#shilo sumac

Shilo is in view, her eyes are narrowed and teeth clenched as her ear is pressed against the stone wall. She stands there for a few moments, straining to listen. Slowly, a murmur starts, increasing in volume to a full on chant. She looks down at her Gliscor. He nods. She nods. She takes off her shoes, probably to stop her footsteps from giving her away.

She rolls a stone out of the way of her little hideaway, peering around the corner. A giant fire colored crystal steadily glows in the middle of the cavern she finds herself in. At least twenty Pokemon gathered in a circle around it. Their eyes looked lifeless as their bodies seemed to be forced to chant, like puppets. Shadows swirled in the center of the crystal. She is transfixed for a moment or two, before she shakes her head to clear it. Her Gliscor scales the wall next to her.

She creeps around the edge of the cave's clearing, eyes fixed on the chanting Pokemon. They do not react. At the entrance to one of the winding passages leading to other areas, a Sableye stands guard, holding a makeshift spear tipped with sharp stone.

"Poison fang."

The Gliscor drops down on the corrupted Pokemon, stabbing it with his stinger while simultaneously delivering a venomous bite. It is stunned and faints from the poison before it can truly react.

"Good boy, Bane."

She looks behind her a moment and shivers, before Bane nudges her to continue onwards. She takes a breath, and delves into the passageway...

Hurt. Char was hurt. Char was hurt what do I do Char is HURT what happened WHY is this happening what is happening he's hurt he's hurt he's hurt We can't

Bane nervously looks back into the hall that they had came from. Already, a few of the crystalized Pokemon gathered, blocking the path. He nudges Shilo, hoping for a battle command. Instead, she continues to stare and shake, completely frozen and at the mercy of her racing thoughts.

Why. Why. Why. All I want to do is help Pokemon why does this keep happening why do all these things just keep happening I... I...

She finally tears her eyes off of her suffering Charizard, facing the tiny army starting to pile into the teeny cave passageway to their "jail." Only one thought repeated in her head. One thought that finally branched to another.

There are small basic animals in her universe, such as pollinator species (moths, bees, ect), fish, and small near the bottom of the food chain animals (mice, fish, other bugs, small birds) To me this makes sense because there are both plant Pokemon and normal plants in the actual canon, and stuff needs to pollinate somehow lmao. There are no large animals, this niche is only filled by Pokemon.

Killing Pokemon to consume is frowned upon in some regions. There are still people who do, and these differing opinions often clash.

Meat made in labs is becoming more mainstream, and is indistinguishable from the meat from our universe on a taste and nutrition level. The meat is referred to as chicken/beef/pork ect to differentiate it from pokemon meat.

Pokemon have varying levels of sentience. Most Pokemon have a basic understanding of the ideas of what a human is trying to convey, with Pokemon (and their humans) gaining more understanding from each other as their bond grows. Some Pokemon are on a close level to humans, and some perhaps even more so, though this is not confirmed.

The "power of friendship" is a real force in her Pokemon world. The more love you have for your partners the stronger you and your team are, though of course training and strategy is also important. Building bonds with your Pokemon also allow both trainer and Pokemon to understand each other better.

Rarely, people can directly understand Pokemon as if they are speaking common language, but this is very rare and usually something they are born with. Usually, trainers and Pokemon can get a basic idea about what theyre communicating to each other once they know each other well, depending on individuals.

I have a whole post about how pokeballs and the box system works here , basically they give them a little mini enjoyable environment :D

Pokeballs will not work unless the Pokemon has at least a tiny bit of want to be captured. Masterballs are hugely frowned upon

There are no dogs or cats in universe. The words "dog" and "cat" (ect) are used just as descriptive terms for certain mons. Hopefully that makes sense?

My HCs are a combination of the anime, games and occasionally small bits of the manga, with the largest focus on games. I also mix in irl animal facts. Because I am the animal version of Shilo's encyclopedia.

Some things specifically about Muse, May Be Updated In Future!

Shilo gives off odd vibes. Usually people get used to her but many will feel the need to avoid her, as if something is off. On the other hand, Pokemon are naturally drawn to her and tend to trust her.

She human. Mostly. As for the details, I hope to one day be good enough to reveal them well, lmao.

While unable to directly translate, she is strangely good at being able to tell what a Pokemon is trying to communicate.

Shilo is autistic as fuck and sometimes kinda annoying. Her special interest is Pokemon and she is basically a walking Pokedex.

Shilo's sanctuary is on a small unnamed island nearby Sinnoh. Technically it isn't a part of any region. She works there mainly alone (technically some of her Pokemon act as staff willingly). The facility itself is small but the island itself is large enough to comfortably fit many many Pokemon.

Shilo wants to befriend at least one of every single species of Pokemon. She knows this is unrealistic. She will try anyway.

Shilo has dissociative identity disorder, some anxiety issues, minor PTSD, possible DID, and some major imposter syndrome

She's not very good at making people friends and her new Rotomblr friends are very novel to her.

Her childhood was mildly traumatic, so she doesn't want to visit Unova again, but is happy to explore any other region, and often does.

she doesnt remember how old she is exactly but she's near her early to mid 20s

As of December 2024, Shilo has started to suspect she can heal wounds that appear lethal and she has even proven that she can grow back teeth. She is trying not to think about what this implies.

As of May 9th 2025 she is out of denial that she is likely immortal or something like it.

Also now knows she has a high resistance to intoxicats and needs lethal (to normal people) amounts to feel anything

Also has been drinking regularly, but has been hiding it when on her blog since it worries people.

About some side characters and Pokemon:

Alistair is her cranky roommate/helper who owes her a debt. He knows barely anything about Pokemon and they do not like him very much. He gets attacked a lot.

Rin is the first Pokemon Shilo befriended. She has a scar over her left eye due to Pokemon hunters when she was young. She is more powerful than the average Zoroark, and tends to hang out in human form so she can have human privileges. She cannot speak human regardless of her form.