Pokemon Go: Where Are You Going?

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Pokemon Go is slowly unveiling new Pokemon, beginning with the babies of Gen 2. Yes, those tiny cuties you couldn’t stop fawning over are now in Pokemon Go. The baby Pokemon will hatch from eggs found at various Pokestops. The following are new baby Pokemon featured in Pokemon Go:

Igglybuff and Cleffa hatch from 2k eggs
Pichu and Togepi (which can evolve into Togetic after 50 candies) hatch from 5k eggs

Magby, Elekid, and Smoochum hatch from 10k eggs

Also floating around in Pokemon Go is an exclusive Pikachu all dolled up for the holiday season with a Santa hat. When the holiday Pikachu evolves into Raichu, the hat stays on.

This new update was ushered in this past week along with Niantic partnering with Sprint and Starbucks. Those two locations in particular are now Pokestops across the nation and beyond.

Players, however, are disappointed with this feature of only Gen 2 baby Pokemon (excluding Tyrogue). They were hoping for something on a larger scale like the release of Gen 1 legendarys and/or all of Gen 2 Pokemon. Personally, I believed we were getting those traits as well: dataminers managed to locate codes for Mewtwo and Mew within the game. So why aren’t they being released? Why aren’t the rest of Gen 2 being released?

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Pokemon Moon: Over the Moon

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I had no idea that Pokemon: Moon would keep me at bay for….Lord, when did I update last? Around Thanksgiving? This game has dominated my life and I am absolutely in love with it.

Moon is a prime example of how much the franchise has evolved over the years. When Red, Blue, and Yellow premiered it was mostly about training Pokemon to be the very best.  We were encouraged to level up our teammates, beat the Elite Four, and claim our Champion title. Many other games in the franchise functioned in the same fashion: train and claim. Pokemon: Pearl, Diamond, and Platinum, however, offered a new shift that only Pokemon: Yellow offered: the ability to walk with our Pokemon and in turn, become closer to them.

Yellow gave us a Pikachu to follow us and ultimately feel like Ash Ketchum, the hero of the Pokemon television series. Pearl, Diamond, and Platinum increased this notion by allowing us to select specific Pokemon to follow us. Heart Gold and Soul Silver changed this method so that any Pokemon could follow us from Chikorita to Unown. Black 2 and White 2 only allowed us to walk a Mienfoo in return for receiving a pearl once it was satisfied.

It was a matter of bringing trainers and their Pokemon closer outside the battlefield. Nintendo was attempting to implement the notion of not only being a Pokemon trainer, but a Pokemon caretaker. Someone who could fight alongside their best friend and becoming closer to them – much like Ash Ketchum or James from Team Rocket.

Yet the final form of this franchise came with XY wherein we could pet and play with our Pokemon.  Yes, we lost the feature where they followed trainers, but in return we were given Pokemon Amie: the trait of actually interacting with our Pokemon. We fed them specific pastries, we played games with them, and in turn they expressed their affection for us by means of becoming in sync with us in combat. They wished to land critical hits to earn our praise, they avoided an attack to obtain our admiration, and they even mega evolved when we commanded them to.

It was a wonderful, eye opening experience that I don’t believe my younger self would have ever thought possible. Bonding with my Pokemon allowed them to become what I call my dream team; a well balanced team of level 100 creatures filled with power for combat and affection for my trainer.  When they fight, they don’t fight for the money or defeat – they fight because it’s how they connect with my trainer. This team also consists of Pokemon that often remind me of when I played the other games through the years. Seeing Pokemon I grew up with like Mawile and Ponyta enjoying themselves in the company of my trainer made me smile. It made the game feel a bit more personal.

Pokemon ORAS (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire) continued this notion, but expanded Pokemon showing their affection in contests. If they received high markings, they demonstrated a special move. My Skarmory took the contests by storm with a metallic twister of a move that blew my mind as well as the audience’s.

Now we have Pokemon Sun/Moon which gently coaxes you into becoming closer with your Pokemon. Not only is there the return of Pokemon Amie(now Pokemon Refresh), but now if your Pokemon receives a status effect they will approach you at the end of combat. Of course you can still use Antidotes and Awakenings, but would you shun the face of your own pained Pokemon? The Alola region prides itself on the notion of Pokemon and humans becoming closer with each other in friendship, transportation, and living in harmony. Even the Pokedex entries seemed to heavily tie into life on the islands to show how in sync Pokemon are with mankind.

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Pokemon Sun/Moon: Thoughts on Evolutions

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At long last, the Pokemon Sun and Moon starters’ final evolutions have been revealed. They appeared just as the anonymous leak said they would with Litten ultimately becoming a fire/dark based wrestler, Rowlet’s blossoming into a grass/ghost hunter, and Popplio’s final form as a water/fairy mermaid.

Litten’s last stage, Incineroar, looks like a fun one to use in combat and reminds me of Pangoro, wherein it’s a tough fighter that sticks up for the little guy. I’ve only ever chosen a fire starter once and that was Fennekin, another fun fire type. His signature move, Darkest Lauriat sounds like it will definitely help in combat.

Rowlet’s ultimate evolution reminds me of my Pathfinder character – a woodland ranger with a keen eye for archery. Originally, I was going to choose Rowlet because of how adorable it is, Decidueye’s incredibly powerful move Spirit Shackle, and its evolution line. It would be a first for me choosing a grass type starter because in my many years of playing Pokemon, I always chose a water type. I find myself conflicted between this little owl and its bold evolution and the little seal and its gorgeous final form.

Popplio is the Pokemon that has endured so much torment, but has gloriously transformed. Albeit I wasn’t too fond of this tiny seal, but I thought it was okay at best and didn’t hate it. I just accepted it as another Pokemon like Magnemite or Klefki. By that point, my heart had been set on Rowlet. However, this little circus seal has ultimately transformed into a beautiful mermaid called Primarine. I absolutely adore mermaids and I always have since I was a child. Plus the fairy typing is definitely a huge advantage – it’s one of the other typings I love to employ in combat alongside ghost and electric.

With Pokemon Sun and Moon only weeks away, my mind grows indecisive with who I should choose: the heartwarming Rowlet or the charming Popplio.

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A Very Pokemon Go Halloween

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Halloween, possibly one of the best times of the year is this Monday. Everyone is getting into the spirit with decorations, pumpkin carvings, and throwing parties. Even Pokemon Go is getting into the swinging wake of the season by introducing a special Halloween event.

Running from 10/26/16 – 11/1/16, Drowzee, Hypno, Cubone, Marowak, Meowth, Gastly, Haunter, Zubat, Golbat, and Gengar will appear more often than usual as spooks of the season. Trainers’ Buddy Pokemon will double the candies, while catching Pokemon will grant trainers six candies, and transferring Pokemon will give trainers two candies as well as hatching and evolving them.

This is a great way for trainers to build up their teams and celebrate Halloween. It’s also great for trick or treaters who are not only receiving candy in real life, but in Pokemon Go as well.

Speaking of Pokémon Go, on 10/23/16 the game received an update. This update consists of different colored eggs to determine the mileage needed to hatch them. Green is for 2 km, yellow is for 5 km, and purple is for 10 km.  A low battery indicator has also been added to the game as well as type icons for Pokemon’s information screens.

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So tell me, will you be catching Pokemon this Halloween?

Pokemon Sun/Moon: Datamined Demo

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You know a con is scary good when it takes you a week to recover from it. I’m back from NYCC and the con high that followed. NYCC was by far an amazing time that I hope to relive in the future.

Speaking of scary good things, Pokemon Sun and Moon has just been datamined and relentlessly releasing information. With only a month away from this new adventure, Nintendo has given us quite a look into what we’re getting into, but also raising questions. Like why do Ultra Beasts bear some human aspects? Why was Type:Null created? And why in the name of Arceus does Dugtrio have hair?

In the Pokemon Sun/Moon demo datamine, we were shown a ton of new Pokemon that Nintendo hadn’t announced including our final evolution starters. Turns out, the original Pokemon Sun/Moon leak from many months ago was correct in that Torracat will evolve into a Fire/Fighting wrestler, Brionne will transform into a Water siren seal, and Dartrix will become a Grass/Flying hunter. We also received a look at five more Ultra Beasts which bear resemblance to Hala and Team Skull’s leader.

What if the Aether Foundation is trying to create Pokemon? After all they do research on Pokemon, but we’re never told what that research is. Furthermore, what if they created Type:Null? In the Pokemon’s description it says that Type:Null was created to fulfill a certain mission; but what mission would require a Pokemon to have the abilities and similar appearance to Arceus? Arceus is the god of Pokemon and when given a type plate, it becomes that type. When Silvally (Type:Null’s evolved form) has type discs inserted into it, it has the same effect. Arceus also aided in the creation of Pokemon, so maybe Type:Null was made to create Pokemon?

We were also introduced to some new Alolan themed Pokemon including: Persian (aka Garfield or as mine will be called ‘Lasagna’), Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Diglett, and Dugtrio (or ‘Hanson’). However, we also met new Pokemon who didn’t even bear a name such as a Pokemon that looks like a giant green anchor, a Pokemon that looks like a bubble spider, a spiky sea urchin looking Pokemon, Morelull’s evolution, Crabrawler’s evolution, Pikipek’s evolutions, Salandit’s evolution, Wimpod’s evolved form, the pre-evolutions to Lunala and Solgaelio, and the official name for the starters’ final evolutions. This brings the Pokedex up to 800 Pokemon, which means we’ll be occupied with this game for a while.

Other Pokemon Sun/Moon related news includes that yes, Mega Evolution is returning, but it won’t be available until the post game. There are three more nameless guardian deity Pokemon. Alolan Pokemon were designed as an acknowledgement of thanks to Pokefans who have stuck with the franchise for 20 years. The Pokemon Sun/Moon demo is available for download and should be played on 1^st day, 5^th day, 12^th day, 18^thday, and 24^th day after you start to unlock more content. With this demo, you can also transfer your items and Ash-Greninja using the Pokelink from the demo to Sun/Moon when it is officially released.

Pokemon Sun/Moon is shaping up to be a great game filled to the brim with secrets, events, and adventure.I can't wait to see what's in store in only a month away.

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Volcanion Erupts Into ORAS/XY

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Every month of this year Nintendo has been releasing a legendary Pokemon to celebrate their 20^th anniversary of the franchise.

For October, Keldeo is available to download from the Nintendo Network via Mystery Gift to Pokemon XY or ORAS. With Keldeo only being available for three more days, we have a new legendary to collect.

Until 10/31/16, Volcanion will be distributed via code from Gamestop. A level 70 Volcanion can be downloaded onto Pokemon XY or ORAS and will unlock new dialogue throughout regions in the game. It will also come with the item Assault Vest that increases Special Defense, but prevents use of status moves. Volcanion will also have the ability Water Absorb as well as the moves Steam Eruption, Hydro Pump, Overheat, and Explosion. These moves coincide with its unique typing and will demonstrate its strength on the battlefield.

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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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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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Alola: Trials, PokeRiding, and Adventure!

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Every week we seem to receive more information regarding Pokemon Sun and Moon. Needless to say this makes me thrilled for the new game. Here’s what we have this week:

New Pokemon:

                -Gumshoos – Normal type. The evolution to Yungoos, ability: Strong Jaw (or) Stakeout. A stakeout Pokemon with a tenacious personality that waits for prey to approach without wavering.

                -Mudbray – Ground type. The pre-evolution to Mudsdale, ability: Own Tempo (or) Stamina. A donkey Pokemon that loves playing in the mud and has a small body that bears super strength.

                -Minior – Rock/Flying type. Ability: Shields Down (which gives way to its true form). A meteor Pokemon whose core is based on what debris it has absorbed in the stratosphere.

                -Fomantis – Grass type. The pre-evolution to Lurantis; ability: Leaf Guard. A sickle grass Pokemon who will fight anyone in its path to retrieve its dire needed photosynthesis.

                -Lurantis – Grass type. The evolution of Fomantis; ability: Leaf Guard. A sickle grass Pokemon who lures opponents to them with its sweet smell before taking them down.

                -Oricorio – Fire/Fying (Baile Style), Electric/Flying (Pom-Pom Style), Psychic/Flying (Pau’u Style), Ghost/Flying (Ghost Style). Ability: Dancer. The different styles reflect the typing of this dancing Pokemon whose style changes from island to island.

Alolan Pokemon: classic Pokemon from the original 150 that adapted to Alola’s vast and different environments.

                - Alolan Vulpix – Ice type. The pre-evolution to Alolan Ninetails; ability: Snow Cloak. Avoiding the normal habitats of other Pokemon, Alolan Vulpix took their place in the snowy mountain packs. It came to the region with humans.

               

 -Alolan Ninetails – Ice/Fairy type. The evolution to Alolan Vulpix; ability: Snow Cloak. Regarded as emissaries who live on the snowy mountain peaks, this Pokemon can be a blessing to those in need or a curse to those who wish to destroy.

               

 -Alolan Sandshrew – Ice/Steel type. The pre-evolution to Alolan Sandslash; ability: Snow Cloak. Frequent volcanic eruptions caused this once considered desert Pokemon to move into the snowy peaks where it adopted its new appearance. Albeit, its new form has made it sluggish, but it can slide on the ice using its stomach.

               

                -Alolan Sandslash – Ice/Steel type. The evolution to Alolan Sandshrew; ability: Snow Cloak. The spikes on its back cause it to be slower, but they are not to be messed with.

-Alolan Exeggcutor – Grass/Dragon type. Ability: Frisk. The strong sunlight has changed Exeggcutor’s normal form into what the Alolans call the true form of Exeggcutor. It has a fourth face on its tail.

Z Dance: Z Moves need a Z Crystal to help your Pokemon unleash a powerful move once per battle.  For special Z Crystals, some Pokemon may need to learn a move correlating with the Z Crystal’s type. Ex.: If Pikachu wanted to use Bloom Doom (a grass Z Crystal move) it would need to know Grass Knot. Some of the Z Moves are: Bloom Doom (Grass), Inferno Overdrive (Fire), Hydro Vortex (Water), and Gigavolt Havoc (Electric). Nintendo will be selling a Z Ring to players, when the Z Ring is activated in the game it will vibrate, light up, and play sounds.

Island Trials: These are small quests given by Trial Leaders of each island. There are four Trial Leaders: Lana, Mallow, Sophocles, Kiawe. After each trial is complete, trainers will fight against Totem Pokemon that can call upon other Pokemon to help them fight you. The only Totem Pokemon that we know is Tapu-Koko (Mele Mele Island), Lurantis (Akala Island), and Gumshoo – though their island hasn’t been specified. Lastly, there’s the Grand Trials wherein you fight against the Kahuna of the island which will grant you access to the next island. Hala is the only Kahuna that we know thus far.

-PokeRiding: Finally we can ride Pokemon – but it’s the ones that Nintendo has presented to us, which is still cool. These Pokemon can be summoned at any time for our aid and I strongly believe they may replace the HMs. We have Charizard for flying, Lapras for surfing, Sharpedo for surfing/breaking water based obstacles like rocks, Mudsdale for walking on rocky terrain, Stoutland for finding hidden objects, and Tauros for running through and breaking blocks.

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Let's Theorize: Pokemon Sun and Moon

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Where….do I even begin with this new Pokemon information? We’ve already seen the newly released Pokemon, but let’s examine a few things shall we?

-Riding Pokemon: in a recent trailer, we’ve seen a trainer riding Pokemon. Each Pokemon was equipped with a saddle of some sort and the trainer was in a special suit. Hawaii is a tourist destination wherein people can partake in water and land based activities like biking and jet skiing. This makes me wonder if riding the Pokemon is embodying a tourism atmosphere. How the trainer rides Sharpedo is akin to jet skiing and riding Lapras is like steering a boat.  In XY we had to ride a Pokemon to get through the snow, but in Sun/Moon the land looks smooth when riding the Tauros and Stoutland. These two Pokemon are so random for a smooth terrain which makes me wonder, can we ride any Pokemon on land?

-Dancing: in the same trailer we saw our trainer dance to activate some ability that strengthens a Pokemon and causes them to unleash a special move. This dancing could be akin to what is performed at luaus. The abilities of this dance could most likely be strengthen through Pokemon Amie or encounters with an NPC like Mr.Bonding from XY.

-Mega Evolution: we have a new ability to bond with our Pokemon to unleash a powerful move in combat based on the new bracelet our trainer has. On the one half of the bracelet we see the stone used to unlock this new feature. On the other side of the bracelet, we see a little circular slot – this must be where the mega stones must go. Yet so far, we have no new announced Mega Evolutions, but then again, why would they include this circular spot?

-Pokemon Amie: in Pokemon Amie we see a new icon wherein we can groom our Pokemon. This makes me wonder if we can groom our Pokemon not only to increase their bond with their trainers, but also for contests as well. Also, if we can groom them does this mean we can dress them up? #princessgyarados 

I feel like Nintendo is slowly bringing our dream of riding Pokemon to reality through Sun and Moon. I also feel that they’re not only enhancing the experience for those who always play these games, but newcomers as well. Nintendo is guiding us into a new world with a story we’ve always adored and welcoming those to something classic and wonderful.

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Pokemon Go: Coming Full Circle

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Good God on a roller coaster, so much has happened in this past week.

For starters, Pokemon Go has launched in the USA and with it came glitches, strange locations, and some rather hilarious findings. Pokemon Go has motivated people to explore unknown areas, exercise, and befriend others who want to be the very best.

This game has caused the franchise to come full circle and it’s absolutely wonderful.

When Pokemon first appeared in my childhood, everyone befriended each other over these creatures. The playground was filled with children trading cards, kids battling or trading over the cable link, and others gushing about how Mewtwo was better than Mew based on the first movie. I was one of those children; my first holographic card was a Mewtwo and my first card ever was a Ponyta given to me by a dear friend who moved away. I chose Squirtle because I loved the Water type, clung to streetlights’ glow for driving in the dark and past my bedtime, and hated Lance’s Dragonites terribly. The graphics didn’t matter to me as long as my Blastoise won the battles.

My childhood gave way to my teen years where my love for Pokemon waivered. I was an adolescent “too old” for Pokemon, but still had the guilty pleasure of whipping out the DS and training my Totodile to be a mighty Feraligator. The very few geeks I knew still clung to this game and we fought over a strange new feature called wireless combat. The cable links were tossed into the basement, no longer needed and the cards were stored away in the attic. The last card I ever collected was a promotional card of Entei from “Pokemon: Secret of the Unown”.

For the longest time I stayed away from Pokemon, keeping true to my attitude of being “too old” for the franchise. When I entered college my mind was absolutely blown at people my age (18 (if not older)) playing a game that was originally designed for children. I was unsure of how to respond to this, but I knew that I couldn’t keep away from the nostalgic franchise. I started to bring my DS more and learned about IV/EV teams and crafted my dream team that would have made my younger self awe at its power.

I’m now an adult. I have XY, Pokemon Go, and ORAS and plan on purchasing Pokemon Moon when it releases. On those games I have more shinys than my younger self could have ever dreamed of, a wonderful team, and the fantastic ability to play with Pokemon as those they were pets in real life. I treat them well and in turn, they help me bring my opponents ‘ HP to 0.

Other adults like me were introduced to Pokemon at a young age and I’m sure the majority of them have Pokemon Go. Because of this app, they can explore the world they never knew and make friends along the way. Some people have eliminated their depression, anxiety, or even learned to cope with their lives because of this app. It’s such a simple, wondrous thing that’s helping so many while broadening the virtual/augmented reality world.

Thank you, Pokemon for coming full circle from my childhood into my current adulthood and exposing me to this world we live in, the friendships I’ve culminated with people and Pokemon alike, and for crafting me into the woman I am today.

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