PJN in JPN: Last Trip to Tokyo’s Old Pokémon Center

On December 12th, Tokyo’s new ‘Mega Pokémon Center’ will open in Ikebukuro. Unfortunately, the previous location will close its doors forever on December 7th. To say goodbye to the center I’ve been frequenting for the last 4 years while living in Tokyo I stopped by this weekend with a friend. Luckily since I bought stuff I was able to participate in the decoration of a Mega Charizard which will be put up in the new location when it opens. It is colored entirely by small stickers placed by fans, and Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard were already finished.

Made a quick video as well of what I picked up so enjoy 🙂

<3 PJ

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927 thoughts on “PJN in JPN: Last Trip to Tokyo’s Old Pokémon Center”

  1. This guy at UNF told me that a secret happens if you transfer a gen 3 Hoenn Pokemon into the remakes. I’m not sure if it’s true, but he won’t tell because it’s a spoiler. 🙁 I want to know if it’s true or not.

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    • Nothing really exciting happens,
      What happen is:

      *Spoiler*(not really)





















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      You got a nice little certificate.

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  2. I agree, I never understood why Gligar/’scor were part ground. Is it surely just because they’re based on scorpions? Cause they seem more Poison vampires than Ground…bat things

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    • You agree to what? And It’s Pokemon. Find one piece of logic and tell me. I’ve yet to find anything that makes sense….

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    • I never understood why Flygon was ground type, why alataria is dragon typed,why skitty and wailord can breed, why scizor can’t learn fly while dodou can,why gayarados can participate in sky battles but pidgey can’t.

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      • Flygon is a Desert dwelling Pokemon that evolved from a near subterranean sand dwelling Pokemon
        Altaria is based off a Peng whitch are giant mythological birds with dragon heads and whiskers
        Skitty and Wailord are both mammals and share the same egg group
        Scizor though possess wings but truly mantises are poor fliers and though Doduo lacks wings, it flies by leaping miles into the air
        Gyarados’ is still technically a flying type with a airborn animation while Pidgey’s is not

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        • I would think that Gyarados is part flying because it’s based off a Japanese something with water and flies.

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          • yeah its based on the legend that a fish leaped over a waterfall and morphed into a dragon and FLEW into the Sky but at the time Dragon Types where exclusively the Dratini line so that explains its flying type
            But Mega Gyrados and Dark kinda makes sense since of its unceasing destructive habits, because more so Pokemon often makes Dragons more wise and intelligently powerful beings

        • Flygon itself has nothing to with ground except living in a desert
          Didn’t know that about Altaria
          Skitty and Wailord share the same egg group,NidoKing and Nidoking don’t
          If a flightless bird can learn fly, scizor should be able to learn it to
          Gyarados being a flying type makes a lot of sense, doesn’t it?

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          • Dude Trapinch is a Ground Type that learns tons of Ground and Rock Moves how can you honestly say Flygon has nothing to do with being a Ground Type
            Yes Nidoqueen cannot Breed maybe because its female only and cannot give birth on its own (Nidoking can stick in wherever he pleases)
            Scizor can barely fly they only fly short distances but they don’t fly extended periods of time
            Gyarados Flying typing is a dicey subject but at the time the only Dragons were Dratini’s line so they did the next best thing

          • AHEM

            Flygon’s line is based on an antlion, which is a subterranean insect that constructs traps under the sand to capture ants. As the antlion develops, it metamorphosizes into a winged insect, somewhat similar to a dragonfly. THank you for your attention.

  3. and Armaggedon i’ve just read that Scizor truly can’t fly since their Dex Entry states “Its wings are not used for flying. They are flapped at high speed to adjust its body temperature.”

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  4. If Team aqua really wanted to expand the oceans, they should’ve just attempted to melt the polar ice caps (logically assuming the pokemon world has those.) That woulda screwed everything up.

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  5. You know it’s Christmas time when you hear Mariah Carey on the radio <333

    24 MORE FREAKING DAYS THIS YEAR HAS GONE SO FAST

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  6. So…it’s already December. Wow it’s hard to believe but I am ready for the holidays. And for vacation away from school xD

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  7. I will be off for the next couple days, starting after I submit this message because I got finals this week. See y’all back on the 6th!!

    Oh and if Jp comes here, I won’t be available to trade with him. 🙁

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  8. How are those of you in Europe liking the game? 😛 I only have 4 badges and I’ve had it for a week and a half. And now I have finals next week and a crap ton of projects due this week. Arceus hates me Dx My team completely slays though. My trapinch is honestly the best on my team (amongst Combusken, Crobat, and Nuzleaf). Can’t wait for it to evolve! Maybe one day…if I ever get to play ;-;

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  9. Well Hello lads and laddetes. I´m back but unfortunately it will be for a short span of time. I have a 3 day window for my most challenging final. And as an act of God. My hardest topic is also the last I have to deal with. Wonderful. Anyway I am right now struggling with one. So I decided to take some time off and get to communicate with a community I havent gotten in touch for a while.
    So what have I missed?

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  10. Bye! I’m going to dreamland right now 😀
    Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…..

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  11. So, the team I will be going into the Elite 4 with will be:
    ~ Swampert (Mega)
    ~ Hariyama
    ~ Altaria (Mega)
    ~ Camerupt
    ~ Shiftry
    ~ Manectric (Mega)

    Basically, I have counters for each Elite 4 Member.
    Hariyama can deal with Sidney.
    Shiftry can deal with Phoebe.
    Camerupt can deal with Glacia.
    Altaria can deal with Drake.
    And Camerupt can deal with Steven.

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  12. So later today, I’ll be starting my chain fish hunt for Feebas. Hopefully later today I have news of that and about whether i can switch out of this class. Also, maybe it will liven up here in a bit when a lot of people’s finals are over?

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  13. Boomburst on a mixed Flagon, yes or no?
    (In game only. Was thinking Earth Power, Dragon Pulse/Claw – not sure yet- Crunch/Stone Edge, then the last slot is free)

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  14. K’know what I want? I want a Colosseum sequel or remake. It was my first Pokemon game ever, so I’m really attached to it. It had some great mechanics, and I’d love to see them return. You were only able to save at a PC, though, so that sucked.

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  15. My favorite storyline moments from each Region

    Kanto: Finding out that Blue is the Champion
    Jhoto: Battle with Red
    Hoenn: Rayquaza telling kyogre and Groudon to shut up/ rayquaza eating a meteorite/ Primal Groudon/Kyogre awakening cutscene
    Sinnoh: Going to the Distortion world
    Unova: N’s castle appearing when you go to fight the champion/N saving you from Kyurem’s glaciate

    Kalos: First time Mega evolving and fighting Korrina’s Lucario.

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          • yeah i know that for a fact cause i bred a Camerupt with it in B2 sadly that was pre-Earthen knowing competitive breeding was so it didn’t do so well

            BUT!!! With Stockpile Solid Rock (From Simple) and Plus Drought and Defensive Nature and EV Training you can have a Bulky Special Sweeper
            Stockpile
            Solarbeam
            Earth Power
            Flamethrower/Heat Wave

          • That’s awesome. It could also set up for Mega Camerupt… I may try that now that I know about it.

          • But i also thought of using a Assault Vest in place of Stockpile since i’m not one for stat boosting
            But yeah put this Camerupt in the sun and scorch the competition

  16. When I’m trying to read a QR code. “Favorited the maximum amount of secret bases, so the data could not be read.” Wth I don’t even have anything favorited.. What is this

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  17. So after a hour of toiling in the base of Mt. Chimney i finally found a suitable Numel (Also has Iron Head)
    I plan to solely use him until i get to the Lavaridge Gym

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  18. I am so happy and sooooo sad at the same time. I’m breeding a Modest Swablu HP Ground, but I just hatched a Shiny one. The IVs weren’t right between the parents yet omg ;~; It sucks and doesn’t even have HP Ground ;~; Why RNG hate me ;~;

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  19. Earthen’s Ground Mono Update
    Badges: 3
    Marshtomp 33
    Nincada 23
    Numel 24
    Graveler 25
    Just about to stop Team Aqua in Meteor Falls

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  20. So, before i hunt for shiny Ralts, I’m going to chain fish Feebas, since I found a method to encounter Feebas 100% of the time on route 119. Hopefully no more than a three hour hunt.

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  21. Well i’m off to class (If anyone cares….)
    I’m just about to fight Team Aqua as soon as i train Numel a bit more (Until Level 29 (he’s about to hit 28))

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  22. Up I understand ORAS are REMAKES for ruby and sapphire. But could they not have some elements of emerald? ( BF, harder gyms) I remember HGSS had some elements of crystal. Like how you could encounter suicune

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  23. Got two members of my team for OR 🙂 Planning on having them all be shiny c:
    Treecko – Will SR when I get OR (hopefully it won’t take a month like Fennekin :c)
    Numel – Done c:
    Feebas – Done c:
    Swablu – Next hunt, started before Feebas but I got over a 200 DexNav chain and
    ran out of pp before i found it 🙁
    Anorith – Probably will Sr when I get the Claw Fossil
    Undecided

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  24. Mega tyrantrum

    Hp:82
    Attack:171(+50)
    Defense:139(+20)
    Special attack:39(-30)
    Special defense:79(+20)
    Speed:111(+40)
    Type:rock/dragon
    Ability: strong jaw

    Mega blissey

    Hp:255
    Attack:10
    Defense:60(+50)
    Special attack:85(+10)
    Special defense:175(+40)
    Speed:55
    Type: normal/fairy
    Ability: regenerator

    Mega bisharp
    Hp:65
    Attack:170(+45)
    Defense:120(+20)
    Special attack:45(-15)
    Special defense:85(+15)
    Speed:105(+35)
    Type: dark/steel
    Ability: adaptability

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  25. 252+ Atk Adaptability Mega Lucario Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Blissey: 306-362 (42.8 – 50.7%) — 2.3% chance to 2HKO

    That’s after I put in my mega blissey stats o.o

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  26. Yay. I finally made my first IV bred pokemon.
    Meet Timber (2.0)
    IVs HP, Attack, Defense, SpDefense and Speed
    Adamant with Leaf Blade, Dragon Dance, Leech Seed and Aerial Ace.
    What do you guys think?

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  27. *sigh*…..well I’m a bit annoyed……I wish u didn’t have to use HMs like strength and rock smash in the seafloor cavern…….I was hoping that I’d b able to go in guns blazing with all my Pokes…….but instead I have bench one of them in order to have a Machop on my team…….Unfortunately I’ll prolly have to give Torkoal a break while I take on Maxie…..

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    • Some of the Rock puzzles will stay solved even if you leave the cave, that allows you to go to the Pokemon Center and come back to fight Maxie without needing HMs.

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  28. For anyone who cares, well you all should, patch 1.2 is now available on the eshop for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
    This patch fixes a potential freeze during the hall of fame scene, and IS REQUIRED TO USE ONLINE FUNCTIONS.
    Go get it!

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  29. YUS! I HAVE IT! I HAVE ORAS!!!
    So i played til the first gym and beat it. Tough fight, but my ralts (nicknames Feels).
    I would’ve continued, but me and my brother are trying to stay close to the same point in the game and he got frustrated so we stopped for a bit.
    IT IS AMAZING THOUGH!
    I love the Dexnav, my ralts had disable when I found it!. Everything is so great!

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  30. I’m still trying to understand why PJ shortened “Japan” to “JPN”.
    Is he racist against vowels or something?
    (And PJN in JPN is not creative smh)

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  31. So uh
    Lul
    Im nervous
    Um
    Hi?
    My name
    It’s Well
    You know
    Um
    I fear the outside world
    Because
    Well
    Uh
    Im sorry I just can’t

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  32. I’m back from class
    and thought of a Pokejungle Christmas Card
    But i need to figure out who would be stan and kenny from south park

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  33. A lot of people are saying that to get the three musketeers you have to have 3 fully ev trained pokemon on your team.
    Serebii doesn’t say anything about it though.

    Can anyone confirm whether it’s true or not.

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  34. well i’m back from the Gym
    So i’m one team member away from a full native Ground Mono
    Otherwise known as a fresh caught Barboach from river outside of Meteor Falls

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  35. Hey guys.
    I might not be here for, I don’t know, a few days at most (hopefully).
    My mom is in the hospital for some pain she has and I don’t know when she’s going to get back. It could be tonight, it could be tomorrow, I don’t know.
    I’ll be here today, but I really want to watch out for her.

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  36. Ok, so I’ve been working on my living dex since I commented last. So far I’m up to 634 caught and 638 seen! Getting there! It looks so nice having everything organized in my PC.

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  37. Just did my first two contests!
    A cool contest with my bro (or sis, cuz its a girl) Dart the grovyle!
    I made a ton of pokeblocks for it too! I freaking love contests!
    I’m goona do more of them after the post game!
    Sceptile for Cool
    Gardevoir for Beauty
    Lopunny for Cute
    Absol for Smart?
    Walrein for Tough

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  38. Haven’t been on a bit xD hello everybody! 😀 I finally got the game the 27th and been so focused on it ;~; I’ve explored every corner and spot I can and once beating the game, I know for certain I’ll start from Little Root again to make sure I didn’t miss anything xD

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      • They certainly outdone themselves with ORAS and captured Hoenn’s beauty :’) I’ve been taking my time to beat it to memorize every bit.

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    • Well hello there MewMew! Good to hear you got the game, and glad you’re enjoying it! =) I must say, these games are very deep, and I only have six badges lol, so I still have a long way to go. But as I like to say, ORAS is ORA(WE)S(OME)!!!

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      • Thank you! 😀 I have to agree with you there, every cut scene shown as well as all the details are stunning, and don’t forget the storyline.Not a bad start :O I just beat the 7th gym last night and been exploring the sea :3 Definitely! I’m sure the rest of the game will be just as awesome 😀

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  39. Yo anyone around i need some opinions
    Me Mum is getting puppy crazy, and we’ve boiled it down to two breeds
    a Pug or a Bulldog

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    • That’s a bit tough since both are great dogs, it really boils down to preference for your mom and which personality she prefers. In general both can be very sweet, depending on how they were treated and raised.Just make sure to look up what you need for each breed and go from there.I vote pug myself :3 had one once and he was so cute ;~; hope your mom enjoys her new puppy once she has it! 😀

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    • Another sad note for me today was sending 4 of the 7 puppies we had to the animal canter where they can be adopted. If only you were from Jacksonville, you could go home with those precious babies. They’re bulldog/pitbull/staffershire terrier mixes.

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        • Some loose stud got my dog pregnated. 69 days later bada-boom puppies. Two months and two days later (now), we sent four away to get adopted. They need homes and it’s getting too expensive to care for 9 dogs (1 Yorkie, 1 Bull Mastiff-Staffershire Terrier mix, and the mix’s pups)

          We’re three a little bit longer as they are each one other family member’s favorite.

          *sing-song* I… have… picturrres…

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      • I KNOW!!!!! /^3^
        I’ve always wanted a lap dog that lived in the basement with me (I don’t live there all the games and computers are down there)

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        • Me, my dad and my brother want a dog.
          But, since my mom’s the one who makes all the decisions. I can only get a dog when I go to college.
          (I can only get a girlfriend when I go to college too….)

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  40. Hiii, I’m back! I actually thought I had much more to do, but nah. Plus, I’m just about finished with all my exams (yay!), except my online class is throwing another online exam, but I can’t access it until tomorrow. -_-

    One more exam and an event to show off the web pages me and my group did and I’m done for 2014! 😀

    Extra Note: I saw one of the community kittens we (my family) take care of dead this morning and was eaten quickly by buzzards before I could even bury her. Nothing remained behind. It all happened so fast, though I did not see when she got hit though. Rest in peace, Lil’ Coco. :'(

    Faq buzzards. >:'(

    #Traumatized4lyfe

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      • It’s my baby sister’s favorite. We took care of the four kitttens since April 25th this year, when they were born. Lil’ Coco was a grey American Shorthair while her siblings and parents are brown American Shorthairs. She was the kitten I saved as an infant because she was struggling to breathe and nurse. I’m no veterinarian, but I rinsed her off and supported her head while rubbing my finger in circles around her belly and neck. Somehow it worked, and I placed her on the mom’s teat, the cat which her and her brother was taken care of by us since they were young cats that I found one day.

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          • This is a secret that I’ll keep with my ma to the grave. Or at least until she turns 18. It’ll break her heart for her to hear that her favorite kitty got smushed and eaten. How would you tell a 10-year-old that their favorite stray animal was killed and devoured?

            Trick question: you don’t.

      • Ever see a cat’s corpse vanich into nothing in under 10 minutes? I couldn’t bear to watch them eat her, I went back inside. It’s like seeing a horde of Mandibuzz swarming a ran-over Skitty and pretty much pulling it apart and swallowing everything, even bone.

        D’:

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  41. What do I have to do to get a decent conversation about Pokemanz or something around here?!
    I’m going to dreamland again. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee….

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  42. Finally caught Groudon last night b4 going to bed……..I forgot how hard it was to catch the legendary Pokemon in hoenn…..as usual it came down to how many pokeballs I had rather than whether my Pokes could stand up to it. Luckily I had my Flygon and the only move Prime G had that could hurt was lava plume. Ended up using about 20 ultra balls on the sucker. The whole scene was just fantastic tho. I actually really loved it! Playing b4 going to bed really made me feel 9-10 again lol

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  43. Just got the Egg hatching O-power…Ok. They actually gave Mr. Bonding a backstory? That.. was so unexpected. It’s also weird that Mr. Bonding is literally 6 men in one body. It’s kinda scary. Halp.

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  44. Who in their right mind gave Kyorge and Groudon +50 in attack and special attack, respectively?
    Like seriously??
    Their highest stat increase was to a stat that they mostly don’t even use????
    That. is. BOOTY.
    I can see they want to raise but they didn’t really need plus 50!!!!!
    I prefer
    Kyorge
    HP: 100
    Atk: 120 (+20)
    Def: 110 (+20)
    SpA: 180 (+30)
    SpD: 160 (+20)
    Spe: 100 (+10)

    Groudon
    HP: 100
    Atk: 180 (+30)
    Def: 160 (+20)
    SpA: 120 (+20)
    SpD: 110 (+20)
    Spe: 100 (+10)
    I’m sorry I really love these two legends but thy a bad distribution to their stats!

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  45. I’m the new owner of Pokejungle. As of January 1st this will be known as Archie Jungle and will be a site similar to 4chan. Everyone must submit Archie art once a day in order to use Disqus.

    -Defensive

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  46. Now that I have the Eon Flute I think I’ll only Soar! It may take a tiny bit more time with the cut scene and actually having to go to the place ur headed, but it’s actually kinda fun. Plus it gives me a chance to put another move on my Flygon I’d otherwise have to place Fly. My first time up I accidentally went to nameless cavern and caught Mespirit hahaha

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  47. Rio? Regi? Are either of you here? I just found out that Fire Emblem Blazing Sword aka rekka no ken aka the FE with lyn hector and eliwood is out on wiiu VC!!!

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  48. Beat Wallace and have done a lot of the optional stuff (only thing left to do before heading to Ever Grande is surf on route 130 and head west to Pacifildog)
    I think I’ll leave the legendaries until post game, gives me a bit more to do I think.
    Blaziken’s lvl 70, while Gardevoir, Manectric, Flygon, Sharpedo and Armaldo are about 55-57. E4 should be a breeze
    (Have to say, where Kyogre Primal Reverses, it is a stunning location, and also nice to see that the respective villain isn’t 2D personality wise)

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  49. Just got to cave o origin…got lvl 57 sceptile, and the rest, sharpedo, camerupt, zangoose, altaria, and metagross are lvl 53. Camerupt will be replaced by groudon, but I digress..
    also, I’m contemplating getting a pokemon based tattoo…if anybody has suggestions, that would be awesome ( pictured would be even better)

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  50. Hey guys. I should post another video or picture soon, because I’m getting braces next Friday. They will be with me until around my 17th birthday, in 2016. Whatever, I’d rather have great teeth in my senior portrait than…not have great teeth. 😛

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  51. I’m starting to lose faith in this hunt!
    I stopped counting after 800 SRs.
    I thought this was going to be easy, now it’s becoming a pain.
    Curse you Shiny Cobalion!

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  52. I’m getting so much pokemon merch this christmas. I’m getting Omega Ruby (I have AS), Pikachu Amiibo, and pins based on the villain teams symbols from the various games.
    ————————————————————————————————–
    What are you asking for?

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    • I’m about done with classes. I still gotta match with you. As promised – no Water-types, for added challenge. I just need tomorrow to be over and then I’ll get to making my competitive team against you. >:D

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  53. What happened to my battling ability? I started practicing on showdown, and suddenly I got really bad….

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  54. I can’t believe how much I miss Restaurant Le Wow.. Getting money and levelling up Pokemon isn’t as easy as it was in XY T.T

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  55. Planning my OR team and I just wanna know your thoughts on it (again, tryna use Pokemon I’ve never used before)
    Sceptile
    Aggron
    Camerupt
    Crawdaunt
    Medicham
    Banette
    Tell me what ya think!

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    • Its not a bad team but the assembly will be kinda iffy
      You won’t get Aron until the Mach Bike after the second gym
      nor Numel after you beat Wattson
      Corphish after the 5th gym and you get the good rod
      the list goes on

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      • Tbh I don’t mind about the actual assembling and when I’ll get the Pokemon, I think less about when I get the compared with more about not using them before, haha

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  56. I never understood how May and Birch just casually strolled in the Champion’s room after you win….like why couldn’t I just do that?
    Tbh, I think my lvl 79 Blaziken was the reason why I easily won that battle with no Pokemon fainting, Delta Ep time

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    • It has a higher catch rate because it’s required to be caught to progress the story.

      And she’s the Professor’s kid, she made the trip with the Professor, and what we’ve seen throughout the games is usually the Professor is allowed through the Elite 4 xD

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    • Haven’t found one either. I haven’t reached the Battle Resort yet, though. I just transferred one from XY through the GTS haha

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    • You’re supposed get it
      A) from the couple at Sea Mauville after a rematch
      Or
      B) after beating a Master Rank contest.
      I couldn’t get either to work so I just transferred one from X.

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  57. “Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire have only been in stores for two weeks in North America, Japan and Australia, while the titles have now been out for one week in Europe. Despite this it seems to have already reached some impressive sales figures, with The Pokémon Company also stating that they’re outperforming Pokémon X & Y.”

    HOENN HOENN HOENN

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  58. Mega arcanine
    Hp:90
    Attack:150(+40)
    Defense:80
    Special attack:130(+30)
    Special defense: 80
    Speed:125(+30)
    Type:fire
    Ability:drought

    Mega ninjask
    Hp:61
    Attack:145(+55)
    Defense:60(+25)
    Special attack:30(-20)
    Special defense:70(+20)
    Speed:180(+20)
    Ability:limber
    Type:bug/flying

    Mega porgyon z
    Hp:85
    Attack:50(-30)
    Defense:100(+30)
    Special attack:185(+50)
    Special defense:105(+30)
    Speed:110(+20)
    Type:normal
    Ability:download

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  59. Hey guys if you are planning on giving away your latios/latias do not worry you can still use the eon flute even though you dont have latios/latias

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