prank #41 | video

[ghostytrainer]

[When the feed clicks on, it's to a close up shot of a Shedinja floating inside what appears to be a hotel room. The ghost is just staring blankly at the screen, neither moving nor giving any other sort of indication that it's alive or that it really had any reason for apparently deciding to turn the gear on.]

[Just. Staring.]

[It's probably kind of unnerving and the worst part is that this goes on for a good twenty minutes before something else finally happens.]

Ugh, Phoebe did you hide my gear somewhere again? It was cute and kind of funny like the first maybe...three times? But that's really starting to wear off, sorry to say. Jeez, where is everyone it's like a gravey--

[John's voice can be heard in the background, and just as he wonders to himself where all his Pokémon went, his feet can be seen in the background behind the Shedinja. He sighs.]

Well that explains where everyone went at least. [The neon green argyle sock-clad feet approach the bug ghost and the camera.] Exos, what are you doing over here...oh. Ugh, not you too! Jesus what does a guy have to do, I swear... [The camera jostles as John, still mumbling to himself, picks the 'gear up. He redirects the camera to his own face, looking a little exasperated.]

Sorry about that. Exos is...well okay I have no idea what the fuck he was trying to accomplish there, if anything at all. But since this is already on, may as well make some kind of point here I guess. Umm, let's see...

Tell me about your favorite type of Pokémon. Or your favorite species, anything like that. Feel free to gush about your team and the things you have accomplished together, I don't mind. It's actually kind of fun to hear what other people have to say about their companions.

Here, I will even go first. Ghost types are my favorite and thanks to Bro Strider, I recently finished my collection of grim, grinning ghosts. I now have at least one of every ghost-type evolutionary line. My favorite species is Haunter. Mostly for nostalgia reasons but Haunters have the added benefit of just being pretty awesome in general.

Comments

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[rapid_dash]

Whoa, x-ray vision, seriously?? How useful...

Wouldn't they make your hair stick up all over if ya use 'em for a pillow? I mean, considerin' the static and all that.

Are the ghost types particularly hard t'find? The Haunter one ya mentioned seems kinda neat.

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[ghostytrainer]

It does a little bit, yeah but it's nothing a brush can't fix. [He laughs a little. His hair kinda sticks up all over the place normally though so it's no biggie.]

Some ghosts are, some aren't. Haunter's first stage, Gastly is actually probably the most common ghost. You can even find Haunters in the wild in some places. I caught a Haunter in the Safari zone, but I caught my first Gastly on Route 31. And there are a whole bunch of other places where they show up. But then ones like Spiritomb, I have never seen in the wild before so it really just depends on the species.

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[rapid_dash]

True, true. Though, I don't think a brush will ever be able t'tame this mess. [Grins and gestures to his particularly spikey hair.]

Gonna haveta look into this ghost pokemon stuff, seems really interestin'— thanks for the info. Any particular reason ya take a special shine t'Haunter types?

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[ghostytrainer]

Well like I said, it's mostly nostalgia. Pokémon was a video game in my world, but there were only 150 species in the game. And the Gastly line was the only ghost type and ghosts are pretty cool. I have always had a soft spot for the paranormal so I guess it was kind of natural for me to take a shining to the ghost type.

I will admit, I was very happy to learn that there were more species here. But for that reason, the Gastly line has always held a special place in my heart. Haunter especially because I really like its design. And I never could get a Gengar in my game since you have to trade to evolve it.