PMD3 Release Date? and HG/SS News!

According to EB Games and Gamestop, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 3: Explorers of Sky will be released in the US on October 1st.

As well, a short commercial for HeartGold and SoulSilver has been released on the official HeartGold/SoulSilver website. Pics:

HeartGold/SoulSilver Box Art

Ho-oh (HeartGold) Title Screen

Lugia (SoulSilver) Title Screen

Gold and Totodile walk by some new foliage

Autumn Leaves

Unidentified Gym Lava Puzzle

Tyranitar using Rock Smash in the field

Chikorita uses Cut near a Berry plant

Cyndaquil jumps for joy (checking happiness)

Retro-vated Pokemon Center

Retro-vated Pokemon Center

Ho-oh flying to the Tin Tower

Lugia in the depths of the Whirl Islands

New Ken Sugimori art: Ho-oh

New Ken Sugimori art: Lugia

Ho-oh flying away from the sunrise

Ho-oh flying in cutscene

Ho-oh flying in cutscene

Some notable things shown are the new title screens having a 3D Ho-oh/Lugia (by the way, it says “TOUCH THE SCREEN” instead of the customary “PRESS START” – could this and the new touch screen menu mean the games will be more focused on the Touch Screen?), a new Pokemon Center, autumn-colored trees, a strange lava-like gym puzzle that definitely wasn’t in Gold/Silver, Ho-oh flying around in a lot of cutscenes, and a Tyranitar following Gold (the male main character) and a Chikorita following the unnamed female main character (note: NOT Kris) using Rock Smash and Cut. Another thing to note is the berry plant – they kept the same style plant as G/S, instead of the Gen. 3/4 berry trees. Will this mean the return of the old berries, or will they keep the new ones?

It’s likely that all Pokemon following you can use HMs, which is more convenient than going to the menu, then pressing A on the Pokemon, then scrolling to the HM you’d like to use. The battle footage proves that the attack animations for Water Gun, Razor Leaf, and Eruption are the same as in Platinum, which is to be expected since it’s based on Platinum’s game engine.

What do you think of the new games? Are you going to get one? If so, which version, and why? Or will you get both?
Discuss by commenting on this post!

-Shdowgroudon

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!!

POKEMON PLATINUM CONFIRMED!!!!!!!!

Hello!!

I have managed to get onto the computer, and found out exciting news: Pokemon Platinum, Giratina’s version, has been confirmed by CoroCoro!! Here are some known things about it:

-The main character’s costume has been changed slightly, like in Emerald.

-Giratina, Regigigas, and Shaymin all have alternate forms in the movie and are catchable in Platinum! This includes Shaymin: Land Form and Shaymin: Sky Form, as well as a new Regigigas form and Giratina: Normal and Origin Forms!

-There will be a new Battle Frontier!

-Volkner is not the final Gym Leader, and may be replacing Cynthia as Champion, following Emerald’s plotline of replacing Champion Steven with Wallace, the former final Gym leader.

-You can use Wi-Fi in the Underground!

 

Hopefully we’ll find out more! Until then, keep at your Mystery Dungeon 2’s while you wait!

 

-Shdowgroudon

 

NOTE: Some info from Serebii.net from “Possible Game News” and “Platinum Confirmation”

2 New Pokemon in Movie 11!! and Pokemon Opal?

Continuing from the last post: there are two NEW POKEMON in the 11th movie: Giratina and the Bouquet of the Icy Sky: Shaymin! Their names are currently Pokemon A and Pokemon B, and although Pokemon A appears to be a secondary form of Shaymin (like Giratina has Origin Form), Pokemon B is likely to be a NEW FIFTH GENERATION POKEMON!! 

 

Also, CoroCoro, a Japanese magazine that often releases info on new Pokemon games (including Mystery Dungeon 2, Diamond and Pearl, Pokemon Ranger Battonage, Ruby and Sapphire), had a timeline of Pokemon games in the latest issue. It then said “2008: ???”. Is this Opal?

I’ll try to get more updates as soon as possible, so stay tuned!

-Shdowgroudon

Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension!

Hey guys!

This just in: the next season of Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl is called “Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension”! The first episode is ‘Tears for Fears’, which is about Chimchar adjusting to Ash’s training methods, as opposed to Paul’s harsh ones. It will be airing on Cartoon Network on April 12th, so stay tuned for more info!

-Shdowgroudon

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

*yawn*

*IIIII’ve been working on the STRAAATEGY page…*

And that’s about it. Not really much news other than a PMD2 mini-site being up on Pokemon.com. You can take the quiz to see which Pokemon you are – I got Mudkip!! ^_^

-Shdowgroudon

PS. Stay tuned for some TCG news from someone familiar… They will make their ‘Majestic’ entrance very soon!

Mystery Dungeon 2: Explorers of Time/Explorers of Darkness

I come bearing good news!!

Mystery Dungeon 2 will be released on April 20, 2008!! Yaaaaay!

The official site, quiz, and all that good stuff opened on Pokemon.com, so check it out!

(I got a Mudkip – as always – on the quiz! Not only is it my second-fave, but I seem to have a lot in common with it or something! Maybe it’s just luck…who knows?)

A new contest will be opening soon, speaking of which. About – you guessed it – PMD2!

As well, Ultimate Pokemon Strategy is almost done being renovated and should be finished pretty soon.

See ya for now!

-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