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.

315. OMAKE - Legendaries Awaken DLC

The New Normal – OMAKE – Ingame Snippets – Legendaries Awaken DLC

[NEW POKÉMON DLC OUT NOW: LEGENDARIES AWAKEN! LEGENDARIES FINALLY MADE AVAILABLE!] by Earlier Access

[DLC trailer attached]

The long awaited DLC to the biggest and most successful Pokémon mainline game is here! After they released an entire Mystery Dungeon 'spinoff' game to flesh out the story, it was only natural for them to continue on their hot streak with a DLC. And before you ask – yes, the Pokémon company has achieved another slam-dunk with this one as well.

First things first, the title says it all – Legendaries will FINALLY be available to be captured, as shown in the trailer. After being deprived of them for the entirety of the main game despite having so many hints dropped about their eventual awakening (I'm looking at you, Regigigas), the Pokémon company have finally stopped edging us and gave us what we wanted.

However, for those worried that this DLC is merely a cash grab by the company so that you pay for the privilege of catching these Legendaries – be not afraid, because they've introduced a whole new storyline for you to enjoy as well.

I'll try my best to not get into too many spoilers and stick mainly to what's already been revealed in the trailer, but yes, Cyrus is the big bad. A big surprise to many, I'm sure – since he's been nothing but cordial to you when you first explore the Galactic Company's headquarters during your playthrough of the main game. Yet these guys have a dark secret hidden underneath their façade of normalcy, and it is this secret that eventually leads to the awakening of the Legendaries in response to this crisis.

As per the trailer, the Legendaries that you can catch are obviously going to be the Regi trio, including Regigigas, as well as the Lake Guardian Trio. However, I will say that there are FAR more Legendaries out there for you to catch if you just go looking for them. The process will not be easy, with many of them locked behind secret puzzles and areas that are hidden away from the main Routes. You will be searching through every nook and cranny of every city, Route, and area if you want to earn the privilege of catching these Legendaries.

Some Legendaries even require you to have played through the Mystery Dungeon game to unlock!

Trust me, trying to get some of these Legendaries is like playing a puzzle game. I'm sure many of you will search up guides, but it's my recommendation that you don't do so. Part of the challenge is figuring out the method, and it'll make your eventual capture all the more rewarding.

The DLC isn't super long, and I finished the story in about 6-8 hours, though I haven't found all the Legendaries yet. Some have been particularly difficult… but I won't spoil which ones! I'd love to know how you guys are finding the game now that it's out!

Comments

LocalEGirl

Okay, didn't expect the twist with Cyrus there. Thought it was pretty forced at first, but turns out that guy is such a huge scumbag?!

Like, out of all of the nonsensical villains introduced in the past Pokémon games, we finally get a villain that's just evil. Not evil for the sake of being evil (like those 'I want to take over the world' nonsense), but evil because he thinks there's no point in the world so he might as well end it all and turn the world into nothing. Pretty grim, but definitely interesting!

NoGameNoLife

Yeah, I think he's probably the most evil villain that we've been introduced to so far. I played and finished the main story, and I think this was the first time I've genuinely rooted for what happens to the villain at the end. Normally they get off scot-free or are forgotten, but not this time.

BackseatGamer

For all those of you who didn't play the Mystery Dungeon game – sucks to be you! You can't catch Regigigas until you've properly played through that game! HAHAHAH!

MadCuzBad

Yeah… not sure how I would have managed in the final fight against Cyrus without Regigigas. That fight is legitimately difficult, and Regigigas hard carried my ass through that fight.

GitGud

Git gud. There are so many different team compositions that you could have used. I'm going to be doing a no-Legendary playthrough soon.

SpeedRunner

Already on that. The any% no-legendary run is underway.

EDIT: Bad news, the Endeavor strat doesn't work.

---

[SPOILERS: GUIDE TO CATCHING ALL* LEGENDARIES IN THE LEGENDARIES AWAKEN DLC]

DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED AND WANT TO FIGURE OUT SOME OF THE 'PUZZLES' YOURSELVES.

With that disclaimer out of the way, here is a brief guide on how to obtain many of the Legendaries available in the DLC that I have uncovered at time of writing. Obviously, the game is still very new, and not everything has been uncovered yet, but I will edit this space as I find more.

So, first of, we'll start with the Legendaries that have been shown the most in the trailers – the Regi trio, and Regigigas. To get the trio, you'll need to have acquired all of the Plates. Once done, you will have to have played through the Mystery Dungeon – The Legendary Delve game to get access to Regigigas (I won't spoil why that's necessary, play the game! It's 100% worth doing!). Then, go to Snowpoint Temple with the three Plates, and you'll awaken Regigigas.

However, awakening and catching Regigigas are two different things, and you'll have to perform super well in the upcoming fight against Cyrus if you want an opportunity to recruit Regigigas into your team. Make sure you do everything you can to fight alongside it, so don't just stay back and let it do the heavy lifting!

Okay, next are the Lake Guardians, which are pretty simple. After beating Cyrus, just return to the Lakes and if you have enough reputation with the Sinnoh League, you'll be able to capture them. Nothing special, but you're going to need these if you want to capture the last few.

The hardest to capture are going to be the Creation Trio. In fact it's so difficult that I haven't actually found a way to do so yet, only that I know that the Lake Guardians are a piece of the puzzle. The Sinnoh League keep cockblocking me, and I want to know your thoughts about how to capture the Creation Trio. I'll edit this space once I've confirmed the method.

Comments

GitGud

Clickbait title is clickbait.

Still, I agree with how hard it is to get the Creation Trio. We know they're obtainable since they're in the Pokédex, but returning to Spear Pillar, even with the Lake Guardians, does nothing.

LocalEGirl

You make it sound like 'returning to Spear Pillar' is easy. The moment you catch the Lake Guardians, you get hounded by the entirety of the Sinnoh League like a wanted criminal. You have to literally fight your way to Spear Pillar, much like how Cyrus did.

And yes, fuck the Elite Four. I used to like them, but not when they've decided to bar your way from finally completing the Pokédex! AND YOU HAVE TO FIGHT CYNTHIA AGAIN WTF!

NoGameNoLife

Even when he's not in his own region John somehow still manages to be a nuisance. He must have been hanging out with Cynthia or something, because why the FUCK is he continuing to cockblock us from getting a Legendary EVEN IN THE DLC WHERE YOU'RE MEANT TO GET ONE!?

And like, the fight to get to Spear Pillar is actually insanely difficult? You're forced to fight battle after battle after battle non-stop. It's basically like a 6v100 with how many Pokémon you have to fight through – and most of these are Elite Four Pokémon too. How did they expect us to beat this?

MadCuzBad

Wait a minute… do you think they're trying to stop us cuz we're the baddies? After all, we're trying to capture the very Legendaries that they worship, right? And we've seen the power that they have in our battle against Cyrus.

Are we the villains?

NoGameNoLife

I don't give a fuck about any of that. I just want my Palkia. Seeing it warp space and time was cool as fuck and I want it on my team. NOW!

SpeedRunner

This is giving me The Gauntlet flashbacks… but even worse because these fights are somehow even harder. If only we could have Regigigas for this fight, but no matter what I've tried it refuses to fight alongside us for this battle.

GitGud

WAIT I MADE IT TO THE TOP AND WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!

[Picture of John fighting the player, with Regigigas standing by John's side.]

I THOUGHT WE CAPTURED REGIGIGAS?! WHY THE FUCK IS IT FIGHTING ALONGSIDE JOHN WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKKK!

EDIT: REGIGIGAS ONE SHOT MY TEAM HELP AND I HAD TO RESTART FROM THE VERY BEGINNING BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET TO SAVE BETWEEN BATTLES SKLFJSDKFSKDFSJKDFJSD

MadCuzBad

Git gud.

Also, yeah, I think we're the bad guys. And John's probably the final boss to stop us like we did against Cyrus.

Fuck.

A.N. I was inspired, so I did another one of these covering the events up to Cyrus' summoning. Once again, please don't any of these too seriously. Hope you enjoyed this take on it!

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!