I’d like to thank Tumblr for flagging this as explicit content: https://sparrowdreams.com/post/160187732266 and reaffirming that I’ve made the correct decision in curtailing my activity here.
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Folks, this is just a gentle reminder that
inasmuch as I maintain this blog and still use it to periodically browse Tumblr, it is now primarily an archive.
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me explaining to the other trainers that apricorns are unknown outside of Johto because of deliberate suppression by the Silph and Devon corporations to present artificial pokeballs as the only means of capturing pokemon and establish regional monopolies after they eliminate renewable sources
there’s no pocket for me to BE in, there’s no LOBBYING involved, there’s no SUPPRESSION campaign because you don’t need one! traditional methods suppress themselves when you make modern pokéballs available. you might as well start accusing AT&T of deliberately suppressing the noble traditional art form of the goddamn semaphore.
not to mention OP demonstrates a total lack of understanding of the market realities of the pokéball industry- Silph and Devon are not monopolies, if they weren’t in constant competition their magic monster domination spheres wouldn’t cost two bucks a pop. the ball spec is a public standard, and Bill Masaki’s storage system based on that standard is an open-source project. they’re only the two largest players because they’re able to leverage economies of scale. you still get smaller operations like the Laverre City Poké Ball Factory, with better regional supply chains and local brand recognition, making room for themselves in the market.
sm FUCKING h at y’all granola-crunching conspiracy theorists. you probably also believe Super Potions cause autism.
Ok, but it is a shame that artisanal balls are basically off the market now. Like, you have to ride the monorail and hike through a half dozen routes just to find someone willing to sell you a Fast Ball. Believe me, when your boss at the power plant needs five Electrodes by Tuesday you are not going to want to make the trip to Alola; you’re going to head on down to the Mart and get some Ultra Balls, which will do the trick but aren’t well tailored to the job.
I’m with you that modern catching techniques are better, not to mention more humane, but there genuinely is a loss from more niche balls becoming harder to find. Maybe someday the long slowpoketail of consumer demand will be met, but I wouldn’t hold my breath for that Shellder.
In universe discourse is the most RIVETING shit possible, dude. I would read HOURS of in universe Pokemon discourse, god, seriously.
Pokemon Heritage Post
How does the PokeBall crafting in Legends: Arceus change this though
Well… you see with the colonization of Hisui as part of the Meiji Restoration…
Shinsengumi pays 13 ryō
2 bu for “trousers" from
Nakamuraya Sahei, completing its transition to Western-style uniforms.
Meanwhile, Sendai vassal Sakamoto Ōi and his travel companions enter Sendai in possession of the imperial banners, for use by Sendai troops.
War in the north continues to grow closer…
(Sources:
Ōishi Manabu, Shinsengumi, p. 189; Yamada Norio, Tōhoku Sensō, p. 219)
13.5 ryo worth of pants, now that’s gotta be a lot of pants
I think about 180 people’s worth of pants (I can’t remember the exact troop strength at the time, but that’s the number in my head right now). Plus, weren’t prices out of control in ‘68, too?
The Shinsengumi buys pants a few days after buying jackets.
The pure in mind should leave it there. But I did post a relevant Gintama gif that’s only slightly nsfw under the cut.
Hello, all. It’s been quite awhile since I’ve been active on here, but I periodically poke my head in. Your notes on my old posts still make me smile. So imagine my delight to see that y’all have made Pants Day a thing!
If you’re on other platforms and want to follow and support my work where I’m active, I am podcasting about Japanese history at Friday Night History(where I am currently in the midst of a series on the Boshin War), I do threads and offer general historical banter on Twitter, I stream gaming and historical banter on Twitch and I have a book out, featuring a character whose ancestors were Boshin War veterans. And finally, I am on Patreon, where my history podcast scripts are also located.
Happy Pants Day, folks. I love you all. Thank you for your support these many years.
I grew up with and love Star Trek, so today’s drawing honors the late Leonard Nimoy. Today also coincides with the passing of my grandpa, so I’d like to say rest in peace good sirs. Thank you for being such an inspiration in my life.
You can see Spock and his kitty in Assignment Earth, Season 2 Episode 26.
