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[kscience]

Who: Newt!
Where: from Violet City to Goldenrod
When: Throughout the month of August
Summary: Four different video and text posts Newt puts on the network in the month of August as he travels to Goldenrod City, compiled into one log

Aug 1st

[The video feed begins abruptly- the screen is blurry, there's a finger in the shot, and the screen shakes as Newt tries to adjust the PokeGear in his hands. Finally, the screen focuses on a very annoyed Glameow, sitting primly on a pillow on the motel room's floor. Her whiskers twitch and her ears as back as she glares up at her trainer, unimpressed.]

Meeeoooooow.

Yeah?

Glaaaaaameo.

You don't say?

[The Glameow's tail lashes. She's frustrated now.]

Mrrrooowwww!

What's that? Huh? Are you trying to tell me something?

MEOWW!

Do you want.... food?

GLAAAAAAMEEEEOOOW.

[She stands up, yowling into the camera while Newt tries to keep himself from giggling.]

Is that what you want? Huh? Well, guess what?

[The camera pans quickly over to a completely full food bowl.]

You've got food! It's right there! Do you see it, Princess?

[Newt pans back towards the Glameow, who still looks unimpressed.]

Mrrrrrow.

What's that? You don't like that food because it's too cheap? You want only the most expensive food I can possibly find in the entire store?

Mrrr.

Ok, baby. [The camera jostles around as Newt puts aside the bowl of Pokemon food, places down an empty bowl, and fills it with an identical-looking[but presumably more expensive] type of Pokemon kibble. Within seconds, the Glameow rushes over and starts eating, chewing noisily. Newt turns the PokeGear's camera to face himself.]

So, like. When The Princess hatched a few days ago, she literally refused any food I tried to give her. Like, she'd eat a couple bites if she was really hungry, but otherwise? Nothing. So I was obviously really worried, and I started going through the aisles of Pokemon food and buying different bags of food and offering her some, and I finally found this really fancy brand- and this is the only thing she'll eat. And it costs me a few hundred PokeDollars more than everything else.

What the hell, man.

[On the bright side, he doesn't look angry- if anything, he's thrilled that she's finally eating.]

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Aug 6th

[This video starts with an establishing shot of a nearby forest. It's kind of peaceful looking, actually.]

So. So. My... Gible? I think that's what it's called- he hatched yesterday, and he was pretty chilled out at first, but ever since this morning he's been getting into everything. Like, he tore some of my new shirts to threads, and he almost took my hand off this morning, and that's just, like, the tip of the iceberg. It's cool, I didn't expect that a baby landshark dragon would be an easy thing to care for, so I don't really mind too much. But I think I've already figured out the way to get him to expand his energy and not destroy me or my stuff. Look-

[Newt finally turns the camera to show a Trapinch and a Gible rough-housing together in the grass.]

Look at that! I was kinda worried to let either of these guys play with my other Pokemon, because I thought their teeth would probably hurt the hell out of the squishier ones, especially the other babies, but these two are like- made for each other! They've been playing for hours and it's so cute because they're putting all their might into it, like it's a fight that actually matters and they're not essentially just two toddlers playing in the sandbox.

[The Trapinch has its jaws locked around the Gible's head fin, but the Gible rolls over clumsily, knocking the Trapinch onto the ground. The Trapinch lands on its back and flails its limbs furiously, jaw snapping open and closed. The Gible makes an odd noise- almost like laughter?- that turns into spluttering as the Trapinch kicks up a Sand Attack.]

I could really watch this all day, let me tell ya. I know people've been telling me that, like, baby Pokemon grow up at an accellerated rate and stuff but they still are babies, you know? And-

[The Gible's mouth starts glowing orange, and Newt cuts off with a surprised noise. It takes him a second to realize what it is, and the video feed turns hectic and Newt stands up and runs over to the baby dragons, trying to stop the oncoming Flamethrower before it's too late.]

Hey, hey, no- Slattern, no, don't do it, don't-

[Aaaaand the video cuts out.]

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Aug 9

soooo idk if this is like a bug or w/e but i caught a pokemon but the pokedex shows it as like a completely different color from what it actually is?

the pokedex shows it as like this gray color but mine is like??? lime green??? is this a normal glitch for the pokegear or what

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Aug 24

[This video appears to take place in a hotel room. In view of the camera are most of Newt's Pokemon- a Spritzee and shiny Tranquill perched on the windowsill, a Trapinch "playing" with a Clamperl by trying to force the clamshell open, a wiggling Tynamo outspeeding the Gible chasing her around...]

So, Goldenrod City's been pretty cool! I've done some shopping. I finally got a new leather jacket like what I had back home- won't be able to wear it much until winter, but it's nice to have one again. And I've also been doing a bit of research.

Apparently a few of my Pokemon need items to evolve- Yamarashi I already knew about, but Raythe and Powder Puff, too. And I've been wondering if I should I go ahead and buy those items, now, so I'll have them when I'm ready for it. Or should I just use them now? ... I dunno. It sounds stupid, but I guess I feel like I haven't really earned the right to use them, just yet, since I've only been here for a month or so.

Do any of you guys have Pokemon that evolve with items? When did you decide it was finally time to use them?

Comments

August 6, video;

[notvaljean]

[Hell yeah, a Gible AND a Trapinch. Jean could watch this all day too.]

If you have any Everstones around, hide them from these guys. My Gible ate one and my friend's Trapinch did too.

[Jean isn't even slightly bothered by this.]

[kscience]

[It takes a while for Newt to reply- when the video turns back on, Newt's holding a wriggling Gible in one arm, the PokeGear in his other hand. The Gible bites down on his arm, but Newt barely reacts, instead focused on the camera. The Trapinch is visible somewhere in the background, its jaw clicking open and closed- it wants its playmate back.] An Everstone? Is that another one of those evolution stones, or what?

[notvaljean]

No, it's exactly the opposite! If a Pokemon eats one, or is just holding one, then they never evolve. So now Maul is a Gible forever.

[kscience]

Oh. Oh my god, why did you even have that lying around?

[notvaljean]

Because some Pokemon are better when they don't evolve.

[Take Spheals, for example. Or Gibles. Why would you ever evolve perfection?]

They still can learn all the same moves, they just stay in their base form. They also don't have to eat the Everstones; they can just hold them, and then if you change your mind, you take the stone away.

[kscience]

I guessssss that makes sense? But isn't it better to let the Pokemon make that choice for themselves? Like, if they wanna evolve, or don't, shouldn't that be more up to what they want?

[notvaljean]

Maul definitely did! He dug into my bag to find that Everstone!

[Jean laughs at the memory.]

For my Spheal, though... he has one, but he chooses to carry it. I also had a Rattata that got all the way to level 100 and never evolved. They make their own choices, and I don't think we have much control over what they decide, at the end of the day.

Aug 1 [Video]

[badluckbabe]

[Here you go bud. Have a rather intimidating looking shiny white Incineroar glaring into the pokegear screen and sniffing at it.]

I think seeing that food made my Pokemon want some. What brand is it?

[Not that she plans on buying any of it. Five fingered discount is much more reasonable.]

[kscience]

[The intimidating effect is entirely lost on Newt, who instead looks completely enthused by the giant lion on his screen.]

It's something like "Glameow-rous Feast". So I've got a Glameow who refuses to eat anything but something with her name on it.

[badluckbabe]

[Oh good, clearly he is a gentlemen of taste if he appreciates her big frightening Cheerful smile.]

Yeah that sounds about right.

Be honest, if someone named a sandwhich after you wouldn't you eat them as often as you could without getting sick of them?

[kscience]

Ok, you know what- you're absolutely right. I'd never eat anything else ever again. Just tons of- god, what would it even be called? The Geiszlers? Newtburgers? Ok, no, not Newtburgers. That sounds like it'd be made of amphibian bits.

[badluckbabe]

Yeah ew. I am also vetoing Newtburgers. At least a "Geizler" sounds like something edible...actually it sounds more like a drink then a meal.

Now if any food were to be named after me it should be a dessert. Preferably one that's decedent.

[kscience]

Maybe a restaurant called Geiszler's, then. That way just about everything could technically be named after me- the Geiszler Burger, Geiszler's Quality Fries... Whatever the hell you want to name after me, and more.

Somethin' like... the Jinx special. I dunno.

[badluckbabe]

Ugh, names are hard.

Would you go with a burger for the food to memorialize you? I'm thinking of some kind of ice cream cake or something. Something that you can enjoy with tea and fancy frilly goth clothes.

[kscience]

I dunno, dude, it was the first thing I thought of. Like, a restaurant named "Geiszler's" sounds like some sort of roadside diner with good food, soooo.

Ice cream cake is cool, though, you're right.

[badluckbabe]

Not just restaurants. I was just talking about this with another trainer but pokemon names are hard too. I almost feel bad catching a pokemon if I can't come up with a cool name.

Like ok, my name makes sense because I'm bad luck. But did you ever ask your parents why they named you what they named you?

[kscience]

Oh my God, you have no idea- it took me weeks to come up with the names for a couple of these guys. When I first got Yamarashi, I spent that first week trying to figure out what to name her and trying out different names for a few days at a time until Yamarashi stuck. My uncle named me, actually- after Sir Isaac Newton! Guess he hoped I'd turn out to be a kickass scientist who'd go down in history, too, and it worked.

[badluckbabe]

Ahh so you come from a long line of nerds then.

[Well Uncle isn't exactly a line but oh well.]

So you went down in history? What'd you discover?

[kscience]

More or less. My mom and dad were, uh, involved with music, my uncle was too but he was more on the technological side of things.

[Great, you've given him a chance to brag. Newt straightens up, looking proud of himself.]

Oh, nothing much. I just became the world's foremost expert in Kaiju xenobiology and figured out how to save the world as a result.

[badluckbabe]

Kaiju? As in giant monsters?

Well I mean, good for you! Was that a big problem where you came from or did it only become a problem later?

[Giant monsters aren't so weird in the DC animated universe...not an everyday occurrence but not unheard of.]

[kscience]

Giant monsters, indeed, my dude! They came to our world, they tried to destroy us all, you get the idea. And I helped save the world from them.

[No need to talk about what happened afterwards, nope. Newt's too busy being full of himself.]

[badluckbabe]

So you were an expert before it was even a problem?

Boy you lucked out big time huh?

[kscience]

What? No, not really- well, I guess- maybe? Like, the idea of giant monsters called Kaiju already existed, and I knew a lot about them, but that was like, fiction? And then the Kaiju attacked and started ruining everything, and then I took it upon myself to work on figuring out a whole new branch of science and, yadda yadda, world gets saved a bunch of years later. Because of me. And other people too. But a lot of it was me.

[badluckbabe]

Well I mean, good for you. Don't get me wrong you are the hero.

Buuuut it's pretty lucky they turned out to be real. What else would you have done with that expertise?

I mean I'm not saying that you might be a super villain who created the monsters in the first place, but it would be a brilliant application of your knowledge.

[kscience]

[Newt genuinely doesn't expect to hear that, but hearing himself described as a supervillain cuts a little closer to home than he likes. He huffs, trying not to show his irritation for now, and looks off to the side. There's a bit of an edge to his voice, now.] I mean, it's not like they were the only thing I've ever been interested in? I've got 6 PhDs, my dude. I had a bunch of classes to teach. Had a lot of other shit under my belt when, you know, people started getting murdered by giant monsters.

[badluckbabe]

OK now THAT sounds more in line with a lucky break for a hero.

Where I come from super villains are a dime a dozen and I was trained to think like them. Usually when giant monsters appeared it was someone's fault.

Hmm, now that I think about it I wonder what the biggest pokemon would be. I saw a movie about a giant mutant tentacruel attacking a seaside town.

[Video] - August 9th

[maybeitsmabelline]

SHINNNNNNYYYY!!!!!!!

[kscience]

what

wait

oh my god really

i thought those were supposed to be super rare what the hell

[maybeitsmabelline]

THEY ARE BUT YOU TOTALLY GOT ONE!!!!

CONGRATS!

August 24th

[meteorman]

Evolution is a tricky thing. Even Pokemon that don't need an item to evolve may simply elect not to for whatever reason. My Decidueye was that way. I would recommend checking with your Pokemon, because there's little point to buying the item if you'll never make use of it.

Do you have a psychic type who can translate for you?

[kscience]

Good point! I definitely wasn't gonna, like, force the stone in their face or anything, but you're right that I gotta like. Make sure they're cool with the idea first. Free will and all.

... they can do that?

[The entire concept of being able to verbally communicate back and forth with his Pokemon is blowing Newt's mind a little.]

August 1st

[foolishwren]

Man, I think that's a species-based thing.

My brother's one was the same way. Super snobby.

Only wanted people food.

And then he'd get mad if whatever you were eating wasn't fancy enough.

[kscience]

Yepppp, that sounds like the little Princess! She's a real drama queen, and like, it's not like I was spoiling her! She came out of the egg like this, with such an attitude. Don't get me wrong though, she's great, like. I love this cat. But man. She's gonna drive me into bankruptcy, at some point, I can already tell.

[foolishwren]

I would say something about that name maybe being a self-fulfilling prophecy, but my brother's was named Burger so I think Glameows are just all primadonnas.

Better get yourself a job.

Or a Persian.

Those are snobs too but they can make you money at least.

[kscience]

Hey- in all fairness, I named her that after she started being a little brat. How's a cat gonna make me money, exactly?

[foolishwren]

Oho.

_{[OH BOY SHE GETS TO MAKE THIS GUY'S DAY. Or maybe make him super frustrated if he can't get his hands on a Meowth.]}

Okay, so, the Persian line-- and ONLY the Persian line-- can learn a move called "Payday".

Which involves hurling coins at your opponent. Which are just laying around afterwards for anyone to take.

Where do the coins come from?

No idea.

Not your own pockets, that's for sure.

_{[SOUNDS FAKE? WELL SURE BUT. THERE YOU GO.]}

So, free money.

[kscience]

... Dude.

[Newt's got the widest eyes right now he is so fucking excited]

If you're not screwing with me, then you just made, like, my whole year. I gotta get like, five of these little bastards.

[foolishwren]

If I was screwing with you, I'd have come up with something way crazier.

Like a Pokemon that could magically... I don't know, summon beers and a hot babe whenever you want.

<sub>[SHE'S PRETTY SURE THERE'S NO POKEMON THAT CAN DO THAT.]

[... ARCEUS MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THAT.]</sub>