Is there Pokehistory classes? Asking for future reference, I’m on a personal journey to try and prove the Ruinous Pokémon exist, and I feel this may help. Or if you know any possible info, that’d be appreciated too! (@Poketablet-venturer)
There are! Paldea's Naranja-Uva Academy (Ive picked up that the younger students will pick a fruit based on their assigned section and stick with it, but us older uni level students hav been calling it Naruva for a while now) has history lessons at all levels!
Though it depends on your level, really. If you're enrolled in the school at a younger age (11-17) for standard school time, you'll be going over more general history, while only briefly touching on Pokémon specifically. However, once you reach 18 and you start degree level work, you can definitely specify!
I've got a buddy doing a degree in Pokémon History at the moment! I've asked them and done a bit of research, and last year their modules were as follows:
• An Introduction to History
• Hands-on History: Sources and their Historians
(both classes are shared between general history and Pokémon history students)
• Pokémon Myths and Legends (a class focused on legendary Pokémon and mythicals)
• Pokémon Legends and Myths (a hilariously similar name, this module is about stories based around Pokémon and how they affect and shape cultures, for example the Darkest Day in Galar and how the energies created by this ancient powerful creature made Pokémon massive and the rightful king of Galar vanquished the creature and harnessed its power into energy so that Pokémon could continue being massive, just only in certain places and only for a little bit, as a treat.)
• The Basics of Archaeology: Preserving the Past
• An introduction to Pokémon biology
Side note: we also had a class with this name in the Pokéology degree scheme, but it has a different module code (BR-16320 for us and HY-86520 for the history guys) and teachers. While ours went in-depth about how Pokémon biological systems work, such as breathing, diets, evolution methods, and slow-evolution, it's my understanding that the module in the history department goes over the basics in terms of historical findings.
This includes but is not limited to: how different types of Pokémon are preserved, the basics of evolution and how it was seen by ancient cultures, and slow-evolution, since having a basic idea of how to recognise and research past ancestors of the Pokémon we have today is important to knowing what sorts of Pokémon were important to past cultures.
I've got to say, I'm fascinated by your theory of the ruinous Pokémon being real! I've not really thought about it myself, but I'm curious as to what you plan on doing if you find them! The stories are about how human selfishness and cruelty brought them to life, and how they're suffering because it's all that they know, and they think the humanity is cruel and unkind always, so I'd hope that your mission after finding them is to teach them that that isn't the case :)
From what I've heard, they're sealed away using some ancient chain? There's a couple sets of ruins out of the way in paldea that nobody can get into, not with the usual methods or by Pokémon means. I've heard not even teleporting Pokémon can get inside. The story states that the king who sealed them away hid the keys to the seals all throughout the region. Since there were four Pokémon, there are four chambers, and four sets of seals, I dunno how many seals there are, but it's a start to go off of! The history teacher here who's name I can never remember is very scary, but she loves this shit from what I can recall. If you come here, definitely speak to her about it.
All in all, I really recommend this place! Naruva is genuinely such a fun environment when you're doing your degree here, the staff in the school are lovely, and Mesagoza is a really nice city to live in for that first year. I'm in a little house just in the outskirts this year, so I get the best of both worlds in terms of walking distance and peace and quiet.
But anyway!! I hope this gave you a bit of insight into what you might be studying here if you choose to take your degree in Pokémon history!
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HOLY FUCK! WE WERE FED SO MUCH!
not only did we get the rj reveal and them talking about their SON, but we also got them talking about michonne's branding and how she had to kill her friend, how she almost died getting to him, michonne carressing rick's amputation, rick crying while their making love, michonne's processing guilt over leaving her kids, bickering while killing walkers then killing walkers as a team while kissing intermittently, michonne being like "i dont give a fuck if this building comes down around us, sit yo ass down!", rick crying about how the crm took carl away from him, rick saying he wouldnt survive without her, they started in the apartment fighting and returned to it to make up, then riding off into the sunset with rick taking off his uniform!!!!
DANAI OUR QUEEN!
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Possible nicknames Lenore called Annabel in life go:
"Anniebell": Sometimes the smallest changes are the cutest, okay? Anniebell Lee sounds adorable as hell and I'll stick by it. Imagine Annabel trying to admonish Lenore for saying some wild shit at a Rich Persons Gala™️ or smth but she keeps breaking out into giggles like, "You- you can't just say that pet!" and Lenore playfully replying, "Oh whatever do you mean, Anniebell Lee?" like UGH I hate them somebody throw hammers at em already 💥💥🔨🔨🔨
“My moon”: in relation to the Annabel Lee poem (‘for the moon never beams/Without bringing me dreams/Of the wonderful Annabel Lee’) and also there’s smth so flavorful of the character with a color palette more akin to the Sun (long shiny blonde hair, warm colored eyes, seemingly more outwardly personality, etc) being called the moon like I loveee contrasting design choices‼️‼️
“Angel”: Also a reference to the poem (but like, worse because it was the angels that separated em) and can be easily pulled from Annabel’s name
“Petal”: Or some other variation of a flower based nickname because imma sad, sad bisexual who loves ✨flower motifs✨ just a bit too much
Anything in Dutch: This can be like common ones like “liefje” (darling) or the previous entries but in Dutch idk go crazy go stupid
“Locket”: An unconventional pick pulled from Annabel’s last name Whitlock + lockets containing pieces of hair from your other half being T H E romantic gesture of the century back then, so, like. Idk. Hear me out like okay I think Lenore could be the unconventional route (I mean girly already faked her death via arson and pulled a Mulan to get the girl soooo you see what I’m putting down?) and like like LIKKEEE⁉️⁉️⁉️ Imagine with me Lenore telling her girl, “You’re the locket I keep nearest to my heart” (many necklaces back then had a chain just long enough for the locket to rest above the wearer’s heart) and it evolves to Lenore calling Annabel smth like “my dearest, my locket” LIKE YOU HAVE TO IMAGINE WITH ME!!! GUYS MY VISION IS VISIONING!!! 🦅🗣️🌈🗣️🗣️🦅🦅🌈🗣️🦅🦅
@incorrect-nevermore cmere and witness my madness
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Can i just say that quinta's writing of the janine/gregory slowburn is fucking masterful? Like its not being pushed on for no reason, the characters are still growing, they're communicating with each other about their feelings, and ultimately janine says that she's not ready for him. Its not a miscommunication trope. Its not anyone being mean to each other. Its adults realizing that they still need to grow and care for themselves to be the people they want to be for someone they love. and yeah, it fucking hurts, and i nearly wept real tears when gregory went to jacob and hugged him and cried, but you also?? dont get to see women in that role of determining their readiness and have it be respected. on top of gregory expressing his emotions and seeking comfort from jacob?? theres catharsis and there's growth and its not Done Yet.
its beautiful and i cant wait to see what quinta has in store for next season
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Okay. I have been haunted by this exchange from Clone Wars Gambit: Siege for years. This implies that Anakin always wins at sabacc against Obi-Wan. Call me brainrotted by derivative fanon, but I would have guessed Obi-Wan to be the better sabacc player. Like, strategy and bluffing? So there must be something I'm not taking into account.
In this context Obi-Wan is distracted because of Taria Damsen's impending death. But both these excerpts strongly imply that Anakin usually wins at other times too.
Is Anakin just that clever at sabacc? Does he have great card counting skills or strategic cunning? Does he beat everyone, not just Obi-Wan? Of course Anakin is incredibly smart, a quick learner, a genius at mechanical things, and a brilliant strategist in the war, so it's not that outlandish to think so.
Or is it something specific to them? Does Anakin just know Obi-Wan THAT well? Is Obi-Wan just terrible at sabacc? I need to hear other people's takes on this extremely vital issue.
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because the doctor was so confused about why he was scared of the bogeyman. he told ruby: i dont get scared like that. i don’t run.
and in the literal very next episode with an apparent 6 month timeskip, he’s scared. he runs. and ruby says: you’re never scared. you don’t run.
and obviously in space babies he saved the day by being brave. but it wouldve served the narrative a lot more to show him being brave for a whole episode. being the doctor. (not that he’s not being the doctor—he very much is.) but a buffer! show us them leaning into the bestieism!
and i hate hate hate comparing eras but this is their third episode… they’re meant to still be in a learning curve. we’re meant to see them get closer and learn each other. it was an issue w chibs that a lot of things reached the point where they had to happen offscreen or never and i reaaallly dont want rtd to land there too. i just super wish there was at least one buffer episode between space babies and the devil’s chord. still loved it tho.
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just popping in to say if you're using this character choice to be ableist and/or transphobic I think you're disgusting and you should be ashamed of yourself.
tal made a character choice for ashton that was sketchy, and yeah it hurt our girl fearne, that doesn't excuse letting your own misguided anger turn into callous hatred of minorities.
be careful how you're taking about them, you don't have to like ashton and I know plenty dont like them because they feel like he got in the way of their ship, but that doesnt mean you get to sink to such heights.
and a quick reminder. tal has chronic pain. if you're making jokes about it you're also making jokes at his expense.
do better.
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