*playing Pokken Tournament with my brother. when we were younger, he'd always beat me effortlessly. but things have changed, and finally we're a match for each other. i'm playing as gardevoir, because what else did you expect from me. my brother is playing as pikachu libre, who is really hard for gardevoir to deal with (i'll explain why at the end of the post lol). mom's watching us fight, making comments on stuff in the game.*
me, to our mom: "This is the Pokemon that [brother] thinks I have a crush on... Which I don't!"
brother: "Yes you do, you even told me!"
me, blushing & losing my focus: "Wh- No I didn't!" (<- lying)
mom: "Honestly though, I can totally see that... She's just so beautiful. She's like a fairy... I think I have a crush on her." (???? i thought my mom was straight but whatever)
me: "Well she's a Fairy-type, so, yeah, she is like a fairy."
*half an hour later. we're tied 2 games to 2. this is the very last round of our last game of the night, and both of us are at 2/3 wins. it's incredibly close.*
*things are looking good for me now. both pokemon are at low health, but i'm pretty locked in, and despite pikachu libre's speed, he can't seem to get a hit in right now.*
brother: "Holy crap, you're just... you're dealing so much damage every time..."
me: "That's the beauty of using technical Pokemon like Gardevoir... put the effort into learning them, and they become incredibly strong. You can't do well with them if you just button mash."
me: "You see, when Gardevoir and I win together like this... it's because our bond is unshakably strong."
brother: "[my name]... c'mon."
me: "Are you kissing Pikachu Libre? Nah, I didn't think so... and that's why I'm kicking your ass."
brother: "Mom walked in just as you said that."
*i manage to KO him. winning against him for the night.*
me (grinning proudly as gardevoir's win animation plays (she does a cute little bow)): "You know what? I really don't care anymore."
honestly though? caring about gardevoir enough to put significant effort into learning how to use her, is genuinely the only way to succeed with her in pokken tournament. she deals a shitton of damage & has an attack for everything, but you'll flail around like a magikarp if you don't bother to learn all the special moves she has. you have to really train, until executing the right move at the right time, every time... just becomes muscle memory. that's how technical she is. in other words, you need to have true devotion to allow gardevoir to reach her full potential... and me, being a lovestruck pokephile who's obsessed with her, i've got plenty to give.
whereas with pikachu libre you can just button mash without bothering to put any effort into him. the little bastard just zips around all the time & avoids all of gardevoir's attacks. so even if gardevoir and i spend hours training together, that little electric rat still moves faster than stored power does. ugh.
his main might hard counter mine, but in the end, it's my love for her that brings out gardevoir's true strength... and gives me any chance against him.
i like how it's in line with how gardevoir's powers work canonically. the more love and dedication you show her, the more powerful she'll become when she fights for you. :)
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