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The New Normal - 4-20 - INTERLUDE - Pokenet Reactions
🕑 Added 2023-08-14 06:05:15 +0000 UTCA.N. I made some small edits to the final conversation near the end of 4-19 with the ‘I’ll wait you’ dialogue. Feel free to read through it; I hope it makes it John less ‘creepy’ and more lighthearted.
The New Normal – 4-20 – INTERLUDE – POKENET REACTIONS
[OLIVINE PORT REPAIRS UNDERWAY! CHARITY DONATIONS FUNNELLING IN AS INDIGO RECOVERS FROM THE TYRANNY OF TEAM ROCKET!] by The Indigo Post
[Pictures of construction workers and their Pokémon repairing the Olivine ports]
The wonderful people of Indigo have proven to the world once again that they refuse to bow down to terrorism as many have flocked to Olivine on a volunteer basis to help with the repairs from the attack by Team Rocket.
Not only that but coupled with the money coming in from the charity event hosted by the illustrious Gym Leader Giovanni, the mayor of Olivine claims that the port should be fully repaired and back to full operations within the next month!
Of course, the charity money was not solely going towards the repairs of the port. Indeed, any unfortunate victims of the attack have also been dutifully compensated for their suffering, and those who heroically stood up to defend the port during the attack were also rewarded by Gym Leader Giovanni.
We interviewed a few brave individuals who had fought back against Team Rocket during the attack:
“I’m really thankful for the charity shown by Gym Leader Giovanni. I mean, my injuries weren’t that severe, so I would have been fine anyways, but just the act of showing that you care does mean a lot. I didn’t do much during the fight, but I’m proud to have my efforts recognized by the pillars of Indigo. It means a lot to someone like me.”
“My Ampharos and I really didn’t do that much…but Elite John did come to thank me in person after the fight, which made me really happy. And embarrassed…but I’m really happy about the compensation. I didn’t do it to be compensated…but I guess the money does show that some people within Indigo do care about the people…which is nice.”
Overall, it seems that many are appreciative of the Gym Leader’s charitable effort. When we approached Gym Leader Giovanni and questioned him about what he thought about the response, he had this to say.
“I was just doing my duty as a Gym Leader to offer help and reward people when it is required of me. I am thankful to those who have praised my efforts, and I hope that they are able to hold on to their brave spirit and work hard for the good of Kanto…and Johto.”
In honour of his efforts, the mayor of Olivine City is suggesting that they would rename one of the docks after Giovanni, to widespread approval. We here at The Indigo Post are proud of our leaders’ efforts to take care of the public and hope to see more stories like this in the future!
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KantoRepresent
Definitely a nice bit of news to read in the morning, and glad to see that the charity event hosted by Giovanni is actually accomplishing something for once. Kanto taking the charge to repair a Johto port is definitely a good thing to highlight our unity. Hope to see the same from Johto!
ILoveGoldenRod
@KantoRepresent Agreed! Come on Johtonians, step it up! Also, very pleased to see our heroes get appropriately rewarded! Nice to see that some in the Indigo League still care!
AlluteNinja
Glad to see that something’s being done. A shame that this had to come from charities and donations rather than our taxes. Wish the League did more!
TangelaThoughts
Very fortunate that the Ports of Olivine are going to be repaired so quickly, and that Giovanni is honouring his promises. They’re definitely one of the more important areas of Johto, and the damage would be far more significant if repairs weren’t done as swiftly as possible. Happy to see that the problem is getting addressed quickly!
Also, hope this is a good sign that the new League administration is willing to get things done.
NotTooMuchWater
I am remarkably surprised, and jealous, about how efficient your leaders have reacted to the attack at Olivine. Honestly, even with a competent Champion like Wallace in charge, Hoenn’s bureaucracy is no better than yours. Such a project might take an additional month, and there certainly wouldn’t be as much compensation to the injured and heroes.
SlugmaBalls
Speaking of which, anyone heard anything about Team Rocket on the news recently? Feels like they’ve just disappeared when they came to Hoenn. There was the big arrest, and then a whole lot of nothing. Maybe they’re all gone?
RockGetGrunt
Maybe they’re all just lying low for the moment and recuperating their strength? Maybe they’re just hiding because there was too much heat on them and they’re waiting for it to die down? Maybe they’re unfamiliar with Hoenn and need time to acclimatize themselves?
Maybe.
NotTooMuchWater
@RockGetGrunt Huh. Good point. It definitely makes sense for them to be lying low for the moment. I hope the Hoenn League won’t be caught unprepared if they ever resurface. We don’t need a Hoenn version of the Olivine attacks.
RockGetGrunt
I’m sure any future Rocket attacks won’t be like Olivine.
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[A NEW EVOLUTION OF PORYGON HAS BEEN DISCOVERED! PLEASE WELCOME THE NEW PORYGON2 INTO THE WORLD!] by The Hoenn Times
[Picture of Gym Leader Giovanni and Steven Stone shaking hands with scientists holding up a Porygon2]
The scientific world celebrates once again as a new Pokémon evolution has been discovered! This comes right off the back of Elite John’s PIT technique, which really goes to show how the world is currently undergoing a scientific boom in recent times!
As for the details of this new ‘Porygon2’, it evolves from a Porygon after a Porygon is given a very specific evolution item, named an ‘Up-Grade’. An ‘Up-Grade’ is an entirely artificial item, created by scientists, and is effectively just a box of specifically crafted data that causes the evolution.
Steven Stone, standing in as representative of Devon Corp, had this to say about their successful cooperation.
“While my father is sadly unable to be here to celebrate this momentous occasion, he has repeatedly praised the joint-research team stationed in Petalburg City. My father has always had an interest in science, and he is extremely pleased by the efforts shown here. He hopes for more successes in the future and is highly encouraging of future cooperation.”
Unfortunately for our more battle-oriented readers, there have not been many tests done regarding the combat strength of this new evolution. However, there is a silver lining! The scientists at the joint-research facility have mentioned that Elite John, as thanks for helping with the experiment, has received and evolved a Porygon2 of his own and is training it up!
Hopefully, we will get to see more of Porygon2’s battle abilities in the future!
Comments
ResearchMagnet
See? This is the result of when actual scientists PROPERLY cooperate with each other to work on a project together. Hope to see a way of increasing the manufacturing of these Porygon’s. Would love to see more in the future.
ANormalFan
LET’S GOO!! Another opportunity for John to show off his battling prowess with a whole new Pokémon! Can’t wait to see it in action in a big battle!
TangelaThoughts
@ResearchMagnet You seem the science-y type, what kind of thing do you think can be created now that we have a Pokémon made out of data?
ResearchMagnet
@TangelaThoughts Please, any good scientist should be able to come up with many potential theories about Porygon’s potential uses. To focus mainly on Porygon’s battling ability is pure barbarity.
As a Pokémon made of data, its use obviously lies its potential in improving our computer systems and cybersecurity. Imagine the new heights we could use if our computers were supported by Porygon?
FutureAce
Yeah yeah, tons of scientific and research potential blah blah blah. I just want to see a cool new Pokémon kick some ass!! Anyone think it’s got another evolution in it?
FightClub
Can’t believe we’re spending so much money on researching evolutions for dumb Normal types like this one. These ‘scientists’ have too much brain, and not enough sense.
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[NEW DISCOVERIES VIA THE PIT TECHNIQUE! D-RATTATA DISCOVERED! THEORIES ABOUND!] by The Indigo Post
[Compilation of pictures of the new D-Rattata]
Following up from the recently discovered Porygon2 evolution, the scientific community continues to astound us once again as a successful application of the PIT technique has resulted in a newly discovered alternate form of Rattata!
Now dubbed the D-Rattata, following from Elite John’s naming scheme for his D-Zigzagoon, this new Dark/Normal Rattata was recently hatched by the good scientists at the Cinnabar Lab. The former Elite Four member, and now Gym Leader of Cinnabar, Blaine gave his congratulations to his team for the discovery and promises that more successes will follow.
According to the scientists that were interviewed, the discovery of D-Rattata gives credence to the idea that Pokémon that are able to learn multiple moves of a certain type may have an alternate form related to that type. In the case of Elite John’s D-Zigzagoon and the new D-Rattata, both Zigzagoon and Rattata are known to have extensive Dark type attacks within their possible move pool. Thus, it is perhaps this factor that may hint at a Pokémon having an alternate type!
Of course, many have speculated that with the discovery of a D-Rattata, that a D-Raticate should also follow. And indeed, the scientists have confirmed that they will be looking to evolve their newest addition as soon as possible to determine whether an evolved form exists. Readers should keep an eye on the news to find out if such a theory bears fruit!
If you would like to find out more about the process of creating a D-Rattata, you may find the extensive notes here. A fair warning that none of this should be attempted without being in a League-approved facility!
Comments
FutureAce
Wow, yet another new Pokémon discovery?! That’s the second one in a short while! And with the very likely discovery of D-Raticate in the future, then that’s a total of 3! These big brain scientists are on a roll these days!
ResearchMagnet
@FutureAce Unsurprising. Ever since Elite John’s lucky break, the scientific community have naturally turned their attention to PROPERLY explore the new avenues of potential from John’s lucky discovery. Especially with all the research grants being approved, expect to see more like this in the future.
FearTheRat
Yeah, we’re really undergoing a big science-y boom nowadays. Very happy to see it! Though I doubt that even a Dark/Normal Raticate will see any popular use in high-level battles; Raticates just aren’t that strong to begin with!
DarkManager
Hope we get to see more Dark type alternate forms in the future! We’re really lacking in high-level Dark type Pokémon at the moment, so any extra options are always going to be appreciated!
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[THIS YEAR’S INDIGO CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALIST, AND NEW GYM LEADER OF MAHOGANY, LORELEI CHALLENGES WALKER FOR THE POSITION OF ELITE FOUR!] by BattleCast
Lorelei, most famously known as being the niece of ex-Champion Pryce and her position as the Gym Leader of Mahogany, has just declared her challenge to Walker for his position in the Elite Four!
While there are many within the political circles who are very busy discussing the implications of this challenge and the rationale behind such a decision, especially with her blanket refusal for any and all interviews, we here at BattleCast are more concerned about the upcoming battle itself! We’ll leave the politics to the boring people.
Lorelei, famous for her semi-finalist run in this year’s Indigo Conference, is an Ice specialist like her uncle.Looking at her last few battles in the Conference, her team consisted of a Cloyster, Jynx, Dewgong, Slowbro, Glalie and her starter and ace, Lapras. A powerful Ice team that harkens back to her uncle’s own team.
In the meanwhile, looking and compiling from all of Walker’s battles, we know his team to consist of a Pidgeot, Crobat, Noctowl, Pelipper, Tropius, Gligar, Fearow, and his ace and starter, Skarmory. That’s plenty of Pokémon for Walker to pick and choose from, and we’re excited to see what Walker will come up with to defend his title.
As many are likely going to be aware by now, Lorelei does have a significant type advantage against Walker with her Ice types against his Flying types. However, we here at BattleCast believe that Walker’s experience as a long-time Elite Four member should be able to easily overcome this handicap…(Click here to continue reading)
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IceColdSimp
LET’S GOOO LORELEI WE LOVE YOU!!!!! YOU’LL CRUSH THAT FLYING NOOB WALKER AND GET INTO THE ELITE FOUR AND FINALLY GET THE POSITION YOU DESERVE!!! YOU DESERVE TO BE CHAMPION MY QUEENNNN!!!! #Lorelei4Elite4
FlyingHigh
…wow, that is a very ambitious move by Lorelei. I’m hesitant to call it exploiting a loophole, but Lorelei used her (very likely) nepotistic appointment as Gym Leader of Mahogany to directly challenge the Elite Four despite not winning out in the Indigo Conference.
…That’s a hard pill to swallow for many that didn’t manage to win the conference and weren’t given this opportunity. I’m not sure I like this.
FearTheRat
@FlyingHigh Yeah, I completely agree. I’m pretty pissed at this move to be honest. Many trainers struggle to win the Indigo Conference just for the one opportunity to challenge the Elite Four, and Lorelei just abuses her silver-spoon position to challenge Walker?
Pathetic. I don’t even care about the type matchup or if she’s likely going to win. I hope she loses.
IceColdSimp
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SlugmaBalls
Yeah…I can see why some people are mad. Even if this took place in Hoenn people would be mad too. But I really just care about the battle! Who do you think’s gonna win? My vote is on Walker. I know he has a poor reputation for battling within the Elite Four, but he’s still been an experienced trainer for far longer than Lorelei. I’m voting for him.
FutureAce
Definitely supporting Lorelei on this. Walker’s a weakling! And now with Pryce gone, we should finally be able to get rid of him for someone more suitable. I think Lorelei’s gonna be the one to replace Walker at last.
TangelaThoughts
I very much agree with the sentiments stated in this thread. But I’m more curious about how the other Gym Leaders are going to be looking at this. You have a new Gym Leader, who may have been undeservingly awarded the position, looking to immediately strike for the Elite Four.
I wonder if they’re insulted by this.
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[AD: NEW SMITH FAMILY POSTERS RELEASED! GIOVANNI AND HIS TEAM NOW AVAILABLE TO BE REDEEMED!]
Following our highly popular posters displaying Elite John and his team, we at the Smith family are now cooperating with Gym Leader Giovanni to produce posters for him and his team!
Get them now while stocks last!
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[NEW ELITE FOUR MEMBER APPOINTED BY COMMITTEE TO REPLACE LANCE! PLEASE WELCOME ELITE WILL INTO THE RANKS OF THE ELITE FOUR!] By The Indigo Post
[Pictures of Will]
The Committee just announced after their most recent meeting that they have voted to appoint Will, who was the winner of the previous year’s Indigo Conference, as the newest Elite Four member of Indigo.
Not only that, but under Champion Lance’s initiative to increase the transparency of the Indigo League’s actions, he has graciously published the transcript of the speeches made by himself, and the other Elite Four members, and who they chose to support.
Reading through the inputs and opinions of the pillars of Indigo is very interesting, and we here at the Indigo Post highly recommend any politically inclined reader to read through the transcript, if you haven’t already. You may find the entire transcript here.
Looking at the transcript, we can see that the other individual that was considered to be selected was this year’s Indigo Conference finalist and runner up, Shin! Unfortunately, the Steel-type specialist was not selected by the Committee, though his appointment was supported by Elite Walker, but we hope to see more of him in the future! Good luck Shin, and this writer wishes you all the best!
Moving on from the political side of things, Will, as expected of an Indigo Conference winner, is an experienced Pokémon trainer with a diverse and powerful team of strong Psychic types. Although we were unable to find an up-to-date version of his team, the team that Will used during his final match in the Indigo Conference consisted of a Exeggutor, Slowbro, Jynx, Hypno, Mr. Mime, and his starter and ace, Xatu.
[Graphic of Will’s team and previous analysis done on his team]
You can find more information about his team here.
Will’s swearing-in ceremony will be hosted shortly, so we at the Indigo Post hope to see you there to celebrate the appointment of our newest Elite Four member! We have high hopes for him, especially with the success of Elite John, and hope that Will is going to be another success story!
Comments
KantoRepresent
Can’t say I’m pleased to see another Johto Elite Four member be appointed, but at least this was within my expectations since they’re obviously looking for another Johtonian to replace take up Lance’s old spot.
Well, since both Elite John and Elite Agatha have vouched for him, I guess I’ll see if he lives up to expectations.
ILoveGoldenRod
…yeah, while I’m happy to see a Johtonian like Will be appointed, I was kinda hoping to see Shin get appointed instead. I really liked his performance in the Indigo Conference and was rooting for him to win.
ANormalFan
With Elite John’s support of Will, I’m really looking forward to seeing more of him! He can’t be that bad of a guy since John endorsed him, after all!!
TangelaThoughts
@ANormalFan I’m pretty sure the Elite Four and the Champion’s endorsement of a certain candidate has very little to do with if they actually like them or not. There’s probably a lot of political discussions that we aren’t privy to that contribute to the decision.
While I’m not saying that Will is a bad choice, I’m just saying that these endorsements aren’t actually a statement about their character.
FearTheRat
@TangelaThoughts Yep, though I will say that I believe Will to be at least strong enough to be in the Elite Four. I personally don’t see Champion Lance ever giving his support for someone who doesn’t deserve it. It’s an open secret that he disdains Walker being in the Elite Four for the latter’s weakness.
FutureAce
I wonder if Will is gonna get challenged after his one-month grace period is over? His Psychic team doesn’t look THAT strong…
FearTheRat
@FutureAce I disagree. I think we’ve just been spoiled with the strength of some of the recent Elite Four members. Lance and John are much stronger than the average. I think Will is definitely strong enough to meet the average standard of an Elite Four.
FightClub
Will is an absolute coward for using the type that is strong against the strongest type. Him and Walker both are undeserving to be in the Elite Four for relying on such a crutch. BOOOOO!!!
FlyingHigh
@FightClubThen what about Agatha?
FightClub
Her too, of course. To use a type that is immune to the strongest type is more of a crutch than her walking cane. In the meanwhile, John lucked out and made it into the Elite Four with such a weak type. No idea why he’s still there
EDIT: In fact, I’m disappointed at our current Elite Four and their chosen typings! Can’t wait for an ACTUAL Fighting type specialist to show them how things are done.
FlyingHigh
…man, you really need to touch some grass.
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Topic: [ELITE JOHN’S ENTRANCE WITH AGATHA’S APPRENTICE AS HER DATE?! RELATIONSHIP APPROVED BY AGATHA?!?] by Baby Doll Eyes
[Collection of photos of John and Karen’s entrance, hand-in-hand]
It’s finally come full circle girls! All our theories have turned out to be true as the Elite Four member was clearly bringing the beautiful Karen as his date for the swearing-in ceremony. All those times training their Pokémon together and spending time with each other must have allowed their relationship to blossom and bloom!
Can’t wait to see more of this relationship in the future! What do you guys all think!?!
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BeautyIsFree
I’ve been a fan of these two from the very beginning; they’re so cutee!! <3 <3 I’m so HAPPY that they’re still together AHHHH!!
Gardevoir34
@BeautyIsFree And the best part of it is, you can clearly see Agatha in the photo following after them!! It means she approves!! On the one hand, I was hoping for some spicy drama. Like could you imagine if Agatha didn’t approve of John and there would be this drama between the two!! OMA that would’ve been so cool!!!
But I like this too. Sometimes you just want to see people get together with no fuss!! I wish they were meeee!!
BeautyIsFree
@Gardevoir34IKRRRR!! OMA I wonder if Karen would have to fight off any other suitors for John. Or maybe she’s into Harems?!!?? Can’t wait to see more!!
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[HOOLIGANS AND THUGS DISRUPT THE RESTING PLACE OF MANY AT MT.PYRE! HOENN POLICE DISPATCHED TO SECURE THE AREA!] By The Hoenn Times
Unfortunately, there have been multiple reports of suspicious thugs and hooligans that have been loitering around the area of Mt. Pyre. While most are respectful and no overt damage has been done, there have been complaints by some visitors about the ‘rudeness’ shown by some individuals towards what is likely the resting place to many a Pokémon.
This has forced the Hoenn Police to be dispatched to ensure that the dead are not disturbed by these individuals. This writer would like to take the time to remind everyone to please be respectful of Mt. Pyre and the Pokémon that are resting there. It is a place of deep sentimentality and emotion to many, so please give them the proper respect that they deserve.
This writer hopes that, with the Lilycove Police on patrol, we will see less incidents.
Comments
NotTooMuchWater
It’s offensive and frankly, disgusting, how people are so willing to disturb and disrespect the dead like that. I’m glad that the Hoenn Police are putting a stop to it, though. These miscreants should be ashamed of their actions!
Didn’t their parents raise them properly?
SlugmaBalls
@NotTooMuchWater Yeah, wtf are these people doing? Do they have nothing better to do than to disturb the dead! They really need to make something out of their lives.
RockGetGrunt
OI!
EDIT: Oops, didn’t mean to send that out by itself. I meant ‘Oi! These ruffians sure are rude, right!?’ Haha.
UnderTheSea
Yeah, those thugs disrupting the dead should learn to behave and to actually follow what their elders tell them to do!
FloorIsLava
@UnderTheSea Yeah, the youth of today really act like disobedient pirates who have never properly learned their manners.
UnderTheSea
@FloorIsLava Hm, well it seems like the teens of today are really reckless and just love to play with magma, don’t they?
FearTheRat
What on earth are you two on about?
A.N. And this is the final chapter of the Champion Arc. Thank you so much for sticking with me, and for reading thus far.
This chapter has been BETAed by Allute! Big thanks!
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Tank45
I feel like Blaine works great for this story. He canonically has ties with Gio and TR in some universes so it fits with who he’s connecting with. I’m betting that the next “discovery” is Rock/Fire - Growlithe or Poison/Ground - Wooper
Vtec
That's a good idea! And I do have plans in place for John to start cooperating with some of the other scientists like Blaine.
Tank45
Kinda surprised he hasn’t reached out to any influential scientists mainly Blaine here seems like a good opportunity to work with in regards to variants and what not. Maybe have him help with the Fairy typing as it is something that happens with Vulpix being Ice-Fairy?
SailorOfHouseThunderBird
What grunt?
Maxwell Mazza
That’s their PR guy.
Thomas Hendrix
How is that grunt not caught yet 🤣
