Recent content by Indigo Plateau

Yeah, I've actually wondered just how much training it would take to get a flying-type to NOT eat a bug-type. That's more than just battle discipline, that's teaching the Pokémon to overcome its own natural instincts.

Ding ding. I think that's what makes a first love so memorable -- and it's not always the very first time we had feelings for a person, but the very first time they were so intense that we were willing to say "yes, I am in love with this person." It's a combination of being unprecedented and...

I greatly prefer the ladder system, and I really wish the E4 were more challenging. To make them a challenge this time, I had to turn of EXP Share (which is its whole separate problem) and fight them with a team 10 levels under them... and I still beat them, ultimately, losing only to the...

#1, easy. All of the rest are easily done right now. ...what? You don't all have interstellar wings?

Admittedly the anime has a lot to do with the popularity of the franchise. But at this point I'd prefer they shelved it and gave Origins a full series treatment, because it has a much better tone (as well as being truer to the game world).

That's quite a long chain of suppositions, though. I certainly agree that it's possible for sex to be seen as simply a natural phenomenon (and in certain eras and cultures, it was) -- but does that necessarily mean a removal about all taboos? I don't think so. Recognizing it as a natural...

In no particular order: Kanto Trainer Battle Kanto Gym Battle The Rival Music for Blue Kanto Champion Battle The generic gym music Cerulean City Sinnoh Champion Battle

Madame Bovary. Why? Blame Pokémon. Anyway, I'm loving it so far. I've had it on my kindle for ages but never started until now.

*grumble* Don't I know it... We would've have had this problem if they didn't invent so many uber dragons with ridiculous stats. The Dratini line was good enough for me, and Kingdra was the only GSC addition. But starting with RSE we got so many overpowered dragons that they were just begging...

There's no such thing as too old. I've never defined myself by what others thought, and people respect that. Moreover, the notion that Pokémon is just for little kids is absurd -- I can't tell you how many people I know in their late 20s who are loving the heck out of X/Y.

I did have an almost all-Dragon team, but I keep feeling guilty for abandoning my original team which lead me to my first victories. Currently the team stands at: Dragonair, Kingdra, Charizard (Dragon as Mega X), Lapras, Tyrantrum, and Pikachu. I've kept Pikachu because I have trouble...

Yeah, my preferred username choices were taken (that's what happens when you're late to the game) but I wanted something that at least related to Lance, as well as my general nostalgia for the original games. Dratini/Dragonair are my favorite Pokémon and Dragon types are my favorite element...

I am broadly sympathetic to the idea that democracy cannot be rushed. If the populace is not ready for all that democracy entails, including losing elections from time to time (lessons that first world countries could stand to remember) then we'll see resort to undemocratic means to advance a...

Yep, from Origins. Wish they'd spent more time on gym/League battling, but it was pretty amazing regardless. I sort of wish they'd actually made it a whole series, as it seemed a much more authentic and serious take on the games than the main anime series. And thanks for the welcome! One of...

I tend not to use them offline. As for online, my first experience in a random battle involved my level 25 team being swept by a level 50 Mewtwo X. I bet that guy felt proud.