The Spectacular Professor

[font="Comic Sans MS"]I bred a Larvitar. Catherine is going to be the best Tyranitar. Look at the Iron Head on this thing.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Smoochum is the only good baby Pokemon. It lets you have Jynx without having to look at Jynx.[/font]

[quote name='chibi-master' timestamp='1300183736' post='705712']When I get a Keldeo, I will name her Pinkie. [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Cannot unsee. Wholeheartedly approve.[/font]

[quote name='Lilt' timestamp='1300173810' post='705708'] [b]Yay Congrats~! Let us know how it goes okay? ^^ How did you get there by the way? I keep getting stuck on each gym leader. (I'm stuck right before Gym Leader Clay.) My problem is, I find out a Pokémon is no good and train it way too high then have to train my lower level boxed Pokémon to fight the gyms. Also I can never find a good solid team. Any tips chibi? D: I never had this much trouble on HeartGold. If anyone else has anything to add on how you chose your team, feel free to give me advice too. I think I'm also choosing too many of the cuter Pokémon this time around too. XD White has been a lot of fun though so far. I like the Triple Battles. (I just had a taste of one thanks to that biker.) To anyone who has Black, how are the rotational battles?[/b] [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]As a general tip, I find Blitzle/Zebstrika to be a very useful Pokemon throughout the game. They're fast and powerful. The only downside is you're sacrificing a bit of HP and Defense, especially since its most powerful move has a recoil effect. As for Clay in particular, a good Grass-type will get you pretty dang far with him, so if you happen to have been training a Sewaddle or Cottony/Petilil, get them up to level and try it out (I can't recommend Simisage, his stats just aren't up to snuff in the end). If you can't do that, a decent Water-type will take out two of his three Pokemon, as will a Fighting-type. Throh, Sawk and Timburr are all readily available right outside of Pinwheel Forest, so I recommend you start there. That seems to be where Clay's weaknesses are all situated.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Alright, just finished the main story. Team update: [b]Excalibur[/b] [img]http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101110173311/pokemon/images/2/29/497Jalorda.png[/img] Haughty as ever, Excalibur has now become a full-grown adult. Though he still considers himself a cut above everyone else, he does have a soft spot for his traveling companions and can't stand the sight of his servants being attacked. [b]Lumiere[/b] [img]http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110222193807/pokemon/images/a/ae/Shandera.png[/img] A hardy Chandelure and a relatively new addition to my party, but he hits hard in the Special department and actually manages to outrun a bit more than you'd suspect him to. Gets along particularly well with Excalibur, since he's only happy when he's serving others. [b]Lenore[/b] [img]http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101120195308/pokemon/images/3/36/Waruvial.png[/img] After hitting her first evolution, she gained a huge boost in confidence. Now she's my number one powerhouse. She also tends to be a little mischievous, as one of her favorite tricks in battle is to allow her opponents to boost their Attack a couple of times before pulling a Foul Play and letting them fall on their own sword. [b]AppleJack[/b] (Formerly [b]Priscilla[/b]) [img]http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101120201537/pokemon/images/e/e8/Zeburaika.png[/img] Still as friendly as ever to her allies, AppleJack has become a fierce and determined fighter with speed all but unmatched and force enough to take on all challengers. Her fatal flaw, however, is that she tries too hard. Her favorite battle tactic is so reckless that she almost always injures herself in the heat of the fight. As such, I try not to let her stay in battle long. [b]Sam[/b] (The American Eagle) [img]http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110105145830/pokemon/images/thumb/0/07/Wargle.png/379px-Wargle.png[/img] A true patriot, this Braviary is a loyal companion and a ferocious warrior. We're currently journeying all throughout Unova in search of new battle techniques for him. Really his only problem is he's somewhat prudish and insists on preserving our team's "moral fiber" in the strangest manners possible. He also demands I find a hat for him to wear and name "Canada". [b]Wocky[/b] [img]http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110228031229/pokemon/images/thumb/6/63/Zuruzukin.png/235px-Zuruzukin.png[/img] Wocky grew up in the projects. His mother was high-strung and his father was never there, and with a name like "Wocky" you learn to grow up tough. Recently he's matured and learned to pick his fights more carefully, but he's still ready to throw down when need be. He enjoys having terrible rap battles with Sam, who doesn't even realize that his lyrics are supposed to rhyme.[/font]

[quote name='Sangome' timestamp='1299969237' post='705647'] [color="#9932CC"][font="Microsoft Sans Serif"]Stocking is a magical horse now? [IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/eqcqu.jpg[/IMG] Huh. Who knew?[/font][/color] [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Had a feeling you'd notice the resemblance. Weird, right?[/font]

[img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/ShyRangerSMRPG/Confound_these_ponies.png[/img] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Guys help I think I'm a brony.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Try using Repels in the cave. The real secret to finding the dust swirls and shaking grass and such is just to keep wandering around until it pops up. Personally, I haven't tried this yet, so I don't know if Repels make the dust swirls go away. Worth a try, though.[/font]

[quote name='chibi-master' timestamp='1299583342' post='705547']Found out last night that one of my friends in my Biology and Gym classes died in a car accident. What the hell? I was wondering why she wasn't there yesterday for the Bio test, but I don't understand! She was fine on Friday! I'm still vehemently denying it... [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Oh, wow. That is extremely eerie. One of my old classmates was killed the exact same way last Monday. Her funeral was nice, but just the fact that she's gone so fast is mind-blowing. That's really rough, Chibi. I'm sorry to hear about that. :([/font]

[quote name='chibi-master' timestamp='1299539485' post='705535'] It means never being as cool as Pokemon White. :P [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"][center][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0[/media][/center] Macaulay Culkin and Michael Jackson are disappoint.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Plasma lost all my sympathy around the point when they started abducting the pets of children. I can understand protesting battles, but splitting up a child and their beloved pet in the name of liberating an animal that's probably better off in captivity anyway isn't something I can get behind. And [s]Ghetsis[/s] Dennis is totally creepy.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]You have to access Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and use Mystery Gift to get the Liberty Pass. Other than that, the only real requirement is you have to get to Castelia City, which is about the fourth town you encounter. Third Gym. I haven't actually caught him yet, but I did get the Liberty Pass. Current Party: [b]Excalibur:[/b] The blue-blooded, aristocratic Servine. Somehow he has decided to regard me as an equal. Everyone else on the team works for him, and instead of using Surf, we all board his private yacht to cross any water routes. [b]Priscilla:[/b] Blitzle. She's extremely friendly and outgoing, but very hostile towards anyone who makes one of her allies faint. She would be our mount of choice, since she's so dang speedy, but she hasn't quite figured out how not to electrocute riders yet. [b]Lenore:[/b] Sandile. She's just starting to come out of her shell, and she finds Excalibur to be a bit intimidating, but she shows promise as a fighter and she certainly does seem proud of herself whenever she takes an opponent down. [b]Brunhilde:[/b] Timburr. She was the champion of the Caber Toss in her home country of Swedenaviachstan. Other than that, she's too proud for her own good and Excalibur recommends I box her. [b]Crunchbery:[/b] Swoobat. He's friendly and he means well, but he flies into walls all the time and keeps dropping any berries I give him. Excalibur advises me to box him before he manages to set the desert on fire or something. [b]Rocky:[/b] Roggenrola. He can take it, but he really doesn't like dishing it out and as a result isn't a very heavy hitter at all. Excalibur assures me that he will be much more at home in some simulated computer environment. Soon to join: [b]Wocky:[/b] Scraggy. He claims to be a "straight up G" who can "bust out some sick beats" which will "blow ya mind, bizzoy". He amuses Excalibur and I, so we'll test drive him as soon as Brunhilde evolves, more than likely.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]I got my Sandile. Her name is Lenore. Lessee, among my favorite Pokemon are the Sandile, Larvitar, Sneasel and Scraggy lines. I think it's safe to say I'd probably end up being a Dark-type Gym leader if I were one. Any type preferences among anyone else?[/font]

[center][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hAyfHohGl8[/media][/center] [font="Comic Sans MS"]This was written for the US premiere of Pokemon Black and White versions by one of my favorite bands ever. A bunch of lucky New Yorkers get to watch them perform it live. Color me green.[/font]

[quote name='PiroMunkie' timestamp='1299095845' post='705431'] [color="#006400"]He's like that father that was never there, but still watched over you. Respectable, but a little scary.[/color] [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]He's in Chat all the time. There, he's like the bumbling divorcee dad who desperately wants to be part of your life but only gets custody every fourth weekend and does everything he can to embarrass you during what time he does get.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Nope, just Tepig. Tepig gains fighting type. The third damn fire starter in a row to do so. Good for him. :D[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]White version. The only version-exclusive I'm really hyped about is Braviary, but White Forest is about the closest thing the games have to a Safari Zone, so I simply must have that. And I'll be starting with Snivy because the other two are peasants.[/font]