Happy International Women’s Day

Women and girls are an important part of the Pokémon world. After all, they protect us (Officer Jennys) and care for us (Nurse Joys) and also train alongside men. Let’s not forget that professors didn’t even ask for a gender when starting the game until 3 years after the series debuted.

I won’t get too sentimental, but here’s to all the females that help make Pokémon great!

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1,124 thoughts on “Happy International Women’s Day”

  1. I just realized the real reason why ORAS didn’t have a battle frontier….if this was planned

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      • I have another pointless robotics meeting, then another competition next Saturday

        I’m slightly hoping we win for no more meetings on Saturdays (the one day I want to just say F*ck life and relax)

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      • No I’ll never like Mondays but Robotics lied and said “we don’t have any more 7 freakin’ hour meetings on Saturdays” and today they tell us another freakin meeting meaning I have to waste 7 hours doing nothing (cause I know they don’t want me there and they will complain I’m doing nothing) ugh till no more Meeting on Saturday it will be the second worst day in my book (second to Monday)

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          • I could care less if we have 2 hour Tuesday meetings… but 7 hours on a SATURDAY!!!! and we’re not allowed to even work on competition robot till 6 hrs during the competition!

  2. So with the new switch news anyone have any opinions on them? Generally the only real things of note is that Cloud saves are likely to come in the future to it and that they kinda said that there’s a good chance that Smash 4 won’t be getting a port to the switch and instead are focusing their efforts on smash 5.

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    • Then again they “said” mother 3 was coming as well. They implied Sma5h, but they also implied M3.

      And Reggie said they focused on giving each console a good experience with each franchise. So, *ahem*, where is AC Wii U, Metroid Wii U, F-Zero Wii U….

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      • Well in the interview I’m talking about he did name drop AC along side Smash, so that’s probably in the works, he did name drop Metroid along side M3, and F-Zero’s dead. It doesn’t have a big enough fanbase to justify them making a game, and indies have made its natural successor, and its on the switch.

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        • Oh yeah, don’t get me wrong. I don’t actually care for Metroid or F-Zero, but I know they’re in high demand. Yeah, I know what you mean, Fast Racing is a succesor, just as that one indie is a blatant ripoff succesor to advanced wars.

          Also, I NEED A NEW ANIMAL CROSSING IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW

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  3. so now that some of us have own a switch, do you still want to see a Mainline pokemon game on it or should it stick to the 3ds?

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    • Yeah, and here’s why:
      1) I want Pokemon on the TV, ’nuff said.
      2) Pokemon is a HUGE system seller and Nintendo desperately needs this console to succeed.
      3) Pokemon on the TV
      4) SM was already pushing the limits of the hardware of the 3DS. I mean seriously, the system could barely handle the game.
      5) Pokemon games ON THE BIG SCREEN
      6) Pokemon in HD!!!
      7) This would push the Switch as truly a combination of Nintendo’s handhelds and consoles, as opposed to simply a console that can be taken places (because honestly, it’s more of a handheld than an actual console).

      Sure there’s the argument that it needs two screens but if we’re being honest they never used the second screen that creatively. We’d be missing out on Pokemon Amie and some menus.

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    • INB4 MelloMori responds with a ten page essay with an annotated bibliography on why it’s not happening. 😛

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        • Nah. No need. I’ve made my point before that I feel that it simply wouldn’t work. Pokemon does sell, but its also sold well with selling on cheaper hardware and aiming more and kids, which the switch doesn’t really do. I’d love to see Pokemon in HD, but I do feel it should stick to what ever is cheaper to develop on, which as of this time is the 3DS.

          But yeah, by all means I would love to see something like a Pokemon coliseum or XD, but not trash on the switch as a compromise.

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          • Pokemon makes hella money, so it’s not like they’re exactly all that worried about development costs

          • Yeah, that’s true. But I was speaking more from a consumer standpoint then a Dev one. A parent can buy a console and pokemon game for their kid for less then half the cost of a switch alone, which will always sound more appealing to them. That, and after seeing people testing the switch to see how durable they are, I don’t have a lot of fate that Nintendo made them with kids in mind.

          • I see valid points from both sides. That said, if they haven’t already started developing a main series game for it, I’m sure they’ve considered it

          • Most certainly, they’ve said so them selves that they are looking into the possibility of developing on the switch. It’ll just be a case of seeing if its worth developing more for the switch, the 3DS, or what ever Nintendo has planned next. And even then It’ll probably take like 2-3 years for that game to be made.

  4. Ok but I’ve been playing Metroid Zero Mission in free time at school (way more than Crystal >w>) and omg I love it. It seems I always love the hell out of Metroid when I play it but I have never finished one. Hopefully I can fix that this time

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  5. so when we are gonna get a new direct. We have games coming out in the spring and like one 3ds game i dont want to name

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  6. I cannot believe I forgot someone on my list yesterday.
    I forgot Clair. I love Clair’s personality, she was a strong person, and felt no one should be able to conquer her. I even loved how she cried and went to the Dragon’s Den to test the player’s courage. I know it’s an annoying attitude but it’s a realistic one to have for someone people barely beat. One thing I LOVE about clair her outfit and blue hair is her battle. She is easily one of the challenging gym leaders to date. She doesnt seem too unrealistically hard (Whitney), but she will beat you if you are not prepared.

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  7. (Using restroom, sees cricket on the floor not moving)
    Me, being clumsy as shit calls my father over to ensure we get it outsides safely without it dying or me accidentally slaughtering it
    My mental proccess: Welcome to the home my brethren

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  8. Are there any pokemon that fall into a neutral area for you where you’re not sure if you actually like them or hate them? Cobalion is definitely in that zone for me. There’s just something off about its legs…

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