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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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Comments

[fishybarrettes]

Oooh. What's the new pokemon like?

[fishybarrettes]

Uh... if I say yes, are you gonna put another one of those moving picture things in here?

[fishybarrettes]

Huh. That makes sense. How fast can you catch seven pokemon, anyway?

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[fishybarrettes]

And that's the opening you need to flamethrower everybody!

[fishybarrettes]

How many of them can you have at once? Is there a hard limit or something, or do they all just go to those computer boxes?

Hahaha, yeah, that's probably gotta help. I bet you could really trip people up if you have a fire guy and give it moves that'll mess up water types, or something like that...?

[fishybarrettes]

Nice to meet you! Uh, you can call me Matsuoka!

[fishybarrettes]

Oh, no, I think I'm on the right track now. Might just go with Feathers...

[stitchedupbodyguard]

...Yeah.

[Hmm...]

[ajustcaws]

It's... this little slug thing. They kept calling it a Bloober, but I think it's actually a Goomy...? Anyway, even if regular slugs are really gross, this little guy's pretty cute, from what I could see!

...still kinda slimy, though.

[codpieces]

YES .
BACKSPACE _
NO .
I WILL NOT /

[islandshore]

Well, the boxes aren't limitless. Don't know the exact number off the top of my head, but I wanna say it's around seventy? Eighty? Definitely more than you'll need, but I'm not the best example.

[Sure, he doesn't have as many as some folks have had, like Tenten and John, but fifty's still a lot to care for at once.

Her comment on moves makes him grin, though.]

That's exactly what I do. Like my Charizard, Flare... he's got ThunderPunch and Solarbeam to take care of water types. And some Pokémon, like normal types, can learn just about anything. If you use stuff like that to your advantage, it'll definitely give you an edge.

[fourwayconnection]

Well it depends on if you're looking for variety or not, I guess. Like, you could probably just go out and catch seven Rattata if that was your thing.

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[captainash]

Exactly! By the time they realize what's going on, the flames have done their work and you have the advantage.

[paishodown]

I've never heard of a video game, so you're going to have to explain it to me.

[friendyousohard]

Mat-su-oh-kah. Did I get that right?

[Human names can be so hard to pronounce sometimes. Why can't they have normal names like Lyra or Dewdrop or Octavia... actually that last one kind of underminds her point. Good thing she didn't voice it.]

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[heartofmetal]

That sounds like a good plan. I'm sure you'll find good partners there, too.