Subject: What does liking bugs have to do with being a girl?
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Posted on: 2015-09-07 23:19:00 UTC
Actually, I'd list quite a few Bug Pokémon I'd love to have on any team: Butterfree, Dustox, Vivillon, Galvantula, Volcarona, Scyther/Scizor, Pinsir, Heracross, Parasect, Yanmega, Shuckle, Ninjask, Shedinja, Scolipede...
My actual favorite type is Fire.
Dragon, with Fire a close second.
Lucario and Scizor. So steel I guess.
As nobody knows me yet I should probably make it known that I have a fondness for Eevee and also point out that in real life I'm going to college for software design.
I've actually designed a gym for myself in the past, if you'd be interested in hearing it. Want me to e-mail it to you?
No. No, I really don't.
Part of the fun in an AU like this is thinking about what people would go for in their gyms - and coming up with it on my own, to surprise and delight the relevant parties when they read it. Using someone else's design feels... well, it feels a bit like cheating. Sorry.
Though other appropriate choices would be Psychic or Fire. Whatever works.
-Phobos
My favourite type is Bug in spite of my gender being female.
Actually, I'd list quite a few Bug Pokémon I'd love to have on any team: Butterfree, Dustox, Vivillon, Galvantula, Volcarona, Scyther/Scizor, Pinsir, Heracross, Parasect, Yanmega, Shuckle, Ninjask, Shedinja, Scolipede...
Because females being afraid of insects is a common stereotype.
So, um, Worm definitely isn't a thing. =]
"Girls can't like bugs" as "there are a lot of girls that don't like bugs". I've seen more than a few, but that's anecdotal, isn't it?
It's "there is a stereotype that girls don't like bugs".
Which there is.
Stereotypes still exist even if they are true in every single case.
hS
I linked N. Harmonik to Worm, a story in which the main character, Taylor Hebert, is a bug controlling parahuman (local jargon for people with superpowers).
Or, at the very least, not your typical person. :P
Not the best fighter, not the coolest looking one. The one that can give me companionship akin to a dog or cat. That may or may not shoot lightning.
Perhaps it was due to my using dogs and cats as an example, but almost every single one of you gave some form of mammal. I counted one fish, and a couple of birds (all from one guy) but not one reptile of any form. No squirtle, no snakes, almost all fuzzy animals.
As for the one I would take after reading this thread, I feel I have to go with the terrier with the stash. He seems like my kind of dog.
Yes, I am a dog person. Cats are OK, had one as a kid that was the best cat ever, but I car prefer dogs.
Nobody's all that certain what Blissey is; that's why we call her the Pink Blob. Say what you see an' all that. But the egg thing doesn't really imply "mammal", or at least not to me. Perhaps some kind of weird-ass monotreme...
You did kinda say companionship akin to a dog or cat.
A reptile or amphibian or fish IRL can't give companionship akin to a dog or cat. They just sit in their tanks.
Added to that, most Pokemon in the "fish" or "reptile" category are a bit big for tanks, and pretty much all snake 'mon are poisonous. Not ideal for pets...
Well, I kind of want a Cubone? Just because they're adorable and I feel so bad for them, being all sad and lonely.
They are super cute and have really good hearing.
Nope, it's just me. I must've clicked the wrong thing on the autofill and been in too much of a rush to notice my name had changed to an anime.
If so, welcome! Have this cup of Early Grey tea as a gift.
If not, who're you?
For a dog, I'd go with an Eevee (or, of course, any of its evolutionary relatives). The regional dogs are also an option- Growlithe line, Houndour, Poochyena, Lillipup, et cetera.
For a cat, my choice is the Hoenn regional cats, the Skitty line, as they start out a housecat and also end a housecat. So many regional cats start as housecats and end as big cats. Of course, if you prefer a Persian to a Delcatty, be my guest, but do remember that a Persian is as big as a lioness.
After all, cats are clearly the best pets, and Skitty is my favorite catlike Pokemon.
(Okay, maybe not necessarily the best. But I do love cats.)
Because. Bird. Made. Of. Knives. 8D
Other picks include Archeops because feathered dinosaurs, Aerodactyl because flying on a pterosaur would be the coolest thing, Togekiss to help me get some peace and quiet in this troubled time, and possibly Swablu/Altaria because floof.
No more gasoline expenses for me!
They're docile, they're super-fluffy, and they can shock the heck out of people. What more do you want?
Anyone who has ever used a big dog as a pillow understands.
1) It's Psychic
2) It's a cat
3) It's slender and cute
I mean just look at him! Look at that grin! Who wouldn't want a companion so delightfully cheery? Plus, he'll be super helpful if I ever need an extra hand.
I'm not sorry.
Aipom's evolution has you covered. =]
...when you can have tentacles?
Have some more!
((And also try to ignore the fact that your ten-year-old female character can encounter this in the wild in a game from Japan.))
I'd like an Arcanine. They're like dogs, only 120% better.
Lookit how cute he is!
And they're based on chinchillas, so you know that's some soft fur. :3
Well, any of the Blissey line, but Blissey in general are pretty good. They're excellent caregivers and very, very friendly. That's why the strange collective of Nurse Joy clones have them. =]
As for particular companionship in dog/cat form, I'd go with either Purugly for a cat or Stoutland for a dog, since they're the most overtly cat/doglike. And Stoutland is a terrier with an enormous moustache, so there's that. =]
...a Feebas.
I also wouldn't mind having it evolve.
To another Showdown event. To see who can manage the most success with a restricted team. Might be interesting.
Apparently, they are resistant to almost everything except themselves and fairies. So, out of Rule of Cool, I took one of the most OP types. Cool.
A lot of them are very strong, yeah, but you can play your way around them with a balanced team. Especially one with a Pink Blob or a nice tasty attacker in it.
Because as much as I love the Grass team Scape made for my Gym Leader, it's pretty weak and I've been tweaking my Psychic team for months now.
Fighting type, since usually there are no two gyms with the same type theme within one game. Not a bad type in my opinion anyway.
Process of elimination leaves you with Poison.
Unless I miscounted, only 17 types were claimed, and there are 18 to choose from.
All 18 have been taken; possibly you missed one of the 'no this no this' ones?
Though, while everyone has assumed it, Scapegrace didn't actually say 'and only one person may take any one type'. Presumably gyms need, y'know, people other than the gym leader...?
hS
She did tell July I beat her to the punch where FIRE-type is concerned.
You were saying?
Favorite types are Steel, Flying, Normal, and Grass. (Which is hilarious, because I hate real world plants; even working at a zoo, I get hurt more by plants than by animals.)
If you want something more imaginative than type, my favorite "themes" to use in-game are copying or random moves, and not fully evolved Pokémon. I suppose you could also do an animal team to reference my work, but that's a little broad, and honestly, plenty of PPCers past have been animal lovers, or even worked in zoos or veterinary offices, so it's really not that unique to me in this community.
I'll go with Bug-Type. 'Cuz why to have Magikarp, when you can have Metapod.
Is there a cat type?
If not, I'll probably give this a miss.
There was also a trading card game.
Why, you ask? Because Fairy Type is immune to Dragon Type, and that's awesome.
I absolutely love it! Especially the fact that it's a church, and the knights.
So, what is the correct pronunciation of Veljusa?
-Alleb, who is only barely resisting the urge to start calling herself "Leader Alleb."
I love Lugia, so Flying! Wait, that's taken.
Psychic? No, that's taken.
Dragon? *scrolls down* No, that's also taken.
OK then, I'll go with Ice. Drat also taken.
OK then, Rock!
Since Dragon and Fire are taken after all. Ground for me then.
I love how this is nothing like the ground team I built for myself. Thanks for doing this. But for now all Pokemon will go by their default names, because I am not creative enough to nickname them.
Definitely a bit heavier on the Special Attackers than I typically use. I also like Leader Vowel. Much easier than my boarder name. And I do like the location of the gym. I'll be interested to see how this team works together.
I prefer Fire-type, but since it was claimed by Des I'll take Steel, since I'm into Robotics IRL.
Well, it's a tie between Electric and Ice.
And my gym would definitely be a gigantic skydiving simulator, with sky battles up the wazoo and a Skarmory as my main 'mon. :D
*chomp chomp*
This is absolutely precious by the by.
*chomp chomp*
He was very Feanorian.
I don't think trying goes with that at all.
"Do... or claim you did anyway and set fire to anyone who says otherwise."
hS
It is also a good thing he normally has no access to pokemon at all.
Because fire = my other theme, thank you very much.
hS
*points at username aggressively*
-July
... is that it always makes me think of this. In which case 'feasting on' is a synonym for 'encasing in her body and slowly dissolving'.
hS
Dark was introduced in Gen 2 as a direct counter to Psychic.
A July used to give newbies a welcoming bite, besides links to things on the wiki.
:D
Bite and Crunch all the way.
I'm curious what my gym would be themed about...
Because why bother with Dragons or Ghost or Fighting types when you have Magikarp? 
And what a team, eh? I'm not much of a competitive battler and I've never really gotten into the metagame but... after reviewing some of this fine team's moves and synergies this looks like something that can plough though even the toughest of enemies.
Well, as long they're not electric that is.
You'll be fine. =]
definitions of fine may vary
It's there as a rain setter, yeah (hence Damp Rock - weather is no longer permanent in Gen VI), but mostly it's there as an offensive support - you use it to spread status effects with Toxic and lock people into stuff with Encore. Scald's really only there because otherwise you're Taunt bait. =]
Other than that, yeah, Gorebyss is designed as a SmashPasser, hence the White Herb. Baton Pass carries stat drops over as well, so having it there means you can set up with Shell Smash in the rain and (hopefully) use Baton Pass to only give the boosts. +2 Attack and Speed on a Mega Gyarados? dats just cray cray yo.
I would've pick Psychic, but I see hS called dibs already.
..any chance of a plain English translation?
The beginning and end are confusing enough (why would Elves be working out in a gym?) but the middle bit isn't even pretending to make sense. It's like some avant-garde free-verse poetry from the fifties. (I imagine a beatnik standing a concrete plaza, surrounded by modernist office blocks, as he angrily declaims your words at the bowler-hatted businessmen passing by!)
Elves do work out in gyms! The adjoining Dr. Wu gives you one, after you eat volcano bakemeat at your mom's house! Then you get called a trashy man and cry.
Bonus Engrish points if you get what I'm referencing.
After all the beautiful snarking that's been going on, I can't help but feel like this Team hS portrait is missing Dafydd. Possibly seated and looking at that chart or something. :D (Or I suppose he could be off screen, but that's not as funny...)
~DF, who is regretting not having a team for Dafydd to snark at
Gym Leader hS reminds me very much of Seto Kaiba if Seto Kaiba was a Pokemon battling elf.
It's too bad hS didn't get the Dragon type. Reshiram would have been a perfect big bad for this leader.
A bit of that plus some combining of elements..
Also you have no idea how long it took trying to find a more recentish photo of hS to consult against.
-July, not a stalker
-ious.
Heck, I'll take Dafydd commenting on just about anything. I'm still grinning. That was perfect.
~DF
And I don't want to go making snide comments about other people's, for obvious reasons.
hS
I got a good chuckle reading Dafydd's snark. :P
... if you want his comments on 'How Team Beleriand would (try to) beat up Team Foliage', I can offer that.
hS
His favorite is Fighting.
Because most of my favorite Pokémon are pure Normal-type.
Because they are freaking dragons. How cool is that!? Short of that, Fire.
Yeah, I don't play Pokemon. I'm interested to see where this is going though.
Fierce as fire!!
Quick, get him before he spreads the word!
I'm a big fan of tricksy things and the negation properties of Ghost. :3
I LOVE GRASS POKÉMON YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
Also, Team Glitter. Why is this so perfect.
Dafydd, never change. Please. :D
Permission to have Dafydd snark at my team is hereby granted.
