Astra: Aw, but you're so cute though! Sorry about the height, but look on the bright side! Now you can try out Doom Orb.
Flairalts: Oh? Don't mind if I do—RAGE AND DESPAIR, ALL SHALL FEEL MY BLACK RETRIBUTION!
Astra: Fuck, not again.
Flairalts: Language!
Considering how Ralts!me would have no idea how to control psychic energy at this point, I'm not sure if this would end better or worse than Astra's "turn" with it. Best case, I just can't figure out how to release or use the energy before Astra gets the orb off of me; worst case, I release a huge blob of malformed psychic energy that destroys absolutely everything in the vicinity, blowing both myself and Astra up in the process.
(Weirdest case, said blob of undirected energy accidentally tunnels open a portal to the Distortion World, Ultra Space, or the alpha/beta dimension when we're currently in the other one. Astra's attack DID tear what appears to be a literal hole in space, after all...)
Yeah, Dragapult is a helicopter parent of the best/worst kind - the kind that uses its offspring as GUIDED MISSILES! *Laughs maniacally*
The reason Drakloak get nervous when they don't have a Dreepy to hang onto isn't because of protective instinct, but because they have a compulsive need to hang onto their future ammunition.
Yeah a Paul POV, it was after you capture. He called them fools or idiots. Also mentioned Meowth pretty recently (I think?).
Nope, not what I mean. It happened some time before Paul's interlude.
...Did Team Rocket hadveto do with the screeching birds? My knowledge of the anime is sparce after the first couple seasons.
Not that either. To be fair, I'm guessing most people thought the "cameo" was something else entirely.
Personally, I'd bury it. I recognize that there are certain limitations which make that difficult for you, but I think its worth the effort. You just have to be willing to get dirt in your mouth, really.
I mean, at least dirt is a decent source of minerals...
Maybe you'd end up as exactly that one ditto that had the eye issue until sufficiently traumatised. Sounds in line with how you treat your SIs.
Probably more than just the eye issue to be honest - that implies the only problem in place is cosmetic appearance, while all actual moves/limbs/etc function fine. I'd be liable to give myself bigger problems with being a Ditto than just being a very obvious one... but otherwise yeah, gotta admit you're kind of right. ^_^;
(In fairness, usually the trauma is related to some sort of skill, and ends up being critical to learning/using the skill in question, so I don't exactly do it without
reason...)
to be fair, that also says that Golisipod prey on them as well, it just depends on who wins.
Good thing Leech life is a thing....
Although Grappleoct learns Drain punch...
I'm imagining Golisopod!You stuck in a
healing loop until you both just give up and leave...
Thankfully, Golisopod!me would only take half damage from Drain Punch or other fighting-type moves, as well as from any water-type attacks the Grapploct possessed... although, considering Grapploct prey on Golisopod regularly, presumably they've figured out a way to work around that. Still quite a funny mental image regardless though.
I'm imagining Deoxys!you remaining in one spot and sending out the duplicates under illusions to do your bidding...
Definitely something I'd do, though I tend to get too antsy to just stay in one place without moving for too long, so I'd probably be amongst all the illusion/duplicates.
So Mawile's small stride length is an issue. There's only one logical solution for this.
A tricycle. With one of those little bike bells on it.
Aw yeah, catch Mawile!me rolling into town on my sick ride, looking like I just cut class at Pokemon Preschool. You can't match this level of coolness.
And here I thought you were going to suggest stilts. Or a pogo stick.
Ooh, you know what, I take back my last statement - entering town looking like I just escaped the local circus is WAY better than the tricycle.
(Sadly, as pointed out over on SB, the Sinnoh region is not particularly flat, nor... paved. Thus all of these options would generally be more likely to hinder than help, amusing though the thought of Mawile!me being forced to resort to such measures may be.)
I suppose another means of becoming human is Bills wierd machine that tuned him into a pokemon and he needed someone to operate it to turn him back.
God, early pokemon had some weirdness.
Wouldn't work, at least not the way you're thinking - Bill's stint as a Pokemon in the games was sadly changed to be just him in a costume in the anime. Which, as I've previously noted, is very strange considering how much OTHER weird stuff the show did allow, which wasn't even in the games to begin with.
and i gues the 'this is probably a comedic omake' scenario of finding the mawile stuck in your body and hutning down manphy for heart swap shenangans.
If the mechanism by which this "insert" occured was a body swap, and there is a Mawile running around in my body somewhere in either this world or the "real" world, wondering where its second mouth went... well, that could be hilarious, admittedly. ^^; Still, I imagine regaining my humanity/body would become an even more pressing issue than it already is, since I'm fairly sure I wouldn't trust said now Human!Mawile to not accidentally get my body hurt/injured/etc, or try to eat things it really shouldn't, or any number of other related issues.
(We'd also have to find a way to make Manaphy's Heart Swap permanent, since to my recollection it generally isn't. Though, it could be Manaphy just swaps the participants back rather than the move actually wearing off, I suppose.)
I do wonder if MeWile is a bit hasty to rule out being in a pokeball. I can't see her finding this spot again, so once it is lost, it is lost until most dramatic forever. If it all works as expected, then that permanently rules out travelling long distances inside of a super-bed and getting other people to sneak you past security. I mean, yes, being captured is demeaning and has various risks, so I appreciate the sentiment, but it seems like a big step with little consideration.
Definitely true, and I imagine at least one of these things likely would have even occurred to Mawile!me given a few more seconds of thought... but then it turned out not to be my ball, rendering the point moot anyways.
Mawile!you: Ahh, finally. Finally I don't have to worry about where my next meal is going to come from. No need to bother with predators since I can just go to some other habitat and enough psychic power that most trainers will think twice, maybe even three times, before messing with me.
Truly nothing can go wrong now...
Why do I hear boss music?
*A wild Raquaza has appeared. What will Flairioxis do?*
Deoxys!me: ...this world just has it in for me, doesn't it. *switches to speed mode and zips off into deep space until Rayquaza stops following/calms the fuck down*
In all seriousness though, if we took legendary and mythical Pokemon off the table, what pokemon would Mawile!you become if she/you could choose?
Ooh, a chance to answer this question "for real" now, hmm? For the sake of saving time, I'll skip the category breakdown, but my immediate thought is some sort of ghost. To wit:
- Assuming ghosts don't need to eat to continue existing (some of them are said to feed off emotions/souls/etc, but it's unclear if all of them actually "need" it), that's no longer an issue, making this a huge convenience. Even if it is still a requirement however, the former at least is almost certainly easier to get than other types of food, meaning it's still a better option.
- While ghosts apparently CAN die again (ex. Mimikins), I can't think of any that have actual predators that they need to avoid, meaning there's still a lot less actual chance of me dying, due to there being much less chance of hostile confrontation with other Pokemon.
- Ghosts can generally float, and have inherent intangibility, with some even having additional abilities like traveling through shadows (Gengar) or electricity (Rotom), all of which would make traveling considerably easier.
- While the only ghost seen to be capable of direct human speech was that Gastly at the start of the series, others have been able to hypnotize/mind-control/possess others and speak through them. While this would require a willing volunteer to not potentially be seen as horribly invasive, it would at least allow for a fairly easy way to communicate with people, should that be necessary.
This covers most of the same basic ground that Deoxys did, albeit without the inherent power. There's also the additional downside that ghosts tend to be thought of as creepy or scary (for obvious reasons), which could potentially cause some issues, but overall they still seem like the best choice. As for which ONE however, let me go over a few of the top considerations:
- Misdreavus->Mismagius (considered one of the "nicer" ghost types, feeds off an easy thing to come by (fear), is shown to be able to use its hair to substitute for the lack of hands, looks pretty cool as Mismagius, can learn literal magic after evolving, can theoretically "speak" via illusions)
- Rotom (considered "mischievous" more than scary, easy access to the ability to talk with humans by just taking over any device that can do so, can change type via this same method and gain new attacks, can travel through electrical lines, rather cute)
- Rowlet->Decidueye (is also basically a flying type, and so has a lot of options, not considered scary due to being a starter and not "ghosty" looking, about the height and stature of a normal person, has a design I'd at least be alright with)
- Snorunt->Froslass (relatively humanoid, one of my favorite non-legendary ghost type designs, could easily escape from most confrontations by just summoning a large enough blizzard/hailstorm... but unfortunately may have a propensity towards eating souls)
Lesser considerations would be ghosts like Yamask, Litwick, and Honedge, who may have their own advantages, but no real "distinct" ones for my purposes, and which look more like objects than animals/beings in their final forms. Gengar and Dusknoir would also be on this list if not for the fact that I just really dislike the idea of being that bulky (relative comfort in the form is kind of paramount here, since I'd literally be living as this Pokemon for who knows how long), as would Mimikyu if not for the whole constant danger of killing something if uncovered.
So... yeah, probably Misdreavus, assuming I could eventually obtain a Dusk Stone, or couldn't go straight to Mismagius? Seems the most advantageous, and also the most likely to have a "built in" method of finding a way back to humanity (or at least pretend at it with illusions), should I even so desire that once most of my other issues are taken care of.
Counterpoint: Mawile has not once rolled anything above a three on a diplomacy check since this story started.
Hey, I'd like to think talking with Shinx went pretty well, all things considered! Sure, that's like, one time out of dozens, counting the previous attempts at talking to Pokemon with Intimidate active (which gives an automatic -10 penalty to all diplomacy rolls), but it did happen!
Or simply explain that if he really wants to remain with Paul, she can just leave him in the Pokemon Center of the Town she is trying to reach. Pokeball, Dex and a note and the problem will resolve itself. Meanwhile, they can just treat the journey as a training trip.
Perhaps... assuming Paul bothers actually visiting the Pokemon Center, at least. Which isn't really guaranteed, considering that Cynthia had to literally order him to go there after her Garchomp plowed through four of his team members in a row. But more on that later.
