LilyGardy

Indeed. It is very sad... Are you on discord or twitter? It would be a shame to lose contact

Hi Lilygardy!

Sorry this reply is so long overdue, especially since you deserve congratulations for you victory in USUM! **tosses confetti and presents cake** Seeing everyone mega evolving at once is like a scene out of one of the movies :D

Alola as a region I'm still kinda meh about, but I have not played the sequels so they may yet grow on me. I was always intrigued by the idea of Team Rainbow Rocket. Overall do you recommend Ultra Sun /Ultra Moon?

My Crystal quest is unfinished too as of yet. I stopped at Blaine. The odd thing is that I was enjoying myself, but it seemed too soon to say goodbye to gen 2 so I stopped progress like the sentimental girl I am-- trying to draw out the end as long as I can, stalling with mystery dungeon. Crystal has been so nostalgic.

I haven't watched the television series in awhile either, though the movies I watch obsessively. Still I try to catch some episodes from every region, and I love how dark the original series was. The whole trilogy dealing with Sabrina and the Ghost of Maiden's Peak episode are among my favorites. I have always been interested in the occult and mysterious. Do you have any favorite Pokemon episodes or movie?

Speaking of dark...Ghetsis. I love this guy. He just seems like the most dominant personality of all of the villains and he's extremely talented, he masterminded the resurrection of ancient legendaries and the evil genius who fused Kyurem and controlled it. I also like the angst-- there's just so much going on in his emotionally abusive relationship with N. His Pokemon all suit his personality well and his team is good. He also really knows how to make an entrance with that ominous battle theme. Its actually my favorite battle theme in Pokemon.

Speaking of music I just love the OST of Unova and glad that you do to. There are so many treasures.

Colress is another character I like a lot too. He's well-designed, ambiable and a unique personality. He truly is neutral in the D&D sense. His theme isn't shabby either.

You should nominate the Elite Four music for best theme in the 5th gen music award thread. We need more people like you there.

I didn't know either. I actually have never used Venomoth in a Pokemon playthrough. Maybe I'll use one in my next playthrough of Soul Silver.
In my opinion Gen 6 is the worst Pokemon game. Like, I don't think I'd ever play it again. It just seemed unmemorable to me. I did like gen 7, though USUM was disappointing. Moon was fun to play.
There is a rom hack of Crystal called Pokemon Prism that is really good. It feels like a real Pokemon game. Sadly Nintendo targeted him and made him take his rom offline for good (though it is still possible to obtain it through people who still have the file). It was a shame because I think he should have been offered a job instead lol

92 and 60 eggs not bad! Venomoth is cool and really underrated in my opinion.
To be completely honest I am not very into gen 7 recently. I am enjoying gens 2-4 the most. I guess I'm really nostalgic lately. Have you played any rom hacks?

Nice! You're killin' it in Pokemon! Congrats on the Totodile, how many eggs? I should get back to my shiny Shinx/Pachirisu hunt in platinum but I still need to beat Crystal. There's a lot I want to do. I actually have laryngitis at the moment. I can't even speak... I'm going to the doctor today, it's frustrating. At least I can do things online to pass the time while I recover!

Hi Lily, it's been a while. I got disinterested in PC for a little bit. How are you?

Wonderful news! A shiny Totodile. That is funny, I go by Sam- as in Samantha. Well he will be cute when you see him in Poke Refresh before you begin your training. I think Totodile's cheerfulness makes him the most fun of the first stage Johto starters, though Chikorita's line is the loveliest to look at overall. In Oras post game when I got my Johto starter I went with Totodile, gave it an everstone to keep it adorable and then it exchanged stone for scarf and embarked on a contest career. It gets some really good tough, cool and cute contest movesets.

On Sabrina I'm happy with her appearance basically in gen 1, I like that she looks brooding and stern, but what I don't like is that she carries a whip in the original Red Blue games. So I would definitely pick her more recent sprites. The 1st season episodes with her are some of my all time favs though. I love how they paid homage to the Twilight Zone with her dollhouse. As a doll collector myself it makes Sabrina that much more interesting to me.

Now Ghetsis, he is something. I think he is actually the best final boss fight of the main series games, even though I can't count him as a champion. I wish they hadn't nerfed him in BW2, that was sad for me as his fan.

For some reason I always do very well against Marshall. I was proud of my Serperior in my last run of White 2 for sweeping Marshall's whole team by himself. The fighting type that is hardest for me to counter is Machamp, which thankfully Matshall only has in rematch on challenge more. Grimsley is the e4 member who tends to delay more often because his attacks are so sneaky!

Feraligatr is a beauty in his shiny form! I'm trying to think of the right words for the color scheme, maybe turquoise with an indigo fringe? The sheer force HA (and the desire to teach her offspring dragon dance) was actually the reason I went with Totadile this time around. When i first played Gold as a kid I picked Cyndaquil, who is also good. But I am beginning to think that Totodile is the most efficient choice, especially if you take into the Kanto gyms alongside Johto. Speaking of Kanto you look very tough with your Sabrina avvie. She is probably my favorite of the original Kanto leaders.

Leafeon is super cute with the fawn brown earth tones. I have trouble picking a favorite eeveelution. I pick different ones on different days.

I also am with you about N as champion (bless his darling heart) I actually had a closer match with the elite four, but alas he's a lover not a fighter at heart.

I was meaning to drop you a message and congratulate you about your striking new blue Venomoth! I heard the good news when browsing the shiny hunters thread! This is cause for celebration indeed.

Since Chikorita's line is your favorite of the Johto starters maybe you will be happiest with its shiny form? It has a lovely golden shiny and you are a grass pokemon trainer after all.

I'm going to have to start from scratch as a breeder in GSC. I don't have RBY (outside of my emulator) so I can't use the ditto trick but I will still have some fun. I decided to let shiny Gyarados breed with my Arbok to try for a shiny Ekans. I consider it a cool-looking gold cobra fit for a pharoah, it will also give me a few more options because ekans can breed with dragons or the field egg group.

Any other adventures in Pokemon I should know of?
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Very imposing new look for you with Clair as you avatar. It is quite fitting with your Kingdra Ibuki-- thank you for the translation I love to learn more about the original content. Clair and Lance interest me greatly, and I'm brewing a fanfic on them.

It's encouraging to hear how quickly you were able to breed your shiny horsea. Kingdra happens to be one of the shinies I was considering breeding myself. Its overall an excellent pokemon that I need to get back into training. I'm glad you like him too. Suicune is also my favorite the legendary dogs too. Congrats to you!

Since I haven't picked up my Eevee from Bill yet I decided to go collect it and make it a shiny hunt. I will turn it into a shiny Umbreon with a little luck. I think this is another shiny that looks a little faded in recent games, but his crystal sprite is so intense, the markings are more of an ultraviolet.

You have a good team, I dig the references to all of the different characters from the games. For your dear Victrebel, did you pick up the sludge bomb tm by chance yet? That ought to help a little.

I have always loved Venomoth design it's beautiful. My league team was Rhydon, Rapidash, Feraligatr, Raikou, Kadabra and Dragonair. They are all pleased to meet your teammates. Do you have a favorite Johto starter?

I'm so happy for you LilyGardy! All of the Hitmon family are pretty cool guys. Are you going to have your dapper Hitmonlee help you out with breeding? The 1/64 shininess chance for children born to a shiny parent this gen made my jaw drop. I'm gonna take the plunge and try for some shinies in the dragon egg group now that I have the Red Gyardos. I think we were pretty lucky with our Tyrogues. Since they're always boys the possibilities to get a shiny of every Pokemon in the human-like egg group are there. **rubs hands together with glee**

Thanks for the welcome! Do you have any friends I could talk to maybe

Indeed. I just wanted to find a best place and it looks like I did :)

Hello I'm new to the site

Wow, youre hardcore, i like it :p
You should play Silver! I am and its really fun. I hope they release Crystal soon though.

Happy Birthday for someone who I-don't-know-when-she-birthday-but-figure-it-out-just-today.

Psst... new Mega Stone distributions, Gardevoirite is now finally out!

When does it come out? there's actually a format on pokemon showdown that emulates the battle tree, called BSS factory. It's so fun lol
Ahh, i see, what kind of music do you like? :o

Haha youre so into the battle tree, i love it! What do you think youre gonna train next?
Yeah, theyre like j-pop idols :) japanese girl groups, essentially

Ohhh, that Sceptile sounds awesome!! :D I havent touched physical games that much myself recently, I'm mainly just waiting for gold and silver on the virtual console which im ridiculously excited about
The new Lycanroc form looks cool! I'm really excited for all the news to come out. The release date is coming up pretty soon though o.o 4 months left and we still dont have too much info, well, it should be exciting.

ive been okay, trying to escape my retail job lol. but other than that just the same old same old pokemon and idols and forums, its fun :)