Screenshot Let's Play Fossil Fighters, but it's a Nuzlocke

For Post Game: Should deaths only count in the event of a team wipe?

  • Yes, change the rules to this

    Votes: 7 70.0%
  • No, keep the rules as they were before

    Votes: 3 30.0%

  • Total voters
    10
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Benji needed a vacation, so he went to a place with dinosaurs.

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Also, I didn’t capture it before the battle, but this man’s name is P.B. Jay. Maybe he was drawn to being a criminal after his parents gave him such an awful pun of a name.



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SIR YOU JUST HAD A MAGICAL GIRL TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE THERE IS NO WAY YOU AREN’T THE BIG BAD.
Facts. 😤
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… Rosie, where did you get a Merta? The shop’s not open yet, and they don’t appear in this Dig Site…
Rosie:
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Auto Counter. Definitely planned this.
Aw heck, Rough Skin strats!

You need... only 55 points to pass the cleaning test? Man, I wish my tests only required a 55 out of 100!

Good to know that at least these Level-Up Battles work like driver's license tests (in that you can keep re-taking them). Also, what did you do, Rosie? Only use the hammer?

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Benji did a thing, and now he’s in the paper! This will be a running theme.
Rosie: "Am I joke to you?" knowing the story of this game, yes

Luckily, I don’t remember the NPCs in this game being very threatening…
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Pachy is so cute! But it's a murderer..! 😭

Honest grunt. 😤

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I was right! S-Raptor is a fire-type, and is pretty reliable, if a bit boring. Her name shall be… Star! It just has good vibes.
Heeehee, it's a fire type, and her name is Star.
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Sometimes the highlighted red text is a little on the nose. It’s very funny.
Dr. Diggins is an eternal mood.

Attendant needs to test if you're mature enough to resort to violence!

When you finally get the Nychus head:
 
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Thanks for all the feedback on the last part! It has taught me a lesson. A terrible lesson.

Nooooo, poor Frill! She was so cute!

I have to admit this Nuzlocke is really making me look at the Fossil Fighters series again. I always skipped over them because Pokemon Nerd, but this looks very cute and light-hearted and punny. I think we could all use more of those.

She didn't deserve to get done so dirty...

It's surprisingly good! Fossil Fighters and Fossil Fighters Champions are two of my favorite non-pokemon video games for a good reason.

So I've been reading this for a while and yeah this game's pretty interesting. I recently watched the RPG Monger's video on this series and I can't wait for how you're gonna handle the late game.

Also RIP Frill

Don't worry, I have a PLAN for the late game (It involves Fossil Chips and luck)

RIP indeed...




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Facts. 😤
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Rosie:
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Aw heck, Rough Skin strats!

You need... only 55 points to pass the cleaning test? Man, I wish my tests only required a 55 out of 100!

Good to know that at least these Level-Up Battles work like driver's license tests (in that you can keep re-taking them). Also, what did you do, Rosie? Only use the hammer?

Rosie: "Am I joke to you?" knowing the story of this game, yes

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Pachy is so cute! But it's a murderer..! 😭

Honest grunt. 😤

Heeehee, it's a fire type, and her name is Star.
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Dr. Diggins is an eternal mood.

Attendant needs to test if you're mature enough to resort to violence!

When you finally get the Nychus head:


I definitely took Auto Counter into account during that battle, absolutely.
If only tests were this easy in real life... they do get more difficult as the game progresses, though.

Star is a good baby!!
I'm convinced that Diggins is just every academic.


Now… where the HECK were we.

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Ah, yes. You.

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hEY WAIT I DIDN’T SIGN UP FOR ANOTHER TUTORIAL

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These typings are very intuitive (if you play Pokemon and just use the colors)

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A new challenger approaches! Alectro, a water type, is strong against our new pal Firework, but Firework also has five ranks up on this guy, so I am… not very concerned.

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He’s leading with the Venator. Fire is strong against Earth, so I’m just gonna…

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Dang, he threw it in the EZ before Firework could get the kill D:

Anyways, Alectro… exists.

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Just a sliver of hp left; Tox could finish it off easily… however, I am going to do some mad strats with my one brain cell. See, Venator won’t come out of the EZ for another turn, but if I kill this Alectro now, it’ll get a chance to hit Garret and possibly get a crit. This Alectro can’t kill Garret. I’ll just wait this one out; by next round, I’ll have enough FP to kill both Vivosaurs.

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I didn’t notice it before, but yeah, this Venator had ONE LP. Pain.

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Anyways it’s dead. Time to move on!

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No big deal, just a random battle where Garret almost freakin died. I have everything under control at all times.

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In lieu of “Benji hiding behind things” for this part, I present “things that stumped (lol) child egg for a very long time”. If you’re wondering why, it’s because there’s normally a breakable stump where Rosie is standing, and the brown is REALLY hard to tell apart from the gray.

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NEVER.

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Oh yeah I got a Jewel Rock and this happened. Our boy is getting large!

Benji made it a fair bit deeper into the forest, AND THEN…

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Ah, so this is Digadig Village! They say “digadig” a lot, that’s the ‘strange language’ Beth was talking about.

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ROSIE, THEY CAN PROBABLY HEAR YOU. Goodness...
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A problem, you say? Good thing we’ve already gotten one mini-adventure under our belts! I’m sure this one won’t be nearly as difficult as, uh… stopping a medal thief.

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(Some of those treasures are fossils, and yes, you can dig them up. I don’t… I don’t understand)

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Okay, so there are some petty thieves afoot. Good news, Benji has already handled one of those! Although…

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You know what, that’s fair. I would also be scared if a bunch of tourists showed up with discs of metal that turned into dinosaurs somehow.

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I was gonna do it anyways, there’s another catch to be had in the Digadiamond…

… Oh no. I didn’t get a screenshot of the Chieftain doing a hip-shaker dance and summoning A LITERAL BOLT OF LIGHTNING TO STRIKE ROSIE. Curses, past me! Why are you like this! Just, uh. Take my word for it.

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Anyways, Rosie woke up and now she’s doing this.

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Gotta be honest, this whole part of the plot feels like a fever dream. But, like, Rosie did ASK to be rewarded, so…
(to be even more honest, this entire game feels like a fever dream. This is the bit that sticks in my mind most clearly as an example, though)

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Alrighty, new area unlocked! I’m gonna go clean a bunch of stuff now byeeeeeeeee.

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Tasty, tasty moners… intermission over. Plot Time.

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It has a new location tag, so it’s a new area! It also has… this random guy. Hi, random guy.

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Oh heck, he wants to fight! Good thing we came prepared.

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He was less threatening than most of the random fighters who challenge you after fossil battles. I can already tell this is going to be a fun evil team to deal with.

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At least the lines are funny.

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Seriously, why can Benji mine for fossils in here? I’m not complaining, it just feels so wrong.

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There are also a bunch of bones you can just… whack with your pickaxe. And past those bones…

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Yup, that’s a dog. Yup, it’s challenging us to a fossil battle. Just don’t… don’t think about it too much.

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He’s got a few Vivosaurs that are new to us! Bulky buggers. That giant sloth can hit HARD, too (The damage here isn’t coming from the sloth, it’s from Nodo).

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On occasion, I remember to take dynamic shots of major fossil battles.

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Okay, so Megath CAN hit hard, but it clearly didn’t just then. Garret, conversely, is on POINT today.

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Oh yeah and Star got a rank out of that, very nice.

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WHY IS THIS HERE
(it’s a warning. One that I REFUSE TO HEED)

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… Hm. The dog has an accomplice. This can only go well.

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Buddy, I stomped the dog’s team in less than a minute, you won’t do the same to mine. Even if your Carcher is pretty threatening to my team composition.

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ow

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OW

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Ok cool it’s dead. Told you it would be fine.

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Aaand that’s that. Sorry sir, your team just can’t hold a candle to my grossly overleveled one.

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Oh, do you have another Vivosaur? Benji can probably beat that one, too.
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Half of this game’s humor comes from its animations and I am DEVASTATED that I cannot properly capture this man’s bouncy walk to that random place by the stairs.

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*click!*

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A HOLE OPENED UP DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH BENJI BUT NOTHING ELSE, WHY--

This game is great.

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Eh, he’s probably fine. We’ll find out about it… next time!

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Garret, Spinax, Air
Tox, V-Raptor, Air
Star, S-Raptor, Fire
Firework, Nychus, Fire

Dead:
Frill, Shanshan, Air
 

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Gotta be honest, this whole part of the plot feels like a fever dream. But, like, Rosie did ASK to be rewarded, so…

Wow, Karma sure struck swiftly with that one, HAH!

I kinda want to hug the giant sloth-monster. It looks so done.
 

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Just a sliver of hp left; Tox could finish it off easily… however, I am going to do some mad strats with my one brain cell. See, Venator won’t come out of the EZ for another turn, but if I kill this Alectro now, it’ll get a chance to hit Garret and possibly get a crit. This Alectro can’t kill Garret. I’ll just wait this one out; by next round, I’ll have enough FP to kill both Vivosaurs.
Heck yeah, go brain cell! 🧠 The Fossil Points system reminds me of the Brave/Default system of Bravely Default (and Octopath Traveler, to a certain extent): Do you save your attacks to unleash all in one turn, or do you prioritize steady, smaller amounts of damage?

Ah, so this is Digadig Village! They say “digadig” a lot, that’s the ‘strange language’ Beth was talking about.
Beth has clearly never played Animal Crossing. What a shame, pthhpth.

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You know what, that’s fair. I would also be scared if a bunch of tourists showed up with discs of metal that turned into dinosaurs somehow.
You know, we only ever see Fossil Fighters on this rich guy's island. Is being a Fossil Fighter a niche interest, then? What I'm saying is... The Digadigs might be in the majority here. >_>

BB boo

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Yup, that’s a dog. Yup, it’s challenging us to a fossil battle. Just don’t… don’t think about it too much
I mean, if dogs can learn to drive, why can't they learn how to Fossil Battle?
 
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Me: Now that I have a buffer, it'll be super easy to get these parts out on time!
me, ten days later: oh right I was supposed to update my run

Wow, Karma sure struck swiftly with that one, HAH!

I kinda want to hug the giant sloth-monster. It looks so done.

I shouldn't have tempted fate...... I should have remembered that the random fighters are utter monsters...... alas.

Heck yeah, go brain cell! 🧠 The Fossil Points system reminds me of the Brave/Default system of Bravely Default (and Octopath Traveler, to a certain extent): Do you save your attacks to unleash all in one turn, or do you prioritize steady, smaller amounts of damage?

Beth has clearly never played Animal Crossing. What a shame, pthhpth.

You know, we only ever see Fossil Fighters on this rich guy's island. Is being a Fossil Fighter a niche interest, then? What I'm saying is... The Digadigs might be in the majority here. >_>

BB boo


I mean, if dogs can learn to drive, why can't they learn how to Fossil Battle?
I have one brain cell and all it knows about is fossil fighters. My personal tactic tends to be 'kill them before they can hit you', but occasionally my common sense makes me do... something else.

I... I had never made the connection to animal crossing villagers before and now I'm so angry because it's 100% accurate

It seems to be pretty niche, at least in this game. Which is weird 'cause like who wouldn't want to fight with fossils

this dog is just clever!

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“You were trying to cross the border, right?” wait wrong fantasy game with giant fire-breathing lizards

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Our new partner in… captivity..? can read! That’s good, I don’t know if FF!Benji actually can. Like, he probably could. But does he ever need to? No.

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I’m… I would say I’m surprised that Nevada fell for this, but to be fair, I also wouldn’t expect an ancient temple to have a conveniently placed trapdoor. What’s that all about?

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Oh dang, so these guys are INCREDIBLY rude. Just let Fossil Fighters have their fun! It’s probably ethical!

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It’s a literal skeleton key. My poor pun-laden brain cannot decide what to make of this.

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Time to find it!

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Well, I TRIED to screenshot the dot. It was red! That’s because the keymonite is a story item; this will happen with a few more things throughout the game.

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Woah, a cleaning task that has the potential to be difficult! Amusingly, though, you can clean off only the shell portion of the keymonite and still have a successful cleaning, even though the important bit is obviously… not functional.

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WH
THIS ISN’T EVEN THE WEIRDEST THING THAT HAPPENS IN THIS TEMPLE

It’s all just a little off and I love it.

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Okay cool but I have a catch to clean off, so what if I…

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I’m sure it’ll be fine.

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There are only two or so Vivosaurs here, and I’d honestly be happy with either--ooo the stego? I will accept the stego.

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Oof ouch my reasonable cleaning record up to this point

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Speedrunning failing a fossil clean while on the hunt for a head fossil. If this post gets ten thousand likes, I’ll grind for sub one second!!!!!!

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Oh right I’m also saving up for the fossil chip, since I want that before the next level-up matches. Halfway there!

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I didn’t pick up the head :(

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The upper floors have ‘puzzles’ of both destructible and indestructible bones. These sections make grabbing fossils an absolute PAIN, but I must find my beloved’s skull.

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Aw crap I went too far forward. My poor vivosaur…

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How… how did you know? Did you fall down it?

(oh wait I guess they stole the treasure chamber key, you could totally need that to get out)

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Uh oh, looks like we’re outnumbered again…

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Mystery Woman knows what’s up.

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Finally, some names! I love Snivels. An utterly absurd man.

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Hey, no fair! Our eyes met! Wait, shoot, wrong franchise…

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(Rex barked and they all barrelled past us. This can only end well)

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Uh oh, there’s a door now. We’re stuck in the treasure chamber.

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Oh please, doesn’t Vivian know we need moisture and burial to properly fossilize? Nevada and Benji will just be fancy skeletons.

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Um, does everything in here include the fossils in the hallway, cause uhhhhh

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Ah yes, the puzzle that stumps every child that played this game and also myself… but we’ll handle it next time. Maybe Benji will make a new friend, too!
 

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I shouldn't have tempted fate...... I should have remembered that the random fighters are utter monsters...... alas.

Well that's not ominous or anything...

“You were trying to cross the border, right?” wait wrong fantasy game with giant fire-breathing lizards

I have to admit I cackled. Skyrim jokes out of nowhere seem to work on me a lot.

It’s a literal skeleton key. My poor pun-laden brain cannot decide what to make of this.

Oh my god.

THIS ISN’T EVEN THE WEIRDEST THING THAT HAPPENS IN THIS TEMPLE

Pfffffffffhahahaha WHAT. What just. Literal ladder out of nowhere. XD
 

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“You were trying to cross the border, right?” wait wrong fantasy game with giant fire-breathing lizards
To be fair, this person's character design looks kind of out-of-place in this game. My first thought was "Tomb Raider!?"

I must find my beloved’s skull.
Things that you only want to hear someone say while playing Fossil Fighters: 1.

This poor dude's nose must always be overwhwelmed by the smell of... dirt? I know dirt has a smell!

Oh please, doesn’t Vivian know we need moisture and burial to properly fossilize? Nevada and Benji will just be fancy skeletons.
Things that you only want to hear someone say while playing Fossil Fighters: 2.
 
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I remembered this time! In true me fashion, I’m updating this instead of studying for an exam.

Well that's not ominous or anything...

I have to admit I cackled. Skyrim jokes out of nowhere seem to work on me a lot.

Oh my god.

Pfffffffffhahahaha WHAT. What just. Literal ladder out of nowhere. XD

Nothing is too ominous, this is Fossil Fighters.

I haven't even played Skyrim but I will not hesitate to use this joke when it's appropriate.

Why wouldn't there be a ladder? It makes perfect sense!!
To be fair, this person's character design looks kind of out-of-place in this game. My first thought was "Tomb Raider!?"

Things that you only want to hear someone say while playing Fossil Fighters: 1.

This poor dude's nose must always be overwhwelmed by the smell of... dirt? I know dirt has a smell!

Things that you only want to hear someone say while playing Fossil Fighters: 2.
She's just here to remind us of every other video game franchise, I guess.

It makes perfect sense in context, I fully expect for it to be taken out of that very soon.

Dirt smells like dust! I cannot say what dust smells like.

Now, where were we…

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Ah, that’s right. Will the skeleton key work again? Wait, shoot, no keyhole…

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Huh, ancient script? It’s a shame that Benji can’t read, but I guess we can try…

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This puzzle. THIS PUZZLE. It stumped me and all of my friends as a child; I don’t know a single person who played this as a kid and figured out what you were supposed to do for this. I think I only learned because a kid I went to school with had, like, his dad solve it or something..? Heck, even looking at it NOW is a bit weird. Here’s the letters arranged in the way Nevada suggests they should be read (and with spaces added, for clarity):

A SECRET TUNNEL BETWEEN THE TWO UNBREAKABLE BONES! DIG

It’s easy when it’s written out, but if you don’t have a notebook around, this is a head-scratcher. Luckily, I do have that. Time to explore the chamber, then!

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Big rock, random clutter… for a treasure chamber, this room is pretty barren. But anyways! Here they are, the two unbreakable bones.

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Congratulations, everyone, we are officially farther than every child who has ever played this game without internet access.

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Not sure how that works, but I’ll take it. And honestly, seeing as they didn’t move an inch when I did that side quest last part, I’d say we’ll beat them to the exit no matter what.

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We’re finally approaching some action! Took this segment long enough!

… but Benji has a new friend to acquire, soooooooo…

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Byeeee

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Pls… hab mercy…

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Phew, finally!

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We can finally meet Benji’s newest friend: A Lexo! Lexo is a reliable Vivosaur and I’m happy to have it around; having an Earth Type in general will be fantastic. Her name will be Gray, with an A, lest you forget that this is an American production.

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Status moves ought to be fun to play with. Sure, Tox has them too, but Gray has them better.

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(The 78 was bugging me, so I cleaned her a second body. And a second head, while I was at it)

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Okay, back to plot!

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Listen, I would be more concerned about the random ladder that let us out of your LAST trap.

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(A Kadabra stole them while she wasn’t looking)

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(Or a dog wearing a hat, whichever)

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Oh please, how tough can you be? Benji even has a new friend to combat you with!

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Oh of COURSE you only have Fire Types. Why not.

It’s honestly a pretty decent boss lineup, since there aren’t any Water Vivosaurs available until the next area. But I guess I’ll have to stick with Firework, Tox, and Garret for this battle.

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I did decide to lead with Garret, though. He’s bulky! Now, chomp time.

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Every time I think I’m getting good at screenshots, I miss something important. Though this section is actually pretty okay (Garret is fine, don’t worry)

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Welp, this is terrifying. I don’t remember if I’ve explicitly mentioned it, but when one of your Vivosaurs is defeated, you get a fair amount of FP. Lambeo’s attacks cost a lot of FP for this stage, and we just gave Vivian a TON of the stuff. This is going to hurt. A lot.

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I don’t think Garret will live, so we’re doing this.

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OW. That’s just BARELY less than half heath. This could be bad.

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This issssss bad. Sorry, Firework, but you’re at the mercy of the AI now…

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… what do you MEAN you lived that????????

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i mean EXACTLY AS PLANNED, FOR I AM A MASTER OF FOSSIL FIGHTERS

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Anyways Firework you’re going to Baby Jail, you did great honey

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Haha! That crit didn’t really matter, since Tox could’ve finished it off, but still!! Good job, Garret!

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Nice! Glad everything worked out and nobody had a near-death experience.

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Aw shucks :)

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Wait, this is the treasure they were after? It looks a little… derpy. Lookit that face…

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Huh, so they weren’t after Digadig artifacts after all? That just makes this whole thing even stranger, honestly…

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Okay, I guess that Benji got a reward after all! It’s cute in its tacky ways.

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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa oh thank goodness a distraction from that pun

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Oh, hi Rosie. I see that you’ve regained consciousness, very nice.

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Look at that, I got screenshots this time! Don’t ask where the lightning came from, I… I simply do not know.

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Rosie, I get that you were upset, but maaaybe yelling about how much you hated this verbal tic was not the right way to ensure that the Chieftain removed the spell without any complications.

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And that’s that! We’ve recovered the Digadig treasure, what else is there to do in this chapter..?

I guess we’ll find out next time! See you then!


Garret, Spinax, Air
Tox, V-Raptor, Air
Star, S-Rapter, Fire
Firework, Nychus, Fire
Gray, Lexo, Earth
 

LittleMercury

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I haven't even played Skyrim but I will not hesitate to use this joke when it's appropriate.

As someone who played Skyrim approximately 500 times before they discovered Elder Scrolls Online and decided they could no longer live without a dodge button... Yeah. Skyrim is meme fodder and I love it.

Gray is so pretty! I love the patterns on her side, they've got a lovely almost Celtic look to them that I really dig. (Pun not entirely intended!)

… what do you MEAN you lived that????????

Holy moly that was close! Did you get the feeling like your heart stopped for a moment while the health bar was scrolling down? Cause I get that doing Nuzlockes and that's why I don't do them any more.


Pffffffffffffffft! Oh, Digadig Chieftain, you cheeky devil you~ So nice to see someone as done with Rosie as me!
 

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This entire section really reminds you that sometimes, things aren't supposed to make sense. Although as far as the puzzle goes I'm assuming the 'dig' at the end lit up in red is meant to be your 'cipher breaker,' combined with the hint.

A professor told me the other week that when presenting ranked lists in two columns, people naturally tend to read down C1 and then C2 rather than bouncing from the left column to the right, even though that's how we normally parse prose text.

I poor
mean bastard
imagine did
if that
some right?
 

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I think I only learned because a kid I went to school with had, like, his dad solve it or something..?
What else are dads for but for puzzle-solving. 😤 When I was a kid, my dad printed out GameFAQs guides for me at his work. I have to imagine that cost a lot in ink, since so much of those guides are just
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Status moves ought to be fun to play with. Sure, Tox has them too, but Gray has them better.
Can you imagine if, like, Poison Jab in Pokemon had an 80% poison chance? 😱

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I did decide to lead with Garret, though. He’s bulky! Now, chomp time.
The announcer is also rooting for c h o m p.

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I don’t think Garret will live, so we’re doing this.
Firework backstory before death? 🤔

Can't account for taste. 😔
Digadig Cheftain: ⚡
Me: : 😵
 
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TheTRUEgge

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Posting this today because New Pokemon Snap comes out tomorrow and I will NOT be able to focus on anything else for about a week.

As someone who played Skyrim approximately 500 times before they discovered Elder Scrolls Online and decided they could no longer live without a dodge button... Yeah. Skyrim is meme fodder and I love it.

Gray is so pretty! I love the patterns on her side, they've got a lovely almost Celtic look to them that I really dig. (Pun not entirely intended!)

Holy moly that was close! Did you get the feeling like your heart stopped for a moment while the health bar was scrolling down? Cause I get that doing Nuzlockes and that's why I don't do them any more.

Pffffffffffffffft! Oh, Digadig Chieftain, you cheeky devil you~ So nice to see someone as done with Rosie as me!

Yesss, Gray has a wonderful design! All of the Vivosaurs in this game are so colorful and distinct.

Thankfully, Fossil Fighters gives you the damage amount right away, and every Vivosaur has two hurt animations (One for normal damage, one for getting KO'd or critted), so it isn't quite as precarious as it may seem. I was definitely shocked when Firework lived, though.

She's a little much here, and I'm glad the Chieftan is also aware of it.
This entire section really reminds you that sometimes, things aren't supposed to make sense. Although as far as the puzzle goes I'm assuming the 'dig' at the end lit up in red is meant to be your 'cipher breaker,' combined with the hint.

A professor told me the other week that when presenting ranked lists in two columns, people naturally tend to read down C1 and then C2 rather than bouncing from the left column to the right, even though that's how we normally parse prose text.

I poor
mean bastard
imagine did
if that
some right?

I think that's the intention, but something about the way that the letters don't quite line up with the letters below them throws me off even now.

Huh, that's interesting, though I wonder if it has something to do with the table itself rather than the bare words? For example, I stg I had a stroke reading what you wrote there.

What else are dads for but for puzzle-solving. 😤 When I was a kid, my dad printed out GameFAQs guides for me at his work. I have to imagine that cost a lot in ink, since so much of those guides are just
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Can you imagine if, like, Poison Jab in Pokemon had an 80% poison chance? 😱

The announcer is also rooting for c h o m p.

Firework backstory before death? 🤔

Can't account for taste. 😔
Digadig Cheftain: ⚡
Me: : 😵

I wish my dad knew what GameFAQs was, but it's good that dads the world over are solving puzzles for their kids, haha.

Thankfully Fossil Fighters poison only lasts one turn, but YEAH, that would be ROUGH.

he wants the monch!

Nahhhh Firework will be fiiine!

The tacky idol is my FAVORITE and I will not tolerate slander against it.


Last time… we cleared the chapter’s plot! Important to note that the chapter isn’t finished, though. Still a bit left!

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I get the strangest feeling that it’ll be a long while before Benji has a day that ISN’T weird…

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Ahh, yes, it’s time for Level Up Battles! As I mentioned a while back, I intend to get the first Fossil Chip upgrade before starting that. Luckily, Benji nearly has enough cash.

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Fireworks :)

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Repeat these screenshots a few more times.

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Hopefully that’ll be enough cash…

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SO CLOSE

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Okay, THERE we go. Now, the Fossil Chip! It’s really really good. If you’ve been particularly observant, you may have noticed that Benji’s only been digging up head and body fossils so far. The fossil chip will let him dig up arms! This’ll instantly give his Vivosaurs a huge advantage; at least one rank and probably two if my cleaning game is good. Now that the fossil chip is mine, it’s time… to backtrack.

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(After I quickly grab some more money for the case upgrade)

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Benji hasn’t hidden behind anything in a long while, huh.

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Stop one: For Garret and Tox!

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Hopefully that’s something I need. Stop two: For Firework, Star, and Gray!

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WHY IS THERE MODERN CURRENCY HIDDEN IN THESE BONES??? HOW OLD ARE THEY???
Wait don’t tell me I do not want to know

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If any of these are what I want, I will be happy.

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Tox officially has all of the moves I care about! Lethal Poison is too expensive to use regularly right now, but it’ll be good eventually.

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No, no, maybe.

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Garret is STRONK now! Well, he was already, but now he’s extra powerful!

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The real star of the show today is Firework. Since she already had three fossil parts (Remember, the fossil Travers gave us was her legs) she now has every body part! I don’t expect the rest of the team to catch up with her in levels for a long while.

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It was at this exact moment that I realized Star never got a body fossil. Whoops!

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Okay, let’s try this again. Gray still needs her arms, too.

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Master of status… a very good chilb.

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And I’m pretty sure this is an S-Raptor body? Might also be Venator...

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Phew! That would’ve been annoying.

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There we go, everyone is all trained up! See you later, KL-33N.

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In we gooooooooo

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Sometimes I take a screenshot just before cleaning is finished just to show off how utterly chaotic it gets. Removing dust involves blowing into the microphone (or tapping the sides of the screen with a hammer) and I simply do not feel like it.

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Who’s this level 2 master going to be? Hmmmmmm!

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Yup, it’s Nevada! Level Masters are always plot-important NPCs from the chapter. It’s a nice touch!

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Like Vivian, much of the difficulty of Nevada’s fight comes from her use of fire types, which Benji can’t hit super-effectively. Unfortunately, they also mean that Gray will have to be sidelined. Sorry, girl.

Incidentally, U-Raptor has one of my favorite Vivosaur designs. Such an awesome blend of feathers and color.

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Well, that’s annoying. Beat that Lexo back, Star!

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OKAY BUT MAYBE TONE IT DOWN. I’ll take the OHKO, though!

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Moving into the EZ heals poison, so I’ll let Garret take it from here.

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U-Raptor, unfortunately, isn’t doing much damage. Time to bite back! Haha get it. Because Spinax Fa--

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Just one more hit will take U-Raptor down! Garret’s looking a little worn out, but he should be able to finish it off.

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The rest of the fight was so uninteresting I simply Did Not screenshot any of it.

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Nevada’s very encouraging of Benji, how nice. I guess he did help her with the whole treasure situation.

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Looks like Benji will have a rival if he tries to make it to Master Fighter! It’s good for him.

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Rosie apologized! I’m glad. That wraps up Chapter 2! Join us next time as we play Minecraft (no, really)

Garret, Spinax, Air
Tox, V-Raptor, Air
Star, S-Rapter, Fire
Firework, Nychus, Fire
Gray, Lexo, Earth
 

LittleMercury

Adept
Pronouns
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Dex Entry A very small trash boy last seen clawing themself out of the gender dumpster.
Pronouns
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Pokédex No.
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Caught
Oct 22, 2019
Messages
283
Location
In the library with many good books
Nature
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Thankfully, Fossil Fighters gives you the damage amount right away, and every Vivosaur has two hurt animations (One for normal damage, one for getting KO'd or critted), so it isn't quite as precarious as it may seem.

Oh thank goodness! It's really not good for the heart sometimes XD

I get the strangest feeling that it’ll be a long while before Benji has a day that ISN’T weird…

In this game? Absolute truth. It's very weird and goofy and honestly I think that's why I'm enjoying this so much.

There we go, everyone is all trained up!

Behold, the true terror of TheTRUEgge's dino-babs!

Incidentally, U-Raptor has one of my favorite Vivosaur designs. Such an awesome blend of feathers and color.

U-Raptor and V-Raptor both have wonderful designs, they remind me of fyoras and cryoras from the old Geneforge series. ...I wonder if I could make a Nuzlocke in playing as a Shaper in those games.

Nevada’s very encouraging of Benji, how nice.

Nevada's one of my favourite NPCs so far. She's a bit goofy, because everyone in this game is goofy, but it's a kind of straight man goofy that I really enjoy. :D Looking forward to seeing what interesting characters we meet next!
 
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TheTRUEgge

TheTRUEgge

three of them?? this has gotten out of hand!
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Pokédex No.
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We're back! Time for Minecraft. But, before that, I have some shameless self promoting to do. My friend and I are doing a B/W Soul Link Nuzlocke featuring actual Plot and we just updated! Go read it, it's pretty good.

Oh thank goodness! It's really not good for the heart sometimes XD

In this game? Absolute truth. It's very weird and goofy and honestly I think that's why I'm enjoying this so much.

Behold, the true terror of TheTRUEgge's dino-babs!

U-Raptor and V-Raptor both have wonderful designs, they remind me of fyoras and cryoras from the old Geneforge series. ...I wonder if I could make a Nuzlocke in playing as a Shaper in those games.

Nevada's one of my favourite NPCs so far. She's a bit goofy, because everyone in this game is goofy, but it's a kind of straight man goofy that I really enjoy. :D Looking forward to seeing what interesting characters we meet next!

It's far nicer than Pokemon in that one way. Only that way, though.

The absurdity is absolutely a part of the charm! It manages it so wonderfully.

They're POWERFUL!

You probably could! As far as I can tell, any game with enough recruitable units can be nuzlocked.

Nevada is pretty fun! Shame she isn't around much past this chapter...

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Oh, you thought I was kidding about that? No. But first, to business.

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The shelf is our most important piece of furniture! It’s for storing our tacky idol!

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This guy still creeps me out. He gives good info, though! Soon, my guesswork as to what fossils are what will get much more precise.

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I have played Fossil Fighters for the better part of 10 years, and I don’t think that I have ever thought about this fountain. Or come close enough to see it properly, if I’m being honest.

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Onwards to a new location! This place has potential for not one, not two, but three catches! Lots of goodies here. To get to a few of them, though, we’ll need McJunker’s help.

At Rivet Ravine, we are immediately directed to look to our left…

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Ahh, that must be seminar guy. Lucky for Benji, I completely forgot to clear out his fossil case, so the first part of this test will be easy.

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S... Sam… Sam Inaro… Seminar…………

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Puns I didn’t realize were puns until just now aside, Benji needs to dig up 8 fossil rocks! As shown before, he already has more than enough.

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He’s doing the bouncy movement thing Snivels did and I can’t catch it! So sad…

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Oh, if only this was how college worked…

So, color coding! This is going to make hunting for extra body parts for catches so, so much easier. The next few areas have a lot of variety in the elemental types of Vivosaurs present, so I’ll be able to narrow down what I actually have to pick up and clean much more efficiently.

Here, let’s grab a fossil and see an example of the new color coding…

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I should have seen this coming. Try again?

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Oh, of course not. Jewel Rocks continue to be normal-colored and therefore BORING. Moving on.

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This random dude has a new thing by the way. Hi Alio.

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HERE we go, finally! This is the first catch of the main part of Rivet Ravine. As I hinted at before, there are a few extra areas that I will be abusing. Until then, I’m pretty sure I know what Vivosaur this is and I’m very excited.

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(I went back to town to sell stuff quickly. Pay it no mind)

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Been digging up a TON of jewel rocks. It’s weird, but it does give an opportunity to meet some new Vivosaurs. This screenshot doesn’t accurately capture Megalo’s doofy expression and it makes me sad.

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Searching for fossils, enjoying the scenery… something I hadn’t noticed about Fossil Fighters before starting this run is that the camera angles are consistently bad for screenshotting. It’s really hard to get a sense of areas/rooms with just one or two screenshots. Hope you don’t mind the slideshow, then.

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Let me in.
LET ME IIIIIIIIIN

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Everything is under control and whoever told you otherwise is lying.

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See? Gray even got a rank out of it. She’s fine.

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Ah, here we are: the tunnels! This is where I wanted to be; there are a few different encounter tables in here so I’ll be giving myself two encounters.

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Ah, seems like McJunker is having problems with his minecarts. Just like in Minecraft--

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Turns out McJunker is a pretty chill guy, actually! And fixing this minecart will give Benji a chance at one of my favorite Vivosaurs, so we’re in.

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Now, there are three tunnels on the back wall (As mentioned previously, it’s hard to get screenshots of entire rooms in this game). We’ll start on the far left. These three tunnels will contain our second catch of the area.

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Here it is! Yes, it’s tunnel #2. Tunnel #1 will be important later.

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Oh?? A red dot! Time to mine it.

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I… this man was… buried in the ground…

Not the strangest thing Benji has seen this week though.

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Hello there, AI actually switching. It’s pretty good with type matchups!

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Star definitely didn’t get crit or something, no, everything is under control.

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One tool down! I’m leaving, I want to see my catches.

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Yesss it’s the Vivosaur I thought it was! This is one of my favorites, and soon, I’ll be able to show off why!

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… Oh no. I’m going to have to clean this.

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Some of the fossil rocks in this game have a different hardness rating than the standard rocks. It isn’t explained in game, but some fossils are much harder to break and some are much, much easier. Alectro’s head fossil is in the latter category, and I may or may have taken the hammer to it before remembering, so it’s a bit chipped.

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Anyways, Alectro! IT’S SO FLUFFY. As far as actually fighting goes, Alectro is alright, but the fluff elevates it to top-tier. His name shall be Fluffy, predictably.

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And now… this is our Tunnel #2 catch! Let’s see what it is.

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Oh ho ho! I have a soft spot for Coatlus; as a kid, it was the only reason I defeated the game’s final boss! Very happy to be using one again.

(Come to think of it, the last time I nuzlocked Fossil Fighters, these were also my Rivet Ravine encounters… funky.)

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Coatlus is here! Long-Range is a pretty uncommon niche in Fossil Fighters (If you’ve played Champions before, it’s worth noting that the first game doesn’t use the same range system that Champions does), so I’m happy to have it as an option. Garret and Tox are both doing perfectly fine as Air Vivosaurs right now, though, so Coathanger (that is what I am naming him, due to my inability to read Coatlus as a child) will be staying in the VMM.

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Fluffy, on the other hand, is on the team! A water type will be very handy in the battles to come. Star is going to get the bench, but only because Firework is already much higher-ranked and I need to keep Tox on for reasons that will become apparent later.

For now, though, that’s where we’ll be ending! Join Benji next time as he tracks down even more criminals and also gets rich.

Garret: Spinax, Air
Tox: V-Raptor, Air
Firework: Nychus, Fire
Gray: Lexo, Earth
Fluffy: Alectro, Water
 

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Posting this today because New Pokemon Snap comes out tomorrow and I will NOT be able to focus on anything else for about a week.
*looks at my hours on New Pokemon Snap* >_>

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Fireworks :)
To celebrate Firework living! :D

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Benji hasn’t hidden behind anything in a long while, huh.
Benji hiding from needing to grind for money.
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Like Vivian, much of the difficulty of Nevada’s fight comes from her use of fire types, which Benji can’t hit super-effectively.
Makes me wonder how the Level-Up Battles will evolve once all the Vivosaur types are available to the player. 🤔
Also me reading U-Raptor's description: 😟

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The rest of the fight was so uninteresting I simply Did Not screenshot any of it.
Phew! I guess the EZ healing poison takes a lot of the teeth out of this fight. ^^'
Seminar? Level 3 Fighter gives you a degree? :0 or requires you to go to school

McJunker? My mental image:
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He’s doing the bouncy movement thing Snivels did and I can’t catch it! So sad…
Accurate depiction of real-life seminars. It can go too fast to handle at times. >_>

With this color coding, are you allowing yourself to pick which Fossil Rock to clean first?

Ooh, yay, you can use Pinwheel Clause in this run! ^^

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Ah, seems like McJunker is having problems with his minecarts. Just like in Minecraft--
Ew, he has a Wario color scheme.
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But, like, more washed-out and having a vaguely green tinge to his skin. 🤢

At least he's willing to give you more areas that qualify for Pinwheel Clause!

Game: "scare and poison skills"
Egge:
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Nevada is pretty fun! Shame she isn't around much past this chapter...

Awww boo. I like her, dangit! Ah well, I'm sure we'll find plenty more characters for me to go 'hahaha what' at.

You probably could! As far as I can tell, any game with enough recruitable units can be nuzlocked.

Geneforge is a bit odd in the fact that you're not so much recruiting units as Shapers can create life from thin air. Geneforge be wild, y'all.

See? Gray even got a rank out of it. She’s fine.

Gray is a good girl!

I… this man was… buried in the ground…

I dug up a 20' altar with my character's bare hands and a brush today and I'm still making 'u what?' faces.
 
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*looks at my hours on New Pokemon Snap* >_>

To celebrate Firework living! :D

Benji hiding from needing to grind for money.
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Makes me wonder how the Level-Up Battles will evolve once all the Vivosaur types are available to the player. 🤔
Also me reading U-Raptor's description: 😟

Phew! I guess the EZ healing poison takes a lot of the teeth out of this fight. ^^'
Seminar? Level 3 Fighter gives you a degree? :0 or requires you to go to school

McJunker? My mental image:
0*GltLrY_Vs23fHIkF.



Accurate depiction of real-life seminars. It can go too fast to handle at times. >_>

With this color coding, are you allowing yourself to pick which Fossil Rock to clean first?

Ooh, yay, you can use Pinwheel Clause in this run! ^^


Ew, he has a Wario color scheme.
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But, like, more washed-out and having a vaguely green tinge to his skin. 🤢

At least he's willing to give you more areas that qualify for Pinwheel Clause!

Game: "scare and poison skills"
Egge:
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Grinding for money is BORINGGG and hiding is so much more fun!

Level-Up Battles will get chaotic, and quick. It's going to be... fun.

It's not much of a seminar, it's more just some weird guy shooting a bolt of knowledge into your brain. I kinda wish irl seminars were like that.

YOU ARE CORRECT THAT'S HIM.

Because I count the first fossil in each area as a new encounter, I won't be able to pick and choose which to actually revive. HOWEVER, this will back backtracking for fossils much easier, since I'll know that I can skip cleaning certain colors of rock.

I'm pretty sure the green in McJunker's design is actually from the sleeves of his undershirt... that's what I'm telling myself, anyways.

Alectro is the most perfect Vivosaur, I'm pretty sure. It's a great mix of a fearsome design and utter fluff in fact, it's so good that the best vivosaur in the game is just a recolor of the model

Awww boo. I like her, dangit! Ah well, I'm sure we'll find plenty more characters for me to go 'hahaha what' at.

Geneforge is a bit odd in the fact that you're not so much recruiting units as Shapers can create life from thin air. Geneforge be wild, y'all.

Gray is a good girl!

I dug up a 20' altar with my character's bare hands and a brush today and I'm still making 'u what?' faces.

Oh don't worry, Fossil Fighters is NOT lacking in those.

Ahh, hm. I'm sure there's a way to make it work, though!

She is best girl!!

It happens! Video games be wack, yo.

Good news! New Pokemon Snap only took up MOST of the time I wasn't updating this run. The rest of it has been spent building a sand team in my Y nuzlocke just because.

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Starting the part off RIGHT with Benji hiding behind a tree. Which tree? I don’t remember I did this gameplay like two weeks ago. Back to the business of finding more criminals!

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This is the middle tunnel; unfortunately, that’s hard to convey while still keeping a manageable number of screenshots. Alas.

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There are a couple of splits in this mineshaft, but it isn’t difficult to navigate. In fact… we’ve got a red dot! Okay, time to see what criminal is buried in the dirt THIS time..!

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OH C’MON I THOUGHT THE GAME WAS OVER THIS

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Third tunnel’s the charm!

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It’s fun to poison an enemy that can’t go to the EZ, especially when your team is not threatened by their attacks.

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There’s a VMM, so we must be getting close. And sure enough, I see a red dot…

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>:|

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The other way, then. It’s better because it has prebby crystals (Johto confirmed).

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That’s more like it! For a BB, this guy is actually mildly threatening. But it’s all good, we have Fluffy.

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hehehe

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Rude! But ultimately not an issue. Pachy is a terrifying strong Vivosaur, though.

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Firework grows..! She’s only three ranks off of max, dang! (Max rank is 12 in this game. I don’t expect any of my Vivosaurs to hit it, if only because the max you can reasonably expect to get off of fossils is around 9 and I don’t intend to go out of my way and grind battle points)

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Time to deliver the tools to McJunker! Soon, we’ll get that sweet sweet U-Raptor chance…

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Gotta clean the tools! I did not get adequate screenshots of them, I apologize. But they are now… clen.

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Oh, looks like there’s one more thing that the cart needs to function. Hopefully that won’t be too difficult to grab…

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And THAT is why I benched Star instead of Tox last time. Well, that, and Tox has some pretty rad status moves that I want to have. Time to go talk to this mysterious apprentice! Hmm, I wonder who it could possibly be…

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Actually no, we’re doing this first. Coathanger is now stronger!

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And Fluffy got some TLC, too!

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As long as Benji is in the Guild Area, he may as well sell some things and talk to this random child. The Junk Depot, as you can see, is to the south.

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Aww yeah, it’s Holt! Holt is great.

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You have to bring a V-Raptor to Holt here, so I’m just glad that Tox hasn’t died yet. That, uh, happened to my last V-Raptor. It was an awkward few minutes.

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Fight time! We finally get to see what Holt has, and it’s a fun pair of Vivosaurs! Won’t be a problem for the ones I’m bringing, though I DO have to actually fight him using Tox or he won’t hand over the goods.

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Woah, the AI used strategy again! I’m impressed. Not that it matters much, though.

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Yeah girl, swing that [googles*] thagomizer!

*I was going to google what the tail spikes were called for the purposes of this joke but then I realized that I actually did remember the term. I’m not sure how to feel about this.

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THIS IS FINE EVERYTHING IS FINE.

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See? Told you.

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One fast travel later…

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Pfft, Holt definitely wasn’t supposed to battle us. We won in the end, though, and that’s what matters.

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U-Raptor U-Raptor U-Raptor--

(You only get this cutscene once, that’s the excuse I’m using for the screenshots being bad)

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Uh oh. Looks like we aren’t alone in the tunnel after all… the BB Bandits are back! As competent as ever (this is a dig at how incompetent they are, you see).

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Hello, friends.

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This entire sequence is fantastic tbh. Fossil Fighters is hilarious.

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Benji’s a child in a video game, it’s his JOB to interfere in your business. Sorry not sorry, Viv.

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Hhhhhhhhello there, Zino, welcome to the party. Zino is. Um. Well, its description says it all, really. Zino absolutely CAN be threatening, but it relies HEAVILY on support effects that Rex’s other Vivosaur cannot (currently) provide. Won’t be too long until then, though… I live in fear.

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Welcome back to this installment of “I gravely mispredict the opponent’s lead”

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Don’t worry Fluffy is fine. My setup, on the other hand, is not terribly ideal.

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You know, I really should have seen this one coming. I’m so used to AI not switching, but I really ought to remember that this isn’t Pokemon.

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Thankfully, Zino cannot hit for beans.

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Thought about putting it to sleep, but I can’t afford it and it’s a risky strategy. Opted for a nice, reliable chomp instead.

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It proceeded to miss again, so Fluffy came out to whack it.

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And Garret just barely gets the kill! Perfect, this saves me some switching nonsense for the next Vivosaur.

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Oh of COURSE it confused Gray. Confusion in Fossil Fighters is… fun. Confused Vivosaurs act randomly--they may not attack at all, they may attack with a random move on a random opponent, they may even attack their ALLIES, or…

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… they can force a swap. This is ideal, honestly.

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A bit more back-and-forth paired with a lucky crit gets us the win! I am very happy that Garret didn’t choose to go for Fluffy out of confusion, that could have been bad.

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Tox even got a rank out of that!

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Oh right, this was TWO battles… Snivels is easily the more threatening of the two, at least right now. But I did correctly predict his lead!

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Ha, he didn’t even go for Garret! Maybe I gave the AI too much credit before.

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Firework, darling, I appreciate the enthusiasm but save it for when it matters, please.

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SPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN

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Again with the unnecessary crits, my goodness.

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No Vivian fight today, which I’m perfectly fine with. My team doesn’t need another fight, they need treats and pats.

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Oh, is this what the bandits were searching for? Weird, I wonder why…

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It’s mine now! I can’t say no to that goofy face… and now that the plot is out of the way, Benji can FINALLY grab an encounter! U-Raptor please,,,

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Aw. That isn’t a U-Raptor, that’s… something else.

Also, the only way to leave this room is through a random hole, which I find hysterical. I just want to know why.

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That wraps up the chapter’s plot! Just level-up battles to go. We’ll do that (and see what Benji’s new catch is) next time!

Garret: Spinax, Air
Tox: V-Raptor, Air
Firework: Nychus, Fire
Gray: Lexo, Earth
Fluffy: Alectro, Water

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Firework grows..! She’s only three ranks off of max, dang!

Firework has officially become the Dino of Doom!

Coathanger is now stronger!

And really amazingly patterned too! Such a cool design!

Yeah girl, swing that [googles*] thagomizer!

*I was going to google what the tail spikes were called for the purposes of this joke but then I realized that I actually did remember the term. I’m not sure how to feel about this.

Let's face it the story of the Thagomizer is still one of the most beautiful moments in science.


*CRACKS UP* Pfffffffffft oh I do love a good dry snark from the Sane Person in these groups! For some reason it just completely caught me off guard XD
 

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I'm curious: What makes Pachy such a threatening Vivosaur? Is it threatening because of a niche that you can't fill this early on in the game, or will it remain threatening?

Crows are known to use tools, McJunker. Then again, the BB Bandits are not crows.

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And THAT is why I benched Star instead of Tox last time. Well, that, and Tox has some pretty rad status moves that I want to have. Time to go talk to this mysterious apprentice! Hmm, I wonder who it could possibly be…
0*GltLrY_Vs23fHIkF.
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Ah, yes, I see the association.

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You have to bring a V-Raptor to Holt here, so I’m just glad that Tox hasn’t died yet. That, uh, happened to my last V-Raptor. It was an awkward few minutes.
Death doesn't lie either... >_>

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Fight time! We finally get to see what Holt has, and it’s a fun pair of Vivosaurs! Won’t be a problem for the ones I’m bringing, though I DO have to actually fight him using Tox or he won’t hand over the goods.
If you don't battle with V-Raptor, is it technically infinite EXP? 🤔 Or does the game not let you begin the battle without V-Raptor?

Poor Snivels got confused and thought he was in Pokemon.

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Hhhhhhhhello there, Zino, welcome to the party. Zino is. Um. Well, its description says it all, really. Zino absolutely CAN be threatening, but it relies HEAVILY on support effects that Rex’s other Vivosaur cannot (currently) provide. Won’t be too long until then, though… I live in fear.
Quick! Make sure Rex doesn't dig up a supporting Vivosaur!

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Welcome back to this installment of “I gravely mispredict the opponent’s lead”
and the announcers gravely mispredict the nature of your opponent

Oh of COURSE it confused Gray. Confusion in Fossil Fighters is… fun. Confused Vivosaurs act randomly--they may not attack at all, they may attack with a random move on a random opponent, they may even attack their ALLIES, or…
Attacking allies? :ohdear: If confusion causes a Vivosaur to kill a friend,they might just be heading to the bench! 💺 unless fluffy is the one who makes the mistake fluffy can do no wrong
 

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