Dartu-san

Mew: 16 Celebi: 17 Jirachi: 16 Manaphy: 15 Shaymin: 6 Victini: 19 I too like Jirachi's appearance and origin but I have also been salty for it's overall annoyance battle wise. I also always liked Victini for some reason.

This dude gets it. All Hydreigons must be protected for they are the somehwat silly yet majestic interpretation of destruction in Pokémon form.

Nuuu don't dyss 'ma boy. But yeh I do agree that they should release a couple more Dark and Dragon types with a more feral look. Heck give Drudiggon a Mega evolution that makes look more like a gargoyle and make it a Dragon/Rock type.

So stuff like Charizard, Nidoking and Gyarados aren't edgy aswell? xD

Ech us Dark type lovers always get viewed as Edgy. Why can't I like menacing creatures with spikes and claws

Well from a design standpoint Jolteon is my second favorite so I'm not gonna hurt the little fellow. On that note I'll instead hurt the one who's design is the less apealling to me. Jolteon: 16 Vaporeon: 16 Flareon: 14 Umbreon: 20 Espeon: 23 Leafeon: 19 Glaceon: 19 Sylveon: 18 Of course on the competetive side of things I realize that Jolteon's ranking isn't that high but it certainly isn't the worst (the fiery cat it not so hot).

I can relate to that though xD

Nope Gen 4 is still going strong aswell (pls don't kill the monkey).

Bulbasaur: 22 Cyndaquil: 23 Totodile: 22 Mudkip: 22 Turtwig: 13 Chimchar: 9 Piplup: 18 Snivy: 11 Oshawott: 9 Chespin: 22 Fennekin: 9 Froakie: 4 Rowlet: 16 Popplio: 14 Sorry bubbleboy.

Thank you for your constant support! I'll have to look into the Yungoos thing. Didn't encounter any while traversing the slums so maybe it's just a rare encounter or I was just unlucky. It's not too important since I'm not really looking to use Gumshoos on my team anytime but still for collectible purposes I need to get every Normal type available

Eheh you are welcome Dat little bastard did not even deserve to be on the list to begin with

Mew: 21 Celebi: 21 Jirachi: 18 Manaphy: 19 Phione : 2 Shaymin: 11 Victini: 22 Someone end it's miserable existence please

Here we are once again ladies and gentlemen. Last time Stanley explored the Obsidia and Coral wards and took care of a little gardening problem all the while battling two of his rivals and partaking in a few events to get some new Pokémon for his collection. Without further ado let us continue following this young man's story. Chapter II.5: School of Evolution and the Canopy Badge As he was about to enter the Onyx Ward, Stanley suddenly remembered there was still something left to do in the places he had just visited. According to the rumors the Day Care couple were acting very strangely and many Pokémon who had been left in their care recently were not being returned to their trainers. Intrigued and suspicious by this afair he decided to head back and pay the old folks a visit. He also spent some time with the Igglybuff he had obtained back in Peridot and even visited the Beauty Saloons a couple times with it. When the little puff finally felt pampered enough it evolved into a slightly bigger pink baloon. Once inside the day care he found the two senior citizens behind the counter talking to each other. He approached and greeted them, but as soon as they looked at his face their expression changed drasticaly. When asked if everything was okay they replied with a: "Ah yes young trainer, however our services are closed at the moment so just come back later... or don't." Unsatisfied with this response he insisted in asking them if something was wrong and after a few more attemps at brushing him off the Day Care lady snapped and the couple started shouting a familiar motto. Stanley's suspicions were right, the Day Care Couple was being impersonated by two Team Meteor Grunts who were using the facade to steal themselves some Pokémon from unsuspecting trainers. Their Venonats were easily dealt with and then the troublesome duo from back at the factory came out once again: Minior and Crabrawler. While not as difficult as their first encoutner they still managed to put up a fight and knocked out one of Stanley's Pokémon. After that was taken care of the beaten grunts mocked our hero saying the true day care couple was imprisoned somewhere else and they even if he knew where to find them he still needed the key. "Oh you mean this thing? I found it earlier in an empty house by the Park here in Obsidia". The grunts looked at each other with a look of dismay. You could tell they were upset for getting bested by this regular looking dude twice in such a short amount of time. Nonetheless they both groaned and then disappeared from building. With that taken care of he headed back to the Coral Ward. On his first visit to the place he noticed there were a few warehouses whose's doors were locked, so he decided to try the key in all of them. He was sucessful in opening 3 out of the 4 warehouses and decided to check each of them. On the leftmost warehouse he found the Day Care couple (well that was easy, those grunts really suck at their job) who were happy to see a friendly face. They thanked him and prompted him to visit them back in Obsidia whenever he wished. They also mencioned how the Meteor Grunts had mentioned storing the stolen Pokémon nearby and ho they were planning to move them to a new location. On door number two he found a large number of empty boxes, except for one in which he found a Shiny Spoink which he caught. There was also a Sea Incense laying about the now empty storage. Finally on the 3rd warehouse he found some more empty boxes aswell as the male grunt from the day care incident. Before noticing Stanley he was muttering to himself how they had finished moving all the stolen Pokémons to a safer location, including a Ditto, and how he had lost sight of another small pink Pokémon that they were also going to transport. When the grunt looked back and saw Stanley he quickly pushed him aside and started running while saying "Goddamit stop getting in our way kid!" After the grunt left he decided to check the warehouse with a little bit more care than he probably had and surely enough he found the small pokémon cowering in fear behind some boxes. It was a Happiny. I looked up to face Stanley ho extended his hand towards the scared Pokémon. It flinched at first but after looing at his eyes it felt less scared and decided to grab his hand. "Worry not 'lil miss I shall keep you safe from doofus like those two alright". The Pokémon smiled and jumped into a Pokéball. Our hero decided the little one would stay inside his PC until he could find a way to evolve it since as a Happiny it probably wouldn't be able to hold its own in a battle very well. With that taken care of he went back to Obsidia and after a brief detour to the Alleys where he found and saved an Electrike who was being targeted by a couple of Mightyenas, it was finally time to head into the Onyx Ward. There he found the man and the Lillipup from before (who he had actually seen a couple times in different places at Peridot). The guy was exhausted from all the running and told his puppy that he no longer had the energy or patience to care for it. The pup still had a fiery look in its eyes and seemed to not understand what the man was trying to say. They both noticed Stanley aproaching and then the puppy sat down in front of Stanley, looking at his face. Its owner looked amazed at the sight and asked Stanley: "Hey trainer. I know you just met me and this a random request, but you probably heard me rant before. I don't have what it takes to raise this Lillipup and I know it just wants to be with someone who lets it fight more often and takes better care of it. You seem like a promising trainer so if you don't mind... could you please take it with you?" Stanley looked at the dog once more. It seemed to be fond of him. "Sure. As long as you are both fine with it I don't mind taking care of this puppy, I heard it's a pretty strong and loyal companion if you put some effort in raising it. I'll take your offer sir". The man looked relieved and thanked him and afterwards he just leaned against a nearby wall to rest. With his new Normal type Pokémon at hand he fought a couple trainers who were hanging out by the local Arcade. After taking out just two Pokémon the Lillipup started glowing and just like that it evolved into a bigger doge. Before heading inside the school in the back of the ward he talked to a few people, one of which mentioned the situation regarding the day care couple acting strange. After learning Stanley had already taken care of it she thanked him and gave him a white egg with a cream colored stripe. He fought a couple students who were chilling outside and soon after his Hoothoot evolved aswell. Stanley was already getting a good feeling about this place. Once inside the school though his opinion changed considerably when he was met by none other than Fern (he was having such a good day too). The green haired grasshole looked at him and said: "Listen Stanley I know you, you're not good enough so don't even try to challenge my sister's gym. You are not even worthy of our familie's time". - "Listen prick, I tried being polite so far but you are not making things easy. Now what do you intend to do to stop me form proceeding huh?" With that Fern ordered his two cronies to lock the gym's entrance and to tell the other kids to not let Stanley in. "So this is your best shot? Should've expected as much. Just order some kids to do your dirty little work while you go tend to your Rowlet's feathers somewhere else right?" Noticeably annoyed Fern let out just a "Tch" before leaving through a door in the left upper corner of the room. After that unpleasant meeting Stanley left from where he entered and proceeded to go to the other side of the school in order to try and get in anyway. One of the kids was blocking the entrance but quickly moved out of the way after getting beaten and promised to said he hadn't seen anything anyay. Once inside the school building one of Stanley's Pokéballs began shaking in a familiar manner. Zetsubear was at it again and just came out on its own. It started walking around while looking at the different students, bookshelves, dorm rooms and such. It looked really happy for some reason, almost as if nostalgic for being in a place like this. Usually though the little bear wouldn't actively cause trouble so Stanley just decided to carry on with what he was doing. Taking in the advice of one of the students who standing near the Nurse counter he started browsing through the different books in order to check on some information regarding Pokémon battling and other elements. Aparently this school also served as the gym and the puzzle was just answering some trivia questions regarding Pokémon. He kept moving right since there was another gate to the left that was locked. Facing more and more students throught the way, some just up for a friendly match and others trying to actively stop him from progressing, influenced by Fern's 'charisma'. Both Stanley's Slakoth and Whishmur also evolved while battling inside the school's grounds which prompted Stanley to think to himself: "Hum seems like this time Fern's shenanigans are actually proving to be useful. All this free experience is toughening up my squad significantly. Can't wait to beat his grass when I finish this bit". On his way through the schools halls he visited a few of the dorms, reading some more books and study notes along the way. He stumbled across what was once the room of 4 graduate students who became gym leaders. He had already met three of them. He also found some info on the Desert Field which were neatly registered on his Pokegear app. After answering all of the questions and beating all the students in the school he finnaly accessed the leftmost room where he found Fern standing in front of the door that led into the Gym's arena. With the 'pleasantries' out of the way it was finally time to teach Smugleaf a lesson... in his OWN SCHOOL. After this an even more annoyed Fern decided right then and there that he too would register and do the Reborn League Challenge himself, adding that if Stanley, a 'mediocre trainer' could do it then so could he. He then said he should thank him for thsi realization but of course he didn't and just left instead. After sighting and repressing his wish to throw his Zetsubear towards him so it could bite his head off he then headed back to heal his team. His team was strong but Stanley feeled as if they still lacked a little bit in actual level so he went to an Ex-Fern hencheman's place who offered him free passage to his house's garden. There Stanley spent some time fighting against the wild Pokémon in order to strenghten his squad a little bit. When he was finished he returned to the Center in the Onyx trainer School and browsed at his Collection of Normal Type Pokémon once more: Making a few changes here and there he settled ith this team for his upcoming battle with Flornina: With this our hero was ready to take on his next challenge. He listened to Ame's advice once more throught the telecom and then entered the arena. There stood Florinia aswell as a crowd of spectators antsy for the battle to come. She greeted him and then said: "Well Stanley even though I am thankful for the assistence provided in the meteor related matter that alone is not sufficient for me to give you a badge. Further testing is required so in acordance please take your place". He smiled at Florinia, who's expression was still as emotionless as an Espurr and replied: "Wouldn't have it any other way Rini". With that the battle began. With that test taken care of Florinia gave a few words of praise aswell as her Badge and the TM96 Nature Power to Stanley. She then asked him for a favor: "If you do not have any plans for the time being I would like to ask that you go to the Jasper Ward and stop the floral frenzy that has been established. While you succesfully stoped the malignant growth that was spreading in Obsidia, we have not managed to adress the situation in both Jasper and Beryl with the same level of celerity". - "Well I guess I can help out with the situation. This Team Meteor must be stopped before it can cause even more deaths and des... Anyway I'll try and take care of it Florinia. Be seeying you". Before Stanley could leave she also gave him a new app for his PokeGear, a PULSE dex. This would allow him to register some data regarding these mysterious machines and what effects they had on the Pokémon that were strapped to it. With his next destination already set, Stanley went to heal his team once more. In order to stop the madness and get back to a normal League challenge he decided he had to cut the roots of the Meteor attacks and destroy the PULSE machines aswell as their plans. This ends up Chapter II everyone! I hope you are all enjoying accompanying my progress as much as I am making it. Cheers and see you all next time!

@BandorKitty aye the offer still stands. Just message me whenever you need it. My discord and Skype are also on my profile so feel free to add me if you want to.

Hmm well I certainly can't give much advice regarding this matter since I never had any experience of the sort. As much as it is unpratical or unpleasant or brain is connected to our 'heart' in a sense and our emotions will remain an important part of who we are and how we live, however even if forgeting is not an option you just have to find the strenght in you in order to move forward while also trying to relieve the negative emotions that were left in you. As people have said it's good to get some distractions in your life in order to try to take your mind out of it even if it's only temporary. Romance is most definitely not my area of expertise, but I've been told time and time again either by friends or family that I'm a very good listener, so if you are ever in need I can lend you my hear ^-^

Ah yes welcome to the true experience a Pokémon game should provide to its older fanbase. May your pain and the burdens you carry be lightened by the grace of Arceus and don't forget that what doesn't kill you makes your Pokémon stronger.

If Shaymin gets eliminated before Phione that's gonna be real sad...

Bulbasaur: 24 Cyndaquil: 23 Totodile: 23 Mudkip: 25 Turtwig: 13 Chimchar: 9 Piplup: 18 Snivy: 12 Oshawott: 16 Chespin: 20 Fennekin: 12 Froakie: 11 Rowlet: 14 Popplio: 19

Hmm that's weird indeed. Looking at it on serebii Alolan Sandslash can only learn it via tutor but that's only in Ultra Sun and Moon, and those changes haven't been implemented yet. In the meantime I would suggest breeding it or get another Alolan Sandshrew and train that one at least until level 30 before evolving it since it learns it naturally like that.

Mew: 19 Celebi: 18 Jirachi: 20 Manaphy: 20 Phione: 16 Shaymin: 20 Victini: 21 Phione was a mistake, sorry guys that's just how I feel.

Well this is pretty amusing so far. Looking forward to more interactions indeed. I think Vanilla won't have much trouble early on in the battles perspective since all her gifts come pretty well equiped, but nonetheless this will be fun to read.

This sounded amusing at least, but yeh I can understand why it was closed. While it's just a fun little game some might have interpreted as something else and give it negative symbolism which would also affect the fun others might have been having. I also wouldn't know who to target to be honest. If healing was an option sure I would do it for a few members who have been nice to me so far but showing favoritism in a community isn't a good thing right xD. Ah well stay strong everyone. See ya~

Eheh seems like the Gardevoir thing came up again back there. Come on guys that has already been adressed in other topics. Just admit that you've seen Rule34 at some point, I know I did xD