dex-entries-discussion

[hollow quartz]

Good question, lemme browse to check

Cuz unfortunately, part of my struggle is also a very uncontrollable memory retention

Sometimes it works, sometimes it don't and I get no say which it is

[rich goblet]

Yeah I feel that

I still love these two

[hollow quartz]

Probably these four, I think--was hard to choose

Honorable mention to these two who got knocked down cuz I remembered Arcfree and [Ultra] Necrovoir

@rich goblet forgot to reply to your question with my answer(s) so had to tag you instead

[rich goblet]

I really like the Latios/Latias ones

[hollow quartz]

Same, specifically cuz I think they're a decent "pair" entry set which I felt I had to do at least one for the Eon Duo

Though I remembered after I typed that, that I did do another pair-type entry for the Eon Duo with their Registeel fusions

Well with this update out now I can worry less about accidentally submitting two entries, which might help me regain my flow tomorrow, maybe

[rugged socket]

I quite like the 4th one

[narrow cosmos]

I'm almost certain this wasn't the sprite I initially did this entry for, so either that one got deleted or shuffled around. Unfortunately my memory is pretty faulty so I could be wrong. It's just lucky this one still kinda fits the sprite it landed on.

[narrow cosmos]

Ah, sprite rearrangement, I just noticed I had to resubmit an old approved entry because the sprite letter no longer existed, presumably one of the alts got deleted and shuffled the listing.

[short jasper]

478 ENTRIES BABY!

[narrow cosmos]

Now double it.

[short jasper]

Hehehehhe

[hexed fog]

The Problem Pokemon list desperately trying to cope with me swapping the heads and bodies

[narrow cosmos]

Oh no, this means another Izik pile is on the way, Unown need to brace for impact!

[hexed fog]

nah

yall have been doing an asston lately, an izik pile like before isnt going to happen

hmmm I wonder why the sprites arent loading

there they go

the biggest issue is Arceus has very little going on so making entries is kinda... annoying

which is a bit pathetic considering it is literally a legendary

[narrow cosmos]

Even with trying to reign in the "godly" gimmick to make it less of a problem, I still find it easier than some Pokemon who have next to nothing for a gimmick, personally.

[hollow quartz]

I almost find the legendaries in general a bit easier at times since there's lots of ways to potentially spin the claims and/or stories of them

[hexed fog]

Sounds like you two will have zero issues making its entries

You have until tonight

[hollow quartz]

Alright, bet

[hexed fog]

I was joking ofcourse

I am actually going to grab some in a bit

[narrow cosmos]

The Izik pile begins

[hexed fog]

I think after Arceus we will do Cubone

[hollow quartz]

I ought to return to Cubone and do some more, I tried to do some for it to help begin the counter against the orphan shtick

[narrow cosmos]

I've done my part in the past as well, I feel.

Darn it Izik, I told you no more piles, I want my five minutes of being #1 before Infinidex becomes the first person to make a dex entry for every single fusion in PIF!

[hexed fog]

ew

thats so many entries

[hollow quartz]

I am confident my brain would not be able to put out nearly THAT many entries

[hexed fog]

no human ever should

[hollow quartz]

yeah, at that point that'd have to be someone that's been turned into a super machine like in some sci-fi stories

[narrow cosmos]

You say that but you're the guy that's done like 1K+ entries in like a week or so.

[hollow quartz]

true, but i also had a lull period recently so my speed's prolly gonna slow down today will be a test of that

[midnight siren]

me when i've got only ~100 entries

[upper loom]

Removed infinex21 from Assistant Researcher (500+ dex entries).

[hollow quartz]

that's still a lot, though

[upper loom]

Added Field Researcher (1000+ dex entries) to infinex21. || No reason given.

[midnight siren]

i like to think that my entries are quality over quantity, but its just cause my brain struggles to make the more simple entries

it's the opposite of my sprites

[hollow quartz]

I need to work on my brevity still even though I thought I had learned when my college professor told me it needed work so many years ago

[narrow cosmos]

I feel that, I'm too wordy, I keep going over the character limit and having to limit myself.

[midnight siren]

same, i'm working on it but it does not come naturally to me

also my brain defaults to writing everything in a script style unhelpfully

[hollow quartz]

me but with realizing i use the word "often" and similar speak too commonly so i need to work on that too

i write too much in hypotheticals, me thinks

[midnight siren]

it do be like that sometimes

[hollow quartz]

some words and some mannerisms stick too well

[narrow cosmos]

At this rate me and Infini will have most of Arceus done before long.

[hexed fog]

Good.

dethrone the god

[hollow quartz]

Well Pokémon is a jrpg (technically) so dethroning god is a must, after all

-# how fitting that the origin theme for palkia and dialga would play as I write arceus entires

[narrow cosmos]

What'll be really difficult is the day we all have to team up on Porygon problems, that one causes me problems sometimes.

[hollow quartz]

I bless my experience with MegaMan StareForce for how I have written some entries for some Porygon-Z fusions

The digital visual that a lot of Porygon/2/Z sprites have makes them feel very tricky

[hexed fog]

porygon will be easier to do because you can just say it frequently goes to "x site that loosely references the other half" to eat code

or "likes x computer based thing"

[hollow quartz]

that too--it's how I have written some is by basically going "oh it can eat data and it ate so much particular data that it evolved to mimic it"

as they say, you are what you eat

[narrow cosmos]

Yeah, usually I do the former from Izik's suggestions on the Porygon entries I've done. I've been getting better at cyberspace entries.

Z was probably the funnest because sometimes you can just make its glitchy nature effect non-computer things and make it fun.

"It moves backwards and fires its projectiles at a 37 degree angle...from its foot somehow."

[hollow quartz]

They can be tricky but they also provide a fun challenge as well often enough

[hexed fog]

yeah Z is kinda like "sure whatever"

a lot of bird arceus fusions are gonna have feathers used in religious ceremonies

just saying

[hollow quartz]

[hexed fog]

Under 100 arceus remain

[hollow quartz]

Until more sprites, at least

[hexed fog]

at least this way most of them will be done

less chance of people being annoying

ping me if yall run out of sprites

[narrow cosmos]

After I reach my limit of Arceus sprites, time to retry the Silcoon/Cascoon self-fusion reference sprites and eventually get one that's accepted.

[storm light]

Arcogre #315.340
Due to POKENAME's rarity, it's thought they are able to swim through dimensions. Their mastery over water allows them to swim in nearly any ocean, making the water surrounding their body perfectly habitable for them, even in frigid temperatures.

[timid sky]

Hello fellow dex writers. I'm currently trying to write an entry for the following Fomantis/Zubat sprite. My idea is that it will close its eyes to pretend to be asleep while it soaks up sunlight. Being bathed in sunlight causes it to emit a sweet scent that attracts bug Pokémon. Once it detects that a bug Pokémon is near it, using its echolocation, it will bite them and drain its blood. However, I'm having trouble writing this in a clear and concise way, and was wondering if anyone could help me format the entry.

[rich goblet]

By pretending to be asleep while soaking up sunlight and luring Pokémon in with a sweet scent, POKENAME gets bug Pokémon to gather around them. Once the bug Pokémon are close, they rely on echolocation to bite and drain blood from their meal.

245 characters

@timid sky

[timid sky]

Thank you for your assistance duck. I'm going to replace "can get" with "gets" and then submit this

[storm light]

Arcdisc #315.501
An old folk tale claims that being struck with a Water Gun from a POKENAME would make you fall in love with the first person you see. While these claims are not true, the tale has persisted for over one thousand years.

now that I'm seeing the sprite closer, I wonder if it might actually be something Kingdom Hearts related just bc of how the heart looks rather than cupid's bow

[narrow cosmos]

Didn't notice that until you pointed it out.

...Man, I need to finish KH3.

[pale venture]

Is there a way to see which pokemon has the least entries?

[narrow cosmos]

I don't think there is, aside from the Pokemon with the least custom sprites would, by default, have close to the least amount of entries.

[pale venture]

https://tenor.com/0cLK.gif

Makes sense

[pale venture]

Reshiklang #349.337a
The core of a POKENAME is rumored to spin at over 10,000 RPM, generating heat strong enough to slice through a meteorite. POKENAME deem those who pursue truth to be worthy of their presence, while using their innumerable hidden gears to protect them.

Random gave me a legend fusion, I guess I gotta take a crack at one

[narrow cosmos]

Ah, Ophanim.

[pale venture]

Apparently

It was cool though so I said why not

Oh frick I accidently added extra text to the submission on an old one

@hexed fog Hihi, sorry for the ping, I accidently added "is the new dex entry" from my last message of a dex submission

How do I report it to fix?

[narrow cosmos]

I've nearly burnt myself out on the Arceus heads, but at least if most of them pass I can say I've done a good job chunking them down.

[pale venture]

Have you tried making an arceus head?

Hope this helps

[midnight siren]

for any issues or fixes, just make a report in #custom-dex-errors

[pale venture]

Oh, thank you

Btw I got a new entry Dragon!

[midnight siren]

One of us will get around to fixing it :p

[midnight siren]

‘tis that the Reshiram? want me to have a look over it?

[pale venture]

Yeee

I normally hit random and do what doesn't have one yet

So I got a reshi today

Also submitted it in custom dex errors, ty

[midnight siren]

coupla things:

1. you could probably remove “all” from in front of “deem”. it a superfluous word that doesn’t add or change anything, so removing it helps improve the sentence flow

2. a quick question: what is the Pokémon protecting? I assume you mean truth, but the current wording is ambiguous imo

[pale venture]

Reshiram's pokedex entries all talk about "wanting to build a world of truth", like constantly

With no explanation

[midnight siren]

also my brain is tripping over “a POKENAME’s core”, I think it’s a case of incorrect plurality (this is singular whereas the rest of the entry is plural) but it may just be my brain being tired. The fix would be to instead say “the core of POKENAME”

[pale venture]

Yeah that sounds a lot better

[midnight siren]

aight, so the thing this fusion protects is the truth, lemme see how to make that a little more clear

tbh you could just change “protect it” to “protect this truth” and that would make it clearer imo

if ya wanna be fancy tho you could say “this immutable truth” (or similar)

hope that helps

[pale venture]

Appreciate you Dragon as always

[midnight siren]

anything else ya wanted help with while I’m here?

[pale venture]

"this truth" makes it 253 characters

Dang

[midnight siren]

oh ik what to do

[pale venture]

I'm gonna change "protect it" to "protect them."so they're protecting the people protecting the truth

Makes sense

[midnight siren]

remove the bit about it being rumoured to spin fast, just make it a provable fact

[pale venture]

That works too

[midnight siren]

it would instead be “POKENAME can rotate at over 10,000 RPM”

[pale venture]

can doing at?

Oh lol

[midnight siren]

I’m tired

[pale venture]

Same it's 1:25am

Why not spin over rotate, might I ask?

[midnight siren]

GMT buddies

[pale venture]

Yee

[midnight siren]

I frogor what word you used

[pale venture]

I used spin, you said rotate

[midnight siren]

just go for spin

I keep having to tell the kids at school to “up level their vocabulary” when doing writing projects, it sometimes slips into this stuff

[pale venture]

Don't worry it's fine, I get it

I appreciate it tho

Wait wouldn't it be "spin at over 10,000 RPM" rather than "spin over 10,000 RPM?"

[midnight siren]

yep, good catch

[pale venture]

[midnight siren]

I should not be doing grammar things at 1am

I shall be taking my leave

[pale venture]

Seeya later, thanks again!

[midnight siren]

np, ping me if you want any help :)

Ideally at a more normal hour

[pale venture]

I'll keep that in mind

[hexed fog]

ugh

[pale venture]

ugh?

[hexed fog]

ugh.

The World of Truth thing is awful

[pale venture]

Oh right

Ye it doesn't really make too much sense honestly

I really wish they explained what they actually meant and gave a reason

[hollow quartz]

I prefer the idea of Reshiram being more inclined to people who are true to themselves than the "world of truth" shtick

Like for good or bad, the more someone is true to themselves then the more Reshiram would be drawn to them and whatnot

Or so is how I imagine it

Kinda same for Zekrom being drawn to those who stick to their ideals

Similar concepts in a manner of speak, and more sensible imo

[sweet bay]

The world of truth thing sounds kinda dystopian. It's more about finding people who search for what it values, which is truth.

[dapper cedar]

what im hearing is we need some kind of reshiram fusion that works with detectives, the zealous scrappy doo to their scooby

[limber parrot]

im confused, whats the problem with arceus head fusions?

[thorn ingot]

People (mostly out of server) keep submitting random bs entries for Arceus fusions a lot and it’s a troublesome Pokémon to write for since saying it’s a god isn’t allowed

So it’s just to make a big focus of writing proper entries for them

[narrow cosmos]

Ahh, an Unown unapproved the wrong dupe entry for 315.466.png. Gonna have to get that fixed down the line.

[hollow quartz]

Not just the head, in general, from what I've gathered, a lot of entries for Arceus fusions have a bad habit of directly stating that said fusion has extraordinary powers that are on the scale of a godly being, which isn't the case--Arceus is SAID in LEGENDS to be like a god but it isn't ACTUALLY a god and people have oft forgotten that

[storm light]

We're making entries for the fusions because, more likely than not, people who may make those kinds of entries see that these Pokemon already have entries and might not make one for them

[hollow quartz]

-# which of course for those who do read, you can submit an entry if one already has an entry but giving them an entry does help filter out and/or reduce the risks

[thorn ingot]

Also if they’re not on the discord they also won’t know that

Which is mostly where those types of entries come from

[hollow quartz]

That too

[pale venture]

People love their power scaling

(too much)

Ima be real, idk what arceus even actually does

[hollow quartz]

What I know most for Arceus: Judgment (specifically how they showed it off in that one movie)

[pale venture]

Seems to be that the majority is "it was thought to do this"

[hollow quartz]

https://tenor.com/view/arceus-pokemon-pokemon-arceus-judgement-arceus-uses-judgement-gif-10147709398457839286

[pale venture]

[storm light]

The Lore Book here has a PokePage on Arceus!

[pale venture]

Ooo ty

[storm light]

https://tenor.com/view/ultrakill-judgement-jumpscare-minos-prime-heart-gif-6202548350089657013

but yeah I find arceus to be incredibly difficult to write for so I just go the nature documentary route

[pale venture]

I think that'll be my next challenge

I shall attempt the Arceus challenge

[storm light]

none of this legend shit, you get a dissertation on how far this guy will chase prey

[pale venture]

I am now seeing that arceus has a lot of dexes written already

[hollow quartz]

The Arceus bodies pose the most challenge for me most of the time ngl

[pale venture]

What would you even write for this

[hollow quartz]

Some of us got real busy to help make Arceus less of a "problem child"

[limber parrot]

Ancient texts state that POKENAME is the true king of the sea, with power even greater than the legendary Pokémon Kyogre. Unfortunately, this is not reflected in its battle prowess.

Would something like this be fine?

[hollow quartz]

ah yep, that one came up too--funny bit of a meme sprite but....yeah

[storm light]

Anyway, more monster hunter refs! (with more on the way that i saw in the gallery 👀)

Muvern #89.441a
Found in abandoned garbage dumps and rarely in graveyards, POKENAME collect bones and rotting organic material to add to their body. They spew a highly toxic gas at anything they perceive as a threat, following with a deafening Screech.

[pale venture]

Ima write one more, since I can't sleep, I found one I'd be intrested in trying -- wish me luck

[pale venture]

That is horrifying

[hollow quartz]

I think yes, though saying "state" might put it too close to the line vs saying they depict it, which leaves it to visual interpretation...but that might be my medicine-addled mind overthinking the wording

[limber parrot]

"Ancient cave drawings depict POKENAME as the true king of the sea, with power even greater than the legendary Pokémon Kyogre. Unfortunately, this is not reflected in its battle prowess." So something like this would be better?

[hollow quartz]

To me yes, but like I said it might be my personal bias/perception so I'd check with an Unown if you wanna be extra sure, but that's me

[pale venture]

Wait a minute. Do pokedexes at all claim to call Earth "Earth", or reference it at all?

[storm light]

edited this one to give the slightest Noivern poke

[hollow quartz]

Fitting since I remember Vaal being fairly noisome quite often LOL

[dapper cedar]

dont remember the case in the official games, i think at most they use earth as the generic noun rather than the proper noun Earth?
but for IF:

[storm light]

Yeah, my bf and I had a rough fight with him when we were going through for the second time

[pale venture]

Gotcha, ty Ice

[hollow quartz]

At least it wasn't the Vaal variant!

-# I hope

[storm light]

I think we tried it once

once

[storm light]

I do not know a lot about Emerald Cogalala (110.309b), wbu?

[hollow quartz]

I am not familiar enough with it

[pale venture]

Arcphan #315.232
In ancient legend, a giant POKENAME held up the world with its giant trunk. However in the modern day, POKENAME enjoy smashing rocks to look for fossils for many hours a day, adding their newly found treasures to their nest's collection.

I have contributed to the Arceus pile

[storm light]

Weeking #110.309a
POKENAME consume mostly mushrooms and vegetation in their territories. As they rest throughout the day, the organic compounds in the mushrooms mix into a terribly foul gas that POKENAME can spew at foes at any time.

[pale venture]

Is that the fart monkey from MH

[storm light]

yes, yes it is

Congalala

[hollow quartz]

Ahhh, weezing and slaking...that make sense, yeah

[pale venture]

But ye, this was the first dex entry where I tried to intentionally add different tenses in the same dex entry

Like how they talk about a singular event or incident in a Pokemon's line

[storm light]

doing mh ref sprites has actually given me a bit of a pep in my step into writing

it helps that a lot of these sprites were made by one artist

[pale venture]

If no one has any issues with my dex entry, I'll submit it after I get some eep. Gnight ya'll

[storm light]

iirc this is Boltreaver Astalos? (Scyther/Zapdos)
Gonna be slightly difficult to mention the electricity since its typing is Bug/Flying

[hollow quartz]

Not necessarily

After all, it will still know electric moves

Plus think of Incineroar--looks like a fighting type but is a dark type

[storm light]

I forgot

[hollow quartz]

Been there before too, sometimes I slip back into that habit and have to remind myself

[storm light]

Scydos #123.145a
POKENAME are highly temperamental Pokémon, becoming aggressive at the slightest provocation. Their wing membranes and crests shine a brilliant emerald when in light. Swarms of these Pokémon can devour a field of crops in mere hours.

Scydos #123.145b
POKENAME are highly temperamental Pokémon, becoming aggressive at the slightest provocation. As they channel Electric-type attacks, their bodies shine bright turquoise. Their tails can act as a tesla coil, discharging electricity at foes.

The tesla coil was invented in 1891 so hopefully it's still in lore to mention

[karmic meadow]

I might make dex entries for my MegaTen ref sprites

[storm light]

Aggrem #333.351a
These Pokémon are constantly surrounded by cold mist due to their below-zero body temperature. Prolonged contact with their horns and spines can cause severe frostbite.

Aggvern #333.441c
This variant of POKENAME has wings that are as hard as steel, yet allow flight. When flapped, these wings allow POKENAME to create extreme gusts of wind that are thought to rival hurricanes. As they age, their scales darken to a color akin to rust.

I should bug the spriters to do more monster hunter sprites /j

Darkdreigon #347.377b
POKENAME's wing membranes constantly give off a dark mist. Inhaling too much of this mist in a short period causes a frenzy-like state in those affected. POKENAME does not seem to be affected by its own mist.

[ruby bluff]

Is referencing an in-game character against the rules? Are there more complete guidelines than what is shown in #dex-entries-submissions ?

[hexed fog]

It should read like an encyclopedia rather than a biography so specifically naming an npc (Lance/Kurt/Oak/etc) is a no go.

Instead go with Champions, Gym Leaders, Professors

[ruby bluff]

ah, oops

i referenced Kurt in one

[hexed fog]

It happens

Hardly the worst thing someone has submitted

Now if you start saying a pokemon loves Satan or is a leader of an assassin's guild...

Thats faq9

[limber parrot]

When POKENAME dances, a typhoon will form in a nearby region. Folklore states that those who die from these typhoons are cursed to dance indefinitely for POKENAME's entertainment.

Origia #433.249

[pale venture]

Kangaspass #115.326
POKENAME control doll-like versions of themselves with magnetic force, which allow POKENAME to know exactly which direction they are facing. POKENAME treat these dolls like their own children, to the point of grieving if any of them are ever lost.

[limber parrot]

POKENAME was created by absorbing the spirits of only the most cruel, devilish people. It reawakens every 108 years, causing deadly wars, natural disasters, and more.

Should I say "Groups of POKENAME reawaken" instead? Because rn i feel like it breaks the rule of "only one exists" thing

[pale venture]

Would it not be 'were created by' since there are more than one of any Pokemon? Just a question, still learning here.

[narrow cosmos]

I feel like for one, you'll need to say "It is said POKENAME was created," to avoid one FAQ issue. Then maybe "stories say it reawakens every 108 years," again to avoid talking in too much absolutes and overly-powerful claims.

[limber parrot]

using ctrl + f, it seems was created is more used? but both were created and was created is okay i think? lol confirm with an unown tho

[pale venture]

No problem, I could be completely wrong, I'm trying to learn how to get good at writing myself

[limber parrot]

with spiritomb wouldnt it be fine since its stated in the pokedex that it's created by 108 spirits?

[keen kestrel]

Check the pins for answers to those questions 🙂

I think there is even one about spiritomb specifically

[pale venture]

I was just about to post that

[keen kestrel]

I guess because normal fusions are made by player and wild ones are canonically still unknown, you cannot ever have a dex claim it was made in one way or another, which is a bit of a shame. But thats why we have the loophole of “legends say it was created by X” 😉

“A boys uncle, who works at nintendo, claims this pokemon was created by-“

[pale venture]

Silph co

[limber parrot]

It's said POKENAME was created by uniting the spirits of only the most cruel, devilish people in history. Ancient drawings depict it reawakening every 108 years, causing catastrophic wars, natural disasters, and more.

Reworded

[pale venture]

2nd paragraph, top few lines

Of the image I posted

[narrow cosmos]

That seems much more like what would pass around here. As long as it fits the character limit, looks good to post!

[pale venture]

Oh, it passes past the guide in pins too? I thought 'created by uniting the spirits of only the most cruel, devilish people in history' would be contradictory of the spiritomb guide's 2nd paragraph Please correct me if I'm misunderstanding

[limber parrot]

i think the words "its said" is just a very good loophole

[pale venture]

Ooh I see

Sorry for the confusion

[limber parrot]

all good! we're all learning here

[rain tiger]

Here are some full dex entry ideas for this guy. Let me know what you guys think.

[narrow cosmos]

Honestly, the fourth one seems a nice punchy combination of both gimmicks more or less. Seeing through closed eyelids and always staring at food. That one would get my vote personally.

[hexed fog]

Please dont have origin entries

For the love of god

Its one of the top reasons for denials

99.99999 % of origin entries get faq9d and it is so annoying

[rich goblet]

I'm going to write one right now just to bug you /joke

[hexed fog]

Even if you say "it is said someone with a big hat made POKENAME " thats still a faq 9

Big hat didnt make all of them

[rain tiger]

Wait did mine accidently cross that line or are you just ranting about it?

[hexed fog]

Ranting i didnt read yours yet

[rain tiger]

ah gotcha

[pale venture]

big hat

[hexed fog]

Besides checking for grammar the ideas are fine imo

[rain tiger]

Yeah, I just usually post this to get feedback on ideas and the one that gets the most positive feedback I'll pick and check for grammar then post that one again to double check. (Want to make sure it as polished as humanly possible while also being a unique idea)

[hollow nimbus]

Instead, let's have some Spiritomb entries that come up with creative curses that it lays

A fusion that curses people to lose their left shoe
Or one that curses people to crave applesauce

There's so much untapped potential with Spiritomb

Same with Ultra Necrozma
"The light pouring out from all over its body affects living things and nature, impacting them in various ways."
Ah, but what ways?

Maybe the light causes excessive hair growth
Or maybe it makes you see everything in shades of blue

[thorn ingot]

I love UN and Spiritomb entry making

[hollow nimbus]

Piggybacking on this, it would be okay if you did "it is said someone with a big hat made the first POKENAME", but it's still not encouraged
If you only give rumors and suppositions, we don't really know anything concrete about the fusion

[pale venture]

Someone give me a Base Pokemon

I wanna write one more today

(Any at all)

[hollow nimbus]

Paras

[pale venture]

Good choice, on it boss

[rich goblet]

I should make a Spiritomb entry to make up for my bad joke

[pale venture]

I just did a Probopass one, but there's a sprite I NEED to make a dex for

[rich goblet]

Spirisaur #295.1

POKENAME are said to gather souls of the dead into the bulb on their back. Cracking this bulb unleashes a surge of energy that causes hallucinations.

[hexed fog]

Arceus

[pale venture]

I'll do that one next, just for you homie

[hollow quartz]

i often think this to myself and thus sometimes choose to see a random fusion on fusiondex and then look at either of the bases

[hexed fog]

It expels noxious spores from its nose

[pale venture]

That's the idea

[pale venture]

I do similar stuff ye lol

Papass #46.325
Finding solace in gazing northward, POKENAME are drawn together when they sense a strong electromagnetic pulse. If one stumbles upon a POKENAME gathering, they expel a huge spore cloud in unison to repel those who threaten their communal sightseeing.

Exactly 250 characters

Also frick it, it's Nosepass-line day for me apparently

Arcpass #315.326
POKENAME use their magnetic prowess to create small statues as a hobby to pass the time in high mountains. This has resulted in many explorers stealing them, believing they have found ancient idols or artifacts.

Racking up those dex points

[pale venture]

It is done

[rugged socket]

Wooper

[pale venture]

I was only doing one, now I'm being made to do 3

BUT I WILL DO IT

(for the cause)

[pale venture]

I opened over 15 entries of sprites I liked of wooper, and ONE had no dex entry

[rich goblet]

https://www.fusiondex.org/

If you use this site, it should have an icon over fusions with entries

[pale venture]

It does, I just.. forgot it existed

It's my bad

[rich goblet]

Oh

lol you're fine, worse mistakes have happened

[storm light]

Ultra Necrozma

[pale venture]

Misper #255.194
POKENAME explore murky swamps, looking for adventure despite their inexperience. POKENAME are notoriously clumsy, releasing a ghoulish cry whenever it makes a mistake, which many have mistaken for a much larger threat.

I wanted to give the innocent goofball vibe but still keep the creepy mage with ghostly wail mentioned in the dexes

[pale venture]

Does Ultra Necrozma's dex even get seen? I thought it was an in-battle transformation

[narrow cosmos]

I haven't experienced Necrozma in-game but I think there's a way to swap forms outside of battle, because it and other form-based Pokemon like Castform and Meloetta and Minior all have separate entries for the forms.

[pale venture]

Oooh I see

[pale venture]

May I change this to normal Necrozma? I have a cool idea for it with another Pokemon (edit: ima change it for normal necrozma, I have no idea what to do with UNecrozma)

Also it'll be my last one for the night After that I'll wait for feedback and alter/submit in the morning

[pale venture]

Necroturn #450.171
POKENAME are a rare sight, often given the nickname "lost sea anglers" by fisherman unlucky enough to come across one. Wild POKENAME will follow the light from their own antenna with wild abandon, firing at anything within their vicinity.

Last one for the night, I'll wait for any feedback before I submit tomorrow morning, goodnight everyone
(I submitted some early, mainly because my brain went "they're ok" but I should of waited my bad, wooper and Necroturn are unsubmitted as of now)

[hollow nimbus]

You can get Ultra Necrozma out of battle through randomized methods, such as Team Rocket's black market or Wonder Trades

[narrow cosmos]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-krusty-krab-crawling-crawl-fish-gif-12745135769617083309

(Me trying to finish off the Arceus heads )

[hollow quartz]

godspeed

[storm light]

Monster Hunter With a small nod to Scorned Magnamalo

Giratei #345.244a
These Pokémon were once thought to be forms of malice incarnate. The ghostly fire used in their attacks leave harsh burns that are difficult to recover from. A POKENAME with damaged horns is often scorned by its brethren.

[storm light]

Jolgela #412.114a
The bundle of tangling vines conceals POKENAME's body as protection. It coats these vines in a sticky, conductive webbing, allowing it to catch prey with them and discharge Electric-type attacks easily.

Galvangrowth #363.266
POKENAME's large bundle of sticky vines serves as a mobile home for their younger brethren. POKENAME are extremely protective of their vines, especially when occupied, unleashing powerful Discharge and Power Whip attacks to ward off predators.

[rain tiger]

Here is the dex entry I chose, now I just need a double check on grammar and spelling

It is said that POKENAME can stare through its eyelids even when it's asleep. In remote forests, POKENAME is always found staring at any kind of food nearby.

[regal cedar]

Seems good to me!

[narrow cosmos]

@hexed fog You said ping, so here it is. If they all pass, we're done with Arceus heads until the next batch of sprites.

Now excuse me while I die.

[hexed fog]

so proud of yall

[regal cedar]

~~And to think I was just thinking of an Arceus entry... ~~

https://www.fusiondex.org/sprite/pif/94.443b/

Please write an entry for this sprite as a challenge.

[hexed fog]

Cubone list is now up!

[narrow cosmos]

[hexed fog]

Cubone stuff:
Healthy bones
Bonemeal used in fertilizer
Draws things with bones
Smashes things with bones

Skull is very hard/brittle

Good at throwing its bone
Actively steals bones from fossils
Loves calcium
Dirt based stuff
Lonely pokemon based info
Cries like a lil bitch

Hangs out with kangas when bored

soooooo much more than Arceus

[oak wyvern]

are these things that can/should be used in Cubone entries or things that show up frustratingly often in problematic Cubone entries

[hexed fog]

things you can use

[oak wyvern]

awesome

[hexed fog]

just avoid stuff like "its mom is dead"

honestly cubone is one of those really-easy-to-do pokemon that people make errors on

Marowak, Slugma and Magcargo will be like this aswell

[vivid spire]

Hello everyone… been a while and thought I would restart my creative juices with one of my own sprites, after that Cubone idea thread from @hexed fog Gardebone:

#287.104: Raiders of Gardevoir gravesites, POKENAME sharpen the skeletal chest spikes into aerodynamic kunai. The skull mask they fashion is brittle but are protected with psychic manipulation.

[hollow quartz]

I should work on Slugma some more, I already did a lot of work for Magcargo after all

[storm light]

"Cries like a lil bitch"

[oak wyvern]

lemme guess

people keep making references to Magcargo being hotter than the surface of the sun

[hollow quartz]

last i knew, that was the biggest issue (which was why I did a large batch of them to try and help ease up Magcargo's status at least a lil)

maybe I should do an SK and try to to do all the Magcargo stuff pre-emptively until I can maybe think more ideas for Cubone/Marowak fusions

[regal cedar]

~~S-Should we really already move to another full species list that have common issues? Iziiiiik, out here giving me a headache by having us tackle the tough ones aaaaaaaaaaa /hj ~~

[rich goblet]

It's hard to write for the solosis line because there isn't a lot of lore out there AND it is not a popular pokemon

[hollow quartz]

I think even Duosion suffers a bit more than Solosis too--and I think the entire line suffers a bit cuz while cool, some sprites are basically just "the gel is in the form of the other fusion material" though maybe that's a me thing

[vivid spire]

I wonder if it would be better to count them as like a gel mecha, excretion or Gelatinous cube? Seriously asking cause I’ve never written for the line

[rich goblet]

I've written a decent amount and the way I find inspiration is through watching chemistry videos

[hollow quartz]

Yeah thinking of chemistry has helped for some of them, at least a bit

[hollow quartz]

But mostly only for Solosis ones

Since duosion and reuniclus is where sometimes the gel has taken the shape of the other material when they're the head

Although some of Solosis's are like that too-

[rich goblet]

I can only mention levitation so many times before it gets boring

[regal cedar]

It's based on a cell, divides/recombines(?) on evolution, strong psychic power that gets enhanced with others around (for reuniclus), strong liquid film that protects them/lets them be in any environment, duosion has two brains but they need to work in sync for maximium effectiveness, etc.

They also have telepathy. Although not currently known, some believe they could function in space due to the film covering their bodies. (As a result, be careful saying outright the fusion could be in space without, like, the other one obviously being spacial, probably, unless there's a nice explanation)

We've spotted them in urban areas, but also in mountainous and cold areas, too, and even in secluded mystical caves.

[narrow cosmos]

Yeah, Solosis is one of those ones that's a little difficult to write for bodies just because it's not physically giving you much. And as Infinidex stated, Duosion suffers a little too.

Although a lot of middle-stage Pokemon suffer from the middle child syndrome of not having as much to work with, at least at a glance. Wartortle feels a bit harder to write for than Squirtle and Blastoise for example.

[vivid spire]

But what if it rolls instead? That image is hilarious to me

[rich goblet]

If it rolls it'd be very weird for that particular fusion

[narrow cosmos]

Oh no, I better do some of those while I do Cubone so my rival doesn't take everything from me.

[thorn ingot]

Oh hey ghostslythe you’re back to dexing

[regal cedar]

If all else fails, you can take the inspiration of the other Pokémon, too. Does their social conditions change? What about their powers? Is the film surrounding them different? Do they communicate differently? Where do they live?

[vivid spire]

Oh hey, yeah, I’m trying to pick it back up. Been a rough few months between work, and USA being what it is right now

[regal cedar]

Out of curiosity, where's this from, again?

[vivid spire]

True, it doesn’t fit the psychic vibe, but definitely a funny thought

[rich goblet]

https://www.infinitedummies.fr/pages/entries_spriter.html

I use this site whenever I want to specifically find ones from a certain Pokémon

[hollow quartz]

Like I said, it's prolly a me thing that just struggles to think of what to write when the solosis-line-head-fusions look like they're piloting a giant blob in the shape of their other fusion material. Like it might just be making my thoughts short-circuit a bit is all

[rich goblet]

Write one where the gel specifically hardens on impact

Shoutout to oobleck

[hollow quartz]

None immediately come to mind to mention such a thing--but I've prolly mentioned something similar about at least one of the ones I've written for some of their line

[rich goblet]

What's funny is that solosis head is almost entirely done

[narrow cosmos]

I remember ages ago watching and looking over who would be first to get completed on one side or the other. I think the first one to be complete, before Pokedex extensions, was Voltorb bodies.

[wary scarab]

Whelp thanks for giving us ideas for the next sprite rush

[hollow quartz]

out of curiosity, what would you call the yellow thing sticking out of solosis's core/body?

like i'm not sure if it's a feeler, a horn, somehow a proboscis, or something else that's just elluding my mind

[rich goblet]

@hollow quartz Bulbapedia rip, it has no official term and it seems to resemble some biology thing

[hollow quartz]

Yeah didn't know if I ought to rely on bulbapedia so I assumed sooner to look at pokedex entries to see if any mentioned it at all (which they did not)

I mean....I guess there is some resemblance...kinda?

[rich goblet]

It's not a major part but it does exist

[hollow quartz]

I know it exists, I was commenting on the visual similarities

[rich goblet]

Oh yeah it does not look very much alike

[hollow quartz]

i guess the leading theory is the yellow part is used as its psychic focus as far as I can find--so almost like an antenna in some form. hm

[storm light]

Think we could do an arceus sprite rush instead

[wary scarab]

Gods no

[hollow quartz]

Just wait til the Arceus Bodies get more sprites and do them for a sprite rush--surely the arceus bodies wouldn't have as much problems

[storm light]

I wanna see more ninetales sprites lol

[narrow cosmos]

I find the Arceus bodies a bit harder just because of how weird they tend to look.

[hollow quartz]

Same

[rich goblet]

What is a sprite rush anyhow

[wary scarab]

We rush to finish a mons head and bodies to 100% completion in a given amount of time

[hollow quartz]

Oooh, it's for both

[wary scarab]

Usually we do a pride rush as well such as last year was minior core which we hit 100% in a month

[storm light]

Petition for Ho-oh for this year's pride rush lol

[hollow quartz]

Ah, so that's part of why Minior Core has the most (I think) of them all

[wary scarab]

Already did Ho-Oh

Granted that was before the new mons got added

[hollow quartz]

I take it Sylveon was also done already at some point?

[wary scarab]

I think so

[hexed fog]

Oh god... I forgot we will need to do sylveon

Yeah lets prio that after cubone

Like dear god

[hollow quartz]

Sylveon is another trouble one? I'm actually a bit surprised

[hexed fog]

Unfortunately people just make trans entries... which are not canon sylveon traits

So we need to do it to have them be actually about sylveon

[hollow quartz]

Aaaah, gotcha

[wary scarab]

I plan to go through all of the miniors at somepoint

[regal cedar]

😭 you guys know even just a few hundred is more entries than most games have, even with other versions

[regal cedar]

Hi @limber parrot , I was curious about this entry:
POKENAME lives too deep in the sea to photosynthesize, so it feeds on plankton and algae. It manipulates the chains on its body to capture larger prey, like Chinchou.

It says it feeds on small organisms, like plankton and algae, but then talks about prey like Chinchou. What's the intent here?

[tranquil thunder]

Not sure if it manipulates its body like Chinchou or it feeds off of Chinchou by manipulating its body.

[storm light]

I'm continuing to do monster hunter entries and you can't stop me

Goludos #369.168
POKENAME stalks through ancient ruins, attaching loose rubble and artifacts to their body with webbing, forming a sort of shell. They are extremely protective of this shell, but will fiercely defend anyone that gives them items to add to it.

Zapsey #145.113a
POKENAME are rarely seen without an egg in their claws, regardless of if it belongs to them. This often leads them into trouble when stealing from Pokémon nests.I'm stuck on how to properly fit Zapdos into this one, but also keep the Kulu-Ya-Ku theming

[storm light]

Feartres #22.146
POKENAME's large crest and wings serves to make them seem larger to potential predators. Their dance-like movements allow them to deftly cross the battlefield and wreathe the opponents in intense flames.

[rugged socket]

DexSlog Grid #3: The Great Outdoors - 64/100 entries! 🎉 If you haven't tried it yet, come and help fill in the grid!

Get involved here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eEDisY-UaS44v_kBY8tNA4qmVEP6fToEKTzBPN_bcro/edit?usp=sharing

[pale venture]

Girafairy #203.35
Despite their small stature, POKENAME are capable of devouring fields of vegetation in a single night. While POKENAME sleep during the day, their tail awakes, protecting POKENAME until they wake up once again.

@midnight siren Another one btw

[pale venture]

Zigvee #504.133 POKENAME are commonly found scavenging from garbage dumps, finding items to trade with other Pokémon. POKENAME often leave territorial markings however, due to their constantly mutating genetic makeup, no two markings are ever the same.

[midnight siren]

ok i see two quick things

1. scaveging -> scavenging: it's just a misspelling

2. however should be before the comma. this is because the central clause should be able to be removed and the sentence still makes sense. currently, if we removed the subordinating clause, the resulting sentence reads POKENAME often leave territorial markings no two markings are ever the same which doesnt make sense. But, if we put however in front of the comma in the clause, our sentence without our clause reads POKENAME often leave territorial markings however no two markings are ever the same. which does work!

other than that, it looks good to me

[midnight siren]

there aren't any grammar issues in this, just a minor context one. currently, in the second sentence, you haven't mentioned that POKENAME sleeps during the day. i would suggest adding While POKENAME sleep in front of during the day to fix this :p

but these are looking good, i can definitely see you improving

[limber parrot]

I was implying that it mostly feeds on algae and plankton, but occasionally eats larger prey and will need to use its chains to capture them

[pale venture]

Appreciate it Thank you!

All thanks to you homie, I'm having a lot of fun with these

[oak wyvern]

DEXSLOG — Ferroseed/Contains an onomatopoeia
Clusters of POKENAME drill themselves into the ocean floor, causing a resonant whirr to echo through the waves as they drain the sand of minerals. Due to the sharpness of their arms, entire public beaches will close down if one washes ashore.

[pale venture]

Magmortoise #268.9b
POKENAME have a waterlogged stomach and a burning heart, creating a reaction that produces enough steam to power a freight train. POKENAME can fire boiling water up to 200 feet at will due to the energy they generate.

I'm honestly surprised none of the Magmortar/Blastoise fusions have custom dexes

[narrow cosmos]

Magmar's line is kinda underrepresented in general from what I've seen.

[pale venture]

Shame

[storm light]

Aegitrum #329.426
Despite their bulk, POKENAME can swing their bladed tails with deadly force and precision. They use their jaws as a pseudo-whetstone, keeping both their teeth and blades sharp.

Rairoc #243.464a
POKENAME's fur and rocky plates are highly conductive, allowing them to charge Electric-type attacks easily. It's thought the howls of these Pokémon can summon lightning bolts capable of levelling a neighborhood.

[last ice]

@rugged socket I think this one I wrote wasn't added to the DexSlog?

[rugged socket]

Oh you can edit the sheet yourself

Just pop it in:)

[last ice]

Ah right

[azure wagon]

oh dear, feb is almost upon us

i haven't finished the next dex prompt challenge lol

[storm light]

Necrorai #450.347e
POKENAME constantly seek sources of light to absorb, with their scales changing from black to gold depending on how much they've absorbed. Legends from long ago claim that POKENAME stalk the dreams of irresolute people.More pokemon-esque with this one, but i really couldnt find a way to properly include Chaotic Gore Magala's behavior or abilities

[ebon warren]

This must be an alt

[storm light]

Me when I forget to add the letter

[storm light]

Rosedactyl #352.142a
POKENAME spend most of the day sleeping after finding enough to eat, acting entirely disinterested in anything else unless actively attacked. During battle, they ram opponents with their body to deliver a paralyzing poison from their rocky spikes.

[timid sky]

Once POKENAME spins a web, it will become so aggressive that it will even bite its own trainer should they come too near. These bites contain a venom that, while not fatal, will make the recipient feel weak and sluggish until it is treated.

[tender cargo]

how long does it take to get a response to a submission? i submitted one at least 1 or 2 weeks ago

[hollow quartz]

if you check the google spreadsheet linked in #dex-entries-submissions you can see if your entry got denied or accepted if you search for your username, since not long ago new entries were made official

[hexed fog]

[rich goblet]

We have an FAQ?

[thorn ingot]

-# Every person who never reads pins:

-# ~~especially if it’s in #pif-hoenn-discussion ~~

[tender cargo]

can someone tell me how to get to the dex enntry spreadsheet thingy? i would like to check if mine got approved

nvm i found it

is there a quick way to find your username? im not seeing it

[hollow quartz]

ctrl+f.

[tender cargo]

"potentially lore contradicting, acts as firsthand experience" 🙁

[storm light]

Might be a good idea to post your entries here to get feedback first before submitting

[hexed fog]

@hollow nimbus i just noticed the typo in the last line

[storm light]

It's fine shh, the brain will add the word

[pale venture]

The word "is" is banned

Wait I said it twice

[hollow nimbus]

-# I know, shush
-# Don't say anything and they won't see it

[rugged socket]

Would love to see what people can come up with for this guy - Palossand/Wooper 460.194

[pale venture]

Sunub #191.220
Flocks of POKENAME often dig small holes and plant themselves into soft dirt throughout the winter, before coming back out as spring arrives. POKENAME will use the droplets of water from ice and rain to collect nutrients for their upcoming evolution.

I wanted to make it act like it was some kind of sentient seed lol

Even know it's more of a budding plant, but still

I think it works

[pale venture]

Paloper #460.194
POKENAME like to hide under the sand on public beaches, stealing snacks from others before scampering away to their nest. There have been reports of POKENAME attempting to hunt other Pokémon by dragging them into the sand, to serve as a future meal.

Something like this?

(Sorry if there's errors)

[rugged socket]

First sentence:
Second sentence:

I like it though haha

[pale venture]

Yeaaah, Pallosand has a LOT Of dex entries about

Murder

This is what I had to work with

The other angle I was thinking of is that it could absorb rain rather than lose its form during the rain, but it felt a bit too obvious

I didn't wanna go "this guy has water absorb btw"

[hexed fog]

The pokemon world is horrific... lets send our 10 year old out into it

[pale venture]

YIPPEEE

[pale venture]

Blastfable #9.36
POKENAME have superb hearing, able to track sounds from afar. When they sense a threat, they will use the high-powered cannons on their back to fire large blasts of magical water at the target before they even know a POKENAME is nearby.

I'm not 100% on this one, I feel I could polish it a bit more Though I'll take a second opinion

It's alsos surprising how often it talks about hearing with Clefable

[timid sky]

And that's why the Phantump population is so abundant

[pale venture]

@midnight siren (Forgot to ping for this one)

[midnight siren]

looks good to em, i don't see any issues myself

[hollow quartz]

"Oh wowee, we took some of these dangerous creatures and combined them into EVEN MORE dangerous creatures--lets send even more of our kids out into the wild so they can experience it too!"

[rich goblet]

This is why professors give Pokemon to children, how else are they going to survive 😩

[limber parrot]

Dexslog: Remote areas, graveler

POKENAME are found patrolling the cosmos, protecting planets from meteors blasting down at them. They are often seen stuck in a planet's gravitational pull, involuntarily orbiting it, like a moon.

thoughts?

[rich goblet]

How do they patrol the cosmos but also get stuck in the planet's pull? Like wouldn't be in orbit stop them from wandering?

[limber parrot]

That's true. Should i change often to a different word, such as occasionally or infrequently?

[rich goblet]

I was thinking something like:

POKENAME are found throughout the cosmos protecting planets from meteors blasting down at them. They are often caught in a planet's gravitational pull and involuntarily orbit the planet like a moon.

[limber parrot]

i like it. thank you!

[soft flicker]

Maybe this could be takes as POKENAME not being from "earth", which violates some kind of rule

[midnight siren]

there's no rule against pokemon being extra-terrestrial

[keen kestrel]

no like, the pokemon planet isnt meant to be called “earth”

Which is kinda funny but whatever haha

Wait i misread

[midnight siren]

i've had to catch myself on that faq a couple times

[hollow quartz]

Considering we have Deoxys, and technically Necrozma in a way too due to the UB nature a bit, we already know there are Pokemon beyond the world in thr game (or so is what I always figured)

[midnight siren]

also guys like minior and clefairy

[limber parrot]

When POKENAME senses its time is near, it will root itself in the ground, rendering itself immobile. It will then release its spiritual energy into the ground, acting as nutrients for plant growth.

Does this make sense

[hollow quartz]

Oh true, true

[hollow quartz]

I think it does

[lethal needle]

I love this, I wish it actually get to be in the entry.

[rich goblet]

I have a suggestion, you could make the entries for the double fusion if you want to! Just a couple of changes and it would work

[lethal needle]

POKENAME, the Arcane Guardian Pokémon. it tempers its immense power and sharpens its mind through meditation. When an ally is threatened, it moves faster than the eye can follow, arriving in an instant to strike with crushing force and protect them without retreat, even at the cost of its own life. It shapes water, fire, and grass into Sheilds and Blades to defend and strike with devastating Precision.

Apparently you can't submit entries for triple fusions for some reason.

[hollow quartz]

Yes, it's been said by the team that giving triple fusions custom dex entries is not possible as of this time. Thus there is no way to submit them either.

[sweet bay]

Dexslog: Kecleon + Ekans (mention Shuckle)

POKENAME camouflages itself against the forest floor, immobilizing prey with its long, venom-coated tongue once it's within striking distance. POKENAME’s venom is potent enough to breach Shuckle’s defenses.

[hollow quartz]

i just realized this one you replied to was last year

[rich goblet]

You're out here committing necromancy

https://tenor.com/m8mtCOVYr1X.gif

[hollow quartz]

And yet I've probably written very few for ghost types as a whole

[regal cedar]

Hmm, I wonder how many entries I've written for a certain type compared to the ratio of type usage in actuality in PIF.

[hollow quartz]

Like your type usage or general type usage?

[regal cedar]

Yeah.

[hollow quartz]

[rich goblet]

I'm sure some google sheet wiz could make a tool, but I sure ain't that

[pale venture]

I passedout just after I sent this, but YIPPEE ty

[azure wagon]

Janu-Airy Day 25: Skarmory Fusion 🪶

Reshimory #349.227
Easily recognizable by its piercing blue eyes and white scales, POKENAME is a pure engine of destruction. There are many tales of its ferocity written across the ages.

[limber parrot]

lol finished the kecleon fusions for dexslog

[azure wagon]

Janu-Airy Day 26: "Talon" 🪒

Yangeot #270.18
POKENAME sharpens its talons by scraping them against trees and rocks. A vicious jungle predator, it strikes unsuspecting prey in a single swift motion.

Janu-Airy Day 27: Multi-Wings in Sprite 🪽

Bunbat #403.169
Despite having keen hearing, POKENAME startles easily. Loud noises cause it to lose control of its flight and crash into cave walls.

Janu-Airy Day 28: "Clear" 🔍

Hounowl #228.164
POKENAME perches atop the highest trees to maintain a clear view of its territory. It will attack any intruder that enters its nesting grounds with great fury.

k im caught up, imma finish working on febuary's challenge

[pale venture]

Togeler #176.75
POKENAME are seen patrolling the top of mountains, inspecting rocks to make sure they do not roll down slopes and create rockslides. Rumors say POKENAME will help struggling mountaineers in exchange for shiny rocks and stones, which they like eat.

[pale venture]

Pernite #53.149
POKENAME are said to fly around the world in search for gems shinier than their own, willing to do anything to collect them. POKENAME will give away any small gems to Meowth and Sableye, once their collection has grown beyond their control.

@midnight siren Got 2 more for ya

I'm not too sure about these honestly, I might have flubbed

[timid sky]

Thanks to its internal organ that tracks the earth's rotation, POKENAME is able to sleep for exactly 18 hours every day. This allows it to master its psychic powers faster then other Abra fusions.

[midnight siren]

i think that it should be rockslides instead of avalanches. avalanches are only for snow falling down iirc.

other than that it looks good

[midnight siren]

i think a gem shinier should be gems shinier. from the context of the rest of the entry, they try to create large collections of shiny gems, therefore this should probably be said here as well.

[tranquil thunder]

Jangtle [471.7]
This Pokémon likes to headbutt other POKENAME in a playful manner. This doesn’t hurt the POKENAME since their heads are protected by a giant scale, but they do make a large sound similar to cymbals when their scales collide.

[pale venture]

Tyty

[storm light]

The way the first sentence is written kind of sounds like it's talking about an individual. Maybe it could he rewritten like:
"POKENAME play by headbutting one another."

[midnight siren]

i think make a large sound should probably be make a loud sound instead

[tranquil thunder]

Didn't understand what they meant by my Discord username when I submitted an entry. I put in Discord nickname instead of my username. What should I do?

[rich goblet]

If it is just one or two entries, you can post in #custom-dex-errors with your entry and let them know to change the username. I am pretty sure they'll be able to fix it pretty quickly

[rich goblet]

I’m tempted to write but feel pretty unmotivated today

Maybe I should watch another documentary

[storm light]

Could i perhaps suggest an obscure word to use in an entry to maybe give inspiration?

[rich goblet]

Shoot

[hollow nimbus]

Remember that you shouldn't use obscure words to avoid confusing readers

Even if the Pokédex is written by researchers, the researchers' aim is to communicate with people who know little about Pokémon or other fields of science

[rich goblet]

I might go back and fix my entries eventually, and thanks for the reminder

[midnight siren]

yeah, i tend to think of pokedex entries being more like bill nye style of thing as opposed to a biology paper, it helps me avoid this personally

[hollow nimbus]

You can still find fun words to challenge yourself to use that aren't so niche
Try words like 'squelching' or 'masonry'

[midnight siren]

(i was going to say braniac, but i don't know how many people are english here and iirc it was an england only show lol)

[storm light]

I do like using more fancy words lol

[hollow nimbus]

I watched Beakman's World instead of Bill Nye

[crimson ledge]

It also helps to just make sure there's adequate context clues for the reader to understand the meaning even if they're unfamiliar with a word.

[storm light]

Was honestly thinking this

[rich goblet]

https://www.fusiondex.org/relicanth+seaking/

In the deepest parts of the ocean where sunlight is scarce, POKENAME see the world through their pinhole-sized eyes. If brought to the surface, they are so overwhelmed by the light that many pass out.

[crimson ledge]

Though in the case of aphotic specifically, if you've been through high school biology you've probably read it at least once, and the Greek roots make it pretty obvious what it means, but maybe I'm just a big nerd and that doesn't apply to everyone

[midnight siren]

i know nothing about bill nye except he did science things

i don't think we ever had it over here tbh

[hollow nimbus]

I've never encountered the word aphotic in my biology classes, and a lot of players don't have much experience with studying word roots

Some people who play are struggling along with English as their second language

[storm light]

-# BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL

[rich goblet]

Honestly my vocabulary word spree could have been better, but I’m still proud of using funny words in the entries I wrote

I’ll be happy to edit them if there’s ever an issue

[hollow nimbus]

So many people grew up not knowing how peak Beakman's World was

[rich goblet]

Also chat what you think of this one

[midnight siren]

never heard of it

[hollow nimbus]

https://tenor.com/view/beakmans-world-tooth-beakman-science-coke-gif-5083250414741540594

[midnight siren]

why is photosynthesis relevant?

[storm light]

I might look it up later, i love bill nye so maybe i'll like beakman's

[rich goblet]

Excellent point, I’ll come up with a new way to describe it

[hollow nimbus]

I know you're probably thinking "less plants", but a lot of people won't make that jump

You could just say less food sources available

Unless you're not trying to stress the harshness of the environment

[rich goblet]

I was thinking like sunlight is not common, so scarce is the word I chose

[hollow nimbus]

Why is the sunlight important?

Oh wait
Backwards

Sorry, I was still thinking about something else

[storm light]

Actually wait, i forget if the absence of light in deep oceans forces fish to evolve larger eyes. Larger eyes would allow it to catch more of the mininal light, wouldn't it?

[rich goblet]

That is addressed in the second sentence

Oooooh that is a good point

[midnight siren]

i think that sunlight is scarce works

[rich goblet]

Biology lesson time

[storm light]

Or do pinhole eyes do the same thing

Oooo yay

[hollow nimbus]

It doesn't force them, but having large eyes is beneficial

[storm light]

I love learning new science stuff so you have me front and center

[rich goblet]

The eyes on the sprite look small so I’m working off that

[hollow nimbus]

There's more than one way to deal with low-light conditions is all I mean

[sweet bay]

Empoleon + Regigigas

POKENAME guards underwater temples of an ancient civilization that sank beneath the sea long ago. When POKENAME sees an intruder, it attacks them with its razor-sharp blades.

[dapper cedar]

🗣️ BILL NYE THE PC GUY

[gray latch]

Has the approval wave happened yet? For some reason I can't open the list

[storm light]

The last update was put out on the 24th so if your entry was submitted before then, then it was likely seen and reviewed. If I had to guess, the next wave probably won't happen until Feb. 7th

They're usually done ~every 2 weeks

[storm light]

Vulpix #37.37a
POKENAME were once thought to be a pre-evolution of Vulpix. This has since been disproven, however it is unknown why fused POKENAME have fewer tails than normal Vulpix.

[hollow nimbus]

Since you're saying "normal Vulpix", I suggest specifying the earlier instance as fused POKENAME

Otherwise it sounds like the fusion is a variation of unfused Vulpix when it's really an entirely different species

[storm light]

The POKENAME in the first sentence or second?

[hollow nimbus]

The second sentence, since that's the sentence that says "normal Vulpix"

[calm storm]

@hollow nimbus i wanna contest the Ruby/Sapphire sableyes

I'm trying to specify that if the claw fossil from this fusion were to be revived.

It is not taking the Claw Fossil as the general item turning into sableye, it specifies that this one instance of the claw fossil found on this pokemon turns into one.

also which unown said this about my username...

[storm light]

I think that's just a mark to show that yes, you are a part of the server

I've seen it on a couple others, so I don't think it's meant in any malicious way

[calm storm]

yeah but "yes this is a real username" my username was thought as fake? 💔

POKENAME have huge teeth capable of gnawing through even steel. Their diet consists mostly of driftwood and wooden shipwrecks. They don’t have that much going on in their heads, but they mean no harm.

[rugged socket]

The third sentence is a bit too informal, the concept is good but make it sound a bit more professional

Would probably get rid of the even in the first sentence too

[thorn ingot]

The Unown who was doing this was told to stop so you won’t see those comments anymore

[azure wagon]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PwVv-lDyX-zRutb1KH_oZlbFyUrEGVwBnaVG2S8ON2A/edit?usp=sharing

Hello writers, we're almost done with January so that means it's time to show off...February's dex prompt event! Hope everyone's excited for this next batch! 💖

[regal cedar]

There are several folks who are not in the server but send entries. This and "confirmed user" was a note saying 'yes, they're in the server and are entry-eligible'

[void kettle]

POKENAME, despite its small stature and lack of limbs is deceptively agile, able to make the most of the body it’s been given. POKENAME’s fighting style consists of leaping into the air and swiping at its opponent with sharp claws. POKENAME is very easily provoked and will take even a slightly disgruntled look as a challenge to combat.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1466788465269014723/1466788467295129633/image.png?ex=697e04b6&is=697cb336&hm=ae2caf2a7306d08a221708818308302eb1c3ad246c6855aea525322f0ff1ae79&

[hollow nimbus]

If you have a problem with one of the entries, please put it in #custom-dex-errors, not here
We'll lose track of it here

[calm storm]

Ahh ok

[calm storm]

HES NOT REAL YET HANG ON...💔💔

[void kettle]

OH sorry-

[calm storm]

I will post him if I can tmr

[storm light]

Prompt time? 👀 ✏️
What are some Pokémon that are used in legends, rumors, stories, or otherwise to teach children valuable lessons?

[rich goblet]

POKENAME were once featured in a popular story that warns children not to wander too far into forests. Their human-like cry and mischievous nature make these stories easy to believe.

https://www.fusiondex.org/murkrow+misdreavus/

@storm light What you think?

[storm light]

A very valuable lesson indeed

I'm not sure if stereotype fits though?

[rich goblet]

Hm, good point

public image?

reputation?

Which do you think Chibi

[storm light]

I'm seeing where you're going with it, but i'm not sure whether it should be reinforcing the legend or the Pokemon

still mildly tired brain

[rich goblet]

I'll workshop it

[storm light]

unfortunately this entry is over the character limit and has some grammatical issues, there's an FAQ in the pins and on the sheet found in #dex-entries-submissions (where you see HERE). It's a good first attempt, but needs a bit of refinement

[wanton mortar]

Will work on it

[turbid axle]

Blastxorus #9.368a

⁨⁨First discovered in an age of endless warfare, POKENAME was used as a living siege weapon. The cannons embedded in its back and face let it crush enemies with overwhelming firepower while its armored frame gave advantages on difficult terrain.⁩

how is it for a first time?

[pale venture]

Spiritop #295.237
A POKENAME is infused with 108 united spirits, spinning perpetually and acting as an eternal vacuum that draws in nearby Pokémon. It is said that if someone gets too close to a POKENAME's dance, they will disappear and never return.

@midnight siren Only one today, I'll check out feedback when I can -- I've been real busy

Goal here was to give something factual, and then something unexplained and ominous to play into the spookiness

[rich goblet]

This is fire, not bad for a first time.

What advantages are we getting though?

Don't take it personally, we all love to pick at each other's entries to improve each other 😄

[rich goblet]

Missed opportunity to call it the Dex-entine

[azure wagon]

https://tenor.com/view/wow-gif-24675586

[rich goblet]

I'll give you another freebie

Dex Madness (referring to March Madness)

[turbid axle]

it might sound kind of overthinking but and shape of body is pretty good against falling over and bad surfaced terrain. You know low center of mass, big claws and its anatomy looks good to walk on 4 limbs.

but to thinking over I think changing terrain to front sounds better

[rich goblet]

The reason why I point out advantages is because it was a bit vague. Talking about their grip on the terrain or their strudy footing might be more clear you know?

[gritty kindle]

Cofalade #362.288c

⁨⁨Despite its rather daunting appearance, POKENAME is stalwart,modest and respectful. However, if a person fails to reciprocate its cordial gestures respectfully, POKENAME will strike them down.⁩

My First time, and I tried to keep this according to faq

I feel like it's underwhelming, what do you guys think?

It was ghost/fighting so I figured I should keep the more mannerly aspects of gallade too

And how do you use reciprocate in a sentence properly

[hoary totem]

it's correct in there

i like the entry

in ⁨stalwart,modest and respectful⁩ you are missing a space after the comma

[sweet bay]

Janu-airy 31 prompt Latias/Latios

[lethal needle]

468.347c spirite by kuumagamer

'It was reportedly seen in the dreams of a high ranking team rocket member after killing his own pokemon, in one dream, He relived its last moments as his Pokemon, He felt its heartbeat stutter, its fear clog its throat and his own violent voice.'

The idea behind this was infinite fusion's darkrai but he actually uses his powers to haunt the dreams of those who have committed great sins instead of just anyone, so he has cresselia's spirit. It's edgy ash i know.

[lethal needle]

Originally was gonna yap about how he haunts the dreams of villains and etc but thought telling a specific experience is way more authentic.

[storm light]

I think this one leans a bit too far on the edgy side, not to mention it talks about the human more than the Pokemon

Mentioning death is okay, but going so far as to describe abuse leading to death isn't

[lethal needle]

Noted, it's my first, how would you improve it

[lethal needle]

The idea was the the experience would describe what the pokemon does, atleast how i pictured it.

[storm light]

I would personally write it as such
⁨⁨POKENAME haunt the dreams of those who have committed violence and other crimes, showing them vivid nightmares of their wrongdoings. It is thought they do this in order to steer these people towards a better path.⁩⁩

[lethal needle]

I also was always wondering how to do this easy to copy thing

[storm light]

you do a triple backtick before and after the line ⁨```

[narrow cosmos]

New sprite pack, more work for us. (Also once the site updates check your entries, previous sprite updates have caused filenames to shift around so your entries might wind up on incorrect or nonexistent sprite files.)

[storm light]

just gotta wait for daena to update!

[storm light]

Scouring Random Fusions for inspiration and i find yet another monster hunter ref sprite, i can't escape lmao

Heraler #214.99a (Shogun Ceanataur)
⁨POKENAME are very rarely found without a skull attached to their back, favoring skulls of larger predatory Pokémon. When unable to strike with their razor-sharp claws, they fire a pressurized stream of water through the skull's mouth.⁩

[azure wagon]

My last 3 entries for Janu-Airy! 🪽

[calm storm]

okay so i think i accidentally added a s to "eat"

"Where they eats away" should be eat away

(Glalie/Anorith)

[rugged socket]

@azure wagon Got a couple that could use a spire-related entry 👀

[azure wagon]

https://tenor.com/view/ive-been-waiting-for-this-akihiko-persona-persona3-excited-gif-18090613

i call dibs

[regal cedar]

A reminder to use Pokémon, not Pokemon, pokemon, or anything like that.
There is a pin on how to type the é. Of course, it isn't the biggest issue in the world, we'll fix it, but it's obviously helpful if we don't have to.

Anyways, I've been trying to find a fused Pokémon that has a unique digestive system... Perhaps you can research one and tell me an entry for one?

[gritty kindle]

Perhaps something mixed with swalot or gulpin?

[regal cedar]

That sounds good. Do you have one in mind? Why not write an entry?

[rich goblet]

https://www.fusiondex.org/wailord+swalot/

POKENAME eat tiny Pokémon swimming in the sea by filtering water through plates in their mouths. Every few hours, they emerge to the surface to spit out a thick goo before returning to the deep sea.

@regal cedar What you think?

[regal cedar]

Plates...are those what the teeth-like organs are?
I think the idea of it burping out bones and such is realistic, but probably too much for a Pokémon game, personally.

[rich goblet]

Maybe spits out the blobs would be better?

[regal cedar]

I would probably cut the digestion mention to lessen the link between blob and the digested Pokémon. Have them spit up blobs of goo for a different reason, perhaps? Or take a new angle.

[gritty kindle]

#342.536
Rayquaza/Swalot

"POKÈNAME can eat and digest anything with its powerful stomach, producing an energy yield equivalent to that of rocket engines. Much of that energy is used to rapidly crawl across the lands, after which it exhausts itself and needs to eat again."

[regal cedar]

Formula One is a real life brand, so that would not be used.

[gritty kindle]

Hm

I switched it to rocket engines

[regal cedar]

Better. Don't forget to remove the È and just have E for POKENAME.

[sweet bay]

February prompt: Slurpuff

[deep portal]

tossing this here for feedback, it's still not in the game but i'll just submit it later
POKENAME is very protective of the sand castles on its body. If anyone dares to destroy its castles, POKENAME's sand becomes scorching hot with anger. It's rare for the offenders to ever be seen again.
-# pls be nice i havent written something like that in forever

[hoary totem]

Dusclops/Wynaut
POKENAME summon floating hands and happily approach people and other Pokémon to give them hugs. Due to mistaking POKENAME for other Ghost-types, they tend to be avoided despite being harmless.

poor guy (is my use of Ghost-types like this appropriate?)

[hoary totem]

do i need to say Ghost-type Pokémon or is that alright

[deep portal]

-# i dont know this is the first time i do something like this

[midnight siren]

just saying Ghost-types is fine

[hollow nimbus]

It would be ⁨Ghost types⁩ rather than ⁨Ghost-types⁩ because it's a noun instead of an adjective

[midnight siren]

oh yeah, oops, mb

ignore me

[crimson ledge]

@cosmic hornet Please make sure you use your discord username when submitting entries in the future, not your display name or any other variation.

[cosmic hornet]

Oh so no spaces?

Mb I got you

[hollow quartz]

No spaces or capitals, since your display name is also your username but with each part spaced and capitalized

[hoary totem]

I shall submit

[storm light]

Dex-ruary Day 1 - Slurpuff Line

Slurtomb #492.295a⁨⁨A single pastry from POKENAME's box contains over 108 different flavors, overwhelming the taste buds of any consumers. They present these pastries to people and Pokémon they like and don't seem to understand how overwhelming their sweets are.⁩⁩⁩⁩

[void kettle]

108 different flavors

https://tenor.com/view/one-peak-one-piece-one-piece-cry-its-so-peak-gif-13413926760013023520

[rich goblet]

This is an award winning entry, good job

[storm light]

Dang, I just wrote it bc i thought it would be funny

[deep portal]

guys rq 🧍 do yall have any comments on this entry?

-# i have no idea how gramatically correct my english can be

[hollow quartz]

As far as I can tell, the grammar looks plenty fine, save for "offenders to be ever seen again." which might just be a me thing, because I would write it as "offenders to ever be seen again."

But I further emphasize that might just be a me thing

[rich goblet]

Infinex (above posts) has great advice, otherwise good

[deep portal]

i mean, i'd rather follow what you say, i have basically no experience writing at all, let alone dex entries

[hollow quartz]

I just emphasize that since I am a heavy skeptic/doubter of myself most of all

[summer saffron]

there doesn't really seem to be any elements of the body pokemon

it's a delphox right?

[deep portal]

yeah

[summer saffron]

maybe instead of it getting upset you could say the sand becomes scorching

from its anger

[deep portal]

hmm

yeah i could probably do that

[deep portal]

tried tweaking it.

If anyone dares to destroy its castles, POKENAME's sand becomes scorching with anger.
does that sound good?

(i only know what scorching means because of the pokémon move. give me a discount if i fumbled the phrasing )

[hollow quartz]

I'd add "hot" just as a minor tweak, though some might consider it redundant to add it since "scorching" technically does already imply heat

[rich goblet]

Scorching hot, otherwise good to go

[deep portal]

-# i have no idea where i should add the hot lol
so, would it be "becomes scorching hot" instead of just scorching?

[deep portal]

oh ok thx

[hollow quartz]

Yeah what ducky said, sorry bout that

[rich goblet]

You’re fine, you’re elping

Helpign*

Nailed it

[hollow quartz]

I mean

Tbf, "elping" is basically normalized now

Though maybe I'm too stream-chat-brained

-# Though I do believe that you could technically say 'elping to denote the H, but semantics

[deep portal]

-# edited it btw!!

[storm light]

oh wait its not on daena yet, that's probably why

[hollow quartz]

is it the donut one-

[storm light]

ye

yall seem to like it so i thought i would go ahead and put em through

[hollow quartz]

Just need to save it somewhere so you remember to post it once it's on fusiondex

[storm light]

Or I could at daena and ask them to update the site /j

[rich goblet]

Is there a space afterwards? It should work based one what I see

[hollow quartz]

Ducky it's not on the website yet--specifically fusiondex

Website still needs to update and all that

[hollow nimbus]

Don't submit it until you're sure it's in the game
But our form doesn't have a way to check if the sprite you're writing for is in or not

[hollow quartz]

Oh I thought it somehow would, interesting

[hollow nimbus]

Yeah, if it looks like it should work and it's not, just try deleting that whole field and type it in again by hand

[hollow nimbus]

Twould make our jobs easier if it did

[hollow quartz]

Touché

-# I just figured it might be able to tell at least, say, if a sprite has an a or a b version and thus deny if it doesn't detect them. But c'est la vie

[storm light]

I assumed if it was on infinitefusiondex then it was in the game, but
https://infinitefusiondex.com/details/295.492

[hollow nimbus]

Should be

I didn't say don't submit it
I just mean don't submit it until you know it's in a released spritepack

[storm light]

Should we actually ask daena to update

[hollow nimbus]

No

It hasn't even been a full day

Everybody needs to chill with the site update hype

[storm light]

aww cmooon /j

Iunderstand, will probably wait until it's actually on daena's site to submit it then

[hollow quartz]

RealThree is saying it should still be able to submit, something might just be borked about the field and need to be cleared and entered manually and it should still work

If it still fails then, then at the very least that may arise some sorta weird and unprecedented(?) error to be aware of

[storm light]

typing it in manually actually worked lol

[hollow nimbus]

Figured
It was probably a space after your .png

It's easier to accidentally copypaste over a space than type it

[storm light]

I could've sworn i looked for a space after .png and there wasn't, but I am also forgetful and it's very possible my brain faked that memory

[hollow quartz]

The number of times I would accidentally copy-paste a space when I was not using the hyperlink on the sprites' pages to just immediately open a form for said sprite......

[storm light]

So I'm actually curious, every time I've seen someone go over entries, Izik is usually the one to handle approval of my entries, do yall have specific people that you review frequently or is it just coincidence?

[hollow quartz]

-# I'm a tad curious too cuz I've sometimes seen batches of my entries go unreviewed while others posted after mine got reviewed, which gave me a chuckle to see

[storm light]

I think part of it is the entries being reviewed in alphabetical order?

[hollow quartz]

I am too new to this to be aware of the intricacies, but I had figured that might be a potential factor--like I said, just was funny to see at times

[hollow nimbus]

I personally review entries by order of how long they've been sitting there

Izik does a lot of approvals, so you're just statistically more likely to have him process your entries

[storm light]

Fair enough!

[hollow quartz]

So what I'm hearing/seeing is

that it's a certifiable Izik moment /j

[azure wagon]

Dex-ruary Day 1: Slurpuff Line 🍫

Swirmuku #491.370
Many aquarists seek out POKENAME due to its unique appearance and pleasant aroma. Chocolate truffles made in the Pokémon's image are a popular confection in the Alola region.

[hexed fog]

Regardless of the order of entries being reviewed updates dont go out until every entry is reviewed in full

I personally go alphabetically by username when I have time or all at once when I truly want to do an update.

Sprite pack updates are once per month, I typically do dex updates at least twice per month

It's much easier for me to push an update than the sprite packs. Way more goes into sprites

[regal cedar]

It's actually probable there's a space at the end.

[regal cedar]

Hi @acoustic scarab, I was wondering about an entry for "12.67.png". It says "POKENAME are able to rapidly build their muscle mass, even comparatively light exercise allowing them to bulk up quickly. Researchers theorise this ability is thanks to the rapid evolution cycle of Bug-Type Pokémon."

I fixed the typo with theorize, but, aside from that, this is listed by "katieplays". Considering the entries before and after (also butterfrees), I figured this might be yours, but I wanted to check. Is this your work?

[acoustic scarab]

It is, yeah

Also theorise is the British spelling 😛

[midnight siren]

sometimes i wonder why american english changed ⁨se⁩ to ⁨ze⁩ so much

(or vice versa, whichever came first)

[regal cedar]

Ooh, darn, my apologies.

[pale venture]

Did you get to my Dex entry a couple days ago? Sorry if I missed your response

[midnight siren]

iirc i looked at it, thought "i should respond to that later" and then never did

[midnight siren]

the only thing i would suggest is removing ⁨an entity⁩. its a bit of a awkward wording, and the sentence flows fine without it

[rich goblet]

I made a grammar mistake

[rich goblet]

I'll get fixed eventually but it was Happizard #259.6

[hollow quartz]

Ah yeah, I've made those errors before too

-# and I think I sometimes still do without realizing

[rich goblet]

Plurality agreement feels so weird to me, but they and it have two different verb cases which makes it hard for me to remember

[hollow quartz]

Yeah I feel that

And ran into a similar thing just now while writing something

POKENAME have very durable bodies, despite their small sizes. It's believed that this is because its kind tend to run into objects underground while digging, so their bodies developed to better endure such impacts.

I think this is still correct in terms of plurality, since I said "its kind" but it still makes my brain pause hard enough LOL

[rich goblet]

You want to be consistent throughout the whole entry

That's the hardest part IMO, like the two sentences could make sense on their own, but combined it can get confusing

[hollow quartz]

Yeah thats where I paused, because sometimes I'm like "hm, I hope this doesn't read as if it's a singular entity and that someone assumes there's either one or very few of them"

[rich goblet]

Let this be a learning moment

[hollow quartz]

Oh it remains a learning moment, sometimes I don't catch myself quick enough and only realize it in hindsight

[rich goblet]

Hindsight is 20/20 they say

[keen kestrel]

well, you would say "their kind" not "its kind"

[hollow quartz]

The reason I had said it was because I had used it in the sentence prior, so I assumed it might serve better to bridge the two sentences and thus why I had to stop myself to re-evaluate

[crimson ledge]

@sharp frigate Hello. Could you shed some light on your intention with this entry you wrote for Sunkern/Beedrill?
⁨It pollinates toxic plants using spores stored in its abdomen. The powder it scatters fertilizes soil while poisoning nearby Pokémon. Areas it inhabits grow lush, but prolonged exposure to its pollen can warp crops and repel intruders. Nearby!!⁩
First, the third sentence is a little confusing; "prolonged exposure to its pollen can warp crops" makes sense; you obviously don't want your crops warped. But isn't repelling intruders a good thing? Second, I can't really figure out the purpose of "Nearby!!", it seems like a non-sequitur to me.

[sharp frigate]

My apologies, I should have left out nearby, and yes repelling intruders is a good thing.

[pale venture]

Tyty!

[narrow cosmos]

I see I'm back-and-forthing with Infinex again. The never-ending battle continues.

[rugged socket]

DexSlog - Ferroseed/Emotional/Physical support - Ferroseed/Wooper

POKENAME cling onto rocks at the mouth of caves in the foot of cliffs, eating seaweed that washes up at high tide. Their spikes contain a mild sedative, so some Trainers keep them to help them sleep.

Get invloved here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eEDisY-UaS44v_kBY8tNA4qmVEP6fToEKTzBPN_bcro/edit?usp=sharing

[pastel depot]

hey uhh how do semicolons react with the sentence rule. a part of 1 sentence or the start of a second?

grammatically its a method of extending a single sentence without dividing into another, but I was wondering if it was the same here

[hollow nimbus]

A semicolon is like a fusion between a comma and a colon

ex: ⁨I ate fifteen slices of pizza; it was a great day.⁩

It's punctuation, but it's not ending punctuation
You don't capitalize the following letter

[rich goblet]

This is hilarious to me

[hollow nimbus]

I know how to explain things to you fusionheads

But even before PIF, that's how I understood it

If the second thing is directly because of the first thing and you feel like you wanna use a comma, use a semicolon

[pastel depot]

I kinda just make it up when using one and hope I'm right

I know the rules behind it, but it helps little

it joins 2 related independent clauses

well, I think thats my dex entry for elusive done, I'm not seeing any errors after a few fixes and several readthroughs

Realthree's typing up a storm apparently

gonna end up getting automodded for spam like paya did that one time

[hollow nimbus]

Colons, Semicolons, and Conjunctions: Some Examples

Correct semicolon usage and alternatives
⁨POKENAME can bench press up to 500 pounds of weight; it's very strong.⁩ ✅
⁨POKENAME can bench press up to 500 pounds of weight, it's very strong.⁩ ❌
⁨POKENAME can bench press up to 500 pounds of weight, as it's very strong.⁩ ✅
⁨POKENAME can bench press up to 500 pounds of weight: It's very strong.⁩ ❌
⁨POKENAME can bench press up to 500 pounds of weight. It's very strong.⁩ ✅

Incorrect semicolon usage and alternatives
⁨POKENAME can bench press up to 500 pounds of weight; it loves eating apples.⁩ ❌
⁨POKENAME can bench press up to 500 pounds of weight. It loves eating apples.⁩ ✅
⁨POKENAME can bench press up to 500 pounds of weight, it loves eating apples.⁩ ❌
⁨POKENAME can bench press up to 500 pounds of weight, and it loves eating apples.⁩ ✅

Correct colon usage:
⁨POKENAME has a trick to prove its strength: It bench presses 500 pounds of weight.⁩ ✅

[storm light]

Three's the unofficial grammar teacher for us PIF dex writers

[hollow quartz]

new material for the Writing Tips pin right here

[hollow nimbus]

Already there

[storm light]

Indeed

[hollow quartz]

Oh it is, I just glanced to be sure and didn't notice it--time to double-check yet again to see where I'm forgetting it

[hollow nimbus]

You can think of colons as "and here's what it is"

[storm light]

Don't mess with us Pokemon fans, we can't read /j

[hollow quartz]

Same goes for soulslike fans

Oh you meant you added it already, derp me

[rich goblet]

@hollow quartz Guess how many psyduck entries I've written

[storm light]

All of them

[hollow quartz]

may I ask a hint first

[rich goblet]

Between 200 and 300

[hollow quartz]

Hm....

[storm light]

At least 1

[hollow quartz]

227

[hollow nimbus]

I have a trick: I whistle songs.
I have a trick. Here's what it is: I whistle songs.

I need these things: Eggs, butter, flour, and patience.
Here's the problem: Pokémon fans can't read.

Colons are a way of going "and now, the thing I was going to mention!"

[rich goblet]

260

[hollow quartz]

Dangit!

[hollow nimbus]

Though dammit is a word, darnit is still considered slang

[hollow quartz]

Colons and semicolons are funny in a way, namely that I think school oh-so briefly ever covered either of them; they're so commonplace that they really ought to be covered better/more.

[hollow nimbus]

It depends on what kind of writing you do

People actually don't mess up colons that often, so I don't think it's a big problem

And most semicolons can be avoided by just separating the sentences or using a normal conjunction + comma method

Semicolons are falling somewhat out of use

I also see packaging on products in stores ignoring the use of hyphens for compound adjectives

[storm light]

I fall more into separating sentences that could probably be fine with a semicolon just because I don't know how to properly use them lol

[hollow quartz]

Touche, and yeah it's unfortunate though because they are interesting to see in proper use at times. At least to me, since I like variety of expression

[hollow nimbus]

No, what is the most painful to see are the number of fanfictions and such where the author just can't remember what tense they're writing in

[hollow quartz]

Semicolons come less naturally to me than colons do, I have to stop a moment to think about if I'm using a semicolon right

[hollow nimbus]

We mourn the death of the stillborn interrobang

[hollow quartz]

It has been at least a decade since I last looked at fanfiction so I can only take the word of others

[hollow nimbus]

~~That, and my coworker who apparently doesn't know the difference between countable and uncountable ~~

[hollow nimbus]

I don't seek it out, but sometimes people want to show it off

[rich goblet]

I am a simple person

Period and Comma

Maybe an exclamation point if I can sneak it in

[hollow quartz]

Touche, I just have not been exposed it--at most, I've been exposed to fandom-complainers but also

[hollow nimbus]

Scrolling through character bios on some video game and I'm exposed to "Running, she looks around. She turned back. Will she be running more? She had just decided to stop, when she turns and falls in a hole."

[hollow quartz]

Exclamation points are either my least used or second-most used, since I use them sometimes in an ironic/unironic(depending on perspective?) manner with friends to jokingly emphasize a statement

[hollow nimbus]

That last sentence especially
"She had just decided to stop, when she turns and falls in a hole."
So many people that phase from past perfect to simple present in the middle of a sentence

[hollow quartz]

I think the lessons learned in my university's creative writing course made me forever unable to shift tenses like that; literally I feel something innately wrong within my very core if I try to do it or if I notice I accidentally did it

[hollow nimbus]

Good

I shudder every day when my coworker says "There's not as much people here today." or "We have too many milk."

[hollow quartz]

I am grateful for it, like I think the only way I can ever shift tense is if I use a line break--which is also how I shift perspectives

[hollow quartz]

That last one just made me have a visceral reaction irl

[hollow nimbus]

You can shift tenses if you explain the tense shift

I was running to the store then. Right now, I am running to the store. In the future, I will run to the store again.

Grammar is a nice big logic puzzle where you just have to think about what quite do you mean

While we have people here, pop quiz time

[hollow quartz]

True, which is part of why I love it so much, hence why I love writing and that it scratches the "tism" itch I may have, but am unable to have be verified since no place local is fit to determine such things

[hollow nimbus]

Uh
Ignore the missing parenthesis on the one option
I'm typing with a drawing glove on

[hollow quartz]

Based on memory and other factors, I've made my guess

[storm light]

How could Three mess up like this

[tidal pecan]

I did too

Huh

[hollow nimbus]

Guess
||You were right, though||

[hollow quartz]

I say guess a lot because I doubt myself a lot LOL

[hollow nimbus]

Writers should know which generation the movesets come from so you don't claim a Pokémon learns a move that players can't actually get it to learn
(Ignoring the move transfer thing, there's a good chance that's a glitch)

[hollow nimbus]

Every time I got a riddle wrong, it's because I noticed the clue and assumed I was understanding it wrong

[cosmic hornet]

have just Whirlipede learn Noxious Torque

itll be fine

[hollow quartz]

||One of the factors, admittedly, was based primarily on the Pokémon that were most-immediately added so my brain drew an assumed conclusion from it||

[hollow nimbus]

Do you think we'll get the special contest moves when contests are released?

[cosmic hornet]

there's generally too many signature moves post gen 7 so its the best cut off

[hollow quartz]

The reason why I have to sometimes think which gen the movesets come from is because some of the added entries for the base Pokémon are extrapolated from a few different gens so it throws me off a lil bit

[storm light]

I usually take a look at the bulbapedia learnsets and axe anything higher than gen 8 since theyre not being added to the game

[hollow nimbus]

Bulbapedia can give you the gen 7 learnsets

[cosmic hornet]

I just do showdown natdex learnset

[hollow nimbus]

These are buttons

[hollow quartz]

-# this is amusing to me to witness since I have not used bulbapedia in so long

[storm light]

Quick, we gotta guess which Pokemon this is

Took one look and realized the name was already in there

[hollow nimbus]

Still, how many Pokémon get both Spore and Fury Cutter

[storm light]

Idk, I first saw that it was available in BDSP and LA and thought it was Paras immediately

[hollow quartz]

For some reason I would think maybe Breloom could learn fury cutter just cuz it technically has claws

But then I remember

Incineroar can learn Leech Life

So what even is logic sometimes

I just now realize that Incineroar exists in my mind within two examples that basically both go: "you might think [x] but then there's Incineroar that disproves [x]"

[storm light]

God i can't wait for the Popplio line to be added so I can spend all of my remaining earthly hours making dex entries for them

[hollow quartz]

Same, literally, but also with Rowlet's line, especially Decidueye because I can imagine a lot of creative ways to work around the bow and arrow gimmick

Both in terms of potential sprites and in terms of writing

[storm light]

And the bubble gimmick for Popplio and Primarina c:

[hollow quartz]

True, true--Primarina has two gimmicks with the bubble stuff and also the singing as well

-# Litten and its line sitting in the corner wondering what about them

[storm light]

Every Pokémon is someone's favorite, I'm sure there's more than a few people who would happily write for them. They may be my least favorite starter of the generation, but they have their charm

[hollow quartz]

Oh I know, I was just cracking a joke was all

I can imagine some good stuff for Litten and Torracat as well, Incineroar I imagine MIGHT get some of the Machoke and Machamp treatment where it gets some of the really detailed sprites

Though I also imagine with some fusions we'll see Incineroar get the quadrapedal, saber tiger that some, like myself, once had thought we'd see

-# oh i just realized now we have some(?)/most(?) of the autogen sprites for the lower-listed mons instead of the question mark circles

[narrow cosmos]

I could see Incineroar plus Entei being something like that.

With an alt making it SaberLeomon from Digimon.

[hollow quartz]

I was thinking Houndoom and Mightyena, on top of that

[storm light]

Stuff like this where I can't even begin to think of a good dex for it because how do you even, This man is glorious https://www.fusiondex.org/sprite/pif/462.67a/

Like this is 3 refs in one, Monster Hunter, DnD, and the guy who its based off itself, JoCrap (JoCat persona)

[hollow quartz]

"It collects trophies of all the foes it has ever vanquished, some of which have been crafted into other items. The trophies it wears oddly retain some of the chilling power wielded by the foes they were acquired from." That's all I got to try and work for it

[storm light]