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hiii yes i just wanna ask if you could like tl:dr the pokemon bond system you use bc i RLLY like it but the fic you linked for it is like 50k words and hhsnnsnd i don.t. have time to read that rn ;w; srry if youve already answered something like this btw i just am rlly interested in it pls

Hello! Sorry for the verrrrrrrry late reply- I use mobile and apparently this ask only shows up on desktop? Quite annoying, and I'm sure you've long stopped caring about the answer to this question- but I'll answer it anyway because I love talking about lore so much

(Believe it or not the fic I linked is not required reading! It's just the inspiration that I drew from- and giving credit is important to me.)

Humans should have died out a long time ago. It's a simple fact really- how can such squishy, unremarkable creatures keep up with the magical monsters around them?

But that's the thing- they can keep up, and they have.

Because humans, above all else, are adaptable.

And so, when they bond with a pokemon, enjoy that pokemon's company for long periods of time- it leaves a mark, a change so subtle most cannot tell it exists at all.

Well most of the time.

There is a large overlap between adaptations and bonds. Adaptation requires exposure- requires a human to be subjected to a pokemon's magic again and again.... which is most likely to occur between a trainer and pokemon. This is something we've observed many times throughout history- psychic type trainers becoming supernatural themselves, ghost type trainers acquiring the sight, fairy type trainers... well, you get the picture.

Of course, that isn't really what you asked about did you?

Bonds differ from pokemon to pokemon. For some, it's more of an intangible thing, a growing understanding of their trainer, a more seamless partnership. For others, it's more literal, binding their souls together so that they cannot be separated, so that they will always be connected.

It depends heavily on the pokémon's type, species, and overall demeanor.

There's different strengths of bonds too!

Partners carry the strongest bond of course, an understanding between trainer and pokemon that no one else could hope to match.

A trainer's other pokemon carry a deep connection as well, even if it cannot match the might of a partner.

Pokemon that are not their own can leave a small mark on the soul just from proximity and fondness. These marks are so small that they are hardly consequential, just whispers of something that could be.

And then there's blessings.

Because legendaries love picking blorbos just as much as we do. (Almost every major trainer gains a small legendary blessing eventually. They rarely actually do anything, being more of the world's holiest game of 'dibs'. Even the divine get bored you know?)

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Gunna be switching to a once a week update schedule after tomorrow. The chapters are getting longer and my writing speed cannot keep up lol.

At least it will be easier to keep track of update dates!

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