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Why do so many People have Russian last names in your AU? I think it´s really cool

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Thank you!

Most of the characters with Russian-origin surnames in this AU are from Sinnoh! Unlike Hokkaido (the part of Japan that Sinnoh is based on) in real life, Sinnoh in this AU has a large population of people with poké!Russian ancestry as well as poké!Japanese, with many people being some mix of both. As a result, someone from Sinnoh is just as likely to have a Russian-language surname as they are a Japanese one, hence why you’ll see some of each in the section for Sinnoh families on the blog. 

Why did Lyra take over the Violet Gym? Is Falkner kind of releated to her? (oop- i ship them xD)

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Lyra took over the Violet Gym because Falkner chose her as his successor! They’re not related apart from her deciding to work at the Gym at some point after the end of the HGSS story. Lyra, in this verse, likes Flying-types and wanted to continue being a pokémon trainer and hone her skills, so she gets a job as a Gym Trainer at the Violet Gym. Eventually, she ends up becoming Falkner’s right hand, essentially, so when he marries Janine and moves to Kanto, he chooses her as his replacement. Even when he later moves back to Johto, Falkner doesn’t take his previous position, so Lyra continues to be the Violet Gym leader into the fankid era, specializing in Flying-types like her mentor.

As for shipping them – I can definitely see Lyra having a bit of a crush on him at least! Though I doubt it went both ways since Falkner was already either with, or at least close to dating, Morty at that point, I think.

Do you have any headcanons for Archie/Maxie, Steven/Wallace, and Lysandre/Sycamore?

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Oh hell yeah I do. These are three of my fave ships after all. So it is going to get a bit long whoops.

HardenShipping HCS

  • I like the hc that the two are exes by the time ORAS happens and it fuels their rivalry. I definitely also like the hc that the team they used to be on together was Team Rocket, but like back in its old days when Gio was this cocky young aspiring criminal mastermind and Delia and Miyamoto were also there… good times. Archie was a grunt and Maxie was a scientist! Lots of fun spicy times back then, until they both left the team to pursue their own ambitions and grew estranged…
  • After ORAS they merge their teams after getting funding/support from the Aether Foundation to establish a Hoenn branch, thus becoming “Team Aether” in a sense. Since Rayquaza represents the sky and aether is the element that exists above the terrestrial sphere (like where Rayquaza lives…) it’s a fitting route for them! Like their parent foundation, Hoenn Aether focuses on conservation and pokémon rehabilitation, essentially the goals of Team Aqua and Magma but without all the extremism. Archie & Maxie are the co-leaders now and while they’re an unconventional duo they make it work and get a lot done.
  • Kiran was a total accident and the two weren’t even fully reconciled/back to their old relationship when Maxie found out he was expecting. Legit she was conceived only a few months post ORAS whoops. Maxie claims he’ll never forgive Archie for it, but they both love their daughter and she was in many ways what fully brought both teams together (in both the reconciliation sense and the romantic sense as I ship the admins together as well haha.) 
  • Archie actually picked the name Kiran out (as conciliation for accidentally knocking Maxie up haha), as it can have multiple meanings in different languages. It can be from Sanskrit and means “dust” or “sunbeam”, tying into Archie’s heritage but also the Team Magma theme. As a Japanese name, the kanji used are 磯藍, meaning “seashore” and “indigo”, tying into Maxie’s heritage but also the Team Aqua theme. Archie is very proud of himself for coming up with it.

OriginShipping HCS

  • Steven and Wallace have been friends since childhood, having met through Steven’s father Joseph being old friends with Wallace’s grandfather Drake. They set out on their pokémon journey together, with Steven challenging the Hoenn League and Wallace aiming for that year’s Grand Festival. However, after Steven’s other father, Célestin, passes away that year Steven decides to go to Sinnoh rather than remain in Hoenn and be stuck at home with Joseph, who he had a strained relationship with at that point. Wallace of course goes with him, sympathizing with his friend as he’d lost his own parents unexpectedly in a storm some years previously.
  • While in Sinnoh the two end up befriending Cynthia, though she and Steven are initially rather antagonistic rivals. They’ll deny this as adults and claim they’ve always gotten along (Wallace is quick to correct them every time.)
  • The two were dating and had been for quite a long time by ORAS, though they hadn’t tied the knot yet. I do like the idea of them getting engaged during the events of the game, then getting married the summer after, either not long before the Delta Episode happens or right after. Steven would have been happy with a small event but Wallace of course wanted a huge wedding. I’m sure there was plenty of fun drama thanks to all the coordinators who attended (coughHarleycough).
  • When it came to choosing names for their children, Steven wanted rock names of course, while Wallace was more reluctant about those, wanting nice elegant names. In the end, they came up with two rock names and two non-rock names (one of each for both masculine and feminine names). Wallace did quality control the rock names though since he didn’t want Steven choosing any “weird” ones like Bort or something. Since their first children were twins, they used one of each – Maia for the girl (after May) and Jasper for the boy. Wallace ends up using the other name he picked out for their next child, a son named Alphonse. Steven was gunning for another child so he could use Larimar, but since that didn’t happen (Wallace was firm that three was enough) he’s set his sights on their first grandchild getting that name.

PerfectWorldShippingHCS

  • I hc Lysandre as being a bit younger than Augustine, so they first met in a more mentor/student capacity back in Lysandre’s research days. He admired Augustine’s research and was excited for the chance to work with him. They quickly became friends and that eventually led to romance. However, they became a bit more distant after Lysandre left to start his own company, mainly due to both being busier than ever and no longer working together. They remained a couple, but there was a bit of a rift there that led to Augustine not noticing Lysandre slip further and further into extreme views.
  • Their son was conceived shortly before Lysandre enacted his plan to use the ancient weapon, intended to be a final intimate moment before the world changed forever. Instead of that happening though, of course, Augustine was left finding out he was expecting after the final battle, when Lysandre was presumed dead. He had assumed his symptoms were due to grief and shock at everything that happened, but finding out the true cause was another rollercoaster of emotions. He keeps it a secret for as long as he can, but eventually others noticed and while he never does outright say who the other parent is… it’s pretty obvious to anyone since he had always happily broadcasted his relationship with Lysandre. When their son is born, Augustine chooses to name him Florian as a way to honor his (presumed) late partner.
  • Of course, in this verse, Lysandre wasn’t actually dead but had rather been spending time rethinking his life choices in “so you tried to destroy the world, what now?” bootcamp with AZ. He does eventually decide to come back like five years later and is certainly surprised when he finds out he has a kid. There are a lot of road bumps but things eventually work out and he and Augustine get back together. (There’s more on this in Florian’s profile.)
  • Augustine’s red socks were a gift from Lysandre for his birthday that Lys was very apologetic about since he thought they weren’t enough, so to prove that any gift from Lys was perfect, Augustine has regularly worn them ever since.
  • Alain and Calem are Augustine’s nephews in this verse and while their grandparents became their primary guardians after their mother passed away, Augustine was always more of a father figure to them, as was Lysandre after he and Augustine started dating. So, in some sense they had a bit of practice parenting before Florian came along, though due to everything their relationship with their nephews is complicated.

So, what happened to Ryuki relationship with Malva and Cross?

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Both are past relationships Ryuki had, though they were fairly different. With Malva, she attended some of his concerts when he was touring in Kalos and was able to meet him backstage thanks to her connections. One thing led to another and the two ended up having a fling that lasted a few weeks. Once Ryuki returned to Alola, however, he and Malva never spoke to each other again, both understanding that their relationship was purely physical and temporary. 

What Ryuki didn’t expect was that this fling resulted in him becoming pregnant. He decided to keep the baby and Nasuka was born 9 months later. Ryuki wasn’t about to halt his career just since he had had a baby though, so much of Nasuka’s early life was spent on the road, being looked after by the crew while her dad performed. Eventually, however, Ryuki settled more permanently in Alola, where he opened his Kanto-style Gym. 

Some years later, Ryuki and Cross met for the first time when the latter was challenging his “Gym”. They also ended up in a relationship that’s mostly physical, but this time things were a bit more serious and lasted longer. Cross never fully moved in with Ryuki, but he was around pretty frequently which Nasuka didn’t appreciate much, as Cross wasn’t really a fan or her or kids in general. This is also why, when he and Ryuki end up expecting a child together, their relationship kind of collapses. Cross didn’t want a kid at all but Ryuki thought having another brat around would be cute – they weren’t able to compromise, so Ryuki just broke up with him. 

That said… once Briar was born, Ryuki was just as hands-off as he had been with Nasuka, which resulted in Nasuka having to half-raise her little brother herself since their father was off working on his music or at his Gym so much. Having to look after her little brother all the time means that Nasuka spends a lot of time at home rather than being able to go out, so she ends up on the internet drawing spicy doujinshi and most of her friends were made online. This is how she ends up meeting Cyril and is significant to his storyline!

Do Aurora and Nasuka know about each other?

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Aurora does not know about Nasuka, but Nasuka knows about Aurora!

In more detail, Malva actually isn’t aware of Nasuka, or at least has never confirmed that Nasuka is her daughter. She hooked up with Ryuki during one of his tours in Kalos, but he’d moved on by the time he even realized he was pregnant, so Nasuka is either born on the road or back in Alola, with Malva none the wiser. As such, Aurora doesn’t know about her half-sister since Malva, not knowing herself, would have never mentioned it.

Nasuka on the other hand, while not 100% sure, has a pretty good idea that Malva is her mother. Ryuki never confirmed it was her, just saying that Nasuka’s mother was someone he met on tour and had a brief fling with, but based on Nasuka’s own looks and what she can piece together from her father’s account, she’s able to figure out that Malva might be the one. So, when she looked up what Malva was doing currently, Nasuka found out she had married Glacia and had a daughter, who would most likely be her half-sister. She’s not sure yet what to do with the information. 

What caused Lorelei and Yukihiro to be divorced?

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Yukihiko is one of the former Legendary Pokémon who returned to his human form due to the machinations of this AU’s main evil team/antagonists, Team Oracle. The exact details of how he and Lorelei met and ended up married is still something I’m working on, but either way they get together and have one child, a son named Finn. 

I think I’ve mentioned this previously, but Team Oracle is targeting both the former Legendaries themselves and people connected to them, including their children. While on their pokémon journey, Finn and his childhood friend Rihito (the son of former Entei and Moltres) are take prisoner by the team to be used in their plans, though when this happens nobody knows that Team Oracle is responsible as they’d stayed mostly underground up to that point (it’s roughly around the same time Emery and co. start their own journey.)

Losing their only child under mysterious circumstances with no leads on if he’s even alive puts a big strain on Lorelei and Yukihiko’s relationship, which eventually leads to them living separately. I might not have them actually finalize a divorce, but for all intents and purposes, they’re no longer together. However, when Finn (and everyone else who had been captured by Team Oracle) are rescued during the main plot, there’s a good chance his parents will get back together.

Drasna/Malva would make a good couple.

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I actually have endgames planned for both of these characters already!

Drasna is Wulfric’s secret wife (the one only mentioned in supplementary materials) just since I thought they would be cute, and I’m a sucker for “contrasting type specialties” ships, so a dragon-type trainer and an ice-type trainer seemed like they would be fun. I do know that the woman in Wulfric’s locket has brown hair rather than black like Drasna, but she could easily have dyed it, especially since one of the kids in the picture has dark hair!

As for Malva, I’ve recently grown fond of the idea of her and Glacia as a ship, so I’ll tentatively be reviving my old Glacia fankid, Aurora, with this ship rather than Glacia/Morgan. She’s still a coordinator and will probably be a rival for Levi and Lydia!

Do you have any major inspirations (storytelling, art, characters, etc.) when it comes to your verse?

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I definitely do! I’ve loved the fantasy genre for a long time, so that’s what inspired me to make a fantasy AU for the Pokémon world, with magic, mythical creatures, and lots of myth/lore-oriented worldbuilding. My original inspiration for this was way back when I was in elementary school and I watched Lucario and the Mystery of Mew for the first time – this movie introduced me to the idea of combining pokémon and fantasy in a way I’d never thought of before, so it’s still a very special movie for me (and my fave pokémon movie in general). 

A lot of the ways magic works, how people interact with the supernatural, and the like are all inspired by the fantasy media I’ve consumed over the years, but there’s not one source that’s the main inspiration. However, the concept of dragonbloods, apart from deriving just from my love of dragons, was inspired by a few different pokémon fanfics I’ve read where humans have types like pokémon do – Triumverate and its spinoffs by Renaerys in particular. 

The story beats from L&L have some inspiration from other media as well. The main plot has some Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and Tales of Symphonia inspiration (among others), for example, and a number of more minor fankids are direct expies of fictional characters (just because I felt like it haha). Other minor plotlines might just be inspired by things I like since I wanted to explore how that story would work in the verse I’ve created – like how the Alola kids have a Stranger Things-esque story. This is one of the big reasons I have so many fankids – I just want to be able to play around with many different kinds of stories.

In terms of other people, I’m friends with a number of others in the Pokémon Fankid community and we’ll often discuss ideas. In particular, @pkmnomegaverse and I talk a lot about story and character ideas and come up with a lot of different things together, so that’s why there’s some overlap in our two AUs! We both draw inspiration from each other constantly since we’re often discussing ideas for fankids, the parents, plot points, etc. The whole community in general is a huge inspiration since discovering it is what gave me the idea to make fankids in the first place, and that led to everything else in the AU.

Who’s Saffron?

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Saffron is Oleana and Rose’s child. Their design and name are loosely based on the character of Yellow Diamond from Houseki no Kuni, a manga series by Haruko Ichikawa, who designed both Rose and Oleana. I am a fan of the series, and YD is my favorite character from it, so it just seemed like it would be a fun idea to give this pairing a child inspired by HnK. 

After turning himself in at the end of the SwSh plotline, Rose isn’t in jail for very long. Once he’s free, he and Oleana reconnect and also rekindle their sort of friends-with-benefits relationship (but it’s not really that since Rose had all the power from the beginning.) Oleana is still so used to being Rose’s right-hand at this point that going back to the way things were is just easiest for her, even if the two of them aren’t working together any more. However, once she discovers her pregnancy, it sort of forces her to really start reconsidering her life and where she wants to go from now on.

After a lot of deliberation, Oleana decides to make a clean break with Rose, cutting ties for the most part and raising their child on her own. I’m still working on what she does with her life at this point, though working with Leon at the Battle Tower is very likely – definitely something business related since that’s her area of expertise. Once Saffron is born, Oleana does her best to be a good mother, but she can also admit she’s not the best at being affectionate. All the same, Saffron respects her and appreciates how much Oleana has done for them as a single mother, even if she wasn’t always perfect (they could always count on Leon or his partners to be more traditionally parental to them anyways). 

When Saffron is young, maybe 7-10 or so, Oleana and Rose sort-of begin talking again, but mostly this just involves Rose taking Saffron on day trips sometimes and offering to pay for Saffron’s schooling and the like, which Oleana always refuses. As a teenager, Saffron ends up becoming a model, mainly for high-end teen fashion. They really look up to Nessa and are always a bit starstruck when they get to meet her through Oleana’s League connections. 

Saffron also has no idea that Ambrose exists or is their half-brother until the two are both teenagers and meet by chance (though Ambrose knows who Saffron is). What happens from there as well as their eventual big confrontation with Rose once and Ambrose start interacting is still something I’m working on!

As a bonus, under the cut I’ll include a pic of a concept design for Saffron I made in Picrew!