dex-entries-discussion

[rich goblet]

Pokemon cannot be anything other than a Pokemon (so living rock might be dinged here)

[hollow quartz]

Ah yeah, bad wording on my part there when you mention it--I shoulda said "This Pokemon, made of myriad rocks and/or boulders..." instead

The unfortunate part being I accidentally hit the submit button when I tabbed back into my browser, and Idk if it'd be okay to submit a second entry with that edit made to it-

[rich goblet]

You can make a fix using the pinned message in #custom-dex-errors

Please read everything in the pinned messages before submitting

[hollow quartz]

Oooh, thanks! I wasn't aware of this before!

[terse tide]

I love the use of “cavernous maw”, it gives it such an eerie vibe

[hollow quartz]

So, I have done this and I see it says "This channel is only for entries that have already been submitted and approved" so I don't know how to tell about the latter, but I assume I should wait to submit an error-report about it until then? (Sorry, I'm new to this whole stuff and especially to reporting errors and I just wanna make sure I don't complicate the matter further and/or get ahead of myself by accident)

[hollow quartz]

Thanks! I saw the sprite and my mind went "cave mimic" on-sight so I tried to convey that thought with the entry

[rich goblet]

Oh yours wasn’t rejected yet? I’d just submit a new one

Sorry in a little distracted

[hollow quartz]

Idk how to tell if rejected or accepted, to be honest--the only way I've known to tell if they've been accepted is by checking the google spreadsheets thing every now and then, ah-hah

[rich goblet]

Your entry is at the bottom of the list in the responses sheet

Newest last

[hollow quartz]

Oh, I never even realized they would be there--thanks very much for all the help and sorry for all the questions too 🙇

[rich goblet]

At least your entries are not edgy as heck

[midnight siren]

oh infinex, while you're here. when you are submitting entries you need to use your discord username (infinex21), not display name (Infinex)

[hollow quartz]

I try to avoid edgy and instead lean toward toward eerie or ominous instead--that vibe of "curiosity still lingers, but it also scares me a little too"

[hollow quartz]

yeah I only recently realized that I had been using my display name because I so often just go by Infinex that I nevr noticed, my ones today and I think some yesterday I made sure to use my username instead--my deepest apologies for that

And in a similar note, I appreciate greatly that despite me making that error, some of my entries have still been accepted

[storm light]

Janu-airy Day 9 - "Rainbow"

[rich goblet]

Now this is a work of art

This is mine

[midnight siren]

all good, i hadn't scrolled to see you correct it for the newest entries, i just saw the old ones lol

ty for correcting it

[hollow quartz]

so i'm checking the google sheets thing to check for my entry about Regmile/#447.300, I assume this is a case of "it only is there if either approved or directly denied"? just wanna make sure before I either submit a second entry with the fixed text vs submitting an error report about said entry, so that I don't make a mess of the process/so that I don't cause a headache for those who review these entries

[midnight siren]

if you have already submitted an entry for a sprite, please do not submit another entry for the same sprite. instead, if you make a report in #custom-dex-errors then one of the unowns can change that for you :)

[hollow quartz]

Okay, this is my first time submitting an error and since the pinned posts mention that one should only submit an error for entries that have been submitted and approved, I was wanting to make sure on which should be done since it hasn't been approved. I appreciate all the help, and all the work everyone does for this game

[midnight siren]

all good, just one quick final thing while i'm looking over your entries, you seem to frequently forget the accented é in Pokémon. my advice would be that if you do not have that character natively on your keyboard, if you just search "Pokemon" into google, it will generally either correct you or take you to a page where it is spelt with the correct accent, and then just copy it over.

that's what i always do

[rich goblet]

Me learning the alt code for é has given me so much power

[hollow quartz]

ah yeah, I had forgotten that a lot--and I've never learned/remember how to type it with my keyboard, or even if it can, I will make sure to be better about it (by copy-pasting it from your message into my browser search bar so I can just snatch it from there each time too)

[storm light]

I just let spellcheck get it for me because I'm lazy

[midnight siren]

it genuinely always leaves my head the second i try to memorise it

[rich goblet]

Pretty sure it’s 130

[hollow quartz]

oh yeah, no numpad on this keyboard so i literally can't type it

[midnight siren]

yup, ty duck

[rich goblet]

Oh no

Yeah I always need the num pad

[midnight siren]

i will immediately forget this the second i look away from my screen

[hollow quartz]

I've never used accented letters enough to remember the codes for them, and I've not had a numpad on my primary keyboard for so long that I eventually forgot it was even a thing one could do

maybe one day windows will make it simpler, like just holding Alt + a letter to pull up a mini-menu of options for symbols atop them 😔

[hollow nimbus]

This is a picture of my text bar in one of the staff chats
Every time I try to type é when my computer has forgotten that I turned num lock on, it moves me down one channel and puts the é in there instead of the Unown discussion

It's happened nine times so far
I think it's funny, and I'll see how many é I inadvertently rack up

The number changes based on the system; for a lot of people it's 130, but for me it's 0233
If you ever forget what it is, there's a link to instructions on using alt codes in the pins

[narrow cosmos]

I’ve been on a roll lately

[narrow cosmos]

Can't select all the ones that are pending, but at the moment I'm sure I'm sitting at 100+ pending entries, maybe 150+.

[storm light]

I want to see an entry for yall's favorite Fairy type

[crisp forge]

^ haven't written anything in a long while due to ✨ real life ✨ , this will be a good warm-up for me

[feral schooner]

i just realized as i hit submit i submitted a dex entry to the wrong sprite number

what do i dooooo

[crisp forge]

that's a thing to report in #custom-dex-errors iirc !

[feral schooner]

(it's nto my fault clicking the link on the website put the wrong one in somehow)

cool thanks

hrrr wait

it says i need it to be approved first? or am i misunderstanding

[crisp forge]

incorrect file names are a type of report that don't have that prerequisite

[feral schooner]

ah okay

i owe you my life

[crisp forge]

awh ^^ happy to have helped

[crisp forge]

Oricorio (Pom-Pom Style)/Mimikyu 431.373
POKENAME stays close to other Pom-Pom Style Oricorio, mimicking their cheerful dances. Because of its flimsy movements, it cannot maintain the same rhythm as the Pokémon it mimics. Despite this, it continues to try doing so with relentless energy.

[hollow quartz]

Necrovoir #470.287
POKENAME has awakened and unleashed all of the latent power within itself. Reality itself bends around its presence like the event horizon of a black hole, while its rays of light rain devastation upon all who threaten its trainer.

[crisp forge]

the imagery in that second sentence is badass ngl

[hollow quartz]

thank you! i love how adorable you made Pom-Pom Orikyu sound with your description (as it deserves, my poor sweet child mimikyu)

[crisp forge]

so true

[narrow cosmos]

POKENAME loiters around Pokémon Centers, hoping to be able to assist Chansey in treating other Pokémon. It fashions a disguise in Chansey's likeness, fearful its true form would frighten its patients.

[rich goblet]

I can imagine a whole Pokémon episode devoted to teaching Mimisey how to help

[hollow quartz]

I can just imagine it trying to help nurse an egg underneath its disguise, too

[narrow cosmos]

You are now imagining the little belly button opening up like a door so Mimisey's shadow hand can reach out and tuck a baby Pichu's blanket a little tighter while it sleeps.

: )

[crisp forge]

https://tenor.com/view/good-night-tomo-undertale-true-lab-undertale-true-lab-gif-15775311733143653265

[storm light]

Two of my favorite Pokemon

Sylcorio #339.430
The sight of POKENAME's fervent dancing and ribbon twirling is said to calm even the angriest of Gyarados. POKENAME's ribbons are delicate and any sign of damage causes POKENAME to work obsessively to mend them.

[regal cedar]

this is just a funny description for Trick-or-Treat

[feral schooner]

this move can't be used. it's recommended that th

[storm light]

What move? /s

[hollow quartz]

I can't believe that halloween is banned in BDSP /j

[velvet moon]

so yall know how to get the png question going? I'm trying to submit an entry but that question is giving me a hard time.

[regal cedar]

Does the filename end in a .png? It should.

[velvet moon]

I think? do we just download the picture as a png and then paste that file in? thats the more confusing part that I am not sure on how to do

[storm light]

Are you referring to the question on the form? If so, all you have to do is take the numbers of the Pokemon (ex. 252.93) and add .png to the end, no need to input the png itself

[soft flicker]

Important: on the dex website there can be different alternate versions of the sprite. Alt 1 is for example 252.93a.png
Either it is directly mentioned on the website on the picture or when you download the picture you just copy the image file name

[oak wyvern]

DEXSLOG - Drifblim/Contains "ripple"
During cold, dark nights, large groups of POKENAME take flight, their crests of fog billowing and rippling behind them. Passing through one's shadow is said to chill your very soul, leaving you shivering for weeks.

(I'm not actually sure if using alternate forms of ripple like "rippling" would be allowed, if it's not lmk and I'll change it)

[rugged socket]

Yeah it's all good, nice entry!

[oak wyvern]

awesome!!

[terse pawn]

#6.350
Charizard/Zekrom (Y FORM)

When Charizard's flames fuse with Zekrom's thunder core, it becomes a living storm with a tail like a tiny sun and lightning along its wings each flap unleashes thunder. POKENAME strikes only when danger nears

[pale venture]

Your dex entry is 471 characters long

[terse pawn]

aw fuh-

holdup

[crisp forge]

Swablu/Kabuto 442.140 - DexSlog
POKENAME can sometimes be seen drifting with the wind along near-shore ripple marks. Paleontologists study its clouds, which were produced by gases absorbed by its shell eons ago, to analyze the atmosphere of the distant past.

just feeling a bit iffy about that "POKENAME is rarely sighted ...."/that first sentence, something to do with the structure. feedback appreciated!

[narrow cosmos]

"can sometimes be seen" instead? If it doesn't extend the character count too much. 🤔

[craggy beacon]

1. You have some double spaces in there

2. I can't really say for sure, but that first sentence might break this rule:

[crisp forge]

nice! yeah, that entry isn't too close to 250 so i'd say it can still fit. i'll go check rq thanks for the input, btw!

yeah, 226 characters and the sentence overall flows better too! :)

[narrow cosmos]

[crisp forge]

i missed quite a lot of days for janu-airy, let's see how many days i can catch up tonight

i love Real Life™ it's amazing :')

[dense meteor]

https://www.fusiondex.org/raticate+arceus/

While POKENAME is towering and nearly omnipotent, it is still a vermin at heart. It's shining teeth are capable of chewing through any substance known to man.

[crisp forge]

quite the menace
small nitpick, it's -> its

but yeah, i wouldn't want this guy chewing through - i don't know - the fabric of the universe

[dense meteor]

the it/it's always foils me lmao

[crisp forge]

understandable :')

Janu-airy Day 3 ! Altaria Line
Altamy 443.444
-# time to catch up

WAIT

i meant to write altaria 😔 not swablu
this is the consequence of writing too many swablu fusions

oh, whatever

[dense meteor]

https://www.fusiondex.org/dusclops+klink/

POKENAME are sometimes used to power simple mechanisms in haunted houses. Maintenance is difficult, as they can only be cleaned or repaired with eyes closed.

[crisp forge]

put them to sleep, easy

[dense meteor]

https://www.fusiondex.org/dusclops+klang/
POKENAME's single hand is manipulated mechanically with unbelievable precision. Though it was briefly marketed for use as a prosthetic, test users found the large eye rather unsettling, and most elected to re-amputate within days.

[soft flicker]

I dont know if "re-amputate" is the right word here
Most prosthetic limbs I've seen are easily interchangeable/removable as they attach to a central attachment point.
Maybe "refund" would work better? I wouldn't want to surgically attack a pokemon to my body

[dense meteor]

hmm true i guess amputate does imply that it's actually part of your body which wasn't the intention

refund works

[crisp forge]

i miss my bf:(
so another entry for another one of his sprites before i continue writing more janu-airy ones
-# technically, it's my sprite too. so hooray! first time writing for my own sprite

Mimikyu/Crawdaunt 373.549 + its Tyrantrum head alt

[lapis cosmos]

I was just looking through Crawdaunt fusions for a sprite to write about and was admiring this one. Nice entries and sprite!

[crisp forge]

WAAIITT for real? what a coincidence HSHSHSHAHA, thank you so much!!! i really appreciate that

hope u find a fusion to write about soon:)

[lapis cosmos]

Yeah, it's the dex number I'm at in my "one entry for each" mission. You're welcome (I do enjoy Mimikyu fusions and thinking of how they are trying to imitate)

I found at least one. I am also a big fan of Crawdaunt so there are an abundance of them for me.

[crisp forge]

"one entry for each", as in one dex entry for each pokemon in the PIF pokedex? :0

[lapis cosmos]

Crawdaunt/Gyarados 549.130
POKENAME is extremely violent and territorial, recklessly attacking multiple foes at once due to its spiky, durable armor. Since it becomes timid after molting, this is the best time for a Trainer to build trust with it.

[crisp forge]

WOAH AWESOME SPRITE JUMPSCARE

[lapis cosmos]

For each base Pokemon.

[crisp forge]

mhm, i see ^^

[lapis cosmos]

I have at least one entry for all 'mons up to Crawdaunt at this point. I switch between each personal mission: one per mon, finishing evo lines I started, and just finding favorites.

[crisp forge]

reminded me of a similar achievement we have with spriters (i think)? similar principle, just with sprites lmao

and you get a special role for it

[lapis cosmos]

Nice. I have too many hobbies and personal projects to learn how to sprite...

[crisp forge]

honestly understandable lmao
spriting is quite fun, but it's easy to get a backlog especially if you get carried away

[dense meteor]

https://www.fusiondex.org/snorlax+trevenant/
For over fifty years after its discovery, POKENAME was thought to be permanently rooted to the ground. The discovery that it could move led to a brief philosophical debate on whether a plant could be considered lazy.

[crisp forge]

the second sentence 😭

i love snorlax fusion dex entries they're so goofy

this is a nice sample of that

[dense meteor]

spriting is really fun, I told myself i'd learn to draw but instead I just keep making sprites because pixelart makes you think more about each choice you make and I don't have to worry about my shaky ass hands

ty

realizing I mustjust love ghost types a lot

[crisp forge]

Janu-airy Day 4 ! Aerodactyl
Crocodactyl 159.142
-# my dear dots really challenged me with this one specifically, i struggled thinking of this entry 😭

i might expand on it tbh, maybe explain why it is a popular choice for prehistoric fiction. but for now, i'm leaving it at that

• changing characterize -> characterize

[dense meteor]

I like this one feels lived in

[crisp forge]

thanks:) appreciate it
that might be my last entry for tonight. it's 1:43 am
anyway, happi to be writing with y'all ^u^ thanks for the company as well, it helped me be productive

[dense meteor]

https://www.fusiondex.org/clefable+metagross/

POKENAME is drawn to humans, often finding its way into cities and villages. It is intelligent and considerate to enough to avoid angering people, even walking around flowerbeds so as not to trample them. The gas it produces causes a mild euphoria.

My heart knows I should probably split this into two entries so I guess I will be spending a while spriting clefary/metagross

[regal cedar]

hi @tribal rune, please remember to use "Pokémon", not pokemon. In addition, almost all of your entries have no period at the end of the sentence. Please make sure to add them in the future.

There is no need currently to resubmit any of your entries, mind.

[hollow quartz]

Moltres/Ho-Oh 146.250
The flames of POKENAME shine as bright and as hot as the sun itself. Legends claim that if POKENAME were ever to perish, then its egg will open and it will rise anew from it clad in flames with a brand-new egg already in its clutches.

[soft flicker]

Im wondering if the spriters ever notice us writing an entry for one of their sprites without looking in this chat.
Organically coming across an entry for their own sprite while playing the game is cool I bet

[hollow quartz]

I hope they experience them, because often enough its the sprites that give form to ideas for entries--at least for me that is

[storm light]

I like to hope that at least a few people have seen some of mine as theyre playing

[sick yacht]

How do y’all approach deciding which pokemon to make dex entries for?

[storm light]

Janu-airy Day 10 - Jumpluff Line

Jumptu #189.177
POKENAME's puffy body causes it to sneeze very often due to the cotton tickling its nose. These sneezes are accompanied by a burst of psychic power, so Trainers are advised to keep POKENAME's fluff trimmed to prevent accidents.

[hexed fog]

I pick a random pokemon and go down the list

[hollow quartz]

i browse the fusiondex website and see what catches my eye, often looking at the myriad fusions of specific Pokémon--such as browsing every Charizard fusion or every Minior fusion, etc etc

[hexed fog]

Tbf i appreciate any entry that isnt edgelord

[hollow quartz]

The only time I feel I get close to edgy with entries I compose have been with Darkrai because it's Darkrai, and even then I still try to remain aware

[lapis cosmos]

Depends on mood: Starting with Bublbasaur I am writing an entry for a fusion with each each base Pokemon; I work through evolution lines I have written for and are incomplete; I look for sprites for my favorite base Pokemon.

[sick yacht]

I am currently confused about the exact file name thing for submissions? How do we find it? I have the sprite number but it is saying that isn’t right? New to this lol

[hollow quartz]

you have to put in the numbers and include the ".png" like it says on the submission form. such as "351.461.png" for the Kyurem/Amaura fusion

[sick yacht]

Gotcha! Thank you!

[hexed fog]

If you click this it will fill in automatically

[stuck shoal]

I can't tell if my entries are edgy or not

[sick yacht]

OOO thank you!

[hollow quartz]

oh i've been doing it the way of keeping the submissions tab open and then just typing out the numbers for each new one i write up and then submit

[lapis cosmos]

Clicking on your Fusiondex profile, your first entry literally has a "sunny-side up" egg pun.

[stuck shoal]

to be fair, I try to make the cute designs fucked up and the big designs cute

[sick yacht]

For some reason, despite me having no love for Spinarak as a pokemon- That is the pokemon I have written for the most. Planning to submit several today 😅

[stuck shoal]

literally right below it

[lapis cosmos]

Valid. Whenever I have to write for a legendary, I try to find some goofy partner, like Caterpie/Necrozma.

[stuck shoal]

I mean this one is a lil edgy

[lapis cosmos]

And some entries are going to skirt the edge.

[hollow quartz]

i've had to curb my mind at times when it comes to coming up with ideas that have at least one legendary Pokémon component because my first instinct is to write as if it's "one of a kind" and while some cases I still do that, it usually will be with a sprite that I find looks "Grand" and/or if it's two legendaries fused together

[rich goblet]

I have used many sources of inspiration

I have printouts of vocabulary words to incorporate and print outs of animal fun facts

I would keep them but my mother wants me to keep my space clean so I toss them out when I'm done with them

I go to the library like every week to print more random stuff

[hollow quartz]

my brain is fueled by ADHD/ADD hyperfixation capabilities that allow me to recall some of the vaguest stuff about Pokémon sometimes, as well as mythologies and even some animals

though i do also have definitions. net saved to my bookmarks toolbar for easy and quick citation of words when needed

[stuck shoal]

one of these is a ref but i think these are my more edgy ones?

i am very happy with these wretched ones

[hollow quartz]

Some skirt the edge, which personally I think is fine, and there are some sprites that, in my opinion, call for an edgy, or near-edgy, entry because of the image it provokes which isn't bad, of course, it's just how it be sometimes

[hexed fog]

I prefer if super edgy sprites get light and fluffy entries

Juxtaposition

[hollow quartz]

this is also fair, i find it amusing when i see an "edgy" sprite with a dex entry that seem lighthearted

[lapis cosmos]

When that works, its great. I just can't force myself to do that if it feels forced.

[hollow quartz]

thankfully that's part of* the beauty of this project i find, if i can't manage to come up with an entry for a sprite then i can rest easy knowing someone will eventually

[lapis cosmos]

Nice! I personally love Spinarak. It is easily outranked by a lot of other Pokemon, but I find it very cute.

[hollow quartz]

speaking of favorite bugs, i look forward to the day snom makes it into this game--and for some reason i can already imagine how a fusion of it and slurpuff might look like LOL

[sick yacht]

I like all the fusions with it, I like seeing the other mons with it’s color pallet or it’s little face markings on them

[hollow quartz]

like idk why those two exactly, it just popped into my head as i typed

[sick yacht]

I would want to fuse Snom with Snorlax personally, just a big sleepy round snom

[hollow quartz]

can't forget the giant ice shell (blanket) too

as for the slurpuff/snom one that came to mind: pink and white snom with a cream-stuffed crepe as its shell

that or an ice cream cone--i could see both and probably even more, too

[storm light]

Lasaur #378.1
The mysterious orb on POKENAME's back swirls and shifts with purple mist. When close to evolution, the orb fills fully with this mist, leading POKENAME to find a spot as far away from danger as it can. It fills the chosen area with a poisonous fog.

[hollow nimbus]

You can be edgy as long as it fits tone and guidelines
We just don't want "This fusion hates pikachu, so it got a human teacher to teach it the art of assasination..."

[timid sky]

You’re referring to it both as an orb and a bulb in the same entry. You should pick one or the other

[storm light]

Lasaur #379.1
POKENAME spits a poisonous mist at anything it deems a threat, causing the mist within the orb on its back to churn and swirl with energy. This, alongside its seclusive nature, makes it difficult to study properly.

Eon duo my beloved :)

[timid sky]

The colours on it almost make it look like a fusion of Bulbasaur and Cranidos/Rampardos

Aside from the orb

[rich goblet]

Yeah the white could be whiter

[rugged socket]

@oak wyvern can you please fill in the DexSlog Drifblim/Ripple square in the next 16 hours or so

@marble vapor can you please fill in the DexSlog Trevenent/Mascot square in the next 16 hours or so

[marble vapor]

didnt realize i had that sorry

[hollow quartz]

Steelix/Haxorus #208.368(b)
This colossal Pokémon makes its home around an equally-large crystal said to contain the hopes and dreams of Pokémon and humans alike. Its entire body is harder than any known metal and parts of it are shaped into weapons that deter any threats.

I can only assume this sprite might be a reference to something I know not about off the top of my head, but I randomly came across it and felt like I experienced a Jimmy Neutron brainblast moment

[narrow cosmos]

@hexed fog stop making more entries how am I supposed to overtake you if you do in a single day what takes me a week or more.

[storm light]

Izik could take a 6 months break and we still wouldnt be catching up

[hollow quartz]

~~i am grateful to see comments like these because they make me feel less worried about all of the entries I have been submitting lately ~~

[ebon warren]

||Wild Lumina spotted||

[hollow quartz]

Gasp, someone who recognizes her

[rich goblet]

@narrow cosmos Izik casually dropping the equivalent of five days worth of entries in an hour always terrifies me

[narrow cosmos]

[hollow nimbus]

Probably because it is five days' worth of entries

[oak wyvern]

done! sorry, I thought I'd already done it

[hollow quartz]

Ariados/Flareon #168.136
A POKENAME's fur is actually a fine silk that it has woven around its own body for protection. Due to its natural warmth, many weaker Pokémon are easily tempted to embrace this silk and will become trapped to later serve as a meal for a POKENAME.

Gonna start working on giving more love to some of the lovely spider-ific PokéFusions we have as my next project (this is but one of many I imagine I will find)

[oak wyvern]

ooooooo

as a lover of arachnids myself I might join you in that endeavor

[hollow quartz]

Ariados/Gardevoir #168.287
POKENAME are often horribly judged for their appearance. It's said that those who treat them with kindness will be blessed with the most luxurious silk outfits and a loyal companion whose webs will keep all foes at bay.

my last for the night, me thinks, tomorrow I will continue my work

[marble vapor]

I was literally about to go to bed after being out all evening, until i shot out of bed remembering to finish this first lol

buzzer beater

https://tenor.com/view/buzzer-beater-kobe-bryant-kobe-basketball-three-point-shoot-gif-16356841

[storm light]

Janu-airy Day 11 - Drifblim Line

Togeloon #269.402
Festivals of all kinds can be host to groups of POKENAME, as the positive emotions attract them. Their delicate wings are susceptible to being waterlogged and thusly will weigh them down, so they tend to hide away during rainy weather.

[sweet bay]

Delisect #225.47

The snow globe on POKENAME'S back contains thousands of poisonous spores. If it breaks, the released spores can cause frostbite and shortness of breath.

[crisp forge]

:0 ooo
i wrote an entry for that sprite too, for dexdoku
tho i haven't submitted it yet, hmm

anyway, don't worry about that ^^ you can submit this entry, i like the idea of the frostbite-inducing spores

[storm light]

Why not submit both lol Sprites can have more than one entry, just not more than one from the same person on that specific sprite

[crisp forge]

oh, they can?
i see. i initially thought that only 1 entry was allowed per sprite, mb
although, it will be a while before i get to my delisect entry since i'm still fixing it up ^^; thanks, chibi!

[storm light]

Ye! The game will randomly choose between the entries given to show when looked at

Plus if entries were limited to one per sprite, that would be a little unfair, having to force the unowns to choose which entry will go onto the sprite and thusly creating some upset to those who worked hard on their entry, but didnt get in

[sweet bay]

Idk i was just scrolling through the wiki page and I thought this one had a fun design. It's a fun writing exercise tbh. It didn't have a custom entry listed on the wiki.

[crisp forge]

that's fair ^^

[crisp forge]

yeahh, my bad!
yup, it doesn't have an entry yet. as i said, i didn't submit mine yet hehe ^^;
i agree with you on that:) dex entries are so fun, and i really like delisect's design. writing these feel like contributing one piece to a giant puzzle, it's neat

[crisp forge]

everytime i thought i finished these two entries, i always found some sort of logical gap 😭
-# feel like there still is, but eh

anyway,

Mareep/Clamperl (179.562) and Hoppip/Spoink (187.539)

[sweet bay]

I love the synergy between these two! The magnetic pearl is such a cool concept and I can see it being a held item like the magnet to boost stats but specifically for these two Pokemon.

[rugged socket]

Woooo, well done everyone!

DexSlog #3: Flow has been completed! Well done and thank you for everyone that got involved, there were so many interesting and charming entries!

Contributors

@dapper cedar @rich goblet @azure wagon @crisp forge @south berry @marble vapor @rain tiger @soft flicker @oak wyvern

Prizes

Most Prolofic writer: @south berry with 38 entries!
Random Square: 7, 3 - @south berry's Meditite/Moves With the Current
Best entry: @azure wagon

There were also 5 secret Pokémon that were hoping to be put in this grid - Galvantula, Lurantis, Steelix, Flareon, Ditto. Galvantula was added twice by @soft flicker, and Ditto was added by @dapper cedar and @south berry! As some were found, the next grid will contain 4 secret Pokémon.

If you have won a prize, send me a message or reply to this. If you won one of the main prizes. you can request both a fused Pokémon to have an entry written for it, and a prompt/Pokémon to be used for the next grid, if you found a secret Pokémon you can select either an entry or to influence the next grid!

@crisp forge - Sylveon/Ripple
Marbled colors run along POKENAME's candy-shaped feelers, reminiscent of ripple ice cream. Its sweet-looking body induces hunger that distracts and pacifies foes, while its unique patterns inspire dessert art.

@south berry - Drifblim/Moves With the Current
POKENAME is rarely awake, and drifts about at the mercy of air currents. Its belly is rumored to be filled with spirits that keep it afloat. Each time it snores, one escapes into the afterlife, causing it to descend slightly back towards the ground.

@azure wagon - Alakazam/Enters Deep Trances
If one were to peer into POKENAME's flames, it is said that hidden truths of the world will be revealed to them. The Pokémon itself spends much of its time in a trance-like state studying these flames to expand its powers.

@soft flicker - Meloetta Pirouette Forme/Can change states
When dancing in the air, a POKENAME will use its entire environment to enhance the performance by floating and falling through the clouds. It can change its weight by changing the density of its cloud-like wings, making them more liquid or gaseous.

@south berry - Magikarp/Used in the Carpet Industry
Despite its weight, POKENAME will flop around frantically. Since it is as heavy as a large rock, carpet cleaners will use POKENAME the opportunity to have it pound out dusty rugs. Its magnetic body helps in finding metallic debris.

Vote for your favourite of the entries above by reacting to them with any emoji, whichever has the most will win best entry!

[soft flicker]

I dont get two prizes for writing Galvantula two times, do I

[rugged socket]

You sure do 😎

[soft flicker]

@rugged socket
I do have a vague "row"-idea, but I don't know how to formulate an overarching writing idea.
Cause I really wanna see how Pokémon could help in therapy (emotional and physical) or maybe even as a help for the physically and mentally disabled -- think blind-guide dog or emotional support animal or schizophrenia dogs.
Just like Pokémon helping out in emotional hard times or where the person is unable to it themselves.
Is that too vague? Too specific? Who knows

[rugged socket]

It's a very good prompt, see if you can condense it so it's only a few words long and send it to me as a dm so it doesn't get lost

[oak wyvern]

what am I, chopped liver? (all in jest ofc, I figure you just forgot to add me to the contributors)

[crisp forge]

OH HEYYY i genuinely appreciate that!!! thank u so much!! ya, it was so fun to come up with. I've written about fusions' relations with base Pokémon before but not with fellow fusions, so this was a cool first 😎

[crisp forge]

nice job everybody!!! (INCLUDING cutbug 😔😔😔)

[oak wyvern]

yeah!! super happy to have participated, everyone did awesome

[rugged socket]

What do you meannnnn, you've been there the whole time!

[oak wyvern]

oh huh! must've missed it the first time

[crisp forge]

oh, how silly of us

[crisp forge]

i thought helper pokémon? but that may be too broad for what you describe

simply therapy pokémon might be fine, but i'm not sure of that either

anyway, i hope you find the perfect short and sweet term for it:)

I'm excited to do an entry* for that row

[soft flicker]

I'm thinking "(acting as an) emotional and/or physical support Pokémon"

Does it work? What do you guys think?

[crisp forge]

sounds good to me!

[quartz matrix]

Hey guys may I know the percentage of custom dexes?

I'm just curious about how much this has grown ever since last year lol

[midnight siren]

~25% (41029 entries with 159524 sprites in game)

[soft flicker]

Counting alts and double entries?

[midnight siren]

yup

its approximate, but thats the best way to check it tbh

[scenic badge]

Hello I have a question

Since some sprites are straight up humans do they get a different treatment or are they still considered like a regular pokemon?

I stumbled upon this sprite and it got me wondering

[rugged socket]

Considered regular Pokémon, you can adapt the entry a bit to fit the reference, but it should still make sense as just a regular Pokémon

[scenic badge]

Oh ok

[remote tartan]

Hi kurumi

[narrow cosmos]

Doggone it Izik, what did I say last night, how am I gonna take the number 1 spot if you keep on widening the gap?

[scenic badge]

https://tenor.com/view/thats-the-neat-part-you-dont-invincible-gif-27194608

[narrow cosmos]

[hollow quartz]

is that spinarak and azurill

or am i going crazy from seeing all these spiders as i try to craft custom entries for them

[rain tiger]

Well, I might not have won this Dexslog, But I'm glad that I contributed to the dex. I was only able to make one due to being busy on Coursera. Congratulations to the winners. 👍

[hexed fog]

Keep up all the hard work yall

[sweet bay]

Beary: Buneary-Stufful fusion #452.403

POKENAME sneaks into children's rooms to sleep among their toys. When children mistake it for a stuffed animal and hug it, it unleashes a powerful barrage of punches with its ears.

[storm light]

Oh how horrible, i love it

[hollow quartz]

Gotta admit, Starmie fusions have gotta be some of the most interesting yet to try and come up with ideas for--they can so often be so bizarre (in a good way) especially when Starmie is the body of the fusion

and now onto some of my favorite Pokémon to browse the sprites of and write for: Eevee and its evolutions

[narrow cosmos]

You gotta get real creative with some bodies, yeah. Unown and Klink's evolution line are another good example.

[hollow quartz]

Oh god, I still can't wrap my head around trying to come up with ideas for most of Klinklang's body fusions--something about them just makes it hard for me to conjure ideas LOL

[hexed fog]

Just do something like "lives near factories" "attracted to electricity "

Or my favorite "uses x move if someone is in its territory "

[hollow quartz]

Me when I write an entry about something that looks like it belongs in a ruin as being something that lives within ancient ruins

[hexed fog]

Literally

Not every entries needs to be ground breaking. The trick to dexing is knowing when to give a boring entry

[hollow quartz]

True, true--I need to challenge my brain more with the Klinklang body fusions I think when it comes down to it, is all--just that at a glance there's often enough going on with them that my brain manages to overthink

and then there's me coming across this Froslass/Mew fusion sprite and my brain goes: "Festive little fae-like critter" because that's exactly what it looks like to me

[hexed fog]

When i finish with diglett ill move to klang

[midnight siren]

a concept i'm still working on

i wanna get to field researcher eventually, but i just take so long to write entries lol

[regal cedar]

I like how it's specificlaly Klang.

[midnight siren]

i mean it's the second most popular pokemon after diglett, it makes sense to me

[regal cedar]

tranquil fans rise up (for those not in the know its the least visited bulbapedia pokemom page. i think bottom 5 for at least 7 years in a row now)

[pale venture]

Tranquil fans? Plural?

[midnight siren]

every pokemon has its fans

[pale venture]

You know what? I shouldn't judge, hell ye

Also I haven't written entries in a minute, been super busy with other stuff I need to get one in

Hitmonfable #107.36
Despite their short arms, POKENAME's punches are capable of piercing concrete like a small meteor. These Pokémon like to train at night, away from prying eyes, to create new and almost fantastical techniques.
Edit 1: Lost my edits but ty dragon hunter

@midnight siren Got one for ya

I exaggerated on how much damage this guy can do, wanted to do one of those Pokedex that clearly don't make any real sense but it's all rumored (like pokemon eating mountains and being as hot as the sun lol)

Since it's fairy anyway, to add to the mystery part of it

I also tried to american-ise it, taking out 'u' in rumoured because I think Pokedex use American-English? I think?

[rich goblet]

You’re fine using British spelling but keep it consistent if you do

[pale venture]

Oh I see

[sweet bay]

Magcargo's entry claims it's body temperature is 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit this one is pretty believable by comparison

[rich goblet]

Yeah the hyperbole in the normal Pokédex is funny

[pale venture]

Yee I do find it funny

I like to think the more ridiculous ones are ones taken from younger pokedex entry writers when they get their dex, vs the serious ones that are from adults or something. Really does give the feel it's many different people cataloguing new discoveries

[midnight siren]

yeah, as long as it’s consistent it doesn’t matter. that applies to British v American spelling and any measurements (e.g. MPH or KPH)

[pale venture]

That's good to know, thank you

[midnight siren]

I always go British spelling cause it’s what I’m used to

also I already have to use colour without the u in it for programming which pains me enough that I gotta stay on the British spellings for everything else

[pale venture]

Oh dude I hate that too

I get you

[midnight siren]

ok, coupla things

1. “this Pokémon likes” -> “These Pokémon like”. it’s again about singular vs plural pronouns. If you were using singular pronouns, then you can say that this Pokémon likes x, whereas with plural pronouns you are saying that these Pokémon like. it’s that thing of more specific vs more generic.

2. “away from prying eyes” should have a comma at the start and end. This is because it is a subordinating clause. A subordinating clause is a section of additional information in a sentence which is not needed for the sentence to be correct. For example here, the sentence “These Pokémon like to train at night to create new and almost fantastical techniques” is a complete and correct sentence. As “away from prying eyes” is additional non-essential information in the middle of the sentence, it is a subordinating clause and therefore needs commas.

3. you could remove “small” and have sentence 1 make full sense. This is because the way it is phrased would allow for the adjective “short” to apply to bot its arm length and height. I would recommend changing this as it helps with the flow and tidiness of the sentence, but it isn’t essential

[pale venture]

You know, I had "these" but changed it to "this" because I doubted myself

[midnight siren]

it happens, don’t stress it too much

I used to do the same all the time, it’s one of those skills you pick up

[pale venture]

So would it be "These Pokémon like to train at night, away from prying eyes," or "These Pokémon like to train at night away from prying eyes,"

Also ye I barely passed English and it's my only language, so I'm doing my best

[midnight siren]

eventually you’ll get to a point where you can see instantly that a sentence is incorrect but not always why for a while

[pale venture]

I did the double comma thing in the first sentence and didn't want to be too repetitive

[midnight siren]

the first one, double comma it

[pale venture]

Gotcha, we commaing it up then

[midnight siren]

think of it like tucking the clause into bed, you gotta tuck both sides of the covers to keep it cosy

[pale venture]

Oooh now it makes sense

It's like a small "by the way" or "P.S." at the end of a letter

Wait why did "tucking both side of the covers to keep it cosy" help me understand it

[midnight siren]

cause the human brain is funny like that

it’s how my brain works, I remember the information better when it relates to something silly

[pale venture]

Fair

What if I changed the first sentence to "Despite their short arms, POKENAME's punches are rumored to be capable of piercing concrete like a small meteor."

[hollow quartz]

Me with "Never Eat Soggy Waffles" to remember the cardinal directions and the order they go in in a clockwise orientation

[midnight siren]

for example, during my Alevels I had to memorise like 10 different ways for an equation to change in number theory, and because the general forms involved lowercase delta (which looks like a tent) I made up a story for each form about who was going camping and what with to remember

[pale venture]

I learned it via "Never Eat Shredded Wheat"

[hollow quartz]

also a good one

[midnight siren]

something else that I would suggest is removing “rumoured to be”. These are things we call “weasel words” and are essentially a more complex way to say that it’s a way of ducking out of saying something is or isn’t true. generally for dex entries, saying something like “this Pokémon can destroy concrete” etc. is totally within the realms of possibility, so it often reads better to just say something is capable of performing an act

[midnight siren]

same

[pale venture]

"Despite their short arms, POKENAME's are capable of piercing concrete like a small meteor. These Pokémon like to train at night, away from prying eyes, to create new and almost fantastical techniques."

How does this sound?

(Also lost my edits to discord updating F)

[hollow quartz]

yeah i've had to catch myself with this kind of thing where I might have written "this Pokémon can, and will, ..." to just say "this Pokémon can..." because it's already implied that it will do the thing because how else would someone record that it has the ability if it doesn't do the thing often enough to be witnessed doing it

[midnight siren]

looks a lot better

[pale venture]

Thank you Dragon! I'll submit it now

[midnight siren]

hang on, one more thing rq

[pale venture]

[midnight siren]

POKENAME shouldn’t have an apostrophe s at the end. because it isn’t something that the Pokémon possesses. For example, if John has a tail we would say that it is “John’s tail”. However, here we are just saying that John can do something. For example, if John is a really good runner, we could say “John can run a 5 minute mile” or something similar. so here we are only saying the the Pokémon can do something, not that they have something

the way to remember this is that ‘s is very possessive. whenever anyone owns something, ‘s is always there with them, cause it also wants to own that thing.

hope that helps with remembering it :p

[pale venture]

uhh

I'm lost

[midnight siren]

ok, dw I think my explanation was a bit long lol

[pale venture]

OH WAIT

I should say POKENAME's punches rather than POKENAME's, I forgot to add the punches

I think?

[hollow quartz]

one slight exclusion to this rule about " 's " is with the words "it's" and "its" where the one with the apostrophe is a conjunction of "it is" while "its" is the possessive term (I add this just in case and since we're discussing the topic already, I figured it might be good preventative measure to mention this as well)

[midnight siren]

me when i realise that my explanation is for singular pronoun sentences, not plural pronoun sentences

[pale venture]

So do I put "POKENAME's punches are" or "POKENAME are"

[midnight siren]

so “POKENAME are” is 100% a valid option to put down

my brain is not processing the other option for a sec, I’ll give you a verdict in a mo

no matter how much English you do, sometimes you just need to think for a while

[hollow quartz]

I believe either option is technically valid, because the first is "POKENAME's punches are capable of piercing concrete like a small meteor." and the second would be "POKENAME are capable of piercing concrete like a small meteor." but it might just be a me thing that the latter, the second one, sounds as if the Pokémon itself can pierce through concrete with any part of their bodies, whereas the former, the first, makes it specific that its punches are strong enough to pierce concrete. that might just be a me thing though

[pale venture]

I liked the punches one more personally too

So I may go with that one

[midnight siren]

yeah, so both are viable options, my brain just wasn’t processing cause it’s not the wording I tend to use

[pale venture]

Yee my way of doing things can be uh

[hollow quartz]

yee, I get it--in an odd way, the English language is like one of my core hyperfixations so I like to discuss its intricacies and complexities and the varying contexts that can be changed with but a single word

[midnight siren]

cause I’d generally say something more like “POKENAME have punches that are capable”, so I couldn’t immediately figure out what was going on

[pale venture]

Different

[midnight siren]

na it’s fine, it’s just a slightly grey area where different circumstances change what is grammatically correct, so I tend to go with things that I know to be correct when I’m writing

~~mostly cause going through a ton of text when doing submission reviews is pain ~~

[pale venture]

Despite their short arms, POKENAME's punches are capable of piercing concrete like a small meteor. These Pokémon like to train at night, away from prying eyes, to create new and almost fantastical techniques. it is

Thank you guys

Next time I'll get pronoun tense right

Next time

[midnight siren]

I believe in you

[pale venture]

I will help complete infinite fusion pokedex

I want to write for all the mons people will probably never see and forget about after seeing one trainer have it

Mwahaha

Nah but really thanks for all the help, I've learned a lot writing here and taking input from you guys

[midnight siren]

me when I make a sprite

[midnight siren]

np, glad to have been of service

I like helping out here cause it improves my knowledge too

[hollow quartz]

always happy to help when i am free from the chains of my brain's hyperfixations for more than a half an hour

[midnight siren]

also ‘tis nice to take a break from my other writing projects to help with… a writing project

[hollow quartz]

me when i flick between discord and my browser these past few days while i write what feels like at least nearly 50, if not over, different entries per day

[midnight siren]

I’ve been submitting a few scripts to my publisher over the last few weeks and I’ve been told I need to stop sending them scripts because quote “we have too many of your scripts in our editing queue, please stop sending them for a bit”

[narrow cosmos]

Obligatory whining about being Izik's forever number-2 here.

[hollow quartz]

One thing I must admit is that sometimes I forget which ones I might have already written entires for so when I come across them in the fusiondex again I go "er, I might've already submitted one for this so I'll just wait and see for now"

[narrow cosmos]

Of course, Infinex over here is trying to be the sleeper hit that we all wake up to find has tripled dex numbers over all of us, I see.

[hollow quartz]

I am unsure how you can possibly see now much/many I've submitted, so I will simply wait over here in fear

[pale venture]

You could check the authors tab on fusiondex

[narrow cosmos]

I'm just going by the pending tab in the google doc, where you can see that you've been on a roll lately.

[hollow quartz]

That only shows accepted ones, I've definite submitted more than thrice that by now

[pale venture]

Oh lmao

[narrow cosmos]

Also been there, I think the site may still have an instance where I did that for one fusion and both are approved and in-game.

[pale venture]

I think it'll be on the spreadsheet then

Not on pc rn (1am) but it should be one of the tabs to the left

[hollow quartz]

I assume you need permissions to see pending, that or they're in a tab I wouldn't think to look in

[narrow cosmos]

The main tab, the "Approved" one. Any time one is submitted it goes to the bottom of that.

Anybody can see it, I believe.

[pale venture]

I kept track of mine that way iirc

[narrow cosmos]

Or no, wait, I meant to say the "RESPONSES" tab for pending entries.

My bad.

Approved is good for seeing the total count of how many are approved though, though it's not always indicative of how many are in-game until Izik pushes through a new update, and then waiting for the dex sites to update as well.

[hollow quartz]

Okay yeah, that explains it--was gonna say that the bottom of "Approved" is just an empty void for me

[hollow quartz]

thank you much, this will help make it easier for me to avoid accidental duplicates

[narrow cosmos]

I just woke up from a nap, my brain isn't catching up.

[hollow quartz]

I feel that so much

[timid sky]

I'm surprised that's Izik's job and not Realthree's, since she's the dex manager

[narrow cosmos]

Maybe it is, I just know Izik's the one who announces them. 🤔

[hollow quartz]

According to the sheet they're both dex managers technically

[narrow cosmos]

Once this next update goes, if most/all of my current pending ones get approved, I'll pass 4K entries.

[timid sky]

Oh wait, he is also a dex manager

https://tenor.com/view/now-you-know-the-more-you-know-no-kidding-no-shit-obviously-gif-1342210079425559607

[hollow quartz]

Oh god that number was bigger than I had realized

[narrow cosmos]

Laimu spotted

[hollow quartz]

Fert recognizer!!!!

Not sure why the emote took so long to load, but I'm gonna assume it's because my browser is still loading the google sheets stuff

[narrow cosmos]

I don't get the chance to watch her live, but I love catching clips of her or Shorts, she's fun.

Someone should get her to play Infinite Fusion and do Furret fusions.

[hollow quartz]

God if only, I love watching people play infinite fusion and hearing/seeing their reactions to some of them--hers would also be great

[narrow cosmos]

She'd at least have a chance, being mostly Indie, perms stuff means we would never be seeing anybody from Hololive playing it, yeah. Ah well, maybe somebody could just show her sprites in her Discord or something, if nothing else.

Some have nicknamed POKENAME "The Dragon Slayer," due to its tendency to pick fights with any strong Dragon-types it comes near. The poison its claws generate is extremely effective against them, giving more credence to its moniker.

[hollow quartz]

i imagine it could be possible someday for her as an indie, yeah--even more if there were ever a sprite made in reference of limon

[narrow cosmos]

Wouldn't be the first Youtuber reference I've seen.

[hollow tapir]

I need to get back into entries, it’s been so long

[hollow quartz]

One of us, one of us

[hollow tapir]

I do have time since I only have two shifts this week

Which is good and bad lmfao (hours apparently always get cut at beginning/end of year) I need more money for pokemon plushies

[narrow cosmos]

Sounds like my job, we're in the slow period for restaurants, the first two months of the year die off.

[hexed fog]

i stg we need a class on how to not go overboard on legendary entries

[narrow cosmos]

POKENAME IS THE INFINITE POWER AND SENDS ALL WHO OPPOSE IT TO THE VIVISECTION PIT FOR 1000 YEARS

: )

[hollow quartz]

This is why I try to write anything that sounds "super powerful" as being either a rumor, an unproven theory, or a written story/legend

[narrow cosmos]

Yeah, same. I like writing epic/dramatic ones for legendary fusions when I can, but I do try to temper it within reason of the rules.

[hollow quartz]

I've probably still screwed up at times, still, but I always figure it's better to be something like these as an implication of "humans saw this Pokémon and assumed it held immense powers and decided they shouldn't mess with it and risk finding out"

part of which I base on Deoxys a little--they know it comes from space, most people don't wanna mess with that and risk anything

[narrow cosmos]

Oh hey, Infinex, in case you didn't know, another place that's cool to check out for dex-stuff is this: https://www.infinitedummies.fr/pages/entries_spriter.html

You can cross-check via specific Pokemon/artists/authors. So if you wanna look up and see how many Deoxys-specific fusions have dex entries, it's good for narrowing it down.

[rich goblet]

@narrow cosmos I'm so excited to see you cross the 4k barrier

[hollow quartz]

Ooo, thank you for this

[narrow cosmos]

Thanks so much.

Though I know you're catching up on me fast.

[rich goblet]

Don't worry about me, I write to keep myself busy

[narrow cosmos]

No problem, I use it on occasion to check and see how many I've done for specific ones, versus others. Like serious lacking in Goldeen/Seaking vs. having a lot of Psyduck/Gardevoir/Slowpoke.

[rich goblet]

The state of the world might be crumbling but I can reliably pull out 10 entries even when the ICBMs cut through the sky

[hollow quartz]

ah yeah I could it being really nice for that--I've found myself wondering at times how many entries I've submitted for Registeel in comparison to other fusions as of late, so this may one day help me to know how close I came to over-writing for Registeel fusions

[narrow cosmos]

It is sporadic in updates though, so there's no set time where it'll update after the game itself updates for the entries though, FYI.

Like even now it's technically behind Infinite Dex on my total number of entries, but so it goes. Real life and all that, after all.

[hollow quartz]

Yeee, that's why I said "one-day" was because I won't know until probably at least months later--which is fine with me, it'll just be funny to see one day

[narrow cosmos]

Infinex becomes the Registeel guy.

According to that page, I've got 54 Registeel-related entries so far.

[hollow quartz]

I should have become the Regirock guy so I could have replied with:

[rich goblet]

You should do to Registeel what I did to psyduck

[hollow quartz]

https://tenor.com/view/un-un-un-regirock-gif-5774179853825027292

[rich goblet]

UN UN UN

[narrow cosmos]

One can see through its transparent dome that POKENAME has a mass of roiling tongues within it. Should it fire one of its tongue-limbs off or lose it in battle, another from the center mass will replace it shortly.

[hollow quartz]

it's such an iconic SFX

[narrow cosmos]

You gotta love the things you gotta come up with ideas for.

[hollow quartz]

I love disturbing-visual entries like this

[narrow cosmos]

Stare into the clear dome, watch the tongues wriggle around.

[hollow quartz]

They say if you stare at them long enough, you'll feel as if they have wrapped around you.

[narrow cosmos]

Sightings of POKENAME in the wild are so rare, it was thought to be only a rumor until recently. The most common sighting appears to be Vermillion City, and reports always include sighting a Mew accompanying it.

This is another kind I love, the referential kind. Like when I can reference Beta content.

[hollow quartz]

I saw that one, I loved it in both aspects because it's a great reference in visual aspect and in written aspect

[narrow cosmos]

POKENAME's body is made up of a burning-hot liquid metal, and is highly resistant to physical assaults. Elusive and surprisingly agile, most travelers only catch a fleeting glimpse of it before it oozes away.

Now this one, this one is more oblique a reference. 10 points if you get it.

[hollow quartz]

I feel like something within the cracks of my wrinkled brain knows this reference but I cannot for the life of me grasp hold of the actual information itself

[narrow cosmos]

When I wrote it, I meant it to hearken to (Liquid) Metal Slimes from Dragon Quest.

[rich goblet]

I don't play enough Dragon quest to know it

[narrow cosmos]

Then I demand you rectify this and play the games!

[storm light]

I dare you to make an entry about this guy that references the first pokemon debate /lh
https://www.fusiondex.org/rhydon+bulbasaur/

[hollow quartz]

oh i was completely wrong, I've never played a Dragon Quest game--unless they were ever referenced in Yakuza 7 or in Infinite Wealth

[rich goblet]

No monies :c

[narrow cosmos]

Possibly obliquely, given how Yakuza 7's main guy is all about Dragon Quest.

[hollow quartz]

I am honestly so surprised there isn't one like this already

Maybe one day we'll see a quadruple fusion of bulbasaur, rhydon, mew, and arceus to fully complete the cycle of the joke

[narrow cosmos]

POKENAME was one of the first known recorded fusions on record. Its discovery lead to reopening old scientific debates on which of its constituents were the first Pokemon scientifically recorded in history.

[storm light]

I now remember I was going to make an entry like that but never actually went through with it lool

[hollow quartz]

ngl, I've been browsing Starmie fusions for a while and I finally came across Starmie/Klang, or Starang, and my brain first read it as "Stararang" and wondered why it didn't have a sprite in the shape of a boomerang

[narrow cosmos]

POKENAME thinks of itself as a caretaker for younger Pokémon, believing that a kiss will calm overly rambunctious youths. Given its kiss contains a mild paralytic, the tactic does prove viable in a technical sense.

I always feel like my attempts at humorous entries fall a little flat, but I think this one's OK.

[hollow quartz]

Idk what any of its evolution branches look like off the top of my head but if there are any custom ones, I hope at least one will have a "kiss of death" mentioned in it now because that entry feels very fitting/thematic

and also, yes, funny too

The gem-like tip of a POKENAME's nose can often be sighted by its bright glow, even within the dark ocean depths. They spin their rear-most fin at incredible speeds, which propel them through water at frightening speeds.

I see a Sharpedo fusion that feels almost eldritch in a way, I try to give it a frightening-type entry. I am a simple man, in aspects such as these.

[narrow cosmos]

Put that in Subnautica and watch the Youtubers freak.

[hollow quartz]

Now I need to see if there is a Sharpedo/Wailord or Sharpedo/Rayquaza fusion with a Leviathan reference sprite...

[hollow quartz]

Not quite a subnautica-leviathan reference sprite, and obviously not a subnautica leviathan reference entry either but:

This underwater leviathan of a Pokémon lives within only the deepest, darkest undersea trenches. POKENAME's body is covered in countless scars from its many battles with other underwater Pokémon over over territory and prey alike.

[storm light]

Ninetler #38.234
POKENAME's tails unfurl and the flame within its antlers glows brighter when channeling psychic power. It creates realistic illusions of forest fires to scare off potential predators.

[hollow quartz]

crap, my hyperactiveness made me miss my double "over" til just now

[narrow cosmos]

Clearly it was fighting for over-territory, which is even more important than regular territory.

[storm light]

Absolutely

[narrow cosmos]

Also, I saw a denial of one of my entries live, so immediately just shoved in a new replacement.

[hollow quartz]

[hexed fog]

@sonic tusk stop capsing your usernaaaaame

Tempted to aim for problem pokemon like arceus now

Since people love acting like it being a god is canon

[storm light]

I'll see if I can make a few Arceus entries

[hexed fog]

Or cubone being an orphan

[hexed fog]

Please. I need people to wipe the problem mons out so new people dont drive me nuts

[storm light]

I aloso need to pad my entry count so I can get the coveted field researcher role

[hexed fog]

Actually... I could probably make a list

[narrow cosmos]

C'mon Izik, let everyone murder the mothers and call Pokemon gods, where's your sense of fun and wonder?

[hexed fog]

We can put the faq at the top of the list

[storm light]

@hexed fog I forget, we're allowed to refer to Pokemon outside of PIF as long as theyre actual Pokemon, right?

[hexed fog]

People getting them done early means people will be less likely to write entries

[storm light]

like Vespiquen

[hexed fog]

Yes but we prefer if theyre mons in the game

[storm light]

I'd love to make it mention beedrill, but Vespiquen has the ability I'm looking to refer to with this one

[hexed fog]

Maybe then mention Beedril/Nidoqueen?

Whatever its called

[narrow cosmos]

Vespiqueen should be fine too, it's fun worldbuilding

[hollow quartz]

That's my little "cheat" is I sometimes will see if there's a fusion that could fit the bill of what I wanna reference too

[storm light]

The buzzing of POKENAME's wings was once thought to command legions of insect Pokemon to its side much like Vespiquen. is what i currently have

[hexed fog]

Yea it won't get denied

[narrow cosmos]

The existence of Hoenn as a sequel game means that fusion is happening outside of Kanto after all

[hexed fog]

Ah ok

Yeah we don't deny entries like that but we always prefer in-game mons because it helps not confuse the player

[storm light]

I assume at some point Vespiquen will probably be added and it wont even matter then lol

[hexed fog]

Not necessarily

[storm light]

true

[hexed fog]

But eh

Just please make it make sense 🤣 that's all I ever ask

[storm light]

maybe just axe Vespiquen's mention then, especially since I plan on subverting that legend anyway lol

[hexed fog]

No omnipotent pokemon guys

Pls

[thorn ingot]

I mean considering Musharna is physically in the game but not as an obtainable/catchable thing mentioning non-IF is fine

[hexed fog]

That still annoys me

[thorn ingot]

Same

[hollow quartz]

Hopefully any of the few times I have ever mentioned omnipotence or anything close to it has been within mention of "rumors/stories/legends/unproven theories"

[hexed fog]

I dont even like musharna lol

[thorn ingot]

Just add it at this point let it FREEEE

[hollow quartz]

I never even thought about the fact that there really is just a random, sole musharna in IF in a region where it is never found in the wild til now

[narrow cosmos]

Instructions Unclear, added the elemental monkeys from Unova instead

[hollow quartz]

My biggest qualm to this is if they ever do get added, I would hope they get a triple fusion one day because I feel that's just ripe opportunity

[storm light]

How's this?

Beeceus #15.315
The buzzing of POKENAME's wings was once thought to command legions of insect Pokémon to their side much like Vespiquen. In more recent times however, it has been found that POKENAME are simply efficient hive leaders.

[storm light]

If they do, I'm not giving them entries

[narrow cosmos]

[hollow quartz]

Although the large wings of wild POKENAME are considered a beloved sight during their yearly migrations, their actual bodies are tragically quite small. Their wings scatter countless, faintly-glowing scales with every flap.

I unintentionally tried to counter the issue of "Godly all-powerful Pokémon" with "big, beautiful, but also quite weak & fragile" instead

[thorn ingot]

I would help in this Arceus dex entry clearing but I do not want to touch that mon ever again

[storm light]

Primeceus #57.315
POKENAME's long legs allow it to kick with devastating force. When angry, it becomes nearly uncontrollable and reckless, throwing itself at opponents until one Pokémon stands as the victor.

[narrow cosmos]

Some theorists believe the common depiction of Arceus is merely an avatar, and that this form is the closest approximation of its true form that humans can comprehend. Most scientific communities treat the idea with heavy derision.

Here's one I had fun with.

[hexed fog]

We are both the managers lol

[hollow quartz]

I find this to be an interesting challenge with Arceus because even some of its sprite designs invoke a divine/godly/holy feeling so it's fun to think of ways to counteract that with a dex entry that goes "nah, it's not really all-powerful" in a way that makes sense in-world

[storm light]

This absolute god of a Pokemon, we are not worthy to see such beaut-

Nah he's just a little scrungly

[hexed fog]

Btw i tend to only drop updates when we are fully caught up

If anyone was wondering lol

No thats not asking yall to stop making entries, it's us asking for folks who feel comfortable to consider applying for Unown

[storm light]

And then you get sprites liek this which just.. what even
https://www.fusiondex.org/arceus+hitmonlee/

Like, is the Pokemon just the foot?? Is it enormous??

[hexed fog]

Its kicks are powerful enough to topple mountains

Avoid the subject entirely

[hollow quartz]

missed opportunity for a sprite reference to AoT in some way in my humble opinion (and I don't even like AoT much either)

[hollow quartz]

My biased case-in-point:
The silver and gold feathers of an POKENAME are so beautiful that many Trainers favor them at least at one point in their journeys. The ring-like part of its body is a development born of how often they would be used to fly across regions.
"Oh, this Pokémon? They're just really pretty and we ride them like our own personal airplanes a lot."

[storm light]

Corceus #222.315
Its large body serves as a home for many fish Pokémon needing shelter. As more Pokemon flock to POKENAME, its swimming becomes slowed until it shoos away the ones weighing it down.

[narrow cosmos]

I'm busting out a few Arceus entries as we speak. I just tend to make it uber-powerful or unique in some measure where I can.

The poison from POKENAME's horn is highly potent, with a single drop being enough to render almost anything immobile. Careful studies are being undertaken to see if it could lead to the creation of a powerful catch-all antivenom.

[hexed fog]

Ty so much yall

Dear god that sprite

I dry heaved

[storm light]

Waiting on my bf to get home so we can play a game, so I've got time lol

[hexed fog]

Its so scary

[storm light]

and thankfully I also have inspiration

[narrow cosmos]

The shaking of the rattle on POKENAME's tell creates a strangely deep and reverberating echo for large distances. While most Pokémon are warded off by the noise, serpent-like Pokémon find themselves compelled to flock near POKENAME.

[hollow quartz]

I wonder if there's a Scolipede-Arceus fusion, in either order, that looks like a giant millipede ouroboros type thing

[hexed fog]

I'm so impressed lol

[storm light]

https://www.fusiondex.org/scolipede+arceus/
https://www.fusiondex.org/arceus+scolipede/

[hollow quartz]

darn, i'm actually kinda surprised there isn't one

[hexed fog]

The fun thing is people dont realize often that you can do multiple entries for one mon, so they wont do it if we fill them in with coherent entries lol

[storm light]

Oh good lord
https://www.fusiondex.org/garbodor+arceus/

Izik i think this ones on you

[hexed fog]

Yeah people go all in

[hollow quartz]

I imagine this is probably due to the fact that some, like I've started doing lately, won't see a button to quickly create a new entry for it once there is a custom one--as opposed to what I used to do which was just keep a tab open for the form and type every number combination that I would create entries for

[hexed fog]

I'm in bed lol. Mention that legends state the filth making up its body is said to be filled with powerful luck but few want it even then due to the extreme smell

[storm light]

Arcvern #315.441
POKENAME's wing membranes resemble a supernatural phenomenon thought to have occurred in Alola. Their supersonic cries echo over vast distances.

[hollow quartz]

POKENAME are orbited by myriad junk due to all of the magnetic debris they have consumed, but their most prized possession is their globe. The stench of their bodies is enough to drive away even most Poison-type Pokémon.

My best attempt at dialing down the lore despite the grand sprite

[narrow cosmos]

POKENAME is said to appear before orphaned Nidoran and take care of them in their time of need. Nidoran raised by it are said to be some of the strongest, yet most gentle of all, acting as stalwart defenders of young Pokémon in the wild.

[hollow quartz]

oh neat I even managed to unintentionally keep it under the character limit

[storm light]

Carceus #478.315
POKENAME's skittish nature leads it to fire beams from the crystals around its chest at anything it sees as a threat. This sometimes includes other POKENAME, leading to barrages of beams fired from both parties.

Deep cave divers seeing an awesome light show before realizing it's two Carceus panic-shooting laser beams at each other

[hollow nimbus]

Well, there's an outline at the top, so I guess it's just a foot

[hollow quartz]

POKENAME are very long-lived Pokémon with the figure of a shadowy Pokémon biting upon their tails. They constantly forget that these shadowy Pokémon even exist, which seems to infuriate them and make them bite even harder.

[storm light]

Three! You should join us on our Arceus dex crusade!

[hollow nimbus]

Unless its nature is forcing it to fire beams, I would choose something more like 'leads it to'

Izik has shined the laser pointer at Arceus, yes?

[hollow quartz]

[hollow nimbus]

I have like two or three months of dex entry backlog I'm still procrastinating on submitting, so that's gotta come first

[storm light]

The rare and elusive Three pile

[south berry]

This was a lot of fun! I hope I didn't get too carried away haha.

Here are my dexslog requests, if possible.

For Prolific Writer: Prompt - Pokemon who play sports.

Random Square: Pokemon - Graveler

Secret Pokemon (Ditto): Pokemon - Kecleon

[hollow nimbus]

It's not much of a pile
I try to write for all of my sprites

I still have to go and move all the entries that I wrote when we were told that sprite-gallery-dex submissions were going to be a thing, too

[thorn ingot]

You know what actually, I will write an Arceus fusion dex entry

[hollow nimbus]

I need to submit them and then delete the entry from the galpost so it doesn't get doubleposted should the dex grabber be fixed

I know of Izik's plans
Our brain cells are linked though Unown magic

https://tenor.com/view/monotart-pokemon-unown-gif-24981516

[storm light]

https://tenor.com/view/unown-pokemon-unown-unown-x-x-pokemon-dance-gif-7030192262836788433

[hollow quartz]

I can't see this animation of Unown - X and not think of Fyrus anymore since he has a version of the gif as an emote LOL

[hexed fog]

We are legion

[hollow quartz]

POKENAME are elusive, nearly-extinct, Pokémon that prance atop the surface of bodies of water with a graceful demeanor. The reason they were driven to near-extinction is that many hunted them for their glowing, magnificent horns.

Let return the pain of Lapras having nearly been driven to extinction

[hollow nimbus]

I don't like the connotations of that

Let's just say... we have yet to come up with any conclusive evidence of not being a hive mind

[hollow quartz]

My immediate thought of what it could imply was that one meme about "passing the shared braincell" ngl

[narrow cosmos]

Legends speak of POKENAME as a dispenser of divine punishment. Those who incite its ire would find it appear before them and pummel them with 1000 fists made of pure divine energy and wrath.

Do not anger the god-monkey.

[hollow quartz]

I have to ask, since I know it's not Arceus's shiny colors, but does anyone know why some Arceus fusion sprites have an alt-sprite that is just bluish-silver instead of the yellow-gold?

[hexed fog]

I stg the 1000 arms thing is the dumbest nothing lore

[narrow cosmos]

Hey, it gives me an extra avenue to use for dex entries, don't knock it.

[hexed fog]

1000 arms is a metaphorrrr

[narrow cosmos]

YOU'RE a metaphor!

[hollow quartz]

I've grown to assume that the "1000 arms" is human fallacy and that what they actually saw was the many lights of its Judgment move

[thorn ingot]

POKENAME puts up the guise of being a grand and powerful Pokémon, able to summon and create anything it wants. In reality, it is extremely weak and powerless, its attacks being even punier than a droplet of water.

[narrow cosmos]

I could definitely see that. It's either that or a reference to like, Asura-level godly stuff.

[hollow quartz]

obligatory due to the white box

[hexed fog]

Or based on the Unown themselves

Idk it's way too weird

[narrow cosmos]

https://tenor.com/view/asuras-wrath-asura-standing-stand-menacing-gif-11879525157634765503

[hollow quartz]

I could see those two as well--especially the Unown in a metaphorical sense of "they're the agents of Arceus that helped it to build the universe itself" in some manner

[storm light]

It's just a prank dude, calm down

[hollow nimbus]

Yeah, the most common conclusion is that the 1000 arms are a metaphor for the Unown, which Arceus arranged to code the world into existence in a few canons

[hexed fog]

Eh once arceus is done we can do porygon or cubone

[thorn ingot]

I always thought the 1000 arms meant the Arceus we know is just a single arm and that the true Arceus is something far greater

[narrow cosmos]

Oh man Porygon

[storm light]

oh lord

[narrow cosmos]

I'm better with it lately but Porygon is still a weakness of mine

[storm light]

don't let paya see them

[hollow quartz]

I will admit some Porygon fusions are difficult to write for simply because so many of the sprites are just memes

[hexed fog]

Or magcargo

[hollow nimbus]

Do cubone next
I want the sprotemans to have more time to try to get the alts sorted out there

[thorn ingot]

lmao

[hollow quartz]

genuinely still curious about this--like the sprites don't look bad with the alt coloring but idk if there's a context i'm missing

[storm light]

I believe theyre based on the unused ???-type Arceus

[thorn ingot]

[hollow quartz]

oooooh, i forgot about that thing

[hollow nimbus]

How about some Arceus fusion entries for species that secretly protect people

[hollow quartz]

The tail fur of an POKENAME is forever-growing, even if it is damaged. The longest-known tail of an POKENAME spanned nearly twice the length of an Onix's body when laid flat. The trimmed tail fur is often worn by high-class people as scarves.

Long boi, or gal

and with this I notice I have, once again, stayed up later than I should--r.i.p. my sleep schedule

[narrow cosmos]

I know that feel, sometimes I've stayed up way too late when I'm on a roll.

Hell, I've been really good these last few days, I've done more in the past couple days then I've done in a month-ish in the past. Fairly certain I've gotten close to 300 pending entries at this point, I can't even get a proper count going right now.

[storm light]

Arcreep #315.179
Pokename struggle to walk properly due to their heavy gate. This makes it difficult for these Pokémon to survive in the wild and therefore makes them a rare sight.

Arcgon #315.137b
POKENAME can show up nearly anywhere in cyberspace. It steals anything it deems to be legendary, leaving an odd residue in its place before disappearing, much to the annoyance of many users.

[narrow cosmos]

Considered the ultimate caretaker, POKENAME's love and kindness is near infinite. It's said it could manifest 1000 arms made of divine energy in order to take care of throngs of creatures in need.

[soft flicker]

Old folktales describe POKENAME as a patron of painters or as a deity of colors. It is said that when sunlight falls through its glass-like tail, the surroundings will light up in 1,000 different, ethereal colors.

[storm light]

One more before i go to bed

Eeceus #133.315
POKENAME's unstable genetics make it extremely susceptible to evolution at any time in any environment. The gemstones on its gate glow brightly when it is about to evolve, differing in color depending on what it will evolve into.

Oh i just had an idea

[storm light]

This species. https://www.fusiondex.org/arceus+mew/

Over the years theyve grown to realize that humans are easily fooled/fascinated by mysteries and thus take the form of ancient artifacts or art to mess with archeologists, paleontologists, and other scientific researchers

If someone doesnt get to it before i wake up, i might write it in the morning lol

[summer saffron]

[soft flicker]

#become-a-staff-helper

[summer saffron]

i’m already one

doubling isn’t normal

[rugged socket]

Voting for this wraps up in about 10 hours, make sure to get your votes in for your favourite, it's very tight!

[narrow cosmos]

First recorded locked in a cabin's basement, POKENAME's form changes based on the perception of those who view it. No matter the form it takes, one thing remains common: POKENAME values its freedom above all else.

For those who've never played Slay the Princess, go play it. Highly recommended, but go in as spoiler-free as possible.

[regal cedar]

How about a fusion of a Ghost-type Pokémon with a positive spin?

[thorny crescent]

this but dex entries

I wanna see pokemon who hear EVERYTHING.. or go huh

[pale venture]

I did write (hehe wright) this one

[hoary totem]

hey look, who made this guy he's very cool

[hollow quartz]

Back to the dex entry mines I go

[narrow cosmos]

Infinex back in the minds, determined to usurp Izik and me.

[hollow quartz]

Well first I spent my start on fixing up my denied entries that I had written incorrectly when I was still kinda getting into the flow of things

Now to redeem myself with more Arceus fusion entries that are powerscaled in the reverse to be much more normal than they might appear in their sprites

[hollow nimbus]

Reminder that a lot of spell checks are being written by ai and so will make nonsensical suggestions sometimes

Yes, clearly I mean kind-heated people

[hollow quartz]

I have long since not trusted spellcheck after so many of its stupid recommendations when I have written my stories in google docs, god it would tilt me so often

[rich goblet]

My favorite is he'll yeah. Like totally meant that mhm yeah

[hollow nimbus]

Humanity makes spelling errors -> humanity invents spell check -> spell check runs off of most common misspellings -> humanity makes spelling errors

and so the cycle of life continues

[hollow quartz]

https://tenor.com/view/cycle-stay-positive-infinite-gif-16836705

extra fitting due to my name moniker as well

[oak wyvern]

THERE'S A SLAY THE PRINCESS REFERENCE IN HERE SOMEWHERE?? WHAT FUSION IS THIS

[hollow quartz]

A POKENAME's many eye-like suckers along their tentacles will often help them to frighten prey and catch them off-guard. For tougher foes, they will constrict them with their tentacles and loose a beam of pure energy from their one, large eye.

One of my many so far today

[narrow cosmos]

Arceus/Eevee, and Arceus/Flareon makes one as well. And I'm pretty sure an alt for Unown/Gardevoir that I've written for is a StP reference, too.

[hollow quartz]

Oh Arceus/Eevee...y'know that makes sense, for reasons I shan't risk divulging. iyktyk

[oak wyvern]

the Arceus/Flareon one is clever actually

[narrow cosmos]

Definitely had to write for those when I saw them, StP was a great game.

[oak wyvern]

went to peep the Unown/Gardevoir one and I love how two words are all it takes to make me start going feral

[narrow cosmos]

Ahaha, you caught that, huh? 😄

Yeah, I'm proud of slipping that in.

[oak wyvern]

it's SO CLEVER

and accurate

[narrow cosmos]

I wonder if Infinex and I are gonna both wind up with entries for the same Arceus fusions approved given we've both been focusing on them lately.

[hollow quartz]

Some of them I come across and I consider writing an alternate entry for when their existing entry sounds kinda really powerful, but I don't want to overstep too often

[hollow nimbus]

One of you starts at Bulbasaur and goes forwards, and the other one starts at Dragalge and goes backwards

[hollow quartz]

The only one so far I've done for is Arceus/Forretress since it mentions withstanding black holes and nuclear fission and such so I made a slightly sillier entry submission

[hollow quartz]

I will save Dragalge for closer to last because I can imagine some of the potential customs it may one day be fortunate to have

[narrow cosmos]

I've just been making lots of "it is said" stuff, I like writing the imposing entries.

[oak wyvern]

I kinda wanna try my hand at writing an entry for the Arceus/Flareon that plays off SK's entry for Arceus/Eevee

[hollow quartz]

I like imposing as well at times, but if there's an existing entry that either states it can do something imposing or that it is said to be capable of something immense, I feel that compulsion to make a sillier entry that also makes sense

Like for Arceus/Forretress I basically went "see that little wiggly tail at the back of it? yeah it uses that to swing itself on branches before throwing itself like the big metal ball it is at stuff."

[narrow cosmos]

I sent one in as well, the more the merrier though, I'm sure. I wonder if any other StP references are hiding out in there.

[oak wyvern]

Arcreon [315.136]
An Arcvee perceived by others as a fearsome opponent in battle takes the form of POKENAME upon evolution. It desires nothing more than a good fight and, if necessary, will actively empower its enemies to make battles fairer.

[hollow quartz]

ngl, i wonder if because of Dispatch we might see someone make an alt of that sprite that looks like Malevola

[narrow cosmos]

Wouldn't surprise me.

[storm light]

https://www.fusiondex.org/arceus+mew/

Researchers of all types are constantly wary of POKENAME. These Pokemon seem to enjoy taking on the appearance of ancient art or artifacts to fool researchers into questioning their findings for a currently unknown reason.

[pale venture]

I need a little help with some wording

I'm trying to say ".. even during hot weather conditions" but I was sure there was a better way of saying this, like "even during tepid conditions"

I'm just not sure what that word would be

Unless the only word for it is 'hot'

The word is dry, I feel stupid

[hollow quartz]

I think you could excise "conditions" entirely? I could be wrong though

[pale venture]

excise?

[hollow quartz]

remove/cut out/cut off

[pale venture]

Gotcha

TROPICAL

That's what I was thinking of

Thank you

Crocoicate #159.20
The fur of a POKENAME is consistently damp, even when living in arid climates. Its jaw has enough power to finely grind down rocks.
Edit 1: Changed tropical to arid, since it does actually work (and I shouldn't second guess myself lol) Ty dragonhunter

Wanted to keep this one nice and simple

[storm light]

Sometimes simple is good

[pale venture]

Yee, I realise that these are two Pokemon that are easily obtainable early on so I don't want to go too crazy, so later dexes in comparison can seem more fantastical and exaggerated to the player later for the immersion

@midnight siren forgot to ping

[narrow cosmos]

My problem is I'm too wordy, I always feel like my simple entries are TOO simple and short.

[pale venture]

That's fair, but on the flip side if every dex entry says they can do something amazing then more out there dexes are not as out there

There's gotta be more simple ones for balance

[narrow cosmos]

I do try to keep some simple in what I'm describing, just that the sentences for describing the simple stuff probably could be trimmed.

[hollow quartz]

POKENAME are highly aggressive and territorial Bug-type Pokémon that charge down their opponents with startling speed. They secrete a potent poison from their tails as they swing them around with enough force to crack a tree.

I need to work on trimming my thoughts down into simpler sentences still

[pale venture]

Ooh I get you

[hollow quartz]

Gasp, doki spotted

[hollow quartz]

I feel this deep within my cracking, not-even-30-yet bones and even older-feeling soul

[narrow cosmos]

I'm a big Vtuber consumer, yeah.

[narrow cosmos]

turns to 36-year-old dust

[hollow quartz]

https://tenor.com/view/avengers-endgame-thanos-disintegrate-gif-16011539

[narrow cosmos]

Now to find a Thanos sprite.

POKENAME is inevitable.

[hollow quartz]

[pale venture]

There was a thanos sprite somewhere, maybe it was a machamp one?

[hollow quartz]

that or machoke would make sense, given machoke is purple-ish

but machamp would also make sense given it's the end of the evolution line and Thanos is considered very powerful

[pale venture]

Found a sableye one, apparently

Sableye/Golurk

[hollow quartz]

This also fits, cuz purple and gem-related

[pale venture]

Yee

[narrow cosmos]

Makes sense. Sometimes you never know when a reference sprite will come about.

[hollow quartz]

i appreciate seeing a bionicle reference even in this day and age

[narrow cosmos]

Gardevoir/Stunfisk makes Peach from Paper Mario.

[hollow quartz]

https://tenor.com/view/princess-peach-gif-27067727

[hollow quartz]

ah yeah i remember seeing that one--well done

[narrow cosmos]

There are some reference ones I'm not gonna be able to do good work with, sadly. Like all the Monster Hunter ones, I've never played that series, sadly.

Oh, I'd almost forgotten I did this one.

[hollow quartz]

I don't think I've seen monhun ones yet to speak on them, but I might be able to since I've played some of them often enough started with stories 1 and my first mainstream one was World, granted

[narrow cosmos]

I can't remember off-hand which ones lead to them, but there's at least one somewhere within the fusions of Charizard, Tyrantrum, or Zekrom. I know at least one MH reference sprite uses at least one of those three.

It's also kinda funny when two different fusions will lead to the same reference.

[hollow quartz]

makes sense, given how those three look--kinda likw how haxorus and the three kanto starts kinda makes for godzilla-ish fusions

[hexed fog]

[storm light]

I heard monster hunter references?

And a funny legend of zelda in the mix as well

[hollow quartz]

"You dare approach me?!" type of pose

[hollow quartz]

the aerodactyl reminded me i did come across a bazelgeuse one yesterday or the day before

[narrow cosmos]

"Oh, you're approaching me?"
"I can't put you in a Premier Ball without coming closer."
"Ho-ho, then come as close as you like!"

[hollow quartz]

Ho-oh*

[storm light]

Oh is there an actual bazelgeuse sprite? The talondactyl sprite just kind of reminded me of it but if there's an actual sprite I'll probably make an entry for it

[hollow quartz]

I don't think it was explicitly a fusion of either of those two, maybe for aerodactyl, but it was just because I read the part about explosions and the topic of monhun triggered my memory

man, everytime i see empoleon i'm reminded of my one run where i made the empoleon/rapidash fusion, which looks so cool, but then i abandoned the run because i didn't realize diancie was going to be a gift pokemon so it got randomized when i acquired it

Some legends claim that POKENAME are spectral warriors that arose from the underworld itself. These Pokémon can run through darkness itself as they barrage their foes with Shadow Balls fired from the cores on their chests and powerful Shadow Punches.

[narrow cosmos]

I find it funny that in my main run the one that ended up serving me the best in battle was a Lopunny/Alakazam fusion. It's kinda funny never knowing who's gonna be your Ace in a game with this much variety and replay value.

[hollow quartz]

True, true

okay, Arceus/Gardevoir fusions are all so sick, holy moly

POKENAME are incredibly loyal to their Trainers and wield their immense, otherworldly power to protect them. They use this power to defy gravity and will use that same concept to create a black hole as a last resort to protect their Trainers.

two of their sprites already have custom entries but I couldn't help myself

[narrow cosmos]

Hey, the more the merrier, I try to do different entries for alts when ideas hit me. Plus how else are we gonna beat Izik if we don't double-up?

[hollow quartz]

So true

I have hired this Arckip to stare at you all.

[storm light]

[soft flicker]

[rich goblet]

I guess we can do a few arceus ones, as a treat

[midnight siren]

in terms of grammar and the technical issues, I don’t see any

the only thing I see is that “damp, even when in tropical climates” doesnt really make sense to me cause tropics climates are already damp. instead maybe try “when in arid climates”

[midnight siren]

the easiest way to beat izik is spend like a few full weeks just writing entries

[hollow quartz]

I've been doing Arceus ones all day, aside from the denied entries I redid

[rich goblet]

Yeah I'm jumping on the bandwagon right now

Especially since I'm at home now

[narrow cosmos]

Yeah, same, between all of us we'll have most of 'em cleared if they all get approved.

[rich goblet]

Arcpie #315.10

It is said that every time POKENAME emerges from their egg that another universe is created. Regardless of whether this is true, they partake in eating leaves like many of their kin.

@narrow cosmos What do you think?

[narrow cosmos]

Seems alright to me!

[rich goblet]

Cool cool

[narrow cosmos]

Some legends say that POKENAME is the result of 1000 souls inhabiting an Arceus statue and achieving sentience and untold power. Gazing into the swirling aura ring around its torso is said to give a person a glimpse into the afterlife.

[pale venture]

No grammar mistakes? No way

That's impossible

(I was gonna use arid but I was worried it was too weird)

[midnight siren]

I have question, are you saying that this Pokémon emerges from its egg more than once?

[midnight siren]

na, dw it aint weird

[storm light]

Anyone know the reference of this sprite? Could probably do a regular entry for it but wanted to see if anyone knew
https://www.fusiondex.org/arceus+piloswine/

[rich goblet]

Oddceus #43.315

POKENAME cause vines and moss to grow wherever they travel. They often frequent the ruins of ancient Pokémon to adorn walls with vegetation.

[pale venture]

Well heck ye, first without grammar issues

I'm getting stronger

[hollow quartz]

idk why but it gives me the vibes of something from Hollow Knight

[rich goblet]

What do y'all think of that odd thing

Oddceus

Very odd yes

[midnight siren]

is that from like spirited away

[storm light]

It's been a bit since i've seen the movie but i dont think so

[midnight siren]

It looks ghibli esq to me

[storm light]

Will probably post it in fusions and ask there

[midnight siren]

looks good to me!

[midnight siren]

you are!

[pale venture]

[storm light]

I'm starting to wonder if it might not actually be a reference and is just an odd but interesting interpretation

[midnight siren]

I think that’s def possible, I can see both in it

it might have been going for a shaggy haired llama style sprite

[storm light]

The orb on thw side is whats throwing me off the most

[hoary totem]

furball? idk

[rich goblet]

Perceus #53.315

POKENAME protect their grand treasures with tricky riddles. If a person fails to answer their riddles, it is said that they are transformed into a Pokémon until they learn the correct answer.

This feels like a reference sprite so do I still need to reference both parts?

[storm light]

https://www.fusiondex.org/arceus+stantler/
POKENAME bears a resemblance to an ancient depiction of Stantler. Its large, golden antlers are highly sought after trophies with only a couple of sets having ever been collected. POKENAME's rarity makes collecting the antlers a monumental challenge.

The sprite initially made me think of Wyrdeer but idk if it would be in lore to make note of it

Especially since Wyrdeer is such an ancient Pokémon, i find it more likely people might see it as a Stantler variation

[midnight siren]

hmm, I will say I personally don’t know if I would approve this, as it doesn’t really mention anything about either half of the fusion, the entry is purely a reference. My suggestion would be to have the beginning of the entry talk more about the Pokémon often napping or really liking naps etc. and/or making the punishment for failing more arceus-y

but for reference sprites we do tend to be slightly more lenient on requiring both sides of the fusion, although I would still always try to include something from both

[rich goblet]

Good point, thank you!

[midnight siren]

you are allowed to mention non-obtainable Pokémon in entries, FAQ 47 iirc

[storm light]

True, but i think the better question is if it's known in lore that Stantler used to evolve into it

[hollow quartz]

yeah hisuian forms and/or evolutions became kinda awkward since they only started appearing in modern times for no real reason, I think, other than that their appearance followed after Legends Arceus had been released

[storm light]

That's why I'm thinking it would probably be simpler to assume until further clarification that Wyrdeer may have not been seen as an evolution, rather a variation of Stantler

[midnight siren]

excellent question

[storm light]

Do we summon the almighty Frog?

[midnight siren]

ik we were talking about this recently in the unown chat, but I cannot remember for the life of me what we decided upon

[midnight siren]

na, that’s what the dex managers are for

lemme quickly see if I can find the convo

[hollow quartz]

You could maybe reference that there are old depictions of a Pokémon reminiscent of this fused Pokémon as a loose elusion to Wyrdeer without naming Wyrdeer

[storm light]

Kinda sucks that Stantler is iirc the only victim of losing an evolution it had previously

[midnight siren]

basculin too kinda?

[storm light]

Oh yeah true

White Striped Basculin don't exist in modern times

[hollow quartz]

pour one out for my homie basculegion

[storm light]

Therefore Basculegion is also lost

[hollow quartz]

quilfish was a husian forme and its evolution was tied to that forme only, right?

[storm light]

Yeah

[hollow quartz]

never used it in my runs so i forgot

If you count Hisuan Sliggoo and Hisuian Goodra, those are also lost evolutions of Goomy

[storm light]

I cant believe I forgot those too, I love Goomy

I might just be stupid

[hollow quartz]

It's kinda easy to forget them since I think it's one of few cases where the modern base Pokémon would evolve into two regional variants of its original evolution branch

another would be Petilil to Hisuian Lilligant

[hoary totem]

pretty sure at least some of them exist in S/V indigo disc

[midnight siren]

ok, so we weren’t explicitly talking about like the Hisuians, but we were talking about later gen evos in general and the consensus was basically “yes*”.

basically as long as you aren’t saying that you can obtain x Pokémon in Kanto/Johto/Hoenn it’s ok, and saying something resembles a different Pokémon is also alright. However we recommend you avoid these where possible just to keep the lore consistent

[midnight siren]

Ik qwilfish does at least

[hollow quartz]

[hoary totem]

yeah wyrdeer doesnt :/

[hollow quartz]

apologies for trailing off on a tangent, hisuian forms and evolutions are just always interesting to me because they kinda mess with some of the logic we always had in some ways

[rich goblet]

Wouldn't it be funny if we did a competition where people had to write entries to prove who's the better legendary mon

[midnight siren]

easy, it’s my goat Shaymin

not in PIf sadly

[rich goblet]

I was about to say lol

[midnight siren]

damn, they lost before even having a chance to win

[hollow quartz]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-pokemon-arceus-pokemon-funny-pokemon-eat-pokemon-meme-gif-24938575

[midnight siren]

I will say in terms of entries, genesect has my vote. it has a ton of stuff going for it, it has interesting lore about revival and it’s pre-revived form, and it can have fusions taken in several different ways

[rich goblet]

There should be like teams and every person is limited to one entry

[hollow quartz]

How fitting that a legendary like Genesect with a theme revolving about adaptation also is quite adaptable in terms of how it might fuse with others

[rich goblet]

So that way people are forced to recruit new writers

[midnight siren]

I mean if you wanna run a mini event, you are always able to

[rich goblet]

Wait I can?

[midnight siren]

yeah for sure, mini events are able to be run by anyone!

I mean the dexslog event is a perfect example of a mini dex event that is run

[rich goblet]

Huh, maybe I will. I'll decide after a nap

[oak wyvern]

I saw dexslog in a notif and thought the new one had started

alas

not yet

[hollow quartz]

Ngl all of the bones and/or skeletons/skeletal pieces in some of these Cubone and/or Marowak fusion sprites make it tricky to write for them at times

[hexed fog]

Thanks to @crimson ledge we now have a list of Arceus that don't yet have an entry

[rich goblet]

Wait where!?

[hexed fog]

next to the FAQ

[rich goblet]

[hollow quartz]

Thankfully I saw a few that I already submitted entries for in there

Also that Crobat one there had an entry on the FusionDex--that specific sprite that is

[hexed fog]

UGH SEC

something is wrong

[hollow quartz]

Sorry, not meaning to nitpick or anything just figured I'd mention in case of anything else 🙇‍♂️

[hexed fog]

yeah something is balls'd up

gdi izik

Jfc we are just doing the bodies for now

you guys can tag me if you run out of sprites, I'll cycle in the A heads

[hollow quartz]

[hexed fog]

Magcargo is def gonna be on the list. I promise guys, it isnt hotter than the surface of the sun

[storm light]

We need a list that's just "Problem Pokemon"

[rich goblet]

I'm debating on going on an edgelord spree to upset Izik

@storm light What you think? I trust your judgement

Cofaceus #362.315

POKENAME have 1,000 hands that writhe and wrap around their body, each hand splitting into a great multiplicity of fingers. Whenever they sense a tomb raider in their ruins, the shadowy hands rush to dispose of the threat.

Made a very necessary 1,000 arms mention

[hexed fog]

@sudden harness please do not caps your name

[hollow quartz]

I bet you could make that be more of a "slight joke" by saying something like "The shadows cast by their hands seem to split up to the 1,000s even if they do not actually multiply."

[rich goblet]

Oooh that gave me an idea

[storm light]

Sounds interesting tbh

[hexed fog]

@sudden harness please post your entries here for a bit before submitting them until you get an idea of what we are looking for 🙂 I noticed quite a few errors

[rich goblet]

Actually, small question @hexed fog Do I use 1,000 or one-thousand? I forget the rules for numbers

[hexed fog]

same way it is written on the poke page 😉

[rich goblet]

I 1000% forgot there's a poke page

Dewceus #87.315

POKENAME take great care of their creations and live among them in the form of a majestic aquatic Pokémon. They protect aquatic life from poachers by freezing the surface of the water and shielding their kin from harpoons.

I think I'ma send this in, it is very majestic

[storm light]

I also forgot about

Janu-airy Day 12 - Beak

Slurcorio #492.430
As POKENAME dances, its feathers heat up and release a sweet scent. Opponents that are mesmerized by its dance are quickly enveloped in flames.

[rich goblet]

Heck yeah

[lapis cosmos]

Just seeing these comments, but I often have the parent/child relationship a key element here.

And I guess I'll try to hit some Arceus with some of my cephalopod faves

[hexed fog]

oh god how many have slipped through

[lapis cosmos]

I mean, it's like this:
**Ho-oh/Cubone #250.104 **
Upon hatching, POKENAME gather feathers left behind by their parents. They use the feathers to track the parent to the end of a rainbow, leading to a heartfelt reunion as POKENAME has proven their survival skills.

[narrow cosmos]

Usually the ones I got that get the closest to Cubone without being too rule-breaking just tend to make it kinda forlorn about the other half of the fusion, rather than being an orphan. Like drawing Mantine shapes in the sand and sleeping in the center at night, or looking for Lapras to make a family while using Lapras bones as a boat.

[hexed fog]

eh you can get feathers without the parent being dead

and ho oh flying with the rainbow is kinda its thang

the rest of them are fine

I just checked lol

[lapis cosmos]

Oh, I mean just the relationship of child/parent is often a feature. Or **independence **or **loneliness **as emotions/themes.

[hexed fog]

oh thats fine

cubone has a pokepage for that stuff

I was over here scared there would be an entry like "It misses its mom and listens to MCR"

[lapis cosmos]

For sure. My first attempt a LONG time ago got shot down and it made me think it through

[narrow cosmos]

Wrong, it listens to Evanescence.

Or the old favorite

CRAWLING IN MY SKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN

Thanks to the latest binging, I think if all of them get approved, Arceus is going to be the Pokemon with the most related fusion dexes for me at the moment.

Or at least up there with ones like Psyduck and Vigoroth.

[hollow quartz]

Probably same for me about Arceus, or at least next to Registeel and maybe Haxorus a bit

[narrow cosmos]

Then it's time to look for which ones are our least-touched, which for me would be Seadra/Kingdra as one stand-out example. Or the Marill line.

Some Pokemon just don't jump out with good inspiration as much for me. Especially when their canon dex entries don't really have a lot of pop to them.

Some fossile Pokemon are bad about that given half the gimmick is just "they be prehistoric creatures yo"

[hollow quartz]

rn I'm scouring Magcargo fusions and the occasional Slugma fusion because I think they are not only trouble-childs but also a good number seem to lack some entries I think

[narrow cosmos]

You've been on a real roll lately, it's very impressive.

Your number's gonna skyrocket the next update.

[hexed fog]

jfc infinex lol

I just noticed I am still in yours

[hollow quartz]

[narrow cosmos]

Hey, you better praise me too when you get to mine, I've left you a nice big pile!

[hexed fog]

we need more Unowns judging entries lol

[hollow quartz]

If I could be certain that my hyperfixation were not a fleeting moment, I'd be glad to try and help a bit--unfortunately I have often painfully learned my ADHD does not function that kindly for me

[narrow cosmos]

Alright, the Mawile one I just made probably would barely pass, but I had fun making it even if it winds up getting denied for being too dramatic, even for in-universe folk tales.

[timid sky]

Does ADHD function kindly for anyone?

[hollow quartz]

Touché

[storm light]

True that

[storm light]

This is too true for me, not to mention I would be too concerned on if the entries I approve are actually approvable or not

I think it might just be better for me to stick to writing entries instead of judging them tbh <3

[hollow quartz]

Same for me, plus I struggle to be directly honest in fear of coming across as harsh lol

[hollow nimbus]

You guys want to take a fun break from writing entries for a bit

https://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/subject_verb_agreement_1.asp
I found this free quiz on subject-verb agreement

[hollow quartz]

"Break" hahaha

I have only just now finally reached the Unown and Magcargo sprites while browsing Magcargo sprites

[hollow quartz]

I need not a break, I need more entries to flow free from my hands

[hollow nimbus]

I was hoping for one that had subject-pronoun agreement, but this one is only about subject-verb plurality agreement

[rich goblet]

Still quite an insightful quiz 🤔

[hollow quartz]

I am oh-so close to breaking that 500 entries milestone

[rich goblet]

Nice!

[narrow cosmos]

Calm down bro, leave some for the rest of us.

[hollow quartz]

Surely there'll be infinite opportunities to provide entries

Have to make sure Magcargo gets some proper justice, and to hopefully remove its approaching position as a trouble Pokémon

[hexed fog]

ok I did a bunch but theres so many to do

like 700+

[hollow quartz]

thank you for your service

[narrow cosmos]

[hollow quartz]

that feeling when you used a word earlier that you know exists and then suddenly you can't remember that word and have to browse what you wrote earlier to identify it

[hexed fog]

There was one i had to look up in the batch

Oh

The tree thing on venusaur

Cycl something

[hollow quartz]

Yeah I've noticed some words used in some entries that I had never heard of before, it's fun to discover what they mean

POKENAME often slumber within the magma inside of volcanos. When they are thrown out by an eruption, they are often mistaken for shooting stars as they streak through the sky.

By the end of this night, or sometime tomorrow, Magcargo might just be the Pokémon I will have written the most entries for

[hexed fog]

As long as you dont claim its as hot as the suns surface we gucci

[hollow quartz]

I have not referenced the sun a single time with any of them

[hexed fog]

Yea some people are like "its is 18000 F"

[hollow quartz]

At that point I'm p sure it would melt straight through the crust all the way to the core

[storm light]

@hollow quartz Dude, You've done more entries in a month than I have in six where is your inspiration and where can i get it

[hollow quartz]

I live and breathe off hyperfixation alone baybeeeeeeee

To think, I started doing this because some of the Pokémon I were using in my latest runs had no custom dex entries and I questioned if I could help write some

[storm light]

Keep it up and you might even pass the dex king, Izik

[hexed fog]

I hope so

[storm light]

Hey izik can you go on vacation for like a month so we can catch up

[hollow quartz]

Somehow I get the feeling Izik would potentially just write some entries even on vacation and just come back and nearly double the numbers

Okay, I am clocking out for the night with my last written entry being the last of the Magcargo entries from me for now, I consider my Magcargo service paid in full for the time being

[narrow cosmos]

And here I thought I had an inkling of a chance to be Number One Dex man one day, but Infinex will have me beaten by this weekend.

[hollow quartz]

Sometimes writing consecutive entries for fusions of specific mons feels weird because the continued use of certain words, terms, or even just themes end up feeling regurgitated in a way that's a tad unavoidable