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  1. Spoiler

    First Flora, and now Shiv?! 

     

    Why two of the most hated assholes from Reborn-verse games that I'd love to pummel to the ground with my bare hands appear in postgame? Can't I just... y'know... kill them? 

     

    And start being useful, Flora! 

    If you keep doing nothing, I'll replace Heat Wave on my Camerupt to Lava Plume, just to keep your damn ass out of this. 

    I simply don't care about you, or PULSE, or anything else. I just want you dead. 

     

  2. Okay, I don't know why I was waiting for this... But I wanted to share with you my experience with V19 Boss Fights. 

    Pay in mind... That there WILL BE spoilers. So don't click if you haven't finished main story, kay~? 

    I was using rotating teams for this:

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    • Trick Room team for PULSE Clawitzer and Reborn League 
    • Sandstorm team for others
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    PULSE Clawitzer

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    Contrary... 

    Why... this extremely fast Pokemon... with set full of self-weakening moves... have FUCKING CONTRARY?! 

     

    If you don't take that thing out fast, it will decimate any Pokemon you bring in a matter of seconds. Here, I'll show you it's "estimated" stats (based purely on PULSE Dex and my eyesight):

    HP: 255

    Attack: 5

    Defense: 50

    Sp. Attack: 135

    Sp. Defense: 60

    Speed: 255

    Estimated BST: 760

     

    Add to that Water-Dragon typing, and moves like Fleur Cannon, Draco Meteor and Origin Pulse... And that "Chutulu Cannon" will sweep you instantly. Fortunately, it's bulk is good but very limited, and also... VERY vulnerable to Trick Room. Since it has no priority moves, you can Toxic-stall it, or boost Special Defense with Specially bulky Pokemon not weak to any Clawitzer's attacks (like Blissey or Sylveon) to the point that boosts won't do anything... or simply attack and annihilate, that can work too. Tyranitar and Mega Camerupt have done their job done. 

    PULSE Mr. Mime

    Spoiler

    Em, Ame...? When I've "proposed" that Sigmund should be paired with Mr. Mime, I meant that Doctor should be the one controlling PULSE... AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND! 

     

    While the concept and execution are unexpected and well-done, that sprite of dead Sigmund being controlled like a marionette... ay. 

    Unlike Clawitzer, Mr. Mime is more defensively built (as I predicted), like... really defensively... 

    HP: 255

    Attack: 5

    Defense: 190

    Sp. Attack: 5

    Sp. Defense: 190

    Speed: 255

    Estimated BST: 900

     

    So... It doesn't seem to be that dangerous, right? 

    Actually, no - it's a Dark/Ghost... with Wonder Guard... and the only move it knows is... Entrainment. 

    Also, it's a Double Battle, with PULSE as one side, and Connal's Pokemon on the other. 

    Unfortunately... I've had no Pokemon with Fairy attacks, nor Toxic... So it came down to whittling it down with Sandstorm and Will'o'Wisp... 

     

    I hate that Pokemon. 

    I hate that battle. 

    "Labradorra Tournament" 

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    Except for wonderful showcase of lore and untypical humor, it hosted quite a few intense battles. Especially the first one - Seijaya sisters didn't go down without a fight. 

    My Sandstorm team could hurt Cal a bit, but I bet he wasn't complaining... much. Especially when Earthquake'ing everything with Excadrill (he should thank Terra it was Inverse Battle)... He wasn't lucky in the 2nd round tho...

     

    Florinia was more... persistent. With her motive being sand and all, I didn't have that much of an advantage in strategy. 

    Also that accused Glitch Field! 

    I had to bullshit through with Scizor and Aegislash; and have them set up which sometimes could cost me the entire match. 

     

    Then after everything... Battle against Terra with absolutely no fonts. Now, the battle was very unique, I'll give you that, devs. 

    That doesn't change the fact I STILL HATE Glitch Field, and was forced to heal quite a few times. Also Sandstorm benefited her too, so I've made the match more difficult for myself on my own wish

    Still, it wasn't ridiculously hard tho. 

    Dragon Leader Saphira 

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    tyranitar.

    Victory Road

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    Only the fights here

    Blake

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    To be honest, him batting in Singles instead of Doubles made him easier to defeat. I get they wanted him to battle also in Singles as the previous confrontations with him were in Doubles, but... they could make him "second Angie", but wasted the opportunity. 

     

    He wasn't particularly difficult (challenging, yes), but... that battle was the hardest of the major ones in the Victory Road

    Sirius

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    The easiest one, for me. Doubles, and most of his Pokemon is quite frail. Plus... except Minior, all of them were weak to Ground! Excadrill and Tyranitar truly have their field trip lol. 

     

    Also, the aftermath was truly~ satisfying. 

    Fern

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    At this rate, dude's to stop. 

    He ain't gonna never beat me. Not in the past, not in the present, not in the future. This one wasn't different - all of his Pokemon were 1-2HKO'd. 

     

    Honestly... I was feeling pretty bad about him; Fern's trying to bring up whatever has remained from his coincidence, after his life; events - nothing at all - didn't go as planned. 

    True, he did deserve that with being an overconfident asshole... but, still, having (almost) nothing to lose... He should be joyed Lin didn't decide to finish him as being "useless" 

     

    Elite Four 

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    Just the fact that Reborn Elite Four have two specialities each, had already my interest. 

     

    Heather (Flying/Poison) 

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    For me, the easiest battle. 

    Because her team is very fast on average, and likes to set up Tailwind, that makes her easy prey to Trick Room sweepers; Field boosting the power of Rock-type attacks, prominent on my Pokemon, assisted me there too. 

    But... honestly, the fact that she specializes in two types that their parents (Elena and Corey) were specializing, that's some really deep dedication... 

    Elena was also specializing in Ghost types but shhhhh~

    Laura/Bennett (Grass/Bug) 

    Spoiler

    Everyone was predicting an 12vs6 Battle... and we got simply 6vs6. Which actually makes sense; this is Elite Four, not Elite Five. 

     

    The battle was trivial - Tyranitar replaces rain with sand, Dusclops sets up Trick Room, and Mega Camerupt turns their bugs and plants to ashes; all of their Pokemon are weak to fire, except Volcarona who can't take Rock-type attacks on itself. 

    Elias (Normal/Dragon) 

    Spoiler

    Didn't except him to use Dragon types, but now... I think it makes sense - all of Creation Trio (Arceus' "children") are part Dragon. 

     

    Off all E4, he was the most tricky and challenging to defeat. Because he didn't have just fast Pokemon, but also slower but bulkier ones, so Trick Room wasn't as helpful (I don't know how to lower IVs (if that's even possible), so I couldn't have my Pokemon to have minimum possible Speed). 

     

    The Field benefitted him and his team very much, but to me it actually was a bit of an detriment, as Tyranitar couldn't resist Normal attacks, and Dusclops was weak to them instead of being immune. 

    That Ditto transforming into my Mega Camerupt also had my heart jump a little... Thanks Arceus Trick Room was still set-up (I bet Ditto had Choice Scarf or something like that)

     

    The fact that his team had a variety of strategies, not just "Fast Sweeper", really shows his experience, being the oldest major character in Pokemon Reborn (which lives during the plot) 

    Fantasia (Psychic/Fairy) 

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    First of all... Do you mean that this universe... isn't the "original" one? A copy or alternative?! 

    And here I thought that Reborn was rather "simple" game in terms of time-space continuum. Which... in comparison to Rejuvenation still is. And... thanks for that, Anna. 

     

    Speaking of the battle, well... Her team was bulkier than I expected... and stronger - they all hit like a truck. Fortunately I've eliminated Nostra quickly - otherwise her Doom Desires would doom me in no time. Also nice to know that they've used Fast Sweeper Magical Seed Starmie; the very same I've described in my custom team for Ame. 

    Was I the inspiration... or just that idea was created independently? 

     

    ...

    Wait.......

    Radomus... and Nostra

    Nostra... and Radomus 

    Nostra Radomus 

    Nostradamus-... 

     

    ...

    this is some Ace Attorney level of puns

     

    Lin (Dragon?) 

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    1st Battle 

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    So not only has she stolen others' Pokemon, but also Battle Themes? Typical Lin... 

    And... "Meteor Champion"? What gives you the right to be one? Was your battle with Amelia for the Championship? I highly doubt it! Just defeating Grand Champion of the region doesn't make you one! It needs to be an OFFICIAL, ACKNOWLEDGED BY GOVERNMENTAL AND LEAGUE OFFICIALS MATCH!!! 

     

    cleans throat 

    Anyways, I didn't find surprising that (almost) all of his Pokemon were stolen from her victims: Ame's Ninetales, Radomus' Gardevoir, Ciel's Togekiss (or Samson's Conkeldurr), Solaris' Garchomp and Ace's Delphox.

    More suprising for me was the fact that... there was no Field during battle, and lack of Hydreigon or Arc-PULSE. I did suspect that Arceus would be in a completely separate battle, but at least Hydreigon should be there. 

    Soon I realized that there will be no just Arceus... but ENTIRE Full Battle. Inside her "New World" 

     

    As of the battle, it was easier than expected - despite her entire team having PULSE2, all of them failed after just 2 hits - with main role taking Tyranitar and Camerupt. Not even PULSE Abra (frail like glass) could save her. 

     

    Yet I was wondering how Lin would "transport" me after her losing to me. 

    ...i was stupid not to realize PULSE Abra's true purpose... 

    2nd Battle 

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    Remember when I've said in one of the previous posts that I had the plan to turn Speed drop detriment into benefit? 

    Exactly. That's where my Trick Room team really had the chance to shine. 

    Fortunately my team was healed before, otherwise I'd be screwed. 

     

    Most of her team, except bulky Clefable and Arceus (obviously) was either Flying-type or levitating. That was her mistake, as that put her into huge disadvantage against Trick Room. But that team was tougher to take out, because of the Field boosting her Pokemon, Mismagius leading against Dusclops (Eviolite saved me), and that fucking Celesteela which made me yell in the middle of the black night. The number of times I lost to it, Kartana and Landorus in Singles made me hate them very much... ESPECIALLY SINCE, LIKE, 90% OF THE PLAYERS HAD THEM!

     

    Also... Somehow I can't find the stats for Arc-PULSE in my Pulse Dex, so it's hard to estimate potential BST of it. I guess Arc-PULSE is just like regular Arceus; all stats are the same, but higher (I bet those are in the 160-180 range, making BST 960-1080).

    And its' sprite and type-changing transitions are sick! 

     

    Battle, however, didn't end up as difficult as expected - yes, it was perhaps the hardest of the Pokemon League... which rather negatively speaks about Reborn Elite Four. 

    But I may say that being accustomed to PULSE2 everywhere or bullshit EVs/IVs and multiple Megas from Hardcore Reborn mode. 

     

    Final thoughts 

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    Overall, the final challenge of main plot was... disappointing.

    ...in terms of difficulty - design-wise and lore-wise it was very, very good, imo. 

     

    I hope the official V19 release will boost the difficulty of this pseudo-gauntlet (and make it less vulnerable to Trick Room teams) 

     

    Ah, also if you know the themes for E4 Battles and Final Lin Battle, please let me know. 

  3. I was thinking of a new move :

     

    Pendulum Action

     

    Category : Status

     

    Effect : Pendulum becomes only a different damaging move that depending on the learnable damaging moves that are stocked in this move. 

    For example :

    - When a Pokemon learn its move, the player can choose many damaging learnable moves but only one per type.

    - Choosing a move depends between user's attacks stats/opponent's defenses stats, high base power and type effectiveness :

    Like when the opponent is Pyschic/Dark type, this move becomes the chosen Bug type move if it has one. Otherwise, it's highest base power that matters. Yet, if every moves have the same base power, only base stats matters.

    - Status moves and priority moves can't be chosen to be used.

    - If Pokemon has Protean/Libero ability, the type defense has priorities over type offense :

    If the oppenent is Psychic/Fairy type, when choosing between the moves Iron Head or Gunk Shot, it's Iron Head who has the upper hand to Gunk Shot.

    - Pendulum Action has minimum of stocked 2 moves.

     

    Learnset : Only starters can learn this move by Move Tutor.

  4. I was thinking of a new move :

     

    Pendulum Action

     

    Category : Status

     

    Effect : Pendulum becomes only a different damaging move that depending on the learnable damaging moves that are stocked in this move. 

    For example :

    - When a Pokemon learn its move, the player can choose many damaging learnable moves but only one per type.

    - Choosing a move depends between user's attacks stats/opponent's defenses stats, high base power and type effectiveness :

    Like when the opponent is Pyschic/Dark type, this move becomes the chosen Bug type move if it has one. Otherwise, it's highest base power that matters. Yet, if every moves have the same base power, only base stats matters.

    - Status moves and priority moves can't be chosen to be used.

    - If Pokemon has Protean/Libero ability, the type defense has priorities over type offense :

    If the oppenent is Psychic/Fairy type, when choosing between the moves Iron Head or Gunk Shot, it's Iron Head who has the upper hand to Gunk Shot.

    - Pendulum Action has minimum of stocked 2 moves.

     

    Learnset : Only starters can learn this move by Move Tutor.

  5. Of all the "sudden" things that happen in Lin postgame of V19, perhaps the most shocking was...

    Spoiler

    Shelly being Grand Champion in the future?! 

    OH MY ARCEUS! I'M SO FUCKING PROUD OF HER!!! 

    LIKE REALLY, REALLY AM!!! 

    -proud older brother noises-

     

  6. Spoiler

    Saw DemICE's newest video, because even though I restarted, I don't care about spoils. And its like, THE REAL LIN?!?!?!

     

  7. Spoiler

    Umbral Noel!?!?!

     

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    I guess everyone in the void is dead??? Cause, like, I saw on DemICE's youtube channel that you can fight Umbral Cain...

     

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    Hey, at least Blake turned sides. I always liked Blake for some reason...

     

  10. Apparently, history changes also. 

    And... Ay, it is one hell of a change. 

     

    From what I've seen, simply adding Ace to the story isn't the only change, nor is it the most massive one. Reborn has experienced colossal story overhaul. Like-... Lin appearing MUCH EARLIER than usual, a few key dialogue being changed, also characters changing sometimes drastically (we literally see Cal still being a hot-head asshole, and somehow I doubt that just "few days" in Apophyll would change him that much; unless Kiki also uses electroshock therapy... but then his hair should me more spiky, hm~) 

     

    I've gotta create a new save file and try the new story, as this seems awesome. 

     

     

     

     

    But... Yeah, I will need to revision my fanfiction yet again, shit... 

    Perhaps I can connect old and new versions with my antics to create wholy unique storyline - as I really need to stride from key-writing. Story might seem stale overall

    In fact, my plans for Rejuvenation fanfic have the story be COMPLETELY changed - only the course of major events is the same, and what happens in-between is... you'll see... someday... 

  11. After watching a plethora of Ep19 content the last two days and now my brain has lots of ideas for my AU Rebornfic series😀💡

     

    Yet also with changes thanks to revamps in-game upon Ep19's release😑

     

    Noted: This changes a lot of Book 2 and Book 3 plot then. (Sign), time to rewrite them, I guess. Here we go🖊📝🗒🗒🗒

  12. Spoiler

    I guess everyone in the void is dead??? Cause, like, I saw on DemICE's youtube channel that you can fight Umbral Cain...

     

  13. I hate Fern. HATE HIM HATE HIM HATE HIM.

  14. Apparently, history changes also. 

    And... Ay, it is one hell of a change. 

     

    From what I've seen, simply adding Ace to the story isn't the only change, nor is it the most massive one. Reborn has experienced colossal story overhaul. Like-... Lin appearing MUCH EARLIER than usual, a few key dialogue being changed, also characters changing sometimes drastically (we literally see Cal still being a hot-head asshole, and somehow I doubt that just "few days" in Apophyll would change him that much; unless Kiki also uses electroshock therapy... but then his hair should me more spiky, hm~) 

     

    I've gotta create a new save file and try the new story, as this seems awesome. 

     

     

     

     

    But... Yeah, I will need to revision my fanfiction yet again, shit... 

    Perhaps I can connect old and new versions with my antics to create wholy unique storyline - as I really need to stride from key-writing. Story might seem stale overall

    In fact, my plans for Rejuvenation fanfic have the story be COMPLETELY changed - only the course of major events is the same, and what happens in-between is... you'll see... someday... 

  15. I'm baaaaack~

    If there was a possibility to send it voicelines, I would sing for you. But there's none, so sorry. I cannot sing anyways. 

    I am proud to announce that I have completed main story of Pokemon Reborn (and just main story, I haven't touched post-game yet) 

     

    I'm actually suprised it has taken me so little time; even when I was "speedruning" (reading only story dialogues and important character's adds) - maybe because I was already prepared with everything. Or because I had quite good strategies

    Spoiler

    Trick Room teams are REALLY busted

    Thanks a lot, Radomus 

     

    Anyways, I'll be sharing my thoughts about V19 with you. Oh, to say it beforehand: DON'T click "Spoiler" labels if you haven't played through the main game yet nor do you not know anything about V19 yet. Just don't complain that I haven't warned you.

     

    Everything here is from Reshiram Route. So if you know alternative events from Zekrom Route, feel free to write it to me (just label it with "Spoiler" so others won't see those if unwanted).

     

    Spoiler

     

    In one sentence... what the fuck?

    It was so metal! So edgy! So... wow. But... step by step.

     

    Beginning was... awkward. Like: Bennett, Laura and Saphira; Zero, Eve and Lumi; Cal and Victoria... We had to cooperate, though many didn't want to. Fortunately, it all went well (if I was there, I would just yell and order them to obey... if things went out of control; otherwise persuasion'd be enough)

    I actually wanted ask "Why Radomus had dressed like Sir Aaron from 8th Movie?"... but it's Radomus, so questioning wouldn't make any sense. 

     

    Despite... quite long pause, for additional preparations and such, we could raid Labradorra.

    And~ troubles right through the start - by Kenan, ofc. I've won first try... but with a lot of luck; it was just my Tyranitar and his Machamp... and we perfectly know how could that end. Fortunately, it didn't go for Bullet Punch, so thanks to Dragon Dances, I defeated it with Crit Earthquake.

    But, in all honesty, more difficult were Double Battles... as my Trick Room strategy was more detrimental than helpful, for my allies. Fortunately, my Sandstorm team was much more helpful and cooperating with them. Still, the fact that some Grunts of all people were kicking my ass... I've had a bad feeling about this.

     

    After backup has arrived to fight Lin, Victoria and I entered one building, and after the battle, my heart... has stopped for a second. Blood... bones... static, on a table... "pale", as I thought...

    I... I have geniuenly thought that Solaris-

    He had lost an eye, and might had suffered brain damage, but was seemingly all right. And I still think it was Lin to do it; or at least assist; because I question Sirius being strong enough to defeat him 1vs1 - despite what levels say; there are no levels in-universe, after all.

    Good that Cal had stopped Victoria - while I do understand her wanting Solaris' head (I, once, had wanted this as well), Cal was right... doing so, Vic would be no better than the one she despises above all. And Kiki would be very disappointed as well, I assume, as I question her going the path of revenge. 

     

    Then... Sigmund hiding and running away? I was seriously thinking about what, or who, would cause him to be terrified - Saphira, Lin... or something else?

    Oh, and major plus for Bennett calling Solaris "Elias' boyfriend" - one of the few moment to cause me wheeze in the middle of the night. Speaking of Elias, and his 'family'... will we get a chance to free those locked in the Void (Cain, Luna, Samson/Ciel, and more)? Because... I want to free all of them, you know. And reunite with others...

     

    Now, quick question - are Nomos and Shade one? I mean... Like Nostra is Jirachi (which is later confirmed), is Shade's soul connected to doll? Or is Nomos their body? There is definitely a connection between the two, as we see when Nomos/Shade save us, Noel and Radomus from PULSE Clawitzer. That "bond" would explain connections between Shade and Anna. 

    Speaking about PULSE Clawitzer... actually, no, I'll say it in the part about Major Battles.

    Also "R.I.P." for Zero. From Admin... to mere Grunt. Not Ace, not even Knight... just Grunt. That must've hurt. At least he has Lumi, and Eve. 

     

    Also, I don't know why I was laughing at Sigmund being protected by Serra and Cal while Saphira had wanted to tear his throat apart. 

    But that wasn't given to her because... because... 

    ... 

    ....... 

    Who did that? Lin...? Or that "absolutely off the mark" PULSE Mr. Mime? And who had designed it? On what drugs had you been, devs? 

    True, Sigmund wasn't the nicest... But he DIDN'T deserve that! Like-... TH'FUCK?!

    We have reached Edge Rising's level of edginess, ladies and gentlemen. @Evi Crystal, my condolences... 

    And obviously Saphira wouldn't take that message kindly. 

     

    After that... perhaps my personal favorite. ¡«T0urn@ment 0f B00t¥»! 

    Exciting fights, getting to know more about other characters, pure randomness, and of course Terra!

    I know writing her dialogue can cause a stroke, but curse me if the effect wasn't awesome. Those random sounds, her either completely-off-the-mark or extremely-accurate description (like naming Victoria "more roadblocking than Snorlax" or while Eve declaring that there were 17 people, she said: "THERE'S 16 OF YA... cuz zero doesn't count" - that was... GODDAMMIT TERRA), the style of speech and puns of various sorts. Even roasting us to 3rd degree (my personal favorite was when she used "Google Translate-ish" voice while describing Florinia - pure GOLD). 

     

    Those were fun, but then while facing Saphira and her... rather unfair "puzzle", I could FINALLY get my final Badge. 

    ...it was anticlimactic... 

    More on that in other post. 

     

    Then... Man, I haven't expected that rollercoaster of emotions (neither that "no fonts" battle which actually forced me to use Revives {even through I promised not to use them} because I have made some... really stupid mistakes; plus I hate Glitch Field) 

    Still... I wonder if what Terra has said about Florinia was another mind game... or her honest emotions. 

    I bet the latter, as the manner of speech was... very normal. And actually hitting Rini personally...

    Were Terra and Florinia accustomed at any point? Because both are geniuses in technological advances, and it seems both knew each other, like... when Terra said "You used to laugh a lot..." or something like that... 

     

    Crap, my heart... I hope I won't experience any of those-

    sees Solaris in front of Victory Road

    :|   

    rly? 

     

    For a moment, hearing him, I was genuinely terrified - especially when he sent Garchomp, and his theme sounded... my PTSD activated immedia

    But I quickly realized... "we" weren't the target, but Lin (who somehow was behind us). He later confirms it ("...even those within Team itself"). 

    That was so intense, that I've actually forgotten that... well... 

    Anyways, I don't know why, but for a moment when we regained concussioness, I thought that Solaris had won, as there was no blood on the battlefield. 

     

    ...but...it was...several feet away... 

    And Solaris... Solaris had most likely been thrown and slided his face through stone...

    When I saw that Cultist with Sylveon trying to save him... f-for a moment through t-that he.... he might.......

    .....................

    and i needed yet another emotional break (but i wasn't crying this time; just manly salute) 

     

    Reborn Region's Victory Road is larger that 10 year old me's stomach. 

    Going through it took me literal hours. But I'm not complaining: because I love that puzzles with adjusting Crystals. Since elementary school, I've loved Einstein's Riddles, so those weren't as difficult for me as for others.

    The Minecarts puzzles were arduous, but doable. 

    Seeking Crystal Stars was definitely the hardest one - I actually had to look for solutions after I couldn't find the last 2. 

     

    And about the remaining Meteor Executives... meh. 

    At least Blake was funny. Asshole, but funny asshole; a type of friend many would like to have. Unlike that degenerate Fern... 

    DID YOU SERIOUSLY THINK THAT AFTER STEALING MY BADGES YOU WOULD JUST WALK INTO THE LEAGUE LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED?! REMINDER: BOTH ELIAS AND BENNETT ARE IN THE LEAGUE, AND THEY WOULDN'T ALLOW YOU TO PARTICIPATE, AS THEY KNOW YOU, FUCKER! ALSO WHAT YOUR PUNY GRASSY TYPES COULD DO AGAINST HEATHER, HUH?! LITTLE SPOILER - NOTHING! NOTHING, YOU'D LOSE AT THE VERY START! AS YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A SMALL, PATHETIC, STINKY! LYING, MOTHERFUCKIN' LOSER!!! 

     

    phew...i've finally gotten this off my chest

     

    Anyways, Elite Four...

    After being dealt with the bullshit of full teams of PULSE2, I expected those battles to be a breeze. The first two, mostly yes. 

    But the deeper I was going, the harder it got. I've defeated all 5 of them first try (but not without some Pokemon fainting in the process) 

     

    And then... the moment of truth. I was about to avenge my fallen comrades, to protect the region and friends, to save the world... from the humanoid entity known as "Lin"... 

     

    And right off the bat she flexes on me that not only has she stolen Pokemon, but also themes; during the battle, there was Solaris' Battle Theme playing, not other but his. I get that dead don't need those... but that was too much. 

    The battle was... difficult - I believe all of them did have PULSE2. Me playing on Set didn't help either. 

    But Trick Room was the right call as EVERY Pokemon on her team was fast; so Trick Room heavily countered her. However... I quickly noticed something - that was a battle... on Neutral Field. Not the New World. Also despite being Dragon specialist, she has had 3 Psychic types and 3 Fairy types, with only 1 actual Dragon. And fandom laughs at Lance for his "Dragon speciality", smh. 

     

    Also... The fact that I was on her 5th Pokemon (in my case, that was , and I haven't seen neither Hydreigon nor Arceus was... worrying. And when I saw PULSE Abra... I IMMEDIATELY realized there will be Round 2.

    And I wasn't wrong - teleported to Grand Stairway, succed into the Citadel, and forced to catch Lin, reaching the top, and enter "New World" 

    This battle... has given me a appreciation for Trick Room. Really - I think I'm gonna use it in competitive now instead of Sandstorm Spread combo. Which is reasonably effective, but VERY VULNERABLE to most kinds of cheesing, like Guard Split Shuckle-Chansey combo. 

     

    Because most of her Pokemon were immune to speed drop - either because they were Flying-types, or had Levitate. And those who didn't, were bulky... very bulky. And then we have that fucking Celeesteela which is both! I HATE ULTRA BEASTS!!! 

    Also, shoutout to whoever had created Arc-PULSE sprite and type-changing animation because it... looks... dope! 

    Battles was very challenging, but first try. Only because I had Trick Room, Full Restores, and sheer dumb luck with Arceus. 

     

    And, um... Can. you... 

    Can someone explain the meaning of the ending? After the battle? 

    When I've defeated her, it was, like, 3 A.M. in Poland, so I just skimmed through, save the game and close it. 

    And now I can't remember what did exactly happen after the battle. 

    Was it true Lin to laugh at me, wanting to play and such... or someone else...? 

     

    Man, I need to remember: do not play any cryptic games during night. 

    If you wanna say something about it, DON'T FORGET about putting this in Spoiler part. 

    Because... That'd be a shame if someone had accidentally spoiled themselves something just because someone was careless, agreed?

  16. With V19 starting... very soon, I think it's time for big bang preparations.

    Especially for that Lin, which is actually the only battle I'm truly concerned for:

    • Saphira - it's basically Dragon Tamer vs Dragon Tamer; I am already prepared 
    • PULSE Mr. Mime - I bet this is a very defensive Pokemon, so it shouldn't pose any real threat 
    • PULSE Clawitzer - the reverse or Mr. Mime; a speedy glass cannon (I hope), so if I get a chance to boost, it can be defeated rather easily... assuming it doesn't get a priority move 
      • I say that, assuming those are controlled by Sigmund and Sirius respectively; which I think is logical - those two are counterparts of sorts 
    • Elite Four - they may pose a threat, but after reading various theories, and seeing potential teams, I might create a team for them from the Pokemon I already have (assuming we could change teams between battles; if not... I just create the most universal team I can; I'm quite good at it) 

    But Lin, especially Darkium Z Hydreigon and Arceus, those scare me. Especially when considering they will have PULSE2 or other cheating bullshit. 

    However! I do have the strategy; which involves turning the advantage of her Field... against her. 

     

    With how she likes to overpower and break through everything at ease, she is no match for the strategic mastermind such as myself. 

    I will make her sweat, cry and bleed... until I hear her crumbling and begging for mercy.

     

    We... are in endgame. 

    And it's high time to put the end to her plans... and entire existence. 

    I will futfill Ame's last request, to make Reborn great again... by eliminating that witch once, and, for, all... 

  17. Is there any strong trainers in the world of Pokemon (Fan, Mainstream, Anime) that you would like to see in the Masters' Tournament?

    1. Oscarus

      Oscarus

      We should wait until everyone (most of us) plays through V19

      We don't know who will survive... and who won't. 

       

      But as of right now, everyone who's living as of end of V18 could participate

       

       

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  18. Is there any strong trainers in the world of Pokemon (Fan, Mainstream, Anime) that you would like to see in the Masters' Tournament?

    1. Oscarus

      Oscarus

      Maybe yes. One of the most logical choices (because there aren't many old, important characters of Insurgence - Reukra, Sylvan, East, Harmony, Anastasia, Adam... and that's it - the only ones that are confirmed to be 40+ and are important) 

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  19. Is there any strong trainers in the world of Pokemon (Fan, Mainstream, Anime) that you would like to see in the Masters' Tournament?

    1. Oscarus

      Oscarus

      Depends on how old is he. 

      Jaern seems to be the youngest of the "trio of (potential) grandchildren of Hoenn's antagonistic leaders" (with Audrey and Zenith), so he might be too young (or non-existent) to appear 

       

      Unless toddlers and kiddies are allowed... but what would they do, actually? 

      Unless being some uber-class prodigies... 

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  20. Is there any strong trainers in the world of Pokemon (Fan, Mainstream, Anime) that you would like to see in the Masters' Tournament?

    1. Oscarus

      Oscarus

      I've just realized something. Taen could not naturally appear there... As he's too young. 

       

      Maybe I need to expand (more math, yey). 

      According to KingInfernal's timeline (built on canonic assumptions), Masters' Tournament takes place in year 28/29. 

      And despite not knowing when Insurgence takes place, we can estimate, because of the existence of two people - Audrey and Damian. 

       

      The former is confirmed to be Archie's (Team Aqua Leader) granddaughter, and latter is her son. Since Damian is (or at least looks like) a teen (circa 15), Audrey is most likely in her mid-late 30s (possibly early 40s, as she doesn't look as old). 

      We know Archie doesn't have any children as of events of Hoenn games, so his potential child must have been born in Year 1 in an absolute earliest. Then another 20 or more years pass (because most children are born from parents in age 20 or more; and that age is on average morally acceptable), and Audrey is born - so somewhere during events of Rejuvenation, or after. 

      After that, over 35 years pass, and Insurgence happens. 

       

      So Insurgence must've happened in Year 55 or later (NOT earlier). That makes almost 3 decade-long gap between events of Elgor and Torren. 

      And how old is Taen? Basing purely on look, late 20s - early 30s at oldest. So during Elgor, he would be a toddler... or wasn't born at all! So his appearance there without magical interference would be impossible. 

      Anastasia is more logical - she's; like; in her 40s (being in a similar age to Reukra's; ± 2 years), so as a teen she could appear. 

       

       

      Oh, another thing of note, that I might question then being here, are anime-only characters - but only because anime timeline is completely bonkers (like... most characters don't age, despite the fact that between Ash meeting Pikachu, and right now, there a few (and more) in-anime years have passed, as Ash was getting his final Badge months before Conference: like Juan being geniuenly suprised hearing that Rain Badge was Ash's 8th Hoenn Badge, despite the fact there were 3 months left for the League Conference. Also, I think it was said that between Ash beginning journey in Pallet Town, and him "getting" Earth Badge, an entire year have passed (or was it just in Polish dub...?) 

       

      But I think making characters young adults would be sufficient enough, and that's just my nitpicking. 

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  21. I have seen on YouTube comments bringing up how remakes of Pokemon Colosseum would look like. 

    And they have many interesting ideas... but one guy have brought up a~ rather terryfing suggestion. 

    That we could face Evice, in battling rules of XD... which could Mega Evolve his Tyranitar... 

     

    I love Tyranitars, but I'm not ready for Shadow Mega Tyranitar (assuming Mega Evolving Shadow Pokemon is possible... which I think may if Pokemon will be forced into absolute obedience, and/or it actually is close to Trainer) 

     

     

    P.S.: Only now have I realized that Evice's ace is Tyranitar. I was so hyping up when discovering Xenoverse's Victor has Tyranitar X as his ace, that I've completely forgotten about that beast. 

    That, and also because Skill Swap Slaking have clouded my memories from anger and salt. 

  22. I have seen on YouTube comments bringing up how remakes of Pokemon Colosseum would look like. 

    And they have many interesting ideas... but one guy have brought up a~ rather terryfing suggestion. 

    That we could face Evice, in battling rules of XD... which could Mega Evolve his Tyranitar... 

     

    I love Tyranitars, but I'm not ready for Shadow Mega Tyranitar (assuming Mega Evolving Shadow Pokemon is possible... which I think may if Pokemon will be forced into absolute obedience, and/or it actually is close to Trainer) 

     

     

    P.S.: Only now have I realized that Evice's ace is Tyranitar. I was so hyping up when discovering Xenoverse's Victor has Tyranitar X as his ace, that I've completely forgotten about that beast. 

    That, and also because Skill Swap Slaking have clouded my memories from anger and salt. 

  23. Is there any strong trainers in the world of Pokemon (Fan, Mainstream, Anime) that you would like to see in the Masters' Tournament?

    1. Oscarus

      Oscarus

      Hmmmm... 

      I do have few options (from known and existing):

      • Theo (Uranium) 
      • Soul (Glazed) 
      • Wes (XD)
      • Michael (Coliseum) 

       

       

      And, of course, don't forget to adjust the age - unless Hoopa was the one to bring all them to one place. 

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  24. What is Pokemon Trainers' favorite way of killing enemies...? 

     

    Spoiler

    They STAB! 

     

    Spoiler

    ...was better sounding in my head 

     

     

  25. Sometimes, I am actually terrified of what my brain is capable of. 

    While creating some plot for my fanmade game, there is one specific, old dialogue that now has gotten my attention. Especially, this part:

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    (...) But then... everything changed 30 years ago. More specifically, during the day of the the fifteen anniversary of my Championship reign. 

    A mysterious event occurred in the neighboring region, west of Sacroc. At the time, no one was certain who, or what, had been responsible... yet the damage was truly terryfing, with the region being split into four. The causalities also were massive, both in infrastructure... and in humans... 

    ...oh, forgive me <player> - recalling those memories are gruesome... in fact, one of my closer friends was one of the victims of it, as she had tried to-... No, she wouldn't accept me... 

    (...)

    {the moment when he tries to control himself} 

    (...)

    Believe it or not, <player>, the catastrophe was about to strike this region too. Fortunately, it has stopped before going deeper into land, with it only managing to grasp the western coast, tearing over the absorbed piece of land between Grand Strait and Viadra River, creating currently known Viadra Strait. People and Pokemon of Sacroc Region were thanking Gods for their assistance and protection... the same couldn't be said about our friends. 

    Of course, we did our best to assist them in regaining the region... But as of right now, it still is separated. We were doing our best, but it wasn't enough. Which, if we think about it <player>, is the perfect analogy of my entire reign. 

    They have worked around it, however, and despite region still being in four, it is more united than it has ever been. Yet, the events of it are still engraved into minds of both regions, which are currently known as "The Great Calamity". 

    (...) {and then he talks about times after his retirement from Champion spot} 

    I bet some of you know where this is going, but step by step. The man talking in here is Vultus - in-game, he's Supervisor of Sacroc Pokemon League, advisor of Prince (that is title, not name), and former Sacroc Grand Champion, having perhaps one of the longest reigns of all Grand Champions in the known Pokemon world (both canon and fanmade), reigning for 40 years before ultimately retiring, 5 years before the events of "Pokemon Heaven and Hell" {he's in game 89 years old, btw}. 

     

    That dialogue (used in main post-game quest) was created, according to my sources, in February 2021 (or earlier, because there is written a last date of editing on it). So then I have known about Reborn... but not Rejuvenation. And, the region neighboring with Sacroc... might actually be Aevium. 

     

    According to KingInfernal's "Geography and Timeline of Reborn and Aevium (which is VERY BASED on canon data and devs' claims), Storm-9 had split Aevium into four sub-regions 40 years before events of Rejuvenation. Now, ✨math lesson✨

    • Rejuvenation has begun 21 years after the events in Kanto Region. 
    • Which means Storm-9 (also known as "The Calamity") happened 18 years before Kanto (and not 19 years, because @KingInfernal has counted Kanto events as "Year 0", then has forgotten about it in the calculations) 
    • Vultus claimed that "The Great Calamity" had happened 30 years before the events, so events of "Heaven and Hell", on this timeline, happened on Year 12/13, after Alola events. 
      • It is said that events of Sacroc Region began shortly after Pokemon World Championship, during Oscar (one of the major NPCs) had participated. And PWC happened shortly after Galarian Star Tournament (in that universe). Unfortunately, neither Infernal nor myself can put SwSh on the timeline due to lack of legacy characters and no seemingly connections to other regions. So, this actually is on our benefit, not having to bother with another layer of complications 
      • That connects with my fanfic (which isn't canon to either Sacroc nor Reborn games), where Oscar is said to have arrived to Reborn around half a year after Sacroc protagonist has become new Champion, and since Reborn is said to happen around Year 13/14 (that calculating mistake surely mixes things up), that matches up... almost perfectly

    Not enough?

    Vultus had admitted to lost dear friend, who has apparently "sacrificed herself to "minimize the casualties" "... Whatever was that supposed to mean... And also she seemingly wouldn't accept him lamenting over her. 

    While there's nowhere written more about her, I assume that could be Vivian, which did sacrifice herself to stop Storm-9. She would be around 67-69 if she was living in Rejuvenation. So there's a gap... LARGE age gap... But that wouldn't stop them from being friends - two kind, passionate, never-lying spirits associating with nature. 

     

    That ain't much, BUT... there's more - perhaps the strongest potential connection.

    Aevium is said to be (somewhat) bordering with Kalos, and be approximately close to Galar. Also, split into 4 parts. Since Kalos is France, and Galar is United Kingdom, then Aevium could be... Germany

     

    Germany is bordering with France, quite close to UK, and the four pieces could symbolize events of May 1945, where III Reich was split into four spheres of influence: French, British, American, and Soviet. And it had taken 44 years to reunite completely. Still, in 1985 (40 years after), both Western and Eastern Germany were quite close to each other, just like Aevian sub-regions. 

    And if we use real-life geography to locate Pokemon regions, then if Aevium is Germany (approximately; in terms of location), then... Aevium and Sacroc are neighboring - Sacroc is based on Poland, and it's western neighbor IS Germany. Meaning "The Great Calamity" Vultus was talking about, was Aevium's Storm-9. 

     

    So that can wrap things up. 

    I still cannot get over the fact I have created this, and... it somehow connects almost perfectly, despite not knowing anything about Rejuvenation or Aevium or... anything. 

     

    That really freaked me out during discovering - just like when I realized I can see future while sleeping. Like... The exact events from future appear in my dreams, and I keep having that "deja-vu" from time to time. 

     

    Human brain is really powerful 

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