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icys-junkyard · 2 years

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I was trying to vaguely imagine what a Hisuian regional form time capsule made by Akari/Rei (and maybe Ingo too if he learns about the extinctions) might look like. My brain decided “actually no, don’t make it vague, draw the time capsule exactly” and then held me hostage and wouldn’t let me focus on anything else until I did so.

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A time capsule put together by the future folk who got stuck in Hisui, hoping that the DNA samples inside will survive a couple hundred years and make it to the future to be resurrected like the fossil pokémon are. Also included are traditionally made pokéballs, due to the assumption that there’s probably very few surviving ones and that archaeologists would love them, along with 2 books left with the intent of preserving knowledge that’d likely been forgotten. The items are all in individually padded compartments.

Based on the tech in Galaxy Hall, I’m assuming the Galaxy Team has the means to forge (or order from overseas?) a metal container that is watertight (and hopefully airtight as well). Idk a lot about time capsule construction, but their hope is that they create a container that’ll prevent the decay of the more fragile items in the box. Or at least hold the decay off long enough for the capsule to be opened.

List of Items:

Decidueye feather, fur from Typhlosian’s tail, fur from Samurott’s ‘whiskers’

Black Augurite, carapace sheds from Kleavor and Scyther

Peat Block, fur from Ursaluna, Ursaring, and Teddiursa

Quills from Qwilfish and Overqwill

Dried petals from Lilligant and a dried leaf from Petilil

Feathers from Rufflet and Braviary

Rock fragment from Avalugg

Bottles of slime from Goomy, Sliggoo, and Goodra

Fur from Zorua and Zoruark

Scales from male and female Basculin, as well as male and female Basculegion

Fragments from Voltorb and Electrode (naturally lost during self-destructs?)

Sneasel and Sneasler fur

Wyrdeer fur and a fragment of a shed antler, Stantler fur

Growlithe and Arcanine fur

Full set of pokéballs and the tumblestones they’re made from

A first edition Hisuian Pokédex

A book of notes on all the items in the box; it lists the items and their usage, as well as notes on the care and evolution requirements of the pokémon represented.

*Samples from native non-regional forms are included, just in case the pokémon are genetically different enough in the future that they truly cannot evolve into these Hisuian forms even with the items and knowledge to do so. (Does not include Bergmite. Most of Bergmite is just normal ice. Idk where it keeps its DNA)

#pla #pokemon legends arceus #pokemon #completely self indulgent #akari pokemon #rei pokemon #technically- they're the ones whod put this together #im assuming they can get dna from a fragment of avaluggs rock since they can get dna from fossils #or whatever the logic is #but im pretty sure bergmite ice is just normal ice made of water #maybe it has dna-infused ice??? but that shit would melt #and idk the logistics of whether dna-water would be any kind of thing #maybe it has bones? i dont think akari/rei would actively try to take a bermites bones tho #at least i hope not #this is the same conundrum i had with voltorb/electrode but theyre also part plant so maybe its just wood that can grow back #im pretty sure they dont have bones tho #people keep saying bergmites eyes would be a good dna sample #everything else here is a non-damaging sample yknow? im not gonna steal the poor things eyeballs #icys drawings and doodles

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zeravmeta · 5 months

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We are two days before the Pokemon DLC and although i will not buy it i also do enjoy the Pokemon worldbuilding/lore so my big hot theory on Terapagos is that it and the Tera Phenomenon specifically manifests dreams and turns them into reality.

We already have all the implications from the Paradox Pokemon being born from the professors dreams of an ancient/future world, but also I want to look at a bunch of the promo materials/events surrounding it: Gen 5 has been weirdly hinted at a bunch of times throughout Scarlet/Violets lifespan so far, with things like Ingo in Legends Arceus (as well as a bunch of the ancestors + the portrait of ancient Alder), the focus on the Tao Trio in the DLC trailer showing off past Legendaries & the DLC itself having us actually go to Unova, the introduction of the Treasures Of Ruin as the rivals to the Forces Of Nature genies, and the hinting of a new Pokemon mainline game coming in early 2024 (dear god Nintendo just let Gamefreak rest) supposedly being a Legends Unova game, there's been a whole bunch of Gen 5 hints scattered throughout.

The main story behind the Tao Trio is that there was once an Original Dragon who shared its power with two brothers, but when the two brothers clashed between their truth and ideals, the dragon could not decide and split itself in two, becoming Zekrom and Reshiram and leaving behind Kyurem as the empty husk that was once their body.

I think Terapagos is another fraction of this equation, specifically the dream of the Original Dragon itself to have truth and ideals (the two brothers) reconcile and coexist once more, because while truth and ideals are fundamentally incompatible, dreams can make the impossible happen. It can make a paradox exist. This would also work thematically: Zekrom and Reshiram, of course, represent the Yin and Yang, the literal black and white of their namesakes. Kyurem, however, isn't representative of the balance between the two, but actually gray, the concept of Wuji, which represents both infinity and nothingness, the absence of yin and yang and equally the limitless infinite potential born from it, the way that Kyurem is constantly freezing itself because its genetics are incredibly volatile and constantly evolving, especially when it absorbs one of its fragments. I think Terapagos is representative of Taiji, the idea of balance between Yin and Yang.

Yin and Yang originate from Wuji (infinite nothingness) and become Taiji (supreme ultimateness). So, Kyurem is the "nothing" left behind by the Original Dragon, which, when combined with Zekrom and Kyurem (Yin and Yang), would then achieve their supreme/original form, representative of Terapagos (ultimateness).

These Chinese inspirations would line up actually, since the Forces Of Nature and the Treasures Of Ruin are also references to Chinese mythology, specifically The Four Symbols and The Four Perils.

Terapagos and Kyurem also share a very weird similarity: they're both vessels for a greater power with the implication that they themselves are not truly alive (Terapagos' baby form enhanced by Terastalization + the Area 0 note and Kyurem being a literal frozen corpse, an empty shell of great potential for Zekrom/Reshiram's power).

There's also another dimension to this (literally): the fucked up crystal monsters from space and how they relate to the Pokemon world

The Original Dragon which split into Zekrom, Reshiram and Kyurem was also originally from a meteorite which came from space, so I believe that Terapagos, being part of it, was also from space (esp given its depiction in the Scarlet/Violet book as being among space and the stars).

Now you may be wondering "hey dude why is Zygarde up there, it isn't from space, what gives?" well I have an answer for that and why it's related.

Zygarde is the Pokemon planet's own natural born giant crystal guardian monster.

The same way that Necromza was once the god of Ultra Megalopolis and shared its light before being drained, Zygarde is a similar entity born on the Pokemon planet made to protect it. They're all, after all, composed of interlocking crystal parts and are essentially incomplete beings reshaping themselves when in their baser forms, with Terapagos also being composed of interlocking hexagonal parts in a similar manner as Zygarde.

Alright, so we've established a whole bunch of world building lore, but what's the big deal about it? Well, let's talk about Eternatus, The Darkest Day, and Infinity Energy next.

The Darkest Day is an event where Eternatus came to Galar from a meteorite in order to steal all of its energy. However, Zacian and Zamazenta appeared to protect Galar and were able to defeat it, sealing it away before Rose awakened it to try and bring about another Darkest Day to resolve Galar's future energy crisis. However, a key point to this is that the reason WHY Eternatus was stealing energy is because it was trying to keep itself alive after having LOST all of its energy, with its Eternamax form being closer to what Eternatus' actual form should be compared to the skeleton dragon we see.

And the Wishing Stones and Power Spots, which are what allow Pokemon to Dynamax, are incredibly similar to both the Mega Evolution stones and the Z-Crystals, which in themselves are fragments of The Ultimate Weapon and Ultra Necrozma respectively: Fragments of incredible power which are the building blocks to a space-originating Pokemon's original form. When Ultra Necrozma had its original light stolen by the ancestors of the Ultra Recon Squad, it shattered, opening Ultra Wormholes which spread the Z-Crystals (fragments of its original body) across Alola and allowing people to tap into Z-Power. Similarly, the Mega Stones were made after The Ultimate Weapon was fired and spread the life energy (Xernas/Yveltal/Zygardes powers) across Kalos, which mutated the landscape and developed Mega Stones. And in ORAS, The Devon Corporation specifically calls out this phenomenon from Kalos as the origin of Infinity Energy, the literal life energy of Pokemon.

Another key aspect to this is that this extreme level of energy, as well as Eternatus' own Pokedex entry, make note that this can even warp space-time as a consequence, which is likely why Ultra Wormholes are so common in Alola despite being a miracle occurrence: The fragments of Necrozma's body are constantly exuding this energy, which makes space-time unstable. It's also likely the reason as to why the Hoopa portals and Mirage Islands appear in ORAS, with Devon's use of Infinity Energy being the cause for these distortions to appear.

Alright, so what does any and all of this have to do with Terapagos?

Well, I think Terapagos is one of these crystal energy repository Pokemon, specifically the infinite energy source for the Original Dragon that all of these space crystal Pokemon also utilize. As well, the splitting of the Original Dragon caused the Terastal Phenomenon to occur, spreading across Paldea in the distant past as Terapagos laid dormant in the deepest recesses of Area 0. We know that Paldea is directly connected to Kalos, and us going to Unova likely means that it's close by as well, especially when Zekrom/Reshiram on their own are described to have enough power to cover the entire globe.

The Terastal Phenomenon wasn't really able to make the professor's time machine work, because while the high amounts of energy can warp spacetime, the professor misunderstood how to use it: Rather, because the professor dreamed of a world of ancient/future Pokemon, the Terastal Phenomenon made the Paradox Pokemon by channeling the energy into the professor's machine. As well, the Terastal Phenomenon works by manifesting dreams with the use of Tera Crystals, which envelop the Pokemon/Person who uses it, so a Pokemon, which is composed of Infinity Energy and controls the typing/energy of its moves, can alter their type in this way with an appropriate amount of Tera Shards of a different type.

In our hypothetical Legends Unova game, I bet that we'll see the Original Dragon, which wields so much energy that when it splits, it'll create the Tera Phenomenon. Given that the Treasures Of Ruin are not originally from Paldea (they may have been brought there by Volo, but all we know is that it was a travelling merchant), and that Paldea itself was under the control of the Paldean Empire (which is why it has that name in the modern day), it's even possible that the kingdom that Team Plasma tried to establish may have been inspired by/are the remnants of this original Paldean Kingdom, with N being the new modern day king chosen by Ghetsis, who was actually part of this ancient lineage. It's very likely that Terapagos is not originally from Paldea.

Paldea, connected to Kalos and Unova, could have even been the battleground of the two brothers when the Original Dragon split, creating the Great Crater and leaving Terapagos there, the remnants of the dream of the Original Dragon for the two brothers to reconcile.

I think a very interesting little promotion for the lead up to Part 2 of the DLC is that players, via Mystery Gift, were randomly given a Darkrai, a Pokemon meant to embody nightmares. I think that this is a little teaser hint to Terapagos, and the Terastal Phenomenon as a whole, being able to control and manifest dreams.

And that dreams coming true aren't always a good thing. They may even spell disaster if the infinite energy they possess goes out of control and envelopes the world. If Zekrom can envelop the world in an ultimate truth and Reshiram can envelop it with an ultimate ideal, both of them scorching it to ashes, then perhaps Terapagos can envelop it in an eternal dream, an eternally frozen crystal, similar to how Kyurem can cover an entire region and potentially the planet in an eternal blizzard.

So basically. This is what's going down in the grand scheme of things

#pokemon #zerav meta #pokemon theory #how far into this did people realize it was an ort reference lol #a joke obvs since i do stand by this theory but. man if giant space crystal monsters arent just a thing apparently #I even have a supplemental theory to this that perhaps theres even a fourth creation trio dragon representative of matter and entropy #and maybe all of these crystal dragons are like. also fragments of it. representing the matter and entropy of the world #opposed to giratina the way that palkia and dialga are opposed to eachother. but with giratina banished it ended up splitting apart #bc it was already inherently unstable and without the counterbalance of giratina it ended up splitting

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arrowsperpetualcringe · 1 year

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I haven't finished violet,,, I haven't even gotten to Larry's battle yet ,,, BUT!!!!

Ough

I've been thinking about them nonstop bc I,,,

I love Saguaro literally so much (he seems so sweet!!! Malewife fr!!!!)

and Larry just looks so tired jfc, he deserves a loving husband

#larry looks like he thinks in sentence fragments and i like that about him #pokemon #pokemon scarlet violet #pokemon scarvi #pokemon sv #gym leader larry #pokemon larry #larry #pokemon saguaro #mr. saguaro #plaindoughnutshipping #my art #sketch

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askteamsupernova · 1 year

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How did the team all meet up and form?

Surya: I'm really glad she said yes. Being an explorer has been a lot of fun!

Ammy: Agreed!

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pokeglitchden · 1 year

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You know, I realized that a (kind of) important date is coming up again. April 19th was the last day I worked at Silph Co. There was an incident there and I and the rest of my department was let go very shortly after.

At the time I really thought my whole career was over, and in a way it kind of felt like everything was over. I was lucky to get hired at Devon, I'm grateful for that bit, but even more I think I'm glad for everything it's led to.

I've met a lot of great people now, made some solid connections, have gone places I don't think I could have DREAMED of going, I've got a dream team of Pokemon with me. Things could be better, always, but they've been a lot worse.

In retrospect, I think getting let go from Silph was possibly the best thing that could have happened to me. Work conditions weren't safe there. So far I've been spared the "Rotumblr Wheel of Hospitalization", but I don't think that would have been the case there. I remember being in the medical wing there a LOT. I.. admittedly don't ̵r̷e̶m̵e̴m̴b̷e̷r̴ ̶a̷l̶l̵ ̴o̴f̵ ̸i̴t̵ ̴v̵e̴r̷y̶ ̸c̶l̶e̴a̴r̷l̶y̷.

Sorry for waxing sentimental over all this. The approach of the date just had me thinking. Thanks to @professorzzazz , @made-this-blog-to-poke-my-rival and.. I guess even @whisperingwinters for helping me come out of my shell a little.

-Simon

#This isn't my usual style of post #I'm just feeling a bit wistful #Pokemon irl #[Fragmented Memories Arc]

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franstastic-ideas · 1 year

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I have a feeling that maybe something other than his wares were swiped…

#volo #Miss Fortune Sisters #pokemon: legends arceus #just look at his face!#Volo is recalling the walk of shame back to his boss to tell Ginter his clothes were stolen while he was bathing #(I know he's also upset about the ruin fragment being taken but you can pry this headcanon from my cold dead hands)

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darisprites · 29 days

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Here's the singular rival from my Pokemon project: Pokemon Fragments. Her name is Sophie, and she wields a signature Pokemon named Quasagi; a psuedo-legendary! I very much wore my inspiration on my sleeve with this one.

#pokemon #fakemon design #fakemon trainer #fakemon art #fakemon dex #character sheet #trainer oc #pokemon trainer #pokemon trainer oc #pokemon sprite #pokemon gsc #pokemon pixel art #pokemon sprites #sprite art #pixel art #fakemon #pokemon art #pokemon rivals #pokemon fragments

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reestallized · 9 months

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Day 4: battle / alternate universe

Mystery Dungeon real!?!?!? BRITISH PEOPLE!?!?

#pokemonshipweek2023 #pokemon #reestallized drew this #reestal likes to draw #pokemon fanart #pokemon protagonist #what was it again #pokemon swsh #postwickshipping #trainer gloria #rival hop #scorbunny #grookey #pokemon mystery dungeon #also wondering wether or not I'm early because i think i was like a day late for the last 2 #lasso tool.... so right bestie #aslo can you tell i like doing a paper effedct on things #i suppose you can also rell that i drew the marking on the relic fragment from my poorass memory

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oceandiagonale · 2 years

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I’m so sorry but I blacked out and suddenly found that I’d doodled more of my isekai au. the part where the knight finds out from the magician that his favorite bookstore owner (who lets him hold meetings with his knight order) is actually the lost prince and had returned from a terrible future KGHDSKJF

#oceandi speaks #long post #not technically pokemon #the secretary's third life #is it really volo and guzma?? not really they're so far removed from the original but dang it I think about this all the time anyways KJFSHD #it's just that every time I find a really good isekai all I can do is wish it were queer FHFKJSDHF #thinking about the scene where the knight gets his memories back and it turns out they had lost the fight against the monsters but he had #survived and gone to find the prince and the magician but they'd already returned to the past and he thought he'd lost them #FKJSDHFKJ pleaseeee it's so fragmented but I still want to draw it sometimes 😭😭😭#cringe is dead but also I am cringe and I am free

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asavt · 2 years

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I imagine the alt. colors would have the belts be golden or smth...

#Star Fragments #Lear #Lear Pokemon #Prince Lear #pokemon lear #I hate him and this four and something tags #pokemon #pokemas #pokemon masters #pokemon masters ex #Unbound Hoopa #my art #digital art #fan art #Now that his is done...#It's time to do the teacher's #And the pokemon for his sync pair has been changed #sorry my beloved grass snake

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alcordraws · 2 years

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I just had a dumb idea for the raised by wolves au.

The pearl clan, scrambling for an explanation for why this Zoruark adopted these two kids and is overall friendly to people, starts throwing out the idea that maybe the Zoruark is a noble??? Perhaps an unknown one??? It's bigger than average (alpha) so it's possible??? They appoint Emmet as her warden

The other nobles don't do anything to disprove this theory because A. It's funny, and B. New friend yay.

Momma Zoruark is very confused and doesn't know how this happened

Oh wait quick fic idea

When the massive zoroark shambles into the camp, there is, of course, panic. Irida is more or less ready to throw out her glacian to protect her people when she realizes that there’s a small boy trotting after it, an almost exact copy of the boy that Lady Sneasler had brought with her, his face hidden by the very same mask that the boy that had introduced himself as Ingo had worn. Could it be a zorua cub trailing after its mother and wearing a disguise? She had heard that there were two boys, but a part of her wondered if at least one of them was a copy of the other.

She wants to assess the situation further (though in this one case, she will secretly agree with Adaman that time is of the essence lest one of her clan members get hurt), but she isn’t able to do much before a streak of white and red speeds past her, a far too loud cry of EMMET practically shaking the snow from the mountain tops.

Lady Sneaslers trundles behind at a more sedate pace, chittering softly as the two boys crash into each other, tumbling slightly in the snow. She waves a large paw at Irida as she passes, strangely completely unbothered by the stranger showing up in her territory.

The zoroark pauses, regarding the boys with eyes that Irida would dare to call gentle, accepting when both boys quickly latch onto her as well. Strangely, she doesn’t seem violent the way other pokemon of its kind would be, carefully nudging a slender snout against Ingo’s snowy silver hair. Normally Lady Sneasler would be protective of her chosen warden, but she doesn’t seem to sense any malice from the zoroark, slinking down to chitter at it, her head titling curiously.

"What in Almighty Sinnoh's name...?" Irida startles, having been so intent on the interaction that she hadn't noticed Gaeric's approach.

He'd had the same idea as her in trying to intervene, but the zoroark isn't attacking anyone, the two boys are fearless, and even their Lady of the Ridge has no issue with it being so close to the village.

"Do you think it could be a forgotten Noble? Lady Sneasler usually only has this much respect for other nobles, and if she chose one of those boys, perhaps the other is the zoroark's warden?" Irida speculates. She would need to bring it up with Adaman and his wardens, but as she begins to approach the pokemon, she can't help but think that maybe it wouldn't hurt to have another Pearl Clan Noble in the Icelands.

A Lady of the Frozen Hills.

#pokemon #pokemon legends arceus #submas #subway master ingo #subway master nobori #subway master emmet #subway master kudari #pokemon irida #raised by wolves au #kat answers #fragmented-ghost

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