@Your_local_demon YOUR wedding? Who are you marrying!?

Wow, you have been busy with Rika fanart!!! Not that I mind since I'm really enjoy seeing it all. >u<

*gasp* SHINY RIKA!? *throws pokeball* I'LL CATCH THIS ONE FOR SURE!!!

Before you ask: my shiny hunting has been, well, did you know the game now lets you know how many shinies you encountered? Cause that number is surprisingly bigger than how many I have TuT

So cute! Maybe Clodsire's skin is a bit sticky so thats how the glasses are staying on. Just a theory. ^-^

she gave you an insult and a compliment at the same time!! x'O
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oooooh!! your'e shiny rika is really cool!! I need to finish mine!! o w o*

clodsire looks totally rad in them shades! B3

yeah ya did! except for the hair but I love the shade of light blue you used!! o w o

Y A C A L L E D
@Your_local_demon?

haiii UvU

:0 she's BEAUTIFUL!!
I love FBI Rika and Clodsire - they would be VERY good at their jobs :D

@datcreepypastaproxy Nice to meet you! Take good care of Your_local_demon. They're a good friend of mine!

@Your_local_demon I hope it's okay that I used they/them pronouns on you. :'O Let me know if you go by other pronouns!

@Puzzled Hehe. Yeah, can you tell that I like her? Actually, scratch that. I don't like her. I LOVE HER! I WORSHIP HER DAILY! XD

And noooo, you can't have shiny Rika! She's mine! XD *bats away your poke ball*

Ahem. I might be a little obsessed, actually...

Aaanyway... So, what you're saying is... You've encountered more shinies than you actually own? How does THAT happen? Did you fail some?

I'm still shiny hunting butter God (aka Arceus), so don't feel too bad. I'm at three-thousand encounters now, lord have mercy.

@KuroNeko-Productions Very interesting theory. I always imagined Clodsire would be dirty, but not sticky. But it kinda makes sense, somehow. Anyway, thank you! :D

@Mewsea ofc, I love them so much

:0 BUTTER GODDDD

@PoodleKingdom That's the closest I can get to self-shipping. Because I can't foresee Rika actually being interested in me. Y'know. XD

I forgot her white pupil again, though! Grrr... >:O And her earings, but I probably wouldn't be able to draw such tiny details anyway. I was already struggling to draw so small as is.

So, I got everything right but the hair color? *cries*
... Oh well. Better luck next time.

@-Howl- Hi, Howl. Thanks for coming to my cringe-fest. :D

@LordoftheWings I KNOW, RIGHT!? That's what I was thinking! Ahh... Rika's just so cool... *dreamy eyes*

Lol. Thank you! XD

*dreamy eyes* x 1000

Re: You're welcome. And maybe he's a bit of both. I imagined that he's soft and squishy. ^-^

I only ship rika with chels and no one else!! U w U*
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it's ok! drawing tiny things is really hard! x'O I like your color choice though!! I never thought of light blue and I like it!! > w <

team rocket vs chels and fbi rika!
> w <

oooh, I forgot some stuff for my shiny rika too! mine will have long sleeves instead of rolled up ones! I did get the white part in her eyes! :'3

@KuroNeko-Productions Me too! ^o^

@ruthie Lmao. XD Oh, Penny...

@PoodleKingdom I keep telling you, Rika would never fall for me! x0

Lmao. Maybe Rika would be more interested in me if I did something heroic, though. Like fight off Team Rocket. XD Or, I might be too busy staring at Rika as we battle them that Rika would just get annoyed with me, lol.

When can I expect your shiny Rika? Q w

It was supposed to be this face QwQ But the comment cut off for some reason??

why not!? :'0
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chels is too distracted by rika's beauty? x0 hwahwahwaaaa!! X'D
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i'll work on it!! o w o

@PoodleKingdom Because! >///<

When she can handle Team Rocket by herself, why should I try to steal her thunder? Especially when I can just admire her beauty from afar. owo*

grrr. . - m - *summons rika potato and she plops on your head*
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you can show her how cool you are when you battle team rocket!! - > w < -

@PoodleKingdom *hugs Rika potato* ^w^ <3

Maybe... But sometimes I don't think I'd even want to be with Rika romantically. She deserves better. xD

don't be so mean to your self!!
>:'0

@PoodleKingdom u_u I sorry... I didn't mean to make Poodles upset.

*pokeball gets batted away* NOOooooooooooooooooooooo...
ToT

Anyway, I think that I must have encountered hard-to-spot shinies while playing through the story and just missed seeing the visual cue. So I must have ran or defeated from a shiny at least 2 times. So I caught two new shinies for revenge >:3

...at least I hope they were one of those hard-to-spot shinies. I'm gonna be so sad if it wasn't. :')

@Puzzled Are you a Rika fan too, Puzzled? :3
That's too bad about your shinies, though... I feel for ya. :'0

@Mewsea: I'm definitely loving several of the new characters, including Rika! All the Rika fan art I keep finding (mainly yours lol) are so cool to see, can't help but love them more <3

@Puzzled Really? Thanks! ^o^

Y'know, I just thought of something, regarding your shiny Pokemon... Did you happen to evolve any of them? That might be why you saw more than you caught.

@Mewsea: Oh!!!! You're right! I did catch one and it evolved! I already looked through my pokedex and it looks like I missed out on a shiny lumineon but had no idea who the other one I missed was. Until now! Thank goodness, it's only one and not two
You, my friend, are a genius!!! ^u^

@Puzzled Haha, well, they don't call me amazing for nothing. XD (Just kidding. Nobody has ever called me that.)

So, wait... Was it a shiny Finneon you evolved?

What other shiny did you miss?

@Mewsea: Should I start calling you that? Especially when it comes to shinies, ngl you are amazing! (Drawing too of course) XP

An no, I encountered a shiny primeape and was told it had a new evolution so I evolved it. The one I missed appears to be lumineon

@Puzzled Ack! Didn't expect you to agree... -//n//- Thank you...

Shiny Lumineon's colors are so different compared to its original's that I'm impressed that you managed to miss it. :/

Did you release it? Perhaps trade it away?

@Mewsea: Solved it! I was cleaning my PC and then I spotted I had a lumineon... that was shiny XP But I can explain now! It was terastallized when I caught it so I had no idea it was shiny. Sooooo, I guess all shinys accounted for didn't lose a single one thx to u! >u<

Also, that wasn't a no so I guess you do have someone who calls you amazing; me!

You're amazing!!! ^u^

@Puzzled Awesome! Glad we got that figured out!

I mean, a number of people call my art amazing, and maybe some people think my skills as an artist are amazing, but...me? As a person? You might be the first to think that. Thank you very much.

@Puzzled Almost forgot! I HAVE VERY IMPORTANT NEWS! AAAAAA

PUZZLED! I FINALLY FOUND AND CAUGHT SHINY ARCEUS! I'm so flippin' happy... ;o; Finally, the hunt has ended... It took me several months and over 4,700 resets to find it...but god, did I find it.

How's your hunt going, btw? Are you still trying to find shiny Shaymin?

@Mewsea: OMG CONGRATS!!!! >u<
My shiny shaymin? I haven't found it yet... *depressed in corner* I've taken a break shiny hunting it and focusing on Violet so as to not keep jumping between games and have a sole focus. There's still a few shinies I wanna catch before I tackle shaymin again, probably around the summer

Awww, you think too little of yourself. I'm sure there are more people who think you're awesome, they just don't say it. You're full of kindness like the sea and as amazingly unique like a shiny Mew!
But regardless, you're welcome. I know there's a difference between thinking it and hearing it. You're awesome, dont forget that! ^u^

@Puzzled Thanks! I'm now in the process of collecting every ribbon I can on my shiny Shaymin, Darkrai and Arceus, haha.

I'm sorry you haven't found your shiny Shaymin yet, but try to just enjoy playing Violet in the meantime?

I still don't think I'm worthy of such praise, but...thank you, Puzzled. I wish I could do as much for you as you do for me.

@Mewsea: Wow, including the contest ribbons?! Best of luck!
I'll try! My cousin told me a shiny hunting tip for the parsdoxes that works surprisingly well. I'm almost done getting all their shinies and then I'll resume on the shaymin hunt.

Really? Because you already do a lot for me! I would never have found out about BSD without you. You gave me tips for shiny hunting. You help me strive to improve my art with your comments. And you're just a joy to converse with. Again, you have done SO MUCH for me. If anything, I wish I could do more for you TuT

@Puzzled Yup, got all my contest ribbons now! I couldn't get the footprint ribbon on my Arceus because he can't gain 30 levels...but oh well.

Oh, are you using sandwiches to hunt for the shiny paradox? That's what I did.

And AWWWWW... That's so sweet. ; o ; Thank you, Puzzled. I'll keep doing my best. (Though, lately, my mental health hasn't been too great... But I hope yours is better!)

@Mewsea: I am soooooooo jealous! I really, REALLY wanted to surprise you by saying I finally caught shiny shaymin... 50+ in-game hours and I-forgot-how-many-encounters and still nothing ToT Still, congrats on the contest ribbons! I always struggled on masters rank.

Those sandwiches work wonders, right?! I was given recipes to shiny hunt with and told to turn off auto save to conserve herba mystica. (I used up a LOT of herb before being told this lol) I've also been watching some shiny hunting videos while going for shaymin and, wow, the world of shiny hunting is so big with so many tricks and techniques!!! And all I used before was the masuda method

A shame about your mental health; hope you're doing better now!!! I sadly can't say my mental health is good, but I can say I am striving to be better! I'm not the most active user here, but if you want to vent or need a sympathethic ear or just toss random thoughts out, I'm willing to listen.

On second thought, publishing your problems here might not be the best idea since they can be very personal.
Hmm... how about this: I usually imagine another me and I would think of all the issues and feelings I'm having. Then I would imagine how the other me would respond. It's... weird and hard to explain but it also helps me break down and objectively see what I'm going through... And it helps to talk about it with someone, even if that someone ends up being ourselves.
It's weird right? nvm
Just remember, if you're feeling down or going through something difficult: You are so awesome!!! ^u^

@Puzzled Awww, I was hoping you'd have your shiny Shaymin by now! But fret not! You just have to stay diligent!

Shiny hunting is a little more strategic than you think, huh? That's part of the reason why I like it so much!

And thank you for trying to cheer me up. Imagining another me to talk to does sound strange, but if it works for you, then I'm glad. Not so sure if it would work for me, though...

I also don't feel like talking about my problems would help me at all, and...I think that's part of the issue... Maybe.

So many people seem so open about their problems - even to complete strangers...And me? I just keep it all to myself. I used to be scared of it, but now I just don't see a point... Or perhaps I've convinced myself there is no point, in a way to protect myself.

Sorry, I know you're not a therapist. I just felt like venting a little. You can completely ignore this, if you'd like.

@Mewsea: Shiny hunting is a LOT more strategic than I thought and I love that! Always something new to learn. (And one day I WILL have a shiny shaymin!) >:3

Whether you wanna talk about your problems or not, I do understand that. But, venting about it isn't a bad thing to do.

Not a therapist, but you're a friend so I care about you! I just wish I could help more... I have other suggestions but I just don't know you enough to what could help you more. So, I will state one important fact you should know: You are Mewsea the amazing!!! Don't forget that ^u^

Thought this deserved a superlike ngl :p

@Puzzled Thank you, Puzzled. I don't know what else to say. :)

@AtomicNomic THIS deserves a superlike? Bless you, child. I am in your debt.

aww ty!

Hi, @Mewsea I like Rika too, being bi is very tough

@PokemonPenny1473 Yeah, I was just thinking about that not too long ago. Being bi can be rough sometimes...for many reasons.

If you're gay, you can hide it by pretending to be the opposite *** in an online setting. But if you're bi in the same setting, you can't really stay in the closet if you show interest in both *****, haha.

That's just reason it can be rough.

But thankfully, I don't have to worry about stuff like that since this community has always been so kind and accepting of me. <3

Whoops, it censored the word s.e.x.

you could have just said gender

@PokemonPenny1473 Yeah, I guess I could've done that... But gender and s.e.x don't always align, y'know? I try to keep them separate, even if it doesn't make much of a difference in context.

I see what you're saying