Feather 4 [Video/Action for Violet City]

[usedfeatherdance]

[ The feed turns on to find Joshua outside the Violet City Gym, holding a Zephyr badge with an Eevee perched on his shoulder, a newly-evolved Gardevoir dancing and singing softly behind him. ]

So, these badges. Is there actually a point to them besides collecting them? I'm sure they make lovely conversation pieces, but I'm looking for a bit more than that.

And an unrelated question. Are comas a common occurrence around here? Humor my curiosity.

[ The woman at the Pokemon Center had seemed remarkably unperturbed that he'd been asleep for over a month. ]

Comments

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

Oh, hypothetically, let's say a month.

[Video]

[youngforhisage]

...An entire month?

I have certainly not heard of any previous cases that lasted that long.

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

Almost always only a week, then?

[Video]

[youngforhisage]

Almost always. Was there any reason you were curious?

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

I was just wondering.

[Video]

[youngforhisage]

Glad I could help, then.

If you don't mind me asking, have you been here long?

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

A few months. I suppose how long that is depends on your perspective.

[Video]

[youngforhisage]

Did you spend much time training?

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

Not especially. Doing odd jobs in order to make enough to eat tends to take up one's time.

[Video]

[youngforhisage]

What kind of job did you end up getting?

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

Cashier for a while, then filing paperwork. Not the most glamorous of choices, but I'll take them over starving.

[ Okay admittedly he has only done one of those and was looking at applying for the other before he passed out, but those are details. ]

[Video]

[youngforhisage]

That's usually how it goes, isn't it? Even if you were to battle other trainers, it doesn't seem like you could make enough to survive on with the cash earned from winning.

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

Maybe if you managed to defeat a gym leader every week, but somehow I doubt they offer rematches once you're victorious. It doesn't seem feasible otherwise.

[Video]

[youngforhisage]

It makes me feel fortunate for having been assigned the job of a Breeder, to be honest.

Since you're challenging gym leaders, I'm assuming you would be a Trainer?

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

... There's different options?

[Video]

[youngforhisage]

Indeed there are. Just as Trainers are expected to train their Pokémon to battle against the gym leaders, Breeders are expected to... well, breed their Pokémon. However, both are assigned from the start from what I can tell, so it's up to luck which one you get.

[Video]

[usedfeatherdance]

Sounds like I might have received the short end of the stick, then, hmm? That certainly sounds like it would involve less effort.

[Video]

[youngforhisage]

In some ways, yes. Although there have been cases of breeders ending up with a surprise batch of eggs, and having to scramble to find them homes. Not to mention finding Pokémon with matching egg types to breed in the first place, and learning which moves can be passed on...

Then again, I can also see how people would prefer one over the other. I'm definitely grateful to have the job of a breeder simply because I don't find much enjoyment in battling.