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AustinSPTD1996 — Paradox Beasts Selfie

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Well, it took quite a bit of tedious effort but I did get enough Pokémon registered in the Blueberry Pokédex to gain access to the Paradox Pokémon Gouging Fire and Raging Bolt. Considering they were static encounters rather than time-sensitive Tera Raid Events, the other two were relatively easy to catch, and they now join Walking Wake to form a trio. I felt like marking the occasion by photographing them altogether at a picnic at Blueberry Academy’s Coastal Biome. I decided to make a selfie out of it while capturing the three of them. While I’m not a selfie person in real life, there is the trope of some hunters and fishers posing with their catches in pictures. I’m not either of those but I couldn’t resist the opportunity, making use of the Poké Ball emote to boot.

As someone who’s long admired the Legendary Beasts, it’s pretty cool that they got Paradox counterparts and, as someone who prefers the past Paradox Pokémon over the future ones, it’s a bit of a relief they got past versions. I enjoy how the three are designed after dinosaurs — a ceratopsid, sauropod and theropod, respectively — and how each of them borrow elements from the sketch of the mixed Legendary Beast in the Scarlet Book — a clever means of foreshadowing the DLC as well as the event leading to Walking Wake’s release. Unlike some Paradox Pokémon based on version exclusives, these three and the beings based on the Swords of Justice are found in the same version as their contemporary counterparts. (i.e. the Legendary Beasts are exclusive to Scarlet like these guys while the Swords of Justice are exclusive to Violet like the Paradox Swords). The three certainly throw the popular lore of the Legendary Beasts into question (having been revived by Ho-oh), but given that Terapagos’s power can draw in Pokémon from parallel timelines (as well as to and fro contemporary times), it’s possible they may be from an alternate universe rather than be past versions of the Legendary Beasts. Whatever is true about them, I’m glad to have all three of them in my PC Boxes. I’ll consider sharing more on the three of them separately in the future.

I also have a picture with just the three of them if you’d prefer that: 
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