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Tai sees Blink instead. He's not gonna listen to more empty promises. He wants things of substance, and he'll most likely not find that from Cardinal.

"Sure! Help yourself, alright?" Emmanuel answered. There were still extra bacon strips and eggs in the pans for around six more wraps, but he decided to leave them alone for now. Next up was food for Poochy and Solosis. He opened the fridge again, recounting the berry taste chart that he had memorized for one of the many tests in the academy. By connecting the taste to the nature, he was able to pick out the ideal berries - Pamtre and Apicot for Solosis, and Salac and Belue for Poochy. He grind the Pamtre Berries into mush and diced the Apicot Berries, leaving their seeds aside. He poured the diced Apicot into the Pamtre mush and mixed them together, and finally giving them to Solosis. The dry and bitter-less recipe catered to her tastes. She dived into the bowl - a perfect fit - and slowly consumed the food. Then, he peeled and cut the Salac and Belue Berries into many slices, lining them in a circle, presented on a plate. He put the plate on the counter and lifted Poochy up there, letting her eat it. The sour and wet berries certainly enticed Poochy, as she ate the berries with great appetite.

Emmanuel heard the scrambling occurring over the hallways, and figured that the others must have ran to meet the visitors. He looked back to his A-Comm, realizing that he had forgotten to set the alarm himself. With a slight sigh of disappointment at himself, he fiddled with the settings and set it to six in the morning instead. He turned to the other side, waking up Poochy. She woofed back, leaping into his embrace as he rolled around the bed, playing with her. "Gooood morning, Poochy!" Solosis, on the other hand, quickly detached herself from his chest to avoid getting caught up in the chaos. After a minute, the fun was ruined by a particularly ominous song. "Hm... Seems to be from downstairs. It could be Radovan or Frederick. The rich sure has weird morning rituals," he put Poochy down and put on his lab coat. "Sorry to keep you waiting, Solosis! We still have things to do." He walked downstairs, with Poochy following him behind his back, and Solosis reattaching herself to him. He took a glimpse at the doorway, recognizing Zeta within Kai's arms. "That's settled, then," he said to himself. The boy made his way to the fridge and opened it, reviewing its contents and thinking about what kind of breakfast to make with the materials available. First, he picked out two dozens of eggs, a lot of bacon strips, a bottle of olive oil, and two lettuces. He cracked the eggs over one frying pan, and poured some of the olive oil over another pan. Then, he put the bacon strips on the pan with olive oil. After that, he tended to the eggs by scrambling them. He took care of both pans for awhile, and once they were ready, he cut the scrambled eggs into small pieces, and turned the stove off. He tore a total of eighteen lettuce leaves and used them to wrap the bacon strips and the scrambled eggs. The lettuce wraps were split into nine different plates, each with two wraps. The wonderful smell spread throughout the first floor. "Breakfast's ready!" He announced loudly.

Aera Aera nodded, but as she tried to open up her mouth again, she found herself hesitating, sweating slightly as she cowered before authority. Despite the woman's beauty, she could not find comfort around her presence. This time was different, though. She had Artemis behind her words. I could risk it, right? She took a gulp and said, "We just want to know how you're going to help us in the future."

Aera "Hi," Aera said. She mustered the courage to look into the woman's confident eyes. "We should introduce ourselves first," she nudged Artemis. "My name's Aera," she said. While she had thought up many ways to ask the question, she really hoped that Artemis could ask the question instead.

Update: The tour will be hosted on 9/9 9:00 PM GMT+8.

I really shouldn't join anymore RPs but who am I kidding, I'm totally interested in this.

Emmanuel sent Solosis and Poochy out of their balls. Poochy snuggled his right leg as he sat on the couch. He figured that he might as well as watch the TV first before wandering into his own room. After all, it was important enough to warrant a sticky note.

To address your concerns of how IVs are totally irrelevant in non-competitive: Have you ever taken a second to look at your Pokemon's characteristics? Let's say you got a Serious Type: Null. Its characteristic is Proud of its power. One would expect a trainer to know their Pokemon's characteristics, much like how a dog owner would know how their dog behaves. Since the Type: Null is Proud of its power, you, as a trainer, should realize that its potential is greater in regards to its physical attacks, compared to its special attacks. Thus, you may want to use Multi-Attack over other 90 BP special moves like Ice Beam as long as it is not run as a coverage move, once it evolves into a Silvally. Let's take a look at another example. You got a Jolly Crobat. Its characteristic is Capable of taking hits. So, you, as a trainer, should notice that this Crobat will be able to take more physical hits than special hits, and will probably be more willing to let it brace a Spirit Shackle from a Decidueye in a situation where you want to switch Crobat in, in order to KO it with Acrobatics. Shouldn't the trainer be responsible for utilizing a Pokemon's potential to its fullest? IVs exist to give Pokemon more individuality. The derived characteristics serve as a clue to how the players can utilize the Pokemon to its fullest potential. You seem to be disregarding how not every single IV in stats have to be the same (ie. 31/31/31/31/31/31, 0/0/0/0/0/0). Let's look at a better example. Say, Crobat A's IVs are 7/12/8/2/10/9, and Crobat B's IVs are 10/0/10/10/8/10. When you look at these two Crobat, you would be able to see that Crobat A would be able to utilize a physical set better than Crobat B, and Crobat B would be able to utilize a special set better than Crobat A. Another example. Porygon A's IVs are 24/10/17/15/20/5, and Porygon B's IVs are 2/14/9/20/12/15. At a glance, Porygon B only has a small advantage in Special Attack and a bigger advantage in Speed, compared to Porygon A. You would probably feel like Porygon A is the superior Porygon. However, those advantages alone are enough to determine how you should evolve and train them. Porygon A should be trained to become a bulky Porygon2 that makes opponents want to curse at you, while Porygon B should be trained to become a Porygon-Z instead, smiting opponents with Tri-Attack. One more example, if my point isn't clear enough. Tentacool A's IVs are 29/4/31/25/27/30, Tentacool B's IVs are 12/20/11/12/9/31. At a glance, one would think that Tentacool A totally beats the pants off Tentacool B, with all the relevant stats in a roles that Tentacruel traditionally takes - Toxic Spiker + Rapid Spinner - being much higher than Tentacool B's. HOWEVER, Tentacool B would be able to utilize a surprising Swords Dance sweeper set better. I hope that these examples have been helpful to you.

Instead of me answering that question directly, how about we ask other questions relating to the topic first? Why do IVs exist? As I see it, it's exactly because of what it says on the tin. Individual Values. Without IVs, Pokemon of the same species would be... the same. Completely. What's the difference between my Alakazam with 6 31 IVs and your Alakazam with 6 31 IVs? Functionally, they're the same. Natures are also implemented as supplementary to this system, as well as the "personality" flavor texts in Generation 4 and beyond, as a way to tell us what the Pokemon's good at. Why do Egg Moves exist? Simply put, it's to reward breeding. It gives breeding more meaning than just getting certain Pokemon that must be obtained through breeding. Why does breeding exist? Breeding... Makes Pokemon just a tad bit more realistic. It's an attempt to get closer to how actual animals work. Now, to answer your question, did IVs, Egg Moves, and Breeding ruin Pokemon? From your post, I guess that you mixed Pokemon in general with competitive Pokemon. I ask you this: Did the above three actually ruin your experience when you're playing any of the games in the main series? Did having a Pokemon with single-digit IVs make your game literally unplayable? Did not being able to use Egg Moves without breeding make your Pokemon utterly unusable? One could argue that the first gap between casual Pokemon and competitive Pokemon is breeding, and that is very much true. I ask you this, though: Is it worth it to sacrifice individuality in the actual Single-Player gameplay for a more accessible competitive environment? Game Freak found a solution in Gen 7 that doesn't sacrifice one another, with Hyper Training. For those who don't want to go through the pain of eugenics, grinding your Pokemon to Level 100 can provide you with the same result. Egg moves stayed as they are, as, again, they need to reward breeding, or else it'd just be a useless function. Long story short, my answer is: No. They did not ruin Pokemon's Single-Player gameplay. They're also no longer ruining competitive gameplay, with a simpler, eugenics-less method provided to you.

A bag full of plastic toy figures Various racing games Pokemon Emerald The Pokemon Anime Totally Spies! and Martin Mystery Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Party 2 I also played many other titles during my childhood, but this post is probably long enough, so I'll stop right here.

To clarify: HM moves aren't forbidden. However, you cannot learn them through their TM versions in Gen 7. (ie. Surf Primarina is illegal, but Surf Empoleon isn't)

We're experiencing technical difficulties... It's time for the fifth theme tour, and this time the theme will be a bit more limiting! Rules: TMs from all generations aren't allowed. TM moves themselves are still allowed, but only Pokemon that don't require TMs nor TM breeding (Gen 5 and earlier) to learn them can use them. (for example, Stealth Rock Nidoqueen is illegal, but Stealth Rock Steelix isn't) If the TM is brought back in a later generation as a tutor move, it is banned as well. (ie. Stealth Rock being a tutor move in Gen 6 and Dragon Pulse being a tutor move in Gen 5 and 6) HM moves aren't forbidden. However, you cannot learn them through their TM versions in Gen 7. (ie. Surf Primarina is illegal, but Surf Empoleon isn't) Format: The format will be Gen 7 UU. Have fun! http://www.strawpoll.me/13785102 -> Vote for the time where the tour will be hosted!

Active cooldowns: Blaster - Sparkling Suppressor: Usable after the next turn. Blaster - Paralyzer: Usable this turn. Halley uses Blaster - Paralyzer on DT Warrior Battalion A, lowering their STR, RES, and DEX by [SYN]/2 = 3 for three turns. (Relentless Pursuit: [DEX]*4 = 28% chance to move first against an statused or debuffed target.)

Emmanuel did not reply. Inevitably, he'd be forced to put down the revolution. An exterior revolution would never work. Change must happen from the inside. "Wait, are we sharing the same house?" He raised up one last question before the car arrived.

Requesting a Level 5 Jolly-nature Starly as a starter for a Normal mono run. I'd use Sandbox Mode but I don't want to skip the first two battles against Cain and Victoria. Game.rxdata

Tai Tai simply sighed. "I need a way to stop Cardinal," he said. "A way to prevent her from entering the arena." He called his mech away, and gazed upon Hellfire Knight's hasty exit. The realization finally struck. Are my eyes fooling me? That's... Double-checking with the drastic change in demeanor and the unfiltered voice, he finally came to the conclusion that Hellfire Knight was, in fact, a little girl. However, he couldn't help but wonder why she went through all the effort to conceal her gender, as it was quite a trivial quality in mech combat. It was clear that it at least mattered to her, though. He then thought a bit more about stopping Cardinal. As far as he could see, she was able to disable mechs, teleport, nullify attacks, and inflict mental damage. ... Mental damage... I just have to paralyze my nerves. It should be possible....

Aera Aera lead the way and walked into the teleporter, visiting the woman's room. Though, each step she took was heavier than usual, feeling rather uneasy. She had none but herself to blame.

Emmanuel simply nodded back to Cathode in return, taking her words for her condition. As the song ended, he grew worried. The song must have echoed with a vocal portion of the city's population. Beneath the fairy tale, it signaled revolution. "Something's stirring?" Emmanuel was concerned about Rob's mentioning of #02. "I haven't been home for so long. What's happening there?"

For Normal type specifically, Counter Slaking in itself is enough. After some calculations, it is revealed that Slaking has enough bulk to survive a hit from Garchomp and OHKO with a nasty Counter.

Supernova "She got into my mind after my first match. I accepted her request to crash the competition, because, honestly, I can live without a shortcut to success." Tai replied. "I didn't know she was the Tenth God. She had deceived me up till now." "She intervened during my match against Temperance. Her reasoning was the same as this time's. She didn't want me to get hurt, for some reasons. I tried to convince her to stop after that, but as you can see, it didn't work at all." "Boy, do I look pathetic now?" He mocked himself, "she won't stop until I succumb to her demands. I can only be treated like a sandbag so many times before I have to retire." "You wanted to lure her out, right? At least you got what you wanted."

Supernova Tai was puzzled by Cardinal's resolve, completely baffled. The god just forced herself into his life, completely ignoring his own feelings. And now, he was no longer on equal grounds. He had to submit himself to the god's irrational care, or he would suffer the consequences again. His eyes rolled down, as he sighed after seeing that his torso was still, in fact, fine. The pain began to fade, as he realized that Cardinal only struck nerves, and nothing else. "... No," Tai replied, "she won't let me go." "Your actions... and mine... they had consequences. Yet, I'll be facing them alone."