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would-this-pokemon-be-a-friend · 3 months

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Earlier you said a Vulpix made a decent pet, but what about Ninetails?

[Since you mentioned it, I’ll go ahead and include a link to the vulpix post at the bottom as well!]

Unfortunately, I really can’t recommend a ninetales as a pet for a variety of reasons. They sure are majestic, but they are certainly best left in the wild to be observed, rather than kept.

To start, keeping a ninetales in your home wouldn’t be very easy. Sure, a three and a half feet tall is not necessarily too big for many homes (we’ve had equally tall pokémon earn A ranks, after all!), but there’s an added wrinkle brought about by ninetales’ luxurious tails. The pokédex claims that ninetales are an exceptionally vengeful species: grabbing one of their tails could result in a 1000-year curse (Red/Blue)! 1000 years! If you were to incur such a curse, you’ll not only be taking it on yourself, but on your descendants and family as well, for generations (Ultra Sun)! Just look at those tails: could anyone honestly tell me that they could keep a pet with such volumous tails in an enclosed space without them or any of their guests ever pulling or stepping on their ninetales�� tails? It’s a strong indication that this species might not be the best to keep in a human home. That being said, these are remarkably intelligent pokémon, so much so that it has been reported that they can understand human speech (Red/Blue, Sapphire). In the case of an accident, you can always apologize to them and hope they understand. Given their known vindictive and even sinister nature, I wouldn’t take the risk of a misinterpretation (Ruby, Ultra Sun). 1000-year curse!!

Speaking of 1000 years: this species is said to live for that long (Silver, Crystal)! This is a pet that you would have no choice but to pass down to someone else when you die, sort of like a real-world tortoise. It goes without saying that that would be rather inconvenient for a lot of owners. This is a pokémon with a rather curious nature as a result of their equally curious origin: it is claimed in legend that ninetales are the result of groups of 9 noble saints joining together and being reincarnated (Yellow). Whether or not this mythic origin is true or not, it certainly would explain the species’ downright supernatural power. Each of a ninetales’ tails are charged up with different types of mystical energy over time (Gold. Silver, Crystal), which give them the ability to make use of truly devastating attacks.

When you look at ninetales’ move pool, it should be pretty clear why this is a risky creature to take in as a pet. Ninetales can use a barrage of potentially lethal fire-type moves such as Fire Blast, Incinerate, and Inferno. Ninetales may not even need to generate their own fire: it’s said that their mystical abilities give them command over fire in general (Moon)! This species is a veritable fire hazard on legs. Other, non-fire type moves like Confuse Ray and Extrasensory make use of other energies to disorient and harm targets. You definitely don’t want a ninetales mad at you. These pokémon don’t even need to harm you physically to cause problems: using a “sinister light” emitted from their fiery eyes and mouth, ninetales can stun or even control the minds of enemies and prey (Ruby, Ultra Moon). This is an exceptionally dangerous predator we’re talking about.

Overall, I can’t in any semblance of good conscience recommend a ninetales as a pet. These mystical, elegant creatures are a delight to observe in the wild, but bringing them into the home welcomes in so great a risk that you’re more likely to end up worse than better for having them around.

THE VULPIX POST:

#pokémon #pokemon #ninetales #pkmn irl #PR-:(

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hoofpeet · 1 year

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wait so im confused. where did crystal come from ?? and how is she still alive/humanoid? can ninetails (is that what she is) live that long/shapeshift?

I don't fully remember what kickstarted the recent Crystalposting but the short is she became a thing in the post Pumpkin was introduced in --> [X] bc I thought it would be best if his mother was some sort of other fox creature . +Yeah apparently ninetales live for ~1000 years and can ?possibly shapeshift according to an episode of the anime? So yeah ig it's not out of the question that 200 years after Spice gets eebied to Unova he eventually runs into his old wife who's just still kicking it

#mailbox

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commonxscents · 2 years

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The Pokémon you train say a lot about you. Put their Pokedex entries here!

PROBOPASS, the Compass Pokémon: It radiates such a powerful magnetic field that nearby electrical appliances become unusable.

NOIVERN, the Sound Wave Pokémon: The ultrasonic waves it emits from its ears can reduce a large boulder to pebbles. It swoops out of the dark to attack.

NINETALES, the Fox Pokémon: Legend has it that Ninetales came into being when nine wizards possessing sacred powers merged into one. This Pokémon is highly intelligent—it can understand human speech.

LYCANROC, the Wolf Pokémon (Midday Form): This Lycanroc is calm and cautious. The rocks jutting from its mane are razor sharp.

LYCANROC, the Wolf Pokémon (Midnight Form): It's invigorated by powerful opponents–the stronger the better. A full-force headbutt from one of these Lycanroc can shatter giant boulders.

SHIELDON, the Shield Pokémon: A mild-mannered, herbivorous Pokémon, it used its face to dig up tree roots to eat. The skin on its face was plenty tough.

#What game do ya got in mind? ❀*ﾟ*✿【 dash games】#// shows up 50 years late to this dash game #// the heckin ninetales one ended me #// 9 wizards merged into a powerful pokemon that can live for 1000 years #// and adrian named her Cinnamon #// probopass' strong magnetic energy is the reason adrian carries cash on him #// and partly why he has trouble keeping his pokenav alive #// the other reason is bc it's just super old

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living-in-the-pokemon-world · 2 years

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Which starter Pokemon has the longest average lifespan? I've been told that Torterras may live for over a century, but I'm not sure if that's true or not. My family does have a 65 year old Torterra. He doesn't look nor act like he's old yet, though, he's very cheerful and attention-seeking.

Though many people tend to exaggerate how long certain Pokémon can live on average (looking at you, person who started the whole “Ninetales can live to 1000″ rumor), this one is actually true! The Turtwig line is actually tied with their distant Squirtle line cousins for the title of longest lived starter Pokémon, with domestic individuals from both lines regularly living to 100, and sometimes even 150!

#pokemon headcanons #pokemon ask blog #pokemon askblog #pokemon #Squirtle #Wartortle #Blastoise #turtwig #Grotle #Torterra #asks

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prof-peach · 4 years

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I know ninetales are very very long lived though I don’t know if they actually live to be 1000, I’ve never personally met one that old. If unevolved do vulpix live as long as their evolved version? So I guess the question is, do vulpix also have long lifespans! I’ve wondered for a while but can never seem to find anyone who knows enough about the species personally for a definite answer.

Though not as long lived as a Ninetails, Vulpix do still easily reach the ages of 600-630 on average. Far longer than any human. The oldest one ever recorded was 762 years of age, and has since passed away. I can’t say I’ve met one older than maybe 100, though they certainly are out there!

#pokemon #prof.peach #peach talks

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nerdpokemonheadcanons · 4 years

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How long is Ninetails’ lifespan? I’ve had a pair of Vulpix (one Alolan, one Kantonian) for a little while now, and after searching online I found some very inconsistent answers. I doubt that they live ~1000 years as per legend, but I’d be willing to believe that they live longer than the average ‘mon. Is the answer around the same for both variants? Thanks in advance.

Their lifespan is about the same! They live for around 80 years, just like people

Some Ninetales, with proper care, can live to be 90 years old, which is very long lived for a Pokemon, which is probably where the myth comes from!

(It’s also longer than people lived for, back when we were making these myths)

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teamdoesminecraft · 5 years

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Everything about the pokemon au is perfect... is there lore???

oh you know me of COURSE there’s lore

It’s all kind of tangled together and hard to explain right now, so this post is gonna be a little less narratively-written and a little more expository. but as always, shoutout to @crystalfloe for being my partner in crime in developing this!

Some of the Ninetales dex entries say that it “came into being when nine wizards merged into one.” Naturally, we took this and ran with it: you know how illusioners are a sort of “secret mob” in Minecraft that were never actually implemented? Hundreds of years ago, in this lore, nine illusioners (possibly the last of their kind) met together in secret to preserve themselves. After a lengthy process of spellcasting, all of them gave up their physical forms and agency to create a new, pokemon spellcaster: Seto. Seto is his own person, not a conglomerate of nine, and he never really feels that he’s not; sometimes, though, when he argues with himself, it feels like there’s nine voices in his head all with different opinions. Being based on a kitsune and also having access to magic and curses in this AU still, he can shapeshift/illusion himself into a nearly human form-- he can’t/won’t get rid of the tails though, ever.

In these hundreds of years ago, Seto did some travelling, and his illager background eventually brought him to a wooden mansion. He lived there for a while, learning new magic under an evoker, and developing a gradual distaste for most other “humans” because of everything negative the illagers had to say about it. One lone adventurer, though, as they always do, stumbled upon the mansion, and found their way inside. Many illagers were asleep at this point in the night, but Seto wasn’t; he was the one who “greeted” the intruder firsthand. Said intruder wasn’t the nicest person either; they lashed out and tried to grab Seto’s tail to hold him down in a fight.

More Ninetales dex entries will tell you that “grabbing one of its tails will result in a 1,000-year curse on you and your descendants.”

Said adventurer lived and died uneventfully after that, but their descendants bore the burden. Sneaking around at night, looking to steal from illagers, and digging their way through the frostbitten winter woods, the family line was cursed with Weavile aspects; the original adventurer was doomed to slowly become one, even losing their mind in the body. Their bloodline wasn’t quite as unfortunate, but became a version of werewolf; were-weaviles, technically. Looking at too much moonlight at any one time causes them to transform and be mentally “replaced” by a far more animalistic version of themselves.

That’s why SSundee wears his glasses; they block out any excess moonlight. Of course, on the full moon, he has no choice but to close every curtain, because at that point there’s just too much to avoid. SSundee lives a rather quiet life, running a pastry shop in a no-name village, keeping his transformations to a minimum. He somehow inherited the original map that led to the mansion in the first place; he keeps ahold of it just as a reminder to not go there, ever.

SSundee’s got a friend, though, who’s willing to do anything for easy money.

Husky took the map, and ignoring SSun’s protests as just standard-SSun-paranoia, went to find the mansion to dig up any potential treasure there. Once inside, he was pursued by illagers, and fell between the walls; in the darkness, he reached for what he thought was a rope. It wasn’t, of course, and Seto had a whole new curse to lay. Husky had never been a fan of rain, surfing, or even baths as much as showers; Seto thought it would be the funniest thing to ruin the experience for him even more. (do I really gotta specify what pokemon Husky is) Husky’s started down the path of slow transformation, with an extra wrench in the formula; if any part of him gets touched by water, that part takes on more kip-like traits until he dries it. He found out while using SSun’s shower, and blamed it on him like it was some sort of shitty prank; when SSun wasn’t open about what he thought happened, Husky threw the door open.

It was a full moon that night (because of course) and Husky was terrified for a short while (because of course), running as far as he could. SSun, before he lost it, was even more terrified, because as far as he knew Weavile were nothing but predators; he doesn’t know much about Weavile, though, and what he neglected to learn was that Weavile are pack bonders, and that he had already built up a strong friendship with Husky. In summary, Husky spent that night trying to avoid being force-fed dead sandshrew by this terrifying demonic weavile that was also still somehow the mom friend.

BACK TO SETO, he has 1 (one) friend who isn’t an illager: a fellow troublemaking fox. Lox is a lonesome zorua who somehow wormed his way into the mansion (because doesn’t everyone eventually) and learned how to control his illusions by watching Seto in secret. Lox uses these illusions, generally, to fuck with people; it doesn’t help that Seto finds it absolutely hilarious. Eventually, Lox learned to create his own individual human form to cast, and learned sign language; he set out on his own just to explore, planning to find more people to mess with. Lox eventually discovered a small cottage in the woods, and was ready to just completely ruin this person’s day by unveiling that Deep Pokemon Magic--

--but True was, unfortunately, already a pokemon fanatic.

Even disregarding Tepig and Zubat, True tends to a bazillion wild pokemon, all the time, constantly. He’s invested in learning everything he can (scientifically) about how they work, especially their ties back to humans. (True is, in this AU, the one person who would be 1000% on board with being part pokemon, and also the one person who never will be.) When Lox tried to mess with him by impersonating people, True immediately recognized him as a Zorua, and tugged him inside for interrogation. True was relentless in his efforts to understand, poring over books, tests, and learning sign language to communicate with Lox better. Lox eventually mentioned that he didn’t want to be pinned down to one location, and didn’t plan on living forever in True’s little house; True realized this, of course, and waved him off, saying Lox was free to go wherever he wanted. Once away, Lox realized that though he liked the outside, he had enjoyed his time with True almost just as much; now Lox looks for any excuse he has to come back, and pops in from time to time for no reason.

One big excuse to come back, of course, is discovering another human-pokemon anomaly; when Lox saw a man with golden horns quietly using telekinesis to steal a lunch in a market square, he intercepted him and led him all the way back to the cottage. Sky was, understandably, confused and a little distressed; eventually after True sat him down they were able to have an actual conversation.

Sky’s history is (surprise surprise) Mary-Sueish. He’s a shiny hoopa (the only hoopa, so technically nobody knows he’s shiny?), and in this world, all legendaries have the ability to form-shift between pokemon and human. He was created by two other legends-- Notch (Arceus) and Herobrine (Giratina) to assist in preserving/expanding/helping the world. They both act as sort of guides for him in this AU, with neither really being evil or omnipotent. After creating Sky, they realized that while he was powerful, he had no experience in the world; they set him in a mostly-human form and instructed him to travel the world, meeting new people, and understand how humans and pokemon interacted and got along. They also, via a certain amount of magic, prevented him from saying what he or his history was; they didn’t want anyone finding out about the legendary child and trying to kidnap/control him. One notable ability of Sky’s is wish-granting; Hoopa being based on a djinn, we had to give him the magical bullshit. He can only grant one a day, though, in total, and he has plenty of restrictions on them-- no time travel, changing things that already happened, etc, etc.

While Sky couldn’t tell True any of his actual history, True has been helping him learn more about his abilities and is 100% willing to travel with him anywhere to learn more about him.

SPEAKING OF NOTCH ARCEUS did you know he had a bastard son?? And that son was Xephos? YEAH THATS RIGHT TC/YOGS CROSSOVER AND I DONT GIVE A SHIT

Respawning doesn’t exist in this AU, so the yoglabs complex serves a real purpose via the cloning machines. Xephos doesn’t actually know he has any Arceus genes in him; they’re locked away and not apparent at all. That’s not why we’re looking at yoglabs right now, though: we’re here for Bajan.

Backtracking once again, Bajan grew up in a relatively decent-sized village, watching Wizard of Oz (Poke-Oz?) and absolutely loving the Infernape character. When he was about eight, his village was raided by pillagers; he had to run, as fast and as far as he could. Eventually he stumbled into the mountains, and up to Xephos and Honeydew, who were conducting a relatively boring test compared to normal, and YES i’m saying that Bajan’s gay dads are from the yogscast, nothing matters anymore

Bajan was adopted into the compound and was a very curious and energetic child. So curious and energetic, in fact, that he stole a transformation talisman and used it without calibrating it first; he passed out and was given two weeks to live, with his human DNA in constant conflict with the over-abundance of non-specified Pokemon DNA. Not wanting to support child murder, Xephos developed a particular method that he severely hoped would prevent Bajan from dying; he had Bajan pulled out of his safety-fluid-tank for a few hours so he and Dew could talk to him. They explained the procedure and asked if he had any requests-- Bajan still loved Infernape, so that was the first thing out of his mouth.

In the experiment, of course, they had to use Chimchar DNA to more closely match Bajan’s youth, but the procedure worked; he was given a very specifically calculated transformation talisman to wear to prevent him from becoming unstable again. (He was a little miffed that he had been given the “baby” form, but hey, what could you do.) Bajan lived for the next few years as a poke-human hybrid in the labs, generally being a good, if destructive, kid, practicing his firey abilities. On his birthday, he committed a small act of mischief; he lied to Dew and was able to go outside the labs for the first time since he got there.

Bajan fucken loved the outdoors, because who wouldn’t, and went running around way past his curfew before he got lost. While lost, he stumbled upon an absol-- Jerome had been on the run for as long as he could remember, because of the human superstition of absols causing natural disasters. After enough poking and prodding, Jerome eventually agreed to lead Bajan back to the vault door; on the way back, he locked up and refused to move. Bajan followed his gaze and realized that Jerome had sensed an avalanche before it could even begin-- there was no way they were going to outrun it. Bajan positioned himself between the oncoming snow and his new friend, and put every effort he could think of into spitting out the most powerful flamethrower he ever would--

--and he evolved. Bajan had never realized he could evolve before, and spent the next five minutes in complete and utter glee before yanking Jerome back to the labs to show off his new form and his new friend. The yogs weren’t as excited as he was to bring an absol into a place prone to nuclear disaster; he was grounded for lying, staying out past curfew, and the aforementioned absol-napping; Xephos took a mild amount of pity on Jerome, though, and agreed to test whether or not he was actually the cause of natural disasters. Eventually, when nothing really proved that he was, Jerome was allowed to talk to Bajan again-- at which point Jerome asked Bajan to translate his request to the yogs.

Jerome had lived his life being unable to enter human society, even as a pet, because of the superstition around absol; seeing Bajan, a healthy and happy human-pokemon hybrid, had give him an idea. As Bajan translated, Jerome himself wanted to be a hybrid, so he could talk and interact with people. Xephos, though skeptical, was never one to turn down a scientific opportunity, and eventually was able to complete the procedure. Armed with a new half-human friend, a newly evolved form, and an advanced understanding of maturity, Bajan approached both Xephos and Dew one night with a request: he wanted to go outside the labs, with Jerome, and explore the world on his own to participate in battles. Eventually, they conceded; Bajan was abso-fucking-lutely ecstatic, and so was Jerome, to be travelling with someone for the first time ever. They currently roam the world as a duo, picking fights and having fun.

The entire team will eventually meet up, either through Sky’s wish-granting, Bajan and Jerome’s roaming, or Lox’s people-hunting; maybe a combination of all three. From then on they can travel the world together, working hand-in-hand to discover new things about each other and help one another as some of the only of their kind in this world.

Xephos, however, still sits in the labs, working on understanding pokemon in a much less communication-based way than True. Every time he re-clones himself, some piece gets lost, sending his mind into a darker spiral... it’s only a matter of time before he discovers his locked Arceus genes, and uses them in a way he definitely never should have.

#team crafted #minecraft #yogscast #pokemon #yoglabs #au tag #lore #ask #long post #Anonymous

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jsmith2ndyearproductionblog · 6 years

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Mythical Creature Character Bestiary

KITSUNE

Location: Edo Japan, woodlands and mountains. As its simply a belief as to what a fox really is, and the supposed powers it has, They can realistically be found wherever a fox can be found, but concerning the cultural implications

Culture: The kitsune are technically not mythical, as they are actually just foxes, however, the cultural belief behind them is what makes them more unusual and mythical so to speak, as it’s believed they gain a tail every 100 years they live, and with that they gain increased knowledge and power. They’re also believed, as we believe over here, foxes are sly and cunning, but to a much larger extent... By taking on the form of humans, notably attractive women, and luring humans into doing their bidding. They can however still be recognised by their remaining tails, and that they are extremely fearful of dogs.

Era: Edo period 1603–1867 however technically still exist so to speak

How Does The Medium:

Characterisation through movement: Kitsune are graceful and light on their feet. With swift movements and many tails that sway in the wind, they’re a beautiful and majestic creature. When human, they may walk a little clumsily as they need to try and keep their tails hidden.

Real Life Influence: Fox’s in general, but the shape shifting aspect can be attributed to the fox like facial appearance that was widely considered attractive in Edo Japan.

Connotations: Betrayal and the idea that something beautiful could be a lot more dangerous. Furthermore, it represents knowledge and growth beyond a normal humans life, that these foxes are capable of manipulating people thanks to their far more excessive life and number of experiences.

Powers: Transformation and great wisdom. Very smart and cunning, beyond that of humans.

Method of Communication: The fox says Yip. Not any of the odd sounds Ylvis will have you believe. In fox form, a Kitsune will communicate in a series of high pitched yips, but can speak japanese should it be in human form.

Modern Day Reference: Yumiko from Brawlhalla is a Kitsune with mystical powers of flames, and had she not died fighting off wolves to protect her home, would have lived to 1000, but the Valkyries found her and took her to valhalla to fight alongside the other heroes much to Koji (the fallen samurai) and Hattoris(the demon bride) dismay and worry, as they are already fearful of kitsune. Ninetales in pokemon, however, it does not have the same transforming abilities and instead can curse a human by turning them into a pokemon. Ninetails in Okami is a kitsune who wishes to fight against Amaterasu and stop her saving ryoshima. Her tails are simply ruses as she’s actually under 100 years old and only has one tail, and one eye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune

http://okami.wikia.com/wiki/Ninetails

http://wiki.brawlhalla.com/w/Yumiko

https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ninetales_(Pok%C3%A9mon)

#Ba2aProduction #Ba2aCharacterBestiary

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