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MrAlterad


A brony living in the states that really likes Fallout.

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Those who walk Victory Road are heroes. The very best ponydom has to offer. Masters of the monsters that disrupted Equestria’s peace a generation ago. And to be among the best, you need to prove your mettle eight times.

Eight gyms. Eight badges: Six held by the Guardians of Harmony, and two by the Celestial Sisters.

For a mare with no home or family, there was no greater dream.

For a Team Rocket recruiter, there couldn’t be a better friend.

Chapters (2)
Comments ( 22 )

The road to victory is paved with many things: An iron will. Blood, sweat and tears. And surprisingly, failure. To a mare starting with nothing, she'll need those in spades, and start off on the right hoof. At least, if she hopes to reach her goal...

I came on this story with the intention of making a Pokemon joke.

When I saw that this story literally WAS a Pokemon crossover story, my dreams were immediately dashed and ruined.

You son of a b***h. You're awesome. You deserve a Follow.

7548594 You're words. They fill me with smile! Thank you! :pinkiehappy:

Oh boy, THIS finally looks like it could be an interesting Pony-Pokémon crossover. I like how you tried to keep the more characteristic/unpony like features of the Pokémon world changed so they don't clash too much with the setting (like magic based capture stones instead of highly technological Balls, or the name Pokémon itself).
It's also interesting how the main character is kind of nudged towards Team Rocket by chance and misfortune, giving the team and its members a more relatable nature, instead of being just a bunch of butts like in 99% of other fan-depictions.

I'm SOOO following this one.

Oooooo... this is pretty unique looking for a crossover, I like it! They're called something completely different, they use capture stones as opposed to actual technology, hmm... I like it, and I do believe I will be following this story. I also like this main character, didn't start out like most and joined up with the baddies... possibly, anywho, I like it so good job man.

I shall be following, I give this the Dustchu Seal of Approval~
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Hope this Team Rocket just copies the originals ingenuity and dramatic flair, cause if they're criminals I'll be upset, and the incompetence might only be funny the first time, although if you don't use thatline at least once, I may sulk slightly.

I'm wondering why Slugger keeps calling Rain boffet. Could you tell me what it means, kindly?

7548814 Boffet doesn't have a specific origin, or if it does I'm not aware of it. Made it up. It just sounds like an ikky pet-name somepony like Slugger would have for Rain.

Great so far. Subverts a bunch of tropes.

Well you have caught my attention here.:moustache:

7548612 They fill you with smiles?

So...your belly is happy then, so to speak?

Like, you've drawn a happy smile on your belly with felt tip pen or something to emulate the happy smiles inside your gut right now?

Cool!

While the writing is good, I'm worried that this will fall into the trap so many Pokémon crossovers on this site fall into, where it feels more like a Pokémon fanfic that happens to have ponies in it just so it can be posted on Fimfiction. That being said, I can't really blame people for doing that, since this is the only well-maintained fanfic site I've ever seen.

A Mawile huh? Glad to see Rain get something so strong on her first try. Also, anyone else think the MM is better than the Pokedex?

’Somepony can't take a joke! Anyways, that’s a horde of Mawile. They’re steel-fairy types, so they’re short, ‘mystical’, and tough as iron. They like to eat metal, and are really strong, physically speaking. You probably shouldn’t try tackling- Actually, nevermind. You can take them. Have at them, slugger!’ Rain frowned at that last word. There was another arrow at the bottom.

First, this book is hilarious:rainbowlaugh:
Second, yay:yay: Mawile! One of my favourite Pokémon! (if you couldn't tell by the bad pun that is my name)
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Hahahaha, the Monster Manual is awesome! I love its attitude.
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Heck yeah man, its hilarious, but Dex is a classic, hehe.

With another loud woosh, Mawile swung its head towards Goo. Her eyes on fire, Rain clenched her teeth, pushing Goo away from the blow, and taking it herself. Both mons were surprised by the act, a fact Rain didn’t immediately register. She crashed into the wall, in the same spot Goo had, the wind being knocked out of her.

Oooh, she's that kind of pokemon trainer. The only other one I've seen who likes to act like that on a regular basis I once saw when reading a Diamond and Pearl Manga around five years ago. Forgot who it was, but man did he take hits for his pokemon a lot.

So, something occurred to me about this world you're building that I didn't notice earlier. Why are the Mane Six and the Princesses the Gym Leaders? For some of them, it makes sense, but not so much for others. For instance, Twilight would probably want to study their powers, Pinkie might find it fun, and Dash would love the thrill of a good battle. However, AJ, Celestia, and Luna have their responsibilities, and can't really skirt them. Rarity and Fluttershy would likely object to the violence, with the latter far more suited to the Ranger profession (now that we know it exists). It wouldn't be that hard to find characters more likely to take to battling, and have type preferences to boot. IE: Limestone could use rock types, Shining could use steel types, and Spike could use dragon types, just to name a few.

7603081 Many of the issues you presented will be addressed in the next chapter, but to sate some of your curiosity:

-Not every gym will be won through a mon' battle.
-AJ, Celestia, Luna and ect. are indeed very busy, and only dedicate a few days of the week to running their gyms. (If you want to fight them when they're available, you gotta beat their lieutenants, as it were.)
-As for why everypony has a gym, well, a really big reason was hinted at in the beginning of this chapter.

And I think I'll stop there. :scootangel: Does that satisfy your curiosity?

Looks like Rain is capturing Pokémon the same way that Team Rocket did in the show: by capturing their hearts. :yay:

Nothing's really grabbed my interest yet. It's not bad by any means though given her enthusiasm about them, Rain should definitely know what bubble/bubblebeam is. I sincerely hope she's not going to be Ash level stupid early on, I mean I'm not expecting her to be a Red level badass right away but there's a difference between inexperience and sheer stupidity.

The team rocket angle is interesting too though i'll be expecting some legitimate threat from them as villains later, if Indeed you go that route. Finally what Pokemon does Rain have, first I thought it was Slugma then it used bubble and had no issue with water so I'm legit stumped?

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Considering the cover art and the description of the pokemon, I think Rain's pokemon(or mon') is a goomy.

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