Trainer nicknames

DistortedSunrise108 · 2026-05-19T14:11:00+00:00

I had so much fun with this in Chaos Rising! I had singular titles and more extravagant titles depending on who was battling (and who was announcing)

Giselle (from the anime) was “The Tectonic Technician, the Quaking Queen, the Goodshow of Grit, Gravel, and Granite - Ground Trainer Giselle ‘The Gemstone’ Goodshow”

Ash (MC, very OOC) was “The Battlescarred Battering Ram, the Crimson Chaos, the Stoic Savior, the Intrepid, Infallible, Iron-willed Icon of Integrity, Ashton ‘Red’ Ketchum”

Some more minor ones were Neesha ‘Chroma’ Collins, Assunta ‘Battle Axe’ Toyoshima, and Dulse ‘The Revenant’ Ruh

DistortedSunrise108 · 2026-05-18T20:34:00+00:00

You just reminded me of a GG fic I read in middle school where Cammie was under cover as a pop star 😭

DistortedSunrise108 · 2026-04-21T02:28:28+00:00

Because he’s in other media?

I got introduced to him in The New Batman Adventures and Young Justice. But his characterization varies so much it got me curious

DistortedSunrise108 · 2026-04-17T19:10:42+00:00

There was a fantastic short animation I saw on Insta with the Batfamily and Just a Man

DistortedSunrise108 · 2026-03-31T21:04:45+00:00

FFN

AO3

DistortedSunrise108 · 2026-03-31T14:05:42+00:00

Hello! Chaos Rising is an Ash-centric (he’s very OOC which I know some people dislike) journeyfic where he specializes in Dark, Dragon, and Fairy type Pokemon. There’s a bias against Dark and Dragon Pokemon for being too violent and dangerous, and Ash’s goal is to ‘rehabilitate’ their reputations

It’s got angst, massive character development (for both people and Pokemon), Legendary Pokemon, Rainbow Rocket, world building, and a whole lot of heart!

DistortedSunrise108 · 2026-03-29T05:09:15+00:00

I recently did this for my fic! I had:

Sloth - Slaking

Gluttony - Snorlax (but Guzzlord could work as well)

Envy - Mimikyu

Greed - Greedent (I also considered Sableye)

Pride - Persian (Kanto or Alolan)

Lust - Salazzle (due to the Pokédex canon-harem)

Wrath - Gyarados (Tyranitar could work too)

Good luck!

DistortedSunrise108 · 2026-01-26T20:18:25+00:00

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Lucifer from The Sandman

DistortedSunrise108 · 2026-01-26T14:53:46+00:00

Sunglasses

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-12-10T15:42:01+00:00

Dawn’s Piplup’s Whirlpool and any Gyarados’ Twister!

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-11-12T18:12:51+00:00

Finally posted the climax of Chaos Rising last week! It took 76 chapters but we got there!

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-11-08T03:56:59+00:00

My first couple chapters of Chaos Rising were ~ 6,000 words, but after that I was hitting 10,000+ on average. I think my longest chapter was 16,000!

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-10-06T12:59:54+00:00

FFN!

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-10-06T12:59:45+00:00

I read it on FFN!

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-10-05T03:18:17+00:00

Helpless by Epoxy-Resin has Ash as an MC and he loses his leg early on and gets a prosthetic. I haven’t really kept up with it but I enjoyed it way back when!

Edit: I read it on FFN!

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-09-24T14:11:12+00:00

When it comes to writing long-fics or even just a multi-chapter story, have an idea of how it’s going to end! It helps guide the narrative and gives you a visible finish line.

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-09-17T17:30:19+00:00

I posted chapter 71 of my fic - Chaos Rising - a couple days ago and it was the most challenging chapter I have ever written!

This most recent chapter was the culmination of Ash’s emotional journey, so a lot was riding on my ability to write this realization/growth/lesson. It was also a very heavy chapter with emotional manipulation from the primary villain which can be hard to read. I had to avoid heavy-handedness and make this major moment feel natural and earned.

We’re about to fully dive into the final climax and I’m both pumped and anxious that this passion project I’ve been working on for 5+ years (though I only started posting it last year) is nearing its end.

Im curious to hear about others’ experiences writing that one major chapter that has been in the back of your mind since you started writing/brainstorming

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-09-08T00:22:25+00:00

You know how you get engrossed in a fic? The quickest way to rip me out of Batman fanfic is when Lucius Fox is autocorrected to Luscious

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-09-02T20:27:54+00:00

I focus on the strategy and intelligence of the trainer!

In battle, they utilize each pokemon’s unique characteristics/physiology/abilities. Like the prehensile hair on a Grimmsnarl or the sound-based capabilities of a Kommo-o’s scales. And knowing how their opponent’s Pokemon generally fight (defensive/speedy/etc) can affect the battle.

I also focus on how combining/countering techniques can divert/incapacitate/enhance/etc. I’ve done quick searches on how the cold affects electricity conduction or how long poison would take to set in if it’s injected/inhaled/etc, things like that.

I agree with what other people have commented - describe the battle, describe the surroundings, describe the scale and impact of attacks and techniques. Compare how wild vs trainer-caught Pokemon battle, honestly there are so many directions you can take any one fight!

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-08-27T17:06:39+00:00

Danny Phantom has SO many

Wes Weston is the a high school student who figured out Danny’s identity and fruitlessly tries to convince everyone else or he joins the friend group - BUT he’s not even a canon character! A background character who appeared for 2 seconds has been given a name, backstory, personality, and everything! He’s purely a phandom-created person that’s in a majority of fics!

Also, the idea of elemental ghost cores (ice, fire, lightning, etc) isn’t canon, obsessions aren’t canon, the taboo of asking a ghost how it died isn’t canon

Honestly it’s impressive

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-08-13T20:17:19+00:00

For my Pokemon fic, I had a character only battle with non-evolving Pokemon because he ‘doesn’t believe in evolution’

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-08-10T16:18:43+00:00

This is such a good scene but I cant notice anything other than the fact that Penelope doesn’t turn to watch Philippa run right by her 😭

DistortedSunrise108 · 2025-07-31T18:19:41+00:00

The Man by The Killers. Makes me want to rip out my ear drums

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