I’VE RETURNED WITH A VENEGEANCE!!!!!!!!!

You’ll never believe this, but I’m alive.

I’m really sorry for not being active for, what, a year now? Probably longer.

Anyway, I’m not promising anything about being SUPER ACTIVE, 24/7. But I’ll post at least once a month, maybe every two weeks. Sorry, but it’s better than nothing, right?

Now, for a quick FAQ for questions asked while I was gone:

Q: WHERE WERE YOU?!?!?!?
A: I got a life. =D No, just kidding. School was the main thing to blame for my disappearance, though I admit I did kind of… *cough* … forget about *cough* this site… *cough* *cough* … sorry! Please don’t kill me!

Q: WHERE’S THE FIFTH GENERATION POKEMON?!?!?
A: THERE IS NONE!!!!!! It turns out that the mysterious figure was NOTCHED-EAR PICHU (Gizamimi Pichu). This is NOT a fifth generation Pokemon! It was an old post, and at the time it seemed as if it would be kind of like Lugia in Movie 2, Latios and Latias in Movie 5, Munchlax in Movie 7, and Lucario, Weavile, and Bonsly in Movie 8 – they’d make a guest appearance. This was incorrect. The alleged “5th gen Pokemon,” or “Pokemon B,” was Shaymin Sky Form.

Q: OMG WERE DO I GET ARUSEUSS!!!11
A: You don’t. Unless you are: A) living in Japan, where they are having an Arceus event (a Lv. 100 Arceus with the moves Judgement, Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, and Shadow Force – the latter three are unlearnable except by this event) to celebrate the 12th movie, or B) using an Action Replay. See below for my opinion on the AR.

Q: Can you give me an Action Replay code for _________?
A: Let me make this clear: I DO NOT USE HACKING DEVICES OF ANY KIND. This includes ARs, Gamesharks, and Pokesav. Personally, I think hacking makes a game “unfun” and boring, but I can see why people might want to hack. Don’t worry, it’s okay if you do, just ask about it SOMEWHERE ELSE.

Q: Is Pokemon Crater back?/HEY GUYS! POKEMON CRATER IS BACK!! GO TO THIS SITE!!
A: Pokemon Crater, to the extent of my knowledge, is gone. Other sites have popped up, such as Pokemon Indigo and Pokemon Net, but they are different from Pokemon Crater. DON’T BELIEVE ANYTHING ABOUT POKEMON CRATER BEING BACK. If it really and truly does, I’ll let you guys know.

Q: How do you do/get/find ____________ in Pokemon _________ Version/Pokemon Mystery Dungeon _______/etc.?
A: Since this seems to be the most common question, I will TRY to do something about it. I will TRY to post one secret “cheat” a day during the rest of this summer. The key word being try. So to accomplish this, I’m going to have to stop all other projects on this site over the summer. But for now, check out POKEMON SECRETS every day for a new secret!!!!!!

Q: Where did the pages: D/P Pokedex, D/P Walkthrough, Fun Stuff, and Contests go??
A: As I said, I’m stopping all the projects, which means deleting those pages for now. Sorry about that.

Q: Do you have a Youtube account?
A: Not YET… >=D MWAHAHA!!! Yes, I’ll be getting one soon. Be patient! When I get one, the first video series I’ll post will be a PMD Walkthrough, then a PMD3 Walkthrough, and finally a few Platinum battles! I might do other stuff such as AMVs and non-Pokemon related videos too!

Any MORE questions? Ask away by commenting on this post!

-Shdowgroudon

PS. I’ve gotten a LOT better at competitive battling. As in, I finally understand what the term means. And SubSalac, Phazing, and all that good stuff.

PPS. I got to the second round of one of the Pokemon Video Game Championships tournaments, using Rain Dance and NOT TRICK ROOM!!!!!!!!! …then promptly lost to the guy who won 2nd. -_- Darn Smeargles. (And I decided at the last minute not to bring my Sleep Talking Swampert, too…) I’ll post the battle video number later.

Meanwhile another Senior friend of mine got to the finals by facing noobs the whole way through, and Kyogreky’s little brother, in Juniors, got into the finals with Feraligatr, Salamence, Garchomp, and Dragonite. And I think Salamence knew Rock Smash, too. But of course he was pitted against the only good team in Juniors – a hail team. Yeah. Blizzard FTL. And Kyogreky herself unfortunately lost in the first round to some more tough competition…

OH WELL!! WHO CARES ABOUT THAT, THE TOURNEY WAS AWESOME!!!

Oh, and special thanks to Marriland for finding that Sharpie to autograph my Chimchar card with. =D

PPS. Be sure to check out Pokemon Secrets daily for awesome tips!!

Tick tock…

This is a random post so you know I’m on. I’m really busy, and things happen, the world spins, and life goes on, so I have less time to work on Pokemon Strategy (sniff…). I can’t make any promises, but I should probably have everything, including all the new updates, ready in a few weeks. I apologize for everything, but everything will be ready in due time!

Speaking of Time…

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Time and Darkness should hit the shelves soon, and preorders are now being taken! You can find them at your closest GameStop, Game Crazy, Target, EB Games, or pretty much any retailer that sells video games. They come with an Explorer’s Guide for your version of the game, and include some starters and partners, interviews, gameplay and a quick peek at the beginning of the story, version differences (including a few exclusive Pokemon and items), a brief walkthrough of one of the first two dungeons, depending on if you preordered Time or Darkness (the dungeons are Beach Cave, the first dungeon, in the Darkness guide, and Drenched Bluff, the second, in the Time guide), and even a manga strip at the end! (the manga strip is about Team Pokepals, consisting of a Chimchar (human) and Turtwig (partner))

 If you look at the interviews in the Time guide carefully, you will notice that Darkrai may be involved in the plotline… Will it be good, like in The Rise of Darkrai (the 10th movie)? Will it be evil, like in Diamond and Pearl? Or is it just Darkrai, a second-to-last or a post-game boss? (We already know who the final boss is:

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Dark Dialga!!!!!!!)

Also mentioning Time… the next Featured Pokemon has something to do with that! Stay tuned for the updates!

-Shdowgroudon

The Rise of Darkrai on CN

Hey!

I watched the Rise of Darkrai yesterday when it aired on Cartoon Network. It was really awesome. I like Darkrai’s voice, and have you ever noticed that Palkia’s cry sounds like its cry in the video game? (except when it’s charging up for an attack – they gave it a new cry for that) On the contrary, Dialga’s cry is more like a hiss/roar, but when it charges up (esp. for Roar of Time), you can hear its cry from D/P. Kind of fun to notice. It’s also interesting that Ash has no clue what 10 x 10 is. He also apparently likes cotton candy.

 I think this movie was:

1st movie <

2nd movie > (the flute music sounds better! )

3rd movie <

4th movie <

5th movie =

6th movie <

7th movie <

8th movie =

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Which equals AWESOME MOVIE!

I hope they’ll do an encore for all of you who missed it.

Shdowgroudon

Giratina: Origin Form and Contest Closed

Hi!

Well, I got more information on Giratina’s Origin form. This is what it looks like:

This, in my opinion, is a perfect second form of Giratina (although it looks a little odd). Giratina is based on a Basilisk, and there are three interpretations of a basilisk. One is a monstrous lizard with 6 legs. That would be Giratina: normal form. The other is an enormous serpent without legs (like the one in Harry Potter). That’s Giratina: origin form. But what about the last one? Well… the last one is an evil chicken with magical powers. (I’m not kidding!) I believe Giratina would kill you if you tried to eat it for dinner. However, I’m wondering if Giratina – in either form – has the usual basilisk powers of making people turn to stone/get paralyzed by its gaze?

As well, when I checked for Pokemon on the GTS on Friday, there was not one to be seen, unfortunately. So the contest is now closed. No prizes (Master Balls, Sacred Ash, Thunderstone)were awarded. I will re-run the contest next month, as well as a new contest to celebrate Darkrai’s release when it is released on Diamond/Pearl.

Also, you may have noticed I changed the tagline and header temporarily. You lieks? (countdown ’til the 24th…)

Well, see you next time!

-Shdowgroudon 

It’s All in the Mail

Hi again!

Today the Mailbag section of Pokemon.com revealed some exciting and disappointing news. The bad news first:

Quoting the ‘Darkrai’s Debut’ mailbag: “Will Pokemon: Rise of Darkrai be released in theatres? This may come as a disappointment, but despite what you have heard (most likely referring to Cartoon Network’s false information stating ‘a clip before the movie hits theatres’ that threw us all off), Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai will not have a theatrical release – it will premier on Cartoon Network and then be released on DVD.” MAJOR disappointment there. I was hoping for Eigakan (Japanese Darkrai given away at the movie premier in theatres which knows Roar of Time and Spacial Rend), but I was mislead by the evil Fried Dynamite dude, and proved wrong by the Mailbag. *sighs* Oh, well. Maybe they’ll give Eigakan (working nickname) away over Wi-Fi? 

And the better news:

“Is there any plan to create another Pokemon game for a handheld console? At this point, it’s more than just a plan! There’s definitely another Pokemon game coming out for the Nintendo DS…

What is the next Pokemon game? …And we’re getting ready to tell you all about it, so stay tuned – we’ll have more details soon!“

You know what this means! MD2!!!!!!!!! And perfect timing: the Mystery Dungeon section should be completed soon.

-Shdowgroudon

PS. I won the Prereleases for Great Encounters on Sunday! ^_^ (plus I got a Darkrai card to boot!)

Of Contests and Darkrai and Strategy too

Plus more info on Rise of Darkrai for you! I’m a poet and I didn’t know it! Note to self: needs more work.

BREAKING NEWS TO MOVIE FANS!!!! see bottom of post

Yesterday, I thought that on Darkrai.com, my computer was acting up when I saw this. But I surfed the web a bit, and found this:

 

(thanks to Pokebeach.com for the image)

So it was true after all. The day Darkrai.com aired, if you were to go to it and click on ’Video Game’, there would be this error message, probably from one of the makers of darkrai.com to another.

 Also, Pokemon Strategy’s first contest, the GTS contest, has its rules up. A brief recap: You can win the 100% guaranteed catch Pokeball: the Master Ball, the ultimate healing item which can heal all party Pokemon to full health and only available through a Nintendo event: the Sacred Ash, or a hard-to-find Thunderstone, which is key to evolving Pikachu into Raichu and Eevee  into Jolteon! How? By entering the GTS Contest! Please go to the Contest page to learn more.

Also, Pokemon Strategy’s ‘Ultimate Pokemon Strategy’ page will be temporarily closed. Don’t worry, it’s not gone; just password protected and will be back with updates and 3 brand-new Featured Pokemon!

HEADLINE NEWS!!! 10th MOVIE: Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai to air February 24 on Cartoon Network (US date and channel)!!!!! Another thing you might want to note is that the Fried Dynamite people said “see a clip of Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai months before it hits theaters”. Months before it hits theaters. Key fact: “It hits theaters”!! Does this mean I was wrong? Is the rising popularity of Pokemon and the awesome quality and plot of the newest movie enough to bring Pokemon back to the REALLY big screen? Best of all, does that mean we get the legendary Eigakan, AKA ‘Movie Darkrai’ – with Roar of Time and Spacial Rend???? We’ll just have to find out! Stay posted!

-Shdowgroudon

PS. I have been ill for the past few days, which explains the lack of posts.

Darkrai Attacks!

For a moment when Pokemon.com’s servers were down, I thought Darkrai’s shadow was gone. But alas -

It has returned… WITH A VENEGANCE!!!

It is now sporting a battle pose, and appears by the links bar and zooms up towards the Pokemon logo – the opposite of before. Here is a picture of its new shadow’s art:

 and old shadow:

It should be noted that the first shadow was the Ken Sugimori artwork, which usually applies to the video games, and the second was the Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai artwork, which applies to the movie. So the event will probably be first and the movie release second.

-Shdowgroudon