The New Normal - A Pokémon SI

by CartecFF

For most, becoming a member of the Elite 4 would be the culmination of their Journey. A great achievement that solidified your status in the annals of history. For me, it was just the start of my journey. Hopefully, everything stays Normal. A pre-canon self-insert into the world of Pokémon. Inspired by Hard Enough. Crossposted SB/QQ. Updates every Mon/Fri. Short Interludes on Wed.

119. The New Normal -OMAKE-Ingame Snippets v3

The New Normal – OMAKE – Ingame Snippets v3

When speaking at Dewford Town:

["I have no idea why this is supposed to be the second Gym that you're meant to fight. I mean, you have to take a ship to get here! The logistics behind this is ridiculous!"]

["Do the ferries have blackmail on the League or something? Who suggested that the Gyms should be done in this order? There's literally a better way to do it if you just ferry people over from Slateport after they've gotten their badge at Lavaridge!"]

At Sea Mauville:

["I know I was complaining about how unsafe Safari Zones were earlier, but this really takes the cake. Whose idea was it to turn a SINKING SHIP into a tourist attraction?!"]

["Look, I don't care if the League thought it was safe or not. But you CANNOT possibly have children coming over here like it's some kind of playground. THE FLOOR IS FALLING OUT IN PLACES!"]

["AND there are NO safety rails ANYWHERE! On a TILTED ship! Arceus, it's like they want to be sued for negligence!"]

At Pacifidlog Town:

[There is a sign that has been placed somewhat haphazardly next to the Pokémon center. There are words written in big bright red font.]

[It reads: 'To any trainer looking to release their Pokémon out for a walk. Please remember that the entire town is built out of wood. So please, do not release your Fire type Pokémon while on the WOODEN walkways. You might burn everything into the ground.']

[In smaller font, it also reads: 'I don't know why my sign is the only warning sign here and why the League hasn't already thought of this, but I'm not going to allow some idiot to burn the entire town down because they weren't using their brain.' -Elite John]

At Island Cave/Desert Ruins/Ancient Tomb:

[On the wall, an unknown language seems to have been carefully inscribed onto it. However, on closer inspection, you can see that much more recent additions have been made in a similarly unknown language. What could this mean?]

(If you translate it from Braille)

["This is an empty cave."]

At the Fighting Dojo:

["Hey, fancy seeing you here. I don't know why all the Gym Leaders decided to gather around here today, but since my sister was here, I came to hang out with them too and do a little networking."]

["Anyways, I accidentally turned this whole thing into a proper business meeting to allow these Gym Leaders to air any concerns they might have about the current League policies. Might as well make use of the opportunity since they're all here, right?"]

["Oh, did you want to battle them? Well, sorry, but I think we have more important things to do now. Maybe next time."]

At the Goldenrod Gym:

["Oh, hello. Are you looking for my sister? Unfortunately, Whitney came down with something today, so I'm filling in for her as a Gym Leader until she gets better. I'm sure I can handle it."]

["And don't you worry about me not giving the trainers enough of a challenge. I'll have you know that I taught Whitney everything she knows about Rollout Miltank. Did you struggle with it? I hope you did."]

["Anyway, I don't have a Miltank of my own, but I do have a Blissey. I've asked her to take things easy, but I'm sure she'll prove a sufficient challenge for the upcoming challengers…Why are you giving them such pitying looks?"]

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[Topic: What do you guys think of the new Pokémon game that just came out?] By BigBoiGamer

[So, I've been looking to buy the game since it actually got good reviews for once. I haven't watched any of the Let's Plays on the web, but it seems to be quite popular. Any thoughts from anyone playing the game? Is it a good buy?]

Comments

LocalEGirl

Absolutely! Shit's great. It's probably the biggest Pokémon game that they've released. And thank god they didn't use shitty Chibi graphics like they did in the previous game. I much prefer the pixel design over that shit.

Definitely worth a buy.

MadCuzBad

Has anyone managed to catch any Legendaries yet? I thought that the game was pretty unique for not having the player catch a Legendary before going into the Elite Four, but even after beating the Champion I still haven't managed to catch any.

NoGameNoLife

MadCuzBad Yeah, it's fucking weird. I go to all the secret location and all I get is this fucker John who keeps trying to sell me his fucking Moomoo milk.

What the fuck is this cockblocker doing everywhere anyways?

MadCuzBad

Dude, fuck John. I know people were asking for the Pokémon games to be more difficult, but he is actually just ridiculous. His Slaking especially is just what the fuck were they thinking?

Him and his sister can go fuck themselves. Fuck Miltank, and Fuck that Slaking.

GitGud

MadCuzBad Maybe the fact that there wasn't a box Legendary this time mean that there aren't any Legendaries to capture? After all, the box shows a Slaking of all things.

KeyboardWarrior

Well, if you look at the Pokédex, it doesn't show any Legendaries are available to catch. So maybe that's why?

XxEpicGamerxX

WHY CAN'T I BEAT THE ELITE FOUR I HAVE A LVL. 100 BLASTOISE WITH HYDRO CANNON AND I STILL CANT BEAT THE BLISSEY WHY IS PROTECT AND TOXIC SO ANNOYING HOW DO YOU BEAT IT

GitGud

Git Gud.

A.N. Since people seemed to enjoy that last one, here's the third chapter of this. I felt like now would be a good time for it since it's been some time since the last one. Might be the last, who knows? Anyways, as always, hope you enjoyed and don't take any of this seriously.

Thanks to Allute for BETAing this chapter! And to anyone who wants to support me, please check out my p atreon at CartecTNN where you can read 8 advanced chapters! Thanks to those who have supported me already!