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But her name text is also black, so... I do agree that Poison makes more sense though

I actually asked about this. You can still challenge the league. They have backup people.

I do like the idea of the gym leader motifs--I really do. If that were to be the selected thing I would agree and say it's best to have some stylized version of their ace + field. However, I also really like the idea of telling a story through pictures. Which is why I'm torn between doing the gym leader thing and doing all the environments (Reborn (maybe a separate Railnet), Apophyll (beach/dojo and a separate for the volcano), the island that I forget the name of, Chrysolia, Tanzen, Byzbyx, Ametrine (Route 2 area, and a separate for the snowy peak/city), Route 1, Circus, T3RR4 PC world, etc... It would go in the order you go through them though). Putting the gym aces could either be really cool or really weird for people starting out. Since they would see these wallpapers with certain Pokemon on them, I'm not sure if they would feel out of place in the beginning, if they would seem like spoilers, or if they would provide an excitement of curiosity to find the source of the wallpaper (for me, it would be that). As for menu/speech frames, I always had a problem with the normal games when they had some menus that didn't really go well with any speech frames, so if it's possible, I would suggest doing them in pairs, at least mostly in matching pairs. But the cool thing about these is that, assuming you go with the Gym leaders or something else for the PC box, this is definitely a place you can incorporate the environments; Make a border like those areas; Reborn City like gray bricks with a little more in there etc, Chrysolia like grassy, Ametrine cave system like rocky, etc. It would take creativity to remind the player distinctly of that area, but it could work.

I also have a quick question; does the order of typing matter? Say, Cacturne/Sigilyph/Terrakion. Grass>Flying>Rock, Dark<Psychic<Fighting, but Sigilyph is Psychic/Flying, not Flying/Psychic.

I know this is about playthroughs, but I added some competitive commentary in there. Even if all I discuss are the competitive sets of one, they are all fun to use normally! Fire types were never really my cup of tea, and I have never used one on a team in a playthrough. Coupled with their somewhat scarcity in the games, I feel like there isn't much variety even if you did decide to pick one up (looking at you, Gen IV). On top of that, I'm not really a fan of starter pokemon, so that narrows it down further, and I hate monkeys (though I'm getting slightly more appreciation for Infernape sets with Stealth Rock and/or Slack Off), so where are we left? I'll give a shoutout to a few of them that I've come to enjoy over the years; Magmortar, for my expeditions into strange sets, including a bulky Chesto-Resto set with Belch and Thunderbolt as coverage. Rotom-H, for being my favorite Rotom form, for whatever reason, it feels bulkier to me than Wash. *Moltres, because I like all the legendary birds, and Hurricane is one of my favorite moves. *Ho-Oh, mainly due to me using it in Bazaro's CAMP, but its bulkiness and ability in Regenerator, plus access to the awesome moves of Sacred Fire and Brave Bird make it a fun Pokemon to use. Unfortunately, I do not play in Ubers, so I will never have the chance to use it competitively. Poison types are not the most popular, but the defensiveness of the type really attracts me. I don't usually find room for one on a playthrough team, but I have come to love them competitively for their defensive synergy with other types (*cough*Dark) and Pokemon (*cough*Tyranitar). The synergy there is great; Posion resists Fighting and Fairy, both of which are super-effective against Dark. Psychic, one of Poison's two weaknesses, has no effect on Dark. Seems pretty great to me. Weezing, while it may seem like an odd choice, has its niche uses. I absolutely love it paired with Tyranitar, as it has Levitate so Psychic is the only thing it needs to worry about (and special attacks, which is why even its resistance to Fairy isn't too helpful since half of the time it is a special attacking type). In addition to being incredibly physically bulky, it has Will-O-Wisp, so it can just shut down most physical attackers. Finally, Steel types are common switches due to its obvious Sludge Bomb or Wave, but never fear, for it gets Flamethrower and Fire Blast! Scizor's Bullet Punches and Superpowers needn't worry Tyranitar with Weezing at your side. Drapion, because remember how Poison and Dark so well complement each other? This gives Drapion only one weakness, but unlike Weezing's Psychic vulnerability, its is Ground. Boasting a great Defense stat for its good Attack and Speed, it can be invested to be a great special wall that doesn't need to worry about having 0 physical defense. What's more is that because of its offenses, it can run a good Assault Vest tank spread in addition to a bulky Black Sludge one. or you could just run Swords Dance and go full offense because it has such a great attacking movepool. Tentacruel, for being a great bulky spinner with utility in Toxic Spikes, Knock Off, and Scald. It's a pretty reliable Pokemon to use. I listed mainly defensive Pokemon of the type, but there are good offensive ones too, such as Crobat, Gengar, Toxicroak, Scolipede, Mega Beedrill, Nidoking/Queen, and Venusaur (which also has bulk, especially in Mega), but these are the ones I felt fit better with the "underappreciated" theme. Ghost is certainly underappreciated outside of Gengar, Chandelure, and Aegislash, but it has more of my favorite bulky Pokemon. Its two immunities are fun to mess around with, but its weakness to Dark is easily exploitable, and a dangerous one to have in the games. Will-O-Wisp is also a very rude move mostly associated with these spooky guys. Cofagrigus, though I've never used it, has incredible bulk and a very rude ability. I've seen others use it on their stall teams and it seems to do well. It does aggravate me a bit to face off against one though. Dusknoir, whose slow speed is somewhat remedied by its great defenses, is one of my older favorites. Unfortunately, its HP stat is still terrible. However, it also has a high Attack stat, allowing it to hurt even when maximized on bulk. Jellicent, for having its strange yet satisfying niches. For one, Keldeo can do nothing to its Water Absorb variants. It also has high HP and good defenses with a decent Special Attack, making it relatively versatile in running either stall, tank, or offense. It also gets a good movepool and one of my favorite Water moves in Water Spout, though it wouldn't find itself running that too often due to its poor speed. Gourgeist, for being neat with its sizes, though that doesn't matter competitively. It also has a pretty decent bulk to it, but I've never used it like that. Its Attack is good though, and it has helped me many a time in Reborn. Trevenant, for practically the same reason as Gourgeist, but it can be a bit more stally with Horn Leech, Leech Seed, and Sitrus Berry Harvest. Froslass, for being one of my favorite Pokemon ever in design for a while. It's also a decent suicide lead. Boom, ghosts. Golurk, for just being plain cool. Iron Fist is a neato ability and Golurk gets many of the moves that abuse it. Also, it flies. You know you'd get spooked if a giant golem ghost flew up to your top floor penthouse. There is no escape from the scares. Drifblim, for its neat design and concept. I used one in Volt White where it got access to Hurricane (remember, one of my favorite moves), and ran a sick Rain Dance set with Thunder, Hurricane, and Shadow Ball, which was super strong since I had Flare Boost and a Flame Orb. I've used a few competitively, though all on random battles, but its old Unburden Flying Gem Acrobatics set was pretty scary. Which reminds me, we need all the elemental gems again! So the moral of the story here is that Ghosts...don't...DIE! Heh, heh, heh! Can you get out of here... ...alive?

It's ok Diamond Rhombus, there's always next playthrough!

Week 6 Ruby Division Pixl vs Shiny Meganium (AJ Rupture) http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-ou-28781

yooo that's adorable with the wavy bit in the front and DJ yer lookin mighty badass there. :]

Just a short sleeve shirt. I wear my ID card for work on a clip hanging from the front of the neck, though, so that turns it into kind of a V-neck.

Week 4 Ruby Division Pixlization vs Mikzal Won 1-0, gg Part 1 Double post because it was too long for one post, and not pastebin because it's a bit easier to read like this. Part 2

Alright we got these major tan lines from working outside 11 hours a day. Gotta go to the beach more so I don't look like a chimera by the end of the summer. They're darker than the picture shows, though.

Week 3 Ruby Division Pixlization vs n00battack http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/reborn-ou-26541 gg

Names are registered across all servers. Anyway, posting activity for week 2. Dragonis never even logged on to read the original RCBA PM.

Here's a great snippet from our incredibly NSFW conversation, read at your own risk:

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I feel like coming in here and saying "oh no not the ships what do I do" is just a way for you masochists to get away with being shipped without asking because you know you want to be.

You got those chacos tan lines though?

here's a leg shot ft. a cat 8) p.s. I'm wearing a kilt

I don't like it, but I live on the beach so I'm dragged out every now and then. Last month was the last time, I think.

tfw no one believes I'm awesome, even when Dan confirms it </3

I really do appreciate the input, guys, and I will continue discussion on those points, and hopefully better my teams! However, as I mentioned, I didn't mean for this to be an RMT just for my team (otherwise I would have posted in the RMT subforum), so please, I want to encourage general LC discussion, and if other people want to post team brainstorms or whatever, they should feel free to do that! I've not yet encountered much to see how useful Ancient Power is on it, but I will keep a look out in field testing. Nature Power, on the other hand, has saved me numerous times from Sucker Punch revenge killers, so I tend to learn toward it. If I ever find myself lacking raw power, which I have not as of yet, I shall give it a try! As for Voltorb, I'm inclined to agree. I've only gotten the paralyze once. I was considering Aqua Jet but I wasn't sure which to replace it. If SD isn't wholly necessary then I'll give that a go. I've also never gotten much use out of SD on Riolu so I'll take a second look to see which coverage is better. Sub is interesting, I'll try that. Yeah Magnemite was something I was aware of, but which member are you suggesting to replace with it? I hope it's not Trubbish, because I'd not feel inclined to replace the Pokemon I was building around. Nosepass either, I love that thing :C But if it makes the team better... Ah, I see. I didn't think of that really, and I shall switch back to Lava Plume then. Thank you.