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[fishybarrettes]

[Gou comes on screen, and her Plusle's hanging out on her shoulder. Looks like he's catching a nap.]

Hey, what level should these guys be before trying to take on a gym? There's one in Violet, right? We're -- uh, Makoto-senpai and me -- are heading that way, and it seems like it'd be really fun to do!

[She glances over at the Plusle, still napping.]

Oh, and what kind of nickname would you give a Pidgey? She's in her pokeball right now, but I can't seem to think of anything good right now. There's a lotta pressure, I mean, I'm gonna be calling it that every battle from now on...

I mean, I guess they could go without one, but... it seems a little easier to have nicknames, especially if I might end up with doubles or triples of the same type.

Uh, I think that's everything... [The red pikachu (yeah, she's still internally calling it that sometimes) shifts a bit, rubbing the electric pouhcy bit riiight across her shoulder-- meaning, shock time.] Ow! Jeez, watch it, Piccolo! [She binks him in the forehead.] That's for other pokemon, not me--

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[fishybarrettes]

I dunno, aren't there like one hundred and fifty pokemon? There's gotta be doubles of some of them, right?

[fishybarrettes]

I've only been here a week or so, but training's been really, really fun so far! A little stressful, and it takes awhile to get results, but no pain, no gain!

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[fishybarrettes]

I'm starting to think there might be a lot of Peckys out there...

[fishybarrettes]

I'm gonna have to check that out! [What are they, ghosts of bellsprouts? She can take 'em!!]

Eesh! That really does sound like a pain. Is there a standard operating procedure to get through the shields?

[fishybarrettes]

No, I don't think--

[Cue lecture.]

Oooh. Anything's on the table? So if someone bred uh... I dunno, a bulbasaur, and that got sent to the Centre, I could grab one no problem? Is there a limit per customer?

action? action!

[fishybarrettes]

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine! Just gotta watch out for napping electric types from now on, eeeh.

[Just to be safe, she's pokeballing it. She figures it's like sending him to his room, anyway.]

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[paishodown]

I've just been giving mine names that people would have. It's easier to remember, and... I think they like it.

[fishybarrettes]

Oh, do you mean naming them after people you know?

[paishodown]

Not necessarily... More like just giving them people names rather than pet names. Someone told me when I first got here that they aren't really like pets that just fight for you, but... something a little more. So it feels more right to give them people names!

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[captainash]

There are a lot of extremely fancy mythological names out there, too, so it's not like creative means unique.

[islandshore]

Standard operating procedure? Man, that makes them sound like they're a computer program.

[It's said with a chuckle, though he means well.]

But the best thing you can do is hope you get the right matchup. I teach Toxic to every one of my Pokémon, and if you can hit them with poison before they set up Safeguards, all you really gotta do is sit and wait.

[fourwayconnection]

Exactly! You gotta work for it!

I'm lucky, since so far a lot of my Pokemon don't seem to mind it either.

[clownstyle]

SPECIES EQUAL TO QUANTITY ?
SEARCHING . . .
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TOTAL OF 649 SPECIES OF POKEMON !

I WILL SEARCH FOR ALL THE PORYGONS
CYBER MINGLE WOP WOP !

! ! !
USER NEVER STATED THEIR INITIAL REQUEST .
PROCEED OR SHORTEN SEARCH ?

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[ajustcaws]

It was some kinda fancy party in a secret location the gym leaders invited us to! I mean, it was super secret. They blindfolded us on the way there and back and everything.

And oh, team signals sound like a great idea! You should definitely go for it.

[friendyousohard]

Exactly! And the only limit is how much free money you have to spend on them. But on that note I know they offer a free egg for first-time buyers, so you'll want to take advantage of that. Hold on just a moment, I'll get you their information.

[It only takes about half a minute for Twilight to get send her the info on the centre in the form of a text link.]

Assuming you know how to work the text function of the gear, that should be all you need to get started! Of course, raising a Pokemon from level one is a lot of work, but it can be really rewarding, especially with some of the species the Centre offers that are hard to get ahold of.

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[superordinary]

I usually try to pick a name that contains a kanji that suits the Pokémon. So I'd probably name a Pidgey something with the kanji for "bird" or something.

[ ...He's not exactly the most creative person around here. ]

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[stitchedupbodyguard]

What if they don't have Pokémon?

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[fishybarrettes]

What's your favorite name that you've come up with that way?

[fishybarrettes]

Ohhh. That makes sense. They still feel kinda like supersized pets to me, but I guess that's because I remember playing a game like this a really long time ago.

[fishybarrettes]

Thank you!

I... I think I can figure it out, yeah.

Nothing's gonna stand in the way of the gyms now, that's for sure!

[fishybarrettes]

Sound strategy can get you through any challenge!

Oooh, I get it. Sounds like speed's really crucial here. Although I guess there must be some advantages to going slow.

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[fishybarrettes]

Huh. Like Charizards named.... whatever you'd name a big fancy dragon?

[fishybarrettes]

How many do you have?

[fishybarrettes]

649?!? How's anyone supposed to fill their pokedex with that many?!

Uh, you can cancel the search, I guess. ...Wait, what does it say about Pidgeys?

[fourwayconnection]

Only around seven so far... and most of them are from my friend Maka, actually.