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Ground 9.3: Beneath the Armor Lyra September 8, 2020 There’s a weight pressing into your stomach when you wake. Too small to be any of your pokémon. Could be Madeline. She usually stays on Cuicatl’s side of the tent, though. You reach out a hand to feel it. Hard. Square. Great. This again...

Beheeyem (Elgyem) Scullensis mulderi Overview In 1948, metallic debris was found scattered near Roswell, New Mexico. Two weeks later, a new species was found wandering the desert. Scientists continue to debate whether the two events were at all related. Beheeyem have become synonymous with...

Ground 9.2: Den Mother Red the Pyroar You were the largest and healthiest daughter of your litter. You studied diligently at your mother’s side for as long as you were allowed to remain. Learned to fight and nurture. Excelled in all the ways a cub could. You were rewarded with exile and...

A commission by Crashmoth Azumarill (Azurill, Marill) Caudaolei littoralis Overview The world is full of small pokémon that receive relatively little attention outside of local beginning trainers. Azumarill, as a small herbivorous lagomorph, may seem like they should be no more useful in...

Arc 9: Ground There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity. -Douglas MacArthur Ground 9.1: Cake Day Kekoa September 3, 2020 It turns out Plumeria’s goal really was to get independence quickly and violently. Great. But surely someone must have thought, hey, what if Alola...

Ogerpon – Kitakami “And when the noble Pecharunt fell back upon the earth, the monster from the northwest retreated back to her woods. She was not the first foreigner to attempt to conquer our lands. She will not be the last to try. Pecharunt rests now. He will return when Japan is threatened...

Ice 8.10: Usurpers Molayne September 3, 2020 Even with the most powerful flashlight you own to light the way, mapping out all of the darkened corridors of Blush Mountain Geothermal Plant has taken far too long. The full-face respirator you have to wear isn’t helping. Apparently, no one ever...

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Clefable (Cleffa, Clefairy) Cryptici eluna Overview Clefable are considered the type species for the most esoteric of fairies. The neat division of pokémon into three broad categories – mineral, phantom, and organics – has its edge cases. The true psychics are at the boundary of the organic...

Ice 8.9: Ascension Pixie The goddess’s cave looks simple from the outside. Even less impressive than the one you hunted bats at earlier. “This is it?” you ask. “It is. I did not believe it, either.” It’s hard to imagine Avalanche as a vulpix. Was she scared when she came here? Her mother...

Ditto Amiba haeckelli Overview At the dawn of the Nineteenth Century, leading natural scientists speculated that the seafloor was coated in a primordial ooze from which complex life emerged. While this ooze, Bathybius haeckelii, was debunked by the crew of the HMS Challenger, another...

Ice 8.8: The Mountain Pixie The Mountain stretches above you. For weeks you’ve been training near the base to get strong enough to climb. You think you’re there, now. Your ninth tail is even with the others. You can easily beat Madeline when she doesn’t cheat. You can even come close when she...

Skarmory Stymphalia alumen Overview There are a variety of skarmory species across the world, all known for their metal bodies. The gilded skarmory of South America had feathers laden with silver and gold. They were still not the most valuable of their kin. Stymphalia alumen is commonly known...

Ice 8.7: Ultimatums Kekoa August 25, 2020 Smoke hangs in the air on your way to work. It’s frustratingly normal these days. There’s basically no power. No food, either. The people in the city are still finding ways to survive. You hear fewer wingull when you walk near the water. Barely hear a...

Forretress (Pineco) Tineabombae exfoliis Overview Generally speaking, blowing yourself up is not a good strategy for survival. Some pokémon have made it work. Quickly channeling enormous amounts of elemental energy can result in the wielder losing control and an unfocused blast detonating...

Ice 8.6: Stronger Genesis August 14, 2020 Your pokémon are relatively low maintenance. Ferny and Callisto can feed themselves. You aren’t sure that Count Cloudy needs to eat at all. Sometimes he floats into smoke or dust and sits there for a while. A website you read said that might be eating...

Cinccino (Minccino) Ancilla australmontes Overview Alola’s ecosystem has successfully integrated many species without major disruption. A few have threatened it through overgrazing, predation, or physically altering the environment. Then there are the cinccino, which provoked a particularly...

Ice 8.5: Face to Face Danielle(?) August 15, 2020 Sina and Dexio’s lab is air conditioned. You can feel Pixie purring away beneath your hand. This is the first time she’s had it in… weeks? Has it been that long? Longer? Shorter? She leads you over to a seat and you take it. “Thank you for...

Garbodor (Trubbish) Pestisviva urbisnovae Overview Garbodor are incredibly strange creatures. No one seems entirely certain where they came from or what they are. They simply appeared in a landfill outside Castelia in 1967. They were initially believed to be phantoms possessing garbage bags...

There’s a scene that’s a little more graphic than I’m used to writing. Starts with the introduction of Micah the golem. None of it lasts past the next scene break. Ice 8.4: Beyond The Light’s Reach Madeline The first thing you know is the light. The second is agony. Your tentacles recoil in...