22nd Spell: [Video/Action for Route 38]

[friendyousohard]

[The video clicks on with a view of a Magnezone hovering over the long grass, peering around as though looking for something. After several moments, it turns back to the gear and shakes its body back and forth, looking remarkably like a shaking head.]

Well, it's not surprising. I did have to search for weeks to find you, after all.

[The Magnezone bleeps unintelligibly at the gear. Even those who can understand Pokemon (and other Pokemon themselves) will only hear noises that sound oddly like R2-D2.]

Maybe someone else has one you can talk to. [The gear turns around to show Twilight's face.] A question. Well, two. First off, who out there has a Pokemon from the Magnemite line? And second, does anyone else have... trouble communicating with them? Of course most of us can't understand Pokemon when they talk, but even my other Pokemon can't seem to understand anything Tesla has to say. Are there other Magnemites who seem to have that issue? For that matter, other Pokemon in general? It's something I've never even heard of before.

Hmmm... and on a more general topic, here's something I've been wondering about for a while. If you were to take six Pokemon, start them at level one, and try to train them together as a coherent team, which ones would you pick? I've been considering the idea for a while now, and while I'm not certain it's practical to start right now I'd like to start gathering input.

Comments

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[friendyousohard]

Dozer can at least be calmed down with a certain type of flower that he really likes. Maybe there's something similar we can do with Pinchy.

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[friendyousohard]

Slow and frail? Does Emboar have any good points?

[Because seriously, that just sounds plain sad.]

Now that's an impressive moveset. It makes me wonder why I haven't seen more of them around.

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[friendyousohard]

Also true. If the concept of Extinction has an incarnation in this world, it must be furious right now.

[And knowing the Pokeworld, that's entirely possible...]

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[islandshore]

Well, it's strong? I'm sure if you used one right, it'd be a powerhouse in its own right, but I figure flexibility gives you more options to work with. Fire never struck me as a defensive type, anyway.

[After all, fire burns, but it's easily doused. Even Flare, for all his strength, is more of a speedy attacker than a tank.]

As for why they're not around, well, they're rare. I've only ever seen them out on Cinnabar, and given how many people barely make it past Goldenrod, it's easy to see why they're in short supply.

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[bestofthebest]

If you can find a type of flower that Pinchy won't eat, we can give that a try! 'Til then, I'm gonna have Daring -or any of our other Pokemon that know the move- use Sweet Scent on him.

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[friendyousohard]

Strength is only good if you can use it, though... maybe with the right moves it could work, I suppose.

[Well, she wasn't really planning on using one anyway.]

I guess that makes sense. I haven't seen them bred much, either. Still, I know quite a few people who I think would be quite happy to have a flaming monkey.

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[friendyousohard]

It doesn't have to be a flower. It can be anything, as long as it calms him down. Do we know anything he doesn't try to attack?

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[bestofthebest]

...Not really. All we know is he's super-competitive and will fight any Pokemon in his path. Think we could try a stick?

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[friendyousohard]

What, and play fetch with him?

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[bestofthebest]

...You said 'anything'! What if it turns out a Voltorb or Electrode can calm him down? Do we catch one?

[loveisabattlefield]

You're definitely right about that first part...but I think after some time, they'd decide the second part for themselves. They'll know what they're good at while they're working together.

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[enjoymyatelier]

For all we know, it just may. Well, I'm sure that if that is the case, it's probably in some other region that we'll never be able to visit.

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[islandshore]

Who wouldn't? It's a kung fu monkey with flaming hair. That's so over the top it goes from silly to just plain awesome.

[Plus, it's better than ice cream and trash bags.]

[friendyousohard]

There is that, yes. But what if two of them decide they want to be the same evolution?

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[friendyousohard]

Well... yes? But maybe also catch another Pokemon that can keep them from exploding. Unless it's the explosions that calm him. Though I don't know if that's even possible.

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[friendyousohard]

[Or exploding Pokeballs, or piles of animated sludge, or... Yeah the Pokemon world has some weird critters.]

Hmmmm... It makes me wonder what some other... underrepresented species of Pokemon might be.

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[friendyousohard]

Though, there's the chance that it might be able to visit us...

[Why do these conversations keep going in absolutely terrifying directions?]

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[bestofthebest]

Yeah...that'd probably make him wanna fight even more!

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[friendyousohard]

Or he'd stop because he was unconscious.

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[bestofthebest]

Hehehehe! Good one, Twilight. He'd be way easier to handle while unconscious.

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[friendyousohard]

He'd probably wake up even grouchier than ever, though. [Sigh.] I don't think there's going to be an easy-fix solution to this one.

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[bestofthebest]

(She snorts lightly but nods.) What is with that Pokémon?! I know everyone has different personalities but I thought by now he'd show something besides just enjoying battles.

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[friendyousohard]

And hurting things weaker than himself. Pinchy is basically a bully.

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[bestofthebest]

(Yep! 100% agreement on that one.) I know Spike's determined to be a good trainer and all, but with a 'Mon like that...!

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[friendyousohard]

It's like this world deliberately did everything in its power to give him a hard time doing this. Honestly, Rainbow, I'm not sure what to do.