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novemberhope · 1 month

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Introducing... my Pokemon OCs

Name: Lark – it's a nickname because of her beautiful voice Skye – her name, both associated with the sky and the color sky blue Calla – named after the flower Leilani – means heavenly flower Malea – means flower Caitlin – her first name, Cattaleya, means orchid, her second name, Caitlin, means pure Iris – named after the flower Ainsley – means woodland/clearing Galar Leilani – means heavenly flower (the addition „Galar“ is only to differ one Leilani from the other)

Specific Colors Lark: red Skye: pastels, pale blue, yellow Calla: yellow, orange, black Leilani: pink Malea: red, black Caitlin: white, gold Iris: ocean blue, limegreen, yellow Ainsley: black Galar Leilani: glittery bright pink

Specific Smells Lark - apples Skye - vanilla Calla - citrus Leilani - champagne Malea - beach breeze Caitlin - aloe vera Iris - seawater Ainsley - leather Galar Leilani – lavender

Favourite Season: Lark - Autumn Skye - Spring Calla - Summer Leilani - Summer Malea - Autumn Caitlin - Winter Iris - Summer Ainsley - Winter Galar Leilani – Spring

Favourite Food Lark: waffles Skye: strawberries Calla: lasagna Leilani: salad Malea: fish and seafood Caitlin: sushi Iris: fried squid skewers Ainsley: barbeque Galar Leilani: salmon

Least Favourite Food Lark - caramel, peanuts Skye - brussels sprouts Calla - cheese fondue Leilani - spicy food Malea - pineapple Caitlin - chocolate Iris - meat Ainsley - zuccini Galar Leilani - fast food

Blood groups Lark - A Skye - O Calla - A Leilani - B Malea - B Caitlin - AB Iris - 0 Ainsley - B Galar Leilani - 0

Alcohol Tolerance (from worst to can pour em down one after the other) Ninth: Skye Eighth: Galar Leilani: Seventh: Calla Sixth: Lark Fifth: Caitlin Fourth: Leilani Third: Iris Second: Malea First: Ainsley

Height: Lark - Average Skye - Small Calla - Tall Leilani - Small Malea - Tall Caitlin - Tall Iris - Average Ainsley - Tall Galar Leilani - Average

Hair: Lark - Dark Brown, straight, big wavy bangs, shoulder lenght Skye - Lighter brown, long, bangs Calla - ginger/reddish brown, VERY long, curly Leilani - Very light brown, very long and wavy Malea - Golden blonde, VERY long, straight Caitlin – long, pale blonde, straight Iris – long, lightly wave, pale blonde Ainsley – long, straight, black, red streaks Galar Leilani – dark brown, long, wavy

Eyes: Lark - Green Skye – Sky Blue Calla – Greenish Yellow Leilani - Blue Malea - Green Caitlin – Icy Blue Iris - Blue Ainsley - Dark Galar Leilani - Blue

Clothes: Lark - Shorts, Jeans, T-Shirts Skye - mostly skirts and dresses and pretty shirts/tops Calla - comfy sporty clothes, jeans, some nicer outfits too, nothing that stands out too much Leilani - mostly skirts, blouses, nice tops, dresses, very feminin and girly Malea - likes to wear leather and short/tight/reveling outfits in dark colors, usually wears dark makeup and bright red lipstick Caitlin – white, mostly pantsuits, silk blouses, business attire, designer outfits Iris – hippy/boho style, colorful, t-shirts with prints, lot's of swimwear, flowy skirts Ainsley – black leather, ripped jeans, generally black outfits Galar Leilani – designer dresses, lace, frilly, fashionable

Project: Lark - Poketripper Kanto/Poketripper Hisui (new version) Skye - Pokemon Trian Calla - Pokemon Galar Leilani - Pokemon Alola Malea - Pokemon Alola Caitlin - Pokemon Alola Iris - Pokemon Alola Ainsley – Pokemon Galar (but is technically an Alola character from an alternate universe) Galar Leilani - Pokemon Galar (but is technically an Alola character from an alternate universe)

Known for: Lark - Her loyalty, being dependable, her beautiful singing voice Skye - her kindness, gentleness, her team of little electric rodents Calla - has a backup plan for the backup plan, ToDo lists for everything, overly careful, reserve volleyball player on the Galar national team, electric gym leader Leilani - being a girly girl, rich bitch/snob, chaotic evil, always ready to completely lose her shit over something, grew up in a golden cage and is now enjoying her freedom a little too much Malea - her sarcasm, being a pro mantax surfer who won several medals Caitlin – runs her father's business and is very good at it, being cold and ruthless, as powerhungry as her father Iris – surfer girl, carefree, hippie, gets dressed into her dirty family business but really wants nothing more than her freedom, laid-back, funny Ainsley – grunge, dark humor, easily annoyed, talented singer and barkeeper, not a woman of many words Galar Leilani – spoilt brat, good actress, gets other to do the work for her, manipulative, has the worldview of someone who's always had tons of money, drama queen

Future: Lark - Works for her husband's company, sings at smaller events Skye - breeds electric rodents Calla - electric gym leader, professional volleyball player Leilani - Team Skull Boss Malea - Team Skull Boss Caitlin – Head of her family's company (or quite possibly in jail^^) Iris – pro surfer, joined Team Skull Ainsley – singer, barkeeper, possibly part-owner of the bar she's currently working at and touring with the band, probably either still working for Team Prometheus or she teamed up with the gym leaders against them Galar Leilani – probably stopped working as a fairy arena assistant and started working in the fashion industry with Betys' cousin, probably either still working for Team Prometheus or she teamed up with the gym leaders against them

Family: Lark - Parents, grandmother, her cousin Clover Skye - Parents, grandmother Swanhild, cousin Indigo Calla - divorced parents, her mother lives in Trian, her father Bob lives in Paldea Leilani – super rich parents she cut all ties with Malea - Parents, brother Kai (deceased) Caitlin – father Haulani, unknown mother, sister Iris, brother Green, half-brother Tali Iris - father Haulani, unknown mother, sister Caitlin, brother Green, half-brother Tali Ainsley – daughter of Malea and Volo in an alternate universe Galar Leilani – daughter of Leilani and Cliff in an alternate universe („Galar“ refers to her working for Team Prometheus in the Galar region)

Marries: Lark - Donovan Kensington III (based on a character from an older anime whose characters all got thrown in the mix here as well) Skye - „God“ (it's nickname, not an actual god…) Calla – Nezz, the former Dark Type gym leader and Rockstar from Galar Leilani – Team Skull Boss Cliff (as in: Pokemon Go Boss Cliff, but here he is working for Team Skull) Malea – Volo (from Legends of Arceus, but the character was used in this project and therefore became a member of Team Skull) Caitlin – she's a side character and doesn't have a love interest, even though Haulani desperate tries to push her onto Giovanni Iris – side character also – still, if Volo didn't exist, I could kind of see her with Malea? Ainsley – side character in an AU, undecided Galar Leilani - – side character in an AU, undecided

Origin: Lark - Earth, New Zealand Skye - Maple Town, Trian Calla - Born in Paldea, has lived in Trian after her parents split Leilani - Alani, Alola Malea - Alani, Alola Caitlin - Alani, Alola Iris - Alani, Alola Ainsley - Uliuli, Alola Galar Leilani - Uliuli, Alola

Resides: Lark - Currently in Hisui Skye - Crossorad City, Trian Calla - Score City, Galar Leilani – Uliuli, Shady House, Alola Malea – Uliuli, Shady House, Alola Caitlin – Alani, Alola Iris – Alani, Alola Ainsley – Spikeford, Galar Galar Leilani – Piquedilly, Galar/Score City, Galar

Lark

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Leilani

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The others don't have official artwork (yet) The beautiful drawings were done by the talented @indig0pearl

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starcountesseevee · 2 years

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First off... great loading symbol placement. Second off, I think Cliff took the whole "rock type trainer" thing a bit too far...

#cliff pokemon go #pokemon go cliff #leader cliff #pokemon go #team rocket cliff #team go rocket #pokemon cliff #team go rocket cliff

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adobe-outdesign · 1 year

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Falling off cliffs in SV: haha Rotom phone goes brrrr

Falling off cliffs in PLA: both of your legs are broken, half of your items are gone, and God is disappointed in you

#pokemon #pkmn #pokemon scarlet and violet #pokemon legends arceus #outdesign posts things #at first I was knee-jerk panicking at falling off cliffs and into water in SV but now I've just embraced jumping off of high places #whenever I go up one of the watchtowers I just launch myself over the side so I don't have to climb back down manually #greatest hits

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pippuns · 2 years

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very glad pokemon arent real. i dont think i would have survived to adulthood.

#nimbasa trio #emmet #ingo #pokemon #submas #bangs on the walls of my cage. please go check out noxstrages for kid nimbasa trio stuff #pippart #did xtrans exist when they were kids? probably not but whatever #i once got an electric shock to my face playing around with wires #i would have done the dumbest shit if i had a pokemon #anything my pokemon ate off the ground i would eat too #i would have gotten my pokemon to use a move on me on the swings to push me higher and then i would have died #i deliberately slid on the icy snow next to a small cliff bc i thought it was faster #god knows what would have haopened if i had a small animal to propel me #anyways uncle drayden real not fake ✌️

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byelacey · 1 month

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i’ve been playing a lot of pokémon go lately and while i haven’t touched the fandom i just think these two should [redacted]

thanks for ur time

#pokemon go #team rocket #leader cliff #leader arlo

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gengarpng · 1 month

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Revelation while talking to my sister.

#pokemon go #pokego #rocket leader sierra #rocket leader arlo #rocket leader cliff

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yamperdazzzle · 1 year

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The trailer for shadow raids dropped, how we feeling?

#pokemon go #team rocket #team go rocket #pokemon go arlo #sierra pokemon go #cliff pokemon go #team rocket giovanni #shadow raid #shadow raids #i absolutely loved the grunts dancing in the gym and the rocket leaders part #god they did so good!!!!

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shiny-pokemon-giveaways · 1 year

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#Pokemon GO #Professor Willow #Blanche #Spark #Candela #Arlo #Cliff #Sierra #Almost forgot to add Rhi on there. Sorry bud #Giovanni isn't specific to GO of course #But I assume at least one person would be upset if I didn't have him on there

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insecateur · 2 years

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arlo pokémon go my beloved

#pokemon #pokemon go #arlo #sierra #cliff #team go rocket #samart #he is gender.

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halffulltubofmintchip · 10 months

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Arlo: Tell her to go eat shit, Cliff.

Cliff: Tell her yourself.

Arlo, shouting: EAT SHIT ASSHOLE! FALL OFF YOUR HORSE!!

Candela, on her rapidash: (gives him the finger)

#pokemon go #pokemon #leader arlo #arlo pokemon go #leader cliff #pokemon go cliff #leader candela #pokemon go candela #pokemon go incorrect quotes #source: jojo

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novemberhope · 1 month

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Leilani x Cliff (Pokemon Alola Project)

Who would end a heated argument by defending their actions with ‘because I love you!’ ? Both could do that but I don't think Cliff would go into an argument with Leilani, he would either find a way to skip the argument or whatever, but if Leilani's like *that*, you can't reason with her.

What would they do if the other woke in a manic state after a nightmare? Leilani would probably ask him who did something to him and who she would have to kill...

Do they wear the other’s clothes? (sweatshirt, bandana, necklace, etc.) I can see Leilani wearing something of Cliff's in private and he just loves to see her in it. Unfortunately his clothes are way to large for her to wear as a real outfit

Which one is more protective? Who needs to be ‘protected’? Those two idiots don't really need protection but would absolutely die to protect each other

Describe their cozy night in. They probably lose their clothes at some point... xD

Who would beg the other not to leave? Who has to leave to protect the other? I guess Cliff would be the one to do "the right thing" and Lei would call bullshit and get pissed. Can't see either of them begging though.

What are their thoughts on having children? Not on their agenda for a long time but eventually, Cliff does want kids and when Leilani is ready, they will

Do either try to hide their emotions if upset? Can the other still tell? You can always tell with Leilani. Most people can't tell with Cliff but at some point, Lei always knows.

Do they have many heated arguments? How do they smooth things over? Leilani is the type for heated arguments but Cliff has learned to avoid those with her. And he is one of the few people she would actually listen to.

How do their personalities compliment each other? How do they clash? He's more quiet and reserved and the quiet powerhouse type while she has a temper and is ready to bite your head off at any moment. And yet somehow, they work perfectly with each other.

Who's more likely to pull the other in by the waist and kiss them passionately? I can see Cliff doing that sometimes but I can also see Lei just grabbing him sometimes and kissing him, no matter if that's the situation for it or not

Who would get into a fight to defend the other's honor? Who tends to the other's wounds? Leilani would absolutely get into a fight to defend Cliff's honor and he would have to patch her up eventually

Who's more likely to convince the other to stay in bed come morning? Leilani has her ways to convince Cliff

Who is the light weight that needs to be taken care of after a party? both can hold their liquor

Who's the better story teller? Cliff says it in two words. Leilani gives you all the drama and gossip as well.

Who's more likely to tell a dirty joke or story to make the other blush? Leilani

Which one would take their jacket it off and drape over the other one because they were visibly shivering? Cliff

Who would give their life for the other without a second thought? Both would

Who's the better driver? Cliff. Although Leilani can drive, just... don't let her drive when she's pissed.

Who's more likely to do something out of spite? Leilani

Would they ever go skinny dipping? Absolutely

Whose the serious one when grocery shopping and who likes to toss random things in the cart? Cliff is serious and Leilani either complains or wants to buy stuff way over budget

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starcountesseevee · 2 years

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Becoming a Leader (7)

Part 6

“But mom, I wanna go to the mall with my friends! We’ll get dinner there!” Faye huffed, rolling her eyes at her mom who gracefully ignored it.

Cliff glanced between his sister and mother. Faye had just hit her teenage years and, unlike Cliff, was having no trouble making friends and fitting in at school. He didn’t envy her though and was glad she didn’t have to go through as much as he had at her age.

“I said no and that’s final. It’s a school night and your father will be home soon for dinner.”

“Ugh! This is so unfair!” Faye stomped out of the room and up the stairs to her room, slamming her door behind her.

“Why do we even bother with him anymore…” Cliff muttered under his breath low enough that he didn’t think his mom could hear but the glare she shot him said otherwise.

“He is still your father.”

“Yeah, well, he’s sucks as a dad.”

“Cliff!”

“What? He does. I don’t know why you’ve even put up with him for this long."

"Sweetie…it's complicated." Alyce looked down at the plate in her hand.

"More complicated than him not working? Letting you support this family all on your own? Letting you support his… habits."

Alyce sighed, moving past Cliff's larger frame to put the plate on the kitchen table. "Your father was there for me when…when I had you." Alyce admitted quietly. "There's a reason you've never met my parents. They weren't so understanding when I got pregnant. Your father and I had every intention of getting married, you just came along before that could happen. When they kicked me out Carlos," Alyce smiled to herself. "Your father did everything he could to ensure we had a home. I don't know where we would have gone if he didn't work day and night to make that happen."

"Are you sure we're talking about the same man?" Cliff frowned, that sounded nothing like the father he knew. "What changed? And why not just…leave?"

Alyce remained quiet, busying herself with more dishes.

"I'm serious, mom." Cliff took the next dish from her so she would have to look at him. "I'm old enough to work, I can help out with-"

"Absolutely not. You have one year left of school and you will be finishing it." Alyce gave him a stern look before softening. "Look, I couldn't just…abandon him. I didn't want you two growing up without a father. And I thought…I thought he just got a little comfortable when I got this job. And after working so hard for the years before to support us while you were a baby, he deserved it. I didn't think it would last as long as it did."

"But things have changed, we could -"

A car door slamming in the driveway made the two of them pause.

"It's my decision, Cliff."

"Yeah, but-"

"And I won't have anymore discussion on the matter. Now go wash up, dinner will be on the table shortly."

Cliff knew that when his mom took that tone it meant she was done talking and if he tried pushing it more it would only end in a fight. Letting out a loud sigh he grumbled a response before heading towards the bathroom to clean up. The front door opened as he passed by and he turned to scowl at his father, who glared back at him but passed by in silence. Since that altercation in the kitchen his father had been home less and less, opting instead to go out and spend Alyce's hard earned money. At least it meant he wasn't around to bully them anymore but Cliff's resentment towards him was still growing. One of these days he'd get them out of here and away from him, no matter what his mother had to say about it.

Part 6

#team rocket cliff #pokemon cliff #leader cliff #cliff pokemon go #pokemon go cliff #team go rocket cliff #team go rocket leader cliff

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professor-walnut · 1 year

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*Checks watch* Dang is it team rocket takeover time again? Plz Niantic how much do I have to pay you to give them their old fits back I miss them.

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pokemongoloresociety · 1 year

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This Reeks Of...

I read the Hoenn quest leaks, and had some thoughts! Feel free to share you own with me by tagging this tumblr or quoting. Spoilers ahead!

I'm going to try my best to keep my perspectives and speculations surface-level. Yes, there is a lot here; but having a year between story updates gives you too much time to think.

GO Rocket Leaders In General:

I genuinely feel sorry for them. I've always felt sorry for them, and I've always thought the three of them were in a boiling frog situation given the brand of Giovanni they're working under. These lines cement those feelings. If anything, they're worse off than I thought and are extremely vulnerable but talented people brimming with potential under the right form of guidance.

All of them are riding on a facade of confidence in various flavors. It's an interesting take on its own. They're acting like how they think they should act while how they genuinely feel still comes through. This might be one of those 'fake it til you make it' tales, which would be cool, if not a little meta.

The theme of the three of them running away from themselves becomes more obvious. We saw the GO Leaders overcome their weaknesses; we're witnessing little fragments of the GO Rocket leaders being consumed by them.

Cliff cites Arlo and gives him proper credit for where his knowledge comes from. Sierra doesn't care much, but she does take credit for telling you the info. Arlo uses it as a moment to dunk on Candela AND Willow. (I might have to make an entire post just unpacking Arlo's details alone.)

Arlo and Cliff start out aggressive, with Cliff becoming more personable and Arlo going a bit more resistant. Not entirely tsundere, as he's still very resistant and insistent on keeping a status quo. Despite being appointed leaders (or at least execs/admins), you see parts that would turn potential followers away.

I'm appreciating the level of psychology and nuance they're introducing in such a simple format, and exploring the aspects of what being a leader can take. Self-care, self-forgiveness, and facing your shortcomings are pillars. If I had to say: Cliff lacks self-care (all his care is on Giovanni); Sierra lacks self-forgiveness, and Arlo lacks the courage to face his fears.

I'm also appreciating the fact that all six of them are embodiments of certain core traits, mirroring the positive and negative sides of them. The GO Rocket leaders show a new potential: that their negative sides aren't something they need to overcome, but to utilize in a better light. Pokemon has always shown us that the world is more complicated than good vs bad; that "good" fairy types can be some of the most dangerous; and that scarier types like dark (called "evil" in Japan) and ghost can be misunderstood saviors.

Based on these details, I will write another post later on exploring how each Rocket Leader could potentially contribute to the GO Leaders, and vice-versa.

Cliff:

Cliff's backstory as a rancher fills my prior suspicions about him relying on calculation. Running farms and ranches takes a lot of work and cannot be done alone; not only do you have books to balance and resources to juggle, but you have to develop extra senses for your animals (or, in this case, Pokemon) and the seasons. I wonder what made him lose it?

Combined with the prior themes of abandonment, I'd suspect that some parts of Cliff's demeanor is what pushed people away. You can't run a ranch by yourself, and we see it decaying in his intro video. You can see how he'd be a great and encouraging leader, and he presents his wisdom in a way that's easy to follow. But, there are cracks in his line of thought and personality.

What stood out to me was how he thought Willow was your leader, and was surprised to hear otherwise. Even with all the time that's passed, Cliff has holed himself into a line of thought. Even Arlo presents himself as being observant enough to refer to Willow properly.

I'm now under the impression that Cliff may not be as well-liked as I thought in GOR. I've known people like Cliff. Very loyal, but this loyalty is steeped in sadness, fear, and insecurity. He's happy to be around the grunts and play with them, like when they invaded the 2020 festival and he was eager to get back to hanging out with them after beating you up. But, you also see in his intro where he's losing his absolute shit at the grunts sitting around; presumably without even asking what they were doing (for all we know, they could have been on a break or avoiding overexerting themselves). While most of the grunts love Giovanni, Cliff has made Giovanni into his religion.

Sierra:

Sierra gave me whiplash. When you beat her normally, she assures you that it's not going to happen again. In this text, she's more obviously self-deprecating. I would not be surprised if she blamed herself for all of her loss and situations; like her own Absol (And misappropriated to misery, just like an Absol).

For context to #1, I'm still not sure if she was just an orphan; or if she was an orphan who ALSO lost her own husband and child when she got the chance to start her own family, which would add another layer to her reclusive nature and lone lioness motif. The intro shows two sets of images and it's easy to interpret it as two different bad outcomes. Her being in charge of the Rocket eggs says a lot about her hidden nature as it is. She definitely wants a family or a place to belong to, but she keeps telling herself otherwise.

She acknowledges loss as a lesson, but she also still treats it like something that could warrant punishment. I get the impression that her fear of failure isn't an ego thing, but acknowledging the price of her security. If she fucks up too much, she may lose the last sanctuary that she's known under Giovanni. It needed to be noted that this Giovanni comes off as less forgiving and on par with the Rainbow Rocket version than the one defeated by Red.

This brings me back to her same-differences with Spark. Both are willing to take their chances, but Spark is ready to gamble. His lapel pins are a pair of die that, together, make "88", a good luck symbol. If one could assume that both she and Spark had the exact same experiences up to a point, Spark took his losses as lessons, and learned to trust his instincts in order to take those gambles. It's as if he says: "I've been through worse, I can take it because the prize at the end might be worth it!" Sierra took them as punishments, and she's afraid of losing her safety net.

I think it hits me harder because she's witty. It's rare you see a female character who's both hot AND funny, and is clearly in on the joke if she isn't the one who's leading it. It makes me want to see her have a happy ending. Definitely Bayonetta and Fujiko Mine energy.

Arlo (Holy shit, this guy is baggage incarnate despite having the least revealed backstory how is that even possib):

Starts out aggressive like Cliff. He does become more tsundere, but it needs to be noted that his level of resistance towards receiving any affability is beyond the moe trope. I found it unsettling and well-written.

He's more focused on resisting his feelings, unless they involve his play for power.

He has absolutely no love for Giovanni. I can't recall a Pokemon character like this who's worked for Rocket. I've seen admins show greed and cynicism to some things, but they've largely been respectful to Giovanni (or at least pretended to be). Arlo does nothing of the such, and even corrects himself to imply that the glory will be his, and not Team Rocket's.

I'll admit; it is interesting to see Rocket being used as a tool from within. If Arlo had his shit together, he could be one of the few named Poke G-Men (Could he still be?) Candela said Arlo didn't even like Team Rocket, and he still doesn't, even after all of this. I had a headcanon that Arlo is a double agent. And he's... still kind of is. At least for himself.

He's reminding me more and more of Lear from Pokemon Masters before his character evolution. I'm pretty sure Lear was inspired by Arlo, likely a mashup of both Candela and Arlo. Lear and Arlo are both nobles, and it's safe to assume, considering the things Arlo has said, that they were expected to play into a harsh game of life, and that any kind of softness/sweetness was seen as weakness. Both of them go pants-on-head crazy when they get a blow to their ego and do something big. Though, I'd say Pasio is a somewhat more positive thing (the ethics of making an artificial island aside) than, uh, what's involved in making Shadow Pokemon and being a dimensional/space terrorist.

Arlo cannot proverbially get off of Candela. The fact that he's actually an engaging orator and capable of having some clarity on a situation makes his obsession with her more jarring. Even though it's just some quest text, I could tell he could be a good teacher. He has the underpinnings of some of the most well-loved rivals in the franchise. He's also very much a mad scientist.

Even with Arlo's insanity, it's hard NOT to feel bad for him. His shit goes way deeper than just BAWW CANDELA MEEN uWu; We need to remember that he's still an adult carrying on like this with a lot of power, battle skill, and authority (rather the facade of it) in his hands. There's a lot to unpack here. I'll dig more into that in the future.

Because of this, Candela is Arlo's strawman. Flowing with the theme of the GOR leaders running away from themselves, it's easier for him to blame her than it is for him to look deeper within and fix himself or question his presumed upbringing or personal beliefs. If I had to guess, this is likely a factor as to why Candela was crying when she gave Willow her part of the Mysterious Scraps to Willow one week later. There is no sane reason to go as far as Arlo did to get revenge against one person for merely 'beating' him. It's bad enough that he was, presumably, gunning to become Valor leader. But I think it goes beyond that. People who act like Arlo have a hard-set narrative in their heads, and lose it when people don't play to their fantasy. This actually reminds me of some of Giovanni and how he seems to surround himself with the competent, but insecure, so that he can control his little world. He's just blunt about it.

With the new dialogue, the fact that his uniform resembles a fireman's outfit and his intro quote: "Remember, fire is a fickle thing. When controlled, it provides warmth, but in the wrong hands, it burns." enforces that Arlo is afraid of enduring pain in order to become stronger, as well as unable to comprehend that some elements must be embraced as they are, and not tamed. It also (and likely mostly) shows that Arlo goes into unknown situations with the expectation that trust won't be granted, so he has to shield himself. This makes more sense when we understand that many Pokemon, especially fire types, will work hard to avoid hurting the humans they come to love in trust. He's trying to compete against someone who's been shown to hug the soul-eating Litwick. I'm beginning to assume Arlo didn't become a leader because he wasn't ready to endure and only wanted to aggressively dominate. The catch is that Candela's or (presumably) Moltres' fires weren't his fear, but his own inner flame that's dying to thrive.

Pretty crazy for Giovanni to run an entire campaign presumably spearheaded by the grudge of your newest member and admin who is only loyal to his own reflection and his personal vendetta; isn't it? Gio really is a devil-figure. He knows what he's doing and he doesn't care. I am under the impression that Gio's plan is to take everything once Arlo has failed.

So, what DOES this reek of?

A redemption plot! No idea if I'm right. I guess we'll see! But, I've heard this story too many times from too many different angles not to see the potential makings of one. I expect at least one of them to pull a 180, if not all three.

What would it take for these three to leave Rocket?

Cliff and Sierra would have to get the boot from Giovanni to leave Team GO Rocket. This would be a devastating blow to both of them, as they've found refuge within Team Rocket.

I imagine Cliff would be the only one who really begs to come back, while Sierra would blame herself, try to move on, and likely become more isolated.

Of the three, Arlo might be the one in the most danger and may not simply be sacked; he may even use the chance to usurp Giovanni. He's sly and manipulative; so is Giovanni. I came to suspect that the target of Arlo's manipulations might be Giovanni, and it looks as if that's the possibility. I do think Giovanni may be one step ahead of Arlo; well-aware that they're both using one another, and milking Arlo of his knowledge and insight until it becomes too inconvenient to play into his shenanigans.

I'll add that it seems as if I may have bias towards Arlo and Candela, but they've had the most loaded story in GO that shows a lot and still has its own mysteries behind it. Arlo also feels more like the game's antagonist than Giovanni does, at times.

I'll follow up in the future with my thoughts regarding how each pair of foils balance off of one another.

#pokemon go #spoilers #giovanni pokemon #leader arlo #leader cliff #leader sierra #team go rocket #hoenn tour

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