lilycove280 ✭

lions can bite the ghost types

i think it's kinda wild how their plot is that the royal family of Galar are annoying "celebrities" that no one actually cares about, trying to misrepresent myths to gain power in the region. pretty bold of gamefreak. just as characters, they're the kind of guys you love to hate. i loved their running bit of "handcrafting…

two more reasons why they don't simply port every pokemon forward are competitive accessibility and the extra polish that pokemon need in newer games. scarlet and violet gave every pokemon new texturing, and it's a lot of work! doing that for all 1025 pokemon just isn't in the time restraints pokemon operates on nowadays.…

there's a lot of different pokemon you can use, but honestly the specific pokemon matter less than making sure your team is cohesive - everyone should cover for something the rest of the team can't, everyone should flow together and not be stepping on each other's toes (for example, don't set up psychic terrain if you plan…

diantha in particular - she's the only trainer with 6 pokemon, but it doesn't feel like it because of how easy it is to sweep her first 5 with a strong fairy type. and let's be honest - it's gen 6. you've got a fairy type on your team.

Kitakami appears to be based on the Tōhoku region of Japan - which would put it between Kanto and Sinnoh.

a billion is a lot, i think the lions would win

i always used to think absol was a gen 4 pokemon, because i played ruby for so long and never saw it, only ever caught one on mt coronet in platinum.