#pokemon gen viii

[the-iron-shoulder]

Old take, but I’m thinking about the differences between Pokémon SWSH and Pokémon SV and the way the world is presented, and I find it both hilarious and satisfying that in SWSH, the Pokémon League was a major sporting event with televised battles, giant stadiums packed with fans, uniforms, mascots (Ball Guy!), sponsorships, the whole thing, and then how could they top that in the next gen?

They couldn’t, so they went in completely the opposite direction: the Pokémon League is just a side thing. All the gym leaders have day jobs (and the task you have to complete before battling them often involves helping them with or pulling them away from those day jobs). The battle are public and a few fans show up but that’s kind of it.

I mean hell, the big post-game tournament that’s sponsored by the Pokémon League and personally attended/emcee’d by the Head Champion—in the largest city in the region, no less!—draws, like, maybe a couple dozen people to watch it. It’s a fun thing but it’s not, like, MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS.

I just find the contrast to be very funny. Neither one is “better” in a vacuum; they serve the purpose they’re meant to serve in each game. But I still love that the decision was that they couldn’t make it bigger and flashier… so they didn’t try.

#Pokemon #pokemon league #pokemon swsh #pokemon sv #pokemon sword and shield #pokémon scarlet and violet #galar #paldea #pokemon gen viii #Pokémon gen ix

[would-you-punt-them]

Chewtle (Pokemon)

#would you punt them #into the sun #tumblr poll #pokemon #pokemon sword and shield #pokemon swsh #chewtle #pkmn #pkmn swsh #drednaw #pokemon gen viii

[pokemonfunfacts]

In Pokemon Legends Arceus, there are five rideable Pokemon and five Noble Pokemon. Four of the five rideable Pokemon are evolutions of Pokemon that existed in previous games that received new evolutions in Legends Arceus while the last one is a regional variant, and four of the five noble Pokemon are regional variants while the fifth is a new evolution of an existing Pokemon.

#pokemon #legends arceus #hisui #pokemon gen viii #pokemon fun facts #noble pokemon #ride pokemon

[hecatia666]

thanks to my playthrough of the best mod for Brilliant Diamond i got a new appreciation for Perrserker

what a fucking cool weird cat

#pokemon #pokemon fanart #perrserker #galar #pokemon gen viii #pkmn

[biggest-bara-tiddies]

2022 made me a shiny hunter and I’ve amassed quite the collection already. This is in addition to the 16 shinies I have found in Violet

#pokemon #pokemon legends arceus #pokemon scarvio #pokemon gen ix #pokemon gen viii #gen ix #gen viii #I have 4 other shinies but they're in my party so pokemon home doesn't show them #I also shiny hunted a Pheromosa last year but I would have to take a picture with my phone to show it off

[sweet--sweet--muffin]

Based on the "What can I say except AAAA" meme from Maui bc Rillaboom is all I can think about there lmao

#pokemon #pokemon sword and shield #rillaboom #pkmn swsh #pkmn sword and shield #pokemon fanart #pokemon gen viii #gen viii #my art #muffin draws #pokemon sword #pokemon shield

[nintnd-ho3]

Today I found out what a Snom is and immediately thought of @yamujiburo’s comic and that Jessie needs to meet one!!

Snowgasboard friend!!!! I can imagine so many cute ways Jessie meets one (or a whole squad!) and they become friends <3

And they evolve from friendship! Which also invites heartfelt storytelling

#team rocket #Jessie Pokémon #Pokémon #snom #James Pokémon #meowth #pokémon headcanons #musashi pokemon #snowgasboard #miyamoto rocket #miyamoto Pokémon #gen 8 pokemon #gen viii

[obscure-pokemon-facts]

#396. In Pokémon Black and White, Players are required to capture their respective Reshiram or Zekrom at N’s Castle in order to progress.

However if the Player has a full Party and no space in the Pokémon Storage System, they will be forced to defeat said Pokémon, causing them to disappear, the story will still progress though.

If this occurs Players can actually rebattle the Pokémon at Dragonspiral Tower after the end credits to prevent permanent loss of the Pokémon.

In Generation 6 and Pokémon Sword and Shield, a Storage Box is locked off until Players have caught Xerneas or Yveltal in X or Y, Rayquaza in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and Eternatus in Sword and Shield. (X)(X)

#pokemon #pokemon facts #obscure pokemon facts #zekrom #reshiram #pokemon bw #pokemon xy #pokemon oras #pokemon swsh #gen v #gen vi #gen viii

[dorianbrightmusic]

i saw a couple years back that someone hc'ed Leon from pokemon SWSH as dyspraxic, and i remember adopting that hc and running with it. i have no clue where the original post is now, but i'll just state my version of the headcanon: he's very dyspraxic, might have some other conditions going on but i can't be bothered to be consistent in deciding whether he has inattentive ADHD or not, but basically, he pretty much doesn't have an internal map. or any coordination. people tend to be surprised that his sense of direction is that bad, but nowhere near as surprised as they are by his incredible lack of coordination. he cannot go five minutes without spilling something. he's broken his hand several times from accidentally swinging it into doors. he lives on caffeine and gifted kid burnout. he is blorbo from my shows with incredible insomnia and a stunning absence of motor skills. he struggles to distinguish left and right. he has no sense of physics. his only way of working down a familiar route is muscle memory – turning the wrong way gets him totally stranded. he hates knowing he was always the kid who got lost. he has a guilty pleasure in getting lost and wandering. erring anyway. he doesn't get to err in any aspect of life anyway. he's always lost somehow. not that he's allowed to admit it.

Hop also has dyspraxia, but it's much milder, so Hop could get through life undiagnosed without any major trouble. On the other hand, Hop's ADHD is considerably more affecting than Leon's, so they kinda traded conditions. Leon's coordination is generally better than his spatial memory (read as: both are not great), while Hop's spatial memory is fairly okay, but his coordination isn't fabulous.

nobody knows how Leon's capable of battling so well with an incredibly rudimentary understanding of physics and extremely poor mental rotation skills. he claims he battles with his gut, working on feeling, impulse, drive—some kind of spark that crashes through him, telling him what's to come, where to go. basically, he works wholly on instinct and closeness to his pokemon. in this regard, he's a foil to blue, who has an excellent understanding of physics, but horrific coordination, and thus also an instinctual approach to battle.

#this is my specialty in headcanons: innocuous stuff that abruptly turns psychologically dark and then suddenly gets innocuous again #emotional whiplash. it's my favourite part of these #(processing my own likely dyspraxia here) #pokemon swsh #pokemon sword #pokemon shield #pokemon sword and shield #gen 8 #gen viii #leon #pokemon leon #dande #pokemon dande

[jollyyoshi]

Serena from Pokémon X&Y! (Journeys Outfit)

Another colored pencil drawing and this time it’s Serena! This is her Pokémon Journeys outfit from JN105. I actually have another one of her though I like the ears here a bit better.

I think the neck, ears, and body to head proportions are definitely wonky here. Notice how I drew the hands behind her back. I don’t feel like drawing hands right now lol.

Also, this is my current profile pic for @jollyreblogs which you should check out as I reblog many amazing artists there.

#pokemon #pokémon #colored pencil #traditional art #pokémon serena #pokemon serena #pokémon xy #pokemon xy #pokemon xyz #pokémon xyz #pokemon x and y #pokemon X&Y #pokémon journeys #pokemon journeys #pokemon z #pokemon legends za #pokémon legends za #pokemon legends z-a #kalos #kalos region #hoenn #gen vi #Gen viii #gen ix #pokémon fanart #pokemon fanart #fanart #anipoke #art #trainer serena

[izagarsart]

Wooloo! (2019)

#art #fan art #art by op #my art #nintendo #pokemon #wooloo #pokemon sword shield #gen 8 #gen viii #sheep #2019

[kirbapy]

Galar's Neo Champions! 🖤💗💜 [Headcanon edit of the promo art for Pokémon Masters EX's 3.5 Anniversary!]

Bede is transfeminine in this image, he/fae pronouns for him only please! (Specifying due to his trans pride pin)

All changes/edits under cut!

Marnie

Less pale skin

Friendship bracelet from Hop in pink and black

Bracelet worn with this outfit colored in lesbian pride flag colors

Belt buckles edited into the transgender symbol (she is MTF/transfem)

Bede

Less pale skin

Light purple lip gloss

Light purple nails

One light purple round earring on the right/gay ear (other ear is not showing but still)

Friendship bracelet from Hop in pink and blue

Silver promise ring on right hand (left hand isn't showing, plus it's his dominant hand so it'd be irritating; matching with Hop)

Trans pride pin on his witch hat (he is transfem/nonbinary)

Hop

Darker skin

Darker hair to match skin

Hair is shaded and highlighted more than the original

Lips are fuller/defined

Wearing diamond-shaped stud earrings that match the diamond-shaped jewels on his cape

Trans pride flag patch on cape (he is FTM/transmasc)

Bisexual pride flag colors on his shoelace aglets

Gold promise ring on left hand (matching with Bede)

#bede #cheeryfairyshipping #cheeryfairy #hop #pokemon #marnie #swsh #sword and shield #pokemon masters ex #gen 8 #gen viii #transfem bede #transfeminine bede #nonbinary bede #trans bede #trans hop #transmasc hop #trans marnie #transfem marnie #bisexual hop #gay bede #lesbian marnie #galar #kirbapy edit

[ryunumber]

Ball Guy from Pokémon Sword and Shield? I know most Pokémon characters are easy (assuming Pokémon Trainer from Ultimate is the same as Fire Red), but the most recent games don’t really have any characters from past games (except for Pokémon itself, which are tough cases). There’s Pokémon Masters, but I don’t know if that counts for a Limited RN or not.

Ball Guy has a Ryu Number of 2.

(explanation below)

As is typical of Legendary Pokémon, only one of Registeel is presumed to exist and can be encountered in any copy of Pokémon Sword and Shield without external assistance, and Registeel is also a stage hazard in the Kalos Pokémon League stage in Smash Ultimate.

#ball guy #pokemon sword and shield #pokemon swsh #gen viii #pokemon #ryu number

[pokemonfunfacts]

Because of an error in the code, in the games Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the Incarnate form of Thundurus can learn the attack Smart Strike (via TM67), while its Therian form can’t.

#pokemon #pokemon glitch #coding oversight #pokemon sm #pokemon usum #pokemon fun facts #thundurus #thundurus therian form #pokemon gen viii

[piraticoctopus]

I still can’t believe Pokémon never turned some of the SWSH in-game clothing into actual products because I would totally wear some of that stuff

#specifically the shirts I guess #but hats would’ve also been a great idea #pokemon #OP #pokemon swsh #gen viii #pokemon merch

[allyclaw]

Grook's Flower Crown

Grooky found a new friend! a baby Oricorio! Flowers crowns are the perfect way to celebrate a new friendship~! You can find other websites to follow me on here -> https://linktr.ee/allyclaw Like my art? Leave a tip -> https://ko-fi.com/allyclaw

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#Pokemon #gooky #pokemon day #poke #monkey #bird #Oricorio #Sensu style #sensu #sword and shield #flower #flower crown #cute #grass type #grass #gen 8 #generation 8 #gen VIII #starter #starter pokemon #adorable #sitting