Jyger and N. Harmonik’s Blind Reaction To Pokémon Generations Episodes 3 & 4

Sorry this is a little late, but it totally dropped my mind to post this the past couple of days. 😛 Anyway, same deal as always. If you haven’t seen the original videos, here they are:

And now, here’s our blind reactions. ^_^

Text And Screencap Only Nuzlocke?…Yeah, This IS Happening lol

So, you’re probably wondering where that Let’s Play of Pokémon FireRed that I was planning to do for the 20th Anniversary of the franchise is. Well, I kinda hit a snag in that, while I could film it, the audio had a lag issue, as seen here:

Now, I’ve thought about cancelling the project, but I REALLY don’t wanna do that. Instead, I went with an option I hadn’t considered until just the other day: A text recap of the playthrough right here, covering different sections of it at a time, with screenshots accompanying the text. That way, people can still follow along with me. And hey, Nintendo once released a book like that as a sort of novelization of the original games, so why can’t I do so for free? And, because it’s later than I planned, to make it up to people, I’ve decided to do something that I once told myself I’d never do. This will not just be a playthrough of FireRed, but a Nuzlocke Challenge. For those unaware, here are the rules:

• Any Pokémon that faints is considered DEAD, and must be released or put in the Pokémon Storage System permanently. This is kinda why I haven’t done this, because I get anxious and emotionally attached enough by watching/reading other people’s Nuzlockes, so I worry I might have a small panic attack doing it myself. lol
• I can only catch the first Pokémon encountered in each area, and none else. If the first Pokémon encountered faints or flees, there’re no second chances. I do, however, plan to use the Species/Dupes Clause, adjusting the first encounter rule to prevent me from having to catch multiples of the same Pokémon for the sake of variety should I so choose. This means that I can keep fighting Pokémon in the area until one is encountered that I haven’t caught yet, which then immediately counts as the first encounter. Also, this ruling doesn’t include Route 1 prior to receiving the Pokédex and Poké Balls, since you can’t catch anything without those anyway.
• I have to nickname all of my Pokémon. This is for the sake of forming stronger emotional bonds. Y’know, so that if they die, the bigger the knife in my heart will be. lol Okay, really, it’s to further encourage me to do whatever it takes to not lose anyone.
• A black out/white out is considered to be “game over”, from which there is no continuing, even if there are Pokémon left in the PC. I also cannot reset and/or reload the game when things go wrong. That said, I think I’m gonna exclude the initial Rival battle. In my experience, the first Rival battle in games is very much luck based.
• When battling a Gym Leader, I can only use the same number of Pokémon as they have. This is one I actually use anyway, so not as big a deal, although now I have to be doubly careful not to let anyone’s HP drop to 0.
• My Starter Pokémon will be based on my Trainer ID number. If the last number is 1-3, I have to start with Bulbasaur. 4-6 is Charmander, 7-9 is Squirtle, and 0 is my choice… … …God, I hope it isn’t 4-6, or this could wind up being a REALLY short LP. lol

Anyway, I plan to get started right away, so keep an eye out. If you’ve got any advice for me, being that this is my first Nuzlocke, leave it in the comments below. Ja né!

My Dream Pokémon Yellow Remake – The Elite Four

…Screw it, we’re talking Elite Four in my dream remake of Pokémon Yellow. lol

Elite Four #1: Lorelei

Weavile

• Level: 54
• Attacks: Ice Punch, Night Slash, Swagger, Double Team
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Pressure

Cloyster

• Level: 53
• Attacks: Hail, Blizzard, Hydro Pump, Spikes
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Shell Armor

Dewgong

• Level: 54
• Attacks: Aqua Ring, Safeguard, Ice Beam, Aqua Tail
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Thick Fat

Jynx

• Level: 56
• Attacks: Attract, Draining Kiss, Blizzard, Perish Song
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Oblivious

Lapras

• Level: 56
• Attacks: Surf, Safeguard, Ice Beam, Confuse Ray
• Held Item: Sitrus Berry
• Ability: Water Absorb

Elite Four #2: Bruno

Hitmontop

• Level: 55
• Attacks: Bulldoze, Rolling Kick, Triple Kick, Fake Out
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Technician

Hitmonchan

• Level: 53
• Attacks: Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Fire Punch, Sky Uppercut
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Iron Fist

Hitmonlee

• Level: 54
• Attacks: High Jump Kick, Mind Reader, Blaze Kick, Close Combat
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Reckless

Poliwrath

• Level: 56
• Attacks: Circle Throw, Mind Reader, Dynamic Punch, Hydro Pump
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Water Absorb

Machamp

• Level: 58
• Attacks: Close Combat, Stone Edge, Knock Off, Dual Chop
• Held Item: Sitrus Berry
• Ability: Guts

Elite Four #3: Agatha

Gengar

• Level: 56
• Attacks: Toxic, Hex, Venoshock, Foul Play
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Levitate

Misdreavus

• Level: 56
• Attacks: Destiny Bond, Thunder Wave, Confuse Ray, Shadow Ball
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Levitate

Haunter

• Level: 55
• Attacks: Shadow Ball, Curse, Dazzling Gleam, Dark Pulse
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Levitate

Mismagius

• Level: 58
• Attacks: Phantom Force, Will-O-Wisp, Psychic, Dark Pulse
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Levitate

Gengar

• Level: 60
• Attacks: Hypnosis, Dream Eater, Confuse Ray, Shadow Ball
• Held Item: Sitrus Berry
• Ability: Levitate

Elite Four #4: Lance

Druddigon

• Level: 58
• Attacks: Draco Meteor, Gunk Shot, Iron Head, Superpower
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Sheer Force

Dragonair

• Level: 56
• Attacks: Dragon Tail, Thunder Wave, Aqua Tail, Ice Beam
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Marvel Scale

Dragonair

• Level: 56
• Attacks: Fire Blast, Outrage, Iron Tail, Swagger
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Shed Skin

Kingdra

• Level: 60
• Attacks: Focus Energy, Hydro Pump, Iron Head, Dragon Pulse
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Sniper

Dragonite

• Level: 62
• Attacks: Dragon Dance, Dragon Rush, Fire Blast, Draco Meteor
• Held Item: Sitrus Berry
• Ability: Inner Focus

Champion: Gary

Umbreon

• Level: 63
• Attacks: Foul Play, Confuse Ray, Toxic, Protect
• Held Item: Chople Berry
• Ability: Synchronize

Electivire

• Level: 60
• Attacks: Ion Deluge, Protect, Wild Charge, Ice Punch
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Motor Drive

Rhyperior

• Level: 61
• Attacks: Earthquake, Rock Wrecker, Megahorn, Fire Punch
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Solid Rock

Arcanine (if he doesn’t have Charizard)

• Level: 62
• Attacks: Flare Blitz, Wild Charge, Extreme Speed, Outrage
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Intimidate

Cloyster (if he doesn’t have Blastoise)

• Level: 62
• Attacks: Icicle Spear, Rock Blast, Iron Defense, Surf
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Skill Link

Exeggutor (if he doesn’t have Venusaur)

• Level: 62
• Attacks: Wood Hammer, Psychic, Sleep Powder, Ancient Power
• Held Item: None
• Ability: Chlorophyll

Venusaur (if he lost both initial battles)

• Level: 65
• Attacks: Frenzy Plant, Synthesis, Sludge Bomb, Knock Off
• Held Item: Venusaurite
• Ability: Overgrow

Charizard (if he lost one of the initial battles and won the other)

• Level: 65
• Attacks: Blast Burn, Air Slash, Solar Beam, Dragon Claw
• Held Item: Charizardite Y
• Ability: Blaze

Blastoise (if he won both initial battles)

• Level: 65
• Attacks: Hydro Cannon, Aura Sphere, Dragon Pulse, Ice Beam
• Held Item: Blastoisinite
• Ability: Torrent

…Also, if you haven’t guessed yet, I plan to do something for the 20th Anniversary in February. So, expect a few more Pokémon-related articles from now til then. 😛 Anyway, lemme know what you think of this line up, and see you the next time I wanna talk Pokémon, which shouldn’t take long. lol Ja né!