Top 10 articles - drafts

[moon]

It would be nice to have some casual non-news articles going. An easy thing that often seem enjoyable for readers is the classical top 10 concept, isn't it? It would basically be a countdown of various themes related to pok?mon, maybe one article per week for a while, or completely non-regularly released as they get created, for less pressure. There would be an introduction talking about the topic in general and what points are examined when the author (or us as a community, in some cases? if the list is discussed in a section as a thread first) decided where to place this or that. Then the list with the reasoning and pictures for each thing.

Some ideas for top 10 are:

- Best battle VGM
- Best route music / town music etc
- game antagonists
- gym leaders
- side characters
- Episodes from the anime
- Seasons from the anime!
- Volumes/chapters from a manga
- Ash's pok?mon in strength
- Best pok?mon cards / best pok?mon card art
- Best ROM Hacks available in 2018
- Best finished / demo fangames
- Most interesting pok?mon game cities
- Pok?mon games!
- Beautiful pok?mon
- Scary pok?mon
- Fan art (of a specific pok?mon? overall? of legendaries?)

I myself don't have enough knowledge to write about many of these topics, but perhaps we could find people to help out. Music tracks, I could definitely do ;) as well as lists of pok?mon based on non-competitive and mostly non-anime aspects. Yes, I'm a sad excuse for a pok?mon fan. Still wanted to pitch the idea~

 

[moon]

I painstakingly put together a list of top 10 cities/towns in the games. Based on two parts: usefulness and fun + design and concept. If one town was just super good in one even if worse in the other, i'll still trump a town that is half good in both.

Do you think this list would be accepted or cause controversy? :) Note, these are just my scribbles when judging, not the actual article lol. It will be much more fleshed out.


Goldenrod City - celadon imitation that is better, radio, miltank, mall, bike, underground, train, metropolis.
The Festive City of Opulent Charm
Generic music though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaRocgtRUPw

Laverre Town - so frickin beautiful, impressive gym, fanclub, caf?, pok?ball factory
The city of otherworldly dreams
Nice music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95a6lAjFVvQ

Ecruteak City - Burned tower, Bell (Tin) tower, dance girls, atmosphere
A Historical City Where the Past Meets the Present
Calm music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MNAktk9ei8

Castelia - just cool, big, first CITY, everything. not as sweet as goldenrod though.
A City of Grandeur
Pleasant music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRxbm_LgJMY

Nimbasa - theme park, sports, theatre, battle institute + ELESA
Lit by the Flash of Lightning!
Fun music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CWjd57cv9k

Malie City - Eastern, pretty, ferry, garden, malasada, salon, shop, library, community, recycle
Enjoy the enticing Eastern influence
Pretty music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB3gWdVKAfA

Sootopolis - in a water filled CRATER plus legendary
The mystical city where history slumbers
Dramatic music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UJo2b_jrPs

Lavender - ghost tower, marowak, fuji, name rater
The Noble (Purple) Town
Horrific terrific music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLFW2t3JDzY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg5VQTKUmcg

Seafolk Village - on bridges, boats, poni, very atmospheric.
Beautiful music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7KuvV4PTGQ

Lilycove - beautiful by the sea, art, shopping, port, contest, boring but useful.
Where the land ends and the sea begins
Elegant music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO-HaHvqFX4

+ at least as many honorable mentions to just be, well, mentioned. Some were really cool in concept and design but lacked too much in usefulness. Others are obviously big useful or fancy cities but not really that atmospheric or cool (Celadon, Hau'oli, Jubilife) or just too confusing lol... hi lumiose

 

[bobandbill]

I painstakingly put together a list of top 10 cities/towns in the games. Based on two parts: usefulness and fun + design and concept. If one town was just super good in one even if worse in the other, i'll still trump a town that is half good in both.

Do you think this list would be accepted or cause controversy? :) Note, these are just my scribbles when judging, not the actual article lol. It will be much more fleshed out.

*list*

+ at least as many honorable mentions to just be, well, mentioned. Some were really cool in concept and design but lacked too much in usefulness. Others are obviously big useful or fancy cities but not really that atmospheric or cool (Celadon, Hau'oli, Jubilife) or just too confusing lol... hi lumiose

I think the list itself is fine. You'll just want to make clear a) that it's your own opinion at the start of the article and b) why you choose each one (e.g. if it is super good on one category - e.g. ecruteak I feel wouldn't be very "useful" with its burnt tower, more interesting for the history and lore, plus Legendary Pokemon - then it should be made clear that's why you chose it).

Same for the honourable mentions you... mention - e.g. if you mention Lumiose, say "It could have made the list but is a pain to navigate, looks too similar no matter what part you are in, etc".