So I already have my team for Pokemon Shield and I gotta say I'm pretty happy with the result.
Kong-Rillaboom
ShinđNova-Arcanine
Bolt-Bolthund
Jade-Toxtricity
Scarlet-Hatterene
Quetzalco-Dracozolt
Oh yeah, This is gonna be fun.
Nemona Hcs! (Tw for spoilers for victory Road + The way home/Area zero and battle related injuries)
Basic/general hcs:
Name: Nemona (last name disclose), but also loves nicknames like Nemo (most used) Nema, battle-crazy girl, ect.
Nemona uses she/her pronouns but doesnât mind being called others as well, most they/them.
Sheâs questioning but has a bit more lean to females.
She moved here from Alola because her dad saw more business opportunities in Paldea.
has a really high pain tolerance
makes money off of battling, which is a way that she wouldnât have to depend on her parents money.
Pre-S&V
Growing up, Nemona parents had always been distant from her, but she didnât mind! Less strict parents mean more time to explore!
Her dad is the one who gifted her Pawni as a gift, at first she kept him in the box, but when Wolf got there, she decided to use him as one of the starters for her (new) team
She loves being independent, and it feels weird to her to depend on anybody too much.
Her favorite class is, of course, Dendraâs and Hasselâs.
Some with training, sheâll let her PokĂ©mons use moves on her, this has nearly killed her multiple times.
One time when all her teammates fainted, and there was this Pokémon she really wanted, she attempt to wrestle it to submission
She lost. But luckily Geeta and Rika was there (and gave her a proper scolding afterwards)
and it was the same accident that gave her an arm brace.
loves all gym leader! Doesnât have anything bad to say about any of them. But her favorite would have to be Kofu
Used to date Mela before she joined team star.
wanted to get a champion rank at first to be stronger and in for hope that her parents would notice her, she achieved the formerâŠ
Starting/during S&V
When meeting wolf (oc), like most characters, she could see a powerful spark within her. She knew that she would be fun to battle with.
Not wanting to lose her chances of finally finding someone that she didnât have to hold back on, she stalked followed him around.
Wolf, was originally slightly annoyed by this, âif she wanted to battle all the time, she shouldâve just said so.â
but soon they found themselves becoming close rivals.
after the final battle w/ wolf, she confessed to her, but was met with a âI have to think abouâ it BUT itâs not a no, definitely not no-.â
She originally didnât like Arven, seeing him as rude and snobby.
She didnât even know penny.
Purely went to area zero because she heard âcool PokĂ©monâ and and that outweigh being around Arven.
The way home/ending
Nemona started to understand Arven more and realized that she kinda saw a black-and-white view of him. Theyâre definitely not best friends, but their friends who also have a friendly squabble from time to time.
Nemona also learned a lot about Penny, and also became her friend.
Penny also invited her friend group over and was surprised that Mela and Nemona not only knew each other but dated each other
She wouldnât really like Ortega because he reminds her what she could have ended up as, but after a while she become friends with him and teaches him how to be more independent.
Nemona offered to train Mira (Miraidon), given her unusual ways to train her PokĂ©mon, Wolf guess that wouldnât be a good idea.
and remember that confession? Well the reason Wolf had to think about it was because she âdiscoveredâ Arven wanted to confess to her as well after area zero.
after a little discussion, they agreed to be a poly, them both dating wolf but not each other. Oh, and Pennys has a poly too-
Headcannons ref!:
When it came to her clothing, I felt like she would wear very loose stuff and wear shoes for better running grip. If youâre also curious about her team, thereâs another post about it, here.
This is a good place to wrap up the head of cannons for now, next time, itâs going to be Arven! Hope you all enjoyed the post and have a positive day!
Never thought I'd see the day...
Natural Habitat.
If Friede is dead, I will jump the writers.
MARK MY FCKING WORDS.
Today on thinking about how basculegion evolves
Pokemon really took all the âthe games are too easy nowâ complaints and fueled the single hardest trainer battle in the franchise to date holy shit
Volo is a badass fight but god damn it took me so, SO many tries
if you dont like him we cant be friends
UHHH HELLO???
The graffiti artist caught red handed....or blue..
A mysterious figure tapped on the glass..
A mysterious sword was found in the ruins of an old castle alongside the armor of a knight.
The real Almighty Sinnoh (feat. Volo)
they never explain exactly how or why guzma doesnât just end up all possessed but considering he found it a very bad experience and heâs recovered enough by the time you get there to tell you about itâŠ.
conclusion: extremely angry and protective golisopod
also yikes, nihilego is basically a poison jellyfish, i think guzmaâs gonna have a few scars from that neurotoxin
Arvenâs adventures on Reddit
Bonus:
Medali is really suspicious! My cryptic takes on Larry are more of speculation, plus he really is just a normal guy despite how weird he is. But I KNOW thereâs something off about Medali. I hope yâall arenât tired of my constant Overthinking posts haha
First of all- why is Medali so hard to reach? There are deserts and cliffs surrounding the town, like a natural blockade. Despite this, this town gets many people passing by. An NPC says Medali sounds like âmedley,â a fitting name because the town is compromised of different people and things. Another NPC mentions how Medali is an important hub in Paldea. He doesnât specify what kind of hub it is though, but I suspect itâs a trading hub.
The NPC says people âcome throughâ the town, as if theyâre just passing by. It makes sense with the restaurant district. Since so many types of people go through, thereâs a wide variety to cater to every taste, instead of having a traditional food. Medali attracting so many foreigners makes sense if itâs a trade hub for Tera Orbs. Medali is the closest to Area Zero, where the Tera Orbs are made by the Professors.
I may be mistaken, but thereâs no clear origin of where the Tera Orbs come from? We know theyâre made by the Professors, but thereâs no clear location of where they are traded/sold. Nemona gives the player character one, not the school. It seems like a specialized item, because we just get it without any explanation where it came from. If Iâm wrong about this, please let me know!
Additional side note, but I think this building could have something to do with the storage of Tera Orbs?? The closed off garage environment intrigues me, and I donât know what this is. Thereâs a Delibird sign, so it could also be a food storage area, but I donât know if this sign is somewhere else in game too. I looked through the other towns and cities, and didnât find a building resembling this one. It could be something insignificant, but the big garage doors just have me thinking haha.
Edit: This has the same logo as the Delibird Presents shops, which are only available in Mesagoza, Levincia, and Cascarrafa. Each branch sells their own exclusive (and expensive) battle items. Odd how this has the same logo, but isnât accessible and looks like a storage container instead of a shop. More proof for Tera Orb storage, perhaps? Thank you for the comment mentioning this!!
Anyway, with this assumption, people all over Paldea and beyond come to Medali for the trade of Tera Orbs and Tera Crystals. Since the Academy doesnât officially endorse them (eg hand them out to everybody), I believe they can only be accessed in Medali. Theyâre so valuable and sought-after, that people far away go to Medali to get them.
The locals talk a lot about rumors too. I thought that staircase area was really odd, but this NPC confirms it, saying that it USED to be for concerts and plays. Now itâs abandoned. I find this odd because of how many people pass through Medali- youâd think concerts and plays would be popular for visiting travelers. It feels like Medaliâs sole purpose is trade-and-leave, not to attract people longer than they have to.
Medaliâs gym is unknown to average people- almost like a deliberate protection despite being a commercial town. A gym area out in the open like the other gyms would draw too much attention from competitive players. But isnât this odd considering it is a gym site? It almost feels like theyâre using the lack of an open-gym to draw attention away from something else. Without the apparent gym floor, less people would be there to idle around town. Plus, the plethora of restaurants distract as entertainment sites.
Instead, thereâs an extremely impractical mechanism hidden inside a restaurant. Iâm sure the Treasure Eatery wouldnât have been THAT popular if all the customers sitting in the arena get thrown into the Backrooms- or at least have to leave in the middle of eating. Haha pretty much every person Iâve seen has asked what happened to the customers. Why is the gym floor so hidden anyway? I could understand if Medali just didnât want to install a gym, but hiding it beneath the floorboards seems a lot more complicated. Ridding the customers, moving all the tables and chairs, etc.
Also, this NPC states that he was shooed away by the Treasure Eatery chef when he asked about the ability to change Tera Types. This restaurant is the ONLY place in the game where you can change Tera Types. I donât know why itâs in the restaurant of all places, but my guess is because that Larryâs a gym leader and a regular, heâs able to oversee this process. Since the NPC from before was rejected, Iâm assuming that the only ones allowed are ones approved by Larry. His way of approval is making it through the Gym Test and beating him in battle.
The Gym Test is so weird when you think about it! The player character gets one clue, and there were three other trainers with a clue before the player arrives. The Secret Dish requires all four clues to order, and itâs a string of riddles hidden all across the town. So there has to be FOUR challengers at once just for one or maybe ZERO trainers to make it to Gym Leader Larry? Since the loser of the battle has to give up their clue to the winner, itâs very likely that no one can get all four clues.
This challenge definitely a puzzle, but also a test of raw strength. Unlike most gyms with battlers that work for the gym, challengers have to go against other challengers. There are no regulations on their teams, so any typing or level is fair game. Theres a lot of depth to this Gym Test, despite its impracticality. Perhaps thatâs why Medali Gymâs floor is so weird- they rarely have to reveal the gym floor anyway because so few challengers make it. Maybe itâs purposefully obtuse to discourage challengers?
Random thought- but the name for the Treasure Eatery? Itâs a cute name for sure, but considering how this game puts emphasis on Treasure due to the Treasure Hunt, itâs feelsâŠsus. The Treasure Hunt is meant for the students to find their own âtreasureâ in their personalized journey. It fits with Terastallization appearing gem-like. Medali is the closest area to Area Zero, the place where the terastallization phenomenon was discovered.
Going through Medali is the only way to get to Area Zero. The town- or rather, Larry, serves as a secondary gate for Area Zero. Some of my previous theories have hovered around this idea, but the more I think about it, the more it makes sense. Larry was stationed at Medali to prevent Pokémon, especially Paradox Pokémon, from escaping Area Zero. As Professor Turo/Sada say, these Pokémon are an extreme threat to the present ecosystem. And depending on your stance on the lore, Larry could also be a look-out for people near Area Zero.
Geeta has some suspicious stuff going on, which Iâll be making a theory post about. Itâs likely sheâs knowledgeable about how dangerous the Paradox PokĂ©mon are, and knew there had to be a âgatekeeperâ to prevent havoc. Due to Larryâs strength and flexibility in battle, he was assigned there while also serving as a gym leader.
What do yâall think? I feel pretty solid about this theory, because thereâs a lot we just donât know about the lore. Thereâs more to Medali than what it appears. The game is hiding a lot, which gives me great hope and anticipation for the DLC!!