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It's (slightly late) Pokemon day!

-she literally changes her type specialty from psychic to fairy, going from specializing in something she was praised for but inauthentic to something more reflective of her true nature that causes her to become more fulfilled

-after Opal calls Bede “pink”, and explicitly notes that she’s sincere but also twisted and misguided, she immediately switches from calling her “boy” to calling her “child.” Which could mean nothing.

-“Bede’s life won’t be bound by what other people say any longer. Although I certainly influenced a few of his decisions not too long ago.” Obviously the direct meaning of that last part is that she spurred her to change her type specialty, but like I said, the type specialty change itself is metaphorical for Bede embracing her authentic self and discovering what she genuinely wants to do and be via someone else’s earnest guidance. It’s also easy to read any proclamation of a character being free from other people’s intentions and perceptions of them with a coming-out lense.

-Bede is explicitly stated to have become less abrasive and more mellow since she started to be Opal’s student and embrace her “inner pink”. Her ”type” transition and her acceptance of pink has significantly improved her emotional state and outlook.

-Color Significance Bonus:

she’s wearing the transgender flag.

I was going to draw Gloria and Victor too but I got lazy sorryy

Transfem Bede,,,

I think she repurposed her old coat from the gym challenge into something akin to a cape. She has pearls to match with Opal, too.

I think she'd dabble in acting and modeling but her main focus is on the gym challenge. She lives in Ballonlea, staying at Opal's house. Opal is more than happy to let her live there.

I think Gloria n Bede are very close and have a rivalry similar to Leon and Raihan, where Bede always challenges her for her title each year. Bede doesn't actually want to become champion, she's pretty happy where she is now, it's mostly for publicity and playful in nature.

Hop grows his hair out and into a braid, he's matching with Gloria!

For his clothing, I gave him the 'ol lab coat, but gave him comfortable clothes under it just in case he needs to hike or battle. I also gave him a visor to make it easier to see through sandstorm and other weather effects.

He has some social media presence, as well as some fans but it's not as much as the others

I also gave him glasses!! I think Leon is nearsighted and Hop farsighted, Hop always needed glasses he never used them before though.

I also gave him a lil crown patch on his lab coat bc of Gloria, it doesn't stay long though

I've always thought Marnie becoming a gym leader was kinda pushed onto Marnie, so while he pursued it for a few years, I think she quit to follow what she was passionate about. She gave her gym to Klara and they have a small rivalry

In my hcs, she becomes a musician, using her accumulated fame to bring attention to Spikemuth, often hosting events or concerts in there. He has a more indie vibe to his music, experimenting with his music.

He still keeps tabs on the others, joining them during events or simply just hanging out. She's closest to Hop and Victor.

Gloria is the champion! Her lively and energetic personality gets her wildly popular, along with all the drama during the gym challenge

She has Zacian, but never uses it to battle unless it's against Hop or someone who has another legendary. She always tries to make her fights as entertaining as possible

She visits Bede a lot n even sleeps over at her place, she has a guest room there she treats as her own

She unfortunately suffers from the champions curse <3, so she's very fixated with the champion title and feels like it's the only thing she has, causing her to stray from her friends, especially Hop

Victor decided to become a pokemon researcher and focuses on rare/legendary pokemon. He has Calyrex and it accompanies him everywhere

Victor explores dangerous areas with the help of his pokemon and often disappears for months. He has a house in freezington and spends a lot of time there.

He's really close with Peonia to the point where he gets invited over to her house. He spends a lot of time with her and they talk a lot over the phone

I think Peonia becomes a designer! Though she dabbles in Marketing as well

She designes clothes, basing them off pokemon, especially her own. She's befriended Marnie and helped make Marnie's jacket. She still loves to battle and accompanies Bede to her matches

She has a better relationship with Peony, no longer using any excuse she can to wander off. She's still rebellious and stubborn, holding her ground, but she's mellowed out a bit

She shares an apartment with Victor, though since he's away for months at a time, it's basically hers.

She has met Calyrex and they have a positive relationship

↳ bede gifset

— @lavendergalactic’s pride week - day 3: a character you think would use your xeno/neo pronouns (fae/faer) — like or rb if using !