Feel The Ground Shake (Pokemon - Ground-type specialist)

[Artful Lounger]

I cant thinknof any significance to that number either. Absolute zero is -460

 

[Retro]

I wonder what would happen if a Nidoqueen faces Grundy?

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Well i assume said Nidoqueen would A) fall in love, B) Run in fear, or the most likely C) Do Both A and be frantically desperate to make nidorans asap.

 

[Retro]

Vishnu..... stop stalling and show us everyones reaction to Ma Ma, My ADHD brain does not like waiting long.

 

[rick1497]

Personally, I'm glad that the legendary isn't ground type. If it were, it would really feel like everything was just lining up too perfectly for Brad. But it being off type makes it feel more like a lucky find, and less like an inevitability.

 

[Sky]

...Right, and Regice probably would've just been collecting dust until it would be acceptable to gift it to Lorelei without coming across as a bribe/buying her.

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I know they're not even dating yet, but imagine instead of an engagement ring he presents her a legendary ice type.

 

[TNTVGC]

That seems extreme. She literally told Brad to take his team member to the Pokémon Center.

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Better to just give her a reprimand.

 

[Ethos74]

He's had a bond with Ma Ma just fine despite her not being Ground-type until this most recent evolution. Also, would you have preferred I invent a fake Ground-type Regi? That would've gone over like a lead balloon.

Steel, Rock, and Ground all share a small theme as being the ones immune to Sandstorm, so I think it's fine.

It's not a complete anathema to Brad's aura like Regileki or Regice would be.

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Fair enough, just curious what your reasoning was. Looking forward to seeing the next chapter.

 

[Dalgoun]

Let's take a moment to imagine Shadow Grundy...

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No, you aren't thinking big enough. Imagine a Shadow Quagsire! A Pokémon that Brad still has trouble thinking about. In previous chapters he talked about trying to name the move quagsire did while drunk with things like apocolypse but it never quite fit. Imagine how destructive something would have to be for our protagonist to not even be able to name it when he has literally seen gods fight in the movies. Now Imagine it as a shadow Pokémon.

 

[Artful Lounger]

Honestly, in this specific case, becoming a Shadow Pokemon might actually HELP for once

 

[Phobos]

So I looked that sweet, doe-eyed, very sincere girl in the face.

And said, "Absolutely Not."

MY Regi. Back off bitch.

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[Pkbwgsc]

How was it harsh? The last words weren't spoken aloud.

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He realized that her offer was out of complete, genuine goodwill and acknowledged it may even be better for the Mon.
But shut it down with not a No, not a I Can't, but absolutely not.
Even with the rest of it nonverbalized definitely seems like the tone would've been harsh. Or absolutely brooking no argument.

 

[Hanada]

So I tried Hard Enough while waiting for the next chapter and I'm wondering, will politics play a role or would this be solely a circuit run?

 

[LinkedTortoise]

So I tried Hard Enough while waiting for the next chapter and I'm wondering, will politics play a role or would this be solely a circuit run?

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It has touched on politics a bit, but due to the fact that Brad is just a trainer right now politics will stay 2nd hand. If Brad joins the Indigo Elite 4 or something, then yes more politics.

 

[Requiem_Jeer]

The stuff about other regions and the ominous statements about dead heroes does imply that Brad'll be involved in the larger scheme of things after he makes his tourney run.

 

[Amit]

hi i would like to know if you have a discord and if you do can i get a link

 

[kukukkuii]

I just realised something. Bruno and lance were in both gens. But Lorelei & Agatha are strictly Kanto gym leaders. But Lorelei herself has referred to Lance as her regions champion. So are we erasing Will, Koga & Karen from Johto? Has Blue just not shown up yet?

 

[Hanada]

Is Froslass known here?

 

[Kushville]

I mean, just because he's a Type Specialist doesn't mean he's going to pass up a Legendary (even an admittedly "meh" one, stat-wise). Not like there's a Regidirt (yet, who knows if GameFreak will make new Regis before new Eeveelutions like they did for the random Electric and Dragon in Crown Tundra for some reason).

Regirock might've been thematically/visually close, but Steel's at least got immunities (to a Type he already has an advantage on) and resists one of his main weaknesses (Grass, which he already has a few answers for) among many others. Both are fine in a Sandstorm though, so that could lead to shat pants with a U-Turn swap out while hidden by that Move.


...Right, and Regice probably would've just been collecting dust until it would be acceptable to gift it to Lorelei without coming across as a bribe/buying her.

Now, with a proper writing buff to actually come across as a Legendary Giant made by a Super-Giant that pulled continents around, an unstoppable metal juggernaut is pretty good. A self-repairing rock-robot would also be terrifying, and I can't tell if there's any special significance to Regice's normal temperature of -328 degrees Fahrenheit other than "Cold as no more balls".

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not to mention the fact that as a ground type specialist, which means he can use any pokemon that can learn ground type moves. They don't need to be ground type, otherwise this would be called a ground type pokemon specialist.