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Do what I do:
Don't worry about any IVs or EVs except Eevee

Seriously, unless you have a burning desire to be competitive, just enjoy training the Pokemon you get.

Part 7: Reunion


"Petalburg City Pokemon Gym
Leader: Norman - 'A Man in Pursuit of Power!'"
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I stepped through the front doors and came face-to-face with a man I hadn't seen in some time. He looked at me quizzically for a second, and then recognition lit up his face.
"Ing? Ing, is that you?"

I grinned. "Hi, Dad."
I stepped forward and gave him a brief hug, which he returned awkwardly.  Then he pushed himself away with a laugh. "So son, I guess you're here for the gym challenge? May I see your Pokemon?"

I gave an inward sigh - I just wanted to see him, not battle! - but showed him all of my new friends anyway. Dad took his time examining them, a frown on his face. "Ing, you can't be serious. These Pokemon...they're all too weak! They wouldn't last five minutes in my gym!"

Well, my Pokemon were pretty upset at that, especially Champ, but Dad wasn't finished yet. "I thought I taught you better than this! You shouldn't be wasting time on weaklings when there's a whole world of powerful Pokemon out there!"

Thankfully, I was spared further tongue-lashing by a hesitant knock on the door. A gangly kid poked his head inside, looked around, and walked towards Dad. In a thin voice, he asked Dad if he could help catch a Pokemon to be his friend. Dad apparently knew the kid - Wally was his name - and told me to go along with him as back-up. I left the gym with Wally, grateful to get away.


Using Dad's Zigzagoon (which he must keep around just for such purposes), Wally managed to capture something called a Ralts. The look of joy on Wally's face made me smile, for it reminded me of when I met Champ for the first time. We returned to the gym, the kid beaming all the way and even making Dad lose his serious expression for a moment. After profusely thanking the both of us, Wally left.


I braced myself for another lecture, but I did not expect the next words to come out of his mouth.
"If you really want to challenge me...come back once you have four Gym Badges. Only then will you be strong enough to face my Pokemon. Start with Roxanne in Rustboro City. After that, you're on your own. And don't you dare come back before you're done."

Not trusting my voice to remain steady, I simply nodded and walked out.

Quote from: lordcooper on February 05, 2013, 04:02:44 pm

As of today, gay people can get married in England and Wales.

In other news, the Thames appears to have taken on a deep reddish hue and there is an incessant croaking sound to be heard throughout the British Isles.

Oh, that went through?
Good. I haven't been able to watch the news all day because my cable connection was out; so no internet or television.

Nice to see that once again reason has won out against bigoted old people.

From what I heard in the Progressive thread, it's not over yet. The resolution needs to be passed a few more times, and the Church seems to be kicking and screaming the entire way.

Ohhh. I thought MSH was laughing at the video itself, which I presumed to be hilarious.

Forgiveness and darkness?  How'd those two get paired together.

Well, isn't it obvious? Only by examining the innermost, darkest places in our hearts and minds can we find true forgiveness. It's easy to say "no big deal" reflexively, but it takes a lot of soul-searching to look the ones who wronged us in the eyes and say "I forgive you".

Sorry, that was my Nesteth half speaking
Holy crap, I'm basically a philosopher hippy. That's awesome.

Here's a good one. I remember it because, so far as I can tell, I spent the entire night in this one dream, not waking up once. This is highly unusual for me.

Anyway, in my dream I was being contacted by a variety of unimaginably ancient spirits. They all wanted to conscript me to work against the plans of the others, and I was essentially a pawn for all sides. If I tried to ignore the demands of one, it ended up furthering the plans of another. If I instead tried to help the one making the demands, I might help that one, or I might help an entirely different one. Or both. Or more. It was all extremely complex and I don't think even my dream self understood more than the tiniest fraction of it.

The dream ended when my alarm went off.

Sucks for the world, because I'm pretty sure he's level 5 now and will continue to grow

Yep, pretty much. Things that don't matter, but you might think would:

* Successive Pokeballs. When I was young, I always thought that throwing a lot of balls in a row 'weakened' the target. Nope - assuming no damage is dealt, the first ball is just as strong as the last.

Mind = blown.

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Well, someone wanted crappy Paint images. Here you go!
Let me head off most of the criticism at the pass by agreeing that yes, the proportions are probably all terrible, there's no shading, and I've clearly never heard of perspective. It's crappy Paint work, what do you expect?

That said, I had fun with this one. I have never drawn any of these 'mons before, but I think they turned out alright. I think Genji turned out the best, while Nina was the hardest to draw.