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Mac didn't take too well to what Ari said. "Wanna try it? We could race right now and find out!" The Litleo rolled his eyes. At this rate, he felt that his eyes were going to roll to the back of his head and stay there. "Okay, okay, you're fast, sheesh," he muttered, before listening to what Kazo's mother was saying. "Judging from the rumors and the high winds, you all met the Great Green One, right?" the Tyranitar stood up and smiled. "Even living in this town, we don't get to see him too much, so that alone is a call for celebration, but then you fought along side him? I proud of you kiddo. You're growing up really fast," She said, giving Kazo a light punch on the shoulder. "Denku probably would be throwing a fit right now, but, still, you did a great job.... I can't believe my baby boy is growing up...," She wiped away a tear from her eye before bending down and fussing over Ari, straightening out his clothes and dusting him off. The boy blushed and fidgeted as she straightened his clothes. It felt really familiar. His mom would do that all the time. The boy gulped, feeling a little sad all at once. I miss Mom... Was that how Kazo was feeling too? "Yeah that's right!" Mac said. "He wasn't really all that much though. We totally showed him up didn't we, Ari?" She nudged the boy a bit roughly. "Yeah, he was kinda lame," Ari said, remembering how the legendary had gone on a rampage. "He almost made us fly us off the rafts..." "So, did you all get to eat? Do you want to have dinner here and rest for the night?" "Well, what say you, Mac?" Mac thought about it. "I kinda wanna get going..." Her stomach rumbled at that moment. "But it might be nice to have some food before we go at least. Yeah, let's do that, c'mon everyone time for a break." "I'm sure your stomach grumbling had nothing to do with that..." "Yeah, we didn't even get to eat at the wedding, which is like, the only reason to go to a stranger's wedding," Kazo muttered. "But, but, it was cool though," Ari whined. "Cuz it was a princess, and then, and then, we had somebody crash the wedding, and then we met a legendary, even though he was kinda lame, and then we fought somebody. So that was cool, right?" Mac then began to bounce in place. "So. What's for dinner? Is it gonna take a while?" She asked. "Man, I'm starved, aren't you guys hungry too?" Ari was about to snap at the Helioptile when Trish spoke up. "Well, you all are in luck. I was preparing some spaghetti for dinner. I'll just make a little more for all our guests. Gotta let the water boil though," she said as she went into the kitchen. "Do you all want anything to drink? Berry juice? Milk?" "I think I'll pass on milk...," Kazo muttered, remembering his harsh fight just earlier. "I'll have milk!" Ari shouted out. "I'm still growing, so I need some milk to grow big and strong," he puffed out his chest. After the drinks were prepared and placed at the table, Trish began to chat with them. "So, are you kids enjoying Ogren?" "It's nicer than other places we've been, at the very least," Kazo chuckled. "I like it," Ari volunteered. "The food is good, the people are nice, well, most of them," he corrected, remembering those kids and Mia. He really thought she was nice too. The boy shook his head. He had also liked that pretty lady, and she was evil too. Maybe he just wasn't good at telling good people from bad people yet. -- "We have a picnic?" "Um...no? I don't think that's going to--" "I find out if Mewtwo can locate my brother, and then we go our separate ways," the Pupitar supplied. "I'm pretty sure looking for him is going to throw me headfirst into this Godslayer business, and I'm sure Brooke wants to stay out of it, for Dora's sake." "I wanna help too though!" Easter wanted to smack his head. So he did. Smack his head. It was true that Denku's words had brought down his mood a little, but Dora's words immediately supplanted that with frustration. "Look, Dora," he shook his head. "That's just...not happening." He looked pleadingly over at Brooke, hoping she would chime in. As time passed and Dora named the fish that they passed, Easter couldn't resist correcting her. Call it a seaman's instinct. Or just wanting to tease Dora. "No, no Dora, that's a clownfish. It's called that because it has a bright orange nose. That over there is a surgeonfish. It's called that because it has scales shaped like surgical tools. And over there is a sea bass. It's called that because its bones were used to help make bass instruments." Whether any of this was real, or made up, was another thing. Eventually, a woman approached after Phione fell asleep, and by the looks of her, was probably Manaphy. Denku started to talk with her, but she didn't look like she wanted to stick around. Pity, Easter could have challenged her, but he supposed that just wasn't in the works for today. "Guess we'll have to postpone that picnic," he chuckled, then waved at the two of them. "You take care now. Don't let your daughter get into too much trouble now, hmm?" He wasn't really sure why she looked so nervous, but maybe it was a mother thing. Though Brooke's version of nervousness seemed to be "stomp down everything between me and Dora," but same difference, right? -- "Whatever campfire stories you've heard about what we do to people that see our faces, they're not true." Keanu sighed in relief. "Well, I'm glad of that at least. Uhh, not that I saw your face. Nuh-uh." He shook his head. Okay, maybe he was still a little intimidated by her. It was kind of hard not to be. He had heard so much after all. That Mimikyu would wear the skin of some gijinka, gijinka who had seen...their...faces... Okay, calm down, Keanu. Maluhia. "You were the only other one who could have seen it besides Allie, and it's not like anyone will believe her if she describes it anyway." He supposed that was true. It was a pretty unbelievable face, after all. "They say our kinds are connected, you and me. It's just a myth as far as I know, but the short version is the first Mimikyu was a different and unknown species at first. It was horribly disfigured in a fight with a Pikachu that put a curse on them, so badly that it became something different entirely, and crafted its costume after the person it hated most afterwards. Like a voodoo doll, almost, but it also kept their twisted body hidden." "What, really?" the Pikachu gasped. "I never heard that. Or that...we could put curses on people." He gulped. I know Nasty Plot though...learned it as a Pichu and that carried over. I suppose...we are capable of dark things. But...a curse? He had heard, long ago, that Pikachu could use the move Curse. Was that the same thing though? Oh, Manaphy. Now his imagination was running away from him. Terrible thoughts started to run through his head. Pikachu cackling as they placed curses on all the gijinka around them, creating a new species of gijinka, a cursed species, known as the-- "Honestly, I think we're all compelled to model our costumes after Pikachu because they're generally popular and well-liked by people around them," Nani suggested, turning her costume back around and pulling her hood back up. It wasn't until her head was properly covered that she finally lifted it back up. "Like going trick-or-treating as something people like, so they'll compliment your costume." I guess that makes more sense... Still, he couldn't help but imagine-- "That's how it was when I grew up anyway; there was this very popular Pikachu girl." "Oh really? Maybe I know her. What was her name?" He didn't know all the Pikachu in Alola, but Pikachu in general were social gijinka, and usually got along well with others, especially other Pikachu. He couldn't say he knew her for sure, but... Nani seemed to be on a tangent though. "I'd like to find out what causes us to look like this under the costume though. Something crazy like an ancient curse seems a bit absurd." Oh no. There she went with the curses again. Keanu started to freak out once more. Curses? Was that why Nani had followed them then? Was her ultimate goal to put a curse on him as revenge? Oh no! He was going to be the first Pikachu to get the curse of the Mimikyu upon them. Oh, why was his luck always so poor? First, Randy and Marie were always dragging him into terrible situations, and now this. He could swear he saw his life flashing before his eyes. "Er... the important thing is, I'm more concerned about you if you saw it than I am about me." She said some more after that, but by then, Keanu wasn't paying attention. He was too busy trying to preserve his life. "I didn't see it!" Keanu violently shook his head. "I saw nothing! Nothing, I swear! Don't take revenge on me. I am just a poor, innocent Pikachu. I didn't curse your ancestors, please forgive mine for their terrible mistake!" he started to shiver in place, arms over his head, and then fell over, dazed. -- "N-no, it was...me." Kayla said softly, blushing slightly. "N-no, I was the one to run into you..." but things moved on from that quickly as the legendary explained about They Who Lurks. "I don't suppose he's the talking type?" Shaymin shook her head mutely at Nine's joke. "Wow...I didn't know you were so cool!" Lok grinned, though it faded as he spoke his next words. "But it sounds like you have your hands full." He said, crossing his arms. "I know you're scared of... that. Honestly I... kinda am too..." The woman peeked up at him. "You're...impressed? By me?" she asked, eyes wide. "O-oh no," she shook her head frantically, arms waving. "No, I'm nothing, don't worry about that, I just...well, you wanted to know more about me, that's all." She blushed, looking down. "And yes, it takes all that I have to keep the barrier up. And even with that, it's still weakening. I-I'm afraid. It's only natural...to be afraid." "But... but we have to stop this thing. For everyone's sake." "Everyone..." she shook her head. "But it is for everyone that I keep the barrier up." Her expression twisted in sorrow. Nine, on the other hand, seemed eager, "well, there's nothing to do about it but face him right?" Shrugging he said, "we've already had our fair share of showdowns with powerful foes, and honestly it sounds like we haven't reached the top yet, so we'll be in great shape if we can stop someone like this. Besides, I can't turn down a meeting with a legend like this, nor could I stop myself from helping out your and Gwen's home," he said to Lok, before looking to Shaymin saying, "and well, if we win here that means you can work towards your old job right? Sounds a lot more enjoyable then what you were stuck with now." "S-spoken like a true...Chaser," Shaymin said, tone slightly disapproving. "Fighting...I still don't understand...why so many gijinka like it. And...yes, what I did before was wonderful, but..." she bit her lip. "But to face THEM again..." she whimpered, "I can't," the green-haired woman looked down in shame. And then Kayla spoke up. "Um. I...fought someone...not long ago. He was very strong. Strong enough to destroy a city. I, um, didn't want to fight him." She paused, shivering. "But I had to or he'd hurt...everyone else. S-so, doing it again should be...easy." Shaymin turned toward the girl, wonder in her eyes. "You fought somebody that strong?" the grass type shook her head. "You're all...so brave. I'm not like that at all. I'm a coward...it's why I can't bear to face them. Even though I know. I know that...you're right," she trembled. Eventually, her trembling stopped, and the green-haired woman looked up, expression firm. "I'm scared, but..." she shook her head, "But I don't want to see They Who Lurks unleashed on the world any more than you do. If you can promise me that you will defeat them," the woman gazed at each one of the group in turn, her mossy green eyes appearing ancient and solemn, "then I'll go with you. And take down the barrier."

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And one of the final remaining new cards is revealed! And it’s FIRE Warrior and Gemini Support! SR02-JP002 Shouka Kishi – Expaladin (Sublime Knight – Expaladin) Level 3 FIRE Warrior Effect Monster ATK 1300 DEF 200 You can only use the (1) and (2) effects of this card’s name once per turn each. (1) If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: you can equip a FIRE Warrior monster or a Gemini monster from your hand or Deck to this card. Gains 500 ATK for each monster equipped by this effect. (2) If this card that is equipped with a Gemini monster(s) is destroyed by your opponent’s effect: you can Special Summon as many as those Gemini monsters that were equipped to this card. Note: The Shouka here might be a play on another Shouka which refers to Extinguishing a Fire. Source: https://ygorganization.com/sublimesoundslikefirebeingextinguished/

Hot Take: I know Running in the 90's is, like, memes (and I understand why it is, too) but I've never found it to be more than a middle-of-the-road (pun intended) eurobeat song. This mix is better than the original, though. Anyway, I'm still burned out on recommending more eurobeat, so completely unrelated:

Team Showdown - Skuldafn Cave "It sucks." Isole agreed, making Taiga nod her head. However, jumping in shock realizing it was as if the girl had yet to leave her side. "I think Scarlet is stuck. Might as well keep going though." "Yeah, yeah." Taiga grumbled. The inside of the temple was nearly empty. There were stone columns all around but beyond that there was just a single structure near the middle of the room. Steps that led up to a platform overlooking the area. The floor in that area itself also seemed somewhat different. There were a large amount of massive panels in an almost perfect square. There seemed to be one panel missing and, looking closer, the panels seemed to make up some kind of image that was broken apart. Looking at it put a huge smile on her face. "Hehe. Bingo." She gave Isole a wink. "If you've been a treasure hunter for as long as I have, you see your fair share of tests in a dungeon. You take some stones and make them look like a Kabuto and bam, you're falling through the floor. So stand back Isole, Taiga's got this!" After what seemed an eternity of sliding the floor around, Taiga stood up. She was sweating and panting. "It's not gonna take too much longer! Even a Mankey could do this, given enough time!" It took another eternity before she fell flat on her back, her breathing heavier than before. Her voice quivered, as if almost on the verge of tears. "It's not fair! It's not fair! This puzzle is so hard and stupid! Why do the dragon's have such a dumb test!" She was throwing a tantrum on top of the puzzle, slamming her fists into the top while kicking her legs. "This is annoying! Where the hell is chrome dome!"

Karakuri gets 5 new cards to boost its old school strategy IGAS-JP014 Karakuri Houshi Kuchimusan (Karakuri Monk mdl 9763 “Kuchimusan”) Level 5 EARTH Machine Effect Monster ATK 2000 DEF 1500 You can only use this card name’s (1) effect once per turn. (1) If this card is in your hand: You can target 1 “Karakuri” monster you control; change its battle position, and if you do, Special Summon this card (it becomes treated as a Tuner), also you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck for the rest of this turn, except EARTH Machine monsters. (2) Must attack if able. (3) If this card is selected for an attack: Change its battle position. IGAS-JP014 Karakuri Gama Shirokunishi (Karakuri Toad mdl 4624 “Shirokunishi”) Level 1 EARTH Machine Tuner Effect Monster ATK 200 DEF 1000 You can only use this card name’s (3) effect once per turn. (1) Must attack if able. (2) If this card is selected for an attack: Change its battle position. (3) (Quick Effect): You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 “Karakuri” monster you control; change its battle position. IGAS-JP043 Karakuri Daigongen Bureibu (Karakuri Daigongen mdl 00X Bureibu) Level 9 EARTH Machine Synchro Effect Monster ATK 3000 DEF 1500 Materials: 1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner Machine monsters (1) If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 “Karakuri” monster from your Deck. (2) Defense Position monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle. (3) Once per turn, if the battle position of a face-up “Karakuri” monster you control is changed: You can target 1 card your opponent controls; banish it. IGAS-JP058 Karakuri Gamaabura (Karakuri Toad Oil) Equip Spell Card You can only activate 1 card with this card’s name per turn. (1) Activate this card by targeting 1 “Karakuri” monster in your GY; Special Summon it, and if you do, equip this card to it. (2) Once per turn, if the battle position of a face-up “Karakuri” monster you control is changed: The equipped monster gains 500 ATK/DEF. IGAS-JP073 Kari Karakuri Hatagokura (Karakuri Cash Lodge) Normal Trap Card You can only activate 1 card with this card’s name per turn. (1) Target 1 “Karakuri” monster you control and 1 Effect Monster your opponent controls; change the battle position of your targeted monster, and if you do, negate the effects of your opponent’s targeted monster until the end of this turn. (2) If you control a “Karakuri” monster: You can banish this card from the GY, then target 1 face-up monster; change its battle position. Source: https://ygorganization.com/haguruma/

this is where dono money goes bois.

I have a ton of amiibo and pokeplushes. You're fine 8D

I want my fucking Universal-Dex. Beyond that, the gimmick isn't as cool as mega evolving or z moves, but Team Tell is top tier. Also Nea (?) is a top tier wife. Oh, and the sports gimmick I think will open up a lot of cool Pokemon. Definitely gonna grab Scorbunny and hope he doesn't turn into something ugly.