Set 151: Root Beer Float

SHOUTOUT to this little blob of JOY who is having SO much fun out in the sunshine!!

These illustrations by Yuu Nishida make Bulbasaur and Ivysaur look SO round and squishy, I love it?!!  The light hitting the top of Bulbasaur's head feels so bright and glowing, I can feel the sun breaking through the clouds, all lit up in shimmering yellows and pinks and blues! Even the bright blue shadows feel so clear and fresh as the brilliant sunshine chases them away, and Bulbasaur is SO thrilled to be out catching the rays beaming down on it! Looking up from the ground at Bulbasaur, I can feel how little it is with the big wide world all around it! I love the way the light follows the curve of Bulbasaur's leg and the glow of reflected color on the other side, its body has a very solid yet elastic feel?! The colors are so vivid and bright, I love the rich blues and greens highlighted with yellow and just a touch of pink, it feels so fresh like new grass! The rippling grasses and deep blue mountain framing it make me feel the open space all around, the wind rushing by as the cloud break open with shooting rays of light!

The light is so INTENSE at this clearing in the forest where Ivysaur has found a spot to gather sunlight! The contrast between the bright yellow rays and the deep blues of the surrounding forest make me feel how strongly the light beats down through the trees, as Ivysaur turns its bulb upwards and the petals pop open to catch the sun!

Again I love how the light follows the curves of Ivysaur's body, falling in streaks along its head and ear; I feel the warmth of the sun on its bulk, glowing so bright on its spread-open leaves! Ivysaur is bracing against the ground to get just the right angle; I can just picture it trundling through the forest looking for a place like this, and lying down here all day to soak up sunlight! The colors are so vibrant and it feels so vivid and sunny in this pool of light, yet the cool blue shadows also make me feel dark of the forest all around it! I love how the pink of the bulb is echoed in the flowers n the silhouetted bushes in the background, the green leaves of the trees fading to rich blues--even with the dark of the forest, the colors are just so crisp and fresh!

Eevee's always been a popular Pokemon, but around 2018 The Pokemon Company suddenly started boosting it to "co-star" status alongside Pikachu, which I find interesting. Even making the "Let's Go Eevee" video game where it was your special partner.

It was a good decision imo, but I do wonder what made them decide to do it. Before then it felt like all Pikachu all the time.

Full panel under the cut

Ok but look at these cards. Never in my life have I considered buying a whole booster box. UNTIL NOW.

(images from Serebii)

little overview of what I want to get done in December-January stats/surveys wise

Behind the scenes of Heartland - Season 15 Photo by: Zenakia Jensen

Losing my shit trying to download videos on YouTube but the mobile app is absolute shit and refuses to work for my playlists for no reason. Anyways good morning guys

Opening More 151!!

Old Dice Staging Methods: Batch #31

O Ive had luck finding bootleg figs on etsy whenever ebay fails me

I love those really tiny bite size pokemon bootleg figs. i like just coming across them in public rather than going the easy way out and buying it straight up. It seems faster and cheaper to just buyyyy it, but where's the thrill of the hunt. That's why I rather buy packs than buy singles.

I absolutely LOVE the Squirtle/Wartortle illustrations by kantaro in Pokemon 151!

The Squirtle jumping so joyfully from the rock into the ocean, the colors are STUNNING! I love the contrast of the Squirtle's aqua blue framed in the vivid orange sky, the soft bit of blue reflecting in its shell and its tail just catching the sun, how little and squishy its body looks as it launches itself towards the water with such tremendous excitement!

The lineless style of the background gives me the feel of a travel poster and I sense the tropical environment around it from the rocks and trees framing the corners, the waterfall splashing with as much energy as the Squirtle!

The layered blues on the surface of the water and the bubbles rising at the corner make me FEEL the liquid rising to meet the Squirtle--I can just feel how the next moment it's going to break through and be immersed in a cool island swim!

And the Wartortle running along the sunset beach, this is somehow everything I always imagined for Wartortle! I adore the way the rich purple melts into the warm red/orange sky, the matching purple clouds and shadows in the foreground, and how the dimming sunlight glows red on Wartortle's deep blues!

I love how the yellow and orange of the sky illuminate the lapping waves, I can just feel the gentle motion of the sea at dusk. The aqua color of the ocean matches Wartortle's ears and tail and sets off the red-orange sand, I just love how the colors are here!

Wartortle looks so round and squishy, I love its happiness as it goes frolicking through the shallows, chasing the bubbles caught in the setting sun! The shine and deep shadow on its shell give it an almost jewel texture like real tortoise shell; I love the silhouetted splash Wartortle leaves as it goes running across the shore. It's so full of energy and delight at the end of a gorgeous day! The colors in these are SO vivid and harmonized and the style is so cute and bursting with energy and joy. I just LOVE it (also Squirtle is my starter)

haven't been looking at anything for paradox rift because i have zero money but i need that rika sar like i need air to breathe

just saw someone tag a specific pokemon card as scarlet and violet. like. i love your energy but

....no

guess what gamers,,,,,,, 👁️👁️🙏