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  • Our "Weird and Wonderful" one-shot contest is now underway! Pokémon are strange and magical creatures, and for our writing contest this year, we want to see you higlight some of their oddest abilities and features! From stories about luxray thieves using X-ray vision to scope out targets to those about trainers bewitching opponents with their stantlers' mystic antlers, any sort of fic featuring a pokémon's unusual lore is welcome! Entries are due at 11:59 PM July 13th UTC.

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  1. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Journey

    Some tips I see here for my own reviews in the future lol. My favourite way to tell you things is environmental clues! I love doing it, glad it got picked up on! As far as I know, it’s meagre. Although I do tend to use Uk/Canadian spelling rather than the American. There might be a few errant...
  2. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Nameless (2022 Contest One-shot)

    I figured I’d start checking out the Contest shots and here I am! On a roll today and I figured I’d read this too! It can even count as the Reddit contest review! Larvitar is an inspired choice. I also do remember a shadow tyranitar late in Colo, so I can see where this one is heading. I...
  3. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Journey

    Gym battles do sort of become these big massive spectacles later in the fic, but then they promptly lose all their significance as the plot spirals out of control from there. The whole “Marcus is poor” thing kinda gets abandoned once he gets his feet under him, but it’s not completely gone...
  4. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Of Sand and Shadows

    Chapter 3-5 time! Wes and Rui have a pretty good dynamic. What with Wes being a broody, edgy bastard and Rui being a ball of unbridled joy and enthusiasm. It’s also a hilarious touch to have the narrative itself be lampooning Rui’s height. Barely 2 chapters into her appearance and Rui has...
  5. Joshthewriter

    Mischief and Malice Contest - Results

    What We Do For Our Children, my entry to the contest has been edited and posted to TR Final Version
  6. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Journey
    Threadmarks: Death of Duty, Chapter 26: Confession

    Journey Death of Duty Part 6: Secrets and Lies Confession Truth sets you free. — Champion Lance Wataru Janine and I hadn't packed for any kind of mission. We had nothing, no communication, no supplies, and in my case no pokemon outside of Artemis. Artemis, who was busy with an impromptu...
  7. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Journey
    Special Episodes: What We Do For Our Children

    CW: Mentions of child abuse and manipulation. Depictions and mentions of torture. Blood, violence and death (human and pokemon) abound. Is it better to do something because it is right, or because it benefits you? "He's waiting in the other room," Matori said with a curt nod. "He seemed...
  8. Joshthewriter

    Mischief and Malice Contest - Results

    Congrats to the winners!!!! Well deserved, all of them! I’ll be taking my own feedback and expanding on the story, likely splitting it into 2-3 parts. Stay posted, the final story will be up by month end!
  9. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Hunter, Haunted

    Chapter 4+5 Exchange is finally here! I’ve said it before, you paint a picture with setting descriptions at times. Absolutely gorgeous depiction of the forest with words. One thing that I absolutely love is that the narration follows Red off on tangents and really makes you sit in his mental...
  10. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon The Hero of Another Story

    Catnip time! Fairly ordinary start tbh. It all seems so tame for you lol. Just some relatively wholesome team dynamics, which can be a good introduction. OH BOY that’s a tonal shift. Introducing the trainer and then immediately having the shock of cobalion whole-ass decapitating Leon is much...
  11. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Journey
    Special Episodes: Born, Rebuilt

    Born, Rebuilt The sky burns red like it is day even though the sun set hours ago. Streams of fire trail through the smoking sky and the air feels hot on my carapace. My den-mate shifts at my side, her attention turning to me and away from the other Scythe-Arms standing at the ready. She...
  12. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Hunter, Haunted

    Double chapter review drop! This will be mostly stream of consciousness, with praise and crit handed out where I think its due. Chapter 2: I will say beforehand, that the chapter seems very polished with solid prose all around. It shows the care you put into this story. So, Red’s seeing a...
  13. Joshthewriter

    Exquisite Corpse 2022

    A: signing up for Everything!Ash, Legend POV, and fan region supreme B: I will not be available from july 31st to August 10th C: I don’t mind starting, but only if nobody else wants to.
  14. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Weaversong

    Alright! here to check out chapter 1! I’m very not a PMD fan, so I may miss some things that are inherent to the setting (though I have played rescue team/explorers). I’ll be honest, the opening does not grab me. Maybe thats my problem with my whole “can’t relate unless there are physical...
  15. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Journey
    Threadmarks: Death of Duty, Chapter 25: Conservation

    Journey Death of Duty Part 6: Secrets and Lies Conservation History walks the earth once more. — Alexander Vargas The phone rang aggressively, rousing me from the half-drunk slumber. I sat up, fumbling with my pokegear and dropping a stray glass to the floor. It shattered, and Janine shot...
  16. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Teleport-A-Loo (Two-Parter)

    Ch 1: I like the idea of a pokemon making jokes to themselves in the 1st person narrative. Fun little thing, since my narrative is so utterly formal. Ha! This is fun! Casey instantly has a very clear voice that I can already tell I’ll enjoy! Kadabra legs really aren’t made for walking. Funny...
  17. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Of Sand and Shadows

    Alright, I’m back! One a day! Wes’ pokemon being bacon fiends is a hilarious touch, and I love the effortless way you slipped in the worldbuilding that Wes would normally be stealing table scraps if he hadn’t escaped with some money. I absolutely adore the retro-futurist-western blend that you...
  18. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Of Sand and Shadows

    Alright! I said I was here and here I am! I completely forgot how Colosseum opens. Love how explosive it was (lol). I’m not a massive fan of onomatopoeia, but it’s fine enough. The action itself is a bit short for my liking. It was almost an afterthought to take down the skarmory, something...
  19. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon Journey
    Threadmarks: Chapter 24: Fire

    Journey Death of Duty Part 5: War on the Water Fire When war comes, it brings death. — Unknown Soldier The Poison Fang was rocking dangerously on the waves. The vessel was mostly shielded from the wrath of the sea by Five Island itself, but I could tell that the bridge crew was still...
  20. Joshthewriter

    Pokémon The End: Rekindled (Now Complete!)

    Hi there! JoshtheWriter here with your (late) catnip review. I mainly use FFN, so I’ll be crossposting the review here and TR! PMD fic? I don’t normally read them, so you might have some confusion on certain things but I’ll be sure to ask questions throughout. I’m liking the teases of...
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