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 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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  2. 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.

  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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