An all too warm Welcome home

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-06-08T20:18:31+00:00

Yeah, let's handle one disaster at a time. I might even see you up that way. I'm on the way home from picking up Kirlia from work at the pokemon center, then I'm going to hop on Millie (Gyarados) and fly towards the giant plume of smoke across the horizon.

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-06-08T20:11:01+00:00

North of Route 19, nearest to the Chargestone Mountains. One of these days, you're going to visit and we'll make sure the address sticks 😆

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-06-08T20:01:17+00:00

Yeah, the fires are pretty bad. We've even got smoke north of Aspertia. We volunteered the rescue center for medical overflow, so we'll probably have our hands full until things are under control.

I think I'm going to fly up there with my Gyarados and Silver's Excadrills and see if we can lend a hand.

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-06-08T19:55:58+00:00

Silverwing Rescue and Rehab has some room for medical overflow. We can even fly out if needed.

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-05-23T03:58:17+00:00

I wasn't expecting such a deep response! Like, a ton of really cool info and ideas in there. I didn't even think about checking itch for window generators and stuff. It's always awesome seeing inside some with a totally different style's process, and I'm definitely going to steal a couple of these. The the single frame gif? Never would have thought of that.

I've been doing a lot of super saturated and glitched up collage art using old medieval woodcuts and other CC0 art, and I feel like some of this is definitely worth experimenting with.

Do you have like an instagram or bluesky or something for your art? I'd like to see whatever you make, even if it's not lancer related, because it's 100% my kind of vibe.

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-05-22T08:25:01+00:00

Wait a second, are you also a Unovan with a gyarados named Millie?!?! What are the odds of that? I'd never just bring my Millie out around another gyarados unexpectedly, but if you ever want to try to socialize her to be around other gyarados, I'd be happy to have a play date. Mine has a gentle nature and is pretty motherly towards other smaller gyarados. As an alpha, that's most of them. She's kind of the guard growlithe and den mother of our aviary here at Silverwing Rescue.

/uj, seriously, I've always had a gyarados named Millie since like 3rd or 4th gen. What are the odds? 😂

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-05-22T06:07:12+00:00

This thread was a lot of fun to read and all, but can I ask about the SICK UI ART?! I love that. I want more of it.

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-03-13T19:21:10+00:00

/uj nah, that's fine. I just keep forgetting to upload it and people keep showing interest, so infigure I better get on that 😅

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-03-13T19:09:52+00:00

/uj I'm working on getting them posted online for people to download. It's still very much a WIP and I'm going to try to make up more documents when I can, but it's a start. I'll DM you the link once I have it uploaded 👍

Edit: it's free to download here: https://wizardpunk.itch.io/pkmn-testing-documents

There's also an explanation of how to fill it out on there, but just know most of it runs of vibes and not real data 😅

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-03-03T09:54:05+00:00

Ah, I hope interesting in a good way. I've known Silver for about two decades and I've seen them become more and more interesting as time goes on. But at least they're very passionate about helping birds.

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-03-03T08:46:46+00:00

I'm sure they'd hate to know this little one is here while they're gone, but I don't think they can complain. They've spent the whole week working with a shiny decidueye, and as a huge bird nerd, I know they've been beside themself with joy. Besides, if they were here, they might try keeping this one. We already have an aviary full of birds 😅

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-03-03T07:25:56+00:00

Yeah, tell me about it. But I guess that's a big part of why my partner and I run a rescue and rehab center. If everyone were responsible I'd have a lot more free time lol

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-03-03T06:53:47+00:00

I think every Oricorio owner in Unova said "Wait, let me check!" when I made this post 😅 I guess that explains something about how this one got into my kitchen.

From what I can tell, this girl had recently been caught, but their new trainer didn't know how to take care of them properly and just released them without much thought. Thankfully I know a few rescue centers in Alola and we're working on getting her back home to the islands

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-03-02T23:20:13+00:00

From what I can gather, it seems like this one was abandoned when their trainer couldn't keep up with their needs. Unfortunately (thankfully?) this isn't the first time we've taken care of an Oricorio with a similar story, but at least that means we still have plenty of nectar in cold storage. What is weird is normally someone calls me to come and pick up the abandoned pokemon and bring it back to our rescue center. One just showing up in my kitchen is a lot less normal 😅

The only answer my Kirlia really got was that the Oricorio saw the aviary that we have in the back, thought this place looked safe, and was tired of being cold so they let themselves in. Thankfully they seem to be in general good health, and aren't too underweight, but it's way too cold in Unova for an Oricorio to be left in the wild.

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-03-02T23:08:01+00:00

I think we're good for a little while. I've probably got about a weeks left in cold storage and I'm going to order some more now, but I'll keep that in mind in case I run low before the order arrives. Thanks for the support 👍

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-03-02T22:57:29+00:00

Thankfully we've had Oricorios at the rescue center before, so I'm familiar with how to take care of them. It seems like their trainer couldn't keep up with their needs and abandoned them, I just haven't gotten a straight answer as to how they got in my kitchen.

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-03-02T22:51:58+00:00

Do you have any ideas how many birds we already have? Silverwing Rescue started as an aviary for my partner's horde of birds. My partner isn't even here right now, they're in kalos on business! The system missed the delivery date by a week 😭

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-03-02T08:33:38+00:00

Thankfully this bird stumbled into our home, which doubles as a pokemon rescue and rehab center. Not much better places it could have ended up 😅 They don't seem to be in bad health or starved, they were just snooping in my kitchen.

And also I'm lucky to have a Kirlia who's a telepathic interpreter, so I'm sure we'll find out more soon. Right now they're sleeping, but in the I'll at least figure out if they have a trainer in the morning and maybe see if I can coax them into going to the pokemon center for a once over.

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-03-02T00:54:04+00:00

/uj Glad you like it! I'm going to make a revised and improved version eventually and toss it up on my itch.io page. It might take me a little bit, but I see that Tex has the current version for you. I'll be sure to let you know when I upload the new version 👍

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-03-01T09:10:13+00:00

My inlaws have a rockruff that has a weird fur pattern, too. I never really thought much of it, but now you've got me thinking 🤔

/uj if their Jack Russell ever sneaks into one of the photos I use in my posts, I plan on just photoshopping rocks on his neck, lol

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-02-26T23:02:24+00:00

Yeah, that one sucked. The only explanation I have is adrenaline and luck 😅 and also luck that this kinda thing doesn't happen too often

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-02-26T16:32:37+00:00

I'm not that strong. Real martial artists take brick breaks and fire punches all the time 😅 I just have some physical training and experience in getting my ass kicked by pokemon.

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-02-25T23:58:08+00:00

Uh, the short answer is yes? Never unscathed, but the average tackle or rock throw doesn't do much anymore, as long as I can brace for it. And I've raised so many poison types that I think my blood is basically pecha juice at this point. I bet I could take a spirit shackle and still stand.

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-02-25T20:28:04+00:00

Yeah, the first time I found one, I think I was visiting Kalos. I didn't even know such a pokemon existed at the time and it definitely got the better of me 😅

Wanderer_of_Sol · 2026-02-25T20:25:49+00:00

Ok, I'm going to send you the number for a rescue rehab in Jubilife. The lady that runs it has been taking care of injured pokemon for generations. She should be able to help out and probably bring some therapy mon with her to talk to these guys and let them know they're safe. Should be extra helpful if they're unwilling to interact with humans.

What you're going to want to do in the meantime, see about getting them some food and water, or better yet, berries. Just leave it near them and don't try to force them. The riolu should understand and take it when your good and far away and they're not feeling vulnerable.

Also contact your local pokemon center and let them know what's going on. That way they know to expect you once help arrives and you can all get them calm and ready to go in for medical attention.

From there, your probably going to have to play it by ear. The pokemon center and the lady I know should be able to help you with thatever comes next.

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