Jungle Funnies #6: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

We all know May wanted to be the star of Pokémon Contests, but did she even have a choice in the first place? Zack Flavin looks at one of Pokémon’s gender stereotypes.

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  1. I think May did have a choice in the Hoenn anime… right, djja?
    She (and later, Dawn) just wanted to be into contests.

    Contrast: Iris.

    Anyway, this guy in the comic is just a dirty sexist old man… 🙂

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  2. I’m just waiting for contest news to come out for Hoenn. Just to see if there will be any changes, as they were my favorite part of the games.

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  3. When I first played Ruby I spent about 90% of my time in Contest Halls with my Male Masquerain. We did beauty contest and we were FABULOUS. I plan on doing the same this time around.

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  4. To be honest I’ve never really liked contests…..I just thought they were boring and had no real value for me. I always thought they would be cooler if they were like the contests in the anime where you battle too. lol

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  5. XY033 was quite the bland episode. It’s main focus was on the bond between Korrina and her Lucario and the need for Team Rocket to step in made it worse. However, as always, the animation is amazing with Lucario’s Berserk Mode appearing even more menacing. All in all, this was an average development episode for Korrina and her Lucario. 5.5/10

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    • **I just finally got the article lol. It’s not right to force girls into contests, I faced some pretty good girls online before. I say only prohibit girls from driving (real life) because they do some pretty stupid things on the road.

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  6. XY036 features Ash’s Hawlucha against a Talonflame in a Sky Battle!
    XY037 features Mirror Ash from Mirror World. It seems it will have the opposite characteristic of some-sort!

    NOTE: An anonymous user on Serebii posted a comment about Mirror World and Mirror Ash two months ago! 😀

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  7. XY036 Speculation:
    1. Ash will lose
    2. Ash will be inspired by the trainer and begin to train his own Fletchling and rebattlee her
    3. Fletchling will evolve
    4. Hawlucha will get jealous because it can’t evolve
    5. Hawlucha VS Fletchinder for comical advertising

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  8. You can’t tell me what to do! I can do contests all I want, I am 10 years old! which means I am INDEPENDENT!

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  9. XY037 Speculation:
    1. Everyone has a mirror of themselves but with opposite characteristics
    2. Mirror Ash is crying
    3. Mirror Ash has no Pikachu, some fans think Mirror Pikachu evolved or Mirror Team Rocket achieved their goal
    4. Mirror Clemont may be athletic and dumb
    5. Mirror Serena is like Jessie
    6. Mirror Bonnie may hate Mirror Clemont and she is really awkward

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  10. I’m currently downloading Wii Party U from the Mario Kart 8 promotion. It takes up over 4GB of storage, so I’ll probably need an external hard drive soon. XD

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  11. So this is where everyone’s been at
    It don’t matter just WT until we gotta bring my Dog to the groomer (they’ll need all the man power to keep that powder keg still)

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  12. Like always great job on the comic! Lol I didn’t know how to read it at first like do I read up down up down or left to right then left to right XD but really I liked this! And it brings up a good point about the anime. I happened to really like the use of contests in the show. Plus battling was part of pokemon contests so…

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  13. Today, I will continue my adventure in Black 2 and hopefully make my way to my first soft-resetting target. I will get every interactable Pokemon shiny, at some point.

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  14. Actually it’ll be a while I gotta go now and apparently i haven’t stored any extras
    So i’ll catch u later Heavs

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  15. Mr. Comic Professor. Try telling girls to participate in contests in Kanto, Johto, Unova and Kalos (in the games of course)! XD

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  16. Lol I just realized my post below said battling in contests. I thought about it. Only in the anime on the games no battling

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  17. Interesting read from a Polygon article (http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/19/5745732/what-is-the-pokemon-company ). I already touched upon the subject and it seems like my suspicions were correct. Here’s the most interesting part:

    Nintendo works primarily with The Pokémon Company on production and distribution of each Pokémon game. The assembly line works like this: Game Freak develops each game and gives the final copy to Nintendo, who then produces and ships it around the world. Nintendo also handles marketing for each game.

    The close collaboration between the companies often leads to confusion on who’s doing what — a problem that isn’t lost on employees of The Pokémon Company. Using thePokémon TV application — a free service that allows users to watch the animated show on mobile devices and tablets — as an example, Novickas said that people often incorrectly attribute their work as Nintendo’s.

    “Regardless of how people are saying it,” Novickas said, “it is interesting that there is this separate entity that is creating these Pokémon products that a lot of people don’t realize are creating them.”

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  18. I picked treecko yet I STILL had trouble with Roxanne.
    I warn you, people who haven’t played Hurrrrrrrrrn,
    Bring a shroomish along with you to Roxanne.
    That nosepass shows no mercy.
    Owning ONE pokemon with a type advantage can’t save you ;~;

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  19. AM I the only one who thinks team rocket is getting dry?
    Like in gen 1 and 2 they were good
    then in gen 3 they started saying what they would do with the pokemon when they get it and draw up a whole scenario which I liked so that was new
    Then they just got rid of that
    and then they started going downhill

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  20. Guys!! Incase you ALL HAVE MISSED ME!! I wont be here a lot right now because my wifi is down! Soooo I’ll be checking in here once a day at least 😀 (Obviously checking for any MEGA MILOTIC related news)

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  21. Am I the only one that thinks contests working like they do in the anime won’t work….unless they allow us to do move combinations and actually control the Pokemon and how they move e.t.c

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  22. I was bored and therefore made a map for The Pokemon Research Lab 😮

    http://i.imgur.com/GyFS1LF.jpg

    Might or might not be the final map.

    The idea for this is that there are test tubes and chemicals and stuff. Computers. Research notes. Employees. The Professor. The thing that holds the starters.There are Pokeballs on a rack to emphasize Pokemon Research. A Nurse who can heal your Pokemon. A little battle spot for you and your rival :3
    (These are just random filler overworld NPCs. They will be replaced 😮 )

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  23. Yep. I totally only do contests. 😉
    I kid, it was a lovely comic and I laughed my butt off.
    I barely participated in Contests. More so in Sinnoh.

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    • Contest are so fun, wait I’m a boy though. I still like contest though. Sinnoh contest had too many things should’ve stuck with the old formula.

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        • Sinnohs added unnecessary flavor to a perfect recipe.
          Did that clothes judging thing have like a rubric b/c I didnt understand that grading stuff.
          And that dance thing was kind of unnecassary too.
          It wasnt a contest anymore, I was like a talent show or a Pangent.

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          • Yes, there was a rubric, I had to look it up. They want something and certain items are of that category. It made you think what worked well with the theme.
            I agree with you about the dance thing, I didn’t care for it as much.
            And I think that might have been the point. Besides, I always think Contests were Pokemon Pageants anyways.

          • Yeah. Hoenn Contests and Sinnoh Contests were different, to me. Should have named them differently in Sinnoh.
            Like Hoenn should be Contests, and Sinnoh Pokemon Pageant. It would have made more sense.

  24. I wish I still had my old Emerald Save file I had over 20 ribbons on both Milotic and Blaziken.

    Also you know when you beat each category you get a drawing of your Pokemon in the Art Gallery. That was cool.

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  25. Best part of the contests when the Pokemon are introduced and they get a few claps….but when you’re one comes in the crowd goes wild cos you maxed it’s beauty. ..

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  26. I’m a coordinator. In Sinnoh, I spent more time getting all of my Pokemon ribbons than I did grinding and finding ways to beat gym leaders…

    Petals the Roserade, I shall forever grave our bond in my heart.

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  27. The hours I spent on Route119 searching for that damn feebas. I still remember the very first time I found one….I almost screamed.

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      • On Emerald yeh. But I kind of failed evolving it a couple of time cos I gave it the wrong Pokepuff and it’s beauty wasn’t max and it couldn’t eat any more. That God for breeding so I was able to try again

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    • I actually want it to return XD
      In emerald, after I found it, I felt soo happy it was crazy.
      I guess it’s gamefreaks way of teaching us that even the less beautiful things have value

      Or something XD

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  28. My first Pokemon team:
    Torrent the Empoleon
    Petals the Roserade
    Dragonic the Garchomp
    Raptor the Staraptor
    Poise the Drapion
    Jessie the Yanmega

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  29. My friend would always brag about beating the Elite Four and Lance in HGSS… I would self-destruct at times because it took me three days to beat Lance and I only beat Cynthia when my Empoleon and Yanmega got to Lvl. 100 which took about a week. He would often brag about beating Cynthia in a day… Now, he doesn’t anymore because he thinks the champions are weak.

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  30. I want, and the same time don’t want the Prism Scale to return. Maxing Feebas’ Beauty to evolve it was unique and you felt as if you earned it. On the other hand some argue that the Prism Scale is easier and faster so therefore better. I think keeping the original method would be best for remakes, but Prism Scales can always be traded from XY if need be imo.

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    • I’d dislike Game Freak forever. One of us brave soldiers will get it and clone the hell out of it and distribute it like candy!

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  31. I wish main series Pokemon games can utilize the same system of evolution that is used in Pokemon Conquest, not all Pokemon but some.

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  32. Regional Flying-type Pokemon: max their speed, sp. atk, or atk in order to evolve
    Regional Bug Pokemon: max happiness
    Regional Pikachu clone: use Thunder Stone
    Pseudo-Legendary Pokemon: max one of the six stats
    Starter Pokemon: max happiness
    Normal Pokemon: max their strongest or weakest stat

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  33. What every Generation has:
    Pseudo-Legendary, with at least one immunity let it from a typing or ability
    Mythical Pokemon, with 100 in every stat
    Regional Bird, fan-favorites
    Starters, favorites of bullies
    Pikachu clone, self-explanatory
    Regional rodent that need a population marker
    Regional bug, that evolve way too fast (don’t all Bug-types? Then you remember Larvesta)

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    • Kalos has Diancie as the mythical Pokemon, it’s just that 50 was taken from HP and Speed and put into the Defenses

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  34. Common Pokemon people pick during RSE vs Liza and Tate.

    Sceptile – lol flamethrower
    Swampert – lol Solar Beam
    Blaziken – lol
    Aggron – Earthquake
    Gardevoir – Earthquake….and Gardevoir learns nothing to even harm them
    Flygon – again learns nothing to touch them
    Cacturne – lol flamethrower
    A fighting type – lol
    Walrein – the best I could find but Claydol has ancient power and stupid xatu had confuse ray.

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  35. Generation 7 NEEDS:
    Pseudo-Legendary: a Dragon/Fairy Pokemon
    Mythical Pokemon: ???
    Regional bird: Peacock with that has a Psychic/Flying typing… MAKE THIS HAPPEN
    Starters: Fire/Dark, Grass/Flying, and Water/Normal at 3rd stage
    Pikachu clone: Pikachu but smaller with a cute, new design
    Region rodent: Capybara or Porcupine Pokemon
    Regional bug: Goliathus family of beetles
    Additional: Dolphin Pokemon, Narwhal Pokemon, Pollution Pokemon, and Jynx evolution or Mega-evolution

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  36. If Mega Sceptile got dibs on being Grass/Dragon, then what should Mega Serperior’s typing be? Should it change at all?

    I say “yes”, and make it Grass/Water. It’s a great defensive typing, and Serperior can learn Aqua Tail via Move Tutor.

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  37. Generation 7 Gym Leaders (Wild Edition):
    1. Ice
    2. Electric
    3. Dark
    4. Fairy
    5. Flying
    6. Dragon
    7. Steel/Ground
    8. Any type

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  38. Besides remade Champions (whoever it’ll be in ORAS), can we have a Champion that specializes in a type for once?

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  39. Torterra is based off of the World Turtle from Ancient lore or an Ankylosaurus, Infernape is based off of Sun Wukong from the Chinse Epic; Journey to the West, and Empoleon is based off of an Emperor Penguin or a combination of an Emperor Penguin and the trident.

    Beginning = Torterra
    Middle = Infernape
    Modern = Empoleon

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  40. Generation 7 E4 and Champion:
    – Fairy-type Elite Four member that is a retired Nurse Joy
    – Flying-type Elite Four who is a Sky Master and challenges you to a 3 VS 3 Sky Battle
    – Psychic-type Elite Four who is an Oracle and plays a major role in the story
    – Grass-type Elite Four who is a Ranger and he has a counter for every Grass-type weakness, uses a full team

    – Champion is the mother of another champion in a different region, uses a team of Fairy, Flying, Grass, and Psychic Pokemon

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  41. XY034 wraps up the Mega Evolution Arc, Hawlucha’s episode will be XY035, debut of Sky Battle is XYO36, and Reflection Cave will be XY037.

    XY036 – Sky Battle?! Talonflame VS Hawlucha!
    XY037 – Reflection Cave! Ash from Mirror World and Ash!

    Note; everyone may have a Mirror World counterpart with opposite characteristics from their real-world counterparts

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  42. There should be an ancient item disguised as a toy that can open a portal to the Yin Yang— I mean Mirror World.

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  43. Plot Twist: “Dark Ash” that was scrapped from the first Zoroark Movie Trailer will be Ash’s Mirrored Self.

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  44. Guys!!!!
    ITS CASCOON CREEPY DISCOVERY TIME
    (smash related so its close enough)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcRlkX1QGUk

    This video shows the different colors of each Character
    But if you view pits different color their is no Dark Pit, but at the end Paulatena’s trailer Dark bit came in. Does this mean its two different characters. Thoughts?

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  45. I was playing my Pokemon Y, walking down the street and I was wearing (still wearing) really loose sweat pants… I was walking by the park and suddenly, I felt very chilly, I looked down and found out my pants had fallen! I was so embarrassed!!! It’s your fault for making me rush! I wanted to hobnob with you guys so bad!!!

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  46. I did an experiment with myself yesterday; I ruminated about how much most people hated the 5th gen designs and I tried to make myself hate them. However, as I tried harder and looked more closely at the designs I found out; simple yet creative, wonderful, and amazing were some of the many words to describe the 5th gen family of new Pokemon. I cried and hurt yet I could not make myself hate them for their designs were some of the most creative designs ever!

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  47. Today I found out almost everbody on here knows or loves Avatar the Last Airbender and Naruto or Naruto Shippuden! By the way, EP366 is AMAZING SAUCE!

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  48. In the tune of fancy:
    I’m clefairy you already know
    I live in mt moon
    Need a moon stone to evolve
    I’m clefairy
    Can’t you metronome
    Remember my name
    Bout to evolve

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  49. I just thought of something. I could do one of those Badge Quests, leading up to the legendary soft-resets in Black 2. It would be a lot more interesting. I’m at Floccesy Ranch right now, and I will probably hunt for something here.

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  50. Kanto: Fire Nation
    Johto: Earth Kingdom
    Hoenn: Air Nomads
    Sinnoh: Southern Water Tribe
    Unova: Northern Water Tribe
    Kalos: Middle Water Tribe (who utilize Plant-bending)
    Generation 7: Republic City

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  51. I really don’t get this one, There have been many girl gym leaders. so the joke really doesn’t work. sorry.

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  52. Kanto: Earth Kingdom
    Johto: Earth Kingdom (since there were no distinctions until Hoenn)
    Hoenn: Northern Water Tribe
    Sinnoh: Southern Water Tribe
    Unova: Fire Nation
    Kalos: Air Nomads (after genocide)

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  53. Even more the reason why Primal Rayquaza should be Pure Flying. Don’t worry Dragon Lovers. Rayquaza can handle itself without the Dragon Type.

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  54. Slippery something is wrong on disqus on my ipad I can’t paste the link for the trailer but I did in the chat. I can repost it

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  55. Kanto: Earth Release (Senju Clan)
    Johto: Earth Release
    Hoenn: Water Release (unknown)
    Sinnoh: Water Release
    Unova: Fire Release (Uchiha Clan)
    Kalos: Wind Release (Uzumaki Clan)

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  56. I’m bored of Black 2 already XD I’m going back to FireRed and continuing my Abra hunt for the rest of the day. See you guys later.

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  57. Garchomp has Mega Evolved into Mega Garchomp!
    Garchomp used Earthquake!
    It’s super effective! The opposing Dragalge lost 100% of its health!
    The opposing Dragalge fainted!
    SmurferMax: oh shit
    SmurferMax: i got molested

    Yeh Pretty much

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  58. Remember when May hated pokemon she just became a trainer to travel the world. Then she saw a coordinator use a Beautifly and wanted one then got her Wurmple mixed up with Jessie’s now she’s an amazing coordinator and I think people still cry from the scene of her crying after losing in the I forget what it’s called but the major contests when you have to have enough ribbons? Great anime IMO!! Just so good.

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  59. Wait, can you guys imagine this: if the starters of a region become fire/water water/grass and grass/fire gaining the type they are bad against or maybe fire/grass water/fire and grass/water gaining the type they are good against

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    • I imagined this in my mind. I also imagined a special suit for Ditto so it would be used as itself. By wearing this suit, It could have a massive movepool, become Normal/Steel, have its own Signature Move, and have its stats greatly increased.

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  60. Noivs, I mean to, in responce to you altered question, make them more Electric looking. Maybe add lightning bolt horns instead and yellow streaks on tge body. Rippling electric waves as cutlets. Yellow eyes. Static claws.And maybe we could do a split evo? They both look great, and we could either do a stat or just appearance change. Make the centaur faster and minotaur bulkier.

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    • “Yellow eyes” Pyram already has that 😮 Also, most electric types don’t have anything Iconic in their deisgn, mostly just a yellowish color or thunderbolt symbols.

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      • But at least the horns. I think it’d look good. And split evo would be cool, and I also like the arms on the female one, just sayin.

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        • I could try it but i can’t guarantee lightning rod horns would look good. The horns have markings on them and a spherical thing that circulates the electricity and with lightning going across the neck connecting the horns 😮

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          • I mean, like, for the male, make then straight up and jagged with the sphere at the top, and foe female, they can be kinda 180 degree lightning bolt with the sphere. Just make them look like the bends in lightninf bolts at some places and that’s my depiction.

  61. Wow. Spanish subs for new XY episodes in high quality appear really quickly on the Internet. Here I was thinking I’d have to wait until tomorrow to watch it.

    I’ll watch it tonight.

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  62. Can anyone help me with my dilemma? I restarted my White 2 version, using challenge mode, and I already have five team members. I have five badges and am trying to decide between Haxorus or Hydreigon. I have compared stats and movesets i used with them in previous playthroughs. I mean, I could get an Axew because the Mistralton Cave is right there, but I kinda want to use Zweilous, since this is challenge mode and a powerhouse is really helpful. The only thing is, you can only catch them in victory road… In one of the last parts of it too… So…any advice? XD

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  63. More redesigns lololololol. People didn’t like Pyram’s redesign as much as the original so I REALLY tried to get a kind of Gamefreak spin on it and make it more in between this time 😮 Back to the floppy ears. It’s Kawaii. o________o and now has a big head as all starters do xD

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  64. Anyone think the black vortex/lack hole in the ORAS map
    is actually deoxys’ dimension? i mean it looks to have an aurora around it like the one from the destiny deoxys movie 😉

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  65. Hey all, Resident Artist here, thanks for reading! I’d like to answer any questions you have so feel free, also I may be open to doing a request drawing or two ~

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  66. Anybody else using Firefox have this issue with the weird extra space before the address in the url bar? It’s driving me crazy.

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  67. LOL speaking of age funny things (the 13 thing), I have another tale from my vacation.
    So, for fathers day, my 3? and 4 year old girl cousins gave their dad a ‘Meet my Dad’ paper. There were pretty basic questions. And they filled them out. The 3 year old said he weighed chocolate milk, his name was Daddy, he works at work, he was 3, and she had known him for 8 days! XD She also said she had met him at our vacation place we’re at now. The 4 year old said more logical things, but then again, she said he was taller than mommy and he was 13, yey she had known him for 40 years! LOL I laughed so much.

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  68. :oooooooooooo I suspect that Unova Pokemon will get Megas in ORAS. Thunderus, Landorus and Tornadus control weather. Groyoquaza also controls weather 😮

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  69. I feel like people are being to liberal with the phrase “Primal”

    I’m just saying

    Primal evolution will most likely only be for kyogre and groudon and most likely rayquaza.

    I can’t say much, but it’s most likely, with the “Primal evo” sign being restricted to either a “α” or an “Ω”.

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  70. It was a primal age, early in the world’s history. The natural world was overflowing with energy. That energy granted Groudon and Kyogre an overwhelming power. Seeking ever more of that energy for themselves, the two clashed again and again, and their battles cast the people and Pokémon of Hoenn into great danger. Brimming with the overwhelming power granted to them by nature’s energy, their transformation was named “Primal Reversion” by later people. And the people called their tormentors Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre…

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  71. Just finished the Outline of Pyram’s new sprite 😮 Can’t wait to show you guise when it’s done :3

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  72. Ima have dinner and feed my dog. I’ll return in due time. For now, Play Nice. I want to participate in any wars we start!

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  73. So i’m watching Gaining Groudon to get me excited for ORAS and i just realized how nasally Maxie’s Voice is
    He needs a more deeper subtle voice that still commands!
    Or just until i bust my way through and take over the mission to get Groudon for myself

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  74. On the official ORAS website, it says ‘Mega Sableye Shines Bright’
    Ah, I get it.
    Shine bright.
    Cause it has a jewel, that shines.
    Good job Pokemon. Just. Good job.

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  75. I guess Mega Sableye is banished to the Megas that look cool but aren’t as good as their normal selves section.

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  76. It’s like the new Megas so far are being made to counter specific things. Mega Sceptile was made to counter Rotom-W. Mega Sableye appears made to counter Cresselia. Mega Swampert seems made to counter Rain teams that spam Thunder.

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    • Meh. Who knows, we all said the same thing when mega sceptile came out. Than we realized how good it’s ability is ( no para, and rotom wash counter)

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      • Calm Mind, Recover, Power Gem, Dark Pulse/Will-o-Wisp? XD I’m only thinking Power Gem cause Talonflame/Mega Char XD Could tank both and possibly retaliate

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  77. Congrats Game Freak. Once again, you threw a curve ball at us. Here we were, thinking it’d be a defensive Huge Power, protean, or Prankster.

    Still alright though.

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  78. Well if Mega Sableye only gets +100 BST, and Magic Bounce is its ability, then I’m afraid to say it’s a poor Pokemon. But we’ll see, maybe they’ll change the mega evo formula just for Mega Sableye.

    People (like me!) used Sableye in spite of it’s utter garbage 380 BST because of Prankster. A 480 BST Pokemon with no other enhancing item allowed is trash! Compare Espeon (BST 525) or Mega Absol (BST 565 after Mega Evo).

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    • The only viable thing I can think of is Prankster Calm Mind before Mega Evolving ;~; But they really screwed the pooch on this one it seems =/

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      • Well I think the strategy is viable along with Recover, however, when Sableye reveals Calm Mind, the opponent should already be keyed it on what it’s attempting. And I don’t think it’s viable to run Taunt (a third move slot!) on this strategy just to stop the inevitable Haze/Whirlwind user incoming.

        It’s still the end of them if they don’t have Haze/Whirlwind/Play Rough to beat Sableye once the Calm Minds begin. So I can see it working now as an end-game sweeper.

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    • It’s been confirmed that its already low speed will be even lower. It’ll probably have 30 Speed. This means that more points will be added to Defense or Special Attack.

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      • But it’s not gonna be sweeping anybody because it’s so slow. You’re vulnerable to Attack if you’re setting up, 50 base HP really downplays any defensive boosts you wanna give it, and it loses that priority recovery =/ Prankster made Sableye into what it was, this Mega doesn’t seem to improve Sableye in the slightest and I’m sure Mega Sableye will be very uncommon because of that.

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        • Darn that’s right. Umm…hopefully it’s defenses will be high enough to take a hit and attack? Hopefully its Sp. Atk. stat will be high enough to deal a lot of damage?

          *sigh*

          I always wanted a Mega Sableye to be offensive, but not like this…not like this.

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          • It could still be useful in Doubles and on those unique teams that run Trick Room 🙂 So there’s always a bright side…except for Sunflora ;~;

        • Giving Sableye 252 HP EV’s is a must anyway, so the additional defensive stats of the mega might make those EV investments more valuable.

          Granted, Mega Absol isn’t common; however, Sableye’s advantage is the immunity to Fighting and the neutral to Bug.

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  79. I always thought that all this buildup of having Mawile get a Mega but not Sableye was just a test to see how Game Freak could drastically improve it. 10 months of hype…FOR THIS?!?!

    I can’t facepalm any harder than I can right now.

    I wanted a super fast glass cannon (high attack stats but low defense stats) with Protean!

    I…no…WE SHOULD ALL RUN GAME FREAK!!!

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  80. Although what happened in the comic was mean, it’s clear that the writer’s message was against it. So good job. I really liked this. Also I am a boy in real life and I play as a girl. I entered my groudon in contests and it won a master rank cuteness ribbon <3

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    • my point being that groudon is not a pokemon one would typically consider cute, but it still can be anyway. down with stereotypes!

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  81. the heck? there was no sexism in May being a coordinator, it was because it was a new mechanic and they used the second protagonist to explore that :L

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