Hisui event FAQ

[indigo_league]

This is the FAQ pertaining to the Hisui time-warp event. Please read it all over carefully, and if you still have any questions left, take them to the comment. We'll be getting back to you ASAP.




What about our Pokemon????

They're safe! While there's really no way for Trainers to know this, we do want players to know that the Elite Four will be heading a team for collecting and caring for every Trainer's precious Pokemon while you're... uh, indisposed in the past. No one will be in a Pokeball for a whole month when they shouldn't be.

What is that machine?

Exactly what she said it is! A device that, long ago, may or may not have had something to do with everyone's arrival in Victory Road to begin with, now somewhat altered by Cara Liss, and then somewhat exploded by its poorly-managed arrival into Ancient Hisui.

Wait, did Cara Liss say we're going to go FURTHER into the past? Is that going to happen?

Lmao no. She might have said it, but that's not happening. Cara Liss is a big dreamer, but while the Ginkgo Guild has no particular preference which direction in time and space you all leave to, we rather imagine the rest of you would like to go home! She may not be... the most ethical scientist, or the most competent, or even the most susceptible to peer pressure, she's not actually a bad guy. She's not going to kidnap dozens and dozens of Trainers against their will ON PURPOSE.

Okay, fine. How do we find these parts?

The parts have scattered through four of the five regions of Ancient Hisui: the Obsidian Fieldlands, the Crimson Mirelands, the Cobalt Coastlands, and Mount Coronet. As the month wears on, players can sign up for search groups or simply submit where they're searching, and as people have searched enough of the regions, we will start to declare parts found. Once all the parts are found, the group (following the advice of the Ginkgo Guild) will visit the Temple of Arceus to activate it.

We get a Pokemon, right?

Yes! Just one Pokemon native to Hisui per character, but yes. In order to make this less daunting (and assist those of you whose Pokemon do NOT gain up to 8 levels a week, dear Rockets and Breeders), these Pokemon will start at level 20.

Pokemon native to the Hisui region can be found here. Any Pokemon on the list can qualify for a starter as long as it is (A) not an evolutionary form, and (B) not a legendary. If you are uncertain about a certain Pokemon, feel free to ask!

Can we CATCH Pokemon?

Yes! But! You can only carry up to three... if you catch more than that, you need to let one go. Don't ask why, just understand that having Pokemon, in general, is pretty new here. Try not to scare the locals, even if you're also not allowed in any of the towns because they're already scared of you.

I'm gonna catch an Alpha Pokemon!

We're putting a hard no on that, sorry. They're super wild and super aggressive, and getting them into one of those old-timey Hisuian Pokeballs is just a NIGHTMARE. You're risking actual life and limb here, you know? Especially when you're pairing up with Pokemon you've only just met! Think about how much havoc those Alpha Braviary that got transported to the Present were creating. You can battle them, but capturing and taming one is beyond the scope of your abilities here.

I and/or my character have no interest in battling!

You don't have to battle if you don't want to! In fact, this is one time when battling is 0% necessary to achieve any of the goals.

It's a lot harder to get around, and a lot more dangerous, but it IS possible to avoid clashing with wild Pokemon if you're very sneaky! Unlike Trainers in the modern age, people out in Hisui rely less on their Pokemon and more on items and their own wits. Most of these strategies can be achieved by throwing stuff, though. Some items (like stones and balls of mud) can briefly stun a Pokemon, while just about anything can be thrown in any direction to distract or lead a Pokemon away from you. Berries are great for keeping a Pokemon busy while you sneak around behind them, for example.

What about our PokeGear?

There's no WiFi and no satellite or anything else. So... it's a very nice paperweight right now. At best, you might get an Electric type to charge it so you have a clock, but that Town Map isn't really going to help you now.

So there's no Network?

Nope. You have to talk to people in person. Or maybe write notes to have your Pokemon deliver in their mouth. But that could take days, so like... maybe don't do that.

What was that about our clothes?

Well, as it turns out getting zapped to the past by an unstable machine is pretty hard on clothing! As a result, after their arrival, characters will find themselves in torn and stained clothing. You are not exactly indecent, but it is not comfortable either.

Characters can choose to wash/repair their clothing if they want, or they can accept one (1) new outfit from the Gingko Guild. Available outfits can be found here. Bonus, if you accept these clothes, you won't stand out as much! Downside, the Gingko Guild will expect you to fulfil some menial chores in exchange for your new outfit.

Note, if your character is the sort to wear heavy-duty clothing (or even armor), that won't be affected as badly by this little unexpected trip to the past.

Will we be able to craft items like poke balls?

Alas, no. You can't just take an Apricorn and a Tumblestone and smash them together and get a poke ball. It takes skill and instruction and unfortunately, nobody is around to give that to you. The Gingko Guild is focused on getting you guys out of here, not on teaching you new skills.

Do we have to search for these machine parts?

Er.... no, not if you don't want to. The Ginkgo Guild is offering collection and exploration chores jobs to everyone as a way of paying them back for their extremely generous assistance, for example. A list of these tasks will be posted with the locations and Pokemon at the start of the event. Gathering resources like Leeks and Berries to share with other Trainers is also just a nice thing to do, and helps everyone. You can even do all of these things while also searching for parts, if you really want to get busy. (Please remember to sleep. We are so many centuries away from the invention of Poke-Monster Energy. These people don't even have coffee!)

What is this about chores and missions?

Essentially, throughout this plot, the Ginko Guild will be putting special tasks they want fulfilled on a board for anyone to claim. Call them missions, quests, chores -- whatever you want, it's work and it needs to be done. However, you won't be working for free. The Ginko Guild will be compensating your time with either useful items or money. This will be your only way of earning money during this event (and your modern money is definitely no good), so if you want to have enough cash on hand to afford more pokeballs or other interesting things, you best hustle!

The missions come in two types -- there will be continuous missions and special missions.

Continuous missions are essentially the repeating tasks that come with maintaining a campsite like this. Think of things like cooking, collecting edible plants, and keeping the area around the camp clear of dangerous pokemon. These are simpler tasks that can be fulfilled by any number of people.

Special missions are, well, special tasks. These are tasks that do not repeat. This might be stuff like dealing with a particularly dangerous Alpha pokemon or retrieving a piece of the machine, or basically, anything that once it's done, it's done. Because these tasks are more involved, you cannot simply decide to go and do them. You'll need guild permission!

For more information on the missions during this plot, and to claim some for your own, please go here.

Okay, I actually just hate this plot. What if I don't want to participate?

Well. You can do backtags, or hiatus. Sorry. This isn't something you can avoid, really. You don't have to participate in finding the machinery or picking Pep-up Plants or anything else if you don't want to, but everyone is in the past now. That's just what happened.

Wait, will we leave our new Pokemon partner behind when we leave?

Do you actually think we're that cruel!? Any Pokemon you have at the end of the event can come home with you! They don't have to, but... why would you leave them behind? (Seriously, though, don't worry. If you do choose to have that happen, they'll be in good care with the members of the Ginkgo Guild.)

I just apped in and there's this Event happening?! What do I do!

Welcome to this Event! For now, you're one of many Trainers stranded in ancient Hisui, but you have even less context for what's going on.

Fear not, though, your regular Starter (or Starters, if you're a Rocket) and regularly-scheduled introductory experiences will be waiting for you back home once the event is over.

(You can also wait and re-app when the Event is over. We won't fault you for that.)

Is this our only chance to get Hisuian Pokemon?

Nope! They will become more conventionally available in the future... but there's just something special about a Pokemon you met back in the past who then joins you in the present/future, isn't there?

I have some other questions!

If you have a concern that was not covered here, please take it to the comments, and we'll get back to you ASAP.

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End of event FAQ


Okay, what exactly happened just now?

To keep things short, when Cara Liss turned on her machine again in the Temple of Arceus, she broke reality. Just absolutely fucked it up beyond repair.

Or well, beyond the repair of mortal hands. Gods do not enjoy such limitations.

Noticing what had happened, Arceus itself decided to descend from wherever it dwells to fix what had been broken. The damage to reality was extensive, but not beyond its powers. However, it was rather upset to see reality meddled with in such a way, so while it was kind enough to deposit you back into both reality and New Bark Town, it also decided in its infinite wisdom that this machine was not something human hands should be allowed to keep.

Whether Arceus destroyed the machine or is safeguarding it elsewhere is a topic for debate, but needless to say, Cara Liss got her toy taken away and was told very sternly by Arceus to not engage in any Engineering ever again.


Okay but, did Arceus just say that this machine is what brought us here in the first place?

It did seem to imply that. Strange, strange. Where did Cara Liss get those plans from again?


What will be happening to Cara Liss now?

Well. It might surprise you but 'building a strange machine, using it to time travel, and then breaking reality with it' is not actually a crime. Not because it isn't a bad thing to do, but because thought we needed to outlaw that.

So, there is no basis to arrest her, but at the same time, the Pokemon League also doesn't want to let her go off unmonitored.

So, she will be monitored. By a Guard Rotom. Who also has been given the order to destroy any machine Cara Liss tries to build ever again. Which means Cara Liss will have to go back to trying to prove her ancient pokemon exist the old-fashioned way.

(this also means Cara Liss, as a character, will still be available for people who want to obtain a Galarian fossil pokemon for themselves. Just visit her in the old abandoned base on the Sevii Islands and she'll hook you up with a monstrosity of your own.)


And all our pokemon are there?

Yes! All the pokemon you had on you when we left for Hisui have come to pick you up at Mom's. In addition, the pokemon you picked up in the Hisui region (should you choose to bring them home) will be with you as well.

If you had any eggs on you, you'll find those as well, though you will find that they didn't grow during the time you were gone. They need companionship, after all!


What about our things? Our stuff!

First -- everything you had on you from the Hisui region, both items and clothing, has been transported back with you. If you took notes or drew pictures , all of those are with you too.

As for your own things, that depends a bit on where you were when this whole mess started. If your character has a permanent residence, they'll find their stuff waiting for them there. All perfectly fine, though perhaps a little dusty. If you character was travelling on the road or staying in a hotel or poke centre, the Pokemon League will be contacting them shortly to get everything sorted out and to return their things to them. Don't worry, nothing has gotten lost or taken. Your pokemon made sure of that.


What about the Hisui exclusive pokemon? Was that our only chance to catch them?

Well, once you restart your travels, you'll notice a few familiar faces out there on the routes. It looks like those new pokemon you saw in Hisui are now living in Johto and Kanto as well.

Though one interesting thing... if you ask any of the residents about them, they will assure you that the Hisui pokemon have always been there. In fact, many have childhood tales of hanging out with a Hisuian Growlithe or feeding a Wyrdeer. They even have picture proof! They will absolutely not believe you when you tell them that these pokemon did not exist here until recently.


Some Hisui pokemon have unusual methods of evolution. What should we do about that?

Ah, we've already prepared for that! If you had over to our special evolution page, you'll find that we've listed updated methods for Hisuian pokemon to evolve. If you cannot find a certain pokemon there, it means its method of evolution is exactly the same as in the game. i.e. A Hisuian Voltorb evolves by using a Leaf Stone, which can be bought in either of the department stores.

Speaking of the department stores, their product range has been expanded to include a few new products. Though again, if asked, they'll assure you they've always sold these items.


Now that the Hisui pokemon are part of the game -- how about TMs and tutor moves and all that?

Good of you to ask!

First of all, because there are no TMs in the Pokemon Legends game, none of the Hisui pokemon can learn any TM or HM moves. Of course, if they feature in a future game where they can learn these types of moves, those will become available, but until then, you won't be able to expand their moves through these means.

However, tutoring is a valid mean! The many move tutors that travel around Johto and Kanto can now also teach your old Hisui Pokemon some new tricks. There regular rules for move tutors (aka, they can be found anywhere, but be reasonable with it) apply.


I apped during the event, how should I proceed?

Thank for coming onboard during such a weird time.

Now you've been transported back to our regular scheduled nonsense, you'll find a standard backpack, as well as a level five starter waiting for you. They will probably be a little bit confused by whatever pokemon you've picked up in Hisui, but otherwise they are very happy and ready to start travelling with you!


So nothing will be going on for the rest of the month?

While we kept it fairly low key, now that we have concluded the Hisui event, we've gone and updated our calendar with a few little odds and ends to enjoy this month.

Additionally, we're already working on the next event, so keep your eyes open for an info post for that in the next few days.

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Comments

[insidescoop]

So when it comes to the starters, are these being passed to people already in pokeballs and everything, or can said pokemon just have been looming, unfortunately, over one's character and unreasonably attached?

(Ginter handing a pokeball over like good luck fam.wav)

[indigo_league]

While the Ginkgo Guild WAS planning to hand out Pokemon in Pokeballs... if one happened to end up in a situation like this, that's one less Pokemon the Guild has to give up to some rando, so....

[prayreturn]

Okay, so: let's say you've got a Pokemon like... Stantler, who has that weird evolution requirement. Can I assume that the method is more like 'Pokemon X has move for Y amount of time?' Or can they just not evolve while in the past.

[indigo_league]

It would be more like 'Pokemon X has move for a decent amount of time'. We'll leave it up to you what would be considered decent.

Gamefreak is really screwing us over with all these weird new evolutions

[psionicmolotov]

can we assume all the wild foraging items in the itemdex/the things our characters get sent on missions for are like, fit for human consumption or is it one of those 'wild animals can eat it but You Should Not Really'

also, since some of the descriptions mention specific effects and such would those have any effect on humans at all? or is it just a pokemon-only thing

[indigo_league]

Apart from the berries, which are still not a good time, all the sort stuff is edible. Edible here having the meaning of 'you can eat it and not die'. It might not necessarily be very enjoyable until after it is cooked.

But, if your character wants to munch on a handful of grains, there is nothing medically stopping them.

[islandshore]

Since the Pokemon start at level 20, if they have an evolution earlier than that, are they allowed to evolve relatively soon or are they stuck in the base form? Just asking for weird cases like, say, Cyndaquil, etc.

[indigo_league]

They can evolve quickly if you want!

[heartofalioness]

Piggybacking off of Kururu's question, would Hisui-exclusive evolutionary items (i.e. Peat Block) still work back in Johto if we can bring them with us, plus or minus any other requirements they need (i.e. the full moon)?

[indigo_league]

They will still work back in Johto, and once (if??) we are back home, we'll also work on making these items obtainable.

[prayreturn]

Time for a Dumb Bookkeeping Question (tm).

So, as you ruled before, Hisuian Pokemon have Hisuian Movesets and no TMs. But... what about non-Hisuian Pokemon that we happen to capture? Will they have the usual Gen VIII Moveset, or the Legends Arceus moveset? (And how does this interact with Pokemon like Stantler who need a move to evolve?)

(apologies for being pedantic, but. you know!)

[indigo_league]

Our rule is still 'if this Pokemon was able to learn this move in any generation, it can learn it in VR'. For Stantler, you can take both from its Gen VIII moveset and from earlier movesets. It is up to you if you want to strictly stick to one generation or predominately use one, but with some newer moves included.

[amaure]

Can Emet assist Cara Liss with fixing the machine once the parts are found, cuz he does not trust her to actually know what she's doing and he's a mechanical genius so LMAO...

[indigo_league]

Eager, aren't we? He's welcome to volunteer his expertise, though he might find her a little "challenging" to work with.

[lightningbearer]

Are all the listed clothing options available to characters for purchase/trade, even the ones that normally have specific individual requirements?

Also, as far as the standard camp missions go, while we can handwave characters doing them, are we supposed to be commenting somewhere that they're being done for mods to track? Or is the "camp improvements" toplevel for something else?

OH ALSO for pokemon that require friendship/happiness to evolve, does it still take weeks like normal or can it be fasttracked? I'm wondering since several available 'starters', so to speak, are baby forms that need it to evolve just to their basic forms...

[indigo_league]

Yes, all the listed clothes are available.

We do not ask you to comment anywhere for standard missions. We trust you all to be reasonable with it. The camp improvements toplevel is for characters who want to suggest/implement something to improve life at the camp for everybody, as the Gingko Guild will reward such efforts.

And finally, no, happiness/friendship will not fast track. You'll still need to take time to build up a bond with your new pokemon, which means that unless we are stuck here for a very long time, you'll probably won't be seeing them evolve while in Hisui.

[crystalmaster]

Am I understanding correctly that a month will pass back home too, instead of the characters being able to just go back to the point in time they were taken from? I'm worried about very needy and clingy Pokemon who may not be able to take being apart for a month, plus eggs. Radley had eggs he was planning to lovingly hatch himself, but if a month passes, they will likely hatch while he's gone....

[indigo_league]

Don't worry, those eggs will wait! Who even knows what causes Pokemon eggs to hatch and when, anyhow.

But also, while a month WILL pass back home as well, the Pokemon waiting for your characters are being well cared for, and more information about that will be given when we get there.

[insidegalra]

Some questions:

1: so I've been planning on Thace getting a Hisuian Goodra when the Hisuian evolution line/method was made available in game and I gave him a Goomy egg with his prom jackpot with that in mind. So obviously my first thought for his event starter was Goomy... Except what about the prom jackpot? I had a couple of ideas for how it could go down:
--Prom jackpot Goomy ends up with Thace in Hisui because he's that guy who carries his baby pokemon in a sling against his chest and just leaves the balls at home if he thinks he can get away with it. (probably least likely)
--retcon prom jackpot into some other Pokemon and give him a Hisuian Goomy as his starter
--give him a different Pokemon in Hisui, and something something prom jackpot Goomy evolves into Hisuian Sliggoo/Goodra anyway (I'm guessing the mods plan to make that available somehow at some point?)

Which would cause the mods least headache?

2: ... so: fist-fighting Pokemon. Yeah. /looks at so many characters in game. It needs to be asked. How bad is it probably going to be for the people who try this? (Alternatively: Would it be ending up in Ginko camp after "dying" since there aren't modern Pokecenters?)

3: a more lighthearted question: how tall are people in Hisui, in general? Or: how ill-fitting are the replacement clothes going to be for my 7 foot tall former space cat?

4: Are there ways to sneak into Jubilife get any of the in-game tutored moves for the Hisuian Pokemon? Does the Guild have someone like Zisu? Will she make a visit so we can be awed by her glory--

[indigo_league]

1. After the event, we'll work on making Hisuian forms/evolutions available, so the last headache would be to simply sit tight on that Goodra egg, and wait for a bit.

2. It depends a bit on which Pokemon you choose to fight. A regular Pokemon will most likely beat your character up, but they'll still be able to walk away. An Alpha Pokemon will simply cause your character to die black out and eventually be brought to the camp by one of the Gingko Guild representatives.

3. They'll be a bit shorter on average, but exceptionally tall people have always existed. Most of the clothing the Gingko guild is handing out is secondhand and was custom made for the previous owner (no such thing as fast fashion back in these days) so you are free to assume that they did manage to find something fitting even for very tall characters.

4. Move tutoring may be available later on, but right now the Gingko guild's first focus is just on getting things set up. If we don't end up adding available move tutors during our Hisui stay, they will become available after this event is over, same as with the Hisui Pokemon in general.

[lightningbearer]

More questions!

So you mention catching pokemon, are basically all of the non-legendaries in the list of Hisui 'mons potentially up for being caught? Presuming that higher evolutions, if found, are higher level and all.

Related to that, can trainers still encounter wild shinies while in Hisui?

[indigo_league]

All Pokemon that can be caught are available on our locations page.

And yes, if you have a shiny roll as a trainer, you can choose to take it while we are in Hisui.

[questioneverything]

So this "abandoned bibarel dam" sounds like it would be Tidewater Dam... and I'm guessing that, since it's not on the in-game map, that alpha bibarel isn't showing up this month?

[indigo_league]

While we are borrowing the setting of Hisui, we are not necessarily sticking to the specific events in the game. What alphas do and do not show up will just be a wait and see.

[papacerberus]

Will the pokemon in the locations be getting rarity or is it a 'use your best judgement' thing?

Also, is it possible that the Icelands might be open to players before the end of the event?

[indigo_league]

Use your best judgment!

As for your second question... well, you'll have to wait and see! We agree that it IS awfully weird to have just one location left out, though.

[insidegalra]

More questions (now that I've settled on Thace's starter): so Thace and his new Happiny might end up trying to be Nurse Joy helpful to any Pokemon that might need help as they are wandering around Hisui. Individual Pokemon will probably have different reactions, but is it safe to say that wild injured or in need Pokemon might start out wary/afraid and eventually warm up a little? Not necessarily friendly, but grudgingly accepting of help? Am I a little inspired by the Hisuian Snow shorts? Maybe...

Also, we only get three to take home, but could a character, say, have a temporary companion that they release back into the wild (after they're healed/curiosity sated etc)?

[indigo_league]

Wild pokemon will be extremely wary. They do not yet have enough experience with people to be trusting. In time, they could indeed warm up, but that won't be easy.

And yes, it is fine for a character to have a temporary companion. However, the three pokemon limit remains, so they wouldn't be able to catch another pokemon until they release one.

[crystalmaster]

How are dropped characters to be handled in the event? The PokeGears aren't working, so the signals can't disappear like usual and most of the Pokemon are back in Johto. One of Radley's friends has left, and if there's no way for characters to ICly know in Hisui that he has gone home, Radley will likely freak out and look everywhere for him....

[indigo_league]

Right now, the only way for people to know whether a character has been dropped or not is if they are no longer present at the camp.

If a character was dropped just before the time-warp to Hisui, it is possible for characters to ICly believe that are still in the normal time, though we OOCly know that everybody not native to the pokemon world was pulled to the past. Proper confirmation of dropped characters won't be possible until we return back to our normal time, at which point, you'd also find any pokemon they may have left behind in your PC.

[ironchef]

Would milk/rice milk be something that could be found? (Also any other important helpful food notes so I don't overstep, if there are any.)

[indigo_league]

We cannot give you a full list of food, but anything that was feasibly present in ancient Japan (so, before international trade became a big thing) plus anything that can be produced by Hisui pokemon is fair game.

So, for example, Rice is fine cause that was present in ancient Japan. Eggs are fine, because you have pokemon like Chansey that produce eggs, but milk would not be there because there are no milk-producing pokemon (such as Miltank) on the Hisui pokedex.

[islandshore]

Just to be clear- is the final event post a sign up, or is it where we post strategies?

[indigo_league]

It's where you post strategies. You don't need to sign up in a separate place, and your posted strategies will be used to create a cohesive (more or less) story of what went down.

[crystalmaster]

Today is a month to the day that we've been in Hisui. We were told at the beginning that this event would be a month. New calendar information notwithstanding, would it be possible to let us go home now and anyone else who still wants to participate can do so through backdating and backtags, like in other events? It's been two or three days since anyone posted to the strategy post and the overall activity in the comm has been winding down quite a bit over the last week or two. There's not much left for anyone to do now in the endgame except backtag or backdate posts, but there will surely be a lot to do back in Johto. You've definitely worked hard on this event and your efforts are appreciated! You've also crafted a fascinating and fun universe in Johto and it is highly missed. Thank you for making such an enjoyable game!

[blue_ice]

I thought I should ask this question here instead of plurk. I previously assumed and it didn't occur to me to ask, I apologize:

-For mons who are the same as their forms currently present in Johto, but have divergent evolutions in Hisui (such as Petilil, Rufflet, Goomy, Cyndaquil, Oshawott, Rowlet), can they have evolved into their exclusive forms assuming the right level conditions were met/right item was purchased?

-This question's specific for Goomy's divergent line, but if it managed to evolve into Hisuian Sliggoo before leaving Hisui (assuming that's allowed, my apologies for assuming I can easily retcon if it's not), will it evolve into Hisuian Goodra in rain in Johto or will it need the special evolution item first?

[indigo_league]

As soon as we are back to our regular time, we will give you an update on how to obtain all the different Hisui pokemon and evolutions in Kanto and Johto.

Obviously, if your pokemon currently meet the requirements to evolve, you can evolve them, but there is no need to rush it as we will provide you ways to do the same thing in Johto and Kanto.

[driventowin]

So since I apped in at the end of July, with the impression that it would be back to normal VR things and not another event, I have no idea what's going on. I understand that Kageyama will get a Hisui Pokemon, but does this mean his Murkrow is not going to level at all since it's not in Hisui? Or would it be possible for me to just do my arrival in Sept instead? This event is really confusing and I am finding it super hard to even plan an arrival post since I would pretty much need to make another one in September when things go back to normal.

[indigo_league]

We've just wrapped up the event, so if you'd like, you could do your arrival now as normal, and skip over the Hisui event entirely.

If you did want to back-date some things to the Hisui event, Kageyama would have received a Hisui exclusive starter at level 20 (basically, any non-evolved pokemon available in Hisui). His regular starter would've been waiting for him in Kanto/Johto, not gaining any levels.

But again, it's also possible to just forget all about that, and just intro now like normal.

[tearsofademon]

So this isn't really about the characters in Hisui so much as the Pokemon left behind, and I guess depending on what's going on back there this could theoretically be irrelevant, but.

Say the Pokemon of a trainer and a breeder who live together in the same house decided to get together and make some eggs while their people are stuck in Hisui, so that when they get back they'll have a deluge of eggs to deal with. If two of the breeder's Pokemon got together, would this count as under the supervision of a breeder (for the purposes of shiny chance/hidden ability caluclations/etc) even though the actual breeder is away? What about if it was one of the breeder's Pokemon and one of the trainer's?

[indigo_league]

In order to side-step any philosophical discussions about whether a breeder's pokemon would be receiving breeding perks without said breeder being physically present anywhere in that world, and, in fact, what is the value a breeder adds to a Pokemon's existence that makes it create large clutches of eggs, we're just gonna say that with all of you gone, your pokemon were a little too busy worrying about you to think about knocking up any batches of eggs.

But of course, now that you all are back again, they might be overcome with joy and, ah, forget themselves in the rush of partying.

[blue_ice]

Two more questions about the TM/HM restriction:

Does 'no TM/HM moves for Hisui Pokémon' apply to all Pokémon that came from Hisui, or just the mons newly introduced in Legends Arceus that don't have TM/HM move data from other games to draw from? Would a Pikachu caught in Hisui be able to learn TM moves, or is it restricted to its moveset from Legends?

In a separate but related case, would mons like Rufflet, Petilil, and Goomy who don't show regional differences until they evolve be able to learn the TM/HM moves that their pre-evolved forms normally can, or are they restricted to their Legends movesets?

[indigo_league]

Just the mons that are newly introduced in legends. So a pokemon like pikachu can still learn the TMs/HMs a normal Pikachu can, but a pokemon like Hisuian Voltorb cannot learn any TM/HMs

And for pokemon that don't show regional differences until they evolve, they'd be able to learn TM/HMs while still in their unevolved form. But the moment they evolve, it's only tutor moves for them.

[songstressedout]

Is there at any point when they get home, a chance to find Cara Liss?

Yuzu would like to have a quick chat with our reality-breaking friend here.

[indigo_league]

Not immediately, as she will be escorted away by the Pokemon League.

However, so generally stays in the Abandoned Base on the Sevii Islands, so there would be a chance to go visit her there.

[epitaffio]

If Doppio tried to tell the Legendary Seekers he straight up talked to Arceus, would they be impressed? Would they get worse? Would they, perhaps... point him to secret, privileged info they have been hiding behind a façade of bewildering incompetence?!

(Okay, the latter is easily the least probable thing in the world, but maybe Diavolo has high hopes, and very marked opinions about who might be worthy to wield ultimate power over the fabric of the very universe. A guy can dream, right?)

[indigo_league]

If Doppio tells the Legendary Seekers about his experiences, he'll absolutely become their new best friend. In fact, he'll probably have to deal with everybody in the seekers wanting to talk to him and recount his experiences. Some would definitely be telling him their theories on Arceus, some of which (all of which, lets be honest) are pretty out there.

Considering Doppio has experiences with multiple legendary pokemon at this point, he'll get elevated within the organisation to the position of Legendary Expert, which comes with exactly zero benefits, except getting to look at even more blurry pictures of what people claim are definitely legendary pokemon.