. Look, the Murkrow are crying, and it’s time we should be flying. Listen up good, Gladion... The boss does like you. That’s true. But you’re just some hired help we keep around for when we need you. You aren’t part of Team Skull, not really. And you never will be. Got it? You better get it. Not being an actual member of your lovely-rear end team kinda makes him more worthy of respect. I mean, he still works for you, and that’s terrible, but I’m not gonna knock a guy for doing what he has to do for a paycheck. Thanks, Truthkeeper. Phew... Looks like I’ve gotta train up my team if I’m gonna take on the trial at Brooklet Hill next! Here, Truthkeeper, take these with you. We’re gonna beat this island challenge!And so I got more revives I can’t use.  How can you be scared of that haircut? Next time: More trials! I’m gonna need names for the new dudes. I’m disappointed to have a Mareep in something that isn’t Gen 6. I miss megaevolution.  
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