So, I plan on naming each Pokemon in my team, for one thing because they deserve proper names, but also because while in the anime and games they may call the Pokemon by their species, it's just damned weird to call a Scottish Terrier "Scottish Terrier."
Granted, I'm not going to be naming EVERY SINGLE Pokemon I capture, at least not for a while, but my main group should be named. In Sapphire, I've got a team of 6 regulars, and 2 extras that I use for certain occasions, one unfortunately being an HM Slave. So that's 8 different names I need to come up with just in this game, and at least 6 in each subsequent game I get through.
I admit I don't want to come up with names like "Billy" or "Janet" or normal shit like that, probably a little cliche' to say that I want the names to line up with their elements if I can. Problem is I'm having a hard time thinking of good names with such a requirement. I suppose I could just try normal English names, but for some reason it just doesn't sound quite right to name a Pokemon like that.
Don't wanna be too simple with them, an example being I have a male Blaziken I kinda want to name "Blaze" but then obviously that's part of it's species name, so it seems too simplistic. Perhaps "Red" would suffice.
So, gonna have to work on names for my regulars, try and find some name generators or a thesaurus to find words for different types of weather or elements.
Addendum: After much thought, I have named my main team of six.
Blaziken is now Crimson.
Graveler (having been previously named) is Brick.
Roselia is now Spike.
Gardevoir is now Abel.
Hariyama is now Ryu.
Pelipper is now Aeris.
A bunch of good names, I think. Just gotta figure out a name for my Gyarados and my Magenton.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Game Corner
I'm currently in Sapphire, got my 6th badge, taking a break from the league to battle old trainers again as they pop up for rematches. These rematches are fun, break the tedium, give me plenty of money, and most importantly build my Pokemon up for the next Gym. I barely got through the last one, what with half my team being weak against Flying types, and if I encounter the same problem with the next Gym I'm going to need my Pokemon to at least match the Gym Leader's levels.
As I level my Pokemon up, I realize that my Combusken needs to learn a more powerful fire move than Ember. I know there's a department store around the place somewhere, just gotta keep going through to the last couple cities on the map, and I'm sure it's gotta have at least one fire move available. The move I'm looking at to upgrade to is Flamethrower, and apparently it can only be found at the Game Corner.
The Game Corner is a casino where people can go to buy Coins, bet them on slots or roulette, and if they win enough Coins folks can turn them in for prizes such as TMs, dolls, and even Pokemon. If you're lucky, it can be a fun way to get powerful TMs or rare Pokemon such as Porygon; if you're as unlucky with gambling as I am though, it's a good way to spend lots of money on Coins for absolutely nothing but frustration.
TM 35, Flamethrower, costs 4000 Coins, and to buy that many Coins costs about $80,000 in-game. I've got more than half that currently, but I'd MUCH rather spend it on Ultra Balls and Super Potions than one single TM, even if it IS a powerful attack. I know my Pokemon is going to learn a new Fire-Type attack when he evolves at level 36, but there's still the matter of him having this old, weaker attack.
I wish I had more luck with gambling, but I know I'm just gonna frustrate myself if I try to win enough Coins for that. I don't know how lucky anyone else is when it comes to gambling, maybe there's some kind of trick involved to get Coins out of all that, but even in a video game I'm just getting screwed.
As I level my Pokemon up, I realize that my Combusken needs to learn a more powerful fire move than Ember. I know there's a department store around the place somewhere, just gotta keep going through to the last couple cities on the map, and I'm sure it's gotta have at least one fire move available. The move I'm looking at to upgrade to is Flamethrower, and apparently it can only be found at the Game Corner.
The Game Corner is a casino where people can go to buy Coins, bet them on slots or roulette, and if they win enough Coins folks can turn them in for prizes such as TMs, dolls, and even Pokemon. If you're lucky, it can be a fun way to get powerful TMs or rare Pokemon such as Porygon; if you're as unlucky with gambling as I am though, it's a good way to spend lots of money on Coins for absolutely nothing but frustration.
TM 35, Flamethrower, costs 4000 Coins, and to buy that many Coins costs about $80,000 in-game. I've got more than half that currently, but I'd MUCH rather spend it on Ultra Balls and Super Potions than one single TM, even if it IS a powerful attack. I know my Pokemon is going to learn a new Fire-Type attack when he evolves at level 36, but there's still the matter of him having this old, weaker attack.
I wish I had more luck with gambling, but I know I'm just gonna frustrate myself if I try to win enough Coins for that. I don't know how lucky anyone else is when it comes to gambling, maybe there's some kind of trick involved to get Coins out of all that, but even in a video game I'm just getting screwed.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Becoming a Pokemon Master
What IS it to be a Pokemon Master? What exactly is required to earn such a title?
The games and show never actually explain what a Pokemon Master is, or how to become one. I suppose it's kinda funny that I should ponder this question after starting this blog, claiming this is my journey to becoming one such trainer. Does it involve beating lots of Pokemon Leagues? Does it involve catching lots of different Pokemon? Does it involve becoming unbeatable in Pokemon battles and tournaments? Does it involve winning every level of Pokemon Contests?
Ash Ketchum has been at this for a LONG time, through several Leagues and dealing with MANY Legendary Pokemon. He's won many battles, caught his fair share of Pokemon, and has gone through every Pokemon Leagues as a challenger, win or lose. However, even after all this he's STILL considered just a Pokemon Trainer.
I'm not sure if at the end of this I'd be considered a Pokemon Master, but when I come out of this with every Pokemon I can catch, every single Legendary available, and the Champion of several Pokemon Leagues, I think I'll be pretty damn close to it. I don't know how many hundreds of different Pokemon I'll have in my collection by the time I port them all over to Y, but I'm sure I'll have one of the largest collections around.
I'm continuing my journey through Sapphire, working hard to get through the League and to start grabbing those Legendaries.
The games and show never actually explain what a Pokemon Master is, or how to become one. I suppose it's kinda funny that I should ponder this question after starting this blog, claiming this is my journey to becoming one such trainer. Does it involve beating lots of Pokemon Leagues? Does it involve catching lots of different Pokemon? Does it involve becoming unbeatable in Pokemon battles and tournaments? Does it involve winning every level of Pokemon Contests?
Ash Ketchum has been at this for a LONG time, through several Leagues and dealing with MANY Legendary Pokemon. He's won many battles, caught his fair share of Pokemon, and has gone through every Pokemon Leagues as a challenger, win or lose. However, even after all this he's STILL considered just a Pokemon Trainer.
I'm not sure if at the end of this I'd be considered a Pokemon Master, but when I come out of this with every Pokemon I can catch, every single Legendary available, and the Champion of several Pokemon Leagues, I think I'll be pretty damn close to it. I don't know how many hundreds of different Pokemon I'll have in my collection by the time I port them all over to Y, but I'm sure I'll have one of the largest collections around.
I'm continuing my journey through Sapphire, working hard to get through the League and to start grabbing those Legendaries.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Why I'm doing this
So, first time ever starting a blog, and it's all about Pokemon. Why is that, you may ask?
It's really not a complicated story at all.
Ever since Pokemon X and Y came out, everyone's been talking about how great they are, how much they've improved everything about Pokemon, and how great all the changes have been. All the talk about X and Y got me interested in the series again, but I found that all I had for the time being was Sapphire, and only at the beginning of the game. My copy of Pearl had been lent out to someone, and I've gotta start over with it.
I decided that I should go ahead through Sapphire, then bring my Pokemon over to Pearl once I got the National Pokedex. After thinking about it a bit, hearing how X and Y can take all the Pokemon from the DS games (and from the GBA games, after transferring in through Pal Park to Gen 4 and 5), I thought I should just go all-in and play through Pokemon, one game at a time, until finally I could get into X and Y. I'm not doing anything important with my life right now, so when I'm not working I'll be getting through some Pokemon game.
So that's where I'm at right now. My goal in this is to get every Pokemon I can in each game (without trading), and EVERY Legendary available in each game, and in this blog to post regularly about my adventures. I'm at 5 badges right now in Sapphire, building my Pokemon up to go for the 6th badge. I'm not going to be posting anything until I'm done with Sapphire's league, and then I'll be discussing my adventure to getting the Legendary Pokemon from there. When I'm done with Sapphire, the plan is to start up in Pearl and going through it, posting my progress on here.
I must say, a big part of my journey is going to involve the help of Bulbapedia, which has walkthroughs on all the Pokemon games. I'm going to be using their help to get every Pokemon I can, and to find and catch every single Legendary Pokemon.
I think that's it for right now. I'm going to work hard to get through the end of Sapphire, and then I can really start up on this blog. Here's hoping it all goes smoothly.
It's really not a complicated story at all.
Ever since Pokemon X and Y came out, everyone's been talking about how great they are, how much they've improved everything about Pokemon, and how great all the changes have been. All the talk about X and Y got me interested in the series again, but I found that all I had for the time being was Sapphire, and only at the beginning of the game. My copy of Pearl had been lent out to someone, and I've gotta start over with it.
I decided that I should go ahead through Sapphire, then bring my Pokemon over to Pearl once I got the National Pokedex. After thinking about it a bit, hearing how X and Y can take all the Pokemon from the DS games (and from the GBA games, after transferring in through Pal Park to Gen 4 and 5), I thought I should just go all-in and play through Pokemon, one game at a time, until finally I could get into X and Y. I'm not doing anything important with my life right now, so when I'm not working I'll be getting through some Pokemon game.
So that's where I'm at right now. My goal in this is to get every Pokemon I can in each game (without trading), and EVERY Legendary available in each game, and in this blog to post regularly about my adventures. I'm at 5 badges right now in Sapphire, building my Pokemon up to go for the 6th badge. I'm not going to be posting anything until I'm done with Sapphire's league, and then I'll be discussing my adventure to getting the Legendary Pokemon from there. When I'm done with Sapphire, the plan is to start up in Pearl and going through it, posting my progress on here.
I must say, a big part of my journey is going to involve the help of Bulbapedia, which has walkthroughs on all the Pokemon games. I'm going to be using their help to get every Pokemon I can, and to find and catch every single Legendary Pokemon.
I think that's it for right now. I'm going to work hard to get through the end of Sapphire, and then I can really start up on this blog. Here's hoping it all goes smoothly.
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