Gens 1-6: Ugh Not Another Boring Useless Team Grunt. Let’s Make This Quick.

So like I rarely write any sort of post but like...I've been thinking about something a lot recently. What is that thing you may ask, well it's the League Cards from Pokemon Sword and Shield. Why? I'd been pondering what they'd be for in universe. I mean obviously they're a fun little thing for us to customize and share as players but they're mentioned in game as part of their region's... culture? Can't think of a better word for it right now. Anyways we not only get our own League Card but we have NPC's giving us theirs and it's not just Gym Leaders and the Champion who have League Cards but ordinary gym challengers have them too as evidenced by Bede giving you his League Card when you fight him the second time since at that point in time, he's just an ordinary gym challenger, even if he is sponsored by Chairman Rose. It's used as a way to give information on the characters to those of us playing and as a fun little collectable to those who like to collect things in game, but it's not just us getting these League Cards. There are generic NPCs who seem to collect them too given that in Wyndon there's a booth that was selling League Cards that a generic NPC was standing in front of and, if talked to, the generic NPC would mention that they were trying to purchase Rare League Cards but the booth was sold out. This likely means that, in game, League Cards are likely treated much like Chocolate Frog Cards from Harry Potter or, for a real life example, baseball cards. This means that it's entirely possible that, given how highly commercialized the Pokemon League is in the Galar region, each year, seeing as the gym challenge is mentioned to be an annual thing in game, there's a new set of League Cards out with varying rarities on cards. For example there may be common, rare, and super rare cards of the Gym Leaders and the Champion with gym challengers of varying rarities possibly even a few past Gym Leaders and Champions or other strong trainers tossed in the mix (and with how fervent the gym challenge fandom seems to be it's possible that some Gym Leaders and Champions from other regions may have super rare League Cards due to there possibly being fans of them in Galar/commemorate hyper rare League Cards if they visit the Galar region). It's possible that generally they're sold in packs like baseball cards are but there are some ridiculously rare ones only given out/sold at special events (think like the semifinals and finals in game or the mentioned exhibition matches) and some super special ones rarely given out by the specific trainer themselves. It seems pretty reasonable for what we've seen in this region. I don't know maybe I'm thinking too much into it, but it'd be an interesting bit of world building.

El Caballo Peruano De Paso The Horse from the Land of the Incas Breyer model. Well that's a long title for a model horse. Couldn't believe I found him new in box still at a store! Why? He's a limited edition of 1500 from 2004. They had two(!!!) of him and I picked what seemed like the better of the two. I really love the horse's mold and am kinda tempted to conga it.

oh god um 5D Guzma from Pokemon?

when Lusamine does The Thing™ for the first time, not saying what bc not everyone is there yet!! 

It’s said that 90% of people will see the same word first. Don’t cheat! Type the first 3 words you see in the comments and then look and see what everyone else saw!

Series 2 Walmart Mystery Stablemate. Such a pretty model!

guzma seems like the type of guy who’d release a bunch of bees into mcdonalds

Latigo Dun It Breyer model. Such nice shading on this guy! I didn't really like him on the website because they showed him on his off side which isn't the most flattering thing to do when you're trying to advertise a model horse. He also has dapples which are also hard to see on the website's picture of him.

Y’know, since Alolan Meowth is a thing, I’m kinda hoping that the Team Rocket trio will run into their doppelgangers on Team Skull…

I've started hearing whispers, about Thrawn's return, as heir to the Empire.

Ahsoka Teaser Trailer

AGGGHHHH!