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[Jirachi's Wish]

POKEMON

Name: Tom Greenley

Gender: Male

Pokemon: Sprigatito blessed by Zygarde

Stage: Pokemon

Player: Melomar

Artist: peachiepeeps

This Journal belongs to Melomar, don't post without permission.

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Welcome

Welcome to a wandering tomcat’s journal! I love to plot all kinds of things. I will roleplay too, on Discord, the Proboards, etc. Just let me know your preference!

Updates
- 2023 12 25, started his journal (yeah I’m slow. merrcrimmus)
- 2023 12 04, Tom first wandered by!

Table of Contents
Page 01
- Post 01: Introduction by Jirachi
- Post 02: Welcome, Updates, Full ToC
- Post 03: Rules, Rights
- Post 04: Personal Profile
- Post 05: Pokémon Profile
- Post 06: Tom’s Learnset
- Post 07: Family, Relationships, Trainer
- Post 08: Home Life, Scrapbook, Art, History
- Post 09: Growth and Forms
- Post 10: Journal entries!

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Rules and Rights

General Rules
- Follow Jirachi's Wish rules in my threads, as they are written on the proboard post.
- Do not copy my layout. Taking inspiration for your own design is cool, though.
- Please do not use this thread
to chat.
- I reserve the right to add more rules. I reserve the left, too, just in case.
- I reserve the right to pun. Repeatedly and beyond the point of poor taste.
- Be happy. Or leave! Or you could just leaf. *puts on leaf hat* :B

Characters and Content
- Pokémon (Pocket Monsters) and pokémonstats © Nintendo, original concept by Satoshi Tajiri.
- Jirachi's Wish concept by Orpheus Solon. Owned by Lirilei. Used with permission.
- Original character concept by Melomar. I use my own work with permission. :B
- All other character concepts (such as for the poké-children and their trainers) by their respective owners.

Pokémon Art
- Obtained from Bulbapedia and its Bulbagarden Archives
- Tom's concept art by Peep/peachiepeeps.
- Original pokémon concept art usually by Ken Sugimori (I’m not sure this time though).
- Tiny sprites are the menu sprites from the games.
- Any Fan art will be marked with the artist's name too and used with permission.

Layout Design
- Some design layout ideas were borrowed from MoogerMint and used with permission.
- Banners and Photo Album pics by me (Melomar) for this journal only. Do not use!
- Banners and Photo Album pics use ? font, for personal use only.

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Tom Greenley

Tom Greenley
- Pronunciation(s): tawm green lee
- Meaning, Given Name: he was named by his owners after the word ‘tomcat’.
- Meaning, Surname: “from Old English grene ‘green’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’” source
- Hidden/OOC Meaning(s): ‘Tom’ was my mother’s first cat, named for the same reason.

Physical Stats
- Sex, Gender, Pronouns: Male, male, he/his
- Stature: long-legged and scrawny
- Skin/Hair/Scales: Pale green fur with medium-green points (like a Siamese cat)
- Optical Orifices: Red
- Human Features: N/A
- Pokémon Features: all, for now

Clothing
- Style: N/A

Personality
- Nature: Hasty
- Summary: He runs headlong into things, such as greeting someone new without checking to see if they are receptive to such things. He never learns and often gets into trouble for it. He often comes home needing treatment of his wounds. For those who like such a forward individual, he is friendly, affectionate, and protective; surprisingly empathic, too.

- Myers-Briggs Profile:
- - acronym
- - broken down
- - The Title. Summary. (Myers-Briggs Foundation).

- Likes: Sweet food; other stuff.
- Strengths: Speed in fighting
- Abilities: Protean (changes his type to the move he will use, giving a STAB bonus)

- Dislikes: Sour food; other stuff
- Weaknesses: Weak defense
- Fears: He will say he fears nothing!

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Sprigatito

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Stats
- Overview: Sprigatito is a kitten that comes with it’s own tall grass to hide behind. That is to say, it is a longhaired, green cat. Licking its fur allows it to absorb water and sunlight.
- Type: Grass
- Species: Grass Cat Pokémon
- Habitat:
- Diet: Sunlight and water
- Height: 1 foot 04 inches, or 0.4 metres
- Weight: 9 pounds, or 4.1 kilograms

Behavior: It loves attention and when it doesn’t get it, complains.

Abilities
- Overgrow: Default Ability; when HP runs 1/3 or lower, Grass-type moves are boosted by 50%.
- Protean: Hidden Ability; changes their Type to the Type of the next move.
- Other:
- - Fur composition similar to plants, allowing photosynthesis, boosted by licking.
- - Can rub paws together to emit sweet-smelling aroma to mesmerize others, and foes stop fighting.

Type Effectiveness
- Damaged Normally By: (1x) Normal, Fight, Rock, Ghost, Steel, Psychic, Dragon, Dark, Fairy.
- Weak To: (2x) Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire, Ice.
- Immune To: (0x) none
- Resistant To:
- - (½x) Ground, Water, Grass, Electric.
- - (¼x) none

Lore
- Japanese Name: ニャオハ (Nyahoja), nya (meow) + hoja (Spanish for leaf).
- English Name: Sprigatito, sprig and gatito (Spanish for kitten).
- Pokémon Origin: Most likely a long-haired kitten, like a Himilayan, for its markings.
- Trivia:

Floragato

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Stats
- Overview: A bipedal, longhaired grass-cat. The darker “markings” on face and down its front are actually leaves that can change hardness and sharpness depending on its mood or readiness for battle. A vine hidden in its fur is visible by the pink bud on floragato’s “lapel”.
- Type: Grass
- Species: Grass Cat Pokémon
- Habitat:
- Diet: Carnivorous, perhaps?
- Height: 2 feet 11 inches, or 0.9 metres
- Weight: 26.9 pounds, or 12.2 kilograms

Behavior: They are attention seekers and will pull pranks when they don’t get enough of it.

Abilities
- Overgrow: Default Ability.
- Protean: Hidden Ability.
- Other:

Type Effectiveness
- Damaged Normally By: (1x) Normal, Fight, Rock, Ghost, Steel, Psychic, Dragon, Dark, Fairy.
- Weak To: (2x) Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire, Ice.
- Immune To: (0x) none
- Resistant To:
- - (½x) Ground, Water, Grass, Electric.
- - (¼x) none
- Notes: none

Lore
- Japanese Name: ニャローテ(Nyarote), nyaa (meow) + brote (Spanish for sprout or plant bud)
- English Name: flora (Spanish for flower) and gato (Spanish for cat)
- Pokémon Origin: Most likely from a Himilayan cat for its markings and long fur.
- Trivia:

Meowscarade

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Stats
- Overview: Unlike its anthropomorphic predecessor, it is humanoid in shape. It has clawed fingers, pointed ears atop its head, and a short, poofy tail. It has a “collar” of flower petals, and a “cape” of two large leaves. It also has a flower that “floats” around next to it that can be used as a bomb.
- Type: Grass + Dark
- Species: Magician Pokémon
- Habitat: They seem to like a trainer
- Diet: Proooobably water and sunlight?
- Height: 4 feet 11 inches, or 1.5 metres
- Weight: 68.8 pounds, or 31.2 kilograms

Behavior: Meowscarada is crafty, using its flower bombs as a surprise for its unaware foe. It can have a proud and jealous personality, and will be unhappy if its trainer gives someone else more attention.

Abilities
- Overgrow: Default Ability
- Protean: Hidden Ability
- Flower Trick: A move that no other pokémon can learn.

Type Effectiveness
- Damaged Normally By: (1x) Normal, Rock, Steel, Dragon.
- Weak To: (2x) Fight, Fly, Poison, Bug, Fire, Ice, Fairy.
- Immune To: (0x) Psychic.
- Resistant To:
- - (½x) Ground, Ghost, Water, Grass, Electric, Dark.
- - (¼x) none
- Notes: If foe uses Miracle Eye, or if meowscarada is given Ring Target, Psychic-type becomes 1x.

Lore
- Japanese Name: マスカーニャ (Masquernya), masquerade + nyaa (meow)
- English Name: Meowscrada, meow + masquerade
- Pokémon Origin: Most likely it is based on a longhair cat and a magician. Also a masquerade (ball) or Mardi Gras.
- Trivia:

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Learnset

Ability
- Protean:
- - In battle: Changes the user’s Type to the Type of its first move. It only happens once per switch-in. It will nullify after battle or after switched out.
- - After battle: No effect outside of battle.
- - Provisions:
- - - Will always make the user a single-type.
- - - Will always cause STAB bonus of that move.
- - - Type changes of certain moves will be considered.
- - - When the move causes Type change, Protean will affect first, then the move. Or it will fail.
- - - If the move fails, or is interrupted, Protean will not activate.
- - - This ability has too many provisions (geeze, guys) and not all were listed.

Current Learnset
- See Starting Learnset

Level Breakdown
- - - adult stage, meowskarada - - -

Leaf Storm (リーフストーム Leaf Storm): Level 64 Grass-type move with STAB bonus and 90% accuracy. A storm of sharp leave swirls around him and it spirals at the enemy, which causes recoil and Sp Atk stat damage to him.

Energy Ball (エナジーボール Energy Ball): Level 42 Special Move with STAB bonus and 100% accuracy. Green glowing energy gathers around his chest and fires, an orb of it at the enemy.

Night Slash (つじぎり Crossroad Killing): Level-38 Dark-type Physical attack with STAB and 100% accuracy. Surprise slash at earliest opportunity; strong critical hit ratio.

Flower Trick (トリックフラワー Trick Flower): Learned at evolution. Grass-type Physical attack with STAB bonus. Always hits unless foe is semi-invulnerable (Dig, Fly). Throws a “bouquet” of flowers that is rigged to explode. Critical hit rate is 100%.

- - - teen stage, floragato - - -

Slash (きりさく Slash): Level-28 Normal-type physical attack with 100% accuracy. Like scratch but more powerful and higher critical hit ratio.

- - - child stage, sprigatito - - -

Seed Bomb (タネばくだん Seed Bomb): Level 17 Grass-type Physical attack with STAB bonus and 100% accuracy. Opens his mouth as a barrage of seeds shoot out like a machine gun; no secondary effect.

Quick Attack (でんこうせっか Lightning Speed): Level 15 Normal-type Physical attack with 100% accuracy. Rushes at the foe with lightning speed; always goes first.

- - - pokmon stage - - -

- Magical Leaf (マジカルリーフ Magical Leaf): Level 13 Grass-type, Special attack with STAB bonus and 100% accuracy. Tilts his head back and swings it forward, releasing a leaf from his leaf-collar that cannot be evaded. damage-dealing move that always causes a critical hit.

- Bite (かみつく Bite): Level 07 Dark-type, Physical attack, STAB bonus if still known as Meowskarade, 100% accuracy. Bites the opponent with toothy maw; it does damage with 30% chance of causing Flinch.

Starting Learnset (yes, only two, sorry Tom)

- Leafage (このは Foliage): Level 01 Grass-type, Physical attack, STAB bonus, 100% accuracy, The leafy “collar” begins to glow and then pelts the foe with leaves; it does damage with no secondary effect.

- Scratch (ひっかく Scratch): Level 01 Normal-type, Physical attack, 100% accuracy. Uses his claws to rake at someone (usually their face).

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Relationships

Trainer
- Name: Owned by a married couple

Family
- None

Friends
- Name: Relationship

Acquaintances
- Lixia: She likes him in a non-romantic tsundere sort of way, and he likes but fears her.

Enemies
- Name: Relationship

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Background

Home Life
- Lives in a log cabin in the woods near a river that flows into a lake. The property routinely floods.
- Home description

Scrapbook
- Official art, by Artist: Each rectangle links to fullsize artwork! Unless No Photo Exists; then it does not exist.
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(links to fullsize art)

Art
- Artwork Name, by Artist Name: Description and other info.

History
Describe

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Progress

Pokémon/Baby/Egg to Child

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Requirements
☑2 Weeks' Time: 04 Dec 2023 --> 18 Dec 2023
☑ 1 Journal Set Up: Done!
☑1 Decision on Gender: Male
☑ 1 Solo RP
- - “Here Kitty, Kitty!”, Solo RP entry from the Paldea event: Tom meets Lixia and runs for his life. (Not really. Well, maybe.)
☐ 1 RP with another Pokémon
- - Name, with whom (owner). Short description
☐ 1 Receiving a Star from Jirachi
- - Name, short description

Form
Name: For certing purposes
Stage: Pokemon/Baby/Egg Child, Teen, Adult
Pokémon Breed: Name
Shiny: Yes/No, potions, blessings
Gender: Gender
Hair Style: If applicable
Attitude/Nature: Nature
Clothing Style: If applicable
Pokémon Features: Which features does the poke have?
- List, describe

Child to Teen

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Requirements
☑ 2 Months' Time - Date Grown to Child --> Date to Grow to Teen
☐ 1 Response to Star Finding
- - Title is Linked Here: With which child(ren) if any (played by Whom), plot summary
☐ 4 PDs (play dates)
- - Title is Linked Here: With which child(ren) (played by Whom), plot summary
- - Title is Linked Here: With which child(ren) (played by Whom), plot summary
- - Title is Linked Here: With which child(ren) (played by Whom), plot summary
- - Title is Linked Here: With which child(ren) (played by Whom), plot summary
☐ 2 Solo RPs or Journal Entries
- - Title is Linked Here: plot summary
- - Title is Linked Here: plot summary
☐ 1 Skill Learned
- - Title is Linked Here: With which child(ren) if any (played by Whom), plot summary
☐ 1 Evolution!
- - Title is Linked Here: With which child(ren) if any (played by Whom), plot summary

Form
Name: Name
Stage: Teen
Pokémon Breed: Name
Evolving: Yes/No
Gender: This probably hasn't changed?
Hair Style: Describe/ref
Eyes: Color
Attitude/Nature: Nature
Clothing Style: Even if they don't care
Body Style: Scrawny, brawny, overweight, tall, short, etc.
Pokémon Features: Which are visible

Teen to Adult

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Requirements
☑ 3 Months' Time - Date Grown to Teen --> Date to Grow to Adult
☐ 1 Response to Growth
- - Title is Linked Here: With which child(ren) if any (played by Whom), plot summary
☐ 5 PDs (play dates)
- - Title is Linked Here: With which child(ren) (played by Whom), plot summary
- - Title is Linked Here: With which child(ren) (played by Whom), plot summary
- - Title is Linked Here: With which child(ren) (played by Whom), plot summary
- - Title is Linked Here: With which child(ren) (played by Whom), plot summary
- - Title is Linked Here: With which child(ren) (played by Whom), plot summary
☐ 2 Solo RPs or Journal Entries
- - Title is Linked Here: plot summary
- - Title is Linked Here: plot summary
☐ 2 Skills Learned
- - Title is Linked Here: plot summary
- - Title is Linked Here: plot summary
☐ 1 Evolution! - -

Form
Name: Name
Stage: Adult
Pokémon Breed: Name
Evolving: No, potions, blessings, megastones
Gender: Well?
Hair Style: ...
Eyes: Colorrrr
Attitude/Nature: Nature
Clothing Style: IDK man
Body Style: Don't hate your body
Pokémon Features: How weird do they look?

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Here Kitty Kitty!
Pokemon name: Tom Greenley
pokemon gender: Male
I'm answering prompt # 2: Sun! Sand! Water! It's a beach day! What's the pokemon doing at the beach!? Are they having fun in the water? Trying to build sandcastles? Maybe trying to steal a snack from someone?

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Greenley is of a Hasty nature; he likes sweet food and dislikes sour food.

Name meaning:
- Tom; he roams outside like a tomcat because he is an outdoor kitty.
- Greenley; surname, Old English grene "green" + leah "woodland clearing." His owners' name.

Tom Greenley patrolled these woods routinely. His family owned a cabin nearby and he liked to "make the rounds," to ensure that there were no intruders, such as bears or wildcats. Regular cats were fine, of course. His family were only human, and a bear would be devastating to their home, their car, their food... He did not want any harm to come to them.

The property was mainly wooded, with a healthy spacing between trees; and shrubs grew at their bases, ready to catch anything that should fall from their branches, such as pine cones. Sight was very good. He did not need to travel very far to know that the area was safe. But he liked to wander, he couldn't help it really, and that was where his name came in. Tom, like a tomcat. A wandering male cat. It might not be the most original name on the planet, but he liked it. It was his name, after all.

As much as he liked to rove the woods, the setting never changed. He was bored. So today he decided to deviate, and followed the river until it came to a lake. Had the lake always been there? And that tributary he had considered a river, was that really a creek? Compared to this lake, it was a trickle. He could not even see to the far shore of the lake, it was so big.

There was something more. Sand. A strong wind blew, slapping his own fur against his flesh. A sandy shore had been carved by the constant wind and water erosion. And strangely, the sand was actually warm under the wind-whipped surface instead of hot on top and cool below, like one would expect at the beach. That's it. He was in some episode of The Dawn Sector, wasn't he? There was even a cat building sandcastles--

Tom did a double take. A cat? Building sandcastles??

The sound of sand scraping sand was a soft tickle in the ears. The litten's ears flicked, as if physically touched by the tiny grains of rubble. She was completely in the zone. She had her base, her towers, her drawbridge over a moat. And the moat just needed to be filled. Moat water sat in a bucket nearby. It was ready. It was--

"—ndcastles?"

An inquiring voice interrupted her very deep train of thought. The choo choo chugged to a slow halt as heavily approaching footfalls shook the ground beneath her butt. She did not have a good feeling about this.

"Hello?"

Líxiá eyed the sprigatito up-and-down over her shoulder and glared. Aw, at least give him a full look!

"What do you want?" Her words were thick with stubborn pride, testy. He had destroyed her zone, and he realized it immediately. He did not have much time to make a positive impression.

"I'm so sorry to bother you but I couldn't help but notice that you are building a sandcastle on the beach."

"Yes, my humans have a cabin nearby."

"Oh, what a coincidence! So do mine! I was wandering. I followed the river and arrived here." He put on a cheerful face. It was not just a mask, either. He was genuinely happy to meet a new, friendly face.

"River?" she rolled her eyes and sat up, then nudged her nose towards the stream. "You mean that?"

"Um, yes, well. I had nothing to compare it to. This lake, on the other hand, is vast!" he replied with a hint of awe to his voice. "Ah! Where are my manners? My name is Tom Greenley." He spoke with a most suave tone of voice, if he did say so himself!

She was not impressed. But she was amused. "Oh, that is a funny name because you are also green."

Greenl--? He cleared his throat softly and replied stiffly: "You may call me Tom."

"Oh." Wait, was she actually disappointed?

"I am named Líxiá," she said, pronouncing her name like lee shee-yah.

He tried her name several times and it did not roll off the tongue as he would have liked. Maybe if he had had more practice! "Can I call you 'Lee?'" He asked hopefully.

"You may not."

She was sitting so regally as she spoke. "Are you royalty?" he blurted out.

Líxiá merely smiled.

"Okay." So, maybe a less personal question. Like… "Why are you on the beach making sandcastles?"

"I happen to enjoy it. The design seems so simple, yet giving it the shape it needs has proven to be quite technical. Difficult."

"Yes, sandcastles are difficult." He could never get them to stay upright. "Say, can I help out?"

Líxiá studied the castle. "The moat needs filing. Everything else is complete. I suppose you may fill th--"

He did not wait to hear the end of that sentence. He was already grabbing the bucket of water and getting ready to pour it, only, things did not go as planned. In fact, it was a disaster. Stepping around the castle to reach it, he picked up the bucket. Then, turning to step forward, he tripped on an unknown object (probably some sand or his own foot), and sloshed the whole castle with water. Most of the water emptied out, destroying the structure.

A high-pitched scream ripped through the air, and Tom Greenley learned what Fury Swipes feels like.

"I'll kill you!" she Roared, and he believed her!

"For what it's worth, I'm sorry!" he cried. He took a great leap to get out of the immediate vicinity, but as soon as he landed two balls of fire also landed on either side of him, in close succession. He let out a stressed shriek and without looking back at Líxiá, bolted back through the sand and back to the stream.

"Argh! I am covered in sand and water! My castle is ruined!" Angry shrieks and growls followed him until he was out of earshot.

That was it! He wasn't going to wander off again like he had today, or greet a new neighbor or offer to help them! He was done with all of that. He was simply going to patrol from now on and be bored for the rest of his life.

Until the next time, that is.

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