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This entry is brought to you by Raid Shadow Legends sneakyhint on spacebattles. Torterra (Turtwig, Grotle) Prathama yaatree poorvka Overview Contrary to popular belief, most of the major ancient civilizations knew that the earth was not flat. This did not mean they knew it was a ball of rock...

Going to actually reply to this here. I think the blades come from the 'dex? Can't really remember. Actual squids don't have them. The event in 1971 isn't based on anything in particular. Well, sort of. As a kid I'd heard that a walrus at my local zoo cracked the glass of the underwater viewing...

It brings me no satisfaction to tell you that @Pen must be banned for doxing a user. The evidence of this crime can be found in The Citizen, Part One a title that may itself be copyright infringement of this nonsense that I don't need to pay $5 to realize might be a bit ableist. There's a...

Another Crashmoth commission. Downloading from The Alola Pokédex Online Appendix . . . Gliscor (Gligar) Scorpioales pyleoccisor Overview The march of time has not been kind to the winged scorpions. In the Carboniferous, the ancestors of gliscor were some of the first creatures to take to...

This week’s entry of The Alola Pokedex was commissioned by Crashmoth. I also “borrowed” the concept of elastic energy from Mutitus on Deviantart. They’ve made their own pokédex project and you should definitely check it out Downloading from The Alola Pokédex Online Appendix . . . Breloom...

I'm not entirely sure I'm allowed to do this but I'm going to try responding in the thread to this one, if only because my attempt to respond in discord at 2 in the morning was not wildly successful. I am steadily doing edits of Arc 3 chapters now. I think that this one will have some moment...

Yveltal (Kalos) “Proud Yveltal roars and the world is consumed. All that remains is a cocoon of flames. Those who have fallen from Xerneas’s grace are doomed to burn forever within. But those who embrace the creator, who embrace life, for them there will be a new creation free from the pains of...

Salamence (Bagon, Shelgon) Formidraco celercaela Overview Few pokémon inspire fear and awe in humanity like the great dragons. Of these salamence arguably has the greatest place in the human imagination. It strikes hard and fast and few pokémon but the fickle fairies can hope to take it down...

Mantine (Mantyke, Mantitan) Marevespertilio navis Overview Mantine are peaceful giants of the sea. They only hunt plankton and small fish. In turn, few creatures hunt them. Wild mantine are indifferent to humans and will let them get close so long as they do not approach any mantyke. Captive...

Octillery (Remoraid) Pseudocephalus viscaput Overview Many people are confused by octillery and remoraid: are they fish or cephalopods? Do they change between the two as they evolve? The answer is that they are both fish. Octillery’s ‘tentacles’ are fins they have some prehensile control over...

Maybe check out the hawlucha, vikavolt, and toxapex entries of this fic's sister story, The Alola Pokedex. Fighting 3.20: Grand Trial Hala February 20, 2020 There’s snow on the platform. That’s a first. There’s been snow for over two weeks now. Long enough for a deep freeze. The forests on...

Clamperl (Huntail, Gorebyss) Aequor acritesta gigas Overview Coral reefs are typically associated with brightly lit warm waters. But not all reefs are found on the surface. The seamounts around Alola are home to many deep sea reefs, vibrant and biodiverse communities thriving well beyond the...

Fighting 3.19: Adrift Kekoa February 15, 2020 “For those of you who are just joining us, we’re continuing our anniversary coverage of the Weather War Tragedy. Eight years ago, two titans clashed in the heart of Hoenn. Tens of thousands of lives and billions of dollars in property were lost...

Cloyster (Shellder) Armis inalgesco Overview Every species needs some way to defend against predation. Some pokémon are simply too large or formidable in battle for any native predator to challenge them. Venom or foul taste can deter all but a select few hunters. Other pokémon can run away or...

Fighting 3.18: Upgrade Nocitlālin [Unit4_50 Summons Unit1_374] [Alarm Lvl 7: Corollary1 Jeopardized By Summons.] [Unit4_50 Summons Unit1_374] [Orders Received] [Initiate Ramming] Estimated Arrival Time: 2713 Seconds; Obstacles Encountered: Minimal; Transit Time: 2719 Seconds Unit1_374...

Toxapex (Mareanie) Duodecim acanthaster Overview Toxapex has an unfortunate reputation as the bane of reefs. It is true that they eat hard corals. If they appear in very large numbers they can even radically alter a reef. It is also true that they are natural denizens of reefs that play a...

Expect another entry tomorrow instead of a BT post. Next chapter of that story is taking longer than I would like. In the meantime, the end of an arc approaches and that means there's a new bonus poll! This poll's options are Charizard, Togekiss, Regieleki, Uxie, Yveltal, Zacian, and Zapdos...

Corsola Corallium sp. Overview Corsola jewelry has always been popular in cultures located near reefs. Worldwide it has long held an association with fertility and the protection of children and women. This belief likely stems from the relatively rapid regeneration of the species. In some...

Fighting 3.17: Thunderclouds Cuicatl 3 February, 2020 When Alice took you flying, she wrapped you in her arms and jolted up. You can remember her meaty breath bearing down on you while jolts wracked your body with every wingbeat. Her arms held you tight to her chest so that you could feel...

Luvdisc Discus suavium Overview Luvdisc is not a powerful pokémon. They also must breathe underwater once every fifteen minutes, making them impractical for travelers. The pokémon are also notoriously hard for beginners to care for in captivity and rarely bond to their trainer. Despite...