Oh, Bianca...

[futureprofessor]

Miss Muuuun! Come on, don't look at me like that! You know I would never do such a thing to poor Nate. I can't stand against the game AI, now can I? Besides, weren't you just squealing about happy you are about having me as tag partner? Ah, thank you for that.

...by the way, I think you should already get out of Reversal Mountain. I'm very flattered that you like chatting and battling by my side, really! But the high temperatures of the magma could have some bad effects on your team's health if you stay inside for too long. Especially your Leafon, he's a Grass-type and he can't-

[Isn't she cute when she gets all nerdy?]

Aaaah, Miss Mun! Don't say those things!

Comments

[freakymayor]

Couldn't understand the thing you were referring to. It was very...Japanese.

[futureprofessor]

Ah- aren't the drawings clear enough? I fainted the Pokémon my friend was trying to catch. A very rare one!

[creative_lovebug]

Hello again, Bianca.

[futureprofessor]

Hello, Mister Burgh! Hope you and your bugs are doing fine.

[creative_lovebug]

Yes, my bugs and myself are doing just fine, Bianca. Thank you for asking.

[stoutland]

My player's complained about the same sort of thing happening when accompanying me in Pinwheel Forest. It's not as if she couldn't find more Scolipede or Slaking if she really wanted to. [Thankfully it was... nothing as bad as that killing a shiny.]

[futureprofessor]

Ah, yeah, my mun has complained about you, too. But it was barely a comment because she was just trying out the game with that rom... now she has the actual cart she's quite, well, scary. She curses too much. [Bianca pulls a face. She doesn't like cursing.] She didn't complain about Hugh, though.

[Because nobody complains about missing Rattatas and Zubats, Bianca.]

[stoutland]

Funny, mine complains about Hugh, but not from the perspective of double battling. I guess she found his interruptions in certain cities a bit too distracting. [unless there was a shiny rattata or zubat there, no one cares]

[futureprofessor]

Aww, really? Mine has become quite fond of him. Not as much as of us, of course, but still. If it makes you feel better, she thinks you were a better opponent.

[Not that any of them was an actual treat...]

[stoutland]

[sob, even if he's matured a bit over two years, he still does pride himself on Pokemon battling. That will never change ever.]

Well, it's only natural. It's the job of a Gym Leader to provide a challenge to any Trainer that wants a battle.

[Shiny Crobat is cool, I like Crobats.]

[futureprofessor]

[But you have to capture the Zubat first!]

Ah, actually I meant... a better opponent as a rival. You know, in the first game.

[Don't ask about the Gym battle. Don't ask about the Gym battle. Don't ask about the Gym battle. Don't...]

[stoutland]

[details. and it's not like zubat is hard to catch]

Well, I can see that, too. Even you were available for more battles than Hugh was. Hugh seems to enjoy double battles too much. [since how many of his battles are teaming up with him? and oops he's going to want to know about that]

Out of curiosity, what about me as a gym leader?

[futureprofessor]

[No, but they insist on confusing my team. B(]

Yeah, yeah, but more than quantity, she means quality. Like, of the Unova games, you were the rival that gave her the best battles. [Though Barry gets that price when you add the other games.

And darn it.] Ah, well... See, Cheren, you are the first Gym Leader and... [Go on, Bianca, pass the message: "you were easy, deal with it".] ...and the first Gym isn't too much trouble for someone who has been playing for so long, you know?

[stoutland]

[well okay he can deal with that, too. That's arguably better than having more battles, too. And okay he was kind of expecting that. But it's his job okay, he's a teacher and a gym leader.]

I suppose that's understandable. But it would have been unfair for me to use my stronger teams against what the game considers a new Trainer. [that's his excuse, deal with it.]

[futureprofessor]

Ah, of course, nobody would expect any less! That's why I had to give the "how to catch tutorial", too. New beginnings and all.

[First time ever that tutorial was enjoyable. More Bianca time plz.]

But hey, at least she didn't catch a Riolu like everyone else, hahaha. ...though I guess the effects of "Static" weren't that much better.

[stoutland]

At least Static is more random than simply choosing a Fighting-type attack on a Fighting-type Pokemon. Though I suppose I should be proud that younger Trainers are figuring out that sort of strategy in the first place. It shows they're learning, at the very least.

[futureprofessor]

Mmh, that's true! Like you always say, learning about types is important. Our first badge shows that after all! And hey, my mun did make use of that after you, you know? Her Psyduck swept poor Roxie easily. [Yay for Confusion!]

[stoutland]

Which is the point of having Gym Leaders in the first place. My own had no trouble with Roxie, either, despite Challenge Mode, if only because she decided playing through the game with only Psychic-types was a good idea.

[futureprofessor]

Aaah, your mun is very brave for going mono-type, and in Challenge Mode! I like her type of choice, hehe. [I'm blaming Bianca's little Psychic collection on Will's influence. Just saying.] Is she doing well so far?

[stoutland]

She hasn't had as much time to play as she might have preferred, but she's been doing well enough. There are enough dual-type Psychics and Psychics with varied movepools to make it less difficult.

[futureprofessor]

That's good to hear! Especially because she has Mister Burgh so soon... Oh, now I think about it, she'll get the Psychic-type medal for it! My mun likes collecting medals, as exasperating as it can be.

[stoutland]

That's one of the things she's most pleased about, as odd as it might be. There's far too many medals that she's sure she won't be able to collect, so rather than display the final medal, she thinks it would be just as impressive to have the Psychic-type medal displayed on her Trainer Card instead.

[futureprofessor]

Well, it is very impressive, specially because of our E4! So she has all the right to display it proudly. I heard lots of people are just changing the plates on Arceus, so it makes your mun even more unique.

[stoutland]

That seems like a rather cheap way to win, if you ask me. Legendary Pokemon really can't compare to nonlegendaries in terms of stat distribution, movepools, and things of that nature.

[futureprofessor]

Yeah, yeah, I know. But I think most people are bit annoyed at the whole medal thing because some of them are really crazy, you know? Thankfully they aren't a requirement for the Trainer card anymore, or my mun would've gone crazy.

[stoutland]

A lot of them require too many interactions that are simply impossible to get if you don't live in a large city or somewhere there are loads of other people that would play with you. Mine would be the same, though. She's one to try and get as complete a Trainer Card as she can.

[futureprofessor]

Pretty much! And yes, the Trainer card... Mine hates the fact she'll never complete the Gen III ones because of the Pokédex, but she's working really hard with all the other ones! She was so happy when she noticed she could transfer the complete prop case to the new games - that was one more medal off the list, hehe.

[stoutland]

She's still playing Gen 3 games at the moment? [Why play gen 3 when you can play gen 5? And plus, you can complete a Pokedex there.]

Mine was glad that was allowed, as well. She's not the biggest fan of musicals, so it was a relief that she didn't have to go re-collect everything in the new games.

[futureprofessor]

Oh, no! Last time she took them out was to make use of the Gen IV features that needs them... But those Trainer cards will never be finished, see what I mean? [All games should be completed, no exceptions!]

I don't know why everyone hates musicals so much, they're the cutest thing! Even with the props they'll still have to participate, though, because there are more medals about it.

[stoutland]

Perhaps because they don't involve battling or any real challenge like the older variations of Contests used to. [he has no interest because not battles, oops.]

[futureprofessor]

[Embrace the musical cuteness, Cheren.]

Choosing the right prop to go with the right topic can be a challenge too!

[stoutland]

[No never]

I'd imagine many of them are rather straightforward. It doesn't take too long to guess that a top hat and cape are considered 'elegant,' but a pink bow and other frilly ribbons would probably fall under 'cute.'

[futureprofessor]

Not really, the Frilly Apron is also elegant!

[Cheren get your props right.]

And you gotta find the right moment to perform, too.

[stoutland]

[he's going to be focusing on the most important part here, that being--]

How is a frilly apron considered 'elegant'?

[futureprofessor]

[See, it isn't as easy as it looks!]

Because it's what maids use. And maids are very elegant. [Duh.]

[stoutland]

I don't see how maids are considered very elegant, but that could just be my opinion.

[futureprofessor]

If you think about the rich, elegant people that usually got to the Musicals, then you can imagine the maids serving them! It's all very classy!

[stoutland]

[he does not understand you, Bianca...]

I guess so. Personally, I don't think it fits in with things like top hats and canes, but it's not like I made the rules.

[futureprofessor]

Hehe, my mun thinks the same, don't worry. She actually doesn't like the idea of dressing up the animals of her world at all, so I guess that's another reason not to like Musicals...