Pokemon Sun and Moon: So,Is It True?

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Remember when Pokemon Sun and Moon was just announced and there was an anonymous leak of information regarding the game? Let’s evaluate that.

For starters, the leak predicted a werewolf Pokemon, a football monkey Pokemon, the final starters’ evolutions, the character Mallow, and a koala bear Pokemon.

In return we have received Lycanroc (the werewolf Pokemon), Passimian (a monkey Pokemon whose traits are akin to football), Mallow a tribal leader, and Komala (the koala bear Pokemon).
I have no idea who performed this leak, but it makes me wonder. If everything they mentioned so far was true, then does that mean that these will be our starters’ final evolutions?

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It certainly seems so, but I certainly won’t confirm or deny anything until proof is exposed.   These designs do look amazing though and causes me to truly now debate on who I want. Originally, I was going for Rowlett and while his supposed final form looks incredible, Popplio’s is winning my heart due to its mermaid aesthetic.

Even so, no one has mentioned anything about the final starters’ evolutions other than Rockruff sharing a secret with them.  Rockruff has two forms based on the game: Lycanroc (Midday for Sun) and Lycanroc (Midnight for Moon). Will our starter Pokemon share that secret and evolve into two different final forms depending on the game we select? It would be an interesting concept that’s never been performed before with our starters.

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October: Depression Awareness

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October is a wonderful month. It’s a time to get spooky, watch the seasons change, and to observe the various awareness this month raises. While October is mostly noted for Breast Cancer Awareness, AIDS Awareness, and many others, it also showcases Depression Awareness.

Depression is a hard hitting mental illness and in October (especially on October 8^th) most places offer free screenings for it. Growing up, I’ve encountered depression from myself, my friends, or the world around me. It’s a complicated battle that’s worth the victory.

Needless to say, October is a great time for Depression Awareness and only now do I find it conveniently strange. October is when the weather starts to grow colder which can trigger SAD (Seasonal  Affect Disorder). SAD is a condition affected by the weather – the colder it becomes, the more depressed you become. You may gain too much sleep, you may lose sleep, you may become irritable, not want to eat, and possibly withdraw from social activity. It usually occurs around the same time for anyone who has it.

In the sense, I find that screening for depression when SAD begins is nipping the disorder in the butt. Should depression be discovered within the screening, methods can be done to counteract it as well as prevent SAD.  SAD and depression have similar symptoms and treatments such as light therapy, talk therapy, and even the use of medication.

Should you or you know of anyone who has depression, please refer them to all the events October has for depression awareness. There’s multiple free screenings, counselors to talk to, and seminars diagnosing symptoms of depression. Even outside this month, there’s hotlines, therapy groups (both virtual and physical), and so many other things that can be done to ward off this illness. Do not let depression consume or win – it must be fought and dominated for a better life.

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NYCC: Be Careful

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In a few weeks I’ll be going to NYCC and I’m filled with excitement and anxiety. I’m excited because I finally get to go to NYCC after all these years and anxiety because of any possible attacks.

Three pipe bombs were found near a train station in Elizabeth, NJ, there was an explosive set off at a Marine charity race in Sea Isle City, and a dumpster in the Chelsea block of Manhattan housed a pressure cooker explosion. Another homemade explosive was found two blocks away from the Chelsea neighborhood, but did not go off. Twenty nine people were injured in these attacks, but thankfully no one was killed. The attacks were formulated by Ahmad Khan Rahami who was captured by the police in a chase that ended in Linden, NJ. Rahami was shot in the leg and taken into custody while an officer he had shot sustained a mere chest injury.

New York has been home to various bombings, most notably 9/11, the Boston Marathon, and other attackss in between with pressure cookers and makeshift bombs galore.

New York is a wonderful city and a large pot of America’s melting pot culture. NYCC in particular is an example of this concept. As a cosplayer I love seeing people from all of the world cosplaying characters everyone knows and loves. I also love meeting other cosplayers and conversing with them.

To attend this annual New York based convention after a few bombings shakes my spirits some. It’s a scary notion of going to a city after it was bombed because no one knows when another assailant may appear. No one can predict a bomber’s next action or who is a bomber. Albeit, NYCC’s security appears to be tight which is a mild relief. Yet the idea still persists.

In the past year I’ve ventured to at least six cons in areas both pleasant and putrid. Through these experiences, the con life has taught me something. It’s that you can’t always be scared nor can you predict what will unravel.  This not only applies to cons, but just travelling in general, and I obtain some peace with this advice. At best all I can do is be careful, be cognitive, and be close to my friends at NYCC. It’s all anyone can do honestly other than to avoid the con itself, but why would I avoid something I’ve already paid for and been looking forward to for so long?  

To those attending NYCC like me: be safe, be aware, be with your friends, and be sure to have a great time.

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Pokemon Sun and Moon: Coro Coro News

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I swear one of these days this blog is going to turn into a Pokemon blog. Regardless, we have new information regarding Pokemon Sun and Moon. We are now starting to see the game’s effects of what appears in Sun vs Moon based on today’s Coro Coro leak. Coro Coro is a certified magazine that often preaches Pokemon news.

Pokemon Sun features:

       -An UB-02: Expansion encounter with Tapku Koko. This Ultra Beast looks like no one we have seen thus far. It’s named ‘Expansion’ for the expanding weapon it uses in combat and is exclusive to Sun 

       -The evolution of Rockruff: Lugarugan. Lugarugan’s Sun form only appears in this version

       -The trainer faces off with Gumshoos, a Totem Pokemon.

Pokemon Moon features:

       -An UB-02: Beauty encounter. This Ultra Beast looks incredibly like Lusamine even down to her pose. Is anyone seeing a pattern here?

       -Lugarugan’s Midnight form which appears only in this version. It looks more like a werewolf which does reflect upon the Chinese hack months ago that foretold of a ‘werewolf Pokemon’. Whoever the hacker was received correct information. Now here’s hoping we obtain those amazing possible final evolutions of the starters. 

       -The trainer fights Alolan Raticate, a Totem Pokemon.
 

We’ve also learned that UB-01’s name will have a deeper meaning and that in the next issue, Type: Null’s power will fully be revealed.

In more relation to Pokemon news, Pokemon Go’s Pokemon Go Plus will finally be available at $35 on September 16^th, 2016. This device will help you catch Pokemon and collect items without having to look at your phone. Pokemon Go will come to the Apple Watch later this year. On the Apple Watch you can receive notifications about Pokemon, but you will have to catch said Pokemon on the IPhone.

Pokemon Go may also be intertwined with Pokemon Sun and Moon based on a picture Coro Coro revealed.

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From what the picture exposes, we may be able to catch Alolan forms of Pokemon in  Pokemon Go. While this would eventually be a nifty feature, I personally would love to see us establish the other generations before encountering this new breed of Pokemon.

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Pokemon Sun and Moon: One Step Closer to Alchemy?

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We just got a ton of news regarding Pokemon Sun and Moon.  From this information, my brain began to conjure some theories which you may find interesting.

• Dexio and Sina: Hey look at who’s back, but wait if they’re here does that mean Sycamore is nearby?  And if so, is there’s a connection with Kalos and Alola? We already have Kukui and Samson Oak, Prof. Oak’s cousin. 
  

• Alchemy: people have deciphered that the legendaries of Sun and Moon are based off of alchemic beasts. We now have Type: Null a chimera Pokemon – meaning it’s made up of other Pokemon.
   
• Aether Paradise: Aether Paradise is home to injured Pokemon, but also conducts research on the side. Lusamine runs AP and wishes to be like a mother to all harmed Pokemon which is wonderful, but what is the research? From what I’ve noticed about Sun/Moon is that it’s heavier in depth regarding the environment. We have Pokemon like Yungoos and Gumshoos brought in to deplete the population of Rattata and Pokemon adapting to the Alolan nature. Yes, AP could be researching these noticeable changes and comparing them to other regions like Kalos, Johto, Hoenn, and many others.
  
  But let’s take a look back at Type:Null – it’s a chimera Pokemon. Nowhere else in the region is there a chimera Pokemon, let alone the whole Pokemon universe. It had to come from somewhere and AP does perform research and experiments. Also, look at the name: Type: Null. Doesn’t that sound like some scientific classification and if so, what other “Types” are there?  What if Type:Null is one of their experimental Pokemon? After all it was created to harness power akin to that of a legendary Pokemon for a mission. Yet this also the poses the question of “what mission” and makes you wonder if there’s more to AP. Like, for example, what mission would they need to fulfill other than their original purpose? Or perhaps, are they connected to Team Skull in some fashion? 

•  Gladion: Gladion is the leader of Team Skull and looks incredibly similar to Lusamine and Lillie. He is the only one who possesses Type:Null. Gladion has a few options for his backstory:

-AP used to be a family ran organization. Gladion disagreed with its researching methods so he took Type: Null and ran off to create his own type of “justice”.

-Gladion is a brother to Lusamine and tests her experiments in combat. Team Skull is secretly with AP.

-Type : Null fled AP and joined Gladion.

-Type: Null was kidnapped by Team Skull and is being used to hunt down legendaries and is the team’s ultimate weapon.

• UB-01: LILLIE IS UB-01; or so I believe. It has incredibly humanesque qualities akin to Lillie including her big hat. This also makes me wonder if Gladion and/or Lusamine are also ultra beasts or partake in the creation of them. We saw UB-01 appear before our trainer and Lusamine in what looks like a part of AP. Why would it appear there and out of a blue portal?

If Pokemon Sun/Moon are about alchemy and Aether Paradise is conducting experiments that lead to Ultra Beasts, I have a feeling we may get a similar situation of:
 

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 If my theories are true then get ready to have your hearts broken.  I’m already stockpiling boxes of tissues.

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Gene Wilder: A Man of Pure Imagination

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Holy gobstoppers, Gene Wilder is deceased.

Gene Wilder (originally born as Jerome (“Jerry”) Silberman) has passed on August 28^th, 2016 in Stamford, Connecticut at the age of 83 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He hadn’t informed the public of his condition because he didn’t want children to sadly view him for his illness, but rather happiness for all the joy he brought them.

My heart has been punched severely by this news and still aches as I write this entry.  So much so that I needed longer than usual to craft an entry that at best would convey my feelings for the man and to do it in a proper fashion. Even so, I’m still tearing up at “Pure Imagination” as it plays in my head.

In a sense, I feel as though I’ve grown up with Gene Wilder. We first met during my childhood with “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”. The movie terrified me greatly, but as an adult I appreciate it and adore it dearly especially with its trivia. Did you know that the first time Wilder ever appeared to the cast was when he rolled out to them upon opening the factory? And that the reactions of everyone during the boat scene were completely genuine? The director had informed the cast they were going on a boat ride, but didn’t mention the horrific images or Wilder’s improvised lines (“There’s no earthly way of knowing which direction they are going…”). In fact, most of the reactions in this movie were genuine – even down to the final scene where Charlie confronts Willy Wonka in his office.

Wilder returned to me in my teen years where I fell in love with “Saturday Night Live” especially the older, original cast including Gilda Radner.  It was during this time that I had learned that he had married Gilda Radner and when she died from breast cancer, he created Gilda’s Club. Gilda’s Club was a non-profit charity to help those with cancer. The notion of Wilder wanting to continue breast cancer efforts despite her passing and his suffering from it was beyond immeasurable and imaginable for me. The mere amount of heartbreak he must have endured had to be ungodly.

Following me through my adolescence and adulthood, Wilder thrilled me with “The Producers” (Pre-Nathan Lane/Matthew Broderick (though he loved their Broadway version)), “Blazing Saddles”, and “Young Frankenstein” (“FRONKensteen!”) both produced by Mel Brooks. Gene Wilder had met Mel Brooks in his early stage career and the two housed a wonderful friendship and partnership.  He was nominated for an Oscar for his role in “The Producers” which caused him to be a highly demanded actor which secured his iconic role as Willy Wonka.

It’s been about a week since Wilder passed and my chest still throbs terribly in knowing we lost a great man. In knowing I lost someone who I seemingly grew up with, who would always wind his way back into my life. For every moment he visited, I learned to love more of his work as well as life. Thank you Gene Wilder, for somehow secretly always being there and being a wonderful person.

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So tell me, what did you like Wilder in the most?