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harley. 👍.

any blorbettes?

BRIGHTHEART,, I love brightheart so much ^w^ i think she's one of my favorite characters of all time

I also like Hollyleaf n Skwovetflight but a lot of the books are... idk kinda weird abt both of them idk how to explain it..

and um- not warrior skitties but I also really like Mochi miles from slime rancher!

i still love them though

magnemites are cool though! ^w^

i didn't realise you liked magnemites

whuh-

O-o i didn't... reblog those? I must've hit a hotkey on accident oops-

kicking my legs thinking about my blorbos... :3

Since my PSA about handling Summer with your team blew up quite a bit, I thought I'd make another about enjoying Halloween with them instead.

1. Perhaps one of the biggest ones I can give to start is DON'T CATCH OR PURCHASE GHOST TYPES, DARK TYPES, OR ANY OTHER "SPOOKY" POKEMON JUST FOR THE HOLIDAY. Every year, tons of these pokemon end up in shelters by December after countless people get them just for Halloween, and a good chunk of them end up there BEFORE Haloween, too! These pokemon are not only a commitment, but they don't inherently know how to celebrate human holidays, and may not like the attention or being reserved as a living decoration and act out.

2. Going hand in hand with the last one: Do not assume pokemon know how to celebrate the holiday. Wild pokemon do not know you're scaring them because it is a festive activity, and will react as though they're being attacked. Your pokemon may be scared of your costume or decorations. Your pokemon may mess up your costume or decorations. While ghost types seem a lot more common as Halloween grows near, this is because A) Fall is a lot of ghost types breeding season and B) Ghost types are almost like Halloween mascots so people let theirs out and whatnot. They are not appearing cause they wanna get their spooky on, but they do tend to enjoy being a little mischievous. A little bit. Do not drag random ghosts you don't know into your pumpkin smashing or house egging.

3: Be mindful of the fact that Haloween is most popular with literal children and seen as a holiday mostly only enjoyed by them. I know 80% of Rotumblr is hex maniacs and other sorts of goths, but you have to remember most people see it as a thing for kids, and there's gonna be a ton of kids out and about. I don't care how you're mindful about it, just be mindful about it. Remember that kids get very scared easily, and may not understand your pokemon is harmless. Remember that they might be too scared of your decorations to come up to your house. Remember that they will be trick or treating, and most houses are expecting to give candy to children only. This isn't to say you cannot enjoy Halloween as well, however you should remember that if you, a grown ass adult with no children, goes trick or treating alone there will be several houses that tell you no.

4. On that note, Be careful if you're taking your anyone Trick Or Treating. I know you're all tired of hearing "razor blades in candy" and candy being swapped for drugs, but do be careful with candy. If it looks like it's been open, has a hole in the wrapper, or otherwise tampered with? Don't eat it. Homemade treats? You don't know what's in it or if it was made in a clean environment, don't eat it. I know you hear this every year and nothing ever happens but please be careful anyways. It might not be drugs or metal, but there could be something else that makes you sick even if it's just some dirt. Also, while the trend of pokemon trick ir treating is getting more popular each year, many houses will probably not give your pokemon a treat unless they're with kids, and many houses do not have safe treats for most pokemon. Do not get upset, just move on. Not everyone cares about your fraxure like you do. Same rules of checking to make sure the candy hasn't been tampered with apply.

5. Don't make your pokemon do anything they don't want to do. Don't make them wear a costume, don't make them be a decoration, don't make them go hand out candy with you. If your pokemon is not enjoying the activity or is showing signs of annoyance or distress, do not force them to continue. I know cute maching trainer and pokemon costumes are trendy, but if your pokemon does not want to match, don't make them wear it.

6. Remember that Anti-Ghost type and Anti-Dark type sentiments still exist. There are many people who believe Halloween is evil and satanic, and take it out on the pokemon they believe to be the same during the holiday and the lead up to it. Do not leave your pokemon outside unattended. Be wary of areas where people are known to dislike dark and ghost types. Keep their pokeball on hand incase they're attacked so you can recall them safely and escape. I know Halloween is often proclaimed as the spooky holiday and looked at fondly by people online, but people offline do not always feel that way. It's a sad truth. All you can do is take the steps to prevent your Yamask from having It's mask stolen or someone hurting your Purloin.

7. Some regions celebrate Halloween differently. Do not get upset if they don't celebrate it like you're used to. Trick or Treating is only really a thing in Alola, Unova, and Galar. While Paldea and Kalos do enjoy Halloween with it being fun for adults and kids alike, Trick Or Treating isn't much of a thing. You just kinda have a good time. Trick Or Treating isn't a thing in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, or Sinnoh either, with it being seen as more of an adult thing where adults dress up and party together there. I'm Unovan, though, so take this with a grain of salt. Of course, you know what your region is like, so this is mostly for people who have moved or are visiting for Halloween.

Feel free to add anything you think is important I didn't cover!

Jingle bell

Jingle bell

Jingle bell rock

Idk if i've heard that one fully... my mum really hates that song i think- sdkfjhsdkjfh

Is nightmare before christmas a Halloween or a Christmas movie?

um- christmas I think..? that's when my family likes to watch it! ^w^

How to Write Engaging Anons

I’ve spoken to a lot of people behind close doors and we have all come to a realization: PKMN IRL as a community isn’t the greatest at sending engaging anons,,,

A lot of anons tend to get off track from what the blog runner is trying to do or will send completely unrelated anons during a plot moment on someones blog which can be incredibly frustrating for the blog runner.

So, I’ve decided to compile a little “guide” to help.

Look over the recent posts of a blog to see if they’re doing anything that could be considered plot relevant before sending an anon. Are they vague posting about something? Did they cut off a tangent too short? Did they mention they have stories to share if anyone wants them? Did they say something off or slightly concerning? ASK ABOUT IT! Ask them to elaborate! Ask for more detail!

Try and keep asks on task if a plot hook/point is currently happening. It is incredibly discouraging for a blog runner to see the notif for an anon only to open it and it have nothing to do with what they are currently trying to reveal/be engaged with. Do not latch onto a bit like your life depends on it because you are most likely just tiring out the blog runner who just wants to share interesting character/story info. Bits have a time and a place.

Don’t have a character that would realistically send that anon? Then don’t send it as that character, send it as yourself. The blog runner and character will not know the difference. This also has an added benefit of baiting a character into talking about something you know your character can then interact with. Anons are great for interaction in more ways than just asks.

Worried someone already sent the ask you’re about to send? SEND IT ANYWAYS! A blog runner would much prefer two of asks of generally the same question than zero asks! And it shows that people care enough to ask that question twice! It gives the blog runner something to think about when writing!

Don’t have any idea of what anon to send without an ask game? SEND THE SUPER “BASIC” ONES! I promise you that very basic questions like “how do feel about this”, “why do you say that”, “you mentioned [this], can you elaborate more” ARE LOVED BY BLOG RUNNERS!!! So much can be understood about a character’s mental state or attitude depending on how they choose to answer these questions. They’re “basic” and “overused” because they are really good questions to ask!

Try and engage critically with a character! Remember! This is an RP community! We are playing these characters as if they are real so you need to treat them like people! For example: Telling a very clearly mentally ill character that their thought process isn’t healthy and that they should just go to therapy isn’t the most helpful anon and it especially isn’t when that seems to be all the blog runner gets when they’re character gets like that. A good way to try and engage critically is to ask similar questions as above such as “why do you think that” along with some others like “can you walk me through your thought process”, “do you know when you started acting/thinking like this”, etc.

IC Hate Anons. These anons are fun and good! They can be very useful for story telling and showing off certain aspects of a character! They can also be super draining especially when that seems to be all that a character gets when trying to do plot hooks/points. It can make a blog runner’s motivation wane and deplete when all it ever seems like is that anons want to use their character as a punching bag. A good way to negate this is if you send an IC hate anon is to quickly follow it up with an anon that’s trying to engage critically and is asking questions and treating the character as a person. This allows for a blog runner to have choices on whether they want their character to be a punching bag right now and get beat down or would rather follow the anons line of questioning.

Ask games. I know I’m beating a dead horse here but SEND AN ASK TO THE PERSON YOU ARE REBLOGGING FROM. The blog runner will see you reblogging it from them and be waiting for an ask to come in and then it never does. Send an ask. They are literally pre-written most of the time. Okay that’s all I have to say here. 👍

Make sure the anon has some sort of substance. Even when sending anons outside of plot periods make sure the anon has something the character and blog runner can actually feasibly answer. One word anons that are just “yeah” or “okay” are incredibly difficult to respond to. So is randomly being sent quotes or things that just generally have nothing to do with the blog or pokemon in general. People have an easier time when being sent asks about their character’s pokemon, family, friends, most recent stupid post, etc. I have about 40 anons rotting in my inbox for @/espers-n-espurrs because they have nothing to respond to. And this isn’t to say silly/dumb anons shouldn’t be a thing. They should be but they should also be something someone could reasonably reply with besides just replying with “why the fuck did you send me this”.

In all, remember you are not only engaging with a character and their story but you are also engaging with a blog runner. You may never know their name or have a one on one conversation with them but the asks you send their characters do have an effect on the blog runner.

Show that you are engaging with their character, show that you care about the story they are trying to tell.

Reblogs are important for interaction but in my mind asks are the backbone of this community. A good ask and a good response allows for a good chance for others to be able to interact with the response IC.

But yeah, remember, the blog runner is still there behind that screen, you are still interacting with them when you interact with their character. Give them something to work with when you send an ask.

I was napping so good that I didn’t even wake up when Goldie knocked over his food bag-

Iiits my fault not his, I forgot to feed him before I went to sleep. Oh well- guess I’m cleaning now -_-

oma!!! That’s so cool, I’ve never seen a shiny amaura before :o

what do they look like? :3

Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whats your favorite fossil pokemon?????????????? @sunny-fossils

oh!!! um um- i haven't realy thought of that beforeee... I think Amaura are really cute though!

Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whats your favorite fossil pokemon?????????????? @sunny-fossils

oh!!! um um- i haven't realy thought of that beforeee... I think Amaura are really cute though!

I should try to get my mum sunflowers before they go out of season...

ohh they're so cute!!! >w< Do they have any names- or nicknames?

hi losers. look at the lab skitty.

[image. pile of skitty. like five skitty all kind of laying on top of each other.]

why r u friends with a girl who hates you and another girl who exclusively wears wet socks

lucy doesn't hate me, she, doesn't so don't say that

and tari's cool it's just- i think it's a running joke here and also in the esrver we're both in ^u^; so-

Nooo no ew- wearing wet socks sounds so awful im sorry X_X

FINALLY

Someone who isn't a rawsocker on this platform!

WETSOCKERS RISE UP!!!!!!

WE NEED SUPPORT NOW MORE THAN EVER

:(

FINALLY

Someone who isn't a rawsocker on this platform!

WETSOCKERS RISE UP!!!!!!

WE NEED SUPPORT NOW MORE THAN EVER

Okay, quick check because I am seeing things on my dash!!!!!!!!!

USERBOXES 💯💯💯

Yo!!! >:7 wanted to make something IG bc people like putting shit on their posts. So. THESE THINGS!

Reblog if you’re using em … credit ain’t needed. I plan on making more. They’re a bit scuffed bcoz I am NOT used to making this.

// OOC yay userboxes! Feel free to ask 012 for special requests <3 please do reblog if you use these ,,,

I read that as cats off

For trainers who are seeking to complete a gym circuit and are just starting out, here's a few tips:

In most regions, you can complete the gyms in any order you want. The amount of badges you have will determine at what skill level a gym leader will battle you at. If you're having trouble with a gym, try seeking out a different gym leader, and battle them first, to hone your skills more.

Don't be afraid to ask other trainers for advice! There's a lot you can learn from your peers. From battle strategies, to helping with training, to exchanging items, it's very often worthwhile to talk to other trainers while out and about. You might even make a few friends and/or rivals!

Make sure to pack adequate supplies, and know how to use them! A tent and sleeping bag are always a good idea, especially out on some of the harsher routes. Like food, water, and air, shelter is a basic need, so don't forget to pack it with you.