Pokémon Update #15 - Dungeon Crawling

Just when I thought I was getting towards the end of my Poké-addiction, Nintendo releases a new Pokémon game. Damn those crafty bastards! Ah well. I'm debating whether or not to stay at work until midnight to buy it or just wait until tomorrow.

Trades:

• Garchomp : Garchomp
• Mawile : Mysdibule
• Arcanine : Ken-chan
• Sandslash : Sandslash

Evolutions:

• Inca : Natu → Xatu
• Brooch : Staryu → Starmie
• Razz : Lickitung → Lickilicky
• CS : Riolu → Lucario
• Michelin : Phanpy → Donphan
• Genji : Cubone → Marowak
• Ambipom : Aipom → Ambipom
• Lenard : Bulbasaur → Ivysaur → Venusaur
• Blaster : Squirtle → Wartortle → Blastoise

New Pokémon already evolved:

• Foley : Bulbasaur → Ivysaur
• Alvin : Squirtle → Wartortle

Pokébabies:

• Squirtle : Ross
• Bulbasaur : Tad

Emerald transfers:

• Lombre : Algie
• Seviper : Lola
• Wigglytuff : Marclarr
• Torkoal : Bridge

TOTAL : 368/493

Pokémon Update #14 - The Lost Pokémon

Apparently in my haste to neaten up my PC boxes, I forgot to notate some Pokémon that should have been posted several updates ago! This update will include both actual new Pokémon and those forgotten previously.

Trades:

• Palkia : Parukia
• Azumarill : Azumarill
• Milotic : Mirokarosu
• Aerodactyl : Arrow
  

Evolutions:

• ****** : Ponyta → Rapidash
• Diety : Vulpix → Ninetales
• Lief : Seedot → Nuzleaf
• Leprechaun : Seedot → Nuzleaf → Shiftry
• Vivica : Misdreavus → Mismagius
• Drol : Weepinbell → Victreebell
  

New Pokémon already evolved:

• Kuron : Nidoran♂ → Nidorino → Nidoking
• Coconuts : Exeggcute → Exeggutor
  

FireRed transfers:

• Electrode : Manhattan
• Nidoqueen : Lady
• Porygon : Byte
• Pupitar : Roll
• Tyranitar : Dimm
• Zapdos : Stormcrier

Emerald transfers:

• Hariyama : Ihonda
• Gulpin : Kaomoji
• Mawile : Glass
• Relicanth : Prill
• Shuckle : Shucks
  

New catches:

• Lapras : Feri
• Dunsparce : Prue
• Regigigas : Atziluth
• Sneasel : Vellex
  

Pokébabies:

• Vulpix : Oturanna
• Nidoran♂ : Desi
• Slowpoke : Lilka
• Skorupi : Accordia
• Grimer : Goo
• Croagunk : Maxx
• Natu : Inca

TOTAL : 346/493

Gothic LOLita

The local Wal-Mart now sells a lanyard with "got GOTH?" printed in on it in the same font as the now-infamous milk advertisements.

Because nothing says you're a rebellious Goth like a reappropriated corporate slogan printed on a lanyard.

Pokémon Update #13 - Levelitis

Leveling up sucks. If only the battle system were faster. I've turned off animations, but it's still slow going.

Evolution:

• Bet Te Mid : Doduo → Dodrio
• Kurt : Chinchou → Lanturn
• Sheik : Croagunk → Toxicroak

Emerald transfers:

• Staryu : Brooch
• Numel : Hammer
• Vulpix : Diety
• Forretress : Grenade

FireRed transfers:

• Goldeen : Axiom
• Seaking : Camp
• Nidorino : Cormick
• Muk : Bwah
• Jumpluff : Dandy
• Charizard : Elitper

Transfers:

• Drapion : Drapion
• Crobat : Crobat
• Tropius : Turopiusu
• Taillow : Subane
• Slowking : Slowking

TOTAL : 331/493

Pokémon Update #12 - Rolling Along

Part of the difficulty with collecting all 493 Pokémon is that some of them require leveling in order to evolve. In FireRed, this is not so much of an issue, because there are lots of places that allow for easy leveling. In Diamond and Emerald, however... well, things take a while. It's possible to speed the process by rechallenging the Elite Four, but that's an annoyance of about 30 battles in a row with no way out unless you let all your Pokémon faint.

Little by little, I'm filling my Pokédex, though.

Evolutions:

• Cole : Slakoth → Vigoroth
• Reggie : Slakoth → Vigoroth → Slaking
• Dot : Sunkern → Sunflora
• Block : Magneton → Magnezone
• Clementine : Clefairy → Clefable
• Whackamole : Diglett → Dugtrio

New catches:

• Octillery : Rok
• Beautifly : Nectra

FireRed transfers:

• Kakuna : Kira
• Hypno : Hal
• Yanma : Emma
• Furret : Jill
• Pidgeotto : Topper
• Pidgeot : Cladie
• Arbok : Birdie
• Charmander : Liro
• Charmeleon : Charr
• Dewgong : Lacy
• Jynx : Zynx
• Horsea : Cesta

Trades:

• Beldum : Danbaru
• Totodile : Gard
• Raikou : Raikou

TOTAL : 313/493

Guys Gone... Not-That-Wild

The geniuses behind Girls Gone Wild have decided to foray into videos for the opposite sex now. But as has always been the case, there is a vast difference between the way "wild" is measured between men and women.

Girls Gone Wild advertises, "Barely legal girls baring their breasts and doing the wildest things...together!" Imagine my surprise when the Guys Gone Wild commercial advertised "Hot college guys taking off their shirts!" ...and that's it.

Yeah.

Pokémon Update #11 - Long Haul

Here we go. Pokémon Diamond. Pokémon Emerald. Pokémon FireRed. All beaten! And now... the collection quest truly begins, because there is no more story to be had. Collecting bits of digital data is a bit of an unusual hobby... but over 100 million people share it! Anyway...

New catches:

• Absol : Fabul
• Elekid : Fusebox

Evolutions:

• Mokoi : Nosepass → Probopass
• Acerbus : Eevee → Umbreon
• Oriens : Eevee → Espeon

Trades:

• Azelf : Azelf
• Mesprit : Mesprit
• Uxie : Yukushii
• Finneon : Finneon

Pokébabies:

• Baltoy : Dreidel
• Chinchou : Lucid

Emerald transfers:

• Koffing : TMI
• Ledyba : Dylie
• Spinarak : Tollie
• Magneton : Splitter
• Teddiursa : Kuma
• Sandshrew : Kate
• Breloom : Mulch
• Sunkern : Dot
• Remoraid : Missle

FireRed transfers:

• Persian : Azrael
• Beedrill : Sting
• Togepi : Iggy
• Sentret : Felix
• Metapod : Wave
• Butterfree : Lilian
• Exeggcute : Peaz
• Parasect : Peach
• Dratini : Kyuushi
• Rhyhorn : Rhyhorn
• Magneton : Block
• Mewtwo : Mewtwo

TOTAL : 291/493