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Almost at the 3rd gym

The Tobari (Veilstone) City arc will finally begin in the upcoming Diamond & Pearl episode in Japan: "Lucario! The Aura Sphere of Rage!!". You can watch the preview video below (It contains spoilers).

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Lucario looks awesome as always. I wonder how the gym leader can deflect the Aura Spheres like that. A Staraptor appears! Will Satoshi's (Ash's) Staravia evolve? A more powerful Flying type will be helpful in the gym battle. Shinji (Paul) is in it, which is great by itself

I'm excited for this episode. Only a few more days to wait ^_^

The Sealed Card

I watched Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card yesterday. It's the 2nd Sakura movie, and the closure to the anime series. Syaoran returns from Hong Kong four months after the end of the series, and sakura need to face her feelings for him, meanwhile, a sealed clow card (created by Clow Reed to provide balance to the energy of the other Clow Cards) is awaken, and threatens to erase everything and everyone. Great story and visuals make this a wonderful movie, that every Cardcaptor Sakura and Cardcaptors fan should watch.

Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness

I'm training Jolteon and Houndoom on Mt.Battle. Jolteon reached level 100 today and Houndoom is at level 92. I collected all of the Battle CDs and completed some Battle Bingo cards, I'm on the Expert level now.

Mega Man Zero 3

Finished 2, started 3. The story of the Dark Elf continues in this installment, with the Resistance and a new evil force each trying to capture it. I defeated one of the first bosses, an Ice bunny thingy, cool fight (get it, Ice boss, cool fight... *silence* <_< >_> )   

Pokemon World

The level up system is back. I changed the look of our level tags from this

To this:

But it seems like nobody (except one of my friends) cares :(

I made some more TCG tags, here are two of them:

And new sprite tags, here are 3 of them:

 All 8 of them were completely ignored :P

As a very intelligent individual once said. "There is no smoke without a Torkoal... or a smoking Aipom" >_>

Here I am, once again.

Hi, long time no see :)

No, I don't have a writer's block. In fact, I have many ideas for the continuation of the story. Unfortunately, writing Pokemon Adventures takes a lot of time, time that I prefer to use for other things. I may write another chapter in the future.

For now, I'll write some random stuff I have on my mind.

Pokemon Chronicles

I bought the Chronicles DVDs from Amazon.co.uk, which feature the hoso specials. Most of the episodes are good, with a few exceptions. It's great to finally see the Legend of Raikou's Thunder in english (why did they call Yoshi "Jimmy" :cry: ). And the episode about the training days of Team Rocket is nice. Recommended if you don't mind importing.

Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness

Minor spoilers!

I finished the main quest, so I have a Lugia! :D The last battle was very exciting, I caught all six shadow Pokemon, while preventing my Jolteon and Houndoom from fainting, exciting indeed. 14 more shadow Pokemon to purify! 

Mega man Zero 2

This game is very challenging. I'm at the last level, I managed to defeat all of the bosses without elemental chips, and to get an A rank on every mission. I'll start MMZ3 after I finish 2.

Pokemon World

Well, I'm back to my board after a long absence, and I have a lot of work to do. I made some new sigs recently, and working on more. Here are two of them

  

I want to add text, but it doesn't look good. I need photoshop (and photoshop skills :P)

That's it for now, so until next time, over and out.

A true fighter

It was 6:13 in the morning when my father woke me up and told me grandpa is waiting for me in the main battle arena of the village.
I quickly woke Squirtle up and we went to meet him.
When we arrived, I saw grandpa standing at the opposing side of the arena.
I approached, and asked him why did he want to see me so early in the morning.
He said that he will allow Squirtle to enter the Shihan Cave.. "Really?" I interrupted "That's great Grandpa, Thank you so muc..", "IF... you and Squirtle can defeat me in a battle".
I couldn’t believe my ears; I was so shocked that I lost the feeling in my hands; my grandfather was known to be one of the most powerful trainers in the history of our family.
I watched him battle other opponents many times; He’s unbeatable.
"Well.. what is your decision?" He asked. "I.. I..." before I could complete my sentence, Squirtle took out his red headband, tied it on his head and took a step forward.
"Squirtle, what are you doing? You know we cant beat him" I said in despair. Squirtle turned around and used his Water Gun on me.
Then he struck his fighting pose towards grandpa.
I had to show Squirtle I trust him just as much as he trusts me, and I knew that was the only way we can start our journey. "You’re right. We can’t give up. We can do it!" I said with confidence. "Grandpa, I accept your challenge!". "Fine, I won't be holding back". He replied and took out a pokeball.
"We wont either"; I answered and took my place at the other end of the arena.
Then he explained the rules: "This a one on one match with no time limit.
Special attacks aren’t allowed; using one will be an instant loss. Understood?"
I almost choked when he said Squirtle cant use special attacks, but I should have expected it from him.
"Yes" I replied. Then lets begin!

[Battle sequence]

Grandpa: Go Machamp!
Then I knew he was serious. Machamp is the most powerful Pokemon he has.
Tom: Get ready Squirtle, this is the real thing.
Grandpa: Machamp, Focus Energy!
Machamp closed his eyes and started glowing.
Tom: Squirtle, this is our chance to strike first, use your Rolling Kick attack.
Squirtle approached Machamp quickly, jumped, and sent a kick towards it's face.
I couldn’t believe my eyes; Machamp blocked the kick with his upper left arm without opening his eyes!
Tom: Ah!
Grandpa: Mega Punch!
Machamp punched Squirtle in mid air; sending him flying towards me.
Tom: Squirtle, use air recovery!
Squirtle landed on his fit using one of the air recovery maneuvers he learned in training.
Tom: Are you ok Squirtle?
Squirtle nodded his head up and down.
Tom: Great. But we need to be more careful with our next attack. Try a Mega Punch!
Squirtle ran towards Machamp, charged his arm and jumped towards it with his fist in front of him. Machamp quickly moved aside, and grabbed Squirtle's leg.
Tom: Squirtle!
Grandpa: Vital Throw!
Machamp threw Squirtle to the ground
Grandpa: Now use Low Kick!
Machamp kicked Squirtle towards me.
Tom: Squirtle, you must recover!
Squirtle recovered and landed on his fit again.
Tom: Good Squirtle, hang in there!
Grandpa: What is wrong with you? This is the way you fight after seven years of training?!
He was right. I had to forget my fear, and battle with all of our skill. Squirtle was giving everything on the battlefield, and I had to do my best too.
Tom: Squirtle, lets show him what we can do. Go in for a Mega Punch, Mega Kick combo!
Squirtle charged his arm and leg and jumped toward Machamp.
Machamp blocked the punch, and then the kick.
Tom: Use your Mach punch!
Squirtle used his left arm for an extremely quick punch towards Machamp's face; but it avoided it!
Tom: What?! That’s impossible! Quick Squirtle, try to knock it off balance with a Low Kick.
Squirtle returned to the ground and kicked Machamp’s leg, causing it to fall.
Grandpa: Break your fall and counter with Mega Kick!
Machamp blocked the fall with both of his left hands and kicked Squirtle in the stomach.
Tom: Squirtle!
Grandpa: now grab it and use your Dynamic Punch
Tom: don’t let it grab you. Avoid it's arm and use your Rolling Kick.
Squirtle avoided Machamp’s arm and tried to kick his face, but it caught Squirtle with his second arm and punched it with the third! Squirtle fell to the ground.
Tom: Are you ok Squirtle?
Squirtle hardly got back up on his feet. I knew he can’t take much more of Machamp’s attacks.
Grandpa: always consider all of the factors before commanding an attack.
Tom: You’ll see. Squirtle, we need to find a way to penetrate Machamp’s defense...
I’ve got it! Try the Mega Punch Mega Kick combo again!
Squirtle ran towards Machamp.
Grandpa: You’re foolish if you think the same trick will work twice; Wait until it's close and use Seismic Toss!
Tom: He fell for it Squirtle, slide under Machamp!
Squirtle slid on the ground between Machamp’s legs.
Tom: Now jump and use Rolling Kick
Squirtle kicked Machamp in the back, but the hit hardly had an effect on it!
Grandpa: Counter!
Machamp used Rolling Kick with double power. The hit sent Squirtle flying towards the flagpole near the ring.
Tom: Squirtle, block the hit with your fit and use the pole to boost a High Jump Kick attack
Squirtle blocked with his legs and pushed forward to send himself up to the air; afterwards starting a dive towards Machamp.
Grandpa: dodge it Machamp!
Machamp moved at the last second causing Squirtle to miss and hurt his leg on the ground.
Grandpa: Now use Dynamic Punch!
Tom: No! Squirtle get out of the way!
Squirtle tried to get up from the ground, but couldn’t because of his injury.
Machamp punched Squirtle to the air.
Tom: Try to break the fall!
Squirtle landed on his fit, causing the injury to get worse.
Grandpa: High Jump Kick is a strong attack, but at the same time dangerous for your Pokemon. Squirtle was hit by a very powerful attack before performing the Jump Kick, and couldn’t concentrate on the target; it missed, and injured itself. You need to read the situation and respond properly, or your Pokemon will pay for your mistake.
Tom: he’s right. I failed to read the situation, and now Squirtle is injured. The Counter attack hit it pretty badly too; Its about to collapse. What can I do?
Grandpa: Machamp, use your Mega Punch!
Tom: Squirtle, fall on your hand and maneuver out of the way!
Squirtle used his arm to spin and dodged the attack; but Machamp used another arm to punch it, sending it to the ground next to me.
Tom: Squirtle!
Grandpa: Machamp, finish it with your Cross Chop attack!
Machamp charged his Cross Chop and moved towards Squirtle.
Squirtle had no chance to dodge in his situation, and I was afraid it wouldn’t survive such a powerful attack after all of the previous hits; so I did what I had to do
Tom: Stop!

[/Battle sequence]

I yelled. Then I ran and stood in front of Machamp. It canceled the attack.
"Please stop, the battle is over; Squirtle had enough" I said and lifted Squirtle from the ground.
"I’m proud of you Squirtle; you were great". Squirtle smiled and fainted.
"Don’t worry, I'll take you to the Pokemon Center and you’ll be fine". I said to Squirtle.
Grandpa called Machamp back to its pokeball and approached me.
"I’m sorry grandpa. We tried; but I was afraid and couldn’t give orders properly. I disappointed you, Squirtle, and myself". I said with frustration.
"I will let you take the test" grandpa said. "What???" I replied in shock. "The techniques you and Squirtle used in the battle are impressive; and even though you weren’t at your best as a trainer, you still managed to put up a good fight. Knowing when to quit is very important; and when something that significant is at stake, stopping the match shows that you really care for your Pokemon. This battle was only a way to prove your Pokemon is a fighter in his spirit, with no relations to its type; and your Squirtle is a fighter with no doubt. Because of that; I will allow it to enter the Shihan Cave and take the Shihan Challenge."
I wasn’t sure if I heard correctly, or if I was dreaming.
"Give Squirtle time to heal from his injuries, and come see me when you’re ready". Grandpa said, turned around and walked away. "Thank you grandpa, I promise we wont disappoint you". I shouted at him.

I took Squirtle to a Pokemon Center in a small town close to our village.
It woke up the next day and I told it we can take the test.
I haven’t seen it so happy in a long time.
I think Squirtle was glad that grandpa finally accepted it as a fighter. It took a week for Squirtle's leg to fully recover.
We went to see grandpa in the morning the after Squirtle was released from the Pokemon Center, and said we're ready to take the test.
He told me to meet him near the entrance to the Shihan Cave at the foot of Shihan Mountain at noon.
We waited in anticipation until it was the time to go.
When the time finally came, Squirtle and I promised to each other to do our best and started walking towards Mountain Shihan.

Pokemon Adventures Prologue

Hello fellow Pokemon trainers.
My name is Tom, I live in Larvengong Village, located in South Hino region.
I come from a long legacy of fighting dojo masters.
My family trains fighting Pokemon for decades.
Every new generation of students is trained with fighting Pokemon from a very young age.
Each of the trainers receives a random egg of a fighting Pokemon when he is seven years old, and starts training it under the supervision of the current dojo master.
As the trainers advance, they earn belts, and the Pokemon earn headbands.
Once a trainer earns the highest rank belt and headband, the dojo master registers him to the Hino region fighting master challenge.
It’s a special event, which is exclusive to the Hino region.
In it, Fighting Pokemon trainers go through four fighting Pokemon dojos, located in different places on the region, in order to challenge the dojo masters for the dojo symbol.
After a trainer wins all four dojo symbols, he can participate in the annual Pokemon martial arts tournament for the chance to win the champions belt.
The trainer who wins in the world tournament, can challenge his dojo master to a special leadership battle.
In case the challenger wins, he can replace the current dojo master until he is defeated in another leadership battle.

Where do I fit in here you ask?
Tomorrow is the day I’m taking my last test on the way to highest rank belt, which is the black belt. Well... at least I’m supposed to.
The dojo master, which is my grandfather, refuses to test me because my Pokemon is not a fighting type.
I know, I know... I told you every trainer in my family receives a fighting type, but my story is different:

When I was seven years old, about a week before I was supposed to receive my first Pokemon, I went to play in the river near my town.
After a while, I heard cries from the sky, I looked above and saw two Fearow fighting each other.
One of them was holding an egg, but dropped it because the other Fearow attacked.
I caught the egg and escaped, the Fearow tried to attack me in order to take the egg back. I kept running until I saw a cave and run into it.
I waited until it was dark outside and returned to my village.
I decided to hide the egg in my backpack so no one will take it away from me.
For the next week, I took care of the egg all of the time, I never left my backpack alone.
I hoped a non fighting type will hatch from it, so I'll be able to go on a Pokemon journey like ordinary trainers do.
Competing in the Hino Pokemon League and becoming a master trainer was my dream since I was a little child.
Anyways, the day when me and 17 other trainers were going to get a fighting starter Pokemon has arrived, all of the kids came to my grandfather's house in order to receive an egg.
Thirty Pokemon eggs were available to choose from.
Grandpa called one kid at a time, the kid picked an egg and returned to his place.
Grandpa picked me last. I approached the eggs and stood in front of them, I hesitated, and just when I decided which egg to take, my backpack started glowing in a bright white light. I opened the bag and couldn't believe my eyes! A baby Squirtle was staring at me! I took him out of the bag. He smiled and sprayed me with his Water Gun attack.
I started laughing while everybody else were shocked, especially grandpa.
Well... he was more furious then shocked.
"What is the meaning of this?" He asked. I stood in front of him speechless. I was afraid he will take Squirtle away from me. "Answer me!" he yelled. I had no idea what to do.
My father approached and asked him to calm down.
Then he told me to explain how I got the Squirtle.
I told them what happened. Grandpa stared at me with a scary look in his eyes the whole time.
After I finished the story I asked my dad if I can keep Squirtle.
Grandpa barged in: "No, I won't allow this! For centuries, every member in our family trained a fighting Pokemon, no one will break our family tradition!" "I'll train my Squirtle to be a fighter, I'll teach it martial arts!" I said in despair "Nonsense, only fighting Pokemon can learn fighting techniques!" Grandpa replied.
"I’m sure it can, give us a chance, I promise I'll do anything you tell me to do, we will be your best students." "Come on father, look at the determination in his eyes, at least think about it." Dad said to grandpa.
He stood there for a minute, and then he said: "Students, I'll see you in class after all of eggs hatch, take good care of them." Then he turned around and walked out of the room.
He stayed in his room for three days, a then on the forth, he called me to see him.
I entered his room. He said I can keep Squirtle if I train it to be a fighter. That moment was the happiest in my life.
Then grandpa added that our training will be much more difficult then the rest of the students.
"Thank you grandpa, I promise we will do our best!" I said.

For seven years, me and Squirtle learned martial arts, passed all of the tests and earned all of the belts and headbands except for the highest rank black belt and headband.
Squirtl's agility and self defense became incredible, he was the strongest Pokemon in the dojo.
I trained Squirtle to use his natural abilities every morning before class, resulting in a very powerful mix of special and physical abilities.

Now, its time for me and Squirtle to take the most difficult challenge and try to earn the black belt and head band. If we succeed, I'll ask his permission to compete in the Hino Pokemon League instead of the Hino region fighting master challenge. But grandpa said he's not sure I can take it, because the test is held in the Shihan Cave, where no Pokemon type other then fighting has entered. Grandpa refuses to allow Squirtle to enter. So unless dad can convince him to change his mind, I'm afraid I won't be able to start my journey.

In case grandpa allows it, I’m taking the challenge tomorrow. so wish me luck, and hope for the best.