[Indie RP blog for the main character from Pokémon Colosseum. Canon Divergent. Private, Selective. Written by Bones.]
Leaving this out here, if anyone wants to reach me, I’m always on Discord. Even when I forget Tumblr exists. I’m glad to talk to absolutely anyone, and my contact info can always be found on my rules page.
“I kind of want to fiddle around with one of those Wonder Launchers. They came out, and everyone thought they were hilarious, and then the League decided ‘Nobody can actually use these.’ I don’t know if those pucks they form are like, medicinal, or what…”
“I think a proper education in Pokemon and what they’re capable of is important, from an early age. if I’d known about the Pickup ability back in the day, me and Willie would’ve shared a fondness for Zigzagoon. And I’d have had more to eat.”
Aura colors reflect the true nature of a living being at a given moment. It sees through facades and pretenses, like stereotypes, habits, superficial behavior, manners and subordination of one’s own free-will over to a leader or group. Expressing one’s true nature is extremely difficult if not outright impossible for some, as it requires letting go of all the above. To be completely natural and spontaneous. Hence, viewing aura colors would be gathering clear insight into a person without digging through all the influences that usually hide a person’s true self from the world.
In general, clear auras indicate good physical, mental and spiritual health. Cloudy or darker shaded auras usually indicate poor health in the areas mentioned previously. Having a colorful aura, having multiple colors clear and visible is seen as preferable to having just a few colors visible. It’s assumed that colorful individuals have more healthier and balanced lives, hence why their seen as “superior” or “ideal” in terms of auras to have.
“Please do not ask me to explain how actual gravity works, I am not that smart. I saw a formula once and I’m mad about it to this day. I consider it harassment any time someone reminds me of math.”
Battle Study with Professor Wesley!
“Gravity is another one of those crazier techniques. Only a handful of truly strange Pokemon can learn it. As for whether or not it actually affects the planet’s gravity, or anyone’s personal gravity, is up in the air. What it does do at least, is more like…magnetize everyone’s feet to the ground. The move might be poorly name. It doesn’t seem to affect actual movement speed, aside from limiting everyone’s ability to jump or fly, which can make evasive maneuvers very difficult. It doesn’t seem to me that small movements like running or walking are too strongly affected, though. Any Pokemon that favors close combat on the ground and struggles in any other form of combat would really appreciate it. Too bad for your average Hitmonchan they can’t learn it.
“The appearance of the move is pretty simple. What I can only describe as stellar psychokinetic energy is gathered up, and exerts its influence on the field. It’s possible it may be more of a psychosomatic effect, than a physical one. Hence why it’s classified as a Psychic-type technique.
“The Psychic classification may also be what allows human move tutors to instruct it to Pokemon. If it actually affected gravitational fields, I don’t know how a human could do it.”
“Well I’ve talked about Dual Screens a little in the past, so let me send you over to those notes first thing. But those other moves, that’s interesting…
“Grassy Terrain is a more recently discovered technique. It started with the refining of Solar Beam into the more manageable Energy Ball; the raw energy of plant life, condensed into an attack. More and more refined, and soon that energy could be dispersed in a productive way instead of just fired off; spreading raw life energy across the field, to sort of temporarily terraform the space.
“In a more condensed space - a private one-on-one, as an example - it can completely alter the scenery, obscuring the world around you, climbing the walls, even hiding the ceiling if you’re battling indoors. This can do a lot for you, the most obvious of which being increasing the strength of Grass-type attacks while it’s active. But, being raw life energy, anyone standing in it also gets their booboos kissed each turn. Not much, you won’t be good as new after a few minutes in this juice, but maybe it’ll keep you from kissing dirt, which can be enough in a fight. Energy holding the ground together also softens moves like Earthquake.
Galar has really figured this move out, with their native Rillaboom having mastered the same innate abilities as one of Alola’s much lauded guardians, and their version of the technique also poses less danger of permanently altering the terrain by spreading the energy more thinly, without reducing its effects. Plenty of other Pokemon can learn the technique - mostly the type you could mistake for simply being plants. The closer to nature, the better, clearly. But nobody’s beating Rillaboom or Tapu Bulu for mastery.” For now. In science, there was always a ‘for now’ at the end of your thought.
Shifting topics entirely, Leo had to click around a few folders on his tablet, and a short sip from the nearest small glass next to his work desk. Then he slumped back in his seat, a scowl covering his lips.
“Lord above, this move is odd. It’s one a trio of techniques, maybe among the most ancient, and we really don’t know that much about it. It, Ominous Wind, and Ancient Power share some traits. They’re relatively low in base power, quick to exhaust, but rarely - I can’t emphasize that rarely enough - give the user an incredible temporary boost to its physical and mental abilities. The best anyone can surmise is it being some form of ancient chant that maybe helped life evolve in the first place, by pure chance. Rocks, insects, and the concept of a soul definitely predate most everything else on this planet. Short of maybe water. But water didn’t need any extra help back in the day.
“As for its appearance, it’s a well-named move. A gust of wind carries glittering silver scales, or feathers, or whatever your body has handy to hit the opponent. It doesn’t do much damage, but I’ve seen it pose some pretty good knockback in a fight. In case you need space in a pinch.”
“Coalossal, Dragapult, Rillaboom, Urshifu…that’s a true blue Galarian team of warriors over there. Feels good to watch ‘em succeed. And man, can it be hard to raise something as powerful and unique as an Urshifu, so that’s empowering to see!”
He could practically feel angry energy from a nearby Timer Ball. “But of course, a soft spot in my heart for Metagross, too.” A soft spot in his heart put there by a Metagross, something he decided not to say out loud,