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2016-09-07, 09:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-09-07, 09:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-09-07, 09:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-09-07, 10:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Spoiler: So, basically the new trailer......confirms we are getting alola form of previous characters?! First new character is Alola form Professor Oak.
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2016-09-07, 10:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Spoiler: New trailerFirst off if feels worth mentioning that that trailer was amazing
On Kanto starters though, it seems pretty obvious that they will be in Sun and Moon considering that Charizard has been featured pretty predominately from the beginning whenever the concept of ridable Pokemon is brought up or suggested. That being the case however it's also always just normal Charizard (as far as I can tell) which doesn't suggest that we'll be seeing Alola versions of the Kanto starters. A shame really because that would have been awesome. That being said, I will never turn down an in-game opportunity to get Kanto starters. Even if there are only there for novelty or sentimental value and end up going straight to the box it's always an option I appreciate, mostly due to the fact that unlike most players in this modern age trading and whatnot seems even more of an impossibility, particularly across generations...
Spoiler: AlsoPokemon Houseboats!
I mean...
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2016-09-08, 12:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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The man he thinks of as his father is a war hero, who died around the time of his birth, fighting somewhere far from home, where the war was still ongoing by then. All the long stretches of lionely nights though, the uncertainty, crying herself to sleep every evening because her husband could be dead by now, Ash's mother had a relationship with the older but handsome scientist next door.
Giovanni as Ash's father might explain a lot about his personality, but Oak as his father explains more about the story. He is treating him a lot like he does his own grandson.
That's my story, and for now I'm sticking to it.Last edited by Lvl 2 Expert; 2016-09-08 at 12:39 AM.
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2016-09-08, 01:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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I always saw Oak being so nice to Ash compared to Gary down to the fact that they were both from the same small town and that Gary was, well, Gary.
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2016-09-08, 03:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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2016-09-08, 04:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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2016-09-08, 05:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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2016-09-08, 07:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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Aww that's a somewhat sad headcanon.
I can see that sticking out as rather strange to most people. Though it's still the cornerstone of a lot of stories and backstories in fiction.
But even that isn't really odd (well probably depending on what country you live in, I live in the US), when I was student teaching there were several kindergartners living out of their cubbies, because they had no home to really go to. It was heart breaking to learn about. I know some people who used to work in the childcare system in various states, and there are far more homeless or parentless children out there than is probably comfortable for anyone to actually think about.
At least in the case of the anime, everything is so utopian that kids with no parents still probably have something resembling a good support system unlike in the real world. (Though I'd argue that a nuclear family in particular is not really required)
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2016-09-08, 08:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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"And if you don't, the consequences will be dire!"
"What? They'll have three extra hit dice and a rend attack?"
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2016-09-08, 08:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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To be fair, as mentioned, there are certain kanji you're just expected to know. Particularly when they come up in a lot of names, seeing as, even if you know no other kanji, you need to know any kanji that appear in your own name, for formal documents.
I mean, I studied the language, and I'm an adult, and I only know a handful of kanji, but there are some you have to know, people.
I assume that 博士, which translates to "Ph.D." would qualify as need-to-know. Because you need to know if somebody who calls himself a "Pokemon Professor" is an actual professor, or just a whackjob into dogfighting and small children.
Or upped their expectations of the kids playing. Hooray for standards!My headache medicine has a little "Ex" inscribed on the pill. It's not a brand name; it's an indicator that it works inside an Anti-Magic Field.
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2016-09-08, 08:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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2016-09-08, 08:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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My headache medicine has a little "Ex" inscribed on the pill. It's not a brand name; it's an indicator that it works inside an Anti-Magic Field.
Blue text means sarcasm. Purple text means evil. White text is invisible.
My signature got too big for its britches. So now it's over here!
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2016-09-08, 09:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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2016-09-08, 10:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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2016-09-08, 11:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Well, it would make Silver (who is indeed supposed to be Giovanni's sun) and Ash (not sure if this theory would apply to Red, much less story material to go on) (half-)brothers. Gary/Blue would probably be their nephew, unless of course he was Giovanni's son as well, or if he shared a mother with Silver (because I'm reasonably sure he doesn't share one with Ash). In that last case Gary/Blue and Silver would be half-brothers through their mothers side as well as nephews through Oak, Silver and Ash would be half-brothers through Giovanni, and Ash and Gary/Blue would be nephews, again through Oak.
It's a small world. Also, that's kind of weird.
In any case, if Giovanni is Oak's sun he pretty much has to be Ash's father, because otherwise Oak probably would have mentioned it. Old people story time. You know that evil boss you're up against? I once knew a little boy... He's kept that a secret because Ash's mother has asked him not to bring up Giovanni with Ash, as he might find out it's his father. Giovanni doesn't bring it up because he either doesn't care or isn't heartless enough to destroy a hopeful young lad like that.
I think my previous story was less traumatic.
EDIT: Oh crap, there's another option.
With the weird way aging works in Pokémon, Ash's father could potentially be...
Brock.
(Ash's mother claims she didn't recognize him when she first met him during the series, but then again it was a long time ago, and maybe it was dark?)Last edited by Lvl 2 Expert; 2016-09-08 at 02:57 PM.
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2016-09-08, 02:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Sometimes I forget that pokemon is really ripe for interesting crack theories.
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2016-09-08, 02:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Well yeah. There are just so many questions that are left unanswered. All throughout the series. I'm surprised that there isn't a bigger fan-fic following, since there is so much you could do with just all the little things left hanging. Pokemon is a universe full of things mentioned once then never used again or maybe twice if that.
like the Snag Machines, or the Dark Balls, or the cloning technology that Movie Mewtwo uses, or many of the ancient contraptions that they come across, that are just weird pokemon-based superweapons made by some ancient civilization clearly through some form of magic. So many things that people don't even bring up in fan-fics. that could be used more widely, or be explored a bit more in some manner. or heck, just what is up with Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny. or heck, remember Richie? got an appearance in Kanto, then Johto, then in Chronicles then......never again!
I just hope Mega-Evolution doesn't prove to be one of them. especially given all the 7-gen stuff that might be just as one-shot as all the other strange concepts.
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2016-09-08, 02:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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The fanfic community is kinda absorbed into the nuzlocke community, is probably why.
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2016-09-08, 03:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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It'd be especially fun to explore what the deal is with pokemon that are rather explicitly "created" in some way or another.
You know the ones that just started to appear one day like voltorb, or the bronze mirror/bell pokemon, or porygon. I could see an entire side shoot of pokemon professors who are specifically interested in studying the appearance and inner workings/minds of those sorts of monsters.
I haven't looked at the OCT scene in a long time, but those were good places to find people exploring some of the elements that were weird or simply left hanging in anime or games. Though some people take too many liberties in my opinion (ex sigilyphs that are redesigned to be anthropomorphic birds, rather than sticking more closely to the weird things that they actually are)
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2016-09-08, 04:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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At least one version of the canon I've read has Giovanni and Oak as childhood rivals, so that would make it implausible.
I don't know about Ash or Red's father, but I always had a theory of Lance being Gary's father and (possibly) Oak's son. Though the role of Blackthorn complicates that headcanon up a bit.
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2016-09-08, 04:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-09-08, 05:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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SpoilerWhile I can certainly understand the sentiment, providing Kanto starters is mostly for returning genwunners. With X and Y being the first time I'd done anything pokemon related since the TCG, just seeing Sycamore use the three Kanto starters so early in the game was a delight, and when I found out I'd get to keep one, I was positively giddy. And while I know a portion of the fandom resents hardcore genwunners, attracting people who'd lost interest in the games is a solid move, and giving a returning player back their best buddy from their favorite childhood game is a good way to do that.Last edited by Squark; 2016-09-08 at 05:31 PM.
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2016-09-08, 05:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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Pahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
[Expletive] you, Hunter J! [Expletive] you and the handbag you rode in on!
Two Future Sights and you and your mottley crew go down, crash and - as far as I can tell at this moment and hope to Lichemaster is so - drown then explode! Out like a little female poochyena!
Priceless!
I haven't laughed that hard in AGES.
Edit: *One Team Galactic finale later*
Oh hell yes! that is it! She DEAD! (And Cyrus too, of "dead" isn't putting it mildly!) Damn! This may be the frackin' arc of the anime I've seen yet!
Wow.
Y'know, it's REALLY cathartic to actually see those fraggers get completely fracking HOSED for once - no redemption, no arrest, no last minute change of heart, just a "see you in hell [female canine]!" and not even THAT for you Cyrus! Pokémon, I am SO proud of you right now! You make an old Lich truly happy!Last edited by Aotrs Commander; 2016-09-08 at 06:29 PM.