I haven’t quit and it’s actually not due to the recent losses or even the grinding (though the grinding is a bit annoying, if I may be truthful ;P). I’m just distracted lately and can’t seem to get around to Nuzlocking. o_o;

I’ll get another update up, I just dunno when. Sorry.

Hello, and welcome back to— wait, I can surf now.

this is not surfing this is flying

WATCH OUT SMALL CHILD I HAVE A LARGE BIRD AND I’M NOT AFRAID TO USE IT

Oh. Do you have a large bird?

I CROSS SKY AND SEA

FEAR MY POWER

Hmm.

…:/ I don’t have enough aquatic characters to come up with a name for a jellyfish.

HALP THERE ARE TENTACLES EVERYWHERE

._.

I suddenly don’t feel like catching this.

FOR ARIN BECAUSE TENTACLES. YEP.

No, self. Stop shipping things and switch Tren out.

Wait, I wonder if I can…

Why am I doing this

Why did I do that

…Seadra, why are you not attacking the random Charizard? ._O

Welp. That was awkward.

Time to drown sea creatures. That’s not awkward at all.

We’re here, everybody off the Gyarados.

what

The gym leaders are more competent than the criminal organization. I can’t even

Oh, right, I had a name planned for the Kabuto.

Meh. Later.

Oh hey, it’s kind of nice in here. We should totally loot it while we wait for the gym leader to get back.

Wait, can I just…

I’ve gotten all the way to Cinnabar without catching a Rattata. o_O What…?

I’m running out of names. o_O Named him after a random Sirenwolf. Sorry.

Ohai. Are you looting the place, too?

Snake Turducken 2: Electric Boogaloo

I’m going to be honest: I’ve never figured out what these do. I don’t know why I never bothered to find out rather than just prodding them when I see them.

Oh, they turn Mewtwo’s eyes red. How cute.

Oh.

Okay, now I understand the Mewtwo statues.

I WANT YOU. LET ME LICK YOU.

Marina, you are terrible at licking

I don’t think I memorized any part of this mansion. I’m completely lost. This is really odd.

closed door in corner

open door in corner

oh my gods this is cool

…Oh…

Oh! O:

oh boy what a great idea i sure do love falling to my doom

Meh, it’s a good idea as any. We’re walking in the air~

We’re floating in thakjlklgk;ls I BIT MY TONGUE

There’th pokemon in th’ Americath?

Wath it a parrot?

Thomeone ith leaving journalth everywhere…

Thath notta parrot— okay theriouthly

I am tho done with thith tongue injury

That’s much better— Oh, look, someone’s actually looting the place. Huh.

…Huh. Thanks. o_O

WHOA

Ouch NOTHING, you giant butt. o___________O

Wait, so he didn’t just step out for lunch?

…I forgot that these were here. o_________________O

Ooh, diary time!

…That’s ominous.

Not sure if Blaine just likes putting keys in depressing mansions or if he wants to warn challengers about Mewtwo. ._O

…

Oh my god

I…

Don’t…

no

that didn’t just happen

oh my god

I think I’m actually crying a little.

what even just

no

That didn’t even have to happen. I could have just used Dig to begin with instead of walking to the exit.

I honestly want to cheat and restart and try again or something. But I won’t.

I honestly want to say something like I did for Tya, but I can’t manage anything. I’m honestly crying now, Set is sort of one of my favorite characters of mine and

I am really not okay with this at all

Okay, I feel a little better now.

(Through Ravens and Songbirds - the story Set and Tya and most of the other characters I’m naming these after are from - is set on a tropical planet. Snow = evil, ominous and strange. It felt cruel to put them in there.

I don’t care if it’s silly how I’m reacting. This is so not okay.)

…

Of course it will. Sure. Right.

You know, it’s interesting. I have over half a box full of catches, and yet I always replace dead members of my team with brand new Pokemon because I’d been wanting to get a specific member on my team anyways.

Daer’on was created by T’akrin, the fire demon thing what’s using Tren as a host. He’s rather serious and kind of socially awkward, and while he’s not really big on fighting, especially to kill, he’s good at it.

He also happens to have scythes for arms.

I’m just going to stop here now. I don’t feel like grinding at the moment.

Next time: Blaine, possibly Sevii Islands. That’s after this, right?

Hello, and welcome back to—

WELL IF YOU’RE SO SURE WHAT I’M GOING TO SAY, WHY DON’T YOU WRITE THE RUN!?

gosh

A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR— Wait, crap, I’m going to have to come up with a bunch of names. waah

Special rules for the Safari Zone:

One pokemon per area.

Center Area catch!

Aaaand it fled. ):

Area 1 catch!

Jezian is an “eclipse jackalope” (jackalope-like creatures that are usually brightly colored and have random mutations). Unlike most of her kind, her fur is a neutral color and she lacks horns. She likes adventuring, but can be a bit too much of a daredevil for her own good.

Er. Anyways.

IT’S THE GREATEST PLACE ON EARTH

ITEM BALL WORLD

WHY ISN’T ANYTHING FLEEING NOW!?

I swear, that took at least 13 rocks.

…Hey, um. I’m gonna throw some bait at you and run to the next area, so, you know, if we’re cool, you’ll meet me over there.

We cool, Nidorino?

…WE NOT COOL

BUT THIS IS PRETTY COOL, TOO

food fiiiight

And now I’m covered in hamburgers— I mean.

Enirah, when not busy being a Venomoth, is an O’urtnx, a species of… well, they’re practically gods. Unfortunately, having that much power made them incredibly vain, and any imperfections in their people were punished by abuse and exile. Enirah is of mixed race, and due to that, she doesn’t actually have the full power of the rest of her species and has limited energy to magic about with.

Despite being treated horribly as a child, she still manages to be rather excitable and happy overall, though she doesn’t exactly make sense. At all.

This is the second thing I bumped into in this area.

My butt just caught fire from shock.

WE COOL

holy carps

my balls

Hey, look. Someone who I actually have a picture of.

Or twenty hundred pictures of. Same difference, really.

Aexxys (pronounced like “axis”) is actually my fursona. XD I was planning to use him for a Nidoran/Nidorino for a while, though, because purple rabbit-like thing with horns and poison. He’s another Eclipse Jackalope, and when I’m using him as a character rather than an avatar, he’s… sort of obnoxious. He’s adventurous, but lazy. Gets himself into trouble a lot, kind of a bad influence on the other eclipse jackalopes… he’s basically the village idiot.

Also, that red mark on his side is usually blue. It’s only red there because it worked better with the color scheme. 8D;

This was my second encounter here. ._O

WHAT HAPPENING

crap

Shut up and take my pokedollars.

WHOA WHAT THE CAT BUTTS

I haven’t gotten to the areas I missed last time, but this is technically the first thing in Area 1 this time around. XD Pretty cool.

Oh, good. I thought Tren ate it.

whyyyyyyyy

Oh come on, I haven’t played this game in a while. Of course it took me two tries. Chill, dude. ):

You’re starting to sound like a banner ad.

!!!

I TAKE IT BACK.

I CAUGHT A TEEFS

So, do I just… put them in the mailbox?

Carrier Pidgeot

sir

I am not a collie

HM LAND

Arin: The buff, digging Wigglytuff.

It would appear that HM land and Item Ball land are one and the same.

Huh.

There is candy at this theme park. O:

FOR FISH AND GLORY

8U

I honestly just wanted to see what I’d get.

I’m not going to catch it. I can’t justify getting stuff from each area of the Safari zone and this, too. XD Or, well, I can. It just doesn’t feel right.

Time for Koga!

Maybe I should grind. ._O Nah.

None of you seem very ninja-ish.

WHOA MAN I DIDN’T MEAN TO MAKE YOU ANGRY

Okay, yeah, this is decidedly more ninja than the random Drowzees earlier in the gym. Nice job.

Quick.

Get the barbecue sauce and the giant grill.

Yep, just as I thought. The Gyarados wound up eating the Arbok.

Look, I was just kidding about the snake turducken, okay?

Set is still too awesome for type advantages.

Is a ninja line like a conga line? That doesn’t sound very inconspicuous.

THE SKY

ON A DRAGON

TO BRING PEACE TO THIS MISERABLE LAND

WITH LASAGNA

Geez, you ninjas miss everything. ):

WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STOP POISONING SET THANK YOU

Hypnos can learn moves that poison? ._O

can I choose purple

TROUT-LICKING NINJA JUGGLER

So I just sort of walked to the Pokemon Center like a non-Wigglytuff Rider and the crisis was averted.

I MISSED THE PUNCHLINE AGAIN

Sir, you’re not a villain. You’re a gym leader. This is an entirely different type of boss battle.

halp I am covered in dooms

Time to stop talking about doom and BE doomed.

Wait, I meant, um.

one hit koffing opener

This, on the other hand, is taking a while.

MINIMIZE

YOU ARE ONIONS TO ME

Geez, finally!

two hit koffing oranges

Oh, is this that doom you were rambling on about?

oh goodness me i do not know how we ever survived

that poison did all of eight damage i just

my life flashed before my eyes

there were so many cats

And then I stole Koga’s soul.

): He’s trying to poison me.

It’s okay, mate. Think non-doom thoughts. It’s not that hard.

Aww, you, too? ):

Next time: …I actually don’t know. XD

Finally, an audience!

*plays Beautiful Dreamer*

Why do I always forget that serenading monsters never gets me anywhere?

“Appeared?”

WHOA WHEN DID THAT THING FOUR TIMES MY SIZE GET IN THE ROAD

GOD I ALMOST TRIPPED OVER IT

I MEAN I WAS PLAYING MY FLUTE AND THEN WHUMPH THERE WAS A SNORLAX THERE

HOW

SET WHY IS THERE A FAT THING SUDDENLY HERE WHAT DID YOU DO

STOP SPACING OUT D8

I would have found it hilarious if he used Rest before this.

—eh?

BAD SNORLAX

…-twitches-

(Hyper Voice)

Um. o_____o;

Arin, I know you were angry, too, but you didn’t have to yell that loud.

…Eh, I didn’t know what to name him anyways.

Arin, stop exiling people.

…No, dear, you’re in a room. I’m sorry.

Go tell your boyfriend how to use the future tense. ):

INSTANT BIKE JUST ADD ROUTE 16

Cookies.

I need my bike. ): It’s dress code.

no you guys I’m a Nuzlocking Pidgeot

seriously

YOU SPELLED PIDGEOT WRONG AGAIN

o_______O

Please stop shoving your stinkin’ Pokemon in my face and let me move on to the next biker.

Please don’t, gravity is already doing well enough at pushing me down this hill. ):

Fracking poison-types all over this route. Why is Lucifer not out in front? ._O

I think someone dropped a motivational poster. o_O

Oh, sure, now you have electric-types.

Electric-types that refuse to use offensive moves on flying-types. o_O

Is yours a Golbat, too? D8

Nope. ._O

Holy carps, this motivational poster is sentient.

Hey, look, another one. ???

Oh, I forgot to catch something on Cycling Road.

Hmm. o:

I have a character in mind, but I never chose a name for that character. ???

So, I’ll just… name him after someone else from the same story. owo;

Johannsen is a gay falcon with a certain affinity for stones. He’s a bit of a loner, but he doesn’t often fit in in the first place. The best image I have of him is kind of huge. D8

OH MY GOD I FOUND THE ZOO

Next time: Safari Zone and probably Koga!

GYM QUEST 1: NOT ACTUALLY A GYM

Oh, sorry, were you busy? The door was sort of unlocked and open.

“Hear”?

Were you not just watching me wipe your buddy’s team with an eagle?

…HP bars are required in the dress code, sir. o_O

Out with you, you health-naked dinosaur!

FEAR MY KITTEN

You aren’t petting the kitten right.

Okay, you and the girl in Erika’s gym that doesn’t want fire-types in the gym? Stand near the door and accost people THERE.

rarg

I am the ambassador of the pinecone empire. I come in peace.

Well, that was a short peace.

I hereby dub thee the lord of onomatopoeia.

Can’t let you do that, Nuzlocke.

Maybe I should grind before doing this.

You know what? For once, I don’t have the attention span to do so, and I’m getting tired of overleveling.

GYM QUEST 2: THE TELEPORTENING

OH GOD TELEPORT PADS

No. D8 Why would you install those things?

Is this a late-game tutorial, then?

Do you enjoy losing, then? Or did you not predict how it would play out? ???

Can I schedule an appointment with her, then?

“We’re out of barbecue sauce, though, and I don’t want to know what you were going to do with a grill, a Gyarados, and an Arbok, anyways.”

One of them will eat the other and then you have a snake turducke—

“I don’t. Want. To know.”

OPTI used FLAIL!

Three minutes of running around in random directions later…

Oh. Sorry for not entering in a more dramatic fashion, then. Must’ve been a boring vision.

No, game. She just said she doesn’t like to battle. Geez.

Oh, I’m supposed to be screencapping this. Lucifer KO’d a Kadabra, but it got a Future Sight out.

And it hit Tren.

Who is now angry. D8 What have you done, Sabrina?

oh my so angry

I like Slash. There was no way I wasn’t giving it to her.

-actually jumped-

Look at me being an idiot and not healing her. 8D; Ihavelikeonehyperpotion

Wait, why didn’t you predict the outcome…?

-fanfare-

Doesn’t work with my strategy at all, but thanks anyways. ^^;

HOW DO I GET OUT

I feel a little silly using Dig to get out, but meh. 8P

Next time: I go down cycling—

…

Next time: Snorlax.

All right, let’s do this.

Team Rocket’s effectively taken over the city, and I’m surprised I even got into the Pokemon Center. Clearly, they’re actually taking themselves seriously this time, and I have to approach this with the utmost care (and maybe some grinding)—

Hello, what’s this?

…A… I…

…

SURELY

THOU

DOST

JEST

I DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR THIS MOCKERY OF VILLAINRY

…No one is here.

I feel pretty~ Oh so— wait. No. That’s not what I’m supposed to do now. I mean, I’m alone, so I can get away with it, but… no.

Looking for a computer with Powerpoint. I have a flash drive and a presentation on proper mook training and I’m not afraid to use them.

…Why are you telling me this?

BWAUGH

Okay. That’s why.

SELFDEFRACKINGSTRUCT

Oh, right. This guy was one of the Rocket Brothers. I forgot to nab the screencap of that. 8P

Now that’s more like it.

Where am I even going?

I found it on the floor around the previous screencap, but was too busy speeding up the emulator to take a screenshot. Sorry. >:

Hey, look, another one.

I assume that’s what they’re here for, then?

Oh, do you have a better idea?

I am widely known for my talent in meddling.

…YESSSS

Dunno if anyone other than me remember what that means, but hey, it’s not like I’ll forget to screenshot this. 8P …Maybe.

Hello there, Evolution Stone.

YES

I honestly wasn’t sure I’d take her this far. o: So… yeah. That’s pretty awesome.

When did I join? o_O

I stand for proper mook etiquette.

This is another Rocket Brother.

…But you used Fighting types. ._O

Can’t you see I’m looting the place?

I FOUND ALL FOUR 8D

Set is too awesome for type advantages.

Is that a furry joke or a meddling joke? Surely they don’t know that much about me…? D8

MADAM

DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM

I AM A HERO D8

CALLED IT

Not like I played the game before or anything. 8P (It’s been a while, but I’m not that rusty.)

WHOA WHOA WHOA WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE I JUST THREW YOU OUT A WINDOW THREE HOURS AGO

My god, you’re a creep.

I’M NOT SURE IF YOU’VE NOTICED BUT WE ARE SURROUNDED BY CRIMINALS AND IDIOTS

Oh, cool, I’m not horrifyingly overleveled anymore.

Not that it matters.

KO’d Blastoise. Set, stop making me skip screencaps. ):

I have never really appreciated Wigglytuff/Jigglypuff before.

D8 PARALYSIS

Yaaaaaaay

Why didn’t you fight him yourself? You’re cocky enough to try it.

You are doing no such thing, you lethargic seasoning.

Ooh, wait, I’ve got an idea. How about you heal your Pokemon, get on the teleport pad, and boot out Team R— excuse me, TEAM ROCKET?

Yeah, yeah, tell your butt to take a number to get kicked.

Hi, I’m not a Rocket or an onion! 8D Pleased to meet you. I’m the world’s prettiest potato.

8D This is not breaking any rules. Thanks, dude.

Should have saved Marina for this, oops.

Saryse is another sirenwolf. She’s really curious about humans, seeing as she missed the one time a human washed ashore due to having to care for the Elder. She’s also fairly introverted, somewhat aggressive, and a lesbian.

Oh, and she’s fluffy.

Anyways.

Very much so.

Giovanni. Your minions are as foolish as ever.

Get the projector, we’re all going to sit down and talk about how to be evil together.

Keep your grown-ups out of my nose matters. ):

…I…

I meant to say that. Yeah. It’s a synesthete thing.

welp

Let’s go, mate.

Well, gee, sorry for not sitting around and letting you do criminal activities like certain onions I could mention.

I’ll give your organization three years. 8P

You wish.

Restroom’s on the left, refill the soap while you’re in there.

…Uh… you okay, man?

silly president i’m not a deer

Why is everyone refusing to forget what just happened? I’d kind of like to go play with my Lapras and chill for a while, thanks.

can I have a cookie

oh boy I bet it’s oatmeal raisin oh boy

o____________________________________________o this is definitely not a cookie

Thank you for the master ball o________o

Oh my gooooooooood

Next time: Gyms! Yay!

I guess I Nuzlocke on weekends now. 8U;

Well… no, I… came looking for a scientist, and…

…She’s glaring at me.

…Yyyyyyes, I probably should?

): Yeah, yours… too.

I came to ignore Team Rocket and feel bad.

…I’m just gonna put it out there: this place is a lot more uncomfortable in a Nuzlocke than a regular game.

I probably shouldn’t have put on one of the five songs that I always cry to for this. I feel a little awkward sitting here literally crying over some NPC’s Clefairy. ???

/weeps openly

AUGH YES THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME WITH PLOT

Okay, I have to calm down now. This is getting awkward. Uh. Okay. I’m not crying! I just… it’s the onions— wait.

I could ask the same of you. Aren’t enough people in tears already?

…

thou heartless cur

It matches his character, but not my strategy. -shrug-

(Also, he took down the Pidgeotto, which I forgot to screencap.)

I’m still overleveled and still really bad at screencapping what Set knocks out. 8D; (Wartortle)

Yeah, well, you’re a buttface.

I would love to see you go all-out on Pokemon twice your level. Really. ._.

ALL OF MY WANT

Dunno, but that means I’m sure to not get one. 8D

…

Then we defenestrated Shallot.

AND THERE WAS MUCH REJOICING

That doesn’t sound like rejoicing. o_O

That’s better. 8D

8D am hero

Having a tea party with me. I’ll get the cookies.

…O__________________________________O eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

—wait no hang on

While Mako would make a better water-type of some sort, I couldn’t think of anyone better for a Cubone. Especially not a male. XD

The only picture I had of him was an old chibi? ._O

Anyways. Mako is from Black Goldstone. He’s a sharkish creature, as you can see, and he has the ability to control water and enter dreams. He can only communicate in an intelligent fashion in dreams, as when he’s awake, he’s constantly raging and only communicates in roars, though he does still understand concepts like friendship and protecting allies - he’s just terrifying no matter what side of it you’re on.

It would take too long to explain the Cubone bit and I’m tired today, sorry. 8U Backstory stuff. People nearly drowned, he got blamed because he’s a shark.

I guess I should stop talking about Mako and watch where I’m walking. o_O

See, this is what I expected to get as my first catch here. 8P I even had a name for a female one, too. Ah, well.

You had one, not me. o_O I was wondering the same thing.

ARE YOU A WIZARD

oh mygodso much want

Yeah, sure, let me just get that jar of blood in my back pocket.

O___________o

(no, this isn’t the same person)

Madam. TMI.

It’s not my bedtime. You can’t make me. ):

mom no you can’t take my silph scope away stop it

I am a mighty adventurer and I can stay up ‘till any time I want and kill monsters. ): Gosh.

AM HEROOOO

oh

Sorry for hitting your mom, Cubone.

Yeah, being hit a lot will do that to you… o____O I… guess.

…): So long.

…I’m not crying. nope

weh

Whoa, whoa, time out. These graves are pretty. I don’t have time to be melodramatic while there are pretty things about.

I AM A MIGHTY HERO AND I WANT A COOKIE

Pff.

Out of my way, I need to brofist him.

I just saved about 20 channelers.

DO NOT DENY MY HERO STATUS

I don’t see why I shouldn’t. I mean, I fight civilians. Why shouldn’t I fight criminals, too? ._O

crap he’s going to report me for being a vigilante

Well, I didn’t know you were up here until I got past the Marowak, but I’ve kind of been screaming about being a hero for a few minutes and throwing animals at people, so I guess so.

Oh. In that case, no. No, I just wanted to throw stuff at the Rockets, and… yeah.

You kind of passed right by her, mate.

Are we gonna have a tea party with the channelers? O:

“No.”

TELEPORTATION.

“Please stop ‘jamming’ on it, you’re waking everyone up.”

):

—Oh, I was supposed to return the scope to the scientist…

Silph Scope, Silph Company… I guess he’d be in here, then?

What’s all this commotion, though?

crap

Next time: EVEN MORE MEDDLING!

Current party, post-Set Grinding.

I don’t feel like leveling them up to 45 yet… 8D;

Excuse me, sir. Please move. I need to meddle.

thou jest dost

Do you know how to be subtle in your team? ._O I mean, really. This seems like the kind of thing they would give classes on when you intend to become a henchman…

jest dost thou

I… sir… -sigh-

Lead me to him, chief.

WHO WOULDA THUNKD

…And… how did the grunt get through without opening that?

Whatever.

With all due respect, sir, you couldn’t have made it any easier.

The neon sign was a nice touch, though.

hallo my name is Your Worst Nightmare and I’m just here for the food

You know what would be awesome? A Nidorino to use this on.

Labyrinth looted and cleared, captain.

…Too easy.

This is more like it.

You practically invited me.

And maybe I have a bit of a hero complex.

…

I’ve lost track of how many ways I’ve rearranged that sentence.

Fie on all of thee.

…I WILL LEVEL THIS ESTABLISHMENT

jsdklsadkl I only brought one antidote what is wrong with me

That’s more like it.

I just found that out, you… you decrepit popsicle!

No, I don’t know what’s wrong with m— oh god there’s another one

I NEED TO MEDDLE. IT IS IN MY BLOOD.

MY BLOOD TYPE IS MEDDLE+

*deal with it*

a

j

g

ffff

Facepalm battery critical. Please recharge soon.

I am going to give this boss a STERN talking-to about mook training.

Haven’t seen any girl Rockets yet, so I don’t care if you’re all pretty. .-. Thievery isn’t even romantic.

OH NO I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED A FALSE MUSTACHE

Well… yeah, but you didn’t need to frustrate me personally by being kind of stupid. Now I’ve gotta go yell at your boss. C’mon, man, step up the game. :/

Nice sofa.

We need to talk.

I must say, I am terribly unimpressed by everything besides the random mazes. :/

/yawn

I’m Opti, the wandering sandwich. Pleased to meet you.

HE’S GOING TO EAT ME

and then I was overleveled

I mean dang

daaaaaaaaaang

FAVORITE FLAVOR OF THE ALPHABET

Does anyone even remember that joke at this point?

Please, I’d be twice the villain you are.

You’re fleeing? :/ maaaan

…please just go

Finally, he’s— what is it with people in this place and dropping things

TEAM ROCKET IS A GANG OF LITTERBUGS

What, did he not want it anymore?

Told you there was a neon sign.

Uh, wasn’t there someone here looking for this scope…? ._O

A-anyone lose a scientist…?

Next time: MEDDLING+

Still grinding Marina, but I didn’t feel like doing it in Rock Tunnel.

Route 7, 1/3

2/3

ROUTE FAILED ABORT MISSION RELEASE THE HOUNDS

What’s all this, then?

YOU ARE STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

gosh

WHY WERE YOU NOT MY CATCH

Back in the cave because I dunno.

This is completely irrelevant, but I can’t tell if iTunes is mourning Tya or if I listen to more sad songs than I thought. ._. Because this is just getting awkward. SERIOUSLY BACKGROUND MUSIC YOU’RE AN ENTIRE EPISODE LATE

— -SCREAMS-

I WASN’T PAYING ATTENTION TO HER LEVELS AND AND AND THIS HAPPENED

AND PIDGEOT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE POKEMON EVER

AAAAAAAAH

At this point, my computer has been done weeping openly for a while.

Also, I really like Pidgeot’s backsprite in this game. I don’t remember if I’ve ever used a Pidgeot outside of a Nuzlocke, oddly enough. ._O I always wanted to, but I guess I didn’t have an attention span until like a year ago.

And we hereby conclude this ramble to bring you Some Things Opti Is Actually Saying Out Loud For Some Reason:

Stop setting my bird on fire. ):

ffff grrrr

you take that you stupid status spamming -grumble grumble-

SAVE THE PIDGEY

Not that one, though.

Yessssss.

…I didn’t actually say that one, I just kind of smiled a lot. Dunno why I was being so chatty while leveling Nairin. ._O

I guess Lucifer doesn’t know, either.

…Accidentally picked Sing instead of Body Slam, it missed, and I was hit by a Sleep Powder.

Wow.

Grinding over. :3

…Am I overleveling my Pokemon? ._O

…Note to self, stow grape juice far enough in bag that old ladies can’t see it and chide me for it.

And then I put a scalding-hot teacup in my pocket with the intent to hand it to strangers.

I can’t see why this is a bad idea at all.

See? Best idea ever.

huh buh wha

P-programmer?

WHAT NO MY LIFE IS A LIE

Whaaaaaaaaaa— wait, I haven’t technically met her yet.

I AM MISSING OUT ON CUTE GIRLS

Sir, just because I prefer women doesn’t mean I want to scope girls with you. .-.

And Misty is cuter in GSC/HGSS.

I need some fresh ai— what the cakebadger is this?

???

…Wait, so I can just walk up and take it without talking to the guy? ._____________O

Ideally, Set would be a Pikachu, but I really want him to have a guaranteed spot on my team. 8U

His skin tone is wrong in that picture. ): Er, I mean. Set, like Trennian, is one of three hosts to some elemental demons that keep the world’s balance in check. He got lucky enough to get the lazy demon (Yssc), and so isn’t really bothered by it as much as the other two are. He can control electricity (but can’t really do any sort of long-range stuff) and he hates the color green.

NSKASNKAFKNSFN RIGHT IN THE FOURTH WALL

D8 THE PLOT HAS ROBBED THIS MAN

…): Tya…

Right, this is no time for that.

…Excuse me for a moment.

-breaks door-

Hello, my name is melodrama and I’m genderqueer. Can we still be friends?

oh my g

-stifles laughter-

-ahem- I GUESS WE CAN’T. SORRY.

climb a tree

Oh, relax, at least the tree is beautiful now.

Maybe…?

wat

Is that a pun? Ma’am, you are kind of bad at wordplay. ): Sorry.

…I was… looking at the trees. ): They were pretty. i like trees

IS YOUR POKEMON A TREE?

close enough

…I, uh, whoops.

You should probably stand near the door and tell people that, miss. o_o;

I PLEAD IGNORANCE

ENTIRE GYM used SWEET SCENT

ERIKA spaced out!

Ma’am, as much as I would love to stop and chat with you and share the tea currently scalding my hip, I really need some badges.

Bet you some pocket tea you will.

no game she really doesn’t seem like she would like to

…Yeah, I’m overleveled.

Excuse me, uh, girl beside Erika? I forget your name, but why isn’t there a ban on flying types? .-.

Just sayin’.

You don’t have to take the tea if you don’t want to. I was just kidding. (:

8D I LIKE RAINBOWS CAN WE BE FRIENDS

(Giga Drain, missed the screencap where she said the move’s name)

It would be if I was actually bothering to use Aurora… 8D;

): GOLBAT IS BEAUTIFUL

Gosh. Some people. Really.

AND THEN EVERYONE IN THE TOWN WAS RUDE

SHINY

dost thou jest

jest dost thou

8D—

“a.       Gift pokemon are fair game, but I can’t get more than one in any area. (can’t remember if that last bit is even applicable in this game)”

RUUUUUULES! D<

8D

Because it wouldn’t really make sense for Rose to learn fly. 8D;

Not to mention the fact that Rose isn’t even in my party anymore. >_> <_<

I had too many flying types and I wanted Set in my party.

Next time: I finish grinding Set up to everyone else’s level, defile a poster, and get involved in things I shouldn’t get involv—

I STILL HAVE TEA IN MY POCKET

Take this so I can finish this episode properly.

Yes. It’s spilling everywhere and burning me. Just take it.

Good. Yes. Whatever. Now that that’s over…

-ahem-

Next time: I finish grinding Set, defile a poster, and get in Team Rocket’s way.

Hey, look, I’m back. Yay!

YES

YES

YESSSSS

…I like fire.

It’s not my fault that Tren keeps eating everyone! ):

Grinding complete!

I’ll be honest, I’m boxing him because I’m getting tired of seeing this:

Although it’s starting to look like this to me:

And so I’m never sure whether to start laughing or to be somewhat frustrated that I keep getting really excited whenever I see the evolution screen even though I know he’s just gonna shrug at me again. 8P

Oh god he’s so underleveled but I really don’t want to grind anymore

Route 10, 1/3

thou dost what

Why do I not expect these things? .-. I know it’s been forever since I played FireRed, but still

…Why did I do that? .______.;;;

AND WE’RE MOVING ON

No Ranin no stop removing your head I just wanted you to use flash

…Huh, I got into a trainer battle before running into a wild pokemon. That’s new.

That’s more like it.

Rock Tunnel, 1/3

…I quite like Mankey.

…I would just like to point out that a ton of Pokemon are immune to Sing at this point. WHY HAPPENING

Meris isn’t usually a gargoyle, but I don’t like the reference I have of her normal form… 8P She’s another sirenwolf, but unlike most of them, she shaves her fur really short. It grows really thick and long, and it sort of kept getting tangled in the jungle and impeding her motion. Anyways, she’s a rather bitter sort of sirenwolf.

Oh. I draw furries.

I want a Charizard hat. No joke.

And then I overkilled some grass types and felt bad.

I know I want your friend’s hat.

WHERE IS THIS MYSTERIOUS CHARIZARD CLUB FROM!?

Come on, you guys, I’m the one that’s supposed to be eaten by them.

LIZARD BUDDIES

She attracted him, set him on fire, and ate the corpse.

And then

Suddenly

I felt completely and utterly

EDIBLE.

—MNDFSL?

I didn’t screencap it, but I nearly lost Arin to a level 19 Geodude.

I CAN’T

WHAT

Fun fact: I’m not screenshotting much because I hate this cave. So have some Tya.

I don’t understand what the deal is with Pokemaniacs and Slowpokes.

DEATH BEE

Yes, in case you were wondering, I was too frustrated with the cave to bother grabbing a screenshot when she said her “Don’t try anything funny in the dark” line. Pity.

On a related note:

I’m not even touching this.

stop it

That’s nice. I came this far because I hoped there would finally be an exit. ;-;

Yeah, I tend to spontaneously combust when I hear too many innuendos. Thanks for having relatively normal lines up ‘till now, I guess?

SALVATION

SWEET, GLORIOUS AIR

Go ask Santa for a Munna, then.

…

s

wh

I

no

oh my god no Tya

Oh my god

Just go away. :/

…Fitting.

I had a feeling that someone would go in Rock Tunnel, and I had a feeling that Tya would wind up being a casualty. I didn’t really assume that the two would be connected, but… :/

nhhhh

Sorry, Tya. ):

This is the last thing I’ll do in Lavender Town until the plot, then. No reason to stick around and talk to anyone.

Besides, I’ve been wanting to have a Gyarados on my team for a while, and I really should have had a water-type on my team in there. :/ Regardless of the flying bit.

Sing missed twice and this took two Pokeballs.

This karp’s a fighter. o_O

I thought I had an old picture of Marina on here somewhere, but that seems to be missing. Anyways, Marina is the human form of a sea serpent named Anacha. She’s a water mage, which apparently comes with the Giant Magical Shapeshifting Amphibian job.

Excuse me as I go replay Becoming The Dragon forever. 8P

Climb to the falls of dragon gate

Become!

Transform from koi into a beast

Dragon!

I’ll finish grinding her later.

Next time: …I honestly have no idea! SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN.