Pokémon XII: Truth of the Ideal Thread

[Mando Knight]

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The discussion as to the truth of that statement is both fairly legally gray (dealing with IP rights and fan-derivative works, and so forth) and far beyond the bounds of this forum (dealing with law, politics, and things people spend many years getting degrees in in order to actually be able to divine the "correct" interpretation).

[Tetsujin-28]

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I'm afraid that the Playground is not a place for dispensing legal advice, and very few of us are qualified to do so even if it wasn't against the rules and guidelines. Copyright law is a tangled-up mess of tangled-up messes, if you want to be sure of things seek ye a professional.

That said, I'm kinda curious about what kinda game you had in mind. Like, Flash? Game Maker? Java-whatever?

I'll tell you in a PM, as it's not Pokemon.

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Thanks. Unfortunately, it's not a Nintendo game I'm basing it on, so I'll keep looking for legal, non-company-specific info,

[Mando Knight]

So... many... puns... (and is relevant to the thread)

[boj0]

Oh, Mando...I'm touched. But now I feel bad that I didn't Raichu a love song

[Mando Knight]

Oh, Mando...I'm touched. But now I feel bad that I didn't Raichu a love song

It's not mine. I just passed it along.

[OracleofWuffing]

Finding a Red Card in the Spooky Manor just sucked what little spookiness there was there completely away. It is now officially a soccer stadium.

[boj0]

It's not mine. I just passed it along.

You don't say?
I should start adding /sarcasm to my posts

[Silus]

So yeah, was directed here from another thread.

Here's my White FC is anyone wants to....I dunno, trade or battle or something:
2451-5335-9834

Also, for anyone that' crazy stupid bored, I did a writeup on my Pokemon team members. May turn it into a fic or something if I get up the motivation.

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Currently on White
(Pokemon transferred from Diamond to SS, then a mass exodus to White)

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Genevieve (Shiny Gardevoir), is probably the most elegant one out of my Team. While out of combat, she's pretty demure and polite to a fault. When in battle though....well, violent doesn't quite cover it. Using Psychic to asphyxiate the opponent? Uh....yeah....

Amnity, Arkham and Rose Red (Mismagius, Gengar and Banette) tend to share a communal personality that would best be considered "compliant". They're probably the most balanced of my Pokemon (Mentally and stat-wise). Named after the Amityville Horror, Arkham Massachusetts (H.P. Lovecraft) and the Stephen King miniseries Rose Red.

Jillian and Amalee (Lucario and Zoroark) are sort of like sisters, despite Jillian being born in Johto and Amalee being born in Unova. While cooperative, they do have an intense rivalry between each other. Named after two of my favorite D&D characters.

Liliana (Honchkrow) is the "wise one" of the group. She's that voice of experience and common sense, as well as the main source of inter-region travel. Named after Liliana Vess from MTG.

Titania (Rhyperior) is the gentle giant. While EXTREMELY powerful (with currently only Joanna surpassing her), she is slow to anger and is, at least in private, very girly. Is very good friends with Jackson.

Jackson (Shuckle) is a Pokemon that is simply content to watch the world pass by. He's often used as a wall during battles (thanks to his Defense being in the 600's). Is very good friends with Titania, a relationship which may or may not be romantic in nature (they aren't talking). Named after "Stonewall" Jackson.

Nikola (Electivire) is a scholar for the most part. He is also quite the gentleman and often escorts Genevieve about. It's hinted that they may be a couple, as they've been together since their time in Johto. Named after Nikola Tesla.

Maya-11 (Porygon-Z) is...odd. During an accidental upload, M11 got uploaded with a good chunk of the Internet, which has led to some...interesting events. Mostly stays inside with Shodan. Named after the 3D animation program Autodesk Maya 2011.

Teresa (Vespiquen) takes up the mantle of "mother" (Alongside Grace) for the Team. She's always there to lend an ear to help one of the Team work out their issues, or a shoulder for them to cry on. Unlike Grace though, Teresa has a more practical attitude towards things while still maintaining that motherly warmth.

Nora (Froslass) is "retired" from the Team and spends most of her time either lounging around the house or acting as the maid.

Nightmare (Shiny Rapidash) is a practical, no nonsense Pokemon that often serves as short to medium ranged transport.

Shodan (Rotam) is still in training and usually doesn't get out a lot. Shodan is best described as "curious" and often hangs around Maya-11 who has pretty much all of Wikipedia stored in it's brain. Named after the System Shock 2 antagonist.

Grace (Meganium) is the semi-official mother figure of the team. She no longer battles and spends most of the time looking after the unhatched eggs with her long time partner, Eli.

Eli (Shiny Feraligatr) was once a battler, but has since retired and settled down with his long time beau, Grace. Thus far they have not had children.

Solomon (Nidoking) is best described as "wise but stupidly powerful". He usually keeps to himself and only butts in during disputes or when a neutral party is needed. Strangely, he gets along with Joanna (Or at least as well can get along with a psychotic rampaging monster). Named after the biblical King Solomon.

Joanna (Shiny Haxorus) is a beast. 90% of the time, she has to be restrained, either with manacles or by locking her Pokeball. When unrestrained, she....well, she rampages. It's as if her "Outrage" attack is set on automatic. The only Pokemon that can seem to deal with her is Solomon, and that may just be a respect of power. Partially named after the lizard from The Rescuers: Down Under.

Arsenic (Gliscor) is a nasty piece of work. He's the closest thing to an actual "murderer" on the team. Carries around a Toxic Orb with him. Says it makes him feel good. Everyone else either keeps a good distance or at least an eye on him.

Kipling (Tangrowth) is something close to a scholarly hippy. Spends most of his time indoors or in the forest reading, mostly Rudyard Kipling books. Very laid back and very mellow. Named after, obviously, Rudyard Kipling.

Lorna (Glaceon) is a cold, bitter Pokemon. It may be due to the fact that he's always at a disadvantage during battles, or that he never got enough love while leveling. Or that he was named after a girl.

Aemodaeus (Absol) is one of the few original Pokemon from my first Sapphire run that made it out of Johto when my game crashed. If possible, he's even more grim than Chronos, most likely attributed to losing all his friends. Spends most of his time alone.

Chronos (Aerodactyl) is, as stated above, grim and rather dour. He's mentioned this is due retaining memories from before he was revived as a fossil, and as he remembers everything, he remembers what he has lost.

Clara (Lilligant) is the newest addition to the "Team". Like most Lilligants, she loves dancing, though to how she was trained, she prefers faster paced dances.

Diamond Nuzlocke
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Osira (Female Garchomp) is outright violent. She's quite possibly the most violent one on the team, aside from Emma. She knows her tactics well though, and waits until Ulrich get the chance to do his thing before running roughshod over the enemy.

Orlando (Western Gastrodon) is the friendly one. He's a lot like Kipling in that he's almost always got a chill, laid back vibe about him. He brings the pain when he needs to though.

Vlad (Torterra) is a life-draining, earthquake causing, sandstorm striding monster. He cares very much for the rest of the team, but expects nothing less than victory when battling. Often backed by Ulrich and has slowly been losing his position to the more aggressive Osira. Has an on/off relationship with Emma.

Nikolai (Crobat) isn't as strong as the others, but he's fast. Very fast. Combine that with Air Slash and Bite, and you have a very annoying attacker that will just chip away at an enemy. Best friends with Vlad as they've been on the team the longest.

Victor (Drifblim) is the transport and doubles as the meat shield. Of course, that's under the assumption that meat shields had an uncanny ability to blast their targets with 90% accuracy with massive lightning bolts from the sky. Otherwise, he's content with just floating around and napping on the breeze.

Ulrich (Hippowdon) is the glue that holds the team together. He's almost always the first on the field, throwing up a huge sandstorm and laying traps for the enemy. Off the battlefield, he's a fat, jolly old Pokemon that loves good food, good drink and good friends.

Emma (Luxray) was the most violent Pokemon before Osira joined the team. More accurately, she was the most violent towards other females, convinced that they were trying to take her Vlad from her. Only Osira is exempt from Emma's jealous and paranoid rage, both out of respect and out of fear. In an on/off relationship with Vlad.

Also, need a new Pokemon to train up. Any suggestions?

[Turalisj]

Finally got a new router, so I can get online with the DS. Thinking about resetting my Black game... anyone know the conditions for getting Mewtwo?

[Silus]

Finally got a new router, so I can get online with the DS. Thinking about resetting my Black game... anyone know the conditions for getting Mewtwo?

Assuming you mean the Wi-Fi one: Mystery Gift on the main menu, then Nintendo Wi-Fi.

Also, look into getting the Global Link Arceus before it goes away.

[Turalisj]

How do I get Arceus?

[Silus]

How do I get Arceus?

1. Log onto the Global Link (I'll assume you know how to do it. If not, go here)
2. Near the bottom right, click Promotions.
3. There should be an option for Arceus. Click it, then click the button that pops up (Should say Details or something).
4. A password screen will pop up (I think). The password is "ARCEUSVOTE". Just copy, paste and enter.
5. Next time you awaken a Pokemon from the Global Link/Dream World, Arceus should show up in the Entree Forest, though you'll need to look for him (He will not show up in the first clearing).

Enjoy your lvl 100 event Arecus.

[OracleofWuffing]

So yeah, was directed here from another thread.

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Also, need a new Pokemon to train up. Any suggestions?

Well, to make the other thread completely redundant...

What I have off the top of my head is Smugwuffer my Smugperior. Ever since he was a Smugleaf, he had a knack for taking a critical hit early in battle, and then dominating the battle afterwards.

I also have a couple of pokemon that my friend who bought the games just for the GBA wireless doodads gave to me when he gave me his carts. They're all named in all caps, so I like to think they act like noobs.

How about Relicanth? Relicanth's cool on paper. Maybe Cradily. Oh, and Crawdaunt.

How do I get Arceus?

If you're not there already, you'll need to do all the stuff in-game to where you can Game Sync, so all that stuff about the Dream Mist and Dr. Fennel quest near the start of the game. Then Create and activate a Pokemon.com account, so you can use the shiny "Game Sync" button in the "Online" section of your C-Gear in game to put a pokemon to sleep In the good way, not the bad way, and get your game synced with your pokemon.com account. Then go to http://www.pokemon-gl.com/, log in, click on the "Promotions" button to the right what with the smiley faces, and you'll see the top promotion as of writing this is "Receive the Mythical Pokemon Arceus." Then follow the rest of the instructions on that. Next time you Game Sync, the Arceus you "befriend" on Pokemon-gl will be sent to your game (You can also get a Banette, that one ends this month, Arceus ends next month). To catch the Arceus in game (no battle is needed), you need to go to the "Wireless" section of your C-Gear, go to "Entralink," and then Arceus will be in one of the sections of the forest north of you.

Edit: Curse myself for spending too much time on that. Yeah, the password is ARCEUSVOTE, and some dastardly folks would just cheat and look up available public-use codes here.

In other news, April Fool's team is done. I switched back to using Ninjask instead of Accelgor because I forgot about Speed Boost making the whole gimmick more hilarious.

[Silus]

Well, to make the other thread completely redundant...

*Laughs* Well most of my threads never last long unless they're controversial (Like arguing against the tier system for D&D or something).

Also, read this. It's a Nuzlocke run called "Apocalypse Johto" and I swear, it blew my socks off.

But back to the 'mons, I was actually looking at Craidly like yesterday. I need me something..."old". And something water related I think. I'm kinda leaning towards a Kingler for the water 'mon, mostly due to the above comic.

This page in particular:

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[DiscipleofBob]

*Laughs* Well most of my threads never last long unless they're controversial (Like arguing against the tier system for D&D or something).

Also, read this. It's a Nuzlocke run called "Apocalypse Johto" and I swear, it blew my socks off.

But back to the 'mons, I was actually looking at Craidly like yesterday. I need me something..."old". And something water related I think. I'm kinda leaning towards a Kingler for the water 'mon, mostly due to the above comic.

This page in particular:

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One of my favorite runs off the Nuzlocke forums.

If that floats your Kingler] boat, you should also check out In Black and White, a White Nuzlocke run, but the story is very... realistic I guess is the best term? Explores a lot of what the world would be like if Pokmon were treated mostly the same as animals are today, along with some meta stuff like "wild slashing" (killing large scores of wild Pokemon to train) and the corrupt practices of breeding farms. It's nothing if not thought provoking.

[Turalisj]

I think I'm going to have to reset my game anyway, but my stuff for Global Link isn't working >.<'

Does anyone want to hold onto my 'mons while I reset?

[OracleofWuffing]

Erm, silly question, but when you say your stuff for Global Link isn't working, could you be more specific? 'Cause, I mean, I just wouldn't want to have you reset your stuff and then still not be able to use Global Link because the issue hasn't been fixed yet.

Otherwise, um... Yeah, I think I could hold on to stuff for you, but my sleep schedule is currently doing inside-out backflips, so I don't know when I will be around on Friday.

[Silus]

So I just finished my Diamond Nuzlocke run.

Lost my Drifblim Victor and my Crobat Nikoli on Cythia. Only two losses the entire run.

Their loss hit me harder than I thought it would....

[Turalisj]

Erm, silly question, but when you say your stuff for Global Link isn't working, could you be more specific? 'Cause, I mean, I just wouldn't want to have you reset your stuff and then still not be able to use Global Link because the issue hasn't been fixed yet.

Otherwise, um... Yeah, I think I could hold on to stuff for you, but my sleep schedule is currently doing inside-out backflips, so I don't know when I will be around on Friday.

It's asking me to re-validate my email... But I can't remember if the email I used is an old one that I no longer have access to >.<'

[boj0]

Mando, another Champion avatar?

[Mando Knight]

Mando, another Champion avatar?

Bison says it best.

[The Dark Fiddler]

Also, read this. It's a Nuzlocke run called "Apocalypse Johto" and I swear, it blew my socks off.

Next time you link to a story that isn't finished... you warn of that.

That suspense... that was an awesome comic, I can't wait to see what happens next.

[tonberrian]

Sometimes it is just so frustrating that all the good TMs are behind Black's postgame.

[drew2u]

So I just finished my Diamond Nuzlocke run.

Lost my Drifblim Victor and my Crobat Nikoli on Cythia. Only two losses the entire run.

Their loss hit me harder than I thought it would....

I was playing my Soul Silver nuzlocke run and I kept losing pokemon until I realized, "Wait, I didn't ban potions from my run. WHY AM I NOT USING MY POTIONS!?"
I also threw in in-game-story as to why I'd get rid of a team member such as using 'rage' on my spearow against Falkner caused her to become feral and aggressive - me being annoyed at the Sprout Tower and jaded against the run - so Falkner offered to take care of her while I continue my journey.
Same kind of thing happened when I met with Bugsy. My beedrill stayed behind but I got a heracross as a tradeoff.

[Illven]

New pokemon games were announced.

They will be released in Japan in June

Pokemon black version 2 and white version 2

http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wik...C3%A9mon_Smash!

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New pokemon games were announced.

They will be released in Japan in June

Pokemon black version 2 and white version 2

http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wik...C3%A9mon_Smash!

Seriously? Numbered sequels? That hasn't been around since the early plans for Gold and Silver!

[EifieFlare]

I wonder if they really are direct sequels anyway. If they are, I wonder if you get to continue with the current Gen. 5 characters, or if this would be set in the future.

If it's in the future, maybe the previous player characters can finally get some recognition for their accomplishments.

[tgva8889]

Champion (whatever the name of the characters were in B&W) instead of Adler?

[Illven]

I'll be fine with numbered squeals as long as there isn't ship war backlash.


So pretty much no numbered squeals.