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Hmm. So I’m not sure how much I have to say. I liked both parts well enough, although I thought the latter was the weaker of the two. I think some of the dialogue in the second chapter could benefit from context description. These are gods. They’re allowed to be a little dramatic, especially...

We talked on discord about the most salient points. I.E. it’s okay to backload worldbuilding, maybe cut the Oak scene entirely because it’s v overused and doesn’t add much, your Pokemon are great and I love them. Chapter 2 was way stronger than Chapter 1, probably because less info dumping and...

Muk (Grimer) Oleumedunt facticius Overview In his 1913 novel “March of the Muk,” author Henry Blackstone laid out a vision of muk as a strange creation of sludge and lunar x-rays that rose up from the oceans to destroy the cities. With humanity’s greatest insults to the wilderness gone, the...

CN: Misgendering, deadnaming Normal 1.12: Partners Genesis October 13, 2019 Cuicatl pulls the kibble out of her bag and starts to pour it into her tiny collapsible fox food bowl. You walk up and she pours you a handful without missing a beat. “Thank you,” you say. Then you take it to the edge...

Magnezone (Magnemite, Magneton) Magnusmagne triumverate Overview Wild magnezone are responsible for billions of dollars in property damage every year. Their strongest attacks can fry electronics within a six-mile radius. The electricity in human settlements draws them to the places where they...

Persian (Meowth) Overview Historically, the popularity of torracat in Alola has limited the desire for any other cat species. Other islands’ experiences with invasive cats have also led the Commonwealth government to restrict feline importation. Pyroar, their most notable failure, is a large...

I try to go for "realistic" ecology within the bounds of biological nonsense. It's why I'll go off on a food web tangent if pressed on discord. Do it sometimes. It's fun for me. And no one else. Pokemon absolutely hunt other pokemon in my setting. There are baseline animals. Just not very many...

Alakazam (Abra, Kadabra) Medicus magicae Overview Pokémon are generally considered to be separate from other lifeforms based on their ability to manipulate elements. In essence, there is one set of physics and biology that binds humans and other animals and a whole separate set that governs...

Normal 1.11: Local, I Hope Kekoa 2018 “Should’ve brought a jacket,” you mutter. Manollo scoffs. “Fucking told you. Colder here than anywhere else in the islands.” Certainly colder than anywhere on Akala. And you would know. You went to six different schools there ranging from North Point to...

Pelipper (Wingull) Overview A handful of species have established nearly global ranges. For the most part these are small and hardy pokémon. Few have the power or majesty to attract worship. Yet pelipper plays a central role in several world mythologies and have earned the fear and respect of...

Slowpoke (Slowbro | Slowking) Dormitabis arkos Overview Slowpoke are an extremely primitive amphibian. Fossil evidence of large turbann shells date back to the early Carboniferous, suggesting that slowpoke or their close relatives have been alive for hundreds of millions of years. As out of...

Normal 1.10: Negotiations Cuicatl October 18, 2019 You were only on Route 5 for three days but after a mix of freeze dried, dehydrated, and canned foods you’re perfectly happy to wolf down whatever the Brooklet Hill Pokémon Center’s serving. Even if it’s stir fry that you could probably do...

Snorlax (Munchlax) Ursacrassus occidentum minor Overview Most invasive species in Alola eventually settle into a niche and the ecosystem rebalances, albeit in a way less favorable to the native species. But the Melemele ecosystem has yet to adjust to snorlax. Alolan snorlax are the smallest in...

Blissey (Happiny, Chansey) Aglaea aglaea Overview There is credible evidence that blissey was the first pokémon to be tamed. Archaeologists have found stone tablets with drawings of blissey in a human camp, and even wearing human clothes, that dated back to 18,000 B.C.E. They were one of the...

Normal 1.9: Did It Hurt? Kekoa 2015 It’s kinda boring outside the window. Going into Minamo you either wind up on the land side (like your brother is two rows up and across the aisle) or just staring at water and the occasional island until the very, very end. None of the fun of watching big...

Credit to giygas on Spacebattles for the forest’s curse idea. Sudowoodo (Bonsly) Arboraemula perri Overview Sudowoodo are very easy to care for. They are also more mobile and personable than most other mineral pokémon, making them a good first step into caring for more dangerous and less...

Vikavolt (Grubbin, Charjabug) Ovisoccissio reginae Overview Most pokémon species in this guide were intraoduced to the islands by humans. Broadly speaking, they came in three waves: the initial Polynesian settlers, Japanese and Chinese expeditions between 800 C.E. and 1100 C.E., and European...

Normal 1.8: The Rules Cuicatl 2013 Achcauhtli is staying after for some sports game, your dad is out of town, and your godmother will want help making tortillas or doing laundry so you walk over to her house alone. Not that it bothers you as much as your brother and everyone else seem to...

Raichu (Pichu, Pikachu, Hodad) Luxsivarum ikanalu Overview Until the late Twentieth Century, pikachu were only common in central Japan and Alola with small invasive batteries elsewhere. They are not the most popular pokémon among Japan’s trainers. Worldwide, relatively few casual trainers...

Furfrou Canis noblesse Overview Furfrou has a reputation as perhaps the most regal and snobby of the world’s canines, and certainly of the world’s domestic canines. But the truth is that furfrou are, charitably, one the most energetic of the domestic canines. Less charitably, they are perhaps...