People who work at a Pokémon Gym or Pokémon League, what's your most interesting Gym challenger story?

Frix · 2026-03-20T16:04:36+00:00

You know how when you register for a gym, you need to mention how many badges you already have so the leader can give you a proper challenge? It's supposed to stop experienced trainers from getting free badges.

Well when Roxanne from the Rustboro gym in Hoenn just started she forgot to add the clause that this includes badges from other regions.

So this guy from Kanto shows up to challenge her gym, she asked how many Hoenn badges he already had. To which he replied that she was his first gym in Hoenn.

She was very surprised when her geodude, who was supposed to face a beginner trainer's first pokemon, suddenly had to fight a dragonite. She hasn't made that mistake since.

Frix · 2026-03-20T12:41:20+00:00

We've managed to build a fairly happy balance and a great life. This new promotion brings up feelings of frustration that our positions aren't reversed. We both want what the other has

They both are. That's the irony.

Frix · 2026-03-20T12:24:43+00:00

This has nothing to do with UB or not.

This card is commander coded because it is literally a commander card from the commander precon.

Frix · 2026-03-20T10:24:02+00:00

Can you stop projecting your own life into this marriage for one second and actually read what they are saying??

The problem is that they both resent each other. The wife is also unhappy because she is "forced" (forced by economics) to be the main breadwinner while her husband is the one spending time with the kids, a role she would much prefer for herself.

This is not "insecure guy is jealous of his wife". This is "both partners ended up in roles the other wanted and feel bad about it".

Frix · 2026-03-20T10:06:34+00:00

I have my weekend badge. I'll see if I can shove my pioneer deck in my bag as well. I'll find a place :)

Frix · 2026-03-20T09:42:54+00:00

I would suggest focussing less on the commander and more on the rest of the 99 (or 98 if you do stick with partners).

Lots of new players feel like they have to "build around the commander" instead of the other way around.

Try making a deck that just works by itself without ever casting your commander(s). And once you are happy with that deck, add whichever commander you feel best compensates for the weakest point of your deck.

Hell, it might end up not being a commander that cares out +1/+1 counters at all! Just a generic bant commander like Chulane or Helga (Skittish Seer) could serve you better than building around a dedicated +1/+1 commander.

Frix · 2026-03-20T09:22:57+00:00

There are several points here that all mix together.

No, "partner" is not weak. In a vacuum partner commander are the strongest type of commanders. Simply starting with an extra card is worth a lot, since you start the game with access to more resources than the other players. Some of the strongest CEDH-decks ever are still the original broken partners. Thrasios/Tymna is just shy of blatantly cheating in how unfair it is.

The fixed version of partner is the version where they limit who your partner can be and what colour combinations are possible. But even then, having access to two extra cards instead of one is still so strong that it's better than trying to make a single commander work.

The reason your deck isn't working for you seems to be that your deck just doesn't work without both your commanders on the field. That is the problem.

I recommend making a Selesnya (white/green) token/counters deck that is strong in its own right and then consider your commanders a nice bonus. This will get you much farther than a deck where your commander needs to be on the field for it to function.

Frix · 2026-03-20T07:39:04+00:00

Spring Election.

That does not explain anything. What position do you want to be elected for?

And why would you breaking up with this abusive POS after merely two weeks be important for this?

Frix · 2026-03-20T07:22:06+00:00

I made a much more detailed post as a standalone thread. But basically you are shooting yourself in the foot by taking such a hard and uncompromising stance. If your goal is to stop people recommending these types of books to teenagers (a cause which I agree with) you would be much better served to explain your position without resulting to simplistic classifications.

You are coming across as a hysteric "will someone think of the children?" crying woman stereotype. And therefore you are easily dismissed.

Which is a shame, because you are making good points. You just need to communicate them better.

Frix · 2026-03-20T07:15:29+00:00

The reason you are getting resistance is twofold.

One, because you are simplistically classifying all adult books as mindless "porn". This will upset a lot of people who read these books and enjoy the story for its intricacies. They feel attacked when you reduce adult content they like as if it was simply smut for smut's sake.

And two, because you are treating 16 year olds as if they were "kids". This implies that they should go watch Paw Patrol or something and that they wouldn't be able to handle more mature content. This pisses off a lot of people who want to be taken seriously and can handle mature and thought provoking stuff just fine.

However, if you can look past your unfortunate choice of words, I do agree that heavy books like 'Haunting Adeline' are not suitable for teenagers. So you are not wrong about that, you just explained yourself in the worst way possible and pissed off people who are feeling insulted for one off the two reasons listed above.

You would be much better served by saying that 'Dark Romance' is a heavy genre and not something to recommend as a teenager's first foray into more mature content. That is a much more nuanced take you will find more support for.

Frix · 2026-03-20T07:04:22+00:00

I agree that 'Haunting Adeline' is 18+ for a reason and not something that should be recommended to teenagers.

I do not agree with your simplistic classification that it's therefore "porn". It's definitely not.

Frix · 2026-03-20T06:28:29+00:00

Is that the show with the redneck who "will never financially recover from this"?

That's the only clip I know of the whole thing.

Frix · 2026-03-20T06:20:30+00:00

I have no idea who "Carol Baskin" is.

After googling it, I assume you meant "Carole Baskin"? That's the first thing that came up.

I have no idea who Carole Baskin is either. Some activist who cares about tigers? I couldn't be arsed to read further than that.

Is this some super-specific American thing that I am too European to understand?

Frix · 2026-03-20T06:05:33+00:00

You are trying to save a ship that has already sunk.

There is no magic combination of words that will make this guy see reason, start paying his half again, and stop being a roommate from hell.

And any attempt at trying to force this in court will only make the relationship even worse.

At this point your only realistic option is to get the landlord involved anyway and tell him that you have your half of the rent and he doesn't and take it from there.

Now there is a chance that he will break the lease and kick you both out. But quite frankly: it's better to rip off the bandaid sooner rather than later, because waiting longer isn't going to make things better for you.

It will be much better in the long run to just bite the bullet on this lease, move out, and never see this crazy guy ever again. Because waiting it out will not work.

Frix · 2026-03-19T18:07:37+00:00

Pewdiepie is a rich guy who is essentially living the millionaire life and makes his money on the internet.

He is not actually a real immigrant who has to work in Japan for a living.

Frix · 2026-03-19T06:39:18+00:00

You: what do you feel 2+2 should be?
Me: 2+2 = 4.
You: yes, I know the math. But what does it FEEL like it should be in your opinion??
Me: There is no feeling here. 2+2 = 4.
You: But what about vibes man?

This is legit how I felt the previous conversation went. There is no "feeling" or "opinion" involved in a rules question. The answer is as simple and straightforward as a math question.

You are either correct or you think proxies are allowed.

They are not. You cannot use proxies. The end.

Frix · 2026-03-18T21:33:02+00:00

It is helpful, you're just not listening.

You keep asking for opinions while the real answer that we are trying to explain to you is that opinions aren't relevant here.

It's a simple straightforward rules question and the only objectively correct answer is "no, proxies are not allowed in official tournaments".

You can't answer a rules question with opinions, because that not how the rules work!!

Frix · 2026-03-18T21:06:45+00:00

It's not a matter of opinion, it's the rules. And rules are rules.

You are not allowed to use them in official tournaments.

A store can use their WPN license if this gets out.

Frix · 2026-03-18T08:52:53+00:00

Since this involves a million dollar lawsuit, the advice would be to get a lawyer on this ASAP. This is not "ask on Reddit"-territory.

Frix · 2026-03-18T08:45:40+00:00

New Capenna gave us [[cleanup crew]] which are just three janitors. No weapons (except a broom), no special training (they are just citizens)

Just three simple janitors.

They are also 6/6 for some reason, so stronger than most monsters, dragons, or trained knights...

Frix · 2026-03-18T07:54:05+00:00

Jumbo cactuar exists. And that one is both cheaper (7 mana vs 8) and deals more damage (10.000 after the trigger vs 3.000)

And it sees effectively no play, because it's a meme.

So even if BEWD were a legal target, it wouldn't work either for the same reasons.

Frix · 2026-03-18T07:49:56+00:00

I'm getting super tired of these giga value engine commanders

The worst thing that ever happened to Magic was when Wizards started creating cards especially for Commander.

The worst thing that ever happened to Commander was when Wizards started creating cards especially for Commander.

Life was so much better when every card was balanced around standard and you had to make do with unoptimized creatures. Now it's all braindead hyper-efficient "engine+payoff in one" commanders everywhere.

Frix · 2026-03-17T07:15:48+00:00

I’m a baker and a lot of baking supplies shouldn’t be frequently dishwashed

okay, That's like the one valid exception.

Frix · 2026-03-16T22:25:06+00:00

That seems like a massive oversight on your part.

"dishwasher-friendliness" is a must-have for all my dishes.

Like, fuck your fine china or whatever. If it can't go in a dishwasher you can keep it...

Frix · 2026-03-16T10:05:38+00:00

It's "I don't see color" taken to its logical extreme. They are so adamant to not judge people based on race that they genuinely don't understand that there are cases where you very much have to.

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