Pokemon Card of the Day #2917: Super Scoop Up (Neo Genesis)
Super Scoop Up was meant to be a more powerful, but less reliable version of the original Scoop Up card seen in Base Set and eventually Legendary Collection. This time, it did require a coin flip to do anything, which was awful. The effect was incredible, though, as it let you return 1 of your Pokemon as well as all cards attached to it into your hand. This let you keep Energy as well as retrieve evolved Pokemon without losing all but the Basic. In this era, Super Scoop Up didn't see a ton of play, but Dark Crobat decks tended to like to run some of these to try to re-use those damaging Pokemon Powers that only worked when evolving. Other decks that would like this, like Entei/Magcargo, went with the reliable Scoop Up due to re-using a Basic Pokemon.
I refuse to believe Bulma would not be giddy about seeing Vegeta as a kid. She would go into fangirl mode because her hunky badman hubby was a tiny stray kitten crossed with an angry gnome.
My dad’s been watching WWE again (which means… I’ve been watching WWE again lol) and because I am the way I am I’m thinking about narumitsu
Nothing crazy, I do think Phoenix and Maya would both be wrestlers and ridiculously strong (you remember that really long post that’s like “body builders aren’t built for endurance, but you know who is? This man that’s built like a square” and yes that’s Phoenix, STRONG)
Anyway, all of this to say that Phoenix can and should be able to throw Miles over his shoulder even though Miles is also Built Like a Fridge
And this is even less about narumitsu but I feel like Maya would LOVE wrestling. Love the showmanship and the costumes and love the LIFTING SO MUCH, has this whole character built up, many many passionate women have made those videos about her (you know the ones), and I also think that she would get recognized in public but be like “oh the wrestler?? Haha yeah I get that a lot! I wish :-/“ and then just break something in half “oops lol, butter fingers”
Nahlin Alastiran is the last member of the top security squad in the group. They're the controlling witch for the group, working out the end of his contract for Y'qive. Their abilities and powers are kept close to the vest but they're scarily good at information gathering, knowing who is needed exactly where at the exact time and...they're an asshole. The gargoyles adopted them quite unwilling into their group, but they begrudging learned to tolerate and dare they say love the rock headed doofuses.
The best word to describe Nahlin is bratty. If they don't get their way, they are often seen pouting and/or plotting some type of revenge. Whether that's on a client, fellow group member or enemy. Y'qive is the only one exempt because she's the boss. Poor Poli often gets quite a few untimely pranks.
Their job within the squad is to gather and piece together the necessary intel for their missions and every one involved. If a client is hiding something that Zonas can't find through technology or Moonee hasn't heard through spying, then Nahlin will get through magical means. No one fucks with their team or gets past them. Nahlin is scarily good at their job and no one knows quite how they manage to do it. Given their past, Nahlin is not inclined to reveal any more secrets than necessary.
Y'qive bought them off the black market, gave them the option to work for her and Nahlin's been "working off their debt" ever since. Even though Y'qive would never make them pay back a cent.
They are dainty and cranky. At 5'6", it irks them to no end that Moonee is taller than them. Age undetermined, the paperwork simply said "old". Copper toned skin, black-brown hair often styled with small braids or tied in a ponytail, ruby eyes often hidden behind a pair of black glasses. They're shorter stature and slight waifish build often nets them more attention because of how big their personality and loud their mouth can be. They often bring Y'qive great amusement and others are convinced thats the only reason she keeps them around.
Idk if everyone else is getting their lashings for letting Cam stay over Reilly and Hisam I think it’s only fair to point out that Cory killed both flips
Pokemon Card of the Day #2574: Super Scoop Up (Burning Shadows)
Super Scoop Up was one of those cards that kept getting reprinted every once in a while, though sometimes rotated out between prints. The Sun & Moon era brought it back in Burning Shadows, with releases in Shining Legends and Celestial Storm as well, making it available for quite some time.
The Item was luck-based, requiring heads on a coin flip to not be a wasted card. If you did get that heads, you could put a Pokemon and all cards attached to it into your hand. Said Pokemon did not have to be damaged and Super Scoop Up wasn’t a Supporter, giving two advantages over Acerola. Acerola was far more reliable, however, and was mostly the better option. Super Scoop Up, in this era, was mostly used by certain decks using Tag Teams, Pokemon that gave up 3 Prizes but had incredible HP. If you could fit in 3 or 4 copies of a luck-based card, you could potentially save yourself several Prizes with just average luck. There was somewhat high risk here but, in some decks at least, high reward, making it an interesting card to consider.
i love armand (vampire chronicles) so damn much. but i love him in ways i've never really seen other fans articulate, which is fine, but it does mean my immense feelings about him have to just live and die inside of me, unseen by others
Becky doing teen angst things as wordgirl but the fair city citizens take it way too seriously and the villains have to step in to calm them down.
Pretty Princess episode got cancelled? Wordgirl is floating in the center of the town with Huggy, Violet, and Scoops, loudly complaining about how this is the first sign the world is ending. City goes into a panic. Food Pyramid is hanging out together and are confused at why everyone is running and screaming, thinking it’s a fellow villain until someone screams “WORDGIRL SAID WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!”
They go to check out what happened. They are, collectively, annoyed and disappointed that their relax day was disturbed over Wordgirl effectively just pouting.
They scold her for causing a panic. She feels bad but will not admit it in front of the villains, who are embarrassing her in front of her friends, so she’s just like “ughhh you guys are ruining my life!!”
The onlookers are confused. They assume that the villains are doing something diabolical to WG even though they’re just standing there. Panic increases
Yknow when you’re at your friends house and they start arguing with their parents? Thats Violet and Scoops rn except they’re surrounded by the city literally going into chaos around them
After a large thing crashed down next to them and scares the living hell out Violet, Scoops, and Huggy (the others do not react and just look at it like spilled water or smthn) WG finally agrees to retract her complaining “ughhhhhh fine I guess i’ll go on a public broadcast to stop the city from killing itself 🙄 doesn’t bring back PPMPPH though.”
Everyone goes back to their day. Violet and Scoops yet again wonder why being friends with Becky has to be so strange. The end.