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[championbound]

[ Well, here's a familiar face! Green manages to grace the PokeConnect with her presence, even in the midst of all of this havoc, and...she's got a tan, it looks like? ]

Alola, friends! Green here! To those of you who are new here, I hope you guys are all faring well in our weird little weekend! Don't worry, this happens every year! Once you're with us for a while, you get used to it! It'll pass, I promise! And to all of our newcomers, I hope you guys choose to stick around!

I, myself, managed to time coming back from my vacation just right for this! If you guys have never been to Alola, let me tell you, it is great! Melemele is beautiful! And everyone there is so friendly!

But while I was there, I was taking notes on how we could make our wonderful Johto and Kanto even cooler, because they have some really neat ideas down there! And one of them is this baby right here!

[ She shows off a little green remote! It doesn't look like much, but... ]

So this is what they call a Ride Pager. People in Alola have them, and they're all the rage down there! No more having to teach your Pokemon HM moves to get across water or to fly around! Need to get someplace quick?

[ With just a push of a button and a little bit of time, a Tauros comes barreling over! ]

Good boy, Tauros~! And when you want to fly to somewhere you've been before...

[ Another button brings out a Charizard, sent right to her location! ]

Cool, right?! When we roll out these bad boys, the long and short of it is, you'll be able to press a button and be put in a queue to rent a Pokemon League-issued Pokemon for a short period of time! That Pokemon is specifically trained to perform an HM move, or something like one, and for the duration of your rental, you can use that Pokemon and its HM move as much as you'd like! It's basically a subscription service that gives you full access to an arsenal of convenient moves at your leisure! And the best part is, these Pokemon don't count towards the six in your party! When you're done with them or your time is up, just put them back in their Poke Ball and they'll be sent right back to us!

We're hoping to roll out Ride Pagers, and the PokeRide system, at the end of the month on November 30th, and most Pokemarts will stock them, so feel free to get your hands on them the second they hit stores! It'll cost P10000 to get one, and then P100 each time you rent a Pokemon for an hour, so it's pretty affordable option, especially for people who don't have the Gym Badge for the HM move that they want!

Anyway, that's enough from my cute mug! If you guys have any questions about the system, feel free to hit me up with them! ...Or, if you want to ask me how my vacation was, or if I met any cute boys over there, I mean, I'll take that, too!

Comments

[championbound]

[ Man, if people think this is pricey, they should see how much shoes cost in Alola... ]

Oh, you mean like for a Rapidash or something! You can actually find those already in places like Goldenrod's Department Store, if you'd like to ride your Pokemon around to get to places faster than you would on foot! They aren't custom-made, I'm afraid, but you can certainly do that, if you'd like!

[bertall]

_{[He cringes at some of the prices of sweaters in some stores. What is cashmere?]}

What about for an... Arcanine, I think? I have a Growlithe, but I think he's supposed to get really big when he evolves.

_{[And speaking of evolution and Marcel getting bigger...]}

They'll get along with our own Pokemon too, right?

[championbound]

He might take a medium-sized harness! Arcanine should be able to hold you, no problem! And they most definitely will!

[bertall]

T-That's good, uh... One of my friends has one that's kind of rowdy and my Growlithe gets rammy when he's excited so I wouldn't want anyone to get hurt.

_{[Even though all of the Pokemon here are a hell of a lot sturdier than normal animals and people!]}

[championbound]

Arcanine can be a pretty excitable bunch. I know Blue's is a little bit tough to handle...

But they make great playmates, really, even if I'm more of a Houndoom kind of girl, myself...

[bertall]

Houndoom...? They're not related to Houndour, are they?

[championbound]

They are! They're the next step up from them. They're a little smaller than Arcanine, and a little lankier, but, they're just as cute...

[bertall]

And they'll be okay? See, uh... I ended up taking one in from Goldenrod. I think she got separated from the rest of her pack but when I brought her to the Pokecenter, she started making a lot of noise when I'd try to leave so...

_{[He couldn't just leave her, shhh.]}

They've been doing okay so far, but I'm worried about him getting a little rough when he's bigger.

[championbound]

Oh, what a precious story...

[ She's touched, really! ]

If you'd like, I can show you what they look like when they evolve. They may be a little bit scary, but they're loyal to a fault. You've made a friend for life, I'm sure of it!

[bertall]

I don't think anything can be scarier than having a moody Voltorb glaring at you when you wake up in the morning.

_{[Or titans. Definitely can't be scarier than titans.]}

Are you sure you don't mind?

[championbound]

Absolutely not! Just give me one little second, and...

[ Out from one of her Poke Balls comes a Houndoom! But despite its devilish appearance... ]

Who's a good boy, sweetie~?

[ It's clear from its expression when she gets it to lie on its back so she can rub its belly, this one is just an overgrown puppy dog. ]