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WANTED: Any info concerning new or interesting Normal-type Pokémon found in this region, preferably in the zones we can access.

OFFERING: My eternal gratitude, extra supplies if you run out and I can reach you, assistance in locating and acquiring Pokémon found in Eterna Forest.

I left a bunch of escape ropes at the forest's entrance, by the way. Can't miss them. Feel free to take one, those paths are surprisingly confusing.

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I am sadly not out there with everyone in Sinnoh but do let me know if any intriguing Normal Types do cross your path.
Particularly rabbit-y kinds.
If you don't mind, that is.

Will do! There might be Buneary and Bunnelby around, but I wouldn't say no to more rabbit species, either. Or birds. Can't have too many birds.

I actually don't have too many birds myself.
Hm...maybe I ought to change that.
What kind of birds have you seen so far?

Hoothoots, mostly. Tons and tons of Hoothoots. Plus a Murkrow that tried to steal my scarf, but I think that one's a Dark-type?

Mayhaps, but still definitely a bird! I would venture to say that counts.

Two lines of birds up until now, then! Which is not much, but they're still winning agaist the rabbits.

Ah, what a shame.
You know, it occurs to me - and I don't know if it's that I just haven't seen one or they really don't live in any of the regions we're aware of - but I've never seen a Pokemon that was kind of like a jackalope.
Have you?

A jackalope? Don't know that one, it might have died out in my time. Where did they live?

Oh, no, they weren't real creatures! Just a made up one. It's supposed to be a jack rabbit with deer antlers, and I think they were said to live in the desert?
But, again, not actually real.

On the one hand, interesting concept! On the other hand, considering the probable height of those antlers when compared to an adult human, I'm very glad they're fictional and therefore unlikely to charge at people.

Hoo hoo hoo! I think the antlers were scaled down for tiny rabbit heads, but then again, they're a made up animal.
At home, at least.
In this world, there are sentient beings that would just be everyday objects back home, as well as those same objects, living side by side! It cannot be too wild to presume that one world's made up animals could emerge as real beings here, in some form or another.

...Gosh, I never would have gone out on that sort of limb had I not been living here so long...

Not only could they exist in this world, they might also... breathe fire. Or ice. Or maybe they'd have antlers made of steel! Sky's the limit, really. Or not. Half-Flying antlered rabbits would be fun to watch.

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I wonder if they'd have wings if they could fly, or if they propelled themselves by different means.
Maybe we could go fully absurd and give them fairy wings.

Imaginary creatures being partial Fairy-types instead would fit, too! But only if the wings sparkle when it attacks.

Gracious, then I would have to take in several of them!
Not only am I partial to rabbits, I've really grown to love Fairy types. Don't get me wrong, Normal is still my favorite, but there's something really charming about a fluffy, sparkling creature an eighth of the size of a Dragonite causing it to kneel.

They do have their charms! And a bunch of them were formerly calssified as Normal-types, too, so that's one more reason to love them.

I did notice that with some of the Pokemon I was previously familiar with!
Perhaps classification methods have evolved over time?

Surely a mere classification issue wouldn't explain the whole spontaneous immunity to Dragon-types?
Not that I'm complaining about that, for the record.

That's a good point...
Either way, I am grateful for it - like you, I also have no complaints.
From what I remember hearing about Dragon Types when I was younger, they were probably the toughest obstacles to overcome in the game. Perhaps the Fairy typing emerged as a method to balance the playing field?

Could be. Otherwise dragons only have ice and themselves as weaknesses, and those aren't exactly the most widespread types around.

That and Ice types can be a bit fragile unless you go looking for the very sturdy ones.
That, and Dragons seem to be able to learn Fire type moves in a snap.

Considering the number of stories that involve dragons breathing fire, I'd be disappointed if they didn't, but it does suck for Ice-types in general.

The entire thing is - or I guess was - such a risk! It's no wonder lots of strong trainers end up with at least one dragon on their team.
It just ups the challenge even more.
Still...I suppose I am very relieved to have ended up in this world when things have balanced themselves out to a degree.

[The mun may have given up on beating Gen 4 because dragons were just too gotdang OP]

Ah, but back when the deck was far more stacked in their favor, what a great pleasure it was to destroy one with mere ice cream! ...Or with an Ambipom and a Linoone. I think Clair has yet to forgive me for that.

[Step one for beating Gen 4: raise your starter to level 100. Step two: reach Cynthia and cross your fingers.]

...Oh I would love to hear the story about how you trounced Clair.

Full disclosure: it was only the regular team.
But I'd earned a few badges with only my Normal-types by them, my earliest captures had already reached level 100, and I'd heard Clair was the prideful type.
So the question was: if properly boosted, can a Linoone defeat her whole team with Play Rough and Slash?

That's still impressive to me! The Pokemon on that one surely pose their own challenge.

But that IS a good question.
Can a Linoone do such a thing?

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