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(I took a long hiatus from working on this, so it really could have been finished a while ago, lol)
(My legends arceus player is the one taking the picture, btw)
I realize I should probably say to check the "digital art" tag on my blog. It's got some good stuff from other people and also my own things, and it's probably good to have this here if I want more people to see it💀💀
online usa-centrism doesn't rly bother me that much but i do think it's funny to act clueless on purpose when people reference directions within the US as if they're default. like "im from the east coast" ohhh which east coast? sorry i mean lots of places have easts yknow. you should be more specific haha.
"im southern" oh shit like globally? that's awesome. oh wait "the south of america?" like 😊🇧🇷🇦🇷🇨🇱🇻🇪🇺🇾🇲🇽🇭🇳❓:D
kinda cool to think how someone somewhere is having the best day of their life today. someone’s hearing “i love you” for the first time today. someone’s gonna meet the love of their life today. someone’s gonna get the job of their dreams today. it’s someone’s best day today. and guess what binch? tomorrow it could be ur best day so keep going
*weeps uncontrollably at 9 o'clock in the morning*
God, I love randos on the internet who just want to be kind.
My friend does competitive battling for a living and she said that she got her gyarados by doing something she called "swap-training"
Is that safe? I don't really know much about raising battling Pokémon so I have no idea what acceptable practices are
swap-training is a method of helping an inexperienced pokemon slowly get accustomed to battle without the risk of injury or overstimulation. the pokemon is sent into battle briefly, allowed to get put into the battle mindset (which causes the flow of battle-associated hormones), then pulled out and replaced with a more experienced battler. ideally, the pokemon is not returned to its ball, but rather returns to the trainer's side so it can watch the battle.
it's a perfectly fine way to acclimate a pokemon to battle, and doing it well can help a weaker pokemon evolve into a more battle-adept stage! i don't recommend new trainers trying to train that way, because you really have to be comfortable with team management, and that comes with experience. otherwise, it's a great way to start conditioning a new team member and start building confidence!