nah bc does this dawn & johanna clip rub anyone else wrong too??
"stop crying, dawn" it'd be smarter to think about what went wrong. then you can figure out what to do for your next contest-" i mean yeah, but also SHE'S 10?? and she just lost her first contest?? she's allowed to cry a bit huh?!??
like, johanna oculd've gotten the same message across while still comforting her. something like "i know. your first contest loss is always tough. but what i learned is-"
especially since just one episode earlier, johanna dropped her usual stern "when you tell me not to worry, that's when i worry the most" line. but then when dawn shows sadness, that's wrong too? ik the correct secret third option is to be calm and rational about things, but also i'll say it again - she's 10!!!
also the whole "talk to your friends from now on, not your mother"? i get that johanna wants to foster her daughter's independence, but dayum the way she said it is a bit harsh
ik the conversation turns more positive and supportive after that and dawn seems okay, but johanna's just so. fascinating. like she's a caring, cool mom but also really uptight. i need to study her and dawn's relationship
Last year I made a few graphic shirts for Conway and the Dawn one seemed to be the favorite by far, so I turned it into an actual design!
Now you too can get Conway's favorite shirt and profess your love for your favorite Coordinator! Also available as prints, badges, stickers, and more~ 💙
Coincidentally, all designs will be ON SALE (30% off!) on Redbubble starting today, August 14, until August 20! So take it as a Conway Day discount. 👀
Iris has no offiicial full-sized figures compared to past heroines and I think that's sad
I lost my old thread a long time ago, so taking a moment to show you how anime Iris only got two chibi pieces of merch, unlike all the main girls before and after (not including Koharu, who was more of a rarely appearing supporting cast member for much of her run), one a cheap Pokemon Kids toy and one a very nicely made (still chibi) collectors’ keychain part of a set.
Update: Iris now has an acrylic stand! Those are 2D, so not. Proper figures, alas, it's the same stock artwork that makes up stickers, just propped up to stand. There are also pins! Sadly, still no proper official 3D figure, aside from the chibi keychain (which was one of the first things I bought online with my salary--chibi Iris and a cute little Deerling plushie ♡).
There was an amazing resin statue of Champion Iris and Haxorus and another beautiful a League Series Iris (also in her Champion dress), but EZM Studios and Trainer House Studios respectively do not appear to be officially sanctioned by the Pokemon Company? There's a lot of Chinese figures that are honestly amazing, but seem to be unofficial/fan-made? Gorgeous, though.)
No figures of Iris as she was shown in the BW! anime/in her younger self's BW outfit from the games, ;^;
Misty is a product of the 90’s and most of her figures were cheap children’s toys! But thers’s still a bunch of them (in addition to the cheap Pokemon Kids toy, assume one exists of every major character.) New merch includes the polished G.E.M. series figure & chibi plushie!
These are sitting plushies, not figures, but they're very new and cute (and her seiyuu/original voice actress owns one and often poses it for photographs on her twitter, fff.)
May is also an early character and primarily has cheap toys, but she also has this very sweet (very tiny) promotional movie figure of her with Manaphy... a recently made very polished G.E.M. series figure, and she has a figure with Torchic! Game May has her own polished figure.
Note: the G.E.M. series commemorates the anime and seemed to be going in order, until it skipped Dawn (despite her immense popularity?!) after May, then skipped Iris for Serena... then, they made the Sun & Moon girls and that seemed it.
Dawn has a LOT of merchandise, ranging from cheap action figures for kids to collectors’ figures for her anime & game counterparts. Also, plushies, more keychains...
That last one is likely her game counterpart, given the loooong scarf.
Some more cheap children’s toy Dawns, trainer pack sets...
Again, keep in mind, EVERY major Pokemon character gets the very homely-looking Pokemon Kids toys and for a long time, that was Iris’ only toy. So, despite not picturing them here, assume all the main girls have them (as do main boys!)
For the record, BW! Ash had character merch like collector’s figures and children’s toys/action figures too, it was only Iris who was excluded.*Cilan has a full figure (Banpresto Partners figure with Pansage, Banpresto Parnters Ash is with Pikachu) too! N, the Subway Bosses too also existed...
Serena has a LOT of merchandise. There’s a music box figure of her performing with a key, there’s the new G.E.M. figure with Sylveon, her game counterpart with Fenekkin, cheap kid’s toys (Takara Tomy action figure), a plushie of her short-haired look...
Serena’s game counterpart has figures, clearfiles, keychains, stickers, posters, etc. (Iris recently got a pin/badge along with the other Unova Gym Leaders, possibly stickers too)—slightly sidetracking, let’s get back to figures!
A very cute short-haired, chibi XY anime-styled Serena (note she also has the gifted blue ribbon and the second outfit!) for the Pita Poke toys!! I wish I had those, it looks very Polly Pocket and cute, but sadly discontinued.
Moving onto Lillie, she has the most merchandise across franchise, I think! She has two anime-based figures (with Snowy and the Poke Problem blackboard.)
Game Lillie has many figures, a music box like Serena’s that plays her theme (it’s the one of her on the sofa with her diary).
If we count ~related~ merchandise, there’s a cute Terrarium Collection one of Snowy on the shore, with fallen flowers floating on the water, with a paw reaching out to touch Lillie’s hat, lying in the sand. There’s Iris’ Axew stickers and cards, promotional stuff, but all 2D.
I may reblog with the others and anime-related merch that isn't figures... I hit the limit, PFFT.
If you were a Pokemon fan on fanfiction.net circa 2013, you probably remember the absurd amount of assassin AUs that existed for the Pokemon anime. Those were wild, huh?
This fic is one part a writing exercise and one part just some pretentious indulgence. I’ll be attempting to emulate the style of these older fics - the batshit plotting, the minimal prose, and the wacky author's notes.
It’s a bit experimental, so this might not be for everyone! But as they said in the olden days: DON’T LIEK DON’T READ > <
Three girls. One mission.
Their destiny is clear - to assassinate their targets and complete their mission. But what happens when their hearts get in the way? Will love win?
Pokeshipping, Contestshipping, Ikarishipping.
I am thinking about how Dawn has competed in all sorts of contests in various regions, including Hoenn, Unova, and Johto.
When she left after her BW guest appearance she went to Johto to compete in the Wallace Cup and supposedly competed in Contests all over there.
And when you consider she's already close with Lyra, I often wonder if those two met again and travelled together during Dawn's time in that region. Lyra and Dawn very quickly struck up a friendship during Lyra's short time as a guest character in Diamond and Pearl, and I can imagine they crossed paths again and stuck together during their time.
Dawn, Lyra, and Khoury travelling group in Johto at some point, which we never got to see, but I just know it probably happened and that it was an awesome adventure.
(Side note: I also imagine Lyra watching the Masters 8 and Ash vs Leon and seeing Dawn in the stands, being totally supportive of her being there to cheer him on in person).