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This is Tux. She likes long walks and spraying bubbles at anything that moves. 13/10

Meet Ollie. One day he's going to be the best police Growlithe ever. Right now, he has to settle for being the cutest. 13/10

Sir Rotterdam IV is a knightly soul, a protector of truth and justice. 12/10

This is Chompy. Always ready to strike a pose, he also enjoys pancakes with lots of maple syrup. 13/10

Fishy may not look like much at first glance, but in truth, she's ready to splash like no Magikarp has ever splashed before. 14/10

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If all your numbers go over ten, then shouldn't you be using a higher number for the maximum?

Also what system are you using to rate them?

That wouldn't help, it's percentage based.

Clearly the most accurate one.

These are all people and their pokemon you've run into while traveling?

Why are they given fractions?

They aren't fractions. Well, technically they *are* fractions, but it's actually a rating system. I'm rating people's Poké:mon according to highly scientific criteria.

So you're using fractions to rate them as greater than one according to scientific criteria?

I love it! Are you taking requests?

I am *absolutely* taking requests.

Edited 2018-11-18 16:32 (UTC)

It's more percentage based.

Also you're putting way too much thought into an ad-hoc system for rating cute Pokémon than you really need to.

I think I'm still trying to understand why you wanted an arbitrary rating system. Is just sharing the photographs not enough?

[ sorry, Doreen, she's trying to understand something way outside her experiences ]

I greatly appreciate the high score you've given Fishy the Magikarp.

A+ you have good taste.

I did it for fun. I'm not sure why it really needs any more explanation than that.

... Right. That's an explanation for things on here. I should have realised sooner.

[ what is doing things for fun, anyway ]

Okay! How about this!

[Kazuki turns his video on, and focuses on a Slurpuff with a tiny apron standing on a kitchen counter and stirring a bowl full of something with a wooden spoon. He pauses thoughtfully, lifts a spoonful of what looks like cookie dough, eats it, and nods in approval.]

His name is Sticky!

Edited 2018-11-18 20:23 (UTC)

Sticky is obviously a baker of refined and discerning taste. 13/10.

Hey Sticky! Someone says you have "refined and discerning taste!"

[The Slurpuff pushes his chest out proudly and waves the spoon in the air. Of course he does! Any Slurpuff worth their nose can make an excellent batch of cookies!]

She's a good Magikarp.

Plus, I've got a friend back home who's super into fish. He'd have been disappointed if I hadn't.

It's my personal opinion that Magikarp and Gyarados are some of the best Pokemon out there.

[Attached is a picture of The Squad.]

Are all of these yours?

[If so, good job, varied team. Very impressive.]

No, they've got very good homes with other people.

I might put up ratings for mine later. It just seemed a little narcissistic to start with them, y'know? They all already know I love them to bits anyways.

Hey, I know that Growlithe! I'm glad he finally found a partner in the academy! He was so shy and insecure when he first hatched with us and he never did quite bond with any of the Jennies when I brought him over to them and the last time I saw him he was still on his own.

Gods, this|

That makes me really happy to see.

I absolutely bet that Growlithe will be either catching criminals or being the world's best couch potato in no time. Possibly both. I've met several police dogs that do both well.

My Rockruff's probably going to end up being both. Diefenbaker's just named after a police dog, though, so that's not exactly the same thing.

Officer Jenny said he just needed a little patience. He's doing great now, from what I saw.

That's such a relief to hear. If he's anything like his father he'll be great. Doubly so if they both make the decision to evolve. I signed up for the academy awhile back with mine just to see how he'd do and he made a pretty good impression on them.

If you see them again, tell them that Marcel is going to be very proud.

[She can't hear him, but Hank is barking a laugh on his end.]

Actually, I named my Popplio 'Ray' and my partner's Houndour 'Benton'. So I know where that comes from.

I've been working on a rescue service to help find lost pokemon and kids. I've rescue trained three of my dogs. Tubbs, Hunter, and Luann.

Right.

What are you rating them on, anyway?

Several carefully chosen categories.

Are they a Pokémon? Yes.
Are they a good Pokémon? All Pokémon are good Pokémon. Yes.
Is anybody supposed to take this seriously? No.

Edited 2018-11-19 19:33 (UTC)

Perhaps you should look into being a contest judge. Are there any kind of pokemon that have your preference?

I think that requires some objectivity. And while the idea that all Pokemon are awesome is *extremely* objective, it's probably not the point of view they'd be looking for.

I really like squirrels and pretty much all of the rodent ones, though.

Oh. That makes more sense now.

Are they your pokemon, or ones you spotted?

I'll definitely make sure to do that.

Edited 2018-11-20 15:11 (UTC)

Really? I mean, not that there is anything wrong with them. It just feels like most people don't really notice or appreciate rodent pokemon all that much.

[Except Youngster Joey who appreciates them too much.]

Dang, top marks for the Magikarp, huh? Well, that oughta be a boost for the morale, anyway.

But hey, if she's really that tough, bet she'll make one heck of a Gyarados.

Edited 2018-11-24 00:11 (UTC)

She's pretty great. And my friend Ken really likes fish, so I've learned to appreciate them. Not as much as squirrels, but I think I can get away with a little bit of bias.

Heh. If you're into squirrels, you ever catch a Pachirisu?

...Come to think of it, there really aren't many other squirrels out there. Funny, since we've got like a million cats, dogs, and fish.

Edited (My figners keep defaulting to papyrus because I play him in another game. Fingers, whyyyy) 2018-12-01 13:17 (UTC)

My starter's a Pachirisu! But there's more than just them. There's Emolga and Pikachu. Plus Patrat's pretty clearly a prairie dog, which are in the same family. And Sentret's not quite a squirrel, more like a squirrel-mustelid hybrid? They're close enough for me to understand them, though.

Dang, that's a great idea. Let me know if I can help. I can't understand every species of Pokémon, but the ones I can understand can translate for the ones I can't.

I'll probably take you up on that. Especially since I'm just one guy in one town at a time.

There might not be much 'wrong' with this place, but lost kids and pokemon still get scared. That's reason enough for me to lend a hand.

That happens with most actual rodents too. I think they're they're pretty cool.

Plus, usually I'm part squirrel? So there's that whole deal.

They're all other people's Pokémon. I just thought it'd be neat to post them, y'know?

You are usually part what?

Right, other rodents. Dunno how I forgot about Sentret, though, since that's pretty blatantly a flying squirrel.

...Or whatever a mustelid is. Really oughta brush up on my biology.

[...]

But what's this about understanding them?

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