VS Larry

VS Larry

(Best viewed with the Paldean Elite 4 theme 🎧)

Real quick before the next DxP REWRITE update - I realized I never shared this one here! Larry, as I’ve said in that last post about hairlines lol, is my all-time favorite Elite 4 member. I was surprised to see him at his second job, but I was NOT surprised by his type switch - as an owner of many cloudy clothes myself, I immediately zeroed in on his cloudy tie (even if he wears a gray one in his Gym). ☁️

I felt bad for him at the Elite 4, as I noticed he had a team of these really flashy Flying types (including his own Altaria!), the exact opposite of his preference: simple, ordinary, & neutral. I have a feeling that his boss made him change it up. His Gym ace, Staraptor gave Ansy some trouble, but by the time she & Ikrit reached the Elite 4, she & Skye were more ready for his simple yet effective battling style!

PS: as a small tie-in to DxP, my headcanon is that Larry is originally from Sinnoh - Staraptor ace, is based on the stereotypical Japanese saLARRYman who loves onigiri, etc. 🍙 Maybe 25 years ago he got a League job offer in Paldea, where he went on to double shift as an Elite 4 member, too.

Because I’m an artist & this is how I deal with moments like this lol. Also, have the last photos my phone sent me before the ocean ate it:

DxP REWRITE - Fully Informed

Over the 2 years since Legends Arceus, people have learned to live with Pokémon more comfortably, & vice versa. There hasn’t been a whole lot of reconstruction here in Jubilife Village yet, as I imagined they put more of their energy into developing the villages at the survey camps around Hisui (which will eventually become the towns & cities around Sinnoh - there’s an NPC at one of the camps who says they were thinking of putting a village there). But they may be doing some building up, as more people come by Prelude Beach. 🍃

You can probably guess who taught Mizumi that habit of hiding her expression under her cap (hint: he’s in the last panel lol). As for what her reasons are for staying, that’s a story for another time.

🔼 Diamond x Pearl: REWRITE 🔽

<< Previous / Next >>

WELP.

Day 1 of beach trip: I drive 4 hours, have fun playing in the waves, & the ocean ate my phone :/

rainy camp in galar

Sometimes I log into my save on Sword just to camp out with my rainy babies 8u8 I wish all modern Pokémon games had camping - they tried to do something similar with picnics in Scarlet, but it’s just not as fun for me. 🏕️🌧️

if you’re curious about the team, we have Rain (Vaporeon) & Skye (Altaria), of course - then there’s Candyfloss (Whimsicott), Cirrus (Cinccino), Tadpole (Quagsire), & Darjeeling (Antique Polteageist). 🩵

PS: I was chatting with someone about the eventual Unova remakes (though I actually think getting another sequel to make a Black / White trilogy would be very cool, too!), & daydreamed what if they decided to put in something like camping! Obviously, I’d be JAZZED✨ I feel like pizza would be a great camp food, too. It’s a staple food of NY, & it’s very customizable - you can even put Pinap berries on it if you want lol 🍕🍍

small correction!

So, a commenter on my Instagram candidly (yet kindly!) pointed out that I recently made a bit of a blunder - I mistakenly put little Rain down as an emotional support PKMN (ESP) in my PKMN Black post about Ansy’s first Unovan adventure, when she’s actually more of service PKMN.

It’d been a looong time since I‘d looked into getting a one myself (never did, couldn’t afford one 😅), & going from my memory, I thought service animals trained specifically for more emotional / mental health ailments & disabilities were still considered “emotional support”, when in truth, emotional support animals, while they can be medically prescribed, don’t receive special training - like, your every day pet can be one (see chart below)

I’m very sorry to anyone who has a service animal or ESA - absolutely did not mean to spread misinfo about it. Hope this makes it right. 🥲 I’ve seen service animals in red as well as blue vests (as well as ESA’s in blue as well as red) so I’m a bit confused which is the right one. I’m just going say, “in the Pokemon world, they wear blue.”

PS: Rain doesn’t wear a vest anymore as a Vaporeon, & is considered a retired service PKMN.

PPS: someone actually told me the vest color doesn’t matter & can even be custom. The more you know! 🌈🌟