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| winterfate 
  
   
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|  posted February 17, 2008 10:01 PM |  |  |  
 
| Pokémon - Adventures in Helnith (OoC) 
 Well, the voices in my head (
  ) have been teasing me for a while, daring me to create this RPG. 
 So, here's the Out of Character thread.
 Basically, if you want to play, you can PM me or post in this thread.
 
 I'll be posting starting information about the RPG here.
 
 Ok, where to start?
 
 Choice of starter Pokémon - Any Normal or Normal/Flying Type Pokémon you'd be able to find in grassy areas between the starting town of any videogame (where your house usually is) and the town after that (where the first Pokémon center is).
 
 Said Pokémon starts at level 5.
  
 For those of you who haven't played any of the games, but want to play here, Ill be posting the list of allowable Pokémon as time allows.
 
 If you have played, then you should have a basic idea of who you can pick.
  
 EDIT: Ok...here's the complete list of Pokémon that you can choose from for your starter...
 
 Pidgey, Rattata, Sentret, Zigzagoon, Hoot-Hoot, Bidoof, Starly
 
 (Wow, less than I expected, to be honest, but it kinda works in my favor to help build up that whole "scarcity of Pokémon" idea
  ) 
 Stats for each choosable Pokémon:
 
 Pidgey
 Type: Normal/Flying
 
 Stats at Level 5:
 
 HP: 20
 Attack: 11
 Defense: 10
 Sp. Attack: 10
 Sp. Defense: 10
 Speed: 12
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 147
 Attack: 97
 Defense: 92
 Sp. Attack: 87
 Sp. Defense: 87
 Speed: 108
 
 Pidgeotto (Evolves from Pidgey at Level 18)
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 170
 Attack: 112
 Defense: 107
 Sp. Attack: 102
 Sp. Defense: 102
 Speed: 123
 
 Pidgeot (Evolves from Pidgeotto at Level 36)
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 190
 Attack: 132
 Defense: 127
 Sp. Attack: 122
 Sp. Defense: 122
 Speed: 143
 
 Rattata
 Type: Normal
 
 Stats at Level 5:
 
 HP: 19
 Attack: 12
 Defense: 10
 Sp. Attack: 9
 Sp. Defense: 10
 Speed: 13
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 137
 Attack: 108
 Defense: 87
 Sp. Attack: 77
 Sp. Defense: 87
 Speed: 124
 
 Raticate(Evolves from Rattata at Level 20)
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 162
 Attack: 133
 Defense: 112
 Sp. Attack: 102
 Sp. Defense: 122
 Speed: 149
 
 Sentret
 Type: Normal
 
 Stats at Level 5:
 
 HP: 20
 Attack: 11
 Defense: 9
 Sp. Attack: 10
 Sp. Defense: 11
 Speed: 8
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 142
 Attack: 98
 Defense: 86
 Sp. Attack: 87
 Sp. Defense: 97
 Speed: 72
 
 Furret (Evolves from Sentret at Level 15)
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 192
 Attack: 128
 Defense: 116
 Sp. Attack: 97
 Sp. Defense: 107
 Speed: 142
 
 Hoot-Hoot
 Type: Normal/Flying
 
 Stats at Level 5:
 
 HP: 22
 Attack: 9
 Defense: 9
 Sp. Attack: 10
 Sp. Defense: 12
 Speed: 11
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 167
 Attack: 82
 Defense: 82
 Sp. Attack: 88
 Sp. Defense: 108
 Speed: 102
 
 Noctowl (Evolves from Hoot-Hoot at Level 20)
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 207
 Attack: 102
 Defense: 102
 Sp. Attack: 128
 Sp. Defense: 148
 Speed: 122
 
 Zigzagoon
 Type: Normal
 
 Stats at Level 5:
 
 HP: 20
 Attack: 9
 Defense: 10
 Sp. Attack: 9
 Sp. Defense: 10
 Speed: 12
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 145
 Attack: 82
 Defense: 93
 Sp. Attack: 82
 Sp. Defense: 93
 Speed: 112
 
 Linoone (Evolves from Zigzagoon at Level 20)
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 185
 Attack: 122
 Defense: 113
 Sp. Attack: 102
 Sp. Defense: 113
 Speed: 152
 
 Bidoof
 Type: Normal
 
 Stats at Level 5:
 
 HP: 22
 Attack: 11
 Defense: 10
 Sp. Attack: 10
 Sp. Defense: 10
 Speed: 9
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 166
 Attack: 97
 Defense: 92
 Sp. Attack: 87
 Sp. Defense: 92
 Speed: 83
 
 Bibarel (Evolves from Bidoof at Level 15)
 Type: Normal/Water
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 186
 Attack: 137
 Defense: 112
 Sp. Attack: 107
 Sp. Defense: 112
 Speed: 123
 
 Starly
 Type: Normal/Flying
 
 Stats at Level 5:
 
 HP: 20
 Attack: 12
 Defense: 9
 Sp. Attack: 9
 Sp. Defense: 9
 Speed: 12
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 147
 Attack: 107
 Defense: 82
 Sp. Attack: 82
 Sp. Defense: 82
 Speed: 112
 
 Staravia (Evolves from Starly at Level 14)
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 162
 Attack: 127
 Defense: 102
 Sp. Attack: 92
 Sp. Defense: 92
 Speed: 132
 
 Staraptor (Evolves from Staravia at Level 34)
 
 Stats at Level 50:
 
 HP: 192
 Attack: 172
 Defense: 122
 Sp. Attack: 102
 Sp. Defense: 102
 Speed: 152
 
 Now, some background information and the start of the story.
 
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 Letter from an Elder's son:
 
 The region of Helnith, located far to the east of Hoenn, is in danger.
 The guardian Pokémon of the region, Salerdia, left for unknown lands five years ago and has since not returned. This has caused the land to slowly die out. The residents of the region did not realize that Salerdia and the land were linked intimately. Without one, the other perishes. So, the council of elders held a meeting, their first in over 50 years, to try and solve this problem.
 
 That's why you have been sent from the island of Aitel (somewhat to the northeast of the Helnith mainland) to help out. Pokémon trainers are rather scarce in this region, as are Pokémon themselves, so you and your fellow Trainers may be this region's last hope.
 
 Beware however! There have been rumors of a hostile takeover of parts of the region by a Team of bandits profitting from this situation. Team Bandra, as they would have themselves called, have enlisted the aid of many deliquent Trainers to bolster their already significant Grunt taskforce.
 
 This, my dear friends, is the reason why you have all been called from Aitel...one of the last bastions of the region.
 
 Take care,
 
 Fate
 Elder Aquai's son
 
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 Ok, now, for style of play.
 This'll be more similar to the War of 5/8 than several other RPG's, in that you can only control your character (and your Pokémon of course
  ). Everything else is up to either the other players or me (  if it involves events, non-player characters and other such niceties  ). 
 That's about it from me for now.
 I hope you decide to join up and I hope to be a good GM (Game Master).
 
  
 
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 If you supposedly care about someone, then don't push them out of your life. Acting like you're not doing it doesn't exempt you from what I just said. - Winterfate
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| Kareeah_Indaga 
  
     
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|  posted February 18, 2008 01:04 AM |  |  |  
 
| So no Spearow ( Route 29) then? *curious* 
 And for those of us who haven’t played Pokemon in a while, may I humbly contribute this meager offering?
 
 
 Pidgey
 
 Rattata
 
 Hoothoot
 
 Sentret
 
 Zigzagoon
 
 Bidoof
 
 Starly
 
 
 I dunno how much use the attack info will be for this game, but there are pictures, which is always nice for those of us who like to attach a face to the stats.
  
 *crosses fingers that links work*
 
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| winterfate 
  
   
      Supreme Hero
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|  posted February 18, 2008 03:15 AM |  |  |  
 
| Nice to see you here Kareeah!  
 Thank you very much for those links.
  
 As for Spearow...I didn't even know you could Headbutt trees to find him!
  
 But, no, you can't choose him, on the basis that he's not in the grass in that Route.
  
 I'm sure you have a second choice, and a third choice and...
 *keeps on ranting on aimlessly*
 
 I sure hope that more people decide to join up.
  
 Ok...while I'm here, time for some more things:
 
 Pokémon ability:
 
 This slipped my mind, but each Pokémon has a special ability. Just follow the links and look at the right-side of the screen...they should be around there. If a Pokémon has more than one possible ability, you get to choose the one it has at start.
 
 (If you're still confused on this, just ask me
  ) 
 Damage:
 
 When I want to be nice and exact, I'll be using the damage calculator from:
 
 http://pokemon.marriland.com/damage.php
 
 Of course, the greater RP abilities of pen and paper (or rather, keyboard and thread post
  ) give you greater freedom of action, so it won't always be a fixed value of damage. 
 Example: Your Pokémon is about to be trampled.
 It flies away, completely avoiding the attack.
 
 Now, in the videogame, you can't do that (well, unless you were to use the move Fly, but it's not the same thing
  ). 
 Move Lists:
 
 I'll be using the Move Lists from Diamond and Pearl.
 
 You can also see them at:
 
 http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-dp/
 
 But, you don't have to worry about that too much though, seeing as how they learn the moves automatically.
  
 Feel free to ask questions. Your questions help me build this RPG up!
  
 
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 If you supposedly care about someone, then don't push them out of your life. Acting like you're not doing it doesn't exempt you from what I just said. - Winterfate
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| Kareeah_Indaga 
  
     
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|  posted February 18, 2008 03:52 AM |  |  |  
 
| Quote:But, no, you can't choose him, on the basis that he's not in the grass in that Route.
  
 I'm sure you have a second choice, and a third choice and...
 *keeps on ranting on aimlessly*
 
 
 Dun want Spearow. Want Pidgey. Or maybe Hoothoot. Still haven’t decided which for sure yet, but leaning towards Pidgey.
 
 I just brought it up because you seemed so shocked there were only seven different Normal and/or Normal/Flying types on the starting Routes and I got to thinking, ‘There’s got to be more than that, they’re practically everywhere.’ So I went and looked.
  
 
 What kind of data do I need to generate for my character? Hometown? Height, weight, hair color? Last name? Gender? What are we doing for equipment, are we starting with all the same stuff or are you going to randomly generate it or what? (Or are we going out the door in the clothes on our backs and that’s it???)
 
 Do I need to pick the gender of whatever my starter ends up or is that randomly assigned? (If I have to pick I need to get a quarter out and decide which gender is ‘heads’ and which is ‘tails’.)
 
 Oh, and do you want me to pester HodgePodge? I owe her spam in the inbox for the football/soccer game, so I can do so without any guilty feelings.
  
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| winterfate 
  
   
      Supreme Hero
 Water-marked Champion!
 
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|  posted February 18, 2008 04:12 AM |  |  |  
 
| Quote:What kind of data do I need to generate for my character? Hometown? Height, weight, hair color? Last name? Gender? What are we doing for equipment, are we starting with all the same stuff or are you going to randomly generate it or what? (Or are we going out the door in the clothes on our backs and that’s it???)
 
 
 For your character data:
 
 Age
 Name
 Gender
 
 That's the barebone of it. Anything else you want to add is up to you.
  (Of course, based on that, you might need to create a description of yourself...since Age and Gender don't do much to describe your character).
 
 And thanks for the equipment question!
  
 Starting Equipment:
 
 800 PD (You know, the Pokémon currency. Some call it Pokedollars and others Yen. I'll call it PD.
  ) 3 Poké Balls, 1 Potion, 1 Full Heal, Pokédex (you'll get these at the beginning of the game though, after the first event of the RPG)
 
 
 Quote:Do I need to pick the gender of whatever my starter ends up or is that randomly assigned? (If I have to pick I need to get a quarter out and decide which gender is ‘heads’ and which is ‘tails’.)
 
 
 Whatever you prefer.
  I don't mind if you choose your Pokémon's gender (it shouldn't play too much of a role...yet.
  ) 
 
 Quote:Oh, and do you want me to pester HodgePodge? I owe her spam in the inbox for the football/soccer game, so I can do so without any guilty feelings.
 
 
 LOL! Go right ahead! As long as she likes Pokémon. Otherwise, your pestering will be in vain!
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 If you supposedly care about someone, then don't push them out of your life. Acting like you're not doing it doesn't exempt you from what I just said. - Winterfate
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| Kareeah_Indaga 
  
     
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|  posted February 18, 2008 04:40 AM |  |  |  
 
| Quote:
 For your character data:
 
 Age
 Name
 Gender
 
 
 What age range do you recommend? I don’t plan on being a sixty-year-old, but I know in the anime they usually start out at age 10, and I don’t want to start out older than that only to have to justify why I’m JUST NOW starting out and never got around to it before this when I’m apparently willing to do so.
 
 
 Quote:Starting Equipment:
 
 800 PD (You know, the Pokémon currency. Some call it Pokedollars and others Yen. I'll call it PD.
  ) 3 Poké Balls, 1 Potion, 1 Full Heal, Pokédex (you'll get these at the beginning of the game though, after the first event of the RPG)
 
 
 No backpack?
  (Bandoliers might be fun…) 
 
 Quote:Whatever you prefer.
  I don't mind if you choose your Pokémon's gender (it shouldn't play too much of a role...yet.
  ) 
 
 Drat. Now I have to go agonize over which side to make which…hmmm…
 
 
 
 
 Quote:LOL! Go right ahead! As long as she likes Pokémon. Otherwise, your pestering will be in vain!
  
 
 No worries. Worst case, she gets annoyed and my vengeance is served (and then I get banned, flunk all my classes and get hit by a falling meteorite and rendered comatose for the next twenty years, thereby missing the game and a great deal else. But I’m getting ahead of myself here). Best case, she comes in here demanding to start with Dratini, in which case I rescind all responsibility! *hides*
 
 And let me know if I start being a pest. I’ve had a lot of homework assignments due lately so I’m making up for it by being extra-boisterous online, but if I start to get annoying I want to know.
 
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| winterfate 
  
   
      Supreme Hero
 Water-marked Champion!
 
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|  posted February 18, 2008 04:52 AM |  |  |  
 
| Quote:What age range do you recommend? I don’t plan on being a sixty-year-old, but I know in the anime they usually start out at age 10, and I don’t want to start out older than that only to have to justify why I’m JUST NOW starting out and never got around to it before this when I’m apparently willing to do so.
 
 
 Well, I've gathered that your real life age is about 22 right?
  
 In any case, this isn't your usual Pokémon adventure. Basically, you've lived your life either on the island of Aitel (where you sail from to go to the mainland, once this gets started) or on one of the other regions. In any case, you won't have to justify why you just started at any age you chose (I don't think 10 year olds are prepared for this adventure, but those anime kids keep proving me wrong!
  ) 
 
 Quote:No backpack?  (Bandoliers might be fun…)
 
 
 You got me! What's a bandolier?
  And, of course you start with a backpack (unless you prefer to carry all of that stuff in your hands
  ). 
 Now that would be a silly sight!
  
 
 Quote:Drat. Now I have to go agonize over which side to make which…hmmm…
 
 
 Or you could just make both sides of the coin the same and then you have a guaranteed result...
  
 
 Quote:No worries. Worst case, she gets annoyed and my vengeance is served (and then I get banned, flunk all my classes and get hit by a falling meteorite and rendered comatose for the next twenty years, thereby missing the game and a great deal else. But I’m getting ahead of myself here). Best case, she comes in here demanding to start with Dratini, in which case I rescind all responsibility! *hides*
 
 
 LOL! That was a bit extreme Kareeah!
  
 As for Dratini...you know how rare those things are? They're hard enough to catch in Pearl.
  
 
 
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 If you supposedly care about someone, then don't push them out of your life. Acting like you're not doing it doesn't exempt you from what I just said. - Winterfate
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| Kareeah_Indaga 
  
     
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|  posted February 18, 2008 05:13 AM |  |  |  
 
| Quote:Well, I've gathered that your real life age is about 22 right?
   
 
 Close. So very close. But not right, and a woman never reveals her age.
  
 
 (I don't think 10 year olds are prepared for this adventure, but those anime kids keep proving me wrong!
  ) 
 
 Yeah, how many times has Ash saved the world now? ‘Course by all rights he should be older than 10 by now…
 
 
 Quote:You got me! What's a bandolier?
  
 
 Linky.
 
 
 Quote:Or you could just make both sides of the coin the same and then you have a guaranteed result...
  
 
 But I don’t want a guaranteed result. That’s the problem.
  
 
 Quote:As for Dratini...you know how rare those things are? They're hard enough to catch in Pearl.
  
 
 Yes I do, in fact. At least in GS they weren’t in the Safari Zone, with only Safari Balls to use on the little buggers!
 
 But they’re dragons, and they’re cute.
 
 So as soon as I can remember how to put images into the PMs back at CH…
 
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| winterfate 
  
   
      Supreme Hero
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|  posted February 18, 2008 05:41 AM |  |  |  
 
| Quote:Close. So very close. But not right, and a woman never reveals her age.
 
 
 Aw...not even if I tell you mine?
  
 
 Quote:Yeah, how many times has Ash saved the world now? ‘Course by all rights he should be older than 10 by now…
 
 
 Assuming he gets a year older every new region...he should be about 15 now (but I don't follow the series truth be told.
  ) 
 
 Quote:Linky.
 
 
 Thank you for the Linky!
  
 
 Quote:But I don’t want a guaranteed result. That’s the problem.
  
 
 Hmm...methinks you better find a two-faced coin then!
  
 
 Quote:Yes I do, in fact. At least in GS they weren’t in the Safari Zone, with only Safari Balls to use on the little buggers!
 
 But they’re dragons, and they’re cute.
 
 So as soon as I can remember how to put images into the PMs back at CH…
 
 
 Adorable even (and so are Dragonairs for that matter
  ). 
 As for the pic thingie, I think it's
 
 [img]insert photo linky here(/img)
 
 (Replace the parentheses in the above example with brackets)
 
 That should work over at the Table PM as well.
 
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 If you supposedly care about someone, then don't push them out of your life. Acting like you're not doing it doesn't exempt you from what I just said. - Winterfate
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| Kareeah_Indaga 
  
     
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|  posted February 18, 2008 06:00 AM |  |  |  
 
| I hunt down episodes on Youtube—no commercials, and I can catch up on the ones I missed. (I lost track of the series around the end of Johto/start of Hoenn saga when the games jumped over to the DS and the adapter on my Gameboy broke, and only started getting back into the whole mess a few months ago.) Most of the important ones seem to end up on there. 
 (Except for the ones concerning the Lake of Rage. I wanted to see those since Ash first got to Ecruteak and started going in the other direction, blast it, and I can’t find them anywhere.)
 
 
 Quote:As for the pic thingie, I think it's
 
 [img]insert photo linky here(/img)
 
 (Replace the parentheses in the above example with brackets)
 
 That should work over at the Table PM as well.
 
 
 Got the image in there thanks.
  
 Ooo! Ooo! Question I keep forgetting to ask—how are attacks set up? Like in the games, where you only get 4 max at a time, or like in the anime?
 
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| winterfate 
  
   
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|  posted February 18, 2008 06:22 AM |  |  |  
 
| Quote:Ooo! Ooo! Question I keep forgetting to ask—how are attacks set up? Like in the games, where you only get 4 max at a time, or like in the anime?
 
 
 I was thinking on a happy medium of 6 moves at a time. In any case, some moves get obsoleted in time (like Tackle being made obsolete by Body Slam, for example.
  ) ____________
 If you supposedly care about someone, then don't push them out of your life. Acting like you're not doing it doesn't exempt you from what I just said. - Winterfate
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| MightyMage 
  
      
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|  posted February 18, 2008 06:26 AM |  |  |  
 
| I've never seen either of you two around here before but never the less you've managed to find my weakness and stab me in the face with it.  I've been in and out of Pokemon rehab for the past few years.  I thought I had recovered until they released Diamond and Pearl.  Now I own a Nintendo DS, Pokemon Diamond, and 250+ Pokemon. 
 I guess I'll join in since it looks like it's just you two right now.
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 Though I must still bow
 in awe for the awesomeness that is
 MightyMage.  For he is all I could ever
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| Kareeah_Indaga 
  
     
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|  posted February 18, 2008 06:32 AM |  |  |  
 
| Welcome aboard!   |  
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| winterfate 
  
   
      Supreme Hero
 Water-marked Champion!
 
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|  posted February 18, 2008 06:33 AM |  |  |  
 
| @MightyMage: Nice to meet you as well!  
 It's great to have you onboard.
  
 As for my Pokémon Pearl tally, it's 196 Pokémon.
 
 So, do you know which Pokémon will be your starter?
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 If you supposedly care about someone, then don't push them out of your life. Acting like you're not doing it doesn't exempt you from what I just said. - Winterfate
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| OmegaDestroyer 
  
  Hero of Order
 Fox or Chicken?
 
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|  posted February 18, 2008 06:42 AM |  |  |  
 
| So no Poochyena for a starter? ____________
 The giant has awakened
 You drink my blood and drown
 Wrath and raving I will not stop
 You'll never take me down
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| winterfate 
  
   
      Supreme Hero
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|  posted February 18, 2008 06:57 AM |  |  |  
 
| @Omega: Nope. Poochy is a Dark Type.  
 Does your question mean you're considering joining the game? *excited*
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 If you supposedly care about someone, then don't push them out of your life. Acting like you're not doing it doesn't exempt you from what I just said. - Winterfate
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| OmegaDestroyer 
  
  Hero of Order
 Fox or Chicken?
 
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|  posted February 18, 2008 07:02 AM |  |  |  
 
| Oi!  Looks like you just made an enemy for life! 
 Aside from the whole "eternal hate" thing, I'll let you know.
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 The giant has awakened
 You drink my blood and drown
 Wrath and raving I will not stop
 You'll never take me down
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| winterfate 
  
   
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|  posted February 18, 2008 07:07 AM |  |  |  
 
| LOL!!! 
 Sure thing Omega! I hope you join!
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 If you supposedly care about someone, then don't push them out of your life. Acting like you're not doing it doesn't exempt you from what I just said. - Winterfate
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| JoonasTo 
  
     
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 What if Elvin was female?
 
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|  posted February 18, 2008 09:31 AM |  |  |  
 
| I would join but I never bothered to learn diamond and pearl pokemons although I played it through.  
 What if someone points me to a pokedex?
 
 What about moves? Do they matter?
 
 HF for rattata comes in mind...
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| Mytical 
  
     
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 Chaos seeking Harmony
 
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|  posted February 18, 2008 09:40 AM |  |  |  
 
| Worse...no eevee!!!  Eevee rules.  I am thinking of joining, but must admit my pressence would be intermittent and my posts here a bit low for some time.   ____________
 Message received.
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