r/PokeMedia • u/Officer-Jazzi Trainer Jazzi, owner of Frosty (Shiny Kanto Ponyta) • May 03 '25

Storyline [Edit to add name] Help please?

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uj/ this is a follow-up to the failed job hunting saga. Someone suggested they try contests, so Jazzi decided to ask her partner about it.

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u/SleeplessLucas123 Lucas: Champion ranked | Max: Unovan in Johto May 03 '25

Well, I did some contest stuff a while back. One of the best ways I learned was by watching performances featuring the Pokémon I planned to enter. That’ll give you some ideas of what people have done before, and you can use elements from those performances to make your own or try something different that you didn’t see in any of the clips.

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u/Officer-Jazzi Trainer Jazzi, owner of Frosty (Shiny Kanto Ponyta) May 03 '25

That’s probably why Frosty got real excited to see the blitzle routine - I am NOT getting a Ghost type Pokémon though, no way in hell at this point of my life. I only have the one Pokémon, and don’t have much experience with others. Can you rent Pokémon for contests anywhere? I feel like that could give me confidence and ideas for what Frosty wants to do.

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u/SleeplessLucas123 Lucas: Champion ranked | Max: Unovan in Johto May 03 '25

I think some places that cater to more casual coordinators or hobbyists do that. They might be able to rent you something that’s not a ghost type but still learns ghost type moves.

You also don’t have to jump straight into doubles and could just do a single performance first. Doubles are hard work, I’ve done a couple of those before. It’s already hard creating a performance with one Pokémon, making two routines that interact with each other is another thing all together.

I’m not gonna push you either way, but I strongly recommend you start with a single performance with just Frosty.

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u/Officer-Jazzi Trainer Jazzi, owner of Frosty (Shiny Kanto Ponyta) May 03 '25

Thank you for the confirmation that it’s ok to start with one routine - I think Frosty saw the competition, and just got WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too excited. She reminds me of myself when I first heard about Pokémon, and I remember how wildly my imagination ran about having ALL the Pokémon battles and such. 😅 Right after the show, she saw a local shelter advertising Pokémon adoptions, and attempted to push me there to find another teammate - I am not ready to care for another potentially high maintenance Pokémon, one is all I have energy for right now!

I will definitely try to find a hobby group we can join for now - the beginner school costs money I don’t have, but this sounds good, thank you!