[video / action for the parking lot of the violet city dedenny's]

[meteorman]

[At a little past three in the morning a video shows up on the 'gear. Ford has been something of a cryptid as of late -- more than he usually is -- and this picture just hammers that home. He's standing in what looks like... the parking lot of a Dedenny's? The lighting isn't great considering he's outside at night, which really adds to the ambience. The light from the sign glints off his glasses. He looks a little manic, but what's new?]

Come to -- what's the phrase-- come to the Violet City Dedenny's if you want an asskicking.

[Look at him, learning memes that are simultaneously from his future and also extremely out of date.]

I'm turning seventy-four in one week. I want to start celebrating early.

[There's a momentary pause.]

I should clarify I am referring to a Pokémon battle. If you were to physically fight me it wouldn't be very fair to you.

I am also open to verbal debate if you don't feel like coming all the way to Violet at three in the morning. I've noticed there isn't egalitarian appreciation of Pokémon and I won't stand for it. Every Pokémon is cute, not only your standard Eevee or Cleffa.

[He lifts up a fat little Pyukumuku. It extends its 'hand' and bops him gently on the face, skewing his glasses.]

You look at Eviscerator and tell her she isn't adorable.

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[meteorman]

[Ford Pines is a lot of things but ridiculously confident in his own skills is one of the top five. He's been around long enough that he is pretty familiar with what he can and cannot do. That doesn't mean he isn't constantly pushing the envelope, but you know. He doesn't boast. He just says facts.

He might boast a little.]

A Pyukumuku! Primarily native to the islands of Alola, though they can be found just about anywhere there's ocean. If you're familiar with Earth animals, the closest comparison would be a sea cucumber.

[epitaffio]

A sea cucumber? That sounds exotic. Is it anything like an anemone?

[Doppio has... a layman's knowledge of Earth animals, for the most part. Save for, presumably, hyper-specific situations where a tense fight might necessitate a quick info dump about dubiously true animal habits, but that's just how his universe works.]