ZEL

Probably the Meteor symbol. Can't believe I'm gonna be beaten to cosplaying them. You are automatically an awesome person in my books. Good luck with this!

Almost everything, at least. I'm rather sad to see the online league archive go; I enjoyed being able to look at the battle logs :c And then there's the posts that got eaten by Pyukumuku, and the site and sprite shops. ...Sadness about the battle logs aside, though, Reborn is still Reborn, and most of the content is still available. Just think of it as a site makeover. Out with the old, in with the new! Here's the news post that explains it.

What's your favourite song, and why? I mean, I guess there doesn't have to be some deep reason, but if there is one, consider me curious. Just been spending some time listening to friends' fave music recently. It's interesting.

Depending on how much you value your pride, allowing yourself to lose the fight and black out is a valid option. If you really don't have a way to heal up your team or win, it's probably worth it.

Team Skull are pretty adorable. Gotta give that to them, they seem fun to hang out with. Can't argue against people who can keep up bone puns for so long. Welcome to the site! Hope you'll enjoy your stay here. Feel free to check out our showdown server, too; it's a great place for getting to know people here a bit better.

I'm liking it more the more I get used to it. I was a bit disoriented at first, but overall the site looks very clean and orderly now. There's only a small handful of things that come to my mind right now that bug me. I'd rather be able to load responses to status updates on the index page, instead of being redirected to the person's profile. Being able to post double statuses seems like it could become a bit of a problem (as in, having multiple status updates visible on the forum index at the same time). And a tiny thing, but I still wish that it'd be possible to just not select anything for the gender option and have the info on your forum posts adjusted accordingly. I know it's possible to leave gender blank, but you'd still have "Gender:" below your avi, and if you're the type who just doesn't want to tell, then it'd look neater to just not have anything show up at all there. ...But those are small things. I like the update a lot. The notifications seem like they'll really come in handy, even though I'll be easing into them slowly and disabled most of them for now. Having a username ping & being notified when someone quoted you is very nice. While it sounds a bit awkward after being used to having a friends list, I rather like the followers system, since it doesn't force being mutual. And while I know this one is just a "we couldn't keep it" change, I'm predictably happy about the removal of the rupee system. I never liked that one, especially when functions like name changes were locked behind it.

Welcome to the site! Y'know, replaying the game now is probably going to be a great experience, because the dev team put a lot of effort into updating a bunch of things, and depending on when you played the last time, there's probably also a bunch of pre-E16 changes and fixes. There's also at least one new mechanic that makes it pay off if you start from the beginning again (as it can't be applied to progress you made previously to downloading the new episode), so I'd say it's a great opportunity for you. Have fun! And see you around, hopefully~

Ahh, I'ma take this opportunity to once again thank everyone who wished me a happy birthday back on the 2nd, as well as a fresh new thank you to everyone who did so today! <3 It was a nice day except for when I almost blacked out on the street and considering I spent a large part of it online and talking to people, including on the Reborn server, I'd say y'all had a part in making it nice. Struggle of the day: I know the rep system has been changed somehow to make spamming rep less likely, but but but I want to rep everyone ;A; Is this still a thing that can be done? PS: I'll steal the Froot Loops when you're not looking, Spine. Locking them away won't stop me.

Shhh he's just lonely because he misses Clarice. We'll have to take turns filling the void in his heart for a bit.

Hi person I totally don't know and have never met in all my life. You seem interesting, and I'm definitely not speaking out of experience here or anything. You should absolutely be terrified of posting here. I mean, you still have a chance to run. Run, and don't ever look back (don't ever look back). ...Jokes aside, I'm kinda amused to see that you've decided to finally join us here. I'm awaiting the horror of what happens when Viri finds this and decides to pun with you. Please don't do this to me. PS:

The battle against PULSEgrowth in Obsidia Park is memorable to me as a marker for the exact moment I fell in love with the game. Though less for the battle alone and more for the entire scene. Hah~ I was skeptical about whether or not I'd like Reborn at first, and while my impression of the game wasn't bad at all up until Obsidia, it wasn't until I got to fight my way through the overgrown park that I really got sucked into the game's atmosphere. I miss the old forest map for this reason. While I know why it was removed, I immensely enjoyed how tense it felt to navigate the place, to see Rini and Amy tangled in the vines, and to eventually be met with the very first PULSE 'mon at the end of the path. ...It was quite tricky, though. I remember Tangrowth having the forest field and electric coverage, which made it a little harder for my dearest Noctowl to take it down. My first attempt had me unprepared, and I was caught completely off-guard when the damn thing shocked my best bird into oblivion. In the end we did it, though. Seeing a PULSE 'mon for the first time felt wonderfully eerie to me. The person who got me into the game did warn me that several boss battles had Pokémon with enhanced stats, but I hadn't seen them until then, and was thoroughly surprised. I am not exactly the biggest fan of Mega Evolution, but the way Reborn used the concept for the PULSE system immediately appealed to me. I like it when a game allows me to picture what happens in my head, and this fight made it all too easy for me. Imagining my character and Noctowl facing that enormous monstrosity (completely unprepared, never having seen anything like it before), certain that they might be fighting for their lives there, was epic. The set-up and the fight alone already are enough to make this game moment memorable to me. The fact that it introduced my favourite characters made it even better. Honorable mention goes to the battle against Solaris at the Fiore Mansion. Man it felt so good to be begrudgingly complimented by the guy. Something about having the (former) leader of Team Meteor himself acknowledge how powerful you've become is just so satisfying. It's one thing to be respected for your abilities by your allies. It's another thing entirely when it comes from your enemy.

Rip, I didn't even realize the thread's that old. But interesting anyway, so~ I imagine it must be an interesting experience to only now get to know all the "new" pokemon Especially if it's three whole generations that you've skipped! Another Belgian, eh? Looks like we're neighbours c: PS: Using a Floatzel? You earn a respect point for that. It's a nice 'mon.

Ok so I thought maybe the reason there's no thread was because you requested not to get one, buuuut now that Viri made one anyway, I'll totally post. ...Even if I've already said it on showdown. Can't hurt to congratulate twice, now, can it? Happy Birthday, Azery! For the longest time I've been here I can't say we've talked very much or at all, but with S&M coming up and the occasional talk about Reborn, there's been a bunch of conversations now. And from all I've gathered, you seem like a rad dude all in all. You're interesting and fun to talk to, that much is for sure. Definitely someone I can honestly say I enjoy seeing around. And someone with a good taste in characters Man, I kinda suck at this when there's nothing deeply personal to say, but you are one of those people around here who I find to be very likable, and I'd feel bad if I didn't at least let you know as much. I hope you have a fantastic day! (Even if we've got to wait a bit longer 'til we can go to Alola.)

Right now I'm doing a Normal/Flying dual run - I only use bird pokémon with this type combo. I haven't played in a while because I didn't feel like it, but so far I've made it til Spinel Town and am about to face Serra next. Considering Flying is my favourite type and I'm a huge bird nerd, I'd say this current run is the one that best represents me. But my first mono was Psychic, followed by Steel. I also have Ice and Dark runs planned. All of those are character-themed runs, though; Dark, Psychic and Ice for each personality of ZEL, and Steel as my Reborn OC, Astra.

"Keep a diary. It'll make it easier for me to remember you." Trying to save my past self from anything to come sounds like a recipe for disaster. Not even gonna attempt. But I really, truly wish they had written down more about their feelings back then. Something tangible to replace my lost memories.

Gonna get a Litten and name it Sirius, because of that thing my friend drew a while ago. Still unsure if I'm gonna evolve it into Incineroar, though. I mean, Incineroar has grown on me a lot, but Torracat is so damn cute. Guess I'll just have to breed another Litten eventually so I can have both.

Sometimes I do wonder if the citizens of Ametrine were seriously so spooked by the house that nobody ever thought of entering it, or if police investigations about the "death" of two girls were carried out so badly that they plain didn't notice the strange machine and the fact that there's a diary telling of the incident. You'd think people would be looking into the matter, considering Lumi even describes that the townsfolk were helping them stay afloat, suggesting people cared about them. (That, or the diary's story struck them as so weird and impossible that they thought this couldn't be it and just settled for "well they died"?) Only part of the game that actually managed to make me cry a bit, because I'm nothing if not a weak-ass bitch.

A friend of mine was playing the game and talking about it a lot. At first I wasn't really that interested, because from the way he talked about it, the setting just didn't seem appealing to me. But then he got stuck at a particular fight PULSE Abra that he lost what, two dozen times? And after that and his adventure with Dittoceus I wanted to play just to see if I'd fare better than him. I didn't expect to like the game, but I wanted to beat it anyway. Ended up liking it a lot, but didn't have anyone to talk to about it, as my friend has a way of losing interest in things quickly sometimes. So I figured I might as well sign up here. Normally I suck at getting into communities, but I've met a handful of cool people here who thus far have always succeeded in bringing me back.

Late response is late, but something I've been pondering about is if this isn't (depending on how much exp is required) going to be a tad frustrating for people still working towards getting ace? If the required exp amount or the means of earning it are going to be time-consuming, it'll be a bit bothersome to be starting from the bottom again. I guess this is gonna be one of those "necessary evil" decisions where you can either leave people's rep, even if it was earned from the sort of spam upvotes you're trying to discourage, or make everyone start over, and possibly make things difficult for people who post at a slower pace and generally don't receive as much rep/don't get it as fast. I'd be interested in what kind of server-related things would be involved in raising exp; from what mde said, the only way that other users can help one another gain it is through the rep system, so this means that all exp from the server would be solely given out by auth. In which case it sounds like that's going to be less easy than through posting on the forums, even with spam upvotes being discouraged/not as prevalent. I knew I wasn't gonna reach the necessary post count before E16 without spamming posts, but had been hoping it wouldn't be all that much longer (before E17, in any case). Guess it'll be a long route 'til there after all. Don't get me wrong, I ain't gonna complain when it happens. Just a bit bummed that the decision not to try and get ace before E16 is about to bite me.

I'm actually pretty excited to hear that stuff like name changes and title changes will be free from then on. I have to admit it felt a little silly to have to spend so many rupees just to change the meaningless words above one's avatar. And being able to gain exp even if you're not super active on the forums will be a great improvement. Same question as Dobby was asking, though - do we start from scratch, or will our rep, post count, account details etc be retained & we get exp we already earned?

When I manage to shower and get dressed ahead of time in the morning I can reward myself with a treat from the bakery down the street and a cup of tea. It probably sounds pitiful that I consider "have breakfast at home" to be a treat, but whoo boy, it's been a struggle for me to even introduce the concept of breakfast to my life instead of simply swallowing a couple glucose tablets. So it's nice to get to sit down and relax. Buying a new book is also good. Sitting down with cocoa and reading is best. And when I visit my family I like to block the bathroom for hours to take hot baths. Gotta take advantage of the fact that they've got a bathtub, yknow? Bubble baths are so good.

It'd only waste dialogue space if every character actually addressed it. I have to say I'm not all that fond of how much time Adrienn's introduction thing takes, even if I know why it was done like this. I imagine with most characters you would simply make the NPCs use the right pronouns for them from the get-go, or at the most, someone might correct another character real quick. The cis female and male characters don't each introduce themselves by explaining to you what gender they are, and NB and trans characters wouldn't have to do that either. Doing so with each one would only cement the notion that NB and trans people aren't normal and need to explain themselves. We exist, and whether or not that confuses people shouldn't have any bearing on whether or not we get to be represented. (I'm talking hypothetically here. Like I said above, I don't think Reborn needs to change anything about its cast. But if it would, this would be my opinion.)

I think the question has been taken slightly the wrong way. Having more non-binary and/or trans characters doesn't necessarily mean that they'd want to add characters to the game; it could also be taken as "I feel like it would have been nice if the characters from the existing cast had been more diverse". And in that sense, I think OP's wish is completely valid and understandable. While I personally don't mind gender presentation among the cast the way it is now, I can see how someone would feel that it'd be nice to have more representation. However, I do think that with respect to how long the game's been in the works, and that Ame originally started out not wanting to change things about the characters from her league, it's also not something I'd see as a flaw. I feel that if Reborn was a new game that Ame had only just started working on, we would probably be seeing quite a bit more diversity among the cast. She certainly isn't the type of person who would shy away from doing such a thing. But Reborn isn't that new, and many of the characters have existed this way for years. I remember the topic of changing things around came up in the E16 discussion thread in relation to the storyline, and Ame said that by the time she decided that she doesn't want to restrict herself by sticking to "league canon" any more, a big part of the game's story had already been planned out and set in motion. So changing the characters this far into development probably wouldn't have worked well. Creating diversity is, to a good extent, a learned skill for writers. And sometimes, especially when you're working on an ongoing project of which parts have already been published, it's not possible to just go back and change things around. And it's too late at this point to introduce a completely new character arc about it. So you just acknowledge it and move on, and do it differently next time. That all said, there's nothing wrong from having your own headcanons about the characters' gender identities. Like Commander said, a good character is not defined by any single trait. You could switch the gender for most if not all of the characters and the story could still happen just the way it did. Sure, it's not the "real deal", but if you think about it... most characters in the game have never given clear stances on their identities. Imagine what you wish. I've been headcanoning Fern as a trans boy for ages now.

I'm feeling so betrayed right now I saw the title in the recent posts and was gonna post here saying "but you're not Fern" You deceived me. That said, welcome to the forums! Enjoy your stay, and try not to trip over anything. ...I was gonna say you can keep any typos you find, but actually, I feel kinda greedy today, so I'll take them back. Sorry.

>Pokemon with Stance Change boost and lower Attack and Defense one stage when switching between respective forms nononononononononononono Don't you dare.