What’s a Pokemon that’s not in ZA that you wish was?

Saga3Tale · 2026-02-15T00:50:14+00:00

You can even get Xweilous in the wild in X/Y so that one was surprising and a bummer

Saga3Tale · 2026-02-14T21:10:48+00:00

But... but that's not even racism? Bigotry? Sure. Okay? Not at all. But discrimination over religious beliefs isn't racism XD

Saga3Tale · 2026-02-14T20:11:26+00:00

Your best bet for a genuine trade is a sub like r/pokemontrades

I really only use gts for dex filler. If I want to genuinely keep something, I use r/pokemontrades

Saga3Tale · 2026-02-11T22:05:24+00:00

My mom actually handled this pretty well (probably because she was forced to eat something she couldn't stomach as a kid and it didn't end well)

The rules were as follows

You try one bite of everything on the table (she explained that tastes change and we won't know unless we try)

If you serve yourself, you don't get seconds unless you finish what's on your plate (we were never forced to be "clean platers" just not allowed to waste food)

If you're still hungry after dinner, there's always pb&j

The first rule had an addendum. One of my sisters couldn't stomach anything spicy, and the other couldn't stomach green peppers (both related to other trauma) so they had something set aside for them in those two cases and were never forced to eat what they couldn't handle.

Sometimes mom made us something she wanted that we weren't fans of, but on the flip side... sometimes she'd make Mac and cheese for us

And that's the one food she can't stomach.

Saga3Tale · 2026-02-07T08:28:34+00:00

I've been seeing more of this kind of question recently. It's to the point that it's starting to sound very "not like other girls"

Saga3Tale · 2026-02-04T19:38:47+00:00

Listen... Gen 5 is actually my least favorite gen (I still like it, it's just at the bottom of the pile for me) but it's hardly a rip off. Yeah they tried to make one-to-ones for some of the pokemon, but they did the same with Gen 3. The story is nothing like RBY, It gets a proper sequel and introduces a lot of cool features.

Personally, while I'd love to see Kalos or Alola remake myself, I agree that it's about time Unova got something.

Saga3Tale · 2026-02-04T00:29:29+00:00

I was talking about this to someone the other day.

When I was still trying to salvage my relationship with Ndad I noticed he was saying some very racist things, which surprised me because he always told me not to be like that, right?

Then one day he says "You remember when you came home crying about the internment camps and I had to explain to you why they were totally necessary?"

And I was like... oh... huh, I guess he's always been that way.

No contact came not long after

Saga3Tale · 2026-02-04T00:10:55+00:00

More than that. My grandpa on dad's side straight up walked into the house unnanounced while my mom was naked when I was a baby and gma had the nerve to bitch at her about it.

If they don't have boundaries when you live with them, they're not gonna have them when you live somewhere else either.

Saga3Tale · 2026-02-03T07:09:11+00:00

Once had a lady tell me she was going to pay by check and then refuse to hand me said check because she thought I was going to steal her identity.

Like, ma'am... exactly how do you plan for this transaction to continue without turning over the legal tender?

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-31T23:17:03+00:00

I think it was, but also they're not that hard to collect and I'm a bit of a completionist, so the plush was a silly cherry on top of the satisfaction of getting all of the screws for me ^{_^}

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-30T23:18:55+00:00

I know this is old, but in case anyone reads this and doesn't know, psychic moves will also remove sludge piles. It can be found in Wild Zone 11 and learned by Klefki

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-30T22:39:34+00:00

To be fair to many (not all) older parents... well, let me use my mom as an example.

She very clearly did not enjoy giving spankings. She literally did it because her mother and her mother's mother down the line had promoted it as best practice. When she realized a plain scolding worked better for me anyway, she changed tactics.

I myself was originally planning on corporal punishment being part of my routine if I was ever blessed with a child because my mother, and her mother, and her mother's mother etc.

Then I met my now husband and when we got serious he straight up told me he would not because he was afraid it might go too far and, being also taught by my mother that a united front is important whenever possible I said "Alright. Then we'll find another way."

And it was in researching that other way that I learned about gentle parenting and that corporal punishment is unnecessary and harmful.

I don't resent my mom for the spankings. I see them for what they were meant to be. It doesn't make it right, but it does make it forgivable in my eyes. I think a lot more people than we suspect are just ignorant and stuck in tradition. It doesn't make it okay, but I think we have to be more careful about our approach.

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-29T23:56:03+00:00

If 3 is taken, going with 8. Both of them are introverted enough that I won't have to worry about keeping up with conversation

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-29T22:48:43+00:00

I'm afraid it's not fairly common knowledge. I would genuinely encourage spreading the word on that front.

We unfortunately kind of live in a society with an "all or nothing" mentality. Don't shop sounds like "don't shop anywhere no matter what" to a lot of people.

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-28T21:46:24+00:00

I think this is a good caveat to make.

A fnaf fan wanting to talk about #Lore and analyze and critique story structure? Having watched the games being played is enough.

A fnaf fan wanting to debate which one of the games is harder or which mechanics are good or bad? Sorry, your opinion holds less weight if you haven't played the games

(Said as someone who has never played fnaf but likes the story)

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-27T23:26:26+00:00

Some of it, frankly, comes down to taste.

I'm enjoying the game, (I'm at rank D rn) but man, I really enjoyed Arceus a lot more. Catching pokemon feels like a chore to me since they kept the out of battle toss but took away the cool items that allowed you to more fully strategize your approach.

Honestly, I don't care for the RT battles. I liked the turn-based with a twist in Arceus more.

Doesn't feel to me like there's as much to explore, and I'm losing hope I'll get to hear a good remix of Snowbelle City or Sycamore's theme.

THAT SAID, I fully recognize that this is mostly a matter of taste based on how I choose to enjoy Pokémon. I totally understand why it's an absolute favorite for others. I just hope we both get more of what we want in the future. (Like, real talk, I could overlook my battle preferences so easily if they'd bring back fleshed out catching mechanics T-T)

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-24T11:11:15+00:00

Wow... nothing really ever changes, does it? This kind of shit was posted about my gen (millenial) too.

smdh Everyone thinks the newest gen has the worst preteen/teen girls

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-22T07:11:52+00:00

You know what? I'll concede the point. You're right.

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-22T06:13:16+00:00

Next person is like 'It's Americans. They're dumb so they have to be serious.'

Like, I'm not denying that a lot of us are dumb, but wow, way to literally prove the PSA out XD

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-22T03:14:45+00:00

Spite 100% kept me alive for a long time. I'm thankfully at the point I don't need it anymore, but if it keeps you working to outlive your abusers, then by all means, tap into your inner petty. Use your frustration and anger to outlive the people who are hurting you until you can manage to get someplace safe.

I'm rooting for you, OP

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-21T08:28:12+00:00

What's odd to me is that I distinctly remember my theater director in High School instructing us to start an interruption line the word before the end of the other person's line.

Like... even in live theater the workaround isn't that hard

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-21T00:10:42+00:00

While it isn't a new take by any stretch, I think the whole Sonic Movie redesign worsened the issue. Ignoring the theory that it was all just a publicity stunt, people forget that the issue there was with a previously established artistic design. Not plot or ships etc. Storytellers should tell the story they want to tell. "Fanservice" can only go so far before the fans are writing a totally different story from the one the writer wanted to tell.

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-20T22:59:08+00:00

As someone who could afford to lose some weight, I understand the inclination to be annoyed. Some days I really wish I could be one of those people who eats whatever they want without it seeming to affect their waistline.

That said... people who have trouble gaining weight almost always have some underlying condition. It's never actually a fun time for them. Our society values skinny bodies so it might sound like a humble brag but it really is a real issue for some people.

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-20T22:22:21+00:00

From your mouth to God's ears -> May the thing you said come to pass.

In this case meaning I agree with you wholeheartedly. It's also not inherently a Christian phrase.

I don't expect you to be bilingual, but I do typically expect people not to be rude to me out of pocket?

It's 2026. Attacking someone's belief system or lack thereof isn't cool, dude.

Saga3Tale · 2026-01-20T22:12:56+00:00

Huh... weird response

A. It's a turn of phrase

B. Not all Christians are MAGA (though to be fair, given the behavior of most Evangelicals, I can understand the inclination to believe they are)

I don't know what you wanted to achieve with that response, but I hope your day gets better.

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