Rhys Drakins - Rhysins

I'm going full Pokémon Winds & Waves 'What If' here and no one's going to stop me!!!

So since the reveal of Pokémon Winds & Waves on 27t February 2026, more specifically their three new starters, my mind has been going wild with speculations of what we can expect from their final evos.

Some have already mentioned some possibilities for typing's for them. Gecqua being Water/Poison or Water/Psychic. Pombon has people PRAYING to whatever deity they believe in for Fire/Fairy since that type hasn't been used yet. Browt has had less but I've seen more Grass/Flying, Grass/Fighting and even Grass/Dragon (the idea of a Chicken turning into a Dragon is honestly both hysterical and amazing at the same time)

But I will swoop in with an unpredictable type combo that could be utilized. And with the extra additions for each Pokémon stat and ability wise, I think this makes the most sense. So here it is: Browt - Grass/Rock. Pombon - Fire/Ground. Gecqua - Water/Ice. The theme here is another unutilized triangle type combo: Rock<Ground<Ice You could also look at keeping Gecqua Ice/Ice and swapping the secondary types of Browt (Grass/Ground) and Pombon (Fire/Rock). And theme wise that MAY work better since Chickens are more in tune with the earth/ground than rocks, and dogs, at least a majority of the ones I've been around, tend to bite anything they can get their maws on, rocks being a heavy one when I was younger. But I will stick with the other as I have specific plans.

So the main down side to either for Pombon is that Gecqua will be double effective against it with Water. But it will be arguably worse with my picks since Gecqua will be double effective against BOTH other starters, since Water is 4 times to Fire/Rock AND Ground, and Ice is 4 times to Grass/Ground. So why should I pick these type combos and how can they be saved? With the Pokémon's Stats and hidden abilities.

Stat wise I'll start with Gecqua since I see them being a glass (or ICE) cannon pokemon. Special Attack>Physical Attack>Speed>HP>Physical Defense>Special Defense, though Phys Attack & Speed can be fairly close to each other since it would be more Special Attack focused.

Pombon's final would be Speed>Physical Attack>HP>Special Attack>Special Defense>Physical Defense, thought Speed & Physical Attack can be fairly close honestly. Being a dog it would be more speedy and rely on my physical attack over special since it needs to be more opposite to Gecqua being the highest Special Attack.

And Browt would be HP>Special Defense>Physical Defense>Physical Attack>Special Attack>Speed. Both defenses can be fairly close honestly.

I'd also want to focus on the strengths being the biggest weaknesses for both Pombon and Gecqua, which is why Physical & Special are theirs respectively. It will make more sense as we go onto to abilities soon. Browt having Speed as its weakest is mainly due to the idea of a wall/immovable object not really being the fastest. Gecqua also NEEDS to have the lowest HP out of the three so it can stick to the glass cannon theme.

We will also look at these options and show why I've picked Fire/Ground & Grass/Rock over the other two options. With Fire/Rock, while it would have 7 resistances, it would have 4 weaknesses, two of those being 4 times to types being used in the trio: Water, and Ground. With Fire/Ground, it would still have 5 resistances (the most out of anyone in this scenario), it would only have one 4 times weakness with Water. Grass/Ground would also be similar to Fire/Rock, as while both Grass combos have the same amount of weaknesses and resistances, Grass/Ground is worse off as it is regular weak to Fire AND Double weak to Ice. So in this scenario, both would be overpowered by Gecqua's final evo. Though Browt's Grass/Rock evo is better a even though it loses it's Fire type weakness, it is still regular weak to Ice, so there'd be at least one super effective there. And with Gecqua's Water/Ice combo, it would basically lose it's Fire weakness with Ice, turning that into regular damage, but it would still keep it's Grass and Rock weaknesses, so regular effective to both of Browt's types and nothing to Pombon.

Now another big factor to consssider for these types and stats comes the abilities, or rather, their hidden abilities. As it is shown type wise, Pombom would be the worst off since it would be double effective to both Water AND Ground. So what hidden abilities could work best for this? The ones I thought it would be Solid Rock (reduces damage from supereffective moves by 25) as that helps both type scenarios. But there are two other considerations here: Earth Eater (when hit by a Ground-type move, its HP is restored by one quarter of its maximum HP, and the move will have no effect on that Pokémon, even if it already has full HP). Or a less themeing option and possibly more OP for Pombon: Storm Drain. But that ability would make Pombon work too well, to an unfair degree, especially competitively. Since that ability absorbs all water attacks to that Pokemon and makes the Pokemon immune to water. AND if Pombon's final if is a Special Attacker (I already made it more Speed & Physical Attack, but there's no stopping a Special Attack babo) it would be doubly bad to fight against since it also increases their Special Attack. So to summarize, Solid Rock, Earth Eater or Storm Drain would be Pombon's final evo's best Hidden Ability.

Browt could also have Solid Rock as a Hidden Ability if Pombon has one of the others I mentioned. But there are two options depending on if it's Grass/Ground or Grass/Rock. If it's Grass/Rock, Well-Baked Body works since that basically makes Pokémon with it immune to Fire Type moves while also raising their defense by two stages. But much like Pombon with Storm Drain, it may work too well since that would neutralize one of it's main weaknesses in Fire while giving an already Defense heavy Pokemon EVER MORE defense. But an even better one for either, ESPECIALLY Grass/Ground, would be Thick Fat, since that reduces the power of, what moves? Fire and Ice. The two main weaknesses to Browt's Grass/Ground final evo from BOTH starters. And an overall weakness decrease for 2 time damage for Grass/Rock. So to summarise, Browt's best Hidden Ability options would be Solid Rock, Thick Fat or Well-Baked Body

Gecqua's Water/Ice final evo's ability needs to be close enough to all of what I have chosen and it aligning with their stats. So with all of that, I believe it's best ability would be Ice Scales (only ever used as a hidden ability of the Snom line), since that halves damage from special moves that hit Pokémon with the ability. So since Gecqua's stats show it's special defense as it's weakest, focus on keeping that in check, especially since Grass and Electric tend to favor more on the special attack side.

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So fun fact, I have a bachelor of arts in 2D animation. Yet it's been so long since I've drawn anything I need ideas of what I can draw. Give me ideas of what I can draw and I can maybe post some stuff down the line!

I may possibly veto some things if I don't like a series/franchise, I just need some inspiration since my mind is fried right now.

So in an attempt to be more active in places, I'll be using my Tumblr today to talk about things going on in my life in both a professional and personal setting, in a way to maybe connect and relate to people more? And it gives me something to look forward to doing going forward.

I will sadly be starting with a more serious/worrisome entry that isn't just going to affect me, but millions of people in the United Kingdom (where I live). So around 2 weeks ago reports were being made that the Labour Government (who are currently running the United Kingdom) were making cuts to both Personal Independence Payment by freezing it in 2026, as well as making major cuts to the 'Unfit For Work' category in Universal Credits benefits. Now I would have expected this from the Conservative or Reform UK as they care about disabled people even less, but for Labour, a party who had 'the people's best interested' and prided itself on being 'disability friendly', is a major betrayal of trust for those of us who are born into a worse quality of life.

The amount of panic this has caused a significant population in the United Kingdom (where I live) has been very clear. For example I won't say the exact figures, but if I were to lose both of these incomes, I would lose over two thirds of the income I get on a monthly basis. Income that I rely on to help pay for rent, shopping & everyday living. Income I need to pay off debts I need to pay off. And Income that I will not get anywhere else as no matter how much I apply for everyday employment to help alongside my voice over aspirations, no companies are willing to hire someone due to aspects such as my diabetes and ESPECIALLY my Autism. I am part of the 70% of Autistic adults in the United Kingdom not in ANY form of employment, let alone full time employment.

That's not to say I can't get employed, I may actually get a temporary form of employment working between May and August, as I got employed by this same employer last year for June-July. But I cannot garuntee I will get this job. And even if I do, it will still only be for a few months. And in that time, I may likely have my Personal Independence Payment or even my Unfit For Work Benefits questioned as the Work & Pensions department can go 'Well you were fine to work during this time, surely you can work full time no?' But then they would not be able to consider that this is a temporary form of employment, and any full-time employment from other employers will not give me a chance due to my 'disabilities'. I mean I am in my early 30s, I am no spring chicken, but surely I can be trusted enough to work with a company, be taught by a company to adhere to their tasks and rules, and to help them function better, right? Oh but, ooooooo Autistic huh? Yeeeeeeah I dunno bud, I mean there's more 'ABLE BODIED' people in the interview process, they just 'fit the criteria better' by 'providing more relevent examples' (an honest cop out answer to not higher a legally registered disabled individual).

Now as of today I'm seeing some new reports saying the PIP freeze may POSSIBLY be scrapped, so IF that is the case, I won't have to immediately worry on that front. However there isn't much coming out about Unfit To Work Benefits cuts being scrapped. But even IF this is true, it still has me incredibly worried about my state of being, both mentally, physically, and ESPECIALLY financially. As the whole worries about me working in any form of employment while receiving PIP can lead to a possible conflict of circumstances (it shouldn't as we'd arguably need these payments more to help us get medication and function in a more realistic equivilent to non-disabled people). But from all of this, it has shown such a struggle with how this country, across multiple Political parties, will abandoned the needs of disabled people when they need this financial support.

So to try and help mitigate any worries I have about income issues, I have made a Ko-Fi account where I'm offering voice over requests and possible comic/meme edits to help me and my struggling self. Admittedly I don't have the best experience with video editing as I haven't done it in I can't remember how long, but if anyone wants to lend a hand to be financially, or even if there's no voice over or editing requests, just a small donation every so often can help put food on my place and help pay off debts I need to pay off would be majorly appreciated.

Immediate debts iinclude paying off a Macbook Air that I purchased a few days ago (it will arrive the end of March) to help improve my Voice Over set-up and HOPEFULLY lead to better work opportunities in this field I so desperately want to get better in. This will end by the end of this year. Also for Laser Hair Removal that I am having on my whole body to reduce the amount of body & gender dysmorphia I have gotten ever since I was a young adult. Now of course, if you are not able to donate anything towards me, I completely understand. There are people in the world who are experiencing far worse than me. So ONLY IF YOU ARE ABLE TO. If you are like me in a really bad financial situation, please put yourself first.

I honestly feel awful for typing all of this, it's a lot I've been going through the past few weeks, and that's not even taking into account other health related things I am still waiting for the NHS to try and sort out for me. I'm getting regular migraines (on temp meds to help with this, not much improvement so far), awaiting my Nasal surgery through NHS Wales (no confirmed date, but it's projected to be aroound 18 months from now), and other things going on with me personally. It's just a lot. But hopefully people out there can oddly relate to the struggles I am having, or at least help me fell not as alone as I feel right now.

Here's hoping things get at least a bit more managable for me in the near future!