Pokemon Reborn Apocalocke

I'm back already to host our first full nuzlocke on here, which is of the fan game, Pokemon Reborn, which I only know very little about so this is mostly blind.

Wiki version available here

Roll 4-sided die to decide Locke Type
Roll a 1: Water, Grass, Flying and Dragon only
Roll a 2: Fire, Electric, Rock and Ground only
Roll a 3: Ice, Steel, Fighting and Dark only
Roll a 4: Bug, Psychic, Ghost and Poison only

Normal types may be used regardless
Typing rule does not apply to starter

Roll 6-sided die to decide pokemon limitors
Roll a 1: Lone Wanderer; Cannot be switched out
Roll a 2: Survivor Couple; A pair of pokemon, must be used together (wedlocke rules)
Roll a 3: Fearful Survivor; Cannot use items
Roll a 4: Lucky Survivor; None
Roll a 5: True Survivor; Type restrictions don't apply
Roll a 6: Sickly Survivor; Can only use 3 of its 4 moves, that move cannot be changed and the move can't be deleted

1. Regardless of type restrictions, you may only catch the first pokemon on the route. If it does not apply with type restrictions and is not a "True Survivor" (5) it may not be used and must be boxed. In the case of a Survivor couple, the first two eligibles on the route must be caught.
2. All pokemon must be nicknamed
3. If a pokemon faints it is dead
4. Dupes/Species clause are in effect
5. Gift pokemon are allowed
6. Shiny clause is in effect
7. Starter will be decided by dice roll

Wedlocke Rules Explanation
1.Same sex pairs will be allowed, genderless pokemon, however, will be ignored
2.If the partner dies, its partner must be the one to avenge it or die with it
3.If the partner dies, the remaining partner must be partnered with someone new (the next couple survivor)

Welcome to the Daily

Dear Mr Tactio,

I am Ame of the Reborn League, I am writing to you now to ask a favour of you,

As you know, since the tsunamis began, pokemon have become scarce, and now a days it is rare to see a pokemon of an obscure typing. Most of them were washed away by the floods, unable to survive the harsh weather. Even here in Reborn it is the same.

However we have hope. In my lab and around the city, we have managed to save a few rare pokemon, but they are all within the care of others. I do however, have one left over, and given that you accept this invitation, that pokemon shall become yours.

The majority of the Reborn region has been abandoned, people fled to higher ground and safer places, but we cannot all leave our homes so eagerly. I, and many of my colleagues, have been forced to stay behind. Thanks to them, we were able to reopen the Reborn league, despite the nightmarish conditions.

We are hoping that this will help bring people back, and they can help clean up the mess left behind, as well as help in the efforts to prevent this from being repeated.

If you accept, meet me at Peridot Station in one week.

Yours Sincerely

Ame.

The train is pulling into the station now. I don't know who to look out for on this platform, but I guess they'll know me since they were able to find my record.

I'll get off and look around, whoever it is they can't be fa-

BOOM

I am? I'm not sure I agree with you. I feel like my brain is rattling around my skull at a million miles per hour. What on Earth happened?

Exploded!?! What do you mean it exploded it can't just explode, I was on that thing for the past 15 hours!

Wait, you know the girl that did this? Why are you being so casual, other people were on that train, in that station, they're dead! She killed them!

She definitely just killed all these people, I need to leave, I am not sticking around for this

LOCK DOWN?! But that means I can't leave either, I need to go, I'm not sticking about for this!

I've never been in this town, I don't know where that is.

All things deadly, yea I worked that much out myself, please leave.

Yes, and judging by the fact you recognise me, I guess this is grand hall

Wait, if you caught him so quickly, why are we still on lockdown

(Lone Survivor Toffler)

This is Toffler, one of the pokemon that managed to be saved thanks to us at this lab.

But haven't grass pokemon done well at surviving after the tsunamis, I doubt this little guy needed the saving.

Yes but turtwigs were at unusual risk due to the way their backs gain moisture, it's like if you overwater a plant, it eventually dies.

I guess that makes sense, though I don't get why it didn't effect the rest of them.

This is my trainer, some weird old man? Everyone else got someone young and sweet and I get paired up with this? This is unfair.

Someone wants to spend his life in his pokeball.

(Crap a cute younger guy is talking to us, say something that'll make him think you're cool)

Stay in school. Drink milk. Hahaaha

(nailed it.)

Cain is a very nice name, wonderful name, great name

Isn't there something morally wrong with this?

No he's an adult, I'm an adult, be quiet you water logged finger trap.

Yeah, same here, it's a pretty common thing now.

Okay friendly battle, nothing flirty about a battle...

You realise I'm weak against poison right?!

Yea well we don't exactly have any better plans do we!

Here's one. Ask him on a date instead of risking my life!

See, we won, no problem.

You speak like I'm meant to be able to resist him, Victoria, I am only one man.

So she picked tepig, that's a dangerous match against Toffler too when it evolves...

See Toffler, I don't know why you ever worried!

Easy to say when you're not the one who could die.

Cain: She'll give you your pokedex, running shoes, pokegear, then you guys can get started. Anyway I'm heading off, see you cutie~.

Please let us meet again soon.

Victoria: Well, since Ame is giving you all that and Cain is giving you... something. I'll give you these so you can rescue some other pokemon

Oh, thanks.

A cheap-but-not-free pokemon?! How could I say no!

Yep my very own bad-ass pokemon, now everyone will be jealous

Toffler kill this man.

I thought you were some nice guy, haven't you been worrying about those people who died?

Murder is a means of getting what I want, I didn't want those people to die, but I want my pokem- DAMMIT TOFFLER YOU LET HIM GET AWAY!

Peridot

I'm not going anywhere without Mabel!

I won't let you take her away from me!

You both need to calm down, you can both come with me. We're equipped to survive round here, it'll be safer this way.

Fine. But we will be working together no matter what!

Dammit Snubbull! Come back here!

That's not true, otherwise I would be running away too.

I think you respect me enough to wait till I get that gym badge before you start disobeying

Dont get your hopes up.

Depends what kind of help a guy needs

...I'll come back when I have more

What a kind old man, letting us into his garden

to kill his pokemon, TOFFLER WHY

It's better this way.

That's it, back of the team.

I was just talking to this girl about her sick kricketot, when this lady walks in

Is she someone important, am I meant to know her?

Well I guess we got a kricketot now.

So that was the bug gym leader, what a strange woman.

And ultimately, boxed. The box system will be able to protect a rare pokemon like this from harm.

I've been dropping money with him every time I go by, now he's off to sleep in a corner so I can get past

In the house past him, we find a cold little survivor, lord knows how they survived all this

Huh?

The pokesnax I picked up...

Mr Pokesnax.... may i please come with you...

Well you're alive, so I don't see why not.

Hopefully he feels better with us

Thank you for your kindness and understanding, Mr Name Rater

I'm taking your pokemon off you for your own good, please think about what you've done

We-

DON'T YOU DARE GIVE MY DARLING WIFE TO THIS MAN!

I am so sorry whatever pokemon you are...

Who on earth let a wingull loose indoors!

MY SNAX!

Damn rat bird give those back!

...hic...

um... don't worry about it Shisui, I'll get you more... somehow...

MABEL!

That'll show you to hurt my wife!

Well, well, well.

Look who we have here.

You suppose right, hand it over kid.

No deal, give me my pokemon.

Because I'll kill you and take the money and pokemon, how about that.

Your box turned into a person should I be worried

I should of brought a knife when I left home.

Fine, we'll do it the civil way

I'll gut you both with razor leaf

I am not being associated with your bloody murder

...give me my 1000 pokedollars.

Well that was a waste, maybe if I get lucky I'll run into the kid that stole my pokemon

I WANT POKESNAX

You don't even eat the damn things but fine.

Well, let's keep looking round Peridot ward, that guy might be somewhere round here

I'm sorry Martha, the double kick crited I couldn't

mabel

mabel's gone...

WHO CARES ABOUT YOUR LIFE YOU FILTH! YOU HAVE KILLED MY WIFE DO YOU THINK THIS IS FAIR BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T KEEP A JOB!

MARTHA CALM DOWN!

Just a Weed

HOLY CRAP

(Note: I'm only going to count shinies that are in the type restrictions or if the evolutions are in the type restrictions)

A shiny bug pokemon? Something like this actually managed to survive all this time in some old man's garden in the city? Well it's a special pokemon. Welcome to the team, Gumption.

Gumption: FEAR ME

Strange, last I checked shiny caterpie were yellow? Guess this region is full of surprises.

Ma'am is something wrong?

How strange but I won't fight with a mother I guess

Or does she mean the pokemon are her babies

Oh hey Gumption is a grape flavoured boomerang now, sweet.

Wow another shiny! Better add this to the tea-

*Pokegear ding*

Well I'm not gonna just kill off Hershey, looks like we'll have to see how it goes.

It should be alright, she was out here fending for herself so it's unlikely she'd got along with the group anyway.

A pink butterfree? Why do I feel as if something in my life is now clear...

THE POWER IS FINALLY MINE

You kids sure are lax on who's "cool" enough to be here, but thanks.

That guy looks important, we should go check them out

I hope they have enough sense to run away from you

Excuse me, I am the person standing directly in front of you, hello

Fine, screw you too then, let's clear out guys.

You rude little shit, we were just gonna leave!

Next time don't mess with adults

Why do I get the feeling this wont be the last time we meet.

I did sign us up for this challenge, it's about time we actually got to it.

Julia, next time watch where you're going.

He gave you all that information already?

Hershey: Boss, this seems kind of suspicious, people don't usually just go giving out information like that.

That's another matter for another time, if we don't have a gym I can't get a badge.

Looks like we gotta get helping if we want that badge

...I'm not fighting her

You don't get a choice. None of us do.

UGHHH Fern! And he brought someone with him, better not be a clone of him

Glad we're all agreed on how we feel about Fern existing.

No.

Well aren't you mr douchebag Fern.

Julia: Let's head on in!!

Whole Lotta Side Quest

Well, helping Julia can wait for now, I don't think we're ready for whatever's up ahead. Let's go train more.

Hey what the hell?

They're kicking that zigzagoon! Boss we gotta do something!

Right, on it.

'Scuse me boys, can I help you with anything?

Now that your pokemon are dealt with,

Gumption, how about we see if these boys can swim

FINALLY

Zigzagoon: Hey mr, mr, can I come with you, since ya saved me and all?

I don't see why not

Sweet, sweet!! Call me Pop Candy!!

That was really cool how you saved her boss, you're a real hero!!

It's ok, It wasn't anything special.

Still boss, I wanna show you something cool!!

huh?

My face!!

Wait, you evolve this early on?

Well, kind of. My family evolves when we gain a loving bond, and boss was so cool I just had to!

You're one strange little bat Hershey.

This guy's letting us in the back to his pool, maybe there's something worthwhile in it...

Huh? A bear? In the middle of the street?

Huh? What way did it go?

That way!! Let's follow Boss!!

Um... have either of you by any chance seen a teddiursa round here?

I think we should leave, I don't think teddiursa is here

Well that was weird, who do you reckon they were talking about?

We'll deal with it after we save that Teddiursa, I'm sure it can wait.

Or maybe not

I expected worse

Why did they want an igglybuff so bad, normal types aren't exactly rare even now.

What are we, babysitters?

Hah, got you cornered!

Sneaky little-!

You're one tricky little bugger

How does it keep escaping like that?!

Come on it can't have got far

How many times do we gotta do this

Alright Ursa, there's no where left to run

Hey, remember that entire "saving Julia's gym" thing that was happening?

CRAP!

Does anyone know if thats a good thing or not

All in favour of shoving Fern in it?

Hey Boss, if we can purify this water, it means we're going to be heroes right?! All we gotta do is purify this and we get to be heroes! That's super easy.

Eh, that's unlikely. Even if we got all this purified, which is a lot harder to do than you think, it's still going to be in the other lake and we don't know how concentrated it is there or what all that water is reaching so what all it effects. We also got the risk that this has hit other water bodies, meaning that it could be causing the rest of the water to become this poisonous. If it does, next time we have a tsunami...

we'd be doomed...

Got it. This'll be the easiest money I ever make.

Don't have any plans to, plant boy.

Having A Blast (Faces Pass)

This place is filled with Team meteor grunts, all around level 14, as is Fern.

Having a grotle should save us from having to worry too much about them at least.

Man, it sure is convenient that both paths looped round to find this one room.

Alternatively, I have psychic types. And also a grotle that between them can knock this down.

Well I guess we can just wait on her doing tha-

Or fine let's continue with exploding stuff, why not.

Hey, is it just me, or is there something suspicious about these being out in the open? And in the room directly behind where we were?

You think they planned this?

Maybe, but I dunno. I don't feel like we should be using dynamite they're handing to us so readily.

WAIT JULIA DON-

Huh?

I guess I was worrying for nothing...

It's alright boss, least now we don't have to find out if there was anything wrong with them!

Yeah, I guess

So I was right after all?

No, you said it was the dynamine, you were wrong.

I called this being a set up, let me have this Toffler.

Fern, I swear to god you better be prepared for this.

Alright Lulu, think you can handle this?

Yeah, I got this.

Good because everyone else is weak here

LULU!

It's fine, just toss me a potion. They've been targeting Fern's pokemon, I should get a chance.

You better be right, I'm not up for losing you yet.

Told you I could handle it!

You're a blessing to this team, Lulu

Crap, we're going to be facing an electrode next.

This is a bad time to be mostly flying types.

You should of probably given them fully evolved pokemon if they were meant to actually stop us.

Neither do I.

WHY ARE YOU USING THE DYNAMITE!

YOU CATCH ON QUICK DON'T YOU PLANT BOY!

It's time to kinkshame Obsidia

I am, explain what the hell you're talking about.

Give me one good reason we didn't leave him with the dynamite

Well before we do that, let's do a little midnight hunting round the houses

Isn't that illegal?

shhhhh

There sure are a lot of pokemon round here, not many of uncommon typing but it's still amazing pokemon like this survived.

Well, let's quickly check out the gym

Ame?

Hi, the gym and the Grand Hall have a telecom between them!

Yeah, I can see that.

Well, it's not just this gym. We have them in every gym so I can check up. You can use them to call me, and I'll give you advice.

This is going to be your first gym battle, so just to let you know, all gym leaders have 6 pokemon. On top of that, each gym has a special arena built, which enforced a field effect to give them a tactical advantage. They're pretty common in Reborn, so you better get memorising what each other them does.

Right, in the underground railnet I noticed flying type moves were weakened, and the meteor base allowed for an electrical boost

Exactly! Julia's works in a similar way to the meteor base, but it also helps boost her explosions. You need something that has high hp, high defense and special defense, and can tank those electrical hits.

That's gonna be hard with our team...

In that case, focus on those stats! Alright, I'll leave you to it. Talk to you later Tactio!

We're gonna need a battle plan.

Me, Martha and Gumption are out, we're all weak to electric

My defense is the best, but I'm not letting anyone take my kills.

Well if you're not going to switch out, then there's no point leading with you. Lulu is second highest, but she's level 19 and if she levels up she'll stop listening to me.

This is gonna be a tough ride...

Wait, Shisui you did that with one psybeam?

Huh? yea?

I may have the solution...

Well that's the gates exploded, time to take on Julia.

You killed 4 voltorb to get here

Take that up with Julia.

Whatever They Offer You

That banner isn't reassuring.

Julia can we please get this over with, I'm already nervous enough

You ready Shisui?

As I'll ever be...

Almost! Finish it off Shisui!

2 and a bit is good enough, Lulu take over!

Good save Lulu!

Crap Lulu

Do you want me to jump in?

It's fine I got potions

Alright, one left, Lulu take a break.

Thank you!!

I believe in you Toffler

Took you long enough.

There's a 5 turn rollout coming

I'll be fine.

I'm not chancing it

See! I'm fine!

Yeah! After two potions!

CRAP!

TOFFLER ARE YOU ALRIGHT

I'm fine just, didn't see that coming...

Thank god it's over...

Can we get to a pokemon centre please...

Don't worry, I'm not wasting time round here

Victoria can you move, Shisui's life is on the line

Plants coming to life?

A psychic or grass pokemon perhaps?

Maybe, we'll check it out after we get healed.

Hey Rini, what's happening?

Bingo, can you by any chance get me in? These guards are very against it.

Thank you Rini!

It's a good thing we had her

Let's quickly go round the civilians, see what they have to say, they might know something.

Hm, Martha?

Yea... I guess I evolved...

Are you seriously wasting time on jigsaws at a time like this?!

Sweet Kiss is one of the few places that managed to save some fairy pokemon, since most of them went killed by the tsunamis. Fairy is still powerful, so it's worth picking one up.

Maybe you're not as stupid as I thought...

Crap, if that lillipup falls in one of the cracks

We can worry about it after we help out Victoria and Florinia.

Alright, but be on the lookout.

Well we got to go through there, there's no other way. You're welcome to follow me through.

Well, there's no point if you're not any stronger than me... Tactio, prove you're able!

Huh?

CRAP TOFFLER

Relax, I can handle it.

THE TEPIG

See? One down.

That's a ralts! She has a tepig!

Makuhita, down.

TOFFLER WILL YOU LISTEN!

Toffler, I'm begging you. You proved yourself, back out now.

...

TOFFLER

...

Toffler why

..I won't switch

...

Syncronised Clicking

Nope, no idea what that thing is.

We gotta be careful about when we touch those, no one go near it if it isn't an emergency

Got it!

bon?? vaughan??? Something Yureyu?

Yureyu was a big business round here, like Silph in Kanto. It went under not too long ago.

What about Bon or Vaughan?

Don't pretend you know Japanese, Tactio.

Martha are you-

I want to go with him.

What

He's going in the box correct? Well I want to go with him. I've had enough of being on this team.

...I understand...

Are you meant to just take random eggs

I don't see why not

I wonder if...

Box: scrrrrr

Huh?

I think we should run Tactio

I don't think theyre gonna let us

GUMPTION! HERSHEY!!

ON IT BOSS

BLOOD

Good job boys

Dang that hurt

He's letting us go?

I don't know if i trust him

...Never judge a book by chapter 1?

We should head to the Coral ward, see if it's spread down there too.

Guess it's a good thing Lulu picks up millions of these things

That was the man's lillipup...

It got stranded out there but I'm a water trainer and the lake will only hurt my pokemon...

I CAN GET IT!!

MY BELOVED!

Tactio, you're new so I guess you don't know. This is Amaria, she's one of the highest ranking Gym leaders we have!

I'm sorry but I'm a bit concerned about that Oshawott right now

Huh? Oh hey there's an Oshawott out there!! Oh I know!! Grimer go get it!

That was fantastic!

Yeah I get that a lot, usually from boys though

WHAT BOYS

SCREEEEEEEE

Awww he's taken a liking to you!

Huh? Well he's cute, but I'm a poison type trainer, so bye Oshawott~

He seems pretty set on coming with you, couldn't you make just a teeeeeensey exception? For him?

I'm jealous of that Oshawott

You need to chill.

You guys should have a battle!! It'll help Oshawott settle in.

I don't see why not~

I WILL WIN HIS HEART!

So um, Cain, would you maybe like to... ...... ....HErshey use heart stamp on Cain

Boss no.

there, totally got side tracked~ Didn't think I'd be picking up an Oshawott, oh well~

Please pick me up next time

Luca: I think someone's thirstier than any water pulse can fix

I better get back to Obsidia, I sort of left Rini waiting...

You know Rini?

Huh? Of course I do, I'm a gym leader like her, how do yo- OH RIGHT! You were the guy who helped out at the factory! Well I can't hang about any longer, but come meet up with us soon, Rini thinks you'll be a great help!

Well, I guess the next stop is Rini then.

I have spent this whole time grinding just so I didn't have to draw, welcome to lazy town, sportacus is fired.

Don't feed the plants

It's a scortcher today in Reborn, lets go see what's happening back in Peridot.

Huh? That cute little budew seems interested in us, Hershey think you an get it down?

Definitely!

Hey, she seems pretty cool, we should get her on the team

As long as the egg is here, we have no room...

...

TRAITOROUS PI-

Welcome to the team MoonMountain!!

Huh?

no.

Did you just steal this women's Glameow?

She has enough already, sharing is important.

Oh there they are

We were waiting for you. Now that you're here, we can get started! Since all the tree sprang up, they've blocked the way to the Park. Lucky for us, we can cut them down.

MoonMountain: I'll learn it!!

NO NO STOP AAHHHHHH

FLORINIA!! AMARIA!!

_{They're hogging all the tentacles...}

Boss, who's that?!

faster...

No! Tangrowth wouldn't be able to take anymore! The speed has already been optimized. Be glad the Pokemon was able to capture those two girls. You're really strong to be able to do everything so well, Tangrowth! Hey! How much longer are we gonna ignore the other problem?

Oh, hello... Um... My name is Lumi-

Only three of you entered? We expected more. Three are easy to deal with.

Um, it might be more polite if we introduce ourselves... I'm-

You already introduced yourself, Lumi... Needlessly at that! I, however, am Zero.

I am Eve. Collectively we are referred to as ZEL.

And we're not gonna let you touch the PULSE!

But that's probably what you came here for, right...? After all, all of the growth here is a result of this machine... Eve even built it all by herself!

Correct. The Link System is a simple hybridization-amplification mechanic.

So with that machine behind it, it can manipulate even the smallest root into a massive arbor wrecking ball!! Think you can stop it? Just try!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAT THE HELL IS THAT MONSTER?!

DON'T WORRY I CAN HANDLE IT!!

Thank god you got that confusion...

I should be able to handle it like this

Well that wasn't too bad

I think I might be getting good that this!

Zero, next time, rather than showing off the mission's keystone, let's fight with our own pokemon.

I'm sorry, Tangrowth... I should have intervened...

Stop telling at me! You said this machine was supposed to make it stronger!

Your misjudgement was the key factor. Regardless, with Tangrowth incapacitated, the malignant growth will now regress...

So... It's all going to go back to normal...?

Correct. So there's no longer any purpose to remaining here. Recover the model, and escape at once.

Hey, Tactio, right? ...Don't think this is over.

...do you think Zero's single...

Tactio, no.

Those vines grabbed us as soon as we got close... They were choking me the whole time. I'm sorry I wasn't much help... But you cleared the whole thing yourself, Tactio? I'm impressed!

Florinia: Presumably that person, if they can be referred to as a single subject, was an operator of team Meteor. I project that our observances do not compose the entirity of their assault.

I think so too!! A lot of bad things have been happening lately... Between the Jasper and Beryl wards, Azurine lake, the peridot station and now this... and who knows that else! Team Meteor might be a bigger threat than any of us had imagined... I'm going to go report this to Ame, and hopefully we'll figure out what to do~ Thanks so much for your help, Tactio! We couldn't have done it without you! Bye, Rini!

Very well, I will be returning to my gym in the Onyx ward. Tactio, your attendance is to be expected. Farewell.

Well, since we have cut, let's go look around for a bit

A plusle?

Trust me, I know what I'm doing.

HEy the day care is open now, so we can get more eggs

NO

I'm Tactio, a friend of Julia and Florinia.

Huh but the sign says 24- WAIT!

I don't think this is the day care couple

Yeah I'm getting that feeling!

Ugh, guess we're not getting any eggs

That wasn't too bad

It's good you're settling in okay

Well, looks like we gotta go find the real couple

In the Coral ward, one of the warehouses kept rattling! They could be in there

In that case we gotta find a key...

I'll keep that in mind

No keys here boss!

Got it!

...This isn't a daycare couple

Let's try here then

Old Woman: Have you come to save us?

Old man: We're the daycare couple, team meteor abducted us! They're hiding the stolen pokemon in another warehouse

That must be the happiny we found, there might be some more pokemon in the boxes through there!

There don't seem to be any pokemon hidden here, we'll have to go look elsewhere

Man: I just can't keep up with you in life... Excuse me, you're a trainer right? I've seen you around here while I was chasing lillipup. I don't have the energy to give lillipup enough attention, could you please take my lillipup?

Well I guess sure

Ola: Where did you get that?

A girl had it, she asked me to take it, I'll just run about and hatch it quickly just in case it's something good.

Would ya look at that, I finally get to evolve

It wasn't worth 2900 pokedollars.

Huh? Geez where'd the rain come from??

There's a lot of pokemon hiding out in the rain

This is your first time experiencing rain in Reborn, huh?

Yea?

After the tsunamis, the rain causes a lot of pokemon to panic, hence why they get chased out here.

So if we're doing this rescue mission thing, he should be checking in the rain.

Exactly Boss!! THat way we'll be their heroes!

QOTD: Can you get any of the references with the nicknames? I'm curious...

So long story short, my laptop hates me, deleted my log for this part so I'd like to thank DerogatoryTrainer for having caps of this part of the game, I don't think I can do a good Rini impression.

Also you may notice a switch between the start of the log and part way through between using the follower mod and not, I went back to grind more but didn't want to change the flow too much.

Perishable Items

We've waited long enough, it's time to check out the gym.

Fern: A little birdie told me you were coming here to challenge my sister. But I know you Tactio, you don't deserve to challenge her.

Siscon much?

NO! You're just not good enough to challenge her! I wont let you! Trey, tell the other kids not to let Tactio in! Skye, hit the switch for the gate! Now listen here, I'm not doing this for that Flobot. This is a matter of our family and our school's pride! You're not worthy.

So what now?

It's ok, there's another entrance into the school part, we'll just break in through that.

Won't they try and stop us

If I didn't think we could handle these kids, I wouldn't challenge this gym, would I?

Hmm?

You're getting sidetracked again

It's very important business, we're on a rescue mission after all

There, now stop wasting our time and lets go!

They don't seem to have any problem with us round here

The gate is still locked though, how are we meant to get through?

We'll work it out, this is a school, some of the kids will be wanting a battle so maybe they'll tell us something in exchange.

So much for that

Talk about school loyalty...

Maybe if we investigate upstairs we'll find something

I think the stress is getting to these kids

Why are you taking a note of that?

I just get a feeling I'll need it...

Seems strange that they wouldn't guard the way to unlock the gates

This one is just for this gate, the other will still be locked

Great, least it's faster to heal now.

What?

Well this is a school, I knew some starmie, they were born if this skill

Does that mean level 1 or 0?

Your guess is as good as mine

I guess I'll go with 0

That was lucky

What would happen if we got it wrong?

I dunno, after Julia I kind of expect everything to explode.

This isn't too hard

Only because I have you telling me the answers.

I didn't realise you were this smart

There's a lot you don't know Tactio

Well that's the front gate so this must be the real gym

What type gym is this anyway?

I'm not too sure, I'm guessing grass, which means MoonMountain and Luca are out.

Hershey is our best bet, especially with how many grass/poison types there are. But with Hershey being so close to level 25

We're at risk he'll stop obeying

THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE ME AT ALL BOSS!

Weird things can come over pokemon when they get overleveled, I'm not risking it

I THOUGHT WE WERE BEST BUDS CANT BEST BUDS TRUST EACH OHTER?!

Like you said, grass/poison is likely, Shisui can lead the way since he's the lowest level.

Look, Tactio, bro, Don't take it personally, you're just a loser.

I 100% feel this is a personal thing.

bro, bro, listen. I just don't want you to embarass yourself in our gym, I'm trying to do you a favour. It would really benefit you if you just... left.

No, my pokemon are getting overlevelled, I need that badge.

...Fine, didn't think you'd be smart enough to listen to me. Have it your way, I'll just have to fight you and show what I'm on about.

Think you can do this?

Little troublesome but we've had worse

Shisui are you alright?

Barely, but I'll manage

ughhhh i feel weird boss...

What an angsty kid...

Well this is it

Florinia seems to be using a desert field, we should be careful of storms, but it'll mean Luca and Ola are useless here.

So once again we're down half a team. If we're going for a desert maybe we should lead off with Hershey instead.

You're evolving Reich?

There's no point in walking in with half the team down. Reich knows fire fang.

What about team loyalty?

They're on the team I'm just not murdering them.

Your assistance in Meteor-related affairs is appreciated, however, that alone fails to merit the appropriation of a badge. In order to determine elligibility for badge ownership, further testing is required. Do not mistake the impartial application of these tests as unthankfulness. It is simply procedure. Accordingly, let us begin.

You gave Hershey a common candy?

It's better than risking him disobeying

He said he wouldn't.

It's better to be safe than sorry Lulu.

Cinnabun?!

It's a grass type gym, I figured we could use a fire type. That little monkey is the best we got.

YOU TRAINED HIM JUST TO KILL HIM!

IT WAS A CRIT LULU I CAN'T FORSEE THAT!

The Cradily from the meteor base, boss we don't have anything to counter that!

Well actually...

Toffee?!

Reich doesn't go anywhere without Toffee, but luckily Toffee knows perish song

But what if she can't switch out, they've been spamming sand tomb this whole battle

See no problem, now Reich just has to tank it till Cradily goes down.

You actually pulled it off?

Reich: You should have more faith in us, a tactic like that is child's play

Toffee: We couldn't have done it without you Reich

The Canopy Badge encourages proper behaviour among pokemon up to level 35. Now from here, where do you intend to go?

Eh, that's a good point. All the other wards are closed off...

Next stop Jasper Ward I guess.

Officer: Hey isn't that the guy who saved Obsidia

Chief: It is? Isn't that usually the job of a 10 year old? Well, regardless, I guess that means we don't have to worry about you. If you can, please find our lost officers and send them back

You guys need to trust random people less.

Oh great

Were you really expecting anyone else?

Now who's powerful!

Great there's goes our free potions

Just be happy for me.

That look like one of them lose police officers to you?

It seems kind of unbelievable that they'd have kept them here this whole time

You've been trapped here for literal days, how are you alive.

Officer: I'm gonna go get back to work the others will be worried, I'll see you

Hey boss! I can see something over the trees!

What is it?

It looks like another of those machines with the tangrowth

Is it ZEL again?

Nah, looks like some blond guy is with it. Do you want me to lead for when we get over there?

Maybe but I dunno, we can't be sure he'll lead with the tangrowth, or if he's smart enough to not use it at all.

Keep to the front for now, we'll see how it goes.

Due to a small mistake we're very late, I actually caught another pokemon during this but i hit restart by mistake and was taken back to just before i caught it. I decided I'd try and catch the exact same pokemon to make up for it but sadly that never happened. In the end i just forfeited the encounter, I've made everyone wait long enough.

I can't walk out

Do we know him?

???: I saw your swoobat peeking over the trees

It's a real shame, huh. Tangrowth's caused a lot of damage. Both lives and homes have been lost. My name's Taka. What's yours?

Tactio.

Ah so that's the one you're using round here. I guess they weren't lying after all. You're the one who stopped the PULSE in Obsidia...

You look confused. You aren't familiar with the PULSE Project?

How do yo-

The Pokemon Ultimation Link-System Exaggerata... Basically, it morphs into the pokemon, and amplifies its power... So any old pokemon can become super charged. All the destruction in Jasper is because of this machine right here.

There is a drawback, though... Turns out destroying a whole city region is pretty hard on a Pokemon's body.

So you made a megastone for all pokemon, but they die...

Crap a lileep!

Toffee!

On it!

Lileep, ingrain!

Stupid move, Taka.

Why do they use the PULSE pokemon if they don't want me to stop their machine...

He switched out at the last second

Least it's a ohko on the chatot

Ready for this, MoonMountain?

Of course.

((I forgot a screenshot here))

So that's it is it. What a loss. You know, Jasper might slowly return to normal, but there's another machine like this up in the Beryl Ward. It's not really my place to say this, but you might wanna check it out. Peace.

Why is he helping us?

I dunno, that guy is pretty strange...

???: It's not even fair! I FINALLY got away from my dad so I could go stop the bad guys- And he wouldn't even let me do that! He never lets me go anywhere! What kind of father doesn't let his daughter go out to beat up bad guys!? Sometimes I think he's secretly trying to punish me because I remind him of mom.

Why are you giving me your life story.

Anyway, joke's on him because not only did I steal mom's ring, but I snuck out to beat people up too!

I don't care.

There's another one of those machines up in the Beryl Ward where I live... I'm gonna go blow that one up, so don't you try to stop me, OKAY?

wasn't planning on, random girl.

Who the hell did she think she was.

Officer: a vine became violent when I approached it, and when it ripped through the ground, I was trapped back here... I suppose it's safe to leave now, though? I've got to get back to the station!

Hey a mareep

A man was looking for his lost mareep

maybe we can return her.

Huh? He's gone?

Well, she's still not ours so we'll keep her in the box till we find him.

huh?

WHAT THE HELL?!

What are they doing!?

Oh fu-

keep from bursting into laughter. Seeing you trapped in that cage is just too much. You look so helpless, though... It suits ya.

Suck m-

TACTIO! Shut up he might let us out.

I'm not interested.

WHAT?!

Hershey knows air cutter, you know cut. I don't need his help.

You're being petty!

I can afford to be.

Your stupid pokemon probably can't get through that door anyway, rot in there for all I care!

Hershey, air cu-

Huh? Is that... Taka's?

Please go back to the station, your boss is looking you.

Hey ZEL. Hey Taka. Hi person I don't know.

This is the trainer that defeated the PULSE in Jasper. I invited Tactio to come here so we could deal with this issue thoroughly. See?

Thanks for rescuing me from the cage.

No problem.

Tactio is also responsible for destroying the PULSE in Obsidia.

???: Ah. That was you. An alley cat parading as a tiger. Heroism is vainglory. But you will learn. You've stepped out of your alley, and into the world. I will introduce you to the cold pain of reality.

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE

Heather, daughter to the Beryl Ward Gym Leader and-

I know all too well who she is. But why is she here?

What kind of question is that?! I'm stopping you evil people, duh!

That's reckless. Weren't you taught better?

Who cares?! People try to stop me from doing things all the time but their rules are totally stupid anyway!

Just because you do not understand something does not make it 'stupid'. You will learn, someday.

Would you just shut up!? I'm here to beat you up, not get lectured by you like you're my dad or something, so shut up!

Taka, ZEL. Deal with Tactio and protect the PULSE. Leave the girl to me.

Sure thing...

Um, I guess I have to... Sorry Tactio, but...

But it's payback time!

Looks like perish song is out of the question...

It's fine, we don't need cheap tactics to win every time.

That was hell

The PULSE has been deactivated. There is no longer any purpose in defending this location.

Welllll... In that case, I'm just gonna make myself scarce. You coming?

um... I... I guess so...

Crobat, return! We'll finish this later.

Hey, wait! Salamence, return!

...Why would someone so protective of their child give her a dragon?

And we got another officer from the building, so adding Officer Deidmann, that's 5.

Looks like we should check back at the station.

Chief: erm... well there is the matter of the officer who died in service... You found his growlithe, did you not? Like in many other regions, all our officers are issued Growlithe as partner Pokemon. But now that its trainer is gone, that Growlithe... It would feel it an insult to the memory of my former officer to simply give that Growlithe to another new recruit. As a token of our thanks, will you please look after his Growlithe?

Officer: Hey, since you got the growlithe, one of the officers lost his to a meteor grunt, could you maybe breed yours and give us the egg?

That seems fair I guess? Here you go

((I'm gonna allow a vote here as to whether we can actually keep this egg, for now it'll be boxed))

Ame?

Hey! Welcome to Corey's gym! Corey's corrosive field can be very damaging to some pokemon, particularly anything vulnerable to poison type. On top of that, it boosts the effects of almost everything to do with poison, and activates attacks like Venoshock and Venom Drench... But! That means he's got too many eggs in one basket! If you've got poison, or even steel types yourself, his options are very limited! Save your offensive pokemon to pick off things that can break through your anti-poison defense.

A secret room?

Corey: wish not to be approached. But I see you don't care. Not that I'm surprised. This world is voice of care.

Tactio, correct? I understand you've met my daughter, Heather. She's an unruly child. She has no respect for the way I have raised her--without hope. Hope is weakness. It's an illusion meant to sugarcoat this sickening reality. The sooner one gets used to the idea that life is a nightmare and nothing less, it's better in the long run. I've simply raised her keeping that in mind. Do you truly disagree?

Yea sure why not. We can't all be edgy kids forever.

I'll return to the arena. There, I will show you misery.

So have you got a battle plan?

Not really, kind of just gonna wing it...

Wake up. Your hopes... Your dreams... Futile. I will show you the cruelty of what is real.

I'll take this chance to remind people Tactio is a character

Well looks like I'll keep the egg then unless like 50 people suddenly turn round and go no.

Thank you for giving me your opinion, I was really unsure about how to handle it.

More like Gorey

Not bad right!

Yea well don't risk getting cocky

Says the guy who came in without a plan.

I was bluffing, of course I have a plan

Magnus?

Yea, his stats are terrible but poison is weak to ground, and a lot of poison moves carry dark type moves which would wreck psychic types. Fire types are always a benefit to the team anyway.

And of course, his lovely wife Tem for good measure!

If anything you seem cockier now.

Well nah I need to get through to other wards and stuff, I thought fighting you would help.

Just take it and go. I'm sick of--

Hey! I'm leaving! Bye!

Excuse me?

I'm leaving. For good. As in running away.

Why is your 4 year old trying to run away?

And you KNOW you can't stop me, so don't even try!

Heather, you will stop this right now.

Make me! You can't! I'm done listening to you and your stupid rules! I'm sick of you saying I can't do anything ever! So I'm just... done. Bye.

You are being completely irresponsible. You can't just fly away and hope all of your problems will be solved.

...watch me.

HEATHER

What.

You took your mother's ring, did you not?

So what if I did.

.....just don't lose it.

You gave her a dragon why do you think she'd do anything you ask?

Something tells me we don't have a choice but to follow...

Seems like it. He didn't give us our badge after all.

Huh? An absol?

People used to say that absol would appear at times of misfortune. No one knew if it was a warning, or if the misfortune followed absol.

I wonder why it's here

What a load of crap, golbat will only evolve if it has a strong friendship with their trainer.

BOSS WE HA-

Leave it.

but

He'd just try again if we saved him. No matter how many times we try in the end, he'd do it again as soon as we left. We can't stay here forevver Hershey, there's no one left to look after him. We don't even know where the hospitals are here or if there are nurses to look after people like that.

boss...

It would of been cruel to just make him suffer longer.

But that is still uncalled for.

Oh look it's the di-

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TALK

An earthquake?

Tactio! Look over there! That huge plume of smoke rising... I think it's coming from the North Obsidia Ward! Right at the grand stairway! Something's going down. I'm gonna find out what it is. Later, Loser!

What the hell

...you and that kid aren't so different after all.

Lulu, chill. Like Fern said, we're heading that way, if he's alive, I'll save his ass. If not, he's not.

You're worse than Fern.

Lulu what were you expecting! Now hurry up let's go if we wait forever he will be dead regardless of if he survived that fall!

Well looks like whatever that was is now gone.

A murder? Maybe we can investigate!

It's probably corey...

Oh right...

...okay i was wrong we should of saved him, I'm as good as a murderer

Yep.

Now who on earth is that?

Be strong, sister... Soon, vengance will be ours.

...an explanation would be nice!

Boss, what are we doing?

Joining a gang.

WHAT? why?!

BOSS

please no pursuit please no pursuit

phew...

CRAP MAGNUS

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS KILL FIRE TYPES!

WAS IT WORTH IT?!

No not in the slightest! That was a great pokemon!

Your lackies killed my numel, whatever organisation you're running better be worth it.

Wait what are you doing?

Oh they asked me to rob this old lady.

And you're going along with it?

Yea, I just lost Magnus, and they say she has some good pokemon so

What is wrong with you?

Guess it's better than nothing!

Yeah I think he's dead.

Shelly: w....what....ee....

Oh, goodness, no, baby, don't cry...

i-i cant...breathe....isnt....isnt that...

It doesn't matter, honey, come on...

t-thats heather's dad isnt .....

Don't tell me you guys are behind this?

Aster: What?! As if! WE'RE the victims here, that was OUR-

Eclipse: Aster, shush. Listen here, girly. It's best for everyone if you keep your nose out of Meteor's business. Come on, Aster, to the stairway.

The stairway... no way, Team meteor was the one who blew up the Grand Stairway!

Aster: Nooo, a sunkern did it. OF COURSE IT WAS US!

Yeah I mean if it's not Julia it's gonna be Team Meteor.

...is anyone else seeing the spooky shadow dude?

When did he get here?

Oh... t-that's Shade... w-what do you want, Shade?

Shade: ...

Shade? Isn't that...?

Oh good, creepy ghosts dispose of corpses round here. That's not normal what is a ghost gonna do with a corpse?

...

I'm starting to feel you people owe me a lot of explanations.

Come on Shelly... Let's go inside.

o-okay...

Or don't, just don't explain that works too.

Come on boss, just leave it. Let's head to the stairway.

No, know what, I want this explained, I'm gonna find out what on earth is going on.

n-no...im sorry...

Why are you sorry?

for making you worry...

Oh, no, no, please... I know, I don't even really know you, I'm just- no, I'm sorry. Look, I'll be back soon, okay? Take it easy.

...you still didn't explain

Fine, we'll deal with this, maybe then she'll tell us

Can't you just leave it

IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR GHOSTS TO STEAL CORPSES

Aster: Well, well, look who else showed up!

Help me, Tactio!

Eclipse: There'll be no such thing as help. You're trespassing on our operating territory, so we're going to take you down to the big boss man. Game-set and match! Now get a move on with it!

Aster: Hey, uh, Eclipse, don't you think we should take Tactio too, after what happened at the factory...

Eclipse: Don't be stupid, Aster. Do you want them to team up on us? Let's get this one locked away, then we'll use her as bait to lure Tactio to us. Hear that, Tactio? It's lose/lose for you now. Either let us get away with her, or fall into our trap yourself! Check and mate, dear! Now let's get going...

...they forgot to consider that maybe I don't care.

She's your friend.

I'm speaking hypothetically.

That was... the shortest kidnapping ever.

Do what you will to the clowns who keep her there.

Yeah, kind of makes this entire situation seem pretty pathetic huh?

Eclipse: Told you we shouldn't count on him to do our work.

Aster: We weren't... Ugh, fine, we'll capture you ourselves here and now!

Tactio, I've got your back! We can do this!

Okay but why haven't you just used your pokemon to beat them already?

Eclipse: QUIET!

Make me!

Geez, great plan.

We won!

Yep, you two are still main team members after all.

Aster: Fine, go on! The boss said it was fine if you escaped anyway...

Eclipse: We'll be leaving now... But, hey? Just because you beat us, doesn't mean you won.

That's exactly what it means, now can we go?

Don't worry, I'm not hurt or anything... All their boss did was talk to me... He told me about that gate up there...

...You too? How strange...

Do you think... maybe it's better for them somehow if people know about this place...?

I don't get it...

..Oh! I've been down here so long, I forgot about Shelly... I hope she's okay... I'm going to go back to the Lapis Gym and check on her. See you, Tactio! And thank you, again, really!

Thank you sorry I got ahead of myself... but now Shelly is... She seems to be really torn up about having seen the... well, you know... I'm so worried, especially since she knew him... I guess he was her friend's father...

I think... maybe she needs help... I know there's a psychiatrist in this ward, who has some notoriety...

His name is Dr Connal... would you find out if he might be willing to see Shelly? After all, I don't want her to be scarred for life... She already seemed so frail...

I guess, but I think she'll be scarred regardless.

I have to get out of here, right now... finally...

Well that's weird

You're not Laura! Did you see her? She just left. Who are you? Why are you all glowy?

Huh? But that person clearly is... Oh, nevermind. Come on! I'll introduce you to everybody!

She says 'It's nice to meet you.' Over there is my twin brother, Noel, and his Cleffa, Nomos!

Noel: "Nomos and Nostra are just dolls, but... hi. Um... Nomos says 'hi' too."

Don't lie, Noel, they're not just... haha, isn't he silly~ He's so silly! Anyway!

That's my friend, Charlotte! She's actually really, really, pretty. You just have to see through the burn scars.

Charlotte: "Anna, for the last time, I don't have any scars."

Noel: "She really doesn't"

but--oh! Right, I'm sorry, I'm so insensitive! I won't talk about them anymore, I promise. I was just saying that you're pretty!

Charlotte: "There's nothing to not talk about... ugh, nevermind. hi. So, you saw Laura on the way out, yeah? That's my sister. She's also one of Reborn's Elite Four. Awesome kind of runs in our family. No big deal."

Noel: "If you're going to say that, you may as well mention how Anna--"

Yeah! Laura's so cool! And Charlotte and Noel are also Gym Leaders~

Noel: "Anna..."

I'm gonna miss Laura, but I'm glad she's finally getting out!

Noel: "By that, she means that she turned 18 today, so she doesn't have to stay here anymore..."

Charlotte: "See, this is an orphanage. We're all stuck here until 'the good doctor' decides to let us go or we become legal adults. So, basically, forever."

I am 100% certain that's not how orphanages work.

Does that mean the doctor can just release 4 year olds onto the streets?

Noel: "The doctor is scary..."

Yeah! He has really strong electric type pokemon, and he uses them in his 'therapy'...

It really hurts... Nostra says that she thinks his past patients have died. I think so too, because when you're around him, if you listen carefully, you can hear voices...

Charlotte: "Yeah, I actually still haven't heard anything like that, Anna, so I dunno."

So, Tactio, what are you here for? Someone you know... needs help? Oh, no... That's terrible, but... you mustn't bring them here! That'll only make her worse!

Hold on... Nostra says the doctor is coming...

Greetings. I am Dr Sigmund Connal, but you may refer to me simply as "Doctor".

So, how can I help you?

well, Tactio... Tactio just heard that there were gym leaders here, and came by because of that! Yeah, that's it... nothing else.

Is that all... Well, then. Yes, there are some particularly 'gifted' individuals among my adopted patients. You must have some degree of confidence in your skill as well. Hrm. Orderly. Please conduct a brief examination of this challenger.

What.

An examination of the boss?

I don't think that's really necessary, I'm just passing through after all and-

oh thank god it's just a battle

However, I am afraid I cannot permit a battle with them. It would be unbefitting of their current emotional development. However, I'm afraid I also cannot allow them to leave. The individuals in question are highly volatile characters, and accordingly, they are not to be allowed outside of our facilities unsupervised. It is regrettable, but it cannot be helped. You'll simply have to wait until a more appropriate circumstance arises.

Well! That's too bad~ Guess Tactio will just have to be leaving now!

Quickly, while you still can... trust me... the doctor isn't the doctor for your friend...

really bad must have happened, right?

...tell her to look out for the one who's really hurt by this...