Pokémon: Mermaid Legends of Paldea
A Pokémon Scarlet Mermaid Novel
Written by MegaSalamence64
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Author's Note:
Hey Guys, MegaSalamence64 here, Welcome back to Mermaid Legends of Paldea…
Before we start the Chapter off, Some things to take note of:
Mermaid Legends of Paldea can basically be an Adaptation of the Hidden Treasures of Area Zero DLC but with elements like the Paldea Rivals (AKA Nemona, Arven and Penny) Sticking around for the Whole way (I Admit, I'm part of the Crowd who's disappointed they're not sticking around for even the Area Zero Revisit…. Even with the Leaked Mythical Epilogue fixing this, I'm still bringing them along for the whole Adventure however since let's face it, They're the best Rivals in Recent gens as of late)
However! This Fic would be going in a Different direction especially during the Blueberry Academy/Area Zero Revisit, So Expected things to go differently there as well as how Terapagos ties into the Merfolk Legend in this Story (Because of this as seen in the Prologue, Arceus can arguably be considered more of the Mascot in Mermaid Legends of Paldea however due to him being the Reason the Merfolk existed and the Whole Plotline is tied to him with some lore expanding on his original Hero (AKA the Alder Ancestor we see in the Diamond/Pearl Clan Tents and the Trainer of the Original) as well as Tying Terapagos to him as well)
So Basically, Teal Mask would follow the Canon Storyline abit with the Paldea Rivals coming along instead of the Nameless NPCs while Indigo Disk (Especially the Return to Area Zero) would be going in a new Direction due to the Ideas I had in mind with the Return to Area Zero Trip.
(That said, A Certain Epilogue mentioned above involving the upcoming new Mythical would be playing a Different role in Mermaid Legends but it's presence would be adapted however… So basically, Expect this fic to go in a different direction at least)
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Similarly, For those whom came form my Deluxe-Verse Stories (AKA Stuff like Stories of the Smash Mansion, World of Light Deluxe, On the Same Boat, Swords and Magic, Etc)
There will be Changes between what happened in the Deluxe-Verse Fics and the Mermaid Legends of Paldea-Verse Fics so despite the Major Plot beats being the same for the Paldea Gang for both Stories, There are changes between them as well however.
Why? Well let's just Nemona's desires in my Recent Smash Fics to be a Pokemon/Mermaid would be playing a Role for her Arc in this Fic…
And I won't spoil any further as well to keep the Surprise up at least, but let's just say you'll have to wait and see for where this fic would go at least…
Similarly, I do have the Intention to Avoid making this Fic the same level of bad that is Miraculous Ladybug (Yeah, I admit, That Show (And it's Creator)'s is a Special Degree of Bad if you ask me, Even more then SwSh and that's saying something)
So I plan to at least make sure that I'm trying to avoid the Pitfalls of Miraculous Ladybug as best as I could at least, Especially in both Romance and Villains at least (So Don't worry about Juliana and Arven's Romance for this story, I'm making sure they won't go down the Adrinette path at least, And This Story's Villain(s) won't be poorly written like Gabriel as well)
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Well, That's enough talk, Time for the Chapter! See you all down below! ;)
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Chapter 1: The Start of Something New part 1
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World of Pokemon, Paldea Region, Mesagoza, Near the Northwest Pokemon Center:
Mesagoza City, The Capital of the Paldea Region,
The Large City while not as Grand as Lumious City in the Kalos Region nor as Massive as Castelia City…. Was considered a Large Place for the People of Paldea being the Centerstage for plenty of events (Including but it was home to the Famous Naranja Academy…
Formed 200 years ago, The Naranja Academy was the Oldest School in the Paldea Region with it being one of the most Sought Academies for even people of other regions, Due to it's reputation of fostering future generations of students
Often known for the Pursuit of Knowledge for many, The Academy was rather well known and often one of the Best Academies for New Trainers as well as of late (Especially with it's most Recent Staff just a Year and a Half ago after an imfamous incident with the Former Academy Staff failing to stop, forcing them to resign as well)
But right now, There are four Students whom are currently enjoying some Cooling Ice cream at this moment.
"Man this is some Great Ice Cream Guys!" Said Juliana Nami, A Young Palafin Mermaid currently in her Human Form and her Pokemon Sibilings/Team (Quaval the Quaquval, Tastu the Shiny Tastugiri, Pala the Palafin, Peli the Peliper, Clod the Clodsire, Goo the Goodra and Koraidon) eating some Nacli Salt Ice Cream with her Three Friends and their Own Pokemon Partners:
Nemona Cypress with her Pawmot as well as her Two Starters: Meowscarda and Skeidrege, Arven Antigua with his Buddy (And the Only thing he can truly call Family as of this Moment) Mabostiff and Penny Bila with her Pack of Eeveelutions (Or Veevees as she calls them) also enjoying their own Ice Creams as well as the Four Friends and their Pokemon are Just enjoying the Afternoon at this moment right now
The Four Students don't have any classes today and have just came back form a Recent Tera Raid Battle, Deciding to take a Break with some Ice Cream right now was what they decided to do (Though Nemona's still ready for another Tera Raid Battle however once they have finished however)
"(Sure is Sis!)" Said Quaval as the Quaquaval looked back to her Sister as she smiled back to her.
"Yeah, After everything lately, Some relaxation is what we need…. Those Gym Checks aren't exactly easy, Especially Iono's…" Juliana continued to her Quaquaval Sister with a smile, A Palafin Squeak escaping her mouth as she did while she bare her Mer-Fangs as well.
"(Same here!/Agreed!/Ditto!)" Said Tastu, Pala and Peli as the Three other Water also added on as well
"Clod/Goo!" Added Juliana's Two non Water Types, Goo especially as the Goodra snuggled her Mama back, The Palafin Mermaid smiling back at this, No doubt the Goomy hatching form her Egg is something she never expected but took in stride however due to how adorable she was, (And also how Mermaids then to be rather motherly at times as well)
"Agais!" Said Koraidon as he then proceed to slept nearby, No doubt thinking of Sandwiches as he began to nap for now.
"Well… After everything we went through back in Area Zero, I Suppose this is my type of thing…." Said Arven as he licked on his own Nacil Salt Ice Cream. "I Suppose these Tera Raids are fine at least…."
"Heck yeah! With the Academy Ace Tournament now being a Regular Thing! I'll be smooth sailing form now on!" Said Nemona as she remained optimistic at this while eating Teriyaki Ice Cream, Despite the Near Death Experince the four nearly suffered at the Hands of the Koraidon that Murdered Arven's Mother Professor Sada Antigua.
"Heck! I Say we should continue with the Tera Raids after this! I heard rumors of a Black Tera Raid Cave recently and I figured we should try it ou-"
"Well I Say Smooth Sailing because the Area Zero Stuff is essentially kept secret because we'll be in deep trouble if the fact we been there is released to the Public…." Penny admitted with a Sigh as while they not been expelled for trespassing into a restricted Area, The Fact they're able to save Paldea form being overridden by Paradox Pokemon more or less makes up for it (Even if it means being forced to work for the League due to hacking their systems for the League Points she used to pay Juliana after she helped stop her fellow Star Bosses, Especially given the less then Stellar reputation Top Champion Geeta Ranto has as well… Many people including the Gym Leaders (Especially Normal Type Gym Leader/Flying Elite Four Member Larry) sharing a strong dislike for her as well)
"But I say I'm still surprised you're not traumatized by this as we are Nemona…" She continued as she glance back to the Student Council Champion ranked Trainer with a look of disbelief on her. "You're really asking for trouble given what the few students whom did venture those Black Tera Raid Cave… Cause for all we know, There could be something worse then the Other Koraidon lurking in there as we-"
"Hey Don't worry about it Penny…." Juliana said to Penny with a Small Chuckle form her mouth (And a Palafin Squeak as well). "We did managed to survive the whole Area Zero Ordeal… I'm sure we can handle the Tera Raid Dens at least…"
"I Suppose…. But maybe another NON Black Tera Raid Cave would be better instead?" Said Penny with a Shrug as her Slyveon wrapped her Feelers, Calming her down while she ate her Strawberry Ice Cream.
"Well fair enough…" Said Nemona with a nervous Chuckle to her new friend as no doubt she's starting to be more considerate especially after everything that happened recently form Juliana and her Mother revealing they're Mermaids as well as she and Arven temporary experiencing the feeling of being Merfolk as well…
The Academy Ace Tournament Preparations was cupcakes at least, Especially with Juliana helping Geeta out with the Assessments of the Gym Leaders.
She then looked back to the Center of the City Plaza, Which she smiled back as she recalled the First battle she can truly go all out on, Her two Starters doing the same as well.
While She never gotten the chance to experience it due to the massive distrust most of the Students held for her due to the Past Events involving the Bullies that tormented Team Star (Something Nemona admitted she never dwelled much about as well) making them wary of her, She was finally able to experience having a Friend that shares her love for battles as well… It was that point she truly found her treasure in the form of Juliana, Her First True Friend and Battle Bestie.
Similarly, Juliana was doing the same as well, Abit for different reasons however.
'Man it's been a whole week since the Academy Ace Tournament… And I still can't believe for my First year in the Naranja Academy… I'm already a Champion Ranked Trainer, Like Rosa and Nate are…' Juliana thought to herself as she stared at the Center of Mesagoza with a sense of foundness at this.
Both where she had her First Battle as a Champion against Nemona at her Full Power (Abit with her New Team and not her Original Team during her First Treasure Hunt) as well as the Academy Ace Tournament:
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The Week Before, During the Academy Ace Tournament:
"Quaval! Use Aqua Step onto Glimmora!" Shouted Juliana as her Pokemon Sister nodded back in Agreement as she Rushed towards Geeta's Glimmora as the Terastalized Toxic Flower Pokemon as Geeta smirked back at this turn of events.
"Use Thunderbolt* Glimmora…" Said Geeta in a calm tone as her Pokemon fired out a Blast of Electrical Energy at the Dancer Duck Pokemon.
"Quaval Dodge while continuing your attack!" Yelled Juliana as Quaval nodded back in Agreement as She then rushed up to her Foe, Dealing a Devastating Blow to her foe…
Causing it's Terastalized Body to shatter and returning it back to normal as it was knocked down, Normal and fainted.
"And Look at that! The Winner of our Frist Academy Ace Tournament is none other then our new Champion Ranked Trainer: Juliana Mizu!" Yelled the Announcer as he looked at the Battle with Quaval still active (And un-terastalized as well)
The Crowd soon started to go wild at this with many Students cheering at their first Tournament Champion (Who's also their newest Transfer student) with three Students (A Girl with light black hair with a Fuecoco in her arms, A Light brown haired boy wearing Glasses with a Quaxwell by his side with a Tanned Boy with Blue hair and mixed yellow strips and his Meowscarda by his side) watching in surprise at the New Transfer student's Battle Prowess (Possibly Rivaling Nemona's according to the Tanned Boy and his Meowscarda agreeing with him) and even some of the Teachers doing the same (save for Miss Raifort whom looked away in disinterest) as well.
"Juliana! You did it!" Said Nemona as she rushed towards her Friend with Arven and Penny doing the same, The two of them feeling a sense of pride of their Friend as Geeta returned her Ace back to his ball (After healing him up with a Revive that is) as she approached Juliana with a smile.
"YOU WERE AMAZING THERE! AND HOLY ARCEUS I WISH I COULD BATTLE YOU AS WELL!" Nemona continued as Skeldriege and Meowscarda turned to Quaval whom smiled back to them as well, Moreso for the Former since the latter was Nemona's Original Starter during her first year at the Academy.
"I have to admit Juliana… For a First Year Champion, You have risen to the ranks of Nemona as one of our youngest Champion Rank Trainers…" Said Geeta as she looked back to the Hoennian Girl.
"You have a Bright future ahead of you at least. And This Tournament is far form a One off thing as well… so Keep moving forward dear"
"Aw thanks Miss Geeta!" Said Juliana then felt a sense of Pride at this as she smiled back to her Friends as she then approached Arven with a smile, Whom smiled back to his First Friend,
"So, Ready to go now Juliana?" Questioned Arven as the Mermaid smiled back to him.
"Sure let's go!" Said Juliana as she and Arven held hands (Much to Penny's amusment) and left with Nemona and Penny.
Both feeling a sense of more then just friendship as well as they blushed when they held hands together.
All while the Four Friends Celebrate Juliana's Victory, The Mermaid even feeling a stronger feeling for Arven and via versa with the Son of Professor Sada….
Unaware when no one was looking, Geeta let a Smirk of malicious intent, No doubt having big plans for Juliana in the future.
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Being a Champion (Or Rather a Champion Ranked Trainer) was never what Juliana had in mind for when she moved to Paldea since it was a Temporary Situation till the Situation with Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre was fixed…
Juliana was mostly unsure what she wanted to do in Paldea even when her Uncle enrolled her in the Academy to ensure she won't look out of place due to her Mermaid Nature, Which fortunately for them, Director Clavell was willing to keep her Nature as a Mermaid a Secret as well (Much to her Uncle and Mother's Relief)
She's not one for Pokemon Battles as well despite her being part Pokemon herself due to being a Mermaid, But Nemona has managed to Convince her to give it a try as well..
And Sure, being Champion Ranked wasn't the same like with in Other Regions like Unova, But She enjoyed doing the Gyms more then she thought… Even if Geeta wasn't as Difficult as she thought (Nemona and even Arven was arguably tougher for her to say the least)
Likewise, Encountering Koraidon, Meeting Arven for the First Time, Saving Penny form the Team Star Grunts (Whom aren't even aware she's their Boss as well) and her First Day in the Academy to eventually learning about Mabostiff's injuries and eventually saving him and helping Penny put an end to Team Star and saving her Friends form being expelled where also entered her minds as she temporary banished the near death experience she and her friends nearly had against the Other Koraidon in Area Zero.
It wasn't what she expected but she won't trade it away as she founded her own treasure during all of this as well: Three new Friends.
"Juliana… Juliana… Are you ok?" Questioned Arven as Juliana turned to him as she snapped back to Reality.
"Oh it's nothing Arven… I'm ok at least…" Said Juliana with a Small Palafin Chuckle as her Team looked back to her, Quaval especially smirking at her Sister's Crush on the Son of Professor Sada but decided to remain quiet to not sour the mood at least.
As Juliana looked back to Arven, she began to feel her checks turning Red, No doubt ever since both when they meet at the Lighthouse/Sada's old lab and the time she revealed her true nature of being a Mermaid to him when hunting the Last Herba Mystica to save Mabosstiff's life (That was where she meet and caught Tastu as well)
'Oh Arceus, I really need to managed my emotions as a Mermaid…' Juliana thought to herself as no doubt having a Crush is one thing, but being a Mermaid means her Crush is no doubt going to be bigger as well.
While her Mother says it's a natural thing for Merfolk to feel that way, It's still often can be troublesome at times as well.
"Ro-to-to-to-to.."
Suddenly, Juliana, Arven, Nemona and Penny's Rotom Phones began to rang as they took them out to see Professor Jacq (The Current Biology Teacher of the Narjana to be exact) on the Screen.
"Hello Juliana, Arven, Nemona and Penny, This is Jacq." Said the Teacher to the four Students.
"Hey Professor Jaqc!" Said Nemona as she looked back to the Teacher.
"Well I apologize if I'm interrupting anything you four are doing right now… But you see, We have a School Trip year round at this time… And it's a Special Collaboration between our Academy and another School as well' Jaqc Continued as Juliana looked back in surprise at this, While Nemona continued to smile as Arven and Penny remained quiet at this.
"Really?" Juliana questioned as Penny and Arven turned to her.
"Well it's nothing we didn't dwell on much Juliana…." Said Penny with a Shrug, Arven doing the same as he wasn't in school before Juliana moved to Paldea, So such things never bothered him at least.
"And Won't you believe it you Four, you were the Lucky four chosen for the School Trip as well!"
"Really!?" Said Juliana as she and her Friends looked back in Shock (Nemona shaking in joy, Arven's face being surprised by this and Penny's interest was no doubt showing as well)
"Say What!?" Said Arven as he remained in shock about this.
"Yes Indeed Arven…. You, Juliana, Nemona and Penny are about to Study and experience the Great Outdoors in the Land of Kitanami!" Jacq continued even more. "It's a Long Trip to get to this Year's Destination so that's why we can't send many students there this year…"
"But it seems you four are the Lucky few to come for the Trip!"
"Really?" Penny Questioned in shock at this, No doubt this is too good to be true, Especially given the large amount of Students in the Academy means it'll be impossible to get one of them as the Lucky few, Yet alone ALL FOUR OF THEM.
Not that she's complaining at least deep down however…. If she's going to another foreign region, she rather do it with her new friends at least.
"Well, I suppose It'll be better if I explain in further detail at least, So I suggest you four come to the School's Entrance Hall to hear all the Details at least…"
"No Problem Professor Jaqc! We'll be there ASAP!" Said Nemona
"Well Energetic as always Nemona… But See you later!"
Once the Call was hung up, Arven looked back to his new Friends.
"Well, That was unexpected…." He said as looked back in shock about this. "Can't say I'm Shock at this, I'm barely at school when this trip occurs back then…"
"I Agree" Said Penny as she looked back to Juliana, Arven and Nemona. "Me and Team Star never really gotten the Chance to experience this since you know, The Drama we had with the Bullies and all that?"
"Well, I Suppose it'll be better we check it out guys… Let's go!" Said Juliana with a smile on her face.
"Heck Yeah! Juliana's right!" Said Nemona with a smile. "Let's just take this as a New Opportunity for a new adventure!"
"Well, That's one way of putting but Nemona's right at least…" Said Juliana with a smile on her face as she smiled to Arven in Praticular. "No matter what happens, the Four of us got each other's backs at least.
"Well that's true…." Said Arven as he blushed a bit towards Juliana. "Let's finish out Ice Creams first before we head to the Academy at least…"
"True…." Said Penny with a small smirk on her face.
After finishing their Ice Creams and returning most of their Team back to their Pokeballs, Juliana and her Friends rushed to the Academy to learn more about the School Trip to Kitanami they're all picked for….
But what they didn't know is that is just the Start of their Biggest Adventure yet…
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On a Plane to Kitanami:
Meanwhile, High above the Skies, Flying in a Plane form the Kalos Region, Where Two young ladies, One Blond and one Platinum Blond/Sliver haired as the two of them are sitting together on their flight to the Land of Kitanami.
"So you're saying there may be possible ties to the Merfolk in Kitanami alongside the recent documents and new legends about Hisui you found recently Cynthia?" Questioned the Sliver haired woman to her friend as Cynthia chuckled back to her.
"Yup! Indeed Diantha!" Said Cynthia to her Friend. "Since you're the Princess of the Kalos Merfolk, I was wondering if you know if there's possible ties to Hisui and Kitanami… Especially with the Merfolk's Origins to Hisui and some of the new folklore recently discovered about it being connected there as well)
"I mean, I was originally planning on inviting Dawn for the Trip… But she declined after everything she went through during her time in Hisui…." Cynthia continued before remaining Slient at what she just mentioned,
No doubt the Young Berlitz heiress went through some rough experiences in Hisui, Admitting to Cynthia that she has issues being with Both Professor Rowan and her, No doubt due to the Actions of their Ancestors with the Feeling of betrayal still present in Dawn's Mind, And the Desire to stay away form anything Hisui Related (Save for the Pokemon she brought back to the Present with her) for quite a while, Which Cynthia respected as no doubt some wounds take longer to heal after all….
"I Couldn't blame her…" Diantha admitted with a Sign to the Champion of Sinnoh, "No child should ever go through want she went through there even if it's a Mission form Arceus Himself…"
"Don't worry Diantha… Dawn's doing fine right now, She's currently with the Subway Masters in Unova right now with her Friends Lucas and Barry, I heard form her Lucas that she even called Ingo Uncle Ingo during their time in Hisui Together…." Cynthia admitted as she let out a small chuckle at Dawn's nickname for the Older of the Two Subway Masters, No doubt being stuck in the Past was likely a major factor for said nickname as well….
"That's good to hear…." Diantha admitted with a sense of relief, As she let out a Palafin like click form her mouth before looking back to the Bracelet on her Right wrist.
Said Bracelet was the Treasure of the Kalosian Merfolk and Diantha was it's protector…
It was able to enchance one's Beauty but it comes with a Price should be used… As well as one of the Keys to a Weapon lost to time… Something Diantha swore to protect with her life as well.
Lately, The Crystal in the Bracelet was flashing a lot recently, Worrying Diantha as she knew while wasn't her using it at least, something else must be afoot, especially when the flashes the closer to Kitanami….
"It'll be fine Diantha, Don't worry…" Said Cynthia with a smile to her friend as she place her hand on her hand as Diantha briefly blushed back at this.
"Thanks Cynthia…." She said back to her friend with a smile as Cynthia smiled back to her.
However, What neither Champion are aware of is that the Flashing Crystal in the Bracelet was just a sign for things to come…
Especially with the Weapon the Merfolk Tribe's Relics are meant to seal away…
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*Glimmora can't learn Thunderbolt naturally but for this Fic, Let's just say Glimmora has gotten massive buffs in this Fic as well, Including a Certain Power form the Kalos and Hoenn Regions that many of us wished to see comeback…. I'll explain more down below
Author's Note:
Yeah, This one's another Set up Chapter but rest assured, I don't plan on Dragging this for too Long at least….
I was originally planning on the Opening to be the Academy Ace Tournament with Juliana's Victory with Geeta being shown as the Opening
But I couldn't find a way to connect the Scene to the Birar Scene so I figured having the Academy Win be a Flashback would work at least….
Plus, I do want to share my Juliana's Opinion on her Journey with her Friends as well… Basically what Juliana feels about the Whole Trip with her Three Buddies up to this Point, Basically a Small Summarization of Juliana's time during the Main Scarlet/Violet Story at least.
(Also before anyone asked, Yes, Those Preview Stories form Metamorphosis and Paldean Memories are Canon for this Story, That's why I included scenes with them as well… So Rest assured for those not interested in reading my Spin Off Fics, I'll try to include scenes form them as well)
That and I decided not to Copy SunlightShrine's Story (Pokemon Scarlet: An Unexpected Treasure if you're wondering) and instead have the ending of Juliana's Battle with Geeta be the Flashback as well and went with the Idea of the Paldea Gang just hanging out after fighting some Tera Raids, And then the Call form Jacq arrives as well.
So Basically, Think of this Chapter like in the Pokemon Movies Opening where it's basically the Opening Stuff of Ash and his Companions exploring the Area of the Movie before things go loose (With the Previous Chapter being the Prologue to the Movie before the Title was shown as well)
Something like this at least:
- www. youtube watch?v=q8hkoas5V2A (For the end of the Previous Chapter)
- www. youtube watch?v=83wpx86QNCM (For this Chapter's Scenes)
Also for those wondering, For the Full Names of the Paldea Gang:
-Juliana Nami (Nami is Wave in Japanese)
-Nemona Cypress
-Arven Antigua (Formerly Tiempo before his Parent's Divorce) (Antigua is Sada's Last Name for this Story while Tiempo is Turo's)
-Penny Bila (Short for Bilateral aka another way to say Two Sided)
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Similarly, For those wondering about why Nemona has Two Starters, Well for my Stories, Nemona's starter is actually form her Older Sister which was the Offspring of her Starter (Said Starter is a Meowscarda), So Nemona's Original Starter was Sprigatito when she first enrolled in the Academy while Fuecoco was her new starter after she decided to start afresh for Juliana when she picked Quaval when she was a Quaxly
As for Diantha and Cynthia's Apperance in this Chapter, They're going to mentors to the Paldea Gang in this Story to say the least…
But rest assured for those whom are kind of wary of how Friede was used in Horizons as of late, I'm going to make sure the Paldea Gang stay the Main Focus of Mermaid Legends of Paldea at least,
So you can rest easy about it….
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Also, I figured I should add some extra bits about the Mermaid Legends-Verse as well (Besides Obviously the whole deal with Mermaids, Cecaelia and the Paldea Gang being involved with the Terapagos Stuff like they should have been):
-Plenty of Juliana/Arven or HerbaMystica Shipping as the Fandom calls their Ship, And while it's a minor ship, do also Expect some Penny/Atticus as well down the line! ;)
-Mega Evolution would play a Role in this Fic, So expect Battles with Terastalization and Mega Evolution as well….
-There will be Custom Mega Evolutions for Many Pokemon like the Paldea and Unova Starters (Plus Decidueye and Typhlosion) as well as Glimmora, Clodsire, Tinkaton and Scorvillain…. Not all my Custom Megas would be appear of course but expect as Mega Evolution to be used with Terastalization once our Heroes get it.
Similarly, Expect a Special Terastal Form for a Certain Pokemon ala Orgepon and Terapagos for this story as well.
-Massive Ties to Legends: Arceus as mentioned above, Since Arceus is basically the Mascot of Mermaid Legends of Paldea (With Terapagos as a Secondary One however), This fic is also a Sequel to Legends: Arceus as well.
-Several Pokemon have gotten buffs in this Story to make them tougher like for Example:
Creation Trio: BST Increase form 680 to 700 (To Make them more Godlike with Dialga Gaining 10 in Special Attack and 10 in Defense, Palkia gaining 10 in Special Attack and Special Defense and Giratina gaining 20 in Speed)
Arceus: BST Increases form 720 to 900 (To Make him clear why's his the Pokegod for a Reason with all of his Stats going form 120 to 150)
Glimmora: BST Increases form 520 to 555 (To Make Geeta more of a Threat with it's Mega Evolution's BST (625 BST) becoming 655 as well with 5 in Special Attack and 30 in Speed)
Loyal Three: BST Increase form 555 to 580 (Okidogi gains 25 Speed, Munkidori gains 25 Special Defense and Fezandipiti Gains 25 Special Attack)
Enamorous: BST Increases form 580 to 600 (Gains 20 More HP)
Overqwil: Gets Toxic Derbies as a New Ability (Replacing Poison Point) and gains an Increase in BST form 510 to 525 as well.
-As shown by their Cameo in the Flashback with Juliana victory in the Academy Ace Tournament, Ohara, Aliguis and Hohma's Cameos means that yes, Anime/Manga elements would be present in this Story, But only for certain small bits so No Ash/Liko in this Story however, Extended Media Cast is basically just Cameos for this Story at least.
But all I can say however, A Certain Lore about Hoopa's Prison Bottle in the Hoopa Movie (Hint is: Arceus's Plates) would be adapted for what would be one of the Central Items of this Story.
-Similarly, Characters may take Cues form their Anime/Manga Selves for certain Characterization not present in the Games as well (But think of it as an extra seasoning for them at least)
-This Story would contain some Fakemons besides Custom Megas and that Special Terastal Form but it'll be Mostly limited to the Merfolk/Cecaelia and Paradox Pokemon however (Yeah, The Merfolk and Cecaelia are basically Pokemon/Human Hybrids so yes, Juliana's basically a Pokemon in this Fic) so don't worry about it.
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Next Time, We'll see how the Group reacts to them being chosen for the Kitanami Trip as well as Birar's Intentions with the Scarlet book as well!
Soon, We'll be heading for the First Arc/Part of Mermaid Legends of Paldea: The Teal Mask/Kitanami Arc!
Stay Tune for that! ;)
Take Care, Stay Safe, Watch your Health and See Ya! ;)
-MegaSalamence64
