002 | Text | Violet City

[doesntdomuch]

[So Perry decided to go check out the Sprout Tower after finally making his way to Violet City and found himself charmed by a pretty cute Pokemon in there and decided to catch him.

And, well... after he read the Pokedex entry for the guy...]

Can people please tell me if the Pokedex entry for Phantump is just a legend or not?

Because if it's true why are people letting this poor thing fight?

It shouldn't be allowed.

[If you were able to see him, Perry is currently tearing up a little while hugging a slightly confused Phantump.

Yeah that Pokedex entry might have struck a chord with him.]

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[bylight]

You don't have to use your Pokémon to fight. In the end, it's up to our Pokémon, not matter how depressing their backstory is.

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[kingofthetvworld]

[Whereas Perry is advancing through his pokemon adventure, Teddie continues to dick around Violet City like the trash can diva that he is. A-After a hard day's work, of course. So it goes without saying that the moment he gets off, he's going to look for Perry. Guess who didn't read his text yet? Go ahead, guess.]

Hey, no way! Did you get another one already?! How the heck do you keep doing that, you're amazing!

[No fair, Perry almost has a full team. Maybe the last one can also be a dead child.]

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[occultigen]

I don't think I've heard of a Phantump before...

Is its entry really so very bad?

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[samsa]

It seems like a lot of ghost type Pokemon have Pokedex entries that suggest something like that about them. I couldn't tell you for sure if it's true or not, but...

[He almost says "I have a friend who seems to think so", but he doesn't want to be asked to explain why. That's Maka's story to tell, not his.]

I have a Pokemon with me that is the same way, Yamask. It...was once human at one point, apparently. The entry even says that it still has the memories of its past life.

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[islandshore]

But what if they want to? I did plenty of fighting as a kid, even if it was mostly sparring.

Plus, this world lets ten year olds go off on journeys on their own. Not saying you should force them, but it's complicated.

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[diehardreaper]

[ Well don't you remind him of someone he knows from home...? ]

don't have to let it fight if it doesn't want to
my alan does well enough alone and only fights when he wants to
if its any consolation he thinks its playtime sometimes

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[ossifragant]

Seems like a common thing with ghost Pokemon. Or certain types, anyway.

To be honest, it kind of freaks me out.

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[exeggutorhead]

There's a few like that, who used to be people. I've got a Yamask who doesn't like fighting, so I don't have him do any.

It's up to your dead kid what they want to do, I guess.

[armoredsoul]

I don't know about Phantump specifically, but with the ghosts it seems like an even mix of fable and actual truth in their Pokedex entries. I've been told some people do come back as Pokemon, but I can't imagine that it's the case for all Ghost types.

[cookiecats]

I don't like letting my Pokemon fight :( we shouldn't be fighting each other!! I know it helps them be stronger but there are other ways to be strong too!!!