Twenty-One Years: A Reflection #PokemonDay

One of the earliest memories in my life I can recall is about Pokemon. I must’ve been about four or five in my family’s old green minivan driving along and up a dirt trail of a mountain of some sorts – I had my GameBoy with Pokemon Blue in the cartridge slot and all I can remember is picking Bulbasaur as my starter and watching it evolve into Ivysaur over and over and over again because I couldn’t figure out how to save the game.

Since then a lot has changed: I’ve figured out the save function of the Pokémon games, and several spin off and main games have added another six generations, 801 Pokémon total, to the mix. The world around me has changed but even with all the amazing additions, the leaps and bounds, the metamorphosis that the Pokémon franchise has undergone, I take solace in the fact that throwing a Pokéball and getting your opponents HP down to zero hasn’t. When so many things refuse to stay the same in life these small, precious memories become exponentially more dear to me.

Pokémon has taught me more than I ever could have imagined. Through the tough training of a Magikarp to evolve to a Gyrados I learned to never underestimate and count someone out; everyone has potential to do incredible things. Through having the option to either run away from a wild battle, or grind through it for experience points I learned that putting in the time and the hard work is the only way to become a champion in your field. Through the ever-growing world-wide connectivity of the games, and the inability to catch version exclusives and complete the Pokédex without trading with a friend, I’ve learned that you can never truly succeed by doing things all by yourself. Above all I’ve learned the value and power of teamwork, friendship and hard work to reach your goals and dreams.

Socially, Pokémon has connected me to hundreds, if not thousands of people throughout my life. In my younger years it helped me make my first few friends – using the link cable to battle and trade whenever I got the chance to have a play date. More recently, through the power of the Internet, Pokémon has allowed me to interact, befriend, trade and battle people on the other side of the world instantly! First hand, I’ve seen these creatures and the amazing world that they live in break the language barrier, close the age gap and forge unbreakable friendships with people that I would never have the opportunity to normally interact with. And that’s without all the amazing people I’ve got to meet as Pokémon GO as taken over the world.

I didn’t realize it then, but when I took those first steps into the tall grass outside of Pallet Town in Pokémon Blue almost twenty years ago I wasn’t starting a mere video game – Those first steps were the beginning to the adventure of a lifetime. An adventure that spans multiple regions, thousands of interactions with people around the globe and creates infinite precious memories. It’s been a journey like no other so far, and I hope it never ends.

Thank you Pokémon for the past twenty-one years. Thank you for staying by my side; no matter where life has led me, no matter how tall the grass got.

 

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      • Ree is the granddaughter of my Omega Ruby “competitive” Dunsparce, so she has at least 4IVs, if not 5, with an Adamant nature. The only egg move she inherited was Headbutt. (The imgur gallery link shows much more of the story)

        As for beating Hala, I had to reload the save once. Then I used a Red Card to get rid of his Hariyama, I used Coil probably 4 times, and just hammered them with Return and Dig, with Rock Slide for the Crabominable. Since Ree’s affection was maxed, she dodged a lot of hits on her own, and healed her own status conditions. Also she was 20 levels higher than all of his pokemon, and I was spamming Full Restores.

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  1. Looking back on it, my first big pokemon memory started in a hospital. I was seven and having a number of minor surgeries done on me, the main one being that I has having my tonsils removed. At that point it was well into the winter and I had played and restarted Pokemon red multiple times, mostly because I couldn’t figure out that I needed to give a drink to that one guard to get into Sabrina’s city(someone eventually showed me how). By that point I was around Blane’s gym, going through the old lab when a kid, a little older then me and sharing the room saw I was playing pokemon. He took out his own copy and he even had a link cable and asked me if he wanted to battle and trade. We had a quick battle, and I lost pretty badly, but we traded some pokemon, getting a machamp and a gengar(though my game glitched midtrade so my machamp was lost forever, but I didn’t care much). The day after the surgery I went home, went to a walmart, and had a ladder fall on my back. One quick settlement and some MRI’s to see the damage and a few month’s had passed. With the settlement money my parent’s let me get an N64 and the first game I bought for it was probably my favorite game for that thing; Pokemon Snap. A game that I have put countless hours into. But beside that, I think back to that old save file, long lost now. For some reason I never restarted it. I just kept going, though I didn’t have a reason to. I had someone’s pokemon that I’d never meet again on that file. My pokemon weren’t all that great, but I still wanted to see that game to the end… I did eventually, though I don’t know how. I think I mainly used Dugtrio, Zapdos and Blastoise through most of the game since I thought they were the best pokemon, but I did. I even ended up catching Mewtwo, and I never reset that file again. Honestly I think that might have been one of the first game’s I saw to its end on my own, and it was a bit of pride for a younger me. And I only grew from there, having a better team in yellow, beating Silver and grinding my way every day so I could fight red, losing some love for pokemon with Ruby, only to have that flame re-lit with Platinum. Bonding with friends in White, feeling part of something much bigger in X, and finding a great community here with Sun and moon.

    I still don’t know why I didn’t reset that game, or what made me want to finish it. But I’m glad I did. Pokemon has helped me make a lot of friends over the years, and still stands tall as our united banner. Happy 21st pokemon, and thank you to all who have made this a time worth treasuring.

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  2. I’ve been watching the anime, reading the manga, and playing the cards since my earliest childhood memory.
    But my family couldn’t afford a personal Nintendo console until my 10th birthday. I got Pokémon Pearl that went along great with my limited edition Zelda DS.
    I played that game everyone I went; whether I went to the mall or had to go to business meeting with my dad, I always pitting my Chimchar against every opponent, even when it was mismatched.
    Today, I’ve learned not rely solely on my starter. Even then some habits die hard; nine times out of ten, I’ll pick a Fire type starter in honor of Chimchar, my very first starter.
    Some people like to pick at Diamond and Pearl’s flaws and go as far as to describe it as the worst gen ever.
    I’m alright with people thinking that; but you know what?
    Pearl will forever be filled with magical moments for me and even though it hasn’t aged well over the years, I wouldn’t change a thing.

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    • People who think Gen 4 is the worst are idiots.
      -Physical/Special Split
      -Wireless communication
      -GTS
      -Bag can store virtually any amount of items
      -Touchscreen integration
      -Whole separate music based on time of day
      -Categorizing status moves
      -So basically redefining the entire mechanics of battling

      Do I even need to go on and talk about features like
      -the amazing music
      -walking with pokemon
      -pokeathlon
      -Great story in Platinum
      -underground (underrated honestly. Can’t wait till DP remakes revamp it)

      Each gen has introduced great new features, but Gen 4 changed SO MUCH for the better.

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      • It’s just like with Gen 3; people that was the worst gen ever and then the remakes came out. Now Gen 3 has been vindicated.

        Maybe the same will happen to Gen 4.

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  3. I started pokemon at a really young age. For starters, Red and Green were trademarked on my exact date of birth, so I like to think I was literally born to be a fan. I watched my sister play Red for a long time and loved watching the anime after school. I was obsessed with water types and loved Misty in the show cause she had Starmie, who I thought was amazing and symmetrical, and Togepi, who was just adorable. My sister and I collected the trading cards and I’ll never forget the day I got a foiled Zapdos out of a pack at Meijer. She was super jelly 😉

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  4. Time to boot the time machine I guess.

    My first experiences with Pokemon was as fast as 2007 (when I was 7/8) Pokemon was extremely popular at that time and every kid was talking about it. My first inclusion in the franchise was from the anime, I loved it and watched many episodes from it, they aired episodes from the first season to the DP ( I always got confused with the timeline because I usually missed key episodes :v). I had an obsession with the gen 4 starters,I couldn’t decide which one of the three i like the most and they were my first mons that I considered my favorites one, another favourites that I had were shinx (I found it so cute) and Gliscor, Wich I still love to this day, regarding the movies, I only watched the Lucario movie, the Shaymin one and the Arceus one, even though the channels loved to air episodes from Kanto and Johto, they never aired the Mewtwo and Lugia movies but I don’t mind because I don’t think they’re that good, are they?? Are they??????

    “Fun” fact: While my experience with the games dates years later, my first experience with a game with Pokemons was a cheap handheld bootleg with terrible controls. I loved/hated it so much

    Fast forward the years later until 2015, I have forgotten about Pokemon, the only anime I got to watch were the Xand Y season, I completely missed black and white seasons (thank God) but I got interested in the main Pokemons games because: they get high scores in reviews sites, I wanted to know how they were like since I was a child and at the time I was obsessed with RPG’s so I decided to pick a game: Pokemon White (why I picked it instead of of Platinum is a mystery, I wasn’t familiar with gen 5 Pokemons at all and Sinnoh was an important part of my childhood) I loved it’s addictive gameplay and characters and music so I decided to play more games like Platinum, Soul Silver, Emerald, Omega Ruby ( I wanted Alpha sapphire instead ;-;), Explorers of Sky(my favorite in the saga) and possibly one or two more That I can’t remember right now.

    But anyways, I’m glad that I decided to play the main Pokemons games, I had so many interesting adventures in those games, more cool VGMs to listen, meeting you guys :3 , and it quickly became one of the four videogames franchises that I absolutely love (the others being Super smash Bros, Final fantasy and Kirby)

    *Turns off time machine*

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  5. Uuuuggghhhhh insomnia and anxiety do not mix, I keep reading how tons of people are getting Failed Authorization for their Best Buy Switch preorders but they claim only because they don’t actually charge until it ships so that makes me feel slightly better but I’m also reading that some got their to update from preorder to preparing which mine does not say, I’m gonna give it til Wednesday to Thursday to see if they update it otherwise I’ll go into full panic mode and politely make them hold a copy for me

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        • its not their responsibility to give you one, if your order doesn’t go through and gets cancelled, i still think you should call customer service.

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          • IT’S NOT FAIR! I TRY TO DO EVERYTHING RIGHT AND STILL BE POTENTIALLY SCREWED

            and besides it IS there responsibility to honor what i reserve, then what’s truly the freaking point, i reserved it the very night it went live and that kinda preparation deserves to be rewarded,

          • but if its cancelled they can’t just say “Oh Earthen even tho its cancelled we still have to give you one” Like i said call Best Buy and ask them about your order they see more then we do

          • (thankfully its not) but still its just utterly unfair that a potential glitch on their end causes me so much pain and suffering and i am not met with justice

            Point is if my Pre-order doesn’t say preparing by tomorrow or Thursday i will go to best buy in person and ask to be helped, they can’t refuse customer service with any or all their questions

            Hell i’m psychotic enough to wait out the entire damn night on their steps if that means i get a Switch HELL I’LL JUST BUY ONE AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL I GET ONE SO I CAN FINALLY HAVE ONE AND FREAKING RELAX AND PUT MY ALL CONSUMING FEARS TO REST

    • and like i always tell people, if you place a order for a big item when it know its gonna sell out and be hard to find day 1 order a back up on another website

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      • pre·or·der
        prēˈôrdər/
        verb
        gerund or present participle: pre-ordering
        order (an item of merchandise) before it is available, with the understanding that it will be shipped later.

        Ergo you are entitled to one,

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      • like i said, giving it til tomorrow and Thursday, if nothing i will go down, show them my order number and tell them to hold a copy because i freaking have the pre-order

        i don’t want to sound like a whiny bitch but this has been an ordeal since day one, and each and every day i feel nothing but fear and stress that what i ordered won’t be honored

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  6. My favorite Pokemon memory: tearing my hair out hatching 2500 turtwig eggs to get a shiny.

    Might as well just feature me now, there’s no contest.

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  7. The most favored memory I have ever thought of is the start of my journey ever since Kanto with my partner crobat and Feraligatr And now with my lv.100 shiny arceus

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  8. I love the fact that it’s letting us use Kanto mons in the next competition with Alolan Mons despite the fact that like every single Kanto mon that’s half decent is already usable. (Outside of like DUGTRIO and Zapdos)

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  9. Nothing quite like watching a stream of a game before it comes out only for the person to become “tired” and shut the stream off themselves…..

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  10. The new Global Mission to earn BP started today and we’re already at 227,755 out of 250,000. If you get 3BP you get five rare candies 😀 And also a Heavy Ball if (I’m assuming) you get 3BP AND we all meet 500,000 collective BP.

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  11. Brain not working correctly… Body needs Nintendo Switch… All I see is crowds, disappointed and fear… People getting it and me being left in the dust… Need confirmation that everything will be alright…

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  12. Poliwrath would be so much better if they give it access to decent physical moves because it has such a good typing in terms of defense.

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  13. Nrrrrghhhhhhhh two hours left in my shift….
    I need to go home, walk my dogs, gas up my car, finish my laundry and wait for my preorder to say Preparing

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  14. Today summed up in four sentences
    -Banana snake-chan! Noooooo!
    -I have been humiliated in front of my peers, darn
    -I’M DOING RESEARCH
    –This is a quiver dance off m8

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  15. Bored….need Switch now, need to explore Hyrule and need to fondle the Joycons

    Maybe invent a helmet that can hold the Switch screen to face

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  16. Ok I am very confident that the Switch will do very well with all of the indie, third party and amazing Nintendo games on the thing. Plus the fact that it’s portable! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I NEED IT

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  17. The new global mission started today and the goal of 250,000 BP has already been reached, in fact the current count is over 510,000. Unreal stuff, GIMME THOSE RARE CANDIES AND HEAVY BALL

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  18. Loool i was about to delete my Pokemon X save file but i always check the PC if there are any legendaries or high leveled mons i find useful left and i bump into a shiny Gengar

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  19. SO. Here is me, being curious:
    Do you think GF will ever release Gen 2 for the VC?
    I know that Gen 1 was released particularly for the 20th Anniversary, and that’s great! But from a business standpoint, it just makes sense to release Gen 2 as well. Gen 1 made a metric crap ton of money in the eShop, becoming some of the best selling games of 2016.
    So, why would they NOT release them? The games could easily be compatible with their Gen 1 counterparts, and could use the same transport method to Gen 7 or higher.

    OR: do you think that they may wait, and put them on the Switch? Perhaps they will be compatible with a third Sun and Moon/DPPt remake/Gen 8?

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    • I think if we do get gen 2 it’ll either be on the Switch or something we don’t know about yet. GF has stated they are open to doing gen 2 VC, but not right now. I can’t see them putting it out for the 3DS after they make their way to the Switch. There would be no reason to as their core market would have moved on as well.

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      • Very fair point! At this point, regardless of the system, I would be tickled pink to have them at all!!! My guess is it will likely be the Switch, and it would work well, considering it’s a single screen. It would be like having a much bigger, nicer GameBoy Color. xD

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        • I just hope they scale it right. the Switch screen (plus the TV of course) is much bigger than the 3DS screen and certainly bigger than the GBC’s screen. It might not look right blown up lol

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          • Oh…true. >.<
            Well, they're smart programmers, I'm sure they could maybe come up with something to sharpen the image. If not, then we may just be blurry and pixelated. xD
            I wonder then what the three remaining code slots are pertaining to symbols that are in Sun and Moon's coding? They had slots for Gen 1, Gen 6, and seemingly for GO. But there are 3 unused slots…GSC?

    • I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again I’m sure, but if they do DP remakes they better damn well make it worth it. DP were imo not the greatest. I’ve given my reasons before, but they’ll need to improve it in order to really suck me in. I’m open to trying it again and will likely buy it no matter what, but I can’t see myself enjoying it if it’s the same god awful trudge through the region it was the first time…..lol

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        • I never played Platinum as by that point I was so turned off of DP I couldn’t justify playing through Sinnoh again. It’s a shame too as over all I really like gen 4. The Pokemon are awesome, the region’s overall design is pretty cool, and the characters (well some of them anyway lol) are amazing. The pacing of DP and the way you basically have to push through MT Coronet every time you need to go to the other side of the region made it unbearable for me. Maybe I’d have different opinion now after so long, but that’s how I remember it. I have a feeling my memories are right tho as I’ve never had this problem with any of the other Pokemon games. It must have really done something to me hahaha

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  20. Man 21 years now,I loved pokemon since the beginning.Playing from Pokemon Red to Pokemon Moon is quite the adventure.I have lots of memories.I thinking I’ll show them through my art,this will be the first I showcase my art through here.Guess I’ll start with first gen:
    ( apparently I cannot uploaded my images for some reason so I’ll have to resort to sending a link to my Deviant Art… )
    http://gamerdragon07.deviantart.com/art/PokeMemories-1st-Gen-592397221
    http://gamerdragon07.deviantart.com/art/PokeMemories-2nd-Gen-592538475
    http://gamerdragon07.deviantart.com/art/PokeMemories-3rd-Gen-592676998
    http://gamerdragon07.deviantart.com/art/PokeMemories-4th-Gen-592893099
    http://gamerdragon07.deviantart.com/art/PokeMemories-5th-Gen-593098813
    http://gamerdragon07.deviantart.com/art/PokeMemories-6th-Gen-593295128

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  21. So apparently some retailer listed a switch game called “Pikmin World”.

    Huh….at least this gives me hope that Pikmin 3DS isn’t Pikmin 4.

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    • i really want to see my fan idea come into fruition
      Pikmin 4
      olimar finally earned enough treasure to finally take that family vacation he’s been yammering up about for the last 3 games and (unsurprisingly) he once again gets winged by space debris and lands on yet another uncharted planet but this time his wife and two kids are there too

      as each family member reawakens they meet up with the famed pikmin and utilize them to reunite even meeting new evolved Pikmin species (Red have thorny bodies, Yellow have gliders, blue have tails)

      but during this time, they discover that this planet isn’t so alone and they see metal droids harvesting plants and animals (and your ship) now you must stop these robot things free the captured creatures and get your ship back

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  22. Ah my Pokemon Journey has been a very nice.
    I remember five year old me going out to get a game with my two best friends (we are still friends to this day). We all planned on getting Kirby, but my older brother told me I should get Pokemon because its a much better game, and him being older we agreed. Me and my guy got Red, and the girl got Blue because she wanted to be different. Immediately, conflict arose with the starters. Nobody wanted to be last, and everyone wanted to be first, so decisions werent made for a while Being as commanding as ever the girl nominate ted herself to be first to pick, and despite my efforts both the girl and guy decided for me to be last. The girl picked Charmander as most children did. The guy picked Bulbasaur, and I was left with Squirtle. Our journey was long and hard, being five year olds (and my lack of understanding of English as well) we never understood where to go. We just rode the wind. After a around a solid year, we finally beat the games.
    Girl: Charizard Nidoqueen Vileplume Gengar Primeape Dewgong
    Boy: Venusaur Fearow Marowak Hypno Kingler Machamp
    Me: Blastoise Pidgeot Alakazam Raichu Nidoking Arcanine

    Girl Older siblings were done with their copies of GSC, so we hit the Jackpot. I got Silver, Girl got Gold, and Boy got Crystal. We decided to change the order of the person who picks first. Now Boy>Me>Girl Not much as changed since the last region, but our english definitely improved, so we finished the game in much quicker time.
    Boy: Feraligatr Ariados Skarmory Hitmontop Stantler Houndoom
    Me: Typhlosion Ampharos Noctowl Politoed Ursaring Umbreon
    Girl: Meganium Donphan Crobat Kingdra Espeon Granbull

    Our runs, were fun, but disaster struck us. My brother found his elemantary school “love of his life.” She was also in love with pokemon. To impress her my brother decided to woo her by giving her my copies of Red and Silver without my consent. My favorite games gone. I never wanted to a pokemon game again in spite of him. I spent so long crying my only hobbies were taken away from me without any action against him, but then I saw it. The commercial for the best Pokemon game.

    Pokemon Emerald revived my love for the series. I told girl and boy, and we didnt hesitate to buy our copies of Hoenn, and it was my turn to pick my starter first, and I didnt hesitate. Throughout the Hoenn journey all my experiences with the game were tripled. Everything felt fresher, better, more fun. Investing over 600 hours in battle frontier as a child was easily the best memory for me.
    Me: Sceptile Swellow Gardevoir Hariyama Aggron Absol
    Girl: Swampert Shiftry Delcatty Mawile Altaria Banette
    Boy: Blazeiken Pelliper MAnetric Flygon Zangoose Seviper

    Through my nearly 2+ years of playing Emerald a new pokemon commercial was announced. Boy and Girl decided their games, but I was not ready in the slightest. Sure, Dialga and Empoleon look like cool pokemon, but Sinnoh didn’t look amazing or great. At least not compared to Hoenn. I just wanted to play Battle frontier all day. My friends got their games, but I didnt get mine until a week afterward. Despite my tardiness they still waited for me. Maybe my disdain from Sinnoh stems from unwellingness to move on, or perhaps the fact I was stuck with the least appealing starter. Either way I hauled myself around Sinnoh. Both my friends loved Sinnoh, but immediately Once I beat the game, I went back to Good ol’ battle factory.
    Girl: Empoleon Froslass Roserade Pachirisu Lopunny Honchkrow
    Boy: Torterra Ambipom Drifblim GAstrodon Lucario Stuntank
    Me: Infernape Staraptor Luxray Ramparados GArchomp Floatzel

    We discovered it. There are pokemon websites on the internet. We discovered it right on time too. We found the whole dex to Pokemon Black and White revealed. Immediately we looked up everything we could. Gym teams, E4 teams. Pokemon cries. We knew the game inside out, before it came out! Even so, me and boy still enjoyed the game very much. Although Girl hated Unova with a burning passion.
    Boy: Emboar Unfezant Bisharp Jellicent Sawsbuck Druddigon
    Me: Samurott Mienshao Haxorus Braviary Krookodile Beartic
    Girl: Serperior Excadrill Mandibuzz Simipour Chandelure Vannilluxe

    Serebii wasnt all we discovered. We found amazing battling sites like smogon and we tested our skills, but this is when I discovered a site for rumors a site where people can just talk about pokemon. We discovered this place. I greatly believed gen 6 was the generation of connections. Ironically, I moved away from my two friends but we could stay connected and battle easily with Gen 6. Though the game was very lackluster, the hype for the game easily one of the best times, for the pokemon community IMO.
    Me: Chesnaught Talonflame Clawitzer Heliolisk Goodra Gourgeist
    Girl: Delphox Meowstic Aurorus Florges Furfrou Noivern
    Boy: Greninja Dragalge Sylveon Avalugg Pyroar Gogoat

    I dont have much of a crazy introduction. We each got out games at own paces. We each also decided to avoid spoiers. Which was a crazy success, and the feeling of seeing fresh new pokemon together was so refreshing
    Girl: Incineroar Toucannon Wishiwashi Kommo-O Lycanroc (Night) Cutiefly
    Boy: Primarina Minior Palloosand Tsareena Turtonator Silvally
    Me:Decidueye Crabomibnable Vikavolt Mimikyu Bewear Salazzle

    Here we are today. Pokemon has brought me closer together to my friends, and you guys. Im glad to be apart of the community.

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    • Didn’t you hear about the totally real leaks from 9gag? Calamity Linkle is the final boss of BOTW
      (Please nobody actually believe this, THIS IS NOT TRUE)

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  23. I decided to give TPHD one last shot to see if I could complete the Cave of Shadows but I just refuse. It’s hard and I’m not motivated to repeat it because it just isn’t fun. Maybe I’ll try again after 100%ing Breath of the Wild when I’m more tough and hardened so I can have a 20-heart Wolf Link follow me around post-game. Speaking of that, has anyone had experience with Walmart shipping? They’re the only place that will apparently have it here by Friday. Do they deliver with UPS/USPS, and has anyone had problems with it?

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    • WALMART? i dunno Walmart is just not a super high scale retailer, i never would consider relying on them to get the switch in on time

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      • Well my system should be shipping overnight via Amazon (thank goodness that hasn’t fallen through), so I’m just trying to get Breath of the Wild now. I trust them with a single game more than a console.

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        • Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh i wish mine all came from Amazon…….at least they’re reputable

          Never again will i use Best Buy for a console, i should’ve stuck to my traditions and go to Toys R Us like i usually do, barely anybody goes there for major stuff and i am literally 2 mins away from there….

          I JUST WANT THIS ORDEAL TO BE OVER WITH I’ve been panicy and anxious instead of pure hype for the last month and it don’t feel good, i’ve definitely gained like 8 pounds due to stress…

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    • I ordered my Xbox from them, except I had it shipped to the store cause it was free or something. Everything was fine, but customer service was horrible -_-

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  24. The hype behind the Switch is very interesting. I’ve talked to numerous friends of mine who have a long history of playing games, including the Wii U and 3DS, but I haven’t talked to a single one who is excited about it. I brought it up this morning and they said they didn’t understand the point of it. They also said that it would probably be underpowered and unable to run high-quality games on the go. It seems to be only the younger high-schoolers and myself who are really pushing the console: I guess this really does show that they’re going for adults and kids, rather than focusing on the in-between. I just found this fascinating: there isn’t a world where I won’t be hyped for a new Nintendo console.

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    • Sorry long post ahead lol:
      Yeah the Switch is a weird kind of mixed bag. While on one hand you have people like you’ve said who are really indifferent towards it you also have a resurgence of people who haven’t bought a Nintendo system in a while (or possibly a gaming system in general) that are super excited and interested in it. Of course you have the people that will buy it no matter what, but it’s interesting to see that the Switch is actually bringing people back in who haven’t owned a Nintendo system in a while or at the very least haven’t bought one on day one or close to it. I myself know people who either haven’t owned a Nintendo system since the GameCube let alone bought a system in general on day one that are getting the Switch when it launches. I think a lot of the fear and cautiousness comes from how poorly the Wii U did. Many people saw how bad it was and passed altogether on it. I for one only ended up buying one (that was refurbished and cheaper) because after I jokingly told my brother I’d buy one if he gave me a cashiers check for half the cost he actually did and it was funny enough that it forced my hand. If not for that I would likely have never gotten one. I think the Switch will prove itself and do well enough. Nintendo just needs to stay on top of its upkeep and branding while at the same time not over sell what it can do. Look at the Wii U vs the PS Vita for instance. I know they’re very different, but bear with me lol. the Vita was a great system and could have been Sony’s gateway to the handheld world to compete with the 3DS. However it never got the support it needed and unfortunately it died. The Wii U on the other hand was pushed so hard that even people that didn’t own it got sick of it fast. There needs to be a balance. I think the Switch will be a solid system, but it needs the right support to really succeed.

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    • i still wish they gave him some kinda pants, also i really hope they don’t cop out on good bosses

      Banjo Tooie had SPECTACULAR Bosses

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    • I don’t need nobody else’s opinion cept’ mah own
      My philosophy for game reviews usually range to people who like it, nitpick it or downright criticize it for no amiable reason

      I think that truly matters is the player’s own enjoyment and experience

      And me i’ve never complained about how much FPS or whatevers are not going on, i still use my Wii U and it runs perfectly (literally just finished Splatooning)

      Point is i need a Nintendo Switch to ensure that my crusty enlarged black heart continues to work

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  25. Man I know it’ll probably be fine, but the lack of change at all on my order is nerve racking lol Still saying processing……..It’ll likely change tomorrow or even Friday morning as my order is an in store pick up, but still. I imagine for in store pick ups they’re in less of a hurry to update stiff as no matter what I’ll need to be there in order to actually get my order. lol

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  26. I haven’t made a fakemon in forever
    I’ve struggled with the aspect of a Poison/Electric type, and the only thing I can see is a slimy electrical mollusk that oozes out a sticky poisonous mucus from its feet and once someone steps in it they are glued down as it sends a powerful electrical pulse from its eyes and it travels through the slime frying whatever is stuck

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  27. Nintendo has confirmed Switch cartridges are made to taste bad so kids won’t eat them. Don’t try it yourself I suppose.

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  28. Earthen, does BB do midnight releases? Then you might your Switch even sooner than I do since the store here only opens at 10 am. Will probaby have to wait till 7 pm for the delivery guy to bring Zelda.

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  29. So they are doing a Midnight Release for Best Buy, so i must be rested and prepared

    I have work till Four and that only gives me 6 Hours of rest before i try to be there at 10PM and blindly stand around for 2 Hours while the clock ticks, that means i gotta be rested focused and have my bowels and bladder absolutely emptied

    it’s not gonna be easy i am not a Night Person, but i do plan on playing for a tiny bit then going to bed, i rather not blow out my sleep schedule on this stunt but i’ve been waiting for this ever since the initial teaser

    I have all my snacks and drinks sitting in my closet and i yern to consume them

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  30. @armaggedon16:disqus
    @irvinap:disqus
    @green1289:disqus
    @the_pinsir
    Perform your battles!!! If you do not, I will just decides who moves on my own!

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