Bulbagarden Staff AMA Thread

[lisianthus]

For everyone...What part of Pokemon would you like to get into more but can't because of time? For example manga, competitive, etc...

Uhmmm I think I'd say the manga and anime. I read the manga sometimes but the anime is sorta a commitment because I have a HUGE backlog and not much patience/whatever to watch anime in general.

What non-Pokemon media do you think it's underrated and why would you recommend it?

Uh sports anime in general? much more palatable than actual sports IMO. My reccomended ones would be Haikyuu, MAJOR, Kuroko's Basketball, etcetc

 

[Torchic W. Pip]

Spoiler: Answering many questions

What music do you all listen to?

Whatever sparks the good things in my head.

What is your favorite animal?

Penguins

Spambots? I've never seen a spambot on this site.

Oh, past Torchic was a naive lad.

What's you're favorite TV show?

I don't really watch a lot of TV, but I remember watching some Disney Afternoon shows on Disney Plus and enjoying them. Columbo is also really good.

How much time do you spend on Bulbagarden? Also, how many notifications, on average, do you have every time you go onto the forums?

I always have the tab open to Bulbagarden on an Incognito window

Favorite books/book genres?

I used to be able to read books and now I can't I've been enjoying Dracula, though.

Favorite food?

Rice, bread, pistachios, mochi, and pasta.

What is your favorite forum game @Maniacal Engineer , and anyone else who would like to answer

What does ^'s signature tell you about them?

(I searched pretty well, and I was quite surprised I couldn't find anything like this. If, however, I missed it, I don't mind thread deletion.) Pretty simple—guess something about the person above based on their signature. As there is nobody above me, I'll just use the banner at the top of...

forums.bulbagarden.net

So, what about favourite videogames? Any Civilization series players here?

Pokémon, Tomodachi Life, and Animal Crossing.
Also Mario and Sonic at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Which combination of two SpongeBob characters are you?

Funny story: my mom hates Spongebob and wouldn't let me watch it, and I remember having to be bribed with Spongebob to behave at church (great now I'm having flashbacks to a separate time to when my kindergarten teacher yelled at me for not behaving in church... Now I want the upside down smile emoji)

I don't really know much about Spongebob so... Sponge and Bob

Also take this (CW//Brief moment with a gun)

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Do you like fall?

Yee

Am I mildly terrifying?

Yee

Do any of the mods speak other languages?
What is your favorite holiday?

Yee
Puedo hablar español, pero puedo escribir mejor.
すこしだけにほんごがはなせます。
Ξέρω μόνο λίγα Ελληνικά.
Język polski... język polski... gosh darn it I need to get better at Polish.

And because quotes got weird...
Christmas probably. Dyngus Day is also cool.

What's the funniest thing you remember seeing here?

2021's April Fools event/ Also @kintsugi 's shitposts will always get a laugh out of me

I'm sorry if any of you have answered this before, but who's your favorite Gym Leader/Elite Four Member/Champion/Protagonist/Battle Person/Villain/other human character and why?

If it wasn't obvious:

Gym Leader: Winona and Wallace
Elite Four: Will and Karen and Malva and Siebold and Kahili and Glacia and...
Champion: Steven and Wallace
Protagonist: Kris and Serena
Battle Person: Lucy and Anabel and Tucker
Villain: Ghetsis and Lusamine and (Spoilers for Legends Arceus) Volo
Trial Captain: Kiawe and Mina
Kahuna: Olivia and Hapu
Other Human Character: Joe (Battle Revolution)

What’s your (your plural) favorite color?

Turquoise and pink and lavender and bluish purple and scarlet and violet and oh shoot

what made you want to become moderators?

The desire for power in a world in which I am powerless

...Wait I'm supposed to not give my villain motivations? Fine.

I started posting fanfics here in March of last year. The writing community here is great, but I want to make it even greater. I want to help foster a really good and supportive community of writers. I want to be the writing friend group I never got.

also, do you like ranch on pizza? (i get mine with ranch instead of pizza sauce, then i put lots of jalapenos on)

No, but you know what's good on pizza? ("Pineapple?") Well yes, but you know what else? ("Potatoes?") Yeeeeees, but you know what else? Chicken, barbecue sauce, and onions. Please go to California Pizza Kitchen. Good stuff.

nintendo, sony, or microsoft? (or pc, i guess)

Nintendo

Which are you getting: Brilliant Diamond or Shining Pearl? Or are you not getting them and waiting until Arceus (which is what I'll be waiting for)?

I got Brilliant Diamond and Los Angeles... I mean Lifetime Achievement... I mean Legends Arceus.

KFC, Pizza Hut or Wendys?

Pizza Hut.

Favourite sport?

Esports

Dogs or Cats?

Doggos and Cats (2019)

Your favourite rival (Blue, Silver, Barry, etc)?

Hop Hop Hop HOPHOPHOPHOPHOPHOPHOPHOP—

For people who ship ships, what are your favorite ships? (Pokémon or non Pokémon)

cracks knuckles. Okay. It's time for go

Like LG, I tend to say "this character is queer because I said so". I do the same for headcanons in general, but the most relevant part of this answer is that I have a tendency of saying that a character is gay/bi/pan/ace/etc. and/or trans/nonbinary/genderqueer/etc. for no reason other than I felt like it (ex. headcanoning Wallace as genderqueer and pan which led to me realizing I might be nonbinary and bi or pan but anyway). If you headcanon or ship something different form me, that's really epic and valid. I'm just a mod in the Writer's Workshop, not the Arbiter of What to Think About Fictional Characters.

• GracefulShipping (Wallace x Winona) - My first and biggest ship. I shipped it before finding out it was canon, then I threw out canon because I could. I just think they look neat together.
• AquaHeartShipping (Nessa x Sonia) - I shipped them as soon as a saw them. They are wholesome girlfriends and I love them
• SabotageShipping (Wallace x Winona x Steven) - So in case you haven't been on the internet, there's a bit of a, uh, ship war between Gracefulshippers and Originshippers, and Skarmoryshippers exist... out there...somewhere. The problem is I like all three ships. The solution? Polyamory. I am the first and, so far, only person to ship it on Tumblr or Deviantart or Pixiv.
• FemmeGymShipping (Sabrina x Erika) - Goth/stoic gf and soft/flower girl gf is a good trope now and always
• FleurdeGrandeShipping (Grant x Viola) - The anime. That is all I'll say.
• FrostedFairyShipping (Siebold x Valerie) - I just think they're neat.
• FeastShipping (Grant x Valerie x Siebold) - I just think they're neat.
• TrueRivalShipping (Raihan x Leon) - Give me rivals to lovers yes good stuff
• DarkSteelShipping (Steven x Cynthia) - Hot, edgy nerds in love ftw
• AoShipping (Riley x Cheryl) - Brooding Boy and Soft Girl? Okay maybe Riley isn't brooding, so Cool Boy and Cute Girl? Yes
• MasakudoShipping (Will x Karen) - They are criminal pranksters in love
• AirplaneShipping (Elesa x Skyla) - At this point my answer to "why do you like X ship" is just "Idk I just think they would be cute together"
• SteelLairShipping (Jasmine x Clair) -
• PikeMaidenShipping (Anabel x Lucy) - To an extent, it's similar to why I like FemmeGymShipping. Also the potential for Faller chaos.
• MonolithShipping (Brock x Olivia) - The Anime. Also Brock and Olivia deserve happiness.
• SacredShipping (Morty x Eusine) - Give me idiots in love
• RockSmashShipping (Roxanne x Brawly) - NERD AND JOCK! I will never not love nerd x jock.
• MossShipping (Roark x Gardenia) - I just think they're cute together, idk
• DualRivalShipping (Cheren x Bianca) - See AoShipping
• PinkPaintShipping (Ilima x Mina) - I think they would be funny together
• AquariumPlantShipping (Mallow x Lana) - See MossShipping
• HardenShipping (Archie x Maxie) - Enemies to Lovers. That is all.
• Kris x Leaf
• Red x Blue
• Juan x Kabu
• Milo x Piers
• Legends Arceus Iscan x Palina. The MOMENT I saw them together I shipped them. And the ANGST!!!!
• So many other ships. Sooooooooo many others.

And for non Pokémon ships:

• Bugs x Daffy
• Veronica Swayer x Betty Finn (Movie)/Heather McNamara (Musical)
• Cloud Strife x Corrin (Fire Emblem)
• Joker (Persona 5) x Peach (Mario)
• Probably some others but I'm tired

A question for my fellow mods: which of my many, many qualities is your favourite?

Your based opinions on Champions.

what is your favorite part of the forums?

Writer's Workshop, though I might be biased.

What was the first video game that you can remember playing?

Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks or the Yoshi game for the GBC that I can't remember or find

What's your favorite season (spring, summer, fall, or winter) and why?

Spring is pretty nice

How would you describe your fashion sense?

Androgynous. Casually, it's t-shirts and long pants. Anything a little fancier is dress shirts and dress pants. Sometimes I wear dresses

Are you an early bird or a night owl?

Such an early bird that I get up at 3 or 5 in the morning every day and then go back a sleep and then get up at 8 or 9 in the morning. I also stay up until 12 or 1 in the morning.

What's your favorite drink?

Anything at Star Wars Galaxy's Edge.

What is/are your less favourite pokémon/s

Bruxish. I don't hate any Pokémon, but Bruxish is ugly.

Can you cook? (If you can), what's your favorite thing to make?

I can make mug muffins and hot chocolate with almond milk.

If u could eliminate 1 pokémon forever, which one would u pick?

None. They are all fine and okay.

What is you favorite part of the holiday season?

The lights

Did you have pleassent holidays?

A bit stressful, but it was fine overall.

Do you have any pets??

I have a norfolk terrier!

How much time do you spend online?

Too much

Did u ever stopped liking pokémon for a while?

No

I did! As a teacher I'm still thankfully on break, but I'm going to have to put in some time over the next few days lesson planning and grading so I'll be ready for next week lol I've been pretty lazy this break, which has been a good thing overall for me mentally.

Not a question, but I keep forgetting that you're a teacher and also a chief of staff on Bulbagarden.

What are you expecting in your 2022?

Therapy

What's your dream place to live?

Living in it as we speak! (Though I would also love to live in San Fransisco.)

What's ur fav gen of pokémon?

Gen 6

What's your favorite reaction thingy? like the whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? one, or why not?

Best thing you've ever eaten?

Bordeaux chocolates from See's candy

How was (or is!?!?) school for you?

Eh. It's a mixed bag. It was all downhill after 6th grade.

How do you feel about leaks? Do you try to avoid them or do you actively follow them?

I casually try to avoid them.

Which main series Pokemon games (released after your first one) have you skipped and why?

None of them

What is your favourite app/website?

Pokémon Masters, despite the fact that I haven't played in months

Favorite type of cuisine (if that makes sense?)

Polish cuisine. Pierogis are good stuff

Are you looking forwards to anything in the future?

Moving out of the house

Also, what's your favorite indie game you've played?

Haven't played a lot of indie games. Do online car games count? Those are fun.

What got you into Pokemon? Kind of a big question, but, yeah, that's it!!

The summer of Pokémon GO.

And for my other mods: Do you write/have you written fanfiction?

 

[Neo Blaze]

And for my other mods: Do you write/have you written fanfiction?

Yes, but not since I was a little kid. I once (I think I was 10 or 11) wrote a fanfic about Ash challenging a Steel-type Gym and it got published on a Dutch Pokémon website. I remember being so proud of that at the time :') But yeah, I used to be a lot more creative when I was younger, it's definitely something I should get back into one day.

 

[Enzap]

Lol I wrote one chapter of a Transformers fanfiction in high school.

 

[Orchid]

And for my other mods: Do you write/have you written fanfiction?

yep

I've pretty much always liked making stories featuring my favorite series/characters, but it was usually in the form of drawing comics or something. I only started writing fanfic when I learned what "fanfic" even meant, so I was probably about 10 or so. (and I was writing it on real physical paper in a notebook ahhh )

Anyway, I've been doing it in my spare time ever since. I've always been too shy to share any of it publicly, but it's a fun creative outlet to have.

 

[Lone_Garurumon]

And for my other mods: Do you write/have you written fanfiction?

I do, but I'm not always the best about finishing projects. You may have noticed that little link down in my signature, and how it's been literally a year since I've updated the story in question. I do plan to get started again and hopefully get it guided to a finish soon, but for some reason back then I kinda fell off at some point and kept saying "I'll totally update tomorrow" but then I don't and then it kinda just becomes awkward at a certain point.
In general I think I'm mostly just a little better at shorter, one-off stories that don't give me time to fall off, since I've done plenty of those for writing games in a discord server I'm in. I should really collect all of those and port them over here or AO3 or something. I do have longer ideas I want to write at some point though, so I'll have to figure something out if I ever wanna get those down and completed within any reasonable timeframe.

You should see the stories I've written in my head, though! Expansive, sprawling plots with such impeccable characters!

 

[lisianthus]

Ok so like @Torchic W. Pip WHOA that was a lot of quotes and I'm gonna end up doing that someday hopefully. Anyways!!

And for my other mods: Do you write/have you written fanfiction?

Not a mod BUT I am a staff, so I mean...I win, I guess? :)

Yesssss, I'm planning on like rewriting a lot of those and putting those edits as new AO3 stories, or maybe post them on here. I've been wanting to get into fanfics again sometime too!! Ah and I like exclusively only write fluff fics lol

 

[Maniacal Engineer]

And for my other mods: Do you write/have you written fanfiction?

if the Bulbagarden Mafia Universe counts, then yes, yes I do.

I actually have a lot of story lines and plot points for that which never made it into mafia games, nor am I sure how to make them into mafia games.
Pretty sure it'd make an interesting story though...

 

[Torchic W. Pip]

I do, but I'm not always the best about finishing projects. You may have noticed that little link down in my signature, and how it's been literally a year since I've updated the story in question. I do plan to get started again and hopefully get it guided to a finish soon, but for some reason back then I kinda fell off at some point and kept saying "I'll totally update tomorrow" but then I don't and then it kinda just becomes awkward at a certain point.
In general I think I'm mostly just a little better at shorter, one-off stories that don't give me time to fall off, since I've done plenty of those for writing games in a discord server I'm in. I should really collect all of those and port them over here or AO3 or something. I do have longer ideas I want to write at some point though, so I'll have to figure something out if I ever wanna get those down and completed within any reasonable timeframe.

You should see the stories I've written in my head, though! Expansive, sprawling plots with such impeccable characters!

Big big MOOD. One shots are really cool, both to write and to read.

 

[lisianthus]

Megaquote time~

Spoiler

What is your favorite animal?

The crow! There are lots here and I love them~. Octopuses are also awesome!!

Spambots? I've never seen a spambot on this site.

......I too did not have staff privileges once....wow there are legit SO MANY~ here!

What's you're favorite TV show?

Hmmmmmm right now it might be Haikyuu for anime, for not anime Impractical Jokers or The Office.

How much time do you spend on Bulbagarden? Also, how many notifications, on average, do you have every time you go onto the forums?

...a lot. Ranges from like 0 to 30 usually lol.

Favorite books/book genres?

I love nonfiction! My favorite fiction books are the Percy Jackson ones though. I love cookbooks, especially Japanese ones~

Favorite food?

...Anything Japanese, to be more specific maybe ramen because of the kodawari influence?

What is your favorite forum game @Maniacal Engineer , and anyone else who would like to answer

Uhhhhhhhhhh all of them (lol)

Great idea for a thread!
Always felt it'd be better if users knew the members of this moderacy better.

So, what about favourite videogames? Any Civilization series players here?

Any rhythm games and VNs are my loves! Legends: arceus too~

Which combination of two SpongeBob characters are you?

didn't watch spongebob as a kid, maybe spongebob and squidward?

Do you like fall?

Yesssss

Am I mildly terrifying?

Yesssss

Also, thoughts on midwest emo music? (examples include tiny moving parts, never meant (by american football), phony by (by the end of summer)

Wow, I wonder why I asked this....(yes)

they won't see this because you've been put on their ignore list wwww

Do any of the mods speak other languages?

タコヤキで〜す！

Another question:
What's the funniest thing you remember seeing here?

The one time where I thought Jyo was a girl lol

I'm sorry if any of you have answered this before, but who's your favorite Gym Leader/Elite Four Member/Champion/Protagonist/Battle Person/Villain/other human character and why?

Gym Leader: Elesa?
E4: Acerola!
Champ: Cynthia~
Protag: Akari
Battle Person: Alain and Marnie are bf and gf
Villain: Lusamine
Other: ......Bianca?

What’s your (your plural) favorite color?

Black and white!

what made you want to become moderators?

Change that to staff--I wanted the italicized usernameseemed like a cool thing to do! I love Japanese translation too~

also, do you like ranch on pizza? (i get mine with ranch instead of pizza sauce, then i put lots of jalapenos on)

Yesssssssss

nintendo, sony, or microsoft? (or pc, i guess)
(also, thanks for taking the time to respond to these questions!)

Nintendo!

KFC, Pizza Hut or Wendys?

KFC. Other two are kinda grossish

Favourite sport?

To play? Tennis. Watch? Hockey.

Dogs or Cats?

Dogs. I want a nice lil pembroke corgi or shiba~

Your favourite rival (Blue, Silver, Barry, etc)?

Marnie/Alain

What's stargazy pie?

????

For people who ship ships, what are your favorite ships? (Pokémon or non Pokémon)

Victor x Marnie??

Also, do conversations/PMs count as messages?

????

A question for my fellow mods: which of my many, many qualities is your favourite?

You're very nice and have a very distinguished vibe IMO.

what is your favorite part of the forums?

Everywhere~

I'm not sure if any of these have been asked before, but to everyone:

What was the first video game that you can remember playing?

Mario Galaxy 2 on the Wii was my first!

What's your favorite season (spring, summer, fall, or winter) and why?

All of them except summer, they're all very beautiful in their own way. I like winter the most though...

How would you describe your fashion sense?

Feminine? And sporty?

Are you an early bird or a night owl?

Night owl~

What's your favorite drink?

Sparkling water!

What is/are your less favourite pokémon/s

Favorite: Alolan Raichu
Not favorite: Bugs

Can you cook? (If you can), what's your favorite thing to make?

Yesssssssssssssss, anything Japanese~

If u could eliminate 1 pokémon forever, which one would u pick?

B u g s or incineroar

I hate Incineroar too, holy shark, welcome to the club

^

What is you favorite part of the holiday season?

Uhhhhh food. Making it, eating it, boom.

Did you have pleassent holidays?

yes! Fun times~

Do you have any pets??

Nope~, just my Pikachu doll lol

How much time do you spend online?

A lot?

Yes I did, thx!
Also cool new Dawn theam

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Did u ever stopped liking pokémon for a while?

Not really.

What are you expecting in your 2022?

Getting better at Japanese, もちろん!

What's your dream place to live?

Hokkaido, Japan. It seems sorta similar to my hometown, and I can't wait until then~

What's ur fav gen of pokémon?

6! Love Kalos~

Best thing you've ever eaten?

.....Ramen from my town's ramen-ya?

How was (or is!?!?) school for you?
What was/is your favorite subject?

Great-ish! Math sucks though.
Japanese is my favorite OFC.

How do you feel about leaks? Do you try to avoid them or do you actively follow them?

...I've uhh sorta helped with leaks...and datamining...I'm going to hell aren't I

Personal question: Which main series Pokemon games (released after your first one) have you skipped and why?

Uhhh none!

What is your favourite app/website?

Here~

Favorite type of cuisine (if that makes sense?)

Japanese!

Are you looking forwards to anything in the future?

getting out of the house and moving to probably Kyoto to go to college~

Also, what's your favorite indie game you've played?

Kubinashi Recollection!! SO GOOD~

What got you into Pokemon? Kind of a big question, but, yeah, that's it!!

I don't know? Always been a part of my life...

Wow that was a lot...

A question for the staff!!

Do you like driving?

 

[Torchic W. Pip]

Do you like driving?

I can’t legally drive.

 

[Enzap]

Driving is a thing I need to do to function, but I can't say I really enjoy it. It took me a very long time to learn how to do it and I was very uncomfortable with it for a while, but I'd say I'm decent enough at it now and it's not the worst thing ever.

 

[lisianthus]

I can’t legally drive.

I can (sorta?), I have my learner's permit now~, but I haven't gone driving with my permit yet (I've done small stuff before).
I don't really like driving though, I like put no value in it and ehhh I don't need to...
Point is, you might like it someday? Some people like it or don't I guess. :)

Driving is a thing I need to do to function, but I can't say I really enjoy it. It took me a very long time to learn how to do it and I was very uncomfortable with it for a while, but I'd say I'm decent enough at it now and it's not the worst thing ever.

Okay so I guess there's hope for me, thank god...

 

[Enzap]

Okay so I guess there's hope for me, thank god...

Oh yeah, keep practicing at it and you'll get there. For me driving 40 minutes to work almost every day sped up the process a good bit.

 

[Neo Blaze]

Do you like driving?

Yes very much so! But since I have ADHD I'm only allowed to drive automatic transmission cars, which, since I live in Europe, is kind of a bummer since almost everything is manual transmission here. Meaning I can't just drive any car I want. But I've had my own automatic transmission car since a few years and I do really enjoy driving. I almost solely drive in the weekends though since I don't really need my car for work or anything else.

 

[Lone_Garurumon]

Do you like driving?

Honestly, no. Driving is a useful skill that allows me to travel from place to place in a relatively short period of time, but the act itself is not something I actively enjoy. It's not necessarily bad most of time time, but nothing about it really sparks joy.

 

[Rainbow Cloud]

And for my other mods: Do you write/have you written fanfiction?

I haven't written fanfiction, I'm not very good at writing. The closest thing to trying to write something creative would be when I attempted to write flavour text for some of the older mafia games I hosted but it wasn't that successful

Do you like driving?

Yeah, I quite like driving though I rarely drive that often.
I enjoy driving video games though, one of my favourite ways to relax is just to play them on time trial mode and drive loads of laps around tracks whilst listening to the game's soundtrack

 

[Maniacal Engineer]

Do you like driving?

Not in the slightest.
Everyone else on the road when I'm driving is a maniac sitting behind the wheel of a deadly weapon and is trying to kill me or get in my way.
Driving is an absolutely miserable experience unless there is pretty much no other traffic on the roads. Even then, it's more tolerable, but still not an enjoyable experience.

 

[lisianthus]

I think I've wondered this before, but this is a question to the other staff who might know...

What's the difference between Wynaut and Whaaaaaat!?

 

[EternalPokéFanGirl]

What's the difference between Wynaut and Whaaaaaat!?

In my case I use "Why not?" when it's something that doesn't actually sound too bad, it might even be good, hence the expression "why not?", also for things that sound unlikely but, who knows, maybe they could happen. And the "What" is for answers that surprise me, maybe even scare me a little, also when a user says something unexpected. But of course, that's just me, each user has their own way of using the reactions, each one gives them their own definition, at the end of the day you're the one who decides .