Here to spread some fun facts. Fine, not all of these are fun, and not all are facts, but hey.

  I actually got carried away and wrote like 100+ of this, but I think that might be too much, so we'll settle for 20.

  Some of these aren't even fun, nor facts, just me overexplaining stuff. Either way, here we go...

  1. The simulation characters refer to constantly are pokemon games. In this universe they are used mostly so people can learn basic things like type match ups. I figured most people already got that, but I wanted to confirm it.

  2. Most of the characters are based on people I know. Some are completely fictional.

  3. Partner picks and pokemon the characters catch are supposed to either mirror or oppose their personalities, flaws and similar things.

  4. Even though Joe is technically a self-insert, he's not even my favourite character. That would probably be Ace.

  5. The reason all the main characters all have 3 letter nicknames is because I came up with Teo and Joe first. Those were basically nicknames for me and one of my friends I created Teo after (translated, of course, since english isn't my first language). They had 3 letters, and I decided to keep that consistent for other MCs.

  6. Teo's the oldest of the five, born in April, so he's an Aries. Ves is the second oldest, born in October, and he's a Libra. Joe is in the middle, born in beginning of December. Sam is actually only a few days younger than him, born in mid-December, so they are the Sags of the group. Ace is the youngest, born in February, making him an Aquarius (he started school with a generation in front of him).

  7. If you are better versed in astrology, you can tell that the main team consists solely of fire and air signs, and yeah, that should explain a lot.

  8. The reason Teo got a Totodile is that it's my aboslutely favourite pokemon. I wish I could've given it to Joe, but it simply wouldn't work with his character.

  9. The reason Totodile wears Choice Specs, is that I played a nuzlocke run of Heart Gold once, and I got Bold Totodile. I was dissapointed at first, but since I action replayed all the items and candy, I decided to make a best of it, gave Choice Specs to the little guy and taught him Ice Beam. He cleared first 4 gyms by himself, and I found it hilarious, ever since then, he's been my favourite pokemon.

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  10. Teo got Totodile because I think it works for him. Plus, I always nickname my Totodiles after the friend I based Teo on, because Totodile's teeth remind me of him, for whatever reason.

  11. My biggest pet peeve in pokemon universe in general is characters who don't know what they are doing, but they want to be trainers. I just think that growing up in pokemon universe and wishing to be a trainer someday kind of leads into you reading up about stuff and actually knowing a lot. Especially since I'm doing an elite school here, I think my characters should know stuff.

  12. I actually started this story a few times, and had to start releasing it just to keep consistent. I ended up getting pretty far into the story just to start again, because I wanted to change a few major things.

  13. Ves is a new character that didn't exist before this iteration of the story. I added him because I needed a very specific role in the team in the future. Teo had Houndour instead of him, so Absol is a new addition as well. Electrike used to be Sam's partner in the first version, and the reason I dropped that one was because I realised I wanted him to get a Yamper instead.

  14. The girl team is based on my friends, and they picked their starters on their own. Actually, they all ended up wanting Eevees, but I forced them to pick something else. They then proceeded to bully me into giving them all Eevees. I think it worked out well, since I like Eeveelutions, but I didn't want to give them to the MCs.

  15. None of my friends I put into this story are allowed to ever read it. For safety reasons. I only send them short bits that I think they'll find funny. I already got yelled at a few times.

  16. I'll definitely proceed to ship these characters. I find it a bit strange, since they are based on real people, but I remind myself that they are only fictional characters and not actually my frineds.

  17. That said, the characters are only inspired by my friends, none of us are actually like that (we are worse).

  18. The person I made Sam after had a nickname that basically translates to "fast", and that's why I really wanted him to have an electric type. Well, that, and the fact he's one electrifying dude whom I love dearly.

  19. Teo getting constantly chased by thugs there before this itteration. I actually had him chased by wild Zigzagoons. It was a recurring joke, and he had this sort of sixth sense for wild Zigzagoons. It was fun, and I'm sorry I got rid of it, but the thug thing works better, and kind of helps him experiance battles in a way that's different from the regular ones.

  20. Breaking the fourth wall is my favourite bit, and Ace and Joe are my main way of doing that. The two of them are into movies and similar stuff, so it made sense for them to be the forst ones to realise they are in a story.

  These turned out to be mostly about Teo, huh. Anyways, as I said, I do have many more of these, and I'll probably end up posting round 2 of fun facts during this "break". But that's it for this instalation.

  Thank you all for reading <3