#or other things that have pokémon counterparts

[oakgreenoak]

Something I've always found kinda interesting about Red and Green in gameverse is how they turn some of the Stock Shōnen Protagonist/Rival tropes on their heads.

This is really long character analysis of these two and various media counterparts of theirs, so I'm gonna stick it under a cut.

In some ways they fit their roles quite well - aside from the obvious colour associations, you have Red as the hero whose sense of justice is stronger than his sense of self-preservation, and you have Green as the privileged rival who cares about beating Red above all else.

But, if you look at it another way - Green's got the light spiky hair, the hot-headed and boisterous personality, the drive to Get Better And Win. He's designed to read as really open and chipper, yet snarky. Sure, he isn't dumb, but he's arrogant, and he's got something of a one-track mind; the guy finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation because he's just that hellbent on fighting his rival, and does not seem to be thinking about anything else. He's also got a motivation - given how the Professor talks to him in the championship room and supplementary material like his Generations appearance, it's not a stretch to think the reason he's so driven to Get Better And Win is to prove himself to his grandfather. It's shown in later games and supplementary works that he's become somewhat of a mentor as he got older and wiser.

Red, on the other hand, is a quiet loner whose only motivation seems to be to get stronger for the sake of getting stronger. He's level-headed and dark haired, his cap rounding off his edges and obscuring his face. He's heroic, but not really sociable, as evidenced by the fact he spends the Johto games alone on a mountain without having told anyone where he went. He seems isolated in a way that later games' protagonists really don't. He may have always been a step behind Green, but he's always better.

Equally fascinating to me is how other adaptations have changed the base designs around and rewritten personalities to suit different purposes, while still being visually recognisable as counterparts to their game-selves.

For example: Red and Green's counterparts in Special slot WAY more neatly into their stock shōnen roles, with Red as the boisterous hero and Green as the broody rival, and it's reflected in their new designs.

Red's hair becomes spiky to reflect his more excitable nature. His hat, in turn, never obscures his face; it's always either tilted back to accommodate his fringe or turned backwards. Green's hair, on the other hand, is not quite as spiked upwards and instead falls into his face, frequently obscuring his far eye in the same way game!Red's hat does.

And then, of course, the anime balanced them in a totally different direction.

Instead of scrapping Green's personality wholecloth, it's become exaggerated in Gary. He's not the broody antihero rival, he's the arrogant, privileged, better-than-you rival. He's always ten steps ahead of Ash, always pisses him off, and is ALWAYS better until the end of his run. The anime also emphasises his intelligence far more, with him doing things like rattling off dex info and the speed of light in mph off the top of his head, to further contrast him with Ash.

Ash, who is of course THE shōnen protagonist. He's dumb, but determined, and always ready to help people in need. Unlike game!Red, the power of friendship (with more than just pokémon) is central to him; any given season of the show is defined as much if not moreso by his travelling companions and interpersonal relationships as it is by whatever he's actually doing.

It's funny to me, though, how most adaptations seem to find the fact that gameverse Red and Green have swapped some stock roles as something to fix. Even Origins, which is probably the closest a high-profile adaption has come to game-accurate, made its version of Red louder and more standard-hero-esque.

I'm not knocking any of these things, of course, just observing. I adore both Special and anipoke. I just think that the way the game characters are written could lead to some interesting dynamics were it to be explored more.

#pokemon #reguri #pokespe #pokeani #anipoke #trainer red #rival green #blue oak #dexholder red #dexholder green #ash ketchum #gary oak #character analysis #sorry not sorry for writing an essay on a whim. it will happen again #namelessshipping #originalshipping #palletshipping #kindanotreally #but i think yall will appreciate my char analysis of them as a dynamic yknow. i am one of youse

[realpokemon]

sorry about you falling for the slugma thing, but i do have a question! what's the name of throh's counterpart, the one that's blue?

oh fun fact about those guys! people often consider them counterparts, but they actually evolved completely separately from each other. this phenomenon in pokémon, where they will evolve to be bipedal and have protective layers of skin simulating clothing, is called sapiezation

anyway, its called sawk

#pokemon #unreality #pkmn irl #500

[casualsnickers]

Rat

Elod is a Pikachu variation and he’s part of my PMD project (second generation). I’ve written some stuff about what makes his variation a little unique. Keep reading below if you’d like to learn more about him.

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Riakan Pikachus are elusive creatures; they can be encountered but instead of foraging around in the tall grass until you find one, they’ll almost always jump out at you. Especially if you’re alone. They’re known as The Snatching Pokémon as they’re attracted to numerous, beautiful things. Some Pikachus are attracted to gemstones. Others, to music. Others still to old or rare items. It depends.

The more items a Riakan Pikachu accumulates, the bigger they grow with the largest ever documented standing at around 4 ft tall (not including the ears). They come in a variety of fur patterns, but most are brown to blend in with the forest. They are much fluffier than their Kantonian counterpart and are often likened to hares with their long ears and hunched-over statures. Make no mistake, they’re rats. Though they do not live in packs, if one Pikachu is disturbed, they will call upon others of their kind and viciously attack (and sometimes hex) those who disturb them.

 Riakan Pikachus have a tendency to steal things… valuable things. Sometimes irreplaceable things. In the past, this species was sometimes responsible for missing infants and children. If they find a human particularly interesting, they will try to ensnare their victim with its charm and lure them deeper into the woods only to never let them leave. There are some tales about the species being able to turn humans into pokémon or even into still-sentient, wearable items. Tales that are, unfortunately, true.

Trainers who find and successfully manage to tame a Riakan Pikachu will often find themselves with a zealous, easily provoked companion. Riakan Pikachus are very territorial creatures and will go to great lengths to protect what they consider to be their property, going so far as to “terminate” potential threats by transfiguring them into useless items or muddying their senses with hallucinations. They’re also known to pickpocket and sway other people into giving them things. As such, even if you were to tame a Riakan Pikachu, you can’t take them into cities.

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As for Elod specifically, he’s a bit on the shorter side. While he’s an electric-type, he can’t wear pretty much any necessary explorer gear like a bag, a money pouch, or a map; they interfere with the distribution of his electricity. As such, Elod has found ways of getting around the issue by either magnetizing his items or dropping all non-conductive items when it comes time to battle. Due to these issues, he’s affectionately referred to as Watts (as he doesn’t produce a lot).

Elod doesn’t like to battle; he just wants to collect shiny trinkets and glittering gemstones which is what inspired him to become an explorer. He’s more of a follower than a leader and if he thinks it necessary, he’ll flee dangerous situations. It doesn’t mean that he’s weak, though. His electrical attacks- when unhindered- are incredibly potent and his persuasion checks almost always succeed meaning that he can almost always outsmart, outspeed, or overpower an opponent. He did get tossed around like a football when he was just starting out, though.

#pokemon #pokémon #pokeblogging #pokemon mystery dungeon #mystery dungeon #pmd #pmd eos #pmd oc #pmd explorers #pikachu #variant

[normal-paldean-student]

Cerise 101

Name: Cerise Akasaki (née Rene/Renée, mainly relevant for flashback stories as Cerise was adopted as a name very recently)

Gender: female (transgender)

Pronouns: she/her

Born: February 27, 1986

Age: 17 (approximately)

Notable abilities: psychic foresight (about five seconds)

Languages spoken: Japanese*, French*, Unovan, Paldean

Canon counterpart: Red

*Notably, she's referred to the languages she spoke as a child as Japanese and French rather than Kantonian and Kalosian, as well as mentioning that animals existed back home, suggesting that her original universe may have been much more similar to the real world than modern Pokémon canon is.

Cerise was raised by a single mother in Pallet Town, Kanto, with her father out of the picture earlier than her first memories. She had a close childhood friend, a boy named Green, and a takeover event during Muse Mixup Madness indicated there was a girl named Blue around as well. (Her own family name, Akasaki, means red.) Green was friendly as a young child, only taking on the less savory traits of his canon counterpart after an unspecified incident when he and Cerise were about six years old. Cerise has stated that she considers the incident to have been her fault.

When Cerise was ten years old, well... she's a Red. I'm sure I don't need to rehash the entire plot of Pokémon Red Version to you. Her starter Pokémon was a Charmander, which she named Charm, and the first Pokémon she caught was a Rattata named Whisker, which was in her party at least long enough to evolve into Raticate before being replaced.

As proper rivals along their respective journeys, Cerise and Green were able to begin healing their relationship, and they became proper friends again after she defeated him at the Indigo Plateau. Cerise's final team was Charm (a Charizard by that point), as well as a Raichu, a Tauros, a Slowbro, a Fearow, and a Primeape.

Well... friendship wasn't the only thing between them by the time everything was over. Both of them were around the age to start having their first crushes, and there was something mutual between them. However, it was the 90s, and as far as both of them knew, they were both boys. It's unknown how Green processed his feelings (though in a timeline where Cerise never left her home universe and Blue was the protagonist instead, he did end up marrying her at some point), but Cerise, well... between the spotlight she was getting as Champion and the growing realization that she might not be straight, she eventually decided that the best way to handle the situation was to disappear to Mt. Silver for a while while she tried to process everything.

End Act 1.

Cerise didn't end up staying on Mt. Silver for long. Definitely not long enough for a certain Johto protagonist to come by and challenge her. Unfortunately, though, that wasn't because she decided to return home. It was because was pulled through space directly out of her home universe and into... her home in Pallet Town? But it wasn't her home. It looked like it, but everything was off, and even the people weren't the same as the versions of them she knew.

Cerise hasn't elaborated much about what happened in that second universe. She especially hasn't talked about what happened to her mental state when she realized she had no way to get back to anything or anyone she knew, though it can be reasonably inferred that it was nothing good. There are, of course, some things that we do know happened, but I'm sure I don't need to rehash the plot of Pokémon Green Version to you.

End Act 2.

Again, Cerise woke up in "her home" in an alien Pallet Town. She hasn't said anything at all about what happened in this universe, though logically it must have been another blow to realize being pulled out of one universe and into another wasn't just a one-off event. Other than that, all we can know is that overall, events must have followed the plot of Pokémon Blue Version.

End Act 3.

There's an obvious pattern here, isn't there? Cerise hasn't said anything about it, but it can be reasonably inferred that this universe followed the plot of Pokémon Yellow Version.

End Act 4... actually, end the acts completely. There have been so many worlds, so many universes. It's hard to keep track of the numbers after a point.

Obviously, her first universe after Yellow clued her in that it wasn't always going to be variations of the same story. Then she got to Crystal, and finally decided she was going to be a girl. And so on and so forth, through universe after universe, living through the stories of every main series game and several side games as well—the Ranger and Mystery Dungeon games have been confirmed, but they're not the only ones. And always as the protagonist.

She's gotten several injuries along the way, ranging from minor nuisances to disabling ones that should have been permanent, only for her body to be back in pristine condition in the next universe without even a scar, as if none of what she'd just been through was real. She's not ungrateful for having a fully functional body, but the disconnect between her experiences and her physical reality causes a lot of distress at times.

At an unspecified point during one of her many journeys, she went back into the closet, pretending to be a boy from that world on and only coming out as a girl again in this most recent universe. She hasn't pursued more than social transition, though, as the physical reset isn't limited to unwanted injuries—any and all physical changes disappear in each new world, regardless of the type. She can't pierce her ears, for example, and the few times she managed to get HRT, the few months' effects she was able to get disappeared the next time the cycle advanced. Without being able to access the long term effects of anything, it doesn't feel worth going through all the effort it takes to get it.

Cerise isn't actually completely certain of her age. She knows her birthday, and the year she was born, but she's definitely not in her 30s. 17 (18 on February 27, 2024) is the age on this world's legal documents, so that's what she's going with. It's not wrong—she is an older teenager at this point—but the amount of time she's experienced feels like it's been longer than seven years.

After the events of The Way Home in this Violet universe, Cerise ended up staying in Paldea much longer than she expected to. She got involved with Pokédex research with Mr. Jacq—both filling out the complete Pokédex and some more in-depth work with Dudunsparce and the Pokémon in Area Zero—and also may or may not have done a few things with Ms. Raifort. Nothing can be proven on that second front.

She also became close friends with Ella @oh-shinx and Mare @aura-acolyte, though her relationship with Ella is more sisterly and her relationship with Mare is, well... after a long mutual pining period with both of them being silly about their feelings, they eventually had to talk about it after a heat-of-the-moment kiss happened between them between the events of The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disc. Cerise isn't comfortable dating when she knows she's going to disappear any day and lose her, but everything's out in the open now.

The most notable things about The Teal Mask were as follows: Cerise thought Carmine was pretty, Kieran had latent psychic abilities that resonated with Cerise's during his breakdown and caused her to lose her composure too, and after Cerise tracked down and caught the Loyal Three to prevent them from causing any more trouble, she temporarily got replaced by a younger version of herself who somehow managed to rehabilitate them through the power of friendship and the power of knowing absolutely nothing about the situation, much to the normal Cerise's confusion when she returned.

The events of The Indigo Disc more or less followed canon as well, though Cerise expressed a strong dislike of Unova before going to Blueberry. Carmine was particularly upset about Drayton referring to his cafeteria meeting with Cerise as a date, on top of her normal dislike of him. Cerise did not notice this, as she was too busy thinking both Drayton and Carmine were cute. Cerise was also able to recognize Kieran's psychic abilities during their Championship battle. She hasn't said anything about what happened in Area Zero during the DLC's events, besides saying that the group was successful in what they were trying to do and there were no major injuries.

Also this world's Arven is basically a were-Lycanroc and I couldn't find anywhere to fit that in properly.

On February 27, 2024, Cerise disappeared, pulled into her next universe. Nemona, Penny, Arven, Kieran, and Carmine took over maintaining the blog, though none of them made very many posts.

Almost a month later, on March 26, 2024, Cerise was discovered to have been pulled into Kalos when one of her friends from her new universe, Tierno @santalune-swords-dance, made a post about how she'd chosen to name a Luvdisc Mare. So far, this journey seems to roughly mirror the plot of Pokémon X/Y, though with the timeframe updated to be in 2024 and with some of the cities now having contest halls. Her other new friends are Trevor @pokedex-parfaite, Calem @friendly-neighborhood-calem, and Shauna @poke-mon-amie.

Caught in Paldea:

Cerise's current Pokémon are as follows.

Caught in Kalos:

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Blossom (Meowscarada F) (with Hazel @grass-pokemon-appreciator)

Ribbon (Annihilape F) (with Nemona)

Tim (Dragapult M) (with Nemona)

Lady (Palafin F) (with Nemona)

Cheese (Espathra F) (with Nemona)

Chonk (Clodsire F) (with Nemona)

Chime of Eternity (Iron Valiant) (has not been seen since Cerise's disappearance)

Gluttonous Beast (Miraidon) (with Arven)

entirely too many Dudunsparce (with Jacq)

Caught in Kitakami:

Ember (shiny Arcanine M) (with Carmine)

Ogerpon (with Kieran)

Munkidori (with Mare)

Fezandipiti (with Mare)

Caught in the Terarium (all currently unnamed and currently with the League Club):

Okidogi (with Mare)

Pecharunt (with Mare)

Alolan Dugtrio F

Dodrio F

Alolan Ninetales F

Duraludon M

Whimsicott F

Flygon F

[pinkhairandpokemon]

Rotomblr Chosen Ask Game!

An ask game for any characters who are a chosen of a legendary! Or if they just have one on their team! Idk if there’s already something like this but I thought it’d be fun!!

For simplicity’s sake, Legendary and Mythical basically mean the same thing.

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1. How did you meet your patron? (aka your Legendary)

2. What’s the relationship between you and your patron like? Do you get along?

3. If you and your patron DO get along, did you always?

4. Has your patron ever battled alongside you as your Pokémon?

5. Are you the chosen of multiple Legendaries?

6. Does your patron grant you any special powers/abilities?

7. Does your patron act more like a person or a Pokémon?

8. If you could, would you rather be the chosen of a different Legendary?

9. Do you worship your patron? If you don’t, how do you feel about people who do?

10. Has anyone ever claimed you were lying about being a chosen?

11. In some cases, the personality traits of a Legendary can reflect on their chosen. Has this happened to you, in any way you or others have noticed?

12. Where does your patron live? Do they stick with you, or do they have a domain of their own?

13. Is your patron fine with being kept in a Pokéball? How do they feel about Pokéballs as a whole?

14. Describe your patron in one sentence.

15. Is being a chosen stressful? Would you rather not be one at all?

16. Does your patron give you any sort of jobs or responsibilities?

17. Are you officially your patron’s trainer? Like are they registered to you as your Pokémon?

18. Is your patron easy to anger?

19. What’s your patron’s favorite food/type of offering?

20. Do you know any other chosens?

21. Does your patron have a counterpart/other legendary(s) they have close ties to? What is your patron’s relationship with them? (Example: Box legendaries like Ho-Oh/Lugia, or parts of a squad like Swords of Justice or Treasures of Ruin, etc.)

22. Does your patron keep secrets from you?

23. Has your patron had a chosen before you, that you know of?

24. Could your patron possess you if they wanted to? Have they?

25. Sometimes, the physical appearance of a chosen will change and gain traits of their patron. Has this happened to you in any way? Is the change subtle, like change of eye color, or is it something more drastic, like gaining scales/feathers/wings/markings/etc.? Are these changes permanent or do they only happen under certain circumstances?

26. Have you met any Legendaries besides your patron?

27. How many people know you’re a chosen? Is it something you’re open about, or try to keep hidden?

28. Name your favorite thing about your patron.

29. Name your least favorite thing about your patron.

30. Has an evil team ever gone after your patron?

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#ask game #rotomblr ask game #pokemon ask game #pokeblogging #pokemon irl #pokeblog rp #pokemon #pokemon oc #pokemon rp #pkmn irl #pkmn rp #pokeirl

[teehee-vibes]

In the Pokémon XY(Z) anime, I think that Tierno should have been the Pokémon performer out of the Kalos friends. I think he should have been Serena’s rival, instead of or with Shauna.

On one hand, Shauna’s great and fine, ya know? She was alright! But just Fine. I would like her more if she was there more.

On the other hand, Tierno’s personality is dancer. He is literally a DANCERRRRR. His Pokémon are DANCERS. It was his entire thing in the games (the source material) and even in the anime because of his battling style. And I get it, girl power and stuff. I loved the female solidarity in the master class, ya know? Girls supporting girls, even when competing, which is why I sorta would still like Shauna there (or give the other girls attention, god bless /lh). But as far fetched and/or impossible as it is for the anipoke writers (/lh again), I would have adored seeing a boy in that setting. A boy unabashedly passionate about performing in a sphere that’s female dominated and being just as supportive and positive. Being totally unashamed. I think that would be so cool.

It would have made his crush make more sense too, honestly, or just add some more charm to it. It wasn’t hindering the show because it didn’t come up often, just hindered his character because it came up when he was there. But imagine it developed as she grew into being a confident performer. Don’t even make the crush reciprocated, it still could have been cuter this way.

AND WHILE IM AT IT, because I just thought of this while writing, if I were in charge of the writing with my current mindset and understanding: Change up the counterparts for the trios.

Make Tierno and Serena each others’ counterparts, and change the others along with it.

I think it’s safe to say Trevor and Clemont were kinda~ counterparts, just the least developed of them (brainiacs, both seem to have some type of anxiety, not neurotypical IN THE SLIGHTEST, etc.). I think that Trevor and Ash could have been fun. Trevor was the member of the Kalos rival trio to master Mega Evolution, and he also battled in the League. In the games, he has a crisis about his own strength and doubts his abilities as a trainer because he has end goals different from other trainers. I just KNOW Ash would have been the best rival and friend to help him through that. Trevor has an affinity for taking photographs of Pokémon, pointing out the differences and rarities in them, and seeking out the legendaries Ash has met and battled before. And Ash, mister nomad with such love for the world around him, I think, would find a lot of interest in that and support it. Plus, Trevor has Charizard. Ash’s ace used to be Charizard. They could have bonded, they could have been incredible.

And that leaves Clemont and Shauna. And what do ya know?? Clemont and Shauna are EXPLICITLY FRIENDS in the games! It didn’t click with me until I started ranting about Tierno and Serena, but CLEMONT AND SHAUNA ARE CANONICALLY BUDDY BUDDY IN THE SOURCE MATERIAL (I get that Shauna is super friendly with Serena in the games as well, but you know what I mean). The device Shauna uses to break into the final chamber of Team Flare’s secret lab was a gift from Clemont. In the beginning of the game, Shauna knows little to nothing about being a trainer, but when she gets to Lumiose City and sees the gym leader and his little sister outside the gym, she recognizes them by face and exclaims “Those two are my friends! :D” It would have been fun seeing an unlikely friendship develop between the scientist who thinks he’s got his future figured out and the trainer with no set path who’s striving to love life as it is in the present.

Do you see the vision?

#anipoke #pokeani #pokemon xyz #pokemon x and y #pokemon Tierno #pokemon serena #pokemon trevor #ash ketchum #gym leader clemont #pokemon shauna #maybe it’s the theatre kid in me that really wants to see boys engage with the performing arts #but when there’s a genuinely NICE guy in the performing arts he is AWESOME #Tierno could have been that #and we could have had cool Trevor stuff #and I could get the Shauna and Clemont dynamic that’s mentioned but never given </3 #it would be so awesome #it would be so cool </3 #and I’m not saying what we got with xy(z) was awful #I still like it #I just think it could have been neat this way instead #I can’t wait to write Tierno in my sequel fanfic because he will get the showcase arc he deserves

[pkmnprofloblolly]

(@icetypelover) Hello, since biology is your thing I wanted to ask, how uncommon is a mutation where a Pokémon has two heads? I've seen it happen in Ekans and similar Pokémon rarely, but someone I know has a two-headed Houndoom, he was born with them. He's a gift from her father, back when he was a little Houndour pup, he's very well raised and gentle, though some fire can leak from his mouth when he's excited.

He's from a family of breeders who have been working with her father's family for generations where Houndoom are a Pokémon of choice, and they can't remember if it has ever happened before. The heads don't snap at each other and he's given a bit more food than a Houndoom his size would need since he has two brains, split in half so each head can eat, and he has no health issues.

I'm curious because there are two mythos I know, of Houndoom-like creatures with two and three heads, so it has to come from somewhere right? Since they're both represented as similar to Houndoom, does that mean it's maybe a mutation that can happen not so impossibly rare you wouldn't believe it in Houndoom?

wow, that's very fortunate that the fellow's gotten one just fine with two heads! extremely cool, what an exceptional lil guy, i'm glad the two get along.

polycephaly (literally "multiple headed") is a condition found all over the animal kingdom- including in humans!- and it isn't actually a mutation (with a notable exception we'll get to later). mutations specifically refer to changes in the genetic code- whether that's the flipping of a base pair, duplication of chromosomes, or so on- while polycephaly is actually a way that conjoined twinning can be expressed.

so, identical twins. identical (also called monozygotic) twins happen when a fertilized egg splits into two separate wholes at some point early in development- compare with "typical" development, where 1 egg + 1 sperm = 1 baby. identical twins happen when 1 egg + 1 sperm = 2 baby. compare with fraternal (or dizygotic) twins, which are formed from two separate eggs fertilized by two separate sperm. identical twins share a genetic code while fraternal twins do not (like any other sort of sibling). identical twins aren't super uncommon, though their rate of occurrence changes depending on where in the world you go.

now, usually this separation of the zygote into 2 embryos is complete. rarely, though, this splitting happens particularly late and doesn't quite finish, resulting in the two twins being connected in some fashion. this can result in an organism with one body and two heads, such as in your houndoom example, but can express in tons of different ways- for example, you may be familiar with the term "siamese twins" for conjoined twins: this originates from a famous pair of conjoined human twins from 1800's siam, chang and eng bunker, who were joined around the chest. in other cases, twins can be fused at the back of the head, the abdomen, the back, and plenty of other configurations.

survivability of these conditions varies wildly. some are easily separated, some live fine while conjoined, some must be separated for either of the two to survive, and unfortunately some are unable to survive at all, dying soon after birth.

the last case is usually what happens with two-headed organisms (something something, twice as many stars), but obviously, there are exceptions. while rare, organisms (of any sort- it's most famous in reptiles as you mentioned, but mammals (including humans!) can obviously exhibit it too) can live with these conditions as well.

also worth noting- when two complete heads are present, two complete brains are present! they may share organs and sensation, but the brains do function independently- so it's good that in your example the two get along! two-headed examples of less social species will often be much more antagonistic towards one another, since the two heads can recognize their counterparts as potential competitors or aggressors. this can cause problems in wild pokemon, who may waste precious time and energy squabbling over who gets to eat something that's going to the same stomach anyways (assuming the individuals share a stomach- sometimes there are two), leaving them vulnerable to attack.

(you may be familiar with 12-string, a polycephalic seviper(s) owned by virbank gym leader roxie, who famously featured in some particularly intense PWT matches- two heads means two sets of venom glands, which means REALLY effective poison type attacks!)

this also raises the question of individuality- whether polycephalic organism(s) are considered one or two beings- and perspectives on this vary. some polycephalic twins consider themselves two separate people, while some consider themself one. in what way you consider polycephalic organisms without the ability to self-define in that way is up to you, really (which is to say, if a person with two heads considers themself one person, they are one person, and vice versa, but most nonhuman animals can't decide that for themselves and probably don't care how you refer to them).

now, uh, back to pokemon specifically, and those notable exceptions i mentioned. while polycephaly is exceptional in the vast majority of species, there are of course a few where having multiple heads is the norm: doduo/dodrio, deino/zweilous/hydreigon, and girafarig/farigiraf (there are a few others- like weezing or cherubi- but i'm talking about animals specifically here. also not to be confused with conglomerate pokemon like dugtrio or magneton, which are multiple separate individuals working as one). these instances are indeed genetically programmed.

the mechanism by which these pokemon develop their multiheadedness varies. doduo could be considered to be a conjoined twin- the zygote's partial split happens in much the same way, though enforced by genetics.

(this process can indeed lead to an inverse of polycephaly, in which the two heads of the doduo fail to separate while in development. while rare, this condition is rarely fatal, and dodrio evolving from single-headed doduo tend to be two-headed. note how the dodrio's heads are asymmetrical, with one middle and one left head.)

girafarig does not develop by partial fission- the anterior and posterior heads develop separately, just the same as you develop two of each limb, girafarig develops two heads.

in cases where a pokemon gains more heads as it evolves, such as in dodrio and zweilous, the process is somewhat similar to how it happens in embryos- the head essentially separates into two in the split-second process of instantaneous evolution, with new growth making up the material lost to each head (or in hyderigon's case, the middle head keeping all the brain). in doduo->dodrio and zweilous->hydreigon only one of the two heads separates: the right head in doduo, and the left in zweilous. you can see in the two-headed dodrio above that the singular "right" head split into the middle and right heads, leaving a "blank" space where the left head would be.

you also mentioned the various mythos surrounding multi-headed creatures- indeed, some think that mythological beasts like hades' hellish houndoom cerberus may have been inspired by real-life examples of polycephaly, though we don't know for sure. cases of polycephaly are indeed extremely rare, so it'd be entirely understandable for folks in ancient times to think they're some sort of legendary beast, and you can find records of conjoined twin animals labeled as miracles or similar in some medieval texts.

#art #pkmn #seviper #doduo #dodrio #note as said above polycephaly and other forms of conjoined twinning are real things that happen to real people and i want to handle it sen #sitively because of that. ive tried to but if anything ive said comes off as rude or callous do please call me on it #pkmn irl #pkmn rp

[phlurrii]

Hey! Sorry if this has been asked before, but I’m still a bit confused as to what Noe and Deca are exactly. I get that they are glitches, but how? And why? I never played the first games so perhaps this is where my lack of understanding comes from. I read the Wikipedia page about MissingNo., but would love to learn what your thoughts are behind them. Thanks!

So my take on them is basically personifying the glitches I was obsessed with as a kid! So we’re working with 3 glitches total here: Bad Egg, Decamark, and Missingno.

Bad Egg is how a Pokémon game stores or contains corrupted data in the simplest of terms, I used this in my story as something Arceus created to contain/remove real world glitches, anomalies, and laws of the universe defying happenings.

Eventually, Noe’s sentient ramblings and time spent with Bad Egg rubbed odd in one way or another, thus becoming a Decamark.

A Decamark, in their simplest explanation, is what appears when what should be there, isn’t there. Think entering a Pokémon battle in game, but you’re entire party is fainted via glitches/cheats, so a Decamark will be thrown out in its place!

I personify this by having it hatch from the Bad Egg, given when an egg hatches, somethings suppose to be there. Except, bad eggs can’t hatch a real Pokémon usually, so instead a Decamark appears. Given its from Bad Egg’s tho, it continues Bad Egg’s job. Thus when things that shouldn’t exist, aka anomalies, Decamark’s job is to correct/contain through eating them! Digesting them and using it to supply their own powers.

Missingno. is a bit more complicated and been explained better previously, so I’ll skip the brief summary about its in game counterpart.

So, my Missingno. on the other hand is a bit different, their original job/purpose hasn’t been revealed yet. However, after they appeared early, they were granted the same job as Bad Egg. Aka contains and eating anomalies to keep the world in check. Noe has a variety of different abilities due to the glitch being very fleshed out in the sense of what we know about it and the purpose it served.

The 3 of them are basically entities, not organisms, that exist outside the natural world to keep the said natural world functioning. Noe just happened to be related job wise to Meau and the two become besties, thus allowing for some shenanigans to lead to his current position. Him and Bad Egg/Decamark were never meant to both exist, so when they do funny stuff happens, like bad egg hatching ;D

#hope this helps! finally made missingno’s Chrono link too #shorter than I thought #rip the post I forgot to tag lol #thankfully we have Mel for that #ask #missingno #decamark

[psyknight72]

Before getting the last batch of Same Name New Pokémon, I decided to participate in a contest in which you have to make an "Exaconnection" a fusion of Pokémon that are counterparts of each other, being each mon able to fuse into the same thing

I decided to pick Scolipede and Centiskorch due their lore involving brutal turf wars making the loser the prey of the winner

I had a lot of fun making this like some short of subverted angel!

"Leaving aside their enmity, the centipede Pokémons join harmoniously in a even deadlier predator.

As dangerous as beautiful, Ophanide instills dread and awe on its foes as it rolls towards them as a fiery wheel."

Stats 125/115/70/100/85/130

Ability Dire March: Speed Boost + White Smoke

Signature Move: Calamity Wheel 85 BP 100% Accuracy - If based on Scolipede, Poison type and 30% of Bad Poison - If based on Centiskorch, Fire type, -1 Defense and 10% of Burn

#pkmn #pokemon #pokemon fanart #fakemon #scolipede #centiskorch #ophanim

[hitodama89]

I got some questions about Mundane Pokémon in an art Discord server, so let's dive into the first couple of the topics that were brought up!

The first thing people were wondering about was how does friendship evolution work in this setting? And I myself decided to talk about it together with trade evolution, because the answer to both happen to be the same: it's not actually known how they work! Scientifically at least.

Traditionally they have been believed to be two sides of the same coin, friendship evolution process starting when the living conditions of the Pokémon are stable and favorable enough and trade evolution happening when the Pokémon goes through extraordinary hardships but survives and comes out stronger from the experience. Modern science does know that both processes start due to hormonal cues, but like I said before, it's not yet well understood what triggers those hormonal changes in the first place. They do not seem to be tied to age or social status of the Pokémon the way level up evolution is and they do not require ingestion of minerals like stone evolutions do. Scientist continue to investigate the matter, but considering especially what the triggers of trade evolution are traditionally thought to be, it's not an easy subject to study ethically.

The second question was how does Eevee and its many evolution paths work.

This one has a rather simple answer: all of the different evolutionary forms are actually regional variants. Eevee populations that have lived for many generations in cold climate have evolved (Darwinially) to evolve into Glaceon, Eevee who have adapted into nocturnal lifestyle evolve into Umbreon and so on. These separate populations are normally capable only taking the one evolutionary path they have adapted to, but here's where things get a bit messy...

The thing is all of the Eevee lines are capable of crossbreeding with each other. In nature it happens only occasionally, but Eevee has been a popular pet for centuries if not millennia and in the past some people started delibiretaly trying to breed Eevee that are capable of taking any evolutionary path its owner chooses.

Nowadays there are pretty much two schools of Eevee breeders: those who think the population lines should be kept separate because that's the way it is in the nature, and those who think that every pet Eevee should be able to evolve into any form it's owner wants to. Both sides have their pros and cons: multi evolution line Eevee tend to face problems while evolving much more often than their natural counterparts, but single evolution lines suffer from too narrow gene pools. That's because most of the pet Eevee are multi evolutionary at least to some extent, while wild Eevee populations are nowadays endangered.

#sketch #even though this isn't actually a sketch #pokemon #mundane pokemon

[whirlwindimagines]

What pokemon teams would you give to the Trigun Stampede characters? (Vash, Knives, Wolfwood, Meryl and Roberto)

This seems like something you would like to write about!

And you would be right, dont need to ask me twice to combine Pokemon with literally anything lol

I'll each give them a team of Six, and try to explain it from there! These are for aesthetic purposes, and no way a good team make up lol and of course this got long.

What Pokemon would Vash, Knives, Wolfwood, Meryl and Roberot have?

Vash: Xerneas, Sylveon, Absol, Breloom, Gogoat, and Lycanroc (Midday form)

Okay if you know me this team is biased as hell lol Lots of parallels to Knives because ya know their like two sides of the same coin.

His first pokemon was Eevee, and it evolved into a Sylveon because he has lots of love to give :)

Xerneas are supposed to represent everlasting life! :)))) I'd imagine Vash is responsible for said pokemon but keeps it hidden.

Absol is known as the disaster pokemon! When one appears a disaster follows after, he probs kept running into the poor thing and adopted it

I like to think Breloom and Gogoat are a pair, and Vash probably has a soft spot for grass pokemon. Breloom is a fighter, and Gogoat is a good way to travel.

Vash deserves a dog, the Midday form is very loyal to its trainer and is a lasting companion!

Knives: Yveltal, Umbreon, Aegislash, Zoroark, Kingambit, and Lycanrock (Midnight form)

The flip side of Xerneas is Yveltal, which absorbs the life of everything around :)) Surely in the hands of Knives nothing can go wrong!

Nai probably received an Eevee as well, his just evolved into an Umbreon

Aegislash and Kingambit are self-explanatory they fit his aesthetic. One is literally a floating sword, and Kingambits are leaders and command other pokemon.

A dog for Knives as well! the Midnight form of Lycanroc is more bloodthirsty than its day counterpart.

Zoroark just seems like an all around good Pokémon for him, it can do his bidding lol

Wolfwood: Silvally, Krookodile, Zebstrika, Darkrai, Banette, Mightyena

:))) Type: Null a pokemon that was experimented on, and has great power! But forced to wear its mask to suppress it :)))) They evolve into Silvally when a solid and unbreakable bond form, just seems like a good pokemon for him! This was probably his first pokemon!

Banette and Darkrai were accidental for sure, Banette's are pokemon with a vengeance and will kill those who wronged them. Darkrai the nightmare pokemon! Seems like it fits the aesthetic of the Punisher.

Straight up I think a Sandile bit him and he couldn't get rid of it lol Krookodile is goofy as hell, he just vibes.

Zebstrika is ill-tempered, but it likes Wolfwood a lot its the equivalent of his motorcycle lol

Deserves a dog as well! And while Mightyena isn't really a wolf, it's close enough.

Meryl: Mareep, Unown, Furret, Pachirisu, Rotom, Bewear

She reminds me of a Mareep I can't explain it lol Probs her first pokemon and can't bring herself to evolve it.

Meryls Bewear will beat the shit out of people, the strongest pokemon on her team it vibes check people lol

Rotom is her camera! Very helpful! She probably picked up Unown from college and felt bad leaving it behind so it just follows her around.

Furret is her comfort pokemon, very soft and huggable, she'd also look so cute with a Pachirisu hanging out on her shoulders.

Roberto: Spinda, Klefki, Polteageist, Toucannon, Fletchling, Persian

He likes to drink found the Spinda outside of a bar and straight up stole it.

Doesnt know how he got Klefki just appeared and he can not get rid of it! Was going to use Polteageist as a flask, turned out to be a pokemon! Who knew? Also can not get rid of it

Fletchling and Persian are actually pokemon he's actually wanted and caught. Fletchling lights his cigarette too lazy to evolve it, Persian is a bitch and is good a threatening people.

Him and Toucannon, have the same vibes. But his Toucannon actually likes to fight and will cut a bitch.

#trigun stampede imagine #trigun stampede headcanons #pokemon crossover #trigun stampede crossover #trigun stampede #vash the stampede #nicholas d. wolfwood #meryl stryfe #roberto de niro

[thebladeblaster]

What if the Pokémon protags had Digimon part 2?

So in masters Nate just has Braviary so…

I ran out of ideas for armor evolutions and Hawkmon’s are obvious. Nate also uses the tried and true Masaru method of evolution.

First off this second part took so long exclusively because Calem’s was an absolute nightmare to decide. Both him and Serena have Fennekin also Serena has Greninja. Also Serena is the protagonist which complicates things more…Anyway so I wouldn’t end up pulling out my hair I just decided that Serena has Fennekin like her anime counterpart so Calem has Froakie. Ninjamon is an abomination and the frog Digimon suck so I gave him the other ninja Digimon.

I guess he gets an Xros Loader so considering how evolutions are in Xros Wars he may well go straight from Falcomon to Ravemon.

Unlike Calem he was much more simple because he only has one sync pair. I’m also imagining that his super ultimate form comes about from Ultra Necrozma’s influence.

Xros loader too because Digimon Hunters is a thing that exists

Lucas took the only monkey rookie so I had to improvise. I tried to resist the urge to give him Etemon as a joke because musical monkey and unfortunately I couldn’t help myself 😅. Also once again there is not a lot of super ultimates. Sorry Victor.

I haven’t finished watching Ghost Game so I dunno. Maybe Appmon could be used too.

Since this dude isn’t in Masters I just based his on Miraidon. It’s that simple.

I could have also gave him this guy though 🤣

Anyway I have overthought this silly idea and actually have a very solid au idea. Let me know if anyone wants to know about the silly au where Digimon exist in Pokemon. Also I was thinking that I’ll do the female protagonists and rivals in the future.

#pokémon black 2 and white 2 #pokemon xy #pokémon sun and moon #pokemon sword and shield #pokémon scarlet and violet #digimon #trainer nate #trainer calem #trainer elio #trainer victor #trainer florian #hawkmon #aquilamon #valkyriemon #falcomon #ravemon #betamon #aegismon #leviamon #gotsumon #etemon #jazamon #Metallicdramon #machindramon #chaosdramon x #my crappy edit

[distortionresearchcentre]

#000.5 - 'M (00) / 3TrainerPoké $

Excuse my procrastination, got a bit distracted over Christmas and New years. Let's get back to it, shall we?

This is what we call 'M (00), but let's call it just M for ease (I mean we already have a character called N, don't we?) Now as you can see it has the same sprite as MissingNo, which makes a lot of people confuse it for it's counterpart. In fact it also has the same typing- Bird/Normal- which as I explained in my MissingNo post basically means it's just a Normal type since the Bird type doesn't exist.

Interestingly, this Pokémon is able to evolve! Except... Not really? You see, it's able to evolve into Kangastan at Level 0 and Clefairy at Level 128... So, good luck evolving this thing into a normal Pokémon. That, and it has two whole pre-evolutions from other glitched Pokémon! Pゥ 4$ and... O. That's it's name? O? Alright I guess.

Another interesting thing about this Pokémon is that it actually changes to an entirely different Pokémon in Yellow Version- 3TrainerPoké $, which is where the next section of this comes in.

They have the same evolution line too- except that 3TrainerPoké $ has pre-evolutions has different pre-evolutions. ▼ pゥand ゥHIゥ. These two also change into different Pokémon upon being transferred into Pokémon Red and Blue. This means it's technically one of the only Pokémon who has 4 evolutions including Clefairy evolving into Clefable.

With their Pokedex's looking like this, let's make ones of our own.

'M (00) and 3TrainerPoké $, the Mirror Pokemon.

Being one of the best examples of Pokemon turning into Other Pokemon upon "Crossing Dimensions" (We'll call it that, I'm not legally allowed to break the 4th wall in Pokedex entries.) and being known for being easy to confuse with the more popular MissingNo gives it the name the Mirror Pokemon, changing shape and form depending on whatever suits it best based on it's dimension.

... And no, M isn't any better than MissingNo in terms of stats, it's basically the same except special and speed stats are switched around.

3TrainerPoké $ is though, it has an attack of 233, a defense of 206 and a special of 236, buuut it has a HP of 33 and a speed of 17 so I wish you luck anyways.

#MissingNo #Glitch Pokemon #pokemon #'M (00) #3TrainerPoké $ #3TrainerPoke$ #i don't know what tags people use for that thing. #Pokedex

[mxstball]

@acalculatedfuture requested for a starter

Why did Serena say "yes" to joining Leaf on a journey to another dimension? ...and why did she also agree to split up for research? While Serena was confident in Leaf that she wouldn't get lost, this was still the Kalos Region -- one that was slightly alien to both of them. What if Team Flare was active here or something was far different about the Legendary Pokémon here during their research? What if they meet other counterparts?

Oh, but Leaf wouldn't have cared all that much. That girl was always one to throw care to the wind and adventure in new and exciting places. ...Maybe Serena should learn a thing or two from her friend.

So, now here Serena was, venturing in the Lumiose City. She was comparing the area to her map on her phone to see if she could find anything different with this world. Maybe the shops had different wares, or the food was slightly different. Maybe the fashion in the area was undergoing a different trend or--

Oomph!

Oh! Serena had slammed right into someone. Oh, how careless of her.

"O--oh! Sorry. I was paying too much attention to my phone. I didn't--"

Then, she saw him. It was like seeing a ghost -- meeting someone that she shouldn't have.

"C--Calem?"

#acalculatedfuture #muse serena

[everyone-with-a-para]

This is the response for the Pokémon ask thing. Sorry for the super late reply, got caught up into some real life things. But please enjoy this deranged ramble :>

Anyways! Grand choice! Grand choice! If I have to be honest, I was anticipating for either one of the Poké villains because they seemed very popular. Though, Cynthia is popular too. Also, a Cynthia dup, huh. Well, that's a first, I usually kept running into Lusa dups in the Daydreaming Discord server I'm in, lmao.

She may not be as lore heavy as the other blonde bitch, but she gets enough to the point of getting a backstory and some significant ties to the paracosm's big bad evil mouse guy.

So, Cynthia.

This Poké para is practically similar or the same as her canon counterpart personality wise. Just more serious and maybe a bit sassy/sarcastic given the trauma and suffering I put her through with the mouse alone. She was very well off at first in lore. A very respected actress for her job when on camera and a renowned fighter when off camera.

Yeah, the main cast in the paracosm are this skinwalker-esque species who are made mainly and solely to act and entertain the audience. In order to do that, they must wear the meat suits of their given characters and bear their names. Should they try to physically diverge or remove the meat suits, let's just say that bad things happen if they try to disown/change their names, and it'd hurt like shit if they remove the skin suit. They don't know who exactly are the audience, but they've been told by their creators over and over again that there are entities watching or playing their work. And these entities must be entertained, get something out of their performances.

Back to Cynthia, she's been very popular amongst the fellow actors thanks to her work/performance, and her character leaving a lasting impression on people. Because of her role as one of the good guys in the canon Pokémon storyline, she has the advantage and the privileges to navigate in a society that favors those who play that role more.

So, how did she got traumatized? How did all that fame, fortune, and privileges slipped past her finger tips?

It all started with a mouse.

In 2010, Cynthia had to perform for Mickey live for his birthday. It was a live performance for Pokémon Platinum. It was all fine and dandy at first. Though, over time, Mickey... Let's say his delusional episode started kicking in. You see, he can easily tell that his own project is an act all the time. But he can't easily tell if the others' works are real or not most of the time, so he has a tendency to attack the villain actors for what their canon personas did. Even if he does tell what is real and an act with some of the others' series, he'll still be a bigot towards villain actors and even commit hate crimes against them.

Towards the end of Cyrus's final act, Mickey tried to attack him in the Distortion World because of his delusions, insanity, and saviour complex. Cynthia saved Cyrus, but at the cost of losing a leg to Mickey. Right after they escaped from the mouse king, they tried to report him to the authorities of the Nintendo Empire. However, the trial kinda ended on a tie or a null. No one got guilty'd or taken to jail. Mickey is a king and can easily get away with a lot of things, this incident and the other Pokémon live performance incidents included. Cynthia still has privileges, so she's spared, and Cyrus just barely survived and only managed to escape from getting enprisoned because Cynthia had him cover.

Some months after the trial, rumours begin to spread, they were about the Sinnoh Champion herself. They can consist of her relationship with Cyrus and being brainwashed by the villain actors to help them overthrow the Nintendo Emperor, Mario. These made everyone become suspicious of Cynthia, leading up to robbing her wealth and her home, along with her socio-economic status. After that, she's been banished into the Villainous Underground, a ghetto-like place where villains, usually from very oppressive territories, live when off camera. Since then, she's been taken in by the residents and just lives there.

Nowadays, she hangs out with the villain actors of her series since they're all she has now. Some of the champion playing colleagues who were once close to her now reject and disown her from their social group thanks to those rumours.

In a following Live Performance incident, Cynthia lost an eye while helping Lysandre. I just thought it'd be neat and cool to give her a key stone for an eye. In another incident, I decided she loses a forearm while helping Lusamine with Mickey's attacks. It doesn't help that it was Ms. President's very first gig and her live first audience was not the Sponge bestie she intended to invite over, but the deranged mouse king himself.

I forgot to add/mentioned that Mickey adn one of the high ranking cult members started a smear campaign on Cynthia's ass and that's how she got angsted

That sounds so much darker and more convoluted to my poké paracosm where they're all just silly little guys with their silly little mons and their silly little family relationships but I kinda love it. My Cynthia isn't a main character in my paracosm but she's trans and immortal and terrified (/hsrs) of a 15 year old that keeps kicking her ass and she's so iconic about it. Girl committed atrocities and it's coming back to bite her 250 years later

#poké anon #sea-adhesiveness537 #quill speaks #ask

[prince-kallisto]

Saguaro Outfit Analysis

Wow, I’m so pleasantly surprised at the positive reception to the 1950s analysis I made for Saguaro! I’ll be referencing parts of that post a lot in this outfit analysis, because I think the historical references in Saguaro’s clothes are really important.

Usual disclaimer: I am not an expert on fashion, this is an analysis based on my own knowledge, research, and passion on the subject. If there are any corrections or additions you’d like to make, please let me know! ^_^

Saguaro is depicted to be a “fashionable and cool” man- and he is! He balances out the colors in his outfit very well, it’s clear he cares a lot about his appearance. I mentioned in the 1950s post that Saguaro has an almost outdated style, but he twists it to be contemporary and trendy.

His blouse looks reminiscent of a chef’s uniform due to the buttons and white collar/sleeves, as the uniform is traditionally white. His rolled up sleeves look casual and are the universal signal of a working man. It makes sense because he’s the Home Ec teacher! The vertical pink and yellow stripes give him an old-fashioned look (reminiscent of the 1950s) that looks cute and inviting.

The buttons on his collar may look odd, but it is an actual thing: a button-down collar. This style of collar originated from polo, and the buttons would keep the collar away from the players face. Due to this origin, the button-down collar is the most casual type of collar. But since it keeps the collar down, it gives a dress shirt a crisp yet casual appearance. Like his rolled up sleeves, the button-down collar signifies a working man.

Something I want to note is how he wears his Teacher Tag on his left breast pocket. The ONLY other teacher that wears their teacher tag is Ms. Tyme, who is known as a stricter and serious teacher. I think that this is Saguaro’s way of showing how he wants to be seen as an authority figure. He puts his tag front and center, right over where the heart is believed to be (the heart is more in the center, but it leans toward the left side). He’s very genuine and passionate, but the desire to be taken seriously remains.

His purple suspenders are traditional and conservative, and also holds up his apron. This design choice has to be purposeful, as it is a very unique placement. I mention in my 1950s post that it the ‘masculine’ imagery of suspenders and the ‘feminine’ imagery of an apron shows Saguaro’s internal battle with his insecurities regarding gender roles. Edit: Also GENIUS reblog made me realize that his suspenders are purely for aesthetics from the way they're clipped. Saguaro is just that bitch and i love him even more

The apron, with a cute bow, is held up by the suspenders and also have several cute embroidery patches. A close look at the model shows the stitches on the outside, which makes me think he sewed them on himself. Jigglypuff is another cute and primarily female Pokémon. It’s Japanese name is Purin, which is likely referencing Japanese Crème Pudding. Pineapples (tricky to see unless you're at the right angle) are said to symbolize warmth and hospitality, which is perfect for him!

His pants brings the outfit all together with a deep wine-ish color. This darker color makes me wonder if he wanted to “ground” the cuter elements of his outfit. If it weren’t for his blouse and the apron, his outfit would have an air of ‘brooding’ seriousness, as he puts it.

The shoes were the immediate signal that Saguaro *knows* fashion. Maybe I’m silly for obsessing over his shoes haha, but they are so good. He wears loafers, with a silver buckle is too unique to be a horsebit buckle. Any real-life counterparts I found of his shoes are very high end, reminiscent of Italian brands. Saguaro low-key has the best shoes of the Paldean cast, I find him to be very stylish. He definitely knows what styles he likes considering how specific these shoes are.

Okay, phew. After looking at all of his clothes, let’s talk a bit about the colors. From 1953 to 1957, pale pink was extremely popular in America due to “Mamie” Eisenhower, the First Lady at the time. Pastel green, blue, pink, and yellow were very popular pastel colors at this time, adorning everything from automobiles to kitchens to bathrooms. Saguaro’s blouse, that sports pink and yellow stripes, feels like a references to the 50s and its focus on femininity. The deep red-ish color of his pants is very fascinating to me. It has similarities to a wine color or maroon, but other way, this color is associated with the rich, powerful, sophisticated, and ambitious. The color is serious and demands a level of respect. It’s very timeless, and the deeper red is very different from the youthful and bubbly pink. I feel very confident that this color is one of Saguaro’s ways of trying to be an authoritative figure, while also not pushing it.

Saguaro’s color palette does actually show off how trendy he is. Many fashion designers reference Pantone color reports in their designs, and vice versa. Color of the Year/or season is determined by fashion runways, trends, and social media. In 2022, the color of the year was Very Peri. In 2023, it was Viva Magenta. Looking back at Saguaro’s palette, doesn’t it seem awfully coincidental that he wears similar colors? Now, SV was released in November 2022. But as I mentioned earlier, Pantone chooses colors based of fashion trends. If Saguaro is as fashion forward as I think he is (which he canonically is considered to be) I wouldn’t be surprised if he caught onto certain colors early. That’s part of what makes certain people seem fashionable or trendy. And because of the timelessness of the deep red of his pants, and the vintage colors of his blouse, he can honestly be trendy most of the time because these colors never go out of fashion.

Something I noticed when looking at all the teachers is that Saguaro and Miriam are the only ones who have silver details- all the other teachers (except Hassel, Jacq, and Clavell, which have no details. This is purposeful but I’ll save it for another post. Altho Hass DOES have golden eyes...) have golden details. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but my theory is that Saguaro and Miriam are both struggling with who they are. Miriam was giving up her dream to be a teacher, Saguaro is battling insecurities- I think it’s significant that they both wear silver. The other teacher have their own struggles too, of course, but it feels like Saguaro and Miriam are battling with who they fundamentally are as a person. Their identities are unknown to themselves, and this is marked with silver.

Overall, I think Saguaro’s fashion is a deliberate balance between “casual and approachable” and “respectable authoritative figure.” It’s also the blend of traditionally masculine and feminine fashion, with the suspenders & loafers vs aprons & bows. It’s such an insane balancing act that seems obvious in hindsight, but i never realized until this analysis. Character designer is so underrated. Am I overthinking Saguaro’s design? Yeah, probably. But all designs are made deliberately, and I think it hit the mark with several of my points. He’s a very complicated character, and I love him so much haha \(//∇//)\

#pokemon saguaro #mr saguaro #teacher saguaro #pokemon sv #analysis post #ive had this in my drafts for so long! it was all because of the pictures lol #in case you cant tell #despite how much i love fashion i am terrible at color names #kallistopost