To celebrate, we didn't go to any restaurant. Heck, we didn't even go to any businesses. Hope and I got our teams healed at the Pokémon Center before hastily going around and buying as many groceries as we could.
Then, a quick jaunt northwards and we found a nice, isolated beach where we w...
2023-08-07 22:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn a small campsite on the shores of a Brooklet Hill lake, Hope, Lillie, and I, all sat around in silence. Our Pokémon were out, implying this was a peaceful break, yet the presence of a certain Ultra Beast screamed that it was anything but.
The Kartana was mostly motionless, thou...
2023-07-31 22:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostUsing the surge of trainers as a way to push my team to new heights?
Sure, that sounded great on paper. In reality, it was hell.
It started simple enough. As Hope and I left the Pokémon Center, one of the trainers who I fought off the day before challenged me again. Not in a rush, I ...
2023-07-27 22:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAnnouncement: Double chapter day! Make sure you haven’t skipped Chapter 181. Thank you for the continued support!
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Announcement: Double chapter day! Thanks for continuing to read. Life has been a bit hectic for me irl, but I managed to squeeze out two chapters as thanks for the support. However, I can only write so fast, so Chapter 182 is still in the process of being edited. It's almost done...
2023-07-24 22:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostSomehow, this second part ended up being the length of a normal chapter. Enjoy!
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Whimsicott had to use Tailwind to help Altaria carry me to have us reach the resort in time. Clearly, that Pelipper from earlier had been ...
2023-07-20 21:52:12 +0000 UTC View PostAnnouncement: Thank you for waiting through the delay! I’ve left a comment below to explain what went on. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to get the second half of this chapter finished until Thursday or Friday (my current aim is to get it out at the usual Thursday time), but ...
2023-07-18 23:08:26 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately, I've had a few compounding family emergencies that will force me to delay the chapter.
I’m feeling overwhelmed. Chapter 180 is delayed but mostly written. Expect it to go out sometime soon(tm), just not at the normal time. As for Thursday’s chapter, I don’t know.
2023-07-17 18:54:56 +0000 UTC View Post"Look at him! He's so cute!"
Lillie held up the newest member of her team into the air, raising him up for all the world to see. The Pokémon was a simple, white clump with a trio of pastel-colored mushrooms growing off of its body. It had two mushrooms: one lavender and one pink.
"I ...
2023-07-13 22:02:38 +0000 UTC View PostTropius crashed into the ground, leaving a wide crater in his wake. He peeled off the cracked and broken dirt underneath him, stepping back from a flattened mushroom—a Shiinotic.
"Shiinotic is unable to battle. Please send out your next Pokémon," I announced.
Mallow, Akala's Grass ...
2023-07-10 22:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostHope was the first one to notice the Team Skull grunts. She moved to the side of the group to block Lillie's line of sight, just in case, then she signed me about their presence.
"Criminals. Three. Nine o'clock."
We took a hard turn to the right as we walked through this dust...
2023-07-06 22:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostI would say Professor Burnet’s lab had a sort of grim silence to it, but the topmost floor was loud with the sounds of repairs. Every few seconds, a loud whirr or bang would ring out from the workers and Pokémon in the process of fixing Burnet’s wall and machines. As that meant the space was...
2023-07-03 22:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe boats that docked on Akala brought over the stuff the competitors deposited within. Hope and I were able to collect our belongings before heading to the Pokémon Center. We weren’t in a rush—finding out more information about Ryuki wasn’t pressing—but there was a slight concern that K...
2023-06-29 22:05:15 +0000 UTC View PostDue to irl issues, today's chapter is being pushed back to Thursday. Expect Chapter 175 to be posted on June 29th. Royal Road will have Thursday off as part of this unexpected break.
Thank you for understanding.
2023-06-26 08:17:38 +0000 UTC View PostWith Hala defeated, there wasn't anything pressing to take care of on Melemele Island. We were ahead of schedule by a couple of weeks, mostly due to travel on the island taking less time than expected. So, with all of that combined, we took advantage of our currently free schedule to do something...
2023-06-22 22:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Hala asked if he could invite a few guests to watch, I didn’t think he meant most of Hau’oli’s outskirts. I mostly attributed the miscommunication to cultural differences, as Alola seemed far more community-oriented than what I was used to. While the number of people that arrived wasnâ...
2023-06-19 22:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostCutiefly had a problem.
All Pokémon had different starting points. Some needed more help than others. Florges started out as a vulnerable Flabébé, so we rushed her evolution so she’d be less at risk in battle. Altaria, on the other hand, initially knew no moves, so we had to spend extr...
2023-06-15 22:14:35 +0000 UTC View PostTinkatuff was like a child experiencing Christmas morning for the first time. Each swing of her hammer was accompanied by giggles, and she kept moving it around in different ways to try out new techniques.
With her larger body, she didn’t need to struggle to attack; she wielded her hammer...
2023-06-12 22:05:13 +0000 UTC View PostEevee paced back and forth at the base of the cliff, and I gripped the railing at the edge of the viewing platform even tighter. Around me, about a dozen different trainers shouted out commands and short yells of encouragement while their own Pokémon climbed a rocky wall.
"At least one of ...
2023-06-08 22:06:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe routes of Melemele skirted around the edge of the island, so anywhere you went on them, you always had an ocean view. Route 2 was located just north of Hau’oli City, and it curved around towards the more mountainous and barren Route 3. These parts of the island slowly shifted from populated...
2023-06-05 22:05:31 +0000 UTC View PostEevee was at the head of the pack by a lot. His quadrupedal body granted him a much better control over his speed, while Togepi's wide steps and the toddling gait of Tinkatink's somewhat stubby limbs meant they trailed behind. The trio ran around a dirt field within a private League building whil...
2023-06-01 22:03:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe sound of feet shuffling across the auditorium floor rang out as people ambled along to find a place to sit. Groups of children laughed as they engaged in friendly conversation, and a few young adults talked among themselves as well but were much more reserved. A handful of teens were present ...
2023-05-29 22:05:20 +0000 UTC View PostMy mind was already racing with possibilities of how to tackle this situation. Unfortunately, my current team composition was limited.
First of all, Azumarill was completely out of the picture. She had too many injuries to fight any time soon. Ninetales was with me too, yes, but the jungle ...
2023-05-25 22:29:02 +0000 UTC View PostElio chose Litten. The small cat was wild; it was ready to fight at Elio’s command even now, when no battle was immediately present. After pointing to the Pokémon he wanted, the Litten leapt forward and the boy swept the cat up into his arms.
The pair didn’t say anything when they left...
2023-05-22 22:05:56 +0000 UTC View PostNote: Make sure you haven't missed Chapter 163, which came out on Tuesday.
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Alola.
The region was made up...
2023-05-18 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostThank you for waiting! This part ended up being much longer than I expected, so I’m labeling it as a full chapter, rather than just a second part. This is the final chapter of Hoenn, and it’s essentially one long battle.
I hope you enjoy reading it! Alola starts on Thursday.
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Announcement: This is Part 1 of today’s chapter. Part 2 will be up tomorrow at the usual time. I tried to get it all done in time, but it ended up being longer than normal, and Tears of the Kingdom told me otherwise.
Thursday’s chapter will remain unimpacted.
I could feel the bags under my eyes when I returned to Devon. Steven wasn't playing around when he told me to fill everything out by the end of the week. Just the forms themselves took up practically all my time.
But, I managed to finish everything the day before the deadline. Everything wa...
2023-05-11 22:05:10 +0000 UTC View PostsIMPORTANT: Chapter 159 has been completely rewritten. Check it out here.
If you don’t want to reread it, here’s a summary of what happens.
*****SPOILER WAR...
2023-05-08 22:06:40 +0000 UTC View Post