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

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

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

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.

The Rise of Darkrai

IMPORTANT! EDIT: DARKRAI HAS BEEN RELEASED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

www.darkrai.com is here.

The 10th movie, ‘The Rise Of Darkrai’, has been announced on Cartoon Network and darkrai.com, airing in March.

Darkrai has been announced on both its own site and www.go-pokemon.com.

The time is nigh… now all we do is wait.

-Shdowgroudon 

 PS. Time and Darkness Exploration Team’s English titles are ‘Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness’. Kind of a meh title to me; I liked ‘Exploration Team’ better.

PPS. We are now waiting for the Darkrai event.

New Stuff + Contests Page!

Hi!

• Well, Darkrai’s release is getting closer by the minute. With the Great Encounters prereleases in the first week of February, Darkrai is due to make its appearance within two weeks. (How would the judges explain if someone got a Darkarai card in their booster pack? )
• I am getting into the TCG and TFG more, although I still stink at it.
• I am starting a Contests page! The first contest is:

GTS CONTEST (#1): Put any Pokemon on my Top 10 list, nicknamed ‘Pkmnstrtgy’, up for trade on the GTS looking for any 1st or 4th gen. starter. If you are one of the three lucky winners, you will receive that Pokemon from me! It will be holding the Evolution item of your choice or even a Master Ball! For more details and rules, see the Contests page.

• Mystery Dungeon 2 will be released in April, May or June.
• Please remember to vote! (See previous post)

That’s about it!

- Shdowgroudon