A thread for the creation and discussion of fan fiction and other fanworks - anything that involves a story and/or reading. What've you been reading? What've you been writing? What would you like to see more of?>Thread question:What crime would or has your MC committed that would put them in jail?>Previous thread:>>59196267
>>59221679>TQPainting normal Magikarps with golden paint and selling them as shinies
>>59221688>t.Tobio
What are some creative ways to use your Pokemon?
>>59221679I'd like to right a fanfiction surrounding a bunch of OCs from different regions who become online friends, eventually facing each other in the PWT (a new one built in Galar to allow for Dynamaxing.)
>>59221985Arceus doesn't want you to know this but you can chop off the non-vital parts of your pokemon and use heal pulse to recover the damage. It's free nutrition.
>>59222003Slowpoke tails is a staple food in Johto
>>59221985Put Glaceon in a cooler and now you have a mobile fridge
>>59221992I'm thinking it'll be split into parts. One for each region, with some spinoff parts where a protag might explore another region. By default they'd take place sometime after their respective games.Kanto and Johto would be more battle focused. The protags focusing more on collecting gym badges. Their adventures would take place concurrently. They meet up at some point and have a big battle.Hoenn is more exploration focused. There'd probably be two protags. One focusing on badges, the other on ribbons , though both of them would spend a lot of time exploring the region. Possibly awakening the Regis.Sinnoh is deeper and more mythology focused. The protagonists go on a typical journey, end up meeting Dialga and Palkia.The Unova heroes like musicals and movies. So there'd be a lot of that. One of them would be a battle prodigy who regularly participates in the PWT and hopes to beat Unova's Challenge at some point.Kalos has a few students training in Mega Evolution in the Tower of Mastery. After some training, the two of them go around the region, collecting gym badges. Upon arriving in Lumiose, they briefly participate in the Z-A Royale, before facing Korrina as their final gym battle.Alola is mostly just people relaxing while taking on the trials slowly. Some Ultra Space stuff happens. One of them is an Aether Scientist doing field research on Totem Auras.Galar explores a bit of dynamax lore, as well as having the protags participate in the Gym Challenge where they face each other in the tournament.Paldea's protags are mostly studying and exploring Paldea. They accidentally listen to Raifort, who asks them to free the four calamities. They do so and the region is now threatened by them, so the gym leaders and protags team up to defeat them. Also a Kitakami field trip and one of the Unova protags shows up, being revealed as a BB academy student.
>>59222031Sounds extremely ambitious, considering how much ground you're covering. Getting readers to care about that many protagonists will be very difficult, especially if you decide to try and scope down each of the individual tales so it becomes a feasible project to complete.It does make me think it might be fun to do a big RHG style tournament fic, where different writers have their own protagonists and collaborate/take turns writing battles within the tournament to create a shared universe.
>>59222031You might want to reference that one pokefic author who's doing the shared universe thing with several MC.
>>59222031My suggestion is split these all into separate fics in the same universe so you can then Avengers that shit in the PWT dedicated fic. It already sounds like a large undertaking anyways, so splitting the story into smaller fics makes it less intimidating for readers. It also lets them start with whatever region they find most interesting, and they can then branch out into the other region stories once they are invested. This may also be a bit corny, but despite Marvel's over saturation of the concept the idea of a cross over is cool as hell. Giving each group of protags their own fics helps give each of them MC energy,as compared to ensemble members of one giant fic. This will make their presence in the PWT feel like a meeting of legends as each one is the hero of their own stories.
>>59221679Instead of some LAME contrived shit like a*ra or a System, Arceus grants (You) the much better ability to summon one type of weather on command, like some Pokémon can. Which weather type would you choose, and what would you do with your new ability?
>>59222359Sandstorm is guaranteed to immediately piss off anyone whose house/building I do it inside of, so that. It also serves as good cover in a pinch, and if I can exert control over it I can make it go inside people's eyes and clothes which is funny
>>59222359Isn't that like half the premise of PoPT? Other than that Drizzle, it's the only one least likely to get you called a plague of egypt.
>>59222031Sounds very ambitious, but intriguing. I like the idea of different vibes for each region. Not to curse your project but it gives me Homestuck vibes focusing on the online connection. Will they be chatting with the kids from the other regions concurrently as they're going on their journeys?I might suggest listening to >>59222335 to keep things more manageable, though you'll probably want to keep an internal time journal for yourself to keep track of how each fic is progressing compared to the others.>>59222192If you're referring to IMO, I might not be the best source material for that, because the plots of the games are mostly background material for mine, extra worldbuilding. So far only Juliana's had an active role in the plot, with Serena, Ethan, and Calem getting briefer mentions.
>>59222018Just open the cooler, freeze ray the insides and fill it up.Way lighter
>>59222359>heh, nothing personnel kid
>>59222359I like rain and hate the sun, so going with summon rain.
I've outlined not one but two chapters. Now I have to just sit down and write them.
>>59222539>If you're referring to IMONTA but I think they’re referring to Rocket’s Exterminator (and the shared universe stories) by BANIX
>>59222610good luck anon, I've been stuck writing a chapter for 6 months
>>59221323>why are they using magic dogs that spit fire to create firegotta use what you've got
>>59221679Any fics with a teasing heroine?
>>59223182Herri from IMO, it just updated and Kuzey has acquired an additional love interest as well.
>>59223182Josalyn maybe, but she more just insults people. Jane would be if there was a (living) love interest for her but unless I write a smut fic where she cucks Sarah there isn't anybody for her to tease.
>>59223292Not even the elf?
How WOKE or RACIST is your setting?
>>59223474Relatively classicist but medium racism.
>>59223474I secretly make every character in my fic trans. Mostly because its funny to see people seethe about it.
>>59223645We know IMOanon.
>>59223474I've now realized my fic doesn't have any black or brown character that isn't an official one
>>59222335Yeah that was the plan, with a few cross overs here and i.e a Sinnoh protag showing up in Alola
>>59223440The elf isn't a main character. In the original game he gets like two lines of dialogue thanking you for saving him and then you have no reason to ever go talk to him again. I did ship tease them a little I'll admit... And of course, there are 4 Warriors of Light... Maybe.
>>592223591. I love how Sandstorm, Sun and Snow all have big strong megas, while rain has Pelipper.2. You better pack a swimsuit, because I'm choosing rain. As a result, I'd probably always bring one with me
>>59222539A little bit. It'll be something like 'I got a new badge' 'wow that looks cool. I found a shiny' 'ok, no need to brag'
>>59223647IMO is such a hilarious scape goat for all things gay. It's great.
>>59222359I'd choose some exotic weather type like Chocolate Rain and see about passing it on to my pokemon, then cashing out by tutoring or tm'ing the move. If I'm lucky the weather would work such that some stay dry and others feel the pain.
>>59223771Sandstorm for Dark types.
>>59223682It's her fault for writting omegaverse
>>59223474There are only two genders in my fic (gender unknown defaults to male)
>>59221679nobody is gonna read my whole story so ill just post an ai summary
>>59223834>Team Rocket gruntThat's literally one of the fics the thread collection dares people to write stfu. Jus have him fight a Pidgey.
>>59223834The first and second parts showed a lot of promise but then it kind of went off the rails. A lot of shit happened between 3 and 4 and then it just kept escalating from there.
>>59223860i dont understand what you mean
>>59223865thats as far as ive written, the rest is outline
>>59223868>Who would win? A master Aura cultivator, a Team Rocket Grunt with a stick, or a single pidgey?It's the tag line of the AO3 collection despite the fight no appearing in any of the fics.
>>59223834Just post your AI slop on webnovel. SOMEONE will read it.
>>59223892whats the the AO3 collection?
>>59223834>not even being able to write your own summaryYou're breaking my heart, anon. I promise you if you actually wrote it someone here would read it. Though you've gotta actually write it yourself, AI stuff tends to be boring.
>>59223189>Herri from IMOIs there a word for a kuudere that's also flirty?
>>59223936https://archiveofourown.org/collections/vpfanfictionthreadI made a 'collection' on Archive of Our Own that people can post their fics to. Its open and unmoderated, so anyone is welcome to add whatever. You can also add non-ao3 fics by adding them as links, but I don't know much about it. I just made it as a place that can be easily linked if people wanna find thread fics.The cultivator/rocket/pidgey thing are three separate running thread jokes that I slapped in just cause.
>>59223834>Team Rocket IDThat sounds stupid
>>59223980Exactly, criminals don't announce themselves like that. Could you imagine if they walked around wearing, I don't know, a big red R on their shirt or something? They'd all get locked up within the day.
>>59223957>linking a slopper the collectionfor what purpose
>>59224031unmoderated means unmoderated. besides, from the sounds of it they aren't even motivated enough to even bother making slop. And I'd rather encourage them to actually give real writing a try then just dismissing them outright. Helping them see the joy in creation instead of just production. if nothing else maybe they'll give some anon's fic a read. And if it does become a problem I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.
>>59224025>a big red R on their shirtThat's just fan merchandise supporting the up-and-coming Trainer Red though?
>>59224148Yeah, that's why he's always there whenever you see people in those shirts.
>>59223942sorry, you're right, even though im a bit embarrassed by it, im anonymous so whatever, keep in mind this is just the summary, i wont share the real story because it has a lot of flaws i wanna fix
>>59223834Rest assured, I am committed to reading and reviewing every fic that is posted in the AO3 group, no matter how bad it is or how long it takes. It might take me a while because (as some anons correctly deduced last thread) I'm starting with the longer fics, but I will get there eventually. Don't use AI to write it though, that will make for a miserable read.
Reading some older fics and man I'm glad Gamefreak removed Toxic from the global learnpool. It feels so out of place seeing pokemon like Skarmory bust out the apex poisoning move so casually, especially since the MC is usually the only one who ever does it.
>>59224376yeah i always thought that was super weird and made very little sense
>>59224382The ultimate poison technique being so freely accessible is a monumental achievement of its own. Koga clan's magnum opus is not how deadly the toxin can be but the fact that they aren't limited to only poison or stereotypical ninja/spy pokemon where such a team composition could draw suspicion if an assassination were to occur.
>>59224191Seems neat. Kind of fucked up that his friend would narc on him immediately, but sometimes it be like that.
>>59224400>where such a team composition could draw suspicion if an assassination were to occurBut you can kill with anything? I would be more afraid of the ghostfag telling his team to rip out my soul with nobody knowing
>>59224411thanks, its because his dad was beat up and killed by team rocket over a debt
>>59224413If someone got bludgeoned with a rock, you'd think it the guy who owns a Geodude. If someone got mauled, you'd think it was the guy with the Mightyena. But if someone were poisoned, you wouldn't suspect the guy with a Magnemite or Goldeen.
>>59224413You need more than just a weapon to kill someone. You also need the actual opportunity to do so. Just like you can't shoot somebody if you can't actually get close enough to them with a gun to shoot them. And ideally you want to be able to avoid consequences for doing so. People are going to be suspicious of poison pokemon both to prevent themselves from being poisoned, and as suspects for when somebody gets poisoned. But if your jigglypuff can use toxic then nobody sees it coming and nobody has reason to believe it is poisoning people.
>>59224453Yeah, I read that. I just mean like damn, you don't even try and talk to your homie about it before turning on him. But that's just how some people are.
Nobody suspects the Stealth Rocks in their food. They get so startled when their teeth crack on rocks they stumble backwards into their chair, except surprise, there's two layers of spikes there.>I-I'll just wear my heavy duty boot–Look inside. Two layers of toxic spikes, and now you're dead, and I'm long gone. The perfect crime.
>>59224510I drive my car outside your house, blasting my music at full volume. You can barely make out anything from the noise. I then drive away. You, however? You start feeling weaker and weaker. Confused, you lay down to rest. You don't wake up.The Perish Song hidden beneath the wubstep went unnoticed.
I'm finally getting to introduce Beheeyem to the plot.Oh boy, how much of a bastard is he going to end up being by the end of this?
>>59224458>not having a Pecha Berry with you all the timeposers
>>59224713>he didn't inject himself with pecha berry geneswho needs a cure when you are the cure?
>>59224713>he doesn't have steel-type aura to be completely immune to poisonngmi
>>59224195what about the ones not on AO3?
You know that Pokemon can't die from poisoning, right? Once they faint, all non-volatile status conditions are cleared
>>59221679Wasn't there an OP format with a bunch of links? I remember distinctly looking through a fanart section and finding about Love Lost over there.
>>59224695Is he going to mind control Hyde into having sex with Ian, or is Ian the one who is going to get humiliation ritual'd.
>>59224540Realistically how do you counter this?
>>59225086Do you mean the old thread vpwt? I don't remember there ever being links in the current op.
>>59224726Looks like a butt.
>>59225139ear plugs
>>59225086That was the old writethread general, they vanished due to some autistic discordfag drama. Never make a discord for your general, kids.
>>59225268That's gonna happen regardless if you don't bully all discordfags out of the general as soon as they mention that shithole
>>59221679What are some ways to regain the advantage in a Trick Room? If you command your pokemon to deliberately move in slow motion will that translate into faster movement inside the field, or is it based on an intrinsic "speed" value all living beings are subject to and all of their moves will reflect it? That would be strange outside of a game setting. If you command your Pokémon to deliberately break one of its legs would that suddenly make it faster inside the Room?
>>59225418Trick Room is a psychic move, you're thinking of it too abstractly. It creates a reality marble, a zone of psychic energy that alters the senses of a pokemon. We can theorize that this zone effects the pokemon's mind based on their brain's reaction time. Fast reacting pokemon find themselves befuddled, and slow reacting pokemon find themselves mentally charged. Pokemon in the middle have little effect, meaning we can assume that the psychic ability is more effective the further from the middle a pokemon is on the reaction speed spectrum. This means that all fast pokemon will be slowed down due to manipulation of their mind and senses.With the sole exception of Regieleki, of course.
>>59225268>>59225160I'll check that out, thanks anons. >Love Lost last updated 11 years ago>YT channel of a guy celebrating PMD-Explorers 15th anniversary Time flies, huh.
>>59225473So hit yourself with a hammer and become retarded and then you move faster?
>>59225418Trick Room's one of those moves that doesn't translate outside of game mechanics because the games treat the concept of "speed" very weirdly. Especially since it doesn't reverse Priority brackets, so we can't even say that moving fast is turned into moving slow. It's really fucking messy.Because of this you have to make up your own rules for how Trick Room works, but as a plus it means you can also decide how it's broken. I've seen several interpretations and never seen the readers complain.
>>59225522Possibly, at the expense of being retarded and reduced in effectiveness in every other situation. It is better to just utilize a pre-retarded pokemon like Slowbro.
>>59224872Can't read a fic if I can't find it. The AO3 list is a manageable size, contains the most consistently discussed fics in this thread and doesn't involve me signing up for even more godforsaken websites, so I'm sticking with just that list for the foreseeable future.
I had the old /vpwt/ OP saved somewhere, turns out it was only on my PC which has since died, so I don’t have the link to that catalogue. I’ll do some digging just in case as there were a lot of fics in there. The most prominent writefags I can remember from the years I started lurking the general were Mimiga and CGE, and looking up Mimiga surprised the hell out of me as he updated his WIP rather recently (late March is recent in the fossil record for old thread archival purposes).It’s kind of a funny thing now as I lurked the old threads and was definitely an “ideas guy” who never wrote anything, and now I’m pretty prolific writefag all things considered. Follow your dreams, anons!
>>59224872I only have an AO3 account, so I only made a collection on AO3. But like I said, you can add links to off site fics to an AO3 collection if you have an account. I've never done it myself, but I leave submission of fics to the collection up to fic authors. I don't want any personal involvement in curating what is and isn't added because the nature of owning the collection itself is already an annoying power imbalance between me and any writer adding their fics to it. I enjoy 4chan because the anonymity is an equalizer of legitimacy for any discussion had here. Doing anything other than letting anybody post (or not post) anything they want to the collection invites the potential for ego tripping and drama.
>>59225101Wrong fic.He's going to be responsible for the gen 8 fossilmons as well as part of a massive conspiracy and coverup.
>>59225418Being half fast, so you become half slow and stay the same
>>59225418>The move will wear off on its own after a certain period of time, but can be forcefully ended by damaging and shattering the walls.Aside from that, you'd have to play defensive or use large AoE moves to restrain your opponent.
>>59225537the anime could translate it
>>59225951I'm just saying Neroli would be hotter if she was a psycho yandere who tried to brainwash Ian with her Bayheem.
>>59226283she?
>>59226351Yes, she, the character is an imposter or relative, of Professor Neroli.I think Pofag revealed her to be the older sister Acerola but I can't remember off the top of my head.
>>59226358Neroli in PoPT has no relation to Professor Neroli. Never played the game that professor’s in, and I was looking for a cool Hawaiian flower for a name and that fit since she’s Acerola’s big sister.
>>59226560As if I'd believe that.
>>59226560so does that mean Hyde is not Mustard's son from the SWSH DLC?
What kind of Pokemon would writefags be? Pofag is clearly Sawsbuck, CCfag is either a Gible or Murkrow, but what would, say IMOfag or PokeNormalfag be?IMO I imagine would be a Tsareena and PokeNormal either a Gengar or a Rotom.Spicefag would idk, be a water type? Since fire types are weak to that or since William wants to fuck Braixen and is weak to her so maybe a grass type? Maybe a Venasaur for bondage.Saulfag a Slowpoke cuz Troy dumb as hell, or maybe Alolan raticate cuz crime. Thievul.Shifterfag a Ditto or Zoruark.Penfriendsfag is a dog/foxfucker so hmmm, actually he's a It*lian so maybe a Kricketune? Eh, too much of a stretch. Maybe one of the snake-like pokemon cuz pasta.Mahoganyfag is perhps a Weavile or whatever makes dragons submissive little bitches.Dunno much about sellouts, but it seems to be crime laden and with mail so... same as with Saulfag. Maybe Pelipper or Dragonite?
>>59226725Actually nvm, Pofag is a Wailord lover, so definitely a Skitty.
What's our equivalent?G-Max?
>>59226725Spicefag actually said the original MC before William had a Totodile so I think he'd be a Totodile. In that version he also had. Frosslass and Dusknoir, although that makes me wonder would Frosslass be his Poke wife or was Braxien being his Poke wife a decision made when he swapped to will as the Protagonist and Pokewaifuism wasn't baked into the original concept.
>>59226725It's pokeNORMAL, not PokeGhost. Also, a surreal feeling to be known for what is supposed to be a side project to the main story I originally wanted to focus on. Such is the fate of crossovers I guess.
>>59226748Fine, you can be a Blastoise too FFfag.
For PokeNormal, it should definitely be a Porygon line. Normal to resist ghosts and it could be the parallel to the all important Safety Wizard. Also the great Rotom nemesis!
>>59226015The anime doesn't make sense to begin with
>>59221679Do you think the Unity Tower is a frequent suicide spot in Unova?
>>59226956>requires crossing the sea to reach>is the only building on the islandProbably not. Post-trade regret probably wouldn't kick in until they're off the island too.
>be me>go to an improv comedy club>one of the actors asks the audience for a person and a place>"Lysandre in Geosenge Town">"Emm, how about something different?">"Colress in Opelucid City">"Come on man, be serious">"Rose in Hammerlock Stadium">get banned from the club
>>59226989>"I just need a historical event, any event!">Mossdeep space shuttle disaster"
>>59226725>>59226742My favorite is actually Delphox with Feraligatr as a contester. Original Pokewife was also Salazzle. Current story couldn't be more different from the original idea.
>>59226733>big ass transformation enabled by a monster sealed in youClosest is probably G-Max, yeah.
>>59226989Realistically what was the death toll in the Opelucid Freezing Disaster
Random question, what is the legality of making a Pokemon webcomic? I've seen a few around and I was just wondering if it is possible to make one without getting DMCA raped by Nintendo
>>59227366There's five bajillion nuzlocke, PMD, and other comics on the internet, you'll be fine up until money starts getting involved. Relax. Speaking of, what's the one with the sneasel girl and the victini? Forgot the name suddenly.
>>59227366Just don't try to monetize it super hard. You can. But once you start making like a thousand bucks a month, you might start getting some unwarranted attention.
>>59227160Well, since hyperbeam to the fucking face seems like a common tactic in their world probably zero.Pokémon humans are ridiculous
>>59227160Realistically... I never played Black and White so I have no idea.
>>59227160We're talking about a world with technology well beyond our understanding that constantly deals with entropy-defying animals. That whole ordeal was, at worst, a mild inconvenience.
Writing my new chapter and realizing what I've been missing since I started this arc: characters who just straight up can't stand each other.
>>59227503>>59227481I'm sure all those infants exposed to subzero in their cribs, hospital patients requiring critical care, and otherwise regular civilians encased in gigantic blocks of ice and deprived of oxygen for god knows how long walked it off and were just fine.And when Kyurem was defeated and the ice suddenly melted I'm sure anyone standing near electrical equipment, unstable footing or cramped tight spaces was okay with the flood of water that came after.
>>59227503It made the trains stop running. A bit more that a mild inconvenience, I'd say.
>>59227528He said sorry, okay!? That man earned his Alola chill vacation!!...fuck Ohmori, man.
>>59227503>That whole ordeal was, at worst, a mild inconvenience.But they jobbed to hot climate so bad they ran away to space though?
>>59227555You can't solve inhospitable weather by importing billions of paldeans.
>>59227559Simply have Juliana tell Nemona that she can only be her rival if the global climate trends cooler back to averages from 20 years or so ago. She'll make it happen.
>>59227552>Ghestis saying sorryHey, anon, I think you have an obsession.
>>59227563Nemona is a healthlet like Wally, she aint cut out for saving the world. Only an actual protagonist is both smart and capable enough to visit rayquaza and ask them to pls fix.
>>59227567Colress nigga but keep coping
>>59227573>rayquaza and ask them to pls fix.RoyChads we're finally getting fanfics...Also>FRAUDQUAZALmao, I'd rather ask MewTwo than that jobber
>>59227575Did Colress ever say sorry either? I thought he just said 'haha, the cops can't catch me'
>>59227528...except it never happened. >w-what? But—Look, it made the dragon clan look REALLY bad, okay? So it never happened. End of story.>you can't possibly—WHY DO YOU KEEP BRINGING UP STUFF THAT NEVER HAPPENED, ARE YOU SOME KIND OF FOREIGN AGITATOR ANON? WHAT'S THAT AMANITA-CHAN, HE HAS 50 TERABYTES OF BABYMON IMAGES ON HIS XTRANSCEIVER? TORTURE AND THE DEATH PENALTY FOR THE DELUSIONAL LUNATIC!!
Chapter 23 of Spice and Fox is out. Rougher and less edited than I'd like, but it's over with. Next one on the 15th.https://archiveofourown.org/works/21307454/chapters/219148656
>>59227611The funny part is that none of the characters anon complains about have ever actually said "sorry" in dialogue regarding their villainous actions.
>>59227160>TURN ON THE TV>IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT CHANNELhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwcKXvNaKQ0
>>59227993I wish there was a short like this about the Cinnabar Island eruption
>>59227385Just don't tell anyone you're making that much
>>59227385Nintendo just took down a YouTube channel that made National Geographic documentary-type videos, so watch out
>>59228088I hate tendies...
>>59228088
>>59228114why are the japanese like this
>>59228129guy had a patreon and that's a nono for nintendo
>>59228114Well played Nintendo, with this guy as an example nobody else will undertake the grueling months of labor and manpower required to produce such a high quality infringement of your brand. Imagine if we lived in a world where anyone with a computer could easily replicate their work at the literal press of a button. Whew, sure dodged a bullet there.
>>59228535^thisA smart move would be to give the guy the choice of working for you instead of patreon
What is the in-pokeverse equivalent of NINTENDO HIRE THIS MAN
>>59228568GIOVANNI GIVE THIS MAN MEWTWO GENES
>>59221679Think fast.What's the most important thing in Pokemon battles?
>>59228643Speed and DODGE
>>59228643Having fun
>>59228643PokemonI thought very fast
>>59228684He must have seen some big tiddies because pokemon is a no contact sport for the trainer.
>>59228643Being able to throat fuck you pokemon mid battle> Pensfriendsfag & Spicefag
>>59228689But it's le illegal to do!You gotta wait until AFTER the battle, when you can have 6 hours long bed breaking sex to reward them
I was playing a rom hack recently and the term "pseudo-legendary" came up and it honestly broke my immersion. I barely bat an eye at someone going "Oh my Arceus!" so I don't know why this threw me off so much
>>59227843Surprisingly no cuckoldry this chapter but William and Carolyn are in prime position to be raped or find a raped Holly so I'll give a spiritual +0.5 cuckoldry score.
