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I will never under why people insist the Paldean gym leaders need their other jobs “because the league doesn’t pay enough”. Maybe I’m misreading something, but so many gym leaders imply or outright say that the gym position came later than their other job and clearly don’t prioritize the gym itself. If anything, I would wager being a gym leader is the side hustle or a PR thing and not the other way around. Also if I were chasing the bag I prolly would not be doing abstract sculpting

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Who had a plan.

To jump off windmills;

For the sake of the fans.

Pokepinion-tober: 16-21

I'm back from the dead

So far we've done: Dragalge, Skuntank, Cramorant, Lechonk, Delibird, Eglyem, Dusclops, Axew, Bulbasaur, Raticate, and Hattrem, Dratini, Pincurchin, Clefairy, and Tympole

16 Crabrawler

Huh

I mean I think a punching crab is hilarious but I never think about Crabrawler that much. The colours are pretty nice I guess because blue and purple go together really nicely.

But the half closed eye and pompadour looking thing is weirding me out a little.

6/10. Odd, but kinda cute I guess

17 Whismur

I love.

Like the round pink body is so stupidly cute! And the floopy ears and nervous little mouth. The eyes!.

This is one of my favourite lines from Hoenn in general and whismur is just such a cute little baby!

8/10. My child

18 Grimer

Eh.

I like Grimer slightly more than Muk because it's a little bit cuter but it has literally nothing else going for it.

4/10. Ew

19 Sawsbuck

Sure, it's a pretty basic deer, but the seasonal horns are pretty neat. This is my go-to grass type in Unova, besides Snivy of course. My favourite of the forms is the winter one. but the spring one is also nice with the flowers.

It looks very majestic. King of the forest type vibe.

7/10. Very cool.

20 Meowstic

Honestly, it's kinda cute. I like the colouring of it and the blue they chose is very regal. I like the male a little more because of the blue being more prominent.

I also like the flopped over ears on this guy.

7/10. Psycat

21 Overqwil

I feels odd.

Like I agree that Qwilfish needed an evolution as much as the next guy, but I don't like Overqwil

The huge puffy lips really don't look nice to me. The colours are nice, but that's really the only nice thing I can say about it.

5/10. Eh

The time machine showing more of a wishful past or future could possibly feed into obsession.

Imagine that you've dedicated years to build a time machine and then it not only works, but shows you exactly what you want. It could make you want to keep going back to the time machine to try and prove yourself as much as possible or (specifically for the future) trying to make that perfect future as much as possible because you've already seen it.

Even if that future isn't real, just your wish.

The ability to create a vicious cycle with your wish and constantly trying to make it come true because it feels so real.

That could possibly be an explanation for Sada and Turo ignoring Arven and staying in the lab, an obsession with their wishes.

Obsession comes up a few times throughout Scarlet and Violet. Nemona with her battling, Arven with healing Mabosstiff and the Herba Mystica, and the professors with their research. (obsession might be too strong of a word and Arven and Nemona have solid reasons for theirs)

Like a moth drawn to the flame. That might explain why there are so many moths in Area Zero.

Hello! I have a sv question for you!

(Apologies if you have already answered something similar)

Turo/Sada’s time travel machine came up in conversation between me and a friend, and I mentioned out loud the ‘imagination machine’ theory, and the more we talked about it the more it made sense!

The theory is that rather than being a true link to the past/future, the machine only leads to what the operator wants it to lead to. This would explain why sada and turo’s versions of the machine are visually the same, why all the past/future pokemon have very similar traits (past pokemon all being extra spiky/dinosaur looking and future pokemon all having the same chrome & jointed look), and why there is no mention of hisui/hisuian pokemon in Sada’s research. It also explains why the pokemon seem to fit very well into the environment (too well, but the paradox pokemon aren’t on the bad end of that) and why all versions of the pokemon are found in a wacky occult magazine.

Please keep in mind we haven’t seen masters or dlc content, but if anything in there supports/denies the theory please do not hesitate to share!!

Also I apologise for the length of this ask, but Thankyou for reading!!!

No worries abt the length! Half my posts are under a readmore bc I'm longwinded so I get it haha. Anyway, totally agreed, there is no way in hell it's an actual time machine

Like you said, the time machines function identically and seem to have pokemon based on modern fictional interpretations rather than actual prehistoric pokemon. They resemble scifi costumes or children's dinosaur drawings more than actual genuine creatures, and I think that goofiness is supposed to be a clue that these are made from the professor's ideas of paradise rather than a genuine time machine

Not only that, but the whole game seems very centered around wishes moreso than time. It does have a lot of components of legacy, and you do get dialogue about "the future of Paldea" and whatnot, but most of the dialogue seems focused around treasure, wishes, and wants rather than time. It also makes more sense when you think about Terapagos-- it seems way more like a wish pokemon than a time pokemon, and since the tera crystals are powering the time machine anyway, I would hazard a guess that the entire thing is a wish granting machine. I also think that would elevate the themes of the professor's storyline-- hunting for treasure and wishes gone wrong, etc etc.

Anyway tldr I'm with you, I don't think it's a time machine I think it's a wish machine. DLC might contradict this so we'll see! Masters can suck it tho that game means nothing to me

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Introducing: LARRY FROM FINANCES!!!!!!!

A comic about the unexpected fan favorites from the last two pokemon games

How could they predict that one gen we'd love the social media addict, then the next it's Larry from finances?

Every time I've announced that I'm Aro/Ace in a friend group or a crowd, 3 more Aro/Aces pop up. They end up being some of the best people I've ever met and I hope this tells everyone;

Even if you feel like you're alone, there's always a new friend or an amazing person in the crowd.

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Pokepinion-tober: 7 + 8

Woops I missed a day. Time for another double feature.

So far: Dragalge, Skuntank, Cramorant, Lechonk, Delibird, and Elgyem

7 Dusclops

He's very ghosty. I like that the patterns kind of look like the wrappings of a mummy. The one large eye is also a pretty neat thing because it looks real spooky.

But this guy was also a player in competitive a little bit ago. I don't remember the exact details but it would hold an eviolite to double its already bulky stats. But it could also learn trick room and other supporting moves so the competitive side is booming.

7/10. I like Hoenn, and I like this ghost.

8 Axew

It's cute I guess.

I'm usually not a huge fan of dragon types in general, but the cuter ones are certainly my favourites. This guy is a little cutie.

That's all I really have to say about him honestly. The greens are nice to look at, and his pose is very baby.

5/10. Very average.