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The Son of the Medali Gym Leader
Krash looked around the new town he was in, he never realized till now that he’d finally see his dad after the divorce. Krash looked down at the ground, this alerted his Skeledirge as he nudged his trainers cheek in worry. Giving a soft growl of concern. Krash shook his head and gave a reassuring pet to his Skeledirge’s snout, ”it’s ok bud, let’s just fight his gym and get some food after” Krash said, his voice raspy from the strain; his voice has always been like this, it was mostly due to how he was born with a nerve problem causing hoarseness in his voice. So mostly he tries not to talk much but speaks in sign.
The more often he practiced, the less affected his vocal cords become. His Skeledirge seemed to accept the answer but still worriedly nuzzled him before letting out a low growl. “It’ll be alright bud, I’ve got my best friend to look after me” Krash reassured his Skeledirge as they started making their way over to the gym that he was supposed to battle. Krash’s father is the Medali gym leader, he hasn’t seen his father since he was four and knowing that he’s going to fight his dad sent a little worry in his heart. Krash stopped dead in his tracks, his Skeledirge bumped into him lightly, he was frozen. Skeledirge growled in confusion as he looked at his trainer, Krash saw his dad. The Medali gym leader. Larry.
CLIFFHANGER!!!!!!!!
Yk I initially didn't get the Larry from Pokemon hype but after actually seeing him in-game I have made the conscious decision to fall in platonic love with him. He is the man to ever exist, the golden standard, nobody could even compare to him.
I am so normal I am so normal I am so normal. You are amazed and astounded at how normal I am and how easy it is for me to do base human tasks.
I drew him.... here he is before the color
Sooooooooooo...... since santa came early i want to try my new gouace set and my mind decided to make me draw larry from pokemon scarlet and violet! I hope he comes out alrght
Here he is, finally colored ! It was my first time usino gouace but I think it's not bad. (Sorry for the bad camera quality
Sooooooooooo...... since santa came early i want to try my new gouace set and my mind decided to make me draw larry from pokemon scarlet and violet! I hope he comes out alrght
Can’t get over how popular Larry/Professor Saguaro is as a ship for Pokémon SV.
The universe as a whole saw the world’s most divorced man in all of Pokémon history and decided that he needed someone to make sure he eats more than rice balls and actually gets some sleep at night.
Also shout out to Rika/Grusha. Absolutely love what they’ve done with their genders. I mean this in the way someone would compliment their friend’s flourishing houseplants.
I ship this.
I ship this sooooo much.
I’m kinda having fun with this one, and I love when opposites attract.
A workplace AU, Larry wants to work and come home to a spouse. Meanwhile, Nanu is done with working and just wants to be a stay at home husband. It’s a slow burn kinda relationship bc they did it out of convenience at first, and it’s them growing fonder with their quirks.
( I like the idea bc while, canonly, Larry is basically pulling a double being both a gym leader and elite member, Nanu just wants to stay at home with his fucking cats and turns down being an elite member lol).
It also helps that they are both normal/dark types so it’s extra fun!
Im kinda all over the place, but I hope y’all like!
honestly though larry is so cool in terms of the more foreshadowing side of him
like at first he comes off like just the normal gym leader, whatever. you dont think too much about anything hes up to. then you get to the elite 4 reveal and suddenly… things make sense
he gives you the tm for facade. hes trying so hard to act like just some every day guy and not an elite 4 member by not loudly broadcasting it to the world.
he terastallizes his staraptor into the normal type, despite it already being normal in its normal/flying type. this is obviously to make it a pure normal type, a literal manifestation of his attempt at trying to be discreet about his elite 4 position as the flying type handler.
not only that, but his design reflects this as well with his tie. its harder to see in game, but in the key art its clearly sky blue with a little cloud pattern. the sky is usually associated with flying types, but because its a tie its super subtle and out of the way as a distinguisher. i suppose the button pattern on his suit sleeves could resemble feathers, and the black triangles on the lapels make the bottom pair seem like wings, but these are more loose conclusions for subtle details
like this shit is actually so good because you never think twice about these sorts of things until later in the game.. which is what good foreshadowing is all about. i appreciate this aspect of his character immensely
How that Last Event in Pokemon Masters Ex hit me (those 3 would make a good trio)
I always imagine that Dawn Lucas and Sophocles are out in a quest to give this Dumbass of a man an actual frendgroup, in order to "help" him become better.
VS Larry
(Best viewed with the Paldean Elite 4 theme 🎧)
Real quick before the next DxP REWRITE update - I realized I never shared this one here! Larry, as I’ve said in that last post about hairlines lol, is my all-time favorite Elite 4 member. I was surprised to see him at his second job, but I was NOT surprised by his type switch - as an owner of many cloudy clothes myself, I immediately zeroed in on his cloudy tie (even if he wears a gray one in his Gym). ☁️
I felt bad for him at the Elite 4, as I noticed he had a team of these really flashy Flying types (including his own Altaria!), the exact opposite of his preference: simple, ordinary, & neutral. I have a feeling that his boss made him change it up. His Gym ace, Staraptor gave Ansy some trouble, but by the time she & Ikrit reached the Elite 4, she & Skye were more ready for his simple yet effective battling style!
PS: as a small tie-in to DxP, my headcanon is that Larry is originally from Sinnoh - Staraptor ace, is based on the stereotypical Japanese saLARRYman who loves onigiri, etc. 🍙 Maybe 25 years ago he got a League job offer in Paldea, where he went on to double shift as an Elite 4 member, too.
So we’re making Arc Suits now
New type in fictional men unlocked
Art Dump.
Just some things Ive done over the past weekend and piling it all into one post because I do not feel like making so many seperate ones.
