Chapter 39; Video, Text, Eggs?

[usedtherapy]

[[A video today, for once shot by someone other than Rose. Why? Because Rose in busy knitting something! Something sparkly, from the looks of it. She pauses in her knitting to address the camera.]]Good evening, Johto. As surely many of you know, Christmas is approaching. With this in mind, I felt I could possibly be of use to at least a small

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[usedlaserbeam]

That's an impressive list.

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[usedtherapy]

Thank you.
I'm glad I'm able to offer some variety for such circumstances as these.

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[usedlaserbeam]

And an equally impressive variation in names. Did you come up with all of them yourself?

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[usedtherapy]

Ah, thank you again.
But no, not all of them.
A handful of the Pokemon are on loan from a friend for the spirit of Christmas, you could say.
We often work closely together when it comes to breeding.
So his Pokemon are of course named by him.

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[usedlaserbeam]

That's a practical approach to the venture, certainly.

I hope you'll forgive the questions; hearing people's various perspectives on breeding is something of an interest of mine.

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[usedtherapy]

It most certainly broadens the selections when it comes to breeding.
I don't mind the questions at all.
I'm always more than willing to discuss the subject as I also have an interest in the views of others on the matter.

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[usedlaserbeam]

In that case, please stop me when they become tedious.

Do you make it a practice of breeding primarily to sell, as you are here?

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[usedtherapy]

I will keep it in mind to do so, should they become such

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[usedlaserbeam]

Then your motives are primarily altruistic, but still with a healthy dose of practicality. And your interest is in the Pokemon themselves? You mentioned researching their habitats.

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[usedtherapy]

I have a great interest in the Pokemon themselves, yes.
I often find myself lost in books, researching different Pokemon that I either own, or spotted while I was out that I found interesting.
I enjoy knowing about the different species around me, how they interact with and effect the environment and each other.
It assists in making sure my Pokemon are happy and healthy at the very least.
I suppose some of the interest is also born from the fact that in my world, "Pokemon" was a video game.
So seeing game constructs living and breathing - while not exactly new to me - is a curiosity to behold.
There is also a lot to learn about the Pokemon themselves that can affect breeding, which in turn is of course something to take into serious consideration.
It's not necessary to know, seeing as Breeders and Trainers alike are able to breed without problems, but knowing more about their compatibility on a more basic level than whether or not they like each other seems fairly important to me personally.

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[usedlaserbeam]

Personally, I find the available information on their apparent inherent abilities most curious-for example, how an Absol is rumored to predict disaster, or the presence of Corsola is indicative of clean and unpolluted water.

It was a video game in my world, too, though I wasn't an avid fan. Perhaps that's skewed my perspective on matters somewhat.

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[usedtherapy]

After an incident involving Shedinja a while back, I've taken more of an interest in those points to them as well.
It would have been useful to know of the warning against staring a Shedinja in the back.
Live and learn I suppose.
I wasn't exactly an avid fan myself.
My friends all managed to get much further than I before my interest wavered and I moved on to other things.

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[usedlaserbeam]

Were those the soul-stealing bugs? I arrived during that incident. Avoiding them was unpleasant, to say the least.

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[usedtherapy]

Those were indeed.
Being taken by them was also quite unpleasant, I assure you.

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[usedlaserbeam]

Lacking any personal experience with that phenomenon, I'll take your word for it.

It certainly does provide natural incentive to maintain a strong team, though, doesn't it?

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[usedtherapy]

It does indeed. As well as an incentive to offer others strong Pokemon from the start if I am able to, as I'm doing here.