Archive of Our Own ^beta

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User Profiles:

Real Name:  Ash Ketchum

Username: #1PokémonMaster

Age: 10 (As of two days ago)

Hometown:  Pallet Town

Bio: I’m Ash! Or Boss as some of you are calling me now? Anyway, I made this thing a couple of years ago cause I wanted to talk to other people who wanted to be trainers and weren’t jerks like Gary. I’m always ready to talk about Pokémon! I’m setting off on my journey soon but I’ll try to stay active!

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Real Name:  Ritchie Gettem

Username: #1ChampionTrainer

Age: 10 

Hometown: Frodomar City

Bio: Ritchie, nice to meetcha! I joined not long after #1PokémonMaster made this thing! I live in Kanto and I’m starting my journey with my Pikachu, Sparky! I prefer to talk Pokémon although I’m told I can go off on tangents. But I’m always ready to workshop ideas for training and places to go!

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Real Name: Casey Cotyu

Username: #1ElectabuzzLover

Age: 9 (and 9 months Ash and Ritchie!)

Hometown: New Bark Town

Bio: Sup! I’m Casey and I was here 3rd! And ready to run home! I’m the biggest fan of the Electabuzz’s and I’m gonna be starting my own journey… next season. Stupid birthday timing. Anyway, if you want to talk about baseball I’m your girl! Otherwise, let’s talk training and favorite Pokémon!

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Real Name:  Delia Ketchum

Username:  BossMom

Age: 29

Hometown:  Pallet Town

Bio:  Hello! I’m Delia, Ash’s Mom. I helped him set up BattleNET so he could meet some friends his age who share his interests. Forgive me if that’s a bit formal, it’s mostly for your parents when they look to see what you’re doing. I run a diner in Pallet Town.

Live Battle React Tab:

#1ElectabuzzLover: Ha! I knew that Nidorino was going down. 

#1ChampionTrainer: I mean technically he’s just asleep. Oh, and he got recalled as I was writing that. Nevermind!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Told you so~ @#1PokémonMaster

#1PokémonMaster: Typing isn’t everything…

#1ChampionTrainer: It’s not but Gengar is fully evolved. Nidorino wasn’t.

#1PokémonMaster: How are you even watching this? Didn’t you already leave?

#1ChampionTrainer: Dost I detect some jealousy youngster? :P

#1ElectabuzzLover: Can it Ritchie, he’s right for once.

#1ChampionTrainer: Sparky and I are watching it at a Pokémon Center, and a bunch of others are sitting around watching. That reminds me, have you decided yet Ash?

#1PokémonMaster: No…

#1ElectabuzzLover: …watching you struggle with this makes me think I should be starting to think about this now. Is picking a starter really this much of a struggle?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Uh-oh he’s been typing for a while…

#1ChampionTrainer: Sparky and I were a special case, but I know some people can’t decide when they get options. This one time when I was visiting my grandma, she asked if I wanted to help her make cookies. And obviously, I said yes, but she let me choose what kind of cookies to make and there were just so many choices. There was chocolate chip, plain sugar, gingerbread, and stuff like that, but I wanted to try and make them all but they all needed different ingredients and temperatures. So I could only pick one. I ended up doing eenie meenie miney mo.

Oh. Oops.

#1PokémonMaster: lol

#1ElectabuzzLover: lol

#1ChampionTrainer: …I blame Casey for this.

#1ElectabuzzLover: How is it my fault?

#1PokémonMaster: Hey so Onix is currently using Gengar as a chewtoy…

#1ElectabuzzLover: Ah right the match! 

BossMom: The match can wait, Ash, GO TO SLEEP.

#1ChampionTrainer: It’s the Mom Squad!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Ha! Guess you gotta miss the match, Ash!

BossMom: It’s past your bedtime too Casey. And Ritchie, I know you’re not at home but I do know your Mom’s number.

#1PokémonMaster: …at least I’m not suffering alone.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Barry Carmen

Username: OrIllFineYou

Age: 9

Hometown: Twinleaf Town

Bio: Hey! I’m Barry and I’ll be the Sinnoh Champion in a year! Just watch me! But I gotta wait a bit longer to get started but my dad is really good and he’s showed me all his tricks! Well some of them. Or well… He showed me one trick! Which is one more than he showed you!

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Real Name: Liza Fulan

Username: PsychicThing1

Age: 10

Hometown: Mossdeep City

Bio: I’m Liza, and one half of the Mossdeep City Gym Leader! Which means I outrank you all! (Except for BossMom) …and maybe Tate cause he’s the other half of the Gym Leader. But he’s younger so I still outrank him.

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Real Name: Tate Fulan

Username: PsychicThing2

Age: 10

Hometown: Mossdeep City

Bio: I’m Tate, and the other half of the Mossdeep City Gym Leader! Ignore what Liza says, she thinks she’s showing off. (I know, I checked). We’re here to trade tips and tricks for battling! We may be Gym Leaders, but we are kind of new to it.

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Real Name: Bea

Username: BeaAMan

Age: 10

Hometown: Stow-On-Side

Bio: Sup, I’m Bea. I’m good at Karate and Machop and I are going to be the Galar Champions.

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Real Name: Anonymous

Username: LivingWaterSki

Age: idk

Hometown: Alto Mare

Bio: I actually don’t know how I got here. I borrowed my friend’s computer and was looking up trainers and stuff. The next thing I know I found this place but everyone here is so much fun! I got my own phone and just kinda hang out. I wanna be a trainer too now.

Main Tab:

PsychicThing1: Ughhhh why did no one warn me we had to do paperwork when we became a gym leader?

OrIllFineYou: WHAT? You’re a gym leader! You shouldn’t have to do anything!

PsychicThing2: I wish, why did we do this instead of becoming normal trainers?

PsychicThing1: Because they wouldn’t let the two of us register as a single trainer?

PsychicThing2: Oh right. That was so dumb. We’re basically the same person when we battle!

LivingWaterSki: So do you two just share vision or something in a battle?

PsychicThing1: Kind of? We just get in each other heads and kind of stop thinking of ourselves as separate. It’s a little weird but in a fun way.

PsychicThing2: Also really good at creeping people out.

PsychicThing1: That too!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Are you two being weirdos again?

LivingWaterSki: No more than usual.

OrIllFineYou: Ah! WaterSki is learning to sas!

PsychicThing2: Fear.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Oh yeah, who won the match last night? BossMom made us go to bed.

LivingWaterSki: Agatha beat Bruno. Again.

OrIllFineYou: Why was he even using a Nidorino?! It’s ot even fully evolved! And he’s supposed to be a fighting-type master!

PsychicThing2: Didn’t he also have an Onix?

#1ChampionTrainer: It was an expedition match. Pretty sure Bruno is training up a new team and took the opportunity to get them some experience against a powerful opponent.

OrIllFineYou: But he still lost though.

PsychicThing1: Oh shoot! I just remembered, the Boss is starting today right?!

LivingWaterSki: Aaaaahhh! You’re right! Has he said anything yet?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Not this morning, might have already gone to the lab and forgot to say anything.

#1ChampionTrainer: Let’s check. @#1PokémonMaster

#1PokémonMaster: What, I wasjhbshghubkaghfuaygv fgdkhajgbfg hbapigfBH Gfuha

OrIllFineYou: Boss? You alright there?

#1ChampionTrainer: …you don’t think?

#1ElectabuzzLover: LOL

BeaAMan: Stupid time zones, I wanna see how this goes.

PsychicThing2: Oh hey Bea! Good luck tomorrow!

BeaAMan: Thanks Tate, gonna be loud, but Machop and I are ready to go! Night guys, let me know if Boss gets a Pokémon or not.

Training Ideas Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: …does anyone know how to get along with a Pokémon who wants nothing to do with you and keeps shocking you?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Oh no.

LivingWaterSki: Boss! What happened?!

#1PokémonMaster: So remember how I said Mom had to go to work early so she could get everything ready and see me off from the lab?

#1ChampionTrainer: Vaguely.

#1PokémonMaster: Well I had to get myself up. And I smashed my alarm in my sleep. So I got up late.

PsychicThing1: I feel like I’m watching a train crash.

#1PokémonMaster: You woke me up, then I bolted to the lab in my pajamas. All the starters were gone.

LivingWaterSki: That’s terrible!

#1PokémonMaster: Professor Oak did have one more Pokémon, who is the cutest btw, I think he’s the best.

But the feeling is not mutual.

So uhh… here’s my starter.

#1ChampionTrainer: Are you copying me? First the hat and the hair, now this!?

PsychicThing1: You two don’t look that similar. His hair is black and short, yours is longer and auburn.

PsychicThing2: Why is he tied up?

#1PokémonMaster: He keeps shocking me. And everyone else.

OrIllFineYou: Have you tried asking him to stop?

Five Minutes Later:

#1PokémonMaster: Well he’s not shocking me anymore, but now he’s climbed a tree and he doesn’t seem to want to listen to me, any other ideas?

OrIllFineYou: Threaten to fine him!

#1ChampionTrainer: I don’t think threats will make this any better.

#1PokémonMaster: I don’t think he has money either.

#1ElectabuzzLover: I don’t think he knows what a fine is either.

PsychicThing2: :facepalm: You’re all morons.

LivingWaterSki: Wait, what if you fine yourself?

#1PokémonMaster: What?

LivingWaterSki: Bribe him! 

#1PokémonMaster: Well, he might not have money but I don’t think he wants it either.

PsychicThing2: With food you dingus! Also brb, Liza laughed so hard she fell out of her chair, I need to make sure she’s okay.

#1PokémonMaster: …bribing him with food is no longer an option. Also, my Pokedex is a jerk.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Ash I am seriously questioning your ability to survive on your own. You left home like fifteen minutes ago.

OrIllFineYou: What if you tried to prove yourself to him?

LivingWaterSki: What do you mean?

OrIllFineYou: Like, maybe he doesn’t listen cause he doesn’t respect you, what if you showed him that you can be someone he should listen to?

#1ChampionTrainer: …that’s actually a good idea.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Hang on I need to check outside, I think the end times might be upon us.

OrIllFineYou: Why, did the Electabuzzes finally win a match?

#1ElectabuzzLover: I will travel to Sinnoh and beat you to the brink of death you blond buttface.

OrIllFineYou: Try it! I’m always one step ahead of you.

#1PokémonMaster: I guess I’m gonna try and prove myself, wish me luck!

User Profiles:

Real Name: Nemona Mencía

Username: FightMe!

Age: 11

Hometown: Cabo Poco

Bio: Hola! I’m Nemona, I’m from Paldea and I’m a student at Uva Academy and I’m gonna be a champion trainer! I’m already on my way to that goal! Or I will be once the annual treasure hunt begins! Should be announced in a couple of weeks. But talk battle strategy to me!

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Real Name: Joey Katsuya

Username: YoungsterBoss

Age: 8

Hometown: Cherrygrove City

Bio: I may not be an “official” trainer, but I still am one! Rattata and I are the best battlers in Cherrygrove City! Don’t believe me? Why don’t you come and challenge me to find out!

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Real Name: Sophocles Mamane 

Username: StarGenius

Age: 8 and a half

Hometown: Hau’oli City

Bio: My name is Sophocles and I am smarter than you. But I don’t know everything yet. So I’m here to learn more.

Main Tab:

FightMe!: Gooooood morning BattleNET!

#1ElectabuzzLover: It’s10’clock at night.

FightMe!: Not here it isn’t!

PsychicThing2: Wait, Nemona don’t you live in Paldea? Isn’t it like 5am there right now?

FightMe!: Yeah!

OrIllFineYou: She can’t be human.

LivingWaterSki: Is there something wrong with not being human?

#1ChampionTrainer: …what?

PsychicThing1: Hey has anyone heard from the Boss since this morning?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Now that you mention it… Nope, his last message was the one about ‘trying to prove himself.’ He hasn’t said anything since.

YoungsterBoss: Wait what happened to the Boss?

PsychicThing2: Quite a lot actually, it’s kind of impressive, to be honest.

#1ChampionTrainer: :link: start here @YoungsterBoss. It should explain everything

LivingWaterSki: I’m a little worried now, should we message him or BossMom?

StarGenius: There’s nothing to worry about. He’s probably just embarrassed about his failings as a trainer.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Oh lovely. It’s him.

StarGenius: Pleasure as always tryhard. But Boss is probably sulking in a pile of shame and will pull himself back together by tomorrow morning to try again. 

PsychicThing2: I can never tell if he’s being supportive or demeaning.

OrIllFineYou: If Boss is dead can I be the new Boss?

YoungsterBoss: I’m Boss’s successor! I’ll be the new Boss! It’s even in my name!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Neither of you are going to be the new Boss!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Because I am!

#1ChampionTrainer: Thank you Cas- oh come on.

FightMe!: So, I just caught up, uh, yeah. I’m messaging @BossMom

OrIllFineYou: Tattletale!

BossMom: Hm? Oh, I see. Ash is fine. Or he was when I spoke to him about an hour ago. He’s in Viridian City at the Pokémon Center.

#1ChampionTrainer: Oh wow, already?

BossMom: That’s what I said! He and Pikachu are there, although Pikachu got hurt. He didn’t tell me exactly what happened but he seems okay. 

PsychicThing2: I hope Pikachu’s okay.

PsychicThing1: Poor Pikachu.

OrIllFineYou: Waiting for him to tell us what happened now. Lame. I’m gonna fine him if he takes any longer. I need to go to bed soon!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Yeah, some of us still have school!

FightMe!: Not for three more hours I don’t!

PsychicThing2: Again I ask how?

#1PokémonMaster: Is Mom offline?

LivingWaterSki: Boss!

#1ChampionTrainer: There you are! What the heck happened?

#1PokémonMaster: One second, @StarGenius I need you to make a channel Mom can’t read.

StarGenius: That’s asking a lot.

#1PokémonMaster: I’ll send you more of her cooking.

StarGenius: But I’ll do it for you best friend!

LivingWaterSki: Bribery works.

Secret Boss Room Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: Alright… oh jeez where do I start.

#1ElectabuzzLover: How about after your last message?

#1PokémonMaster: Right, this will take a second.

YoungsterBoss: He’s been typing for a while.

FightMe!: I’m gonna start my run, I’ll read when I’m finished.

LivingWaterSki: …how is he still going?

#1PokémonMaster: Okay, so I decided to prove myself to Pikachu by catching a Pokémon all by myself. I found a Pidgey nearby and tried catching it in my shirt. That didn’t go so well. It roughed me up and flew off. Pikachu just started laughing at me.

After that, I decided I needed to damage it first like a proper battle. So I saw another one and threw a rock to start.

But it wasn’t a Pidgey.

It was a Spearow and it attacked me, then it attacked Pikachu and I managed to fight it off but Pikachu got a bit beat up. Then it came back with lots of friends. Pikachu and I ran for it, but we got hit a lot and Pikachu went down so I grabbed him and jumped in a river.

We got washed around a lot and I think I saw a Gyrados at one point. 

Then this girl named Misty fished us out of the water. And she was a jerk to me but was worried about Pikachu too. But the Spearow found us again somehow so I took her bike and started going down the road as fast as I could. 

But it started raining and I lost control of the bike, we crashed and the Spearow caught up. So I took out Pikachu’s ball and told him to go inside it so he’d be safe. I figured at least one of us would be okay. 

I started yelling at the Spearow to distract them from Pikachu and they moved to attack me, then Pikachu jumped up and launched himself at the Spearow and blasted them with the BIGGEST ELECTRIC ATTACK EVER IT WAS SO COOL!!!

Also, it hurt. A lot.

But the Spearow got knocked out, Pikachu and I were safe. I think we worked things out now. While we were lying there this really weird and cool-looking Pokémon flew by. It looked like an old carving on the wall at the Viridian Pokémon Center. But after that, I picked up Pikachu, caught that Spearow that started everything, and kept going to get Pikachu to help.

I’ll skip to the Pokémon Center, Pikachu gets help. I called Mom and Professor Oak Then Misty (the girl who fished us up) showed up and started yelling at me about trashing her bike. (It got wrecked by Pikachu’s attack). Pikachu was really hurt but he was recovering. Then these guys called Team Rocket burst through the ceiling and tried kidnapping the Pokémon.

The power went out and Nurse Joy had Pikachu at the center to recharge it, and they recharged Pikachu too! He used another huge attack to get rid of Team Rocket! But he also broke the center a bit.

Anyway, we’re in bed now. That’s about everything.

#1ElectabuzzLover: WHAT THE ****

#1ElectabuzzLover was Kicked: 10-Minute Swear Ban

BeaAMan: I just woke up, what the heck?

#1ChampionTrainer: Ash, how are you alive? How- I just- I have no words. I’m glad you’re okay but that was actually insane. And I thought finding a Charmander on the first day of my journey was a big deal!

PsychicThing1: I think I see why you didn’t want your Mom to see this.

YoungsterBoss: The Boss is so cool!

#1PokémonMaster: Thanks, Joey.

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User Profiles:

Real Name: Cameron Max

Username: ToTheMax!

Age: 9

Hometown: idk

Bio: Hi! I’m Cameron from Unova! I wanna be a trainer and win lots of battles and catch lots of Pokémon! I forget to check this sometimes so message me if you need my attention!

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Real Name: Astrid Bristol

Username: AceTrainer

Age: 10

Hometown: Santalune City

Bio: Nice to meet you! My name’s Astrid and I’m from Kalos! I think I’m the only one so far, but it’s nice to be here! I’ll be starting my journey soon but for the time being, I’m here to learn more!

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Real Name: Hoopa

Username: AllayHoopa

Age: Lots

Hometown: Dahara City

Bio: Hoopa is here! Hoopa’s never been a trainer before, but he has caught Pokémon! And it seems like fun!

Main Tab:

BeaAMan: Gotta say, this is a heck of a rush. I’ve had three battles and caught two Pokémon. I think I got Ritchie beat for first days.

FightMe!: Not the Boss?

FightMe!: I mean, he didn’t have many battles or catches!

BeaAMan: He fought his starter, a Pidgey, and a flock of Spearow, then he caught one of the Spearow, then he fought Team Rocket.

FightMe!: Huh, no you’re right. Oops. Kinda went over my head there.

BeaAMan: Anyone else up right now? I know the Boss Squad are all in bed.

AceTrainer: You rang?

FightMe!: Astrid! How’s preparation going?

AceTrainer: All set! Just gotta play the waiting game now. How are you and Pawmi getting along?

FightMe!: He’s *perfect* 

BeaAMan: You missed her gushing about how much he loves fighting the other day.

FightMe!: Perfect.

ToTheMax!: Oh hey, stuff is happening!

AceTrainer: And look who remembered they were here!

BeaAMan: He probably got lost trying to find his phone.

ToTheMax!: You guys are so mean!

FightMe!: Did you find your phone?

ToTheMax!: …no I had to get a new one.

AceTrainer: lol

FightMe!: lol

AllayHoopa: That is convenient! Hoopa just got a new phone!

BeaAMan: Oh the roleplayer… yay…

AllayHoopa: Beakan! How is your adventure going?

BeaAMan: So far so good. Oh, I actually made a friend, he’s kind of quiet but he keeps glancing at me messaging you guys. I think he’s curious.

FightMe!: Why don’t you invite him? What’s his name? 

BeaAMan: Allister, let me get him set up… brb

ToTheMax!: Wait, we can just invite people? I thought it was some test of worthiness to find this place or something?

AceTrainer: There’s no rule against it I’m pretty sure. 

FightMe!: Oh, maybe I can invite some of my new rivals here at Uva!

AllayHoopa: Does Nemkin not have them running in terror yet?

FightMe!: Give me a few more days Hoopa! 

AllayHoopa: Hoopa is not very patient.

Allister wants to battle!

Allister: Uhhhh, what!? No, I don’t!

FightMe! Yes, you do!

BeaAMan: Dang it Nem! I told you he was a bit shy!

Allister: Oh, Bea said it was just the join notification.

AceTrainer: I think it’s fitting considering what we’re all here for.

BeaAMan: Yeah. Anyway, we might be signing off soon, wanted to get him on first though. I’ll show him how to update his profile. We got a few days to go until we get to Turffield. 

ToTheMax!: Good luck! Don’t get lost!

FightMe!: Cam, just use your map app!

ToTheMax!: I don’t know where it is.

User Profiles

Real Name: Allister Fenton

Username: GhostBoy

Age: 10

Hometown: Stow-on-Side

Bio: …hi.

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Real Name: Giselle Yuto

Username: 2Popular4u

Age: 10

Hometown: Viridian City

Bio: I'm the top student in the beginning class of the most exclusive prep school in the world, Pokémon Tech. It's sad that others aren't blessed with my beauty, my talent, my humble attitude. People call me a star, but I'm just Giselle.

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Real Name: Mikey Rogers

Username: MikEevee

Age: 8

Hometown: Stone Town

Bio: My name’s Mikey. I’m not a trainer yet but I do have a Pokémon! Eevee! My brothers are kinda jerks and hard to talk to about training and stuff so I came here to figure stuff out on my own.

Direct Messages: BossMom > #1PokémonMaster

BossMom: Ash, sweetie, precious child that I love very much?

#1PokémonMaster: …yes?

BossMom: You shouldn’t try and hide things from me. Especially when the person you’re getting help from is very easy to bribe.

#1PokémonMaster: Darn it.

#1PokémonMaster: Please stop typing already and just let me have it!

BossMom: I want to be clear, I’m not mad at you for anything that happened in your journey. I’m definitely *horrified* and felt my heart jump out of my chest several times while reading your summary. But I’m not angry.

I am angry you tried to hide it from me.

Do you have any idea how worried I was when I read that and realized things were worse than you told me? And then more happened?

I have half a mind to take Shelldon and follow you around for the rest of your journey!

#1PokémonMaster: Mom! You don’t have to do that!

BossMom: I hope I don’t, just… please Ash be careful. I’m worried about you.

#1PokémonMaster: Sorry Mom. I love you, Mom.

BossMom: I love you too.

Direct Messages: #1PokémonMaster > StarGenius

#1PokémonMaster: Traitor

StarGenius: Sorry Boss, getting supplied from the source now.

PokeTalk Tab:

#1ChampionTrainer: Hey @#1PokémonMaster, how are things going today?

#1PokémonMaster: Much better! Pikachu and I are getting along now. Spearow is still kind of a jerk but he’s not trying to attack us anymore. I think Pikachu blasting him impressed him or something.

LivingWaterSki: I’m still surprised you caught that Spearow after everything that happened.

#1PokémonMaster: Well I got the idea from @BeaAMan actually, every battle, victory or defeat, is an opportunity. And I’m not sure which that was but I took the opportunity. 

#1ElectabuzzLover: Careful, he’s learning.

#1PokémonMaster: Faster than you kid!

#1ElectabuzzLover: THREE MONTHS ASH! THREE MONTHS!

#1ChampionTrainer: That’s four younger than me.

#1ElectabuzzLover: I KNOW WHERE YOU BOTH LIVE

#1ChampionTrainer: Yeah but neither of us are there right now.

#1PokémonMaster: So good luck with that

#1ChampionTrainer: …kid

PsychicThing1: Wow I think I heard that here in Hoenn.

MikEevee: Oh Boss started his journey? Where’s the link to the start!? I was busy yesterday!

#1ChampionTrainer: :link: Here Mikey, and anyone else who wants to see what happened. It’s a mess btw

#1PokémonMaster: Oh yeah, Misty is still following me too. Says she won’t leave me alone until I replace her bike.

PsychicThing2: Why did you steal her bike again?

#1PokémonMaster: To get away from the Spearow? I did say sorry.

PsychicThing2: I meant why didn’t you just ask her for it? 

#1PokémonMaster: I was in a bit of a rush okay! I didn’t think of it! And I wasn’t expecting Pikachu to make it extra crispy.

LivingWaterSki: How hard is it to replace a bike?

#1ChampionTrainer: Surprisingly hard. Bikes are ridiculously expensive here in Kanto since the bike purge of ‘96

2Popular4u: Maybe for you plebians

OrIllFineYou: I warned you, Giselle! I’m fining you a million bucks now!

LivingWaterSki: Wait what’s he fining her for? I don’t remember this.

PsychicThing2: He told her the next time she called anyone a “plebian” he would fine her

#1PokémonMaster: So I have an annoying tagalong now. Ugh. Really wish our plan had worked out @#1ChampionTrainer @#1ElectabuzzLover

#1ElectabuzzLover: I bet I wish it more.

#1ChampionTrainer: We joke, but it really sucks you have to wait Case.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Would have been awesome if the three of us rolled up to the league together.

#1PokémonMaster: Next season for sure!

#1ChampionTrainer: Oh yeah! I’m almost to Cerulean City! I should be there this afternoon! First gym here I come!

PsychicThing1: WOOOO! Let’s go Ritchie!

OrIllFineYou: Electric-type go brrr

2Popular4u: ugh, gym battlers.

Main Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: Ugh. I am being strong-armed into adding Misty. Brace yourselves.

Misty wants to battle.

Misty: Alright, so he’s been kind of vague about what this is. He just keeps saying he’s talking to his friends.

LivingWaterSki: Yes hello I am friend.

OrIllFineYou: +1

#1ElectabuzzLover: +1

PsychicThing1: +1

PsychicThing2: +1

#1ChampionTrainer: Might want to stop clogging.

#1ChampionTrainer: Also +1

Misty: Alright, I take it back, I guess you do have friends. Even if they’re all online.

#1ChampionTrainer: I mean we all met online but…

Misty: Hang on he’s telling me who people are, you’re Ritchie? He says you and @#1ElectabuzzLover are his best friends

#1ElectabuzzLover: We can’t be his best friends, because he and Ritchie are my best friends!

#1ChampionTrainer: Wait, I thought you two were supposed to be my best friends?

#1PokémonMaster: What if we’re all best friends?

#1ChampionTrainer & #1ElectabuzzLover reacted with: :MagikarpO:

Misty: Oh no there’s three of him.

PsychicThing1: Yeah, Boss Squad have about 1 brain cell split between them. Ritchie normally has it but it jumps around and sometimes they drop it.

Misty: Boss Squad?

YoungsterBoss: It means the Boss and his squad! Or the first two people to join, and me!

StarGenius: …sure Joey.

Misty: What have I gotten myself into?

#1PokémonMaster: Hey! You were the one who demanded I add you!

Misty: I wanted to know what you were doing! You were either talking to your Pokémon, looking for Pokémon, or looking at your phone!

#1PokémonMaster: Oh yeah! That reminds me! I was gonna say it before but Misty bugged me (heh). I got two new Pokémon! A Caterpie (he evolved into a Metapod though) and a Pidgeotto!

#1:ElectabuzzLover: Wow, fast evolution.

MikEevee: Well Bug-types do evolve pretty fast. Odds are it was close to evolving when the Boss caught it and then just a little more effort helped it to the finish line!

#1PokémonMaster: And we also ran into Team Rocket again…

#1:ElectabuzzLover: What? What happened?

#1PokémonMaster: They called us twerps and one of them flicked me in the forehead. We managed to get rid of them though. They say they want to catch Pikachu because he’s special. Which he is. But still.

#1ChampionTrainer: I can’t believe it.

PsychicThing2: It is pretty insane.

#1ChampionTrainer: No, I can’t believe they’re going for Ash’s Pikachu when Sparky exists!

StarGenius: And the brain cell is missing again…

User Profiles:

Real Name: Misty Waterflower

Username: H2No

Age: 12

Hometown: Cerulean City

Bio: I’m Misty. I’m going to be the greatest water-type Pokémon trainer in the world. I’m one of the Cerulean City gym leaders. I’m here because #1PokémonMaster stole my bike.

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Real Name: Samurai

Username: Samurai

Age: 10

Hometown: Viridian Forest

Bio: While you were out there battling with Rattatas and Pidgeys, I studied the bug. From bugs, I have come. To bugs, I shall return. No dream before or after. Only the bugs.

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Real Name: Iris 

Username: DragonMaster

Age: 9

Hometown: Village of Dragons

Bio: I’m Iris and I’m going to be the best dragon-trainer ever! So don’t even think about using ice-types or fairy-types! I don’t have any dragons yet but BattleNET helped me work out things with my starter! So I’m on the right track!

Battle Talk Tab:

H2No: Okay Ritchie, you should be able to go back and get an actual battle now. I can’t believe those three.

#1ChampionTrainer: Thanks, Misty. It’s our first gym battle and I want to do it right!

DragonMaster: Any chance you could record it? I wanna see!

LivingWaterSki: Hi Iris! What are you doing up?

DragonMaster: Couldn’t sleep. Homework is dumb. Excadrill is sleeping. So I’m here.

OrIllFineYou: How is it fair you have a fully evolved Pokémon when you’re not even a trainer yet?! I call hacks!

PsychicThing2: Didn’t we spend like three solid weeks helping her work things out when Excadrill refused to obey her? I think between that and the battles she’s earned that partnership.

#1ElectabuzzLover: That’s a good idea actually @DragonMaster. Could we try and get Gym Battles recorded and posted here?

PsychicThing1: Resident tech person! I call upon thee! @StarGenius

StarGenius: I’d complain but yeah I kind of wanna see those battles too. @#1ChampionTrainer Mind waiting an hour? I should have some sort of app set up by then.

#1ChampionTrainer: *sigh* fine I can wait a bit. But I expect to see battles from the rest of you too! Including the sleepers!

Samurai: if only we could have recorded our match @#1PokémonMaster. Truly it would have been legendary to behold!

H2No: You stood in a clearing for an hour while your two Metapods sat there doing nothing. 

OrIllFineYou: …who won?

H2No, Samurai, and #1PokémonMaster reacted with :BeedrillSting:

Main Tab:

BeaAMan: It is that magical time of day again. When the time zones align.

#1ElectabuzzLover: And the distant regions of the world may be as one.

GhostBoy: Wow, lot of stuff to catch up on!

AceTrainer: Yeah that’s what happens normally. On both our ends, but there’s less of us outside their shared timezone so they have less to read up on.

FightMe!: *gasp* What’s this? A video in the Battle Tab?

FightMe!: IS THAT RITCHIE AND SPARKY? EEEEEEEE

BeaAMan: How is she more of a battle nut than I am?

#1PokémonMaster: Good genes.

DragonMaster: I wanna be Nemona when I grow up.

2Popular4u: Isn’t she only 2 years older than you?

PsychicThing1: Ah! That reminds me! @FightMe! Your position of oldest has been usurped by @H2No

#1ElectabuzzLover: Not counting BossMom, Waterski, or Hoopa.

2Popular4u: Pretty sure Hoopa is actually like 5 or something.

AllayHoopa: Hoopa is lots old Meaniekan!

2Popular4u: how old?

AllayHoopa: Lots!

2Popular4u, H2No, DragonMaster, BeaAMan, and 4 others reacted with :UnamusedVulpix:

H2No: Wait, how does @FightMe! know what Ritchie and Sparky look like?

StarGenius: Cause she knows who they are and they posted the video? It’s a basic deduction.

#1PokémonMaster: Well that and she’s met them before.

StarGenius: Wait what?

#1ElectabuzzTrainer: Sure! A lot of us have met up in person. Not all of us but a bunch. Ash, Ritchie, and I have hung out a few times. A bit hard getting all 3 of us together though. Didn’t we post a few pictures though?

#1PokémonMaster: We did, but I got them saved give me a second.

#1ElectabuzzTrainer: And Nemona came through Johto and Kanto with her family for some business thing her parents are involved in. She made a point of trying to see all of us when she was here.

MikEevee: Ritchie and I have hung out a few times too. He’s not too far from me.

PsychicThing1: Unfortunately I have had to interact with @PsychicThing2 way too much. It’s like I can’t get rid of him.

PsychicThing2: Why do you hate me sibling?

OrIllFineYou: Speaking of knowing people… I have a question.

#1PokémonMaster: Here they are:

BossSquadLeague.png 

(A picture of Ash, Ritchie and Casey grinning with a crowd of people behind them. It looks like they are standing somewhere at Indigo Plateue based on the Rhydon Statues in the background)

ElectabuzzVsMagikarp.png 

(A picture of the three at a baseball game. Ash is wearing a red and gold jersey while Casey is wearing yellow and black. They’re glaring at each other as Ritchie stands awkwardly in the middle with a nervous grin)

LastPokémonCamp.png

(Ash and Casey are standing on a toppled log in the woods, both have their hats turned backward and are shading their eyes with their hands. Ritchie is looking underneath the log and is staring at a Rattata)

YoungsterBoss: Boss Squad without me?!

#1ElectabuzzLover: The first two were before you joined Joey, and the last one was a Pokémon Camp Professor Oak was running six months back. It was the last one we would all be able to attend before those two went and became trainers. Show-offs.

LivingWaterSki: Before it gets buried, @OrIllFineYou what was your question?

OrIllFineYou: Well since it’s okay to add people could I add some friends from my hometown?

#1PokémonMaster: Sure! The more the merrier!

OrIllFineYou: It’s a little weird though… neither of them want to be normal trainers, they’re planning on becoming Coordinators.

LivingWaterSki: Coordinators?

YoungsterBoss: Never heard of ‘em.

AceTrainer: Oh boy, who wants to try and explain Contests?

OrIllFineYou: Let them do it when I invite them tomorrow?

DragonMaster: Perfect, now Nem is doing a live reaction to Ritchie’s battle, I’m gonna follow that.

Training Ideas Tab:

PsychicThing2: Remember, steel moves are your best friends in this fight.

#1PokémonMaster: Thank you, I don’t know what I’d do without you.

PsychicThing1: Well, you’d be a lot more bored for one!

PsychicThing2: It’s true I-

PsychicThing1: -’m very interesting!

#1ChampionTrainer: You are in a bit of a fix when it comes to a rock-type gym. Three flying types, (one of which is a bug-type), and an electric-type.

2Popular4u: You should have caught a Mankey around Viridian City. It would fit you. Both loud, annoying, and filled with endless energy.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Why are you even here?

2Popular4u: I want to see how the lower classes approach Pokémon Training. I must say, not impressed.

#1ElectabuzzLover: *rolls eyes* at least Star is a useful jerk. You’re just a patronizing one. Go read a textbook.

2Popular4u: I already finished my latest one.

OrIllFineYou: You can’t even make fun of that, she just did it for you.

LivingWaterSki: I thought type advantages weren’t everything?

PsychicThing1: They’re not! There are plenty of Pokémon and trainers who have worked hard to overcome type advantages!

PsychicThing2: And people who think they have an advantage will often underestimate their opponents!

PsychicThing1: But even with help from us, it takes time and experience to learn things like that!

PsychicThing2: So Ash should focus on what he can do now while planning for tomorrow!

MikEevee: I’m glad my brothers don’t do that.

PsychicThing1: Do what?

PsychicThing2: Do what?

StarGenius: Did you just fight a gym battle?

PsychicThing1: Yeah I-

PsychicThing2: -did… oh. Give me a second.

PsychicThing1: Liza’s back!

PsychicThing2: And Tate’s here too! 

H2No: What just happened?

#1ChampionTrainer: Weird psychic twin thing, don’t worry about it too much.

#1PokémonMaster: I’m gonna be training for a bit, I’ll let you all know when I fight Brock. I got the app from @StarGenius too so you’ll be able to watch!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Good luck Ash!

MainTab: 

H2No: Hey, we’re heading toward the gym now, should be soon.

DragonMaster: I’ll get the popcorn!

BossMom: Iris.

DragonMaster: Ah! I’m asleep! I’m asleep!

BossMom: *narrows eyes*

#1ChampionTrainer: Hi BossMom! Are you here to watch Ash’s first gym battle too?

BossMom: Hi Ritchie! And that’s the plan. I hope it goes well for him, I remember my first battle too.

LivingWaterSki: You were a trainer too?

BossMom: A long time ago. Never made it to a league but I did get a few badges. 

Dawn wants to battle!

Kenny wants to battle!

AllayHoopa: New people!

PsychicThing1: From the outside!

PsychicThing2: :MagikarpO:

OrIllFineYou: These are my friends from home. Be nice to them!

LivingWaterSki: Or you’ll fine us?

OrIllFineYou: Or I’ll fine you!

OrIllFineYou: …I feel robbed.

Dawn: Uhh, hi! :SlowYo:

AllayHoopa, #1ChampionTrainer, BossMom, PsychicThing2, and 10 others reacted with :SlowYo:

Kenny: What exactly is this? Barry was a bit… confusing?

MikEevee: That seems to be his natural state tbh.

Dawn: Oh good it’s not just us.

BossMom: This is BattleNET! My son and I set it up two years ago for kids who wanted to be trainers. Barry mentioned you two wanted to be coordinators though!

Kenny: Yeah, he’s mentioned a trainer forum before but said it was for cool people only?

OrIllFineYou: I decided you’re cool enough.

DragonMaster: Nah, he just realized he was allowed to invite people.

BossMom: Iris.

DragonMaster: I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Going to bed! Going to bed! *snore* *snore*

#1ChampionTrainer: Okay we have maybe five minutes before the gym battle let’s get them settled and then hop to Battle Talk Tab.

Dawn: Alright this seems fun. Thanks, Barry!

User Profiles:

Real Name: Dawn Berlitz

Username: LightOfDawn

Age: 9

Hometown: Twinleaf Town

Bio: My name’s Dawn! My friend Barry invited me here, I don’t want to do the gym challenge though, I want to be a coordinator like my mom!

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Real Name: Kenny Kengo

Username: KenTen

Age: 9

Hometown: Twinleaf Town

Bio: Hi, I’m Kenny, from Sinnoh and I’m gonna be top coordinator! If you want stories about anyone else from Twinleaf, talk to me!

Battle Talk Tab:

#1PokémonMaster started streaming

#1ElectabuzzLover: Here we gooooo!

FightMe!: Fight time!

BossMom: Et tu Nemona?

FightMe!: Sorry BossMom, but I set an alarm! As soon as it's over I’ll go back to sleep.

LightOfDawn: I don’t normally watch battles outside of contests, what’s going on exactly?

#1ChampionTrainer: Ash, that’s the kid in the video in that hat and blue shirt, is @#1PokémonMaster. He’s the one who started this forum with BossMom. This is his first Gym Battle.

KenTen: Who’s the other guy? And that girl in the background?

PsychicThing2: The other guy would be Brock, the Pewter City Gym Leader. Liza and I are a Gym Leader too!

KenTen: Don’t you mean Gym Leader*s*?

PsychicThing1: No! :SmilingScorbunny:

MikEevee: And the girl is @H2No, Misty. She just joined and said she’s gonna follow the Boss around until he replaces her bike.

BossMom: I need to talk to them about that…

FightMe!: I have an idea! I’ll message the Boss about it later though. Oh, it’s starting! Pidgeotto with the Steel Wing!

YoungsterBoss: That’s a tough-looking Geodude. But I bet Boss has got this!

FightMe!: Pidgeotto speeds by again and again! A Rollout slips past but she’s too quick! Another blow and Geodude’s not looking so hot! But what’s this? A direct hit! Pidgeotto is on the ground! What next?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Nemona commentary is best commentary.

FightMe!: From the jaws of defeat! A final strike from Pidgeotto secures the win! The challenger is in the lead 1 - 0! What comes next? Will Pidgeotto maintain her place or will she be returned?

PsychicThing2: Looks like he’s thinking about it. Oh good he made the right choice.

#1ChampionTrainer: Yeah, Pidgeotto was too hurt to keep going, Pikachu’s turn! …oh

OrIllFineYou: That’s a big rock snake.

LightOfDawn: Wait I thought electric-types were weak to ground-types?

#1ElectabuzzLover: They are but Ash doesn’t have many other options.

FightMe!: The fighters launch themselves into the fray! Size isn’t everything in this battle! Pikachu scurries up and down his opponent, carving chunks out of his rocky hide with Iron Tail! Caught in a Bind? I don’t think so! Pikachu frees himself with his natural charms!

BossMom: I think that was Baby-Doll-Eyes.

FightMe!: And now the f- uhhh. What?

KenTen: Is this normally part of a gym battle?

PsychicThing1: No the kids stopping the challenger from finishing the fight is new.

FightMe!: The gym leader called time out, he’s talking to the hoard of small children.

AllayHoopa: Isn’t that what this place is?

YoungsterBoss: Nah, we’re a hoard of large children!

FightMe!: Alright match resumed! And Pikachu goes for the finishing blow! Victory!!!

PsychicThing1, YoungsterBoss, #1ChampionTrainer, #1ElectabuzzFan, and 12 others reacted with :VictoriousDragonite:

DragonMaster: Wooo! Let’s go Boss!

BossMom: Iris…

User DragonMaster was kicked: Six-hour ban. Reason: Go to sleep!

Main Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: Boulder Badge get!

#1ChampionTrainer: Awesome!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Master step 1! Check!

BossMom: I knew you could do it sweetie!

#1PokémonMaster: Mom… not on main

BossMom: Sorry, I’m just so proud of you Ashey! You did great! I love you.

#1PokémonMaster: I love you too Mom…

OrIllFineYou: I love you too BossMom!

YoungsterBoss: I love BossMom!

AllayHoopa: Hoopa loves BossMom!

LivingWaterSki: Love you BossMom!

BossMom: Thanks, kids! I gotta head off though, don’t stay up late.

PsychicThing1: We saw what happened to Iris.

MikEevee: Rip Iris.

LivingWaterSki, OrIllFineYou, YoungsterBoss, #1ElectabuzzLover, and 6 others reacted with :HaunterGrave:

LightOfDawn: That was actually pretty cool. I never thought much about Gym Battles before.

BeaAMan: You should try it, and it looks like Ash won? I’ll check the video. My first gym battle should be tomorrow or the day after. Depends on how clogged Turffield is.

#1ChampionTrainer: Good luck @BeaAMan and @GhostBoy

BeaAMan: Thanks. Not that we’ll need it! Right, Allister?

GhostBoy: I don’t know, I think I could use it.

BeaAMan: He’s being modest.

#1PokémonMaster: Hey, so an unexpected thing just happened as we were leaving…

Brock wants to Battle!

User Profiles:

Real Name: Brock Harrison

Username: RockAndRoll

Age: 15

Hometown: Pewter City

Bio: I’m Brock, the Pewter City Gym Leader. Although I guess I’m taking a vacation now. I never got to have a journey of my own when I was younger, so I guess Ash is taking me to see the world now!

Chapter Text

Main Tab:

#1ChampionTrainer: Well, Ash is in a mountain today.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Which means we’re running the show!

KenTen: Wait I thought- Oh right, #1PokémonMaster is Ash, and #1ChampionTrainer is Ritchie.

PsychicThing1: Yeah people get them mixed up at a glance a lot. We’ve asked them to change names but neither of them will budge an inch.

#1ChampionTrainer: We can’t help it! We need that OG #1 trio!

#1ElectabuzzLover: It’s true, it’s in the constitution. Look it up.

2Popular4u: It’s not I checked.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Wow, I may be the Electabuzz fan here, but you’re the buzzkill here.

#1ChampionTrainer: Got ‘em

LivingWaterSki: @BossMom, can we mute them until Ash gets back? It feels like they’re trying to overcompensate.

#1ElectabuzzLover: BossMom would never mute us! Cause she loves us more than you!

StarGenius: Well I don’t love either of you. Give me a few minutes.

#1ChampionTrainer: Ah! @BossMom Help!

User #1ElectabuzzLover has been muted

User #1ChampionTrainer has been muted

OrIllFineYou: I never thought I’d say this but thanks Star.

StarGenius: I’ll probably get chewed out when BossMom gets out of work but it’s worth it for some peace from their shenanigans

LightOfDawn: Isn’t it kind of rude to mute them?

LivingWaterSki: Don’t worry, they’ll just get in each other’s direct messages and get into a feedback loop until she unmutes them.

PsychicThing2: It’s happened before. Speaking of BossMom, I think we should petition her for a dedicated tab for gym battle videos. Otherwise, Battle Ideas is going to be completely clogged with streams and reactions.

AllayHoopa: Makes sense to Hoopa!

MikEevee: Yeah, between Ash, Ritchie, Bea, and Allister, (and I think @AceTrainer Astrid is setting out soon too), it’s gonna get filled pretty quick.

PsychicThing1: We could set it up so it records battles in Mossdeep too. Good idea Tate! Glad I thought of it!

PsychicThing1: No, no, we’re on the forum, use your keys, not your words.

PsychicThing2: Can you mute her too @StarGenius?

StarGenius: Nah, I’m on break. BossMom makes good cookies.

LivingWaterSki: So if you want anything on this server you need access to BossMom’s cooking?

StarGenius: Pretty much.

LivingWaterSki, PsychicThing2, and MikEevee reacted with :AnnoyedBulbasaur:

KenTen: How about we talk Pokémon?

YoungsterBoss: Did someone say Pokémon?

MikEevee: How does he do that?

LightOfDawn: Well I got something, what Pokémon do you guys want as a starter?

MikEevee: Eevee

YoungsterBoss: Rattata

StarGenius: Meh. I guess Togedemaru

KenTen: Piplup

OrIllFineYou: Piplup

LightOfDawn: I want a Piplup …well this is awkward.

PsychicThing1: Trainer Squad rise up!

2Popular4u: Imagine not having any Pokémon yet, lol!

LivingWaterSki: Don’t Mikey and Joey already have their Pokémon? They just aren’t old enough yet. As for me… Well, I have someone in mind. Not sure how to bring up the idea though.

PsychicThing2: You have some options! Maybe just talking to them will be enough! Or if they’re really stubborn, you might have to battle them first! But maybe they genuinely will just refuse under all circumstances. You can’t really force a Pokémon that doesn’t want to go with you to do so.

LivingWaterSki: Battle them huh… thanks! I have an idea for what to do now!

AllayHoopa: Hoopa wants to watch the Twinleaf Trio fight it out for Piplup.

PsychicThing1: +1

YoungsterBoss: +1

Direct Messages #1PokémonMaster > BossMom:

#1PokémonMaster: Hey Mom?

BossMom: Sorry Ashey, patching things up on main, what’s up?

#1PokémonMaster: Remember when you were mad because I didn’t tell you things were bad before?

BossMom: Yes…

#1PokémonMaster: Well I’m telling you this time so you can’t be mad.

BossMom: ASh that’s n- What happened?

#1PokémonMaster: Promise you’re not mad?

BossMom: I’m concerned.

#1PokémonMaster: We ran into those Team Rocket guys. Again. This is the fourth time now and they tried to take Pikachu and the Moonstone from the Clefairy.

I don’t know why they’re obsessed with me.

BossMom: Are you all okay?

#1PokémonMaster: We’re fine, it’s just. This is going to keep happening, isn’t it?

BossMom: Do you want me to try calling the Rangers? Have them scout out around you a bit and bring them in custody if they find them?

#1PokémonMaster: …yes please.

Travel Log Tab:

H2No: Once is chance, twice is a coincidence, but four times?!

#1ChampionTrainer: That’s silly. Especially when the Pikachu in question isn’t even Sparky!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Those guys suck. We should beat them up!

PsychicThing1: +1

YoungsterBoss: +1

LivingWaterSki: +1

FightMe!: +1

StarGenius: +1

AllayHoopa: +1

OrIllFineYou: +1

AceTrainer: +1

#1ChampionTrainer: Timeout! Stop +1ing!

PsychicThing2: +1

PsychicThing1: All according to cake.

RockAndRoll: We should really let the proper authorities handle this.

#1ChampionTrainer: We need a proper plan if we’re gonna do this.

RockAndRoll: Oh no.

PsychicThing2: We’ll need to summon the lurkers from the depths!

KenTen: Lurkers? OH MY SINNOH WHAT?

LightOfDawn: I just glanced at the actual member list? What the heck?

AceTrainer: We have quite a few lurkers. Sometimes people never say anything apart from confirming their age. Sometimes people go in and out of activity. Yet I’m still the only one from Kalos.

StarGenius: Most of them are Kanto and Johto, but we got a few others in here. We’ve actually been debating a purge.

#1ElectabuzzTrainer: Forget the purge!

#1ChampionTrainer: We need all hands on deck! @everyone

StarGenius: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

A lot of people are typing…

Private Room:

BossMom: …

#1ChampionTrainer: …

#1ElectabuzzLover: …

#1PokémonMaster: Thanks, guys.

#1ChampionTrainer: Anytime Ash!

#1ElectabuzzLover: You’re the Boss! But we’re you’re loyal Sub Bosses!

#1ChampionTrainer: Sub Bosses sounds weird, Admins?

#1PokémonMaster: Admins sounds good.

#1ElectabuzzLover: +1

BossMom: You realize I have to call your parents now right?

#1ChampionTrainer: That’s fair.

BossMom: And send messages to a lot of other parents! And make a statement about “Please do not attack the dangerous criminals following Ash around” 

But we all know that won’t stop anyone!

Ash was talking to me about it and I was going to call the Rangers to try and find them and apprehend them. Now I have to worry about a bunch of kids getting caught in the crossfire trying to help!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Maybe you shouldn’t call the Rangers now?

#1ChampionTrainer: Casey no! You’re still at home!

#1ElectabuzzLover: I’m getting grounded anyway.

BossMom: I just… I need to think and make a phone call or six.

#1PokémonMaster: Have I told you guys you’re the best?

#1ElectabuzzLover: You could say it more.

#1ChampionTrainer: +1

User Profiles:

Real Name: Arnold

Username: Ash-A-Like#1

Age: 7

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Real Name: Nicolette

Username: DayCareGirl

Age: 10

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Real Name: Evian

Username: NinjaKid

Age: 9

Main Tab:

PsychicThing2: It feels like more people are active now.

BeaAMan: That happens when you @ everyone. On the bright side, more people get to see my gym battle!

GhostBoy: Nooooo

OrIllFineYou: Do you need more to see it? You had a whole stadium watching!

BeaAMan: Galar is built different.

Ash-A-Like#1: I always wanted to go to Galar. I think castles are pretty cool.

KenTen: I’m sorry, what is that username?

PsychicThing1: Oh hey Arnold! Long time no see! Do the selfie thing for the newbies!

Ash-A-Like#1: K

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(Picture of a boy who looks like a slightly younger Ash. His hair is just a shade different but the similarities are striking)

LightOfDawn: Wow! I would have thought you two were brothers!

H2No: I’m sorry but Ash-A-Like#1 implies there’s an Ash-A-Like#2

PsychicThing1: That would be Travis. 

DayCareGirl: So about the Boss being stalked…

NinjaKid: We’re gonna beat those guys up right?

FightMe!: That’s the plan! Everyone is gonna keep an eye out! Ask your friends! Invite your friends! We’ll hunt them down and make ‘em wish they had never tried to hurt the Boss or Pikachu!

BeaAMan, DayCareGirl, NinjaKid, OrIllFineYou, and 18 others reacted with :MachopPunch:

H2No: While I think this is a dumb idea, I also know I can’t stop any of you. So I’ll tell you what I know. There’s two adults, a man, and a woman. They have blue and red hair. They also have a Meowth who can talk. As well as a Koffing and an Ekans. They’re also part of Team Rocket and wear white clothes with red R's on them. They fly around in a Meowth-shaped air hot air balloon.

StarGenius pinned a message.

BossMom unpinned a message.

BossMom pinned a message.

BossMom: Alright. @everyone. Do not go out looking for Team Rocket. Defend yourselves if you have to but do not go searching for trouble. They are criminals and they are dangerous. I was going to delete that description but it’s better if you all know what they look like. Please don’t make me call your parents.

MikEevee: I’m sorry @H2No did you say they had a talking Meowth? Since when was that a thing?

RockAndRoll: It was pretty surprising.

OrIllFineYou: None of you mentioned that before!

#1PokémonMaster: Huh, oh I guess I didn’t. Oops.

2Popular4u: Oops? Oops?! You meet a Pokémon who can talk and don’t say a thing?! That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard! Pokémon can’t talk!

AllayHoopa: Hoopa can talk!

2Popular4u: …you do not count.

LivingWaterSki: Just because Pokémon can’t “talk” doesn’t mean Pokémon aren’t just as smart as humans!

#1PokémonMaster: Yep! Just ask Pikachu!

PsychicThing2: …I just noticed the rest of the Boss Squad has been worryingly quiet.

YoungsterBoss: I’m still here!

#1PokémonMaster: Yeah… Mom called their parents. They’ve been temp banned for “Inciting a revolution”

BossMom: That’s not the reason.

#1PokémonMaster: Mom hates freedom!

Ash-A-Like#1: Do you really BossMom?

OrIllFineYou: BossMom hates freedom?!

BossMom: …I don’t hate freedom. But they should have let the adults handle this situation.

NinjaKid: But we got it covered!

BossMom: You shouldn’t have to have it covered. You’re still kids! You should be having fun, not worrying about criminals attacking you!

FightMe!: But fighting criminals is fun!

BossMom: I tried.

Gym Battle Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: Wow Bea! Your battle and Allister’s were awesome! Machop kicked butt! 

BeaAMan: Yeah he did! I love my sparring partner!

RockAndRoll: Wait, you spar with a Machop?

BeaAMan: Yep! We’re pretty evenly matched. 

RockAndRoll: I’ve never been afraid of a ten-year-old before…

DragonMaster: That was so cool! What was that thing where your Pokémon and the Gym Leader’s went back in their balls and then got giant!? That was crazy!

GhostBoy: That’s Dynamax. It’s a phenomenon that can only occur in Galar if you have a Dynamax Band. Which aren’t quite as rare as you might think. It feels like most trainers have them.

BeaAMan: Just wait until you see Gigantamax! That’s even cooler!

#1PokémonMaster: I wish I could make my Pokémon giant! 

BeaAMan: Come to Galar next! I’ll hook you up with a band.

#1PokémonMaster: :VaporeonThisIsFine: We’ll have to wait a year. I’m going to Johto for my next season. 

PsychicThing2: Right, you and Ritchie are meeting up with Casey.

#1PokémonMaster reacted with :QuaxlyThumbsUp:

OrIllFineYou: I was gonna start here in Sinnoh but maybe I should just get my Piplup and head to Johto too! It seems like the place to be!

DragonMaster: Same! 

BeaAMan: Hmm, maybe I’ll join you guys.

FightMe!: I’m going too!

H2No: Wow, you guys are really quick to hop on board with stuff?

PsychicThing2: Did the fact we all agreed to chase down Team Rocket tip you off?

H2No: That was my first hint.

DragonMaster: Oh right! I need to get to Kanto first! I’m coming Boss!

ToTheMax!: Me too!

PsychicThing2: Iris, you have school, Cam, you don’t have any Pokémon.

BeaAMan: Also you’d get lost.

ToTheMax!: I would not!

H2No: Isn’t your Hometown listed as “idk”

ToTheMax!: I moved around a lot growing up okay!

RockAndRoll: Going back to gym battles, @PsychicThing2 I’ve watched the ones you and your sister have been doing, I must say I’m impressed with how well you work together! My younger siblings are never on the same page so consistently.

OrIllFineYou: Ah the teenager! Run away!

PsychicThing2: Thanks @RockAndRoll although we do have a bit of an advantage. I mean you can just scroll through the logs and see how we are normally. We get along better than some siblings but we still bicker a lot. But battling? Well, it’s hard to argue with yourself!

RockAndRoll: With yourself?

PsychicThing1: It’s a psychic thing.

BeaAMan: Don’t worry about it.

FightMe!: Don’t worry about it. 

OrIllFineYou: Don’t worry about it.

PsychicThing2: Don’t worry about it.

PsychicThing2: oh… @PsychicThing1 We’re becoming predictable.

PsychicThing1: Shoot! Bail! Bail!

Travel Log Tab:

#1ChampionTrainer: Finally back! Now I get to complain about a thing that happened!

#1PokémonMaster: Ritchie! I missed you so much!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Not me?

#1PokémonMaster: Nah, sorry Casey.

#1ElectabuzzLover: lol

H2No: Acting like you weren’t texting them the entire time they were banned…

#1PokémonMaster: Irrelevant!

RockAndRoll: What do you need to complain about?

#1ChampionTrainer: Left Cerulean City (not long after I got banned actually) and ran into this so called “gym” on the road. It’s run by a guy named AJ. He wants to win 100 battles before challenging the gyms, which… like okay? The gyms are supposed to be the test, but whatever. He was at 98 wins, and he challenges me.

DragonMaster: Oh doesn’t that… sound familiar.

#1ChampionTrainer: Yeah so I get destroyed. His Pokémon are monsters. But his training is… yikes. Working to the point of exhaustion, whipping, no starvation thankfully but… It really rubbed me the wrong way. Anyway, he was a big jerk about the whole thing and told me to quit.

#1PokémonMaster: …we need to vet anyone named AJ.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Might be faster to just do a mass ban.

PsychicThing1: Oh… one of those trainers.

DragonMaster: Those trainers?

PsychicThing1: The type of trainer who is really good at pushing their Pokémon to their max potential… with no regard for the Pokémon themselves. They do really well at first but they burn out pretty fast. That type of training isn’t sustainable and doesn’t breed the kind of loyalty and trust most trainers and Pokémon have.

#1ElectabuzzLover: That spiel sounded more like a Tate thing.

PsychicThing1: Hey! I know things too!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Of course you do Liza.

#1ChampionTrainer: Yeah, it really put me in a bad mood. I’m obviously not going to quit but… I felt worthless.

#1PokémonMaster: Never say that again! I’ll punch you if you do!

#1PokémonMaster: Ritchie you’re awesome! You got a gym badge before any of us! Don’t let one jerk who had already won 98 times get you down! Go and train then make sure he only wins 99!

#1ElectabuzzLover: And then punch him !

#1PokémonMaster: And then we’ll come and punch him!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Yes.

RockAndRoll: I don’t remember being this violent when I was 10… I hope none of my siblings are.

#1PokémonMaster: I mean technically Casey is still 9

#1ElectabuzzLover: And then I punch Ash.

#1PokémonMaster: Then I use an Uno Reverse Card.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Wait no- punches self in the face

#1ChampionTrainer: Thanks guys, I feel a bit better now.

H2No: You know what? I think I’m getting attached to these dummies.

Gym Battle Tab:

FightMe!: Ahhhh! It started what did I miss?!

DragonMaster: So far Misty has yelled at her sisters for trying to give Ash a badge just for coming to their show.

#1ElectabuzzLover: They tried to give Brock one too.

LightOfDawn: So this definitely isn’t how gym battles are supposed to work right?

#1ChampionTrainer: They did this to me too. Misty called them and told them to battle me.

OrIllFineYou: Oh Misty and Ash are battling? Finally, this rivalry is heating up!

YoungsterBoss: Yes! Bikeshipping go!

FightMe!: pfft Joey what?

OrIllFineYou: What the heck joey?

YoungsterBoss: What?

PsychicThing1: Joey, what do you think “shipping” means?

YoungsterBoss: It’s when you’re rivals with someone right?

PsychicThing1: …you know I almost don’t want to correct him.

LightOfDawn: I will, Joey check your messages.

DragonMaster: Probably for the best.

YoungsterBoss: Oh. Gross. 

YoungsterBoss: Wait then why do I keep seeing people talking about shipping Carrot and Vedge in Drake Orb X?

PsychicThing2: Look the battles starting! Let’s continue this conversation in 10 years!

FightMe!: Let’s go!

User Profiles:

Real Name: Denis

Username: RatAttack

Age: 7

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Real Name: Matthias

Username: VulpixTrainer

Age: 10

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Real Name: Frisk

Username: FriskTheHuman

Age: Yes

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Realy Name: Kimberly

Username: DoTheTwist

Age: 11

Main Tab:  

RatAttack: AHhhh! Uhhhahh! @someone

NinjaKid: You know that doesn’t actually notify anyone right?

RatAttack: I SEE THE BAD GUYS!

Samurai: What?! The fiends?!

MikEevee: Where are they?!

RatAttack: I’m in Cerulean City! It looks like they’re heading toward the gym with a giant vacuum!

KenTen: A giant vacuum?

AllayHoopa: Message everyone!

NinjaKid: No! BossMom will get mad! @StarGenius Can you message everyone in Cerulean

StraGenius: Give me a second, never thought of that before.

MikEevee: Hurry!

StarGenius: @Cerulean City Team Rocket spotted! In your area! Boss is at the gym and they’re heading that way!

VulpixTrainer: @FriskTheHuman and I are in Cerulean!

Samurai: Can you fight?

FriskTheHuman: I have a Pichu and a Drifloon! And Mat has Vulpix and Dratini!

DoTheTwist: I’m here too! I’m a trainer too! Got a Poliwhirl and Poliwag!

DayCareGirl: Not in the city but right outside! Give me five minutes and I’ll be there with a Vileplume and two Voltorb!

MikEevee: Gogogo!

AllayHoopa: Hoopa wishes he could help!

KenTen: @RatAttack Keep an eye on them! Stay out of sight!

RatAttack: Don’t worry! I’m sneaky!

Gym Battle Tab:

FightMe!: Challenger wins!

LightOfDawn: Oof, Misty looks mad.

LivingWaterSki: Doesn’t she always look mad?

PsychicThing1: Only when Ash is nearby as far as we can tell.

#1ChampionTrainer: :WorriedTreecko: 

#1ChampionTrainer: Uhh… Has anyone looked at Main while the gym battle was happening?

FightMe!: I am now…

LightOfDawn: What, why?

YoungsterBoss: What happened?

Main Tab:

OrIllFineYou: ~Cause theeeey are the champions!~

DayCareGirl: Yeah we are!

KenTen: Denis MVP!

VulpixTrainer: Never seen a balloon explode like that!

OrIllFineYou: ~noooo time for looooosers!~

MikEevee: Where did they even get a giant vacuum?

DoTheTwist: There’s a vacuum emporium in town.

FriskTheHuman: That makes sense.

VulpixTrainer: How?

DayCareGirl: @RatAttack Nice work Denis! We’d have never found em without you!

RatAttack: bhfakjhfhbaugighaskja

OrIllFineYou: ~Cause they are the champiooooons!~

RatAttack: Thanks guys.

#1ElectabuzzLover: …So BossMom knows we had nothing to do with this right?

#1ElectabuzzLover: We’re not getting in trouble again right?

NinjaKid: Guys! We got Team Rocket! Or well, we got rid of them!

StarGenius: You mean the brand spanking new Task Force Cerulean got them!

StarGenius assigned the role Task Force Cerulean to RatAttack, DayCareGirl, FriskTheHuman, DoTheTwist, and VulpixTrainer

FriskTheHuman: I always wanted a role!

#1ChampionTrainer: If nothing else this means the plan worked right? We found and stopped Team Rocket before they caused any trouble!

#1PokémonMaster: Cascade Badge get!

#1PokémonMaster: Wait what happened?

VulpixTrainer: Team Rocket tried to get you again!

DoTheTwist: But we got them first!

YoungsterBoss: I can’t believe I missed it!

DragonMaster: Ahhh! I need to go to Kanto right heckin’ now! I want to join a task force!

FightMe!: I knew fighting crime was fun!

LivingWaterSki: Hey, what do we do when BossMom sees all this?

BossMom: When I see what?

LivingWaterSki, LightOfDawn, #1ChampionTrainer, #1ElectabuzzLover, and 20 others reacted with :ScaredSquirtle:

Travel Log Tab:

AceTrainer: You know, I was kind of worried BossMom was going to close the forum down.

AllayHoopa: BossMom would never!

YoungsterBoss: I just noticed but why don’t you change BossMom’s name?

AllayHoopa: BossMom is BossMom

OrIllFineYou: Makes sense.

BeaAMan: BossMom is smart. She knows that we’d keep doing stuff. I think she wants to try and keep an eye on us.

#1ElectabuzzFan: She’s still definitely going to track down Ash I think. Possibly with Shelldon and Arnold if she can manage it.

GhostBoy: Who?

#1PokémonMaster: Mom’s Blastoise and Pidgeot. Shelldon doesn’t do much. And Arnold just stays at Professor Oak’s lab.

LightOfDawn: Wait I thought Arnold was the name of Ash-A-Like#1? 

#1ChampionTrainer: Which came first? The Torchic or the Egg?

RockAndRoll: Your Mom seems really worried Ash, I think we should wait in Cerulean City for a few days.

#1PokémonMaster: She’s overreacting! Task Force Cerulean stopped Team Rocket! No adults needed!

StarGenius: Honestly yeah, I think we have this pretty under control. I’ve been more motivated than ever before! I feel like I’m accomplishing something for once!

H2No: What did you even do other than figure out how to notify everyone in Cerulean City?

StarGenius: Well, nothing then, but now I’m branching out! You would not believe how easy it is to get into store security systems! The next time Team Rocket tries to get something for their evil scheme we’ll know about it!

LightOfDawn: Is that legal?

BeaAMan: Dawn?

LightOfDawn: Yeah?

BeaAMan: Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answer to.

AceTrainer: Getting back on topic… GUESS WHO’S STARTING TOMORROW?!

BeaAMan: Wooo! Go Astrid!

AceTrainer: First stop! Lumiose City! Then the Pokémon League!

#1ChampionTrainer: Let’s go Astrid! *clap* *clap* *clapx3* 

#1PokémonMaster: What Pokémon you getting?

AceTrainer: I don’t know! :SmilingScorbunny:

#1PokémonMaster: Relatable! We should hang out more!

AceTrainer: Thanks Boss!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Gah… pain… of envy… striking me down! Save yourselves! 

#1ChampionTrainer: Weak.

#1ElectabuzzLover: But kill Ritchie first!

LightOfDawn: You can’t kill Ritchie!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Why not? He’s my best friend, I should decide when he dies.

#1ChampionTrainer: Doesn’t Ash get a say too?

#1PokémonMaster: I’ll allow it.

#1ChampionTrainer: …I am betrayed. Sparky is on my side at least. Right, Sparky?

#1ChampionTrainer: lk;mjopk;l,mk nbmpoi

LightOfDawn: We already have a GhostBoy! We can’t have two!

#1PokémonMaster: Oh shoot. @#1ElectabuzzLover Dawn makes a good point.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Darn. Foiled again.

H2No: Was that Sparky typing there?

#1ChampionTrainer: His paws are a bit too big for the buttons on the phone… oh he’s gonna try poking them now

#1ChampionTrainer: lol no

BeaAMan: Sparky got no chill. Tell him I love him.

#1ChampionTrainer: You guys are all so mean. I’m gonna go cry in a cave now.

#1PokémonMaster: Only if I can cry in a cave with you.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Same. We can mourn Ritchie’s death together.

AllayHoopa: Hoopa is going to miss Ritchiekan

BeaAMan: :PrinplupSalute: He was a worthy trainer

#1ChampionTrainer: brb, gonna find a cave we can use

BeaAMan: Sometimes I can still hear his voice…

Main Tab: 

PsychicThing1: And that is why you don’t lie about how many gym badges you have!

MikEevee: I should feel bad. But I don’t.

P̷̼̦͔̘̖͖̝̟͔̪̹̲̼̤͈̾͋̽̄̾̆̏̄̐͒̕̚͜͜ͅe̷̪̹̓͌̉̈́̅́̎̾͐̐̎̅̿̄̔̅͘͘ǹ̷̛̲̑͑͌̾͆̑̆͘̚n̸̤̜͙̣̤̦̤̤͍̩̻͉̭̈́̄͋͛̋͝y̷̨̧̧̜̝̩͔͓̠̗͐̄ wants to battle.

P̷̼̦͔̘̖͖̝̟͔̪̹̲̼̤͈̾͋̽̄̾̆̏̄̐͒̕̚͜͜ͅe̷̪̹̓͌̉̈́̅́̎̾͐̐̎̅̿̄̔̅͘͘ǹ̷̛̲̑͑͌̾͆̑̆͘̚n̸̤̜͙̣̤̦̤̤͍̩̻͉̭̈́̄͋͛̋͝y̷̨̧̧̜̝̩͔͓̠̗͐̄: No. None of that.

PsychicThing2: What the heck?

Cassiopeia wants to battle.

Cassiopeia: Alright, who’s hacking convenience store and mall security? That’s my turf.

User Profiles:

Real Name: No

Username: Cassiopeia

Age: No

Hometown: No

Bio: No

Chapter Text

Main Tab:

Cassiopeia: Well? Start pointing fingers or I start sharing IP addresses.

LightOfDawn: What exactly is happening?

MikEevee: Kind of unclear. New person with weird glitch name is now named “Cassiopeia” and demanding we explain why we’re muscling in on her turf?

PsychicThing1: I mean most of us have our hometowns listed in our profiles. Sharing IP addresses isn’t really a big deal.

Cassiopeia: So you say, Liza Fulan. That’s right I know your name.

PsychicThing2: Again, in the profile. You’re really bad at this hacker man stuff, aren’t you?

LightOfDawn: Read back a bit, didn’t @StarGenius say he was messing with security systems to find the Boss’s stalkers?

Cassiopeia: Finally, took you long enough to point me at a target.

MikEevee: I mean, it’s Sophocles. I’d feel a bit worse if it was… well anyone else. Actually nevermind. Forgot about Gisselle. She deserves it more, at least Soph does stuff.

Cassiopeia: Oh these firewalls are adorable.

OrIllFineYou: What’s happening?

LightOfDawn: I think we’re being hacked? By someone who’s used to people trying to be a lot more anonymous.

StarGenius: WHO BROKE MY FIREWALLS?

Cassiopeia: Right here dumbo. Stop touching my security systems.

StarGenius: Your security systems?! I tapped into those fair and square!

Cassiopeia: Who gave you the right?

StarGenius: I gave it to myself. Sock off.

MikEevee: Sock off?

PsychicThing1: Does he mean the other word?

Cassiopeia: Just download more RAM loser.

StarGenius: Right that’s it.

User Cassiopeia has been kicked: Permanent Ban. Reason: Get off my server.

StarGenius: Well, that takes care of that. Time to fix some stuff…

Cassiopeia wants to battle!

OrIllFineYou: Uhhhhh

Cassiopeia: …how did you do that?

StarGenius: …

User Cassiopeia has been kicked: Permanent Ban. Reason: I said get off my server.

Cassiopeia wants to battle!

Cassiopeia: Seriously how are you doing that?

KenTen: Wait I just got here what’s happening?

LightOfDawn: I think now’s the time to duck and cover.

User Cassiopeia has been kicked: Permanent Ban. Reason: STAY OUT

StarGenius: I swear to the Tapu…

Cassiopeia wants to battle!

StarGenius: HOW

Cassiopeia: Alright that’s how you want to play it…

MikEevee: Uh oh.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Penny Botanic

Username: Cassiopeia

Age: 9

Hometown: Wyndon

Bio: Do I have to? Fine. I’m Penny. I’m here because StarGenius was messing with some of my programs. I don’t know why I’m sticking around.

Gym Battle Tab:

Cassiopeia: Huh, these are actually mildly entertaining.

PsychicThing2: Oh you’re still here.

Cassiopeia: Don’t sound so disappointed.

PsychicThing2: I’m more surprised than anything else. You seemed to be here for one thing.

Cassiopeia: I take entertainment where I can get it.

OrIllFineYou: Are the gym battles doing it for you?

Cassiopeia: …yes.

#1ElectabuzzLover: One of us! One of us!

OrIllFineYou: Can’t wait to see some of Astrid’s battles too!

#1ChampionTrainer: t - 6 hours to @AceTrainer Pokémon journey

Cassiopeia: You guys are really obsessed with Pokémon here huh?

#1PokémonMaster: …are you not?

Cassiopeia: I like Eevee

MikEevee: :ShiningEevee: *I* like Eevee.

Cassiopeia: Tell me more right now!

#1PokémonMaster: Well at least she’s making friends! 

#1ChampionTrainer: Kinda surprised BossMom didn’t kick her.

#1PokémonMaster: She did prove she can get back in any time she wants. Also, Sophocles managed to track her down and give her Dad’s phone number to Mom. They talked things out.

StarGenius: That reminds me @Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia: What tattletale?

StarGenius: PenPen

Cassiopeia: I̴̮̰͉̟͉̟̳͈̯͗͊͌̈́̚ ̵̡̠̰̞̜̜͚̯̖͝Ẅ̵̤́͗͗̀̌̅͑̕͘Ḯ̸͙̜̺ͅL̵͔̖͓͕̔̓͐̂̒́̑̉̓̈́ͅͅL̸̡̛͇̲̝͈̱̳̭̬͇͌ͅ ̴̡̧͉̻̝̯̪̗̇̄̕̕Ḑ̶̨͈̙̱͓̗̟͕̜̱̼̇͋͜͜ͅĚ̵̡̤̻̗̼̠̤̟̋̑͂͝Ĺ̶̮͋̍̈̋E̸̠̮̮͓̝͈͈̬̜̺̗͈̙͖̎̆̒̅̿̈̍̒̂̆T̴͉̱̂̈́̏̀̾̂́̈́̉̈̿͠Ę̴̡̠̲̰͇̺̗̳̦̝̒̕͠ ̴̦͖̝̯͉̘͚̫̟̗̺̬͗̅̓̈́̊͑̈̂͘ͅỲ̷̢͕̱̝̣̲̫̠̞̳̱̘̘͓̮̃̃̑̎̈́̓̈́̈̂̕͝͝Ó̵̘̩̍̒̕Ȕ̴͔̘͚͈̄̈͗̿̓͒̌̏̿͛̏̕

MikEevee: Have Eevee pics!

Cassiopeia: BABY! Here’s my Baby!

MikEevee: Awwww

H2No: Those are some cute Eevee.

#1PokémonMaster: I kinda want an Eevee too.

LivingWaterSki: Really? I don’t remember you mentioning that before.

#1PokémonMaster: Been thinking about how adaptable they are! It seems to fit exactly the kind of team I want to train!

RockAndRoll: Wait I thought you were trying to be a flying-type master?

#1PokémonMaster: What made you think that?

LivingWaterSki: Don’t you have three flying types?

#1PokémonMaster: …that’s just a coincidence.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Based on those wonderful Eevee pictures, can we get a new tab for pictures of Pokémon?

H2No: That is the best idea I have ever heard. 

PsychicThing2: Casey must have the brain cell today.

Travel Log:

AceTrainer: And so it begins! With slightly more company than I originally expected!

GhostBoy: What happened?

AceTrainer: Well yesterday I ran into a couple of people training with a Rhyhorn! For Rhyhorn Racing actually. 

BeaAMan: Story time, *kicks feet up and gets popcorn*

AceTrainer: It was actually Grace Yvonne and her daughter!

AllayHoopa: That name means nothing to Hoopa.

GhostBoy: Me neither…

AceTrainer: Come on! Bea? Cam even? Any of you lurkers online? I CAN SEE YOU!

BeaAMan: Pretty sure Cam lost his phone again. And sorry, got nothing.

AceTrainer: Ugh, fine. Grace Yvonne was pretty famous in the Rhyhorn Racing circuit. My dad used to watch it all the time. I had no idea she had a daughter, but anyway her daughter isn’t quite as keen on the Rhyhorn thing as her mom is.

AllayHoopa: Hoopa wonders how hard it is to ride a Rhyhorn. Need to check.

AceTrainer: Well Serena (that’s her name by the way) was having trouble with it. But I talked with them for a while and I mentioned I was going on my journey tomorrow (well today now).

AceTrainer: And Serena came looking for me! She’s 10 too and decided to take a chance. She’ll travel with me for a bit, get a Pokémon and see if training is for her, cause she doesn’t think Rhyhorn Racing is.

BeaAMan: What is it with the people on this server getting tagalongs so fast?

GhostBoy: Sorry.

BeaAMan: I didn’t say it was a bad thing.

AceTrainer: Invited her to the forum btw.

Serena wants to Battle!

Serena: Uh, hi there.

AceTrainer, BeaAMan, AllayHoopa, and GhostBoy reacted with :SlowYo:

BeaAMan: Sup! Welcome to BattleNET, leave rational thought at the door.

Serena: Well I did say bye to my Mom, put on a cute outfit, and run out the door to travel with a girl I met yesterday.

BeaAMan: Sounds like something the Boss would do, you’ll fit right in.

AceTrainer: This is the wonderful small child I have adopted!

Serena: We’re the same age?

AceTrainer: You’re shorter than me and we are both children. Also, you are adopted. By me.

Serena: I may have made a mistake.

GhostBoy: Mood.

AllayHoopa: When does Hoopa get to learn what starter Astridkin picked?

Serena: Hoopa?

BeaAMan: He’s a roleplayer, roll with it.

AceTrainer: Gotta walk to Lumiose City first. Should have them by the end of the day, just in time for the others to meet them!

Serena: Others? Sorry for asking too many questions.

BeaAMan: Nah, you’re good. Most of the members are in a different timezone than us. Kanto/Johto area.

Serena: Oh! I actually lived in Kanto for a bit when I was younger. I even met Professor Oak once!

AceTrainer: Wait really? That’s cool! The Boss is from Pallet Town actually so he got his Pokémon from Professor Oak! And I know he and his friends went to at least one of his Pokémon Camps.

Serena: That’s how I met him! Lol. Wonder if I met anyone else here? Don’t really remember any of the other kids except this one kid who helped me when I got hurt though.

AceTrainer: That’s a shame, now put that phone away! We got to travel!

BeaAMan: Have fun, stay out of the tall grass unless you have a Pokémon!

Serena: That sounds like good advice.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Serena Yvonne

Username: RunawayRacer

Age: 10

Hometown: Vaniville Town

Bio: Hi there I’m Serena and I live in Kalos. I met Astrid and she kind of inspired me to try and take a different path in life? At the very least I want to see if being a trainer is for me.

Travel Log:

#1PokémonMaster: Egg

#1ChampionTrainer: Egg?

H2No: Egg s  

#1PokémonMaster: @DayCareGirl Thanks Nicolete! We appreciate it!

DayCareGirl: Well I can’t say “anytime” cause we have a finite number of eggs people can take. But it was fun seeing you in person! Take good care of them and give them good homes!

RockAndRoll: Of course, we will!

DayCareGirl: And before anyone starts, don’t go begging for us to hand out eggs. Maybe if you come by and we like you we’ll consider it. This was a special occasion.

YoungsterBoss: Phooey

#1ElectabuzzLover: What type of Pokémon are they going to hatch into?

#1PokémonMaster: Idk

DayCareGirl: idk

#1ChampionTrainer: Didn’t you give them the eggs in the first place?

DayCareGirl: Yes? I don’t see your point.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Before Ritchie goes into a six-paragraph spiel, look! Astrid started her journey! :link:

LivingWaterSki: Oh cool! And she got someone else from Kalos to finally join! 

#1ElectabuzzLover: Neat, she went to Oak’s summer camp too, wonder if we met her?

#1ChampionTrainer: Probably not, it sounded like it was a while ago and we only went the last two years after we met Ash. Although he might have met her cause he was going before.

#1PokémonMaster: Ehhh maybe? I might recognize her if I saw a picture. But there were a lot of kids there and I didn’t get to go to every camp…

#1ElectabuzzLover: Did you sleep through your alarm?

#1PokémonMaster: Technically?

#1ChampionTrainer: Ash how many alarms have you smashed?

#1PokémonMaster: I don’t think that’s important.

LivingWaterSki: Wait, Boss, you were relying on an alarm to get you up the day your journey was supposed to start, and you knew you had trouble with them before?

H2No: Sounds about right.

RockAndRoll: Pikachu just took his phone, he was typing very aggressively for a minute there.

LivingWaterSki: Sparky sent a message before, are we going to get Pika#2 to message us now?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Pika#2? No wait, that’s genius. Pikatwo.

H2No: He’s doing… something?

#1PokémonMaster: bhafuoabfalb aufibfhuoaBF basbfahj fbhaoubf akbf hoBFAFB Jafd

#1ChampionTrainer: Did he run into the same paw issue Sparky had at first?

RockAndRoll: No he poked all those letters. I just don’t think Pikachu knows how to spell.

#1PokémonMaster: Good thing we’re going to school next!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Why would you want to go back to school? You’re free!

RockAndRoll: There are a lot of good reasons to go to school! In fabufabhg

H2No: I took his phone. You’re welcome.

2Popular4u: I invited them. It’s time to show some of you plebians what a real trainer looks like. None of that traveling or gym battling nonsense required.

LivingWaterSki: Since Barry’s not online, can I get the million-dollar fine this time?

2Popular4u: Ugh, fine. 

Private Messages: StarGenius > Cassieopeia

StarGenius: Psst. PenPen.

Cassiopeia: Insufferable tattletale.

StarGenius: So as you’ve proven, you’re good at breaking firewalls.

Cassiopeia: Aww, does the baby need help?

StarGenius: I am 99% sure Giselle’s stupid rich kid school is a scam and I want to prove it. I admit it, I can’t get past their cybersecurity. But I have figured out the weak spots.

Cassiopeia: Pokémon Tech right? Yeah, that’s a scam.

StarGenius: Wanna prove it to her?

Cassiopeia: I don’t know why should I?

StarGenius: You mean aside from helping all the kids who got sent there by their stupid parents and indoctrinated into the place’s stupidity?

Cassiopeia: Obviously

StarGenius: It’ll be funny.

Main Tab:

MikEevee: So… how are you feeling? @2Popular4u

2Popular4u: My whole life is a lie and I want to bury myself alive

H2No: She’s tried to release her Pokémon twice now and keeps calling herself an idiot…

YoungsterBoss: Well she is an idiot but that’s not a reason to bury herself alive!

2Popular4u: I have dedicated years to studying everything about Pokémon battles and learning how to be the best. Practicing moves to make sure accuracy is down. Encouraging my classmates to study harder. I’m supposed to be the best student and the best trainer. I was supposed to be a shoo-in for the league. I was

MikEevee: Uhhh Giselle?

RockAndRoll: She just burst into tears and started crying. Now might not be the best time. 

Cassiopeia: I see this as an absolute win.

StarGenius: Yeah it is.

PsychicThing2: Those two getting along is somehow more terrifying than them fighting.

PsychicThing1: Subject change! Did you guys see Astrid and Serena’s Pokémon?

YoungsterBoss: Wait who’s Serena again?

PsychicThing2: RunawayRacer, she and Astrid are traveling together.

LivingWaterSki: Just took a look, water-frog, and fire-fox. Can’t wait to see what they do!

MikEevee: Hey, why did they have to go the Lumiose City instead of getting their starters more locally?

Zorua wants to battle!

Zorua: Oops! Didn’t… uh… hi!

#1ChampionTrainer: Hi there! Welcome to BattleNET!

LivingWaterSki: tapping the link caught you by surprise too?

Zorua: Little bit, but I’m good at surprises. This place looks cool!

PsychicThing2: Isn’t Zorua the name of a Pokémon?

Zorua: Yeah, duh.

PsychicThing1: Oh we got another roleplayer then?

Cassiopeia: Roleplayer? Oh right, like Hoopa.

Zorua: I mean? Kind of?? I play a lot of roles. Meema plays more though.

#1ElectabuzzLover: …I just looked up Zorua, is the implication here you’re actually a Zorua?

Zorua: What else would I be? Or I guess, I can be anything.

StarGenius: Right, because you’re definitely a real live Zorua who happened to join our server.

Zorua: I got a phone at a pawn shop. You guys really like shiny rocks for some reason.

KenTen: yeah, that sounds unlikely.

Zorua: What? Why not?

KenTen: Let’s ask, what’s more likely, that a Pokémon found enough “shiny rocks” to get a phone, or that you’re a kid who wants to pretend to be a Zorua?

Zorua: Hang on let me get Meema.

Zorua:

KenTen: …huh

StarGenius: Reverse image search not bringing up any obvious source

Cassiopeia: Could be a trainer with a Zorua?

Zorua: Boo, what do I have to do? Visit your house?

Cassiopeia: How well can you swim?

Zorua: I’m actually kind of bad at that.

#1ChampionTrainer: What region are you in?

Zorua: The forest? We live in a cave.

KenTen: Sure you do.

#1ChampionTrainer: Do you know the name of the town you got the phone in?

Zorua: I think it was Mistralton?

#1ElectabuzzLover: That’s Unova.

PsychicThing1: Hey @DragonMaster wanna go to a cave in the middle of nowhere?

DragonMaster: Do I?! :ShiningEevee:

Travel Log Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: I got a Bulbasaur!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Wait really?! How?!

H2No: It involves Brock falling into a river, Giselle, Ash and I getting stuck in a net, and Team Rocket showing up again

#1ElectabuzzLover: Wait Giselle is traveling with you?

RockAndRoll: We weren’t exactly gonna leave her alone? I think visiting the “hidden village” actually helped a bit. She’s not trying to release her Pokémon anymore and she’s spending more time with them.

2Popular4u: I have discovered certain rocks are very warm and huggable.

#1PokémonMaster: She means Graveler.

#1ChampionTrainer: Hidden village? Where are you guys? I thought you left Cerulean the same way I did?

H2No: We have no idea. We’re lost.

#1ChampionTrainer: Don’t you have a signal?

H2No: Enough to send messages, not enough to get an exact location.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Wait so the hidden village thing again? What is that?

#1PokémonMaster: It was a place Pokémon for Pokémon who had been abused or abandoned by their trainers. Bulbasaur was the protector but the caretaker was worried he was both limiting himself and the Pokémon there. He challenged me to a battle and we won.

#1ChampionTrainer: …so how lost are you guys exactly?

2Popular4u: I have not seen the road in two days

User Profiles:

Real Name: Zorua

Username: SneakAttack

Age: 10

Hometown: Cave

Bio: Waiting for someone to prove I am who I say I am is silly.

Main Tab:

DragonMaster: Apart from nearly being mauled to death by an angry Zoroark this has been a fun trip!

SneakAttack: Meema is a little overprotective…

DragonMaster: The illusions were cool though! For a second I thought I was actually being eaten alive!

PsychicThing2: What’s the verdict?

DragonMaster: The verdict is HE’S SO FLUFFY

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(Picture of Iris hugging a Zorua. The Zorua is hugging her right back. Excadrill is in the background looking very nonplussed by the situation)

KenTen: …who’s taking the picture?

SneakAttack: Meema.

KenTen: Right. I’m out of skepticism, welcome aboard Zorua! Do you want to be a trainer?

SneakAttack: It looks like fun! Not sure how to convince Meema to go along with it though. Or what I need to do exactly.

DragonMaster: I’ll give you the tour of BattleNET and explain things… as long as Meema is okay with it?

SneakAttack: Probably?

LivingWaterSki: So… SneakAttack is actually a Pokémon?

KenTen: Apparently, kind of wild that we have an actual Pokémon on the server. Well, not counting when Sparky or Pikatwo starts typing.

PsychicThing2: I did not expect Pikatwo to catch on.

LivingWaterSki: Yeah… having a Pokémon on here… who would have thought?

KenTen: That’s a weird way to phrase that.

LivingWaterSki: You’re weird!

KenTen: :VaporeonThisIsFine:

Training Tips Tab:

PsychicThing1: Hey to all you other gym leaders out there.

PsychicThing2: Actually can we make that to anyone with advice in general?

RockAndRoll: Sure, what’s up?

PsychicThing1: So Tate and I are still pretty new to this gym leader thing. We definitely are fighting above our ordinary level when we link up for a gym battle, but…

PsychicThing2: We’re starting to run into problems when it comes to higher-level badges

H2No: What do you mean?

PsychicThing2: Well the first four badge levels (0, 1, 2, and 3) we have down pretty well. We know how much effort to put in, how much ground to give to the challenger, and what areas we should be challenging them in.

PsychicThing1: The issues start showing up around 4 badges. Where it feels either we’re trying too hard, or not enough. It just gets worse the more badges there are. Don’t get me started on that one time someone came in with 7.

H2No: Wait I thought this was your first season as a gym leader? How did you already have someone come through with 7.

OrIllFineYou: Probably a speed runner, Dad complains about those sometimes.

RockAndRoll: I have a few suggestions. The first one might sound unhelpful for the moment but it is the most important one. You two need more experience. You’re just as fresh as a lot of the trainers on here. You’re doing pretty well by using your psychic powers as a boost that literally doubles your brainpower, but you still only have the same memories.

RockAndRoll: At least that’s what I’ve gathered by watching your battles and talking to you, sorry if I’m missing any details about how your powers work.

PsychicThing2: No you got that down pretty good. We generally play it off as a joke but when you’re battling us while we’re linked you’re not battling “Liza and Tate” you’re battling… well, not sure it has a name

PsychicThing1: The gym leader formerly known as the Fulan twins.

PsychicThing2: Basically. But more experience… yeah I guess we need that. 

H2No: Have you considered trying to split off a bit from each other and build different skill sets? That way when you come back together with the link you have access to more techniques and ideas.

PsychicThing1: …that feels wrong but also sounds like a great idea.

RockAndRoll: It might also be worth it to try and expand your teams. You have Solrock and Lunatone, and the gym Pokémon of course, but you could try and catch some more Pokémon.

PsychicThing2: Maybe we could look into psychics from different regions? See how challengers deal with Pokémon they might not be familiar with?

H2No: That’s a great idea actually. Also, and let me know if you’re against it, you’re not so much psychic type trainers as trainers who are also psychic right?

PsychicThing1: Weird way to phrase it but yeah.

H2No: Well if you want to try offering a challenge to trainers maybe you could make your gym more about teamwork and its benefits and downfalls specifically. Like, branch out from just psychic-types and try and get some Pokémon who work well together and complement each other.

RockAndRoll: Kind of like you two do as a gym leader.

PsychicThing2: That’s an interesting idea, it’s worth looking into at least.

PsychicThing1: I always wanted a Minun. Tate, we can get you a Plusle!

PsychicThing2: I didn’t agree to that.

PsychicThing1: Your opinion is not required. Thanks for the help guys!

H2No: Np

RockAndRoll: Happy to help!

PsychicThing2: You can get a Minun if I can get a Tauros.

PsychicThing1: That’s bull.

Travel Log Tab:

H2No: Does anyone know how long a Charmander can survive in the rain for? Very important, need to know if we need to force ourselves to run faster.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Uhhhh?!! Not long!? If you can run faster do it!

MikEevee: Wait what? Why would a Charmander be out in the rain???

#1ElectabuzzLover: Not responding, probably running too fast in the rain. Crud, now I’m worried.

LightOfDawn: Not too familiar with Charmander, what’s the big deal? Sorry if it’s a stupid question.

#1ElectabuzzLover: The fire on their tail is important for them to stay alive. If it goes out…

LightOfDawn: Oh Sinnoh that’s awful!

H2No: Just got back to the center, we got Charmander back. Brock is now trying to stop Ash from committing a murder while also yelling at the guy himself.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Does he deserve it?

H2No: YES.

H2No: But it’s still illegal.

MikEevee: What exactly happened?

H2No: Right, I need to focus on something otherwise I might try helping Ash. Give me a second.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Ash deserves his own special set of Ash-laws

LightOfDawn: I think BossMom decides those

H2No: Okay, we finally found the road, on which we found a Charmander sitting on a rock. We tried to convince him to come down and Pikachu tried talking to him. Eventually, we figured he was waiting for something and decided to move on.

So we go down the road and arrive at a Pokémon Center and decide to stay for the night. We here this one guy bragging about how strong his Pokémon are. One of the people he’s talking to asks him about a Charmander he used to have.

And he says he told it to wait for him on a rock and left it there.

Ash, doing the smartest thing I have ever seen him do and I’m giving him credit for this because thank goodness he did, checked the weather forecast while Brock was chewing out this guy (his name is Damian by the way) and then takes off running with Giselle.

It’s raining tonight, we got Charmander back just in time according to the Nurse. Now that Charmander is being cared for Ash is going after Damian.

Also, in case you were wondering about Damian and whether he’s just an idiot or not. He said that if Charmander was “stupid enough to listen to him” it deserved to die.

#1ElectabuzzLover: WHERE ARE YOU GUYS? I’M GONNA COME HELP ASH

LightOfDawn: …I don’t think I have ever been this angry or horrified before. Tell me Charmander is okay?

MikEevee: Excuse me, I need to hug Eevee and tell him how much I love him.

H2No: Like I said Charmander is being cared for. Nurse Joy said it looked bad but she liked his chances. He was suffering from starvation, dehydration as well as a few other issues on top of the tail flame issue. But OH WHAT

LightOfDawn: Misty? What happened?

#1ElectabuzzLover: DID MY RAGE MANIFEST PHYSICAL FORM LIKE I’M TRYING?

H2No: Uhh, if it takes the form of Giselle?

MikEevee: What.

H2No: Giselle just shoved past Ash and Brock, Damian called her a “hot broad” and then she tackled him and started biting

#1ElectabuzzLover: Tower be da

#1ElectabuzzLover: Danged

LightOfDawn: …tell me you have pictures.

H2No: I do but I’m not sure I’m allowed to share pictures with blood and gore. Well, more blood than gore for the moment.

H2No: …also I think I’m now scared of Giselle. She looks like a freaking vampire.

MikEevee: I take back what I said about Giselle not doing anything good or helpful.

#1ElectabuzzLover: …so who wants to start doing everything in our collective power to blacklist Damian from everything we can influence?

LightOfDawn, H2No, MikEevee, and 24 others reacted with :QuaxlyThumbsUp:

Travel Log Tab:

#1ChampionTrainer: @everyone Do not got to Saffron City Gym.

#1PokémonMaster: Ritchie!? Where have you been?

#1ChampionTrainer: Don’t go to the gym.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Ritchie are you okay?

#1ChampionTrainer: Just don’t go.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Ritchie explain now or I will quote baseball stats at you.

#1ChampionTrainer: Sparky and I were turned into dolls and chased by a larger doll for “fun”

#1PokémonMaster: …what?

#1ChampionTrainer: Sabrina is, and I don’t use this word lightly, crazy. Like actually. She was sitting on a throne, she has a talking doll that she says is also Sabrina, and I’m pretty sure she was reading my mind.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Ritchie I’m gonna call you, @#1PokémonMaster get ready I’m adding you.

#1PokémonMaster: Was about to start dialing.

#1ChampionTrainer: Thank you.

Main Tab: 

AceTrainer: Good morning/night everybody! What’s up?

#1PokémonMaster: Fiddled with team comp cause of Squirtle and Krabby, now we’re standing on top of a lighthouse waiting to meet a mystery Pokémon.

FightMe!: Oh? A new opponent?

H2No: Probably not, we stopped at the lighthouse for the night. Helped a guy out of a Kabuto costume (don’t ask) and he invited us to the top so we could see a Pokémon he’s been keeping an eye on every night

AceTrainer: What type of Pokémon is it?

RunawayRacer: I kind of want to ask about the Kabuto costume

#1PokémonMaster: Maybe he wanted to pretend to be a Pokémon? I sometimes wish I was a Pokémon it would be pretty cool.

RunawayRacer: Ah! You’re Ash right?

#1PokémonMaster: Last I checked.

RunawayRacer: Right… uh… would you happen to remember helping a girl with a hurt knee out at Professor Oak’s summer camp four years ago?

AceTrainer: Oh wait, Boss is the one who helped you?

RunawayRacer: I think so, based on the gym battle videos you showed me. 

#1PokémonMaster: …nope sorry. 

RunawayRacer: :VaporeonThisIsFine: It’s okay.

AceTrainer: I don’t think it’s okay.

RunawayRacer: No really it is! It is kind of silly. The only reason I remember is because it was the biggest thing that happened to me during that camp. But even if you don’t remember, thanks for helping me.

#1PokémonMaster: You’re welcome! I think!

H2No: It could have been one of the Ash-A-Likes

RunawayRacer: Arnold’s too young and I haven’t actually seen Travis online.

#1PokémonMaster: Oh while we’re waiting, how’s your journey going?

AceTrainer: We had to turn around and leave Lumiose City!

H2No: …why?

RunawayRacer: Well we went to the gym, but the gym leader is actually pretty new at this (kind of like Liza and Tate actually). But more importantly… he doesn’t have too many Pokémon

AceTrainer: I talked to him a bit, he explained that he prefers trainers with three badges for the time being because he knows he can provide a good challenge for them. He admitted if I wanted to he would do his best but it would be hard for me to match his current team with only Froakie 

RunawayRacer: He’s an electric-type gym leader too.

AceTrainer: Kind of an uphill battle. He said he was working on securing more Pokémon for the gym. But I said we’d come back after we visited a few others.

#1PokémonMaster: Did you invite him to the forum? We’d be glad to help him out!

RunawayRacer: Astrid mentioned it to him and he thanked her but said he was a bit busy at the moment but he’d take a look when he got a chance.

AceTrainer: His little sister is adorable by the way.

RunawayRacer: Precious bean! It makes me kinda want a sister

H2No: No. No, you don’t.

RunawayRacer: Um?

#1PokémonMaster: Misty has three older sisters

AceTrainer: Yeah that would do it. Hey, where’s Brock and Giselle?

H2No: He and Bill are talking about Pokémon. Bill’s a researcher. Lots of technical stuff that’s going over our heads.

2Popular4u: I’m here, been trying to pick out a new username. Can’t really say I’m popular anymore…

FightMe!: VampireQueen?

2Popular4u: Not the worst idea…

#1PokémonMaster: Damian’s screaming was funny. And well deserved. I’m glad Charmander is doing better now. He’s a tough little guy.

RunawayRacer: I’m sure you’ll take good care of him!

FightMe!: Wow, just looked at the time on my end, almost time for classes, it must be really late for you guys.

#1PokémonMaster: Yeah, Bill said if nothing hap

#1PokémonMaster: Hold on!

AceTrainer: Oh? The anticipation is killing me!

2Popular4u: There’s something in the fog! It’s… singing? We can’t quite make it out though.

AceTrainer: Any of you have a Pokémon with Defog? That way you can get a better look!

#1PokémonMaster: Spearow does! Let me just send him out…

FightMe!: Well?

H2No: TOO BIG WHAT

2Popular4u: THAT CAN’T BE REAL!

RunawayRacer: What is it!? Pictures! Pictures!

#1PokémonMaster:

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(A massive Dragonite looms over the lighthouse, far below ocean waves break against the cliffs)

AceTrainer: WHAT THE HECK

RunawayRacer: IT’S HUGE

FightMe!: CHALLENGE IT TO A BATTLE!

RunawayRacer: Guys?

AceTrainer: uhhhh?

RunawayRacer: @#1PokémonMaster @H2No @2Popular4u

AceTrainer: @RockAndRoll

RunawayRacer: Oh right forgot he was with them for a second

RunawayRacer: Tell me you didn’t challenge it to a battle?

H2No: Well… we weren’t the ones to challenge it…

2Popular4u: Where did they even get a rocket launcher- no stupid question.

FightMe!: Challenge them to a battle. Extra hard. For me.

Pokémon Pics Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: EEVEE GET!

MikEevee: EEVEE EEVEE EEVEE

Cassiopeia: EEVEE EEVEE EEVEE

#1PokémonMaster: EEVEE EEVEE EEVEE

OrIllFineYou: By Sinnoh they've turned into Pokemon!

User Profiles:

Real Name: Giselle Yuto

Username: BiteYou

Age: 10

Hometown: Viridian City

Bio: I’m Giselle and just a normal trainer on my gym challenge. But I will absolutely bite you if you hurt or mistreat your Pokémon.

Gym Battle Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: Going to fight Surge now, wish me luck.

#1ChampionTrainer: Don’t let him turn you into a doll!

PsychicThing2: I don’t think that’s a common issue.

#1ChampionTrainer: It has happened exactly one more time than I expected it to.

PsychicThing2: That’s fair.

BiteYou: I’m going to fight Surge too actually… after the Boss goes.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Calling him Boss now?

BiteYou: Yes.

YoungsterBoss: Huh, kind of expected a witty comeback there…

H2No: Don’t get your hopes up too high. Ash is doing a stupid.

YoungsterBoss: Don’t call the Boss stupid!

BiteYou: No she’s right actually.

PsychicThing1: How stupid?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Based on personal experience…

RockAndRoll: He’s got a team of 3 ready to go.

RockAndRoll: They are all flying-types.

YoungsterBoss: …that’s stupid.

Training Tips Tab:

RockAndRoll: As Pokémon trainers, it’s good to remember that typing isn’t everything. 

RockAndRoll: It certainly helps to have a type advantage in battle, as @BiteYou demonstrated in her battle with Gym Leader Surge. Using her Cubone and Graveler’s ground-type advantage over electric-types to excellent effect

RockAndRoll: But you should never underestimate a Pokémon just because they’re supposed to be at a disadvantage!

RockAndRoll: Some Pokémon can turn this into a strength by causing their opponents to underestimate them, or they are specially trained to combat a type they would ordinarily struggle with.

RockAndRoll: As you can see in @#1PokémonMaster’s battle with Gym Leader Surge, he demonstrates this concept perfectly by defeating a team of electric-types with nothing but flying-types.

RockAndRoll: It should also be noted, that this was a dumb idea and you should never do that unless you are a trained professional!

#1PokémonMaster: It’s only dumb if it doesn’t work! Thunder Badge get!

Chapter Text

Direct Messages: BossMom > #1PokémonMaster:

BossMom: Three gym badges! I’m sorry I haven’t been able to see your last battles live!

#1PokémonMaster: Thanks Mom!

#1PokémonMaster: …you’re not still coming after me, are you?

BossMom: Not yet. I talked to Professor Oak and Spencer a bit and I have decided to wait. Apparently, new trainers have a knack for getting into trouble.

#1PokémonMaster: Really? I mean, I guess Ritchie did get turned into a doll…

BossMom: Professor Oak in particular reminded me of the time I helped a local Pokémon population chase out a development firm encroaching on their home.

#1PokémonMaster: Oh! I remember that story! Isn’t that the time Pix used Metronome and it turned into some unstoppable attack that exploded in a shower of light?

BossMom: Still haven’t worked out what that was… That does remind me though, Pix is in Saffron if you’re heading there next. I wouldn’t be chasing you down and I do miss you! 

#1PokémonMaster: Ritchie said to avoid Saffron… I’ll think of something.

BossMom: Oof, lunch rush incoming, love you sweetie!

#1PokémonMaster: Lova ya Mom!

Main Tab: 

#1PokémonMaster: @#1ElectabuzzLover He followed me home! Can I keep him?

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(Ash is holding Ritchie up under his arms, Ritchie is doing his best impression of a Houndour-face. Sparky and Pikachu are gazing at their trainers with lidded eyes.)

#1ElectabuzzLover: I don’t know. He looks like he might be feral. And who knows what diseases he might be carrying!

#1PokémonMaster: Please!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Alright, but you have to make sure to feed and walk him.

#1PokémonMaster: Yay! I’m gonna name him Buttface!

MikEevee: He looks more like a Ritchie to me.

#1PokémonMaster: Well when you get a trainer you can name them Ritchie.

#1ChampionTrainer: I think I like the name Ritchie!

MikEevee: Sounds like a Ritchie too.

#1PokémonMaster: You guys are ruining this for me.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Probably regret this, but why Buttface?

#1PokémonMaster: I was gonna name him Gary, but realized that was too mean.

#1ChampionTrainer: Oh right, that guy.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Meeting him once was one time too many.

MikEevee: I have heard nothing but stories but he sounds like my brothers but worse.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Any sightings of him by the way?

#1PokémonMaster: He’s left a few calling cards…

H2No: Sign graffiti making fun of Ash mostly.

MikEevee: Isn’t that illegal?

#1ChampionTrainer: Considering some of the things certain members claim to be engaged in… we probably don’t have a leg to stand on there.

#1PokémonMaster: I gue- wait what?

MikEevee: Huh? Guys?

#1ElectabuzzLover Uhhh.

H2No: …we just won a cruise?

#1ChampionTrainer: I don’t know how I just got here.

BiteYou: It’s tomorrow, might want to challenge the gym now. I need to go shopping.

#1PokémonTrainer: What for?

BiteYou: Look just because I’m not the “popular kid” anymore, doesn’t mean I’m going to go on a cruise without dressing up.

RockAndRoll: I should get an Alolan shirt.

#1PokémonMaster: My timeline is ruined.

#1ElectabuzzLover: What does that mean?

#1PokémonMaster: Every time I make a “plan” something goes wrong, so instead I have a series of events I will do in order. I was gonna fight Ritchie, watch his gym battle, take pictures to send you and tease you, then figure out which way to go.

MikEevee: That makes sense.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Enjoy your cruise I guess?

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#1PokémonMaster: Weird thing happened while I was training with Squirtle and Krabby.

PsychicThing2: How weird?

#1PokémonMaster: I now have another Egg weird.

DayCareGirl: …how’s the one you already have doing?

#1PokémonMaster: I’ve been telling it stories every night! Guess I have to tell twice as many stories now.

DayCareGirl: Make sure to keep them both safe.

RockAndRoll: Actually this one is shaking a lot…

PsychicThing2: If I remember right, that means it’s going to hatch soon right?

DayCareGirl: Yeah. So, I guess you might not have two eggs for long. But what exactly happened? Did someone just hand it to you?

RockAndRoll: Not at all. He was sparring with me so Squirtle and Krabby could get some battle experience and then he got really distracted and kept asking me if I “heard that.” After we finish he runs inside the center and well…

RockAndRoll: Egg.

H2No: I cannot leave you alone for five minutes, I swear-

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RunawayRacer: How is riding roller skates harder than riding a Rhyhorn?

BeaAMan: I dunno, I don’t even wear shoes.

RunawayRacer: What.

AceTrainer: We got some roller skates while Viola (the gym leader) was out. Took em for a spin around the park.

RunawayRacer: I would like new knees, please.

#1PokémonMaster: AAAAHHHHHHH

GhostBoy: AAAHHHHHHHH!

DragonMaster: Boss? Wait, why is it okay that he’s not in bed?

AceTrainer: Because BossMom is, so she can’t stop him.

DragonMaster: That feels unfair. I should invite Drayden on here.

BeaAMan: Do you really want Drayden on here?

DragonMaster: No… He would get mad at me for being on during class.

RunawayRacer: Uhh, so about the weird scream message?

#1PokémonMaster: Sorry! Kinda freaked out and also OW but didn’t want to wake everyone up!

BeaAMan: What’s happening Boss?

#1PokémonMaster: Running through the woods! Tell you once I catch up!

GhostBoy: Catch up to what?

DragonMaster: Huh. Well, that was weird.

BeaAMan: Yeah. Oh hey Iris, what’s going on with Zorua?

DragonMaster: He talked to Meema and now he’s gonna go on a field trip with me back to the Academy!

DragonMaster: Meema might be following us it’s unclear.

GhostBoy: Wait, did you just run away from school for a few days to check out a cave in the middle of the woods?

DragonMaster: Yeah, it wouldn’t be the first time I did that.

AceTrainer: How have you not been expelled?

RunawayRacer: Isn’t it weird the punishment for skipping school is being kicked out of school?

GhostBoy: Now that you mention it… yeah, it kind of is.

DragonMaster: Eh, school doesn’t teach you anything useful. Why do I need to know math when I have Pokémon?

GhostBoy: If your opponent has five Pokémon and three get knocked out, and you have six but lose four, how many active Pokémon remain?

DragonMaster: Come on that’s not hard!

BeaAMan: Then what’s the answer?

DragonMaster: But it’s obvious!

AceTrainer: Then say the answer Iris.

#1PokémonMaster: I’m back!

RunawayRacer: What’s the story? I feel way more invested than I should be.

#1PokémonMaster: I no longer have two eggs.

AceTrainer: Uhh?!

#1PokémonMaster: Because Egg2 is no longer an egg!

AceTrainer: Ahh!

#1PokémonMaster: He is now a Punchy Baby and I love him very much.

BeaAMan: RIOLU? REALLY?

GhostBoy: Huh, don’t think I’ve ever seen her jealous before.

BeaAMan: THEY’RE NOT EVEN NATIVE TO KANTO!

#1PokémonMaster: He hit me in the stomach as soon as he hatched and ran off into the woods. I managed to find him but we were attacked by an Onix but fought it off.

BeaAMan: IT SHOULD BE ME GETTING PUNCHED IN THE GUT BY PUNCHING PUPPY

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BiteYou: So this cruise is for trainers.

#1ChampionTrainer: It’s a lot of fun actually.

H2No: Battles, trading, shopping, normal cruise stuff…

RockAndRoll: Ash trying to stop his newest Pokémon from attacking the staff…

LightOfDawn: What was that last thing?

BiteYou: Riolu really does not like the crew for some reason.

#1ChampionTrainer: It’s truthfully kind of concerning.

H2No: So he might not be saying much. Since he’s busy. Trying to stop his new baby from murder.

OrIllFineYou: Huh, never been on a cruise before. But a Pokémon Trainer Cruise sounds like a lot of fun.

KenTen: Where are you guys going anyway?

RockAndRoll: Uhh…

BiteYou: …

#1ChampionTrainer: You know… that… uh…

#1ChampionTrainer: Hm.

LightOfDawn: Did you five really get on a ship without knowing where it was going?

BiteYou: It seemed like a good idea at the time?

BiteYou: At least I look good doing it.

H2No: Bright side of life.

KenTen: You guys might want to talk to some of the other trainers and see if anyone has an idea where you’re going.

#1ChampionTrainer: That can wait til later!!!!

LightOfDawn: Why?

#1PokémonMaster: Cause I finally got Riolu under control! For now at least.

#1ChampionTrainer: @#1ElectabuzzLover ASH AND I ARE GONNA BATTLE!

#1ElectabuzzLover: LET’S GOOOOOOO

OrIllFineYou: Awesome!

H2No: And the Brain Cell has been lost to time…

OrIllFineYou: Oh shoot! I forgot to watch Ritchie’s battle with Surge!

BiteYou: He won, it was close though. Surge is a real jerk too.

RockAndRoll: It looked like he was going more out of his way to hurt Ritchie’s team than actually win the battle.

BiteYou: He did that with the Boss and I too, but well, ground-type advantage.

BiteYou: …and whatever the heck the Boss was doing.

OrIllFineYou: Wait are we finally gonna get Sparky vs Pikatwo?

RockAndRoll: Looks like it, that’s who they’re sending out.

OrIllFineYou: 10 Pokedollars on Pikatwo.

KenTen: 20 on Sparky.

LightOfDawn: 1 on tie.

OrIllFineYou: Coward

LightOfDawn: You may be willing to bet your allowances but I’m not.

OrIllFineYou: I’m still living off the money I fined from Giselle.

KenTen: Wait @BiteYou Did you actually give him a million dollars?

BiteYou: Yeah? Why?

KenTen: :UmbreonStare:

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RockAndRoll: @everyone is anyone else on the St. Anne with us?

BossMom: What?

KenTen: Hold up.

PsychicThing1: What’s going on?

NinjaKid: Huh?

Ash-A-Like#1: No.

RockAndRoll: The ship is a trap by Team Rocket.

RockAndRoll: The real Team Rocket. Not the ones chasing Ash.

RatAttack: Wait I thought they were the real Team Rocket?

RockAndRoll: Does not matter. Ash and Ritchie are trying to rally the other trainers, Giselle and Misty are fighting off the grunts, I have Geodude and Zubat running support.

RockAndRoll: No one else? Really? 

BossMom: I’ll be back. I need to make some calls. Brock keep an eye on everyone.

RockAndRoll: Well Ash and Ritchie got some people together and.. Oh okay.

Mina wants to battle!

Gladion wants to battle!

Marina wants to battle!

Dan wants to battle!

Nick wants to battle!

Gladion: What the heck is this?

#1ChampionTrainer: Explain later! Just use it to coordinate!

Marina: Makes sense! 

Ash-A-Like#1: Go Team BattleNET!

Mina: What did I just join?

KenTen: Bunch of kids who want to beat up Team Rocket. Go get ‘em.

Mina: Good enough for me!

Nick: Seth and I are going for the banquet room!

Dan: I’ll cover you!

Marina: Wait did someone named Seth not join?

Gladion: It’s his Lucario I think. Going for the crew quarters.

BiteYou: OMW

Mina: Right behind you!

H2No: OH OF COURSE THEY’RE HERE TOO!

Marina: Who?

KenTen: GET EM MISTY!

NinjaKid: THEY WANTED A BATTLE THEY’RE GETTING A WAR

#1ElectabuzzLover: LET’S GO TEAM BATTLENET!

User Profiles:

Real Name: Gladion 

Username: CuttingEdge

Age: 11

Hometown: Why?

Bio: I was on a cruise when some idiots decided to start a fight. Since this place seems to be full of people who want to beat up these idiots I’m sticking around. For now.

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Real Name: Marina 

Username: CrystalClear

Age: 12

Hometown: Newbark Town

Bio: I’m Marina! But some of my friends call me Kris (long story) I was on the St. Anne when Team Rocket attacked (longer story) and now I’m here!

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Real Name: Mina

Username: Pinky

Age: 10

Hometown: Cinnabar Island

Bio: I’m Mina! Uhh, that’s all I wanna share for now.

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Real Name: Nick

Username: SecretAgentMan

Age: 10

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Real Name: Dan

Username: PokeDan

Age: 11

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BossMom: @ everyone for those concerned about the St. Anne Incident. Everyone is okay. The trainers on board banded together and were able to protect themselves and their Pokémon. I made some calls to the Rangers and Coast Guard and they sent people to help. The storm brewing was a bit of a problem but they managed to get everyone offboard, it’s not entirely clear whether the ship sunk because of the fighting or the storm, but no charges will be pressed due to the nature of the cruise.

BossMom pinned a message.

StarGenius: Can’t help but notice she didn’t call us out for picking a fight with Team Rocket this time…

FightMe!: It looks like it was entirely self-defense. Also… AH I CAN’T BELIEVE I MISSED ALL THE EXCITEMENT

BeaAMan: So is Team BattleNET our official name now?

RunawayRacer: The forum is named BattleNET. Not sure what else we would call our theoretical team.

BeaAMan: Team Beat-em-up?

LightOfDawn: Galaxy Team?

Cassiopeia: Team Star.

CuttingEdge: Team Skull.

StarGenius: You two joined post-war, you don’t get a vote.

Cassiopeia: Blocked.

StarGenius: …

StarGenius: !!!

StarGenius: ???

Cassiopeia: kek

RunawayRacer: How did you do that?

Cassiopeia: Elementary my dear Yvonne, elementary.

RunawayRacer: …right, don’t get on your bad side. Anyway, Astrid is poking me, time for the our first gym battles.

BeaAMan: Good luck! Make sure to stream them!

CuttingEdge: Gym battles? I am intrigued.

Cassiopeia: What the heck is that username lol.

CuttingEdge: What the heck is yours?

Cassiopeia: Excuse me- my username was carefully thought out and based on a deity in ancient folklore that ruled over the star constellation in the northern sky and was the mother of one of the most famous figures in that mythology.

CuttingEdge: But it’s still dumb.

BeaAMan: Why would you antagonize her?

CuttingEdge: She started it.

FightMe!: This is not the kind of battle I want to be involved in.

BeaAMan: Never thought I’d hear you say that.

Direct Messages: Cassiopeia > StarGenius

Cassiopeia: So St. Anne made me think.

StarGenius: First time for everything.

Cassiopeia: Sock you.

Cassiopeia: Anyway, so there’s a lot more to Team Rocket than the 3 goons chasing the Boss around right?

StarGenius: Yeah they’re an organized gang operating in the Kanto-Johto area. Sometimes sighted as far as Sinnoh and Hoenn.

Cassiopeia: That was rhetorical you dunce. Anyway, we should probably be branching out.

StarGenius: Tracking down every Rocket sighting and sending BattleNET members after them?

Cassiopeia: Boo ya.

StarGenius: Sometimes I like the way you think PenPen.

Cassiopeia: SOCK YOU

StarGenius: You stole that from me.

Cassiopeia: I’ll steal your life.

StarGenius: I’ll steal your Eevee backpack!

Cassiopeia: *gasp*

Travel Log Tab: 

PsychicThing1: This travel log is brought to you live from Hoenn.

PsychicThing2: With your presenters Liza and Tate Fulan!

PsychicThing1: Filmed before a live studio audience.

PsychicThing2: Also known as this forum.

#1ElectabuzzLover: What are you two up to?

CrystalClear: Oh you two are on a journey too?

CrystalClear: Wait your bio says you’re gym leaders?

PsychicThing1: How dare you! We are one gym leader!

PsychicThing2: Actually I think my bio might be plural.

PsychicThing1: hbafoafl betrayal.

LivingWaterSki: I’m a bit lost.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Still waiting for an answer to my question.

PsychicThing1: Fine, anyone read our conversation with Brock and Misty the other day?

LivingWaterSki: I skimmed it, been a bit busy training. You’re working to be better gym leaders right?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Training?

PsychicThing2: Well, we did the paperwork to go on a two-week sabbatical. During which time we’re going to travel Hoenn and catch some new team members!

LivingWaterSki: Oh traveling! That sounds fun! It’s one of the big reasons I want to be a trainer!

CrystalClear: It is pretty great. As long as it’s not raining.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Noted.

PsychicThing1: Oi!

LivingWaterSki: Sorry, what’s the plan you two?

PsychicThing2: We’re looking for Pokémon with at least one of two features, a psychic-type

PsychicThing1: Or have a complimentary partner Pokémon! Like Minun and Plusle!

PsychicThing2: And Gardevoir and Gallade

PsychicThing1: That one might be a bit tricky because we probably won’t find a pair of wild Gardevoir and Gallade who want to come with us which means we start with Ralts and they might not want to evolve that way.

PsychicThing2: And we’d love them either way.

PsychicThing1: This is true.

LivingWaterSki: …who else is on your list? Out of curiosity.

PsychicThing2: Let’s see, Volbeat and Illumise, Tauros and Miltank, Nidoqueen and Nidoking, Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan…

#1ElectabuzLover: Definitely stepping back from psychic-types then?

PsychicThing1: We’ve been talking about it.

PsychicThing2: A lot. Sometimes violently.

PsychicThing1: Still don’t know how you won that fight…

PsychicThing2: My leg was around your neck and you were pinned to the ground. So I won.

PsychicThing1: He cheated. I don’t know how yet but he did.

CrystalClear: Siblings! :LaughingZorua:

LivingWaterSki: Yeeeep

#1ElectabuzzLover: This feels like Ash, Ritchie and I actually.

CrystalClear: Best friends are like siblings. Sometimes. Oh, that reminds me I should invite Jimmy.

PsychicThing1: Ah that wrestling match was a thing of savage beauty to hear about.

CrystalClear: Wait what?

#1ElectabuzzLover: We are rock-paper-scissors. I beat Ritchie, Ash beats me, Ritchie beats Ash.

CrystalClear: How?

#1ElectabuzzLover: I’m stronger than Ritchie, Ash is stronger than me, Ritchie is faster than Ash.

PsychicThing2: Anyway, so we’re thinking about running two themes, depending on the trainer or season, or maybe even week.

PsychicThing1: Sometimes we’ll go full psychic mode, other times we’ll focus on the teamwork stuff. Having pairs who are psychic or at least part psychic are ideal though.

PsychicThing2: The dream is to find a Latias and Latios.

LivingWaterSki: …could you tell me if you find any in Hoenn? Please?

PsychicThing1: I mean just try and stop us from announcing it to everyone here.

LivingWaterSki: Thanks. It’s… nevermind.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Sus behavior.

CrystalClear: NO ONE SAY IT

PsychicThing2: But yeah, we’ll keep you guys posted on who we catch, and who we meet!

PsychicThing1: Pretty soon there should be new Hoenn members among us!

CrystalClear reacted with :VibeCheckLucario:

PsychicThing1: ? I don’t get it.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Old people are weird.

CrystalClear: I am 12

#1ElectabuzzLover: Yeah, old.

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#1ChampionTrainer: So…

H2No: Don’t mess with Tentacool?

#1PokémonMaster: Seems like a pretty good lesson.

RockAndRoll: And don’t try to hire trainers to exterminate them.

#1ChampionTrainer: And stay out of Giselle’s biting range.

H2No: Especially if you’re an evil old woman.

BiteYou: That lady tasted nasty.

Gym Battles Tab:

GhostBoy: Kabu is intense.

BeaAMan: Yeah he is! His expression just says he’s gonna kick your a

BeaAMan: Butt.

AceTrainer: Nice save.

RunawayRacer: How’s Galar treating you guys? I think I’m starting to get into the flow here in Kalos.

RunawayRacer: Still not entirely sure Gym battling is for me but I love working with my Pokémon! Fenekin is lovely, and Fletchling is so spirited!

AceTrainer: Better than being kicked around by a Rhyhorn?

RunawayRacer: Look, I love Rhyhorn. He’s a big sweetie normally. But riding him is too much.

FightMe!: If it’s anything like riding a Tauros…

BeaAMan: Galar’s league is different than most leagues. We have the 8 gyms but well, there’s a set start date, and a date you need to be at the league for the tournament. 

RunawayRacer: Pretty sure most other regions have that too…

FightMe!: Not Paldea!

GhostBoy: Paldea’s confusing.

FightMe!: No it’s not!

GhostBoy: Nemona is also confusing.

FightMe!: …alright that’s fair.

BeaAMan: Yeah, except it’s a lot faster. Most leagues are six months. We have to have all our badges in three. People drop like flies hammering against some of the gyms. Normally only 2-6 trainers make it to the league. Then they battle and whoever wins that competes with the gym leaders. Whoever wins that gets to face the champion.

AceTrainer: Wait so if you’re a gym leader you have a guaranteed shot at champion each season?

GhostBoy: Yeah, a lot of trainers who make it to the finals become gym leaders, not always though.

BeaAMan: Yeah, sometimes you get a Leon…

RunawayRacer: Leon?

FightMe!: Undefeated champion! Won the entire league on his first try! Never lost a battle!

RunawayRacer: Dang, that’s impressive!

GhostBoy: Yeah, he’s been champion ever since.

BeaAMan: Until now! :VibeCheckLucario:

AceTrainer: Well good luck on Kabu!

FightMe!: Soon… just three more days. Then the Treasure Hunt starts…

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DragonMaster: @PsychicThing1 THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU

PsychicThing1: ??? YOU’RE WELCOME BUT WHAT DID I DO?

DragonMaster: :link: You sent me after Zorua!

OrIllFineYou: What’s happening?

OrIllFineYou: …I wish people asked me that more. I should be the one brain melting.

PsychicThing1: I mean, I did? Cause @ToTheMax is still MIA.

ToTheMax: New phone! I’m back!

PsychicThing1: Oh hey, got a lot of stuff to catch up on.

OrIllFineYou: Were you here when we started a war?

ToTheMax: Uhhh, reading is required.

ToTheMax: But what’s this about a Zorua?

SneakAttack: Hi! That’s me.

ToTheMax: Oh cool! Haven’t met a Zorua since my friend Cinder.

PsychicThing1: You were friends with a Zorua named Cinder?

ToTheMax: Well I didn’t know he was a Zorua. I said I moved around a lot? Well I lived in this one town for a few years, forget the name, but my best friend there was a kid named Cinder. We did everything together!

SneakAttack: I think I know where this is going!

ToTheMax: So day we’re moving, Cinder and I hang out one last time. He says he’s gonna show me something cool and turns into a Zorua. Said he’ll catch up with me later.

ToTheMax: …I miss him.

OrIllFineYou: New mission Team BattleNET: find Cinder and reunite him with Cam.

DragonMaster: Well we’ll keep an eye out CAUSE WE’RE GOING ON A JOURNEY RIGHT HUGGING NOW.

ToTheMax: No fair! How?!

SneakAttack: Drayden is sponsoring me. Not 100% sure why? He did point out I’m starting a bit late though.

PsychicThing1: When did the Unova season start? 

DragonMaster: Like 3 weeks ago.

OrIllFineYou: That’s not too bad.

PsychicThing1: A month is normally the cut-off time right? Barring special circumstances.

ToTheMax: idk

DragonMaster: Surprising no one. But yeah! “Red” Is starting his journey and I get to go with him!

PsychicThing1: And Drayden was okay with that? Isn’t he like your dad?

DragonMaster: Legal Guardian, it doesn’t matter!

SneakAttack: Something about her running away from school too much so he prefers she do something constructive?

ToTheMax: Red?

SneakAttack: I need a name. And a face. Apparently, there have been Pokémon who have been trainers before. Technically. Kind of like an open secret or something?

DragonMaster: Hey, I think that Pidove watching us is Meema.

SneakAttack: 100%, but yeah. So my name is now Red, and, one sec.

DragonMaster: 

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(Picture of a young boy with spiky hair and a billed cap. His hair is mostly black with a few red highlights on some of the spikes. He has blue eyes and a wide grin. His face also looks strikingly familiar)

PsychicThing1: pfft. Sorry SneakAttack but… @StarGenius you know what to do.

StarGenius: What I

StarGenius: OH! LOL

SneakAttack: …what?

User SneakAttack’s name was changed to Ash-A-Like#3

Ash-A-Like#3: Ah. I guess it was a little obvious.

DragonMaster: There are worse faces. The Boss’s is pretty cool.

StarGenius: back to sleep now

PsychicThing1: Night! So, what exactly are you doing Iris? Cause you’re still too young for the gyms right?

DragonMaster: I cannot challenge gyms. But I can catch Pokémon! And adventure! And also Drayden gave me an Axew to raise. He called this one last assignment.

ToTheMax: Everything I’ve heard about Drayden makes me think he just has a big soft spot for you Iris.

DragonMaster: He’s so strict and mean though!

OrIllFineYou: That sounds like a dad.

Ash-A-Like#3: I think you broke her. She hasn’t blinked for a whole minute now.

OrIllFineYou: Hah! Brain melting achieved!

User Profiles:

Real Name: “Red”

Username: Ash-A-Like#3

Age: 10

Hometown: Cave

Bio: Hi! I’m Red! Or well, that’s my new name, my old name is just Zorua. Yep! Bonafide Zorua Trainer! Just starting my journey with DragonMaster Iris!

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#1ChampionTrainer: Do you guys think ghosts are real?

GhostBoy: As the resident expert I can confirm that ghost-types are very real.

BiteYou: No he meant actual ghosts. Cause we just ran into a Gastly pretending to be a real ghost.

LivingWaterSki: Is this just what a journey is like or is it because you’re still traveling with the Boss?

GhostBoy: Well as far as I know there are no legends about Gastly being human ghosts, but there are plenty of other stories!

LivingWaterSki: Oh! Ghost story time!

GhostBoy: Oh, boy, guess I’m putting myself on the spot, let’s see…

#1ChampionTrainer: Wonder what it’s like being a ghost. I could walk through walls, disappear, and fly.

BiteYou: It would make you much more unique than the other guys.

GhostBoy: Well the first one I recall is Phantump. According to legends, Phantump are tree stumps possessed by the spirits of lost children who died in the woods.

LivingWaterSki: Neat.

#1ChampionTrainer: Does the type of tree stump matter?

BiteYou: Why would you ask that?

#1ChampionTrainer: Well if I’m about to die in the woods I’d rather not die for real.

LivingWaterSki: That’s just good planning.

GhostBoy: And while Gastly doesn’t have any legends about them, Gengar does. Some say that Gengar craves human companionship because they remember being human themself.

KenTen: Oh cool ghost stories!

GhostBoy: More ghost rumors and legends than stories. Yamask (at least Unovan Yamask) are said to carry the mask that resembled their face in life. Which implies they were human at some point.

KenTen: Creepy. 

GhostBoy: Creepier if you see a Yamask’s mask.

BiteYou: Ooo! GhostBoy has teeth!

GhostBoy: Uhh.

#1ChampionTrainer: Any more? 

GhostBoy: Honedge are supposed to be swords possessed by the spirits of their once wielder. Although other accounts say that they’re cursed swords that drain the life force of their wielders. And while Banette itself isn’t supposed to be a human ghost, there is some evidence that they’re possessed dolls that were well loved by their owners.

LivingWaterSki: That’s kind of neat. I should ask my friend if she ever had a doll growing up.

KenTen: I doubt it’s too common if it’s a real thing. Banette evolve from Shuppet don’t they? Maybe Shuppet just needs a doll to evolve?

BiteYou: That makes sense. It feels like most people had some stuffed toy growing up.

#1ChampionTrainer: Thanks @GhostBoy!

GhostBoy: You’re welcome.

LivingWaterSki: Think he just signed off, he’s really starting to come out of his shell.

KenTen: Considering he’s constantly around Bea it seems an inevitability.

BiteYou: Well we’re off to go catch some ghosts now. Ritchie convinced Ash it was a good idea so now we’re going to Lavender Town.

LivingWaterSki: Keep an eye on Ritchie. He sounded a little too interested in trying to be a ghost.

KenTen: Good call.

Direct Message: #1PokémonMaster > BossMom

#1PokémonMaster: Mom, what was it like when you released Pix?

BossMom: Did something happen?

#1PokémonMaster: We found a flock of Butterfree and well… there this one that my Butterfree really liked and he managed to impress her and… I didn’t want to force him to stay with me so I let him go.

BossMom: Oh Ash. Saying goodbye is always hard.

#1PokémonMaster: I know why he wanted to go off. I was never going to stop him. But I wish…

BossMom: You wish he had chosen you even though you know why he didn’t?

#1PokémonMaster: Yeah…

BossMom: I can take a break, I’m gonna give you a call.

Pokémon Pics Tab:

PsychicThing1: Minun and Plusle get!

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(Picture of Liza posing with a Minun and Tate posing with a Plusle, their stances mirror each other perfectly.)

H2No: Aw! That’s pretty cute!

PsychicThing2: I prefer handsome actually.

PsychicThing1: No, we are cute.

PsychicThing1: :LaughingZorua: He’s pouting.

#1PokémonMaster: Hey, question for you two.

PsychicThing1: Possible answer for the Boss.

#1PokémonMaster: How do you deal with a crazy psychic gym leader?

PsychicThing2: We don’t.

PsychicThing1: Because you know.

PsychicThing2: We are the crazy psychic gym leader.

H2No: He’s talking about Sabrina. The plan is to catch some ghost-types in Lavender Town, but…

#1PokémonMaster: Ritchie is still kind of nervous.

H2No: Can’t say I wanna be turned into a doll myself…

PsychicThing1: How does that even work? We can’t turn people into dolls!

PsychicThing2: Maybe we’re not trying hard enough?

H2No: I’m going to regret this but have you tried before?

PsychicThing1: Well… we didn’t try to turn anyone into a doll at least.

H2No: But?

PsychicThing2: But there was this one time when we were 5 when mom wouldn’t let us have ice cream for dinner.

PsychicThing1: We asked nicely! Multiple times! But drastic measures had to be taken!

#1PokémonMaster: Uh oh

PsychicThing2: Yeah, no turning her into a doll, but we did completely wreck the kitchen

PsychicThing1: And the dining room.

PsychicThing1: And our bedroom.

PsychicThing1: and- you know what just the house. We wrecked the house.

H2No: If there was ever a reason not to have children, them being psychic might be up there.

PsychicThing2: Sad but true. We did fix everything. Later.

PsychicThing1: But we didn’t get any ice cream that night. Not even for dessert :SobbingSobble:

#1PokémonMaster: I mean ice cream for dinner does sound pretty good…

H2No: I wonder what happened to Sabrina’s parents…

#1PokémonMaster: Speaking of? Ideas?

PsychicThing2: I guess find out how Ritchie got away in the first place.

PsychicThing1: And then do more of that.

H2No: I thought being psychic was supposed to make you smart…

PsychicThing1: Common misconception.

Gym Battles Tab:

FightMe!: Status report!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Ash has a Haunter, Ritchie has a Duskull, and Giselle has a Shuppet.

RockAndRoll: We also met a guy who told us to get some ghosts if we wanted a chance of beating Sabrina. I pointed out that the people fighting Sabrina did have ghosts and he looked at Ritchie and said, “What, back for more?”

#1ElectabuzzLover: Ash is now trying to push Ritchie into the gym.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Also, does anyone know why Ritchie is holding a tree stump?

LivingWaterSki: I have a theory.

FightMe!: Huh, I thought the stream meant the battle had started.

H2No: Nope. Giselle just turned hers on so we wouldn’t miss the show.

LivingWaterSki: Well let’s hope the ghosts are going to be enough. Oh, and the stream is gone.

BiteYou: It was fun for a minute but I’m gonna help the Boss, otherwise we’ll never get started.

FightMe!: This, then back to sleep, then Treasure Hunt.

FightMe!: Today is a good day.

RockAndRoll: Assuming none of us get turned into toy dolls.

LivingWaterSki: Hey, where is everyone? Barry, Liza, Tate? Hoopa even?

H2No: Liza and Tate are on their mini Pokémon journey, don’t know about Barry. Hoopa hasn’t been on in a couple of days actually…

YoungsterBoss: I’m here!

LivngWaterSki: Oh hi Joey! :SlowYo:

YoungsterBoss: Boss is on his fourth gym battle! This will be awesome!

H2No: Oh here we are- oh Crown she really does have a throne.

FightMe!: Crown?

YoungsterBoss: I should get a throne. And one for Rattata too!

H2No: And the talking doll is real too… yay…

RockAndRoll: Ritchie looks like he’s about to bolt.

BiteYou: Dang it, Boss won the coin toss, he’s going first.

LivingWaterSki: Aren’t there three of you?

BiteYou: Ritchie is going last by popular vote.

H2No: He voted for himself.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Makes sense. I’m honestly impressed he went back.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Wait, never mind, Ash asked him to.

LivingWaterSki: Is that all the convincing you think it took?

#1ElectabuzzLover: It’s hard to say no to Ash. I don’t know why.

H2No: Not for me.

YoungsterBoss: You should listen to the Boss!

H2No: No.

FightMe!: Shoot! Joey! We need a new strategy!

YoungsterBoss: Stream!

FightMe!: AFTER THE BATTLE! Oh, that doll is creepy.

RockAndRoll: Right?

YoungsterBoss: Oh that’s Boss’s new Haunter?! So cool!

#1ElectabuzzLover: What is he doing?

H2No: Making… funny… faces..? What?

RockAndRoll: Wait where did he go?

FightMe!: dfjkagkboihbafidj

LivingWaterSki: NOPE

#1ElectabuzzLover: ahbiug

H2No: Wait what just happened?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Haunter just jumpscared the livestream.

RockAndRoll: Oh that’s what he was doing near the phone… oh now where did he go?

H2No: Wait what’s up with Sabrina?

YoungsterBoss: Sorry, I threw my phone. Not cause I was scared. I just needed to turn the light on.

FightMe!: Checks out.

RockAndRoll: Is she… laughing?

LivingWaterSki: Wow. That’s creepier than the doll.

FightMe!: Anyone got a Burn Heal?

Main Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: Uhhh… Marsh Badge get?

FightMe!: You don’t sound very excited.

BiteYou: None of us actually earned them? She just started laughing at Haunter and gave us the badges.

#1ChampionTrainer: I’m not complaining! Marsh Badge get!

#1ElectabuzzTrainer: What is wrong with Kanto?

Chapter Text

Direct Messages: FightMe! > #1PokémonMaster

FightMe!: Psst, hey Boss are you busy?

#1PokémonMaster: Waiting for Mom to get to Saffron, we're gonna meet her old Clefairy, Pix!

FightMe!: Oh neat! 

#1PokémonMaster: But I got some time while we're waiting. What’s up Nemona?

FightMe!: I have a proposition for you. I am (FINALLY!!!) on my journey through Paldea challenging the gyms!

#1PokémonMaster: I know! I saw the pictures! It’s weird the Pokémon centers are out in the open like that.

FightMe!: I’m used to it, but did you notice how people were getting around?

#1PokémonMaster: They were riding Pokémon! I thought it was pretty cool. None of my Pokémon are big enough for that yet though.

FightMe!: Specifically! They were riding Cyclizar! Which people nicknamed Dragon Bikes.

#1PokémonMaster: That’s pretty cool, but

#1PokémonMaster: OH!

FightMe!: Yeppers! So I want to cut a deal. I’ll get you a “Bike” so Misty can’t hold that over your head anymore, but you have to get me a Pokémon I can’t catch in Paldea!

#1PokémonMaster: Awesome!

FightMe!: Thought you’d like it! I would have challenged you to a battle for it but it might be a bit hard right now.

#1PokémonMaster: We can battle later.

FightMe!: We will battle later. Anyway let me get you a list, just keep an eye out for me, I won’t ask for any of your current Pokémon since you’re not really trading for yourself…

Main Tab:

H2No: How many trainers does it take to get a hat from a Mankey?

OrIllFineYou: I don’t think I’ve heard this one before.

RockAndRoll: That’s not a joke. A Mankey took Ash’s hat. He’s been trying to get it back. Ritchie and Giselle are helping.

H2No: In a way it is a joke. 

OrIllFineYou: Boss’s hat got stolen?!

RockAndRoll: Based on that reaction I’m guessing he told the story of how he got it?

OrIllFineYou: I was there for the story! We were cheering him on as he was collecting box tops! @#1ElectabuzzLover Boss's hat has been stolen!

#1ElectabuzzLover: WHOMST HAS DONE THIS?

H2No: Mankey.

OrIllFineYou: Team Rocket can wait, this is clearly a much bigger threat.

H2No: It’s just a hat

#1ElectabuzzLover: Says the girl chasing him around for a bike.

H2No: I cannot even begin to describe how different those two things are.

OrIllFineYou: Yeah, the Boss's hat is actually valuable.

H2No reacted with :AngryRhydon:

RockAndRoll: Huh, well this is the first time they’ve ever done something useful.

RockAndRoll: Actually never mind, Mankey still had Ash’s hat when he did that.

#1ElectabuzzLover: What happened?

H2No: Team Rocket showed up and the blue one kicked Mankey.

OrIllFineYou: Well that seems rude.

H2No: Oh. OH NO. NONONONO

#1ElectabuzzLover: Now what?

OrIllFineYou: Team Rocket being evil still?

RockAndRoll: Mankey just evoved, runing 4 our lifes.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Got some spelling errors there.

KenTen: Just read through, you don’t seem very concerned

OrIllFineYou: Both Boss and Ritchie are there. And Giselle. They’ll be fine.

KenTen: …been a few minutes since they said anything.

#1PokémonMaster: I got my hat back!

BiteYou: I got into a fight with a punching monkey.

#1ChampionTrainer: Riolu helped.

#1PokémonMaster: And Giselle caught Primeape!

BiteYou: I’d like a hospital, please.

Gym Battles Tab:

GhostBoy: Time for gym number five

RunawayRacer: Wait what happened to gym four?

BeaAMan: We did that two days ago.

AceTrainer: Geez, we’re still on our way to gym #3

RunawayRacer: You guys are speeding up huh?

GhostBoy: We have to.

BeaAMan: Not to mention we’re able to. Kabu was the first wall trainers hit. There’s now less of us on the roads, and trying to challenge the gyms. We’re just about to hit the halfway mark for the league.

AceTrainer: Oh right, you said Galar is only three months right?

BeaAMan: Three months until the finals, then there’s the championship bracket a couple of days later.

GhostBoy: And that’s the end.

RunawayRacer: Huh, does Galar have their league more often?

BeaAMan: Less actually. Only one a year, as opposed to one and a half.

AceTrainer: So you got some time after your finished.

BeaAMan: Yeah! Gonna go on a bit of a globetrot I think. Maybe come to Kanto to hang out with the Boss, maybe drop in Hoenn to battle the twins. Head to Unova to check on Iris and Red. Paldea to go Cyclizar riding with Nemona, I’m sure you two wouldn’t mind if we hung out with you in Kalos.

RunawayRacer: Of course not! We’d be happy to see you!

AceTrainer: Quite a trip! How are you going to get everywhere?

BeaAMan: Allister is training a Drakloak.

GhostBoy: She’s growing up big and strong!

AceTrainer: Oooh ghost dragon! Very cool.

RunawayRacer: I just noticed Nemona hasn’t weighed in.

GhostBoy: I think she’s been busy.

AceTrainer: Let me check…

AceTrainer: What.

AceTrainer: I just looked back, she’s on her third gym now too!

RunawayRacer: How?

GhostBoy: Didn’t she just start a few days ago?

BeaAMan: Why are you surprised? Did you forget who you’re talking about?

RunawayRacer: …good point.

AceTrainer: Jet planes got nothing on that girl.

Travel Log Tab:

H2No: Story time! Gather round kids.

StarGenius: Refrain from using the k-word.

OrIllFineYou: I can’t believe Misty used the k-word

LivingWaterSki: Misty didn’t your mother ever teach you not to use the k-word

H2No: …okay first off my mother is dead.

LivingWaterSki: So is mine.

H2No: I don’t know how to talk to you. Anyway, storytime!

YoungsterBoss: As long as the k-word isn’t used again…

H2No: So, we’re in Celadon. We go to the gym. There is a perfume shop run by Erika the gym leader and her assistants. Brock, starts talking to the girls (because of course) and Giselle and I take a look at the perfume.

OrIllFineYou: Wait, you were looking at perfume?

StarGenius: That surprises me a bit too.

H2No: I can appreciate smelling nice. So we’re there, and Ash starts complaining (loudly) about the perfumes and ticks of Erika’s assistants. Erika gets involved and he starts and argument and gets himself banned from the gym.

YoungsterBoss: She can’t do that!

StarGenius: I need to check the rules but I think gym leaders can refuse to battle people.

YoungsterBoss: But she can’t do that to the Boss !

LivingWaterSki: I’ve never used perfume. Smells too strong for my tastes.

H2No: SO! Ritchie tries to get involved and defend Ash, saying that Erika’s assistants overreacted, and then she bans him too. After that, Giselle tries to get involved and smooth things over! But she gets banned too!

LivingWaterSki: Oh my dew.

H2No: AND THEN! Because we came in together! Brock and I get kicked out with the other three! And told to get some “better friends!”

YoungsterBoss: I hate her.

OrIllFineYou: …destroy her.

StarGenius: Already on it.

LivingWaterSki: This can only end well.

H2No: Anyway, Ash and Giselle made some signs and are now protesting outside the gym with Ritchie.

StarGenius: Hmm…

StarGenius: @Celadon City who wants to stage a protest with the Boss?

LivingWaterSki: Oh cool it got worse.

Main Tab:

LightOfDawn: Nice of Erika to finally let you guys in.

LivingWaterSki: Less nice of you to burn her gym down.

#1ElectabuzzLover: And kind of stupid of Ash to run in to save her Gloom.

BiteYou: Hey, we got to beat up Team Rocket again.

CuttingEdge: As they deserve.

#1ChampionTrainer: Did you see the look on their faces when twenty of us sent out Pokémon to attack them? I wish I had a photographic memory.

#1PokémonMaster: Well Erika apologized for banning me after I saved Gloom. Also, Rainbow Badge get!

LightOfDawn: That seemed faster than usual.

Secret War Tab:

Cassiopeia: Is this thing on?

StarGenius: Of course, it’s on.

Cassiopeia: You’re the one who launched it, I don’t know if you did it right.

#1ChampionTrainer: Do I want to know what this is?

#1ElectabuzzLover: We probably should.

#1PokémonMaster: I have a guess or two…

Cassiopeia: So! You know how Team Rocket are the worst?

#1PokémonMaster: Yes. They keep chasing me and I hate them.

StarGenius: But not just them! There are other Team Rocket members! All over the place! 

#1ChampionTrainer: Like on a boat? Also, I just noticed we’re the only five in here, what the heck?

#1ElectabuzzLover: I don’t even see BossMom on the list…

Cassiopeia: That is *puts sunglasses on* by design.

#1ChampionTrainer reacted with :ConcernedAbsol:

#1PokémonMaster: What design?

StarGenius: So PenPen and I have been busy.

Cassiopeia: Sock you but also yes.

StarGenius: We’ve been tracking Team Rocket operations, sightings, and activities. It is our plan, to start pointing people in the server at them.

Cassiopeia: Basically, we’re gonna stick it to the man. And woman. And Pokeman. Of Team Rocket.

#1ElectabuzzLover: This seems incredibly dangerous.

#1ElectabuzzLover: But…

#1PokémonMaster: So just to be clear, we’re going to be beating up Team Rocket all over the place?

StarGenius: Think about it! The entire forum! (in the area) Hunting down Team Rocket whenever they show up! And kicking them in the nuts!

#1ChampionTrainer: …that sounds fun actually.

#1PokémonMaster and #1ElectabuzzLover reacted with :QuaxlyThumbsUp:

Cassiopeia: Yesssss.

StarGenius: Well to get started, Boss, Ritchie, there’s a Team Rocket base in Celadon under the Game Corner.

#1ChampionTrainer: :UmbreonStare: Isn’t… that… convenient…

Cassiopeia: You’re in the Game Corner now aren’t you?

#1PokémonMaster: I was trying to get a Pokémon for Nemona.

#1ElecatbuzzLover: Why aren’t you getting me one?

Cassiopeia: Right… uhh… look for a backroom I guess? Or an unlabeled door? Or someone looking suspicious?

#1ElecatbuzzLover: Ritchie you’ll get me a Pokémon at the Game Corner right?

StarGenius: I’ll see what I can do about turning off their security…

#1PokémonMaster: That door isn’t labeled and doesn’t say keep out… I’ll try that one.

#1ChampionTrainer: STRUCK GOLD!

#1ElecatbuzzLover: Stop ignoring me.

Direct Messages: #1PokémonMaster > BossMom

#1PokémonMaster: Hey Mom! Just so you know, RtichieGiselleMistyBrockandIdestroyedaTeamRocketBaseinCeladon. Okay, love you! Byyyyyyeeee!

BossMom: ASH KETCHUM YOU DID WHAT?

Pokémon Pics Tab:

FightMe!: Two heads are better than one!

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(Picture of Nemona grinning and holding a peace sign while posing with a Doduo)

#1PokémonMaster: Bike achieved!

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(Picture of a Cyclizar sitting and looking up at Misty who is staring with wide eyes. Oddly enough they seem to be watering)

#1ElectabuzzLover: Oh sweet! That’s one way to get a bike!

FightMe!: Yep! Had the idea a little while ago but had to wait until I could go out and catch a new Cyclizer. Then for the trade I wanted a Pokémon I couldn’t get in Paldea normally… 

#1PokémonMaster: It worked out great! Now Misty won’t have to follow me anymore!

BiteYou: Yeah… about that. Ash you might want to look up from your phone.

#1ElectabuzzLover: What’s up?

#1ChampionTrainer: So you know how Misty was saying the only reason she was following Ash was so he could replace her bike?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Ritchie I could link you to several messages saying just that.

#1ChampionTrainer: Yeah… so… turns out that’s not entirely true anymore? And she actually started to like hanging out with us?

FightMe!: Oh…

#1ElectabuzzLover: She should have said that.

#1ChampionTrainer: I think she did once. And she hasn’t mentioned the bike in a bit now that I think about it…

BiteYou: Update: Misty ran off and Ash ran after her with Pikatwo. Riolu is squaring up with Cyclizer while Eevee is trying to hold him back. Brock is making lunch.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Does Cyclizer realize he’s being threatened?

#1ChampionTrainer: Unclear. I think it’s kind of like the Electabuzzes trying to challenge the Starmies.

#1ElectabuzzLover: RITCHIE I WILL EAT YOU ALIVE

#1ChampionTrainer: Make sure to salt me first.

Main Tab:

KenTen: Any word on the Misty situation?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Not for a few hours. No response from anyone when I @ them.

LivingWaterSki: :WorriedWartortle:

KenTen: Now that I think of it we’ve had a few people going dark…

#1ElectabuzzLover: I’m sure it’s nothing…

LivingWaterSki: Let’s see… Hoopa hasn’t said anything in a week. Liza and Tate have been offline for a few days. Arnold said his head felt funny the other day and hasn’t said anything since. Mikey hasn’t said anything in a day or two but that’s normal…

#1ElectabuzzLover: Arnold’s normally a lurker anyway. But the head thing is a bit weird. @Ash-A-Like#1 how’s your head? Is everything okay?

KenTen: :ConcernedCharmander:

LivingWaterSki: Uhh, let’s move on to less worrying subjects?

Anabel wants to battle!

LivingWaterSki: Oh thank dew. NEW PERSON! WELCOME!

Anabel: Uhh, hi there!

KenTen, #1ElectabuzzLover, LivingWaterSki, MikEevee, and 3 others reacted with :SlowYo:

MikEevee: I’m here! Just saw you mention me, just my brothers being a bit annoying.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Thanks for checking in Mikey. Hi there Anabel! Welcome to BattleNET!

Anabel: Thanks! I’ve been a bit lost recently, so Scott suggested I try and meet some kids my age.

LivingWaterSki: That use of the k-word is fine right?

#1ElectabuzzLover: She is excused. Anyway, so you found us the normal way right? Been a bit since that happened!

Anabel: Normal way?

KenTen: Well this is a server for Pokémon Trainers and people who want to be trainers, so some of us have started already and invited some of the friends they’ve made.

Anabel: Ah that makes sense.

MikEevee: Not many friends irl? I can relate. I’ve met some here I’ve hung out with though!

Anabel: None that I can remember. 

LivingWaterSki: Weird way to phrase that.

KenTen: Deja vu…

Anabel: Well to get it out of the way, I have retrograde amnesia.

LivingWaterSki: What does that mean?

MikEevee: It means you can’t remember stuff right?

Anabel: Pretty much, specifically I cannot remember anything before a certain date, that being the day I woke up with no memories. There are other versions though.

KenTen: Sounds rough, are your parents any help?

Anabel: No… I don’t know who they are or where they would be. My current guardian (his name is Scott) was working on some facilities in Kanto when one of his friends/co-workers (Brandon) found me passed out.

KenTen: Oh Sinnoh… I can’t even imagine what that must be like.

LivingWaterSki: Can you remember anything?

Anabel: Only a vague sense of falling…

MikEevee: I’m so sorry Anabel!

Anabel: Ah! Don’t worry about it. I guess it does sound pretty bad. But Scott and his friends are wonderful! It’s fun spending time with them and seeing what they’re working on. It’s just they think it would be a good idea for me to spend time around kids my own age.

MikEevee: How old are you?

Anabel: 11. We think. Either I’m 11 or I’m abnormally short or tall.

#1ElectabuzzLover: That’s old. But not too old.

Anabel: How old is too old?

LivingWaterSki: Lots.

MikEevee, #1ElectabuzzLover, and KenTen reacted with :LaughingZorua:

Anabel: Maybe I am too old cause that flew right over my head!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Sorry, bit of an inside joke. One of our members just says “lots” whenever we ask him his age.

KenTen: General consensus is he’s actually 5.

Anabel: Ah

#1ElectabuzzLover: But anyway, welcome to the insanity Anabel! Hope you enjoy your stay!

LivingWaterSki: Boss is currently in Kanto by the way, so you might get some irl social interaction if you want it.

Anabel: Thanks for the welcome! Happy to be here!

MikEevee: …so sorry if anyone has asked before but have you tried hitting yourself in the head to get your memory back?

Anabel: *eye twitch* 

MikEevee: Right, sorry.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Anabel

Username: SalonMaiden

Age: 11 (I think)

Hometown: Good question.

Bio: Hi, I’m Anabel. I’m new here and to training and well, everything I guess. I live in Kanto right now. Mostly just trying to meet new people and figure things out.

Main Tab:

RockAndRoll: So, update on the Misty situation. Ash and Misty came back and are completely fine now.

RockAndRoll: Actually they seem to be getting along better than they were before.

LightOfDawn: How did that happen?

RockAndRoll: I don’t have the faintest clue. They both came back covered in bruises and also scorch marks (so I think Pikachu got involved) and refuse to say anything about it.

OrIllFineYou: So does that mean there was a winner or did Pikatwo shock them into a draw?

LightOfDawn: Is that really important?

OrIllFineYou: Yes

YoungsterBoss: yes

KenTen: Yes

CuttingEdge: Yes.

RockAndRoll: I’m going to pull a Ritchie and ask you to stop clogging.

YoungsterBoss: Typical teenager

PsychicThing1: *psst* Guess what?

LightOfDawn: Uh oh.

PsychicThing2: We’re baaaaaack

YoungsterBoss: Hey you guys aren’t dead! Cool!

PsychicThing2: Wait what did you think happened?

KenTen: idk, you disappeared for days with no warning.

PsychicThing1: We weren’t exactly planning to.

LightOfDawn: So what happened to you?

PsychicThing1: We’ll get to that! In a moment. But first…

Flannery wants to battle!

Sawyer wants to battle!

PsychicThing2: So you know how Astrid adopted Serena? We have adopted these two. They’re ours now.

Flannery: I’m four years older than you.

PsychicThing1: She’s at that rebellious teenage phase.

PsychicThing2: They grow up so fast. At least Sawyer’s still young and impressionable.

Sawyer: I have no idea what I just joined but I am now very afraid.

YoungsterBoss: That’s the normal response. You’ll get over it.

PsychicThing2: Oh wow we missed a lot. Shoot, I wanna tell our story but it looks like a bunch of cool stuff happened while we were gone.

RockAndRoll: It’s dinnertime anyway, take a quick break to read up on what you missed then come back in Travel Log to tell us what happened?

PsychicThing1: Brock, I want to tell you that you are our favorite Gym Leader who is not the weird psychic entity we turn into.

RockAndRoll: Thank you? I think?

LightOfDawn: So, Travel Log in 20 minutes?

PsychicThing2: Sounds like a plan!

KenTen: Oh welcome new people! Sorry, got distracted by Liza and Tate being… well… themselves.

Flannery: Don’t worry about it, I’ve known them for three days and I completely understand.

Sawyer: I’m gonna take a quick look around, we already ate… oh usernames!

User Profiles:

Real Name: Flannery Moore

Username: HotStuff

Age: 14

Hometown: Lavaridge Town

Bio: I’m Flannery! From Lavaridge Town! My grandfather is the current gym leader and I’m next in line! So best watch out!

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Real Name: Sawyer

Username: WizKid

Age: 10

Hometown: Oldale Town

Bio: My name’s Sawyer and I’ve just started my journey with Treecko by my side. Liza and Tate invited me and told me this is a good place to learn more about being a trainer.

Travel Log Tab:

PsychicThing1: Alright! So as Tate starts typing the meat and potatoes let me give a bit of a preamble.

LightOfDawn: Anyone got popcorn?

#1ChampionTrainer: We do.

BiteYou: Brock made some.

LightOfDawn: Can you share? :BeggingMightyena:

#1PokémonMaster: If you want to take a trip to Kanto real quick.

LightOfDawn: I have not yet mastered teleportation.

#1ChampionTrainer, BiteYou, and #1PokémonMaster reacted with :SobbingSobble:

PsychicThing1: So Tate and I get to Lavaridge Town not long after we caught Minun and Plusle. We take a trip to the hot springs and while we’re there decide to visit the gym and talk to Mr. Moore, the gym leader. He’s been doing it awhile and we thought maybe he might have some advice for us.

BiteYou: Wait aren’t hot springs separated by gender?

PsychicThing1: Telepathy.

BiteYou: Oh right. Carry on.

CrystalClear: Oh sweet, this looks interesting.

HotStuff: We’re just getting started! This is where I come in.

PsychicThing1: So we get to the gym, Moore is busy on Mt. Chimney but his grandaughter, Flannery @HotStuff talks with us a bit. She’s planning to take over for her grandpa when he retires so she actually asked us for advice instead! She’s cool by the way, despite being focused on training fire-types.

HotStuff: Thanks Liza! I think you’re cool too!

PsychicThing1: While we’re there, this trainer named Sawyer @WizKid walks in to challenge the gym. Since her grandfather’s not there and we wanted to meet with him anyway, Flannery offers to lead us up the mountain to find him.

#1ChampionTrainer: This seems pretty normal so far.

PsychicThing1: Gonna cut here cause this is around where Tate is starting his message from.

#1PokémonMaster: Wait he’s been typing this whole time? That’s like Ritchie level’s of message length!

#1ChampionTrainer: Hey! It’s been awhile since I’ve done that!

CrystalClear: Done what?

#1ChampionTrainer: See!

BiteYou: Ritchie used to go off on long tangents a lot.

PsychicThing1: Brother message incoming!

PsychicThing2: We met Flannery and Sawyer in Lavaridge Town, and traveled with them up Mt. Chimney so we could meet her grandfather the gym leader. Also thought maybe we could find some Pokémon on the way up. So we start the trip up and make it to the point where we need to take a Gondola.

Oh and before I forget we lost service right after we left Lavaridge, apparently the volcano messes with the signal.

So up we go, get to know Sawyer and Flannery a bit, this is Sawyer’s first journey and he’s taking it really seriously, but in a way that still lets him enjoy it. Flannery never had a proper journey so she’s really interested in what we’re doing. 

Then the gondola line is cut by something up the mountain and we crash in the middle of the wilderness!

That leaves us in the middle of nowhere, with no signal to call for help or figure out where we are, and no idea what happened. We talk it out and decide to keep heading up the mountain on foot.

A few days later we make it to the top and well…

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(A giant red shape is emerging from a bowl of lava)

We found that.

Mr. Moore was up there trying to do damage control. He said some idiots had been messing around with some machine and woken Groudon up. With that we get to work helping. Sawyer and Flannery worked on evacuating some of the local Pokémon, while Mr. Moore did what he could to slow Groudon down, meanwhile Liza, myself, and our Pokémon worked to telepathically calm him down.

You ever make psychic contact with a grumpy force of nature? Not fun. 0/10. DO NOT.

Anyway, Groudon eventually calmed down and the volcano did not erupt and turn us all into extra crispy jerky. 

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(Picture of Liza, Tate, and their Pokémon, and Flannery, Sawyer, and their Pokémon. They all look exhausted and are covered in scorch marks, their clothes are damaged and disheveled but they’re all alive and smiling)

That about covers it. Any questions?

A lot of people are typing…

Main Tab:

RockAndRoll: Has anyone ever heard of “Sleep Waves” before?

CuttingEdge: No?

H2No: Right, didn’t think so.

#1PokémonMaster: We met Arnold’s Mom by the way. Apparently, we look so similar that she mistook me for him at a glance.

BiteYou: Also Arnold is missing

SalonMaiden: Uhhhh? What happened? 

RockAndRoll: Trying to figure that out… something about Sleep Waves putting Pokémon to sleep and might be affecting the local children?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Keep us posted?

#1ChampionTrainer: We will.

CuttingEdge: I’m still caught up on what the heck a Sleep Wave is. That sounds so dumb.

#1ElectabuzzLover: It kind of does.

#1PokémonMaster: Alright! Misty got to pretend to be a Pokémon and we found the missing kids!

BiteYou: And I swear Arnold has to be Ash’s secret clone or something the similarity is ridiculous.

H2No: We will never speak of this again.

#1ElectabuzzLover: What Pokémon was it?

#1ChampionTrainer: Seel.

H2No: I have to kill you both now, you realize yes?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Let me ask my Mom.

#1ElectabuzzLover: My Mom said no.

#1ChampionTrainer: I have Ash as a human shield.

#1PokémonMaster: I’m helping!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Yes, Ash and we’re all very proud of you.

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Main Tab:

RunawayRacer: I’m glad Clemont has gotten more settled with his gym. But is it too much to ask that he not be so darn good at it?

DragonMaster: Oof, didn’t win?

RunawayRacer: No… video is in Gym Battles. I’m starting to wonder if maybe I shouldn’t be competing in the league like this.

DragonMaster: Hey, don’t say that! Losing one battle doesn’t mean you should just give up!

DragonMaster: Trust me. I would know a bit about things going wrong after losing one battle…

RunawayRacer: Really? You seem to have everything planned out! You’re not even challenging the gyms yet and you’ve already got a strong partner and are probably going to get more while traveling with Red!

DragonMaster: Have you read my Bio?

RunawayRacer: Just took a peak, you had problems with Excadrill?

DragonMaster: I got cocky is what happened. Drilbur was strong! Super strong! And we worked well together. I decided we were going to win 100 battles in a row! We got to 99 and then I decided to challenge Drayden.

RunawayRacer: Your dad?

DragonMaster: Stop calling him that. But yes that Drayden. We lost, and more to the point I lost Excadrill’s respect.

RunawayRacer: Just because you lost? Fennekin’s not blaming me… at least I don’t think she is. Oh now I’m worried.

DragonMaster: No, but that’s what I thought happened. I lost his respect because I forced him to keep going in a battle he couldn’t win. But I didn’t realize that until I joined the forum and got some help. 

DragonMaster: Oops, sorry got a bit personal there, my point was that you can’t win every battle, and you shouldn’t beat yourself up just for losing one.

RunawayRacer: Thanks for the advice Iris. I appreciate it.

DragonMaster: No problem! Now I need to go stop Red from drinking out of a public fountain, brb.

RunawayRacer: Astrid’s about to have her battle anyway, feel free to hop over to #Gym Battles Tab when you’ve wrangled him.

Gym Battles Tab:

BeaAMan: You know we should have figured this would happen eventually.

Ash-A-Like#3: What would happen?

Ash-A-Like#3: Also completely unrelated, why do you people have huge and pretty-looking watering holes if you’re going to get mad when people use them?

DragonMaster: I told you why.

RunawayRacer: Astrid is fighting Clemont right now. For the third gym badge.

Ash-A-Like#3: Following so far…

BeaAMan: Allister is fighting Melony now too. For the sixth gym badge.

DragonMaster: I think I see the problem.

FightMe!: Huh, good thing I didn’t challenge a gym tonight too. I was thinking of pushing just a bit farther to the next gym but decided to take it easy and do some extra training.

RunawayRacer: How is that taking it easy?

FightMe!: I don’t understand the question.

BeaAMan: Anyway, how do we sort this out?

FightMe!: Watch both at the same time? It seems like an easy solution to me.

RunawayRacer: I’m just gonna watch Astrid’s battle in real-time and then watch Allister’s later. Maybe I’ll get some ideas for my rematch later.

Ash-A-Like#3: Makes sense. Can’t wait for my first battle… uhh. Hang on I need to check with Iris about something

BeaAMan: Wonder what that’s about…

Main Tab:

FightMe!: weeeeeeeeeh

ToTheMax: Yo! What happened to Nem?

GhostBoy: Gym Battle overload?

FightMe!: So many fighting. Yay.

BeaAMan: What does that even mean? Also, what happened to Iris and Red?

ToTheMax: Oh cool! New gym battles to watch. With people I know in them!

RunawayRacer: Well Astrid won, so training time for me

AceTrainer: Also this.

Bonnie wants to Battle!

Bonnie: I heard you talk about Pokémon here!!!!!!

ToTheMax: YEAH WE DO!

Bonnie: YAY BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!

GhostBoy: What.

RunawayRacer: So Clemont may be more stable but he still says he’s too busy to join…

Bonnie: No he’s not! He’s just scared of new people!

BeaAMan: Who are you, who is so wise in the ways of the Lumiose Gym Leader?

AceTrainer: This is Bonnie. She’s Clemont’s little sister. She is wonderful.

RunawayRacer: Clemont’s just nervous then? Any idea how we could fix that? 

BeaAMan: Honestly, yeah this place is great for helping out trainers and gym leaders. Heck we got plenty of both.

GhostBoy: More trainers than gym leaders.

Bonnie: Oh don’t worry about that. I’ll get through to him eventually.

Bonnie: BUT I JUST NOTICED YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE CHANNEL FULL OF POKEMON PICTURES!

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ToTheMax!: She fits right in.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Bonnie Lumen

Username: PokéGirl

Age: 7

Hometown: Lumiose City

Bio: I’m Bonnie! I live with my dad and brother in Lumiose City! I really, really, really like Pokémon. All Pokémon. Yes! Even that one! I’m not old enough to have any yet, but Clemont said if I found one I got along with he would keep it for me until I was old enough!

Travel Log Tab:

PsychicThing2: Well, it’s been fun running around Hoenn…

LivingWaterSki: Oof, you guys gotta get back to the gym?

PsychicThing2: Time’s almost up, now we have to leg it across the region to get home. Still, I think things went well.

WizKid: I’d say. It was good meeting you two. As strange as you are.

PsychicThing2: Thanks! Good luck on your journey btw, we’ll be keeping in touch here but we look forward to battling you!

WizKid: Got a lot to learn. Should probably get a few extra pencils too…

LivingWaterSki: Pencils?

WizKid: I take notes! Things I notice about Pokémon and battling styles. Things I might need to remember…

#1ElectabuzzLover: Bleck, sounds like a hassle

RockAndRoll: On the contrary! It’s a really good way to organize your thoughts and make sure you don’t forget anything. I don’t go too in-depth myself but I did keep a calender to make sure I had my schedule worked out back in Pewter, and I still make sure to keep a recipe book handy that I can add to and adjust as needed.

BossMom: Oh you keep a recipe book too Brock?

RockAndRoll: Yeah! Ash mentioned you ran a diner so I guess it makes sense you would have one.

BossMom: Never scheduled things myself, but I know Professor Oak keeps vigorous notes, and so did my old friend Spencer. 

#1ElectabuzzLover: Old people…

BossMom: Who are you calling old Casey?

#1ElectabuzzLover: No one BossMom!

PsychicThing2: I mean I guess it makes sense. Usually, if I don’t remember something I check with Liza and if she doesn’t remember something she checks with me.

WizKid: What if only one of you was present to learn about a thing?

PsychicThing2: We don’t separate too often. Although we’ve been thinking about it (Thanks for the idea Brock) but well… it’s kind of weird.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Is it? Despite how you act sometimes and the weird Gym Leader thing you two are definitely separate people.

LivingWaterSki: Same with me and my brother. We’re similar in a lot of ways but I’d say I’m a lot more social and curious than he is, but he’s more diligent and takes things seriously a lot.

PsychicThing2: Arguably.

LivingWaterSki: What does that mean? 

PsychicThing2: I was responding to Casey. Liza and I don’t always see eye to eye, we often get annoyed with each other. Sometimes I can’t decide if I want to slam my head into a wall, or slam her head into a wall.

RockAndRoll: I’ve had to stop that from happening a few times…

PsychicThing2: But we’ve always known each other. Like, more so than normal siblings or even twins. We knew how to say the word “we” before the word “I.” It’s the psychic thing, there has literally never been a moment of our lives that we haven’t been in each other’s heads on some level.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Dang, and here I get annoyed at my parents when they come into my room without asking. 

WizKid: Mind if I write this down? This is actually really interesting.

PsychicThing2: Sure, it’s not exactly a secret. We drove our Mom and Dad up the wall when we were really little because we didn’t understand that we were in separate rooms, just that the other part of ourselves wasn’t where they were supposed to be. 

LivingWaterSki: Based on all that, it almost does sound like you’re the same person.

PsychicThing2: Exactly. Except we aren’t, except for when we are. Which is why I said “arguably” in the first place. 

#1ElectabuzzLover: Apologies of the Tower, didn’t think I’d strike a nerve like that. Sorry Tate.

PsychicThing2: It’s alright, honestly it was nice to talk about it a bit. @RockAndRoll Liza and I both know that separating for training is a good idea. Just hard to go out and do it,

BossMom: Speaking of your sister, where is she?

PsychicThing2: Trying to get us a taxi home so we don’t have to walk. Not having much luck so far. Apparently, the Galar and Paldea air services don’t take jobs in Hoenn. Too bad the Ralts don’t know Teleport yet

#1ElectabuzzLover: Wait when did you get Ralts?

PsychicThing2: Oops. Meant to mention that when I jumped on. Got a bit distracted. Oh now Liza’s laughing, I’ll be back, gotta go punch her in the arm.

LivingWaterSki: Definitely still siblings.

Direct Messages: BossMom > PsychicThing2

BossMom: Tate, I know the discussion got a bit more personal than you expected. If you or your sister wants me to I can delete the messages if you don’t want them to stick around online for any reason.

PsychicThing2: Like I said, it’s okay. It’s not really a secret. I guess we just never really had any friends we could talk about this with before.

BossMom: Alright… if you change your mind let me know.

PsychicThing2: Hey BossMom?

BossMom: Hm?

PsychicThing2: Thank you.

BossMom: Don’t mention it.

Direct Messages: BossMom > RockAndRoll

BossMom: Any chance I could get a look at your recipe book?

RockAndRoll: I was thinking of asking you the same thing!

BossMom: Great minds think alike!

Main Tab:

H2No: Today on Brock gets a crush immediately after seeing a pretty girl…

RockAndRoll: Misty!

BiteYou: It had to be talked about eventually.

RockAndRoll: Giselle!

#1ChampionTrainer: It happens so much I’m surprised we never mentioned it before.

RockAndRoll: Ritchie!

RockAndRoll: …at least Ash isn’t saying anything.

#1PokémonMaster: Brock is a weirdo sometimes.

RockAndRoll: Right. Not cooking dinner tonight.

#1ChampionTrainer: NO WAIT!

SalonMaiden: What’s the context here?

OrIllFineYou: I actually don’t know either.

H2No: Right, so anytime Brock sees a pretty girl, he goes googly eyes and start propositioning her and confessing his love.

BiteYou: Every pretty girl.

#1PokémonMaster: Even the ones too old for him.

SalonMaiden: Oh my…

RockAndRoll: I’m sorry okay!

OrIllFineYou: Wow, I guess Brock did seem just a little too perfect. Good cook, good with Pokémon, good trainer, good brother, and caretaker…

#1ChampionTrainer: Oh he’s good at all those things still. It’s just he doesn’t seem to know how to deal with cute girls. Which to be fair is a bit tricky.

BiteYou: Eh, you and Ash have stopped blushing around me.

#1PokémonMaster: What was it Joe said when he mentioned you?

BiteYou: Please don’t.

H2No: “I hate the way she treats me, but I like the way she looks”

BiteYou: :AgonizedOddish: 

SalonMaiden: Who’s Joe?

OrIllFineYou: …I must be strong.

#1PokémonMaster: Another kid who went to Pokémon Tech. Which was kind of a scam for well-off parents to send their kids to.

H2No: The resident hacker squad shut it down.

#1ChampionTrainer: Was he a trainer too?

RockAndRoll: He was actually. Did we invite him to the forum?

#1PokémonMaster: …I don’t remember.

OrIllFineYou: Hey what happened with the pretty girl Brock got a crush on today?

#1ChampionTrainer: Oh right!

RockAndRoll: Why did you have to remember?

OrIllFineYou: Curiosity.

SalonMaiden: Is it anything bad?

H2No: The opposite actually. It’s just funny to make him squirm sometimes.

RockAndRoll: I’m putting hot sauce in your pancakes.

#1PokémonMaster: …I think I’ll make breakfast for the next few days.

SalonMaiden: Can you cook?

#1PokémonMaster: Not as good as Brock or Mom can, but it’s hard to grow up around a diner and not learn a few things.

H2No: Must… not… make joke… about… our other cook…

#1ChampionTrainer: We went to a town known for Pokémon (and human too) Beauty Salons. Brock was interested in how they care for the Pokémon and use alternative ways of making them stronger, like diets and specialized treatments and stuff.

Anyway, it’s a bit cutthroat as it turns out and we met a young woman named Suzie (yes this is the pretty girl) and Brock dedicated himself to helping her out and getting her own salon a bit more popular.

She has a Vulpix and after we helped her out and she became a bit more confident she offered to let Brock take care of Vulpix for a while and try to learn a bit more about taking care of Pokémon.

So nothing bad really, just us getting involved because Brock had a crush. Again.

#1PokémonMaster: Oh hey just found out why we got pinged in the middle of that… nice work Team BattleNET!

Samurai: The villains of Team Rocket were no match for the bug.

#1ChampionTrainer: Wait what were you doing near Ceaser Street?

H2No: I bet it has something to do with bugs.

SalonMaiden: I’m learning so much in this forum.

Poké Pics Tab:

PokéGirl: So… many… pictures… of Pokémon

MikEevee: Oh, Bonnie right?

PokéGirl: That’s me! I’m guessing you’re Mike?

MikEevee: I prefer Mikey actually but yeah.

PokéGirl: Oh Mikey-vee. That’s smart!

MikEevee: Thank you! Astrid and Serena invited you right?

PokéGirl: Yep! Well, they invited my big brother first cause he’s a gym leader, but I got a phone for my birthday and I asked them to invite me too!

YoungsterBoss: Happy Birthday!

PokéGirl: Thank you! Still have a ways to go until I’m ten though… :SobbingSobble:

MikEevee: Why don’t you just get permission to get a Pokémon sooner?

PokéGirl: My brother did offer to take care of any Pokémon I might want…

YoungsterBoss: Nah, Mikey means both of us are too young to be trainers, but we both have Pokémon.

PokéGirl: Tell me more right now!

MikEevee: Well I have Eevee, and Joey has a Rattata.

YoungsterBoss: It’s like my Rattata is in the top percentage of Rattatas!

PokéGirl: I need to go find Daddy. Or Clemont. Or both.

MikEevee: Go get a partner Bonnie!

YoungsterBoss: Maybe you’ll get one almost as cool as Rattata!

MikEevee: …Eevee is better than Rattata.

YoungsterBoss: This means war.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Mary

Username: WeStan

Age: 10

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Real Name: Cherry

Username: SweetThoughts

Age: 10

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Real Name: Benji

Username: SirSquire

Age: 10

Secret War Tab:

Cassiopeia: Do you think we’re reaching too far?

StarGenius: Elaborate.

Cassiopeia: Well, hitting Team Rocket near the Boss is one thing. But don’t you think we might be making a bit too much “noise?”

StarGenius: You mean we might be getting more attention from Team Rocket and others than we’re ready to deal with?

Cassiopeia: Yeah that.

StarGenius: Nah.

Cassiopeia: I guess you’re right for once. Probably worried over nothing.

SirSquire: :WobbuffetSalute: Mission complete!

WeStan: Kind of!

SweetThoughts: Got a little complicated.

StarGenius: Should we be worried?

SweetThoughts: Well we ganged up on the Rocket guy hanging around outside the Radio Tower like you said he was.

Cassiopeia: All according to plan so far.

WeStan: Turns out he had friends.

StarGenius: Sock.

SirSquire: Four of them.

Cassiopeia: But you won?

SweetThoughts: Well no.

StarGenius: Uh

WeStan: Whitney did.

Cassiopeia: Who?

SirSquire: Goldenrod City Gym Leader.

StarGenius: Oh... Oh!

WeStan: Her Miltank plowed through them like nothing.

SweetThoughts: Then she asked us what we were doing.

Cassiopeia: Uh oh.

SirSquire: And now she wants to join?

Cassiopeia: …

StarGenius: …

WeStan: I gave her the info

Cassiopeia: That’s probably fine right?

StarGenius: Yeah…

SweetThoughts: …do we get a role now?

Main Tab:

Whitney wants to battle!

LightOfDawn: New person!

CrystalClear: New person!

YoungsterBoss: New person!

Whitney: Yes, I am new and person.

StarGenius: Apparently she beat up four Team Rocket guys.

Whitney: Nah that was mostly Miltank. I just tied them up!

YoungsterBoss: Down with Team Rocket! Viva la BattleNET!

LightOfDawn: That’s good! None of them have shown up in Sinnoh yet right?

StarGenius: Not that I’ve seen. Yet at least.

CrystalClear: Wait Miltank? Whitney? Gym Leader Whitney?

Whitney: You know my work?

CrystalClear: I’ve fought your work! Probably don’t remember me but my name is Marina, we fought last year.

Whitney: Sorry, no bells ringing.

CrystalClear: Figured, you do get a lot of challengers.

YoungsterBoss: Oh I think I remember hearing about you now! Aren’t you the Gym Leader who used to cry after losing?

Whitney: :LoomingMiltank: We do not speak of those times.

YoungsterBoss: Yes ma’am!

LightOfDawn: Anyway, welcome aboard! We’re here to be trainers and talk about Pokémon. And also beat up Team Rocket I guess.

CrystalClear: It’s why I joined! Although I might have joined anyway if I knew about this place.

Whitney: Seems fun! I don’t like jerks like them in my city. Just gimme a ring whenever they pop up okay?

StarGenius: Sure. You know maybe we should have a gym leader roll, we got enough of them.

YoungsterBoss: Uhh, Liza, Tate, Misty, Brock, now Whitney… does Flannery count?

LightOfDawn: :ThoughtfulLucario:

Whitney: Oh cool, you guys are collecting gym leaders? Do I get a glass case?

CrystalClear: Nah, you get a crystal clear one.

Whitney: Ayeeeeeee.

LightOfDawn: I suddenly feel unquenchable rage.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Whitney McCawtum

Username: FarmGirl

Age: 12

Hometown: Goldenrod City

Bio: My name’s Whitney and I’m the Gym Leader for Goldenrod City! How can I be a farm girl living in a city? Natural talent! But my grandparents own a ranch outside of town that I spent a lot of time at growing up.

Travel Log Tab:

BeaAMan: AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

GhostBoy: AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh

DragonMaster: :ConfusedPsyduck:

BeaAMan: Three weeks! We have THREE WEEKS

Ash-A-Like#3: Well this kills my announcement, three weeks until what?

GhostBoy: Until we need to be in Wyndon with all eight badges

BeaAMan: WE HAVE SIX

DragonMaster: Doesn’t that give you plenty of time?

GhostBoy: Yes but also no.

ToTheMax!: Lol, what.

BeaAMan: Context, three months to complete all eight gyms.

DragonMaster: We know, you’ve explained this already.

BeaAMan: SO WHY ARE YOU CALM?

Ash-A-Like#3: Because as the calendar has been explained to me that gives you plenty of time?

GhostBoy: Last two gyms. The gyms get harder. The leaders are ranked by ability. The route and locations of gyms sometimes change between seasons based on how well they placed in the last league.

ToTheMax!: Uhhh, help?

BeaAMan: SO THE LAST TWO GYMS ARE THE STRONGEST!

DragonMaster: Kind of makes sense now but isn’t that how it normally is?

BeaAMan: We have less than a month to get to these gyms and beat them and then get to Wyndon. 

Ash-A-Like#3: …so is now a good time to mention I’m challenging my first gym now?

ToTheMax!: Awesome! Good luck Red!

Ash-A-Like#3: Thank you Cam!

GhostBoy: …before I drop my phone to focus solely on training for the next 3 weeks, who’s your starter?

Ash-A-Like#3: Joltik.

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(Picture of Joltik sitting on top of a disguised Red’s hat.)

Ash-A-Like#3: He’s cool.

DragonMaster: And a cute little guy.

DragonMaster: ...also very strong for his size.

Main Tab:

SalonMaiden: …so I just learned something.

KenTen: Whatcha learn?

SalonMaiden: Apparently sensing the emotions of the people and Pokémon around me is not normal?

CuttingEdge: You… thought it was?

SalonMaiden: Retrograde amnesia.

CuttingEdge: That’s not an excuse.

SalonMaiden: It literally is!

KenTen: Yeah, no, don’t think that’s normal. At least, if you mean more than going off of voice tone and body language.

SalonMaiden: No, I can sense it just by being nearby. Don’t even need to be looking or listening to the person in question.

CuttingEdge: That sounds useful in battle actually. Knowing what your Pokémon, and your opponents are feeling and whether your opponent really is confident or putting up a facade.

KenTen: That’s a bit more mercenary than I was thinking…

SalonMaiden: I guess you’re right though? Not really sure how to feel about this on top of everything else. I’m just kind of annoyed that it turns out I’m even more different.

KenTen: Well, I have an idea. @PsychicThing1 @PsychicThing2

SalonMaiden: I am suddenly very afraid.

PsychicThing1: Hold up are we reading this right?

PsychicThing2: I believe we are sibling!

PsychicThing1: The sibling is correct!

CuttingEdge: What even.

PsychicThing1: You’re an empath Anabel?

SalonMaiden: I guess so?

PsychicThing1: It sounds like you are! Oh man if we hadn’t just taken a two-week vacation we would take one to go to Kanto!

KenTen: Wow, just like that?

PsychicThing2: Do you know how rare it is for us to meet other psychics? Especially ones around our age?

SalonMaiden: I’m not really psychic, just empathic.

PsychicThing1: Silly! That is psychic! You just need to enhance it! Being able to read people's emotions is just a weak form of mind reading!

PsychicThing2: But with practice…

SalonMaiden: Wait really? I could read minds?

PsychicThing1: And more! Maybe not on the level of some savants like us and that Sabrina lady, but mind reading and the spoon trick should definitely be within your reach!

PsychicThing2: Maybe even divination! That has less to do with skill or power and more luck of the draw!

KenTen: Maybe this was a mistake.

CuttingEdge: You think?

PsychicThing1: What’s your phone number @SalonMaiden? We need to call you! DM it to either me or Tate!

SalonMaiden: Oh! Uh, sure! Thank you? I think!

PsychicThing1: One of us.

PsychicThing2: One of us.

KenTen: Maybe I should invest in a bunker.

CuttingEdge: Way ahead of you.

Direct Messages: LivingWaterSki > BossMom

LivingWaterSki: Hey BossMom?

BossMom: Hi WaterSki, how can I help?

LivingWaterSki: This is private you can say it.

BossMom: Can’t be too sure with Sophocles and Penny on the forum. I appreciate their help sometimes but…

LivingWaterSki: That makes sense. But… it is what I want to talk about.

BossMom: What do you mean?

LivingWaterSki: Well, with “Red” joining the server and just flat out admitting it from the start… it makes me wonder. I was worried about people finding out, I was worried enough when you contacted Lorenzo.

BossMom: Sorry, didn’t mean to out you like that, it’s just I need to be careful that no one on the server is lying about their age and reasons for being here…

LivingWaterSki: I completely understand. I’m over it. It’s just now I’m wondering… would it be safe? Would the others still like me and talk to me?

BossMom: If you want my opinion? Yes. I think the worst you’d have to deal with is “Why didn’t you say anything sooner?” and “That’s so cool!”

LivingWaterSki: Yeah. I guess you’re right.

BossMom: Anytime WaterSki, tell Lorenzo I said hi.

LivingWaterSki: Thanks BossMom. And if you don’t mind?

BossMom: Yes?

LivingWaterSki: My name is Latias.

BossMom reacted with :QuaxlyThumbsUp:

Main Tab:

YoungsterBoss: So I’m freaking out and telling this guy “Apologies of the Tower” and stuff, then he just laughs and gives me a pair of shoes.

#1PokémonMaster: Yeah, old people are weird. 

SalonMaiden: Question!

YounsterBoss: Ye?

SalonMaiden: What does that mean? “Apologies of the Tower?”

#1ElectabuzzLover: Oh that? It’s just a fancy way of saying you’re really sorry.

SalonMaiden: I’ve never heard that before.

#1ChampionTrainer: That’s cause you’re in Kanto, it’s a Johto thing.

KenTen: Explains why I’ve never heard it outside of some of the Johto people.

LightOfDawn: What does it mean?

#1ElectabuzzLover: It’s kind of complicated…

CrystalClear: Mind if I cover it then? I’ve been around Johto and beyond.

YoungsterBoss: Go for it.

CrystalClear: Right, you know how you guys from Sinnoh well, maybe not worship, but know about “Almighty Sinnoh”

KenTen: Yeah.

#1PokémonMaster: Wait now I’m confused.

LightOfDawn: I think I get it, this boils down to local belief right?

CrystalClear: Pretty much. Towerism is the dominating belief system in Johto. Not the only one though. It’s actually pretty young as belief systems go, only starting a couple of hundred years ago with the Burned Tower and Ho-oh, but belief in Ho-oh is way older than that.

FarmGirl: Yep! Morty’s way into towerism, makes sense since he’s from Ecruteak.

CrystalClear: Yeah, but with a little bit of time you get expressions like “you might as well commit a burning” for when someone says something offensive, “tower be “danged”” as an expression of shock or surprise, or “apologies of the tower” as an apology.

#1ElectabuzzLover: That covers it.

#1PokémonMaster: Okay but what about “Almighty Sinnoh?” I thought Sinnoh was a region?

LightOfDawn: It is! Now anyway. A long time ago it used to be called Hisui and the people here worshipped Sinnoh.

KenTen: But depending on who you asked, Sinnoh was either lord of space, or lord of time.

LightOfDawn: Which is kind of silly. Everyone knows that Sinnoh is the union of the three. Space, Time, and the Symmetry between them.

OrIllFineYou: I actually didn’t know that, I didn’t go to church much growing up.

KenTen: I know. You used to brag about it.

FarmGirl: Wait does Kanto not have any belief systems?

#1ChampionTrainer: None that are still practiced? I remember Mom and Dad arguing about it a long time ago. Something about whether or not they should raise me with the belief of The Origin.

H2No: Never heard of that, I only know about two and one was that weird cult that started around the Helix and Dome which turned out to just be a bunch of fossil nuts and weirdos.

RockAndRoll: Eh, the Pewter Museum got a lot of visitors during that craze. So I can’t complain.

H2No: The other one is about the Prince of the Sea and the Crown of the Sea. A deity that is reborn over the years to take their place in the temple and reclaim the crown each time on the lunar eclipse. Mostly popular among sailors and harborworkers.

BossMom: Well as long as we keep things civil I might be able to help out a bit. While it’s fallen far out of fashion, when my parents were little there was a region-wide religion based around the belief that all life, human and Pokémon, comes from a point of Origin. The Origin, or as the church began proclaiming, Mew.

#1PokémonMaster: Wait really?

BossMom: Yep! Although it got a bit messy and you’ll still find some practitioners here and there. Since Mew is argued over being either mythical or extinct there was a lot of hearsay going around and the belief slowly became rarer.

AceTrainer: Would this be a good time to bring up the Tree and the Shadow?

WizKid: YES! 

SalonMaiden: Glad I’m not the only one who’s fascinated by this.

AceTrainer: Well the widest belief in Kalos is about the Tree. A legendary source of life and good that supports the world and protects everyone who dwells in it. But it is ever hounded by the Shadow, which creeps from below to gnaw at the roots and make them blacken and die. 

FarmGirl: Ooo, an enemy.

AceTrainer: It would seem that way right? Except most preaching claims that the Shadow must be resisted but never destroyed. Life cannot exist without death so the Shadow, despite its horror must be tolerated and withstood, for the good of the Tree.

#1PokémonMaster: Where’s the tree?

AceTrainer: idk.

CrystalClear: Figures.

WizKid: Well, if I can spout some knowledge of my own. Hoenn’s got some weird stuff going on. 

StarGenius: How weird cause I wanna talk about the Tapus?

WizKid: Like, three or four different beliefs that might all be the same one except no one agrees with that.

StarGenius: Right, while you write out that mess, Tapus, island deities of Alola, each island has one and they are very real and have varying personalities. The Kahuna of each island is the one who speaks for them and may be allowed to guide others to them. While approaching the shrines is allowed generally, the Tapu are the ones who decide whether to interact or not.

AceTrainer: Huh, have you ever seen one?

StarGenius: No but one wrecked a town once because they didn’t like it.

CrystalClear: :UmbreonStare: Ummm

WizKid: Right, so in Hoenn there have been plenty of different beliefs, but most of them come down to either the land or sea. Either you believe that the land is the destined state of the world and it shall one day erupt from all the seas and become an ending paradise, or the sea is the true state and all land will sink into it and become the primordial place of all life.

#1ChampionTrainer: Following so far…

WizKid: Except there’s also a belief that the land and sea must be kept in balance and that the Lord of the Sky is the one who must work to keep them that way, for each seeks to claim the domain of the other.

You can see why I said they might be the same belief that just got mixed up over the years.

SalonMaiden: Yeah.

WizKid: There is one more though, about the creation of life. Every thousands of years a comet passes over the Hoenn sky and life blooms anew to wash away the damages and sins of the last millennia.

Fun fact, that comet is less than two years away!

#1PokémonMaster: No one commit any sins then!

AceTrainer: Got it Boss!

WizKid: Nothing Unova, Galar or Paldea?

FightMe!: Sorry, maybe later, bit busy. Something Area Zero.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Wonder what that means?

DragonMaster: Sorry, I got nothing, and Red just looked confused when I tried to explain the conversation to him. I do know a legend about an ancient war and the heroes and dragons involved though!

SalonMaiden: Well that sounds interesting, what’s that?

DragonMaster: The story goes that there was a great king who ruled Unova with a mighty dragon that none could stand to behold or face. But when he died, his sons fought over his kingdom and the dragon was split into two, one for each son. The Champion of Truth, and the Champion of Ideals.

#1PokémonMaster: Huh, wonder why those two things?

DragonMaster: Yeah, idk either. But most of the legends say those two dragons were Reshiram (for truth) and Zekrom (for ideals) and those two are real! And scary if they show up! I want to meet them.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Surprising no one.

WizKid: How did the original dragon split into two?

DragonMaster: Idk.

#1ChampionTrainer: That’s coming up a lot isn’t it?

LivingWaterSki: Excuse me? I got one more for Johto.

CrystalClear: Really? What part?

LivingWaterSki: Altomare, the Soul Dew.

H2No: Oh yeah, kind of remember you mentioning something about a Dew a few times.

WizKid: What’s the Soul Dew?

LivingWaterSki: The Soul Dew was gifted to the founders of Altomare by a Latios and Latias. It’s said to contain the soul of a Latios (although I guess it could be a Latias). It watches over the city and can be used in time of great need to protect it.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Huh, never heard of that one before.

CrystalClear: Me neither, but I’ve never been to Altomare either. Any idea if it’s real?

LivingWaterSki: Definitely real.

LivingWaterSki: It’s right in front of me.

WizKid: Seriously?

SalonMaiden: No offense but it does sound a little far fetched.

LivingWaterSki: Really?

WizKid: Well, Latios and Latias are supposed to be native to Hoenn, why would they bring a “Soul Dew” to Altomare? Why would they live there?

LivingWaterSki: Well…

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(Picture of a Latias taken at a slightly awkward angle. It’s hard to make out the background but she clearly has an annoyed pout on her face)

LivingWaterSki: Because it’s my home for one.

KenTen: …Okay I didn’t know you were a Latias but I knew you were a Pokémon so can I say called it?

Training Tips Tab:

RunawayRacer: Good news! Fenekin learned Flamethrower!

#1PokémonMaster: Oh that’s good!

RunawayRacer: No, it’s bad news. Fennekin burned my face face and hair.

#1PokémonMaster: Oh that’s bad.

RunawayRacer: No, that’s good: because now my hair is in a cute new hairstyle.

#1PokémonMaster: :ShiningEevee: So that’s good!

RunawayRacer: No… it’s bad, because now everything smells like burnt hair.

#1PokémonMaster: At least you’re good for your fourth gym now?

RunawayRacer: I sure hope so!

Main Tab:

PokéGirl: I ACHEIVE SUCCESS!

Clemont wants to battle!

Clemont: *sigh* Hi there…

AceTrainer: Nice work Bonnie! Welcome Clemont!

PokéGirl: He fought! He begged! He even cried! But I did it! Now tell him he’s a good gym leader!

RunawayRacer: He definitely is?

Clemont: See! They don’t think so.

RunawayRacer: What? No. You are. Literally, you beat me.

Clemont: But was I supposed to? You seemed like you knew what you were doing…

RunawayRacer: Uh… we need professional help.

AceTrainer: @RockAndRoll BROCK

RockAndRoll: Hey! What’s up? Waiting for the others to finish ninja class.

PokéGirl: That sounds AWESOME. But please help my brother.

RockAndRoll: Oh boy… right. Clemont?

Clemont: Yes?

RockAndRoll: How long have you been a gym leader?

Clemont: Not long.

RockAndRoll: And how many opponents have you had?

Clemont: 76

RockAndRoll: And how many badges have you handed out?

Clemont: 53

RockAndRoll: How many of those were people coming back again?

Clemont: 19

RockAndRoll: You’re a good Gym Leader.

Clemont: What?

AceTrainer: He’s right but I don’t understand.

RockAndRoll: Right, context. Gym Leaders, we need to know when to win, and when to lose. If you were losing all your battles, that would be bad. If you were winning all your battles, that would also be bad. 

RunawayRacer: Okay…

RockAndRoll: So 53 badges, -19 repeat challengers, means you’ve won 34 battles against first-time challengers. That is almost half of your total number. That’s really good for a gym leader. Not to mention, the 19 who came back and won the second time. Believe it or not that’s better, because it means you did your job in such a way that they were able to learn from their mistakes and come back to do better.

Clemont: Oh… umm… thank you?

RockAndRoll: Don’t mention it. Just make sure to have a bit of confidence in your abilities. If you want to ask for help feel free. There’s a lot to being a Gym Leader and it’s not always obvious.

PokéGirl: I TOLD YOU!

#1PokémonMaster: Guess who now has ninja training!

#1ChampionTrainer: Thanks @NinjaKid

NinjaKid: Anytime Admin Ritchie! Nice having you and the Boss!

BiteYou: Hey, uhh, Misty seems really attached to that sword you gave her. What was it called?

NinjaKid: Nodachi?

BiteYou: Like, refuses to put it down attached.

#1ChampionTrainer: Can she even use that thing? It’s longer than she is tall.

#1PokémonMaster: Do you want to find out? Cause I don’t.

#1ChampionTrainer: Oh, good point.

AceTrainer: And the winner of the brain cell today is… The Boss!

H2No: My new best friend is joining btw.

Janine wants to battle!

Janine: Look at me. This is my dojo now.

PokéGirl: Do you like Pokémon?

Janine: …yes?

PokéGirl: Acceptable.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Clemont Lumen

Username: Clemontic

Age: 10

Hometown: Lumiose City

Bio: I’m the Lumiose Gym Leader. My sister Bonnie forced me to join. I guess it’s good to get tips and tricks from other trainers. Don’t know how active I’ll be.

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Real Name: Janine Kyou

Username: TheShadows

Age: 10

Hometown: Fuchsia City

Bio: Mysterious.

Gym Battles Tab: 

BeaAMan: LAST GYM BATTLE GO, GO, GO!

#1ChampionTrainer: Oh shoot should we wait?

AceTrainer: Wait, what time is it for you guys? I thought it was night in Kanto?

#1PokémonMaster: It is. Ninja Gym.

DragonMaster: Oh that makes sense. Hey! I get to watch and BossMom can’t STOP ME.

H2No: Technically she could, but she won’t.

Ash-A-Like#3: Oh hey Boss. Nice face.

#1PokémonMaster: Glad you like it! :LaughingZorua:

Ash-A-Like#3: :LaughingZorua:

AceTrainer: Is this a joke about Red using the Boss’s face, or is the Boss also a Zorua?

#1PokémonMaster: Could be.

#1ElectabuzzLover: He’s not! I kicked him in the face once and no illusion burst!

#1PokémonMaster: Yeah? Well, I pinned your legs behind your back!

#1ElectabuzzLover: YOU LECHONK TIED ME WITH A BLANKET YOU JERK!

#1ChampionTrainer: ONLY AFTER YOU TRIED TO SMOTHER ME WITH A PILLOW!

#1PokémonMaster: AND YOU RITCHIE! YOU TRIED TO CHOKE ME OUT!

Ash-A-Like#3: uhhh…

BiteYou: 3… 2…

#1PokémonMaster: lol

#1ChampionTrainer: lol

#1ElectabuzzLover: lol

BossMom: For context, the first time we had them over. I left the room for three minutes to get snacks and came back to Casey tied up on the floor with a blanket, Ritchie with a split lip and a black-eye, and Ash in a headlock slapping the ground for uncle.

#1PokémonMaster: I told you Mom! We were having a Pokémon Battle!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Also violence = friendship

#1ChampionTrainer:  +1

#1PokémonMaster: +1

H2No: Weirdos…

TheShadows: You may not challenge my father yet. First, you must vanquish the maze of shadows and doubt.

DragonMaster: Guess we watch Bea and Allister’s final gym battles?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Sure.

Main Tab: 

BeaAMan: GALAR LEAGUE HERE WE COME!

GhostBoy: Yeah!

#1PokémonMaster: Soul Badge get!

BiteYou: Soul Badge get!

#1ChampionTrainer: Soul Badge get!

TheShadows: How… How can this be?

DragonMaster: Everyone’s winning tonight!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Well I’m winning tomorrow! Just wait!

RunawayRacer: What does that mean?

#1PokémonMaster: You’ll find out tomorrow :HappyCharmander:

#1ChampionTrainer: I actually forget.

#1ElectabuzzLover: You’re dead to me Ritchie.

#1ChampionTrainer: But what did I forget?

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Main Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: @#1ElectabuzzLover GOGOGO

PsychicThing2: Boss? What are you doing up so early?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Must run FASTER

#1ChampionTrainer: Wait. Wait.

LightOfDawn: I’m confused now.

#1ChampionTrainer: I think I just remembered what I forgot.

PsychicThing2: Oh hold up. I think I got something.

LightOfDawn: Any clues?

PsychicThing2: Just checked Casey’s profile

LightOfDawn: Am I blind or dumb? Cause I don’t see anything that sticks out.

#1ChampionTrainer: :SmilingBulbasaur:

PsychicThing1: Tate just got me! It’s time!?

#1PokémonMaster: YES!

LightOfDawn: Please explain. Someone.

#1PokémonMaster: Today is Casey’s birthday.

LightOfDawn: Okay?

LightOfDawn: WAIT NO I JUST GOT IT.

LightOfDawn: But wait, how does that work? She’s 10, but it’s the middle of the season for Johto and Kanto.

PsychicThing1: Good question actually! Allow me to explain in detail!

PsychicThing2: Hey that’s my thing!

BiteYou: Your noises of excitement woke me up. Also, I need to clarify something.

#1ChampionTrainer: What’s that?

BiteYou: Boss woke up to make sure Casey could make it to the lab and get her starter on time. But he couldn’t do it for his own first day?

#1PokémonMaster: …

LightOfDawn: That’s hilarious actually.

PsychicThing1: So, age ten is typically the age when you can officially become a Pokémon Trainer. This can be done at any time of year as long as you meet the age requirements! But you need a sponsor to give you a starter (assuming you don’t already have one).

Most sponsors will wait until a league season is about to start. But some will do it at any time of year. 

Unfortunately for our dear baseball fanatic, her birthday falls right in the middle of a league season, so it’s too late to register. But fortunately for her, it seems she found someone willing to sponsor her despite the timing and give her a starter.

#1ChampionTrainer: Come to think of it I’m pretty sure her parents worked it out with the local professor, what was his name again?

BiteYou: Probably some sort of tree.

#1ChampionTrainer: Yeah, but she will probably be the only kid there to choose a Pokémon, so she could have gone any time of day without worry.

#1PokémonMaster: Probably, but she was always gonna run as soon as she woke up.

PsychicThing2: Completely understandable.

#1ChampionTrainer: Wanna bet she didn’t even get out of her pajamas?

#1PokémonMaster: Did you?

#1ChampionTrainer: I put pants on, but a shirt is a shirt.

#1PokémonMaster: Pajama squad, rise up!

BiteYou: This excitement is actually a bit infectious… makes me think.

LightOfDawn: Makes me want my birthday to come faster.

PsychicThing1: How long?

LightOfDawn: Five months.

#1ChampionTrainer: Babies, all of you.

PsychicThing2: Aren’t we older than you?

#1ChampionTrainer: Irrelevant.

Poké Pics Tab

#1ElectabuzzLover: Behold. She is the very best. That no one ever was.

#1PokémonMaster: CASEY HAS ACHEIVED TRAINER STATUS!

#1ChampionTrainer, PsychicThing2, PsychicThing1, LightOfDawn, and 15 others reacted with :ShiningEevee:

#1ElectabuzzLover: I am slightly tempted. Very slightly, to change my username from ElectabuzzLover to ChikoritaLover.

OrIllFineYou: Oh wow! 

PsychicThing1: Kind of surprised you didn’t end up with a Pikachu too. 

#1ChampionTrainer: Huh, that’s actually a good point, black and yellow, electric-type…

OrIllFineYou: She does have the bandana though.

#1ChampionTrainer: True.

LightOfDawn: Soooo now what?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Now I celebrate my birthday, wander and wander around the woods for three days until I get on a plane.

#1PokémonMaster: Wait why are you getting on a plane?

#1ElectabuzzLover: My birthday gift. I’m going to see the Galar finals.

OrIllFineYou: PICTURES!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Of course I’ll get

#1ChampionTrainer: Casey?

LightOfDawn: Did she drop her phone?

#1PokémonMaster: Wild Pokémon maybe?

#1ElectabuzzLover: ASH GOT IT BUT LOOK!

LightOfDawn: Kind of blurry, but is that Fearow glowing? And sparkling?

#1PokémonMaster: Oh hey that’s the Pokémon I saw after the Spearow Storm!

#1ChampionTrainer: Huh… that… wait-

BiteYou: Ritchie is checking something with Sparky? For some reason?

#1ChampionTrainer: Did I tell you guys I saw a big Fearow my first day?

OrIllFineYou: It came up I think, kind of fell to the wayside with the fact you caught Zippo.

#1ChampionTrainer: Pretty sure that’s the same Pokémon. Sparky double checked for me.

#1ElectabuzzLover: YOU TWO SAW HO-OH TOO?

#1PokémonMaster: Who-oh?

User Profiles:

Real Name: Latias

Username: CrimsonJetDragon

Age: idk

Hometown: Altomare

Bio: Yes, I’m Latias. But the rest of the story is true. I was curios about trainer’s so I used my friend Bianca’s computer and found BattleNET. Yes BossMom knew. I was nervous but a certain other user made me realize it was okay to tell you guys.

Main Tab:

RunawayRacer: Huh, looks like we missed some excitement today.

FightMe!: I’ll say… congratz to @#1ElectabuzzLover btw!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Ye.

AceTrainer: Just checking, Ho-oh is supposed to be some legendary Johto Pokémon right?

#1PokémonMaster: Apparently? My Pokédex didn’t recognize it but the Viridian Pokémon Center had a carving on the wall.

#1ElectabuzzLover: I basically saw god today.

BeaAMan: Congrats Casey, won’t be on much. Allister and I are basically switching between training and sleeping. With just enough time to eat.

#1ElectabuzzLover: I look forward to seeing you two in person! Good luck!

BeaAMan: Right back at ya.

AceTrainer: Just checking, legendary Pokémon are supposed to be rare right?

DragonMaster: Last I checked.

Ash-A-Like#3: Who decides what makes a Pokémon Legendary anyway? What if I said I’m a legendary! Then what?

DragonMaster: Good question, who do we talk to about that?

#1PokémonMaster: I’ll ask Professor Oak if I remember.

AceTrainer: No but seriously. Liza, Tate, Sawyer, and Flannery met Groudon. Apparently the Boss, Ritchie and Casey have all seen Ho-oh. And of course, @CrimsonJetDragon is literally Latias, and her brother is a Latios.

RunawayRacer: Is that not the normal amount of legendary encounters?

AceTrainer: No! No it’s not!

CrimsonJetDragon: I see legendary Pokémon everyday.

RunawayRacer, DragonMaster, #1ElectabuzzLover, and #1PokémonMaster reacted with :LaughingZorua:

Ash-A-Like#3: Darn it, tried laughing on command to post but it came out wrong. 

RunawayRacer: Oh, laughing Zorua. That’s clever.

CrimsonJetDragon: But if we want to talk about what makes “legendary Pokémon” so “legendary”

CrimsonJetDragon: I got nothing. I guess just cause there’s not many of us. Or some of us are naturally strong. Which is a lie. I used to suck before I started training.

AceTrainer: Oh Tree’s Shadow I just realized all the times you asked for help in Training Tips was asking about yourself.

DragonMaster: Why were you asking about the terminal velocity thing by the way?

CrimsonJetDragon: Giga Impact.

Training Tips Tab:

GhostBoy: I need advice, should I be focusing on building up my teams raw power right now, or trying to expand their type coverage?

H2No: Based on your battles I say your team is fairly well balanced between the two right now, maybe you could try splitting the focus? Work on strengthening the power behind the attacks of some of your weaker hitters while you work on some new moves for the others?

GhostBoy: Maybe that could work… I don’t have a lot of time though.

H2No: Right, got the finals, why don’t you ask Bea for help?

GhostBoy: Because I’m fighting her in the semi-finals.

H2No: Oh shoot right. How do you feel about that?

GhostBoy: I’m terrified. Bea always beat me when we started traveling and training together. I’m able to win some of the spars now but…

H2No: She’s focused on fighting types though, doesn’t that give you an advantage?

GhostBoy: She knows her way around that weakness. I’ve learned a few tricks though, I don’t know if it will be enough.

HotStuff: Hey just popping in. Piece of advice? Don’t spend so much time doubting your decisions. Hard lesson to learn. Once you commit to something you need to follow through with all your strength. Bea seems to have that down to a t, but I’ve noticed in some of the gym battles I’ve seen with you that you hesitate and second guess yourself. 

GhostBoy: Yeah, sorry.

HotStuff: Oi! Not my point! Can’t change what you did, just what you’re doing. Decide what you’re doing and tell your doubts to go suck an egg.

H2No: I’m gonna +1 that. It’s good advice.

GhostBoy: Thanks for the advice.

H2No: Also you do know Bea can just scroll up and read this right?

GhostBoy: I do not doubt it.

HotStuff: :LaughingZorua:

Main Tab:

BiteYou: So uhhh Misty just helped create a new rule for a local racing event.

#1ChampionTrainer: Cyclizar are now banned from competing.

RockAndRoll: But since the rule didn’t exist before the race started she still won.

#1PokémonMaster: Least that jerk Dario didn’t win.

H2No: I don’t know what being an honorary member of the Laramie Clan even means.

Main Tab:

Max wants to battle!

WizKid: Oh, hello new person!

Max: This is the forum where kids who plan to be trainers come right?

MikEevee: Also kids who are trainers. And Gym leaders. Or want to be coordinators. Or Pokémon who want to be trainers.

WizKid: Or Pokémon who are already trainers.

Max: Wait hold on, the link I found said this was for kids who wanted to be trainers.

BossMom: Hi Max! What link was this?

Max: Here :link:

BossMom: Oh my! I think that’s the original! I didn’t know it was still there! When I put it there it was true, but we have quite a few trainers now.

Max: Oh neat. Are they still rookies?

MikEevee: Define rookie?

Max: I’ll take that as a yes. I’ll still be able to tell them the corrext way to so do things.

WizKid: What.

MikEevee: That sounds like it might get annoying.

Max: What’s annoying is people making rookie mistakes!

User Profiles:

Real Name: Max Maple

Username: SmartlyDone

Age: 7

Hometown: Petalburg City

Bio: I’m going to be a trainer. And I’m going to be the best trainer. I’ll be sure to help you guys out along the way though.

Travel Log Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: Does anyone know anything about taking care of 27 Tauros? Or three sets of 9 Tauros?

DayCareGirl: I might, but I’d like context first.

BiteYou: Right, so we’re in the Safari Zone near Fuchsia. And after I saved a child from the worst parents to ever live we decide to take a spin at the Safari challenge.

#1ChampionTrainer: Who pushes a kid out of a helicopter?

RockAndRoll: Wait I thought he fell?

#1ChampionTrainer: Why was the door even open?

RockAndRoll: Good point

RunawayRacer: What’s the Safari Challenge?

#1PokémonMaster: More of a Safari Game really…

BiteYou: You pay to get 30 special Safari Balls that can be used in the Safari Zone. Battling is still not allowed but the balls are. We get 30 and we split them, ten each.

H2No: I thought about getting some… 

RockAndRoll: Why didn’t we?

H2No: I don’t know.

RunawayRacer: Why 30?

#1PokémonMaster Idk, but we go adventuring to catch some Pokémon here.

#1ChampionTrainer: We each caught 9 Tauros. Everytime. Just, they jump right in front of the balls.

RunawayRacer: That’s weird.

DayCareGirl: Not too weird, Tauros tend to get protective and want to stay with their herd. Wait, what happened to the last 3? You said you had 30 balls right?

H2No: Dratini. They each caught a Dratini.

#1ChampionTrainer: Ash’s hasn’t let go of his arm. Just wrapped around like it’s hugging him.

#1PokémonMaster: I feel so happy. But my fingers feel so numb.

Main Tab:

#1ElectabuzzLover: GALAR BRANCH BATTLENET PHOTOSHOOT! @everyone

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(Picture of Casey, holding Chikorita, Bea, wearing a cocky smile, Allister, wearing his mask, and Penny, blank expression and holding Eevee.)

KenTen: Oh shoot! Completely forgot that Penny lived in Galar!

Cassiopeia: If I had my way no one would have ever known…

StarGenius: Ha ha

Cassiopeia: Sock you.

PokéGirl: What does “sock you” mean?

Cassiopeia: I have made a critical error.

LightOfDawn: What’s the line up?

BeaAMan: Today it’s just the trainers who made it this far, there are four of us total. Two 1v1 matches and then the winners. Allister and I won’t fight until the last one. Tomorrow is the proper final with all the gym leader’s and todays winner, then the last day is tomorrow’s winner vs Leon.

#1ElectabuzzLover: This is going to be awesome.

LightOfDawn: Wait, Allister why are you wearing your mask for the picture.

GhostBoy: I always wear my mask.

KenTen: What.

BeaAMan: Did I not mention that? He always has it on in the gym battles.

LightOfDawn: I guess I assumed he took it off after.

GhostBoy: You shouldn’t assume things.

LightOfDawn: Guess not! Sorry. It is a spooky mask by the way.

GhostBoy: Yes. It is. Thank you.

PokéGirl: Is no one going to tell me what “sock you” means? 

Live Battle React Tab: 

SalonMaiden: I was wondering what this tab was for.

#1ChampionTrainer: Yeah, ever since we got the Gym Battle tab this has fallen out of use, but the Galar League is national television!

OrIllFineYou: No need for a live stream from a Rotom Phone.

SmartlyDone: Wait, just making sure I understand this, some of the people from the server are competing?

SalonMaiden: Yeah, @BeaAMan and @GhostBoy

#1PokémonMaster: 3 more months and that’ll be us.

SmartlyDone: Galar doesn’t have another league until next year.

#1PokémonMaster: I meant Kanto? Or well, Indigo League technically.

SalonMaiden: Weird how some leagues are named after colors and some aren’t

OrIllFineYou: Sinnoh’s league is called Lily of the Valley

#1ChampionTrainer: There’s probably a reason for that?

OrIllFineYou: If anyone finds out let me know.

SalonMaiden: Don’t you live in Sinnoh?

OrIllFineYou: Irrelevant.

YoungsterBoss: IT’S STARTING!

OrIllFineYou: Finally! Why was there so much preamble?

#1ChampionTrainer: I like Leon’s cape. I should get a cape.

PsychicThing2: Allister’s up first!

SmartlyDone: And he’s gonna lose.

SalonMaiden: I’m sorry, what? How would you know that?

SmartlyDone: The Pokémon are listed. His opponent has a better team. Not to mention type coverage.

PsychicThing2: Yeah, because type coverage is everything.

SmartlyDone: It kind of is. 

#1PokémonMaster: No it’s not.

SmartlyDone: And you plan to make it to the league?

YoungsterBoss: Don’t talk to the boss that way! He makes stupid look smart!

#1PokémonMaster: Thanks, Joey!

PsychicThing2: Liza said to yell at you for make her fall out of her chair laughing again.

Live Battle React Tab: 

SmartlyDone: I don’t get it.

Ash-A-Like#3: What don’t you get?

SmartlyDone: How did he win?

YoungsterBoss: Cause he knows what he’s doing. Duh.

SmartlyDone: He knocked out a dark-type with a ghost-type! One ghost-type! It should have taken a chunk of his team at least!

#1PokémonMaster: So? Type advantages are more guidelines than anything else.

PsychicThing2: This is true. Don’t put your faith in type. It certainly helps, but it’s not guaranteed.

SalonMaiden: Cleaning up the field now, Bea’s next. 

DragonMaster: Can’t wait to see them in the finale! Or… is that wrong? Cause it’s the semi-finals?

BiteYou: Probably doesn’t matter too much. This kid looks like a toothpick by the way. 

#1ChampionTrainer: Probably just looks that way standing next to Bea. She’s made of muscle.

Ash-A-Like#3: Oh cool! He’s got a Zoroark on his team!

DragonMaster: Meemaw’s cooler.

Ash-A-Like#3: Duh. But still! I haven’t seen another Zoroark in a battle before!

PsychicThing2: Isn’t that the trick with Zoroarks?

SalonMaiden, DragonMaster, #1PokémonMaster, #1ChampionTrainer, and 17 others reacted with :LaughingZorua:

AceTrainer: Kind of surprised Cam isn’t watching this. Hey @ToTheMax! 

SmartlyDone: Why is he called that? My name is literally Max.

AceTrainer: His last name is Max.

BiteYou: Lost phone?

PsychicThing1: 100%. He’s probably still watching though.

#1PokémonMaster: Bea’s Machamp eats Gardevoir for breakfast.

Ash-A-Like#3: That was Zoroark. 

Live Battle React Tab: 

RunawayRacer: Uh…

#1ChampionTrainer: That was way closer than I expected. Especially after Bea started sweeping.

YoungsterBoss: I should get a Wingull to team up with Rattata. They’d be unstoppable.

BiteYou: What was he feeding that Pelipper? 

StarGenius: Well Bea’s team for one.

#1ChampionTrainer: Too soon!

StarGenius: She still won.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Hi guys! Checking in from the live crowd! Gonna take a bit for them to fix the field after that!

PsychicThing1: Yeah, makes sense. Time for the fight we’ve been waiting for!

#1PokémonMaster: Heck yeah it is!

BiteYou: I’m putting my money on Bea.

SmartlyDone: Even with the type disadvantage?

PsychicThing2: Didn’t we just talk about this? But I have to disagree, Giselle, Allister seems a bit more confident. I think he’s got this.

#1ChampionTrainer: Hey Casey, is there actual betting going on?

#1ElectabuzzLover: I think I’m legally required to say no.

Live Battle React Tab: 

OrIllFineYou: Of course, it comes down to the starters.

#1ChampionTrainer: Seems fitting to me. Speaking of, Pikachu battle in Indigo Ash?

#1PokémonMaster: Heck yeah.

BiteYou: Assuming I don’t knock you two out and take my throne.

#1PokémonMaster: That trophy has my name on it. Or it will at least!

PsychicThing1: Bea was right, gigantamax is way cooler than dynamax. Look at those two.

SalonMaiden: Gengar looks like he could swallow the entire audience and still be hungry.

DragonMaster: What the heck are those move names though? They sound silly. 

WizKid: I want to say Gengar and Allister have this but he took a chunk of damage from Scrafty.

#1ChampionMaster: Machamp and Bea are in a bad spot, but Allister might fold with this much pressure.

HotStuff: He won’t.

PsychicThing1: Machamp can’t land a solid blow! He’s faster but he doesn’t have as many moves! 

SalonMaiden: If I had to guess, I think Bea was banking on knocking out Gengar with Scrafty. Machamp had a shot earlier in the battle but she withdrew him. This didn’t go the way she was hoping.

#1PokémonMaster: What did Allister just say?

OrIllFineYou: G-MAX TERROR!

YoungsterBoss: AH SO BRIGHT AND PURPLE

HotStuff: I knew it!

#1PokémonMaster: We have a winner! Allister @GhostBoy GALAR LEAGUE VICTOR!

Direct Message: GhostBoy > BeaAMan

GhostBoy: Good battle?

BeaAMan: No apologizing?

GhostBoy: Err

BeaAMan: Good. I would have slugged you.

GhostBoy: Harder than normal you mean?

BeaAMan: Semantics. I thought I could win that.

GhostBoy: I thought I could too.

BeaAMan: Well, you got it right. Victory dinner time?

GhostBoy: You sure?

BeaAMan: Duh. I’m happy you won, I’m just also mad I lost.

GhostBoy: Alright, let’s find Casey and Penny first.

BeaAMan: By the way, you better win tomorrow. Or I’m kicking your pasty ghost butt.

GhostBoy: Noted.

Main Tab:

Duplica wants to battle!

H2No: Give a warm welcome to our newest member, Duplica!

Duplica: Thanks for the invite! And for the help!

BiteYou: Still kind of confused why Team Rocket was also trying to help Ditto?

Pinky: You have a Ditto?

Duplica: Yep! Ditto’s been having some trouble with disguises though, but we seem to have worked it out now.

Pinky: Disguises can be tough, especially the eyes. Those are hard.

#1ChampionTrainer: How did you know the problem was the eyes?

Pinky: Oh look! I need to go! Sorry bye!

H2No: That was suspicious.

RockAndRoll: Really convenient we were able to get those Team Rocket disguises together so quickly.

#1PokémonMaster: Did you see the looks on their faces? It was great!

Duplica: Not sure what to do with these now. 

YoungsterBoss: Hey, why don’t we have a Team BattleNET uniform?

#1ChampionTrainer: Cause we don’t have a Team BattleNET symbol?

YoungsterBoss: Challenge. Accepted.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Duplica Imite

Username: CopyCat

Age: 10

Hometown: Saffron City

Bio: I’m Duplica! Yes, it really is my name, no it’s not ironic I have a DItto why are you asking?

Live Battle React Tab:

H2No: Good luck @ GhostBoy

BeaAMan: He already went down to the prep room. But I’m sure he appreciates it.

OrIllFineYou: We’re with him in spirit

StarGenius: :VibeCheckLucario:

OrIllFineYou was kicked: 10-Minute Ban, Reason: I said so

#1ChampionTrainer: Can’t decide if that was an abuse of power or not.

StarGenius: He can still watch TV.

SalonMaiden: So it’s Allister, and the gym leaders right? 

#1PokémonMaster: Did you forget?

SalonMaiden: I… 

SalonMaiden: Hold up. 

#1PokémonMaster: :SmilingBulbasaur: What?

SalonMaiden: *narrows eyes*

SalonMaiden: Anyway, the point I was making was shouldn’t there be nine competitors? Why are there only eight listed?

WizKid: Uhh, doing a quick history check… it seems like sometimes Gym Leaders will decide not to compete if they feel they’re either unfit for the champion position or are no longer interested in maintaining their position.

#1PokémonMaster: Weird.

WizKid: It doesn’t happen in every league, but it is this one. But normally in the case when it would be 9, someone just gets the luck of the draw, always a gym leader though.

BiteYou: What gym leader is missing?

#1ChampionTrainer: Stow-on-Side right?

PsychicThing2: Huh that’s Bea and Allister’s hometown, what are the odds?

H2No: 1 out of 8?

SalonMaiden: *shrugs*

Main Tab:

#1ElectabuzzLover: It is with great sorrow I announce we will not have a champion in here…

#1PokémonMaster: yet*

#1ChampionTrainer: yet*

#1ElectabuzzLover: Yet!

#1ElectabuzzLover: :AnnoyedVulpix:

#1PokémonMaster and #1ChampionTrainer reacted with :LaughingZorua:

GhostBoy: Guess I’m not quite the best.

BeaAMan: If nothing else those battles made it very clear that the gym leaders are holding back most of the time. Especially the early ones. “Weaker” they may be, but they still made it this far. 

Cassiopeia: If makes you feel better the guy who beat you is now the one to fight Leon tomorrow.

Cassiopeia: Oh yeah this my mood kindred by the way.

Marnie wants to battle!

Marnie: …hi.

Cassiopeia: She’s Piers’s little sister (the Spikemuth Gym Leader guy). If anything happens to her I will kill all of you.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Isn’t there more to the meme than that?

Cassiopeia: What meme?

#1ChampionTrainer: Fear.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Well, I’m sticking around to see the final match between Leon and Raihan tomorrow. And thanks to @GhostBoy we get a special booth to watch from!

Marnie: Piers and I get one too.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Makes sense. Anyway, my parents are gonna drag me sightseeing afterwards but by the end of the week we’ll be on our way home. And then…

#1ElectabuzzLover: @YoungsterBoss I’m coming for you.

YoungsterBoss: Come and get us. RATS FOR THE RAT THRONE.

Main Tab:

BeaAMan: We have box neighbors.

GhostBoy: Loud box neighbors.

Marnie: They are also my neighbors. On the other side though.

#1ElectabuzzLover: The boy looks like Leon, I bet he’s his little brother. Idk about the girl though, but I like her creativity!

MikEevee: What kind of creativity?

GhostBoy: I’m pretty sure every sentence she has uttered has contained either an insult or a swear. Usually both.

Cassiopeia: I like her spirit. Even if I would prefer not to be in hearing range of it.

#1ElectabuzzLover: I’m gonna invite them.

GhostBoy: Who built a bunker? I remember someone was building a bunker I think we need it.

Hop wants to battle!

Gloria wants to battle!

Gloria: What the **** is this **** then?

Gloria was Kicked: Ten-Minute Swear Ban

Live Battle Tab:

PsychicThing2: Hey, has anyone heard from the boss’s traveling crew today? Just realized they’ve been quiet.

MikEevee: Might have to do with the freak blizzard.

BeaAMan: I’m sorry the what?

Hop: It’s summer.

MikEevee: I did say it was a freak blizzard. I’m bundled up inside and my brother’s Flareon is curled up in our fireplace.

PsychicThing2: Uh, other Kanto people how are you doing?

Gloria: What the **** does that have to do with this nasty beatdown of a final bout of tossers?

Gloria was Kicked: Ten-Minute Swear Ban

Marnie: Oh lovely, now she’s swearing out loud again.

AceTrainer: Is she always like this?

Hop: As long as I’ve known her.

WizKid: Do I want to know how long that is?

Hop: Seven years now!

BeaAMan: I just got the mental image of a loud cursing toddler and it’s beautiful.

SmartlyDone: The actual finals are here?

OrIllFineYou: Oh it’s you again.

SmartlyDone: What does that mean?

MikEevee: You were being a bit rude the other day.

SmartlyDone: …I have been told. I’m just here to watch the match now.

AceTrainer: The more the merrier! As long as we’re not angry. Then it’s the more the angrier. Then it’s a mob.

FarmGirl: And me without my pitchfork…

PsychicThing2: So about the blizzard?

SalonMaiden: I’m good. It’s further south and I’m up near Cerulean.

#1ElectabuzzLover: …

Direct Message: #1ElectabuzzLover > #1ChampionTrainer

#1ElectabuzzLover: HEY! You better be safe right now! If I come back and you froze to death or something I’m killing you myself!

#1ElectabuzzLover: And yes I sent you and Ash the same message it applies to both of you.

Live Battle Tab:

MikEevee: I wonder where Leon got a Charizard. I didn’t know Charmanders were native to Galar.

WizKid: Me neither, I kind of want to check now.

DragonMaster: Charizard is cool. But then again all dragons are cool.

SmartlyDone: Charizard is not a dragon.

DragonMaster: Sure looks like a dragon to me!

SmartlyDone: …I guess

PsychicThing1: Wonder who’s going to win this.

Hop: Leon.

CrimsonJetDragon: Is the guess that he’s your older brother correct?

Hop: Yeah, we get a special seat as long as he’s champion. 

YoungsterBoss: What if he loses?

Hop: Then we no longer get a special seat!

CrimsonJetDragon: Makes sense

PsychicThing1: Hey, the lead in said that Leon and Raihan are rivals, that right?

Hop: Pretty much. Sonia was his rival too but she doesn’t compete anymore.

WizKid: I have no idea who this Sonia is.

Hop: She’s weird and funny.

WizKid: I’ll write that down.

CrimsonJetDragon: These two are going all out huh?

DragonMaster: We have a long way to go.

DragonMaster: I can’t wait to get there.

MikEevee: Did that Pokémon just turn into a skyscraper?!

Main Tab: 

BeaAMan: *sigh* Leon remains the undefeated champion. *For now*

Gloria: Course he did you daft tosser. He’s LEON.

Cassiopeia: Oh cool you managed a sentence without swearing. Congrats.

Gloria: **** you

Gloria was Kicked: Ten-Minute Swear Ban

GhostBoy: I think that’s going to be a trend.

Hop: Probably. It’s funny how mad it makes her though. She’s yelling about censorship.

#1ElectabuzzLover: I can hear her.

Cassiopeia: You guys should make some usernames now.

#1ChampionTrainer: Good news Casey! We didn’t die! So you can’t kill us!

#1PokémonMaster: I have never been so cold before in my life. I’d like all of the blankets now. And a longer shirt.

BiteYou: Ash got stuck in a cave in a blizzard. Ritchie and I had to dig a hole. And I think Misty picked a fight with Articuno.

CrimsonJetDragon: Misty did what?

BiteYou: She lost, but like… dang. That takes a lot of guts.

MikEevee: Oh the blizzard makes sense now.

Marnie: What? But I thought Articuno was a psychic-type? How does that make sense?

WizKid: Citation needed.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Marnie Murk

Username: YellAndShout

Age: 9

Hometown: Spikemuth

Bio: My name is Marnie.

~

Real Name: Gloria Flora

Username: YerDaft

Age: 9

Hometown: Postwick

Bio: What the bloody rot do I need to tell you daft wombats a ruddy thing about me for? Dontcha have eyes? Read what my name you tossin’ crouts.

~

Real Name: Hop Jordanson

Username: HopToIt

Age: 9

Hometown: Postwick

Bio: My name’s Hop, and I’m Leon’s younger brother. That means people expect me to live up to him and I plan to do all that and more.

Probably Canon Omake:

(Post Latias Reveal) 

CrimsonJetDragon: I think this username is better :SmilingBulbasaur:

#1ElectabuzzLover: ...

#1ElectabuzzLover: I GUESS?

PsychicThing1: You're a Psychic!

PsychicThing2: And a Dragon!

PsychicThing1: And a Legendary!

PsychicThing2: And a Legendary!

CrimsonJetDragon: Well... Yes?

#1PokemonMaster: That's so cool!

#1ElectabuzzLover: First Zorua, now that... what next? We'll discover that Hoopa is not RPing and really a pokémon too?

#1ElectabuzzLover: ...

(Credit to Hiirome)

Chapter Text

Main Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: Unsurprisingly, we can confirm that @MikEevee ‘s older siblings are big jerks.

#1ChampionTrainer: Told ya.

MikEevee: Told ya.

BiteYou: I managed to bite at least one of them. It was the blue one.

RockAndRoll: I mean they were a little rude but they didn’t seem like, evil or anything.

H2No: Is that really the standard we’re going with now? “At least they weren’t evil”

CrystalClear: Aren’t we currently at war with Team Rocket who are like, literally evil?

CrystalClear: Oh that reminds me, I need to make a quick call.

MikEevee: Boss’s stalkers did show up and try to kidnap Eevee.

#1PokémonMaster: They just don’t know when to quit.

#1ChampionTrainer: Again. How are they not going after Sparky. ARE THEY BLIND?

RockAndRoll: Do you really want them trying to capture Sparky too?

#1ChampionTrainer: Well, no. Obviously. But it’s the principle of the thing! 

#1PokémonMaster: Guess Pikachu is just cooler than Sparky is.

#1ChampionTrainer: Those be fighting words.

H2No: It is kinda weird how similar you two are.

RockAndRoll: Maybe kids with spiky hair, appreciation of Pikachu, and battle lust are just common?

BiteYou: Where does that put Nemona? Cause she’s a kid with ponytail, an appreciation of Pawmo, and battle lust.

MikEevee: What if we all need to learn a lesson about judging people based on their similarities and putting them into metaphysical boxes based on them and treating them the same despite their differences and uniqueness as human beings?

H2No: That’s dumb.

MikEevee: Yeah you’re right. Thanks for the Everstone by the way Brock, been trying to get one for Eevee but never had the chance.

RockAndRoll: Don’t mention it, happy to help. 

MikEevee: Now I don’t have to worry about one of my brothers trying to evolve Eevee while I’m asleep or not looking.

CrystalClear: Got him!

H2No: Got who?

Jimmy wants to battle!

Jimmy: Yo.

CrystalClear: My friend Jimmy. Idk where Vincent is.

Jimmy: Haven’t seen him in a few weeks. We picking fights with Team Rocket I hear?

RockAndRoll: Unfortunately.

BiteYou: Heck yeah.

Jimmy: Right on.

H2No: Who the heck says “right on”

Jimmy: Well I just did.

CrystalClear: He’s got you there.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Jimmy Resplend

Username: GoldenHeart

Age: 11

Hometown: New Bark Town

Bio: I’m Jim, or Jimothy, or Ethan, or Gold, but just call me Jimmy. I’m here cause Kris (or Marina or CrystalClear) invited me and also to beat up Team Rocket.

Travel Log:

FightMe!: And that’s badge number 6!

RunawayRacer: Wow Nem! You’re just tearing through the Paldea gyms! We’re still working on badge number five here!

Ash-A-Like#3: I’ve only just gotten badge 4.

FightMe!: What can I say? I’m really motivated! But have a Cyclizar certainly helps!

AceTrainer: True! If we had a dragon bike that could run 70mph then we would probably be moving a lot faster.

CrimsonJetDragon: Rookie numbers.

FightMe!: We need to race when we inevitably meet!

CrimsonJetDragon: Heck yeah we do!

BeaAMan: Hey Nem, we missed you the other day…s

FightMe!: During the Galar League you mean? Sorry about that, I was watching! It’s just I got kind of lucky and was able to watch the League at one of the gyms with the leader, one of my teachers and a member of the elite four. Felt kind of rude to start running my commentary while sitting with them.

BeaAMan: Oh wow! Makes sense why you weren’t on.

FightMe!: You two did awesome by the way. Congrats @GhostBoy! What’s your plan now?

GhostBoy: Well I got offered the Stow-on-Side gym leader position…

RunawayRacer: OH WOW?

Clemontic: Be careful, it’s a lot of work.

GhostBoy: I asked for time to think about it. I might have said yes a few months ago, but now… It feels wrong to stick myself in one place.

BeaAMan: It would only be three months a year. I told him to go for it. And then next time we do the league I’d take it from him.

GhostBoy: Bold words.

BeaAMan: What else did you expect?

YellAndShout: There are other responsibilities attached to gym leaders. Including the need to make sure you keep your strength.

GhostBoy: That too. Also, there’s the fact I wasn’t really planning on being here for the next Galar League?

Clemontic: What do you mean?

BeaAMan: Johto League.

YellAndShout: Context?

AceTrainer: A bunch of us are planning on heading to Johto for the next league. The Boss Squad is going to be there for sure, @CrimsonJetDragon I assume too. Other Johto trainers. A few others have voiced interest in heading there too. Including me.

FightMe!: Me too!

RunawayRacer: I might, I guess I’ll see what I want to do after the Kalos League.

Ash-A-Like#3: I’m all for it. First Zorua in Johto!

DragonMaster: As far as you know.

Ash-A-Like#3: As far as I know!

Clemontic: Red’s existence, and well, Latias’s too, makes me wonder how many trainers are actually Pokémon who disguised themselves. At least in regions with Pokémon capable of doing so.

DragonMaster: The way Drayden talked about it with Red implied there were others.

RunawayRacer: What Pokémon can manage it? Zorua obviously, Latias, I’m not sure you’re going to do it.

CrimsonJetDragon: I can do illusions! I even have a human one that looks like my friend Bianca. Although I’m thinking of getting or making a new one. Seems rude to use her face in a league like that.

Ash-A-Like#3: Could make some changes to it like I did. Or just say you’re sisters.

AceTrainer: Ditto could probably do it too. I’ve heard of ghost-types and psychic-types who can create illusions as well with their powers, but I’m not sure if it would be as sturdy or usable as a Zorua’s illusion.

Ash-A-Like#3: Sometimes Natural Talent can win out.

FightMe!: Natural talent requires skill and diligent training to master to its full potential.

YellAndShout: Well said.

BeaAMan: I mean, what’s stopping a Pokémon from just becoming a trainer? No disguises?

Clemontic: Prejudice and conservatives.

FightMe!: Don’t let your dreams be dreams. Punch people like that in the face.

BeaAMan: Heck yeah. Oh Nem, wanna fight when we meet up in Paldea?

FightMe!: Pokémon Battle or Human Battle?

BeaAMan: Both is good.

FightMe! reacted with :QuaxlyThumbsUp:

AceTrainer: Oh yeah, kind of got thrown off by the gym leader thing from Allister, what is your plan for now?

BeaAMan: Spend a few days chilling and then head to Paldea. At the rate she’s going at she’ll probably be banging on the Elite 4’s door by the time we get there.

RunawayRacer: Wait I thought you had to win the conference to challenge the Elite 4?

FightMe!: Paldea is just built different.

Training Tips Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: Charmander just evolved into Charmeleon.

OrIllFineYou: Oh sweet! Congrats!

H2No: It might not be a good thing?

PsychicThing2: How so?

#1PokémonMaster: He seems… really stressed out. Brock suggested some massages and stuff, and I’m making sure to spend lots of time with him. But anyone else have ideas? I don’t think he was ready to evolve and I want to make sure he’s happy.

GoldenHeart: Speaking from experience, fire-types can get a bit… err… hormonal for lack of a better word, when they evolve. I think you’re taking the right steps though.

PsychicThing2: Yeah, haven’t had much experience with evolution myself. So I can’t help much, sorry Boss.

#1PokémonMaster: Thanks anyway. I think Charmeleon appreciates it though. We got him in a bit of a team huddle pile right now.

OrIllFineYou: Punchy baby isn’t picking a fight?

H2No: I think he tried at first? But Spearow and Pidgeotto held him down and Eevee seemed to give him a talking to.

#1PokémonMaster: Makes me wish I could speak Pokémon. Wonder if that’s possible?

OrIllFineYou: Pokémon can understand us right? I don’t see why we can’t understand them.

PsychicThing2: …Liza and I never really have had a problem with communicating to our Pokémon because of telepathy. But it does make me think. I wonder if there is an easy, or at least simpler way to do it that no one has thought of yet.

GoldenHeart: Real life subtitles?

OrIllFineYou: That is a great idea! Science guys get on it!

#1PokémonMaster: Which one?

H2No: Star would throw a fit. Penny would make fun of you… hmm.

PsychicThing2: Clemont?

OrIllFineYou: Is he science?

PsychicThing2: I swear it was mentioned at some point… can’t remember who or when.

#1PokémonMaster: @Clemontic hey if you read this can you make this? I guess you’re probably asleep right now though so, when you wake up then?

GoldenHeart: That’s my idea put into effect then. Any others?

PsychicThing2: You all get good and become psychic?

#1PokémonMaster: That sounds fun. How?

PsychicThing2: I don’t know, never thought I’d get this far. Just stare at people and Pokémon really hard and try to read their minds?

H2No: Do not tell him to do that, he will actually do it.

OrIllFineYou: Maybe we could just try to learn the language?

GoldenHeart: Which one? All Pokémon speak differently! 

#1PokémonMaster: That’s a good point actually, how do Pokémon understand eachother? See now we need to do it so we can ask!

H2No: Or we could just ask one of the Pokémon who are on this server? Or Pokémon who know how to spell like Sparky?

OrIllFineYou: Yeah but our way is funner.

H2No: Funner is not a word.

GoldenHeart: Misty is not funner.

PsychicThing2: Very unfunner.

#1PokémonMaster: Why do you hate funner Misty?

H2No: Because I hate all of you.

#1PokémonMaster, GoldenHeart, PsychicThing2, and OrIllFineYou reacted with :LovelyLuvdisc:

H2No: All of my hate.

Secret War Tab:

DayCareGirl: Can I swear in here? I want to swear right now.

CuttingEdge: Enough was done in real life.

StarGenius: Do we have a happy ending at least?

CuttingEdge: Yes, yes. Fake daycare trashed, Type: Null and Lycanroc chased down the TR goons into the hills.

DayCareGirl: A FAKE DAY CARE

Cassiopeia: Taking it personally then?

StarGenius: Why is he called Type: Null?

CuttingEdge: Ignoring that question. Problem solved. Simple as.

Cassiopeia: Nice job as always. Uhh, anything else on the schedule for today?

StarGenius: I think that was our last confirmed sighting for now. Got a few hints we need to verifying though… might have a lead on that supposed master of disguise they got.

Cassiopeia: Oh right. That guy. Still not even sure he’s real.

StarGenius: Two Archers in two different places at the same time imply he is.

DayCareGirl: Might just be a Zoroark? Or well, Zorua? …or Ditto.

StarGenius: We’re working on it.

Cassiopeia: Work faster.

StarGenius: Sock you.

Main Tab:

DragonMaster: Uhhh, so I just caught a bit of the news. What’s this about a city south of Kalos being wrecked?

AceTrainer: Just found out about it ourselves actually. Apparently, it was under a massive media blackout. Roads and towers were wrecked. They only recently have made enough repairs that daily life is getting back to normal.

RunawayRacer: It’s terrible, I remember wanting to visit there too. I hope everything is okay…

GhostBoy: What was the name of the city?

AceTrainer: Dahara City, not technically part of Kalos, but it’s close enough most people consider it as part. 

FightMe!: Why does that name sound familiar…

RunawayRacer: It did have a pretty meteoric rise. There wasn’t much to it 100 years ago.

FightMe!: Oh Treasure.

AceTrainer: Treasure?

FightMe!: @AllayHoopa answer please.

GhostBoy: Hoopa?

FightMe!: @AllayHoopa HOOPA PLEASE

RunawayRacer: Oh no I just checked. Hoopa is from Dahara City.

DragonMaster: WHAT? NO!

AceTrainer: I… oh no.

AceTrainer: Wait how did I miss that? I remember- well I guess Dahara isn’t technically Kalos but still.

DragonMaster: Worry about your “I’m the only person from Kalos” thing later!

AceTrainer: Right, Serena we’re making a detour. A bit of a big one.

RunawayRacer: Gotcha.

FightMe!: …I really hope he’s okay. I know he was kind of silly and pretending to be a Pokémon but he was sweet and funny. I… we don’t even know his real name.

GhostBoy: @AllayHoopa Do not actually be a ghost please.

GhostBoy: That wasn’t in bad taste was it?

DragonMaster: You’re fine, it’s on brand for you.

Direct Messages: BossMom > AceTrainer

BossMom: When you get to Dahara City try to find Meray or Baraz, they’re Hoopa’s family/guardians

AceTrainer: You saw what we were talking about?

BossMom: Yes, and I had no idea myself. Thank you for taking the initiative Astrid.

AceTrainer: :PrinplupSalute: All in a days work BossMom. 

BossMom: Indeed! And prepare to be surprised!

AceTrainer: What.

Travel Log Tab:

BiteYou: Right, after that experience I feel like it is worth asking all the gym leaders here. How did you become gym leaders?

FarmGirl: What experience is this?

RockAndRoll: Just went through a city with two guys who both wanted to be the city’s gym leader. And rather than go through any official channels… decided to fight about it.

Clemontic: Why couldn’t they just both be gym leaders? It’s been done before. Liza and Tate for instance.

PsychicThing1: We have the advantage of being registered as a single gym leader… but yeah it should be possible.

FarmGirl: Wait how did you do that?

PsychicThing1: Lots of lawyer talk.

PsychicThing2: “If the constituents in question do (if) become the (Mossdeep City) gym leader in singular, then such applicants must exist (behave) as a single unit in the case of a battle, regardless of (this)(any) battle’s constraints.”

H2No: Incomprehensible.

PsychicThing1: Exactly!

PsychicThing2: We barely understand it either.

HotStuff: Well, to try and answer the question @BiteYou to become a gym leader you need a few things. The big one, is a gym.

BiteYou: That seems obvious.

RockAndRoll: Yet neither Yas nor Kaz had one.

BiteYou: …good point

Clemontic: Who?

H2No: Couple of meatheads who hated each other and were trying to become the gym leader of Dark City. 

HotStuff: Right, so you need a gym, you need to apply, you need to prove you have skill, and having a reference or two doesn’t hurt.

FarmGirl: Sounds about right. When I applied the first time they refused me. Apparently a gym with a theme of “cute type” wasn’t good enough for the league. So I had to go with normal-type if I wanted to keep Miltank on my team.

PsychicThing2: I mean, we managed to make some changes to our gym so we no longer have to follow a set type…

Clemontic: I think the issue was less that she didn’t want a specific type and more the fact she made one up.

FarmGirl: Cute is a type… :SobbingSobble:

H2No: Speaking from my own experience… my family’s gym has been well, in the family. My grandparents started it, my dad picked it up and started doing the shows along with the battles. My sisters seem to like to forget the battling part but they still had to prove they could do it to an inspector.

H2No: …still not entirely sure how they all did it. My guess is luck.

Clemontic: I was trained by the last Lumiose City gym leader. I used to come around the gym or well, the tower I guess. And she took a liking to me. When she retired she offered the position to me.

HotStuff: I haven’t quite managed to prove myself yet. I’m good at battling, but that’s kind of the issue according to gramps. He’s worried either I won’t allow myself to lose, or get mad when I do.

RockAndRoll: That right there is the big issue every gym leader has to deal with. We need to know when to win, and when to lose. The whole gym challenge is about teaching the challengers to be better, sometimes we need to beat them to do that, and sometimes they’re ready to go to the next level.

H2No: And sometimes they do something so incomprehensibly stupid it’s hard to tell.

RockAndRoll: Like challenging and beating an electric-type gym with three flying-types.

PsychicThing2: I was watching and I’m still confused.

PsychicThing1: Tate hurt himself in his confusion!

PsychicThing2: Tate used Bullet Punch. Critical hit!

PsychicThing1: Owowowow. Worth it.

Direct Messages: #1ElectabuzzLover > YoungsterBoss

#1ElectabuzzLover: Brace yourself. I got Chikorita and Yamper and we’re ready to kick your rat butt!

YoungsterBoss: …I have one Rattata.

#1ElectabuzzLover: So?

YoungsterBoss: So catch four more Pokémon and it might be an even fight.

#1ElectabuzzLover: :VibeCheckLucario:

Main Tab:

#1ElectabuzzLover: Shut up.

YoungsterBoss: :KingRattata:

#1ElectabuzzLover: I said shut up.

YoungsterBoss: And I said :KingRattata:

SmartlyDone: I mean, Joey and Rattata have been a team for longer than you and Chikorita? Maybe you just need more experience.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Do you know how long I waited to kick his butt?

YoungsterBoss: Train for another thousand years. Then challenge us again

#1ElectabuzzLover: My day is ruined. @#1PokémonMaster @#1ChampionTrainer what are you two doing today? I require entertainment.

SmartlyDone: Ominously quiet.

YoungsterBoss: They’re ashamed of you and are currently changing official Boss Squad documents to refer to me instead of you.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Rattata may be stronger than Chikorita (for now) but I’m still bigger and stronger than you Joey. WANNA SEE?

YoungsterBoss: *flees*

#1ElectabuzzLover: Correct choice…

#1ChampionTrainer: WOOHOO! FLYING!

#1PokémonMaster: AAAHHHHHHHH

BiteYou: What the heck even was today.

H2No: I now have two egg. Actually, why hasn’t the first one hatched yet?

#1ElectabuzzLover: What is happening? Also I forgot about those eggs Nicolette gave you guys.

RockAndRoll: I mentioned mine hatched into Rhyhorn a few weeks back right?

SmartlyDone: I think I saw some pictures.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Why is Ritchie flying and Ash screaming?

BiteYou: Ash got kidnapped by an Aerodactyl we found in a cave. Ritchie caught Aerodactyl but forgot to save Ash from falling. Charizard saved Ash.

RockAndRoll: Charizard seems to be trying as many new flying tricks as possible. But he hasn’t put Ash down yet so he’s along for the ride.

#1ElectabuzzLover: So while my friends get flying-types they can actually ride I get beat by a mouse and a baby.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Right, time to beat this slump. I need a training arc.

#1PokémonMaster: ALRIGHT THIS IS SO COOL NOW THAT I’M NOT AFRAID OF FALLING TO DEATH!

SmartlyDone: …awesome.

#1ChampionTrainer: WEEEEEE

BiteYou: I wonder how fast Dratini evolve…

SmartlyDone: Uhhh. Hmm. That uh… might want to seek other options.

Travel Log Tab:

RockAndRoll: Hey @DayCareGirl

DayCareGirl: What’s up?

RockAndRoll: Uhh, what are the odds of three eggs hatching on the same day?

DayCareGirl: …depends on how many eggs you have.

RockAndRoll: Currently zero.

#1ChampionTrainer: Misty’s eggs hatched into Togepi and Buizel. Ash’s egg hatched into Cleffa

BiteYou: They are precious beans

#1ChampionTrainer: Riolu seems very confused they are not immediately committing acts of violence.

Main Tab: 

BeaAMan: @FightMe! Has failed us!

FightMe!: I’m sorry!

HopToIt: Failed?

FightMe!: Please! Forgive me!

BeaAMan: She only has seven badges! 

HopToIt: Only?

YerDaft: What the knocked fuzz does that mean you curd covered camel?

GhostBoy: What’s a camel?

HopToIt: Dunno.

BeaAMan: I expected Nem to be at the Elite 4 when Allister and I got here but she’s still on her way to the eight gym.

GhostBoy: Also picture:

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(Nemona grinning on the back of her Cyclizer, who has a tongue hanging out, her Pawmot is hanging off her back. Bea is holding her fist up in a victory pose and Allister is there.)

HopToIt: Oh nice.

YerDaft: Wha’s with that bike? Dontcha know a bike ain’t have legs ya bony dolbins?

GhostBoy: These are not words.

YerDaft: The **** you say ye pastey **** heel?

YerDaft was Kicked: 10-Minute Swear Ban

BeaAMan: Where did you find her @HopToIt ?

HopToIt: Digging through the bins behind my house! I thought she was a Pokémon and tried to take care of her.

FightMe!: …how did that go?

HopToIt: Better than you might expect!

Poké Pics Tab:

Todd: 

BiteYou: This is my baby. Worship him.

LightOfDawn: Wait who is “Todd?”

Todd:

#1PokémonMaster: That’s not one of ours.

H2No:Todd is a photographer we met. He takes pictures of Pokémon. He got a picture of Giselle’s Dratini among others. He has sworn to only speak in pictures of Pokémon.

Todd:

LightOfDawn: A worthy cause!

BiteYou: I said worship!

User Profiles:

Real Name: Todd Snap

Username: Photogenic

Age: 10

Hometown: Yes

Bio: *click*

Main Tab:

StarGenius: This offends me to my core.

KenTen: What does? Common decency?

StarGenius: This socking test does.

PsychicThing1: What test?

PsychicThing1: Wait why is there a stream on main?

RockAndRoll: So Todd mentioned a place called the Pokémon League Admissions Center.

StarGenius: Which I have now sworn to DESTROY

RockAndRoll: Supposedly it’s a test that will let you register for the league if you pass both the written exam and the battle portion…

PsychicThing1: That doesn’t sound right.

KenTen: From what little I’ve learned about leagues being here I have to agree. Imagine getting to the Grand Festival by taking a test.

StarGenius: This test is actually hot garbage.

H2No: Obviously Giselle, Ritchie and Ash are taking it.

RockAndRoll: Ritchie decided to try streaming it in case something fishy actually is going on…

StarGenius: I WISH IT WAS JUST FISHY

PsychicThing1: That… what was that?

H2No: That my dear Liza, was one of the average questions on this exam.

KenTen: I’m not watching what was the question?

PsychicThing1: “How could an electric type defeat a Rhydon?”

KenTen: Uh, learn steel-type moves I guess?

PsychicThing1: “Aim for the horn”

KenTen: What.

RockAndRoll: Yeah. You missed the question where the answer was “Jigglypuff seen from above.”

H2No: I think Mount Giselle is about to erupt by the way. My guess is this is too similar to Pokémon Tech.

KenTen: Oh cool, Giselle’s gonna bite someone again!

PokéGirl: I wanna watch!

RockAndRoll: Wait Bonnie, shouldn’t you be in bed?

PokéGirl: Clemont and Daddy are!

PsychicThing1: She has excellent logic. You’re a smart kid Bonnie!

PokéGirl: Thank you!

KenTen: “How do you guarantee a hit from a low-accuracy attack?”

PsychicThing1: By training on moving targets?

KenTen: “By not missing.”

PokéGirl: WOO! GO GISELLE!

RockAndRoll: Should we be recording this? I feel like this could come up in court.

StarGenius: Innocent by reason of insanity. BECAUSE THIS TEST CAUSES INSANITY.

PsychicThing1: Little bit surprised you feel so strongly about this Soph. 

StarGenius: I go to school. Yes a Pokémon School. My teacher is very passionate about Pokémon and what they can achieve and what humans can learn together with them. He is one of the few people I can say I actually respect. This test is an insult to everything he stands for. 

StarGenius: @Cassiopeia wake up! I need to tear this to the ground RIGHT SOCKING NOW

Cassiopeia: IT IS 4 SOCKING AM

PokéGirl: WHY DO YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT SOCKS? 

Cassiopeia: Don’t worry about it Bonnie! And don’t ask your brother about it!

PokéGirl: Just wear sandals instead!

PsychicThing1: But don’t wear socks and sandals!

KenTen: That sounds wrong.

H2No: Hey I think she got a chunk of his arm with that one…

PsychicThing1: Right, forgot that was happening

RockAndRoll: I think Ash and Ritchie are making bets?

PokéGirl: I wanna be like Giselle one day!

KenTen: Let’s take an oath not to mention this to Clemont or BossMom

Main Tab:

AceTrainer: Finally made it Dahara City! We’ll let you guys know when we find Hoopa!

#1ChampionTrainer: And we’ll let you know when we find the Cinnabar Gym!

OrIllFineYou: What do you mean find it?

BiteYou: Well, we “found” The old Cinnabar Gym. But it’s ruined. But Nurse Joy said the gym is still active, it’s just moved. 

H2No: Also we finally met Gary in person.

#1ChampionTrainer: He called me an Ash-wannabe. We barely even look alike?

#1ElectabuzzLover: I want to punch him in the throat again.

#1PokémonMaster: +1

#1ChampionTrainer: +1

BiteYou: I’m gonna get Jigglypuff to draw on his face.

H2No: Better his than our faces.

#1PokémonMaster: @AceTrainer @RunawayRacer Good luck!

RunawayRacer: Shadow below… what happened here? It looks like there was a clash of ages in the streets!

AceTrainer: If Hoopa is not alright I will find whatever did this and Absol, Greninja and I will beat them so black and blue they will wish they were a water-type.

H2No: Uhh, I guess that works? I’m gonna go fishing while they go gym hunting.

#1ElectabuzzLover: My training arc is going well. If anyone cares.

#1PokémonMaster: I care!

#1ElectabuzzLover: Which is why you’re my favorite Ash. Ritchie why can’t you be more like Ash?

#1ChampionTrainer: Hate you both. You’re the best.

#1PokémonMaster and #1ElectabuzzLover reacted with :LovelyLuvdisc:

BiteYou: Who the heck is this hippie man who keeps following us?

Gym Battle Tab:

RockAndRoll: Is hiding your gym and leaving riddles behind to find it allowed?

H2No: Apparently?

WizKid: First I’ve heard of something like that. All the Hoenn gyms have been pretty straight forward. Speaking of, @PsychicThing1 @PsychicThing2 coming up on you now, be prepared!

PsychicThing1: Oh Sawyer…

PsychicThing2: Oh Sawyer…

PsychicThing1: I’m always prepared

PsychicThing2: I’m always prepared

#1PokémonMaster: Oh hey! Mossdeep Gym Leader! Do you have a name?

PsychicThing1: I don’t. I’m Liza and Tate. I’m literally just myself.

#1PokémonMaster: I dunno, it’s just the few times we talked and when Liza and Tate talk about you, you seem like your own person… entity… thing.

PsychicThing2: Could just use my last name.

WizKid: Fulan?

PsychicThing1: Yes that. Anyway…

PsychicThing2: Ash.

#1PokémonMaster: Yeah?

PsychicThing2: Did you just give the weird psychic entity that my sister and I merge consciousnesses to become for gym battles a name?

#1PokémonMaster: Technically they gave themself a name? Which is already your name.

PsychicThing2: I… I guess?

PsychicThing1: Ash just pulled an Ash on us. Normally we pull an us on him!

#1ChampionTrainer: Can I draw attention to the fact the gym is in a volcano?

HotStuff: That sounds awesome!

SmartlyDone: Yeah it does! Who’s going first?

WizKid: You gonna point out mistakes?

SmartlyDone: Nah. I don’t know what I’m doing.

H2No: Neither do they to be fair.

BiteYou: Hey!

#1PokémonMaster: Hey!

#1ChampionTrainer: True.

Photogenic:

RockAndRoll: Exactly Todd.

H2No: Giselle won the 3-way rock-paper-scissors.

BiteYou: Yay… time to… fight over boiling lava. Uh. Why did I want to go first again?

FightMe!: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s time for a volcano rumbleeeeeee!

PsychicThing2: Aren’t Bea and Allister with you?

FightMe!: Yeah but they’re sleeping.

BiteYou has started streaming.

WizKid: Getting Mt. Chimney flashbacks…

OrIllFineYou: THAT IS SO COOL!

FightMe!: The battlers send out their first Pokémon! On the challenger’s side we have a Marowak! And on the Gym Leader’s we have Ninetales! Marowak charges in with Bone Rush! Battering Ninetales! But that fire-type is athletic and slippery! Bouncing from rock to rock and unleashing a barrage of Flamethrowers!

PsychicThing1: Ah sweet Nemona commentary.

FightMe!: Marowak is unperturbed and Retaliates! As Ninetales crashes into ruin another attack! A Bonerang that spins through the air and clubs the fox! Gym Leader recalls Ninetales! Not quite knocked out but definitely on the backfoot!

WizKid: Can I see I really appreciate these for transcribing purposes?

FightMe!: Oh! Interesting choice from Blaine! A Rhydon! Not exactly a fire-type but I suppose this is more a volcano gym than a fire-type gym and

FightMe!: Uh, that’s a new one. A giant ring appears in the air on the challenger’s side of the field? And… uhh…

SmartlyDone: This isn’t normally part a gym battle right?

OrIllFineYou: Did that Pokémon just say…

PsychicThing2: Allay… Hoopa… Ring…

#1ElectabuzzLover: What.

AceTrainer: So. @everyone We found Hoopa! He’s okay… and uh. Yeah.

RunawayRacer: We were in a desert. How did we just travel somewhere hotter than a desert?

FightMe!: Gym leader is calling timeout!

AllayHoopa: Were you surprised? :ShiningEevee: :VaporeonKazoo: 

WizKid: Yes. Yes I am.

Main Tab:

RockAndRoll: It was nice of Blaine to let the matches continue after that.

H2No: I mean there was no reason to stop them? Hoopa didn’t jump into the middle of the battle itself.

#1PokémonMaster: Hoopa is great by the way. Also Volcano Badge get!

BiteYou: He’s still calling me Meaniekin…

PsychicThing2: I am still very confused.

WizKid: +1

PsychicThing1: +1

FightMe!: +1

OrIllFineYou: +1

SmartlyDone: +1

#1ChampionTrainer: Alright, before this gets out of hand… Uh, Astrid you and Serena were the ones to find Hoopa? Wanna explain?

RunawayRacer: I have not been to Kanto in years. And I just… took a step? And now I’m here?

#1PokémonMaster: It’s cool to see you three in person by the way! Also sorry, still don’t remember meeting you before Serena.

RunawayRacer: Again it’s fine. I think I’ve made peace with it.

H2No: Weird way to phrase that…

AceTrainer: So. Dahara City. Turns out Hoopa’s age being “lots” is not a joke. But he’s still basically a child? So it’s confusing. He showed up over a hundred years ago in some big giant “unsealed” form and caused trouble by bringing powerful Pokémon to challenge. He also brought lots of treasure which explains a bit of the city’s success.

AllayHoopa: They were mad Hoopa didn’t pay for food. So Hoopa made sure to pay them lots!

AceTrainer: Anyway, when the fights got a bit too extreme this guy named Ghris showed up and sealed away Hoopa’s power and basically put him through community service. Hoopa now prefers harmless pranks to battles that threaten the fabric of reality.

OrIllFineYou: But that sounds so cool…

AllayHoopa: Lots of stuff got broken.

WizKid: That’s less cool.

AceTrainer: Anyway, so Hoopa is really close to Ghris’s grandkids now and… well you know how BossMom will normally reach out to our parents or guardians to make sure we’re not lying about who we are and stuff? Well she did that for Hoopa and talked to Baraz and Meray. 

AllayHoopa: They are the best!

RunawayRacer: They were quite nice.

AceTrainer: So with Hoopa on the server and being a lot better in general they kind of decided it would be okay to unseal his power? Except that power has been mindless in a bottle for a 100 years and it kind of turned evil.

AllayHoopa: Don’t talk about Shadow too much, please.

AceTrainer: Right sorry. “ Shadow” got loose and Hoopa and Shadow basically had a brawl as Hoopa tried to stop it and it tried to eat Hoopa. Or something? Might have had to do with the big tower the city *used* to have. Kind of unclear. Anyway, city got a bit wrecked and Hoopa has been working nonstop trying to repair the damages since.

AllayHoopa: It is Hoopa’s fault. Even if Hoopa didn’t mean it. But Hoopa can use Hoopa’s rings again! So Hoopa can be a trainer just like Hoopa wanted! :ShiningEevee:

PsychicThing2: @PsychicThing1: Sibling?

PsychicThing1: Yes sibling?

PsychicThing2: I am so glad we joined this server.

PsychicThing1: +1

Chapter Text

Internal Memo:

It has been brought to my attention that we have come under siege from beyond our normal opponents within the league and police organizations we normally are forced to contend with.

This cannot stand.

Furthermore, the nature of these attacks on our operatives is, frankly, absurd. 

Children. You have been defeated by literal children. 

Obviously, these children are not the masterminds of this unknown group. Merely unwitting pawns thrown into the meatgrinder for the benefit of an unseen master. Regardless of the nature of the naivety, it must be punished.

I refuse to be the leader of such a disappointing group of subhuman failures. In mere moments directives will be sent en masse to operatives across the Kanto and Johto areas. Follow these to the letter. Show these children and their families exactly what line they have crossed.

For Team Rocket, claim the stars above.

-Giovanni

Main Tab:

RunawayRacer: I have to say, as far as being dropped off on the other side of the world goes, there are worse places than Cinnabar Island.

HotStuff: You, Astrid, and Hoopa are still in Kanto then?

RunawayRacer: Just for a few more days. We’re just going to hang out with the Boss’s traveling group while they’re all here.

LightOfDawn: You’re lucky you seem to be avoiding the jet lag.

RunawayRacer: We kind of wrecked out sleep schedule by bolting across Kalos as fast as possible to check up on Hoopa.

OrIllFineYou: Still kind of processing that.

LightOfDawn: Why? You got over Latias pretty quickly.

OrIllFineYou: That’s different. She was a surprise, well apart from Kenny’s conspiracy theory.

LightOfDawn: He was so smug… I almost wish we’d believed him.

HotStuff: Wait he told you that he thought Latias was a Pokémon?

OrIllFineYou: Yeah, few days after he joined the server.

LightOfDawn: It’s pretty normal for him. Kenny has a lot of wild ideas that make Barry look sane sometimes.

OrIllFineYou: Hey! I’m perfectly sane! I’ll fine you one million bucks for besmirching my good name!

LightOfDawn: Other times not so much.

RunawayRacer: Friends seem pretty weird in general. I got adopted by mine…

HotStuff: Better than getting adopted by a couple of weirdos four years younger than you.

RunawayRacer: Good point lol.

OrIllFineYou: But yeah, Latias was surprising in a different way. I’m more kicking myself with Hoopa. Cause you know. HE TOLD US

HotStuff: Fair lol

RunawayRacer: Anyway, we’re heading to the beach today. Although it’s supposed to be pretty packed.

OrIllFineYou: It is summer

#1ChampionTrainer: And Cinnabar gets a lot of tourists. Blaine says that’s why he moved the gym in the first place. He got tired of being bugged by tourists who didn’t take training seriously.

LightOfDawn: Wait, don’t you need a training license to challenge the gym?

HotStuff: Not every trainer keeps up their training. Think of it like this, imagine you used to play a lot of baseball when you were younger and even won a local baseball league or something. Then years later you see some people playing baseball and decide to join in, despite not practicing or playing for years.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Did somebody say baseball?

RunawayRacer: Do people from Johto just have a sixth sense for their hyper fixations?

OrIllFineYou: Do you not?

Secret War Tab:

DayCareGirl: @everyone TEAM ROCKET JUST ATTACKED MY FAMILY’S DAYCARE

StarGenius: Come again?!

MikEevee: @everyone Team Rocket guys just showed up in Stone Town and started causing trouble! My brothers went to deal with them!

DragonMaster: What’s going on?

FarmGirl: I just got a call that dozens of guys in black suits are raiding the department store.

CrystalClear: I just got a call from home. A group of people barged into Professor Elm’s lab.

Cassiopeia: UMMMM???

CuttingEdge: Group of four rocket losers just attacked me on the road. They went down easy but they were looking for me.

Pinky: @everyone Vermillion City, Team Rocket sighted!

SweetThoughts: @everyone Trouble in Mahogany Town!

YoungsterBoss: My neighbor just called and said there were some sketchy guys in black asking for me!

WeStan: @everyone Azalea Town has Team Rocket!

Samurai: Dishonorable cowards attacked my cabin!

StarGenius: Well.

StarGenius: ****

StarGenius was kicked, 10-Minute Swear Ban

Cassiopeia: GET BACK HERE YOU

Direct Messages: Cassiopeia > AllayHoopa

Cassiopeia: Hoopa, how exact are your portals?

AllayHoopa: Who are you?

Cassiopeia: HOW ACCURATE HOOPA?

AllayHoopa: Are you another Meaniekin?

Cassiopeia: HOOPA TEAM ROCKET IS ATTACKING EVERYONE

AllayHoopa: One-sec Meaniekin, Hoopa needs to ask Bosskan who Team Rocket are.

Cassiopeia: SOCKING HECK

User Profiles:

Real Name: Heidi

Username: PicnicTime

Age: 10

Hometown: Lavender Town

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Real Name: Eli

Username: ClefairyGirl

Age: 8

Hometown: Lavender Town

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Real Name: Anne

Username: JigglypuffGirl

Age: 8

Hometown: Lavender Town

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Real Name: Ruben

Username: BikeBoy

Age: 10

Hometown: Celadon City

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Real Name: Wade 

Username: BuggerAll

Age: 10

Hometown: Violet City

Secret War Tab:

Clemontic: Radio channel in @Lavender Town reports Team Rocket snooping around Pokémon Tower!

PicnicTime: On it! @ClefairyGirl @JigglypuffGirl Eli, Anne you two coming?

ClefairyGirl: Sounds scary…

JigglypuffGirl: We’ll be brave!

PokéGirl: Kick ‘em in the kneecaps and bite them!

StarGenius: @Fucshia City Status report?

TheShadows: My clan has dealt with the ones at the gym. They were not a threat

NinjaKid: Might be some going for the Safari Zone? I think I saw some head that way?

TheShadows: I will alert my father

#1PokémonMaster: Hoopa is ready to send us wherever needs help!

Cassiopeia: FINALLY!

H2No: To be fair, pretty sure Hoopa was afk for like the entire war thing

AllayHoopa: Hoopa is ready to fight the bad guys!

StarGenius: Go to @Celadon City @BikeBoy said they were searching his apartment complex!

BikeBoy: They’re still here!

#1PokémonMaster: On our way!

AceTrainer: Hoopa knows where Celadon City is right?

GoldenHeart: Heading back to @New Bark Town as fast as Pidgeot can carry me!

#1ElectabuzzLover: I got the first one but he said he’d be back! I think he was just there to rough up Elm.

PsychicThing2: I wish we could help… I hate just watching.

Clemontic: Keep an eye on the news! Maybe we’ll miss something!

StarGenius: Unlikely

PsychicThing1: Is now really the time for your ego?

StarGenius: Yes.

Cassiopeia: Why are you surprised?

BuggerAll: Need help in @Violet City

CrimsonJetDragon: On my way

Clemontic: Wait! I JUST HAD AN IDEA! @AllayHoopa CHECK YOUR MESSAGES ONCE YOU DROP THEM OFF

PokéGirl: Big brain big brother time!

Direct Messages: BossMom > #1PokémonMaster

BossMom: Ash. Why did three goons wearing Team Rocket outfits just show up at the Pallet House and start causing trouble?

BossMom: They said they were there because of you.

BossMom: Ash please answer.

BossMom: Ash right now.

BossMom: Please

#1PokémonMaster: Team Rocket bad, busy, explain later

BossMom: EXPLAIN NOW YOUNG MAN

BossMom: …I’m getting Arnold and Shelldon.

Main Tab:

KenTen: Well… the news has certainly noticed something is going on.

WizKid: Is that a good thing?

StarGenius: Right, veil of secrecy is shot at this point. @everyone whoever wants to help message either me, @Clemontic or @Cassiopeia we got a way to move you around.

AllayHoopa: Allay Hoopa Ring!

OrIllFineYou: I volunteer as tribute!

StarGenius: @everyone Amending my previous message, if you want to help and actually have a way to help: message us.

WizKid: Did you forget you didn’t have any Pokémon?

OrIllFineYou: Shut up.

Mina wants to battle!

WizKid: Wait I thought we already had a Mina?

Pinky: Different Mina! Brought to you by the old Mina! She helped me deal with the Rockets in Vermillion!

Mina: I was in Vermillion City, then these jerks asked me my name and started a fight.

Pinky: I’m so sorry

Mina: It was fun

Pinky: Slightly less sorry?

User Profiles:

Real Name: Mina Matsurika

Username: PaintedCanvas

Age: 13

Hometown: Seafolk Village

Bio: I’m from Alola. I like painting. I am here because of mistaken identity.

Pokémon Pics Tab:

Photogenic: 

SalonMaiden: Oh shoot, are you okay Todd?

Photogenic:

SalonMaiden: Phew, good to hear! Stay safe! I hope no one gets seriously hurt during this mess…

Photogenic: 

SalonMaiden: You said it.

Secret War Tab: 

StarGenius: Things seem to be calming down…

Clemontic: At least in terms of new attacks, but the media circus…

Cassiopeia: They have no idea what’s going on. But let’s see…

:link:

"Team Rocket At War?!"

:link:

"Domestic Attacks by Criminal Organization!"

:link:

"Team Rocket, out from the shadows, what we know"

:link: 

"Latias Sighting in Violet City!"

:link:

"Team Rocket Uprising, Live Updates"

Clemontic: When I got invited to this forum, this is not what I expected.

StarGenius: …this might have gotten out of hand.

BossMom: You THINK?

StarGenius: BossMom?! When did you get in here?

Cassiopeia: Kind of figured we should let her in with… you know.

BossMom: Oh we are going to have a TALK about your activities. ALL of you. But I’ll be raising heck with your parents AFTER we’re out of danger.

Clemontic: I want to clarify that they declared war before I joined and I only started helping today.

BossMom: Thank you Clemont, I know.

StarGenius: Tattletale…

Main Tab:

BiteYou: Well. If nothing else today has been great for letting us all meet up in person.

RockAndRoll: Not sure that’s a good thing all things considered.

PsychicThing1: Respectfully?

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(A group photo taken in Cerulean City outside the gym. The gym seems to have been damage by Pokémon attacks but is still mostly in one piece. Standing in frame like a class picture are Ash, Ritchie, Casey, Misty, Brock, Giselle, Liza, Tate, Astrid, Serena, Mikey, Nemona, Bea, Allister, Denis, Nicolette, and Kimberly. Floating over their heads is Hoopa giving the camera a thumbs up)

PsychicThing1: I dis-a-gree

RockAndRoll: Noted.

DragonMaster: Heck yeah!

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(Picture of the BattleNET members who showed up to help in Violet City, including Wade, Iris, Red, Jimmy, and Latias. Iris is riding on Latias and looks like she’s never been happier in her life. For her part Latias just looks slightly amused.)

SalonMaiden: I just learned my foster family are absolute monsters in Pokémon battles. 

SalonMaiden: Like I was about to message for help then Brandon just slugs one of them and sends out a Regirock?! Which I’m told is a legendary Pokémon?

HotStuff: Hot DANG!

WizKid: Also our turn.

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(Photo of an exhausted but grinning Sawyer, Flannery with her arms around the necks of two smaller girls, Mina from Alola and Mina from Cinnabar, Gladion is standing nearby looking unimpressed)

CrystalClear: Oh hey, speaking of meeting up in person, Vincent showed up to help with Elm @GoldenHeart bringing him on now

Vincent wants to Battle!

GoldenHeart: Nice

Vincent: So this server is at war with Team Rocket?

BeaAMan: Heck yeah! It’s lot’s of fun!

FightMe!: +1

PsychicThing1: +1

YoungsterBoss: +1

#1ChampionTrainer: +1

BossMom: Well I’m glad you all had “fun.”

FarmGirl: I’ve been busy helping a department store count inventory after that attack. This is not what I would call “fun”

BossMom: If things stay calm tomorrow I’ll be calling your parents the day after. At least, the ones who have not already called me. Also @#1PokémonMaster stay in Cerulean City. I’m on my way.

#1PokémonMaster: What.

#1ElectabuzzLover: She didn’t say I had to stay right?

#1ChampionTrainer: Or me! Time to get going~

#1PokémonMaster: I just checked my dms. She’s got Arnold. You two would never make it in time.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Sock

Ash-A-Like#1: She doesn’t have me… unless she’s secretly my birth mother I never knew about?

MikEevee: Oh Arnold. BossMom is everyone's Mom.

User Profiles

Real Name: Vincent Jackson

Username: GreenLeaves

Age: 11

Hometown: New Bark Town

Bio: Well my friends were here and now I’m here too!

Secret War Tab:

CrimsonJetDragon: I’m gonna say it

LightOfDawn: Say what?

CrimsonJetDragon: I hate how quiet it is today.

YoungsterBoss: Yeah, I was expecting a Week of Blood at least! Not just a Day of Blood!

LightOfDawn: Day of… is that really what we’re calling it?

CrimsonJetDragon: Well, what would you call it?

LightOfDawn: Idk, The Rocket Revolt? I mean, I don’t think anyone died or anything yesterday.

LighOfDawn: Oh Sinnoh I hope not

YoungsterBoss: You know we could probably rub the “secret” bit off the tab name. Not so secret anymore after all!

GhostBoy: Most of us are trying to get away secretly though. The fewer there are in Cerulean when BossMom finishes with the Boss Squad the better.

CrimsonJetDragon: You heading back to Paldea with Nemona?

GhostBoy: Among others.

HotStuff: Never been to Paldea before!

MikEevee: My brothers probably won’t even notice I’m gone. I want to see Nemona become a champion.

FightMe!: Hoopa dropped us off right next to the eighth gym! 

HotStuff: Also I want a Cyclizar.

MikEevee: I want a Cyliclizar too.

FightMe!: Oh yeah, keep an eye out for Nymble while we’re here. The Boss saw mine and said “THAT’S SO COOL!” So we’re gonna trade again

LightOfDawn: …I might need to make a pitstop in Paldea once I become a trainer.

YoungsterBoss: Dragon bikes for everyone!

CrimsonJetDragon: I don’t need one, I’m a dragon jet

FightMe!: Fair enough! But there aren’t many dragon jets around!

CrimsonJetDragon: True just me an

CrimsonJetDragon: I need to go home.

LightOfDawn: Her brother, the Latios is also a dragon jet. And she forgot to tell him she was going to help fight a war didn’t she?

MikEevee: 100% what happened

CrimsonJetDragon: HE’S GONNA BE SO MAD

CrimsonJetDragon: AND WORRIED

CrimsonJetDragon: MARRIED

LightOfDawn, MikEevee, FightMe!, HotStuff, and 1 other reacted with :LaughingZorua:

CrimsonJetDragon: …okay hopefully not that

DragonMaster: Why am I being kidnapped by Latias? Actually I think she forgot I was here

Ash-A-Like#3: Hey Iris did you know your hair is like Meemaw’s mane?

DragonMaster: What the-

DragonMaster: how long have you been in there?

Ash-A-Like#3: It was Axew’s idea

DragonMaster: Meemaw is back in Violet City isn’t she?

Ash-A-Like#3: Uhh. @GoldenHeart @BuggerAll Tell Meemaw we’re making an unexpected trip to Altomare and not to freak out

GoldenHeart: She made me think I was made of teeth and the air was made of Beedril

DragonMaster: That means she likes you

Travel Log Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: The good news is we managed to convince Mom to let us go to the last gym

#1ChampionTrainer: The bad news is she is going to be following us there to keep us out of trouble

#1ElectabuzzLover: The good news is I get to come too!

#1PokémonMaster: And the cool news is we finally get a cookoff between Brock and Mom!

BiteYou: My taste-buds are ready

H2No: I am ready to go to food heaven

Main Tab:

PsychicThing2: Right, show of :AnnoyedVulpix: who got grounded?

PsychicThing1, YoungsterBoss, NinjaKid, OrIllFineYou, and 27 others reacted with :AnnoyedVulpix:

HotStuff: That’s actually less than I thought.

RockAndRoll: Some of them might not have access to their phones while grounded. Depends on the family.

HotStuff: True

PsychicThing2: Wait Barry why did you get grounded?

OrIllFineYou: Unrelated.

KenTen: He tried to convince his dad’s Dragonite to fly him to Kanto.

HotStuff, PsychicThing2, PsychicThing1, LightOfDawn, and 10 others reacted with :LaughingZorua:

PsychicThing1: Apparently abandoning our gym to help our friends fight the evil team attacking them is a “bad thing”

PsychicThing2: We left a note on the door and everything!

HotStuff: Blatantly unfair. Nemona is about to challenge her eighth gym by the way if anyone wants to watch in #Gym Battles Tab

OrIllFineYou: At least something good is happening today!

(Not So) Secret War Tab:

#1ChampionTrainer: So, no Team Rocket sightings for three days, and we’re almost to Viridian City

Cassiopeia: So what’s the issue?

#1ChampionTrainer: Idk, is this the quiet before the storm? Or the quiet after?

StarGenius: Who even says quiet aftpgonuahapibPIBNJ;KANG//

#1ChampionTrainer: What? Soph you good?

StarGenius: NO! SHOOT! 

Cassiopeia: That wasn’t me

Cassiopeia: This time

StarGenius: So I showed the video of that “test” you guys took the other day to my class. Mostly to make fun of it and complain about how bad it was

#1ChampionTrainer: So what’s the issue? 

StarGenius: Ever since they’ve been bugging me about where I got it and how I knew the people in it, etc.

Cassiopeia: Just tell them?

StarGenius: Then they’ll want to join. I really hope Mallow did not see the name BattleNET when she grabbed my phone there…

#1ChampionTrainer: Back to my question, any idea what’s up?

Clemontic: Well, I have been keeping an eye on things, and while the media is running with this trying to figure out what caused this, they have caught on that the attacks were targeted

Cassiopeia: Figures.

Clemontic: The other thing is, well, Team Rocket has been quiet. Nothing.

#1ChampionTrainer: Nothing?

Clemontic: No sightings, no radio traffic, not even an air balloon, nothing.

Cassiopeia: That’s suspicious as heck. Right, @StarGenius get off your butt we need to go to the source.

StarGenius: Finally ready to start breaking down the walls of Team Rocket’s cybersecurity?

Cassiopeia: Look that thing is locked up tighter than a paranoid pirate’s treasure chest

Clemontic: What? I just took a look, this seems simple give me a few minutes

Cassiopeia: Are you kidding? I expect this kind of behavior from the insufferable nutcase, but from you Clemont?

Clemontic: Done

StarGenius: …you what

Clemontic: It wasn’t that hard?

Cassiopeia: I need to go scream into a pillow for five minutes, then we start sorting through this

Main Tab:

YerDaft: What the bleeding crackshow you purple bellied crickets?

YerDaft: I sod off for a wee cup a’ days ta explore the spooken woods, and you crout kiyoats pick a ruddy war?

YerDaft: WITHOUT ME?

HopToIt: Huh, last time I got camping without internet. Oh hey, @YellAndShout you get home okay?

YellAndShout: Not yet. Piers refuses to break the speed limit

HopToIt: He is a real stickler for safety huh?

YellAndShout: Yes

YerDaft: What a **** toed gecko

YerDaft was Kicked, 10-Minute Swear Ban

SmartlyDone: I was here the whole time and I barely understood what was going on. I didn’t want to say anything in case I messed up though…

PsychicThing2: That’s a very different tune than what you were singing the other day.

SmartlyDone: Because I kept getting things wrong. And when I told my dad you guys were being mean he pointed out I was being pretty rude and telling people why I was right but they weren’t and getting upset I was proven wrong.

SmartlyDone: I didn’t like it. So I thought I should just watch the battles and not say anything. I dunno why I’m saying anything now.

PsychicThing2: I mean, you’re allowed to say stuff, you’re allowed to be wrong too. But you can also get it right sometimes! Like Brock told Liza and me a while back. Experience is important. You’ll learn more by interacting and asking questions, maybe don’t tell people what will happen, just say what you think will happen and see if anyone agrees?

SmartlyDone: I guess that works… Thanks, uh, Tate right?

PsychicThing2: Yeah, anytime Max!

HopToIt: Wait we have another Pokémon in here now?

HopToIt: Is anyone else here secretly a Pokémon?

PsychicThing2: Idk are you?

HopToIt: Maybe. I should check.

User Profiles

Real Name: Max Maple

Username: OpenBook

Age: 7

Hometown: Petalburg City

Bio: I want to learn how to be a good trainer. Some of the ones here seem pretty good at it!

Travel Log:

#1PokémonMaster: And today Mom has caught a Pokémon for the first time since she was my age.

H2No: Good throwing arm though.

BiteYou: Never been the biggest fan of Mr. Mime… but I guess Mimey seems nice?

#1ElectabuzzLover: This adventure did not feel as exciting as I was promised

RockAndRoll: It is a little weird Team Rocket didn’t show up…

#1ChampionTrainer: Caught between being glad they’re not here and worried they’re planning something

#1PokémonMaster: Oh yeah! @SalonMaiden are you still going to be in Viridian City?

SalonMaiden: Yep! See you guys soon!

Direct Messages: StarGenius > Cassiopeia, Clemontic

StarGenius: :Screaming.pdf:

Clemontic: Wait you can send DMs to multiple people?

Cassiopeia: What is this? An internal memo?

Clemontic: I don’t recognize the name on the bottom, not one of the execs. Let’s see, Kanto and Giovanni…

StarGenius: THAT. IS. THE. BOSS’S. NAME

Cassiopeia: Pretty sure that’s not Ash’s name

StarGenius: ARE YOU BEING DENSE TO MESS WITH ME?

Cassiopeia: Maybe. So Team Rocket Boss’s name is “Giovanni” what are we supposed to do with that? There are probably millions of Giovannis in the world. Heck, that might not even be his real name

Clemontic: :WorriedAbsol:

Clemontic: Penny… Giovanni is the name of the Viridian City Gym Leader…

Cassiopeia: What the sock.

Direct Messages: StarGenius > #1PokémonMaster

StarGenius: When you get to that Gym you go in guns blazing.

#1PokémonMaster: What?

StarGenius: GUNS BLAZING 

#1PokémonMaster: I don’t even have a gun, what are you talking about

StarGenius: I am 99.9% sure the Viridian Gym belongs to Team Rocket and you are about to have a personal encounter with the Boss

#1PokémonMaster: Oh

#1PokémonMaster: Time to kick this jerks butt!

StarGenius: Boss, I’ve never said this directly before, but I like your spirit. Beat him into next week.

#1PokémonMaster: :QuaxlyThumbsUp:

Main Tab:

Lillie wants to battle!

Lana wants to battle!

CrystalClear: Oh hey new people!

Mallow wants to battle!

KenTen: Lots of new people…

StarGenius: Nononononono

Kiawe wants to battle!

Mallow: HAHA! SOPHOCLES! GUESS WHAT I FOUND! :SmilingBulbasaur:

Lillie: Oh it has Pokémon emojis that’s cute

StarGenius: DO NOT MAKE EYE CONTACT

Lana: I think that’s him.

CrystalClear: Hey! Welcome to BattleNET! Now with 100% more war on Team Rocket

Kiawe: THANK YOU I AM HAPPY TO BE HERE

Kiawe: WHY IS IT ONLY CAPITAL LETTERS

Lillie: Kiawe you have caps lock on

Kiawe: WHAT BUTTON IS CAPS LOCK

Lillie: It says “caps lock”

Kiawe: I CANT FIND IT

Lana: Or any punctuation apparently…

Mallow: Wait who’s Team Rocket and why is there war?

StarGenius: LEAVE!

MikEevee: Wait why don’t you just ban them like you tried with Penny?

Lana: Cause he knows we’ll tell Professor Kukui

Lana: And he’ll get the “disappointment talk”

PsychicThing1: You’re his classmates I’m guess? I think he mentioned you the other day

Mallow: Yep! We didn’t get much out of him, just that this was a forum for Pokémon trainers! We would have joined sooner but…

Lillie: We had to help Kiawe figure out how to use a computer first

Kiawe: SORRY

YoungsterBoss: Heck yeah! It’s for Pokémon Trainers and kids who want to be trainers and Pokémon who want to be trainers and the Boss of all Moms!

Lana: What was that about Pokémon wanting to be trainers?

CrystalClear: It’s a whole thing

PsychicThing1: Don’t worry about it.

Kiawe: I AM SLIGHTLY WORRIED

User Profiles:

Real Name: Lillie Aether

Username: AlolaGirl

Age: 9

Hometown: Hau’oli City

Bio: My name is Lillie, I live in Alola. I want to work with Pokémon but… well I have a problem with getting too close. Specifically touching. I’m kind of hoping someone here has an idea to help me…

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Real Name: Lana

Username: FisherOfTheDeep

Age: 9

Hometown: Hau’oli City

Bio: Once I managed to hook a dozen Gyrados off the coast of Ula’Ula Island… that’s a joke.

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Real Name: Mallow

Username: MallowOut

Age: 9

Hometown: Hau’oli City

Bio: Howdy! I’m Mallow from Alola! Me and my classmates decided to follow our fellow classmate Sophocles on here!

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Real Name: KIAWE KAKI

Username: MYNAME

Age: NINE

Hometown: PANIOLA RANCH

Bio: I AM KIAWE I GO TO SCHOOL WITH SOPHOCLES AND WHEN MY CLASSMATES AND I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS FORUM WE DECIDED TO JOIN

Gym Battles Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: Brace yourselves

OrIllFineYou: Brace ourselves for what?

Cassiopeia: Possibly the greatest battle of the war

#1PokémonMaster: Yeah… we’ll see, one of us will start streaming soon.

FightMe!: What’s this about the war?

StarGenius: There is a pretty decent chance that the Viridian City Gym Leader is the Boss of Team Rocket

OpenBook: Oh. Oh that’s bad

YerDaft: WHAT THE ****

YerDaft was Kicked: 10-Minute Swear Ban

PsychicThing1: When will she learn?

HopToIt: She won’t.

BeaAMan: Uhhhh? Hello! Team Rocket Boss? Vs our Boss?

StarGenius: Right that. Yes. Uh. Turns out that Team Rocket (which is housed in and around the Kanto area) has a boss named Giovanni

MikEevee: Who is also the Viridian City gym leader…

Cassiopeia: Yep

FightMe!: Hey Hoopa, ready to throw a ring if we need it?

AllayHoopa: :PiplupSalute: Say the word Nemkan!

#1ChampionTrainer: Hopefully we won’t need it…

BiteYou: Let’s do this. I want to take a bite out of this pathetic excuse for a human being

MallowOut: Pretty sure there are better threats

MikEevee: Oh, no, she means that literally. “BiteYou” is completely accurate. She has bitten people and she will bite people again.

MallowOut: Duly noted! 

#1PokémonMaster started streaming.

FightMe!: Here we go…

YoungsterBoss: Wait did any of them tell BossMom what was happening? And who’s that blue-haired boy?

RockAndRoll: That’s not a boy, that’s Anabel. And no. No one told BossMom. And no one told me either and the only reason I know is because I thought to look down at my phone.

RockAndRoll: Really guys?

DragonMaster: Shush, fight time

OpenBook: OH YEP HE’S THE BAD GUY

StarGenius: WHO IS RUNNING KANTO?! 

BeaAMan: Not smart people.

MikEevee: Oh they have goons. How did he know???

Cassiopeia: I guess we haven’t exactly been subtle about things…

DragonMaster: Woo! Goo BossMom!

PsychicThing2: Why did she never go to a league? Shelldon is scary strong.

FightMe!: Not fast enough though! What is that barrier thing?

OpenBook: Dunno, but it looks like its separated the Boss, Ritchie, and Giselle from the others!

GhostBoy: Can’t hear them but it looks like they’re all fighting. What’s Giovanni saying though?

OrIllFineYou: Yada yada, “thorn in my side” blah blah, “a bunch of brats” something something, “ultimate weapon” Typical evil villain speech.

MikEevee: What was that about an ultimate weapon?

PsychicThing2: Said it’s not even needed to deal with them? This is a message and a lesson to his subordinates?

FightMe!: Hopefully a good thing. LET THE BRAWL BEGIN!

LightOfDawn: Every time I look in this channel it’s either, “oh another battle” or “WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING?” and there is no in between

BeaAMan: Typical coordinator

FightMe!: Charizard vs. Nidoking! Golem vs. Khangaskan! Dusknoir vs. Nidoqueen!

YoungsterBoss: I don’t get it, why aren’t they sending out the rest of their teams?

PsychicThing2: Not… hang on.

PsychicThing2: Shoot, middle of the speech. “This is a gym battle, assuming you achieve the impossible I will give the badge, if you play by the rules of course, one active Pokémon each.”

GhostBoy: What a crock.

Ash-A-Like#3: Harshest language I’ve heard you use.

BeaAMan: You haven’t heard him stub a toe. He knows more swears than I do.

FightMe!: And Dusknoir takes a Thunderpunc- wait what was that

OpenBook: THAT CHEAT!

PsychicThing1: Every time the Pokémon takes damage the trainer does as well. As an aside, that’s actually kinda genius. But like… not in this case

OrIllFineYou: How would that ever be a good thing?

PsychicThing2: Well… your Pokémon is getting hurt battling for you? Shouldn’t you be willing to get hurt too?

YoungsterBoss: …I never thought of that before.

BeaAMan: I would like to point out (as someone who has taken a lot of damage from Pokémon attacks) that a trainer’s place in battle is as a commander of sorts. Like, if the trainer could use attacks then yeah let them join the fight, but they’re giving directions normally, and it’s hard to do that correctly while in agonizing pain.

PsychicThing1: Also a good point I suppose.

DragonMaster: Oh good they’re refusing to give up!

StarGenius: Ash and Giselle haven’t taken any damage yet…

StarGenius: Oops spoke too soon

MikEevee: I can’t watch…

FightMe!: @AllayHoopa Get ready.

PsychicThing2: Wait hold up! What’s Ash saying?

OrIllFineYou: Well dang, that deserves to be written down.

OpenBook: “Every one of my Pokémon are willing to give their all. To get hurt. To push themselves. What kind of trainer would I be if I gave up just cause it hurt? I’m going to be the greatest Pokémon Master in the world, and if a little pain doesn’t stop my friends, then it won’t stop me!”

DragonMaster: Oooh someone stopped smiling!

BeaAMan: C-c-c-combo!

YerDaft: HAH! TAKE THAT YOU **** PIECE OF DAFT **** AND ****

YerDaft was Kicked: 10-Minute Swear Ban

OrIllFineYou: What she said.

Main Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: Earth Badge GET!

#1ChampionTrainer: x3

BiteYou: +1

StarGenius: Right, after that embarrassing defeat. I’m gonna say it. Victory for Team BattleNET. Suck it Team Rocket.

BossMom: I have no idea how to deal with all of you. AGAIN?

PsychicThing2: It was for a good cause?

#1ElectabuzzLover: I was just happy to be there.

SalonMaiden: This battling thing is awesome. I need to train more!

BeaAMan: You wrecked shop with those grunts Anabel.

H2No: You were watching?

GhostBoy: We had visuals even if we didn’t have sound.

BossMom: Okay. I’m grounding everyone I have the power to ground.

RockAndRoll: Isn’t that just Ash?

BossMom: Yes.

#1PokémonMaster: …how long?

BossMom: I’m not keeping you from the league. But I’m running out of ideas for how to drive the lesson “Don’t pick fights with evil organizations” into your head anymore.

#1ChampionTrainer: Maybe just let him?

#1ElectabuzzLover: +1

BossMom: You two will join him if I have any say in it.

BiteYou: Hey can we stop at my house? I need to tell my parents they’re stupid.

BossMom: Sure, it’s on the way.

Internal Memo:

I am happy to say things have finally started to calm down after the insanity last week.

Unfortunately, we have a lot of work to do.

While Team Rocket has returned to the shadows, we were able to capture several of their operatives and learned more than we expected.

Another organization has taken form. Potentially on an even larger scale than Team Rocket. They have been bringing down the hammer on our familiar criminal scum and supplanting them it seems. This was Team Rocket’s first coordinated effort to try and fight back.

Based on our intel, they did not succeed.

Therefore, it is our duty to stamp out this threat. Do not act until we gather further intel, but I encourage all of our highest league staff to keep an ear to the ground and report any suspicious behavior. 

I am reluctant to spread this to the Gym Leaders quite yet due to how overzealous some can be, we must scout out this foe before we strike them. The only thing we have is a name and a few possible persons of interest.

But don’t worry. Team BattleNET and the threat they pose is our highest priority.

-Indigo Champion Lance

Chapter Text

Main Tab:

BiteYou: Right, my companions are being incredibly unhelpful, does anyone know why BossMom wrapped her arms around me and said it was okay?

LightOfDawn: …someone who is not Giselle, context please?

BiteYou: Rude.

#1ElectabuzzLover: So, we stopped at Giselle’s… mansion. Her family has a mansion, which should not be surprising. But I was expecting a house for some reason. 

WizKid: Explain further please.

SalonMaiden: Right, uh, so as someone who has no memory of my own parents, I can’t say I have a lot of experience but I don’t think Giselle’s parents act… well like parents.

BiteYou: We were a completely normal family. Just with money. I was able to talk to them once a week growing up and was raised primarily by a parade of servants who were fired at the first sign of exhaustion.

WizKid: Right, I’m an orphan and I can tell you that’s not normal

#1ElectabuzzLover: Giselle, your dad didn’t even remember your name

BiteYou: Oh he’s never known my name. He calls me Girl. Mom remembers sometimes though.

LightOfDawn: :UmbreonStare: Oh Sinnoh what the heck.

BiteYou: I don’t see what the issue is? And again what was the arm wrapping thing?

#1ElectabuzzLover: A hug. Giselle, that was a hug

WizKid: You’ve never been hugged before???

SalonMaiden: Not to sound rude Sawyer but who hugged you?

WizKid: My orphanage had a very nice matron, she made sure we were raised right. I understand this is not considered a normal experience though.

BiteYou: …I suppose it did feel nice.

BossMom: Giselle, you’re coming home with us.

BiteYou: K.

Travel Log:

AceTrainer: At long last we’re back on track. Thanks again @AllayHoopa for dropping us off right outside the 7th gym, we’re on our way to 8 now! We’ll be there with plenty of time!

AllayHoopa: :PrinplupSalute:

RunawayRacer: Yeah…

DragonMaster: Something up?

RunawayRacer: I don’t think the gym challenge is for me.

OrIllFineYou: SAY WHAT?

AceTrainer: We talked about this in real life already so I’ll just sit back here.

DragonMaster: Explain your horrifying words

RunawayRacer: Look, I’ve learned a lot on this journey and I appreciate everything I’ve done and seen… but it makes me think. Especially the bad stuff we’ve seen. Team Rocket, Dahara City, some small-time criminals and incidents we’ve run across…

OrIllFineYou: What does that have to do with the gym challenge?

RunawayRacer: Nothing! And that’s the point!

DragonMaster: Uh, just checking, your issue is you want to do more to help right?

RunawayRacer: Exactly.

DragonMaster: Couldn’t you just keep going on your journey and helping wherever you find trouble?

AceTrainer: That’s what I said actually

RunawayRacer: Well, I could do that. But then it’s kind of the side thing. I want the point of my journey to be helping people and Pokémon and stopping the bad guys. I admit it, I don’t have the same passion for battling a lot of you guys have, but I can’t imagine life without my Pokémon anymore.

OrIllFineYou: So… what? Are you gonna leave the server? Become an officer Jenny?

DragonMaster: You can’t become an Officer Jenny, but you could become an officer I guess…

AceTrainer: She could change her name to Jenny?

RunawayRacer: Astrid stop trying to get me to change my name.

AceTrainer: This is only the 2nd time!

OrIllFineYou: Why was there a first time?

RunawayRacer: I’m still figuring out what I want to do exactly… I have ideas though. That said, I’m gonna see this through to the end. I’ve come this far, and even if I don’t win the conference or become a champion, it’s been a good experience.

DragonMaster: That’s something at least

RunawayRacer: Whatever I end up doing, thanks for having me here. 

RunawayRacer: …I just realized this sounds like I’m saying goodbye. I’m not leaving! I’m sticking around! You guys are my friends!

OrIllFineYou: Oh in that case all is forgiven! As long as you don’t become a coordinator.

DragonMaster: Hey could you do the gym challenge and be a coordinator? Asking for a friend.

Ash-A-Like#3: No she’s not!

DragonMaster: Quiet you.

Training Tips:

RockAndRoll: Well this is a bit tricky. Does anyone have ideas to get three different people a varied amount of experience without helping them all at the same time?

PsychicThing1: What’s up? Training for the league?

H2No: Yep. We’re in Pallet Town for the moment, although Ritchie said he might head home before the league, just to visit and sleep in his own bed.

GhostBoy: Yeah, there’s a certain comfort in that. It is a bit weird to go from the sleeping bag to a mattress though. 

PsychicThing2: You can stay at Pokémon Centers can’t you?

GhostBoy: You can, but those mattresses aren’t as nice. Normally kinda hard and springy.

PsychicThing2: Ah, that makes sense.

PsychicThing1: Onto Brock’s issue, trying to find ways to help out all 3 of them?

RockAndRoll: Yep. Obviously, they don’t want to train together too much. Beyond bad habits, they’re worried they might give away their strategies for the league.

GhostBoy: Makes sense, Bea and I did something similar while getting ready.

H2No: We’re thinking about trading off? Brock trains with one of them, I train with another, and the last one trains on their own for the day.

H2No: But that doesn’t give us a lot of variety.

PsychicThing2: Could recruit Hoopa for help? Get a few different people from different regions training together for their own leagues?

RockAndRoll: Not a bad idea, although I think Hoopa might start charging for his services at this point.

GhostBoy: Any chance he’ll be food-based like Sophocles is?

H2No: Probably. Pretty sure the reason he was in Dahara in the first place is because of the food.

PsychicThing1: A thought just occurred to Tate and I’m asking it before he can, who else is going to be in the Ingido Conference this year?

PsychicThing2: Psychic Ninjas are worse than regular ninjas

TheShadows: You might be surprised.

PsychicThing2: Fear.

RockAndRoll: Good question… who’s been posting videos in gym battles…

H2No: Marina posted a few Kanto gym battles, so that’s one. 

PsychicThing2: Oh hey Samurai has been challenging the gyms too.

GhostBoy: Not as many as I thought.

H2No: I mean the lurkers might not be posting. And there could be others who just don’t want to post their battles but are active.

RockAndRoll: Guess we wait for the tournament. 

PsychicThing1: Can’t wait!

PsychicThing2: Ever Grande Conference is before the Indigo Conference! So guess who gets to go!

GhostBoy: Sawyer?

PsychicThing1: Ack! We’ve been got!

H2No: Hey what’re they yelling about now?

RockAndRoll: BossMom is showing something to Giselle?

PsychicThing2: Wonder what that’s about.

Main Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: Uh…

BiteYou: Uh…

#1ChampionTrainer: Not how I expected this to go.

#1ElectabuzzLover: Me neither, but it’s hilarious! And amazing!

CopyCat: What’s up?

#1ChampionTrainer: So we were taking a break for lunch and went to BossMom’s diner.

#1ElectabuzzLover: If you are ever in this part of Kanto go to the Pallet House. It’s great.

KenTen: Thanks for the tip.

#1ChampionTrainer: Anyway, we’re sitting at a table talking about the league and what Pokémon we’re using and Casey’s asking questions about what Pokémon she should try and catch and stuff, when BossMom comes over with our order and a bunch of paper.

CopyCat: What was it? The bill?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Nah, we have a tab here.

KenTen: Of course you do. What, proof of Team Rocket’s arrest then?

CopyCat: Whatever happened to Giovanni anyway?

H2No: Brock and I reported him as soon as we found out he was part of Team Rocket, out of our hands now, but let him answer cause Casey is right about it being hilarious.

RockAndRoll: And a little sad.

#1ElectabuzzLover: But more glad!

RockAndRoll: True

#1ChampionTrainer: So remember how much Giselle’s parents sucked? Well turns out they suck even worse than we thought. They were helping invest in Team Rocket’s shell companies and stuff. So with Team Rocket currently in a burning dumpster, they’re in a bit of a pickle.

The fact they have a daughter that they’ve been neglecting and ignoring and shoving into a scam boarding school has also come up. And well, BossMom knows people. Like Professor Oak, and Pix.

KenTen: Who’s Pix again?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Ever eat a box of Moon Flakes cereal? She’s the Clefairy.

CopyCat: Oh. Neat.

#1ElectabuzzLover: She got scooped up as mascot after doing a contest with BossMom years and years back. She keeps in touch though, and also has like… way more influence than you would think a Pokémon Cereal Mascot would have?

#1ChampionTrainer: Her teammates were Shelldon and Arnold, she had to have something going on.

#1ElectabuzzLover: They never even went to a league!

#1ChampionTrainer: Anyway, uhh, I don’t understand a lot of the legal mumbo-jumbo she just rattled off but… Ash has a sister now. Like legally.

#1ElectabuzzLover, H2No, RockAndRoll, CopyCat, and 17 others reacted with :ShiningEevee:

#1ElectabuzzLover, H2No, RockAndRoll, CopyCat, and 18 others reacted with :LaughingZorua:

BiteYou: I just… why am I crying and also smiling?

#1PokémonMaster: Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

H2No: So Giselle is getting another hug from her new Mom and Ash is blue screening.

#1ChampionTrainer: The food is still really good by the way.

CopyCat: Note to self, go to Pallet Town, get adopted by BossMom

WizKid: +1

Bea: +1

MikEevee: +1

YoungsterBoss: Hey, does anyone know if you can have more than two parents? Very important.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Giselle Ketchum

Username: BiteYou

Age: 10

Hometown: Pallet Town

Bio: So, I’m Giselle. I will bite you if you’re a jerk. I used to be rich with bad parents, and now I’m middle class with a good parent and a cool brother. Things could be worse I guess.

Direct Messages: AlolaGirl > CuttingEdge

AlolaGirl: GLADION

CuttingEdge: Lillie?! I mean

CuttingEdge: Who is Gladion?

AlolaGirl: GLADION WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS!

CuttingEdge: What is years?

AlolaGirl: BIG BROTHER COME HOME THIS INSTANT

CuttingEdge: Can’t

AlolaGirl: Can't?!?!

CuttingEdge: Training for the Indigo Conference.

AlolaGirl: Gladion!!!!!

Live Battle React Tab:

MikEevee: So.

MikEevee: In case anyone was not aware

MikEevee: Nemona is a monster.

HotStuff: Heck yeah she is! 3 out of 4 Elite 4 down! 1 more and a champion to go!

GhostBoy: That man looks so tired. I relate to him on a spiritual level.

PsychicThing1: Was that a joke?

GhostBoy: No

GhostBoy: Also yes

BeaAMan: I would also like to point out she made it this far in just 4 months. She didn’t have a tournament to fight through… but still.

CrimsonJetDragon: Just hopped in, what’s her team look like?

MikEevee: Got Cyclizar, Pawmot, Orthworm, Dundunsparce, Lokix, and Lycanroc.

OpenBook: Pretty decent coverage there…

BeaAMan: It’s working for her! Look at her go!

PsychicThing1: You guys get a chance to battle her yourselves yet? See how the Galar League winner and runner-up compare to the up-and-coming Paldea Champion?

HotStuff: She’s not champion yet.

CrimsonJetDragon: Tell that to the Elite 4… Like, just watching this guy fight, he knows what he’s doing but Nem is just running circles around him!

OpenBook: Cyclizar is at least

GhostBoy: To be fair, Paldea works differently. Like Galar works differently. But it is different than Galar.

CrimsonJetDragon: At least I’ll have a summary to read after the battle.

GhostBoy: Galar has a league season that lasts 3 months and does not have an elite four, just two sets of tournaments, one for the league challengers, and one for the winner and the gym leaders, and then whoever wins that challenges the champion.

PsychicThing1: Like we watched in rea- oof, Cyclizar down

GhostBoy: But Paldea doesn’t have a league season. It has eight gyms which can theoretically be challenged… well, whenever. But usually, they’re challenged during the yearly Treasure Hunt that Uva Academy hosts. Essentially a nationwide field trip for the students. Nemona is participating in that. Now that she has the eight badges, she goes to the league headquarters and fights the Elite 4 and then she fights the champion.

OpenBook: Way different from Hoenn.

GhostBoy: It should be noted that Paldea can have multiple champions, it’s less an official position and more a champion trainer-class. The president of the league is technically the grand champion for all intents and purposes though.

PsychicThing1: Wow Allister, I think that’s the most you’ve ever typed at once! Worthy of me or my brother!

GhostBoy: I was curious how things worked here and did some reading up.

CrimsonJetDragon: Well it’s good to know, because it looks like Nemona only has one more opponent…

BeaAMan: Let’s GOOOOO

MikEevee: Champion Nemona incoming! @RockAndRoll Like we talked about!

RockAndRoll: It’s a sure thing then?

HotStuff: 90% sure. I wouldn’t say she beat the Elite 4 with ease but she was plowing right through.

AllayHoopa: Hoopa is ready. @RockAndRoll you have payment yes Brockan?

RockAndRoll: Fruit salad and fruit cake made especially for you Hoopa.

AllayHoopa: Yessssss

Main Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: ATTENTION @everyone WE NOW HAVE A CHAMPION ON THE FORUM!!!!

BeaAMan, MikEevee, HotStuff, GhostBoy, and 34 others reacted with :ShiningEevee:

FightMe!: Thanks Boss!

AceTrainer: Woo! Go Nemona!

AllayHoopa: Nemkan is the best!

MYNAME: CONGRATULATIONS

ToTheMax: Awesome!

Ash-A-Like#3: Epic. 

BeaAMan: Having a party in Pallet Town now. Also, gotta say, Hoopa makes travel so much easier.

AllayHoopa: Hoopa has things to do Beakan. Don’t take Hoopa for granted.

BeaAMan: I know, I know. Oh right, hey Boss, want to catch me a Kanto Pokémon real quick?

#1PokémonMaster: Why?

BeaAMan: Got a trade for you.

#1PokémonMaster: Nymble? Awesome! We can probably go to the edge of town.

#1ChampionTrainer: Setting up a mini tournament in the field near the lab, who’s in?

HotStuff: Heck yeah!

BiteYou: Oi, bro, you and Bea better hurry up!

#1PokémonMaster: Oh wow that feels weird. Uh, sure… sis?

BiteYou: Yeah that’s weird.

PsychicThing2: Stupid gym. Missing cool party with Team BattleNET

SalonMaiden: Oh no

H2No: What’s “Oh no?”

SalonMaiden: Brace yourselves, Greta decided this sounded fun.

YoungsterBoss: Wow! BossMom’s Blastoise made a waterslide!

MikEevee: On my way!

(Not so) Secret War Tab:

StarGenius: Well… no Team Rocket sightings since the Boss Squad beat Giovanni

Cassiopeia: I feel kinda bored. Wonder what we should do now?

GoldenHeart: Close shop and become normal members of society?

Cassiopeia: …

StarGenius: Pfft

GoldenHeart: Yeah you’re right, that’s dumb.

Clemontic: Probably shouldn’t do anything too crazy right now…

StarGenius: Nah not crazy, but what are the odds there are other bad guys like Team Rocket?

Cassiopeia: Pretty decent I’d say. Criminals, school bullies, corporations, you name it.

GoldenHeart: Corporations?

Cassiopeia: THE WORKING MAN SHALL NO LONGER BE CHAINED DOWN!

Cassiopeia was kicked, 10-Minute Ban, Reason: Tone it down

Cassiopeia wants to battle!

Cassiopeia: That was uncalled for.

GoldenHeart: Idk the bourgeoisie has good stuff

Clemontic: Sad but true.

Cassiopeia: Wait a second, I thought the Boss Squad was the Boss, Ritchie, and Casey? I mean I guess they were all there but it was Giselle who helped take down Giovanni

StarGenius: Eh, she’s the Boss’s sister now, I figure she counts.

GoldenHeart: Makes sense to me.

Clemontic: Is it weird I’m still wondering about what Giovanni meant by his “ultimate weapon?”

Cassiopeia: Oh, don’t worry about that too much. I bet he was just bluffing. If he actually had an ultimate weapon I bet he would have used it.

GoldenHeart: Idk, evil overlords (or whatever the heck he was) do tend to be pretty egotistical. Maybe he really thought he didn’t need it?

StarGenius: Then where is it? I watched the news of the league tearing apart Viridian Gym and I was monitoring their radio traffic. No mention of anything outside of so much evidence Giovanni will never be able to climb out from under it.

GoldenHeart: Maybe it got up and left?

Clemontic: Hm, even I have to admit that sounds unlikely.

Cassiopeia: Let’s assume it doesn’t exist. And if it does? We’ll deal with it when it shows up.

Main Tab:

#1ElectabuzzLover: Well, some people have gone home.

H2No: Including the girl the party was for in the first place…

FightMe!: I’m sorry! I need to go through the ceremony and stuff! And go back to school and well, things! But it was awesome and @SalonMaiden thank Greta for me! It was a good reminder I still have more to learn

CrystalClear: Positive even in defeat…

PsychicThing2: Who’s still there out of curiosity?

OpenBook: So, my dad told me to do something, brace yourselves for annoyance

#1ElectabuzzLover: Well, Ritchie and I still are for the moment. But Ritchie is gonna head home for a bit tomorrow. Might be back before the league or we might just meet up there, gonna play it by ear. I’m staying for now though.

H2No: Brock and I as well. Bea and Allister are still here too. Marina is here, Flannery went home, Joey went home, Anabel’s still here along with Scott and a couple of his friends. Oh and Mikey is still here actually. 

CrystalClear: How does Scott know a bunch of strong trainers?

SalonMaiden: It’s complicated. Still can’t talk about it.

CrystalClear: Hmm

PsychicThing2: Not quite as big a gathering as the Day of Blood I guess

#1ElectabuzzLover: What was that Max said?

May wants to battle!

May: Um, hi there? I’m May.

CrystalClear, H2No, SalonMaiden, PsychicThing2, and 6 others reacted with :SlowYo:

OpenBook: This is my sister… she’s going to be a trainer in a couple of months.

CrystalClear: Oh wild, welcome to BattleNET!

May: Thanks, Dad thinks it might help me figure out what I want to do.

PsychicThing2: What do you mean?

May: Well I want to see the world and explore, but I don’t really know what else to do? Being a trainer is the way I’ll be able to do that, but I don’t know much about Pokémon, so just kind of not sure which road to take?

OpenBook: Very unfair that she doesn’t even know what to do and she gets to be the trainer first…

SalonMaiden: Well, I’d say you’ve come to the right place May! Speaking for myself, this place is great for helping you figure out what you want to do! And even helping you realize you want to do something different!

PsychicThing2: This is true. Also good for fighting Team Rocket.

May: Weren’t those the guys who were attacking places in Kanto and Johto a few weeks ago? 

#1ElectabuzzLover: Us. They were attacking us.

OpenBook: Wait did I not tell you guys that at dinner?

May: Might have come up, I tend to tune you out.

OpenBook reacted with :VibeCheckLucario:

May: What’s a Lucario?

CrystalClear: Oh this is going to be a tough case. But don’t worry! We’ll crack it!

PsychicThing2: Was that supposed to be vaguely threatening or…

User Profiles:

Real Name: May Maple

Username: MayFlowers

Age: 9

Hometown: Petalburg City

Bio: I’m May and my dad convinced me to join this server my brother Max found. I’m going to be a trainer soon and don’t know quite what to do. The people here seem nice and supportive though!

Direct Messages: #1ChampionTrainer > MikEevee

#1ChampionTrainer: Hey, we’re heading out soon, ready to ride Aerodactyl?

MikEevee: I’m not going

#1ChampionTrainer: What.

MikEevee: I’m not going back to Stone Town. I’m staying here. Things are better here. People actually talk to me without making fun of me. And I don’t have to make my own meals. And it’s so nice…

#1ChampionTrainer: But don’t you need to get home?

MikEevee: They didn’t notice.

#1ChampionTrainer: What?

MikEevee: My brothers didn’t notice I was gone. Not the Day of Blood, or when I went to Paldea. They didn’t notice. I only found out cause I called home and Pyro asked why I was calling when I could just come downstairs.

#1ChampionTrainer: But, they fought Team Rocket to help protect you right?

MikEevee: They fought Team Rocket cause they were there. They didn’t know Team Rocket was there because of me or BattleNET. They thought I just hid in my room and didn’t bother to check on me for almost three weeks.

MikEevee: I’m not going back. That’s not my home.

#1ChampionTrainer: …let’s go talk to BossMom.

Gym Battles Tab:

Ash-A-Like#3: Well that was way more exciting than I expected!

ToTheMax!: I’d only heard of that gym, I had no idea they did like, triple rotation battles or whatever that was!

DragonMaster: It was SO COOL.

#1PokémonMaster: Yeah it was! That was your eighth badge too right Red?

Ash-A-Like#3: Heck Yeah! @AceTrainer @RunawayRacer @WizKid Are you guys ready for the league?

AceTrainer: We’re in different leagues Red :LaughingZorua:

DragonMaster: I’m gonna talk to the gym leaders, brb

RunawayRacer: Lot of us going all the way

#1PokémonMaster: Speaking of the league, you still planning on doing something else after Serena?

RunawayRacer: Yep! And I know what I’m doing now! 

Ash-A-Like#3: Oh? You have a plan?

RunawayRacer: Not quite a plan yet, just an application.

ToTheMax!: Application to what?

RunawayRacer: School! Specifically the Ranger School in Almia!

#1PokémonMaster: Wait! You mean you’re gonna be a Pokémon Ranger?!

RunawayRacer: I hope so! They seem to be doing exactly what I want to do! 

ToTheMax!: Uhh

AceTrainer: A Pokémon Ranger works with Pokémon to protect the environment and stop poachers and other criminals from hurting people and Pokémon.

ToTheMax!: Thanks. And cool!

RunawayRacer: I told Mom about it and she thinks it’s a good idea, so I’m just waiting to hear back on my application!

#1PokémonMaster: Good luck Serena!

Ash-A-Like#3: +1

ToTheMax!: +1

RunawayRacer: Thanks guys!

DragonMaster: GUESS WHO JUST AGREED TO JOIN THE SERVER?

Main Tab:

Cilan wants to battle!

Chili wants to battle!

Cress wants to battle!

HopToIt: What’s with the 3 Cs?

Cress: Our parents were fairly unimaginative.

Chili: Which is where we have to disagree!

Cilan: Like a well-prepared dish, we complement each other perfectly.

YerDaft: Wha in the rotten orga carcazes on the seabed…

GreenLeaves: What the heck is an “orga”

HopToIt: Don’t ask. I don’t think she knows.

YerDaft: **** YOU SMILE BOY

YerDaft was Kicked: 10-Minute Swear Ban

DragonMaster: Sorry about her! Welcome aboard you 3!

Cilan: Iris I presume?

Cress: You said there were other gym leaders here right?

PsychicThing1: And how! You guys are all gym leaders?

Chili: Heck yeah we are! And triplets! We got a theme!

PsychicThing2: TRIPLET GYM LEADERS?

Cress: Yes?

PsychicThing1: WE’RE A TWIN GYM LEADER

Cress: :MagikarpO:

DragonMaster: It occurs to me I may have made a critical error…

HopToIt: Might be a bit too late for that

PsychicThing2: Are you guys also Psychic???

Cilan: We cook food.

PsychicThing1: Even better!

User Profiles:

Real Name: Cilan Dent

Username: GreenOlive

Age: 13

Hometown: Striaton City

Bio: The first of the Striaton City Gym leaders! My name is Cilan and my partner is Pansage! (We of course have gym Pokémon as you can see from our battle with Red)

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Real Name: Chili Dent

Username: RedPepper

Age: 13

Hometown: Striaton City

Bio: I’m Chili and the 2nd Striaton City gym leader! My friend is Pansear! If you take your wings anywhere below EXTREME don’t talk to me!

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Real Name: Cress Dent

Username: BlueBerry

Age: 13

Hometown: Striaton City

Bio: My name is Cress and I’m the third gym leader for Striaton City. I’m also the only one of my brothers who can think beyond food. I also like long walks on the beach, as Panpour will confirm.

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#1PokémonMaster: Alright, I need to know.

PokéGirl: What’s up Boss?

#1PokémonMaster: How many people came to Pallet Town just so my mom would adopt them?

BiteYou: Counting or not counting me?

PokéGirl: Uh, what do you mean?

#1PokémonMaster: No you don’t count Giselle, that came out of nowhere. But Mikey and Bea are now trying to convince Mom to adopt them.

BiteYou: And Mikey is probably going to be a yes by the way.

#1ChampionTrainer: His brothers really suck.

WizKid: For the record, if I had come to the party I would have tried to stay too.

PokéGirl: BossMom seems like a good Mom…

#1PokémonMaster: She’s the best Mom ever!

PokéGirl: But doesn’t that mean she should be everyone's Mom?

Clemontic: Not quite how it works Bonnie…

PokéGirl: Why not? I want BossMom to be our Mom too!

BeaAMan: If it makes you feel any better, I just want it on paper. My dojo is still my home but I want to say BossMom is my Mom.

#1PokémonMaster: …

BeaAMan: Also I want to try out having a last name. It seems pretty cool.

#1PokémonMaster: I’m just… I’m just gonna go train with Brock for a while. For the record I’m not mad or anything! Just… processing

H2No: Hey, I just realized, I’m technically an orphan too even if Daisy is old enough to be my guardian. Does that mean BossMom can adopt me too?

BeaAMan: The more the merrier!

#1PokémonMaster: No! Not you!

H2No: Rude.

Travel Log:

BeaAMan: So… that wasn’t dynamax. Or gigantamax.

RockAndRoll: But there were giant Pokémon. And dynamax makes Pokémon giant.

BeaAMan: I don’t know what that was.

GhostBoy: Should we call someone about this? Like? I mean the Giant Jigglypuff seemed to solve the problem so…

#1PokémonMaster: I feel better now, really helped me blow off some steam and clear my head!

RockAndRoll: I don’t think that’s a normal reaction to near-death experiences Ash.

#1PokémonMaster: Look, it made me appreciate everyone around me a lot more. So I’m gonna say it, @MikEevee @BeaAMan welcome to the family. @BiteYou Already said it but the same applies. Ketchums unite!

MikEevee: :ShiningEevee:

BeaAMan: :MachopPunch:

BiteYou: :SharpedoChomp:

#1ChampionTrainer: Right, I can’t leave you alone for three days. I’m coming back. 

#1ElectabuzzLover: Cool, we can have a picnic.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Mikey Ketchum

Username: MikEevee

Age: 8

Hometown: Pallet Town

Bio: My brothers didn’t care about me so now I have a family that does. And it’s awesome! I’m gonna be helping my new Mom (BossMom!) around the house and diner now!

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Real Name: Bea Ketchum

Username: BeaAMan

Age: 11

Hometown: Pallet Town

Bio: I mean I could still say Stow-On-Side is my hometown… but I’m a Ketchum now so I’m saying Pallet Town like the rest of the fam. Anyway, I’m also the Galar League Runner-Up and future champion.

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YoungsterBoss: Hey, does anyone know what the schedule for the leagues are?

WizKid: You mean in terms of brackets and rounds? I guess I could double check my notes on the last league but I remember that it can vary…

YoungsterBoss: No I mean, when is each league? Galar already happened (duh) and Paldea is weird, but when are the others?

GreenLeaves: Oh good question actually. Uhh, I think the Silver Conference starts after the Indigo Conference ends, since there’s a lot of overlap.

OrIllFineYou: Why do Kanto and Johto have the same Elite 4 and Champion again?

TheShadows: Politics

GreenLeaves: Yeah, that checks out. But anyway, Hoenn has their league, then Kanto has their league, then Johto, and then Sinnoh.

YoungsterBoss: What about Kalos? Or Unova? Or Alola? Or… you get the picture

WizKid: I think we can just look at when people started their journeys for a bit of help. Kalos is going to be a few weeks after Kanto, and Unova will be around the same time.

OrIllFineYou: Hang on that sounds wrong.

YoungsterBoss: How?

WizKid: Wait no, just remember that Red started a few weeks late. So uh… when is Unova?

Ash’s sandwich paused before reaching his mouth and he set it down. “Huh, hey does anyone know when the Unova League is going to be?”

“What, thinking of jumping halfway across the world to see Red’s fights?” Misty unhelpfully prodded and he scowled.

“Not much of a problem with Hoopa to be fair,” Mikey mentioned.

“It is now that he’s charging.” Giselle sighed and leaned on the picnic table. “Then again, Mom’s food might be enough for him.” Huh, still weird hearing someone else call her Mom instead of BossMom.

“As Latias pointed out, bribery works.” Casey nodded sagely.

After that whole mess with the giant Pokémon and Ritchie deciding to come back, (supposedly because he “couldn’t leave Ash alone” but more likely because he didn’t want to miss anything else), they decided to take a bit of a day off.

Casey’s picnic suggestion had been a good idea, it was a nice day, if a bit warm. Made slightly worse by the fact Dratini had wrapped himself around Ash’s arm again. But trying to remove the dragon-type seemed tantamount to a war crime. So Dratini got to stay, and sometimes take nibbles out of Ash’s food.

At least Pikachu didn’t try and steal his food, he had his own Poké Chow topped with ketchup.

It was a bit of a big picnic, considering they still had a few freeloaders around town and Ash’s family had unexpectedly grown by three people. He was still getting used to the fact he now had siblings and had no idea how to deal with it.

Was he supposed to be supportive? Pick fights? Treat them like normal?

Also, Bea had stolen his position as oldest and he was very annoyed for reasons he could not quite explain.

But due to the picnic’s size, some were sat at their only picnic table but most had set out blankets. Thankfully Brock was making the food and while it might not have been his Mom’s cooking, it was still some of the best there was.

“Why do you ask?” Allister asked from the blanket he was sharing with Bea and Mikey. The once mortally shy boy had actually taken his mask off for lunch.

“What? Oh sorry, started thinking about food.” Sort of at least. “Joey was wondering about when all the leagues are taking place, and since Red started late we don’t know when the Unova league is compared to ours.”

“Good question.” Ritchie mused and started scratching Sparky’s head, he tended to do that while he was thinking, Ash and Casey had bet whether or not he even noticed. “We’re going to try and see the Kalos league right?”

“That was our plan,” Bea confirmed gesturing at herself and Allister. “If the Indigo Conference is over by then we could all go though.”

“Well, I guess if we want to see the Unova League it depends on when it’s happening. I would like to meet Iris and Red in person though. Cam too if he actually finds his way there.” Ritchie decided.

“When Emboar fly,” Bea deadpanned.

“How does he manage to lose so many phones?” Misty wondered out loud. 

“Probably a witch’s curse,” Casey suggested and Ash nodded his agreement. It made the most sense.

“It’s definitely a curse, but where would he have met a witch?” Ritchie pointed out, “Maybe it was a cursed artifact?”

“Curses.” Mikey looked thoughtful and then looked toward Marina and Anabel’s blanket. “Hey, Anabel, do you think you might just be cursed?”

Anabel blinked in surprise, she’d been in conversation with Marina about something else. “Uh, maybe?”

“Does anyone know how to lift or check for curses?” Ash asked the group at large.

Brock sighed, “Not everything is weird Ash, sometimes a condition is just a normal condition.”

“Is that why you squint all the time?” Giselle finally asked the question that had been on their minds for months.

“Hey, you!” A sudden shout robbed them of an answer. It came from a teenager wearing a vest and a bandana and not much else. “I’m looking for a Pokémon Trainer named Ash from Pallet Town! Ya know him?”

“Humana, humana,” Giselle muttered and got an elbow from Ritchie. “I’m just looking.”

“Yeah, he’s me.” Ash saw the Pokéballs attached to the guy's vest and felt a familiar buzz, he stood up “You want a battle?” 

“If you’re not afraid to lose!” He grinned and sent out one of his Pokémon, a Donphan.

“Wait hold up!” Bea made a time-out motion with her hands. “You want to fight Ash specifically? Just Ash?”

The gaze switched to her, “He’s the leader of Team BattleNET ain’t he?”

“Oh cool, we’re popular.” Ritchie didn’t sound very excited about that.

“Maybe I should change my username back,” Giselle mentioned to a few chuckles.

“Alright fine, battle the Boss, not like you have the Galar league victor sitting over here. You know, first time league winner.” Bea put her chin in her hands and Allister shot her a look. 

“Why are you hyping me up?”

She gave him a look of her own, “Because the more famous and respected you are, the more impressive I’ll be when I beat you next time!”

“Ah, now it makes sense.” Allister had an exasperated smile and scratched his cheek.

This shirtless man (unless vests count as shirts) was actually kind of unimpressive. Bulbasaur easily managed to dispatch Donphan and Ash decided to let Nymble have a shot for round two, against Machamp. 

Machamp went down in two hits, and the trainer (who had not even introduced himself) became frustrated enough to send out the rest of his Pokémon all at once. All of whom were quickly defeated by Pikachu, even the Golem.

The random no-name trainer ran off swearing vengeance and the present members of Team BattleNET were left rather confused.

“He sucked worse than Giselle used to,” Misty muttered and quickly had to fight off the irate girl.

“His Pokémon were rather poorly trained… maybe he just caught them or used something like Rare Candies.” Brock wondered. “In any case, I’m more curious how he knew about BattleNET. We haven’t been advertising have we?”

“Not to my knowledge,” Marina said softly and glanced at her phone. “Oh, Boss, we have an answer for Unova by the way, same time as Silver Conference. I’m going to miss it but you might be able to.”

“Wait I thought you were competing in Indigo?” Mikey asked her.

“I am, but Vincent and Jimmy are going to be competing again, and I want to see them. I tried to convince them to try a different region to get more perspective but boys will be boys.”

“Hear hear!” Misty raised her cup and took a sip. 

“Is the implication there that boys are stubborn?” Allister checked.

Misty gestured at Ash. “I watched him and Samurai stand in a clearing for over an hour telling their Metapods to use Harden over and over again.”

“Did you win?” Casey immediately asked Ash and Misty’s hand found her face.

“Boys and Casey will be boys.” Giselle grinned. Bea opened her mouth to say something but Allister slapped his hand over it before she could stick her foot in it.

That was about the time a Dragonite flew down with a delivery.

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#1ChampionTrainer: Hey, who would you guys say is the best trainer in the world?

HopToIt: Leon

YerDaft: Leon

YoungsterBoss: Lance

MayFlowers: Dad

WizKid: Drake was pretty good in his prime but now… Cynthia.

YoungsterBoss: We need a match between Lance and Cynthia

WizKid: It would be really cool

YerDaft: Oi! Did you orangutans forget Leon????

MayFlowers: Why do you ask?

HopToIt: I mean sometimes questions just pop into your head.

#1ChampionTrainer: No there’s a reason. Ash wrecked some random guy who came looking for a fight today. Then a Dragonite showed up and gave him a holographic projector? I didn’t know those were a thing. But he has been invited to face the “Greatest Pokémon Trainer in the World.”

YerDaft: Why the **** would ****ing LEON want to fight some tosser from Kanto?

YerDaft was Kicked, Ten-Minute Swear Ban

MayFlowers: She really can’t stop herself can she?

HopToIt: Nope

WizKid: So what’s the word Boss Squad?

#1ChampionTrainer: We’re going obviously. Maybe it’s just some rich guy who’s full of himself but it could still be fun!

YoungsterBoss: Can I come?

#1ChampionTrainer: Sorry, already set off, well most of us.

MayFlowers: Most?

SalonMaiden: Marina and I already had plans for the next few days, I was actually going to bring it up to the others when this dropped out of the sky

CrystalClear: Literally.

HopToIt: Well, good luck?

#1ChampionTrainer: :QuaxlyThumbsUp: :PrinplupSalute:

“So, guess this complicates things.” Giselle stared out at the storm.

Casey huffed. “A little bad weather never hurt anyone.” 

“Bad weather?” Misty sounded insulted, “Have you looked at the report? This is the largest hurricane ever recorded, and it came out of nowhere!”

“I don’t see the problem.”

“We’re still going right?” Ritchie glanced at Ash, Bea mirroring him perfectly.

“Duh.” Ash nodded, “Just, trying to think of a way through the storm.”

“I got Dragapult.” Allister reminded them, his mask now back in place. “But she can only hold two.”

“Ash don’t even think about trying to take Charizard through that,” Brock warned and Ash glared. 

“I wasn’t going to! I know it would be a bad idea.” 

“Hey, those guys already left.” Mikey pointed and realizing time was running out, Ash rushed toward the dock with Casey and Ritchie on his heels.

“I’m impressed, they didn’t even look at each other.” Allister scratched the side of his head.

“One brain cell.” Bea reminded him.

“No Charizard,” Casey grumbled as they ran through the rain. “Which means…”

“Aerodactyl!” Ritchie grinned, either unaware or choosing to ignore Ash’s alarmed expression.

A loud buzzing hum quickly caught up with them and Dragapult paused just long enough for Bea and Allister to wave. “See you there!” The fighting-type trainer shouted over the weather and the dragon-type shot off.

The three of them arrived on the dock ad Ritchie sent out the flying-type. The fossil Pokémon quickly turned his nose up at the storm and roared at it.

“Hop on!” Ritchie climbed up first and the other two followed. As they were about to take off a voice shouted to them.

“Looking for a safe trip through the storm?” They looked down and saw a longboat in the water, manned by two people in leathers and Viking helmets.

“Nah we’re good. Thanks though!” Ritchie told them before Ash and Casey could debate the safety of getting on a rickety boat with two strangers or staying on Aerodactyl with their best friend.

They took off just as the rest of their friends reached the dock. “See you soooooooaaahhhHHHHHH” Ash’s goodbye was turned into a scream as Aerodactyl shot into the air, which was basically half water at this point.

“I’m going to chew them out for this.” Giselle shook her fist after them.

“With your words right?” Brock checked.

“Did they really just leave us behind?” Misty glared.

Mikey was doing his best to shield Eevee from the storm. “Do we have any way to catch up with them?” He asked

“Yoo-hoo!” A voice called. “Like we told those twe- nice young people. We Vikings are perfectly willing to provide passage.”

“Perfect!” Giselle jumped into the ship without a second thought. “After those morons!”

High above, Ash and his oldest friends were having a loud discussion. Not because they were arguing but because the wind, rain, and thunder made it hard to hear.

“What are Vikings even doing here?” Casey had her hat pulled down to help shield her eyes.

“I didn’t even know they were still around,” Ritchie admitted, his shirt bulging a bit weirdly where Sparky had chosen to take shelter.

Ash had one arm wrapped around Pikachu and one wrapped around Ritchie, holding on for dear life. Casey was doing the same to him but with both arms. “They mostly live in Minnesota!” He reminded them.

“Where’s that again?” Ritchie glanced back.

“I think it’s west of Unova,” Casey recalled.

They did eventually make it through the storm to the island the supposed greatest trainer in the world lived. And found a rather impressive-looking castle there. As soon as they landed Casey immediately started snapping pictures.

“What took you Slowpoke so long?” Bea called over, smirking slightly.

“We only got here a minute ago.” Allister returned Dragapult.

“Shush.”

The doors to the castle opened. The cloaked woman from the holographic message stepped out. “Welcome trainers. I will lead you to the main hall where you shall await your host.”

Glances were exchanged as the kids were a little weirded out by her seemingly robotic personality but they followed her.

“Weird the storm isn’t touching us…” Ritchie noticed as they entered the gates of the grand structure. As soon as they were all through they slammed shut behind them.

“Wha- Oh come on!” Casey complained as prodded at her phone. “No signal.”

“Probably the weather.” Allister pointed out. “This castle is weird. Doesn’t match any architecture I know.”

“Way different from the ones back home.” Bea acknowledged. “Hey little brother, you seen anything like this? This is your region after all.”

Ash gave her the stink eye. “You just wanted to call me little brother, didn’t you?” he accused her.

“Probably.” She smirked and moved ahead.

“Only child squad rise up,” Casey whispered to Ritchie, and they fist-bumped each other.

“Until your parents adopt someone too,” Allister warned them and both shuddered.

Eventually, they reached the end of the hallway, and their guide stepped aside. “Please wait here until your host arrives.”

As they entered, they found themselves in a large hall with a food-covered table and a fountain in it. “Oh looks like someone else made it.” A few other trainers who had braved the storm were already waiting.

“More than just some one .” One of the others pointed out. “You all get invited too?”

“Just him technically.” Allister pointed at Ash. “But those two wanted to come too.”

“And we ,” Bea wrapped an arm around Allister and pulled the shorter trainer over. “Are here to correct a mistake! The Boss is good, but we actually finished a league!”

“Boss?” One of the trainers, a girl, asked.

“Finished a…” The trainer in a red jacket looked a bit closer at Bea and Allister before snapping his fingers. “Oh dang! You two were the finalists from the Galer League right?”

“Yep.” Allister left it at that, clearly not wanting to say more.

Introductions were exchanged the trainers who were waiting introduced themselves as Neesha, Corey, and Fergus respectively.

The Boss question came up again and Neesha and Fergus were very excited to get an answer.

“Ha!” Fergus grinned and leaned back in his chair. “I knew Team BattleNET was real!”

“Are we a mythical Pokémon now or something?” Ritchie asked rhetorically. “Like, it’s just a forum we all hang out on. The Team BattleNET thing only started after we decided to beat the snot out of Team Rocket for trying to hurt Ash and Pikatwo.”

“Pikaaa….” Pikachu growled and started sparking. He hated the Pikatwo nickname.

“Pi.” Sparky slapped a paw over his face in disappointment, mostly with his trainer.

“I mean you guys basically fought a war in the streets with them.” Neesha pointed out, “and you won! More than the league can say.”

“Wait is that what all the craziness was about?” Corey caught on.

Bea looked at him, “What did you think was going on?”

“I dunno, I was a bit caught up in that Latias sighting and booked it to Violet City, no luck though.” The BattleNET members decided to keep quiet about the truth of that sighting.

Sounds of more arrivals interrupted them and a dripping wet Giselle and Misty immediately charged Ash.

“You jerk!” Misty shook him. “What? You couldn’t have come back for us?”

“We had to take a boat!” Giselle was trying to push around Misty so she could go for the kill.

“Hey blame Ritchie! Aerodactyl is his!” Ash insisted and Giselle stepped back. “Good point! Ritchie!” She whirled on him and he ducked under the table to escape.

“Oh yay! There’s food.” Mikey sat down and started eating with Eevee.

“Uhh, I should probably mention, those “Vikings” were Team Rocket in disguise.” Brock brought up.

Misty stopped shaking Ash and Ritchie poked his head up from under the table as all the BattleNET members who had already arrived slowly turned to Brock. “Tell me you’re joking.” Casey pleaded.

“Nope.” Giselle gave up her assault and plopped down in a chair with her arms crossed. “No idea where they went though. Marowak slapped them into next week.”

“So, who is the greatest Pokémon Trainer in the world?” Mikey asked. “They show up yet?”

“Wow, BattleNET… is not what I expected.” Neesha blinked.

“No sign of our “host” yet,” Correy told the young boy. “Just the lady from the message, the food’s not half-bad at least.”

Brock gave it a try and considered it. “Not quite gourmet but you’re right, this is pretty good.”

“We were talking about it a bit before you all started showing up.” Fergus gestured. “I was betting Lance.”

“If Lance had a castle on an island he would be bragging about it in every interview.” Ritchie pointed out.

“I would if I had a castle.” Ash nodded then blinked and slapped the table, looking at Ritchie and Casey. “Guys we need to get a castle!”

“That is the best idea you have ever had.” Casey realized.

“Where should we build it?” Ritchie asked.

Neesha and Correy glanced at each other, then at Misty, who was closest to them, “Are they always like this?”

“Unfortunately.” Misty sighed, although there was a bit of fondness to it.

“Hey! I got a signal!” Bea announced and quickly started shooting off a few messages.

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BeaAMan: Yo! Storm is messing with our signal. We’re at a castle on New Island waiting for the Greatest Trainer person

SalonMaiden: Are you guys okay? This weather is insane! 

PsychicThing2: We’re battening down the hatch here is Mossdeep, storm’s almost reached us.

BeaAMan: What the heck? How big is this thing?

GoldenHeart: Big and getting bigger. Kanto and Johto have both declared a state of emergency. 

BossMom: Where are you?

BeaAMan: New Island, the storm actually doesn’t seem so bad here…

BossMom: Can you get home?

BeaAMan: Not without crossing the ocean again. Also I really want to meet this Greatest Trainer

PsychicThing2: I swear you and Ash might be blood-related

BeaAMan: Maybe, hey Mom, could I biologically be a cousin or niece or something?

BossMom: That is not the priority right now Bea.

GoldenHeart: Never even heard of New Island before, where is it?

PsychicThing2: Probably near Kanto, not part of Hoenn at least.

SalonMaiden: Plan for the day is ruined, boarding up the doors and windows

BeaAMan: Oh sweet, our “host” is fi

GoldenHeart: Bea?

PsychicThing2: Might have lost signal again.

BeaAMan:

GoldenHeart: …someone should tell Red, Latias, and Hoopa.

Their host was apparently a Pokémon named Mewtwo, who had declared himself the greatest trainer in the world and also claimed to be the strongest Pokémon in the world. 

It should be noted he was kind of rude about it.

This had led to a bit of a debate about what the strongest Pokémon in the world actually was but Mewtwo had quickly silenced that discussion and taken them to a battlefield in the courtyard of the castle.

“Hey, so when did you become a trainer?” Ash tried to engage Mewtwo in conversation.

‘I do not see how that is relevant.’ Mewtwo’s telepathic voice dismissed his question.

“Well, I’ve only been a trainer for a little under six months, and Casey hasn’t even been one for three yet!” Ash tried to make the conversation work.

“I’ve been a trainer for a little longer.” Ritchie pointed out.

“Yeah, like three days.” Casey pointed out.

“Longer than either of you!” He insisted.

“You can ride that high Rapidash all the way to the Silver Conference.” Casey grinned at him.

‘Enough of your foolish banter.’ Mewtwo ordered silence. ‘Like you, I started out with the basics. Now I have created Pokémon far stronger. Charizardtwo, Venusaurtwo, and Blastoisetwo.’ The three Pokémon emerged onto the field.

“Doesn’t quite roll off the tongue like Pikatwo…” Ritchie pointed out and got a shock for his comment. “Worth it.” He collapsed.

“I don’t think it was.” Giselle groaned. “What do you mean by “Two” Mr. Mewtwo?”

‘Mister-’ Mewtwo seemed taken about by the referral for a second. ‘These Pokémon are clones, and far stronger than the original, much like myself.’

“How?” Mikey cocked his head.

‘What?’ Mewtwo’s attention focused on the youngest person there and he flinched a bit but held his ground.

“How are they stronger? They look strong I guess, but a lot of big Pokémon look strong! Is your Blastoisetwo stronger than a different Blastoise because they’re faster? Or are they just stronger physically? Do their water attacks hit harder? Is the shell tougher?” Mikey displayed an impressive understanding of what metrics a Pokémon’s power could be measured by.

Which made sense considering what forum he’d frequented.

Mewtwo actually seemed to almost be impressed. ‘You are an astute child. An anomaly among your kind. I have endeavored to ensure these clones are superior in every measurable way. But a demonstration will say far more than words.’

“Who’s battling first then?” Ash asked out loud and took a step forward.

“Hey!” Bea stepped in front of Ash. “Why’d you pick Ash instead of Allister!”

“Bea please stop.” The other Galar native pleaded as she pushed him forward. 

“Look at him! He won the Galar League! He even beat me! And you just skipped him! I mean, yeah Ash is great, but so am I! And so you need to see how great Allister is so you can see how great I am when I beat him next time!” Bea rambled a little bit.

“I am so sorry about her.” Allister apologized to Mewtwo.

Casey was pretty sure she saw Mewtwo’s eye twitch. ‘Stand aside, those I have invited, send out your Pokémon.’

“Let’s show what the original can do, go Venusaur!” Correy sent out his Pokémon.

“Don’t hold back Blastoise!” Neesha sent out her teammate as well.

“Uh, maybe I should use Kingler?” Ash wondered, the water-type hadn’t gotten much action since he had evolved.

‘No.’ Mewtwo’s voice pressured him. ‘You must use your Charizard.’

“I mean, alright then.” Ash shrugged, “Let’s go, buddy! Do your best!”

Charizard stood proud and roared in challenge to his opponent. Ash felt a grin begin to split his face. Battles had that effect on him.

“Not even a bit of service.” Giselle muttered, putting her phone away, “Guess we won’t be streaming this battle.”

“Hey Giselle, do you think the clone Pokémon count as shinies? With their markings and stuff?” Mikey asked his new older sister.

She cocked her head a bit. “Good question. Maybe regional variants?”

The battle began and the words of Mewtwo proved quite prophetic. Neesha’s Blastoise and Corey’s Venusaur went down rather quickly, but Charizard put up a good fight. 

Both fire-types crashed into each other in midair and spat fire and flame into each other's faces. Eventually, they came crashing down to the ground, both knocked out.

“I think that’s the first time Charizard has lost since he’s evolved,” Brock whispered to the others.

“Is it really a loss when it’s a tie?” Mikey pointed out.

The teenager shrugged, “It is when the other two battles were losses I’d say.”

“Oh, good point.” 

Then Mewtwo started his evil speech and things went to heck and back.

Of course, none of them were just going to sit there and let him send his weird Eye Balls to capture and clone all their Pokémon.

Ritchie opened his mouth to try reasoning with Mewtwo. “Listen, we can-” was all he managed to say before his friends took matters into their own hands.

Casey and Ash raced past with Bea and Giselle on their heels. He fixed his hat and followed not wanting to be left out.

Ritchie was still the fastest of his friends and reached Mewtwo first despite starting last, but bounced off an invisible psychic shield.

Giselle smashed face first into it, having been going in for the bite, and fell back clutching her nose.

Casey came next and swung the retractable baseball bat she always kept on hand but it jerked out of her hands and went flying, thankfully it didn’t hit anyone.

Then Bea came in and swung with a right hook. Her fist hit the shield and it shattered under the force of the strongest eleven-year-old on the planet. Mewtwo appeared caught off guard and Bea found herself wrapped in a purple psychic glow and launched into a nearby wall.

Mewtwo’s distraction allowed Ash to come in and slam a fist into the legendary’s stomach, making him stumble.

‘You DARE!’ A psychic shockwave threw Ash and the others back. ‘No more games! Your Pokémon are mine! The cleansing of this world begins now!’

The Eye Balls began to fly, capturing all of the Pokémon, despite the fact they should be safe since they already had Poké Balls of their own.

Ash even tried returning Squirtle and Bulbasaur but to no avail. The Eye Balls just captured the Poké Balls, how that was possible he had no idea.

Sparky soon got caught and despite Ritchie’s best attempts the ball managed to fly out of reach when he went to grab it.

Casey tried to fend off the Eye Balls with her now retrieved bat but a few slipped under he guard and capture Yamper and Chikorita.

Misty smartly hid Togepi in her backpack but the other Pokémon weren’t so lucky. Bea would probably be trying to help but as Allister could attest now that he checked on her, she seemed to have been knocked unconscious when she hit the wall.

Even Eevee got grabbed despite Mikey doing his best to shield the normal-type.

Before long, Pikachu, the still hidden Togepi, and the cloned Pokémon were the only ones left. Ash saw his partner and raced toward him, bent on doing something, anything to help. He heard pounding feet behind him and recognized the footfalls of Casey and Ritchie.

Eventually, an Eye Ball managed to catch Pikachu but Ash jumped and held on for dear life, trying to pull it down. A task that became slightly harder when his best friends jumped and grabbed his legs. But he refused to give up even as the ball carried them away to parts unknown.

As this went down, Brock had typed out a message and stared at his service meter until he had a single bar, then hit send.

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RockAndRoll: @everyone Mewtwo is causing the storm. He wants to wipe out the entire world and create a “perfect one” cleansed of humanity!

KenTen: WHO STARTS A CONVERSATION LIKE THAT?

CrimsonJetDragon: How can we help?

RockAndRoll: Mewtwo is capturing all the Pokémon we have to clone them, Ash, Ritchie, and Casey got dragged away trying to save Pikachu, we just need any help we can get.

AllayHoopa: Hoopa is on the case! 

AceTrainer: Come get us Hoopa! We’ll help! We should pick up Iris and Red too! A dark-type would be useful!

CrimsonJetDragon: Wait, where are we going?

RockAndRoll: New Island

StarGenius: Getting a map together for you guys. 

KenTen: The signal is going spotty again

“Latias!” Her brother took off behind her, reluctant to let her out of his sight again.

She ignored his protests and just sped off through the gathering storm clouds toward the south of Kanto. “My friends need help! If you’re going to come just don’t get in the way!”

“I would like answers please!” He begged instead. Rude.

Astrid and Serena jumped out of a Hoopa Ring with Hoopa himself in the middle of Iris and Red’s campsite, immediately they were caught up in the illusion of falling down a bottomless pit and started screaming.

This thankfully woke the other two trainers who managed to stop Meemaw from turning their brains into mush. After taking a moment to gather their supplies they jumped back through the ring with Hoopa.

“I’d like to help,” Tate announced to Liza and Sawyer, who had chosen to stay with them until the League started.

“So would I.” The other boy agreed. “Unfortunately, we’re kind of stuck.”

Liza looked over the edge of their floating table and into the flooded room below. “Yeah… got any threes?” She asked Minun.

“Min.”

“Liar, I know you have a three!”

“Minun.”

“No psychic powers are not cheating! Right, Tate?”

Sawyer sighed. “Maybe we should try a different game.”

Ash, Ritchie, and Casey came out of the cloning machine kicking and screaming. Ash finally managed to tug the ball Pikachu was trapped in free and pried it open.

“Ow.” Casey rubbed her arm. “Something jabbed me in there.”

“Might have been me,” Ritchie muttered but winced similarly. “Wait, never mind, I was got too.”

Pikachu was freed and Ash immediately pulled him into a hug. “Thank goodness.” 

“Where’s Sparky!” Ritchie was able to get his thoughts back in order and immediately started looking around.

“Chikorita!” Casey shouted and the two began banging on the machine, trying to free the other Pokémon caught in the Eye Balls.

The last Boss Squad member was about to join them but winced as he shifted his arm, a glance showed a cut and blood dripping. “Must have been one of the arms.” He muttered. “Hey Pikachu, think you can blast the machine to bits?”

“Pika-pi.” Pikachu’s grin helped bypass the language barrier. Is grass green? It seemed to ask and then he let loose a biblical amount of lightning.

As the captured Pokémon were freed the humans reunited with their friends and began figuring out their next move.

“So Mewtwo was cloning all the Pokémon right?” Casey started following the machine's pipes. “Let's see where it leads.”

“I feel bad for the clones,” Ritchie added as they started running down the halls, a virtual army of Pokémon behind them. “They’re being made purely for one Pokémon’s ego.”

“We’ll see about helping them out after.” Ash decided as they reached a room full of large tubes. “Uh, I think this is the cloning room.”

“Yes, it is!” An unfamiliar voice said brightly.

The group of humans and Pokémon whirled on the voice. “Oops, did I startle you? Sorry, I have not socialized before. Hi.” 

Standing in front of them was a young human child in a white dress and sandals. She had long purple hair the same color as Casey’s. Her face resembled Ash’s right down to the cheeks. But her eyes were the same color as Ritchie’s.

“Ummmm.” Casey stared at the little girl. “Who are you?”

“I’m you!” She said brightly. “Well, kind of. Not really. I’m not you at all come to think of it but that sounded funnier.”

“What is happening?” Ritchie asked.

“Science is happening!” The girl waved her arms around. “Also are those your friends there?” She pointed to a corner of the room.

“You said you wouldn’t snitch you jerk!” A terribly familiar nasally voice shouted.

“Correction!” She smiled ear to ear. “You told me not to tell. I agreed to nothing.”

“Drat, she’s got a point.” James of Team Rocket groaned and Jessie whacked him in the back of the head,

“Really?” Ash groaned. “Haven’t you guys learned your lesson yet?”

“We’ve learned nothing!” Jessie stood and shook a fist at them. Then seemed to notice the large group of Pokémon with them and reconsidered her actions. “Although given the circumstances, perhaps a truce might be in order?”

“Didn’t we beat your Boss already?” Ritchie pointed out. “Isn’t surrender a better way to phrase that?”

“The Boss was just having an off day!” James defended their leader. “That’s all! Now he’s just getting milk at the store! He’ll be back any day now with a new plan!”

“You tell ‘em, James!” Meowth shook his claws at them.

As the humans argued with their arch-enemies, their starters came up to the little girl and inspected her. “Oh hi there, you three.” She bent over to meet them at eye level. “You’re very cute. What are your names?”

“Pikachu!” Both Pikachu smiled at her.

“Chikorita!” Casey’s partner rubbed against the girl's leg and the pair of Pikachu climbed her shoulders. 

“Fine, just don’t start anything and we won’t start anything.” Ritchie dragged his attention from Team Rocket and back to the girl. “Sparky? I guess you like her then?”

“Pika!” Sparky insisted. “Pi-pika!” 

“So, who are you?” Casey asked the girl. “And what are you doing here?”

“Who am I?” She blinked and tapped her chin. “Good question! Well, I guess you could call me Amber. Or well, Ambertwo.” She stopped. “Actually I think I’m technically Amberthree now. Huh.”

“Amber two? ” Ritchie blinked. “Wait are you a clone?”

“I was!” She nodded, “Then I died. Well, I died and then I was a clone and then I died again. Then I was just kind of hanging around. I’m worried about Mewtwo. He’s so angry now…” She looked sad. “But then I felt like I was needed for something! And I found this.” She patted her body. “Thanks by the way.”

“Thanks?” Ash blinked. “Wait, why do you look like us?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” She gave him a deadpan look and groaned when the other two trainers had similar looks. “Oh no, you’re all dumb.” Her heartbroken experession would have been comical if it weren’t for the words preceding it.

“Hey!” They all protested at the same time.

“I guess I’ll spell it out.” She raised her chin, then broke out into a grin. “Hi, Mom! Hi, Dad! Hi, other Dad!” She waved.

Three brains stopped working. Then Casey took out her phone and snapped a picture.

“Latias!” Her brother called through the storm. “This is madness!”

“We have to do something!” Latias insisted and kept pushing herself. “I told you! This Mewtwo plans to destroy the world! We’re part of it, aren’t we? Nowhere will be safe!”

“How do you even know your so-called ‘friends’ are telling the truth?” Latios demanded as he dodged a lightning bolt.

“Aside from the pictures?” She asked. “Because I trust them.”

“Hoopa, this doesn’t look right,” Iris told him as she looked around the volcanic stone beach.

“This is an island and it is new!” Hoopa insisted.

“And the storm is still on the horizon.” Serena pointed toward the sky.

“Maybe we should try teaching Hoopa coordinates at some point.” Astrid thought out loud.

“Your friends are very weird,” Meemaw told Red.

“Duh, but they’re the good kind of weird!” He answered.

“Hey, should we be worried about that volcano?” Astrid looked up at the lava flowing toward them.

Hoopa thought about it for a bit. “Probably.”

Ritchie insisted on carrying Ambertwo. She didn’t complain. “So, did Mewtwo invite you three here? Or are you breaking and entering like the others?”

“How do you even know Mewtwo?” Casey was still confused about what exactly Ambertwo was. Other than their child. Wordlessly the best friends had accepted this as gospel and sworn a silent oath to protect her with their lives.

“He was made here too!” She explained. “Before I mean, he was the only one to survive. But they made him forget stuff. They told him he was a tool.” She frowned. “They were not good people.”

“Well, now he wants to wipe out humanity!” Ash pointed out. “That’s not good either!”

“Of course not.” Ambertwo agreed. “Which is why we need to stop him before he does that Dad.”

“I thought I was Dad?” Ritchie sounded oddly upset.

“You’re Dad too.” She told him.

“Dadtwo?” Casey misheard. “Am I Dadthree then?”

“No, you’re Mom.” Ambertwo corrected her.

“Can I be the cool Mom?”

“I want to be the cool Mom!” Ash complained.

“We can both be the cool Mom.” Casey decided. “As long as I’m the cooler Mom.”

“Wow, my new parents are weirdos!” Ambertwo laughed. “This is fun.”

“You’re too young to be having children!” Jessie complained somewhere behind them.

“It’s not like we were trying to.” Ritchie shot back. “But now that we have, we need to take responsibility! We’re starting Aerodactyl riding lessons as soon as we save the world.”

Ambertwo hugged him tighter. “Sounds like fun!” 

“Has anyone even given you brats The Talk yet!” James shouted.

“We’ve had lots of talks.” Ash rolled his eyes. “That’s how words work.”

“They’re so dumb,” Casey complained.

“I am not giving the twerps The Talk.” Jessie hissed to James.

“Hey, you guys are probably going to have to fight Mewtwo,” Ambertwo told her progenitors. 

“I thought that was where we were going?” Ritchie wondered.

“I’m not a mind reader. We could have been going for ice cream. But try not to hurt him too much. He’s hurting a lot, that’s why he’s doing this.”

Casey glanced back. “He’s going to hurt a lot of people if we don’t stop him.” 

Ambertwo frowned, “I know you’re right. But I don’t like it. I hope we can talk to him though.”

The talk did not go well.

“Just stop this Mewtwo!” Ash pleaded. “There’s no need to turn this into a fight! I know there are bad people! We’ve met them! We’ve fought them! You don’t need to wipe out everything!”

‘My mind is clear. I will not be deterred.’

As they spoke the trainers who had remained behind squirmed on the sidelines, Bea was still unconscious but Giselle was sneaking around the edge of the clone army toward their leader.

“Mewtwo,” Ambertwo whispered sadly.

“Sorry, Amber,” Ritchie whispered back to her.

“Thank you for trying.” She answered and closed her eyes. “Be careful though, he’s very strong.”

‘It seems I will have to remove you the old-fashioned way.’ Mewtwo realized when the trainers and Pokémon refused to back down he raised an arm at them. As he did so, someone waiting in the wings decided to strike.

*Chomp*

Giselle’s teeth crunched onto Mewtwo’s extended arm, catching him by surprise this time and his eyes dilated in agony.

“MEW!” He squeaked out loud and a psychic blast hurled Giselle into the air and across the field. It would have been funny if not for the girl’s imminent demise via fall damage.

“GISELLE NO!” Ash shouted in horror as he watched his friend and sister come down.

Then she bounced on a giant glowing bubble. Eyes turned to Mewtwo but he seemed just as confused.

“I’m alive?” Giselle was a bit surprised at this welcome turn of events. 

An odd giggling sounded nearby and a pink blur rolled through the air. “Uhh…” She said intelligently.

“Mew!” The shape announced and she was carried psychically back to the field and deposited near Ash and the others. 

“I think that’s Mew.” Ritchie guessed. “Who is real and not extinct apparently.”

“Maybe I should ask Todd for a proper camera.” Casey wondered as she snapped more pictures.

“Hi, Ash. Hi, Ritchie. Hi, Casey.” Giselle greeted them from the ground. “Did that happen?”

“Think so.” Ash helped her to her feet. “Nice job by the way.”

“Thanks for distracting him.” She nodded and noticed the little girl clinging to Ritchie’s back. “Who’s that?”

“Amber,” Ritchie answered. “Or, Ambertwo? Or Amberthree?”

“We can stick to Amber.” Amber decided. “Like how Ritchie is short for Richard.”

“She’s so smart!” Casey seemed overjoyed.

She smirked slightly, “I like to think so.”

“Where did she come from?” Giselle followed up.

“Us.” All three answered and Ash snapped his fingers. “Oh, that reminds me, Giselle, meet your niece.”

“Hi, Aunt Giselle!” Amber waved at her.

Giselle stared back and turned to Ash. “I’m telling Mom.”

“Oh, good idea.” Casey checked her phone. “Signal again! Weak but there!”

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#1ElectabuzzLover:

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(Picture of Amber inside the lab smiling at the camera)

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(Photo of a giggling pink Pokémon floating in the air)

PsychicThing1: ???

WizKid: Where the heck did you find an extinct mythical Pokémon?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Giselle bit its clone.

PsychicThing1: Of course she did. Who is that sassy child? She looks cool.

#1ElectabuzzLover: That’s my, Ash’s, and Ritchie's daughter. Her name is Amber (or Ambertwo) and she’s super smart and funny and cool. She’s basically the best thing ever and Ash and I are the cool Moms but Ritchie is the boring responsible Dad and she’s so great and I can’t wait for you all to meet her and I should take more pictures.

BossMom: EXPLAIN YOUNG LADY

#1ElectabuzzLover: Oh and Mewtwo has a clone army and we’re fighting for the fate of the world. That’s happening too.

BossMom: HAVE YOUR PARENTS GIVEN YOU THE TALK YET????

#1ElectabuzzLover: Why do people keep saying that?

WizKid: …so you guys have a kid now?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Yes and she’s great. Also possibly a ghost. Kind of unclear.

BossMom: VERY UNCLEAR! 

#1ElectabuzzLover: BossMom why are you so worried?

BossMom: Because you three aren’t supposed to be having kids until you’re older! This is way too early! Being a parent is a huge responsibility-

BossMom: I’m sorry, I got caught up in the moment, what was that about a CLONE ARMY?

#1ElectabuzzLover: Work in progress

PsychicThing1: Just went offline, the signal is probably gone again.

BossMom: @#1PokémonMaster @#1ChampionTrainer @#1ElectabuzzLover Just so you know, I’m disappointed with you three but I’m not angry with Amber. She looks lovely and I cannot wait to start spoiling her. I hope to meet her soon.

WizKid: I want to meet Amber too.

PsychicThing1: Ambertwo*

PsychicThing1: Also +1

The battle was awful.

It didn’t sit right with Ash, or well, any of the others. It didn’t feel like a Pokémon battle, it felt like a war. Like the fight against Team Rocket, but worse in a way.

Against Team Rocket there had been comradery, here it was every Pokémon for themselves and just a brawl, very little tactics and just trying to hurt each other.

Pokémon liked battles, or most of them did at least. There were exceptions but it was hard to force a Pokémon to fight if they didn’t want to. They could just leave.

But none were leaving, maybe it was a pride thing, but this was not a pretty fight.

A few of the Pokémon were clearly against the fight, Like Ash’s Pikachu, Mikey’s Eevee, and Casey’s Chikorita. And some were getting way too into it, like Giselle’s Primeape and Ash’s Nymble.

It had to stop.

“Why is there only one Pikachu?” Casey asked as tried to hold off Chikoritatwo from attacking her starter. 

“I think the cloning machine was designed to create one copy of each Pokémon.” Amber surmised. “Which would explain me actually. You three went through the machine and it only made one human instead of three.”

“Stop it!” Giselle bit one of Chikoritatwo’s vines and the grass-type backed off, eyes wide. “You can’t just attack for no reason! If you want a battle, have a battle! Don’t just try and kill her!”

“Chika,” The clone's eyes darted around, then focused on Giselle. “Chi?”

“Yeah, fighting is just fine. So is biting and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. But not everyone wants a fight.” Giselle explained and Chikoritatwo gave her a nod to go on.

“I like battling, how about this, want to come with me? We’ll have lots of battles.” She explained and Chikoritatwo seemed to like that idea quite a bit.

Casey and Chikorita number one, meanwhile, decided to help out Pikachu and Sparky. Pikachu seemed oddly unwilling to fight Pikachutwo and Sparky was a bit hardpressed to both fight off the other electric-type and protect his friend.

“Chikorita Vine Whip! Protect Pikachu!” Despite the lashing Pikachutwo refused to give up and continued trying to attack.

“Fine!” Casey took out a Poké Ball. “If that’s how you’re going to be! I’ll let you out later but I won’t let you keep trying to hurt them!”

Around the field, similar events were occurring, the humans getting involved with the Pokémon’s battles and trying to help their friends and companions. Some Pokémon just collapsed in exhaustion and pain, others were returned or caught by the trainers. 

“Thanks for the help.” Fergus nodded at Misty who stared at the ball in her hand.

“I really hope Gyrados are easier to train than I’ve heard.” She muttered.

Not all the clones picked fights interestingly. 

Meowth’s clone just started talking with and hanging out with his original, once Eeveetwo realized his double didn’t want to fight he stopped his assault too and Mikey talked with both of them and soon had a new Eevee teammate.

Giselle’s Jigglypuff and her clone had skipped the fight entirely and just started a duet that put anyone unfortunate enough to be close to sleep.

Despite all of this though, Mew and Mewtwo continued to battle in the middle of the field, and the storm continued to rage outside of their little bubble of reality.

Ash decided this needed to stop.

He ran toward the fight between the dueling forces of nature. He heard Casey and Ritchie shout in alarm behind him and caught Brock rushing from the side to try and stop him but he ran faster.

“STOP IT!” He demanded and then knew no more.

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OrIllFineYou: …you ever get the feeling something really bad just happened?

Cassiopeia: Every time I talk to you.

Ash knew more again.

“P-Pikachu?” He stuttered and pushed himself up. His partner was crying and immediately jumped into his chest and hugged him. Then he found himself hugged from multiple sides by his other Pokémon and friends.

“I have no idea how that happened but I also DO NOT CARE.” Casey was sobbing. “If you ever do that again I- I-” She ended up just sniffing and continued crying.

“Ash never do that again. Please I’m begging you just stay right here and okay and never-” Ritchie blithered as well.

“What just happened?” Ash managed to ask.

“You died you-” Misty was just as upset as the others and decided not to waste words on insults. “I’m glad you’re okay.”

“I don’t think I’m dead.” Ash looked himself over. “Wait no… I remember…” His brow furrowed as he tried to recall exactly what had happened.

Ash blinked his eyes and looked at his hands. He remembered a brief sense of agony and then a feeling of weightlessness. “What just happened?”

He looked down and saw a shape on the ground in the middle of the field, his friends, humans, and Pokémon around it. “Wait am I flying?”

As though the thought had taken away the ability he came to the ground, slowly though, like a feather floating down. He was able to look past the gathering and saw the shape… which was horrifyingly familiar.

“Oh.” He realized. “I’m… well I guess Ritchie was right about ghosts then.”

One of his gathered friends stepped away from the group and walked to Mewtwo. Amber, his new clone daughter, huh that was weird to think about. Less weird than having siblings though.

Did that say something about him?

“Mewtwo.” She looked at him. “Why did you forget?”

Despite his incorporeal state he heard the words from Mewtwo. ‘I… your mind… it is… familiar…’

She held her arms out, “Then read it. What they did was wrong Mewtwo. But this isn’t better.”

Mewtwo stared at her and flinched as though struck. ‘Amber… you… how… I remember now.’ He stared at his hands. ‘Life. Life is beautiful.’

“It is.” She nodded. “So was his.” Amber looked back at Ash sadly. “I wanted to get to know him more. He seemed wonderful.”

If Ash could cry like this he might have. As it were, he settled for trying to hug Amber.

‘This…’ Mewtwo looked around at the battlefield. ‘I wanted a perfect world. Without humans. Without people like Giovanni or my creators.’

Ash’s eyes widened at the mention of Team Rocket’s leader. Hadn’t he said something about an ultimate weapon? What were the chances that was Mewtwo?

“A perfect world is impossible,” Amber told the clone of Mew. “But we can make it better.”

Mewtwo looked oddly ashamed. ‘I…’ He started but the air around them seemed to sparkle. Ash looked around and saw the Pokémon around them beginning to cry. Tears were in their eyes and light seemed to twinkle from them.

“Mew…” The original looked around and back to Ash. The catlike Pokémon held their head low, in shame or morning was unclear.

He felt a sharp tug and it went dark again.

As the memory came back, he looked between Mewtwo and Mew. “Are you guys done now?”

Mew looked at him. “Mew.” They said simply and looked at Giselle. “Meeew.” That one sounded more thoughtful.

Mewtwo looked around. ‘I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.’

He turned back to Ash. ‘Thus far I have chosen poorly, I suppose I will endeavor to correct that.’ 

“You better,” Amber told him. “But I’ll help.”

‘Thank you… my friend.’ Mewtwo spoke the word like it was foreign but there was an odd amount of emotion behind it.

Amber smiled again and turned back to the other humans. “Thank you all. Especially you Mom and Dads! I’m sorry things turned out so bad for a moment there. But I promise it will be better now.”

“Who is she?” Misty finally asked, having forgotten the question in the interim.

“She’s our daughter.” Ash, Casey, and Ritchie all answered.

“In a way, I think I’m glad Bea is still unconscious.” Allister decided.

‘For all you have done, I thank you.’ Mewtwo floated up. ‘But… I believe it would be best if you do not recall what was done.’

“Mew.” The other psychic-type seemed to be in agreement with their clone.

Amber sighed. “Maybe." She looked at the stunned humans. “Goodbye, Mom, Dad, and other Dad! I promise I’ll see you again someday soon! Until then, promise me you’ll just enjoy your lives!

Light surrounded them and the world vanished.

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SalonMaiden: The storm is gone! Does that mean we won?

AceTrainer: Yep!

DragonMaster: We haven’t even found the right island yet!

AllayHoopa: Hoopa is trying his best!

#1PokémonMaster: Uh… weird question, does anyone know what happened today?

BossMom: Ash! You’re okay! Are your siblings with you? Are Casey and Ritchie? Brock and Misty? What happened? Where’s Amber?

BiteYou: Kind of hoping someone could tell us? And, why does my mouth taste like cat?

#1ChampionTrainer: Who’s Amber?

PsychicThing2: …Right, going out a limb here, psychic memory meddling.

MikEevee: Psychic what? Also, why do I have two Eevees now?

Cassiopeia: :ShiningEevee: That is the opposite of a problem.

MikEevee: Well duh, but I’d still like an answer.

PsychicThing2: Liza and I might be able to fix that.

#1ElectabuzzLover: fbOUAGBHGABGPfahgabojfhna

H2No: Casey would like everyone to know she has a very angry Pikachu… huh, I don’t remember catching anything, why is this ball filled?

SalonMaiden: Just… just scroll up you guys. It’s been crazy.

BeaAMan: My head hurts… I feel like I was thrown into a wall by a giant cat.

DragonMaster: You probably were.

#1ElectabuzzLover: …does anyone know why my phone is full of pictures of a castle, pictures of a weird-looking Pokémon, and pictures of a little girl who looks like me, Ash, and Ritchie?

#1ChampionTrainer: My arm hurts.

#1PokémonMaster: Who the heck is Mewtwo? And is that Mew?

Goh wants to Battle!

Goh: Mew sighting?!?!??! WHERE? WHEN? HOW? WHAT WERE YOU DOING AND WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

GhostBoy: Who and how the heck?

RockAndRoll: I think I need to lie down.

“This is the island.” Latios deadpanned.

“I know.” Latias scrolled through her phone now that was service was back.

“There is nothing here.” Her brother continued.

Latias ignored him and read through the most recent messages. “Yeah, looks like the problem is solved. Let’s go check on them. It seems like something messed with their memory too.”

“What are you… wait who are they?” Latias paused and followed his gaze, she groaned.

“What the Dew are they doing here?” She complained as Team Rocket shouted to the sky about how happy they were.

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#1PokémonMaster: Do we really have to wait until the Indigo Conference to get our memories back? Couldn’t Hoopa just bring you over real quick?

PsychicThing1: It might take us a bit to bring them back. Could be hours, could be days.

PsychicThing2: Assuming we can bring them back. They might just be gone. We’ll do our best though.

#1ElectabuzzLover: I really want to know how we have a kid and what she’s like. I don’t even remember anything about her but I love her

#1ChampionTrainer: And why did no one ever tell us 3 people can have a kid?

Clemontic: Because at the moment it’s a scientific impossibility?

#1ElectabuzzLover: 

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(Selfie from Casey of herself, Ash, and Ritchie, who has Amber riding on his back. They’re running down the hall with their starters. There are also a lot of other Pokémon in the background and distantly the members of Team Rocket.)

Clemontic: :TiredSylveon:

PsychicThing1: Don’t worry. We just can’t miss the Ever Grande Conference. As soon as it’s over we’ll come over to Kanto with Sawyer and Flannery to sort out your heads.

PsychicThing2: By the way, congrats on surviving your own close encounter with an apocalyptic legendary! Groudon was scary but this feels like a slightly different vein.

CrimsonJetDragon: Sorry I’m not much help. I may be a psychic-type but I’m not much good at mind meddling.

#1PokémonMaster: Thanks anyway Latias. It was nice meeting you in person! And your brother!

BiteYou: To a slightly lesser extent

CrimsonJetDragon: Sorry about him, he’s a little standoffish with new people

CrimsonJetDragon: …I think, now that I think about it he doesn’t meet new people very often

#1ElectabuzzLover: How do you plan to convince him to let you go on your journey?

CrimsonJetDragon: I have a plan. :SmilingBulbasaur:

#1ChampionTrainer: :ConcernedAbsol:

Goh: *ahem* I can’t help but notice there’s not a lot of talk about Mew going on right now?

BiteYou: Oh you’re still here.

H2No: Why are you here?

Goh: Because you sighted Mew? Do you know how many false positives I’ve run into??? You think I’m going to let the first real sighting I’ve ever found slip through my fingers?

Goh: :link: You even have a picture!

MikEevee: I mean none of us remember that picture.

Goh: Because Mew doesn’t want to be found! But I’ll never give up! I need to get to New Island!

CrimsonJetDragon: There’s not much left there. Latios and I checked. The entire castle is gone. Just the Boss’s stalkers and some grass.

BeaAMan: I wish I knew how and why they were there.

#1ElectabuzzLover: They’re in some of my pictures too. 

GhostBoy: What are the odds they gave up their evil ways?

H2No: I’m afraid they’re too dumb to learn.

RockAndRoll: Sad but true.

Goh: I need to get to New Island. How much would a boat cost?

CrimsonJetDragon: Since you’re so interested I could just take you. Know anywhere I could pick you up without making a scene?

Goh: There’s a park near my family’s apartment in Vermillion City! It’s called Stormwind Park! 

BiteYou: Aannnnd he’s gone.

BeaAMan: Are you actually going to pick him up?

CrimsonJetDragon: Look we mentioned multiple other legendary Pokémon in front of him and he didn’t react. I’m curious to see what he’ll do if he sees me in person.

BiteYou: That’s fair.

User Profiles:

Real Name: Goh Gottum

Username: GohForIt

Age: 10

Hometown: Vermillion City

Bio: I am Goh. I saw Mew years ago and I will not rest until I catch it! Nothing will stop me!

Training Tips Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: Whoever it was that suggested watching old league matches again, thank you

BiteYou: +1

WizKid: +1

AceTrainer: +1

Ash-A-Like#3: +1

#1ChampionTrainer: You know what I’m gonna say but yeah, it was a good call. 

FarmGirl: It is very likely it was probably me.

FarmGirl: So your appreciation is appreciated!

OrIllFineYou: I don’t get it, haven’t you guys already seen those league battles? 

AceTrainer: Oh we have.

BiteYou: I haven’t

Ash-A-Like#3: Me neither

#1ChampionTrainer: But now that we have actual experience training ourselves, they hit a bit differently. 

WizKid: Before they were just cool battles, now that we’ve been in the trainer’s shoes a bit we can appreciate the strategy, tactics, and mistakes a bit more

#1PokémonMaster: Fancier than I’d have said it but yeah!

OrIllFineYou: Sounds weird and kind of lame. Just watch a fight because it’s cool!

#1PokémonMaster: They’re still cool! But now we know how to be cool like them!

FarmGirl: Yep yep yep! The students begin to become the next level of students!

WizKid: Always more to learn!

OrIllFineYou: uggggghhhh

AceTrainer: Also some league veterans might be coming back for another shot. It’s good to know what Pokémon they might have and how they might battle!

#1ChampionTrainer: Also true!

Ash-A-Like#3: Hey Astrid, what’s going on with Serena? Is she focused on her Ranger thing or is she still training?

AceTrainer: She’s still training! She’s doing it now in fact! Just because she doesn’t plan on doing another league doesn’t mean she’s not going to give this one her best shot!

#1PokémonMaster: Always do your best! Anything less is an insult to everyone else trying!

#1ChampionTrainer: Unless it’s getting up on time.

#1PokémonMaster: …Ritchie where are you? I need to show you something.

WizKid: @#1ChampionTrainer Run Ritchie! Run!

Travel Log Tab:

MallowOut: Guess who’s going on a class trip to Kanto!

FightMe!: Uva Academy?! 

MallowOut: What?

FightMe!: :LaughingZorua:

FisherOfTheDeep: It’s us. We talked Professor Kukui into it. 

AlolaGirl: Using facts and logic!

MYNAME: ALSO ABUSING HIS LOVE OF BATTLES

AlolaGirl: That too!

FisherOfTheDeep: We really need to fix your caps lock Kiawe

MYNAME: I THINK I PREFER IT LIKE THIS

StarGenius: Surprising no one…

CrystalClear: Gonna go out on a limb and assume you’re going to see the Indigo Conference in person?

FisherOfTheDeep: That’s the plan at least. But we might be swallowed by a Wailord on the way.

CrystalClear: I’m pretty sure that was meant as a joke, but given the events of the last week or so…

FisherOfTheDeep: …fair point

AlolaGirl: Now that I think of it, it’s a good thing Mewtwo’s storm didn't cause any of the league to cancel.

FightMe!: Never underestimate the desire for Pokémon Battles!

CrystalClear: I’m a little surprised you’re going along with this Sophocles

MallowOut: You kidding? This was his idea!

FightMe!: Wait really?

StarGenius: Yes… really. I want to see you guys in person and this seemed like the best chance I’d get.

CrystalClear: Aw… you do love us!

StarGenius: I’ll kill you all

FightMe!: With love!

StarGenius: You will be first.

Main Tab:

#1PokémonMaster: @everyone Well, it may not be victor or champion, but congrats @WizKid for top 4!

RockAndRoll, PsychicThing1, HotStuff, CopyCat, and 40 others reacted with :ShiningEevee:

WizKid: Yeah, I can’t say I was expecting to win this time, but I’m proud of how far I made it! Next time I’ll be the champion!

RockAndRoll: Considering you were a rookie in your first league? That’s really impressive! Great work Sawyer!

CopyCat: You worked hard! You did great! Your name will go on the BattleNET stone of honor!

H2No: Do we have a Stone of Honor?

#1PokémonMaster: We can get one! Right Brock?

RockAndRoll: I’ll see what I can do

#1PokémonMaster and CopyCat reacted with :ShiningEevee:

WizKid: See you Kanto dwellers soon! 

#1ChampionTrainer: We’ll be waiting!

BiteYou: Please fix our brains.

PsychicThing2: I promise only to try.

PsychicThing1: +1

Direct Messeges: #1PokémonMaster > BossMom

#1PokémonMaster: …you did not need to tell me all that gross stuff.

BossMom: I sort of did. I’m guessing Liza and Tate were able to fix your memories?

#1PokémonMaster: Amber came from a cloning machine! It took bits of DNA from Casey, Ritchie, and me and then made her! Like how it took bits of DNA from Pikachu and Sparky to make Pikachutwo!

BossMom: That does make me feel a bit better. But we did need to have that conversation eventually.

#1PokémonMaster: Ugh. I’m never doing any of that.

BossMom: Give it a few years.

#1PokémonMaster: No! I refuse to grow up! I’m gonna be 10 forever!

BossMom: You might be singing a different toon if you stay ten for even the next twenty-five years.

#1PokémonMaster: I won’t!

BossMom: We’ll see. What else do you remember? No one was seriously hurt right?

BossMom: …Ash why aren’t you responding?

Direct Messages: H2No > #1PokémonMaster

H2No: Your Mom just messaged me asking why you weren’t responding. You have to tell her.

#1PokémonMaster: I know.

H2No: I’m serious Ash

#1PokémonMaster: I know

#1PokémonMaster: …I don’t know how to tell her. I wasn’t thinking. I just wanted the fighting to stop. I wasn’t planning on…

H2No: Alright.

H2No: Real talk time. No jokes. No banter. No insults.

H2No: I get you want to help everyone Ash. It’s part of what makes you, you. You can be a bit selfish sometimes, but you always do the right thing when it comes down to it. 

H2No: But sometimes things like… that happen.

H2No: You can’t just run into danger without thinking. Sometimes you need to jump in. Sometimes you’ll get hurt. But make a plan first. Or get help.

H2No: Do you know how it felt when I saw you running in, and realized it was too late for me to stop you? I know. I was there. I didn’t know you were going to come back thanks to magic or whatever that was . I just knew that my best friend was dead and I hadn’t been able to do anything.

H2No: So it’s time for me to be a bit selfish. Ash. Please. Never do anything like that again.

#1PokémonMaster: …it’s hard. I wanted to help. I didn’t know what to do but I had to do something. I hated feeling helpless.

H2No: So did I.

#1PokémonMaster: I’ll tell her. 

#1PokémonMaster: In person though. Not over messages or a phone call.

H2No: Thank you.

#1PokémonMaster: Want to just sit outside for a bit and talk? I… I don’t think I can sleep right now.

H2No: Me neither. Meet you in the training yard?

#1PokémonMaster: Yeah

Direct Messages: #1PokémonMaster > #1ChampionTrainer, #1ElectabuzzLover

#1PokémonMaster: I’m gonna go back to Pallet Town tomorrow to talk to Mom about… you know. Can you two come with me? I want you there and… I want to talk to you too.

#1ChampionTrainer: Of course we’ll come!

#1ElectabuzzLover: You didn’t have to ask you know?

#1PokémonMaster: …I love you guys, you know that right?

#1ChampionTainer: Kind of unspoken but yeah. We know. I love you two 

#1ElectabuzzLover: Love you both. Can’t picture my life without you.

Main Tab:

HotStuff: Is there a reason that BossMom has barely left Ash’s side all day and keeps hugging him and her new kids?

#1ChampionTrainer: Yes

H2No: Yes

BiteYou: YES

BeaAMan: Yeah

MikEevee: yes

RockAndRoll: Yes

#1ElectabuzzLover: yep

GhostBoy: Yes.

HotStuff: …alright then. As long as there’s a reason.

SalonMaiden: All the memories are back then?

GhostBoy: We think. Wouldn’t know if there was anything else we didn’t remember.

BiteYou: Speaking of remembering, where did you and Marina run off to Anabel? And where are you now? We’re gathering for the relay.

SalonMaiden: Just registering, be right with you guys

#1ElectabuzzLover: What.

SalonMaiden: Marina helped me speedrun the gym challenge.

RockAndRoll: …HOW?

MikEevee: Brock spoke it caps! It’s an emergency!

CrystalClear: So it turns out Anabel is like, a prodigy or something? Easily bonds with Pokémon, knows exactly how to motivate them, great at getting in her opponent's head and reading the battlefield…

RockAndRoll: No like, actually how? You ran the entire gym circuit like a week and a half before the league. That is way too late to register as a trainer for the season.

SalonMaiden: Scott pulled some strings.

H2No: The more I hear about Scott, the more terrified I am of the power he wields.

SalonMaiden: Oh don’t worry too much. He (probably) won’t use it for evil.

HotStuff: I’m slightly concerned. 

MikEevee: And there go the trainers. Just us non-trainers and gym leaders now.

H2No: …I think I just saw Gladion with the other trainers.

RockAndRoll: That makes sense actually. He seems anti-social enough not to advertise he was competing.

MikEevee: Is that actually the flame of Moltres?

RockAndRoll: Supposedly. Might just be a regular fire but it’s more about the spectacle. Calling it the “Flame of Moltres” sounds a lot better than the “Flame of Lighter Fluid.”

H2No: Good point.

MayFlowers: As someone not present, why are you using your phones if you’re all together in person?

GhostBoy: The crowd is really loud. Can’t hear each other without shouting.

MayFlowers: Oh that makes sense.

WizKid: Yeah the messages are useful. Unless you’re Liza or Tate. They just keep talking in our heads randomly.

BeaAMan: Tate keeps tricking me into thinking my conscious wants me to become a Coordinator

H2No: Liza keeps trying to plant the idea to become a fire-type trainer in my head.

BeaAMan: Want to help me crack their heads together?

H2No: Count of three?

FightMe!: *sigh* Missing all the fun.

RockAndRoll: …quick update, apparently that was the flame of Moltres. 

GhostBoy: How many legendaries is that now?

H2No: I stopped counting after Hoopa.

Live Battle React Tab:

WizKid: For the benefit of Team BattleNET, I’m going to list the Pokémon available to each of our members currently competing in the Indigo Conference

KenTen: How many is that? Wasn’t it just like, the Boss, a couple of others?

FisherOfTheDeep: A lot more than that it turns out. Including a last-minute surprise.

OpenBook: What’s the list?

RockAndRoll: Since Sawyer is still writing out all the Pokémon, I’ll just list the trainers. Ash, Ritchie, Giselle, Marina, Gladion, Samurai, Mina, Kimberly, and Anabel.

KenTen: Oh heck. That’s a bunch.

OpenBook: This is gonna be good! What Pokémon do they have?

FisherOfTheDeep: Did you not see Sawyer’s message?

OpenBook: Well I did now.

WizKid: Right in no particular order:

Ash Ketchum, @#1PokémonMaster:

Pikachu, Spearow, Pidgeotto, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charizard, Eevee, Riolu, Kingler, Dratini, Cleffa, and Nymble.

Ritchie Gettem, @#1ChampionTrainer (Pokémon and nickname):

Pikachu(Sparky), Charmander(Zippo), Butterfree(Happy), Dratini(Slither), Cyclizer(Bolt), Dusknoir(Grave), Tentacool(Dude), and Aerodactyl(Shout)

Giselle Ketchum, @BiteYou:

Marowak, Golem, Primeape, Vileplume, Omanyte, Doduo, Dratini, Jigglypuff, Ponyta and Chikorita(two) 

Marina, @CrystalClear:

Misdreivious, Tyranitar, Croconaw, Pidgeot, Girafarig, Marill, and Crobat

Gladion, @CuttingEdge:

Type: Null, Zorua, Lycanroc, Umbreon, Houndoom, Noivern, Sneasel, and Golbat

Samurai, @Samurai:

Pinsir, Metapod, Beedrill, Scyther, Parasect, Venomoth, and Pineco

Mina, @Pinky:

Vulpix, Ditto, Magneton, Seel, Mankey, Raticate, Ralts, and Victreebel

Kimberly, @DoTheTwist

Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoad, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath and Poliwhirl

Anabel, @SalonMaiden

Eevee, Abra, Beldum, Munchlax, and Bagon

OpenBook: This is gonna be epic.

YoungsterBoss: You can say that again!

OpenBook: This is gonna be epic.

FisherOfTheDeep: He probably didn’t mean that literally.

YoungsterBoss: No I did.

Main Tab:

PsychicThing2: It occurs to me this is probably the biggest gathering of BattleNET members in one place since the Day of Blood