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PokePinion-Tober: 10 + 11

Time for another double feature! I honestly like these more so they may become more frequent instead of singles.

So far we’ve done: Dragalge, Skuntank, Cramorant, Lechonk, Delibird, 

10. Raticate

It’s a rat.

That’s literally all I have to say about this thing. Like, it’s not even cute like other early route normal things. 

Sure it’s not bad early game, getting moves like Hyper Fang early is always good, but it’s so ugly.

4/10. Just no.

11 Hattrem

Cute!

I love this whole line and the concept behind them and Hattrem is super cute!

Can you tell I like cute things?

The blue and pink together make me think of candy floss, which is always good. I like who it moves around on its hair, it looks very ridiculous but it works pretty well. 

Also the big pretty eyes. 

7/10. Cutie Patootie that must be protected.

Analyzing Pokémon Design Trends: Poison Type Trainers!

Now I love Pokémon, and I love character design so I put them together and got this! While this may seem like a random start to this series but who cares about that.

So throughout the whole of Pokémon there had been a total of seven notable trainers that specialize in Poison types. Three are Gym Leaders, two belong to evil teams, and two belong to miscellaneous categories.

(Yes I know that Klara is technically a Gym Leader, but we never fight her as one so she doesn't count)

So one trend that immediately jumps out is ninja's, with Koga, Janine, and Atticus. There is historical evidence that ninja's did use poison as a weapon, specifically cyanide found in almonds. Weapons such as darts, arrows, and swords being dipped in the toxin as a way to kill or incapacitate their target.

The connection may also come from Poison types being used by evil teams early on, such as Rocket, Magma, Or Aqua. Ninja were historically assassins' which is kind of evil depending on who you ask.

And now we can loop back around with the evil connection to having two notable specialists being evil team admins (Plumeria and Atticus). This has less of a real life connection to poison and likely just goes back to Poison being mostly relegated to evil teams in the beginning.

Now Klara likely has the connection to Poison types due to her personality. Laziness, willingness to cheat, and lying are all usually considered to be discouraged behavior in a lot of cultures. Someone who exhibits these traits may be considered toxic.

Now Melli has similar connections to the Poison type as Klara, personality. Being cocky and self centered are considered negative traits which could also be considered toxic. The typing might also give him connections to Jupiter of Team Galactic with using similar Pokémon.

Roxie has the least amount of connections to poison at a glance but there's honestly a lot if you know what to look for. Roxie is a rock singer and rock music is considered evil or devilish to some people. This may seem more indicative of the dark type, but she got Poison instead.

Also where her gym is located may be a factor. You battle her in a basement hat she appears to hold concerts in and while the basement itself looks remarkably clean, there could also be traces of dirt in there making it unclean. Concerts that also be a place to exchange illicit drugs.

Whoo, now we got the individual trainers out of the way and can focus on larger scale trends.

PURPLE!. Oh boy do Poison trainers love their purple. This can be traced back to roots of purple being heavily used in colour palettes of villains, but also some naturally occurring substances are coloured purple. Deadly nightshade, wolfsbane, and some species of poison dart frogs use purple as a way to ward off predators.

Bright colours are also used in these designs like yellow, cyan, and pink. Again some species of animal have bright colours or markings to symbolize that they are toxic and not to eat them.

And there we have it. Are there more trends and connections to make? Yes, yes there are. Will I cover them in this posts? No, no I wont.

If you have anymore connections and trends you want to discuss, then I fully welcome you to do it! I'm usually happy to talk. Also you can absolutely request any ideas you want me to do in this series.

Dark. Very dark

I want to see a fucked up team star au that they never met cassiopeia, and never created team star together and... no teacher knows they're bullied. They're all fucked up more then now.

Tw for violence and sucide implied

What if giacomo joined the real group of bad students to avoid the bullying?

What if mela explodes and beating one bully neary death?

What if atticus push one of the bully from the rooftop?

What if ortega ended up with accuse the academy?

What if eri dropout the academy and trying to hide her pain alone?

And what if... penny trying to end her life?

God it’s so dark

So what I’m understanding is that you’re not married

Correct!

Pokepinion-tober: 1, 2, and 3

Yes I know that it's the third. shush.

Every day of this month I'm gonna randomly generate a Pokémon and give some thoughts on it.

1: Dragalge

I like it enough. The whole idea of a literal sea dragon is pretty neat, same as Kingdra. I like that despite it being aquatic it's not a water type. Also a not overly draconic dragon is good, unlike many I prefer the less draconic dragon types y'know? They feel more creative.

Colours are nice. The shiny is really cool too because it ads a splash of green to it which makes it pop quite a bit. Strong without being too overpowered.

And this funky little dude photosynthesizes. Read this dex entry from Shield.

Dragalge generates dragon energy by sticking the plume on its head out above the ocean’s surface and bathing it in sunlight.

How could it get any cooler?

7/10. Not my favourite dragon type or poison type, but a very solid design that makes me happy.

2: Skuntank

Be honest, when was the last time any of y'all thought about Skuntank?

I mean, it's a skunk. There isn't that much I can honestly say about it. It deviates enough from an average skunk to still be interesting but it's still just a skunk

A skunk that can make flamethrowers. I get that Pokémon is a fantasy game but, like, why? I know that you can light your farts on fire but why can skunk do that?

Why can it also learn explosion? Can farts explode?

*quick google search later*

Ok so apparently you can, but it's not easy.

5/10. It's just kind of a skunk.

3: Cramorant

Just look at this idiot and say that you hate him. I dare you. You can't.

Like sure it's really average design and stat wise, but it's so goofy. Loom at the wide eyed stare, the stupid wing position, how close the feet are.

Also the shiny form literally references a real story of a pigeon that got covered in curry. That's so silly.

And it's ability! Like sure the Arrokuda reference is fine and funny and all,

BUT

When he gets to low HP, this dumbass starts choking on a Pikachu

9/10. SO SILLY. I can't hate it. Every time I see a Cramorant I want to smile because the little lad it so funny to me

I'm genuinely curious given how there's been lots of different takes about Kieran's character.

By "outcome" I mean Kieran becoming committed to his quest for strength in such an unhealthy manor. I personally think that yes, he would have but I'm curious to what y'all think!

#1 spotify song is so boring what’s ur #100

Sex ed... It happened.

So... I was in class today with my friend, and it was Sex ed.

We were doing Kahoot! and just hanging out until this question came up: "What would happen if the testosterone levels in a female rises?" or something along those lines-

Then somebody asked my teacher "Wait, does this mean a girl can grow a penis if they have more testosterone?"

Then, my teacher had to explain to the WHOLE class, that girls can't grow a penis if that happens.

(Right after that, somebody though people pooped through their urethra.)

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

The FNaF trailer!

Okay... So. To the people who have watched: The Hunger Game's movies. You might know the actor for Peeta. Right? Well... It's the same actor for the security guard in the trailer/movie and I literally can't unsee it pleasesendhelpIcedidthis to me blelghlelggg