Time thief running out of time.

So you know how evolution isn’t a guaranteed indicator of a Pokémon’s age, as evidenced by that one episode with the really old Treecko?

Applying this concept to the world of PMD yields some hilarious implications. Especially when you apply it in a post-credits PMD2 AU where the Future Trio have set up shop in the present, and we get to see Dusknoir have a crisis when he realizes he’s been hunting down a tween and a college student for the past who-knows-how-long.

TFW you realize the duo of fugitives you’ve tracked across space and time are not stupidly immature, they’re just babies

Me @ Nintendo: PMD btw. If you even care 😔

I think he got lost.

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Where shall we explore next?

Happy 15th anniversary, Explorers of Sky!

a few extra versions:

And three! Smiles go for miles!

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Some things…

pmd fans hear my call

Some grovyle practice!

That second pic was just meant to be expressions but it kinda looks like there’s two of them and one is mad at the other lmao

(Sprite sources)

OOUGHHH been thinking about Grovyle lately and how much I just *clenches fists* love him. Listen to me. Listen,

He is the character of all time. He’s introduced as a wanted criminal stealing something SO forbidden that even the worst Pokemon criminals won’t even touch. That immediately shoots his coolness factor through the ROOF. And the fact that nobody is able to catch him;; AND we see that he’s ridiculously clever and smart and can worm his way out of just about any situation with a bit of quick thinking. And he’s always surrounded in this air of mystery and intrigue and you’re set up to think well yeah he’s stealing Time Gears and stopping time everywhere OBVIOUSLY he has to be an asshole. Except during your first encounter with him he’s very calm and collected and shockingly polite, and even apologizes when he attacks you?? Basically just the opposite of what you’d expect from a criminal. And then to top it off you find out he’s from the FUTURE?? Which is SO sick. And he’s got some secret history with Dusknoir. And when he’s finally captured and being brought into Treasure Town all tied up he doesn’t even act out UNTIL Dusknoir mentions the planet’s paralysis. Which is the first hint you get that things are a leetle sus.

And when you get taken to the future and are about to be executed…he helps you? He has literally zero obligation to do so, esp since you’ve attacked him before. And there’s another subtle hint that maybe deep down he’s got a soft side, that he’s actually not a bad person. And it’s heartbreaking bc he finally knows someone else who is a common enemy of Dusknoir, and he clearly wants to team up with you, bc all this time he’d been by himself in the past and having people he can trust would make things so much easier (and it’s startling how easy he trusts others, too, especially considering everything he’s been through). But your partner isn’t having it and you can FEEL the disappointment he feels that he’s not able to convince you, that you aren’t going to work together, that he can’t have someone else to rely on besides himself. But that little spark, that glimmer of hope comes back when you catch up to him and you’re like yeah we’re going to decide for ourselves what we think about all this. And you find out from Celebi that Grovyle’s always been hasty, always hurrying ahead to try and achieve his goals, and it’s admirable but also regrettable bc he doesn’t ever have time for anything else.

And THEN you discover the truth…that he’s been your partner all along…and he speaks of you so fondly and has such faith in you that he’s totally fine leaving things to you and letting himself get captured because he trusts you SO much. And the despair right after when he finds out you’ve been traveling alongside him the entire time. His precious partner is also going to get captured and executed and the world is doomed to fall into disrepair. But then your partner ignites that spark of hope again and it’s enough, and you make it back to the past, and suddenly things are different but in a good way because Grovyle suddenly has someone to rely on again, even without a memory to go with it. But he can also tell that because of your amnesia he’s no longer important to you, not by choice of course, but you’ve found someone else, a partner suited for you that brings out the best in you. And that’s fucking heartbreaking because everything the two of you shared is gone now, and you’ve moved on, and even though you’re THERE you’re also so far away and so different from the person he once knew. But he knows he has to let you go, had to from the start anyway, because of the sacrifice you were prepared to make. That BOTH of you were prepared to make. And despite the fact that you have no memory he still. Trusts you. Completely. Enough to sacrifice himself to take Dusknoir back to the future. And believe that you’ll follow through with the vow you made and prevent the planet’s paralysis. And he KNOWS you will so he doesn’t know how much time he has left but it doesn’t matter because he’s been prepared to disappear, to die knowing that he’s saved the future, that he made his mark and was able to shine in his finest moments. He can leave this world knowing he did what he set out to do and he made a difference and things will be better for everyone he’s leaving behind. Shut up. Shut UP. I care about him so much I am GOING to explode. THE character ever. You don’t understand,

Big Apple.

Headcanon: Grovyle's diet ended up consisting of plain Seeds more often than not which have… zero nutritious value. Every time he found something big and juicy to eat he always tucked It away inside his bag so he could give it to their little partner… Or at the very least share It with Celebi, who kept insisting she could find her own food.

Even then he had a bit of a tendency to try to save food because there wasn't that much to go around, and not all the pokemon that were helping him were strong enough to go into Dungeons to get things, so he'd keep things and hand them to the rest afterwards.

……. To try to make this post less sad, after the game ended Grovyle discovered he had a sweet tooth and Celebi would always hunt down new things especially for him to try, so she could see his eyes light up…. Dusknoir got roped into the shenanigans as well not too long after, probably.

What did he mean by this

Sereno (torchic/hero) and Oceano (treecko/partner) find Grovyle staring at the distant sunrise. They've always seen only focus, strenght and endurance from him - but now there's a glint of sadness in his eyes.

They sit by his side. Talk a little. And after a while, end up singing to him the Team Rainstorm!'s Theme Song (still a work in progress).

Hearing the off-key cheerful chant, Grovyle notices how that torchic is still his same old Sereno... only now, she's allowed to be happier.

Good thing she has such a good new partner to share that happiness with.