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hehe took me a few tries to find out the best way, because even though I had a ground type, the water surface didn't allow me to use ground moves. but when I realized the dirty water would freeze with blizzard, I said hecc yeah! and the rest is history hehe I wasn't sure what to do with the Taka fight. I do wanna try the Reshiram path, but as Corso had once said, Vanilla's def the type to not back away from a battle. so I gave Titania the deciding power. Vanini was def not happy. Next episode will be another detour from the real Reborn storyline. This one I've been cooking for half a year or so, so I hope I'll be able to do it justice hehe

From Everland to Reborn ~ Episode 62 When we rejoined Titania, she was stuck in a place where water should have been surrounding her. Soon we found out she was not alone, and the one to recognize him first had to be Candy. “Oh, hi there Taka,” she greeted him. “How are you doing?” “Average, as always.” The mutual facial recognition very evidently rubbed Titania the wrong way, but since Lily had also entered the area with us, she was also slightly affected by the smell and didn’t latch onto her throat, at least for now. Candy did notice Titania’s hostility towards her, and in an attempt to clear any misunderstanding, carried on making conversation with the enemy. “The pokemon you brought to my daycare and shop recently have been recovering well, though that zorua gave me a bit more trouble than the rest,” she said, smiling awkwardly. “For whatever reason, he tries to climb up the fence and leave, so we had to make him a space upstairs.” “Perhaps he just has somewhere important to go. I found him dehydrated in Tourmaline Desert, so maybe he was traveling north.” The conversation picked Pikachu’s interest, likely because of the mention of a zorua, though I couldn’t be sure that this zorua was Pikachu’s friend who disappeared without trace. In any case, the chit-chat didn’t last long because of Titania. “Excuse my intruding in such lively conversation, but are you the commander that the grunts told us about?” Titania asked, directing her rage at the correct target, Taka. “I don’t know if I’m much of a commander per se, but that’s sort of what I am doing down here, so I guess.” “Uh huh. And what do you want?” “Want? I’m just following orders,” Taka shrugged. “That’s what the other guy said. Didn’t work out so hot for him,” Titania said, sounding ironic. “What do you accomplish by letting us in here in the first place? You could’ve kept us locked in the landing and made off with Amaria and the bracelets. There’s a reason you haven’t done it. Tell me it.” “I don’t think I’m obligated to answer the questions of the people who are supposed to be my enemies, even more when they can’t even reach me. So long,” Taka waved at her and disappeared through some doors. Titania complained about Taka not answering her question and leaving for as long as it took Candy and me- though mostly Candy because I was half-drugged with aromatherapy- to figure out a way to get Titania to the other side. When we did, we followed through the door that Taka had gone through, and this time found him gazing at us from a floor above. “Took you long enough,” he said. “I just passed by because I forgot to say, if you want your friend, come to the Control Room to get her. Not that I think you could come, anyhow.” Titania was silent this time, and even when Taka left us, she looked like she was quite deep in thought. Yet, she did not rest one bit and continued with us to search for the said Control Room. Taka continued to prank us a couple of times more, always with witty dialogue that should have bought Titania’s rage, but ever since he told us about the Control Room, she had been quiet and didn’t partake in any of his attempts for banter. At last, when she spoke again, she complained to him not about his pranks, but about his behavior and what it apparently suggested about his agenda. “You aren’t even trying to hide it anymore. You’re guiding us to the Control Room. Without you, we wouldn’t have found the keys that allowed us to pass through some of the doors down here. We wouldn’t even know which way the Control Room is, given that we don’t know the layout of this place. I don’t know what kind of passive-aggressive game you’re trying to play, but I’m tired of it.” “I don’t know what you mean? I’m definitely trying to make you all lose time.” “Drop the act, and answer me. Are you on Team Meteor’s side, or not?” Taka seemed put off by the question. He scratched his chin as he carefully chose the words to express himself. “Obviously I am, but… Look, it’s not that simple,” he sighed. “There’s a lot at stake and most of it is not under my control.” “Choosing which of two sides to give your 100% to is quite simple. Don’t make excuses. That only shows how soft you are to yourself.” “Titania, don’t be so judgmental,” Candy interrupted. “It does neither of you good. Taka must be acting this way because the decision is more difficult than you imagine.” “Thank you, Candy, but actually Titania is right. I am weak. I can’t even decide what to do with my life. I don’t really agree with much of what Team Meteor does; however… my father is the leader of Team Meteor. I don’t have a choice. I can’t leave the team.” “You always have a choice. You’re just afraid to make it.” “That’s ironic coming from you,” I rolled my eyes. “Shut… Well, yeah. That’s true. But it’s because of that that I know correct choices have to be made before it’s too late.” “Taka, your father and you aren’t the same person,” Candy said. “You are two individuals, and as any two individuals, you can have different goals and opinions. If following your father isn’t what you want to do, you should think more about what you would like to do instead.” “Candy, that’s too rational for a guy like this. It’s almost like you don’t realize what he is trying to do,” I said. “He’s helping us- he’s been helping me at least, since the very first time we met in Malchous Forest- so that we may defeat Team Meteor and set him free. He wants us to make the decision for him.” “What a great analysis,” Taka laughed, but I could tell that he was wavering. “Don’t be a coward. Make your own decisions. It’s your life to live,” Titania said. Taka stopped laughing and his face turned stern. “Look, I’ve already made my decision. It’s you all who seem unable to digest it. Running from my fate would be the real cowardice,” he said and sighed. “I’m going on ahead, so if you want your friend back, you should follow.” Taka ran away, leaving me with Candy and an explosive Titania. The latter went on full rage mode, making dents on WTC equipment with her aegislash. “Calm down, Titania. You will hurt your aegislash,” Candy said, but she dared not get close to the girl that was swinging a sword in all directions. It was predictable that my cousin would show concern for the pokemon before she did for the owner’s stress levels, but perhaps that was the most effective way to make the redhead calm down. Titania sheathed her aegislash back to its pokeball, and reclined on the equipment instead. “I’m just tired. So tired, of living a lie,” she sighed. “And it frustrates me when I see someone act so…” Titania didn’t finish the sentence, and just looked away from us. Naturally, I took the cue and finished it for her. “So what? So devoid of self-respect? So willing to respond to expectations, at the cost of destroying oneself?” “Vanilla…” I heard Candy say, but I didn’t find a reason to stop. “I suggest you find who you are and what you want, before you get angry at others for doing exactly what you are doing,” I said. “Now, let’s go. Let’s wrap the business up before other Team Meteor scum joins in. Taka is one thing, but Solaris, Sirius or that arrogant woman, Lin, might pull a wildcard if they come here.” We passed a few more rooms. I could tell that, despite the constant assurance that she was doing fine, Titania was struggling to keep up. The ice cream helped her regain some energy in the shape of a sugar rush, but it didn’t fill the nutritional gap that a long fast had created in her body. So when we reached one door that was locked shut, I suggested to her that she rest there while Candy and I looked for the key. Titania did not say as much as thanks and sat down on the floor. The WTC was truly gigantic, yet Team Meteor had done a thorough job of getting rid of the many workers that must at some point have worked in this center. In their stead, there were a mix of grunts and orderlies guarding the key we needed to leave this place. Candy helped me beat them, since she was with me, and for the first time I got a glimpse of her battling in the traditional sense. Unfortunately, I only got to see Azalea in battle, because when she mega-evolved into mega lopunny, she practically swept their whole teams by herself. It reminded me of Charlotte and her ninetales, but whether it was because she was my dear cousin or because she had once been the Hoenn champion, I felt no shame in being so evidently below in skill level. “You are practically a professional trainer, Vanilla. So much sync between you and your team! I’m proud of how you’ve reached this level since literally zero in so little time.” Those were unequivocal words of praise towards me, but I couldn’t open my stubborn mouth to convey my admiration. The area that had the key was particularly foul-smelling, that I almost fainted the moment I opened the door. There was little ventilation, with every window I could see shut closed. “Candy, send out all your floral pokemon and make this place’s smell a bit more bearable,” I begged, for, although I could see the key sitting on a table not too far away, I didn’t feel capable of spending more than 5 seconds in the concentrated stench of the room. “It’ll be futile if the thing that’s responsible for the smell keeps producing it. Look,” she said, pointing at some machinery sitting on a lower level, accessible through metallic stairs. I went down the stairs practically jumping them over, because I was holding my breath a bit to avoid intoxicating myself. The machine was a PULSE, with a large purple goblin attached onto it. “All right. Let me stop this stupid machine. Meanwhile, get your pokemon to start producing perfume, and if you can, try opening some of the windows.” The smell didn’t go away completely, but it became a little more bearable once the PULSE was defeated. Moreover, it turned out that this was the thing that was clogging up the water treatment system, which prevented the water from being filtered properly. As such, when we turned the water to fill the pools anew, the water was now pristine. “This is great! I’ve accomplished my aim in coming all the way to the WTC, and it’s all thanks to you, Vanilla,” Candy smiled. “It was nothing.” I grabbed the key, which I had a hunch Taka had placed precisely in that room so that we would find the PULSE and destroy it. I was relieved that Titania wasn’t with us, or she might have had another fit thinking about that. Once we returned to the locked door, we found Titania almost falling asleep against some large machine. I unlocked the door successfully, and then patted the redhead’s shoulder to wake her up. She woke up in an instant, with eyes widened in alert; however, once she confirmed the patting was just me, she stood up from the floor and stretched her upper body. “Ready to head in?” I asked her. “When am I not ready?” was her response. When we opened the door, we found Amaria lying on top of a table, surprisingly still unconscious. Taka was also inside the same room, reading a book, but when we entered, he looked at us and smiled. “I see that you made it,” he said. Titania sent out her sword pokemon again, and pointed it right in front of his face. “Please don’t kill-” Candy started, but was quickly interrupted by a brusque “I know” from Titania. “He’s made it painfully clear that he’s betraying Team Meteor without actually leaving the stupid organization,” she said. “But that doesn’t mean he’s on our side either. Until he is, I’ll take my precautions.” “Leave the guy with his dad issues and let’s leave,” I suggested. “You came for Amaria, and she’s lying on top of that table. You didn’t come here to lecture a young member of the enemy’s team on how to live his life.” I went over to the table, and slid my hands under her back and legs to pick her up. Then I brought her closer to Titania. “I see that you’ve taken something from her,” she said as she grabbed her right wrist. “Oh, you mean this?” Taka asked, dangling a dark blue bracelet from his hand. “I’ll give it back to you. Catch.” He threw the bracelet and Titania snached it from the air. It appeared to be the sapphire bracelet I had heard of before. “There’s a small issue with that, though. I radioed my dad and he’s coming this way to collect the bracelet, so you might have to deal with that soon.” “I’m willing to accept that responsibility.” Titania took Amaria off from my arms and carried her herself. “So you’re just going to let us leave this place with Amaria and the sapphire bracelets? Without doing anything?” Titania said with a heavy dose of irony in her voice. “Go ahead,” Taka replied, moving to the side so we could access the exit. “Pathetic.” Titania passed him, and like he assured, he allowed her to reach the exit without complaints or sudden plot twists. However, when it was my turn to pass, Taka blocked my way. “I do have a favor to ask from you, Vanilla,” he said. “I need you to defeat me in battle. Gotta at least look like I tried.” “If you’ll give it your all and not half-ass the battle for the sake of losing, then of course I’m game,” I replied. I was just reaching my pokeball pocket when Titania objected to the battle. “If she beats you, that’ll be like patting yourself in the back that you’re alright to keep being in the limbo between the two sides, when in fact, no. That’s not alright.” “Please, I’ve done you every possible possible courtesy down here. Help me out on this one thing,” Taka pleaded with an air of defeat. “I see that you are eager to battle, Vanilla, but if you do, I will not give you a Gym match. Forget about the Reborn League if you assist a Team Meteor Admin. There are no room for traitors in the league, since there’s already enough of those,” Titania said sternly. “And your friend there. If she battles him, I will deem her as part of Team Meteor, despite whatever you or she says. She has already done a lot of suspicious stuff in the span of a couple of hours, and this would top the cake.” With that said, Titania exited the room. “You heard her,” I said, placing my pokeball back. “She can go f*ck herself for all I care, but I can’t let go of the opportunity to train my pokemon against the finest trainers in this region.” I started walking, when Taka grabbed my arm firmly enough that I couldn’t swing it to break free. “Please, Vanilla. I’m begging you,” he said with knitted eyebrows. “It’s you or my people in Everland. Don’t take it personally, though I do hate people who half-ass things.” I then pushed him away and headed for the exit. “Vanilla, I’ll stay with Taka for a little bit,” I heard Candy say behind me. “You what? Come on, Candy. You already heard Titania, and I don’t want my cousin to be referred to as a possible terrorist, even as a joke.” “I know. I promise I won’t battle him. I will only talk to him, I swear.” I sighed and relaxed my shoulders. I knew that face, and I knew Candy was as unyielding as a rock when she set her mind on something. “Fine. I trust you.” “I will meet you in Agate Circus later, okay?” I nodded and with one last look at Candy and then at Taka, Pikachu and I exited the Control Room. VANILLA RATES: REBORN CHARACTERS QUICK LINK TO NEXT EPISODE

how about giving your aggron and maybe your nidoqueen air balloons to start the battle? it should give you time to get rid of the granbull which has earthquake.

me thinks OP meant stuff that is strong to ground and fighting I'd say a flying type would accomplish that job since 0x ground and 0.5x fighting. I personally like Swoobat, but it can be a finicky thing to use- early game is a beast and for some midgame gyms it can pull the weight as well, but then it kinda goes down from there. Not to mention that it'll die unless it outspeeds. Another good choice is Murkrow, because if you breed perish song into it, it can be useful for some of the boss fights thanks to prankster ability. If you evolve it to honchkrow, it's a pretty solid attacker as well, though it's on the slower side.

you can also be like me and turn into an antisocial nerd who spends his days as a figment of the internet instead of becoming a rat oi xD

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henlo and welcome~ I also look forward to E19 :3 have some while you wait hehe

1 vote for roserade cause it's my fave grass type

I drank some dumb b*tch juice every morning for the past year+ and so did a forgotsies to post on this thread even though I commented on it like 2 weeks before I could've actually written on it but yah if y'all should know anything about me is that I'm practically amnesiac Known as: Candy, Prince Candy, Manly Man Age: 23 years old Gender: Surprisingly, female (she/her) Birthday: Oct 26 Location: USA atm Height: 167cm Hair Color: Black (or brown so dark that looks black) Eye Color: Black (or brown so dark that looks black) Lives with: No one Pets: A betta but who knows for how long Relationship status: Single, as I like to be Favorite Food: Orange chicken, walnut shrimp, pepperoni pizza, seafood panfried noodles (but from a specific place), most sugary treats Favorite Drink: Eggnog, Hot chocolate, soursop juice/smoothie Favorite Color: Pink, purple Favorite kind of Music: Most if not all songs that Kenshi Yonezu sings, some anime songs, Disney Favorite Band: Not a band type hooman Favorite Album: Kenshi Yonezu's Bootleg Favorite Song: This one's hard, but 7!!'s Orange or maybe Kenshi Yonezu's Lemon Favorite Game: Pokemon Black and White Favorite Genre of Game: tbh I only play Pokemon Favorite Hobbies: Writing, watching anime, watching random YT videos Favorite Movies: Another hard one but Spirited Away, Nausicaa from the Valley of the Wind and Princess Mononoke are all up there. From Hollywood maybe La la land and Me Before You. Favorite Shows: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, all the anime I listed on my interests section uwu Favorite Characters (bonus cause I need one more purple): N (Pkmn BW), Steven Stone (Pkmn ORAS), All Might (BNHA), Izuku "Deku" Midoriya (BNHA), Atsuko "Akko" Kagari (LWA), Haku (Spirited Away), Nausicaa (Nausicaa from the Valley of the Wind), Howl (Howl's Moving Castle), Oscar Francois de Jarjayes (Rose of Versailles), Masumi Hayami (Glass Mask), Lucian Elfhelm (Knights of Alfheim); Shelly (Reborn), Cain (Reborn), Charlotte (Reborn), Anna (Reborn) So, who are you?: I'm a goofy smol candy who does a tri to bring the most joy and sugary goodness to everyone I interact with~ I don't really do much other than be a subpar grad student with rock-bottom self-esteem and maybe a bit of a frail health which isn't helped by me being a laze potato xD but on the forums I write some rando stories or whatever and whenever I feel inspired to make sprites, I sometimes post them and ya average jazz. Oh! and I play mafia yay! if you wanna join us, visit our club and let's have fun doing some dramathicc backstabbing~ Anything you're responsible for? No I'm not a responsible hooman... wait is that not what this question is asking? lel I'm maybe responsible for some diabeetus but that's why I say donut eat le Candy game development-wise, nothing nop not one bit! I do it the more efficient way and donate my $s to capable hands~ no, no don't misunderstand, I'm a sugary treat but not a sugar daddy I'm a Supporter, that's what I am! If you had to choose one of your posts as your way to introduce yourself, which would it be? There's an astounding amount of exactly ZERO posts that could introduce myself because I realized yesterday that I hadn't even introduced myself in the Grand Hall when I first came here so like ahaha~ but I did kinda write an extensive and deep af introduction on my About Me section so you can take a look at that if you'd like to know more than what's written here (but tbh who needs to know any more than this? I'm already giving away my eye color ffs) What can I talk to you about? I'm a chatterbox online so hit me up with your best shot~ I'll appreciate any talk about BNHA at the moment cause that's the anime I like the most atm but I'll fangirl about any of the anime/manga I listed in my Interests section too but honestly I'll listen to anything so if you wanna just rant about something, I think I can give above average tho maybe not stellar advice- even if I look like a troll, I actually take everyone seriously so no worritos there Closing statements? Have a candy on me because you reached the end of this lonc intro. now that you've read my CV, I hope you'll accept me at you vet school uwu

you're not wrong but me thinks you needed to look for me in the list that should pop up when you start typing a name after "@" otherwise you can quote by either highlighting the text you want to quote and pressing "quote selection" pop up, or by quoting the whole post by pressing the "quote" button below. yep my fave characters are Cain, Shelly, Florinia and Charlotte. tbh I don't know if I love or hate Terra xD Cain just makes every scene he's in a bit humorous with his lewd sense of humour. personally I think some characters are more developed than others and feel more human than just caricatures with a few traits, but all in all I liked the story progression. now my only hope for E19 is that the story can be wrapped up beautifully, without becoming an info dump (cause E18 had a smell like that a bit). anyhow yeah in Team Showcase you'll find tons of playthrus - some up to date with the latest release, others unfinished. some of us have taken a liking to story writing styled playthrus with self-inserts, other canon pokemon characters and what not, while others have gone the more go-to-the-grain route. me thinks we got entertainment for all members of the family~ or just whatever suits your tastes

not a dev but as a fan of this game, I'm glad you liked it tbh edginess is def there but Reborn also has some humour in it that makes it simple fun at times. given it's a fangame, it's crazy how much effort has been put into producing every episode. Also, since you're a new member, welcome to the forums as well~

people who are in my team and therefore shouldn't be killed, say "aye"

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Corso was in my game too, wdym

welcome, welcome, welcome~ to this forums do have a fun time and candy

henlo~ and welcome I also love flygon and you mentioning that it's based on an antlion instead of a dragonfly... eye-opener. Suddenly its evolution line makes a hell lotta more sense.

[reveal] ermac I guess. The more we know about others, the better.

I'm a gud smol candy who might be helpful to town. Donut eliminate me uwu

well I'm not luling

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why you want to kill me? I'm a townie didn't y'all say Jace is mafia or whatever equivalent? I donut wanna die before I get to use my ability reee

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tbh I think the one at Fiore is harder, but it might just be me. I felt the glass factory battle was doable because as long as your pokemon don't faint in the Cain + Shelly battle, Bennett will heal your mons before the next battles. Having a steel type is also helpful. My klinklang was MVP in all those fights hehe