Never Enough Pokémon Games! Let's Play Touhoumon World Link!

HEY GUYS AM I DOING THIS RIGHT?

From what I've heard, Touhoumon World Link is a romhack (that can be found here) of Pokemon Emerald with a completely different map and some different attacks mixed in.

... Oh, and every single Pokeymans have been replaced with characters from Touhou - a series of shmup games that are known for their Bullet Hell and the staggering amount of female characters.

The basic story for this, according to the author, is that you play as Renko Usami or Maribel Han (Two characters from Touhou). They moved to the Hoenn region to find the answer to why Bonéka (Indonesian for Doll, which are the equivalent to Pokémon here) suddenly appeared in their world.

To be honest, I've played a couple of Touhoumon games before, but I've never attempted this game specifically. I've heard that the game gets insanely difficult near the end, so I'm making this into a Nuzlocke run. Because that's what a normal person would do in these cases, right?

NOW LET'S GET THIS TRAIN WRECK A-ROLLIN'

Oh cool, the intro scene's changed a bit. Let's see...


.... 'Kay.

Intro music has changed!


Slightly broken English aside, this professor seems to be a pretty decent dude. Although, the minute I hear the words "jajaja" I AM OUTTA HERE.

The good professor introduces us to the world of Pokémon Boné--

SHE'S SO CUTE AAAAAAH <3 ohright plot

Birch wants us to investigate the mysteries of Bonéka (or something along those lines) and we get to pick our gender protagonist!



I'm kinda fine with either plus I'm indecisive as hell, so which one should I be?

Boyish? I'm not a touhou fan but those are adorable so count me in~ I don't care which one I am by the way :3

.......Pokémon hacks truly go everywhere, uh.

That aside, I say let's be boyish and have a cool hat!

Tomboyish.

tomboyish looks badass.
BRING ON THE PUPPETS!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-- IT'S THIS GAME, I LOVE YOU FOREVER SQUISH LSFJLDFJLSFJKSJFL LET ME LOVE YOU IN THE MOST LEAST YANDERE WAY POSSIBLE!

On a more related note... I say we go with... Actually, doesn't matter to me! Maribel and Renko both are great.

On yet another note, is it sad that I can name pretty much every character in that picture...? Yes? That's fine then...

COME INTO MY ARMS~~

Don't be sad! Memorizing all those names will TOTALLY come in handy in the future! plus, I can, too

Cool hat it is, then!
Now for a name! It has to be something dignified, something with IMPACT, something like...

(　´_ゝ`)

WELP.

... This is why I shouldn't be trusted in naming things.


... Why is that in red? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY TO ME, BIRCH!?



"-- adventure, and friendships await! Well, come see me in my Bonéka Lab."
And then I decided to go home

BGM:


Mother introduces us to Mashiro Town, which on reflection is kinda weird since Professor Birch just said that I was moving to Mishiro Town. Before I could point this out to her she drags me into the house, happy at the fact that I get to have my very own room!


Alright, alright already! Sheesh woman, it's just a room.


Some things just stay the same. |D


....


Whatevs, man. Let's get to them Pokémons Bonékas!


Curses.

Well, there's not much else I can do around here, so I guess I'll just try next d-

Er... Hi?


That's... Nice, I guess?

She tells us that her daughter's (probably) upstairs and wants me to go talk to her. Sure, why not?

Well, we're off to a good start! The name's Squish! Don't ask me why. Please.




Yay! New friend GET! I didn't even need to battle her or anything!

What? But-

Aw. :C

... Well fine! I-it's not like I wanted to be friends with her or anything like that! I'll just head on up t--


Well, if it'll get me a new friend, I'm all for it! :D

So, it's going to be a choice between Reimu, Marisa and Sakuya, right? In that ca---



... Oh.

Folks, meet Louise, Elly and Kurumi. I have absolutely no idea which one is which type.
Which one should I pick?

OH! This is World Link, not Another World, which is the one where you're ported to Gensokyo. That's why you're choosing between those darlings and you haven't been thrown across the border of reality yet.

In any case, Elly always needs teh lovins.

Throwing a vote for Elly too, can't resist that hat.

I have no idea who they are!

But Elly has a scythe. What's not to like.

Elly of course.

Wat'ing so hard right now.

Voting Louise because ^_^

Kyaaaa I love you for doing this! And providing awesome music too. <333

I would ask you to name one after me but that could get confusing real fast. Unless you actually do find a Tewi.

Elly!

Louise! Look at that face :D

Why thank you <3

From the spreadsheet I got from the website, there's one in the Granite Caves. If I'm stupid lucky enough to find and catch one, I'll make sure to name one after you.

Welcome to the team, CElly! Now let's see who we're up against!

....


Professor Birch, what little respect I had for you has been lost.

CElly, let's do this!
Battle BGM:



... How the hell is she intimidating in any way? I mean, look at her!

Let's see what Elly has in her movepool:

Ooh~ Not bad, not bad! If I recall correctly, Kogasas are ghost-types, too! Let's give Pursuit a shot!


Fortunately, my guess proves correct and the Karakasa goes down in two hits.

Returning from where he was cowering, Birch approaches us when the coast is clear.

...


... I repeat. You were 'jumped' by something that looks like this:

Ignoring me, the professor offers to let me keep the Bonéka for saving his life from the obviously bloodthirsty Kogasa.

But who am I to look a gift horse in the mouth?

Welcome, Kaimeanogo! Please don't die on me


Yeahyeah that's great, thanks buddy! ONTO ADVENTURE


... Did Birch just mis-pronounce his own daughter's name? (I'm not kidding - he did this more than once.)

My respect for Professor Birch is now in the negatives. In triple digits.


Out of one hundred.

C'mon, Kaimeanogo (I can call you Kaime, right?) We're outta here.

Route 101 BGM:

... Oh, that reminds me, I forgot to check what type you are! Let's see:


... Huh. To be honest, I had you pegged as a Steel-type. Oh well, that's fine by me~

Since this is an Emerald Hack (meaning no more party members until my battle with Mary), and Route 101 is now closed off to me in terms of Bonéka catching, it's time for some level-grinding! Please wait warmly until ready

Aww yeah I'm the starter <3 Kaime is fine~

Level 9 should be good enough to survive, right? Right?

Kaime's learned a new move! :D

It's like double kick, but MORE AWESOME. I have yet to encounter any Bonéka that have managed to endure more than two kicks (Unless the move misses and to be fair, the things I encounter are level 2-3 but shut up)


Random battle Pleasedon'tshowpleasedon'tshowpleasedon'tshow


YESSSS

Almost there....


DOUBLE YESSSSSS


Hi there, Mary! I see your stutter seems to have worn off.


Gift... Reward for saving him from a cute umbrella ghost... Same diff, right?


Fine by me~




BGM:


I'm actually kinda nervous. What if she's like, level 10 or someth--

Pffffft hahahaha nevermind, then

A Triple Kick should do the trick!

... Or not, but we're almost there!


The CGengetsu tries to retaliate with a Sweet Kiss, but Kaime rejects her advances!

... Or not.
FUCK.


Resist it, Kaime! Take her down!




.... Kaime, you are the best Pokémon Bonéka ever. <33

.....

Respect for Professor Birch: -1300 out of 100

B-but I don't want to go ba--

.....


.....


/Sigh.



"... An extensive history of basically running away from every single wild battle and losing to every trainer she meets!"


"-- this iDoldex."

.....



I've had enough of this. I'm outta here.

Mary stops me mid-way and hands me 5 Miko Orbs in a show of friendship, so that's a plus, I guess.

Time to catch a new friend! :D


Yay, it only took one Orb!

Let's take a look-see in the 'Dex:


Our little Mouse friend needs a name~

Remember the slogan; all pokemon lpers should just automatically know to include me. Not sure I want to be Nazrin though, even if she does have some of the best theme remixes ever;

I just realised that if I ever play this, my penchant to give my Pokemon and animals and main characters and whatnot Touhou names is going to fail me so spectacularly.

Triple kick!? That's amazing. I think I love myself more than my trainer does <3

The mouse is named Benny.

I see that blond girl named Mary and the only thing I can think of is Ib.
Garry whyyyyyy

I agree wholeheartedly, especially with the first arrangement. Folksy tunes like that one always make me smile.

Welcome aboard, Benny! Glad to have you with us!

Oh, and you got me a present, too! That's awfully sweet of you. C:

(For those curious, Nazrins are pretty much the equivalent to Zigzagoons in Emerald, with a slightly worse movepool. Their Sp. Attack stat isn't that great, and their stats emphasize the importance of Speed and Attack... Which is why Benny's Quiet Nature is just asking for trouble in the future.)

I am still a bit curious as to what I might've caught if I didn't get Benny, so let's take a look arou-


.....

Damnit. Benny, why'd you show up first :C



Well, that should be good enough for me for the next route. LET'S DO THIS, TEAM! TO ROUTE 102!


Hm... Top ledge or bottom... I think I'll go for the bottom one.


BRING IT ON!


The trainer only had one CNazrin, but it easily brought Benny down to less than half of her health. The minute I switched out to Kaimeanogo, the mouse Bonéka bowed down at the sheer sight of her awesomeness. Or maybe it was due to the Triple Kick to the face

Let's see what I can catch on this route...

A Sunnymilk! I know I probably should weaken her a bit before I use a Miko Orb, but hey, she's only level 3! How hard can it be?



.... FUCK.

Kaime, try a Scratch! pleasedon'tkillherpleasedon'tkillher

YESSSSSS

Okay, Squish. You've only got one Orb left, Benny is still injured from the previous battle and if Kaime attacks one more time it'll knock her out. YOU CAN DO THIS

DOUBLE FUCK.

Welp, it looks like Route 102 has been closed off to me as well. I might as well use the time to train a bit more. I can't help but wonder, though. What other Bonéka did I miss out on?


......

Well, I'm pretty much done with this route. Time to head to the nex--

Er... Hi? Sorry, you're kinda blocking my way here...

BGM:


Wait, what


WHAT

I mean--

Vocaloids in--

WHAT

.... No, keep it together, Squish! The thing's only level 4, Benny can take at least a hit, right?



... Right?




... Benny?

BENNYYYYYYY NOOOOOOOOO

VHAT THE FAWK? I CAN'T. I JUST. VAAAT?

Dafuq just happened.

Go to Dream Land my friend. Your spirit won't have to battle anymore Benny.

..... Kaime?

Triple Kick.
RIGHT IN THE GODDAMN FACE.







... Now, normally, I don't accept/use gift 'mons, but something tells me that I am going to need every help I receive to get through the game.

(Since I'm not even given a chance to name this Pokémon Bonéka ... Whatever the hell she is, I can't even use her until I find the Name Rater. And I'll be honest, I have absolutely no idea whether or not he's still in this game. If anyone has any name ideas/wants to offer their names for her, I'm all ears.)

With her task accomplished, Ichii moves aside and lets me into go to the next town without incident.

I...

All I wanted was to go to the next town over so I can try and catch something. Was that so wrong? WAS IT!?




Benny the Chibi Nazrin
Lvl 2-8
Goodbye, Benny. Our time was brief and although I wasn't exactly the best trainer to you, I'll still remember you for your awesome Pickup ability. Even though the things you gave me were admittedly pretty shit


...C'mon Kaime, we'll have to give dad a visit before we lea-

....

What.





.... I'm sorry, the names aren't really registering in my brain at the moment. Y'see, a friend of mine kinda died recently and I'm still not really over i- why do you look just like me I don't understand what's going on anymore

Carol or Stare

..sorry,with that out of the system...



Benny...

Indeed. This new pokemon shall be named after me or Flonne or some other mun.

What the hell happened while I was gone? Is it bad that I laughed when Benny died? I am sad :c Kaime wants more friends.

Patchouli <3

This one. I vote for this one right here because patchouli is one of my favorite things to smell like.

;_________;

Also, since I can't find a suitable high-five gif from iM@s, have a sparkly-eyed Yayoi:

I certainly am partial to the name Carol for the Miku, since it fits with her character species...

THE GAME'S TRYING TO BREAK ME I SWEAR

Your request(s?) has(/have) been noted, but an advance warning! I've (apparently) lost my chance at catching one in this entire region, so you'll have to wait until I reach the Kanto/Johto area (yes, it exists in this game) for me to get another shot at finding one.

On the bright side; since you picked me, the best starter ever, you could probably beat the whole game without any other 'mons :D

I don't have any good high-five iM@s gif either,so have more Yayoi!


Also, may I kindly have a mon named after me?

Nononono, not just Elly. Get a Flan. C: Then everything will just sorta wilt in your path.

Actually, I remembered that I do have a good iM@s high-five gif.

Hi-touch!