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Third 👻 Story [Video/Action for Violet]

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[At a little desk in a Violet City hotel, Ashley sits in front of a lot of...papers. Many papers, a notebook? Whatever's written on them can't be distinguished from the angle, but oh goodness, it looks like there sure is a lot of it! She looks a lot more put-together than the last time she was on video on the network, that's for sure. Probably helps that there's a Zubat poking up behind her shoulder, like he's holding on with his wings from behind, and it's a surprisingly peaceful image? Really, the girl who'd arrived here in hysterics is completely zen with giving a no-eyed bat a piggyback, something works well in this world.]

Hi. [...you don't have to-] I've, um, more or less... I've started training a lot, for my first gym battle, and it occurred to me that there are some Pokémon here that've got unconventional evolution styles. Since no one's an expert on everything and I'd have no idea where to start looking for one, I wanted to put this out to poll. I don't want to mess up and make it so they can't evolve right, especially since- Arwen, c'mere, don't do that-

[She bends down, dips off-screen (with a skitter from her Zubat) and then pops back up, with an excited little Eevee in her grasp, one who leans forward and sniffs at the camera.] Okay, sure, girl. Since I've heard Eevee have a lot of forms.

[A small Vee! as Ashley pulls the girl away. The view moves from Eevee-nose to one of her notes, one that appears to be a small...not-good doodle of an Eevee, with multiple arrows. ...It honestly looks like one for each type, um. Only one has a doodle at the end, which is mostly just a not-good Eevee with ribbons for its ears: Ashley's rendition of a Sylveon, with a little scribble of + puffs??.] I had a conversation with someone on how to get a Sylveon, but I'm not sure on the specifics- or how many forms Eevee has, or what causes them to evolve into each of them!

[Her finger rubs against the PokéGear's lens for a brief moment, leaving a faint print as she sets it back hastily so it's pointed back at her face. Her Eevee has since grown bored and hopped off, it appears.]

I don't want to...to train her without knowing what strategies to use. At least for evolution. And then I realized I don't know anything about the rest of mine either.

[What a god awful long preamble, Ash, do you ever shut up, God-
Looking several shades of awkward now that she's been talking for...awhile, she clears her throat and shifts her shoulders, meaning her Zubat almost falls off.]

S-so! Besides Eevee's...everything. I made up a list of my Pokémon, and, if any of them have special conditions or something besides simple training to help them evolve to their next form!

[And now the view's back to her notes, but a different set- it is indeed her roster, just a list of names; Litwick, Espurr, Happiny, Stantler, Zubat and so on. Not a very long list of species, thankfully.] I already know about Espurr's unique case, but for the rest I'm clueless, and the handbook didn't mention hardly anything about evolution.

[...this is because she wants to study isn't it, jesus christ ashley really]

Any information or just tips for evolution training would be very appreciated. Thanks for your time!

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[Training. Holy heck has this girl been training a lot. Towards the start of the day, you'll catch her with her Pokémon (Litwick, Luxio, Espurr, Zubat, Munna, and a very shy Snorunt) out of their balls, either on her way to or at Sprout Tower. ...Which is a fun place to be. Isn't it. All those freaking ghosts, and-

Naw, she's calm, she's cool. Feel free to run into her during this point, where she's likely training her Luxio or her shaking Snorunt, or maybe her Zubat.

...There is one point in the day, however.

Toward the end, when most of her Pokémon are all in their balls, save for her Zubat who's piggybacking on her shoulders.

Where this horrible shriek just echoes throughout the Tower, and holy crap she sure can run, can't she, down from the second floor and out the damn door, what the heck is she even running from-

Whatever it is, she's very distressed! Naturally. Because she wouldn't be Ashley if she wasn't.]

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Is that...so...

[Bites down on her lower lip, hesitates.]

What...changed? You seemed determined to...see the worst in me, just a few minutes ago.

Evolutionary stones. I believe you can only get them in the department stores in Goldenrod and Celadon, though I think you can order them and get them sent to you through Pidgey Post.

Pidgey Post...? Is that like snail mail? Huh. So... Agatha needs a Dawn Stone for her last form, Morpheus needs a Moon Stone, and... [Turns to something out of view, or someone.] Jadis? Should I get another Dawn Stone? You've got a choice.

[Snooo...]

...We'll see.

Where do they even come from, the stones?

Something like that, but with Pidgey carrying them through the air.

As for where they come from, I'm... honestly not sure.

[... 😡 ]

Does anyone know? There's so many big question marks here...

I don't think they do. None of the natives are too helpful with that kind of thing.

Ugh, that's frustrating! We just- hmph. I guess I'll just get on with questions. Like, friendship. You said they evolve with it? I just...become good friends with like...my lil Happiny?

Pretty much. I don't have any that evolve that way, myself.

[Too much of a hassle. Too many feelings.]

Huh. You got your hands on Happiny, too, then...

[ Small world. ]

Mine's at level 25. Still hasn't evolved yet, though...I would've thought it would have changed by now, but, I suppose not. I've heard it needs some kind of stone. And I don't have any of the other ones, Eevee aside, so, I'm afraid I won't be much help there.

Stantler is that deer with the antlers that make you dizzy, isn't it? I'm on the lookout for that one now in the ruins...

...Huh. That... Let me guess, no one knows why some evolve like that or not. [Sigh.] Well, that's no problem, I just...do what I'm doing...

But, I had another question about the Evolutionary Stones?

Edited (h/o this works better) 2016-03-13 15:28 (UTC)

Oh... Asuka, hi. [It's been awhile.] Yeah, uh, I got Louise - she's my Happiny - I got her from...a friend, being nice. And I didn't really catch Fitzgerald myself either, I traded for him, so...I can't help with location...

[Cough.] Buuut, uh, a stone? I haven't heard of that, like...one of the Evolutionary Stones? Do you know which one?

Hm. They're not much for fighting, at least, not at first. But I've started to warm up to having her around. She's learned not to run around at my feet anymore...

[ And she carries her around sometimes, but, no one has to know that. ]

I believe it works a little differently. From my understanding, you just show an Evolutionary Stone to a Pokemon and that's enough to make it change. But Happiny needs to hold the stone while levelling up before it evolves...pretty sure it's an Oval Stone. Looks kind of like an egg. ...Makes sense, considering how much it seems to love rocks that are egg-shaped. Must be like looking for sand in the desert...

Ohhh, is that so? Well, then. That changes a few things. Good thing I wanted to wait until she was a bit older to train her.

Hey, maybe they'll have them in a department store, like the other stones? I'm going to look into ordering some, for the future, and...if they have an Oval Stone, I can let you know? One trainer to another.

That makes sense. I didn't exactly have a choice, since that's the one I started with. ...Still don't get that joke, but, it hasn't been all bad, honestly.

[ It became easier once she gave it Flamethrower, that's for sure. ]

If they do, well, I suppose I'd appreciate it. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't curious to see what Chansey is like.

But I don't want to be in your debt or anything, so, let me know what I can do to make it fair.

Chansey... I've heard some good things about them. [Making people happy... She hopes it'll be true.]

But, you wouldn't be in my debt at all! It'd just be a favor.

Have you, now? I'm certainly curious myself...but I hardly know what they look like, so, it'll be interesting.

I refuse to let a favor go by without you getting a favor in turn, though. I'm not really used to this whole "getting help from others" thing, but, I try not to make a habit of it.

[And in swoops the resident Pokénerd to glance over that roster. He's at a point where he doesn't spend nearly as much time training his personal roster; hard to stay excited about that after six years, but hey, it's a good time to dish out his personal experiences.

So, hmm, where to start...

Squinting, he takes a moment to peruse the list before formulating his reply.]

Well, first of all, what you choose for your Eevee's gonna make a huge difference in how you train it. If you go for one of the stone evolutions, you'll want to evolve ASAP. Unlike most Pokémon that evolve with stones, they don't stop learning moves.

But that's if. You already mentioned Sylveon, and they're a pretty reliable fairy type. Decently bulky, does a serious number on dragons.

But besides Sylveon, there's Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon-- all pretty self-explanatory as types go. Flareon's more of a physical attacker. Jolteon's fast but frail, and Vaporeon's on the slow side, but it makes up for it with its defenses and decent attack power. All three of them evolve from elemental stones-- Fire, Thunder, and Water in this case.

[And yes, he's focusing on strength/effectiveness here. The loser's always been rather competitive with battles, and he's spent way too long thinking this over.]

Other than those guys, there's Leafeon, Glaceon, Umbreon, and Espeon. Haven't got a lot of experience with the former two, but Umbreon's good for trickier tactics. Status inflictions, stalling... And Espeon's kind of like Jolteon in that it's a glass cannon. Those two evolve based on happiness and the time of day-- so at night, you'll get an Umbreon and in the day, you'll get an Espeon.

[He'll take a pause, because he realizes that's a lot to take in.]

Anyway, I know I kinda rambled a little, but I'm happy to clarify things if you need it. I've worked with a few different forms of Eevee,

[...Well, Riku may notice as he's talking that Ashley's picked up her pen and is attentively taking notes. Type, evolution, advantages and disadvantages- everything. She nods, scribbles. Nods, scribbles. Lips pursed, small strands of hair falling to her face.

When she's sure he's done, she looks up.] I... wow. Thank you, that is so helpful! All of that about the different types, and- well, I was pretty excited about Sylveon, and Arwen seems pretty wedded to the idea of becoming one, but they all sound so cool! And I could probably make a whole team of six, and if they're all as cute as Sylveon-

[You've made her life, Riku. She flushes a little.]

I guess I'm just as excited. Ever since I first heard about Eevee, I've wanted to raise a whole bunch of them.

They're... Well, they're taller. And they look like they can take a punch.

If you really insist, then... Oh, there has to be something, maybe a...set of Poképuffs, since it seems I'll need a whole bunch of them?

[Dang, talk about attentive! Her reaction brings a small smile to his face. He can certainly appreciate the enthusiasm; he was in a similar boat when he was new... albeit more of an egotistical prick. Thank goodness he's left those days behind.]

Hey, that's the great part about Eevees. They're so flexible that there's incentive to train more than one. Heck, I've seen people specialize in breeding them before, which should say a lot.

I'd say if Arwen's game for being a Sylveon, then stick with it! Fairy's one of those types that's so new, some people still don't know how to deal with it. And I'm serious: there wasn't even a fairy type until about a year and a half ago.

But the cool part's that you could build up a team of Eevee forms, and chances are it'd be pretty balanced. You could use a Sylveon to deal with an Umbreon's fighting type weakness, Espeon to deal with Sylveon's poison weakness, Flareon to deal with steel. Vaporeon balances out Leafeon's ice and fire weaknesses...

Heh, I probably sound like a huge nerd right now, don't I? Sorry-- just been a while since I got to talk strategy.

There wasn't...? [A surprised kind of smile, what the heck. She can ask later.]

Why wouldn't someone wanna talk about this? It's...a whole balanced group, starting from one species! One really cute and fluffy species. [Euuuvee! Someone's pleased somewhere on the other end.] I honestly set my heart on a Sylveon too, but when I showed Arwen the picture I found, she was just so ecstatic- but I'll find her some friends, if I can get more eggs from breeders, or catch them at some point, and I'll have a direction, all thanks to these [tap tap] notes here.

I'm...completely new to all of this, but...a lot of my Pokémon are really enthusiastic about battling, for some reason, and I'm...well, there has to be something to do here, right? So any strategy talks or tips, I appreciate it.

[A beat.] Besides, nerds are underrated. [ c: ]

Going for Sylveon, then?

[ Hrm... ]

I was leaning towards Jolteon, myself. But puffs, then. Got it.

[A nod...but then she remembers it's on audio.]

I just, well, they look so cute. And apparently they're really strong too? A Jolteon sounds pretty cool, though. Like a lightning-fast zap attack.

[ Jesus Christ you dork....... ]

Well, it's mostly because from a sheer statistical standpoint, Jolteon is probably the most solid. Think of it this way: Vaporeon is weak to grass and electricity. Flareon's weak to rocks, ground, and water. Espeon's weak to bugs, dark types, and ghosts, too. And Umbreon is also weak to bugs, plus fighting-types and fairies.

Jolteon is weak to ground-types. That's it. And if someone does use a ground-type on me, well, I can just switch to whatever ferocious Pokemon that Magikarp apparently evolves into. I imagine they'd be pretty good checks for each other.

Is that so? [Color her very impressed.] I haven't really done a whole lot of type match-up, at least beyond the ones I have. There's just so much and... Well, now that I'm really buckling down I guess can spend more time beyond what Falkner's have.

What's that about Magikarp, though? I've seen those things and they're kinda...flop.

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