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how to transfer your old pokemon to pokemon home before it's too late!!!

the wi-fi services for the nintendo 3DS and WiiU are shutting down in early april 2024, and while it specifically lists pokemon bank and poke transporter as being available post-shutdown, there is no guarantee of how long that may be for. there will likely come a time when these services shut down, and it could be in the relatively near future.

it is also pretty much impossible now to transfer pokemon to the switch's Home service with alternative methods such as PKHeX (popular pokemon save editor for the uninformed) due to the implementation of server-side Home IDs tracking pokemon at all times - the details of that aren't super important for this post, but point is, whenever bank shuts down, unless nintendo makes an offline way to transfer to home, it will be impossible to move pokemon from the old gens to the new, even with alternative/hack-y methods.

i write this guide with the intention of making this process easier for people since transferring pokemon has changed so much over the past two decades that it's a bit of a mess, and in a timely manner to give people time to finish the process. i'll be organizing by generation so feel free to skip to any part of the guide you need. (keep in mind that transferring is permanent, your pokemon cannot go back afterwards!!)

(by the way it would mean a lot to me if you weren't overwhelmingly negative of pokemon in the tags/reblogs. i get that pokemon transferring being an online service sucks but reading that stuff in my notifications constantly is really tiring </3 make ur own post to talk about that)

to walk you through, i'll be transferring this random shiny spinda i hatched in emerald version all the way up to pokemon home. her name is Moss :]

below the cut since this is long as fuck sorry LOL

GEN 1/2 -> 3 (aka RBY/GSC -> RSE/FRLG)

this is impossible! as for the Virtual Console releases of the gen 1/2 games on 3DS, more on that later in the gen 5 -> 6/7 section.

GEN 3 -> 4 (aka RSE/FRLG -> DPPT/HGSS)

what you need:

a copy of RSE or FRLG

a copy of DPPT or HGSS in the same language as the RSE/FRLG copy that has beaten the champion and has access to post-game areas, preferably HGSS because it lets you transfer unlimited times as opposed to DPPT's once-per-24-hours limit (unless you happen to have korean DPPT/HGSS, which is not language locked in terms of transferring)

either an original DS or a DS lite, the old ones with the GBA slot at the bottom

the steps:

#1. you can only transfer 6 pokemon at a time, so get whatever 6 pokemon you want to transfer up together in gen 3. if you're intending to transfer less than 6 pokemon, you'll need to catch some extras since you have to transfer the full 6 every time (i usually just catch a bunch of extra mons on the first route, which is what i've done here with the poochyenas/wurmples)

#2. put the gen 3 game into the GBA slot of the DS, and the gen 4 game into the DS slot. both games should appear on the home menu after turning on the DS.

#3. load the DS game and spam A past the title screen. before loading your save, scroll down. you should see a "MIGRATE FROM (GAME NAME HERE)" option. if you don't, either the GBA game isn't reading properly, or you have not visited Pal Park in your gen 4 game of choice. in HGSS, the Pal Park is located in Fuchsia City, and in DPPT, the Pal Park is located at the end of Route 221 below Sandgem Town.

#4. select the aforementioned migration option and pick the pokemon you want to transfer.

#5. navigate to the Pal Park and complete the Catching Show, where you re-catch your transferred pokemon in the wild. this does not overwrite what pokeballs they were originally caught in! you will need to bring a pokemon with Surf if you have any Pokemon that spawn in the water areas. you can check what location the pokemon you transferred will be in on bulbapedia.

#6. say yes to storing the caught pokemon in your PC boxes and they'll be there!

important things to note:

pokemon with HM moves will be blocked from transfer, so make sure to use the Move Deleter to remove HM moves from any pokemon you're transferring in gen 3 before trying to transfer. in RSE, the Move Deleter is in Lilycove City, and in FRLG they are in Fuchsia City.

gen 3 -> 4 is the only step in the transfer process where held items transfer up as well, meaning that if you attach a valuable item such as a rare candy, master ball, or TM to a transferred pokemon, you can take it off that pokemon and put it in your bag in the gen 4 game.

an aside about colosseum/XD gale of darkness on gamecube:

you can transfer pokemon from colo/XD as well! unfortunately you'll need to have beaten colo/XD, and then you will also need to beat the gen 3 game... in FRLG, you even have to complete the postgame ruby/sapphire quest on the sevii islands to unlock trading with the gamecube games. once you do all that though, you can navigate to the pokemon center basement in Phenac City to trade with your gen 3 GBA title. to do this, you'll need a gamecube or wii with gamecube compatibility, a GBA (or GBA SP), and a GCN -> GBA link cable to connect the two consoles.

GEN 4 -> 5 (aka DPPT/HGSS -> BW/BW2)

what you need:

a copy of DPPT/HGSS

a copy of BW or BW2 in the same language as DPPT/HGSS copy that has beaten the champion (or N in the original BW) and has access to post-game areas.

two DS consoles of any kind (3DS is also fine!)

the steps:

#1. get the pokemon you want to transfer together in your gen 4 game's PC boxes. you can only transfer 6 pokemon at a time. if you have less than 6, catch some extra pokemon, since you need to transfer the full 6 every time. save it and turn off the DS with the gen 4 game.

#2. turn on your gen 5 game and navigate to the Poke Transfer Lab. personally i just fly to Black City/White Forest and head west.

#3. talk to the NPC in the lab to start the transfer process. you will be prompted to turn on your other DS again and open DS Download Play with your gen 4 game inserted. do that and download the Poke Transfer app that comes up.

#4. select the 6 Pokemon you want to transfer when prompted.

#5. play the transfer minigame! just drag the... bow? (lol) on the bottom screen to aim your pokeballs. there's technically a time limit, but it's very generous, and your final score doesn't matter.

#6. say yes to transferring the pokemon once you're done and they'll be placed in your PC boxes!

important things to note:

pokemon with HM moves will be blocked from transfer, so make sure to use the Move Deleter to remove HM moves from any pokemon you're transferring in gen 4 before trying to transfer. in DPPT they're in Canalave City, and in HGSS they're in Blackthorn City.

the level the pokemon was obtained at and the date it was obtained is changed upon transfer to gen 5 - it will have the met date of your DS clock and the met level of the level it was at the time of transfer. if you'd like to preserve a pokemon's met date, make sure to change the DS clock to the proper date.

GEN 5 -> 6/7 (aka BW/BW2 -> 3DS TITLES/BANK)

what you need:

a copy of BW/BW2

a copy of any 3DS pokemon game (XY/ORAS/SUMO/USUM)

a 3DS (or 2DS, i'll just be referring to them all as 3DSes here) with the poke transporter and pokemon bank apps installed. these were free apps that were once downloadable from the 3DS eShop, but the 3DS eShop is no longer available, so if you don't already have them installed you will need to explore alternate methods, AKA hacking your 3DS and injecting them in. that's outside the scope of this guide but you can find more information here on 3ds.hacks.guide. (do not attempt to follow any 3DS hacking guide not on this website, they could be outdated and harm your 3DS!)

a nintendo network ID that your 3DS is logged into (also outside the scope of this guide but if you don't already have one, it will prompt you during the process to make one)

internet connection

the steps:

#1. poke transporter defaults to trying to transfer every pokemon located in Box 1 of your PC, so go into your gen 5 game and put every pokemon you want to transfer into Box 1, and take anything you don't want to transfer out. if you want to transfer more pokemon than you can fit in one box, you'll have to transfer multiple times.

#2. open poke transporter with your gen 5 game inserted into the 3DS' cartridge slot. after pressing A through some menus and selecting the gen 5 game when prompted, it should ask if you want to transfer the pokemon in Box 1, with a preview of the pokemon inside. confirm and let it do its thing. after poke transporter is finished, the pokemon you transferred will be in the special Transport Box in bank.

#3. make sure you either have a 3DS pokemon title downloaded onto your 3DS, or swap out your gen 5 cart for one, it doesn't matter which.

#4. close out of poke transporter and navigate to pokemon bank. at the time of writing this guide, bank is still online and is free for everyone without a subscription - the main menu has an infinite "free trial" period number.

#5. select "use pokemon bank" and pick a 3DS game to connect with when prompted. it doesn't matter which one, but if you're looking to see your pokemon in a gen 6/7 game right now, pick the one you want to move it into. viewing a pokemon in a gen 6/7 game isn't required to move to home later, though!

#6. the Transport Box is located one box to the left of Box 1 - navigate to it and drag your pokemon out into a normal bank box. now you can move them to any gen 6/7 pokemon game you want, or home later!

important things to note:

even though bank connects with both gen 6 and gen 7 games, once you place a pokemon into a gen 7 game (SUMO/USUM), you cannot transfer that pokemon back to a gen 6 game (XY/ORAS), so be careful!

an aside about the VC releases of RBY/GSC:

poke transporter can also be used to transfer pokemon out of the VC releases of RBY/GSC. these pokemon are changed pretty heavily, converting all their old gen data into pokemon's modern data structure. you can find more information about all the changes/conversions made on bulbapedia. these pokemon are considered gen 7 pokemon afterwards, and cannot be moved into XY/ORAS. pokemon with held items also cannot be transferred from VC titles and will fail to transfer.

if you want to transfer pokemon from cartridge RBY/GSC and have a save dumping device, it is possible to inject the cartridge's save file into the VC versions with Checkpoint on a hacked 3DS and then transfer that way. for GSC specifically, you'll need to edit your save slightly to make it compatible with VC GSC's save format. i personally made a converter for that here that you're free to use in-browser.

GEN 6/7 -> GEN 8+ (aka BANK -> HOME)

what you need:

a 3DS (or 2DS, i'll just be referring to them all as 3DSes here) with the pokemon bank app installed. this was a free app that was once downloadable from the 3DS eShop, but the 3DS eShop is no longer available, so if you don't already have it installed you will need to explore alternate methods, AKA hacking your 3DS and injecting it in. that's outside the scope of this guide but you can find more information here on 3ds.hacks.guide. (do not attempt to follow any 3DS hacking guide not on this website, they could be outdated and harm your 3DS!)

a nintendo network ID that your 3DS is logged into (also outside the scope of this guide but if you don't already have one, it will prompt you during the process to make one)

a switch with Pokemon Home installed, which can be downloaded for free from the switch's eShop. a nintendo switch online subscription is not required.

unfortunately, you WILL need a subscription to home's premium plan to do bank -> home transfers.

internet connection

the steps:

#1. open pokemon bank and make sure all the pokemon you want to transfer are in their own boxes, and any you don't want to transfer are not in the same boxes as the to-be-transferred pokemon.

#2. go back to the bank home menu and select the "move pokemon to pokemon home" option. when you get the notice about the transfer being one-way, you'll need to scroll down to hit "Begin".

#3. you will be prompted to select what boxes of pokemon you'd like to transfer, so pick all the applicable ones.

#4. you will then be prompted to put in the moving key from home, so turn on your switch, open pokemon home, and select the icon that looks like a 3DS on the main menu. when prompted, choose "Ready!" to get the moving key.

#5. input the moving key on the 3DS, submit it, and wait for both apps to do their thing. once bank goes back to its title screen, you can turn off the 3DS.

#6. home will go back to its title screen as well, and depending on how many pokemon you moved, you may have to wait a few minutes to get back into the app. once it's done, the next time you open home, it'll prompt you to choose how to organize your transferred pokemon into home. pick whatever you see fit.

#7. congratulations, your pokemon are safe in home!!

important things to note:

unlike all pokemon games before the switch, pokemon can actually go backwards in generation on switch, so don't worry about transferring a pokemon into scarlet/violet locking you out of moving it to sword/shield, for example. (the exception to this is LGPE - nothing can be moved into LGPE and once a pokemon is moved out of LGPE, it can't go back.)

pokemon home actually has decent hack checks, so be careful when transferring hacked/glitched/otherwise illegitimate pokemon around.

pokemon from a gen 3/4 game will have their met location set to "Poke Shifter" - this is an alternative translation of the japanese name for the Poke Transporter.

pokemon on switch can only transfer into games that contain that pokemon in its dex, so not everything transferred can go into scarlet/violet, for example.

and that's it!!

there's a lot of other quirks to the pokemon transferring process at pretty much all steps, so if you run into an unusual issue or have specific questions about how pokemon data is changed in minute ways across the franchise, i would encourage you to do your own research, all of this stuff is pretty heavily documented by the fanbase. this is just meant to be a guide for casual users, and a quick reference.

this guide of course does not cover options for transferring in alternative ways, but it's worth mentioning that if you have a hacked 3DS and the ability to back up save files at any point from gens 3 -> 5, you can use PKHeX to transfer pokemon into the 3DS titles, then move them to bank and transfer to home normally from there. that's outside the scope of this guide and i'd also encourage you to do your own research for that.

happy transferring!

#pokemon #pokemon bank #pokemon home #long post #nintendo #of course it really sucks that we have to do this at all #ive been opposed to bank/home being online services since p much day one #but that's just how the cookie crumbles i guess #Sighhhh i have so much stuff to transfer myself lol #kiki was here #kiki.txt

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Gym Leader Pokespe AU

This is basically an au where the dexholders are gym leaders. I picked what types they use based on which type is the most populous in their teams for the most part, but there are cases where a) there are no repeat types in their team, b) I don't think that specific type fits them or c) someone needs to take that type for some variety. I am also making their teams as if they were the 8th gym leader, so you can just imagine the pre-evolutions for earlier gyms.

Red: Fighting type gym. Yes I know Red had 2 water types on his team but I do not see him as water type gym leader. Also he's the Fighter so…His gym is located in Saffron City, Sabrina finally gets booted like she deserves, in place of the Fighting Dojo. He has a strength gym puzzle, if you place the boulders correctly around the room a door opens up that leads you to him but if you fail a trap door opens under you and you fall into a room filled with trainers. There are also Machokes in the room with the puzzle that will try to mess with things so you have to defeat them if you don't want to restart everything. His team is: Hitmontop, Machamp, Hitmonlee, Primeape, Hitmonchan and Poliwrath. Poliwrath is obviously the ace. If you win you get the Dynamic Badge and the TM for Dynamic Punch.

Green: So I know Green already is a gym leader, but I still wanted to give him a monotype team, so…he's a Steel type gym leader now. Did I choose steel simply because I like Scizor a lot? Absolutely. Do I regret it?…partially. I am trying to give them teams that mostly have pokemon from their home region…but Kanto has like…two steel types and that is the Magnemite line so…yeah I had to get some other generation steel types in here. But anyways, onto the gym puzzle…it's the exact same, hooray! His team is: Skarmory, Steelix, Alolan Sandslash, Magnezone, Aegislash and Scizor. I know none of these are gen I pokemon…but I'm doing my best. Steelix, Magnezone and Scizor are evolutions of Kanto pokemon, Alolan Sandslash is an alternate form of a Kanto pokemon and Aegislash he could have picked up while he was in Kalos. Skarmory is there just to set up Stealth Rocks. Scizor is his ace. If you win you get the now renamed Metallic Badge and the TM for Iron Defense.

Blue: So before Fairy was introduced, Blue basically had 4 normal types on her team, so she's a Normal type gym leader. Her gym is located in Vermilion City, since you use a boat from there to get to the Sevii Islands so I think it works for her. Her gym puzzle is basically a sales pitch. You craft some items, like TMs or potions and then you try to convince the gym trainers to buy them. You need to get 1000 pokedollars from your sales if you want to fight Blue. If you don't manage to convince the gym trainers to buy, you have to fight them for the money. Her team is: Ditto, Persian, Kangaskhan, Chansey, Snorlax and Wigglytuff as the ace. If you win you get the Craft Badge and the TM for Hyper Beam.

Yellow: Electric type gym. Pikachu is her whole thing, it would be wrong not to make her an electric type gym leader. Her gym is located in Pewter City since it's the other city close to Viridian Forest. Her gym puzzle is finding 'injured' pokemon in Viridian Forest and healing them. They're not really injured, they're pretending to be for the puzzle. Around the forest there are gym trainers that will battle you to prevent you from helping the injured pokemon. Her team is: Electrode, Jolteon, Electivire, Raichu, Alolan Golem and a Pikachu with a Light Ball to make it strong enough to be her ace. I did not give her any pokemon from the Magnemite line because I don't want 2 gym leaders from the same pokemon line in one region. So she gets Alolan Golem, an alternate form of a Kanto pokemon and Electivire is there because it makes sense as the evolution of a Kanto mon. If you win you get the Lightning Badge and the TM for Thunderbolt.

Gold: Fire type gym. So, personally when I think of Gold the first pokemon that pop into my mind are Togetaro, Mantaro, Explotaro and Ataro, since they are his most iconic in my opinion. So it was a choice between these 4 and since Typhlosion is my favourite starter, he's now a fire type gym leader. His gym is located in Goldenrod City, since it's next to the Day Care. RIP Whitney's Miltank, you will not be missed. His gym puzzle is hatching 4 pokemon eggs and delivering the babies to their mothers. You have 20 minutes after the first egg hatched to deliver them and gym trainers will do their best to stop you, either by stealing the baby pokemon or by putting obstacles in your path. His team is: Arcanine, Magmortar, Ninetales, Magcargo, Houndoom and Typhlosion as his ace. If you win you get the Hatching Badge and the TM for Blast Burn. Yes ik in the pokespe world this is not a TM but let me have this, I swear I have a legitimate reason for giving them the ultimate moves as TMs.

Silver: Water type gym. Silver has 3 water types on his team, ain't no way I am giving him something else. Sorry Weavile. His gym is located in Blackthorn City simply because we cannot have 2 Kingdra trainers in one region and also fuck Clair, she sucks. His gym is a trading game, you give your pokemon to the Gym guide and he distributes them among some of the gym trainers, then you have to trade using rented pokemon to get them back. However if you ask someone to trade and you do not have the required pokemon they will challenge you to a battle using your own pokemon and another pokemon that you might need for another trade. After you get your team back you can challenge Silver. I feel like his gym would be very popular among people that want to evolve their pokemon but don't have friends to trade with. His team is: Shiny Gyarados, Lanturn, Azumarill, Slowking, Kingdra and Feraligatr as his ace. If you win you get the Trading Badge and the TM for Hydro Cannon.

Crystal: Mega is absolutely her most iconic pokemon and since Parasee is part grass, this makes it her most populous type on her team. Technically so is Psychic due to Chumee and Xatee but we'll ignore that. So she's a Grass type gym leader. Her gym is located in Violet City since that's where the orphanage/Pokémon Academy is located. Her gym puzzle is catching specific pokemon that can be found in the grass in her gym. You get 10 of each pokeball and you have to catch a pokemon for each one. The gym trainers will try to stop you either by catching a pokemon before you can get it, scaring pokemon away or battling you. Her team is: Parasect, Jumpluff, Exeggutor, Bellossom, Vileplume and Meganium as her ace. If you win you get the Catching Badge and the TM for Frenzy Plant. So, for the record, I did not plan for the Johtrio to be a fire, grass, water trio, it happened on accident as I was deciding the types for their gyms and I decided to just roll with it and have them match by giving all 3 the ultimate moves as TMs.

Ruby: Fairy type gym. Fairy is like a very pretty type and Ruby is someone who values beauty so it works. Also I refuse to make him a water type gym leader. Sorry Mimi. His gym is in Lilycove City because that's where the Master Rank Pokémon Contests are held. His gym puzzle is basically a bastardized version of a Pokémon Contest, the only difference is that if you don't get a high enough score you have to battle a gym trainer. Ruby, Wallace and White via video call are the judges. His team is: Mawile, Wigglytuff, Clefable, Togekiss, Azumarill and Gardevoir as his ace. Ruby is in a similar situation to Green, not a lot of fairy types in Hoenn so I borrowed from other generations. Also since this is a different region Wigglytuff is fair game for Ruby to have. If you win you get the Beauty Badge and the TM for Charm.

Sapphire: Rock type gym. Imma be honest, I did not know what to do with Sapphire, so I just took all the types of her team, put them on a wheel and it landed on rock so…yeah. If you're disappointed in me, trust me, so am I. The gym is in Rustboro City because we cannot have 2 rock type gym leaders. Her gym puzzle is basically the tower defense game, you get to construct your own secret base and you have to defend it from invaders, be they wild pokemon or gym trainers. If you manage to successfully defend your base for 30 minutes, Sapphire will come to your base to battle you. She's basically the final boss. Her team is: Relicanth, Armaldo, Cradily, Kabutops, Tyranitar and Aggron as her ace. I gave her Tyranitar to make up for the fact that she has Relicanth, Armaldo and Cradily. I feel like these three's uselessness balances out Tyranitar's power. People who play competitive pokemon know what I'm talking about. If you get past Tyranitar you win the Corundum Badge and the TM for Sandstorm. Fun fact, corundum is what sapphires are made of.

Emerald: Psychic type gym. Emerald was the exact opposite of Sapphire, the moment I looked at him I was like, 'Psychic, Emerald is a Psychic gym leader and I will not take any criticism'. He also has a connection with Jirachi, Latias and Latios, who are all psychic types so it works. His gym is in Mossdeep City because again, we cannot have 2 psychic gym leaders. In his gym you are handed a slingshot and small capsules with soil from a pokemon's birthplace. In the gym there are wild angry pokemon you have to shoot the soil at to calm them down. After all of the pokemon are calm you can challenge Emerald. Gym trainers will attempt to anger the pokemon again and if you want them to stop you have to defeat them in battle. His team is: Grumpig, Medicham, Claydol, Starmie, Xatu and Mr. Mime as his ace. If you win you get the Shooter Badge and the TM for Psychic.

Platina: Ghost type gym. This is the exact thing that happened with Green, I really like Froslass so she gets to be a ghost type gym leader. Her gym is located in Hearthome City because Fantina exists so we have to steal her gym. Her gym puzzle is a trivia game combined with an escape room. You get into a room and are given a piece of paper, a feather, the TM for Thief and an Ultra Ball. On the paper there are 3 pokemon listed: Mismagius, Bastiodon and Milotic. Bastiodon's Sinnoh Dex number, #039, ends up being the combination to a safe. You open it and you get a scale. The scale is a clue that leads you to figuring out you need to know the weight of Mismagius, 4.4 kg and with that you find out how much weight you need to put on a pressure plate. A door opens and you get led to another room where you find a plastic copy of the Griseous Orb, a stick and a wild Misdreavus. You use the Ultra Ball to cath Misdreavus and teach it Thief. You also find out it's holding rope. Milotic is 6.2 m long which is how much rope you need to create a pulley system using other items from the room that allows you to open a rusted trap door. You jump into the room and find a Glameow that is very skittish and won't stay still. You use the feather, a stick and some leftover rope to create a toy that will distract the cat long enough for the Misdreavus to use Thief and steal the item the cat had around it's neck. It is a locket with a picture of Giratina, you insert the fake Griseous Orb into the wall and a door opens up to a room where you finally reach Platina. If you don't manage to escape in less than an hour you get taken out of the room and have to beat 6 gym trainers. Her team is: Rotom, Drifblim, Gengar, Spiritomb, Mismagius and Froslass, with the ice type as her ace. If you win you get the Apparition Badge and the TM for Shadow Ball.

Diamond: A Normal type gym leader, because he has 3. This is our first repeat type because there are more dexholders than there are pokemon types. His gym is in Pastoria City because it's in between Hearthome and Sunyshore, which are the gyms of his friends. His gym is a cooking game, you are presented with 5 pokemon with different natures: Naughty, Bold, Sassy, Hasty and Rash. Your objective is to make Poffins that cater to their tastes. If you fail you have to fight that specific Pokemon's gym trainer. His team is: Purugly, Staraptor, Ursaring, Blissey, Lickilicky and Snorlax as his ace. If you win you get the Chef Badge and the TM for Return.

Pearl: Ground type gym. Pearl has almost no repeat types on his team, with the only overlap being Tauhiko and Chahiko, but I already made Dia a normal type gym leader so I went with ground because I also needed someone to take that type. His gym is in Sunyshore because I wanted to place Dia in between him and Platina. In his gym puzzle you are given a pokemon that knows Helping Hand, you have to traverse with the pokemon through a labyrinth. Inside the labyrinth there are pokemon that are able to shatter parts of the walls to make a path or to obtain you a clue, you have to determine what move the pokemon will use next and use Helping Hand to boost it. However if you guess wrong the pokemon will fight you instead. There are also trainers there that will try to stop you. His team is: Hippowdon, Gliscor, Rhyperior, Gastrodon, Garchomp and Dugtrio as his ace. If you get past Garchomp you win the Willpower Badge and the TM for Earthquake.

Black: From his team, the pokemon that always stood out the most to me were Brav and Musha, and I like Braviary more so, Flying type gym leader. His gym is in Mistralton City, because Skyla is a type overlap. In his gym you have to win 3 consecutive battles with only one of your pokemon against trainers who have 3 pokemon so it really forces you to strategize. You have to do this for each one of your pokemon, leading to 18 battles in total. There are flying Braviarys above you that you have to latch onto to get carried to the next trainer. His team is: Archeops, Emolga, Swanna, Mandibuzz, Sigilyph and Braviary as his ace. If you win you get the Aerial Badge and the TM for Aerial Ace.

White: Grass type gym leader because she has 2. Her gym is in Virbank City because of Pokéstar Studios. Her gym puzzle is a musical. Your pokemon have a chance to become actors and they have to reenact a movie where they are the heroes of the story. All trainers are hidden from view for the camera and gym trainer's pokemon act as villains for the movie. Once most of the story is over you get to battle White, with her pokemon pretending to be the big villains of the story. Her team is: Simisage, Lilligant, Ferrothorn, Whimsicott, Sawsbuck and Serperior as her ace. If you win you get the Story Badge and the TM for Magical Leaf.

Lack-two: This is another dexholder with three water types on his team, so he gets the Water Gym. His gym is in Humilau City because of Marlon. His gym puzzle is a murder mystery. You get a file for the fake victim and have to find who killed them. There are clues all around the gym and you have to battle the trainers if you want their testimonies. This all leads around to discovering that the murderer was actually the gym leader all along. Once you figure this out, you can challenge Lack-two. His team is: Simipour, Seismitoad, Jellicent, Carracosta, Kabutops and Samurott as his ace. If you win you get the Clue Badge and the TM for Scald.

Whi-two: Bug type gym leader. Whi-two has 2 pokemon if you don't count the Delphox she got at the end of XY and one of them is a grass type, so we only have one other option for her. Her gym is in Castelia City, taking the place of Burgh. In her gym you have to 'liberate' Pokémon from evil humans. Her gym trainers are pretending to be bad people that you have to defeat to steal their pokemon. Once you defeat them, you take the pokemon to a safe place. You have to be careful because the gym trainers will try to get their pokemon back. Your goal is to help as many pokemon as possible before 15 minutes are up and if you haven't managed to liberate at least 6, you fail. Her team is: Leavanny, Scolipede, Crustle, Galvantula, Volcarona and Accelgor as her ace. If you win you get the Critter Badge and the TM for U-turn.

X: Dragon type gym. Someone needed to take that type and Mega Charizard X is right there so…His gym is in Lumiose City because that's where Professor Sycamore's lab is and he's the one that gives the player the mega evolving Kanto starters. His gym is a long series of mega evolving battles, there are 10 gym trainers in total and all of them have pokemon that can mega evolve. After you beat all 10 you can challenge X. His team is: Tyrantrum, Dragalge, Hydreigon, Goodra, Noivern and Mega Charizard X as his ace. If you win you get the Scales Badge and the TM for Dragon Claw.

Y: Flying type gym. Everyone saw this coming. She's a Sky Trainer so it makes sense. In the games, the first Sky Battle happens on Route 8, if I remember correctly and the nearest city is Cyllage City, so that's where her gym is. Her gym puzzle is gliding down from the top floor of the gym to the bottom, along the way you have to fight gym trainers and defeat them. If you don't have pokemon that can participate in Sky Battles, platforms will appear in places for them to land on but the trainer cannot use them. Her team is: Altaria, Vespiquen, Crobat, Drifblim, Pidgeot and Talonflame as her ace. If you win you get the Sky Badge and the HM for Fly. I know normally gym leaders don't give you HMs, but it would be weird to give her anything else.

Sun: So Alola doesn't have any gyms, but they do have Island Kahunas, which are similar enough for me to make him and Moon a team. He specializes in Dark types, because he has 2 on his team, so he takes Nanu's place as the Kahuna of Ula'ula Island. The Kahuna grand trials are just battles so I'll just move on to his team: Sableye, Honchkrow, Umbreon, Malamar, Alolan Persian and Incineroar as his ace.

Moon: I think we all know what type Moon uses: Poison. She's the Kahuna of Akala Island, because both Slandit and Mareanie can be found there. Her team is: Tentacruel, Dragalge, Arbok, Gengar, Toxapex and Muk as her ace.

Sou: So for Sou, I did something a little different, I looked through the pokedex and searched which type has the most pokemon holding items, since that's his thing. And the answer to that is Psychic, with 7 pokemon if you count Galarian Slowbro's Shellder-gun-arm thing, which I have to, because otherwise I have to give him Hoopa and that is not happening. Does this make you mad? Because it makes me mad, but oh well. I did not spend 40 minutes searching for pokemon with items just to scrap this. I don't know if some of the pokemon in his team even are in the Galar pokedex, but I don't care. It's too late to change it now. His gym is in Stow-on-Side, because it has the Bargain shop and you can get cool items there. His gym puzzles are item based battles, like against a Focus Sash pokemon with Endeavor and Quick Attack or a Toxic Orb, Guts pokemon. You have to battle against 10 gym trainers if you want to battle Sou. His team is: Delphox, Hypno, Galarian Slowbro, Alakazam, Mr. Rime and Oranguru as his ace. If you win you get the Psychic badge, because Galar names their badges after types and the TM for Magic Room.

Schilly: Ice type gym leader. As I'm writing this I realize Platina would have made more sense as the Ice type gym leader but in my defense, I need someone to take the ghost type and Schilly has none but also, it's 5am as I'm writing this and I'm tired so you will just have to deal with it. Her gym is in Circhester because of type overlap and for her puzzle you get placed in a room in the middle of a blizzard and are given a drone that you have to use to find 10 pokemon before 30 minutes are up. As you attempt to do this, gym trainers will try to shoot your drone down so you will have to battle them if you want them to stop. Her team is: Weavile, Frosmoth, Arctozolt, Arctovish, Galarian Darmanitan and Eiscue as her ace. If you win you get the Ice badge and the TM for Ice Beam.

Bonus:

So we all know how close the Sinnoh trio is and it feels wrong to split them up in different gyms so I also did a version where they share a gym.

Sinnoh Trio: So the type that all 3 of them share, that isn't Normal, is Electric, so they share an electric type gym in Sunyshore, because Volkner is a type overlap. I really like the rotation battles that were introduced in gen V, so even though they don't exist in DPPt, I decided to give them a rotation battle gym. You have to win against 10 gym trainers to battle the gym leaders. And yes, even their battle is a rotation battle. Their team is: Magnezone, Jolteon, Raichu, Pachirisu, Rotom Wash and Luxray. If you win you get the Friendship Badge and the TM for Thunder Wave.

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itsybitsyjoltik · 8 months

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so as someone who's dabbled with playing pokemon vgc, i feel like the average person...kind of doesn't fully understand the 2014 pokemon vgc world championship thing with se jun park using pachirisu, and i wanted to demystify it a bit

disclaimer that i'm a very casual vgc player and while i'm trying my best to avoid making any major mistakes i don't know everything, i also am not familiar with the specific format in that generation so there might be nuances that i miss.

so wait, what is vgc? what do you mean by format?

vgc (video game championship) is the official competitive pokemon format. it's a double battle (two on two) format. each player has a team of six mons, and each player gets to see that team before they fight, and then they pick four of their own mons to try to beat whichever four their opponent picks. tournaments are usually played as best of three, so whoever wins twice wins the match

unlike unofficial formats like smogon, there aren't really banlists or anything like that. (usually.) however, what pokemon are legal depends on the game that's currently being played and the format, cycling between pokemon native to that game, national dex formats where other pokemon are usable, and formats where you can use up to two box legendaries (restricted pokemon)

the relevant points are 1. the double battle format and 2. it was limited to pokemon that are native to the gen 6 games (not necessarily gen 6 pokemon) and no box legendaries

why is pachirisu such an unusual choice?

the 2014 pokemon world championship is the only instance in which pachirisu has been used to any significant success. and in fact it's fairly rare for anyone to consider it, and, well, there's definitely a reason for that

stats aren't everything, but these are...quite bad. the threshold at which a stat is usable varies depending on the stat, but it's generally a minimum of around 100 to be good. no stat above 100 is generally quite bad. 95 speed and 90 sp def are...okay, but a bulk of 60/70/90 is. not good. and with 45/45 in its offensive stats the best you're gonna get is a bulky support set. and at least on paper, pachirisu doesn't have anything to make that worth using. however...

so why would anyone use pachirisu?

to be clear, se jun park did not use pachirisu just because he liked it or to see if he could. there was a method to his madness and once you know a little bit about vgc it contextualizes things a lot

strategy is very different in double battles from in single battles, especially with the have 6 bring 4 format in vgc. you have a limited number of pokemon that you can use in a given battle and you have to try to survive attacks from two different mons on the same turn. this means that attacks, items, and dedicated mons with defensive utility can be very useful, especially mons that can redirect attacks away from their partner and survive it themselves

one of the best attacks in the game, then, is the move Follow Me--completely useless in single battles, but in double battles it makes it so all of the opponent's attacks that turn hit the user instead of their partner. there's a couple of other attacks that can be used for similar purposes (rage powder, ally switch) but for various reasons follow me is considered to be the best

it's also a move with somewhat limited distribution, even more so in formats where you can only use pokemon native to the current game

so. pachirisu is one of the mons who can learn follow me. it has...not great stats, but enough bulk that if you're desperate you can work with it. it has volt absorb, an ability that makes it immune to electric type attacks, and immunities are always nice if you want to redirect hits and especially if they're to types its teammates are weak to

so se jun park raised a pachirisu to be particularly bulky, gave it a sitrus berry to heal itself and get even more bulk, and gave it a support moveset with follow me and super fang (a fairly rare attack in terms of distribution that knocks enemy pokemon's health down by half), and he won the world championship using a pokemon no one expected

but one that made sense for his particular team's composition

in closing, some other pokemon that have been successful using follow me: togekiss, female indeedee, clefairy (yes, clefairy rather than clefable. there are reasons but i'm not going into them here), recently maushold got a decent amount of use despite having similar assets to pachirisu but i think it's kinda fallen off due to power creep, and then the other main non-follow me redirector is amoonguss with rage powder (insert your among us jokes here)

anyway i say all of this not to make se jun park's victory seem any less impressive. it's really cool, and it was really cool that he managed to make pachirisu work!! and that pachirisu in vgc managed to be so iconic

but i think the reasons behind using pachirisu and knowing why it worked makes it all the more impressive

#joltext #pokemon

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5, 13, 22, 33, 59, 75

5. How many wips do you have? What fandoms/pairings are they for?

Si on ne prend pas en compte les wips de chapitres pour mes deux long fics en cours j'ai 9 wips en cours :

5 wips Kaamelott : un Macrinus/Aconia, une fic sur Dagonet, une fic sur Guethenoc et Roparzh, une Arthur/Venec et une sur Galessin.

4 wips pas sur Kaamelott : une fic Desperate Housewives, deux fic Docteur House et une fic les Misérables.

Et aussi je voudrait réécrire Magia maintenant que j'ai deux ans d'écriture de fanfiction derrière moi j'aimerais bien voir ce que ça pourrait donner. (sans supprimer la version 1 pour voir l'évolution)

13. Do you listen to music while you write? If yes, what have you been listening to recently?

J'écoute pas de musique mais j'écoute des podcasts et des lectures du Seigneur des Anneaux en v.o. Pour mes podcasts soit je récupère des trucs sur France culture soit celui-ci qui est très chouette pour les fans de la série classique de Doctor Who.

22. Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process? How do you come up with titles?

Je suis une merde en titre. Mais parfois le génie me tombe dessus et j'ai une idée de titre géniale qui me permet de construire ma fic ou parfois c'est l'inverse la construction de ma fic fait qu'un titre me vient. Mais souvent c'est la galère on va pas se mentir.

33. Is there a specific word count that you hold yourself to/enjoy writing the most?

J'aime bien les fics anywhere entre 3k et 4k it's a good number. C'est pas trop longs pour les gens qui veulent me lire et pour moi, qui aime étaler mon écriture on va pas se mentir, c'est bien.

59. Have you participated in any fic events/writing challenges? If yes, what were they and did you enjoy them?

Oui! Deux fois au fictober (c'était très chouette je le referai l'année prochaine) franchement c'est chouette, il y a plein de listes de prompts à partir desquelles on peut écrire I love it.

75. Is there a particular fic that readers gravitated towards that you didn’t expect?

To answer a child's question : Celle-là. J'oublie toujours que je l'ai écrite et je la trouve franchement pas terrible.

#kaantt writes #fanfic ask game

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Cuteness wins overall over strong pkmn

Nicknames YEET!!!! This is so long omg….oops lmao

Shield:

Cinderace-Cinder (this is what happens when you go into a game blind and don’t know the name of the final evolution 😂)

Dubwool-Ral (nicknamed after the character Ralsei from deltarune)

Yamper-Gabriel (nicknamed after character Gabriel from supernatural )

Pancham-Peter (nicknamed after Peter the panda from phineas and ferb)

Meowth-Kitty

Espeon-Hiro

G. Slowbro-Sherbert

Venunsaur-Bulba

Rockruff-Dol (Nicknamed after dolcetto from Fullmetal alchemist)

Luxray-Sparky

Kubfu-Kuma (nicknamed after Teddie from persona 4, specifically his Japanese name which is just…bear)

G.Slowking-Sorbet

Amaura-Aurora

Nindoqueen-Queenie

Tyrant-Rexie

Spectrier-Whisp

Shining Pearl:

Piplup-Pippin

Staraptor-Peep

Manaphy-Undyne (nicknamed after Undyne from Undertale)

Buizel-Aqua

Riolu-Aaron (Nicknamed after Sir Aaron from the pkmn movie mystery of mew)

Purugly-Tasque (Nicknamed after Tasque from deltarune)

Legends arceus:

H.Samurott-Oesha

H.Growlithe-Rocky

H.Zorua-Lear (nicknamed after Lear from Pokemon masters EX)

H. Alpha Sneasel-Dawn (Nicknamed after Dawn from gen 4 as protags brain is scrambled eggs from amnesia but they can vaguely remember their friends)

Leafeon-Sage

H.Voltorb-Barry (Nicknamed after Barry from gen 4 as protags brain is scrambled eggs from amnesia but they can vaguely remember their friends)

Violet:

Sprigatito-Basil

Pawmot-Poppy (another incident of going into a game blind and this time not knowing characters names 😭 E4 poppy would be happy to have a pkmn named after them tho I bet)

Ceruledge-Cadet

Umbreon-Sol

Greavard-Zero (nicknamed after Zero from nightmare before Christmas)

Honourable mention, Meowth-Coin (they were in Zero’s place on the team until I caught Zero)

Cyclizar-Zippy

Poochyena-Teef (nicknamed Tèèf in game bc it wont let me nicknamed Teef for some reason….)

Dippin-Dippy

Shiftry-Thyme (not named after the teacher but the herb)

Jangmo-o-Jewel

Ogerpon-Pon-pon (my beloved…)

Espurr-Prince

Metagross-Metor

Inteleon-River

Terapagos-Tera

Scarlet:

Fuecoco-jalapeño

Clodsire-Mudcake

Dachsbun-Bunbun

Squawkabilly-Lime

Armarouge-Char

Ohhh y'know undertale/deltarune too!! That's dope! Hahaha

But also love that lil thing of the protag vaguely remembering their friends and making their mons after them that's so dope your honour cnmxnx

#yknow that nickname for ogerpon and the mons name in general reminds me of patapon hahah #checks out too cause like dont they have these cool masks too hahah #but anyways yeah hahah #an ask and and answer #ducydoo2000 #long post #??

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queer-starwars-bracket · 10 months

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Queer Star Wars Characters (Round 1): General Bracket Match 41

RB-919 | Identity: non-binary | Media: War of the Bounty Hunters IG-88

RB-919 was a cybernetic droid engineer (where they got the name, who knows). They were very philosophical, musing about death and legacy. They also knew about the existence and the basic beliefs about death of the Jedi and Sith. They had a sense of empathy towards droids, crediting it to their heavy augmentation. They were hired by Crimson Dawn through Deva Lompop to repair IG-88 and program a chip with a specific job into it. They planned to partner with IG-88 after it completed Deva’s bounty, which would force the criminal organization to see them as more than just someone in the background performing repairs. However, the first mission on the chip was to eliminate those who were no longer necessary, causing IG-88 to murder RB-919 as soon as it was repaired and steal their ship.

Gen Tri | Identity: non-binary | Media: Poe Dameron Free Fall/ROTJ Rebellion

Gen Tri was a member of the Spice Runners of Kijimi. Right before the Battle of Endor, they and Marinda Gan were hired by the Empire to provide transportation to the bounty hunter Lan-Drus, who had been tasked with assassinating Mon Mothma. At the last moment they expressed a lot of reticence about the job, worrying about how taking a job on their own and that something big was going to happen as a result of the job. However Marinda berated/convinced them to not back out at the last moment.

Years later, Gen Tri worked in a crew consisting of Zori Bliss, Marinda, and Vigilich. After a heist, when they stopped over on Yavin 4 their pilot was caught stealing from the haul and Vigilich killed him. They were forced to hire a young Poe Dameron, who had just run away from home.

In Free Fall, Gen Tri is described as having a serene demeanor. They didn’t get along with Vigilich, the group’s leader, but their calmness countered Vigilich’s bravado. They rarely spoke, overall coming off as much more mature compared to their appearance in the comic.. While they were part of the same crew as Poe Dameron, he didn’t really get to know them despite all their shared jobs. Gen Tri was the only person in their crew that knew Zori was the daughter of the Spice Runner’s leader and was supposed to focus on protecting her.

#star wars #sw #sw comics #ig-88 #sw war of the bounty hunters #poe dameron freel fall #poe dameron #zori bliss

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macrieally · 10 months

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Something that has been on my mind since watching that one tragic episode with Minior in Pokemon Sun and Moon animated series years ago:

Don't mind me i'll just dump notes of an idea for a R0M H4CK

Pokemon Wander

Blurb: You play as Red, the future champion of Indigo League. You’re on your way to collect 8 badges to fight the Elite Four, when…

- Starts off as a normal FireRed until getting the 1st badge and leaving Pewter City

Instead of the usual interruption from an NPC to get your running shoes;

You get teleported to a city/town from a random region, or even a new, fanmade one.

Following Generations include Gen 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and the fanmade one. No in particular order

Regions:

Gen 3 (Mossdeep City) - You ask for the locals where to go home, and you encounter someone who knew about your circumstance and explains it. Meeting Tate and Liza will tell you something about a roaming mythical Pokemon.

If surf is already acquired, Shoal Cave sidequest will be available.

Gen 4 (Hearthome City) - You meet Cynthia who is aware of your circumstances and further elaborates on it, she'll give you a pokemon that will help you (a mon that knows surf)

There will be an Amity Square Sidequest where you can walk with your starter. This will make the egg hatch faster, if not fully hatch.

Gen 5 (Undella Town (Spring) (BW ver.)) – You meet Cynthia (again if you already met her in Hearthome) and talks to you (dialogue depends whether you already visited Hearthome or not)

Gen 6 (Couriway Town) – You visit Hotel Couriway and meet Mr. Bonding, who is also aware of the phenomenon that has happened to you, and will give you a device that can be used only once to help you go home (said item will just teleport you to a random city/town from one of the regions mentioned above)

Sidequest involves turning into an errand boy in Hotel Couriway

Gen 7 (Mount Hokulani) – It just happens that your time of arrival coincides with the date of the upcoming Minior showers, you go to the Hokulani Observatory and meet Molayne and Sophocles. Upon describing what happened on your way to Mt. Moon in Kanto, they remember reading something related to a mythical Pokemon that uses warps and portals to teleport.

Sidequest (The biggest one of them all, the thing inspired by that one Minior episode) – Before the upcoming final Minior Shower, you met a Minior stuck in the grass, it joins your team, which lets you battle the trainers in Mt. Hokulani easily. If in party, Molayne and Sophocles notes of the Minior you have, providing additional dialogue. If agreed, you can do the Hokulani trial before the final Minior Shower. A cutscene with Minior will happen at the final Minior Shower and will leave your team. (When this sidequest is active and isn’t finished, it will disable the sudden teleportation that should trigger after talking to the pair at Hokulani Observatory.)

A fanmade city from an unknown region - never thought anything further other than it's based on a screenshot of a fanmade map using pokemon emerald tilesets from a mutual :3 (Dk if I can post the pic, so i'll not post it.)

Mt. Silver – After travelling the 8 random spots from a specific region, you end up warped at the foot of Mt. Silver, behind a patrolling police officer, which will escort you back to Viridian city after realizing you were the missing person the police had been searching for months.

Note: If you completed all the sidequests, an additional cutscene will happen as you make your way into Viridian City, a Hoopa will appear to snatch you away again and warp you to Dahara City 100 years ago (a city based on the movie Hoopa debuted), a man will appear to reprimand Hoopa and will use a device to imprison it (not the Imprison Bottle that will turn it unbound), but not before talking to you and asking Hoopa to send you back to Kanto. Instead of walking back to Pokemon Center with the officer, you'll wake up at the Pokemon Center.

Well, that's it. The R0m H4ck is basically less battles, more on cutscenes and narrative, and a little ambitious on map-making (lol). It'll never be made idk how to make a r0m h4ck, let alone change a dialogue in the game.

#Don't mind macrieally they're just posting #pokemon #rom hack idea #idc if you use it just don't forget to credit me :3 #Wish I know how to make rom hacks

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hazelplaysgames · 1 year

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my annual February shiny hunt is on soon! February, if that title is to be believed. this year, i’ll try to get two games going: Y and Legends Arceus! i’ll prefer hunting in Y if i have to choose, but i think it could be fun to get the two working together.

in Y, i’ll be in Route 4. i am specifically going for a Shiny Combee, and the closest thing to a zonk is gonna be Ledyba. i expect four, even if i stick to the Yellow Flowers. that said, every other encounter on the route i consider good. if i somehow manage to get plenty of all ‘mons off of that route, i’ll swoop around to route 22, as that gives a pretty healthy selection with no repeats and no real misses to me. if i somehow manage to get a bunch of ‘mons there too, then i’m gonna call it a good month. :p

as for Arceus’ role in this, it’s to hunt in those Space-Time Distortions. Johtonian Sneasel, Porygon, Magnemite, Cranidos, and Shieldon are exclusive to the bubbles, and i want to make a solid effort to get a full-as-possible living shiny dex in that game, since those are really the big things holding it back. also, Cherubi, sorta, but because i expect there to be a ton of waiting around for the former to pop up, i think it’ll be nice to weave the two together.

depending on exactly how many encounters i get, we might be looking at weekly updates from Y, or possibly a mid-month and end-of-month update about that. Arceus, if i’m lucky, will have enough encounters to stitch together a video for. i’ll hit a bit a ton on the plans and ideas for the rest of the year, i excluded a tangent that seemed a bit much. i’ll just put it under a Keep Reading, because details can get long and i want to respect Dashes.

first things first, the most common thing on this blog, Switch games. hopefully, there’s not gonna be much going on in Splat 3 in Feb. i’d give a sigh of relief if, if there is some event, it was at the end of the month. the rest of the year is gonna be fine, i just don’t want it crunching on the shiny hunt. i expect the DLC this year, but no sense in rushing that. the new game i got for the holidays(i’m excepting World’s End Club) are queuing up, not much to say there. if i get the majority of Distortion Pokemon in Arceus, maybe a small uptick from that afterwards. about like a week ago, i learned i can way more easily move my teams from any game that can connect to Pokemon Home to my main files, so i want to do a Poison monotype in Shield this year. if anyone wants me to specifically try another type sooner or later, i’m open to the idea, i was thinking about it a bit and realized that Shield is a shockingly light game for me, and i won’t feel too roughed up about replaying that a bit more. that said, if i’m the only one, i already got a priority list lined up(i’m feeling Rock, ice, and Dragon, to match gens 6 & 7, and Steel, which i’ll elaborate on when i get to it, so i know now next years monotypes for X and UM). i doubt i’d do all 18 types, but i’m already considering five, what’s 13 more? maybe trim content, at that point badge completion is more a formality on my end. i don’t feel the need to do a major revisit to any other games i played before. you know, i think i’m getting a better handle on why i like Nemona so much...

i think the only new full game i know about this year will be Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. it’s on my radar. that said, 30 minute(maybe more like 3 hour) break, taking a bit to look into planned releases coming up, and a quick browse through the eShop, i got myself a list of other games to keep an eye out for, i figure i’ll get them as i get them if i want to get them. i’m kinda leaning towards other Monster Master sorts of games, the three big ones i saw on there being Temtem, Coromon, and Nexomon. Temtem’s the priciest by about double, i’ll look into the trio sooner or later, see what’s up with them. Dark Souls Remastered sounds serviceable on Switch, and there’s a few others i didn’t expect to find either.

off of the Switch, a small liveblog of Digimon Dawn, which i figure i’ll go with way less posts compared to Dusk, more so detailing differences. for that, i think i’ll aim to start mid-March. then i got some Dragon monotypes between X and Ultra Moon, the latter of which we can expect to see photos from. to better guide me on timing, i know i have a trip to visit family in July, and after that i’ll do a liveblog for a Smeargle team in Moon. maybe a handful of photos from that one? it’s kinda silly to have multiple photos of a single Pokemon over a whole game, especially since the Photo Club isn’t actually IN Moon, and it just gets sillier when the idea of doing an Ultra Moon run is still not wholly off the table in my book. i don’t want to do a Smeargle run in Ultra Moon yet because, frankly, Molayne scares me more than Hala. this is meant to say more about Molayne than Hala, truthfully. in either case though, the relatively early Route 2 provides Smeargles in both games, so this marks the first time i won’t feel i need to trade a team in. exciting! i got a few ideas already, but i’m not gonna look up much details until later, i’m planning to do this sometime starting in July after all.

#2023 shiny hunt #you know how awkward it is to try and acrominize ''Space-Time Distortions''?#acronymize. whatever apparently neither of those are a real word anyways

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teaveetamer · 2 years

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Why I hate mega evolution

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PLEASE DO ELABORATE. I liked them as a concept to give some Pokémon like Pinsir some extra love and usefulness, but then they gave half the mega-evolutions to Pokémon that were already popular and strong so they lost me there

So basically:

1) Megas, as a concept, were always going to be unsustainable. If they stuck with their guns and kept introducing new ones every game, then we would eventually get to the point where they just had to give every 'mon in the dex a new mega form (in which case they've de facto created an extra evolution stage). People might piss and moan about Gamefreak taking away a feature from them, but I think megas were a design decision made without a lot of foresight and I 100% completely understand why they got rid of it. I think it was better to rip the bandaid off after one gen than try to keep it up for several and finally have to axe it when it becomes really unsustainable. (See also: Dexit)

You can tell that GF knows this, too, because IIRC Z-Moves were never explicitly stated to be Alola specific but they're so tied to the region's island trials I'm not sure how they would be introduced anywhere else, and they were veeeery careful to point out that Dynamaxing is a specifically Galar thing so we know not to expect it in future generations.

2) I hate how overdesigned most of them look. It's basically just "here's a pokemon you like, but with some extra crap stuck on." Like it's a nitpick but there's very few mega designs I actually enjoy.

This isn't just a problem with megas, btw, I hate the really overdesigned looking Pokemon in general. Picking a Galar starter was painful, trust me, especially with those final forms. And good lord what did they do to poor Litten. Incineroar is dreadful.

3) Like you said, I hate how it basically just became a way to give already popular pokemon more versions to sell to people. Like it was such blatant cashgrabbing to give Charizard not one but two megas.

4) They actually gave megas to some of my niche(ish) faves (Mawile, Banette, Sharpedo, Lopunny), but honestly I wish they'd just given them actual boosts. Either in the form of better stats or an additional permanent evolution, since most of those Pokemon are only one or two stagers anyways. I don't like giving up an item slot to the mega stone and I don't like being forced to use a gimmick mechanic for some of my faves to be actually good. An actual evolution is more permanent and more fun. Heck, I'd even take a regional form like what Farfetch'd got.

Also, even though megas gave some of those less impressive 'mons new life, they still can't compare to some of the already good pokemon they gave another extra boost to.

5) Even though I'm happy Mega evolutions are gone, the good Pokemon that got them are still good without them and my niche faves go back to sucking. Worse still, they're unlikely to get anything else because GameFreak was already like "well you got a mega for two and a half games so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯"

Like losing mega evolution really isn't that detrimental to Charizard or Rayquaza or Mewtwo. But now Banette, for instance, is basically just right back in the same position it was in before Gen 6 happened. Also with Banette it's kind of just twisting the knife, since the Duskull line from the same gen got a permanent evolution in DPPt.

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radramblog · 3 years

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Game of the Year 2020...?

Ive scrolled the list of games that came out this year to see what my GOTY ended up being, but turns out the only game I played in 2020 that released that year was, uh…….

Fucking good game but like I’m not gonna hand it GOTY by default (That goes to Hades, based solely impressions from other people). Actually, I’m not handing out any awards, really. So I guess I’m just gonna go over a bunch of the other games I did play last year, regardless of whether or not they came out then.

Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

A mate got me this for my birthday in December 2019, and unlike the other games I got then (Kirby Star Allies which I burned through that month and Octopath which I still haven’t played) I spent a fair few hours playing it last year. This was before the sequel was announced, and also a little bit after the fact- figured I should try and finish one before playing the other. Unfortunately, I have yet to purchase Age of Calamity nor finish Definitive Edition, because the former is expensive and the latter is expansive. Holy shit there’s so much fucking content in this game. I don’t think I ever will finish it to be honest, though despite the repetitiveness it never really felt boring to me. It’s the only Warriors/Musou game I’ve played, and I’d be interested in trying others based on the experience.

(I’m not playing Fire Emblem Warriors though fuck that)

Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC: The Isle of Armor and the Crown Tundra

Sword and Shield felt somewhat lacking on release, and while the DLCs released this year did much to try and fix this its still a bit shit that it required an extra paycheck out of you to get the full game- outside of outsourced mobile games like Go and Shuffle, or services such as Bank or Home, Pokemon has never actually had DLC/microtransactions, so this was a little disappointing. I’d argue that it absolutely wasn’t worth it when Isle was released, as fun as the content was it was again, lacking. Crown Tundra I would argue exceeded my (admittedly low) expectations, however- the new and returning mons are cool and welcome (I despised Calyrex’s design on first reveal but their behaviour in story redeemed it more than enough), and the Max Lair Adventure offered a surprisingly replayable romp that has been great to just try and grind out with friends. I can’t say I’d recommend the DLC pack though- only if because you’ve probably made up your mind already as to whether or not you’re getting it, or this doesn’t apply to you at all. I could also put basically every main series Pokemon game on here, seeing as I’m pretty sure I nuzlocked every region at some point during the year, but I don’t want to make this *that* long.

Super Smash Bros Ultimate Expansion Pass

Smash is still Smash. I don’t find myself playing it much on my own, and even in Perth get-togethers weren’t super common last year. As neat as the DLC characters released this year are for the franchise as a whole, none of them convinced me to play significantly more than usual, and I can’t wrap my head around half of them, so.

Also, I’m still salty about Byleth, and I actually really liked Three Houses, it was my first FE game. Why the fuck wasn’t it Claude????

Rivals of Aether

On the other hand, in the last few months I’ve found myself grinding match after match of Rivals with one of my best mates and the game is a fucking blast, holy shit. I still haven’t bought it for myself, but its basically 100% of the reason I have played 0 smash for the last few months since we’re too busy mashing Orcane vs Ranno over and over and not really getting tired of it. It requires a specific type of person to get into it, but if you’re in that group then its just an excellent game.

VA-11 Hall-A

I first played VA-11 Hall-A (Vallhalla, since typing that is a pain) by pirating it and playing it on my laptop in the dead of night.

It quickly became one of my favourite games of all time.

When the Switch port dropped, I felt obliged to actually pay for it this time around, since the developers had more than earned my money. And then I replayed it again, playing it on my switch in the dead of night (At least this time I had the excuse of being a nightshift worker). With the sequel unfortunately delayed into 2021, it might be time to run it back once more or drag more of my mates into Glitch City since I already forcibly exposed a few of em to it.

The post-credits title screen is still my phone background.

Fallout: New Vegas

I don’t really have much to say about FNV that hasn’t been said already, especially considering HBomberguy’s recently released video, but it is also on my top 5 list and I only got around to playing Lonesome Road and Dead Money this year. Also went out of my way to 100% achievement complete the game on Steam, which I believe is the first time I’ve done that for a game.

Zero Escape Series (Nine Hours Nine Persons Nine Doors, Virtue’s Last Reward, Zero Time Dilemma)

The Danganronpa series’ less colourful sibling, Zero Escape was a series I finally got around to finishing after having borrowed a friend’s copy of VLR back in high school and playing it wrong due to not deleting his save file (oops,). I think VLR remains my favourite, and I really hope the series continues at some point (unlikely as it seems now) considering how ZTD missed the mark pretty hard. The first 2 games are still excellent mystery games and a lot of fun, though you do need somewhat of a tolerance for words.

A Hat in Time

Oh god this game is so fucking cute. Also, just an excellent platformer. Is the DLC still on sale? I should buy that.

Fallout 4

Its just not New Vegas. It just isn’t. I really tried with this game, I really did. The gunplay is great, modding and building shit is fun, but its just not the same.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

A couple years ago I bought a SNES Mini, but until 2020 I didn’t really have a convenient way of playing it seeing as my monitor didn’t have an HDMI port. But now I do have one with one, so I got to start playing this classic! And then stopped because of uni. Should finish that, probably.

Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon

Shit Keara I still have your copy sorry I’ll get back to it :<

Pokemon Stadium

I also managed to get my N64 up and running, and despite being the wrong region for most of the games available in local shops, I somehow managed to get Stadium for a great price. Got to dig out my old Red cartridge and anything. Fuck me though, this game is brutal. Seriously, Gen 1 battle mechanics are tough to deal with at the best of times, having to do battle after battle with said mechanics without losing is just nuts. I still haven’t managed to get Round 2 unlocked.

God, fuck you Blaine. Goddamn fire spin Rapidash motherfucker.

Super Mario 64 Speaking of, I managed to pick up a Japanese cartridge of SM64, complete with BLJ glitches and 3 entire save files. After much effort, I managed to actually get it working, and spent most of the night of Christmas getting smashed and trying to beat Bowser in the Fire Sea. I played a lot of the DS remake as a kid, and I feel like an idiot for struggling as much I did with the original.

This is all of course a buildup to the fact that I was lying about not assigning a GOTY. Because there is only one N64 game in my small collection deserving of Game of the Year, because its deserving of Game of the Year every year since its 1999 release.

BEETLE ADVENTURE RACING MOTHERFUCKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER

#ramble #video games #retro games #pokemon #for real tho beetle adventure racing is actually good #mario kart who?

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i had a dream i entered in a 3rd gen pkmn glitch display competition despite knowing next to nothing about it & i was placed on a team with u where we had to set up a very specific team & do some very specific ace stuff & suddenly there was a gardevior & garbodor on the team when they werent there before. it wasnt displayed as garbodor it was one of those things where it was a mess of data but if u managed to transfer it up it would become one in gen 5 onwards

hello??? that’s so funny. tumblr mutual in your dreams hyperspecific to her brand of autismHDJDKD AND ALSO OUT OF ALL GEN 5 MONS… garbodor……..

obviously this sort of shit is possible from gen 1 to gen 2 but this reminds me when a friend was looking into getting a glitch palkia in gen 3 and transferring it up to gen 4 but unfortunately gen 4 actually has some amount of validation for that 💔 lol

#kiki was here #asks #red-dyed-sarumane

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kingdomblade · 4 years

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So I finally finished Pokemon Shield a bit back and after the incredibly shaky buildup to the game, decided to put together my thoughts if you’re interested!

The Good:

My favorite batch of Pokemon designs in I don’t even know how long, lots of creative and well designed mons with only a few flops.

Gym battles are the best they’ve ever been, the hype, the spectacle and the way they’ve been incorporated into the region makes them a blast, and the gym battle theme is the most memorable track we’ve gotten since Gen 3 at least! The bar is high for the Gen 9 gym challenge for sure.

Streamlined a LOT - Move tutor & name rater in every Pokemon center, move tutor is free, Pokemon evolved w/ a stone can relearn their pre evo’s moves, location based evolutions are (mostly!) changed. And you get Fly so early too!

Clothing options were far better than anything SuMo had. Not only would I totally wear the outfit I ended up with IRL, but I totally want the purple Meowth button-up.

Raid battles, while having some frustrating mechanics, are pretty fun to fight against. The candies you get from them are a godsend.

Ballonlea and Glimwood Tangle are beautiful areas that are unlike anything the series has given us before.

Unpopular opinion, but the lack of legendaries! It’s fine that each region had it’s own legends and stories, but some of them have SO many that is verges on absurd (Here’s looking at you, Sinnoh). Alola was the worst case of this with how many Ultra Beasts it had, even though it’s justified in story. I enjoyed that Galar just kept it to the two box legends.

That face that Boltund makes when you eat curry.

Neutral:

Wild Area was just kind of... there. In concept it’s a great idea but in reality it’s a very large, very plain looking area that isn’t very fun to explore and just ends up being a hassle to run through. Seeing fully evolved pokemon in the wild was neat but knowing that a bigger pokemon is going to spawn in the same spot every time was lame.

A three turn limit for Dynamax isn’t really a bad idea, and honestly might even be a good idea for Mega Evolutions. Megas could have easily been used as Dynamax variations and been fine.

The Bad:

Pokemon games have always been fairly linear but this was was so frustrating with how linear it was. The Pokemon I wanted to add to my team would be on the next route but not only could I not explore that route yet, but they couldn't even bother with a good reason as to why I couldn't progress, sticking a Team Yell grunt in the middle of the road talking about something random and calling it a day. Let me explore!

There were several times where Hop would make a big deal about the location we were at and then challenge me to a battle, only for the battle screen to look like a completely different location. Why make a point of battling at a national landmark if we don’t get to actually see it? Also, the glowy, empty type of battle screens were never not bad.

The ‘story‘ with Chairman Rose was so incredibly tacked on and bad that the game would have benefited from not having a plot beyond the league battles. Even the postgame story is pretty tacked on and doesn’t feel like it has anything to do with the rest of the game.

Gigamax/Dynamax wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be, but having to specifically catch Gigamax versions of Pokemon instead of being able to use the one I was training for half the game was a huge dealbreaker. My Centiskortch was ROBBED.

I’ve never actually wanted voice acting in a Pokemon game before but seeing these HD models on a big screen with moving mouths makes the game seem empty without it - especially at one point where a character is singing at a concert and there no vocals.

That’s kinda the thing about the game. When it’s fun, it’s fun! But it can easily slip into empty and lifeless territory. There are really interesting locations but very little to actually do in them or explore. Routes are rarely interesting or more than linear paths with a few even being copy+pastes of the same bridge. Character movement is frequently awkward (Legendary doggo turning around!), things that should be cool cinematic moments (Dynamax pokemon wreaking havok!) or even basic things that should be shown on screen are either told to you or use a shortcut to avoid actually animating. There’s one point where a crowd of people applauds for a character, but they all appear to stand there as a clapping SFX plays and the subtitles indicate clapping.

At the end of the day, the game is fine. And that’s kind of it. I don’t exactly regret playing it but it wasn’t remotely what I was hoping for in a console game either. In a weird way I hope there was some kind of production issues and not Gamefreak at their best, because it just feels like an unfinished game and reason GF gave to explain the missing features and Pokemon wasn’t actually in the games at all. At the very least, here’s hoping that Gen 4 remakes do well as they have a basic template to follow already and a little streamlining will go a long way for it.

#Kingdom Contemplations #pokemon #pokemon swsh

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BPR and Destined? This is amazing! I'm loving Honey already and Destined is amazing. The mystery is great. I have a couple questions for you. What tags do you recommend using for sims stuff? And how do you make sure things post on the right day? Do you schedule them or count in you queue or something else? -Friday

It’s a pretty good weekend when I can get both updates out!

Some tags I recommend:

Generic tags: ts4, sims 4, sims 4 legacy/sim 4 story, berry sweet sims (if you play with them)Specific tags: [Legacy Name] Gen 1 (and eventually gen 2 and so on and so on), [Challenge name, ie berrypastelrainbowcy, disney princess rainbowcy, etc]

I recommend tagging anything not sims related with “nonsims” so those who don’t want to see it, do not have to. You can also tag asks, or any personal posts with a fun tag. I use “Sam Speaks” for mine.

Also be aware of trigger warnings and tagging for those appropriately. If your story doesn’t get dark then there isn’t too much to worry about here. However if a follower requests a trigger warning tag, please be mindful about accommodations.

What’s super helpful is downloading XKit for tumblr. It’s a super easy download and lets you do all sort of helpful things one of which being “Quick Tagging”. So you can set up your tags for all your stories and then it only takes a button press to add all the tags you need to each post. Saves so much time in the queueing process.

Speaking of, I use my queue to schedule posts! My queue is set up to post 5 posts a day. Once you throw something into your queue you can set up the times and how many posts go out a day. So then when I am making my queue I know I need 25 posts of DPR (for Mon-Fri) and 10 for the weekends for Destined.

There is a “schedule” option which I do use for the weekly pose pack release so that it posts before my queue does for the day! I’m not a huge fan of interrupting my queue for ~blog aesthetic~ reasons but I do it occasionally.

#Sam Speaks #Friday Anon #ask #nonsims #saviorhide #Sam speaks a lot #wow that was so much #have this info dump #Anonymous

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seminalstudy · 5 years

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Hi everyone! I’m currently in the process of transferring to a new university and one of the biggest parts of that has been planning out and scheduling which classes to take my first semester, in hopes that I can graduate at the same time as people my age :’) As someone who’s planned how to graduate in three years not once but twice now, I figured I could share my experience and/or advice with anyone looking to maximize their college academics!

1. Establish a timeline: Ask yourself how many years you’re giving yourself to complete your degree as this will help you figure out how heavy your course loads will have to be to graduate at your expected time (this could be anywhere from 2 years to 5 or more). At my first college, I planned to graduate in three years in order to save money and because the school had easier academics, so I was confident I could handle the extra work. My new plan to graduate in three years is so I can graduate with other students my age, set your goal!

2. Now that you’ve established a broad timeline, it’s time to start looking at potential majors/minors and career tracks: Hopefully, this is something you’ve started looking at before applying to college, but don’t worry - it’s not too late! As someone going into college with the knowledge that I’d be taking out max loans each year, I tried to figure out what I wanted to do early on so I could maximize my credits ie take as many required classes as possible and not ‘waste’ credits on classes that wouldn’t really contribute to my degree (ofc I ended up changing my mind 3/4 of the way thru the year but that’s life). I narrowed my options down to 3 or 4 majors and managed to eliminate 2 of them pretty early on.

3. With at least one track in mind, research all the requirements to earn a degree in that area: Universities often have “general education requirements” regardless of your major, so you take classes in multiple disciplines and broaden your perspective. Course catalogs/general bulletins/college websites are where you can find info about your gen-eds and major-specific required courses. It’s really helpful to map this out by hand or in a spreadsheet program (I did it both by hand and with Excel to stay uber-organized). This is also where you can narrow down the majors you’re interested in by looking at the required courses and course descriptions. I considered a Data Analytics major early on, but after seeing how much coding was required (not a strong suit or interest for me) I could comfortably eliminate it.

4. Reach out to your advisor/navigator/registrar to clarify any questions: If you’re confused by any of the requirements for your major/gen-eds, talk to someone at the university. I feel bad for the numerous advisors I’ve had because I pestered them with questions so I could have a complete understanding of everything - it really helps in the scheduling process and I’ve never had a staff or faculty member be irritated by the questions - they love to help (plus it shows initiative and starts forming connections which is A+). Seriously, reach out if you’re confused, don’t just sit in the dark!

5. Map out required courses and pre-requisites: This is where Excel or Google Sheets can be your best friend - they make it really easy to keep track of what needs to be taken when. Some courses require a certain academic standing (sophomore, junior, senior) for you to take them, others require you to take several classes before you can register for it. Certain progressions of classes can really limit what your schedule looks like, so this step is incredibly important (and somewhat time-consuming).

6. Generate a slightly less vague timeline: Based on pre-requisites and required class standings, begin to assign classes to fall and spring semesters. Let’s say you have to complete a senior capstone in order to graduate, and you can only take it senior year, write it into the timeline. Maybe you need to take Math123 and Math124 for your major, but Math124 requires you to complete Math123 first. Place 123 into a semester and 124 in the semester following that. This doesn’t have to be exact, but it’s good to be aware of what your future schedule will look like, and what classes you need to take sooner rather than later (this is also time-consuming because you’ll find numerous variations in potential schedules).

7. Determine the courseload you’ll need to take: Some people luck out and have lots of AP/IB or like credits that will transfer into real college credit, helping to eliminate the number of classes you have to take (I was not such a person). You’ll generally receive a credit evaluation during the summer before the first semester so you can plan accordingly. Most advisors recommend taking 15-17 credits, but if you need to take more so you can graduate faster or less so you’re not overwhelmed, do what you need. I ended up taking the max credits allowed then over that, but that’s only because I was pushing so hard to graduate faster. This kind of ties into the last step, but you also need to evaluate your personal strengths and weaknesses.

8. Determine the courses that will maximize your first semester: Fun fact, your major requirements can often double-dip and count for your general education requirements too! Look at the pre-reqs for your higher-level classes and try to choose those that will open up the most classes, see which of your major required classes could count for gen-eds, such as humanities or science courses. If you’re between a few majors, look for classes that a required for them. For me, I was between a Business Administration or Sustainable Business major, so many of the requirements were the same. I took classes that could count for both, but if I wanted to go one way or the other, I wouldn’t be screwed over.

9. Try to balance the courses you NEED to take with those you WANT to take: I’m a humanities kind of gal (science has not been mon ami in the past) but both of my colleges require science and math classes. So, when I have to take a math and science course simultaneously, I try to add in some of the subjects I’m stronger in (history, english, etc) so that my GPA wouldn’t die. If you’re fortunate enough that affording college isn’t a concern, I’d personally say take as many courses that interest you as possible, but when financing a higher level education is more of an issue, complete your requirements but leave some space to explore your interests.

10. With a handful of courses in mind, look at actually scheduling your classes: With online registration, you can generally look at which classes are full, what times are available, etc. Are you really, definitely, for sure a morning person who can handle that 8am? Do you need a definite break for lunch? Will you be more productive in the mornings or evenings? Are there multiple profs for the class and does one have better ratings than the other? (ratemyprofessor.com is a lifesaver) Is there enough time outside of class to study/do extracurriculars/have a social life? Sometimes you’ll really need to take a class and it’ll be at some ungodly hour, but sometimes you gotta suck it up. Try not to overload one day with classes and make sure there’s enough time between classes to get to your next class, especially if your school has a large campus. This part is really based on personal preference, so enjoy it!

11. Give yourself time to do all of this: Especially for a first-year college student, there’s a lot already happening, and the opportunities are endless. It takes a lot of time to thoroughly research. This is a big process if you really care about being organized, and it can set you up for great success in college! All of these steps are really tied together but you’ll need more than one day (I took several weeks lol) to plan out a college career.

12. It gets easier: After doing this for just two semesters, I was much more comfortable making these big choices. For my new university, I managed to accomplish this in only a few days, but I was already familiar with the major I’m pursuing and how to lay everything out. For those of you continuing in college, consider mapping our the rest of your time if you haven’t already, and keep track of the courses you’ve taken and still need to take! This way, you won’t be thrown any loops when graduation comes.

Disclaimer: This advice is based purely off my own U.S. college experience which is undoubtedly very different from others! Ultimately, pursuing a higher-level education is your own personal journey, and do what you need to do to find success, this is just me trying to help out others!

If you have any questions about any of this, want to talk scheduling with me, or see my schedule planning notes and spreadsheets, just message me, I’m always willing to talk and even more willing to make friends!

-B

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