This is a short, bonus, alternative POV chapter that's set almost immediately after Chapter 131. Make sure you've read the previous chapter before reading this one.
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Hunter J's hands were bound and locked together as sh...
2023-02-15 23:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostThank you for waiting patiently! Please note that if you read the previous chapter within ~7 hours of it coming out, the end of the battle in Chapter 130 was rewritten to have a different outcome.
Enjoy today's chapter!
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2023-02-15 23:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Unfortunately, I’m going to have to delay the release of the next chapter. That means there will be no chapter on Monday. I’m currently dealing with a minor illness on top of an imminent home tenting, so things are a bit out of whack right now. While this does mean there will...
2023-02-13 02:55:45 +0000 UTC View PostSnowpoint didn’t have a dedicated arena. Instead, one of the public battlefields had been reserved and turned into a proper stage for our fight. Large, temporary bleachers had been assembled around the sides, and bright floodlights were pointed downwards. However, as this battle was taking plac...
2023-02-10 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Protect!” I yelled.
Whimsicott immediately reinforced his body with protective energies as a burst of magma washed over him. He came out lightly seared, but he was otherwise fine.
Heatran’s eyes twitched as it found itself unable to move as the reactions to Whimsicott’s Stun ...
2023-02-08 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostGardevoir didn't take me back to Eterna. His evolution had brought him a drastic increase to both his power and control, so when we reappeared on a Jubilife street, I only felt somewhat nauseous and only needed to sit for a handful of minutes. Gardevoir, too, stumbled a bit, most likely having to...
2023-02-06 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs it stood, it was actually early December, and, as my next show battle was scheduled for the third week of January, I had more time to spare than I had initially thought. My current biggest worry was that the routes that lead up to Snowpoint, Route 216 and Route 217, had a higher elevation and ...
2023-02-03 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe fact that Tobias had started his Gym Challenge hung over my head like a low-lying raincloud. In the anime, it was said he only ever needed to use his Darkrai to beat Sinnoh’s Gyms, but the anime had no concept of Gym Leaders having stronger, more difficult teams. I was unsure if that would ...
2023-02-01 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostA central chunk of this chapter is a Contest. The first and final portions are mostly unrelated.
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Mount Coronet was a lot easier to get through than Iron Island, and, for that, I was thankful. As promised, I brought Car...
2023-01-30 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostCelestic Town was like a strange mix of modern and old. Nestled on top of a lower slope of Mount Coronet, it consisted of a sparse collection of wooden buildings with a small main street down the center.
I passed by many people walking along with their Pokémon, with most of them using thei...
2023-01-27 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostRapidash was fast. Like, almost unbelievably fast at some points. I knew he wasn't going faster than a car or anything like that, but the harsh blow of the wind just made everything seem like we were traveling at an extreme speed.
As Solaceon Town had such a heavy focus on equestrian practi...
2023-01-25 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostNotice: There will be no chapter on Monday. The next chapter will come out on Wednesday, 1/25
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An unexpected whoop and some hollers behind us caught my attention. Taking a step off Route 209’s open ro...
2023-01-20 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostfI arrived at Hearthome Gym while another challenger was battling Fantina, so I was forced to wait until there was an open time. Since Gym Battles happened roughly every hour or so, I just found myself a chair to sit in and wait.
Of course, Altaria released himself from his Love Ball to nes...
2023-01-18 23:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostEverything before the break is part of a normal chapter. Everything after the break is part of a Contest.
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The best part about having Altaria on the team was that I didn’t even need a disguise. His presence on my head...
2023-01-16 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostIf you’re reading this chapter after reading the first version, the changes start after Ponyta runs off.
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There’d been a bit of a daily "psychic party" going on along the way to Hearthome.
With me were Ninetal...
2023-01-14 04:26:01 +0000 UTC View Post"Let me give it to you straight: I saw Azumarill's battle against Chance. Her fighting style matches my own almost perfectly. Please leave her here," Crasher Wake said.
I blinked a few times at the unexpected situation and my mouth opened and closed without forming a reply. Basically, after...
2023-01-11 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostI have no idea how, but Steven somehow stumbled onto a trio of assistants that he would leave to meet up with each day. They literally came out of nowhere and yet were master diggers perfect for helping him in The Underground. Whenever I tried to get more information about his mysterious new comp...
2023-01-09 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe Utility Umbrella spun in place as Kirlia twirled it around his body. It glowed with the blue of Psychic Type energy, held firmly in his mental grasp.
With one foot on the ground and the other in the air, he forced the umbrella to shift its position to extend out in front of him like a s...
2023-01-06 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt honestly took a bit for me to get out from under Altaria, especially since he stayed in his Mega Form and kept shifting to prevent me from leaving. The audience seemed to delight in my struggle, with them laughing at such a comedic display of physical affection. Eventually, I was able to escap...
2023-01-04 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostI found myself holding the Pixie Plate more and more between my matches. There was something that just felt comforting about it despite all of its strange weirdness. Its warmth was familiar in a way I couldn't put my finger on.
The fact that the plate was innately connected to what was effe...
2023-01-02 23:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostContest chapter today. The Wallace Cup continues.
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As hard as I was trying to focus, my mind just wasn’t in the g...
2022-12-23 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis and the next few chapters will be Contest chapters. The Wallace Cup is one of the main two Contest events in Sinnoh, so it’s longer than normal.
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I only wished I had shifted gears sooner.
Announcing my new ...
2022-12-21 23:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostMake sure you didn't miss Sunday's chapter!
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I technically had two bank accounts under my name. However, I didn't consider one of them mine since it only contained the money earned from selling duplicate Mawilites. That...
2022-12-19 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostMeat was ripped apart, food noisily consumed, as the trainer in front of me messily tore into his burger.
He wasn't anyone I recognized from the games, nor was he anyone famous. He wasn't even an experienced trainer, just a guy who decided to take a year off before college to see if he coul...
2022-12-18 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostCliffhanger warning. There’s a chapter this Sunday so the wait shouldn’t be too bad!
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“I kind of feel weird that we’re stalking a child,” I said to Steven.
Steven turned to look at me on the cliffside we...
2022-12-16 23:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe interview after the battle was much more basic than last time.
“Where have you been these last few months?”
“Training.”
“What are your thoughts on Maylene?”
“She's one of the strongest Fighting Type specialists I’ve met.”
Etcetera. Etcetera.
... 2022-12-14 23:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe day before the show battle, Steven and I found out we were both in Veilstone, and decided to meet up. The only thing I was able to say after he shared his harrowing tale was "I'm sorry."
He gave me a soft smile in response and gazed down into his cup of tea.
"There is... no reason...
2022-12-12 23:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostAs it stood, I considered one of the biggest weaknesses of my team to be a lack of coverage.
Sure, we managed to win against Byron’s Steel Type team, but our victory was heavily influenced by our prior knowledge of Byron’s team. Our training on Iron Island let us practice against Steel ...
2022-12-09 23:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a Contest chapter.
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When it came to the team members interested in competing in a Contest, Dedenne and Whimsicott were super excited to show off to a crowd, whereas Ponyta seemed more interested in the Contest b...
2022-12-07 23:14:01 +0000 UTC View PostThere was a bit of a mix-up when it came to the pair of chapters posted on Friday, so if you only read Chapter 102, make sure you read 2022-12-05 23:03:37 +0000 UTC View Post