It's
#FathersDay
so I'd like to give a shout-out to all the Poké-dads from the games.
Gen 1: ???
Gen 2: ???
Gen 3: Norman
Gen 4: ???
Gen 5: ???
Gen 6: ???
Gen 7: ???
Let's break down this Tweet down.
1. The phrase is a play on the meme of "Hitler did nothing wrong" which is not a good look for Pokémon.
2. It's common in Japanese society to sort-of ignore and move on from terrible events, so they want to leave the Porygon situation in the past
3. It was Pikachu who destroyed the missiles, causing the explosion, but technically Team Rocket's Porygon fired those missiles.
4. It is technically Takayuki Shimura's fault as he was the art director and thought a full screen strobe effect was a good idea.
@Bulbagarden
They used Pikachu instead of Nidoking and Nidoqueen.
This set was made by someone who knows absolutely nothing about Pokémon other than advertisements.
I had a thought regarding Pokémon Let's Go that raises my hopes a little bit.
It's a game with traditional trainer battles, but non-traditional wild Pokémon battles, non-traditional starter choices, set on a more powerful console, and aimed at a wider audience.
Seems familiar...
6.5. And if they DID get approval, I wouldn't be surprised if someone got fired over it.
7. Porygon was chosen as the scapegoat for the incident but doesn't deserve the eternal cold shoulder the anime has given it. It was sentenced to a life of anime ignorance without a trial.
5. Takayuki Shimura only worked on two more episodes as art director after the EP038 incident and they were Chronicles episodes produced several years later.
6. There is no way in hell whoever was running the Pokémon Twitter account at the time got approval to post that Tweet.
Having seen the episode myself, it would have been very extremely easy to both tone down the strobe and remove most of it completely.
But the damage was done. Once news got out about the effects the episode had, Pokémon locked the episode away, never to be seen again.
@SnowyRVulpix
@LeonMandala
1. Voice acting has improved far more games than it has hindered.
2. An option to disable voice acting would work for everyone.
3. Pokémon has an anime with (mostly) good voice acting.
4. As the post says, we should expect more out of a hugely successful franchise.
Went to Gamestop, told the guy I wanted a game in feudal Japan. A game where I have to fight for my life. Constantly dodging dangerous creatures. Trying to survive.
And he gave me a Pokémon game??
Yea, GS are a mess. They have bad Pokémon and item locations. Horrid level curve. Opponents with awful teams and movepools.
And yet, Gold and Silver are incredibly comfy to play. The atmosphere of these games is staggering. They're just nice games to play.
23 years ago today, Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions were first released for the Game Boy in North America!
The games feature 100 new Pokémon, the new Johto region, and a revisit of Kanto, all in color!
Pokémon GO intro screens are quite pretty and detailed these days, but after they used a generic loading screen, anyone remember this simple, classic image?
@Bulbagarden
Sandy Shocks is my obvious answer, but for a more accurate answer, Sigilyph is just so awesome and underrated.
Fun to use in battle with good Speed and SpAtk, but the design is so good and ridiculous!
@Bulbagarden
I've got this crazy theory that some random kid in Sinnoh got sent into the past, co-wrote the first Pokédex, unified the region, prevented the destruction of the world, and caught God himself.
Not really sure where I got such a ridiculous idea from, though.
NASCAR driver Kyle Larson said the N word during an iRacing live stream event.
Suspended by NASCAR
Suspended by iRacing
Suspended by his NASCAR team
Dropped by all of his major sponsors
No one accidentally says that word. It shouldn't be in anyone's vocabulary.
Undertale is out on Switch today.
If you're interested, ignore the fandom and anti-fandom. It's a really good game. It also has one of the best soundtracks in video game history.
I think it's time for the Pokémon series to revamp Pokémon weight.
The heaviest Pokémon are Cosmoem and Celesteela at 999.9kg.
That means they weigh less than a small car, such as the 1,100kg Ford Fiesta pictured.
On this day, ten years ago, a comic containing only four panels of no dialogue was released that had an impact on the internet that the author, Tim Buckley, could not have possibly imagined.
Today is the tenth anniversary of Loss.
Platinum is the best way to experience the Gen 4 storyline, but despite having nostalgia for DP, I struggle to get into these games and I don't replay them often.
And unlike other games in the series, I don't have an easy answer on how to improve them.
14 years ago today, Pokémon Platinum Version was first released for the Nintendo DS in North America!
It is a solitary version to Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and the third Generation IV core series title.
I don't understand why people hate on these games.
They are Gen I but better in every way (except music).
If you don't like Gen I, you might not like these, but that's not FRLG's fault.
Not the absolute best in the series, but solid games and remakes.
Today is the 19th anniversary of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions, first released in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance on January 29, 2004!
The games revisit the original pair of Pokémon games, Pokémon Red and Green Versions.
If you're staying on Twitter but trying to avoid leaks, avoid the replies to official Nintendo and Pokémon Tweets as people are posting things in the replies.
@Bulbagarden
Johto embodies the nature of old world Japan.
It is cozy, with its small towns, wooded areas, rough terrain, and traditional architecture.
But it also has modern features to make it still feel like you could live there.
Well, I thought the antagonist of Pokémon 2000 was Lawrence III, but according to the end credits sequence of Pokémon Heroes, his name is SEKAIHAJIAMETUHEMUK and his flying fortress is WATASUNONOZOMSHAJGNOK.