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[islandshore]

[The feed clicks on inside a bedroom of some kind. There's a shiny Charmander wriggling around in the background, trying to hide under a pillow. Pay her no mind for now. Riku, in the mean time, faces the camera with a slightly deadpan look.]

Okay, since the data version of me came back, I figured it's time to do a little PSA. Basically, if you see two guys who look like younger versions of me, don't freak out. They aren't me. They're just based on me. One of them goes by Evan, and the other's got a black coat and took up the name Rin, I guess.

Also, since this is a newbie wave, I went ahead and updated my Training Guide, including a new section on Pokémon care. It also covers the basic questions most newbies toss around and some Pokémon recs. Like Toxicroak. I'm seriously surprised at how scarce they are.

[He shrugs.]

And don't forget to check out the Pokémon Rental Service if you need a quick trip to the next town. Newbies get a reduced price, since you guys are short on funds as it is.

[Okay, advertising's done. Now he can toss something up for the old crowd...]

And to wrap things up, I've got two questions for you. First, how do you decide to nickname your Pokémon? Or if you don't... why the heck don't you? I never got the point in referring to them by species when they're all individuals.

As for the other question... Do you think it's necessary to be friends with all your Pokémon? Even if said Pokémon is vicious, bloodthirsty, and only cares about fighting?

[And with that, he'll click off the feed. Well, after throwing up two private messages and slapping on the following attachments...]

ATTACHMENTS:

Training for Dummies.txt.

PGC Filter:

So, how many of you guys are here yet? And Lightning, do you think there'd be time to swing by Celadon a few times just to check in on my business? I'm fine with camping out here for as long as it takes. If anything, it'd just be day trips.

By the way, I'm willing to volunteer some Pokémon for the raid when it happens. A friend of mine also offered his Koffing and Crobat for added smoke support.

Private to Ven;

Hey. You busy right now?

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[islandshore]

She, and I'm not getting anything out of it except bite marks and bruises with her. Even my other violent Pokémon are a step up from Terror.

Maybe some Pokémon just can't form bonds with humans. Terror tries to kill every single one she sees.

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A-ah! Just what pokémon is she anyways? Is she one of those really strong and unruly ones? [ And just how many violent pokémon does he have? Is he really a nice trainer like he puts himself out to be? Momo just looks on with a mixture of shock and horror. ]

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[islandshore]

She's an Aerodactyl, a prehistoric predator known to aim at their enemy's throats. Her thought processes basically amount to...

[He clears his throat.]

"Kill, crush, eat, destroy!" At least, that's all my Psychics can get out of her.

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[ Momo looks visibly frightened, but then she starts to look sad. ]

Maybe you can use the move aromatherapy on it to get it to relax? I know I sometimes do that when my Woobat and Zubat get hyped up! [ But that's because she's a rocket and she doesn't know they're bad. ]

[Video] whoa, pretend that PGC filter was never there; that was totally a goof-up on my part

[islandshore]

Usually I have to use brute force. It's the only way to knock sense into her, harsh as it is.

[Video] Okay! I thought it was to prevent Team Rocket from getting an Aerodactyl LOL

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I guess that type of stuff is necessary for the greater good. There's nothing wrong with using force as long as you're using it to stop bad things.

[ She pauses, kinda awkwardly, before continuing. ] I'm not a pacifist.