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[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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Fair enough. I'm glad to hear it's at least somewhat useful.

[Heh.]

Anyway, Breeders don't have to battle, but it's still a good idea to get in the practice of it. A stronger Pokémon means safer travel and better egg moves whenever you get around to breeding. Plus, a larger Pokémon might cut back on travel time. For example...

[He turns the camera on that Charmander, who pokes her face out from under the pillow.]

Cinder here's a Charmander right now, but when she evolves, she'll look more like...

[Annnd turning the camera on his big ol' Charizard.]

This.

[ you said a bunch of stuff there that doesn't make sense to him but...one step at a time. he'll worry about the actual breeding stuff when he's convinced he can raise one pokémon. ]

They...don't all grow that big, do they? [ he looks off to the side of the screen, where Yoonjae is. He's just imagining her growing into a larger ball with chicken feet, sorry. ]

How do you take care of something that big? [ he is not qualified to raise dragons. ]

Flare mostly takes care of himself. I just help provide him with meat and make sure he stays healthy.

[Flare nods, stretching his wings and scratching his neck.]

Besides, I have almost fifty Pokémon, and some of them are even bigger than him. I'd say he's the least of my problems.

[He snickers.]

If he's that big he must eat a lot. [ he's going over all the practical problems in his head. there are too many for him to begin to ask anything too detailed because he's sure one question will just lead to more. ]

Fifty. [ he owned a dog for less than three days. he does not feel up to the task. ] I think it might be best for me to just focus on the one for now.

Personally, I'd go for at least three in order to make travels easier, ut that's your call. Just know that the fewer Pokémon you pack on the road, the tougher it'll be once you hit the later routes.

[Granted, he stuck with just three for his first few months, so it's not impossible.]

I'm just worried about not knowing how to take care of them. Even though some of them seem similar to animals I know they're really different. [ with the whole battling and learning moves and breathing fire...all that fantasy stuff that's confined to not real things. ]

I don't know much about this place [ and he honestly hopes he's not stuck here. so there's also the concern of what happens to the pokémon when he leaves. ] so I don't think it'd be responsible of me to pick up living animals without knowing that I can care for them.

All you really have to do is make sure they get enough food, water, rest, and battling experience. If you stick to a town, they've got Pokémon Centers full of nurses who specialize in keeping them in top shape, and you can probably scrounge up food pretty easily on the routes... or just let them hunt, I guess.

The thing with Pokémon is that they're really resilient, and you don't have to keep them out at all times, thanks to the Pokéballs.

It's really small though. I understand that it's probably not uncomfortable... [ he assumes they wouldn't be nearly so content keeping people company if they were stuffed into a cramp uncomfortable place. ] But I guess I thought it'd be a bit like owning a dog and never letting it out of the house.

Well, it's not like they have to stay in their balls for good. It's just convenient to have them on hand, that way if your Pokémon needs rest, you don't have to haul them around by hand.

[Granted, he lets even his big guys out of their balls almost constantly, so...]

[ ...he's been doing that. ] Well, she's very light but it's good to know for the future.

[ he really likes having Yoonjae close anyways, makes him feel a touch less lost and amoung strangers. ]

Thank you, I've been bothering you about so many of these little things. [ which is to say he is thankful but...actually taking that advice may take some time to wrap his head around the idea. ]

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