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Part 4 of To Be A… Pokémon Challenger!
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End Racism in the OTW
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2021-08-26
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2021-08-26
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Chapter 4

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Chimecho’s Jukebox

“Together Is A Beautiful Place To Be”. Nubya Garcia. From SOURCE (2020).  ‹ https://youtu.be/cXJ9N9qLx0g ›.

Chapter Text

The fire was extinguished, the pokémon returned to their pokéballs, and finally Cash and Red lay down for bed. Sharing a quilt atop Red’s open sleeping bag was, in a word, cosy.

‘I’m not a Toxel, Red, heavens; it’s not the end of the world if you touch me,’ Cash said. To prove her point, she pressed her arm up against her sleeping partner, who was doggedly trying to avoid any and all awkward contact between them.

Red turned to face her in the dark, and well. Maybe there was a slight tingling sensation produced by her skin.

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Behind The Scenes

Originally, Red was going to seek out and catch a Purrloin here—I’m a Dark‐type trainer, myself, so I have to constantly resist the urge to just give everyone Dark‐type pokémon. Realistically speaking, if one is looking to counter a Zigzagoon, Purrloin is not a great choice.

I was running about the Slumbering Weald hunting for Munna with different natures (long story, but it involves their ability, Synchronize) and wondering why there were so many Weezing in the middle of a forest, far from any source of pollution. I live in the Pacific Northwest, and we just wrapped up our smoke season, so naturally wildfires jumped to the forefront of my mind. I’d basically already planned out this entire scene with Koffing before I realized that wild pokémon showing up at your camp when you make curry is literally something which happens in the game.

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